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Before, when Kushina and Haori stole jutsu from the Book of Seals, the Hokage naturally wanted to "ask" Haori how many jutsu he had seen and learned. But because Haori was cunning and didn't leave any written records, only memorizing some jutsu in his head, there was no way he would have been simply confined, regardless of what Kushina's punishment was.
So, without any evidence, when Haori was questioned by the Hokage, he answered that he hadn't memorized anything and hadn't learned anything.
The Hokage naturally couldn't completely believe him, but he couldn't use the Interrogation Squad for this matter either. In fact, he didn't think Haori could really learn many jutsu. If he had learned one or two, he would consider it a perk for Kushina's disciple.
The Hokage's guess was quite accurate. The Book of Seals contained all kinds of high-difficulty forbidden techniques. Even someone like Haori couldn't learn much in ten minutes. But the Hokage hadn't anticipated Haori's super memory. Some jutsu, even if he didn't understand them for now, he could memorize them word for word.
Previously, while confined in Konoha, he didn't dare to reveal these jutsu. He could only review them in his mind every day. But once he left Konoha, he started recording those jutsu on a scroll.
No one could possibly monitor him here. He recorded them to prevent himself from forgetting these jutsu over time. If he forgot an entire jutsu, that would be fine. But what if over time, Haori made some mistakes in his memory, then practiced the jutsu normally… If he made a mistake in his practice, who would be responsible?
Of course, he was still very cautious. The scroll had a sealing technique on it. It could only be recognized by his own chakra. If anyone else tried to open it forcefully, it would be destroyed.
And of course, the strength of this sealing technique was relative. For example, someone like Kushina, a master in sealing techniques, wouldn't be affected by Haori's little trick at all.
But Kushina's sealing skills were at the very top in the ninja world. If the scroll fell into the hands of a sealing ninja with the same skill level as Kushina, Haori would just have to admit defeat.
Due to his chakra nature, he couldn't practice some of these jutsu for now. And because of his current chakra reserves, there were some jutsu that he couldn't use.
This wasn't to say that he couldn't release any jutsu at all. But once he released one, his chakra would be empty. It was like Megumin's explosion magic. You can only cast it once a day. What's the use of that?
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Yesterday, the team was attacked, and Haori had his first real battle. The result was basically satisfactory, but the team had become nervous. Their vigilance had to be heightened until they reached the Konoha command post.
"Halt!"
The captain of the ANBU in the front suddenly waved his hand, signaling the team to stop. The entire team stopped immediately, and the ANBU ninjas instinctively assumed a posture of vigilance and defense.
On a large tree on the side of the front of the team, a Konoha ninja appeared.
It seemed that they were already within the Konoha command post's 警戒圈.
The ANBU ninjas didn't communicate verbally with the other ninja. They had their own method of identifying their own targets. He directly threw a scroll towards the Konoha ninja.
The ninja didn't hesitate to catch it. Then he quickly opened the scroll, carefully examining the contents, then carefully observing Haori's team before signaling them to continue forward.
This was the mission document for this mission.
The ninja led the way, and Haori's team followed behind. Not only that, Haori could also sense that there were many Konoha ninjas accompanying them in the woods on both sides.
"It seems that Konoha really needs more medical ninjas on the Sunagakure front line…" After seeing how much Konoha valued this new batch of medical ninjas, Haori thought silently.
After advancing about 30 kilometers, the accompanying ninjas began to gradually disperse. They needed to return to their posts.
The ninja who was leading the way took Haori and the others to the field hospital of the command post.
It was called a field hospital, but it was just some larger tents. Every now and then, you could see injured patients walking around.
Haori and the others stopped at the entrance of the hospital. Kushina led the medical ninjas into the hospital.
About twenty minutes later, Kushina came out again. She raised the mission document in her hand towards Haori and the others, then said, "A-rank escort mission complete. Quite perfect."
Indeed, very perfect. Both the escorts and the medical ninjas had reached their destination without a scratch. Except for Shiraishi Haori, who was injured.
This little injury was within the acceptable range.
"Kushina-sama, since the mission is complete, we should return to Konoha as soon as possible after a short rest. You shouldn't stay on the front lines for too long, considering your identity."
Kushina's excitement was immediately interrupted by the ANBU ninja, who was oblivious to the atmosphere.
"What's the hurry? Since we're here, we should meet Tsunade-sama first." Kushina said rudely. She naturally wouldn't give the ANBU ninja, who poured cold water on her, a good face.
"But…" The ANBU ninja had his reasons. If the Nine-Tailed Jinchūriki suffered the slightest bit of damage, they would all be guilty of a capital offense.
"In any case, we'll meet Tsunade-sama first."
Kushina certainly wasn't going to humor the ANBU ninjas. She had finally left the village. She wasn't going back so soon. At least here, she was more free than in Konoha. She didn't have to listen to the Third Hokage nag all the time.
She could come to the front lines because Konoha really needed more manpower. The main reason was that the Hokage couldn't stand to be nagged anymore. He considered it an opportunity for Kushina to have some fun, and for him to take a break…
But even though Kushina was allowed to leave Konoha, the condition was that she had to return immediately after completing her mission.
Kushina naturally knew this. If she returned to Konoha immediately, it meant that she would lose the excuse to pester the Third Hokage for a short time, and it also meant that she would have to stay in Konoha for a long time. That was not what she wanted.
This long time could be a year, or maybe three or five years. Unless it was really time to send the tailed beast into the war, she wouldn't be able to return to the front lines. This was not what Kushina wanted.
Therefore, at this time, Kushina ignored the ANBU ninjas' reactions and took Haori towards the tent where Tsunade was. She had already found out the location while at the field hospital.
The ANBU had no choice but to silently follow behind Kushina… Kushina was known for being stubborn in Konoha. They had no way to stop her.
Unless they used force. But they couldn't do that.
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