Overdrafting the Future, Starting in Naruto

Chapter 51: Best Support, Surprise Attack!

Water Release: Water Severing Wave (Suiton: Suidanha)!

Genichi opened his mouth and spat out a high-pressure jet of water that shot out like a blade, several meters long, and swept towards the two Cloud ninja.

The two ninja immediately leaped to dodge. As trees were sliced in two by the water jet, they simultaneously engaged the three figures of Hatake Sakumo.

"Aargh!"

A shrill scream rang out. Blood splattered from the air, and the Cloud ninja whose sword had been broken fell to the ground with a thud. The other Cloud ninja had an arm severed. After his figure crossed paths with Sakumo, he immediately retreated again and again, his expression extremely grim. "Konoha's White Fang!"

"Damn it!"

In two exchanges, two of his comrades had been killed, and he himself was seriously injured and had lost an arm. Without any hesitation, this Cloud ninja fled at top speed.

"No need to pursue!" Sakumo commanded, dispelling his clones.

Genichi stopped, casually took out a sealing scroll, delivered a finishing blow to the two downed Cloud ninja, and then sealed their bodies inside.

After he was done, he grinned at Sakumo. "For research, Sensei. It would be a waste to leave them here anyway."

Sakumo let out a chuckle. He didn't stop him. Using the dead for research was very normal at the Konoha Hospital, especially the bodies of enemies. Although these two hadn't been dead a moment ago, they were going to die sooner or later.

"The speed of your Water Severing Wave (Suiton: Suidanha) still needs improvement," Sakumo said.

Genichi nodded. "I'm still not proficient enough with this jutsu." The best way to use it would have been to attack with several high-speed water jets, but Genichi couldn't do that yet. He could only manage a single cutting jet, which made his attack slow.

Sakumo smiled. "To have reached this step in such a short time is already very good. Let's go."

The two of them leaped away, catching up with Yamanaka En and the others. Before long, Mui and his team also caught up. However, of their original four, only two remained: the Jonin, Hidemi, and the Chunin, Mui. The group then left the territory of the Land of Earth, still traveling along the border between the two countries.

Meanwhile, on another front, the surviving Cloud ninja had also regrouped.

"To think it was Konoha's White Fang..." The Jonin, Katōya, had a grim expression. The name of the White Fang was even more renowned than that of Konoha's Sannin.

Lutfi, who had lost an arm, was covered in a cold sweat. "There was another skilled one, proficient in genjutsu and Water Release."

"If it weren't for that guy, even against the White Fang, we wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses." They were a full Jonin-led squad, after all, even if the other two were only Special Jonin.

"In this situation, it's already impossible for us to complete the mission," Katōya frowned. "It's probably too late to request reinforcements from the village now."

"But if Toroi is sent to Hōzuki Castle, it will be very difficult to rescue him." The Land of Lightning also had a stake in Hōzuki Castle. They could openly try to break a prisoner out of an escort, but they couldn't just go and storm Hōzuki Castle to grab someone.

Lutfi gritted his teeth. "There is one other way."

"Destroy the ships heading to Hōzuki Castle. Stall for time."

Katōya heard this and nodded. "Alright, leave that to us!"

"We will do our best to delay them at the port. Lutfi, you hurry back to the village for reinforcements."

Lutfi nodded. "Okay!"

The four of them immediately split up to act. Katōya and the two who had faced Mui's team earlier rushed towards the port at top speed. Lutfi, meanwhile, dragged his exhausted body back towards the Cloud Village.

Genichi's group arrived at the port the next day. They found that there were no ships, only the wooden fragments of them floating on the surface of the sea.

"It seems the Cloud ninja haven't given up," Genichi frowned slightly.

Sakumo turned and asked Hidemi, "Will Hōzuki Castle send someone to meet us?"

Hidemi nodded. "Since we couldn't arrive at Hōzuki Castle today, tomorrow... or the day after at the latest, they will send someone."

Sakumo immediately decided, "Let's go to the town first." There was a small town nearby, which was a good place to stay.

