After the eting ended, Natsuki was about to leave with the other Jonin when soone grabbed his wrist.
He turned back and saw that it was Tsunade.
"Stay behind. There's sothing I need to tell you."
Tsunade t his gaze and let go of his hand.
Natsuki nodded.
Before long, the other Jonin had all left. Only Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru remained.
"Among the supplies sent this ti, quite a few are materials for the Curse Antidote."
Orochimaru looked at Natsuki and Tsunade and said, "Before the decisive battle, I need you two to make as many Curse Antidotes as possible."
"Yes, Sensei."
Natsuki imdiately understood and answered at once.
"For the next few days, your squad will remain at headquarters."
Orochimaru took out a summoning storage scroll and handed it to him as he spoke.
Natsuki put away the summoning storage scroll and returned to the tent.
"How was it? Is there a new mission?"
Nawaki asked curiously when he saw him.
"No."
Natsuki answered, "We'll rest for the next few days and prepare for the decisive battle."
"Is it finally ti for the decisive battle?"
Nawaki's eyes lit up.
"If you want to play a bigger role in the decisive battle, you need to seize the ti to train."
Natsuki smiled and reminded him.
"Aren't we training right now?"
Nawaki clenched his fist and said, "We'll definitely learn Geppo before the decisive battle!"
He, Kosuke Maruboshi, and Yakushi Nonō had already learned Soru and Shigan.
Minato Namikaze had only learned Shigan, but because he had only been learning for a month, he had not fully mastered it yet.
After chatting with them, Natsuki went to the laboratory.
He thought for a mont and used the Shadow Clone Technique.
He had his shadow clone make Curse Antidotes while he left Konoha's headquarters.
Very soon, he arrived at Yahiko's secret base.
Natsuki raised his brows slightly when he noticed that quite a few traps had been set up around the area.
Without a doubt, they had been arranged by Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan.
Although they looked crude, they were more than enough to deal with ordinary people. Even if they could not injure an enemy, they could still serve as an early warning.
Natsuki nodded slightly, avoided the traps, and walked inside.
"Natsuki-sensei!"
The three people who were training shouted in unison when they saw him.
Nagato was among them.
Previously, because Natsuki was a Konoha shinobi, Nagato had treated him sowhat coldly. But after Natsuki taught him ninjutsu, his attitude had changed.
After all, he was still a child by nature, and he was not a bad person.
He only seed cold because his parents had been killed by Konoha shinobi.
"I've been teaching you for almost a month. Today, I'll check your training progress."
Natsuki paused and said, "Yahiko, you go first."
Yahiko nodded and walked to the center of the field.
He first used the Transformation Technique and turned into Nagato, then used the Clone Technique and the Substitution Technique.
After performing the Three Basic Techniques one by one, he looked at Natsuki with anticipation on his face.
"Very good."
Natsuki praised him.
Learning the Three Basic Techniques in a single month would make anyone call him a genius.
Of course, he still could not compare to a genius like Kakashi Hatake.
"Thank you, Natsuki-sensei!"
Yahiko let out a sigh of relief and said happily.
Natsuki thought to himself that children in the shinobi world really matured far too early.
Yahiko acted this way because he was afraid of disappointing him and being abandoned as a student.
"Konan."
Natsuki looked at Konan and said with a smile, "There's no need to be so nervous. I'm not going to eat you."
Konan froze slightly, but the unease in her heart lessened a lot.
She walked into the field and also demonstrated the Three Basic Techniques.
Natsuki could not help but nod.
Konan's talent was a little higher than Yahiko's, and her Three Basic Techniques were also more proficient.
"Very good. Keep working hard."
Natsuki reached out and patted Konan on the head.
The corners of Konan's mouth lifted, and she felt very happy.
"Natsuki-sensei."
Yahiko suddenly smiled mysteriously and said, "You definitely won't be able to guess Nagato's training progress."
When Nagato heard that, he subconsciously raised his head too.
"Then show ."
Natsuki looked at Nagato and said.
Nagato walked into the field and used the Clone Technique.
Another Nagato appeared, looking no different from the original.
"I only learned the Clone Technique."
Nagato dispelled the Clone Technique and said in an indifferent tone.
The corner of Natsuki's mouth twitched.
As expected of Nagato.
