Naruto: From Kushina Uzumaki onwards, a traitor

The three Iwa ninjas grew increasingly frustrated as the fight progressed, initially thinking they had encountered a weakling.

But how come this weakling is getting stronger the more we fight him?

The battle between the two sides seemed to have reached a stalemate.

However, Kakashi's state can only be maintained for a very short time.

After Kakashi dodged several shuriken, he suddenly came to his senses.

The intense feeling of suffocation caused Kakashi to collapse to the ground instantly, his eyes rolling back as he was about to faint.

Three Iwa ninja wanted to seize this opportunity to kill Kakashi, but Chiba, who was perched on the tree trunk, moved.

Chiyu used the Body Flicker Technique to instantly appear in front of Kakashi.

Upon seeing the sudden appearance of Chiba, the three Iwa ninjas were very cautious and did not make any rash moves.

Chiyu ripped off Kakashi's mask. Just as Kakashi was about to take a deep breath, Chiyu immediately grabbed Kakashi's chin.

"Don't breathe heavily, or you'll faint immediately. Breathe slowly and feel the oxygen entering your heart and lungs."

After saying that, Chiba released Kakashi's jaw.

Kakashi kept his mouth tightly shut and breathed through his nose, afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would be unable to help but gasp for air.

Chiyu looked at the three Iwa ninjas, drew her ninja sword, and used the Body Flicker Technique to slit their throats one by one, killing them instantly.

If those three Iwa ninja were too strong, Chiba wouldn't have let Kakashi go alone.

Otherwise, if Kakashi can't even put up a fight, then the training won't be effective.

After dealing with the three Iwa ninja, Chiba sheathed her ninja sword and squatted down next to Kakashi.

Kakashi's breathing is gradually stabilizing.

After holding his breath for so long, Kakashi could finally breathe normally again, and he had never felt so comfortable before.

"How was it? Did you really enjoy that feeling?"

Kakashi was about to speak when he suddenly felt nauseous, sat up abruptly, and vomited violently, his hands on the ground.

Chapter 100 The Beginning of Sakumo Hatake

Kakashi propped himself up on the ground and vomited until there was nothing left to vomit before he stopped.

Kakashi rolled over to get away from his vomit and lay down on the ground.

Qianyu just asked him if he had really felt that sensation.

Kakashi replied, "I felt it. It was like drinking a cup of hot water on a cold winter day. The warmth filled my whole body. For a moment, I felt full of power, but that power disappeared instantly, as if it had never existed. I don't know if it was just my imagination."

Qianyu crossed her arms and leaned against the tree, nodding and saying, "This is not an illusion. That is the feeling of the blood absorbing oxygen to strengthen the body. Remember this feeling well. Consciously breathe for a long time, and oxygen will spread to every cell in your body. This can improve your self-healing ability, stabilize your mind, and invigorate your spirit."

This is just the beginning. Once you master total concentration breathing, there's also total concentration breathing in constant mode, which means maintaining total concentration breathing at all times.

Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief: "I will do my best, Chiba-sensei."

After resting for a while, Kakashi put on his mask.

Kakashi thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of being filled with power he had just experienced.

If you can maintain this level, you will definitely become stronger.

Chiba and Kakashi continued their activities within the Land of Grass.

...

Seven months later.

This is the second year now.

Kakashi, who was taking a break during his training, asked in confusion, "Chiba-sensei, what are you looking for?"

Kakashi looked at Chiba with a puzzled expression as she drew an X on the map.

Every time Chiyu arrived at a place, she would mark an X on the map. Kakashi guessed that Chiyu might be looking for something, but he didn't ask any further questions.

Kakashi also thought that Chiba must be doing some kind of mission.

Asking about the mission details abruptly is a major taboo for ninjas.

But after so much time has passed, Kakashi has realized that Chiba might not actually be on a mission, so he asked her about it today.

After putting the map away, Qianyu said, "I'm looking for someone."

Kakashi asked curiously, "Is it a mission? It shouldn't be, right?"

Over the course of more than six months, Kakashi had also figured out Chiba's temperament.

For example, in battle situations, Chiba becomes extremely serious, but under normal circumstances, she is quite easygoing.

Qianyu shook her head and said, "It's not a mission, I just want to find her."

Kakashi suddenly became a bit gossipy: "Is this person very important to Chiba-sensei?"

"Well, it's very important."

Seeing Kakashi's gossipy gaze, Chiyu twitched the corner of her mouth: "Alright, stop asking. Whether we can find it or not is still a question. Let's go back to the Konoha camp first."

Qianyu is also feeling helpless right now.