The group moved to the town. At this moment, the town seemed deserted. Walking on the streets, Genichi and the others could feel many eyes peeking at them. They were the townspeople. It was also possible they were Cloud ninja hidden in the shadows.

The group found a run-down inn to stay in. Hidemi immediately said, "Sakumo-san, the Cloud ninja should be hiding in this town and monitoring us. Should we find them and eliminate them?"

"If the Cloud ninjas' reinforcements arrive before the backup from Hōzuki Castle, we'll probably be in a lot of trouble."

Genichi listened and secretly nodded in agreement. But he didn't speak, instead looking at his master, Sakumo.

Sakumo said, "We do indeed need to find the Cloud ninja. But splitting up to act is not a good choice. We could be picked off one by one."

"We need to first pinpoint the Cloud ninjas' exact location, and then strike with the force of a thunderbolt."

Genichi looked at En.

En also smiled. "Leave it to me, Captain!"

Sakumo nodded, then said to Namiichi, "Namiichi, you are responsible for protecting En."

Namiichi nodded. He then went out the window and soon returned with a stray cat. En used the Mind Body Switch Technique (Shintenshin no Jutsu) to control the cat and began to roam the town.

In another room, Genichi temporarily relieved a few of the Grass genin who were guarding Toroi. Seizing the rare opportunity, he of course secretly drew a tube of blood and a tube of bone marrow from the unconscious Toroi. He always carried his equipment with him.

After drawing the samples, he put Toroi back in the wooden barrel. Just as he was about to put the lid on, Genichi thought for a moment, then formed hand seals and applied another Evil Sealing Method (Fūja Hōin) to Toroi.

Time passed unknowingly into the evening.

Genichi, who was meditating on the Art of Kai with his eyes closed, heard Sakumo's shout from outside. "Genichi!"

"Sensei!" Genichi used the Body Flicker Technique (Shunshin no Jutsu) and appeared outside.

Except for the Grass genin guarding the prisoner, everyone else was there. It was clear that En's reconnaissance had finally yielded results.

"En has scouted out the situation. There are a total of three Cloud ninja. They are using clones to watch us. If we leave the town, we won't be able to escape their notice," Sakumo said, pointing to a simple map on the table. "And their real bodies are on the mountain to the east of the town."

"From there, they can also see the entire town."

"So, their clones are not just for watching us, but also to prevent us from encircling them."

"It's even possible they will use their clones to harass us to stall for time."

This was undoubtedly a very thorough consideration.

The Grass ninja, Hidemi, frowned. "In that case, it will be very difficult for us to deal with them." The enemy had a clear view of the town. The moment they moved, the Cloud ninja would also move.

Genichi looked at the map. The town was built by the sea, connected to the port.

"Under the cover of darkness, we can circle around from the sea to get behind the Cloud ninja," Genichi suggested. "The town should have a sewer system that leads to the sea. We can use the Transformation Jutsu (Henge no Jutsu) to go through the sewers and into the sea."

Sakumo was secretly appreciative of the idea. He said, "I and Genichi will take the sea route and launch a surprise attack on the Cloud ninja."

"We will leave clones behind so as not to be discovered by them."

"They will probably also launch a harassing attack tonight."

Hidemi said, "Two people... won't that be too few?"

Sakumo replied, "We can't have too many people, or we won't be able to cope with the Cloud ninjas' harassment."

Hearing this, Hidemi did not insist. "We completely trust you, Sakumo-san. Leave this place to us. There will absolutely be no accidents."

Immediately, Genichi and Sakumo each created a shadow clone to stay behind, while their real bodies used the Transformation Jutsu (Henge no Jutsu) to turn into stray cats, left the inn, found a sewer entrance, and crawled inside, following it all the way to the sea.

And, to be sufficiently stealthy, the master and disciple duo even went a certain distance out into the sea before speeding across its surface.

At the same time, in the town, the Cloud ninja, as expected, began their harassing attack.

(End of Chapter)

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