In just three days, he had learned how to refine chakra and use the Clone Technique.
Even in the Five Great Shinobi Villages, this speed would mark him as a super genius.
"Your talent is very high. Train properly, and you'll be able to beco a top-level shinobi in the future."
Natsuki said with a smile.
"Can I surpass Hanzō?"
Nagato asked subconsciously.
He was a resident of the Land of Rain, so in his heart, Hanzō was the strongest.
Especially after Hanzō had declared war on the three great shinobi villages by himself, his reputation had been pushed to the peak in the Land of Rain.
"I think you can."
Natsuki paused and asked, "If your strength can surpass Hanzō, what do you want to do?"
Nagato could not help but freeze when he heard that.
First, he had not expected that he could actually surpass Hanzō. Second, he had never thought about what he wanted to do in the future.
"That amazing?"
Yahiko widened his eyes and asked in surprise, "Natsuki-sensei, what about and Konan?"
"If you work hard enough, perhaps you can surpass Hanzō too."
Natsuki thought for a mont and said.
In the original work, Yahiko definitely could not compare to Hanzō, but with Konan's Dance of the Shikigami, she could fight him.
But now that Natsuki was teaching them, everything was unknown.
"If all of us can surpass Hanzō, then we can completely restore peace to the Land of Rain!"
Yahiko's tone was both serious and excited.
"If you have that kind of wish, I can help."
Nagato said after hearing him.
He had been saved by Yahiko and Konan, so he wanted to repay them.
"To accomplish a dream like that, you still need a long ti. And with just the three of you, it's impossible."
Natsuki did not say much more and changed the topic. "Let's start training."
"Natsuki-sensei, what ninjutsu should I learn next?"
Yahiko asked impatiently.
"In the future, you'll learn Water Release and swordsmanship."
Natsuki thought for a mont and said.
He added swordsmanship because Yahiko could learn Water Breathing like Nawaki.
"Konan, you should learn taijutsu first."
Natsuki continued, "Nagato, you can learn all five nature transformations. For now, learn Water Release together with Yahiko."
He had originally planned to have Konan learn Doll Possession.
But it was a Yin Release ninjutsu with a relatively high difficulty, so it was not suitable to learn right from the start.
There was no issue with learning taijutsu.
After deciding their directions, Natsuki began teaching them.
Ti quickly reached noon.
"Next, I'll tell you so essential knowledge for shinobi."
After lunch, Natsuki spoke.
Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato nodded.
This was not their first theory lesson.
Previously, Natsuki had already taught them how to set traps.
"Today, I'll explain the one land, one village system to you."
Natsuki thought for a mont and said, "This matter starts with Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi."
At the sa ti, he gave the three of them a basic explanation of the history of the shinobi world.
"Natsuki-sensei."
After Yahiko finished listening, he asked, "Then if we want the Land of Rain to regain peace, doesn't that an we have to cooperate with the Daimyō of the Land of Rain?"
"I don't like the Daimyō of the Land of Rain."
Nagato said unhappily.
"I don't like the Daimyō of the Land of Rain either."
Yahiko said with disgust in his voice, "He didn't send anyone to help us and just let us wander around holess."
Under normal circumstances, wars between shinobi would not affect ordinary residents.
But once the scale of war expanded, the Five Great Lands might still be able to maintain this principle, while smaller lands simply gave up.
The Daimyō of the Land of Rain was exactly like that.
After the Second Shinobi World War began, he ignored everything and hid sowhere safe.
But if he had truly wanted to take action, he could still have saved many residents.
It was just that, to him, having fewer people had no effect.
"When you have enough strength, you won't need to cooperate with the Daimyō of the Land of Rain. You can just control him directly."
Natsuki said casually.
"Huh?"
Yahiko asked in confusion, "Wouldn't doing that break the rules?"
"As long as you maintain the rules on the surface, no one will criticize you."
Natsuki said aningfully.
Yahiko scratched his head, still unable to fully understand.
"You'll understand in the future."
Natsuki said with a smile.
"Natsuki-sensei."
Yahiko nodded, then changed to another question. "You said the three of us can't restore peace to the Land of Rain. What did you an by that?"
"What level of peace do you want to restore?"
Natsuki asked in return.
"To make sure there is no more war in the Land of Rain."
