The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

'Flooding? It's been sunny for days, yet there's flooding. What's going on with Zabuza's men?'

As Hongzhi complained, he walked directly across the puddle, and Kakashi, who also noticed the puddle, twitched at the corner of his mouth.

The trio from Class 7 were also drawn to Hiroji's behavior; normally, they would have simply avoided such a situation.

What's the situation if you just walk up there?

While the three were still in shock, something even more unbelievable happened: when Hongzhi walked through the puddle, the water surface did not ripple at all.

Kakashi naturally noticed this. Compared to the others who were just watching the show, Kakashi was quite amazed. This chakra control ability was even stronger than his. Is this the true value of the strongest medical ninja?

The flooded section of road was quickly passed, and while Kakashi was still pondering the problem, he suddenly noticed a fluctuation of chakra coming from behind him.

Seeing that the trio hadn't noticed at all, Kakashi shook his head helplessly. It was time to teach them a lesson.

Kakashi subconsciously looked at Hiroji, only to find that Hiroji was looking back at him.

Kakashi smiled in response, then was suddenly cleaved into several pieces by a ninja who sprang into action.

Upon seeing this, Hongzhi's lips twitched, and then, facing the sudden attack of the kunai, he used the Substitution Technique to hide aside and watch the show.

Kakashi and Hiroji's "death" threw the entire team into chaos. Faced with this situation, Sasuke Uchiha reacted exceptionally quickly, using a kunai to knock away the approaching iron chain.

Next was Sakura Haruno. Although she didn't have any amazing performance, she still stood directly in front of Tazuna.

As for the worst performer, it was Naruto Uzumaki. He seemed to be frightened. He not only remained unmoved in the face of the attack, but if you looked closely, you would find that he was trembling.

Kakashi Hatake, who was hiding to the side, was about to take action when he saw this scene, but fortunately Sasuke Uchiha was very reliable at the critical moment. He used kunai and shuriken to save Naruto Uzumaki and then easily completed the defense.

At this point, Kakashi no longer needed to hide and directly took control of the ninja who was caught in a dilemma.

What followed was Kakashi's teaching process, and Koji had no need to participate at all.

However, to Hongzhi's surprise, just when things were about to end, Naruto Uzumaki, that idiot, in order to prove his determination, directly stabbed his right hand with a kunai.

"Your behavior only increases my workload."

Chapter 118 Who is Kakashi the Copy Ninja to you?

Just as Naruto was about to use the pain to demonstrate his determination, a cold voice came from beside him.

He subconsciously looked up and saw Hongzhi, whose expression was no longer as gentle as before.

Before Naruto could say anything more, he saw green chakra appear on Hongzhi's right hand, and then white mist began to emerge from his bleeding right hand.

At the same time, a ticklish sensation came over him, and Naruto Uzumaki subconsciously looked down and found that the scar on his right hand had disappeared without a trace.

This made Naruto Uzumaki feel a little terrified. What is this?

"Hongzhi's mission is to ensure your safety. While your expression of determination may seem cool, it will increase his workload..."

Kakashi, who witnessed this scene, couldn't help but remind Naruto that he only said that because he needed to consider Sakura Haruno's feelings.

Although he did dislike her before, Kakashi realized that she wasn't inherently bad after spending time with her these past few days.

After saying all that, Kakashi began to think about another question: was this terrifying healing speed due to Naruto's strong physique or Hiroji's powerful medical ninjutsu?

That's a problem, but it's not the focus right now. The fact that ninjas have appeared in this mission goes beyond the scope of a C-rank mission.

What they need to determine now is whether this guy is lying on purpose, genuinely doesn't know, or if this is a conspiracy against Konoha.

"Okay, it's all over now."

Upon seeing that Naruto's right hand had recovered, Hiroji immediately moved a little further away, as he did not want to get involved in the mission.

After all, this has nothing to do with Hongzhi. Even if Kakashi Hatake were to announce his return to Konoha now, it wouldn't cause any problem for Hongzhi.

Hongzhi watched Tazuna crying quietly from a distance, which made him find it somewhat amusing. He couldn't afford to hire a higher-level ninja, so he ended up drunk at the mission center.

This is highly suspicious. Although the Land of Waves is indeed very poor, Tazuna's actions could very well lead to the annihilation of the entire Konoha ninja army.

If it weren't Team 7 that came to the Land of Waves, the final outcome would have been total annihilation, and Konoha would have blacklisted all missions in the Land of Waves.

At that time, Tazuna will be a sinner of the Land of Waves.

It didn't take long for Hiroji to wait. The three greenhorns were eventually moved by Tazuna. Seeing how enthusiastic the three were, Kakashi turned to look at Hiroji. After weighing his options, he ultimately decided not to go back directly.

Firstly, they had already come this far; secondly, they had confidence in the team's strength; and finally, Kakashi didn't want to dampen their enthusiasm.

"I plan to continue the mission. What do you think?"

Kakashi didn't agree immediately. Instead, he went to Hiroji's side. His actions would increase Hiroji's workload, so he had to ask him about it both logically and emotionally.

"As long as you don't die on the spot, I should be able to save you. As for my safety, you don't need to worry about it unless I encounter a famous ninja."

Hongzhi remained very calm and did not get excited about the matter.

"That's good."

With Hiroji's assurance, Kakashi felt more confident, and after a while, the group continued their journey. However, compared to their previous lax attitude, Kakashi became a little more serious.

After another week of travel, the group finally entered the Land of Waves. Perhaps because Kakashi was vigilant enough, they did not encounter any problems along the way.

But now that we've arrived in the Land of Waves, which is the enemy's stronghold, we can't afford to let our guard down.

In fact, Kakashi's idea proved to be correct. Not long after entering the Land of Waves, Naruto Uzumaki noticed something amiss. However, before Kakashi could investigate further, a sharp killing intent came from afar.

