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Kenshi looked towards the backyard and turned to leave.
"Pshh!"
A Black Iron Chain extended from behind Kenshi, piercing through the Konoha ninja's head, who thought he had miraculously survived.
Kenshi arrived at the kitchen in the backyard. There was indeed food inside, freshly cooked oden.
"The life of nobles is truly extravagant!"
In the kitchen, Kenshi sat on a headless corpse that was still oozing blood, savoring a large bowl of oden, his eyes filled with admiration for the good life of nobles.
Before dawn, someone had already prepared delicious food, waiting for the morning to come.
But now, it was Kenshi's lucky break.
His appetite was surprisingly large. He ate several large bowls of oden before he felt the joyful satisfaction of being full.
Then, he drank a large bowl of soup, and his body and mind were both at ease.
Kenshi then left the kitchen. The surroundings were quiet, and a thick smell of blood filled the air.
Kenshi found a set of clothes that fit him reasonably well and put them on. Then, he returned to the Konoha ninja.
He squatted down and began to search the body.
"Detonation tags, ten."
"Kunai, six."
"Shuriken, twenty."
"His strength wasn't anything special, but his equipment was quite complete."
Kenshi muttered to himself as he put away the detonation tags, placing them in the ninja's tool pouch, which he had taken off the body.
He didn't want the kunai and shuriken, nor did he need them.
He was interested in the principle of detonation tags and wanted to study them.
"Hmm... Finally, I've found something good!"
Kenshi's face lit up with joy. He took a small pouch from the inside pocket of the Konoha ninja's outer garment. It looked a bit like a storage pouch from a cultivation novel, containing twelve round, plump balls.
Kenshi picked one up and sniffed it. The smell was faint, not very strong. It was indeed a ration pill.
"Good, with ration pills, things will be much easier."
Kenshi smiled.
With ration pills, this type of high-compression, high-energy food that could keep a person full for a day, he wouldn't have to appear in towns to find food like he had tonight. He could stay in the wild and avoid being seen by people.
This would reduce his risk of exposure and give him more time to travel, allowing him to leave the Land of Fire as soon as possible.
The Land of Fire was Konoha's territory. Staying here, Kenshi always felt uneasy. It wasn't good. He should go to other smaller countries.
Putting away the pouch containing the ration pills, Kenshi stood up and stretched out his hand.
"Pshh!"
A ball of fire appeared above his palm. This was the Fire Release attribute Chakra he had copied from the Third Hokage. After a simple manipulation of its shape, it became a flame in his hand.
"Hmm... He looks a bit like the Third Hokage. Could he be the Third Hokage's son?"
Looking at the Konoha ninja lying on the ground, whose face somewhat resembled the Third Hokage, Kenshi thought to himself.
Then, he waved his hand, and the flame in his hand engulfed the Konoha ninja's corpse, instantly burning fiercely.
The Third Hokage's Fire Release Chakra was of high quality. Kenshi could feel the intense heat and combustibility within it. Even a freshly dead body could be burned.
"I wonder how powerful Lightning Release and Water Release are?"
While outputting Fire Release Chakra to make the flames burn fiercely, Kenshi thought about the Water Release Chakra and Lightning Release Chakra in his body.
Besides Fire Release, he had also copied Lightning Release and Water Release attribute Chakra from the Third Hokage.
Back then, the Third Hokage had used Fire, Water, and Lightning Release jutsu against him.
Kenshi's Chakra Sensing ability was already very strong at that time. Besides sealing jutsu, which had complex Chakra Nature Transformation, other Fire, Water, Wind, Lightning, and Earth elemental jutsu Chakra, as long as they touched Kenshi's skin, he could instantly sense the Chakra Nature Transformation and shape transformation within them.
So, the moment the Third Hokage's Fire Release, Lightning Release, and Water Release Chakra touched Kenshi's skin, he sensed the Chakra Nature Transformation within them and condensed them.
Heh... Now, he was also a talented ninja with three Chakra attributes.
Suddenly thinking about the theory in Naruto that the more Chakra attributes you have, the more talented you are, Kenshi smiled.
Talent seemed a bit cheap.
After a while, the young Konoha ninja turned to ashes.
Now, if Konoha ninjas came looking, they wouldn't be able to obtain much information.
Kenshi treated the other Konoha ninja the same way. After unleashing a Fire Release jutsu, he personally watched the body burn to ashes before leaving.
In the ninja world, intelligence is crucial.
Kenshi was well aware of this.
His escape from Konoha, although there were various accidents, the core reason was undoubtedly that the Third Hokage and Danzo didn't know he possessed the terrifying and abnormal ability to copy Chakra Nature Transformation.
Otherwise, Kenshi wouldn't have had the chance to leave Danzo's underground base.
So, it was important not to reveal too much of his abilities.
Especially the Adamantine Binding Chains, which could save Kenshi's life at critical moments. The later he revealed it, the better.
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The sun rose.
Konoha welcomed a new day.
In the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage rubbed his aching forehead. He hadn't slept a wink since last night.
After returning last night, the incident of Kushina Uzumaki being kidnapped broke out, leaving the Third Hokage dizzy, still trying to recover from Kenshi's escape.
