Future Height?

Chapter 015: Future Height?

Although he caused a minor stir, he easily toyed with Deidara and Kurotsuchi, who were still Genin, as well as the village's stationed Five-Tails Jinchuriki squad and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Roshi.

With the Invisibility Cloak, he didn't need to fear even sensory ninjas as long as he didn't use Chakra. Those sensory ninjas could only detect his rapidly departing Shadow Clones, finding no trace of him himself.

He slowly left Iwagakure in his cloak. The war between the Stone Shinobi and Cloud Ninja should be nearing its end by now. If he lingered for two or three more days, the cunning Two-Tails, Onoki, might return.

At that point, Onoki might even seal the village and slowly search for him. After all, the Second Shinobi World War was already over.

Therefore, Oguri Hayashi absolutely could not replicate the leisurely pace he had in Kumogakure; he had to leave immediately.

On his way out of Iwagakure, he frequently encountered scattered Stone Shinobi. He casually grabbed a few Genin and interrogated them. The results were that the Stone Shinobi had been completely routed. Seeing his Konoha symbol, the Stone Shinobi's faces didn't show much despair, as they believed he was just a Genin from Konoha sent to gather information. They thought he would let them go once he had the intel.

After Oguri Hayashi slit their throats, they looked at him with disbelief, wondering why this Konoha ninja was so ruthless.

Concealing his tracks and completely reducing them to ashes with Earth Release and Fire Release, Oguri Hayashi shook his head and leaped onto a cliff.

Ever since he started practicing his My Style Secret Technique, his body had become increasingly stronger, and along with his body, his spirit and eyesight had also strengthened.

Although his Ki couldn't be projected outwards yet, concentrating it within his eyes could unleash a divine radiance, making his gaze sharper and more powerful, allowing him to easily see an apple a hundred meters away.

He stood atop a high mountain, barely able to see the fleeing Stone Shinobi and the pursuing Cloud Ninja.

However, there were only scattered skirmishes; most people were no longer in the mood to fight.

Even though his memory of the history of the ninja world was fragmented, he clearly remembered that the Second Shinobi World War ended with the conflict between Iwagakure and Kumogakure.

In other words... the Second Shinobi World War was over?

He stood on the rock, feeling a sense of aimless confusion, as if drawing a sword to survey his surroundings.

The Second Shinobi World War was over. The major events in the ninja world had temporarily paused before the start of the Third Shinobi World War. This meant that the Reincarnators had very likely returned to the Infinite Hall. Their next descent would probably be during the major battles of the Third Shinobi World War.

For example, the Kannabi Bridge and Mount Kikyo.

So, where should he go now?

He was indeed feeling a bit lost.

Should he continue to steal Ninjutsu scrolls from Konoha, or slowly cultivate and become stronger on his own? Or perhaps develop his own influence?

Konoha was different from other ninja villages. Other ninja villages had their own natural defenses: Iwagakure had cliffs, Kumogakure had high mountains, Sunagakure had deserts, and Kirigakure had the sea. Konoha, however, was a forest.

Because of this, Konoha had a considerable number of Sealing Squads and Barrier Ninjutsu squads.

It could be said that Konoha excelled in the entire ninja world when it came to sealing jutsu and barrier jutsu.

Both the Reaper Death Seal and the Five Elements Seal for sealing Tailed Beasts were techniques Oguri Hayashi greatly desired.

However, Konoha ninja village was different from other villages. Konoha had a very strict barrier system. Anyone who trespassed into the village would be detected by the barrier jutsu, which would then alert Konoha's Guard Squad, the Uchiha.

Of course, the Konoha Guard was very important, but Konoha had rarely experienced its main village being attacked in its past wars.

This meant it was a place to slack off and live out one's retirement.

However, with the Uchiha clan not yet annihilated, the Uchiha's Konoha Guard Squad was a more formidable force than the Anbu.

Oguri Hayashi had no interaction with the Uchiha in the village. The Uchiha would neither give him an eye nor teach him their clan's Fire Release Ninjutsu. Since that was the case, why waste his time groveling and trying to please the Uchiha?

However, when he thought about potentially facing the Uchiha, he still felt a bit apprehensive.

But he was already a High Ninja now, and with the Invisibility Cloak, it should be fine.

He knew that if he returned to Konoha to steal Ninjutsu, he would likely encounter some Konoha shinobi. But for some reason, he felt an urge to try.

Perhaps it was similar to returning home in glory, or perhaps it was the joy of gaining strength through cautious effort.

He suddenly felt an urge to go back and see.

Perhaps this was human nature.

Perhaps this was mortal nature.

He wiped his face and shot up into the sky. With the Light-Weight Rock Technique, his body was as light as a bird. High in the sky, he spread his arms, and the Winged Suit made of silk instantly unfurled. Catching the wind, he flew forward rapidly like a flying squirrel.

His flight speed was much faster than Onoki's. Because Iwagakure was at a high elevation, he crossed the battlefield in one go. In the sky, like an eagle, he headed towards Konoha.

Speaking of the Flying Squirrel Suit, he wondered why so many transmigrators to the world of Naruto hadn't thought of creating it.

It was clearly a strategic weapon powerful enough to change the entire war. Anyone who obtained it could easily attack or retreat from Kumogakure. The sheer cliffs of Iwagakure and the strong winds of Sunagakure could all be conquered by the Flying Squirrel Suit.

With this item and a parachute, powerful ninjas could go anywhere in the world.

But countless transmigrators in the ninja world had never thought of this...

This thing always made him look like a freak in outlandish clothing, but that was only because the flaps between his sleeves and legs, when unzipped, made him look like a rock-and-roll hippie.

However, when zipped up, this thing ensured that he wouldn't be harmed even if he jumped from a high place—even without a parachute, with a ninja's physical abilities, falling from a height of about ten meters would not cause injury.

Of course, this required enduring the strange glances of others.

But for a ninja, wasn't survival the most important thing?

After leaving the Land of Earth, he began to walk towards Konoha step by step, on solid ground.

Because he discovered that when he practiced the Heavier Rock Technique, it felt like he was doing gravity training in a "Gravity Chamber" from Dragon Ball. The Heavier Rock Technique instantly made his body incredibly heavy, as if he had suddenly gained several hundred kilograms.

This might have been a bit too early for him at twelve years old, but his urgent need for strength made him completely unconcerned about how tall he would grow in the future. Rapidly improving his strength was what he truly needed to do now.