After leaving Orochimaru's experimental base, Hoshita Shuichi carefully thought about the term "Devourer".
Judging from its effect, I'm afraid it will also be a red talent.
"Physical compatibility is probably really about compatibility with other genes."
"Perhaps there is also a bloodline limit..."
The mention of physical compatibility in two consecutive talents shows that the tendency is already very obvious.
"Although my mental strength and willpower have been enhanced, I am still not sure about fighting against the malicious attacks of the tailed beasts."
Hoshita Shuichi thought of Naruto.
Naruto, whose personality seemed to be affected by Kotoamatsukami, almost failed.
And Kirabi...his focus on rap also seems to indicate that he has a problem with his brain.
"I have a pessimistic view of human nature, and I have a lot of evil thoughts hidden in my heart."
Hoshita Shuichi thought carefully: "Focus, then anchor point..."
"Dean, Shizune... or is it ninjutsu? Or is it the desire to become stronger?"
Hoshita Shuichi hesitated.
But he wasn't in a hurry either.
It would be safer to try again after you obtain the [Medical Master] talent and improve your physical compatibility.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is March, and Hoshita Shuichi is finally 10 years old.
In the past few years, he had basically spent his birthday on missions. Now that he was finally in Konoha and it was also the new year, Yakushi Nono made special preparations.
Birthday cake, longevity noodles, and all of Hoshita Shuichi's friends and elders in the village were invited.
So, when Hoshita Shuichi returned home in the evening, it was a surprise and grand celebration.
Tsunade,Ten'un, Uzumaki Kushina, Shizune, Might Gai, Kurenai Yuhi, Ebisu, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, Chihiro, Uchiha Shisui...all those who were not on the mission have arrived.
This was also the first time Uzumaki Kushina met Asuka.
So, when they sang the birthday song, ate birthday cake, and everyone was playing and chatting, Hoshita Shuichi was pulled by the ear by Uzumaki Kushina, who complained that Hoshita Shuichi had kept it a secret from her for so long.
Hoshita Shuichi could only beg for mercy repeatedly and pretend to be ignorant of the identity of the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Kushina.
Uzumaki Kushina also knew the root cause, so she handled it with care and then went to chat with Asuka.
They used to be playmates!
After Uzumaki Kushina left, Shizune immediately came over and dragged Hoshita Shuichi to play games with Kurenai Yuhi and the others.
The birthday party lasted until after 9 o'clock.
After seeing the guests off one by one, Hoshita Shuichi started cleaning the house with Yakushi Nonou and Asuka, and they were busy until after 10 o'clock.
"Take a rest first, and sort out the birthday presents tomorrow."
Yakushi Nono said.
She hopes Hoshita Shuichi can rest early.
"Yes, sir. Don't worry, I will make sure you fall asleep as quickly as possible!"
Hoshita Shuichi smiled and quickly packed his clothes, then went into the bathroom to take a shower.
However, while taking a shower, he focused his attention on the talent tree in his mind.
Just now at the birthday party, the shadow clone that he had left outside to practice before going home finally completed his training.
[Lightning Release Expert] Lightning up!Lightning Release talent increases by 100%, allowing you to perform Lightning Release Ninjutsu without any seal.
"The next step is to develop the Lightning Release of Instant Body Technique. Once it is developed, we can take down the [Instant Body Expert]."
"In addition, the [water release Expert] and [Earth release Expert] will be here soon."
As Hoshita Shuichi thought about this, he gradually fell into a deep sleep.
In fact, if he concentrates on ninjutsu such as water release, Earth release, and lightning release, and constantly supports them with actual combat, he will soon be able to master them and then succeed.
But human energy is limited after all, so when multiple projects exist at the same time, there must be priorities.
His priority is to increase his combat power limit, and then the overall level.
In a nutshell, specialize first and then broaden your horizons!
The [Instant Body Expert] can greatly increase Hoshita Shuichi's speed, and at the same time, it can allow him to practice Flying Thunder God Technique faster in the future, so the priority is different.
But the [Instant Body Instant Skill] requires a different instant body instant skill. In order to develop the Lightning Release Instant Body Skill, he gave priority to the [Lightning Release Expert].
Time flies and another month has passed.
