Promising the future ahead of time, starting with Naruto

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After watching Uchihachi leave, Genichi Shushita looked at the corpses on the ground, reviewing the previous battle in his mind.

There was nothing wrong with the performance.

It would be perfect if it weren't for the Jonin.

"Even if their sight is taken away, they still can't kill a Jonin."

"But Professor Sakumo only used two cuts."

"The gap is too big, and it's not just a difference in chakra."

Genichi Kishita couldn't help but ask himself, "With my current chakra reserves, is it insufficient to become a Jonin?"

Not necessarily!

His knife skills are not refined enough.

If one possessed swordsmanship as exquisite as Hatake Sakumo's, combined with the Dark Travel Technique, one could easily secure a place among the Jonin.

However, it is not easy to have swordsmanship like Hatake Sakumo.

"I find it difficult to even do, since Water Release: Nature Transformation doesn't seem to suit swordsmanship very well..."

Suddenly, Xuan Yi raised an eyebrow: "That doesn't seem so."

Sakumo Hatake follows a high-attack, high-speed approach; perhaps he could take a heavy-sword approach?
The Hozuki clan possesses a secret technique that uses water-style techniques to enhance their power.

Genichi under the tree pondered deeply, then couldn't help but sigh.

The road ahead is difficult!
"We'll talk about the heavy sword technique later. I still need to work on the draw sword slash and improve my speed. I don't know lightning release, so even if I train, it will be difficult to make any progress. I might as well put my hopes on the Nine Syllable Mantra hand seals."

"The Nine Syllable Mantra Hand Seal, perhaps this is my way out..."

Genichi was secretly pondering under the tree.

Rumble!
A sudden roar came from afar.

Xuan Yi looked up from under the tree and saw flames shooting into the sky.

Uchihachi made his move.

Xuan Yi, standing under the tree, focused his mind and prepared.

Five minutes, at most five minutes. If Uchihabo doesn't come, he'll go check on him.

Fortunately, it was only about three minutes before Genichi saw Uchiha Ryougi leap over.

injured!
Genichi saw Uchiha Namikaze's left hand hanging limply at his sides.

"you go first!"

Xuan Yi gave a low shout from under the tree, his hands forming a hand seal.

Water escape - water rushes into waves!
Uchihachi didn't say anything, and walked past Genichi under the tree.

After he left, the water in the entire lake surged up and then swept towards the pursuers like a tidal wave.

These pursuers included ninjas and samurai.

However, faced with the sheer force of the tree under Xuan's hand, which seemed to drain the entire lake of water, they had no choice but to retreat.

However, Genichi under the tree did not retreat immediately. Instead, he stepped on the giant waves and moved forward with the surging current.

Snapped!
The water exploded, and Xuan Yi leaped into the air from under the tree, then drew his sword.

Under the moonlight, the blade flashed like lightning, and a ninja who had just dodged the impact of the water was cut in two and fell to the ground.

clang clang ~
Taking advantage of the current, Genichi under the tree killed three people before quickly retreating.

Once the floodwaters receded, the pursuers all stopped.

They are afraid!

Besides, the daimyo is already dead, is there any need to continue the pursuit?
Shouldn't it be more important to establish a new great name now?

The leaders exchanged glances, then gave a low shout in unison and led their men back.

On the other side, Genichi looked back and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one was chasing him. Then he swallowed another soldier's ration pill, gritted his teeth and sped up to catch up with Uchiha Boichi.

"Take emergency measures first!"

Genichi under the tree called for a halt to Uchiha Boroichi, and then expertly bandaged him up.

He was stabbed in the arm, but the injury wasn't too serious.

After treating their injuries, the two continued their retreat, but changed direction, not following the route that Sakumo Hatake had taken earlier.

To avoid running into the pursuing troops who were returning.

Even though they took a roundabout route, the two still left the Daimyo's residence before Hatake Sakumo and reunited with Yamanaka En.

"Where's the captain?"

"Is the mission accomplished?"

Yamanaka Yan hurriedly asked.

Uchihachi smiled and said, "The mission is complete. As for the captain, he should be here soon."

"Get ready." Yamanaka En breathed a sigh of relief and looked towards the other end of the bridge.

Yes, the rendezvous point is located here so that the bridge can be blown up to delay the pursuers.

Genichi Kishita didn't worry about Sakumo Hatake's safety. He reached out and unwrapped the bandage on Uchiha Namikaze's left arm, then used the Palm Healing Technique to heal the wound.

Yamanaka En turned around: "How are your injuries?"

Uchihachi said, "It's not heavy."

Genichi Shushita said, "My chakra is running low. For now, I can only stop the bleeding and heal part of the wound, but I can't cure it."

Uchihachi said calmly, "This injury won't affect my combat power."

Hard mouth!

Genichi Shushita said, "Recover your chakra as soon as possible; there might be another battle later."

Uchihachi silently took out a soldier's ration pill and ate it.

About five minutes later, Yamanaka En called out softly, "Coming!"

Genichi, who had been resting under the tree with his eyes closed, opened them and saw Sakumo Hatake rushing towards him, with only three pursuers behind him.

Seeing that Hatake Sakumo had already crossed half of the bridge, Yamanaka En immediately raised one hand.

Rumble!
The bridge on the other side collapsed, and the pursuers on it immediately retreated.

"go!"

Sakumo Hatake kept moving.

Xuan Yi and the other two immediately leaped up and followed.

On the other side of the bridge, the three Sand Ninja watched Genichi and his group of four leave under the tree without giving chase.

They all looked terrible.

When Sakumo Hatake's shadow clones were exposed, they realized something was wrong.

But it was too late.

"Captain, are we not going to give chase?"

One of the Sand Ninja said unwillingly.

Captain Ryosugi shook his head: "That's Konoha's White Fang, there's no way to take them down."

He was unwilling to accept it, but what could he do?

……

the other side.

Once it was clear that the enemy was not pursuing them, Hatake Sakumo ordered them to stop and rest by a river.

Xuan Yi plopped down under the tree, not wanting to move at all.

Sakumo Hatake removed his mask and smiled, "Genichi and Naraku did a great job on this mission."

Uchihachi smiled, his vanity greatly satisfied.

He killed Daimyo!
Genichi Shushita removed his mask and said modestly as usual, "It was you, teacher, who attracted the enemy's attention, and Langyi took care of the target."

"And without Yan's support, we won't be able to shake off the enemy so easily."

The credit certainly doesn't belong to one person.

Sakumo Hatake smiled and said, "I will report your performance to the Hokage truthfully."

"Langyi, how's your injury?"

Uchihachi raised his arm: "With Genichi's treatment, there shouldn't be any major problems."

Hatake Sakumo nodded: "Then we'll rest for an hour and then continue our journey. We'll get a proper rest once we enter the Land of Fire."

The three people under the tree naturally had no objections.

They are still in the River Country, and there is still danger.

It would be troublesome if the Sand Ninja caught up again.

After resting for an hour, the four set off again, crossing the border in one go, and only stopped to rest again after entering the Land of Fire.

It was already daylight.

Genichi leaned against the tree trunk, his eyes lowered: "This should change the original plot, right..."

Although it is said that personality determines destiny, as long as Sakumo Hatake's personality and beliefs do not change, he will eventually abandon his mission for his comrades.

But at least for the short term, Sakumo Hatake won't commit suicide.

"I can also learn more."

"However, it's a bit too pragmatic..."

Under the tree, Genichi fell into a deep sleep without realizing it.

(End of this chapter)