Naruto: Nawaki was already dead, how could you bring him back to life?

"Chiba, I knew you had powerful connections a long time ago. Otherwise, how could you have killed Uncle Sarutobi's best friend and still get promoted? There's something fishy going on, there must be something fishy going on!"

Nawaki dared not argue with Tsunade anymore, so he went to Chiba's side again and started acting cheekily with a grin.

As he grew older, Nawaki became increasingly resilient. Just now, he was slapped by Tsunade and sent flying against the wall, yet he seemed completely unaffected. The power of the Senju bloodline was on full display in him.

"Oh right, right, I have a powerful backer. My biggest backer is you. You see, ever since I met you, everything has gone smoothly for me, and I've gotten to where I am now."

Chiba casually coaxed Nawaki with a couple of words, which made the child so happy he was practically rolling on the floor. Seeing this, Tsunade's expression softened as well.

Tsunade was happy for Chiba. With Chiba's current strength and status, the two of them would soon be able to be together legitimately.

"Such a simple and peaceful life is wonderful."

……

Meanwhile, in the Land of Grass, at the Grass Village Hospital.

"Hey, we need medical attention! Get us a doctor right away!"

Three wounded men dressed in Kusanagi ninja uniforms stormed into the hospital, shouting and yelling in the lobby, causing the people around them to frown and keep their distance in disgust.

"You three bastards, stop cutting in line! Can't you see there are so many injured people waiting for treatment?"

"Exactly, the seriously injured and unconscious person hasn't even said anything yet, what are you guys who can still walk doing making a fuss about?"

At this moment, several burly nurses walked over and pointed at the three of them.

Three people: "???"

What do you mean by saying a seriously injured, unconscious patient hasn't even spoken yet...? Don't you guys need to listen to what you're saying?

"Alright, you three go to the wounded room first and use the first-aid kit to treat your injuries. A doctor will come over after the seriously injured patients are taken care of."

"Ah, okay, okay, we understand."

With guidance from a reliable nurse, the three of them responded somewhat awkwardly and headed towards the wounded ward.

"Lu Jiu, you're so clever. You came up with the idea of ​​hiding us in the hospital and cleverly concealing our identities as outsiders."

The three of them went to a less crowded wounded room and, while applying medicine to each other, began to talk in hushed tones.

“This is just a temporary measure, Choza. It won’t be long before Kusagakure realizes that we have hidden in their ‘blind spot’ and deduces where we are hiding.”

"But before we were surrounded, didn't Haiyi already send news of our predicament back to Konoha? Reinforcements should be arriving soon, right?"

That's right, the three are none other than the Ino-Shika-Cho trio of Konoha's current generation: Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza, and Yamanaka Inoichi.

The three led a team to Kusagakure, originally representing Konoha's sincerity, intending to reach a request with Kusagakure to transfer a large number of criminals accumulated in the village due to the war to Hozuki Castle, a huge prison that once imprisoned Kakuzu.

Who would have thought that the pro-war faction of Kusagakure, "Kusa no Mina," would feign agreement to cooperate with Konoha while secretly contacting Iwagakure, intending to hand over the three of them.

If Shikaku hadn't been quick-witted enough to see through the situation and led the two of them out in time, disguising themselves and hiding there, they would probably have been captured like the other Konoha ninjas.

"But there's not enough time!"

Faced with Akimichi Choza's doubts, Nara Shikaku sighed and said, "There are simply no extra people here to rescue us. If we wait for Konoha to send someone, we will probably have already been sent to Iwagakure."

"Those damned bastards from Kusagakure truly live up to their name!"

Choza Akimichi said angrily in a low voice, "They're just a bunch of opportunists. They'll side with whichever side offers the most benefits. They have absolutely no principles!"

"So, is it a dead end?" Yamanaka Inoichi, who had been silent all along, finally asked.

"Yes, I can't think of a single way to break this deadlock," Nara Shikaku said with a wry smile.

Even you, Shikaku, say that…

Akimichi Choza and Yamanaka Inoichi's hearts sank, their faces darkened, and the atmosphere became somewhat heavy.

"Wait, if it's that person...!"

At that moment, Nara Shikaku seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes lit up as he said, "If the Hokage can send Chiba here, maybe we can still be saved!"

Chapter 100 Chiba Saves the Day, Wood Release Appears?

"First I received three groups of guests, and now I'm being sent out on a mission. If I had known, I would have been better off staying in the lab and doing manual labor!"

"Sigh, what a long day..."

Chiba sighed deeply as he left Konoha, unleashing the full power of his Shikigami Dance, transforming into a white rainbow that shot straight into the sky, flying towards the Land of Grass.

He just received an urgent mission, saying that the Ino-Shika-Cho trio were trapped in Kusagakure, and the Konoha squads on the border were tied up by Iwa ninja and unable to break free.

Thus, Chiba, a utility player with the ability to provide long-range support and capable of being equivalent to several elite squads, was dispatched.

"Forget it, although it's a bit troublesome, if I can save these three, I'll have taken over half of Konoha's major clans, and the Shadow Robe will be just around the corner."

Thinking this way, Chiba felt much better and his speed increased by three points.

Even Konan in the original storyline wouldn't dare to travel at full speed like Chiba, as her chakra would be consumed too quickly. However, Chiba, as a tailless tailed beast, obviously doesn't need to worry about these things.