Hoshita Shuichi had just acquired the [Earth release Expert] and hadn't completed the lightning release Body Instant Body Technique yet when a mission to leave the village suddenly came down upon him.
After leaving the village, the three-person team headed west.
"This time our destination is the Rain Country."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke began to reveal the mission information: "The mission targets the many ninja organizations in the Rain Country. We need to investigate their situation and assess their strength."
The corner of Hoshita Shuichi's eye jumped slightly, and he immediately asked: "Captain, assess the strength of the Rain Country Ninja Organization. Should we cooperate with Hanzo and help him pacify the Rain Country?"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded: "The Third Hokage does have this idea, and this is also to curb the ambitions of the Iwagakure."
"Secondly, we want to further cooperate with Hanzo through this and completely eliminate the possibility of the Sand Village forming an alliance with Hanzo."
After hearing this, Hoshita Shuichi nodded, and probably also felt Sarutobi Hiruzen's pulse.
The Third Hokage is now trying his best to maintain the current situation in the ninja world. Even though he knows that the major ninja villages are ready to make a move, he still hopes to delay time as much as possible to buy time for Konoha.
But Hanzo is still very intimidating.
If we pacify the Rain Village, both the Iwagakure and the Sand Village will be a little wary.
Even though the Rain Village and Hanzo lost the Second Ninja World War, the Rain Country did become a quagmire for all the major ninja villages to a certain extent.
Hanzo was really good at beating up weaklings by killing a large number of them at once. He was even more powerful than those puppeteers in the Sand Village who liked to use poison.
"It seems that we may meet Nagato and the others this time..."
Hoshita Shuichi was slightly expectant.
Chihiro said at this time: "We hope that the Rain Village will pacify the Rain Country, but the Rock Village, the Sand Village, and even the Cloud Village may not be willing to see it."
Hoshita Shuichi agreed: "For them, the chaotic Rain Country is the most suitable, so that they will not be in the way. After all, that is the demigod of the ninja world."
However, what was not said was that Konoha did not want the Rain Village to pacify the Rain Country before.
It can even be said that the current chaos in the Rain Country is the work of Konoha, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sandgakure.
There are so many different ninja organizations, who knows if there might be ninjas from the major ninja villages pretending to be there?
This method is very common.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke said: "So we need to be more careful in this mission. The situation in the Rain Country is very complicated."
Hoshita Shuichi and Chihiro nodded in unison: "Understood!"
They set out at around 2pm, and that night the three of them spent the night at the border of the Fire Nation.
Early the next morning, Hoshita Shuichi and his three companions entered the Rain Country and began investigating the Rain Country Ninja Organization.
In fact, before this, the Anbu had already received information from the Root, and had a general understanding of the ninja organizations in the Rain Country and had a rough list.
The reason why it is not a definitive list is that the ninja organizations of all sizes in the Rain Country change very quickly.
A small ninja organization may only have three or five people, and sometimes it will be wiped out in the Rain Country in less than a month.
After three days of investigation, Hoshita Shuichi and his two companions discovered that the situation in the Rain Country was much more serious than they had imagined.
There are countless ninja organizations, it's no exaggeration.
Hoshita Shuichi saw a ninja bring a few samurai to establish a ninja organization, and then shout slogans to collect protection fees from the village.
Seeing such a ninja organization, Hoshita Shuichi almost couldn't help but pick up his sword and kill them directly.
While resting in the cave, Chihiro couldn't help but sigh: "I can't imagine how terrible it would be if the Fire Nation was like this!"
It turns out that happiness is derived from comparison.
Compared to the Rain Kingdom, the Fire Kingdom is simply a paradise.
Not to mention that the Fire Nation has always been a big fat piece of meat in the eyes of other major countries.
After eating his dry food, Sarutobi Shinnosuke took out a list and said, "The next ninja organization is a bit special. It's called Akatsuki and it advocates achieving peace without the use of force."
After hearing this, Chihiro shook her head: "Too naive!"
"In a chaotic place like Rain Village, it's impossible to do it without using force."
Hoshita Shuichi agreed.
Only when you raise your fist will others listen to your teachings.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke continued: "And this Akatsuki has some relationship with our Konoha."
