Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

Three years.

Lu was already ten years old.

Lu Shi has grown tremendously in these three years.

[Current Skills: Shadow Imitation Technique (Modified), Substitution Technique (Modified), Sealing Technique (Modified), Sage Mode (Modified), Rasengan...]

These past few days, I've been relying on the editor.

Lu Shi finally created his own sealing technique and Sage Mode.

[Sealing Technique - Modified: Upon contact, a sealing operation will be performed; the host can choose the sealing state.]

Lu Shi created a large number of sealing techniques as templates and added them in, which eventually formed the current sealing techniques.

The effect is simple and direct.

When fighting with Shika, if you are touched or attacked by Shika, you will enter the sealing process.

Combined with the shadow, it's practically unsolvable.

To reduce chakra consumption, Shika made it into sections.

If sealing the opponent's chakra consumes too much chakra, then only seal a portion of it.

[Sage Mode: Autonomously absorbs natural energy to slowly replace chakra.]

Immortal Mode, Lu Shi directly edited it to permanent mode.

The downside compared to the original version is that it takes longer to take effect.

The advantage is that once the chakra is completely replaced by natural energy, one will have a permanent Sage Mode.

And as long as the natural energy doesn't disappear, the deer will continue to grow stronger.

Another hidden benefit is that Shika completely breaks away from the Otsutsuki system.

"Nara Shikatoki! Come out! I'm here to challenge you!" Uchiha Ri's voice rang out from outside the door.

Lu Shi tidied his clothes and went out the door.

"Come!"

Without hesitation, the two seemed to have planned it together.

Uchiha Riku instantly activated his Sharingan.

Just as they were about to start fighting, Minato appeared next to Shikatoki using a Body Flicker Technique. "Shikatoki! Something terrible has happened! The Fourth Shinobi World War has begun!"

"What?!"

When he saw the Nara deer, his pupils contracted.

Uchiha Riku was somewhat shocked, but quickly calmed down. "Let's finish today's battle first!"

"Sorry, Ri, I have something to attend to." Shikatoki's eyes turned serious, and the moment he made contact with Uchiha Ri, he activated the sealing technique, sealing Uchiha Ri's two-tomoe Sharingan directly.

Even though the chakra is still there, the Sharingan cannot be activated.

"You! How did you do that?" Uchiha Ri asked with a bitter expression.

"Sealing technique! You'll recover in a bit." After Mu Li finished speaking, "Minato! Let's go! Find Tsunade."

The two disappeared, leaving only Uchiha Ri, broken and alone in the wind.

The land of the Thousand Hands Clan.

Tsunade, her face serious, was deciding who from the Senju clan would go to the battlefield.

"Tsunade-neechan."

"What are you doing here? The situation is very dangerous lately. You should stay in the village!" Tsunade said sternly.

"Tsunade-nee, I heard that there's going to be another war," Shikatoki asked hesitantly.

Tsunade made no attempt to hide anything, saying, "My second grandfather has already led his men on the first trip, and all the clans are gathering their personnel, awaiting orders."

Lu Shi's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Which battlefield has Lord Tobirama gone to?!"

"We've gone to the vicinity of Kumogakure."

Upon hearing this news, Lu Shi felt a pang of bitterness.

So, it seems Tobirama Senju is going to be gone. To be honest, Shikatoki had a pretty good impression of Tobirama Senju.

Sure enough, not long after.

News of Tobirama Senju's death has arrived.

The position of Third Hokage was inherited by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Everything seemed particularly rushed.

There was not a moment of mourning for Tobirama Senju's death, and the Second Shinobi World War continued.

Sitting in the classroom, Shika suddenly understood why Orochimaru said that life is fragile.

Even someone as powerful as Tobirama Senju died.

"Everyone, we have a new student in our class today. Please come in."

After the teacher finished speaking, a girl with red hair walked in from the doorway.

"My name is Kushina Uzumaki. Nice to meet you all."

Kushina Uzumaki wrote her name on the blackboard.

The moment Minato saw Kushina, he felt a flutter in his heart.

"You see, her hair is red?!"

"Yes! Just like a tomato, it's really ugly!"

Hearing the mockery from his classmates, Lu Shi truly couldn't understand.

Although the Land of Whirlpools was almost destroyed, it still exists!

The Uzumaki clan is quite famous.

Where do these commoners get the courage to mock others? Didn't they see that the ninja clan didn't say anything?

"cough!"

Lu coughed once.

The entire classroom fell silent; this was the intimidating power of the Ninja Academy's little tyrant.

Seeing this, Shika gave Minato a wink.

Minato instantly understood what Shikato meant and quickly stood up to lead the applause, "Welcome Kushina-san."

The deer clapped along.

The others quickly clapped.

Kushina glanced at Minato Namikaze and then at Shikago Nara, finally giving the two their first impressions.

He's effeminate, a shill, but a good person.

At lunchtime, Kushina came to the two of them.

"Thank you for speaking up for me."

Minato smiled shyly, "It's nothing, we're all classmates, helping each other is only right."

"Let's go, let's go to your place together," Lu Shi said casually, yawning.

Kushina Uzumaki was taken aback. "Huh? To my house?"

Minato Namikaze stepped forward to explain, "Shikatoki is Lady Mito's apprentice and has been learning from Lady Mito."

Kushina suddenly realized, "So you're the person Tsunade was talking about."

The three of them headed towards the Thousand Hands Clan's territory together.

Before I even entered the door, I could hear arguing.

"Sister! I'm not a child anymore! Why won't you let me go?" Rope Tree's face was flushed, clearly very agitated.

