Konoha's Tag-System Ninja

Chapter 52: No-Hand Seals Ninjutsu!

Chapter 52: Chapter 52: No-Hand Seals Ninjutsu!

The battle ended with only one enemy left alive, intentionally spared by Minato Namikaze. All the others were killed.

Sh?ichi Hoshita took down six enemies, Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sany? each took down three, and the rest were dealt with by Minato Namikaze.

As for the five samurai, each of them was injured, but none of them managed to kill a single enemy.

Sh?ichi was responsible for healing the five injured samurai, while Shisui and Sany? used genjutsu to assist Minato in interrogating the surviving enemy to extract information.

The captive was a j?nin, with an unusually strong will.

Half an hour later, Sh?ichi had finished treating the samurai, and Minato had successfully obtained the necessary intelligence.

As suspected, these ninja were indeed from Iwagakure!

Their goal was not only to extract information from the envoy of the Land of Fire but also to capture the envoy alive and frame Sunagakure for it.

This was because Konoha and Sunagakure were already in conflict over the Land of Rivers. Provoking a larger conflict, or even a war, between Konoha and Sunagakure would be highly beneficial to Iwagakure.

As for why they didn't directly assault them but instead used attrition tactics, the reason lay in Minato Namikaze.

Even though Iwagakure had three j?nin, they weren't confident in taking on Minato.

Minato, although not yet renowned as the "Yellow Flash," had already gained a significant reputation in the ninja world, particularly for his incredible speed.

Unfortunately for Iwagakure, they underestimated Minato Namikaze, as well as Sh?ichi Hoshita and the others' resilience and combat abilities.

Sh?ichi, in particular, stood out with his no-hand seals Fire Release, high focus, and rapid reflexes, allowing him to kill enemies even faster than Uchiha Shisui.

However, this came at a considerable cost.

After finishing the medical treatment, even though his physical strength had begun to recover, Sh?ichi still couldn't resist the overwhelming drowsiness.

The aftermath of using tenfold focus had left him quite fatigued.

"Sensei, leave Sh?ichi to me!" said Shisui as he lifted Sh?ichi onto his back.

With heavy eyelids, Sh?ichi murmured, "Thanks, Shisui..."

...

Without the burden of the envoy, their return journey after dealing with the enemy became much quicker.

Of course, due to the presence of the five palanquin bearers, their pace still wasn't as fast as a group of pure shinobi traveling.

By evening, the group had entered the Land of Fire. Sh?ichi, having been carried alternately by Shisui and Sany? throughout the journey, had fully recovered and was now full of energy once again.

Sitting by the riverbank, with fish roasting over the campfire, Sh?ichi couldn't help but reflect on the day's battle. He asked, "Sensei, it seemed like you didn't use any ninjutsu while using the Flying Thunder God technique."

Earlier, Sh?ichi had observed Minato Namikaze using the Flying Thunder God against an Iwagakure j?nin. However, Minato hadn't been able to finish him off in one strike because of the enemy's Earth Release: Hardening Technique.

In the end, Minato decided to capture that j?nin instead.

Hearing Sh?ichi's question, Minato smiled wryly and explained, "Because the Flying Thunder God is so fast, there's hardly any time to perform hand seals or prepare ninjutsu in advance."

"Sh?ichi, your sensei doesn't have your ability to use Fire Release without hand seals."

"That's why I'm working on creating a no-hand seals ninjutsu to pair with the Flying Thunder God for attacks, but I haven't succeeded yet!"

Although Minato said this, the original purpose of developing no-hand seals ninjutsu was different.

"No-hand seals ninjutsu, that's amazing!" Kurama Sany? exclaimed in awe, then asked, "Sensei, can we join you in training next time?"

Minato smiled warmly and replied, "Of course, that's not a problem."

...

The next day, Sh?ichi and the others returned to the Daimy?'s residence in the Land of Fire, where they were received by the Daimy? himself. They also took the opportunity to evaluate a few new shinobi the Daimy? had recruited.