Chihiro was surprised: "Is there a spy from the Root inside, or from our Anbu?"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke smiled and said, "No, it's because the three leaders of the Akatsuki organization are disciples of Master Jiraiya."
"What?"
Chihiro was extremely surprised.
Hoshita Shuichi also pretended to be surprised.
Chihiro asked quickly: "Why does Master Jiraiya have a disciple in the Rain Country? Was it because of the last Ninja World War?"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded: "That should be it."
"We'll know the details soon."
Half an hour later, Hoshita Shuichi and his two companions set out in the rain. Based on the information from the Root, they approached the Akatsuki base, hiding in the dark and observing silently.
Soon, Hoshita Shuichi finally met Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan.
"They all look very young, probably around 15 or 16 years old."
Hoshita Shuichi's gaze finally settled on Nagato.
Samsara Eye!
One of the most powerful eye techniques!
Nagato's ability to quickly master the six changes in chakra properties should have a lot to do with these eyes.
"So will there be White Zetsu watching nearby?"
"There should be..."
Just as he was thinking about it, Hoshita Shuichi was suddenly startled and quickly shrank his head.
Nagato turned around and looked over!
"Nagato, what's wrong?"
Seeing Nagato pause, Yahiko turned around and asked.
Nagato frowned slightly, then turned back and said, "Nothing."
The six members of Akatsuki organization then continued on their journey.
And behind the broken eaves and broken walls, Hoshita Shuichi couldn't help but sigh: "What a sharp intuition!"
After the Akatsuki organization went away, Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Chihiro appeared beside Hoshita Shuichi.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke smiled and said, "As expected of you, Master Jiraiya's disciple!"
"You need to be more careful next time, Shuichi. Don't be careless."
Hoshita Shuichi nodded.
The three then followed the Akatsuki organization and kept an eye on them.
Soon they witnessed a battle between Akatsuki and another ninja organization, and the battle ended quickly.
Akatsuki won, and all members of another ninja organization joined Akatsuki.
After the Akatsuki organization left, Chihiro couldn't help but say: "I underestimated this Akatsuki."
The Akatsuki organization used force, but it didn't seem to use full force.
After gaining the upper hand in force, he conveyed the concept of peace and directly convinced the other side.
This completely overturned Chihiro's cognition.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke didn't know what to say for a moment, and finally said: "Observe for a few more days."
The next day, Hoshita Shuichi and the other two witnessed another battle of the Akatsuki organization.
The battle was extremely fierce, and Akatsuki's logic was laughed at. Although they had the upper hand, Akatsuki still retreated on their own initiative.
Day 4.
The Akatsuki organization used the same method as before to subdue a group of only three people.
After finishing the investigation of Akatsuki, Chihiro couldn't help but say: "They are indeed very special and very courageous. They practice their own Ninja Way in their own way."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke agreed with this.
Hoshita Shuichi felt a little emotional.
What a pity, our destiny is in the hands of others.
Half a month passed in a flash.
Hoshita Shuichi and his other two companions investigated more than two hundred ninja organizations. They even found out the next day that the ninja organization they had investigated the day before had been destroyed or disbanded after they had just finished investigating it.
Inside the cave.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke checked the booklet that contained a lot of information, and finally closed it and said with a smile: "The mission was well completed. Take a night's rest and head back to the village tomorrow!"
Chihiro immediately said after hearing this: "It's finally over. The weather in the Rain Country is really unbearable."
It rains every day and I'm soaked all over. It's really uncomfortable.
Hoshita Shuichi looked at the drizzling rain outside and couldn't help but think of the Kingdom of Wind.
Those who are suffering from drought will die of drought, and those who are suffering from floods will die of floods.
At night, Hoshita Shuichi was responsible for guarding the first half of the night. He simply left his shadow clone to guard the cave entrance, while his real body practiced the Water Breaking Wave Technique by a nearby river.
For the talent [water release Expert], all he needs is proficiency in this technique. Once he has mastered it, he can take the talent.
When the time comes, all five jutsu will be complete, and [Doctor of Ninjutsu] will be summoned.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Hoshita Shuichi stopped moving and disappeared in a flash.
Something's happening with the shadow clone!
