Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Asma looked at the crumpled leaves in his hand and scratched his head in frustration.

Shinku grabbed Asuma's hand and covered his palm with her own.

"Take a good look at it."

Then, with a "plop," Asuma's palm was instantly cut open, and blood spurted out immediately.

hiss~

Asuma gasped in shock and immediately sought treatment from Aoba.

"Quick, quick! There's so much blood!"

The same scene played out more than once, leading Asuma to wonder if he was becoming anemic.

He felt like he had lost enough blood to take a shower.

Of course, the effect of doing this is also very good. Don't underestimate the bond of physical strength; your proficiency will increase rapidly.

……

Beside a waterfall somewhere.

Asuma knelt on the ground, panting, the kunai in his hand gleaming with a faint blue light.

"Wind Release: Gale Palm!"

He suddenly swung his palm, and a strong gust of air mixed with wind blades roared out, cutting a brief gap in the water in front of him.

"Not bad, the power is decent."

Aoba stood opposite him, hands in her pockets, without even flinching.

The wind blade, powerful enough to cut through the wooden stake, was blocked by a rising sand wall half a meter away from Qingye.

puff.

The wind blades struck the sand wall, leaving only a few shallow marks.

"Again!"

Asma gritted his teeth and formed a hand seal.

"Fire Release: Ash Pile Burn!"

This is a B-rank ninjutsu he recently learned, and it is also one of the signature ninjutsu of the Sarutobi clan.

A cloud of hot soot spewed from his mouth, instantly engulfing the area where Aoba was.

"burst!"

Asma gritted his teeth and ignited the cigarette ash.

boom!

The violent explosion created a shockwave, and the surrounding trees were blown about.

"Did it work?" Hong asked nervously from the side.

The smoke and dust cleared.

A round sand ball stood quietly in place, its structure intact except for some charring on the surface.

The sand sphere slowly opened, revealing unharmed green leaves inside.

"The power is acceptable."

Aoba commented, "The explosion's range is too wide, making it unsuitable for single-target attacks. It's less of a threat to me than the Wind Blade Kunai."

Asma lay sprawled on the ground, panting heavily, looking utterly hopeless.

"I'm not fighting anymore! I'm not fighting anymore! That's too much of a cheat!"

Over the past month, he felt that he had become much stronger. His chakra reserves had increased, he had mastered nature transformation, and he was even able to use two new ninjutsu skillfully.

He thought that by destroying Aoba's shadow clone, he could finally rise to prominence, but he was still completely helpless against Aoba's sand.

His ninjutsu felt like it was testing its power on him.

Asuma's defenses were immediately breached.

On the other side, Kurenai and Shinku are engaged in a physical combat. Compared to the previous stage, she can now calmly deal with the blade cutting through her skin.

……

Another ten days passed.

The group finally arrived at the Land of Honey.

The Land of Honey is a small country, so small that it's hard to find on a map of the ninja world.

But countries with the word "honey" in their names still have their own unique characteristics.

Upon entering the land of honey, it feels like entering a sea of ​​flowers, with a faint floral fragrance permeating the air and busy bees everywhere.

Having successfully entered the capital, the Crimson Squad arrived at the designated procurement point and made contact with the local chamber of commerce.

The procurement list contains a large quantity of medicinal herbs and food ingredients, and the chamber of commerce indicated that it would take three days to arrange and pack the goods.

"Three days of free time."

Shinku announced.

Hong and Asuma immediately cheered. Their first thought was to find a hot spring, take a nice bath, and then get a good night's sleep. Who knows how they got through the past month or so?

As for Aoba, he had his own plans, but before leaving, he still said goodbye to Yuhi Shinku.

"The Shuzaki family? That family that's said to be able to summon giant lizards?"

"right."

Aoba nodded. "After Gosaku Kusaki died, that family declined. I want to see if I can find the séance scroll."

Are you confident?

"Let's try our luck; after all, it's a legend from before the Warring States period."

Aoba did not hide the purpose of his visit, "There is too little information. I had to go through a lot of ancient books to deduce that the last settlement of the Shouzaki clan was here."

After a moment of contemplation, Zhen Hong did not stop Qing Ye's actions, but instead asked a question.

"Do you need support?"

"No need, it's easier for me to move around alone."

Shinku knew Aoba's strength and wasn't worried about his safety.

"Okay, I approve the operation. Be careful on the road."

"Yes, Ms. Shinku."

Aoba nodded, then formed a hand seal and vanished from the spot in an instant.

……

After leaving the town, Aoba did not rush on his way.

He found a deserted grove of trees, and after confirming that no one was watching him, he took off his headband and transformed into an ordinary wandering ninja.

Because what he was about to do was not something honorable, and wearing the Konoha headband was just asking for trouble.

Aoba unleashed a burst of chakra beneath his feet, his figure swiftly traversing the forest.

They quickly found their target: an old woodcutter.

Older people like this know a lot, so Aoba didn't have time to ask questions slowly and directly knocked him down with an illusion.

Then, the [Mind Reading Technique] was used to read the old man's memories.

With the help of the chip, Aoba doesn't need to read all of the old man's memories; he only needs to identify the key information to extract the relevant memories.

It's somewhat similar to the search engines on the Internet in my previous life.

"no."

After a moment, Qingye lowered her hand, feeling no disappointment, and not expecting to find a clue on the first try.

Although living a long life means knowing more, it's still limited; after all, we're just ordinary people.

He helped the old man up and leaned him against the tree trunk, then took out a wad of cash from his pocket and put it into the old man's arms as a consultation fee.

Blue light flashed in Aoba's eyes, and a topographical map of the Honey Country unfolded before him, then was divided into several regions.

If there are no clues in this area, move on to the next one.

Since there's a theatrical version, there's no reason why there shouldn't be an original storyline, especially since Aoba did find information about the Shuzaki lizard.

Like the legend of the Sage of Six Paths, the glory of the Shuzaki family also exists in the past and has become a legend.

Fortunately, perseverance paid off, and in the sixth area, Aoba finally found information about the Ghost Castle.

The ghost castle wasn't as famous as it became later; now it's called Shusaki Castle.

Aoba slapped his forehead and cursed himself inwardly, realizing he had made a mistake based on empiricism.

In the anime, Naruto was already more than ten years later.

At this time, the name of the ghost castle had not yet spread; it was only mentioned by the villagers in the vicinity.

Although it took a lot of effort, we finally found it.

He took out the money and put it into the villager's arms, while Qingye walked towards a mountain hollow based on the villager's memory.

As they went deeper, the surrounding fog became increasingly thick.

……