Talent Tree Ninja: I Can Upgrade My Abilities

When Hoshita Shuichi's shadow clone arrived at Uchiha Shisui's side, the battle had just ended.

Uchiha Shisui and Pakura were both safe and sound, but other Konoha ninja teams who intercepted the Mist Ninja suffered casualties.

Now there was only one medical ninja busy, and Hoshita Shuichi immediately stepped forward to help, and said at the same time: "The Mist Ninja troops will be here soon, Shisui, Shuu, you and I will stay behind to cover our retreat later."

"clear!"

Uchiha Shisui and Pakura nodded at the same time, then closed their eyes and rested aside.

A jonin from the Sarutobi family said, "Shuichi, I'll stay too!"

Hoshita Shuichi shook his head: "There are more than 50 Mist Ninjas. We are not going to stop them all here, but to block them in large numbers."

"You retreat a distance to make arrangements and meet us!"

The Sarutobi clan's jonin nodded and said no more.

Ten minutes later, the injuries of the wounded were treated, and a dozen people from Konoha retreated one after another, leaving only Hoshita Shuichi and three others.

After waiting for a while, Uchiha Shisui's crow flew back.

"Shuichi, the Mist Ninja is here!"

Uchiha Shisui shouted in a deep voice.

Hoshita Shuichi, who was sitting under the tree, stood up.

After a moment, one Mist Ninja after another appeared in sight.

"This guy!"

"It's him!"

"Is this the real body?"

One by one, the Mist Ninjas stopped and stared at Hoshita Shuichi.

Hozuki Metsuon looked at Hoshita Shuichi and suddenly asked, "Are you Hoshita Shuichi from Konoha?"

Hoshita Shuichi smiled: "It's me!"

Hozuki Metsuon turned his gaze and fell on Pakura who was wearing a mask.

Although he was wearing a mask, he was very familiar with this former opponent.

Not to mention the miserable appearance of the companions who had died before, which was even more familiar.

"Scorch Release Pakura, it was you Konoha who saved it!"

Hozuki Metsuon snorted coldly.

Hoshita Shuichi chuckled: "You kill people, we save people, you are villains, we are heroes, I don't like your tone."

Hozuki Metsuon was even more upset. Considering Hoshita Shuichi's strength, he snorted coldly and waved his hand: "Retreat!"

Swish, swish, swish!

One by one, the Mist Ninjas immediately used the Instant Body Technique to retreat.

this…Hoshita Shuichi is ready to go to war.

Isn't this Mist Ninja too lame?

"Chase!"

Hoshita Shuichi shouted softly.

Then the sound of a chirping bird was heard, and lightning burst out from its limbs, wrapping around its entire body, and its body turned into lightning and moved at high speed.

Uchiha Shisui followed closely behind, and the speed of his body-flash technique was not slower than Hoshita Shuichi's Chidori body-flash technique at all.

On the contrary, Pakura was a little slower and fell behind.

Hozuki Metsuon and the other three Mist Ninjas, who were at the back, suddenly stopped and turned around. The three Mist Ninjas opened their mouths and sprayed out streams of water, forming a huge wave that rolled towards Hoshita Shuichi and the other two.

Fire Release - Great Fireball Technique!

Wind Release - Great Breakthrough!

Uchiha Shisui and Hoshita Shuichi completed ninjutsu one after another and cooperated with each other tacitly, setting off a storm of flames that collided with the waves. As the roar exploded, water vapor was released in all directions.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Shurikens carrying detonating talismans flew through the water vapor and exploded immediately afterwards.

Hoshita Shuichi and the other two avoided the explosion and passed through the vapor, only to find that there was a thick fog ahead.

The art of hiding in the mist!

The fog was so thick that visibility was less than 2 meters!Pakura immediately warned: "Be careful of the silent assassination technique of the Mist Ninja. The guy with the Hozuki Metsuon is very good at this!"

Uchiha Shisui said: "We can use wind jutsu to blow it away!"

Pakura shook his head and said, "That being said, this is a common jutsu for the Mist Ninja. The scope of this jutsu is probably very large at the moment."