Yahiko said without hesitation.
"Is that all?"
Natsuki shook his head and said, "I think it should an letting the residents of the Land of Rain all have enough to eat and live prosperous lives."
Yahiko could not help but stare blankly.
He really had never thought about sothing like that.
But that was normal.
Although he was mature for his age, he did not have much knowledge in his mind, so naturally, he could not think of it.
"If you want to achieve that level, the three of you naturally aren't enough. You need more like-minded companions."
Natsuki concluded, "In other words, you need to rebuild Agakure."
"Rebuild Agakure?"
Yahiko imdiately said excitedly, "I think that can work!"
When Nagato heard that, many thoughts also surfaced in his heart.
Only Konan did not think that much.
Her wish at the beginning had been to survive, and now it had not changed much.
But if Natsuki, Yahiko, and the others had other wishes, she would definitely help.
"The current leader of Agakure is Hanzō."
Yahiko quickly realized the difficulty of reality. "If we want to rebuild Agakure, Hanzō definitely won't agree."
"Hanzō is nothing to fear. Konoha will deal with him."
Natsuki paused and said, "Konoha will eventually return to the Land of Fire. When that happens, it will be your opportunity."
The three of them imdiately rembered that he was a Konoha shinobi.
But they were sowhat doubtful.
They were not doubting the second half of his words, but the first half.
Could Konoha really deal with Hanzō?
After all, according to what they currently knew, Hanzō had already repelled Iwagakure and Sunagakure.
Natsuki smiled and did not explain further.
After all, they were still too young and did not understand many things clearly.
"What should we do after Konoha leaves?"
Yahiko asked hurriedly.
"The Land of Rain will be without a leader and fall into chaos for a period of ti. You can establish an organization and recruit people."
Natsuki paused and said, "I'll explain to you how to create an organization."
The three of them imdiately beca serious.
The content Natsuki explained combined so knowledge from his previous life. When they created the organization, it would definitely be more concrete than Akatsuki in the original work.
After all, Akatsuki in the original work only had an organizational goal that did not fit reality very well, achieving peace through dialogue.
"That's all for today."
After speaking for two hours, Natsuki stopped.
Yahiko nodded, still wanting to hear more.
By comparison, Konan and Nagato were not as interested.
This was especially true for Konan, who listened in confusion.
"Natsuki-sensei, have so water."
Konan imdiately handed a bottle of water to Natsuki.
Among the three of them, she was the most attentive.
"Thank you."
After Natsuki took a sip of water, he said, "Rest for ten minutes, then continue training."
But neither Yahiko nor Nagato rested.
Konan hesitated for a mont, then also planned to train with them.
"Balancing work and rest is the only way to train better."
Natsuki shook his head and said.
Konan froze slightly, then sat back down again.
The sun set in the west.
Natsuki said goodbye to Yahiko and the other two, then returned to Konoha's headquarters.
After this ordinary and uneventful life continued for a week, a change finally occurred.
"Orochimaru-sama wants you to go to the main tent."
An ANBU shinobi appeared in front of Natsuki.
"I'll go imdiately."
Natsuki answered at once.
"This is clearly another Jonin eting."
Minato thought for a mont and said, "It seems the decisive battle is not far away."
During this week, although their two squads had not gone out to carry out missions, the other squads had still been very busy and had completed many missions.
"Perfect. I'll let the Agakure shinobi witness my Geppo!"
Nawaki said with great confidence, "When the ti cos, they'll definitely be shocked!"
His progress had already surpassed Yakushi Nonō's.
After all, he was from the Senju clan, so his physical fitness was higher.
But he still could not compare to Tsunade.
Tsunade had already learned Tekkai.
With this, she had mastered four of the Navy Six Powers, no, four of the Konoha Six Powers, putting her on par with Natsuki.
When Minato heard this, he felt slightly regretful.
He had started learning too late and had only learned Shigan. He had not learned Soru, Geppo, or Tekkai.
Natsuki suddenly thought of sothing.
Hanzō was very skilled at using explosive tags.
He had even combined them with explosive tags to create a Fire Release ninjutsu called Fire Release: Exploding Fla Formation.
In the original work, Fire Release: Exploding Fla Formation injured Jiraiya and also blew up Nagato's legs.
