Escape from Konoha.

Shiraishi found that even with eighteen mouths, he couldn't explain himself clearly; his brain simply went into a freeze and stopped functioning.

"Honestly, you're too careless. I caught you so easily. If anyone else had done the same, your secret would have been exposed long ago. It wouldn't be like this then; it would be a special interrogation by the mountain clan."

Liuli sighed, sounding somewhat disappointed.

Huh?

There was no scolding, no beating, and no anger.

Something's not right!

"Um...this is..."

Seeing Shiraishi's bewildered expression as he stood there, he probably didn't know what was going on.

"While you have many merits, you are too naive in many ways. You also don't realize the importance of Sage Mode, which is more important than you think. Two or three years ago, when you started your research on Sage Mode, I had my parents prepare two hundred wild cats of different breeds for me and send them into Konoha through various legitimate channels to act as my spies."

Because it was an ordinary cat, not a ninja cat, and given the large number of stray and house cats in Konoha, even the Anbu didn't notice anything wrong.

After all, these cats were sent into Konoha in batches over several months through normal channels.

Moreover, these cats don't roam around the core of Konoha. They act like ordinary cats and don't need to do anything special. Even when they transmit information, it's in public, just meowing a few times and using coded language, so no one notices anything amiss.

"..."

Shiraishi froze on the spot.

Seeing Shiraishi's almost petrified expression, Ruri smiled with apparent satisfaction:

"However, in the process, I inadvertently discovered some of your little secrets, which was something I didn't expect. You're still researching the Hyuga clan's Caged Bird Technique, aren't you?"

Ruri didn't know exactly what Shiraishi and Ayane discussed after their meeting, but she could deduce some information from it.

"Um... how should I put it, my thoughts are a bit jumbled right now... so you already knew?"

"It was about a year ago. Although we were a bit careless, you and Ayane had your own channels and methods for contacting each other. If you weren't paying close attention to this, it would have been hard to notice. Even if you did notice, to outsiders, it would have just been a short meeting between friends. In this era of frequent wars, the Anbu had limited manpower and didn't have the time to pay attention to you."

The number of personnel that can be mobilized in the covert operations has always been between sixty and seventy.

A team is on a secret mission abroad or gathering important intelligence.

One detachment remained within the Land of Fire to prevent enemy sabotage and to report back promptly in order to secure the arrival of reinforcements.

The remaining two squads were to patrol the entire village. They were to monitor dangerous ninjas with obvious rebellious Konoha ideologies, or enemy spies who had infiltrated the village.

Shiraishi's combat performance was mediocre, but he received an excellent grade in the Will of Fire exam. He also had no anti-Konoha tendencies, so there was no reason or motive for monitoring him. He could be considered a Konoha ninja with impeccable credentials.

As for having too much contact with the Uchiha, the Konoha leadership wouldn't pay much attention to Shiraishi.

While there weren't many civilian ninjas who had good relationships with the Uchiha clan, there were still quite a few, perhaps dozens or even hundreds, including some Jonin and Chunin.

After all, the Uchiha were also members of the village, and some ninjas did not have any special prejudice against them. On the contrary, they believed that the powerful Uchiha were trustworthy comrades on the battlefield who could effectively enhance the team's mobility. Over time, their relationship naturally became very good.

Ruri only placed two hundred cats in Konoha as a precaution, to act as her eyes and ears, to nip any potential accidents in the bud, and to further ensure Shiroishi's safety.

Since this concerns immortal arts, Liuli cannot be as careless as Baishi.

Although Shiraishi himself felt that he was safe enough to hide.

Shiraishi slowly closed his mouth. He had thought he had hidden it well, but now it seemed that it was all thanks to Ruri.

It's no wonder he's a genius ninja from a powerful family.

Whether it's the grasp of the main body of the plan or the effective measures implemented in response to unexpected events, everything is watertight.

He can use his knowledge, as well as his historical and political perspectives, to discern some future situations in the ninja world, but there will obviously be some discrepancies in the details.

"call……"

When Liuli discovered him, he felt a sense of relief for some reason.

Shiraishi gave a wry smile and said, "You really can't hide anything from anyone. You've always been this sensitive since you were little."

"You've become too complacent these past few years and haven't made any progress. Remember to be more careful next time. Okay, let's go out for dinner now."

Ruri put the kunai into her ninja tool pouch and walked ahead first.

"Liuli, were you concerned about me just now?"

Behind me, I heard Shiraishi's laughter.

Liuli stopped, turned her head, and looked at Baishi with a cold expression, as if he were an idiot.

"Which eye of yours saw that I was concerned about you?"

"Huh, isn't that right?"

"You idiot, I'm just interested in magic. Stop fantasizing. Power is the only thing that matters. What you do and what you get are just a matter of a thought. You'd better wake up from your dream."

After speaking, Liuli turned around and took a step forward, her black hair rising slightly as she turned, her figure exuding aloofness.

"Really? You're interested in dominating others... Could I assume that's true?"

As he walked along the road ahead, no one answered his question.

Shiraishi scratched his head in exasperation; it had been a truly chaotic day.

...It shouldn't be a big problem.

However, in other words, next time he can openly bring Ayane here for a medical check-up?

Chapter 51 Jiraiya and the New Prophecy

On the training field, Shiraishi is practicing combat with Ruri.