Uchiha Shisui nodded: "I see, it seems the enemy has no intention of retreating."

"That may not be the case!"

Hoshita Shuichi's eyes were ignited by blue flames, and his eyes were fixed on the present moment. The Mist Hidden Technique had little effect on him.

"Follow me!"

With a light shout, Hoshita Shuichi moved forward at high speed and flew past a Mist Ninja hiding behind a tree.

The hidden Mist Ninja immediately rushed out silently and attacked Hoshita Shuichi from behind, but his body was hit accurately by the shuriken.

It's Uchiha Shisui!

However, the Mist Ninja that was hit immediately turned into a stream of water and fell to the ground.

"Three o'clock!"

"Six o'clock!"

"11 o'clock!"

Hoshita Shuichi's voice spread in the thick fog, and a large number of shurikens flew towards him, but he dodged them one by one.

Uchiha Shisui and Pakura behind followed the instructions and attacked and killed the hiding Mist Ninjas one by one.

But they are all clones!

At this moment, Hozuki Metsuon, who was hiding in a small puddle, felt depressed: "That guy, the Mist Hidden Technique is completely useless to him."

The previous chase was not suitable for the Mist Hidden Technique, so it was not used at all.

At this time, Hoshita Shuichi happened to fly over the place where Hozuki Metsuon was hiding. Hozuki Metsuon was about to launch a surprise attack, but found that the surrounding soil had turned into a swamp.

"Oh no, he found out!"

Hozuki Metsuon was startled and appeared immediately.

But the next moment, his eyes met a pair of scarlet eyes.

"Sharingan... not good!"

Hozuki Metsuon subconsciously wanted to close his eyes, but found that he had no control over his body at all.

Illusion!

Hozuki Metsuon was still conscious and tried his best to break free from the illusion.

Uchiha Shisui swung his sword, and Hoshita Shuichi's voice rang out: "Wait, he is the real body!"

His hand paused, and Uchiha Shisui and Pakura were both stunned.

Ontology?

The others were all clones, but the commander actually left his real body behind to cover the retreat. Was he absolutely confident in his silent assassination skills?Hoshita Shuichi fell with a sword and knocked Hozuki Metsuon unconscious, then added the five elements seal and the heavy limb seal package, and then said: "No need to chase, Shisui, you guys take the prisoners and retreat."

He was still very interested in the art of water transformation.

Uchiha Shisui and Pakura nodded in agreement and immediately retreated with the Hozuki Seal.

Hoshita Shuichi stayed behind, as he also wanted to monitor the actions of the Mist Ninja.

In the rear, at the Mist Ninja Headquarters,Hozuki Hozuki first received the information sent back by Metsuon's men, and then received the information shared by the Suna Ninja.

Just looking at the information about Hozuki Metsuon, Hozuki Hozuki found it a little hard to believe.

It would have been fine if Pakura didn't die, but one shadow clone actually killed forty or fifty of them.

But compared with the Suna Ninja, Hozuki Hozuki couldn't help but be glad that what Hozuki Metsuon and the others encountered was a clone.

Then he immediately made a decision: All the troops pressed forward to compress Konoha's space!As soon as the Mist and Suna Ninjas moved, Hoshita Shuichi quickly noticed it.

"The entire Mist Ninja army has more than a thousand people, and the Suna Ninja has just over eight hundred people..."

After thinking for a moment, Hoshita Shuichi did not take back the three clones that had been hidden in the forest. Instead, he used Flying Thunder God to come to the direction of the Mist Ninja and appeared next to the shadow clone.

"How did you get here?"

The shadow clone asked curiously.

Hoshita Shuichi said: "There are too many Mist Ninjas."

He could easily guess that once the war officially broke out, the Mist Ninjas would immediately land from the east and charge into the Fire Country.

If it weren't for the fact that ninjas wouldn't stay together when they set up camp or march, he would have thrown spiral shurikens down from the air long ago.

