Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 136 "Azure Iron Fist" Debuts

After returning to the command post with Jiraiya, Aoba was officially settled in the Iwagakure front.

As the youngest Jonin in Konoha, and with the astonishing feat of single-handedly destroying an entire stronghold, Aoba's arrival naturally attracted considerable attention.

After all, young people are often arrogant and impetuous. Many young ninjas become a little overconfident after achieving certain accomplishments or learning a powerful ninjutsu. It's just a matter of degree.

Then reality hits you hard, and after a few repetitions, you become a "reliable" ninja with rich "experience".

However, in the subsequent high-level operational meetings, Aoba's performance surprised many seasoned veterans who were ready to laugh at his "genius" performance.

He doesn't vie for power or claim credit. Even when discussing tactical arrangements, he's basically a quiet listener. He rarely speaks unless Jiraiya specifically asks him.

Aoba was very self-aware.

The title of Jonin requires not only strong personal combat skills, but also rich practical experience, the ability to lead a team independently, and a strategic vision to make correct decisions in a rapidly changing and complex battlefield.

He was promoted to Jonin purely through his powerful fighting skills and the political considerations of the Third Hokage.

In one-on-one duels or small-scale team battles, he is second to none. But if you really ask him to command hundreds of people in positional warfare or to set up defensive lines, that would be playing with other people's lives.

If it weren't for the fact that he was a time traveler who knew all sorts of information and plot developments in advance, he might not have been able to outmaneuver these old foxes who had spent half their lives fighting on the battlefield.

Therefore, Aoba adopted a very humble attitude.

The idea that a time traveler is an all-rounder, capable of commanding troops and strategizing, and also skilled in scientific research and developing cutting-edge technology, is utter nonsense.

At least he wasn't like that; his talent leaned more towards scientific research, but he couldn't be as pure as Orochimaru.

It belongs to the war eagles of the scientific research community.

Fortunately, with the auxiliary chip, even if he can't become an excellent commander, he can still become a tactical expert.

Whenever he had free time, he would run to Jiraiya's command tent and humbly ask him how to read maps, how to deploy tactics, and how to understand the enemy commander's psychology.

It must be said that although Jiraiya usually seems carefree and even has a bad habit of peeping into women's bathhouses, he is quite reliable when it comes to serious matters.

His tactical insight is extremely sharp; he can often deduce Iwagakure's next move from seemingly insignificant intelligence.

Jiraiya's guidance was not a straightforward explanation, but rather a guidance of thinking.

His teaching ability is simply unparalleled; no wonder he was able to train two Hokage, the Fourth and Seventh.

Let's not even mention Minato. He was naturally gifted, and with Jiraiya's guidance, he broke through Kamui in just one round against Obito.

Aoba had met Naruto from another timeline, and without Jiraiya's three years of instruction, it would have been questionable whether he could have defeated Pain.

Of course, the front line is not a ninja academy, so there isn't much time for Aoba to learn slowly.

Given Aoba's extremely rare ability to fly, Jiraiya assigned him the most suitable role: a rescue team.

To put it simply, they are firefighters.

Wherever the defenses were strained, wherever a distress signal was issued, Aoba would fly over to provide support.

Then we reviewed the situation after we got back.

Jiraiya recounted to Aoba how the previous rescue of Kenta's team was entirely based on numerical superiority.

If Aoba encounters a ninja who is also proficient in wide-range ninjutsu, has more chakra, and whose elemental advantage is countered by his, then Aoba's advantage will be completely lost.

At that moment, Aoba thought of Kisame. He really couldn't beat Kisame in his prime.

Fighting is about achieving victory, so is there a better way to achieve the same goal with the least amount of chakra and in the shortest amount of time?

Jiraiya cited Minato as an example of this, and Minato was the one he had seen who best implemented this principle.

The killing efficiency is off the charts.

Aoba knew that Minato was the MVP of the Third Shinobi World War.

In the days that followed, a figure treading on yellow sand could often be seen whizzing past over the Land of Grass.

With his ability to fly regardless of terrain, Aoba always manages to arrive on the battlefield at the most critical moment.

A massive sand shield blocked a deadly ninjutsu, followed by a sky full of yellow sand that transformed into the Grim Reaper's scythe, mercilessly annihilating the Iwagakure ninjas who attempted to break through the defenses.

Once, twice, three times —

In just half a month, Aoba saved dozens of Konoha squads that were in dire straits and single-handedly helped Jiraiya stabilize several critical defense zones that were on the verge of collapse.

As the number of rescues increased, Aoba's reputation spread rapidly across the Iwagakure front.

Meanwhile, the title "Konoha Sand Wall" is becoming increasingly popular on the front lines of Iwagakure.

"Look! It's Konoha's Sandwall-sama coming to our rescue!"

"Lord Sandwall is mighty!"

"Damn it, that Konoha Sandwall is here! Brothers, retreat!"

Every time she heard those four words, Qingye's lips would twitch uncontrollably.

