Naruto: I Borrow from the Future

January of Konoha Year 47.

The Kingdom of the Sea, Ghost Island.

Although it was the dead of winter, the Land of the Sea, located southeast of the Land of Fire, did not feel cold.

As the sun shone high in the sky and noon approached, the sounds of fighting along the coast of Ghost Island gradually subsided.

The beach, filled with the salty, rusty smell of metal, was littered with corpses, their blood staining the white sand red, which, under the sun, took on an eerie crimson hue.

With the sea breeze at his back, Qingye slashed down the last Kirigakure ninja who hadn't managed to escape to the sea.

"call……"

Kakashi, who was not far away, suddenly collapsed to the ground.

The white-toothed dagger was casually stuck in the sand.

The fierce battle lasted all night and half a day, and finally the advance of the Hidden Mist Village was repelled.

"The attack by Kirigakure this time is exceptionally fierce."

Qingye sighed, gazing into the distance at the large number of fleeing Kirigakure ninjas on the sea.

After such a long and fierce battle, Konoha has suffered considerable casualties, and Kirigakure's casualties will likely be even greater.

"Whatever, it's none of my business anyway."

Kakashi almost rolled his eyes.

He and Qingye usually stay on the main island of the Land of the Sea.

They came specifically to reinforce Ghost Island because of the large-scale invasion by the Hidden Mist Village.

He was exhausted!

Although he wasn't seriously injured, he had countless small wounds all over his body, and his whole body was burning with pain.

The battle had not ended for long.

Behind them, deep within Ghost Island, several masked figures and black cloaks rushed toward the shore.

Those people came to the shore, searched the beach for the corpses of the Hidden Mist Ninja, and after selecting a few, they left without a word, carrying the bodies away.

"Is it the Anbu?"

Kakashi looked over, somewhat puzzled: "Shouldn't the Anbu handle things like cleaning up the battlefield and collecting corpses?"

The task of collecting corpses is usually assigned to lower-ranking ninjas who lack combat skills.

Even if the bodies of important figures need to be taken back to obtain intelligence, that is the responsibility of the intelligence unit, and the secret service does not need to get involved directly.

"Is it really the Anbu...?"

Qingye squinted her eyes slightly.

Recalling the masks of those people from earlier, he realized they seemed somewhat different from the masks of the ANBU ninjas he remembered… Could they be members of the Root organization?

Ryoma Aburame, Danzo's right-hand man, is currently in the Land of the Sea.

It's normal that there are people from an organized group here.

Aoya turned to Kakashi: "Speaking of which, this is our first time visiting Demon Island, isn't it?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Kakashi asked, puzzled.

"No, it's nothing."

Qingye shook his head.

Not far away, in the bushes on the beach, a small dog peeked out and, seeing that the Mist Ninja was gone, ran over with peace of mind.

"There's no need to call me for future major battles of this magnitude, is there?"

Parker couldn't help but complain.

That night, it terrified me.

It was terrified that some Hidden Mist Ninja would discover it and kill it with a single blow.

Aoya completely ignored Parker's complaint: "Did you find anything?"

"It's in a similar direction to before."

Parker gestured towards the northwest.

It smelled that same scent that resembled that of a "vegetative state" again.

In the past month or two, Kakashi and Uchiha Aoya have been summoning it every time they go on missions.

Its task remains the same as before.

"Qingye, what exactly are you staring at?"

Kakashi was also very confused.

This has happened several times already!

He had been on high alert and observed carefully during his missions, but in the end he didn't find anything. When he asked Qingye, the guy wouldn't tell him anything.

"Don't ask too many questions; knowing too much won't do you any good."

Qingye gave a perfunctory reply.

He took out a map of the ninja world from his ninja tool bag, squatted down and asked Pakkun to point out the specific direction, and then drew a straight ray starting from the Demon Island beneath his feet.

There are now several such rays on the map in Qingye's hand.

Each ray has a different starting point; those are the locations where he and Kakashi went on missions during this period.

These rays eventually converge at a certain country on the map!

"The Land of Frost..."

In Qingye's memory, that place should be the battlefield of the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original timeline.

Madara Uchiha's stronghold, the Mountain Graveyard, was later inherited by Obito. Its location in the Land of Frost seems plausible.

However, since White Zetsu always heads towards the Land of Frost, it means that Madara Uchiha himself has not yet set off for this place.

If only I could have killed Madara Uchiha earlier.

It also saves me from having someone constantly watching me.

Of course, that's just what I'm thinking right now.

Not to mention that they were separated by most of the ninja world, those intersecting rays could only barely locate the Land of Frost, and had no way of pinpointing Madara Uchiha's exact location.

Even if they did locate him, Qingye wouldn't go there to die.

If you really want to kill Madara Uchiha, you still have to use someone else's hand.

For example...

Should I post a request at an underground gold exchange?

Contact Kakuzu and then ask him to go to the location you've located, telling him to go there and kill a weak old man.

If we could kill Madara Uchiha, that would be even better.

If Kakuzu is killed by Madara Uchiha and the mission fails, at least I won't have to pay him.

"Perhaps we can also make use of the mist concealment..."

Aoya turned around and looked into the depths of Ghost Island. After thinking for a long time, he turned back and looked towards Jiro Island in the Land of the Sea.

Speaking of which, Qingye had tried several times during the mission to lend money to prisoners as an enemy, but it didn't work at all, and he couldn't meet the system's "agreement" requirement.

……

Jirojima Island (overseas).

Of the four main islands of the Land of the Sea, Taro Island and Jiro Island are now occupied by the Hidden Mist Ninja.

The commander of the Kirigakure ninja stationed on Jiro Island is none other than Hozuki Akizuki, the head of the Hozuki clan who previously fought against Aoya.

Qingye did not take a boat, but came directly across the sea and found a deserted place to land on the island.

They quietly infiltrated the vicinity of the Hidden Mist Ninja camp.

With visible sentries and hidden lookouts, and patrolling ninjas, the camp was kept tightly guarded.

"I hope they won't see through me..."

Aoya wore gloves on both hands, a purple stand-up collar kimono, a simple belt around her waist, and a specially made white circular mask with three tomoe on her face. The Sharingan tomoe in the hollow of the mask slowly rotated.

The Mangekyou Sharingan, the eternal foundation of the nation!

The view changes!

In a pitch-black world, countless golden threads stretched forward.

"Sensory ninja... Ao, that guy is indeed here. But it's best to avoid him. The others can't see through the mask."

In the endless timeline, Qingye infiltrates the Mist Hidden Camp in various ways and from various angles. The location and actions of everyone in the entire camp, what they say, what they do, and even the information of all the items are all included in this endless possibility.

Qingye checked and confirmed that her current attire would not reveal her disguise.

Then, after searching for a long time, my gaze settled on a certain timeline.

Their gazes narrowed.

Qingye's original body remained, but a shadow clone was created.

Then, the shadow clone transformed into an ordinary Hidden Mist ninja, lightly leaping towards the interior of the Hidden Mist camp.

At that moment, the lookout ninjas in the open and hidden places of the Hidden Mist Village exchanged glances, each looking in a different direction. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qingye easily sneaked in.

The patrolling ninjas had just passed by.

Along Qingye's route, the Hidden Mist ninjas in the camp either happened to be resting in their tents or were looking elsewhere...

It's like being in a no-man's land!

Everything was just right.