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Even though they were heading to the front lines, Haori was basically traveling light.
He didn't really have much to bring.
First, he replenished some of his ninja tools, including things like kunai and shuriken.
Second, he brought a bag of ration pills. This was a must-have for any trip, whether it was traveling, camping, or murder.
Third, he bought a black cloak. This wasn't for looking cool or being stylish. On the battlefield, being able to conceal one's hands was crucial for a ninja. Most of the time, a ninja's first action in an attack was to form hand seals. Being able to hide one's hands could partially conceal one's attack intentions.
Fourth, he prepared a white mask for himself. This had nothing to do with the ANBU. He didn't live like an ANBU ninja, but he felt that ninjas should conceal their faces when necessary. This is something that Kakashi Hatake did exceptionally well. Even fellow ninjas didn't know what he looked like.
One morning, this group of about forty people left Konoha and moved toward the front lines against Sunagakure.
In terms of the daily scale of ninja movements, a group of forty was already quite large. After all, most of the time, ninjas operated in groups of four.
Because there were medical ninjas with weaker physiques, this team's movement speed wasn't very fast. It took almost six days for them to reach the border of the Land of Fire.
"Kushina-sama, we need to increase our vigilance from now on. In terms of location, we are currently in the war zone. From now on, we may encounter small groups of Sunagakure ninjas infiltrating at any time."
That evening, as the team was setting up camp, the leader of the ANBU went to Kushina and reminded her.
Kushina nodded and didn't say anything. Don't think that just because she seemed carefree, she didn't know anything about war. In fact, she had personally experienced the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools when she was a child. She knew the cruelty of war very well.
The Konoha front-line command post and headquarters, which were set up on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rivers, were still 200 kilometers away, and they were only 250 kilometers from the front lines. Small Sunagakure forces could easily bypass Konoha's defenses and infiltrate the Land of Fire for sabotage.
Ideally, they should go to the command post as soon as possible. But due to the physical condition of some ninjas, they would have to stay here overnight.
That's why the ANBU ninja reminded Kushina to stay vigilant.
As they got closer to the war zone, most of the team started to get nervous. But Haori wasn't among them.
Even he didn't know why he was so unusually adaptable to war.
Although he was listening to the ANBU ninja's warning next to Kushina, he had a nonchalant expression on his face.
The tent that Kushina stayed in was her special privilege. As her disciple, Haori could also benefit. At night, he wouldn't have to squeeze into the tents with the ANBU ninjas.
After the ANBU ninjas left the tent, he took out a small scroll and started drawing on it.
Kushina glanced at it curiously and asked, "Is that an improvement to the Inner Four Symbols Seal?"
Yes, Haori was a man who couldn't stop his mind from working. At this time, he was trying to improve the Inner Four Symbols Seal again.
"Yes," Haori nodded. "The Inner Four Symbols Seal is undoubtedly one of the strongest sealing techniques, but the problem is that it's too powerful and consumes too much chakra. And that's not the worst part. Its biggest flaw is its vast range of effect. It's very easy to take out the user along with it. So I hope to reduce its range of effect."
It hadn't been long since Haori started learning sealing techniques. Now, he was already trying to modify an S-rank forbidden technique!
Kushina's first reaction was to forbid it. After all, developing and improving jutsu was an extremely dangerous undertaking. Let alone sealing techniques, which were the most complex among all techniques. If he made a mistake, it's very likely that not only Haori himself, but also these dozens of people, would all be finished.
But when she saw the detailed arguments and the modified techniques on the scroll, she hesitated. As a member of the Uzumaki clan, Kushina herself was an expert in sealing techniques. Haori had already done some of the work, and she hadn't found any errors or omissions. This showed that he was on the right path and headed for success. It made her hesitate for a moment.
Looking at Kushina's hesitant expression, Haori knew what she was thinking.
He quickly said, "Don't worry, Teacher Kushina, I'm just theorizing. I won't do any experiments without your permission. I'm not that fearless."
Hearing Haori say this, Kushina felt a little reassured. But she still said seriously, "I agree with you doing research, but you must get my permission before testing any modified techniques. I must be present at that time, or you can't do any experiments. Understand?"
"Understood, absolutely."
Haori quickly replied. He knew what was good for him. After all, in the ninja world, there's a saying: Cherish life and stay away from crazy people who like to develop forbidden techniques…
As the night deepened, the bonfires in the camp were extinguished. The medical ninjas had already gone to sleep. The ANBU only left one team on watch duty.
Although there was no light source, Haori walked out of the tent. He was still working on the sealing technique under the moonlight.
The moonlight tonight was very bright.
As time passed, Kushina had gone to sleep.
But suddenly, Haori's pen stopped. His brows furrowed involuntarily. This wasn't because he had encountered a problem with his deduction. He had discovered that someone was quietly approaching the camp.
Enemies!
He hadn't expected enemies to appear so soon after nightfall.
Since they were still within the Land of Fire, Haori and the others didn't intentionally conceal their camp. It wasn't strange if enemies could find it.
Haori stood up and put his pen and scroll back into his ninja tool bag.
The ANBU ninja on duty noticed Haori's movements.
He didn't say anything but made hand signal codes to Haori.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Haori extended a hand from his cloak, then quickly made hand signals: "Six o'clock, 400 meters away, in the woods. Four enemy targets."
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