"Hey, Five-Tails, be my partner!"

"Ha, dream on, human."

"Hehehe, you want to play hard to get with me? Well then I'll just have to do it myself, here you go!"

"What do you want to do? Ah~~~~!"

Within the sealed space, under the terrified gaze of the Five-Tails, Chiba forcibly extracted its chakra, collected rent, and continuously restored its own state.

……

Kusagakure Village, Hospital.

As night deepened, the entire hospital fell silent, except for the occasional whispers and footsteps of a few medical staff and patients. Many of the waiting wounded were fast asleep.

Only the Ino-Shika-Cho trio remained vigilant, quietly shifting their positions every now and then to avoid attracting the attention of the doctors making rounds and the patrolling ninjas.

Several hours passed, and the three of them were exhausted, both physically and mentally, and their endurance was nearing its limit. Seeing that nothing had happened, their nerves began to relax.

tread!tread!tread!

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded in the corridor. Yamanaka Inoichi was startled and immediately activated his ninjutsu to enhance his senses.

"...You few go search over there, you few come with me this way. Don't miss any corner. Check all the doctors and wounded!"

"They're coming for us!"

Yamanaka Inoichi mouthed something to the two people beside him, and the three of them were about to move when, in the next moment, a Kusagakure ninja who had come to search pushed open the door to the rest room.

"Huh? What are you three doing standing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

The grass ninja became suspicious and subtly moved his hand, which was still outside the door, signaling the grass ninja behind him to surround the area.

"Can't we get up and chat for a while if we can't sleep?"

"Exactly! You guys are really nosy, meddling in my business. Get lost if you have nothing better to do!"

Shikaku and the other two broke out in a cold sweat, but pretended to be calm and muttered curses under their breath.

Their muscles were taut, ready to strike at any moment. Now that their location had been exposed, they had no choice but to gamble and fight their way out before being surrounded by the enemy.

"Oh, is that so?"

The grass ninja narrowed his eyes, one hand already resting on the katana at his waist; a fierce battle was about to break out.

boom! boom! boom!

Just as tensions were rising, a series of deafening explosions suddenly rang out outside.

Everyone present looked out the window at the same time, and saw flames soaring into the sky in the center of Kusagakure, smoke and dust filling the air, and screams and roars echoing everywhere.

"Damn it, they're outside. Come with me!"

The grass ninja's expression changed drastically in an instant. He turned around and hurriedly left with several subordinates, no longer caring about Shikaku and the other two.

"call……"

The three of them, including Shikaku, breathed a sigh of relief, especially Choza, whose back was soaked with cold sweat.

"Have reinforcements from Konoha arrived? Great! We're saved!"

The three left the lounge, still shaken. In the hallway, Akimichi Choza whispered excitedly.

"Only a few hours have passed. How could reinforcements have arrived? It's probably that our colleagues who were imprisoned in Kusagakure have escaped and caused this riot."

After stating his speculation, Yamanaka Inoichi turned to Shikaku beside him and asked, "Shikaku, what do you think?"

"If they had that ability, they wouldn't have been taken down so easily in the first place."

Shikaku shook his head, looking certain, and said, "Inoichi, send out a distress signal. Chiba must have arrived."

After receiving solid evidence from Shikaku, Choza clicked his tongue and said, "This Chiba is really terrifying. He was able to get there in less than half a day from such a long distance, and he still had the energy to make such a big commotion."

“Yeah, I really don’t know how this guy trained. He’s probably a genius like Minato,” Shikaku chimed in.

The Grass Village was in complete chaos. The three of them left the hospital without any pretense and sent out a distress signal amidst the confusion.

Soon, countless paper figures flew to the location marked by the three of them, gathered in front of them, and transformed into the shape of Chiba.

"It's been a long time, my three seniors."

Chiba smiled and said that the three of them were a year older than him, so it wouldn't be wrong for them to call him "senior" in order to build rapport.

"Long time no see, Chiba. You must be coming alone. How should the three of us help you?"

Time was of the essence, and after greeting Chiba, Shikaku didn't have time to care about anything else, and went straight to the point.

"The three seniors should just go and rescue their other Konoha comrades and leave Kusagakure directly. Right now, everyone's attention is on me, and no one will notice you."

Chiba's arrival here was merely a paper clone; his true body was currently in the center of Kusagakure, constantly causing destruction using the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags.

Believe it or not, it was actually quite fun. Chiba made up his mind to teach Konan the Mutual Multiplication Explosion Tag Technique in the future. After all, Kakuzu is now one of his own, and he can't let Konan cause trouble for him again.

In short, supported by Chiba's abundant chakra, the explosive tags rained down like a storm, almost obliterating Kusagakure. No one had time to care about Shikaku and the others.

"So, the three of us don't have to do anything?"

The three of them looked at each other, all seeing the bewilderment in each other's eyes. Although they had all realized that Chiba was a powerful figure, they hadn't expected him to be this powerful.

"So, shall we just lie here and do that?"

The three exchanged glances, feeling a strange mix of joy at surviving a disaster and, more than anything, a sense of defeat.

During the Chunin Exams, everyone's strength was about the same. How come you've suddenly become so much stronger than us, just like Minato?!