Promising the future ahead of time, starting with Naruto

Chapter 159 The Samadhi of No Sensation, the Fifth Kazekage Begins! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Lord Madara, it seems Nagato doesn't quite trust us!"

On the way back to the mountain cemetery, Aloe Vera White Zetsu spoke up.

The White Zetsu attached to Madara Uchiha laughed, "That woman named Konan was keeping an eye on things the whole time; otherwise, she could have easily tampered with the cell transplant!"

Madara Uchiha said calmly, "Nagato is just a pawn in my game. All he needs to do is collect the tailed beasts and then revive me."

Aloe Vera White Zetsu shrugged and smiled, "Lord Madara, that may be true, but I'm afraid Nagato won't obediently grant your wish!"

Madara Uchiha naturally knew this, which is why he did not teach Nagato how to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki.

The power of the five great ninja villages will not disappoint him; Nagato will still need him in the future.

Of course, this is not a guarantee.

Madara Uchiha then asked, "How is that person?"

Aloe Vera White Zetsu laughed and said, "Still the same as always, helping the old lady and working hard to cultivate so that you want to surpass that Kakashi."

"Oh, he's always wanted to awaken the Sharingan!"

Madara Uchiha smiled faintly: "He will."

Aloe White Zetsu asked curiously, "Lord Madara, how do you plan to help him awaken his Sharingan?"

"His teacher is Minato Namikaze, the Yellow Flash, a very powerful guy."

Madara Uchiha said, "There are always many unexpected things in this world."

Aloe White Zetsu nodded, then suddenly remembered something and quickly said, "Lord Madara, isn't that guy named Genichi Kinoshita a bit too knowledgeable, and he's incredibly powerful? Shouldn't we get rid of him?"

Madara Uchiha retorted, "You didn't do anything underhanded?"

Aloe Vera White Zetsu was immediately satisfied and laughed exaggeratedly, "As expected of Lord Madara, nothing escapes your eyes."

Madara Uchiha realized that his eyes had indeed become much weaker since he hadn't been able to see through Genichi Shuka's shadow clones before.

This aged body made him unable to feel any passion or excitement in battle.

The decaying body even disgusted him.

"But it'll be soon..."

……

Although they temporarily repelled Kirigakure and inflicted heavy losses on them, making it difficult for them to organize a large-scale attack in the short term, Konoha's situation did not improve significantly.

After the New Year, Kumogakure, having suffered a great loss at the hands of Iwagakure, seized the opportunity when Konoha increased its investment in the war against Sunagakure and began to massively reinforce its troops, putting immense pressure on Konoha's northern defenses.

Jiraiya had only rested for a few days before he had to rush to the northern battlefield.

but.

As more and more troops were deployed to the Sunagakure battlefield, the situation began to gradually reverse.

In Konoha Village, Genichi's life under the tree was relatively uneventful.

He is like a sheathed sword, waiting to be drawn and used to kill at the crucial moment.

The knife is kept in its sheath to conceal its edge.

To make himself even sharper, Genichi Shushita sharpens his knife every day.

Time flies, and it's already the end of January.

"Finally finished!"

Genichi Shushita was quite pleased to receive the memories fed back by his shadow clone.

The illusion that deprives one of the sense of taste is complete.

This should be the fastest of the four illusions that deprive people of their five senses.

This is the benefit of accumulation.

They even came up with a name for the illusion technique: Shadow Clone.

The Art of Samadhi Without Awareness!

Of course, under normal circumstances, this illusion is actually quite useless.

If used alone, it will not have any impact on the enemy's combat power.

But for Genichi Kinoshita, the five illusions that deprive him of his five senses are merely stepping stones to a higher level of illusion magic.

Now that all five illusions are complete, they can be combined into one illusion.

So Genichi Shushita temporarily put aside his research and focused on tackling the problem.

In early February, a major turning point occurred on the battlefield in Sunagakure.

The retreat route of Sunagakure was cut off, causing the front line to lose contact with the Sunagakure headquarters.

It was only after the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, personally led the team that the logistics routes were restored.

In this battle, Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, was seriously injured!

Konoha Hospital.

"teacher!"

Upon receiving the news, Genichi Kinoshita rushed to Sakumo Hatake's hospital room.

At this moment, Hatake Sakumo was conscious, but his left arm was completely wrapped in bandages.

"Xuanyi, don't worry, your teacher is alright!"

Sakumo Hatake had a good attitude and smiled as he comforted Genichi Kishita.

Genichi Shushita sat down by the hospital bed and looked at Sakumo Hatake's left arm, asking, "With your strength, teacher, the only person who could have injured you so badly is the Fourth Kazekage, right?"

