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

puff!

The black kunai, with a brutal force, pinned Kakashi Hatake firmly to the tree trunk.

The sharp pain in his shoulder made him groan, as if all the strength in his body had been instantly drained away.

"Kakashi!"

Obito Uchiha let out a mournful roar.

"Heh...hehe..."

The Iwagakure's Higanbana, who should have been dead, staggered to his feet.

He clutched the bloody hole in his chest where Obito had stabbed him, his face showing a mixture of relief and madness at having survived a near-death experience.

"You brat, you're really strong... You almost pierced my heart."

He panted heavily, looked at Kakashi pinned to the tree, then at Obito whose eyes were bloodshot with rage, and grinned cruelly.

"What a pity, I just... fainted."

Has she fainted?

Obito's mind went blank.

Kakashi's pupils suddenly contracted.

In his mind, the words that Shuo Ye Qianxuan had uttered before setting off, patting his shoulder and speaking in an almost absurd tone, flashed uncontrollably.

"Remember, Kakashi. No matter what kind of enemy you defeat in the future, always finish them off."

"Don't think that stabbing someone in the heart is the end of the matter."

"Some people have their hearts on the right side."

The heart... is located on the right side?

Kakashi looked at the bloody hole on Toshiro's chest, slightly to the left, and then at his own shoulder that had been pierced through. A cold, mixed emotion of regret and absurdity instantly swept over him.

So... he wasn't joking.

"Alright, the game is over."

Toshiro hoisted the giant axe from the ground and walked step by step toward Obito.

"I'll deal with you, you eyesore Uchiha brat, first, then I'll go and enjoy that white-haired guy."

"Obito!"

Kakashi, with his intact left hand, laboriously pulled a thick stack of explosive tags from his ninja tool pouch and threw them at Obito.

"Take it! Hurry up!"

"Go and complete the mission! That's the captain's order!"

He roared.

Obito did not take the stack of explosive tags.

He just stared blankly at Kakashi, at his eye wrapped in bandages, at his shoulder pinned down by kunai.

Then, he shook his head.

"I do not want."

"What did you say?!"

Kakashi roared,

"Do you intend to disobey orders?!"

"I……"

Obito took a deep breath, raised his head, and stared intently at Kakashi with his newly awakened double-tomoe Sharingan.

"I believe that 'White Fang' is a true hero!"

Kakashi's body jolted violently.

"That's right. In the world of ninjas, those who break the rules and ironclad laws are called trash."

Obito's voice no longer trembled; instead, it possessed an unprecedented firmness.

"But……"

"Anyone who doesn't appreciate their comrades is utter trash!"

"I don't want to be that kind of useless person!"

Winter Lion stopped in his tracks, looking at the suddenly assertive brat with some surprise.

Kakashi was also stunned.

He looked at Obito, at his red eyes burning with flames, and for a moment, he couldn't utter a single word.

"You're right, Kakashi."

Obito turned around to face the Iwagakure Jonin carrying the giant axe, holding the kunai horizontally in front of his chest.

"I am indeed a loser, a crybaby, and a lousy ninja."

"But I will never abandon my comrades!"

"Because this is my ninja way!"

The moment he finished speaking, the two tomoe in Obito's eyes began to spin wildly.

Toshi felt a blur before his eyes, and the red eyes of that Uchiha brat seemed to turn into a bottomless vortex, violently pulling his consciousness into it.

His body stiffened, and the hand that had been holding the giant axe fell limply to his side.

Illusion!

Kakashi was deeply shocked by what he saw.

Obito, that guy, actually... mastered the Sharingan's genjutsu in such a short time?

Obito gave Toshio no chance.

His figure vanished from his spot in an instant and reappeared in front of Winter Lion.

Without the slightest hesitation, he plunged the kunai in his hand, carrying a cold and resolute air, into Toshiro's right chest.

Then, pull it out and insert it again.

puff!puff!puff!

Like a tireless machine, he repeatedly stabbed the enemy's body with the kunai in his hand.

Until the corpse collapsed to the ground like a pile of rotten flesh.

Obito finally stopped.

He stood before the corpse, his chest heaving violently, his face splattered with warm blood.

……

boom--!!!

The loud explosion woke Nohara Rin from the tree hole where she was hiding.

She peeked out and saw the distant sky glowing red with firelight.

It's a trap set by Senior Qianxuan!

Lin's heart tightened, and without thinking, she immediately ran towards the direction of the explosion.

When she arrived, she saw only a devastated woodland.

The ground was littered with charred fragments; not even a single intact body could be found.

Shuo Ye Qianxuan was squatting in front of the pile of minced meat, idly fiddling with something with a twig.

His face was slightly pale, but he was no longer seriously injured.

"senior!"

Lin ran over.

"Shhh."

Qianxuan made a shushing gesture and pointed to the pile of minced meat.

"Quiet down, I'm thinking about a very serious philosophical question."

"What's the problem?"

"Tell me, if someone's been blown up like this, would his mother even recognize him?"

Lin: "..."

Looking at Qian Xuan's serious face, she didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"I've checked it."

Qianxuan threw away the branch, stood up, and dusted off his hands.

"This guy doesn't have any special markings or strange signs of physical modification. He's just an ordinary Iwagakure genin."

"Just an ordinary Iwagakure genin?"

Looking at the pile of minced meat that was no longer recognizable, Nohara Rin felt a wave of nausea wash over her. Despite her discomfort, she voiced her question.

"But why would he chase me all the way here alone?"

"He is not alone."

Qian Xuan stood up, his gaze sweeping across the dark forest around him. The playfulness in his eyes was gone, replaced by a cold solemnity.

"The first one was a Jonin, responsible for the hunt. This one was a Genin, probably responsible for tracking and locating. Now, this Genin is dead too, and he's caused such a commotion."

Qian Xuan paused for a moment, then uttered a conclusion that made Lin's heart skip a beat.

"We've been exposed."

Nohara Rin's face turned deathly pale instantly.

She then realized what was happening.

The traps that Qianxuan set up before were not intended to deal with the first Jonin at all.

Those traps were prepared in case pursuers appeared later!

"Senior, you..."

She looked at Qian Xuan, her clear eyes filled with shock and admiration.

"You thought of this from the very beginning?"

"What are you thinking about? Are you thinking about being chased and bitten like a dog?"

Qianxuan gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"I'm just afraid of dying. People who are afraid of dying always think more."

He looked up at the direction from which the explosion's flames had come, then looked in another direction.

"The explosion is trouble for us, but it's also a signal for Kakashi and the others."

Qianxuan's brows furrowed tightly.

Now, he only has two paths before him.

First, retreat immediately, return the way you came, and try to reunite with Minato-sensei who is coming to meet you.

This is the safest option, and also the one with the highest survival rate.

Second, head in the direction where Kakashi and the others are.

But over there, there was also an Iwagakure Jonin, and an unknown number of enemies.

Rushing there now would be tantamount to walking into a trap.

Tsunade's face uncontrollably appeared in Qianxuan's mind.

That stupid woman, she always loses when she gambles.

If she were here, she would definitely choose the most dangerous and least likely path to win without hesitation.

What a...worrying woman.

Qianxuan cursed inwardly, then made a decision.

He looked at Nohara Rin, who was staring at him nervously, waiting for his orders.

"Let's go find Kakashi."

Qianxuan's tone left no room for argument.

"Instead of passively waiting to be surrounded, it's better to take the initiative and stir up trouble."