Ninja Pot Shadow

Two seconds later, she noticed something was wrong.

The pool was cold, but not chilling; rather, it felt quite comfortable. There seemed to be something like chakra in the water.

what is it?

"Blind eyes!"

Chapter 104 A-Li's Pledge of Allegiance

Hinata formed hand seals, activated her Byakugan, and looked around.

Ino's body merged into the water. Now this pool of water was her, and she was this pool of water. No matter how strong her Byakugan was, she could only see a lot of chakra in the water, a large expanse of sky blue. Apart from that, she could not see anything else.

Hinata's little head was full of question marks. Why was there chakra in the water here?

Anyone else would have been very surprised, thinking they had encountered a ghost. Hinata thought about it seriously and felt she had found the answer.

The Hyuga clan is, after all, a powerful ninja clan that has existed since the Otsutsuki era, and they possess knowledge that outsiders simply cannot access.

Natural energy! There is a lot of natural energy in this pool; this is the only answer Hinata can think of.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual around her, she decided to use the abundant chakra in the pool to practice her punches.

Underwater, Hinata began to perform the Eight Trigrams Rotation.

If you don't have the ability to roll your eyes, you simply can't learn this. If you force yourself to learn it, you might end up learning the Tai Chi that old men and women in the park used to practice in your past life.

Ino watched from afar without any pressure.

I must say, watching beautiful women boxing in the water is quite a sight to behold.

Hinata's chakra reserves were too low, and the Eight Trigrams Rotation required constantly releasing chakra to form a defensive barrier. With so little chakra, she was out of breath after just two practice sessions.

Ino then replenished her chakra.

Naruto could transfer his chakra to Granny Chiyo to complete the "Reincarnation of My Own Life," so she could naturally do the same.

In Ino's view, her chakra was still not much, and she was still far from having enough to reach the level of a full chakra pool, but this amount of chakra was already enormous for Hinata.

With an endless supply of chakra in the water, her training progress with the Eight Trigrams Reversal Technique improved rapidly, and she became slightly more confident.

An hour later, Ino grew increasingly sleepy. Worried that she would be discovered if she dispelled the water magic while asleep, she quietly left and returned to her tent to sleep.

Hinata quickly realized that the "natural energy" in the water had disappeared. She felt that she had used it all up and felt very regretful. Standing on the shore, she bowed and thanked nature for its gift to her.

She practiced for a while on the shore, but her stamina and chakra began to deplete rapidly. Considering that she was on a mission, she took a short rest and returned to her tent.

……

Four female ninjas had been secretly following Ari, while at the same time, Uchiha Obito, far away in Amegakure, stood under the eaves, peering through his mask at the continuous drizzle outside.

Zetsu emerged from the mud, chuckling mockingly, "Your most valued Kakashi has recently found a new love. What are your thoughts? It seems that in his heart, Rin—"

He drew out the sound while observing Obito's reaction, but unfortunately, he didn't see anything unusual.

"In Kakashi's heart, Rin is already a very distant person. Heh, nowadays, you are probably the only one who still thinks about Rin."

Obito's voice was cold, even more somber than the drizzle outside: "Is this the information you gathered from investigating Konoha Village?"

Zetsu said in a cacophony of encouragement, "That female ninja has left Konoha Village. Don't you want to go see her? Go see the woman who can make Kakashi's heart flutter?"

Obito remained silent.

Jue sighed helplessly, "Fine, fine, whatever you want. Don't say I didn't warn you when Kakashi's child is born in two years."

Obito forced out a few words through gritted teeth: "Don't cause any trouble. The Land of Fire is trying to improve relations with the Land of Water. Our mission is to sow discord between the Land of Fire and the surrounding small countries. I don't need to teach you that, do I?"

Zetsu chuckled coldly twice: "I know, I'll let Sasori and Deidara go to this country for a visit... If that female ninja unexpectedly comes to this country, don't you want to go and see her? According to your standards, she is indeed a beauty."