After thinking carefully, Natsuki felt that Nawaki should not have any problems.
Although it was not very polite to say, with his strength, he probably would not co into contact with Hanzō.
"I'll go to the main tent first."
After saying that to them, Natsuki went to the main tent.
There were already many Jonin inside the main tent.
When they saw Natsuki, they greeted him one after another.
This was clearly not treatnt that a shinobi who had only just beco a Jonin should receive.
Both strength and status were indispensable.
Before long, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and the others had all arrived.
"During this period, Agakure has fully withdrawn under our offensive."
Orochimaru slowly said, "Under Hanzō's orders, the remaining Agakure shinobi have all gathered at Agakure's headquarters."
Under normal circumstances, Agakure itself should have been their headquarters.
But Hanzō was not stupid. He had deliberately set the battlefield very far away from Agakure.
That was how Agakure's headquarters ca to exist.
"According to ANBU intelligence, Hanzō plans to launch a surprise attack on our headquarters."
Orochimaru continued, "The goal is to poison most of us first. That way, they will have a chance of winning."
Everyone was not surprised when they heard this.
This was Hanzō's only thod to defeat them.
After all, in terms of strength, Agakure was far inferior to Konoha.
"Orochimaru-sama, are we going to take the initiative and counterattack first?"
Shikasuke asked.
"Attacking their headquarters is not a wise choice, especially Agakure's headquarters. It is filled with traps and poison."
Orochimaru stated his thoughts. "We will wait for Hanzō to co and launch his surprise attack."
"If nothing unexpected happens, Hanzō will use poison in his first wave."
Jiraiya cut in.
"We will all withdraw from headquarters and only leave shadow clones behind as disguises."
Orochimaru nodded and said, "That way, we can avoid Hanzō's first wave of attack."
Although they already had the Curse Antidote, the Curse Antidote was too precious, and it was very difficult to give one to everyone.
In short, they would save what they could.
"The other Agakure shinobi are nothing to fear. When the ti cos, all of you will carry out a counter-encirclent."
Orochimaru continued, "We need to isolate Hanzō and prevent him from coming into contact with too many shinobi, then deal with him."
Everyone imdiately understood after hearing that.
No wonder they were going to let Hanzō co and launch a surprise attack.
In all of Agakure, only Hanzō could release large-scale poison gas.
And that poison gas could not only injure Konoha shinobi, but also Agakure shinobi.
That was why he usually wore a gas mask.
In other words, when launching the surprise attack, Hanzō would beco separated from the majority of Agakure's forces.
That way, they could surround and defeat them separately.
"Sakumo, you'll be responsible for leading people to deal with Agakure's main force."
Orochimaru instructed.
"Yes."
Sakumo imdiately answered.
"Hanzō will be handled by , Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Natsuki."
Orochimaru continued.
Everyone was sowhat surprised when they heard that.
They had not expected Orochimaru and the others to personally take such a risk.
But after thinking about it carefully, it was also normal.
Other than them, the others would be sowhat lacking if they faced Hanzō.
Moreover, a very small number of them knew that Tsunade and Natsuki had already cracked Hanzō's poison. Hanzō was already a turtle in a jar.
"Next is the withdrawal."
Orochimaru said in a deep voice, "The movent must be small. We cannot let the Agakure shinobi notice anything."
Everyone answered in unison.
The night grew deeper.
Inside the tent.
Natsuki, Kosuke, Nonō, and Nawaki all used the Shadow Clone Technique.
After each leaving behind one shadow clone, they followed the planned retreat route and left Konoha's headquarters.
The other shinobi squads also carried this out in the sa way.
Those who did not know the Shadow Clone Technique could use the Clone Technique for the sa effect.
But if they all used the Clone Technique, it would not be suitable, since it would be easy to see through.
Of course, the shadow clones left behind would naturally not foolishly get poisoned.
Shadow clones could be dispelled remotely. When Hanzō launched his surprise attack, they just had to dispel them in advance.
The next morning.
Agakure's headquarters.
"Hanzō-sama."
An Agakure shinobi reported, "The Konoha shinobi have all returned to Konoha's headquarters, and they are reinforcing their defenses."
"It seems they have guessed what I am going to do next."
Hanzō stood up and said confidently, "Since that is the case, I will satisfy them!"
(To be continued.)
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