Naruto: Experience Pain, Start by Copying the Entire Shinobi World

A group of five people traveled at high speed through the forest.

Minato Namikaze took the lead, his golden hair drawing a dazzling trail in the wind.

Kakashi and Obito stood on the left and right sides respectively, while Rin and Sengen followed at the back of the group.

The atmosphere was somewhat somber.

Obito was still feeling awkward about what happened that morning, and he would steal glances at Sengen every now and then before quickly turning his head back.

Kakashi, on the other hand, was fully in mission mode, his aura concealed, like a sharp blade drawn from its sheath.

Just then, Qian Xuan, who had been following at the back, suddenly stopped in his tracks without warning.

He raised his right hand and made a stop gesture.

Almost at the same time, Minato Namikaze, who was at the very front, also stopped.

He glanced back at Qian Xuan, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes.

"There's an ambush."

The sound of the water gate was low, yet it reached everyone's ears clearly.

Obito and Rin's hearts jumped into their throats as they nervously looked around, but found nothing.

"Seven."

Qianxuan's voice was also very soft, as if he were talking to himself.

"Seven?"

Obito's eyes widened.

"Where? I can't feel anything."

"It's a shadow clone."

Kakashi's eyes swept across the seemingly peaceful forest ahead, his tone grave.

"To be able to create so many shadow clones and perfectly conceal their presence, the original body must be at least a Jonin level."

As soon as they finished speaking, seven figures emerged from the tree trunks and the ground in the woods ahead, instantly surrounding them.

They were all dressed in the uniform of Iwagakure ninja.

"We've been discovered, you brats from Konoha."

The leader of the Iwagakure ninja grinned maliciously.

"What bad luck, running into us."

"Kakashi, what do we do?"

Obito subconsciously looked at Kakashi.

"What else can we do? Fight our way out!"

Kakashi's response was action.

Sizzle... sizzle...

The piercing cry of a thousand birds rang out again, and dazzling lightning gathered in his right hand.

"Kakashi!"

Minato tried to stop it, but it was too late.

Kakashi transformed into a streak of white lightning, charging straight towards the weakest link in the encirclement!

"What an impatient brat."

The leader of the Iwagakure ninjas sneered disdainfully and formed hand seals.

"Earth Release: Earth Split Palm!"

boom!

The ground in front of Kakashi suddenly flipped and cracked, with several huge rocks rising from the ground and blocking his way.

At the same time, two shadow clones from Iwagakure pounced from the side, their kunai aimed straight for Kakashi's back!

On the other side, Obito was stunned by this sudden turn of events. A shadow clone had already silently appeared behind him, raising its sword.

At the same time, two enemies wielding kunai appeared in front of Nohara Rin. She was locked onto by their undisguised killing intent, her body stiffened, and she dared not move.

The entire Water Gate team was plunged into a desperate situation of fighting each other the moment they clashed!

At this critical moment.

Swish.

A golden flash disappeared across the battlefield.

The Iwagakure ninja who appeared behind Obito froze, a spinning blue ball appearing on his chest. He was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into a tree and turning into a puff of white smoke.

"Staring blankly during battle, do you want to die, Obito?"

Minato Namikaze's voice rang in his ears.

Meanwhile, facing the pincer attack of two enemies, Nohara Rin closed her eyes in despair.

The expected pain did not come.

She only heard a soft "swoosh" sound, like something being cut open.

She cautiously opened her eyes and saw only a not-so-tall figure blocking her way.

It is Shuo Ye Qian Xuan.

He had drawn his sword at some point, and a wisp of white chakra smoke still clung to the blade as it dissipated.

The two shadow clones of Iwagakure in front of him had been cut in half at the waist and disappeared into smoke.

One cut, just one cut.

Lin was so fast that she didn't even see him draw his knife.

"Bang!"

In the center of the battlefield, Kakashi awkwardly parried an enemy's attack with a kunai, but because he couldn't dodge in time, he was kicked in the abdomen by another enemy, sending him flying backward and crashing into a tree.

"hateful!"

Kakashi clutched his stomach, his eyes hardening as he stared at the three shadow clones surrounding him.

He raised his right hand, which was crackling with lightning, once again, preparing for a final desperate attempt.

That's enough.

