A Hole Had Been Drained Again

An endless seaside!

Narak stood by the shore, gazing out at the boundless sea!

"After staying in Konoha for so long, it feels pretty nice to come out and see the seaside scenery for a change!"

"Every time I see the vast, boundless ocean, I can't help but feel my blood surge!"

Facing the endless sea, with its rising and falling tides, Narak couldn't help sighing.

Then he kicked away the Mist ninja's corpse beside his feet and leaped off the cliff!

The next moment, instead of falling into the sea, Narak rose directly into the sky in defiance of the laws of physics, swiftly flying into the distance!

This was the Land of Water, and half a month had passed since the Genin Exams!

The day after the Genin Exams, Narak began training Sasuke, though the training period wasn't very long—only three days.

Three days later, just as in the original story, the rookies began to be assigned to teams!

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were assigned to the same team as usual!

And their team leader was Hatake Kakashi!

After handing the two bickering rivals, Sasuke and Naruto, over to the headache-inducing Kakashi, Narak once again left to carry out a mission!

This mission was related to the Land of Water. He was required to steal a piece of intelligence from the Land of Water, so Narak set off alone as soon as he received the mission!

After reaching the destination, he made contact with the Konoha ninja stationed there, then infiltrated the target location and stole the intelligence required for the mission!

However, several Mist ninja who discovered that the intelligence had been stolen blocked his escape route, leaving Narak no choice but to deal with them!

It had been four years since Narak became a Jonin, and his Spiritual Pressure level was still Jonin. It hadn't changed!

Clearly, his Spiritual Pressure had not increased through signing in over the past four years!

But that was normal. Although he didn't know what level came after Advanced Spiritual Pressure, no matter what, it would at least be Kage Level in the Naruto world. How could something like that be obtained so easily?

Although his strength had not increased, Narak had still obtained some good things over the past four years. His luck hadn't been terrible after all!

At this moment, Narak's system interface displayed:

Host: Hyuga Naraku

Level: Advanced Spiritual Pressure (Jonin)

Abilities: Byakugan (Perfect), Gentle Fist (Grandmaster), Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms (Grandmaster), Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm (Grandmaster), Rotation (Grandmaster), Hado (Sequences 1–60), Bakudō (Sequences 1–60), Intermediate Responded, Advanced Flash Step, Airwalk

Items: Zanpakuto (Genmetsu)—Shikai abilities: Sakashima Yokoso, Zangetsu, Haineko, Shinsō, Tenken, Wabisuke

Dragon Ball World Senzu Beans ×3

The addition of Airwalk allowed Narak to fly freely through the air, greatly enhancing his ability to fight aerially!

Although Flash Step allowed Narak to stand in midair, it was ultimately not as comfortable as flying freely through the sky!

Four new Shikai had also been added to his Zanpakuto. Haineko's ability wasn't particularly powerful and was practically dispensable, but the other three filled Narak with delight!

Shinsō, which excelled in speed, had already reached five times the speed of sound in its Shikai state when Narak tested it. Under a surprise attack, no one could escape Narak's assassination!

As for the gigantic Tenken, Narak could enlarge his Zanpakuto. Had you ever seen a forty-meter blade? If not, he would graciously allow you to run thirty-nine meters first! Not to mention that after Bankai, it might be possible to summon "Black Rope Tenken Myō'ō" into battle!

Finally, what surprised Narak most was Wabisuke. Its ability was to double the weight of anything it struck, with no upper limit!

In the original story, because Izuru Kira's strength was too weak, he had been unable to bring out the terrifying power of this blade!

But in Narak's hands, things were completely different. With his strength and speed, he could slash an enemy hundreds of times in an instant. Once all that weight piled up, the enemy could be crushed to death by their own weapon!

As for the Senzu Beans, they gave Narak another layer of security as he traveled through the late-stage Naruto world!

Narak kept flying through the sky. After half a day had passed, he was already far from the Land of Water and had entered the Land of Waves!

Just then, Narak saw a group of people on the ground!

"Hm?"

Narak scratched his head curiously, then quickly descended!

"Hey, Naruto, what are you doing here?"

This group was Kakashi's team. Naruto and Sasuke were carrying the unconscious Kakashi on their backs!

An old man was standing nearby as well!

"Sigh... Big Brother Narak, what are you doing here?" Naruto stared at Narak in astonishment.

"Oh my god, we actually ran into Big Brother Narak while carrying out a mission. Is this fate?" Sakura looked at Narak with an infatuated expression!

"Big Brother Narak!" Sasuke coolly greeted Narak.

"I say, what are you doing in the Land of Waves? And what happened to Kakashi?"

"Ah, we accepted a mission to go to the Land of Waves and protect Uncle Tazuna and the others from being harassed by gangsters while they built the bridge!"

"But we were attacked by a ninja. Teacher Kakashi drove him off, but he also passed out!"

Naruto explained the situation to Narak.

"I see. So this is the mission in the Land of Waves? Looks like Kakashi ran into Zabuza!"

"Hmm, if that's the case, then Haku should be appearing too, right? Speaking of which, is Haku a man or a woman? I'm rather curious!"

Narak pondered inwardly.

Then he stepped forward to examine Kakashi's condition!

"It's nothing serious. He merely collapsed from exhausting his Chakra. He'll be fine after resting for a while!"

Narak clapped his hands as he spoke.

The moment they heard that Kakashi was fine, Naruto and the others immediately relaxed!

But upon learning that he needed some time to recover, worried expressions once again appeared on their faces!

Seeing their expressions, Narak smiled. "Don't worry. I'll stay here and accompany you during this time!"

"Really? Then we have nothing to worry about!"

As soon as they heard that Narak would stay, the worry vanished from their faces!

Afterward, the group went to Tazuna's house. Once they had settled Kakashi down, Naruto and the others went to rest, while Narak took on the duty of standing guard!

Early the next morning, Kakashi slowly woke beneath the sunlight!

He raised a hand and rubbed his somewhat dizzy head!

"Yo, you're awake? So, who drained you dry this time?"

"You spend all day reading those books, and this is how you wrecked your body. Be careful, or one day you'll die from overindulgence!"

Kakashi looked toward the voice and saw Narak standing there, grinning mischievously as he spoke!

"Narak-kun? Why are you here?" Kakashi asked curiously.

"Ah, I saw you on my way back after finishing my mission in the Land of Water. Seeing you in such a sorry state, how could I feel comfortable leaving you here?"

Kakashi gave a bitter smile. "It was supposed to be nothing more than a B-rank mission, but I didn't expect so many complications. In the end, we even ran into the Mist Village missing-nin, the 'Demon of the Hidden Mist,' Momochi Zabuza!"

"Fortunately, I managed to kill him without any close calls!"

"No, something about this is strange. Perhaps he isn't dead yet!"

"Narak-kun, could you call Naruto and the others for me? There's something I need to ask them!"