Chapter 96: The body is weak!

On the battlefield, Iwagakure appeared one after another.

They crossed the huge pit and came to a place where the air was still scorching hot. Looking at the charred and cracked earth, they slowed down their pace one by one.

"Who on earth could have done something like this?"

"Is Master Zi okay?"

"Impossible. He has already transformed into a tailed beast. It is impossible for ordinary people to contend with him."

"But the enemy this time is obviously not an ordinary ninja."

Breathing the hot air, several Iwagakure ninjas searched forward.

"Master Lao Zi is here!"

Suddenly someone shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, several Rock Ninjas immediately leaped over.

Then he saw Lao Zi lying in a collapsed pit, breathing weakly.

"I actually let him get to this point!"

"Could it be that the Three Ninjas of Konoha are here?"

The two leading jonin couldn't help but be shocked, and then immediately retreated with Lao Zi, directly back to the Iwagakure Village, instead of the Daimyo's Mansion in the Land of Birds.

On Sarutobi Shinnosuke's back, after Hoshita Shuichi had recovered some of his strength, he couldn't help but ask, "Captain, that guy shouldn't be dead, right?"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded: "You seriously injured him, but the Jinchūriki's vitality is very strong, and he is immune to a large part of the damage because of his Lava Release power."

Although Hoshita Shuichi did not ask any more questions, Sarutobi Shinnosuke knew exactly what he wanted to know and continued, "The reinForcements from the Iwagakure have arrived, and we cannot give them an excuse to start a war at this time."

Under the circumstances at that time, he could have killed Lao Zi with just a kunai, or taken the seriously injured Lao Zi away.

But no matter which situation it is, it will inevitably cause the Iwa Ninja to chase madly.

Most importantly, Konoha doesn't want war to break out.

After hearing the explanation, Hoshita Shuichi nodded.

In fact, he understood it when Sarutobi Shinnosuke chose to retreat at the first moment, so he said to collect the scattered pieces of meat of the Four-Tailed Fox instead of capturing Lao Zi.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen's inclination is also very obvious. He does not want war, otherwise there would not be this mission today.

However, next time, he thought he would turn the explosion of the Hellfire Lotus into a high-temperature ray of Dragon Flame Breath, beat the Four-Tails Jinchuriki into a sieve, and see if he could still survive.

He thought to himself, but Hoshita Shuichi laughed and said, "If the Iwagakure Village dares to start a war, we will kill that guy next time we meet him!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that Hoshita Shuichi did not understand the village or the policies of his father Sarutobi Hiruzen.

After all, Hoshita Shuichi is a person his father values, and he is also a genius in the Hokage series. He is powerful and young, and has a bright future.

Now that Hoshita Shuichi has no resentment, it couldn't be better.

So after hearing Hoshita Shuichi's slightly childish words, both he and Chihiro couldn't help but laugh.

Chihiro couldn't help but say: "Flame, although your two ninjutsu are very powerful, they consume too much chakra. You can't use them lightly, especially without the support of your companions."

Hoshita Shuichi said: "Captain, I dare to let go because you are here!"

Half an hour later, Hoshita Shuichi had almost recovered his strength and got off Sarutobi Shinnosuke's back.

The three of them rushed all the way to the border of the Bird Kingdom without stopping.

When it was just getting light, Hoshita Shuichi and the other two arrived at the meeting point and met Yamanaka Shinichi and Nara Satoshi.

"Where's the Force?"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke asked.

Nara Satoshie and Yamanaka Shinichi were silent.

Hoshita Shuichi's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

A moment later, the group returned to the cave and saw the body of Akimichi Shigeiwa.

Hoshita Shuichi knelt on one knee beside the corpse and examined it. The injury was the same as that of Kurama Sanyo.

They were all hit in vital parts by the rock cannon, piercing their bodies.

Hoshita Shuichi sighed helplessly.

This was the second teammate who had died.

There is nothing wrong with killing others, but when you watch people around you die, the fragility of life is magnified countless times.

Behind him, Nara Satoshi said, "When we were retreating after completing the mission, we encountered the Iwagakure who came. They should be the team protecting the Daimyo of the Land of Birds."

"Shigeiwa died in battle to protect us."

Yamanaka Shinichi said, "If it weren't for your fight with Lao Zi that attracted the pursuers, Lu and I would not have been able to escape unscathed."

They are the elite of the ANBU, but the Iwagakure are not bad either, and the two leading the team are both jonin.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke suppressed his grief and nodded: "I understand."

"Take some time to rest first. We will set off in 2 hours. This place is not absolutely safe!"

Everyone nodded silently, but Chihiro accompanied Hoshita Shuichi to prepare the body of Akimichi Shigeiwa.

Two hours later, after putting Akimichi Shigeiwa's body into the sealing scroll, Hoshita Shuichi and four others set off, crossed the border of the Bird Country and entered the Rain Country.

In the evening of that day, the group returned to the Land of Fire.

But compared with the relaxed atmosphere when we set out, the return journey seems particularly heavy.

After resting for 2 hours at the border of the Fire Country, the team set off again and rushed back to Konoha overnight.

In the locker room.

After changing their equipment, Hoshita Shuichi and the other three waited silently.

About half an hour later, Sarutobi Shinnosuke returned and said after a moment of silence, "There will be a funeral for Shigeiwa tomorrow, everyone come together!"

"Also, if nothing unexpected happens, the team will have a month's vacation."

"Disband!"

Everyone nodded and left.

After leaving the Anbu headquarters, Yamanaka Shinichi and Nara Satoshi left together.

Chihiro patted Hoshita Shuichi's shoulder and asked softly, "Do you want us to take you back?"

