Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic.

The following day, the team set off to return.

Without the burden of an employer, the three of them traveled very quickly.

The return journey was peaceful.

The accident occurred at dusk, when we were still a day's journey from Konoha.

It wasn't an attack, it was an "accident".

A mountain road was blocked due to a small landslide caused by rainfall.

“If we take a detour, it will take us half a day longer,” Iruka said after studying the map for a while.

Chino smiled slightly, imbued her feet with chakra, and walked sideways onto the cliff face beside the road.

"Haven't you practiced wading through water or climbing trees?"

Iruka and Qingwu looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

For ordinary ninjas like them, especially during wartime, graduating from school didn't guarantee they'd be assigned a supervising teacher.

However, not everyone has the opportunity or the means to systematically practice the fine manipulation of chakra.

Chino walked sideways across the cliff and called out, "I'll be waiting for you over here."

Iruka withdrew his envious gaze. "Qingwu, it's up to you now."

"Huh?" Qingwu asked in confusion, "What?"

Iruka said expectantly, "Use your Wood Release! You can build houses, so building a temporary bridge shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Qingwu: "..."

I didn't bring the Deadwood Guardian.

The collapse in the middle of the road was tens of meters long, and there was no way to jump over it.

"I probably don't have enough chakra."

Qingwu made up a random excuse and looked around for another way.

Iruka was also deep in thought.

Chino, sitting opposite him, maintained a smile, had already spread out a small blanket, and taken out some dry food and water, looking like she was patiently waiting.

"Iruka, did you bring a rope?" Qingwu suddenly asked.

Iruka paused for a moment, then pulled a rope from his backpack. "I brought it. Qingwu, how do you want to use it?"

"That's good." Qingwu smiled and said, "Tie one end around your waist, and make sure it's secure."

After Iruka did as instructed, he looked at Qingwu with a puzzled expression.

"Spiritual communication!"

A dwarf appeared, and after Qingwu gave the order, the dwarf lifted Iruka up before Iruka was ready.

"Ahhh, Qingwu, what are you doing?"

Chino, who was opposite, stood up and looked this way.

Qingwu shouted, "Senior, catch!"

The dwarf swung Iruka, rope and all, through the air a few times, and amidst Iruka's shouts, dropped him directly into the air.

"what--"

Iruka's screams echoed through the valley.

Chino stretched out her arms to catch Iruka, but her terrible gaze ruined everything at the crucial moment, and the two of them ended up rolling around in a mess.

Iruka, supporting his aching back, struggled to his feet and complained, "Qingwu, you... you should have let me prepare."

Qingwu chuckled and said, "Isn't that over now?"

Iruka, still shaken, said, "Your summoned beast is incredibly strong."

"Of course, untie the rope," Qingwu shouted.

Compared to the dwarf's massive warhammer, airdropping 12-year-old Iruka was far too easy.

Chino got up from the ground. "Iruka, are you hurt? Let me heal you."

Upon hearing this, Iruka, who had just untied the rope around his waist, immediately stopped looking at Qingwu and stared at the young lady with wide eyes: "Senior...you are so kind."

From afar, Qingwu saw that Zhina seemed to have used the Palm Healing Technique, and muttered as she retracted the rope.

Given Iruka's fate, he considered cutting the rope in two with a kunai.

They then replaced the dwarves with two wood elves.

Upon receiving the command, the wood elf tied the rope to the arrow and fired it.

"Tap! Tap!"

Two ropes were secured to one side of the cliff face.

Qingwu tugged hard to make sure there was no problem.

There is no doubt about the attack power of Tier 3 units, and the advantage of arrows is their penetrating power.

Iruka and Chino looked over as if they sensed something.

Then, to their astonishment, Qingwu released a yellowish-brown chakra from one hand, which adhered to the rock wall, and slid down the two ropes.

tread!

Qingwu landed smoothly and retrieved the rope and the two wood spirits.

Iruka: "..."

He paused, then said with a resentful expression, "Qingwu, it's higher over there, I can use this method to get over too."

Qingwu laughed and said, "You can also use earth magic?"

He used some Earth Release chakra to maintain his balance when he came over.

“I can’t,” Iruka shook his head, “but if there are two ropes down there, I can definitely get across if I’m careful.”

As far as Qingwu knows, Iruka possesses three chakra attributes: fire, water, and yin.

But perhaps he lacks talent in ninjutsu, because apart from the Three Body Technique, I have never seen him use any offensive ninjutsu.

However, since the two ropes below are close to the rock wall, even if his chakra manipulation isn't very precise, he should be able to get across.

Qingwu said embarrassedly, "I didn't think of that just now."

Iruka's face remained resentful: "It's okay that I fell, but I hurt Chino-senpai too."

"Is that so?" Qingwu turned to look at Zhina.

Chino maintained her Healing Palm Technique: "It's okay, it just hurts a little, it's nothing serious."

"That won't do!" Qingwu raised an eyebrow: "It was my mistake that injured you two. Fortunately, I also know medical ninjutsu."

"Huh?" Iruka said incredulously, "Qingwu, you can't even climb walls, how could you possibly know medical ninjutsu?"

"Iruka, shut up." Qingwu chuckled and scolded, then said to Chino:

"Senior, would you like to try my medical ninjutsu?"

Chapter 31 Her True Identity

It didn't take much effort.

One shot per person.

Qingwu's water-based magic, [Healing], was used to quickly heal Iruka and Chino's abrasions.

Iruka twisted his waist, stretched his arms, and exclaimed in surprise:

"Qingwu, just how many other skills do you know?"

With an endless stream of summoning beasts, unspelled attack ninjutsu, and now medical ninjutsu, Iruka feels that his familiar companions are becoming more and more unfamiliar.

Chino almost lost her composure.

She was highly skilled in medical ninjutsu and naturally knew that Qingwu was not using the conventional Palm Healing Technique.

But the results... completely exceeded her expectations.

Qingwu had been watching her reaction closely. "Senior, how was my medical ninjutsu?"

"Ahem," Chino forced a laugh, "I've heard a lot from Iruka along the way, but I never expected that your Wood Release would be so amazing, Qingwu."

"Senior thinks this is Wood Release?" Blue-green light emanated from Qingwu's hand.

Behind the light, his eyes were fixed on Chino's expression.

“Hmm… I sensed Water Release chakra within it.” Chino’s expression returned to calm.

"To have such strength before even participating in the Chunin Exams, Qingwu, you truly are a genius."

"Senior, I didn't ask you to praise me." Qingwu pressed on, "I wanted you, as a medical ninja, to evaluate my techniques."

“This…” Chino said with a troubled expression, “I can’t really comment on it, because it’s completely different from the medical ninjutsu I learned.”

"There's no chakra fluctuation at all, right?" Qingwu voiced her doubts for her.

Chino opened her mouth, wondering why Seigo was suddenly being so aggressive towards her.

Iruka, who was standing nearby, was confused and pulled Qingwu aside. "Captain, what are you doing? You should respect your seniors."

Qingwu: "..."

Faced with Iruka's clear, foolish eyes, he had no choice but to temporarily give up his coercion.

Sometimes, Qingwu wonders if she's being overly paranoid.

But the timing of this woman's appearance was too coincidental, and he knew that he had already come into the sights of the Third Hokage and Danzo, so he had to be careful.

The three continued on their journey.

That night, the team that had emerged from the mountain path set up camp in a sheltered ravine.

Chino volunteered, claiming that she no longer had any employers to protect and that her companions had been keeping watch all along the way, so she would take over tonight.