It's been seven months, and he and Kakashi have almost searched the entire Land of Grass, except for the Iwagakure base.

But let alone red hair, there isn't even a woman with red hair like hers.

On the contrary, during this time, Chiba and Kakashi found many hidden strongholds of Iwa ninja.

After these hidden strongholds were reported to Sakumo Hatake via summoning beasts, Sakumo Hatake immediately dispatched men to eliminate them.

The Iwa ninja were also extremely puzzled. Most of these strongholds were hidden underground, so how did the Konoha ninjas seem to have X-ray vision and find them all?

These strongholds were found thanks to Chiba's Observation Haki.

Hiding underground is completely useless against the perception of Observation Haki.

Kakashi truly deserves the title of genius.

Kakashi has now mastered Total Concentration Breathing, and his mask is now a plain mask.

By using the breathing technique of Lightning Breathing, Kakashi has truly mastered all six forms of Lightning Breathing.

Kakashi's strength is steadily improving amidst intense battles.

However, Kakashi was unable to successfully unleash the Seventh Form: Fire and Thunder God.

Kakashi continued his training and tried to unleash the Fire and Thunder God Technique once more, but he failed again.

Kakashi walked up to Chiba somewhat dejectedly and asked in confusion, "Chiba-sensei, I succeeded in the first six forms, so why can't I perform the last one? I was able to perform it smoothly even before I mastered Total Concentration Breathing."

Qianyu explained, "The seventh form is a unique technique created by combining other sword forms. You were able to use it before because you were only using an empty shell."

Now that you've mastered the breathing technique, you should be well aware of the power of Thunder Breathing when combined with it.

Thunder Breathing with a corresponding breathing technique and Thunder Breathing without a corresponding breathing technique are completely different concepts.

The reason you can't successfully use the seventh form is that you haven't mastered the first six forms yet. Once you have mastered the first six forms, you will naturally be able to successfully use the seventh form: Fire and Thunder God.

Also, don't keep focusing on the Seventh Form: Fire and Thunder God. What you need to master first is Total Concentration Breathing: Normal.

When you use breathing techniques, your eyes can keep up with your own speed, but when you don't use breathing techniques, you can't see clearly at all. Only by mastering total concentration breathing can you normalize your dynamic vision.

After you learn that, I can teach you an even faster version of Thunder Flash - Divine Speed, but that's only possible after you've mastered Total Concentration - Normal Speed.

"Yes, I will immediately begin practicing Total Concentration Breathing - Constant Central."

Kakashi took out a rubber ball and poked a small hole in it.

Chiyu's idea was to have Kakashi blow up the rubber ball, and then gradually work his way up until Kakashi mastered Total Concentration Breathing.

With Kakashi by her side, Chiyu and Kakashi trained as they made their way to the Konoha headquarters.

Two days later, Chiba and Kakashi returned to the Konoha camp.

At this moment, Sakumo Hatake was having a meeting with several Jonin.

Because Chiba was also a Jonin and a disciple of Orochimaru, and had an outstanding record in the Land of Hot Water, he was fully qualified to have a meeting with them, so Hatake Sakumo let Chiba in.

However, Kakashi didn't come in; he wasn't qualified to participate in the meeting.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Hatake Sakumo and Chiba continued their meeting.

As she listened to the contents of their meeting, a glint of light flashed in Qianyu's eyes.

I didn't expect to come back so conveniently; it seems like it's about to begin.

The meeting that Hatake Sakumo was holding was about intelligence that had come from Konoha.

Important figures from Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure secretly met.

Each of the three ninjas received a scroll and headed towards their respective ninja villages.

Konoha's high command speculated that the scroll's contents were likely a plan for the future strategies of the three major ninja villages: Iwa, Kumo, and Kirigakure.

The scroll belonging to the Cloud Ninja was not successfully intercepted in the Land of Hot Water.

The scrolls sent by the Mist Ninja also failed to be intercepted.

Therefore, this task fell to Sakumo Hatake, who was ordered to intercept the Iwa ninja's scroll in the Land of Grass.

Sakumo Hatake is selecting the personnel to carry out this mission, and he will personally lead the team.

Chapter 101 The Incident Occurs

Chiba overheard the meeting between Hatake Sakumo and the other Jonin and guessed that this mission was to trigger Hatake Sakumo's suicide.

As the leader of the Konoha ninja of the Land of Grass, Sakumo Hatake's duty was to arrange troops and oversee the overall situation.

In the stable situation of the Land of Grass, there is no need for Sakumo Hatake to personally lead the mission.

Now that the team intercepting the scroll from the Iwa ninja is being led by Sakumo Hatake himself, it's highly likely that this is the mission.