Sakumo Hatake nodded: "It's Kazekage."

"He is a powerful ninja who can manipulate gold dust."

“Xuan Yi, you have to be very careful if you face him. Sand Gold is very fast, has a wide range, and is very strong in defense. Be especially careful where you step.”

"Fengying also possesses powerful perception abilities."

His arm was bound by the gold dust, resulting in a horrific comminuted fracture.

Moreover, the bones in the entire arm were almost shattered into shards of glass.

Even Tsunade, who was on the front lines, couldn't save that arm.

"In addition, you should be careful of Granny Chiyo of Sunagakure. She is not only skilled in using poison, but also a very powerful puppeteer."

Sakumo Hatake reminded him.

This time, he was besieged by the Fourth Kazekage and Chiyo.

Genichi frowned. Granny Chiyo and the Fourth Kazekage were indeed not to be underestimated.

If it were just Chiyo, the puppeteer, he believed that his teacher, Hatake Sakumo, would definitely win.

However, with the addition of the Fourth Kazekage, who is skilled at controlling and manipulating gold dust, it is indeed very dangerous.

Just as Genichi was about to speak, an ANBU ninja appeared at the door: "Lord Genichi, the Hokage summons you."

Sakumo Hatake laughed and said, "Go ahead, teacher has only lost an arm."

Genichiro nodded and got up to leave, but in his heart he was already thinking about replacing Sakumo Hatake's arm.

By then, Konoha's White Fang might be even stronger.

……

In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi met Genichi Kishita and got straight to the point: "The Fourth Kazekage has appeared on the front lines. I'm now asking for your opinion on whether to change the plan from assassination to killing the Kazekage on the front lines."

"How confident are you if you change your plans?"

Genichi under the tree solemnly declared, "Lord Hokage, I will definitely take care of the Fourth Kazekage!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Genichi Kishita, remained silent for two seconds, and then nodded: "In that case, let's change the plan and begin execution!"

Shuxia Xuan nodded: "Yes!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi then asked, "Genichi, what are your requirements?"

Genichi thought for a moment and said, "Chiyo is a threat. I want Orochimaru-senpai to stop her."

Tsunade was somewhat outmatched by Chiyo, a puppeteer.

Personally, he was too lazy to let Tsunade take that risk.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded immediately upon hearing this: "Yes, I will give the order immediately to send Orochimaru to the Kikyo Mountain battlefield."

……

After leaving the Hokage Building, Genichi Kishita went home and found Yekura.

"The time has come. The Fourth Kazekage has appeared on the battlefield. I will head there immediately. You can return to Sunagakure now."

Xuan Yi, standing under the tree, got straight to the point.

Ye Cang was both surprised and delighted, but then a hint of unease crept in: "Are you... are you sure you can handle this?"

Genichi Shushita reached out and pinched Yekura's chin, saying domineeringly, "You can't question me like that anymore."

"Also, I will place a seal on you, sealing a technique within it. If you encounter any danger to your life, I will send you to Konoha as a precaution."

Genichi Shushita used the Transcription Sealing Technique to seal the Flying Thunder God Technique into Yekura's body: "Don't underestimate those high-ranking members of Sunagakure."

Ye Cang nodded: "I understand."

After completing his technique, Genichi Shushita continued, "Once the Fourth Kazekage is eliminated, Sunagakure will undoubtedly lose this war. At that time, you will represent Sunagakure in negotiations with Konoha."

"As long as you secure good enough conditions, you will once again become a hero of Sunagakure and the undisputed Fifth Kazekage."

"Don't worry, the Third Hokage will back down during the negotiations."

Ye Cang nodded.

The original plan was actually to assassinate the Fourth Kazekage.

However, confronting the Fourth Kazekage head-on on the battlefield would be ten times more effective than assassination.

This is also why Genichi Kinoshita agreed to Hiruzen Sarutobi's change of plans without hesitation.

After seeing Ye Cang off, Genichi Shushita did not immediately set off.

Orochimaru takes time to get to the battlefield, but he gets there very quickly.

Not urgent.

Genichi Kishita continued his previous training, completely unaffected by Sakumo Hatake's injury or the upcoming battle against the Fourth Kazekage.

at the same time.

In Iwagakure, in the Tsuchikage's office, Ōnoki, upon receiving news of the Fourth Kazekage's presence at the front lines, immediately knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had finally arrived. Without hesitation, he ordered an attack on the Land of Grass, then through it, directly assaulting the border of the Land of Fire.

The following day, Genichi Shushita set off, using the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the vicinity of Mount Kikyo on the border of the Land of Fire.