But whether it is for the purpose of [Famous] or to weaken the strength of the Mist Ninja and to prevent Shizune and Nono Yakushi who are far away in Konoha from having to go to the battlefield, Hoshita Shuichi must weaken the power of the Suna Ninja and the Mist Ninja as much as possible.

The route from the Suna Village was longer, and there was time for the enemy to block the route. The depth of the Mist Ninja Village was shorter, so the time was shorter.

He untied the Yin Seal on his forehead, then the seal on his abdomen, and immediately used the Shadow Clone Technique.

In an instant, eight shadow clones appeared behind him.

The amount of chakra of these eight shadow clones is almost the same as the amount of chakra possessed by Hoshita Shuichi himself.

"I'll leave this to you!"

After saying this, Hoshita Shuichi disappeared.

After the original body left, the clones scattered in all directions.

At the border between the River Kingdom and the Fire Kingdom, Hoshita Shuichi appears next to Pakura.

"Original body?"

Pakura asked.

Hoshita Shuichi nodded.

Uchiha Shisui said: "Shuichi, the Mist Ninja Army has been dispatched?"

Hoshita Shuichi nodded: "They have moved out, and the Suna Ninja has also moved."

After he sat down, he turned into a mini Four-Tailed , absorbing natural energy to restore his strength while asking, "Shisui, how many troops are there in this village?"

Looking at the weird Hoshita Shuichi, Uchiha Shisui did not ask rashly, and replied: "There are only a little over 500 at present."

five hundred?

Hoshita Shuichi frowned secretly. It seemed that more troops were still behind. Would they have to look at the attack situation of the Suna Ninja and the Mist Ninja before allocating the troops?

"Who is the commander this time?"

Uchiha Shisui said: "I asked, it was advisor Utatane Koharu, but the one commanding the battle on the front line should be Lord Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas."

Utatane Koharu and Orochimaru?

What kind of combination is this?

Hoshita Shuichi was a little stunned.

He had previously predicted that it would be either Jiraiya or Orochimaru.

As they are now in their early thirties, they should be able to lead a large army.

But obviously he was wrong.

There is also pressure from the older generation above us.

To be honest, Shuuichi Hoshita had a natural distrust of Utatane Koharu, and the fact that Orochimaru was the front-line commander made him feel relieved.

Although Hoshita Shuichi turned into a mini version of the Four-Tails, Uchiha Shisui still noticed the change in his expression and asked, "Shuichi, you don't seem to trust Koharu-sama very much."

As for Uchiha Shisui, Hoshita Shuichi did not hide anything and said, "That's true. Although she was once the bodyguard of the Second Hokage, she is old after all and has been away from the front line for many years."

"But with Lord Orochimaru, one of the Three Ninjas here, there's no need to worry too much."

In fact, during the Second Ninja World War, Utane Koharu and Homura Mitokado were still active on the battlefield, although they were also commanders.

So Uchiha Shisui smiled and comforted him: "Shuichi, you think too much. After all, Master Koharu is a senior who has experienced two Ninja World Wars. His experience is much richer than ours."

"I hope so."

Hoshita Shuichi sighed, he also knew that he had preconceived ideas.

But as someone who has a bit of a God's perspective, he really has no good feelings towards Utatane Koharu, Homura Mitokado, and Danzo.

You should enjoy your retirement when you are old instead of coming out to give orders.

"Someone is coming!"

Uchiha Shisui suddenly said.

Hoshita Shuichi changed back to human form, and soon a figure appeared behind him. When he saw Hoshita Shuichi, he immediately showed joy: "Shuichi-sama, Lord Orochimaru asks you to go back."

Hoshita Shuichi stood up and nodded: "I understand!"

The Chunin who came to deliver the message bowed quickly, then turned around and left in a hurry again.

Uchiha Shisui said: "Leave this to us, Shuichi, go back and lie down."

Hoshita Shuichi created a shadow clone and said with a smile: "It's enough for the clone to go back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the clone disappeared.

At the border of the Land of Fire, Asuka, who was sitting under a tree bored, suddenly looked up in surprise: "Shuichi!"

