Spoils of War! Shin's Guess

Shin looked at the three elite chunin and picked up the jonin's ninja blade.

"Want to avenge your captain, right? Then come on."

The three elite chunin exchanged glances, but at this moment, they didn't dare to make a move.

Although the person before them was just a brat, this brat was bizarre; a companion had already been killed by him, and even their captain had fallen into his hands.

At this point, they naturally dared not treat Shin as an ordinary brat, and their hearts were filled with trepidation toward him.

"Since you won't make a move, then let me."

Shin's figure vanished into the night. In the pitch-black woods, combined with Shin's speed, they couldn't capture his movements at all.

"Watch out!"

However, just as that ninja finished speaking, the ninja blade in Shin's hand pierced through his heart.

Pulling out the blade, Shin rushed toward the elite chunin beside him.

"Water Release: Water Prison Technique!"

That elite chunin seemed to sense the crisis; his hands quickly formed seals, using the Water Release: Water Prison Technique to envelop himself for defense.

The Water Prison Technique was a C-rank ninjutsu that could be used to trap enemies, or even wrap around oneself for defense.

"You think this can stop me? Too naive."

Shin released chakra to wrap around the ninja blade, greatly enhancing its piercing power, and the water sphere the elite chunin used for protection was pierced directly.

This elite chunin followed in the footsteps of the previous ninja, dying with his heart pierced through.

"Only one left."

Shin looked at the last ninja, feeling that killing these elite chunin was as simple as slaughtering chickens.

"Hatake Kakashi graduated to become a genin at five and was called a genius. I can slaughter elite chunin like cutting vegetables at five, so what does that make me? A monster?"

Shin muttered to himself.

"Monster, you're a monster."

The last elite chunin pointed at Shin with fear in his eyes, turned around, and began to flee.

"You're the monster, and you still want to run?"

Shin stomped on the ground, leaving a heavy crater, and then launched himself like an arrow released from a bow, rapidly chasing after the last elite chunin.

He was related to Shin's mission, so Shin absolutely could not let him go.

Furthermore, for the sake of his own and Kushina's safety, Shin would not let him go either.

"Die."

Shin quickly caught up to his opponent and swung the ninja blade at him. Although the blade wasn't suited for hacking, Shin's strength was great, and if he landed a hit, killing the opponent would be no problem at all.

As the blade struck, Shin relaxed slightly, but suddenly the figure he hit turned into a piece of wood—it was a Substitution Technique.

"Substitution Technique?"

Shin hadn't expected the opponent to use the Substitution Technique to dodge his blade at the critical moment.

"Adamantine Sealing Chains."

Chakra chains extended from Shin's body, catching up to the fleeing elite chunin in the blink of an eye and binding him tight.

"Strangle."

Shin let out a soft shout, and the chakra chains binding the opponent tightened, tearing him apart in an instant.

Shin looked at the state of the corpse, his face turning somewhat pale, and he turned his head away.

Because he often hunted wild beasts in the forest and had seen plenty of blood, Shin hadn't felt any discomfort when killing the first person.

After killing the others, although there were some ripples in Shin's heart, they weren't significant.

However, the one finally strangled by Shin was more than he could handle.

As the chakra chains vanished, Shin leaned against a nearby tree with one hand, unable to stop himself from retching.

He swore never to create such a scene again; even Shin couldn't stomach it!

Congratulations to the Master for completing the mission. Rewarding the Master with one Advanced Copy Card.

"Phew, the reward is in hand." Shin calmed his mood and then called out to Kushina: "Come out, Kushina, it's already been taken care of."

Kushina looked completely bewildered. Taken care of?

Because it was too dark, and Kushina hadn't written...

She could not see the Sharingan, nor did she know that Shin had already dealt with it.

After walking out and seeing the corpse of that jonin, Kushina could not help but ask Shin, "Shin, how did you do it?"

"Don't worry about how I did it; let's see if there's any loot."

Shin walked over and rummaged through the jonin's ninja tool pouch, while Kushina hid to the side, feeling somewhat afraid.

Although the man was already dead, Kushina was still terrified. Fortunately, she had not seen the ninja who had been strangled by Shin using Adamantine Sealing Chains, or she likely would have fainted.

After searching through the jonin's ninja tool pouch, Shin found a few explosive tags; one must know that explosive tags are a very precious type of ninja tool.

Then there were some kunai, shuriken, and similar tools. Finally, Shin found two ninjutsu scrolls, which recorded two ninjutsu.

"B-rank ninjutsu Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, and Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique."

Shin's brows furrowed. From these two ninjutsu, he could roughly guess the opponent's identity; they should be ninjas from Kirigakure.

"It seems that the ones who moved against Uzushio Village in the Land of Whirlpools this time should be Kirigakure from the Land of Water."

Only the Five Great Nations have the strength to strike at the Uzumaki Clan. Konoha in the Land of Fire is an ally of the Uzumaki Clan, so this should have nothing to do with Konoha.

Sunagakure in the Land of Wind and Iwagakure in the Land of Earth are too far away, so the possibility of them attacking the Uzumaki Clan is almost zero.

However, Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning and Kirigakure in the Land of Water could both attack the island nation of the Land of Whirlpools from the sea.

Now Shin was certain that Kirigakure was involved; he just did not know if Kumogakure had participated as well.

If one were to ask which ninja village had the greatest ambition, it would undoubtedly be Kumogakure, so the possibility of Kumogakure's involvement was also very high.

After all, the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki Clan should be what Kumogakure wants most—no, that is not right; it should be something that all the major ninja villages want to obtain.

Possessing sealing techniques that inspire both fear and covetousness, yet lacking the strength to deter other nations—this was the reason for the destruction of the Uzumaki Clan in the Land of Whirlpools.

An innocent man is guilty of his own treasure; this principle applies no matter which world one is in.

"I wonder if Konoha participated in the destruction of the Uzumaki Clan."

Shin also had some suspicions about Konoha, the ally of the Uzumaki Clan; after all, Konoha has Danzo.

If anyone said that Danzo had no covetous heart for the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki Clan, Shin would not believe it even if he were beaten to death.

In the end, Shin shook his head, put aside these speculations, and then took the ninja tool pouches of the other two elite chunin. Shin led Kushina away from there.

As for the remaining elite chunin, Shin did not want his tool pouch; it was too bloody, and he figured he would not be able to eat for a whole day if he looked at it.

Leading Kushina, Shin arrived at a small stream in the forest, which was also the place where they had previously practiced walking on water.

"Are you sleepy? If you are, take a nap. We are safe now," Shin said to Kushina.

Kushina shook her head. After such a major event, how could she possibly feel sleepy?