Fuyukagure Village, I, Otsutsuki Hinata, Have Arrived

Hinata looked at Asuma and said slowly, "Teacher Asuma, don't be too nervous. When I was researching Kirigakure, I found that Kirigakure's secrecy measures are very strict. I heard that many of our predecessors' secret techniques have been lost!"

Asuma exhaled a smoke ring and said casually, "I don't know about that."

"However, Kirigakure has always been very closed off, and it seems that there was a period of internal strife a few years ago, so it is normal that some Ninjutsu were lost."

"Now that you've read the intelligence on Kirigakure, is there anything I should be aware of?"

Hinata, then pondered, "There probably isn't anything worth paying attention to in Kirigakure!"

"Over the past few years, Kirigakure has been plagued by internal strife, and Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have Jonin. Kirigakure probably doesn't have any decent Jonin left." "However, I recently retrieved Zabuza's Kubikiribōchō, and it seems the village made a deal with Kirigakure..."

"So all we need to pay attention to are the Jinchuriki and the few remaining swords."

Asuma nodded. Hinata's analysis was reasonable enough; Kirigakure's strength was indeed relatively weak at this stage.

But no matter how weak Kirigakure is, it is still one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, with tens of thousands of ninjas, and now it is fighting on Kirigakure's home turf.

Even Asuma would find it difficult to escape if surrounded by a large number of Mist Ninja.

Three days later, around noon, Hinata looked out into the distance and could already see faint black dots on the horizon—the shadows of several large islands on the edge of the Land of Water.

Asuma took good care of Hinata throughout the journey. Perhaps it was because he had a girlfriend; Asuma is now showing signs of becoming a warm and caring man.

This image just doesn't quite fit.

However, every time Hinata sees Asuma, this image involuntarily comes to mind.

Shisui Uchiha handed his eyes to Itachi and solemnly instructed him, "Itachi, the future of Konoha is entrusted to you."

Kurenai Yuhi: "Asuma, let's name our child Mirai..."

Cough cough!

Asuma instructed the boatmen to turn the boat around and approach the surrounding islands.

That's not the main island of the Land of Water, so the ninjas' power is limited. If ordinary ships dock there, it won't arouse much suspicion.

Finding Hinata on the deck, Asuma said, "Hinata, when we get close to the main island of the Land of Water, we'll have to swim across from the seabed."

Hinata nodded.

It's best to be cautious in everything you do, especially on Kirigakure's home turf.

Without Naruto by her side, Hinata wasn't very confident.

The ship turned and headed towards the small islands surrounding the main island of the Land of Water. When the ship was at its closest point to the main island of the Land of Water, Hinata, Asuma, Wind God, and Thunder God secretly disembarked and secretly dived into the sea towards the Land of Water.

As a military force of the Land of Water, Kirigakure will certainly not relax its defenses on the seabed.

However, the number of ninjas in Kirigakure is limited, and they also have to defend such a long coastline, so it is inevitable that they are somewhat overwhelmed.

With Hinata's Byakugan, the four of them easily bypassed Kirigakure's defenses and silently infiltrated the Land of Land of Water.

Although the Land of Water is an island nation, it still has many unique terrain features such as mountains and dense forests.

Asuma found a clearing in the forest and instructed, "Hinata, let's rest here for half an hour to recover our strength."

Hinata looked up at Asuma, and asked blankly, "Teacher Asuma, are you very tired?"

Asuma nodded and said, "A little! I swam all the way here, and I used up a lot of energy."

Hinata nodded without saying a word, and found a rock to sit on and rest.

Kurenai Yuhi is really amazing. Asuma looks so strong...

Asuma took out a map from his ninja tool pouch and knelt on the ground, explaining, "Hinata, this is the location Kakashi marked in the intelligence report. However, we've been traveling from Konoha for over four days now, so Kakashi might not still be waiting for us here."

"However, since Kakashi sent out a distress signal, he must have calculated the time it would take for us to arrive..."

"In fact, the Fifth Hokage had already dispatched two teams of Anbu to sail on the high seas, ready to support Kakashi and the others at any time. So Kakashi's first batch of support arrived about two or three days ago."

Anbu...

Although the Anbu is an elite force directly under the Hokage, Anbu members are mostly Elite Chunin, with only squad leaders considered Jonin.

Therefore, it's not without reason that the Anbu were easily defeated in the Original Story.

After all, the Anbu doesn't have Genin.

The ninjas who participated in the Fourth Shinobi World War were mostly Chunin- level, and all they knew how to do was throw Shuriken.

However, being able to throw Shuriken is actually quite impressive; at least he could fight the First Hokage.

Asuma continued, "If Kakashi and the others are still being chased by the Stone Ninja, then Kakashi will probably arrive at the designated location around 3 p. m. today."

"If they have already gotten rid of the Stone Ninja, they will come and join us."

Hinata nodded and humbly asked, "So what should we do? Should we go directly to support Teacher Kakashi?"

Asuma said, "Yes! If a battle breaks out, our sudden intervention as a new force could indeed turn the tide of the battle."

"But..."

Asuma turned to look at the Wind God and the Thunder God. These two simpletons were still a bit worrying!

Hinata saw through Asuma's thoughts and assured him, "Don't worry! Teacher Asuma, I've already disciplined them, they'll behave!"

"That's good!" Asuma breathed a sigh of relief.

Half an hour later, Hinata and her three companions ran towards the place they had agreed upon with Kakashi.

Hinata kept her Byakugan active the whole way. Although she didn't encounter any enemies, there were quite a few traps along the way.

Asuma analyzed, "Judging from these traps, Kakashi and the Stone Ninja, and there was no real fight to the death."

"But since Kakashi sent a signal to the village for help, it means there are a lot of Stone Ninja..."

"But... what are they waiting for?"

Hinata's heart skipped a beat, and she asked in a daze, "They... could they be waiting for me?"

Asuma frowned and said, "Impossible! How could Iwagakure be so sure that the Fifth Hokage would send you to the Land of Water to provide support?"

That's true...

It's not surprising that Tsunade sent Hinata to support Kakashi, since Hinata has already mastered Sage Mode and is considered one of Konoha's top combatants right now.

But what makes Iwagakure so sure Hinata will come?

Just because he's the 'Nine-Tails Jinchuriki'?

But which ninja village would casually send its Jinchuriki to a foreign country?

Moreover, the Land of Water is one of the Five Great Nations. If Konoha's Jinchuriki goes berserk in the Land of Water, wouldn't Konoha and Kirigakure immediately go to war?

"Careful!"

Hinata suddenly let out a low shout and quickly scurried into the tree to hide herself.

Asuma, the Wind God, and the Thunder God followed closely behind, each finding a place to hide themselves.