Meanwhile, Iwagakure traveled through the night, and an elite force crossed the Land of Grass directly, launching a surprise attack on the border of the Land of Fire, where they clashed with the border defense forces of Koto Mokumo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi received the intelligence from the front lines that very day.

"They've made their move after all, Onoki..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression was somewhat unpleasant, although this was to be expected.

The front lines can hold out for now. Once Sunagakure is dealt with, the two villages can join forces and naturally defeat Iwagakure.

After a moment of contemplation, Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the mobilization of the limited forces of the Anbu to conduct intelligence gathering in the Land of Grass, in preparation for a future counterattack.

The front line at Kikyo Mountain.

At the medical camp, Genichi Kinoshita appeared directly beside Tsunade, who was frowning and pondering a way to detoxify.

Tsunade was startled awake and turned to see Genichi under the tree, not surprised at all: "I thought you would arrive yesterday!"

"I'm waiting for Orochimaru-senpai."

Under the tree, Genichi asked, "Has he arrived yet?"

Tsunade nodded: "They arrived last night."

Genichi Shushita was not surprised, and then asked, "What is the specific situation at the front?"

Tsunade pointed to the map hanging next to her: "Currently, Sunagakure is using Mount Kikyo as its base, and its forces are radiating outwards, including the nearby Kikyo Castle, which has become one of the battlefields."

"We have gradually compressed the power of Sunagakure into Kikyo Mountain and Kikyo Castle. We had completely besieged them before, but the Fourth Kazekage personally led reinforcements, which disrupted our plans."

Genichi Kishita was quite dissatisfied upon hearing this: "Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu couldn't even stop Chiyo?"

Tsunade said, "Mitokado Homura will be in charge of command."

"Xiaochun is in the medical camp."

Genichi under the tree gave a light snort: "Gather them!"

Tsunade stood up: "They should be waiting for you already. Let's go."

"Also, watch your tone. Although I don't like them either, at least show some respect to these elders who have contributed to the village."

Genichi Shushita followed him out of the tent, suppressing a bit of anger in his heart, and said with a smile: "I have always respected the elderly and cared for the young, but I just think that Mitomon Homura and the others reacted too slowly. When the Fourth Kazekage appeared, he should have known that Sunagakure of Kikyo Mountain would definitely mobilize its most elite forces to open a passage together."

"If you don't dare to fight on the front lines, you should give the opportunity to young people."

In Genichi's opinion, Tsunade should be the commander of Sunagakure.

While being in charge of medical affairs can certainly be meritorious and very useful, positive combat achievements are more prominent and better support Tsunade in becoming the Fourth Hokage.

Ugh!
You still have to rely on me!
Genichi Shushita felt he was worrying too much, having to be the man behind both the Fifth Kazekage and the Fourth Hokage.

Upon arriving at the commander's side, Orochimaru and Koharu Utatane were indeed present.

Genichi Shushita didn't bother with any nonsense and said directly, "Orochimaru-senpai, I need you to stop Chiyo and the others, and prevent anyone from interfering with my battle with the Fourth Kazekage."

Orochimaru chuckled: "No problem!"

His orders were to cooperate with Genichi Kinoshita's actions.

Moreover, he was also very eager to see if Genichi Shushita could actually defeat Kazekage.

This is different from assassination.

However, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu were somewhat dissatisfied with Genichi Kinoshita's domineering attitude.

"Shouldn't we discuss specific countermeasures first?"

"What if we can't defeat the Kazekage smoothly?"

Xiaochun, who was turning over to her room, spoke up.

Shuxia Xuanyi said decisively, "No surprises."

"This is a decisive battle!"

"The appearance of the Fourth Kazekage on the battlefield is an extremely dangerous signal. Both Iwagakure and Kumogakure will intensify their attacks on the Land of Fire without prior agreement."

"Even Kirigakure will be tempted to make a move again."

"So we don't have any more time to waste, there are too many troops gathered here."

Although Genichi Kishita was unaware of the intelligence that Iwagakure had already dispatched troops from the Land of Grass, given his nine years of compulsory education, he could make such a judgment even with a brain.

Unless Onoki is an idiot.

Xiaochun, who switched dorms, was left speechless after being roasted.

This young man has no sense of martial ethics.

Besides, isn't Genichi Kinoshita supposed to be very gentle?
How can you be so domineering?

Genichi Shushita ignored Koharu Utatane and looked at Homura Mitokado, saying, "Lord Homura, Tsunade and I will lead an elite squad to deal with the Fourth Kazekage, but I don't want any Sand Shinobi to appear on the battlefield between me and the Kazekage at Kikyo Mountain."

"Can you do it?"

"You should be familiar with the Fifth Kazekage Project, right?"

