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Chapter 50 Further Enhancement of Strength

A week after Gato was killed, the bridge connecting the Land of Waves to the mainland was finally completed.

From then on, the Land of Waves could trade with towns on the mainland without any further obstacles.

"Goodbye, Brother Kawa! You must come visit Konoha sometime! I'll treat you to ramen, it's super delicious!"

On the bridge, Naruto waved and shouted to Li Chuan before leaving.

With the bridge completed, Kakashi's team's mission was considered fully accomplished, and it was time to return to Konoha.

"If you need to go to the capital for your next mission, please let me know in advance, and I will treat you well."

Li Chuan smiled and replied, holding his Zen staff.

He has no immediate plans to leave the Land of Waves, because it would be difficult for Matsukawa alone to completely take over Kado's shipping company; he would need Matsukawa to secretly remove some obstacles.

However, what he told Kakashi and the others was that Matsukawa planned to establish an orphanage in the Land of Waves to take in those poor orphans, and he wanted to stay and help.

This was indeed one of the reasons he stayed, as he still needed to take the time to teach the orphans some basic chakra refining techniques and ninja knowledge.

"Alright, let's hurry back to the village. To celebrate completing the mission, Iruka-sensei will treat me to ramen."

On the way back, Naruto was clearly in a very good mood.

And Sakura over there is the same.

"Hey Sasuke, how about we go on a date when we get back to the village?"

"No, I refuse!"

Sasuke put his hands behind his head and replied without hesitation.

After returning home, he will continue to train harder to improve himself. After witnessing the skills of powerful ninjas like Kakashi, Zabuza, and Kawa, he felt even more that he was still far from being able to take revenge.

As Kakashi walked beside them, he looked at his three disciples with a face full of satisfaction, but he couldn't help but think of the Fire Temple ninja monk named "Kawa".

Based on his years of experience, he knew that Kawa's identity was not as simple as the ninja monk of the Fire Temple on the surface; he was not as easy to fool as Sakura.

From his observations over this period, he had come to realize that Matsukawa was not Kawa's friend at all. The humility that Matsukawa showed upon seeing Kawa was something only a servant would exhibit when meeting his master.

However, he didn't think Chuan was a bad person. Judging from all the things he did, he was definitely a kind and good person, but he might be hiding another identity.

Meanwhile, after Kakashi's Team 7 left, Li Chuan, along with Zabuza and Haku, also began their planned operation in cooperation with Matsukawa.

In less than three days, Kado's group completely collapsed and was absorbed by Li Chuan's caravan, skin and bones. Then, using Kado's group's vast funds, they began to rebuild the towns of the Land of Waves.

All the closed shops in the town were bought back at high prices, and then reopened under the Chuanji logo.

Large quantities of supplies were transported from the bustling towns of the mainland by Li Chuan's caravan and then continuously shipped into the Land of Waves.

Those young and middle-aged men who were originally unemployed and had signs hanging on the street were recruited into Chuanji's caravans, shops, and various construction sites.

With income, impoverished families no longer had to go hungry and could buy all kinds of food and daily necessities at Chuan Kee's shop. The money they spent went back into Chuan Kee's pocket.

The towns of the Land of Waves are changing every day because of Kawaki's existence, and almost everyone's life is closely connected with Kawaki.

The children, who were originally homeless and emaciated, were all put into the orphanage. They were well-fed and warmly clothed, and teachers that Li Chuan invited from the mainland taught them basic culture and knowledge.

More than a month later, there were about ten days left before Li Chuan returned to the main world.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

Li Chuan formed hand seals, and a huge stream of water gushed out, crushing towards Zabuza opposite him.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

Faced with a wide-area ninjutsu, dodging is impossible, so Zabuza can only choose to counter it with the same ninjutsu.

"Lightning Release: Earth Walk!"

Then, Li Chuan, who was prepared, pressed his hands down hard on the ground, and a surge of lightning power spread along the two stalemated streams of water toward Zabuza.

"Ninjas with five elemental chakra natures are indeed troublesome."

Zabuza was so shocked by the electric current in the water that his whole body went numb, so he had to jump up and hide in a large tree that was not electrified.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique! Wind Release: Chaotic Airflow!"

With the added power of the D-rank Qi Flowing Dance, the C-rank Great Fireball Technique instantly reached the power of a B-rank Fire Release ninjutsu, forcing Zabuza to release the Water Dragon Bullet again to offset the damage.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Chuan closed in behind Zabuza and launched an attack on him with a large spear.

Zabuza, whose body had been paralyzed by lightning, was slow to move and was momentarily knocked off the tree by Li Chuan's spear.

Just as the numbness in his body finally disappeared, he planned to use his decapitation sword to cut the opponent's spear with all his might. However, the spear suddenly turned into a giant hammer, which made his hand numb and almost caused him to lose his grip on the sword.

The two continued their back-and-forth attacks, and Zabuza was consistently at a disadvantage against Li Chuan's various and varied offensive tactics.

"I'm not playing anymore, it's too frustrating!"

After a while, Zabuza sheathed his sword, unwilling to continue sparring with Li Chuan.

After killing Kado, Li Chuan hired him and Bai to work for a high price of 200,000 taels a day.

He was responsible for killing people and assisting Li Chuan in training ninjutsu and sparring in actual combat, while Bai was responsible for instructing the orphans in the orphanage, teaching them the most basic chakra refining techniques and some ninjutsu that Li Chuan had provided.

Since he needed to evade the Hidden Mist's pursuing forces and was also offered money, he readily agreed.

At first, Li Chuan never won against him in their sparring matches, but this guy's talent was truly terrifying, and he kept improving in each and every real battle.

Now, not only does he suppress him in ninjutsu by relying on his five elemental chakra talents, but his application of weapons in taijutsu is also superb, and he also has that disgusting ability to switch weapons without knowing the principle behind it.

In the current battle, he has basically found it difficult to gain the upper hand, even though Li Chuan has never used the special physical technique that defeated Bai.

"Thank you for your help these past few days. I'm planning to return to the Land of Fire tomorrow. Would you be interested in visiting the capital of the Land of Fire?"

Li Chuan stored the weapon in his mission space, feeling very pleased.

Previously, he trained alone at the Fire Temple, at most sparring with Jiraiya, but he couldn't really let loose. This resulted in many of his experiences and techniques remaining in his imagination, unable to be actually applied.

However, during these fifty days, thanks to Zabuza, an experienced elite Jonin, as his sparring partner, he has effectively developed almost everything he currently knows.

His overall strength is now comparable to that of an average elite Jonin; the only difference is the amount of chakra he possesses.

(End of this chapter)