"You two will stay here first, and I will come back to pick you up as soon as the war is over," said Bo Feng Shuimen as he arranged Kakashi Hatake and Rin Nohara in a hidden cave.
"Hmm!" Kakashi's expression was still a bit sluggish at the moment; Obito Uchiha's death had hit him hard.
When Bo Feng Shuimen saw this, he could only sigh. Kakashi was affected deep in his heart now. Whether he could walk out of the shadow of Obito's death, it would be useless to rely on others to persuade him. The key depended on Kakashi's own will.
Chao Yanqian also glanced at Kakashi with a bit of regret. The former Kakashi was the opponent that Chao Yanqian had wanted to surpass with all his heart. Although at the Ninja Academy, Chao Yanqian had once defeated Kakashi through tactics, he knew that there was still a certain gap between himself and Kakashi at that time.
After graduating, Chao Yanqian had been practicing assiduously. Although he thought he had surpassed Kakashi in all aspects, he still hadn't really tested it. Kakashi, who had developed [Chidori], left Chao Yanqian unable to guess the outcome of a battle between them.
But seeing Kakashi's current state, and the Sharingan in his left eye, Chao Yanqian knew that from now on, Kakashi could no longer be his opponent.
The burden of the Sharingan on Kakashi was too great, and it seriously dragged down his chakra reserves. In the original manga, Kakashi would often fall into a coma after every war. This was because the Sharingan's drain on his chakra was too much.
Moreover, the death of Obito Uchiha, followed by the death of Rin Nohara, caused a considerable blow to Kakashi, which left him depressed for a long time.
In the original manga, Kakashi's strength was limited, completely failing to live up to his genius. Although war was a factor, the deaths of Obito and Rin were undoubtedly important reasons for Kakashi's stagnation.
Everything that Kakashi faced in his life the death of his father, Sakumo Hatake was caused by the village's judgment, while the deaths of Obito and Rin were orchestrated by Madara Uchiha.
It can be said that the first half of Kakashi's life was very tragic. It was not until later, when Konoha lacked top-tier masters due to various disasters, that Kakashi had a chance to become the Sixth Hokage.
In the ending of the original manga, Kakashi is not only a hero who helped save the ninja world, but also retained considerable strength. In addition, thanks to Naruto Uzumaki's transformation of the ninja world, Kakashi was able to spend his old age in peace.
If the future structure of the ninja world had remained the same as it was now, everyone's ending would likely have been very different!
"Let's go, Chō Ichiname!" said Bo Feng Shuimen.
Bo Feng Shuimen's words interrupted Chao Yanqian's contemplation. The tragedy Kakashi experienced was something Chao Yanqian absolutely did not want to go through, and the only way to avoid it was to become truly strong.
Chao Yanqian was now in a state where a rupture with Orochimaru could happen at any time. Within Konoha, he did not know if Shimura Danzo would target him.
Glancing at Kakashi one last time, Chao Yanqian thought: "Before the conspiracies come, I must have the strength to face everything."
"Okay! Let's go!" said Chao Yanqian
"Whoosh!"
The scenery in front of him changed again, Chao Yanqian and Bo Feng Shuimen appeared next to Jiraiya. Before Chao Yanqian could even adapt to what was in front of him, Bo Feng Shuimen had already formed a [Rasengan] and knocked away a jonin who was besieging Jiraiya.
"Ichiname, go to the rear and treat the injured ninjas!" Bo Feng Shuimen ordered.
Damn, this is the gap!
Hearing Bo Feng Shuimen's words,Chao Yanqian directly refused: "In such a war, a powerful combatant is far more effective than a medical ninja. Now I am no longer weak. Besides, Lady Tsunade has already arrived at the front line. Sorry, Senior Bo Feng Shuimen!"
As soon as the words fell, Chao Yanqian directly sprinted through the gap Bo Feng Shuimen had created. The area was filled with elite jonin, and staying there would only drag down Jiraiya and Bo Feng Shuimen!
"Little brat, where are you running?!" A Hidden Stone jonin appeared, blocking Chao Yanqian's path and thrusting a kunai toward his throat.
He underestimated me!
Daring to engage Chao Yanqian in close combat, even for a jonin, could only lead to death.
"Boom!"
Chao Yanqian did not dodge. Using the [Hardening Technique] to resist the injury, he struck the sunagaure-nin's chest with a [Chakra Enhanced Strength] punch, blasting him into the ground and creating a huge crater.
Ninjas are highly specialized. Many have ridiculously powerful ninjutsu attacks, but in terms of physical endurance, they are only somewhat stronger than ordinary people.
This is why absolute defensive jutsu gives so many people a headache most ninjas are very poor defensively. Even Bo Feng Shuimen, if struck head-on by Chao Yanqians punch, might be severely injured.
Of course, in a direct duel, even if Chao Yanqian exhausted himself, he wouldn't be able to land a hit on Bo Feng Shuimen.
The commotion caused by Bo Feng Shuimen immediately attracted the attention of many. Some ninjas who recognized Tsunade's style thought she had appeared, but when they turned around, it was just a boy barely over ten years old.
Killing a jonin with one punch didn't make Chao Yanqian feel proud. If that sunagaure-nin had known his information and kept his distance, Chao Yanqian might have been in trouble.
While the others were still shocked, Chao Yanqian wisely moved away from the area and found a lower-ranked sunagaure-nin to engage again.
To ensure his safety, Chao Yanqian fought against weaker opponents while secretly placing Flying Thunder God marks in different spots. If danger arose, he could teleport away instantly.
For Chao Yanqian besides chakra limitations, his lack of combat experience was also a major weakness.
And this battlefield was the perfect place to build that experience.
Having mastered [Flying Thunder God Technique], Chao Yanqian could maximize his survival chances. This allowed him to fight freely, gaining valuable experience.
At the same time that Chao Yanqian and Bo Feng Shuimen returned to the battlefield, a small figure was speeding through the sky toward the frontline from sunagaure.
Tens of thousands of sunagaure-nin had been cut off by Konoha. Without reinforcements, these tens of thousands would eventually be wiped out.
When the news that Chao Yanqian and Bo Feng Shuimen had blocked a 5,000-strong reinforcement unit reached sunagaure, Ōnoki was almost shocked speechless, and deep worry followed.
Among the reinforcements sent earlier, there were no other kage-level shinobi, and the Shenwukun Bridge had likely already been destroyed by Konoha's forces. If Ōnoki wanted to reinforce the frontlines now, he had no choice but to go personally.
For the sake of tens of thousands of sunagaure-nin lives, Ōnoki didn't hesitate he flew out of sunagaure, heading toward the battlefield.