Mitomon Homura also disliked Kinoshita Genichi's domineering attitude, but he was equally aware of the importance of the Fifth Kazekage's plan, so he nodded with a stern face: "I understand."

"Don't worry, I can guarantee that."

"If any Sand Ninja crosses the battle line, I will personally apologize to the Hokage."

Mitokado Enoki also has her own sense of responsibility and doesn't want young people to look down on her.

Shuxia Xuan nodded: "Then let's get ready!"

Mitomon En nodded, but then reminded him, "Genichi, don't underestimate the power of the Shadow."

Genichi smiled upon hearing this: "Thank you for the reminder, Lord Yan. I am well aware of how strong the power of the Shadow is."

"I have never underestimated anyone, whether it is the Third Mizukage or the Fourth Kazekage."

This was the first time he publicly admitted to assassinating the Third Mizukage.

Regardless of the outcome of his battle with the Fourth Kazekage, news of his assassination attempt on the Third Mizukage would spread throughout the ninja world.

After saying this, Xuan Yi turned and left under the tree.

Mitokado was helpless; young people are just too wild.

But given his strength, he didn't feel comfortable using his seniority to lecture or scold anyone.

After all, he knew that Danzo had been beaten up.

He couldn't help but think to himself: Hiruzen, is this the polite and gentle young man you described? He's probably only polite and gentle when he's facing you, the Hokage.
……

Tsunade quickly selected an elite squad of eighteen people.

Apart from Ina Uzumaki, all of these people were elites from the Konoha ninja clans.

Hyuga Hizashi, a branch family of the Hyuga clan, was a genius Jonin of the Uchiha clan and the owner of the three-tomoe Sharingan, Uchiha Tekka.

There are also elites from the Akimichi, Nara, Yamanaka, Inuzuka, Aburame, and Sarutobi clans.

In addition, there was another person who slightly surprised Genichi Kinoshita, namely Kosuke.

Tsunade is selective about who she chooses to work with.

Genichi under the tree was very satisfied.

At the same time, Orochimaru and his group also sprang into action, first blocking the passage previously opened by Sunagakure, thus completely surrounding Mount Kikyo.

This movement prompted immediate action from both the Sand Ninja like Chiyo on Kikyo Mountain and the Fourth Kazekage within Kikyo Castle.

Yes, the Fourth Kazekage was in Kikyo Castle, but did not enter Kikyo Mountain.

Because once inside Kikyo Mountain, facing the heavy encirclement of Konoha, even the Fourth Kazekage might not be able to break through.

Now, Kikyo Mountain and Kikyo Castle are positioned in a defensive posture, which is actually making things difficult for Konoha.

The all-out war began just like that, and with Genichi Shushita's intervention, neither side was well prepared.

At the foot of Mount Kikyo, Chiyo personally led an elite force to break through Konoha's defenses when she saw Orochimaru. A sense of foreboding washed over her: "Orochimaru, I didn't expect it to be you!"

Orochimaru immediately used the Summoning Jutsu to summon Manda: "Sorry, you can't leave today."

He didn't want to break his promise to Xuan Yi under the tree.

Manda, however, was a bit uncooperative: "Hey, Orochimaru, this time I want twenty living people."

Orochimaru laughed and said, "No problem, I'll give you fifty."

Anyway, they ate Sand Ninja.

Chiyo solemnly took out the scroll.

To her, Orochimaru was even more dangerous than Konoha's White Fang.

After all, this guy in front of us isn't afraid of poison.

……

On the other side, outside Kikyo Castle.

Genichi, along with Tsunade and the others, stopped the Fourth Kazekage.

The Fourth Kazekage's group numbered less than thirty, and they were all elites.

The two sides encountered each other in a barren field.

The Fourth Kazekage was not wearing the Kazekage robes or armor, only a simple black ninja outfit. His gaze first fell on Tsunade: "Tsunade-hime, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha!"

"besides……"

Luo Sha's gaze was fixed on Xuan Yi under the tree.

With long black hair, a Sharingan in his right eye, a large scroll on his back, a black short-sleeved divine robe, a black undershirt, and black pants, he appeared mysterious and aloof.

"Kyuushita Genichi, hailed as a genjutsu genius surpassing the Uchiha clan?"

Luo Sha spoke.

Xuan Yi under the tree nodded slightly: "It is I, Lord Feng Ying."

Luo Sha could tell that this time the young man in front of him seemed to be in charge: "You intend to fight me?"

Genichi Shushita was very frank: "That's right, Lord Fengying, I've come here today with the intention of killing you."

"This war has gone on for too long; it's time to end it."

(End of this chapter)