Obito waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.

Jue then used a very strange method to burrow underground and disappear.

Obito gripped the threshold tightly with his right hand, the veins on the back of his hand bulging, clearly indicating that he was not at peace.

……

On the other side, Ali finally met her contact, an old man from Suoqian Village.

The old man was dressed as a wandering monk, wearing a straw hat and carrying a tin staff.

The two started fighting after exchanging only a few words.

In Ino's eyes, Ari's skills were those of a standard ninja from a small ninja village.

These ninjas underwent extremely rigorous training, but lacked effective means of combat and could only fight using taijutsu. Rather than calling them ninjas, they were more like warriors who used kunai and chakra.

In Ino's opinion, Ari might not be able to defeat Haku, let alone elite Jonin like Zabuza or Kakashi.

Ah Li's strength was average, and the old man from Suoqian Village was not strong either. The two fought for more than thirty rounds without a clear winner.

The four people who were secretly observing felt they should lend her a hand.

The four men were there to monitor us; it's a situation that's hard to put off.

A-Li knew they were watching her, and they knew A-Li knew they were watching her. A-Li also knew that they knew she knew they were watching her... Everyone knew the truth, but necessary cover-ups had to be done. After all, according to the Third Hokage's theory, Konoha Village was one family...

Kurenai looks mature, but in her previous life, she was actually a 27-year-old girl.

She's had a burst of inspiration these past two days, combining the abilities of several people to come up with a combo technique.

She first looked at Hinata.

"Blind eyes!"

Hinata immediately activated her Byakugan.

Ino genuinely felt it was unnecessary to make things so complicated, but she still formed the hand seals.

Use the "sensory transmission" capability.

This technique is an advanced application of sensory abilities. For the original Ino, it would have been difficult to use even three years later, but for her now, it's really not difficult at all.

In just one second, she connected her senses to the three of them and then transmitted the information Hinata saw with her Byakugan to Tenten and Kurenai.

The distance between the two sides wasn't as exaggerated as eight hundred miles, but even at that distance, it wasn't easy to throw a kunai across. Every day, he stood on a high place, swung his arm twice, and then threw a specially made kunai far away.

This is naturally not the Flying Thunder God Technique. The kunai only had a little bit of Kurenai Yuhi's chakra temporarily attached to it, serving as a genjutsu guide.

The kunai suddenly entered the battlefield, and the old man and Ali, who were fighting, looked over at the same time.

The two then imagined a large group of scantily clad beauties appearing before them. Ah Li had no interest in women and quickly broke free of the illusion. The old man hesitated for a second, and when he regained consciousness, the kunai in Ah Li's hand had already pierced his neck.

She could have spared his life, but thinking of her family members whose faces had long since faded, Ali chose to kill the old man.

She pledged her allegiance to Konoha Village, and the old man's body was sent to the analysis team for research. Ino and the others secretly followed them back to the village, and each of them was given a C-rank mission and asked to keep the mission details a secret. That was the end of it.

Chapter 105 Kakashi's Transformation

When the temporary team parted ways, Ino extended an invitation to Hinata.

"Come to my house tonight to practice taijutsu. It's always been my weak point, so I'll take this opportunity to learn from you." At the end, Ino added, almost as if by magic, "No one will be home tonight."

In her opinion, Hinata was called the "Byakugan Princess" by Toneri Otsutsuki, and even if her talent was not as good as Neji Hyuga's, it far surpassed that of ordinary people.

The main problem that makes her seem useless now is her lack of confidence. In addition, she is probably too afraid of her father. She is in a daze about many basic physical skills, somewhere between understanding and not understanding. She doesn't understand it physically, nor does she understand it mentally. She doesn't dare to speak up or ask questions when she encounters problems, and all she knows is to bury herself in hard training every day.

In short, they haven't "gotten it" yet.

