Naruto: I Borrow from the Future

"Lin!"

A familiar voice suddenly reached Nohara Rin's ears.

That sound...

Nohara Rin was startled.

"Obito?!"

Turning his head towards the direction of the sound, he saw a person whose entire body was wrapped in a strange white substance. The person's white vortex face cracked open, revealing a face that was half rotten.

Despite half of her face being ulcerated, Nohara Rin recognized her immediately.

That's Obito's face!

"Lin, it's dangerous here, come with me!"

Obito Uchiha looked anxious and ran quickly towards Rin Nohara, wanting to grab her hand and take her away.

"Don't come any closer!"

Nohara Rin immediately became alert.

With one hand still holding Mei Terumi, who was tightly bound, and the other hand holding a kunai, he aimed it at Obito Uchiha, who was not far away.

"Rin, what are you doing? It's me, Obito!"

Obito Uchiha was extremely anxious.

"..."

Nohara Rin had a cold face and an unfriendly expression.

Obito was already dead. She followed Kakashi and Minato to bring Obito's body back to Konoha from the Land of Grass, and later she witnessed Obito's body being buried.

Therefore, the Obito I'm seeing now is definitely an illusion!

Those despicable Hidden Mist ninjas actually used Obito's appearance to deceive me!

"untie!"

He temporarily dropped Mei Terumi from his hands, formed hand seals, and tried to break free from the illusion.

With a splash, Terumi Mei sank into the water, and soon after, a series of bubbles rose from the water.

But Nohara Rin had no time to care about any of that right now. After trying to dispel the illusion, she looked closely and found that the person opposite her still had Obito's face.

"Lin, it really is me! Why don't you believe me!"

Obito grew increasingly furious and, disregarding everything else, rushed over.

"Damn Kirigakure!"

Nohara Rin gritted her teeth and immediately threw out three explosive tags.

After a burst of fire, Obito Uchiha was forced to retreat.

"Lin, what are you doing?!"

Obito Uchiha's face now looked like he was about to cry.

Stop pretending!

Nohara Rin shouted, then threw a small ball. The smoke bomb exploded, and green smoke enveloped Uchiha Obito on the other side.

Immediately afterwards, several more shuriken were thrown out.

That wasn't enough. Nohara Rin rolled several more explosive tags onto the handle of her kunai, staring intently at the smoke opposite her. When she saw a figure rush out from the smoke, she hurled the kunai at him!

Not far away.

Both Aoya and Hozuki Akizuki noticed the change in the situation, and their expressions changed.

"Who is that?"

Hozuki Akizuki was filled with confusion.

Was it someone he brought?

It shouldn't be an illusion. He knows the skill level of the people he brought with him; it's impossible for anyone's illusion to fool him.

Could it be a transformation technique?

It's a ghost!

What exactly is going on?

After thinking quickly for a while but unable to find an answer, Hozuki Akizuki became anxious. His main body hid in the water, and he split into four water clones.

The four water clones completely surrounded Qingye in the middle, and at the same time raised their arms.

Water Release: Water Gun Technique!

A barrage of liquid bullets hurtled towards them!

On Aoya's side, upon seeing "Obito," he had already confirmed the mastermind behind all the twists and turns. Seeing that Nohara Rin was alright, he decided to leave her alone for the time being.

He quickly sheathed his katana, formed hand seals, and gathered lightning chakra in his left palm!

Accompanied by the sound of a thousand birds chirping, Qingye's speed increased to the extreme. His figure disappeared instantly, dodging all the liquid bullets. His body was like an arrow released from a bow, and in the blink of an eye, he pierced through all four water clones!

"Lightning Release: Earth Walk!"

Blue arcs of electricity spread across the water's surface!

Hozuki Akizuki, who was originally hidden in the water, was forced to reveal his true form. Seeing Aoya rushing towards him, he hurriedly fired a series of liquid bullets!

"Full moon, let's go!"

With a shout, he showed no intention of continuing the fight and immediately used the Water Instantaneous Movement Technique to disappear into the distance.

"Trying to leave?"

Kakashi Hatake snorted coldly, and the White Fang short sword in his hand was also covered with lightning. He slashed at Hozuki Akizuki who was rushing over.

Whoosh!

Water splashed everywhere.

This Hozuki Akizuki is still a water clone.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hozuki Mangetsu did not hesitate and immediately retreated, following his father away.

The two increased their speed to the maximum and soon plunged into the sea, diving away underwater.

"Father, is Mei Terumi no longer going to help?" Hozuki Mangetsu asked.

Hozuki Akizuki said with a serious expression, "I can't worry about that now!"

This mission was completely beyond his expectations.

According to the original plan, he would have Mangetsu and Mei Terumi launch a feint attack while he seized the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, but he failed. After that, it would be very difficult to take down Uchiha Aoya!

He could die here if he's not careful!

Moreover, and more importantly, he now has absolutely no idea what the mission is all about.

The Third Mizukage sent him, the head of the Hozuki clan, to ambush Uchiha Aoya, and he thought it was just a routine move to suppress the Hozuki clan.

But what's going on here?

Who is the person who suddenly set their sights on that little girl?

That was clearly not the core objective of their mission!

And how exactly did that person disguise themselves? Even he couldn't see through their transformation technique!

……

ashore.

Kakashi swiftly dispatched the last few slow-moving Kirigakure ninja, glanced at the two fleeing towards the sea, then looked back at Aoya:

"Aren't you going to pursue it?"

"...No." Qingye watched as the seventy million ryo and Hozuki Mangetsu plunged into the sea, his eyes slightly narrowed. "No need to chase them."

Kakashi frowned, puzzled.

Based on his understanding of Qingye's speed, he should be able to prevent those two from escaping, right?

Seeing that Qingye didn't intend to explain further, Kakashi wisely refrained from pressing the matter.

The two turned around, and Nohara Rin had already successfully blown up "Uchiha Obito".

"Aoya, Kakashi, are you alright?"

Nohara Rin looked them over and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that neither of them was injured.

Fortunately, she didn't let her companions down this time.

The explosive tag really worked!

We should prepare more in the future.

As the battle ended, the water that had been gathered by the Water Burst Ninjutsu gradually receded.

"We'll rest for a bit before heading out to sea."

Qingye instructed, "Rin, fire a signal flare to let the nearby Konoha ninjas come and take over this base. Kakashi, you clean up the battlefield and make sure all the Kirigakure ninjas here are dead."

As soon as he finished speaking, the water that had not yet completely receded rippled under his feet.

A bubble bursts forth!

Seeing the figure struggling and thrashing underwater, Qingye suddenly realized what was happening, reached out and pulled Terumi Mei up.

"Oh, I almost forgot!"

Nohara Rin stuck out her tongue somewhat awkwardly. She had just had to temporarily abandon this prisoner... thankfully, he hadn't drowned.

"Cough cough..."

Mei Terumi was held in Aoya's hand, coughing up water several times, her whole body soaked, revealing her already somewhat shapely figure, her chest heaving as she gasped for breath.

I forced my aching eyes open and was greeted by a handsome face with a sunny smile.

"You're awake?"

Qingye smiled broadly: "Congratulations, you're the only one who survived. Alright, now let's talk about the terms."