However, the atmosphere this time wasn't as intense as before; it was just a straightforward assessment.

The new shinobi weren't as skilled as the previous batch, with most of them being at the level of ch?nin, and not a single j?nin among them.

Afterward, Sh?ichi Hoshita once again received a private audience with the Daimy?.

During the meeting, Sh?ichi took the opportunity to recommend a few of Konoha's young geniuses to the Daimy?.

For instance, he mentioned Kakashi, the prodigy who graduated from the Konoha Ninja Academy at the youngest age since its founding.

He also brought up Asuma Sarutobi, the son of the Third Hokage.

The Daimy? was quite pleased with the mention of Kakashi, a name he had already heard of.

However, he had some reservations about Asuma Sarutobi.

After all, Asuma was the son of the Hokage!

But Sh?ichi quickly convinced the Daimy? with a single sentence: "Recruiting the Hokage's son would have a greater impact than recruiting ten other geniuses."

As a result, when Sh?ichi left, he had an additional ten million ry? in hand.

As expected of the Daimy?—he's incredibly wealthy!

...

On the afternoon of July 31st, Sh?ichi and his team finally returned to Konoha.

After submitting the mission report and collecting their payment at the Hokage's office, Minato Namikaze announced a one-week break. However, they agreed to meet the next day to observe his progress on a new jutsu.

After freshening up and having lunch, Sh?ichi made his usual visit to Konoha Hospital.

This mission had taken nearly a month, making it the longest mission he had ever undertaken.

Naturally, he missed Non? Yakushi after being away for so long.

Upon arriving at Konoha Hospital, Sh?ichi quickly found Non?, who was busy treating injured ninja.

"Let me help!" Sh?ichi offered as he approached.

Non?, with sweat on her forehead, looked up and was pleasantly surprised to see him. "Sh?ichi..."

With a smile, Sh?ichi began using the Mystical Palm Technique, taking over Non?'s position.

However, the number of injured seemed higher than usual today, so Non? didn't get a break.

Seeing this, Sh?ichi sped up his work to help ease the burden on her.

Before they knew it, the afternoon had passed.

When the treatment was finally done, Sh?ichi felt somewhat exhausted.

"Good job!"

A familiar voice rang in his ears, and when he turned, he saw Tsunade standing there with a box of milk.

"Thank you, Lady Tsunade!" Sh?ichi expressed his gratitude as he took the milk, then asked, "Lady Tsunade, why are there so many injured today?"

"And many of them seem to be poisoned. Could it be the work of the Sand Ninja?"

Tsunade nodded slightly. "It's from the Land of Rivers."

As expected!

Sh?ichi frowned slightly but then quickly let it go.

It wasn't his concern yet—he wasn't at that level. Focusing on improving his strength was the most important thing.

"Lady Tsunade, let's continue training today!"

"Of course," Tsunade agreed without hesitation.

Sh?ichi didn't mind getting beaten up; in fact, Tsunade found the secret technique training a bit dull without it.

After saying goodbye to Non?, the two headed to the nearby training ground to begin their session.

In addition to taijutsu and Fire Release, Sh?ichi also practiced kenjutsu, particularly the Dance of the Crescent Moon.

But Sh?ichi noticed that Tsunade seemed noticeably stronger than before.

Her reaction speed had improved, and her attacks were faster too.

Sensing Sh?ichi's surprise, Tsunade snorted, "Kid, don't underestimate me."

"I may be a medical ninja, but I'm not the type who relies on others to protect me."

Sh?ichi quickly responded, "I wouldn't dream of underestimating you, Lady Tsunade. I was just thinking that you've gotten even stronger."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow.

Stronger than before? So, does that mean I wasn't strong enough before?

Is that supposed to be a compliment?

Unable to resist, Tsunade put a bit more force into her next attack.

(End of Chapter)

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