"Don't worry, Sister Chihiro, I'm not that fragile."

Hoshita Shuichi shook his head, then waved at Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Chihiro, then performed the body-instant technique and disappeared in an instant.

"How do I improve my defense?"

On the way home, Hoshita Shuichi was thinking secretly.

The ninja's body sometimes seems too fragile.

The reason why Orochimaru is currently studying snakes and doing software transformation is because of this.

"Looking at the entire ninja world, the lightning armor formed by the lightning chakra mode of the Cloud Ninja should have the highest defense. Although it cannot defend against Amaterasu and is also restrained by attributes, it can defend against many physical attacks. Otherwise, the Third Raikage would not have been exhausted to death..."

"And there's also the Chakra Coat. Don't even think about it without Chakraton, and it's hard to do with normal Chakra. But then again, the Chakra Mode can be considered a kind of Chakra Coat."

"Creation Rebirth is also a form of insurance, but it comes at a high price."

Hoshita Shuichi suddenly thought of Orochimaru, who turned into a snake and could shed his skin repeatedly to avoid death, and he actually felt a little envious.

"Stop!"

Hoshita Shuichi shuddered and suppressed the dark thoughts in his heart: "I don't need those with the Talent tree... Even if I can't avoid becoming a psychopath or a pervert in this world, I must never let myself be neither human nor ghost."

"Work out the Strength of a Hundred Seal with Tsunade, and then the Fire Release Chakra Mode... followed by Creation Rebirth. It's better to damage your lifespan than die."

"And there is the Strength of a Hundred Seal, which can use chakra to delay cell aging and increase lifespan in disguise."

"So what happens next? If you get all the five release Masters, you may be all-powerful, but in fact, your ceiling is not raised too much..."

Thinking in his mind, Hoshita Shuichi's thoughts were a little confused for a while, and he came to his senses only when he got home.

Yakushi Nono and Asuka were already asleep, and Hoshita Shuichi walked lightly.

But when he came out of the bathroom, he saw that Yakushi Nono had already prepared a midnight snack for him.

"It must be very tiring to rush back after completing the mission. Come and eat something before you rest."

The gentle and warm smile of Yakushi Nono instantly healed Hoshita Shuichi.

He walked quickly forward, opened his arms and hugged Yakushi Nono, listening to the strong heartbeat in his ears, he felt inexplicably at peace.

Yakushi Nono was stunned for a moment, then he understood something. He hugged Hoshita Shuichi with one hand and gently stroked his hair with the other hand.

On the other side, Asuka's door was opened a crack, and a pair of eyes were watching quietly.

After a moment.

Hoshita Shuichi took the initiative to let go of the Yakushi Nono and said with a smile: "Dean, I'm fine!"

Yakushi Nono didn't ask any specific questions, but nodded with a smile: "Then let's have a midnight snack?"

After that, she said, "Asuka, do you want some too?"

Asuka, who was watching secretly, was immediately panicked: "That... is... yes!"

Hoshita Shuichi burst out laughing.

After a while, Asuka came out in pajamas with a blush on her face.

After all, being caught peeping on the spot would make one feel ashamed.

However, Shuichi enjoyed the midnight snack under the stars very much.

After all, who doesn't like to be treated gently?After having supper, they cleaned up together and chatted in the living room for a while. Then, Hoshita Shuichi and the other two said good night and went back to their rooms to sleep.

However, Hoshita Shuichi was awakened shortly after falling asleep, and then he felt himself being hugged by a soft body.

"Shuichi, I'll also apply to join the Anbu and form a team with you, okay?"

Asuka's voice rang in Hoshita Shuichi's ears.

Hoshita Shuichi felt a tingling sensation in his ears and was about to speak when Asuka said, "I will never let anything happen to you while I am here. I have mastered the Diamond Seal and Kagura's Heart Eyes, and I will not be a burden to you."

Hoshita Shuichi turned around and faced Asuka, and said with a smile: "Sister Asuka, I am not the Hokage."

Asuka's red eyes were unusually bright in the darkness: "Then Shuichi, you become the Hokage, and I will be your bodyguard!"

Hoshita Shuichi hugged Asuka and buried his head in her chest: "Then it's settled!"

But he felt in his heart that becoming a Hokage was too far away.

When his teacher Minato becomes Hokage, he will be able to take control and team up with Asuka.

Well, you can pull up the water stop again.

The next day, Hoshita Shuichi wore all black and bought flowers to attend Akimichi Shigeiwa's funeral.

In addition, there is Asuka who insists on accompanying him, and Yakushi Nono also agrees with this.

Asuka stayed outside the cemetery, and Hoshita Shuichi and Shinnosuke Sarutobi met up with the others and entered the cemetery together.

Not many people attended the funeral, except for the members of the same team and the Akimichi clan, but what surprised Hoshita Shuichi slightly was that the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was also there.

A moment of silence, laying flowersAfter talking for a few words with Akimichi Shigeiwa's family, Hoshita Shuichi went aside to meet Sarutobi Hiruzen at the signal of Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

After greeting, Sarutobi Hiruzen said, "Shuichi, go visit Tsunade and Minato more often during the holidays. I heard that Tsunade is developing a new technique?"

Hoshita Shuichi nodded: "Yes, Third Hokage, I also plan to help Tsunade-sama soon."

"And learn the sealing technique from Minato-sensei."

After observing Hoshita Shuichi's condition, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, and then said: "Regarding the research on the Four-Tails, don't be too demanding, and don't try it on yourself easily. Safety is the priority."

All of them were caring instructions. Hoshita Shuichi said quickly: "Don't worry, Third Hokage. I will be careful, and everything will be under the control of Lord Orochimaru."

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