Minato Namikaze appeared in front of Kakashi like a ghost. He casually threw out a few trident-shaped kunai, and his figure flashed several times among several shadow clones.

A flash of golden light, and then everything fell silent.

The seven menacing shadow clones of the rock were all turned into white smoke in just a few seconds.

"withdraw!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, the main body in the distance turned around and ran without hesitation.

"Trying to leave?"

Minato's figure vanished from his spot, and the next second, he appeared behind the Iwagakure Jonin, gently pressing the Rasengan in his hand against the man's back.

……

The atmosphere in the clearing in the woods was even more oppressive than the battle that had just taken place.

Minato Namikaze looked at his three disciples with unprecedented disappointment on his face.

"Kakashi."

He first looked at his most prized disciple.

"I made you captain to lead the team, not to send you charging in alone to your death! Your Chidori is strong, but that's not how you use it!"

Kakashi lowered his head and remained silent.

"And you, Obito!"

Minato turned his gaze to the other side.

"Frozen in fear on the battlefield is a mistake even a low-ranking ninja shouldn't make! If I hadn't arrived in time, you'd be a corpse by now!"

Obito's face turned bright red, his lips trembled, but he couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

Minato's gaze finally settled on Sengen and Rin.

"You should learn from Qianxuan."

The sound of the water gate subsided somewhat.

"He's just a Chunin, but he knows his duty is to protect Rin. The moment the enemy appeared, he didn't rush in, but chose to stay by his comrades' side. That's teamwork!"

These words made Kakashi and Obito lower their heads even further.

"Kakashi, your shoulder is injured."

Minato glanced at Kakashi's still bleeding right arm.

"We'll camp here tonight and continue our journey tomorrow."

……

As night fell, a campfire was lit in the camp.

Kakashi and Obito sat in their respective corners, ignoring each other.

Rin was treating Kakashi's wounds, and the atmosphere was so awkward it was almost palpable.

Qianxuan leaned against a tree, looking at the group of problem children, and sighed inwardly.

You still want to blow up the bridge?

If Minato leaves, he'll probably be surrounded and slaughtered by the Iwagakure ninja on the spot.

He closed his eyes and mentally called upon the system.

"System, open my personal panel."

[Host: Shuo Ye Qianxuan]

[EP points: 3500 points]

[Abilities: Asura Mode (Secret Technique), Recovery (S-Rank), ...]

Item: None

3500 points remain.

Because the prize pool hadn't been refreshing with any useful skills, Qianxuan often ignored the system.

"Draw three times."

Qianxuan gritted his teeth.

[Ding! 3000 EP points consumed for three battlefield supply crate draws...]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained: B-rank skill "Stealth", 5 C-rank ninja tools "Flashbang", and... a "Thank you for your patronage" note.]

Qianxuan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Five flashbangs, and a common stealth skill?

He already knows stealth, so isn't that just a duplicate?

[Ding! Detected that the host has mastered stealth techniques. The B-rank skill "Stealth" has been automatically optimized to "Scent Concealment (B-rank)," which can greatly reduce one's presence and is also very effective against sensory-type ninjas.]

That's at least human language.

As Qian Xuan was studying his newly acquired ability, a series of footsteps approached from afar.

Nohara Rin carried a serving of dry food and water and walked up to him.

"Senior Qianxuan, please have something to eat."

The girl's voice was soft.

"Thanks."

Qianxuan took it.

Lin sat down next to him, hesitated for a long time, and then spoke softly.

"Senior, may I ask you a question?"

"Ask away."

"Everyone in the village says that you deliberately repeated many years at the ninja academy in order to stay in the village... Is that true?" Rin's eyes were full of curiosity.

Qianxuan took a bite of dry rations and answered vaguely:

I guess so.

"So... what's your relationship with Lady Tsunade...?"

Lin's cheeks were slightly flushed.

"They say you're Lady Tsunade's kept man..."

"puff--"

Qianxuan almost choked to death on the dry food. He gulped down a mouthful of water before he could catch his breath.

Looking into Lin's clear yet gossipy eyes, he suddenly felt like teasing her.

He leaned close to Lin's ear, lowered his voice, and spoke in an extremely arrogant tone.

"Pretty boy? Do I look like one?"

"I'm the man who's going to conquer that woman."