MSIN: Chapter 73 [Welcome Shaquille_Oatmeal 2]
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Analyzing Haori's behavioral patterns, from a ninja's standpoint, there are many illogical aspects. For example, in this current crisis situation, it would be best to leave the decision-making and specific handling to the person in charge, Minato Namikaze.
But he didn't.
There's a crucial question here: What exactly is Shiraishi Haori trying to do?
What is his goal or purpose for this hard-won second life?
If another person with more drive or ambition were to replace him, they would probably have already shouted slogans like "I'm the man who will become the King of Ninjas."
But he hasn't.
Should we say he lacks drive? Actually, that's not the case. When it comes to things he's interested in, Haori is very proactive. But on the other hand, most of the time, in both important and unimportant situations, he just wants to be an ordinary ninja who can pass his missions.
To put it simply, his current state is a bit like Kakashi Hatake many years later. They seem to only be missing a dead-fish eye. But it's not entirely true. Kakashi is usually lazy and slack, but he's very cautious and proactive when carrying out missions. Haori is the same as usual during missions.
Unless the mission itself interests him.
Like now. He rejected Hyuga Hizashi's suggestion to wait for Minato's contact, using the urgency of the situation as a reason. But is that really the case?
Of course not. He just wants to test out his forbidden jutsu.
(ShixT9: Dude is crazy, join the Akatsuki in the future)
For jutsu or sealing jutsu with higher difficulty levels, theory alone is meaningless. Practice is the only standard for… well, everything. After Haori mastered the Four Symbols Sealing Technique, he had been unable to find a suitable situation or opportunity to use it. It had been itching him… And now, this opportunity was right in front of him.
From this incident and Haori's previous behavior, we can draw a general pattern: The more interested he is, the more proactive he becomes. The more he wants to do something, the more likely he is to engage in reckless behavior.
For example, the current situation is actually very dangerous and risky.
To be able to use the Four Symbols Sealing Technique to wipe out the enemies in one fell swoop, he first swaggered around on top of the enemies' heads. Then, he adopted a rather stimulating method to force the enemies out of the ground…
Could he guarantee that the enemies wouldn't suspect his behavior? Wouldn't they suspect that their hiding place had been exposed and start acting beforehand?
Of course, he couldn't.
Ultimately, he couldn't even be sure if his Four Symbols Sealing Technique could be activated 100%.
Yes, Haori's behavioral patterns are actually very clear. It can be explained in one sentence: He's a ninja who acts on his interests.
He was originally a very casual person.
Sometimes, he could solve problems in a very reliable way, but he would choose a more dangerous route. Sometimes, the situation was extremely dangerous, but he could come up with a very reliable and feasible solution. When it came to certain things, what Haori would do depended on fate and his recklessness index that day.
After the four enemies emerged from the ground, they were right in Hyuga Hizashi's Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm range. Because they had already discussed the strategy beforehand, before the enemies could stabilize on the ground, he performed four consecutive Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palms. And he controlled the direction very well, knocking all four enemies towards the direction where the scroll was.
Although this was their first time cooperating, they did a good job. As Hizashi's palms landed, Haori's hand seals were also just completed.
The four enemies were knocked away, but they didn't suffer fatal injuries… Hyuga Hizashi faithfully carried out his mission. He only wanted to send the enemies into the range of the sealing jutsu as quickly as possible, not to pursue a killing effect.
Of course, it would have been best to take out the four enemies in one move. But without enough intelligence, it was impossible to determine the enemies' strength level. Hizashi wouldn't be blindly confident that he could KO any ninja with one palm. At this time, he chose to follow Haori's plan.
After these four people landed, they didn't care about the damage caused by the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm. They immediately prepared to counterattack.
The ninjas who could carry out this kind of mission were definitely the kind who were excellent in all aspects. They weren't necessarily battle-hardened, but they wouldn't lose their ability to react like a rookie after being suddenly attacked by the enemy.
So, the experienced squad leader of the enemy almost instantly made the correct judgment: First, launch a counterattack against the two people in front of them. Second, inform his people that they had been exposed. They had to quickly take out these two Leaf Village ninjas and then implement an emergency plan. They would no longer hide and would charge towards the two Kage as quickly as possible.
But their judgment and reaction, although good, were too late.
The enemy could only see the hand seal that Haori had already completed, the white mask on his face, and the two empty eye sockets. As for what kind of expression was behind it, no one could tell.
The squad leader and his three subordinates didn't need any instructions. After being knocked away, they quickly landed and then used their legs to charge straight at Haori and Hizashi.
Their speed was incredibly fast!
They had to let these two Leaf Village ninjas know that not pursuing their victory was their biggest mistake.
However, just as they pushed off the ground, feeling that they could reach the enemy's side in an instant at such a short distance, their vision suddenly went black.
And then there was nothing.
With the scroll as the center, a black curtain instantly expanded. It expanded almost beyond time and distance, forming a black sphere with a diameter of 200 meters. Then, it remained for one or two seconds before silently disappearing.
It was as if it had all been an illusion, as if the black sphere had never appeared—except that everything within this spherical space, living or non-living, was obliterated.
The 16 enemy ninjas within this range were all wiped out.
Haori was very satisfied with the results of the Four Symbols Sealing Technique.
At the same time, Hyuga Hizashi was secretly relieved.
Even the Byakugan couldn't see through that black curtain, but it had almost expanded right in front of him… He was glad that he had stopped his impulse to pursue. Otherwise, he might have been caught in the trap himself.
The jutsu's power was beyond question, but the chakra consumption was also real. After using this jutsu, Haori's chakra was basically bottomed out. Now, he couldn't even use the Summoning Jutsu.
Just as he finished, Minato's regular contact arrived.
"Hyuga-Shiraishi team, why did your presence disappear from the air?"
Of course, there wouldn't be two people in the air anymore because they had already landed.
"Team Hyuga just discovered suspected third-party enemies from Ame who infiltrated the restricted area. A total of four teams, 16 people. So, we descended from the air to eliminate the enemy. The target has been eliminated… However, we can't perform aerial reconnaissance missions for now…"
Before he finished speaking, Haori noticed that two people had appeared beside him.
In this emergency, Minato had directly flown over with his signal tower.
Haori was a bit overwhelmed. He really didn't know when Minato had placed a Flying Thunder God mark on him.
But from Minato's standpoint, it was understandable. Although Haori had only participated in two wars and hadn't spent much time with Minato, it was enough for him to make certain judgments about Haori: He was a young ninja with ability and potential. More importantly, he was different from ordinary ninjas. He was always a volatile element.
So, it was necessary to keep an eye on him when needed.
Looking at the large pit in front of him, Minato quickly judged what Haori had done—Kushina must have already shown off to him that her disciple could use the forbidden jutsu, the Four Symbols Sealing Technique.
So, he was also overwhelmed, but he still asked the question that he already knew the answer to:
"Are there any enemy survivors?"
"…There definitely aren't any."
Haori's answer was as expected.
"What was the enemy's arrangement? Were there only these 16 people?" Minato asked again.
"No survivors. How would I know?"
He was actually asking back?
Well, Minato was really asking a pointless question.
But this guy, he seemed to be a bit too self-righteous, didn't he? Wasn't this pit your doing?
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