He expressed his helplessness and even felt like hitting someone.

You're the idiots! Your whole family are idiots!

However, putting aside this unpleasant title, Aoba was actually very happy to do the job of a firefighter.

Because this would allow him to come into contact with all sorts of different enemies.

This increases his practical experience, something that a simple simulation of a chip cannot achieve.

In addition, his stockpile of Earth Release ninjutsu is gradually increasing. Whenever he sees an Earth Release ninjutsu that interests him, he will capture it alive and then use mind reading to obtain the ninjutsu memory. As a result, Aoba has gained a deeper understanding of the use of Earth Release.

Of course, not every memory reading will be successful. Some Iwagakure ninja have seals inside their brains to prevent the leakage of ninjutsu.

Although Iwagakure is famous for its Earth Release techniques, it also has its own unique bloodline limit.

For example, Explosion Release.

Soon during a rescue operation, he encountered a Hidden Stone Village team led by a Explosion Release ninja.

After the battle, Aoba looked at the blood sample in the test tube in his hand, which was shimmering with peculiar chakra fluctuations, and nodded in satisfaction.

Of course, Aoba wasn't the only support unit; Jiraiya himself was also a permanent member.

However, one of them surprised him somewhat.

That's Matt Day.

This genin, who was almost unknown in the original timeline and only briefly appeared at the end to protect his son by opening the Eight Gates and killing the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, is now gradually gaining fame on the battlefield of Iwagakure.

Of course, Mitchell, who was first here, did not adapt well.

Although Might Guy was specially promoted to Special Jonin by the Hokage, his resume mainly consists of D-rank and C-rank missions, with very few team missions and zero experience in high-level missions.

And all he knows is hand-to-hand combat!

If it weren't for the fact that Might Guy was quite old and still bore the surname Might, they would have all assumed he was a member of the Hokage's clan.

Might Day's performance at the beginning was indeed unsatisfactory.

Pure taijutsu ninjas are rather useless on the battlefield where ninjutsu teamwork is crucial; their limitations are too obvious.

Once you open the third gate, you barely have the combat power of a special Jonin, but that's limited to taijutsu. You don't have ranged attacks or wide-range ninjutsu, and you need to catch your breath for a long time after a fight.

If he could open five or even six gates, he would indeed be very strong, basically posing a threat to an Iwagakure squad. Well, just a threat, because Might Guy's attack pattern is too simple and too easy for opponents to see through.

Iwagakure is particularly adept at dealing with this type of ninja.

Once the enemy has information about Might Guy, they can devise targeted tactics to trap him with ninjutsu, rendering him useless. Even if you open the Eight Gates, it won't help, as he won't fight you head-on and will need his teammates to rescue him.

Guess how the Third Raikage died?

The more important problem is that he was ruined after opening the seven gates. His muscles were torn and his meridians were damaged. His teammates had to carry him back for treatment, and he had to lie in bed for several days to recover.

As for opening the eighth gate, the Hokage personally ordered that Might Guy be prohibited from opening the eighth gate unless absolutely necessary!

This combat style, with its extremely obvious advantages and disadvantages, leaves many squad leaders unsure how to use him.

This situation persisted until a later encounter.

Might Guy's squad was extremely unlucky to run into Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure, while on a reconnaissance mission!

Faced with that monster covered in red steam armor, charging around like a humanoid tailed beast, ordinary ninjutsu couldn't even break through its defenses.

Just as the entire squad was about to be wiped out, Matt Day stepped forward.

Without the slightest hesitation, he directly opened the seventh gate of the Eight Gates Formation, the Gate of Shock!

In that battle, Might Guy's sweat evaporated into a raging blue steam as he used speed and strength beyond human limits to hold off this "steam ninja".

Even when Han entered a half-tailed beast state, he was still completely suppressed by Might Guy, who had opened the Seventh Gate!

Of course, the suppression was only temporary, but it successfully bought precious time for Jiraiya's rescue, and finally they managed to defeat the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

Although after the fight, Might Guy still had multiple broken bones and was barely alive.

After this battle, everyone understood the true purpose of Matt Day.

With proper tactical arrangements, one Might Guy, along with a six-person squad, is enough to keep an enemy Jinchuriki pinned down!

This deal is incredibly worthwhile!

The subsequent battles successfully validated the correctness of the tactics. The rescue team, led by Might Guy, not only successfully blocked the Jinchuriki's attack, but also, with the help of the sealing team, almost sealed the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, and successfully stabilized the Iwagakure defense line.

When the news reached Onoki, he was so angry that he twisted his back again.

Might Guy rose to fame after this battle, earning the title "Blue Iron Fist".

Of course, this title was mostly given by our own people and did not gain the recognition of the enemy.

However, this made Aoba a little envious; this was what a real title should be!

What the hell is that?

Compared to Aoba and Might Guy, Minato Namikaze is the coolest guy in the ninja world right now!

The name "Yellow Flash" has become known throughout the entire ninja world.