Ino's physical skills are also terrible, but she has the basic knowledge; she just doesn't practice them very intensely.

If Hinata gets some extra lessons now, her strength will definitely improve significantly.

Even if he didn't defeat Hyuga Neji, he shouldn't have been so thoroughly thrashed.

"It's settled then! I'm off!" Knowing Hinata wouldn't agree immediately, she cut to the chase and finalized the deal.

"Huh?...Ino? I..." Hinata called her softly, wanting to discuss it further, but Ino's people had already run far away.

That hurried and impulsive manner was frightening...

Hinata is very lonely; she has never had a friend since she was a child.

Her younger sister was constantly pressuring her, her father was extremely demanding, and the gazes of the clansmen put immense pressure on her.

After becoming a genin, Kurenai treated her well, but she was still deeply in love and often couldn't be mindful of her feelings. It was a prestigious Hyuga clan, and saying too much or too little was inappropriate. Kurenai and Asuma's relationship wasn't a secret, and saying too much could be misinterpreted by the Hyuga clan.

Sakura and Hinata have a very ordinary relationship; they are merely nodding acquaintances.

The newly acquainted Tenten seems to be a warm and enthusiastic girl, but the observant Hinata can sense that Tenten is somewhat resistant to her, which she suspects is because of Neji Hyuga.

After counting them all, Ino is my only friend.

That evening, after having dinner at home, Hinata said she wanted to go to the Yamanaka family to practice taijutsu. After thinking about it for a moment, Hiashi Hyuga agreed.

An hour later, Hinata stood in front of the Yamanaka family's gate, lost in thought. Ino hadn't lied; no one was home at night!

It wasn't that Ino deliberately stood her up; rather, the three families of Ino-Shika-Cho were having dinner together that evening at the Nara family's forest villa, where the three clan heads were discussing the successor to the village and the future role of Ino-Shika-Cho within it in a private room.

When the discussion reached the point where the moon was high in the sky, Ino suddenly remembered that she had arranged to practice with Hinata. She quickly created a shadow clone to go back, so that she didn't completely break her promise.

……

Even if Ali submits her pledge of allegiance, her background will still be easily criticized.

Even after Orochimaru betrayed the village, he was able to help Kabuto create a new identity and return to Konoha. Naturally, it would be even easier for the Third Hokage to do the same.

The Third Hokage helped her forge a series of identities, and then had Ari wear a mask to become an Anbu ninja directly under the Hokage. Because Hayate Gekko became a special Jonin and left the Anbu, Ari took the opportunity to join Anbu Team 6, which was one person short.

Her teammates were the three who captured her a few days ago, including the female ninja, Uzuki Yugao.

The Third Hokage's real intention was to monitor them, but he didn't object to Kakashi's interactions with the female ninja.

Uzuki Yugao often brings Gekko Hayate to buy flowers, and occasionally she also brings her new colleague, Ari, to come and take a look. Ari also brings Kakashi over from time to time. Ino keeps recommending the most expensive flowers to them, and Kakashi's wallet is getting thinner and thinner.

Ali is an extremely bold girl. Once she sets her sights on someone, she will launch her own pursuit, even at the cost of betraying her village.

Of course, to the village of Kusama, her actions were definitely treason, but to Konoha, it was a defection from darkness to light.

Kakashi was incredibly reserved, his heart long shrouded in gloom. However, time eventually heals all wounds. The three lively characters from Team 7 opened a small crack in his heart. Then, Ari appeared, inviting him out for meals and shopping every few days. As the saying goes, a woman pursuing a man is easy. Faced with this fiery offensive, the darkness in his heart was melting away at a pace that was neither too fast nor too slow.

This manifested in the outside world as him actually accepting Might Guy's invitation to a race. The two of them raced at lightning speed from the back mountain to the village entrance, and then turned back to run to the Hokage Rock.

They sped along, attracting the attention of countless villagers and ninjas.