Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 65: Engagement!

The sea is endless.

A ship sailed towards the land of water, braving the waves.

Kagura Akihara stood on the mast of the ship, gazing at the distant sea. The sea breeze blew his long hair in his face, an experience he had never had before.

"Wow, so energetic..."

Kakashi Hatake was busy setting up traps on the ship. He looked at Itachi Uchiha, who was helping him, and unusually praised him, saying, "If Kagura could learn even half of your attitude towards life, I wouldn't have to worry about that brat doing anything extreme..."

"Kagura-kun..."

Uchiha Itachi looked up at Akihara Kagura standing on the mast, recalled their conversation before the Chunin Exams, and shook his head, saying, "Actually, she's a very pitiful person!"

"That guy..."

Kakashi Hatake remembered Kagura Akihara's past.

Although Akihara Kagura possesses an extremely powerful Wood Release bloodline limit, she cannot escape the fate of being controlled by others, and even her thoughts and actions are subject to Danzo's constraints.

Are you two discussing something rude?

Akihara Kagura leaped down from the mast, like a boss inspecting a work site: "I have great news for you all! You don't have to work anymore!"

"Um?"

Kakashi Hatake stopped what he was doing and asked with some surprise, "Are we almost at the Land of Water? Haven't the Hidden Mist ninjas come to check?"

"More or less..."

While speaking ambiguously, Akihara Kagura explained with a smile, "We are indeed almost at the Land of Water, and the Hidden Mist ninjas haven't come to check..."

"Looks like we're very lucky..."

Itachi Uchiha finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I guess you could say I was lucky..."

Kagura Akihara continued slowly, "Based on my observation, the Kirigakure ninjas definitely didn't intend to inspect this ship. There was probably a small team of more than thirty people heading straight for it from the sea. Their attire suggests they are elite troops from Kirigakure..."

"Prepare for battle!"

Kakashi Hatake's expression changed, and he set up traps even faster. At least they still had a chance to deal with the enemy on the ship!

Itachi Uchiha deftly wrapped wire around several shuriken, then flung them away and pinned them to the ship's deck, creating a series of traps!

"Phew, thankfully I made it in time..."

Uchiha Itachi breathed a sigh of relief, leaning on the bow of the ship to watch a group of Kirigakure ninja rushing towards them from the sea, carefully observing their formation.

As Itachi Uchiha watched a short figure carrying a strange club-like weapon charging at the forefront of the Kirigakure team, he recalled his own memories of being taken by Fugaku Uchiha to witness the Fourth Shinobi World War when he was four years old.

There's a little child across the street...

Don't underestimate him.

Akihara Kagura stood beside Uchiha Itachi and slowly said, "All the other Mist Ninja are wearing masks, but he's not wearing anything on his face. This means he doesn't need to hide his identity at all; he must be a big shot..."

Kagura Akihara watched as the Hidden Mist ninja squad dispersed under the child's command in the distance, and continued, "Look, the others all obey his orders, and even show him great respect when receiving commands..."

"That is..."

Itachi Uchiha also noticed the anomaly and whispered, "Captain Kakashi, Kagura-kun, am I seeing things? It looks like they're calling that child..."

"Water Shadow"

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Kakashi Hatake's forehead as he looked at Kagura Akihara: "That child-like person is the Mizukage of Kirigakure! You... you were right... we've had the worst luck ever..."

Kakashi Hatake made a decision immediately and said in a deep voice, "You two run along the sea surface right now, as far as you can. I'll stop them!"

This is a critical moment!

Kakashi Hatake realized that their journey was fraught with danger; the battle was taking place at sea, and their enemies were a group of Hidden Mist Anbu members skilled in Water Release techniques and the Mizukage of Hidden Mist Village…

Kakashi Hatake felt it was impossible for him to defeat his opponent, and Kirigakure might even send reinforcements soon. It was already a good thing that the two kids were able to escape!

What exactly is going on in Kirigakure...?

Why would a village chief bring his secret service to inspect ships at sea?

No wonder Konoha has always had a hard time getting information from Kirigakure. The Mizukage personally led a team to blockade the sea area, so no spy could bring back any news!

The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, had no intention of inspecting the ship that had entered the country illegally. He pulled out a flower-adorned stick weapon from behind his back and pressed it against the sea!

This Mizukage uses Water Release ninjutsu with ease, and when he releases Water Release, he doesn't even need to form hand seals. He releases it with ease using his weapon, and even the effects of his techniques are somewhat different from those of ordinary Water Release ninjas!

"Water Release·Water Crush Wave!"

The sea suddenly began to shake!

Waves rose continuously from the sea, rushing towards the ship. Yagura Karatachi didn't care who was on board; he wanted to capsize the ship and have his men capture the people in the water!

"Water Release·Water Formation Wall!"

Kakashi Hatake instantly landed on the sea surface, quickly forming hand seals. A tall wall of water rapidly rose from the sea, continuously blocking the oncoming waves!

"Kakashi Hatake..."

The Hidden Mist ninjas immediately recognized Kakashi Hatake!

"You all need to get out of here!"

While holding off Yagura, Kakashi Hatake commanded in a low voice, "Kagura, Itachi, you two escape in another direction!"

There's no escaping it.

Uchiha Itachi looked at the group of Kirigakure ANBU ninjas who were closing in and shook his head, saying, "We can't possibly escape their pursuit at sea..."

"Besides..."

"We can't let Kakashi-senpai get into danger."

Itachi Uchiha drew his ninja sword from his back and declared resolutely, "We'll stay and fight alongside Kakashi-senpai!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Itachi Uchiha's three-tomoe Sharingan flashed in his eyes, and he quietly waited for the group of Kirigakure ANBU ninja to rush onto the ship...

With the help of the Sharingan and the traps on the ship, Itachi Uchiha might not be without the power to fight against the enemy; the only problem is that there are just too many enemies.

In the blink of an eye!

Three or four members of the Hidden Mist Shadows were the first to leap onto the ship!

These Hidden Mist ninjas, whose daily lives were filled with killing, couldn't help but laugh when they saw that only two little ones remained on the ship!

Akihara Kagura drew the standard ninja sword of the Anbu from behind her back and charged towards the direction of the several Kirigakure ninja!

The open sea isn't ideal for using Wood Release techniques. If a large tree were to grow on the ship, the very ship that Kakashi Hatake is trying to protect might capsize first...

"Kagura...kun?"

Uchiha Itachi, on the other hand, had full confidence in his teammate Akihara Kagura. He believed that this opponent, who had defeated him in the Chunin Exams, must also be a highly skilled swordsman!

Reality is often far more absurd than it seems.

Akihara Kagura's swordsmanship was utterly terrible.

Akihara Kagura was defeated by a Hidden Mist ninja in less than three moves, her ninja sword being knocked away and she was even forced to grab the sword with her bare hands...

Akihara Kagura only felt a momentary pain in her palm, and her chakra quickly became active. A cool, tingling sensation came from the wound, which was healing rapidly. The healing ability of Hashirama cells was quite astonishing.

"That brat..."

The Hidden Mist ninja looked at the boy, who seemed to feel no pain, gripping the sharp blade with some astonishment.

The boy gripped the enemy's ninja sword with one hand, his palm swiftly flipping and moving closer. He raised his hand and slapped the enemy's chest, instantly causing a wooden splinter to explode inside the enemy's body!

First update!

I need to speed things up!

(End of this chapter)