Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

Swish!

A flash of light swept past, and the fierce Vajra statue surrounding the abbot had a thin line appear on its face. After slipping off its proper place, it collapsed.

Facing the blade of the sword pointed at him by Izumi Kawa, the abbot clasped his hands together, slowly closed his eyes, and slowly uttered a few words.

"I lost!"

The monks behind were immediately taken aback, clutching their heads in disbelief and even crying out in sorrow.

"Impossible! How could this be? The host actually lost!"

"The invaders are incredibly powerful! Quick! Go and get the Konoha ninja!"

No sooner had the monk finished speaking than a flash of light swept past him, instantly slicing through his clothes and revealing his muscular body.

This threatening attack caused the other person's legs to tremble, and they knelt on the ground, screaming uncontrollably.

"Oni Samurai, Oni Samurai!"

The monk seemed to have lost his mind, scrambling and crawling as he tried to escape, causing panic among the other monks who disregarded everyone else.

Izumi ignored the farce unfolding over there; he had no interest in killing, so he simply pointed the knife at the abbot and slowly said, "Give it to me!"

The head priest of the Fire Temple sighed softly, then took out the scroll from his sleeve and handed it to the other party.

The monks behind him, though unwilling, were powerless to stop it and could only watch helplessly as the secret technique of the Fire Temple, the "Talent of the Immortals," fell into the hands of the other side.

Sheathing his katana, Izumikawa opened the scroll and quickly scanned it. Combining this with the route he had obtained while spying on the other party, he found nothing amiss.

He put it away directly, and without a second thought, turned around and headed towards the gate of the Fire Temple under the watchful eyes of many monks.

Only then did they realize that there was another person waiting outside, and the lively thoughts of some monks were immediately extinguished.

"Did you get it?"

"Um!"

The question and answer were brief and to the point. Yekura only glanced at the monks of the Fire Temple inside the gate before turning around and following Izumi's retreating figure.

……

The next day, Konoha.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was smoking a cigarette with a furrowed brow as he looked at the intelligence report in his hand. Finally, he let out a deep sigh.

"These are truly turbulent times. I never imagined that even the Fire Temple, nestled in a remote corner, would be attacked."

"That supposedly impregnable defense, which prevented ninjas from even setting foot in the Fire Temple, has now been breached by just two people."

Konoha is currently unable to spare any manpower to handle this matter, as the four fronts have already drawn up most of Konoha's personnel.

Even genin who had graduated hastily were being sent to the battlefield; Konoha was truly nearing its limit.

"Who should we send?"

The Third Hokage pondered with a slight headache; Konoha had no choice but to intervene in the matter of the Fire Temple.

However, according to intelligence, the intruder known as the "Demon Warrior" was extremely powerful and even defeated the head priest of the Fire Temple.

The opponent's strength should not be underestimated. And who else in the ninja village possesses this kind of strength?

Orochimaru and Danzo fought against Kirigakure in the Land of Rivers, Jiraiya and Minato fought against Kumogakure on the border, and Tsunade and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio fought against Sunagakure and Iwagakure in the Land of Rain.

There are simply not enough people left in the village to send out.

"If all else fails, let's send Minato instead!"

"At this point, only his speed allows him to investigate at the same time without delaying his return. Moreover, Jiraiya is also on the Cloud Village side, so it shouldn't be a problem."

He then rejected the idea, as the Cloud Ninja were watching him closely, and the newly appointed Fourth Raikage was no pushover either; he still couldn't make a move.

As for Tsunade, forget it. They can't do without her as a medical ninja. The Sand Village also needs her to detoxify them.

After much deliberation, the Third Hokage ultimately chose Danzo, who, having lost an eye and an arm on the battlefield, was of little use there.

The failure of the Mist Ninja Plan has led to a contraction of the battle lines; having Orochimaru overseeing the situation is sufficient.

"Recall Danzo and send people to investigate the Fire Temple first. I will make further arrangements later."

The third generation delivered the order, went to the dark side of the house, received the document, and then disappeared instantly.

Only the third generation remained, constantly smoking and exhaling smoke in the room, continuing to process various documents and act according to the situation of the battle.

Everyone is starting to give out, and now it's just a matter of seeing who falls first. Konoha, on the other hand, can grit its teeth and hold on for a while longer.

……

In the heart of the Land of Fire, within a forest, beneath a cascading waterfall.

Having returned to his normal attire, Izumi is now sitting shirtless under the waterfall, enduring the impact of the water flow.

Every now and then, you can see it emitting golden or red light, causing the rocks washed down from the waterfall to be knocked away.

The secret technique of the Fire Temple, the so-called "Talent of the Immortal Clan," is a kind of chakra nature transformation that allows one to condense a Dharma Image.

This Dharma form can be used for both attack and defense, somewhat resembling Susanoo, but it requires a large amount of chakra to support it.

According to Izumi's speculation, it is highly likely that Ashura and Indra fought each other in the anime's original content, and someone witnessed the imitation and left behind the legacy.

The Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara and the Wrathful Vajra are the forms manifested by Wood Release, while the condensed chakra is Susanoo.

These two were regarded as deities and worshipped, which eventually led to the existence of the Temple of Fire.

Of course, this is just his speculation, and the truth remains unknown.

However, this so-called "talent of the immortal race" just makes up for his lack of chakra usage, such as covering his bones with chakra to form an effective attack.

Secondly, in his view, the so-called bloodline limit is simply the culmination of a certain ninjutsu, which has become instinctive and is engraved in one's bloodline.

This naturally awakened bloodline allows one to easily use powers that would otherwise require a long period of training to master.

thump!

Izumi River, who had been training under the waterfall, finally succumbed to the pressure and fell into the pool below.

The constant use of the White Eye and the Immortal Clan's talents to defend against the flowing rocks in the water consumed a great deal of energy, but the gains were naturally substantial as well.

【optimization】!

Underwater, as Izumi optimized himself, he burst out of the water and landed on the ground next to him.

Water droplets slid down, revealing a strong, muscular body, as enviable as a stone sculpture.

Ye Cang glanced at the man, then threw the clothes at him without any mercy.

Izumi grabbed the robe and put it on, tying it simply around his waist, exposing most of his chest.

"Those guys shouldn't be able to find us for the time being, so we can take a break now."

"At that time, we'll gather some information about the Land of Grass before deciding whether to go."

"After all, that's a battlefield. If anything changes, it will be hard to avoid being searched."

Ye Cang gave a soft "hmm". She had gotten used to living in the open during this period of time. Could things be any worse than in the desert?