"Sister Asuka!"

Hoshita Shuichi greeted him with a smile, and then said: "Come with me to the base camp!"

Asuka quickly stood up.

The two of them used the art of teleportation to go to the rear, and it took them about half an hour to reach the command headquarters.

"Sir Shuichi!"

"Shuichi-sama is back!"

"It's amazing that he's so good at this age!"

"It's me. If my son could be half as good as Shuichi, I'd be satisfied!"

Along the way, people kept bowing respectfully to Hoshita Shuichi, and various discussions could be heard.

Soon the two men arrived in front of the commander's tent. The two Chunins guarding the door hurriedly saluted. One of them said, "Shuichi-sama, please wait a moment. I will go report to Master Koharu!"

Hoshita Shuichi smiled and nodded slightly.

Soon the Chunin came out, holding out his hand and saying, "Shuichi-sama, Master Koharu is calling for you!"

Hoshita Shuichi nodded slightly and walked into the tent alone.

After entering and taking a look, I saw not only Utane Koharu and Orochimaru there, but also several jonin.

After greeting, Utane Koharu said, "Shuichi, you're back just in time. We are discussing the battle plan against the Suna Ninja. Orochimaru said before that he wanted to hear your opinion because you know the situation of the Suna Ninja and the Mist Ninja the best."

Hoshita Shuichi looked at the smiling Orochimaru, nodded slightly and said, "At present, the two infiltration teams of Suna Ninja and Mist Ninja have been eliminated. In addition, I wiped out a 100-man unit of Suna Ninja and forced back the vanguard of Mist Ninja. So now the Suna Ninja and Mist Ninja have already pressed forward with their entire forces. It seems that they want to reduce the depth of our intelligence war."

"Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that they will choose a point to attack directly, especially the Suna Ninja."

Hoshita Shuichi narrated the story calmly, but except for Orochimaru, all the senior ninjas in the tent, including Utane Koharu, were shocked.

They had the information that they had dealt with the two infiltration teams of Suna Ninja and Mist Ninja.

But they had no idea about the subsequent results.

"Shuichi Jounin, you're not wrong, are you?"

A jonin from the Shimura clan asked.

Without waiting for Hoshita Shuichi to speak, Orochimaru smiled and said, "There is no doubt about this record. Shuichi has the ability."

"Shuichi, the border between us and the River Country is too long. Theoretically, the Suna Ninja could break through from any point. As the defending party, we are very passive."

"So, I want to hear your opinion."

Hoshita Shuichi was well prepared and immediately said, "Lord Koharu, Lord Orochimaru, in my opinion, first, turn the passive situation into the active one."

"It's very clear where the main force of the Suna Ninja is. We just need to attack them directly. If we defeat the Suna Ninja army, we can march straight into the River Kingdom before the Suna Ninja reinforcements arrive, and then confront the River Kingdom at the border with the Wind Kingdom."

Utatane Koharu shook her head after hearing this: "Our combat power is currently insufficient. If we rashly go too deep, we will probably be cut off from retreat."

Hoshita Shuichi continued: "If the Suna Ninja wants to break through our defenses and attack the Land of Fire, they will definitely look for weak points."

"In that case, we will prepare two or three weak points for him, and then set up an ambush behind the weak points."

"Whether the Suna Ninja attacks one of them or all of them at the same time, we can then turn around and surround them."

Shimura Hien, who had previously questioned Hoshita Shuichi's record, immediately said, "To set up such a trap, a large number of troops are definitely needed, but we don't have enough troops right now."

"If we disperse our forces to set three traps, and the Suna Ninjas concentrate their forces to attack only one of them, then it is very likely that the fake trap will become real!"

Hoshita Shuichi ignored him and looked at Utane Koharu and asked, "Lord Koharu, how many people do we have to fight against the Suna Ninja?"

Utane Koharu said, "600!"

In other words, the total number of Konoha troops deployed on the battlefield in River Country was only over a thousand.

But now there are only a little over 800 Suna Ninjas.

Hoshita Shuichi feels that the advantage is in me!

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