Hinata formed hand signs, activated her Byakugan, and looked around.
Ino's body merged with the water, and now this pond was her, and she was this pond. No matter how strong the Byakugan was, it could only see a large amount of light blue Chakra in the water; beyond that, it couldn't see anything else.
Hinata's little head was full of questions. Why was there Chakra in the water here?
If it were someone else, they would definitely be very surprised and think they had encountered a ghost. Hinata thought very seriously and felt she had found the answer.
After all, the Hyuga Clan is a prestigious Ninja clan that has continued from the Ōtsutsuki era to the present, and they know some knowledge that outsiders cannot access.
Natural Energy! This pond contained a large amount of Natural Energy; Hinata could only think of this answer.
Seeing no abnormalities around, she decided to use the abundant Chakra in the pond to practice her punches.
Hinata began to practice Hakke. Kaiten underwater, move by move.
If one didn't have the Byakugan, this technique couldn't be practiced at all. Forcibly learning it would likely result in something like the Tai Chi practiced by old men and women in parks in her previous life.
Ino watched from a distance with no pressure.
Honestly, watching a beautiful woman practice punches in the water was quite a sight.
Hinata's Chakra reserves were too small, and Hakke. Kaiten required continuously releasing Chakra to form a defensive wall. With little Chakra, she would be out of breath after practicing twice.
Ino then replenished her Chakra.
Naruto could transfer his Chakra to Granny Chiyo to complete the "Chakra Transfer Technique," so she naturally could too.
In Ino's opinion, her own Chakra was still not much, a very long way from being 'tons of Chakra,' but this amount of Chakra was already enormous for Hinata.
With the endless Chakra in the water, her training progress for Hakke. Kaiten improved quickly, and she also became a little more confident.
An hour later, Ino grew increasingly sleepy. Worried that she might accidentally release her Water Transformation Jutsu if she fell asleep and be directly discovered, she quietly left and returned to her tent to sleep.
Hinata quickly noticed that the "Natural Energy" in the water had disappeared. She thought she had used it all up and felt very regretful. Standing on the bank, she bowed and curtsied, thanking nature for its gift.
After practicing on the bank for a while, her stamina and Chakra began to deplete rapidly. Considering she was on a mission, she rested briefly and then returned to her tent.
The four Female Ninja had been secretly following Ari. At the same time, Uchiha Obito, far away in the Hidden Rain Village, stood under the eaves, observing the continuous drizzle outside through his mask.
Zetsu emerged from the mud, laughing mockingly, "Kakashi, whom you value most, has a new love recently. Any thoughts? It seems that in his heart, Rin—"
He drew out the sound, observing Obito's reaction, but unfortunately, he saw no abnormalities.
"In Kakashi's heart, Rin is already a very distant person. Heh heh, now, you are probably the only one who still thinks of Rin."
Obito's voice was cold, more gloomy than the fine rain outside: "Is this the intelligence you gathered from Konoha Village?"
Zetsu said in an instigating tone, "That Female Ninja has left Konoha Village. Don't you want to go see her? Go see the woman who can move Kakashi's heart?"
Obito remained silent.
Zetsu sighed, "Alright, alright, whatever you want. In two years, Kakashi's child will be born. Don't say I didn't warn you then."
Obito squeezed out a few words through his teeth: "Don't create new problems. Now the Land of Fire is trying to improve relations with the Land of Water. Our mission is to sow discord between the Land of Fire and the surrounding small countries. I don't need to teach you this, do I?"
Zetsu sneered twice: "Understood. I'll have Sasori and Deidara go play in This Country. If that Female Ninja accidentally comes to This Country, wouldn't you want to go see her? According to your aesthetic, she is indeed a beauty."
Obito waved his hand, signaling him to leave.
Zetsu then burrowed into the ground in a very strange way, disappearing.
Obito's right hand tightly gripped the doorframe, his veins bulging on the back of his hand, clearly indicating his inner turmoil was not calm.
On the other side, Ari finally met her contact, an old man from Sakijō Village.
The old man was dressed as a wandering monk, wearing a bamboo hat and carrying a tin staff.
The two started fighting after only a few words.
In Ino's opinion, Ari's skills were typical of a Ninja from a small Ninja village.
These Ninja underwent extremely rigorous training, but they lacked effective methods in combat, only able to fight with taijutsu. Rather than calling them Ninja, it would be more accurate to call them warriors who use Kunai and Chakra.
In Ino's opinion, Ari might not even be able to defeat Haku, let alone elite Jonin like Zabuza or Kakashi.
Ari's strength was average, and the old man from Sakijō Village was not strong either. The two fought for over thirty rounds without a clear winner.
The four observers felt it was time to help her.
The four were there to monitor, which was an easy thing to say but not pleasant to hear.
Ari knew they were monitoring her, they knew Ari knew they were monitoring her, and Ari also knew that they knew Ari knew they were monitoring her—everyone was well aware of the situation. However, necessary concealment still had to be done, because according to the Third Hokage's theory, Konoha Village was one big family.
Kurenai Yuhi looked mature, but in her previous life, she would have been a 27-year-old girl.
These past two days, her mind had been buzzing with ideas, and combining their abilities, she managed to create a combination technique.
She first looked at Hinata.
"Byakugan!"
The young Hinata immediately activated her Byakugan.
Ino honestly felt there was no need to make it so complicated, but she still formed hand signs.
She used her "Perception Transmission" ability.
This jutsu was an advanced application of perception ability. For the original Ino, it would have been difficult to use even three years later, but for her now, it was really not difficult at all.
In just one second, she connected her perception ability to the three of them, then transmitted the information Hinata saw with her Byakugan to Tenten and Yuhi.
The distance between them was not an exaggerated eight hundred li, but at this distance, it was not easy to throw a Kunai. Tenten stood on high ground, swung her arms twice, and then threw a specially made Kunai far away.
This was naturally not the Flying Thunder God. The Kunai only briefly had a bit of Kurenai Yuhi's Chakra attached to it, serving as a genjutsu guide.
The Kunai suddenly entered the battlefield, and the fighting old man and Ari both looked at it simultaneously.
Both felt a large group of scantily clad beauties appear before their eyes. Ari had no interest in women and quickly broke free from the genjutsu. The old man hesitated for a second, and by the time he regained consciousness, the Kunai in Ari's hand had already pierced his neck.
Actually, she could have left him alive, but thinking of her relatives whose faces had long blurred, Ari still chose to kill the old man.
She offered her pledge of allegiance to Konoha Village, the old man's body was sent to the analysis team for research, and Ino and the others secretly followed her back to the village. Each of them was credited with a C-rank mission and asked to keep the mission details confidential, and that was the end of the matter.
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