Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 421 A Miracle

Hidan slowly opened his eyes and awoke from the hot spring.

The intense pain made him lose consciousness, leaving him in a semi-conscious state.

He subconsciously moved his fingers—his arm was still obeying commands?
Memories flooded back: in the prison, the samurai had cut open his arms, exposing his bare bones.

He raised his arm and was astonished to find that the wound had been stitched up, and the flesh was completely healed. Not only his arm, but all the wounds on his body were tingling and healing at an astonishing speed.

"A miracle! A miracle!" Hidan roared inwardly, "Lord Jashin! Have you finally heard the dying cry of your believer and bestowed your favor?"

A thunderous hunger in his stomach pulled him back to reality; he couldn't even remember the last time he had eaten.

My gaze shifted to the bread and milk quietly laid out beside the hot spring pool.

"A miracle! Another miracle!" Hidan was overwhelmed with joy once again.

"I am blessed by the evil god, I will never die!"

Nightlight was speeding towards the Land of Waves.

Sensing Hidan's prayer, he thought to himself: There is no miracle, it's just that I'm carrying the burden for you.

He also needs to find a suitable forbidden technique for Hidan.

The Aries and Antelope team members followed behind Lord Fox, their hearts filled with doubt: Why did the Lord design a taijutsu genin specifically?
Might Guy, the bottom-ranked genin, is the kind of "perennial loser" who is destined to fail even if he takes the Chunin Exams three hundred times.

In the eyes of other ninjas, he only knew how to shout passionate slogans and stubbornly buried himself in practicing taijutsu, but he didn't know how to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. He was just a stubborn mule.

His contemporaries, those who progressed more slowly, became Chunin or Jonin.

Those who develop rapidly, like Sakumo Hatake, were promoted to Konoha advisors so quickly that they were willing to sacrifice themselves for the village.

In contrast, Matt Day, who graduated more than 20 years ago, has remained stagnant.

He carried out the lowest-level D-rank missions day after day, without a team, and rarely even touched C-rank missions.

This time, the Dark Division used a little trick to have a temporarily short-staffed squad "accidentally" choose Might Guy to escort a merchant ship bound for Sukuto Port in the Land of Hot Springs.

On the merchant ship, the newly promoted Chunin Hachimaru asked the captain, Special Jonin Kyo, in a low voice:
"Captain, that guy over there... the one in the green shirt who's been helping the boatman haul in the mooring lines, can he really help us complete our mission?"

The Empress took a deep breath and said helplessly:
"Don't even mention it. I was looking for a Water Release master named 'Might Guy,' but the Hokage Building registered the wrong name and wrote 'Might Guy.'"

I wanted to change, but when I saw him in person and was stared at by his expectant eyes... sigh, I really couldn't bear to refuse.

"Let's bring him along. Besides, before his sacrifice, Advisor Shinnosuke served as an envoy to the kingdoms of Uzushiogakure and Yuuki, severely damaging the high-ranking officials of Kirigakure and Kumogakure. This mission shouldn't be too dangerous."

Hachimaru chimed in, "Yes, Shinnosuke-sama was truly amazing. He cleared the way for us before he sacrificed himself. No wonder he's the Third Hokage's son! What a pity..."

The emperor sighed, "It's a pity that the tallest tree in the forest is envied and hated."

Half an hour later, the ship owner came looking distressed: "Sir Ninja! Please tell that green-clad ninja to stop rowing! He's as strong as twelve oarsmen on the right, and the ship is veerging off course!"

Jinghou quickly apologized, "I'm so sorry, he rarely leaves the village, he was just too excited this time."

Hachimaru quickly went down into the cabin and pulled Matt Day out.

Mighty, who was "ordered" to rest by the captain, did push-ups upside down on the deck to continue his training.

After watching for a while, Hachimaru couldn't help but say to Kyōgo, "Captain, although Uncle Dai's strength is average, his dedication to physical training is truly admirable."

Kyo nodded: "Yes, if those young ninja clans had half his perseverance, they wouldn't have wasted their talents, being arrogant in the ninja academy and then just becoming ordinary people after graduation."

The ship departed from Toga Port and headed north.

Upon entering the Straits of the Land of Waves, the atmosphere suddenly became tense. Pirates and bandits roamed this sea area, creating a stark contrast between the chaos of the Land of Waves and the stability of the Land of Fire.

A thick fog suddenly rose over the sea, and the ship owner approached Kyoto with a worried expression: "Master Ninja, this fog... something's not right."

Kyoko nodded reassuringly: "Don't worry, with us here, even if the Mist Ninja come, they won't be able to touch a single piece of the ship's cargo!"

Matt Damon, standing to the side, was itching to try his hand at it.

The fog grew thicker and thicker, covering everything and obscuring all directions, leaving only the unsettling sound of the waves. It was so thick it was almost suffocating.

Deep within the dense fog, Nightlight donned the mask of the Fog Shadow Assassination Squad.

Aries asked, puzzled, "My lord, are you going to take action personally?"

Nightlight said in a deep voice, "That Might Guy is suspicious. I'm here to test him. I'm afraid you'll get beaten to death by him."

Aries thought the claim of being "beaten to death by a genin" was an exaggeration, but seeing how serious Fox Lord was, he said no more.

The moonlight blended into the thick fog, and hands formed a mudra.

"Water Release·Water Dragon Bullet!"

A ferocious, gigantic water dragon burst through the thick fog and roared as it charged toward the merchant ship!

The distinctive roar of the water dragon rang out, and the Queen's expression changed. She quickly formed hand seals:
"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

A blazing fireball roared out, evaporating some of the mist and revealing the true form of the water dragon.

The dragon's head and the fireball collided with a deafening roar and were both annihilated, but the massive dragon body transformed into a surging torrent that crashed heavily against the ship!

The merchant ship tilted violently, and the boatmen, unable to stand, fell one after another toward the gunwale.

"Dai! Save them! Don't let them fall into the sea!" the Queen shouted urgently.

"Yes!" Knowing his own limitations, Matt Day immediately slid down the sloping deck, grabbed the ropes, and secured the boatmen to the boat one by one.

A figure emerged from the thick fog like a ghost, wearing a painted mask and with four diagonal wavy lines on his forehead—a Hidden Mist ninja assassin!
After Jinghou jumped off the boat, he stepped into the water to meet the enemy.

After a fierce clash between Fire Release and Water Release techniques, Kyogo was kicked away by a Kirigakure ninja, his back smashing through the hull of the ship and disappearing from sight!
"Splash—" Seawater rushed into the cabin instantly.

Ignoring the boatman, Matt Day rushed to the bow.

The ninja with the mist held Hachimaru by the throat with one hand.

Hachimaru futilely pried open the other's iron-like fingers, and seeing Might Guy, desperately signaled with his eyes for him to run away.

Might Guy was heartbroken: Why did the captain and Hachimaru both fall down in the blink of an eye?
With a soft "click," the Mist Ninja's fingers twitched slightly.

While Ye Guang appeared to have broken Hachimaru's neck, he actually dislocated Hachimaru's jaw.

Might Guy, unaware of the truth, cried out in anguish, "Hachimaru!"

The ninja's icy gaze locked onto Might Guy at the bow of the ship, and she said mockingly:
"Ha, Konoha really has no one left? An old genin who can't even get a Chunin title is qualified to carry out a B-rank mission?"

Might Guy recalled the reluctant look in Captain Kyogo's eyes, and how Hachimaru, the young Chunin, had always taken care of him despite his initial disdain...

He clenched his fists and slowly crossed his arms in front of him.

"Eight Gates Formation! First Gate! Open! Open!"

(End of this chapter)