But before he could respond, the Kumogakure delegation came knocking, saying that three of their people were missing and demanding that Konoha return them as soon as possible. They acted as if they were certain that Konoha was responsible for their people's disappearance.
At first, the Third Hokage didn't realize the connection between the disappearance of the three Kumogakure ninjas and Kushina's kidnapping.
It wasn't until he called the Uchiha clan, who was responsible for monitoring the Kumogakure alliance delegation, that the Uchiha brat bit back, saying that it was because of the commotion in his and Danzo's secret base that had attracted most of their attention, making them relax their vigilance on the Kumogakure alliance delegation.
This ultimately led to Kushina being kidnapped and the three Kumogakure ninjas going missing.
It wasn't until this point that the Third Hokage suddenly realized that Kushina's kidnapping was related to Kumogakure.
Otherwise, why would they disappear now, specifically when Kushina was kidnapped?
Kushina, as the next Nine-Tails jinchūriki, was always protected by ANBU. Only at night, when she was at the Senju clan territory, would the ANBU withdraw.
Thinking back to last night, when Mito-sama went into the secret chamber to reinforce the Nine-Tails' seal.
This information couldn't be figured out without collecting it for a certain amount of time.
And the Uchiha clan ninjas, who were monitoring the Kumogakure alliance delegation, couldn't have missed anything.
Thinking that the Uchiha clan might have lost their minds, the Third Hokage, who had originally planned to send four ninja squads to find Kushina, ended up only sending one squad.
He needed to keep more strength in Konoha.
Konoha's strength couldn't be too depleted at this time.
Otherwise, if the Uchiha clan launched an attack, it would be devastating.
The Third Hokage could only hope that the ANBU squad he sent out could find Kushina. Otherwise, it wouldn't just be a matter of losing the next Nine-Tails jinchūriki. Losing Mito-sama's trust would be the most fatal blow.
However, a night had passed, and the ANBU squad still hadn't sent any news, indicating that Kushina hadn't been found yet.
The Third Hokage was getting anxious.
And, to make matters worse, someone was rubbing salt in his wounds.
"Damn Kumogakure!"
"Wicked Uchiha!"
Looking at the protest letter from the Kumogakure delegation in his hand, the Third Hokage couldn't help but let his persona slip for a moment.
"It seems like the plan to hunt down the Uchiha needs to be put into action again!"
Thinking about the Uchiha clan's actions in the Kushina matter, which had clearly crossed the line, the Third Hokage's heart, which had originally planned to wait for the war to end before implementing the hunting plan, began to waver.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
At this time, a knock came from outside the office door. The Third Hokage frowned slightly.
At this time, the sun had just risen, and his secretary, Chiba Eimi, hadn't arrived yet. Who could be looking for him?
The Third Hokage was puzzled, but his expression instantly returned to that of a wise and benevolent Hokage. He said gently, "Come in."
The door opened, and a blond, sunny boy entered.
"Hokage-sama."
"It's Minato. What brings you here so early?"
Seeing that it was Minato, the Third Hokage's mood improved somewhat.
Minato had graduated a year early and was now a Konoha genin. But only the Third Hokage knew that Minato's strength had already reached jōnin level.
However, the Third Hokage didn't let Minato go to the battlefield.
The Third Hokage didn't let any children under fifteen years old in Konoha go to the battlefield.
They were the future of Konoha. Going to the battlefield too early would only make Konoha lose its future, and it wasn't worth it.
As the next generation of Konoha's future, as the Third Hokage saw it, he wouldn't let Minato take any risks.
After all, anything could happen on the battlefield.
He would wait until Minato's mind was more mature and he had more mission experience before letting him go to the battlefield.
If the war hadn't ended by then.
As the Third Hokage's thoughts drifted, Minato, who had just entered, had a rare look of anxiety on his face.
This look of anxiety was very similar to the expression Minato had when he came to the Third Hokage six years ago to talk about his friend, Kenshi
But now, times had changed, and the person who made Minato so anxious and nervous was Kushina.
"Hokage-sama, I request to go out and search for Kushina."
This morning, before the sun had fully risen, Minato arrived at the Seven-Section Riverbank, where he had made an appointment with Kushina yesterday, to have a jutsu exchange with her.
But he didn't see Kushina until the sun had completely risen.
So, he went directly to the Senju clan territory and learned about Kushina's kidnapping.
Now, Minato wanted to apply as soon as possible and go find Kushina as soon as possible.
"No, an ANBU squad has already gone." The Third Hokage instinctively refused Minato, not wanting him to take any risks.
Kumogakure wasn't easy to deal with. Minato still needed to train.
"Hokage-sama, I often carry out missions with Kushina and often have jutsu exchanges with her. If she left any marks along the way, the ANBU squad might not recognize them."
"If I go, I'll definitely be able to recognize the marks Kushina left behind."
Minato's words made sense, and the Third Hokage hesitated.
Seeing this, Minato looked at the Third Hokage, his eyes firm, and said in a resolute voice, "I will definitely find Kushina and bring her back."
The Third Hokage looked at the firmness in Minato's eyes, his expression changing several times. Finally, he nodded and agreed.
But he also told Minato that if the people who kidnapped Kushina crossed the border of the Land of Fire and entered other countries, his mission must be terminated immediately.
"Understood."
Minato said, and immediately left.
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