The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

Hongzhi isn't some kind of demon; one arm and one leg are enough. Any more wouldn't make a difference. It's better to let Konoha deal with this guy who lied about the mission.

As for the Land of Waves, it's a suitable place for Hongzhi to develop, and Yang Lei's cultivation will at most just cause some noise.

However, even at the root base, Hongzhi dared not allow the shadow clones to cultivate excessively. With seven hundred shadow clones, if they were allowed to cultivate freely...

Konoha could be completely submerged in a matter of minutes...

The Land of Waves doesn't have this problem. It's an island, making it an ideal place for both experiments and training.

As for the guy who manages the country openly and secretly, it's no challenge for Hongzhi; just look up Edo Tensei.

At that time, Hongzhi could even let them govern the Land of Waves well, and then use the economy of a country to conduct experiments. In that case, many experiments that could not be carried out in Konoha could be carried out directly.

Although Hiroji was most obsessed with the power of the Uchiha and Senju, it did not mean that he was not interested in other interesting research. It was just that he could not conduct experiments on a large scale because of Konoha.

As for experimental materials, there's no need to worry. Although the Land of Waves won't attract powerful ninjas, wandering ninjas and those who can't make it in major countries are still very willing to come here.

These are living experimental subjects, and they are the kind of experimental subjects that no one would care about after they disappeared.

Shortly after Hongzhi left, having already dealt with Zabuza's shadow clones, he appeared directly on the battlefield.

Compared to the meticulous cleaning on the other side, the Shadow Clones made the cleaning here much simpler; they simply took out a scroll and collected Sasuke Uchiha's legs and Naruto Uzumaki's arms.

After completing these tasks, the shadow clone left with the scroll. Although the situation here was clear, there was still a pair of bright eyes watching from outside the range of the Mist Concealment Technique.

The shadow clone still needs to be dealt with, but there's no need to kill the person. There are very few ninjas with bloodline limits, so just controlling them is enough.

Hongzhi's gains were quite good. Although the Land of Waves is Tazuna's hometown, even a local like Tazuna couldn't run very far under the cover of the Hidden Mist Technique.

When Hongzhi found the guy, he was trying to escape into the distance, but unfortunately he didn't have the chance. Hongzhi casually cut off his right arm and left leg, and then carried him back to the trio.

After throwing Tazuna to the ground, Hiroji turned and walked towards Kakashi. At the same time, the shadow clones that had been hiding in the shadows also began to move.

The shadow clone walked directly towards Kakashi. Now that everything was over, Zabuza still needed a reason to leave, and Kakashi, who had escaped, was a good reason.

If the trio from Team 7 are in such a terrible state, and Hiroji is not of any use, it might cause unnecessary trouble. Therefore, Hiroji needs to help Kakashi escape his predicament.

This is the best choice; even Kakashi couldn't find any fault with it.

As the shadow clone began to move, Hongzhi also walked towards that direction at a leisurely pace.

Of course, Hiroji deliberately controlled the speed. If the shadow clone's drama hadn't ended by the time he got there, wouldn't that be a bit awkward?

By the water, Kakashi's face was pale. He had been trapped in the water prison for a long time, and apart from forcing himself to calm down, he had almost no other options.

Kakashi spent so much time thinking, but he couldn't find a flaw in the Water Prison Technique, and could only waste his time here.

At the same time, Kakashi was somewhat worried about the situation over there. Could the trio really deal with Zabuza?

Although the Water Prison Technique had been slightly enhanced, Kakashi still did not believe that Zabuza here was the real Zabuza.

As for the reason, it's naturally because of the decapitation sword. How could we let a clone that could disappear at any moment carry the decapitation sword if we didn't kill him?

That's insane!

As it turned out, Kakashi's waiting did have some effect. Just when Kakashi was at his wit's end, a kunai flew at great speed toward Zabuza next to the water prison.

Upon seeing this, Kakashi's lips curled up slightly, indicating that the situation wasn't too bad after all!