Tsunade was utterly indifferent. "No means no! Do you even know what a battlefield is? Huh?! It's a place where people can die at any moment! Even someone as strong as my great-grandfather died on the battlefield, so who do you think you are?"

"I'm already a Chunin, so I should be ready to go to the battlefield."

"Chunin are just cannon fodder on the battlefield!" Tsunade said disdainfully.

"But……"

Before Nawaki could say anything more, Tsunade saw the three people walk in.

"Nawaki! You can go to the battlefield if you want. Of these three, besides Kushina, Minato, and Shikatoki, you can choose any one. If you win, I'll allow you to go!"

Tsunade's words caused Minato Namikaze and Shikatoki Nara to exchange a glance.

Rope Tree's eyes lit up.

He has been doing missions all these years and has met Minato and Shikata, but he hasn't had much contact with them.

In his opinion, it was absurd that a Chunin like him couldn't beat two people who hadn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy.

"Okay!" Without hesitation, Rope Tree agreed immediately.

A glint flashed in Tsunade's eyes.

Shikatoki and Minato walked up to Tsunade and asked softly, "Tsunade-neechan, how much force?"

Tsunade smiled cruelly, "Give him a death sentence! Let this brat see the difference in skill!"

The two nodded to indicate that they understood.

Especially when it comes to Shika, Tobirama Senju's death was something he couldn't prevent with his strength, but it would be good if he could prevent Nawaki's death.

The most direct way to stop it is to prevent Rope Tree from going to the battlefield and address the root cause of the problem.

The original Nawaki died a terrible death.

He was killed when he accidentally walked into an enemy-set explosive tag trap. When Rope Tree's body was discovered, his internal organs had already been removed.

It remains unknown who paid for it.

This also marked the beginning of Orochimaru's transformation. Witnessing the death of his disciple, he lamented the fragility of life and thus began researching forbidden techniques for immortality.

Therefore, the death of Nawaki affected many people.

"You choose, Minato or Shikatoki," Tsunade asked.

Nawaki glanced at the two and immediately gave up on Shikato. After all, Shikato was Mito's disciple, so his strength was definitely not weak. "I choose Minato."

"good!"

"Then get ready and listen to my commands."

The two were on high alert.

"start!"

At Tsunade's command, Minato threw out a trident-shaped kunai.

That's right! It's a kunai engraved with the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Because of Shikatoshi, Minato gained attention earlier and met Jiraiya earlier as well.

After becoming Jiraiya's apprentice, Jiraiya used his own mission quota to exchange for the Flying Thunder God Technique for Minato.

Thus, the Yellow Flash, who would later be renowned throughout the ninja world, has emerged from seclusion ahead of schedule!

That's why Tsunade was so certain that Minato would beat Nawaki.

Unsurprisingly.

Just as Nawaki dodged the kunai, Minato was already right in his face.

A blue ball appeared in his right hand, "Light Cyclone Popsicle Spinning Hair Jiraiya's Double-Style Ball!"

Upon hearing the name, Shikata's lips twitched slightly. "I already told you! It's called Rasengan! You bastard!"

The Rasengan grazed Nawaki's head and slammed into the wall.

The enormous impact shattered the entire wall, leaving behind a pile of ruins.

Rope Tree plopped down on the ground.

Minato smiled gently. "You flatter me, Nawaki-senpai. Um, I don't think I need to accompany you this time."

Tsunade nodded in satisfaction. "No need, you did a great job."

"That's not fair!" Rope Tree scrambled to his feet. "That was Second Grandfather's Flying Thunder God Technique, a forbidden technique! I wasn't even ready, I hadn't even used it yet!"

"No one will wait for you to be ready on the battlefield! You also don't know if the enemy has any forbidden techniques! Life and death are often decided in an instant!" Tsunade admonished.

Rope Tree was still unconvinced, "I want to fight Deer Toki!"

Tsunade smiled. "Alright! I'll give you another chance."

"OK!"

Rope Tree stared intently at the deer.

The deer's posture was very casual, even lazy.

"Tsunade-neechan, do you really have to go this far?"

"Stop talking nonsense, just do as I say."

Tsunade had anticipated that Nawaki wouldn't accept this, and had already given Shikatoki a death order.

"Okay, okay."

"start!"

This time, when Rope Tree charged towards the deer without hesitation, it was ready to strike first.

The deer stood still.

The moment the two sides made contact.

The sealing technique is activated.

"Wow! As expected of the Senju clan, they have so much chakra. If I hadn't converted some natural energy, I might not have succeeded." Shikatoki said.

But the sealing technique has already been completed.

Rope Tree took a big step back, looked at himself in horror, and then at Deer.

"I... I've lost my chakra? No, I can't mobilize it?! Why?!"

"It's sealed away." Shikamaru said calmly. "I learned sealing techniques from Grandma Mito, didn't you already know that?"

"What kind of sealing technique is this! Release it right now!" Rope Tree shouted.

Shika pointed at Tsunade, "Find your sister."

Nawaki looked at Tsunade.

"It was I who had Shikatoki seal your chakra to prevent you from sneaking off to the battlefield. If you want to break the seal, you'll have to figure it out yourself. As it stands, you can't beat either Minato or Shikatoki. That's the end of the matter of going to the battlefield."

After Tsunade finished speaking, she gave Shikatoki and Minato a "good job" look and left.

Rope Tree lay on the ground, withdrawn into itself.

Kushina Uzumaki watched the entire battle and, for the first time, had a direct understanding of the strength of her peers.

"You two are really strong."

Minato blushed a little after being praised by Kushina, "It's alright, I still have a long way to go."

Lu Shi was much more direct: "That's right, I didn't even use my full strength."