In front of the cave, Hoshita Shuichi appeared, and beside him were Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Chihiro, who had been awakened by the shadow clones he had disbanded before.
The rain was still falling and it was impossible to see in the darkness.
"There are quite a few enemies, twelve in total. Captain, shall we retreat?"
Hoshita Shuichi asked.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke asked, "Can we evacuate quickly?"
Hoshita Shuichi shook his head: "I'm afraid not. We need to cover the retreat, but leaving a shadow clone behind should be able to delay them for a while."
"Then use your shadow clone to cover us."
"action!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke gave a decisive order and left behind a shadow clone. Then Hoshita Shuichi's eyes suddenly lit up with a bright blue light. The originally dark rainy night was no longer a problem for him.
"Captain, kokoro, follow me!"
Hoshita Shuichi shouted softly and jumped first.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Chihiro looked at each other and followed together, but they were very surprised in their hearts, as it was the first time they had seen the heat vision eye technique.
"What a powerful ninjutsu talent. It looks like this eye technique is the use of Fire Release technique, which allows people to see in the dark."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke secretly admired and guessed.
After walking for a while in the darkness, a roar was heard behind me.
The battle broke out!
After a moment, Chihiro's expression changed under the mask: "It's the Iwagakure!"
"Specially targeting us!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke frowned: "It seems that our whereabouts have been exposed!"
Hoshita Shuichi, who was leading the way in front, paused when he heard this and felt annoyed.
From graduation to now, his two companions who died in battle both died at the hands of Iwagakure.
Although he also killed a lot of Rock Ninjas, he was still holding his breath deep in his heart about the previous mission in Bird Country.
Just at this moment, a sparse forest appeared in front of him. After entering the forest, Hoshita Shuichi stopped.
"Flame?"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke stopped in confusion.
Hoshita Shuichi took off his mask and said, "Captain, since the Rock Ninja are coming for us this time, I'm afraid they will chase us closely."
"Kokoro, these guys are pretty strong, right?"
Chihiro nodded: "At least 4 jonin level, they work well together and their ability to change terrain is very strong!"
After listening to this, Hoshita Shuichi said seriously: "The best way to deal with pursuit is actually to kill all the pursuing enemies."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke smiled bitterly. He didn't expect that Hoshita Shuichi, who was always calm and strictly followed orders, would have such a willful moment.
But just as he was about to speak, Hoshita Shuichi said, "These Rock Ninjas came specifically for us, which means they have been following us before. It is hard to say whether they have set up an ambush at the border of the Rain Country."
"If we retreat overnight, we will probably be in a very bad condition by dawn."
Although the Rock Ninja had never seen their faces, the Perceptive Ninja could identify people through their chakra.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke frowned after hearing this. Although this possibility was small, it was not impossible.
But he also knew that this was most likely an excuse made up by Hoshita Shuichi.
Is it because of the two companions from before?With a sigh, Sarutobi Shinnosuke said, "In that case, let's get rid of these troublesome guys together!"
Who doesn't want to take revenge?
After making the decision, Sarutobi Shinnosuke said, "Kokoro, go behind this forest."
"Iwas Ninjas are good at changing terrain. It will be very disadvantageous to you. Go to the periphery and use illusions to assist us."
Chihiro nodded: "Understood!"
Having said this she immediately went through the woods to make preparations.
Hoshita Shuichi and Shinnosuke Sarutobi stood by the woods and waited quietly.
After a moment, Sarutobi Shinnosuke said, "There are still 8 people, they should be 6 jonin level!"
"It seems that they noticed us a long time ago and realized that we were the ones from the Bird Country incident."
His shadow clone was also dealt with.
In the darkness, Hoshita Shuichi smiled and said, "Kill them all. The Iwagakure will be very sad!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke said: "Maybe they won't pursue us."
Hoshita Shuichi took out a flare, lit it and launched it into the air.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke was about to ask, when he saw a sudden burst of fire in the darkness.
That direction was exactly their previous base.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke immediately understood that Hoshita Shuichi was using a flare to notify his shadow clone and used that trick.
Watching the flames rising in the distance gradually dim, Hoshita Shuichi squatted down, pointed his finger at the ground, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Here it comes!"
"Five!"
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