The last time they had a real sparring match was probably during their time at the Ninja Academy. In addition, Ruri's strength had been growing rapidly during that time, so Shiraishi's assessment of Ruri's strength had become somewhat vague and uncertain.

Moreover, when entering battle mode, a sharp killing intent naturally emanated from Liuli's body, proof that she had seen blood.

Although the Sakumo Squad has been established for less than half a year, it has experienced more than ten battles, big and small, and can be said to have rich combat experience. They have also faced Jonin head-on many times.

Even Shiraishi, an ordinary genin known for his medical ninjutsu, had personally dealt with several ninjas. Therefore, during the sparring session, Shiraishi was not intimidated by the murderous aura emanating from Ruri.

However, this does not mean that Liuli is easy to deal with. Even with ordinary physical techniques, she strikes with the force of thunder.

Ruri, who was in front of Shiraishi just a second ago, has now appeared behind Shiraishi in the blink of an eye, and her leg whip, carrying a strong wind, sweeps towards Shiraishi's head with lightning speed.

Bai Shi had no choice but to lie down, press one palm against the ground, and use his palm as a pivot to rotate his body, somersaulting several times in the opposite direction from Liu Li, creating a safe distance.

He then immediately turned around, and a finely crafted ninja sword fell from his sleeve, landing right in Shiraishi's hand. The sword was sharp and swift, colliding with the rapidly approaching kunai, sparks flying everywhere.

Shiraishi is a ninja with a severe chakra deficiency, so he tries to conserve chakra as much as possible in battle. Taijutsu uses far less chakra than ninjutsu.

In addition, his body has been permanently enhanced by a new drug developed based on natural energy, making his overall physical abilities far stronger than those of ordinary people. With just a little chakra, he can bring about a qualitative change in the speed and power of his taijutsu, allowing him to quickly deal with ninjas who are severely lacking in reaction speed and reaction time, especially chunin and genin.

A Jonin should be able to interrupt the use of ninjutsu, but if you encounter a Jonin who is proficient in taijutsu, the outcome is hard to say. You need to make a comprehensive judgment based on the actual situation, such as environmental factors, psychological qualities, tactical arrangements, types of taijutsu, etc.

However, in the battle with Ruri, Shiraishi was unable to interrupt her ninjutsu. For a ninja who is proficient in taijutsu, ninjutsu and genjutsu, it is difficult to achieve any results without overwhelming her in all aspects.

Moreover, Ruri also possesses the troublesome bloodline limit of the Sharingan.

The battle between the two in the training field looked intense, but due to the speed, if someone were watching from there and their dynamic vision was not at a certain level, they would probably only see afterimages flashing past their eyes, followed by the sound of metal ringing out, and then they would see nothing at all.

Neither of them needed to use the Body Flicker Technique; they could achieve high-speed movement using only physical skills.

It should be said that he uses the Body Flicker Technique in battle at all times.

This is the advantage of taijutsu ninjas, but because they keep their taijutsu speed at the highest level, the burden on their stamina and body will increase rapidly.

Fortunately, Shiraishi and Ruri's bodies have been improved by natural energy drugs, and their recovery ability, including their resistance, is also top-notch, allowing them to enter this high-speed combat state for a long time.

This is also why Ruri was able to hold her own against two Jonin in her first mission.

It would be very difficult to defeat her without at least two Jonin attacking her together, including one Jonin who is proficient in taijutsu, to hold her back from the front.

As the battle intensified, Shiraishi's chakra became depleted, and he began to pant.

Seeing this, Ruri immediately stopped, twirling the kunai on her fingers before putting it into her ninja tool pouch, thus ending a long-awaited and intense battle.

Ruri prefers taijutsu and ninjutsu, a more direct and offensive fighting style, to genjutsu, which are unorthodox techniques.

It's probably because this fighting style is more enjoyable and straightforward.

Therefore, each time she fought Shiraishi using physical techniques, it made her feel much happier.

Only this kind of hand-to-hand combat can be called the essence of battle.

"They're so useless, they can't even last that long."

"There's nothing I can do. Unlike you Uchiha ninjas, I'm not born with chakra that's much stronger than the average person."

Especially after awakening the Sharingan, the chakra will increase even further.

Aside from the Sharingan becoming somewhat tiring after prolonged use, Uchiha ninjas never lacked chakra in regular battles.

"However, I plan to practice natural energy cultivation next, and the situation should improve a lot."

"Isn't it already finished?"

"That was done in an experiment; I haven't personally tried to actively absorb natural energy yet. Now that the risks are almost minimized, I need to use medication to help me grasp the feeling of absorbing natural energy."

"Now that the risk has become very low, I want to join in too. I can't let you be the only one enjoying the beauty."

Glass also has a great desire to conquer natural energy.

Natural energy is more powerful than ordinary chakra. Even if it cannot be fused with chakra to form Sage Chakra, its effect on physical enhancement is still significant.

Moreover, if we master the way to absorb natural energy, it means that energy will never run out.

Natural energy is everything in nature.

Water, air, trees... they are everywhere.

It can be said that as long as one is in nature, natural energy can be supplied indefinitely.

"Yes, that was my original plan."

Bai Shi did not refuse; rather, it would have been impossible to get to where he is today without the funding, connections, and location provided by Liu Li.

The power of capital is invincible.

You can't go against anything but money.

Sigh... It's something created by humankind, yet humankind is enslaved by it. This world has truly degenerated.

Are you planning to go see Ayane too?