My Hidden Road

Hatake Sakumo's few comments made Naoto realize his own shortcomings. The reason why he failed to develop the swordsmanship Kirisame was because he did not have the courage to draw the sword, the courage to move forward and talk and laugh freely between life and death.

Sakumo, who dares to face enemies several times his own, is not a person who lacks courage. Because of this, he is very optimistic.

After returning to Amegakure Village, Naoto felt that his swordsmanship, which he had never improved in, had improved, and his understanding of the swordsmanship Kirisu had gained some clarity.

Hatake Sakumo's comments prove the rationality of the jounin guidance system. Using excellent jonin to guide genin in training is obviously more effective with half the effort. Unfortunately, Hatake Sakumo committed suicide without fully teaching his swordsmanship to Kakashi.

Even though he died, Naoto was still obsessed with the thrilling moment of that night, and that sword made people feel deeply.

He owed Hatake Sakumo a favor, and Naoto knew that he had no time to repay the favor, so perhaps he could only relay Hatake Sakumo's unspeakable words to Kakashi, which could be regarded as returning the favor to him.

One drink, one peck, has its own destiny.

Three years later, it will be the forty-fourth year of the Hokage Calendar.

There was a young man practicing on the lake outside Yuyin Village. His speed was dazzling, and there was a faint flash of white lightning on the tip of his sword.

Today's Naoto has lost his youthful youth, and has a perseverance in his eyes, a perseverance that dares to move forward, even if there is an abyss ahead.

He formed the Tiger Seal with his hands, and the chakra in his body condensed all over his body. He drew the sword and flashed, and Naoto appeared dozens of meters away. Raindrops hit the sword and before it scattered, Naoto turned into an afterimage and disappeared, with continuous flashes.

The strike announced that the swordsmanship he had practiced for several years had finally been successfully developed.

Sword Technique·Cut the Rain was successful, it was fast enough to cut off the falling raindrops, and the blade trajectory changed unstablely when activating this technique and cut into my own shortcomings. The difficulty of practicing this technique reached S level, and it is not as powerful as Ninjutsu and can only reach A.

The level is relatively high, but the advantage is that it can perform instantaneous slashes continuously. In theory, as long as the chakra is enough, it can be activated continuously.

There is also the sword technique Hatake Sakumo gave to Naoto, which is also a B-level sword technique, Moon Dance. When used, it will produce an illusion. The sword in his hand will clone into three swords, making it difficult for the enemy to determine which one is real.

, to achieve the effect of confusing the enemy and causing a fatal blow.

It took three years to practice the swordsmanship: Kirisame, the swordsmanship, Moon Dance and several other ninjutsu. Naoto's strength also improved by leaps and bounds. What Hatake Sakumo said was right, Naoto's abilities were more than that.

Within three years, Amegakure Village became even more decadent. Without Hanzo taking action, a large number of Amegakure Village ninjas began to defect and leave. He truly reached the point where no one could shake his ruling power.

Walking into Amegakure Village, Naoto found it difficult to find a place to eat. The commercial street that had gradually prospered in his own hands was gradually declining. The owners of several shops were lying on the counters, swatting flies out of boredom.

After buying some food in a grocery store, Naoto walked towards the apartment with a paper bag in his arms. The rain ninja patrol passing by was whispering to each other.

"You know? I heard a big news this time when I was out, it's super exciting!"

"Speak quickly, don't hesitate."

"It is the Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumoge that we Hanzo-sama are afraid of. He committed suicide not long ago. He said he committed suicide out of shame for not completing the mission."

"Oh? Even he hasn't completed the task. It must be very difficult."

"Harm, I don't know. Anyway, Hanzo-sama must be very happy that Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo is dead."

Naoto walked silently past the patrol with his head lowered. When the three saw Naoto, they immediately stopped and walked aside, for fear of offending this lunatic. Naoto was very famous in Amegakure Village, which was attributed to Mita's promotion of him.

, saying that he was a lonely, cold-blooded ninja, so he had no friends in the village.

Yes, Naoto has no friends in Amegakure Village. In the past, there was boss Yiga to chat with, and the shop owners in the commercial street all knew Naoto, and sometimes Naoto would stop and chat with them, but now in the commercial street

Most of the shops have been closed.

Isolated, indifferent, and cruel, these are all labels for straight people.

Returning to the apartment, he opened the door and walked into the living room, which was simply decorated. Naoto walked to the kitchen and put down the paper bag in his hand, then lay down on the sofa and sat down.

Hatake Sakumo is dead, but what should come will still come, just like this world never needs to be saved, everything is a foregone conclusion.

He took out the swordsmanship scroll he gave to him. The dense notes and insights on it told how careful this man was. Although he belonged to a different camp, Naoto still respected him.

The next day, Naoto was about to leave home and go to the lake to practice as usual, but he was stopped by Hanzo's guards. Hanzo summoned Naoto. Maybe he wanted to kill someone else, Naoto thought.

Arriving at Hanzo's residence, Hanzo now looks exactly like he did before, with a few wrinkles on his face.

"Did you hear that?"

Naoto nodded: "Konoha White Fang Hatake Sakumo passed away. He committed suicide."

"One more thing, there is a legend circulating in China recently: When the dawn light pierces the darkness, the Kingdom of Rain will no longer cry."

"I've never heard of this."

Hanzo sighed: "That's right, you only know how to practice every day, how could you notice these things? What's important is not the legend, but that there really is an organization called 'Akatsuki', and they are gradually growing and becoming famous, and many people have joined

Go in."

After hearing the information about "Akatsuki", Naoto trembled slightly in his heart but did not show it on the outside. The only thing he cared about was whether Jiosuke and Daibutsu joined in like history. Unfortunately, their contact had long been interrupted.

"Kill them?"

"Are you sure?"

Naoto shook his head: "I don't dare to make random decisions when I don't see my opponent."

"This is not why I came to you."

Hanzo's eyes were dull and he took out a scroll from his side and threw it to Naoto, "A mere 'Akatsuki' organization is nothing. Recently, all countries are preparing to move, and war will probably break out again. The above list is all things that need to be vigilant, and if something is wrong, eliminate it immediately

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As expected, this happened again. He took the scroll and looked at it, and suddenly one of the photos came into view.

"Chika-chan, Chuunin..." Naoto murmured, as if he had seen this girl before.

"Any questions?"

"No, I will keep an eye on you."

"very good."

Holding the scroll, Naoto walked out of the tower with doubts. Where had he seen this girl before? In Amegakure Village, most of Hanzo's subordinates Naoto had seen this girl, but there were many Amegakure Village.

Organization, they are attached to Hanzo, and there are needs among them that Yu Nin Naoto does not know.

Back home, Naoto skillfully reported his intelligence to Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen. Most of the updates about Hanzo were made up, but the best was that he was meticulous, even Naoto wrote down what Hanzo had for lunch.