From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 389 Accident or Premeditated? Root Flash
Konoha, yakiniku restaurant
Asuma proudly showed off his grilled meat, while Red, sitting opposite him, glared angrily at him.

This guy is really too much. He ran off to the border without a word for more than two years and didn't come back even once. If that were all, it would be fine.

He would occasionally send her letters from the border to harass her. However, in addition to harassment, he also sent her a scroll, claiming it was a method of illusion magic cultivation that he had developed.

Out of curiosity, I tried to train according to his method, and my genjutsu skills really improved. Although I had just applied to graduate early, my father said that my genjutsu ability had reached the level of a Chunin. This should have been a happy thing, but this guy came back at this critical moment. And to make matters worse, he even mocked me, saying that I hadn't trained seriously for the past two years, which was why my strength hadn't improved quickly. Listen to that, is that even human language?

Not everyone is as talented as you, able to defeat a tailed beast in just over two years. To be honest, her progress in those two years was phenomenal. At the same age of nine, she had already reached the level of a Chunin in genjutsu, second only to geniuses like Kakashi among her classmates. And this guy is still not satisfied?

The joy of reunion was overwhelmed by anger, leaving only thoughts of how to take revenge on the guy in front of him.

"Asuma, you're back!"

Just as Asuma was using his glare technique on him, a lazy voice rang out. Asuma turned around, smiled, and said, "Jiraiya-senpai, it's been a long time."

Jiraiya strode in through the door, followed by two people, a man and a woman, one blonde and the other red-haired.

"Asuma, it's been so long."

The red-haired girl saw Asuma and a mischievous smile flashed across her face. "I heard you did a great job on the border battlefield. Your name has spread throughout the ninja world. You'll be a Jonin soon. Shouldn't you treat us to a meal?"

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!

Asuma grinned and said, "Please, please, Kushina-neechan, who is this? Shouldn't you introduce her?"

The teasing tone made Kushina blush slightly, while the blond man, with a gentle, sunny smile, said, "Hello, I am Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya-sensei's disciple, and Kushina's friend."

"Oh, friend!" Asuma stood up as if suddenly realizing something. "What a coincidence! Let's eat together. This is Hong, my friend."

Her face flushed slightly, and she stood up to greet the three of them.

"Asma, you've really made a name for yourself. It seems that the old man was right to send you to the border."

"The old man just doesn't want me to cause him trouble," Asuma laughed. "But Jiraiya-senpai, it's quite an accident to see you in the village. Your mission is to find the savior, so how is it? Have you found him yet?"

"I don't know if I've found him or not." Jiraiya took the sake jug brought by the waiter, poured himself a cup of sake, and drank it all in one gulp. "However, the situation in the ninja world is a bit tense right now. The old man told me to come back first. Sigh, the Kazekage is missing. Who knows what might happen?"

“With the Kazekage gone, the Sand Village is vulnerable. Next, naturally, will be war,” Asuma said.

Will war really break out?

Asma didn't say anything, but silently stuffed the roasted meat into his mouth.

Kushina, on the other hand, was very lively and chatted happily with Kurenai.

"By the way, Minato-senpai, you're a Jonin too, right? What mission have you been on lately?"

“Oh, just like Sunagakure, we’re searching for the missing Kazekage,” Minato Namikaze said. “Not only me, but many people have taken on this mission. The Kazekage’s disappearance has had a huge impact. In any case, we have to reach a conclusion.”

"I heard that Sunagakure is sending a delegation." "That's right. Sunagakure says that the biggest suspect in the Kazekage's disappearance is Konoha. I don't know where they got this conclusion from." Minato Namikaze said with a wry smile, feeling that Konoha was completely innocent this time. If this matter is not handled properly, Sunagakure and Konoha will go to war.

"Ignore them. They're the ones who lost the people, not us. The delegation is just putting on a show." Asma's face flashed a cold smile. "As for starting a war, they don't dare, at least not now."

Indeed, the difference in strength between Sunagakure and Konoha is too great.

Putting aside war potential, just looking at their visible combat strength, Konoha has Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Legendary Sannin, Sakumo Hatake, and now Asuma. What does Sunagakure have? Just two old geezers...

With such strength, they would be crushed by Konoha in the first instance if war broke out. Unless the current leaders of Sunagakure are fools, they wouldn't choose to start a war at this time.

Unfortunately, their focus was mainly on Konoha, and in the end, Iwagakure raided their home. It can only be said that the decline of Sunagakure was inevitable.

"By the way, Asuma, what's the name of the technique you used to kill the tailed beast? I heard it's really flashy!" Kushina suddenly asked curiously.

"Lightning Release: Railgun is a technique developed using lightning release and electromagnetic principles to launch projectiles over long distances," Asuma said. "It requires a very high level of chakra control."

"Hmph, what do you mean? Are you implying that I have poor chakra control?"

"No, that's not what I meant. I was just describing my technique..."

Snapped! !

Before the words were finished, a commotion was heard outside, along with the sound of things falling to the ground.

Asuma's ears twitched, and his expression immediately turned ugly.

Outside the door, three ninjas wearing Sand Village headbands lay in pools of blood. Two of them were already dead, while the remaining one, clutching a piercing wound in his abdomen, pointed tremblingly at the street corner: "It's...it's Konoha's Anbu...they stole...Lord Kazekage's belongings..."

What is this? A relic of the Wind Shadow?
The Wind Shadow has been turned into a human puppet, yet he still has relics?
Asuma, who had just stepped out to check the situation, twitched his brow. Before he could react, six men in black wearing tanuki masks suddenly darted out from the street corner. The leader threw several kunai straight at the wounded man's throat.

Dang Dang Dang...

Minato Namikaze flashed around, his kunai blocking the incoming attack in a very short time.

However, his expression was very unpleasant. After the black-clad men dressed as ANBU failed to achieve their goal, they quickly disappeared. Kushina was about to give chase when Asuma grabbed her arm.

“The situation with the people at the Root is a bit complicated,” Asuma explained in a low voice.

At that moment, more than twenty Sand Village ninjas suddenly appeared at the end of the street. Seeing the scene on the ground, the leader of the Sand Village ninjas immediately became furious, "Damn it, is this how Konoha treats us Sand Village?"

Asuma narrowed his eyes, watching the Sand Ninja rushing towards him. He raised his hand, and dazzling lightning danced at his fingertips. The next moment, five white bolts of lightning shot out from his fingertips, knocking the unsuspecting Sand Ninja to the ground.

Rank A Lightning Release: White Lightning.

These days, do you still need hand seals to perform ninjutsu?

(End of this chapter)