Sensing this, Kakashi immediately made everyone lie down.

Kakashi had barely finished speaking when a large sword flew over everyone's heads and stuck into a nearby tree.

Hongzhi turned his head and saw, just as he had expected, that was the Executioner's Blade, one of the Seven Ninja Swords, and its owner was none other than Zabuza Momochi.

While Hiroji was pondering, Zabuza Momochi had already appeared on the Executioner's Blade. He looked down at the crowd below, and when his gaze fell on Kakashi Hatake, Zabuza's eyes narrowed.

"Copy Ninja Kakashi Hatake...who are you to me?"

Zabuza seemed to recognize Kakashi, but after noticing Kakashi's eyes, he immediately changed his words.

"I am Kakashi."

Seeing Zabuza's sudden change of heart, Kakashi's lips twitched, and he immediately locked onto Zabuza, clearly recognizing the demon as well.

"You're Kakashi? Then what about your prized Sharingan? The famous Kakashi with the Sharingan, how much strength would he have left if he lost it?"

Although he didn't know the specifics, Zabuza was still somewhat pleased to hear Kakashi's words. Compared to Kakashi with the Sharingan, Zabuza thought the current Kakashi was easier to deal with.

"You can give it a try."

Kakashi didn't react at all. Although he had lost his Sharingan, he still wanted to find out whether he had become weaker or stronger.

He still has a chance of winning against Zabuza.

"Sharingan?!"

Sasuke Uchiha, who was originally just watching the show, suddenly looked at Kakashi beside him. Clearly, he was more curious about Kakashi's relationship with the Sharingan than about Zabuza's attack.

According to the person in front of him, Kakashi possesses the Sharingan and has even made a name for himself with it.

“You protect Mr. Dazner.”

Kakashi didn't explain this to Sasuke Uchiha right now; it was better to deal with Zabuza first.

Although Sasuke Uchiha was somewhat curious, he was still able to distinguish between primary and secondary matters, so he, along with Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno, protected Tazuna.

Hongzhi watched Zabuza quietly. Zabuza's ninjutsu was mostly water-style. If he fought Kakashi, Hongzhi could learn a few ninjutsu from him.

Upon seeing this, Zabuza immediately raised his Executioner's Blade and charged towards Kakashi, who was at the front.

At the same time, he created two water clones, which charged directly towards Uchiha Sasuke and the others, as well as Hiroji.

Upon witnessing this scene, Sasuke and his two companions were on high alert, while Tazuna, who was surrounded, felt somewhat frightened; these ninjas looked rather terrifying!

'Water clone!'

Having memorized Zabuza's hand seals, Hiroji sighed inwardly before preparing to play with Zabuza's water clones.

Chapter 119 If only I had trained for a longer period of time!

As Hongzhi looked at the menacing Zabuza in the distance, a hint of anticipation flickered in his eyes, not for any other reason than...

In the instant of their exchange, after dodging Zabuza's clone attack, Hiroji immediately used Dark Water.

This resulted in the disappearance of the water clones that Hongzhi originally used to pass the time, which left Hongzhi somewhat speechless.

However, there's not much that can be done about it; bloodline limits are very effective against single-type escape techniques.

This means that Zabuza's water clones were completely useless and were dealt with directly.

Because the water clone does not have the function of a shadow clone, others will not notice what is happening here.

Zabuza and Kakashi were fighting on Zabuza's side. Hiroji, who was standing at a distance, clearly saw Kakashi use a mud wall carved with a dog's head to block Zabuza's water dragon bullet.

For Hongzhi at present, he has never been trained in earth attribute transformation, so even if he knows the seal of Earth Flow Wall, he cannot use it directly because he lacks the necessary skills.

Even with the hand seals for ninjutsu, there's nothing they can do.

However, Zabuza's ninjutsu still had some effect on Hiroji; the Water Dragon Bullet Technique was quite powerful.

In fact, the essence of ninjutsu is still the use of chakra. After the Sage of Six Paths dispersed his chakra, not everyone who obtained the chakra was able to use it in its original way.

Indra, on the other hand, invented the hand seals directly because of his talent, and made chakra usable through simple hand seal gestures.

Different combinations of hand seals will give rise to ninjutsu.

This is, in a sense, a rather opportunistic approach, and Indra deserves much credit for the development of the ninja world into what it is today.

The essence of releasing ninjutsu is to transform non-attribute chakra into chakra of the corresponding attribute, then change its form, and finally release it.

In other words, as long as the attribute and form of chakra are changed, the development of ninjutsu can be completed.

This is why Hongzhi rarely actively pursued breaking the limits of a certain ninjutsu. Even the only one he reached the peak with, Lightning Blade, was only because it was something he was given along with in the past.

Just like using lightning-style chakra to condense a chakra blade, this is essentially a medical ninjutsu chakra scalpel, but by slightly changing its attribute, it becomes a completely new ninjutsu.

If Hongzhi wanted to, he could have transformed Yang Lei into the form of a dragon and a tiger, which would have created a completely new ninjutsu. However, since Yang Lei has already reached its peak, there is no point in continuing to do so.

Although he might be more proficient when using Thunder Dragon and Thunder Tiger again in the future, the increase in strength for Hongzhi is still very small.

Instead of doing that, it would be better to directly accumulate the level of bloodline limit, which would result in a qualitative leap in strength.

As for Hongzhi at this moment, he used his Sharingan to casually memorize the mark of the Water Dragon Bullet. Just like the Lightning Blade, Hongzhi planned to directly max out this ninjutsu with decent attack power.

The development of ninjutsu still requires a blueprint. Many ninjutsu that can be modified from Yang Lightning cannot be done using Dark Water.