MSIN: Chapter 26
"Who asked you? I'm asking about your first real battle experience." Kushina's tone was a bit impatient. Her disciple's comprehension was lacking. Couldn't there be a little telepathy between teacher and student?
Haori thought for a moment, then said, "I'm pretty satisfied with my performance. Because of my sensory abilities, the darkness benefited me. The fight lasted less than two minutes from start to finish. In fact, I only attacked each of the four enemies once. It was a lightning strike tactic. The results seem pretty good. Three dead and one injured. The Sunagakure jōnin whose arm I cut off probably won't be able to safely leave the country… Objectively, I had every advantage. If the other side had a sensory-type ninja, I definitely wouldn't have won so easily. If we were to fight head-on, the gap between me and a jōnin is still quite obvious, both in terms of combat experience and strength."
Through this battle, Haori had also realized his weaknesses. One of them was his lack of chakra. The high-level jutsu he pursued required the user to have a large amount of chakra. But it was clear that he was not yet at an age where he had enough chakra.
"I'm very satisfied with you, Haori. You have to understand that ninjas aren't warriors. There aren't many ifs. I knew you were talented before, but now you've proven yourself." Kushina actually wanted to ask something else. She wanted to ask whether Haori had any concerns psychologically, since this was his first real battle and his first kill. She didn't expect that Haori could make a natural combat summary, which meant that he didn't have any psychological issues.
Haori nodded, indicating that he understood. Ninjas weren't warriors, nor were they knights. Ninjas sought to kill with one blow, not to engage in a fair one-on-one fight. Regardless of the method, as long as you could kill a chūnin, it meant that the ninja had the abilities of a chūnin. As long as you could kill a jōnin, it meant that you had the abilities of a jōnin. Whether you killed with a sword or poison, the effect was the same.
If he had known that Kushina was worried about his psychological changes after his first kill, he would have told his teacher that she didn't need to worry. Those of them who were determined to become ninjas had been taught how to kill, how to kill efficiently, and how to kill efficiently while protecting themselves, almost from birth. Haori, who was a perfect model student, could perfectly express what he had learned in class on the battlefield. Or maybe the battlefield scenarios had been rehearsed countless times in his mind. Kushina's worries were unfounded.
"But I consumed a lot of chakra," Haori said with a wry smile.
He had been putting out too much power.
Especially the Chidori Spear. This technique, which sent chakra flying five meters away, consumed chakra crazily… Even though Haori was adept at using chakra efficiently, he couldn't take the consumption of Chidori Spear.
"Haha," Kushina burst into laughter. "Who told you to only think about those A-rank and S-rank jutsu? Now you know you lack chakra." She laughed at Haori while patting his shoulder.
This made Haori quite annoyed. You Uzumaki and Senju, each one was a chakra monster. Of course, you wouldn't know the frustration of those who lacked chakra.
The ANBU ninjas were still cleaning up the battlefield in the woods. First, they had to find more information from the Sunagakure corpses. Second, they had to cover up the traces of the battle.
But at this time, everyone in the camp was basically awake. After all, there had just been a battle, and the battle had taken place very close to the camp. Everyone was a ninja, and they had the basic vigilance that ninjas possessed. They couldn't remain indifferent to a battle happening nearby.
Haori's cloak had some blood stains on it. But because it was black, they weren't very obvious.
The ANBU ninjas searched the area around the camp again. When they confirmed that there were no more enemies, everyone in the camp rested once more.
But the number of ANBU ninjas on guard duty doubled from one team to two.
Haori returned to Kushina's tent, opened his bedding, and lay down, resting while restoring his chakra. The fierce battle had left him feeling tired.
About ten minutes later, he fell asleep When he woke up again, it was 6:00 am.
Haori picked up his forehead protector, which was beside his pillow, and tied it around his forehead. Today, they were going to enter the Konoha front-line command post for Sunagakure. If he didn't have this thing on his head, he might be attacked by his own ninjas, thinking he was an enemy.
He looked around and realized that Kushina was no longer in the tent. He knew he had probably slept in, so he quickly got up. As soon as he walked out of the tent, he saw that everyone was by the stream, fixing themselves up.
Haori quickly joined them. Afterward, they ate their meal with furrowed brows. To be honest, Konoha's marching rations weren't very good. Haori had considered putting two ration pills in his mouth instead of eating this hard, rock-like food.
After breakfast, the ANBU ninjas carefully cleaned up their traces of activity, until they had restored everything to the way it was before they had camped out. Then, a group of almost forty people set off again.
This was to prevent the enemy from tracking them through these traces. After all, in terms of fighting ability, the medical ninjas were weaker. The ANBU ninjas didn't want to have to protect them while fighting.
Because of the need for protection, the Konoha ninjas were actually arranged in a 卍 shape formation. One team of ANBU ninjas led the way, two more teams of ANBU ninjas protected the flanks, Kushina, Haori, and the final ANBU team were at the end of the line, and the twenty medical ninjas were protected in the middle.
Because they had to take care of the medical ninjas, they moved at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour towards the Konoha front-line command post. The 200-kilometer journey would take them about seven hours without rest. This speed wasn't very fast, but it was still a considerable test for some in the team.
Those with poor stamina had to grit their teeth and persevere. This wasn't the heartland of the Land of Fire, nor was it a time to leisurely travel. The experience of last night clearly showed them that this was the border, where combat could happen at any time. The faster they passed through this area and reached the Konoha command post, the safer they would be.
Fortunately, they didn't encounter any enemies along the way. In the afternoon, they started to approach the Konoha front-line command post.
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