Kakashi was quite helpless as the shadow clone dodged his first kunai, while the shadow clone, who was playing the role of Zabuza's clone, clearly understood the situation.

There was no way this kunai could have hit me; it was just a warning. The matter is over, and I can prepare to leave work now.

That's roughly the gist of it. After receiving this information, the shadow clone immediately fled, leaving behind the water clone that had only recently learned how to use it in its original position.

Since water clones are not physical entities, shadow clones can also be used as long as there is enough chakra.

So when a dozen shuriken and kunai came at once, the water clone didn't dodge at all and just turned into a puddle of water.

Since the kunai rarely attacked from tricky angles, Kakashi didn't suspect anything. After escaping the water prison technique, Kakashi was panting heavily and immediately summoned a summoning jutsu to determine the exact location of the battle.

When the eight ninja dogs appeared, the shadow clones also appeared directly next to Kakashi.

"Well done!"

Kakashi was greatly pleased to see Koji appear. The fact that Koji didn't directly confront Zabuza made Kakashi look at him with new respect.

This guy is definitely not the kind of ninja who only knows how to study medical ninjutsu; he can definitely become a powerful figure who can stand on his own.

"Kakashi-senpai, you flatter me. Our most important task now is to ensure the safety of those people..."

The shadow clone spoke with a somewhat solemn tone, and upon hearing this, Kakashi also became serious; he had been subdued.

And since Hiroji also chose to retreat and then come to save him, only those three people were left to face Zabuza directly.

This is not good news; we can only hope that things haven't reached the point of no return.

Chapter 124 How did he faint?

As soon as the shadow clone disappeared, Hongzhi received the information and immediately quickened his pace.

"What a strong smell of blood!"

While Hongzhi was still in action, Kakashi's ninja dog started barking, which caught the attention of the shadow clone, not for any other reason.

The shadow clone suddenly thought of something interesting: Kakashi's ninja dog could talk, while Kiba Inuzuka's dog couldn't, which surprised Hiroji.

Isn't the Inuzuka clan the strongest dog-loving clan in Konoha? Then why are the ninja dogs they've trained with all their might not even be as good as Kakashi's summoning beasts?

Hongzhi was curious about this question. Could it be that Kakashi's ninja dog was a special breed?

This question didn't last long. After receiving the information from the ninja dog, Kakashi ran directly in the direction indicated by the dog.

Seeing this, the shadow clone stopped thinking about the ninja dog issue and followed Kakashi's steps.

Kakashi was very fast, and when he arrived at the source of the bloody smell, everything went black.

The four pale-faced people, apart from Sakura Haruno, all three of them were missing limbs.

"It seems that brat rescued you, Kakashi Hatake. I must say, your student is really quite incompetent."

Just as Kakashi was feeling a bit suffocated, Koji's casual words came from afar, though Koji was still using the identity of Zabuza.

The moment he heard the sound, Kakashi instantly conjured the Lightning Blade in his hand, and all the ninja dogs that were already around him were on high alert.

The shadow clone, arriving late, could only silently look at Kakashi upon witnessing this scene.

Seeing the shadow clone looking over, Kakashi shook his head helplessly. Although he really wanted to fight Zabuza directly, the current situation was still quite serious.

They were nowhere near as far from Sasuke and the others as Zabuza. The current situation was that the fate of the three members of Team 7 was unknown, and Kakashi dared not make any rash moves.

If he were to take direct action, it could potentially lead to the deaths of the three people who were still alive.

Under such circumstances, Kakashi could not possibly let Hiroji check on the three of them, as it would be far too dangerous.

"Relax, they won't die anytime soon. Your mission has failed. Take your team and leave. It's not worth sacrificing the whole team for a conman... Besides, that kid's identity is probably not ordinary!"

Hongzhi sheathed his decapitation sword and walked directly into the distance.

Tazuna, who remained lucid, wanted to say something after hearing these words, but after noticing Kakashi's cold gaze, he ultimately kept quiet.

Hongzhi slowly left, and Kakashi's ninja dog prepared to follow him, but Kakashi stopped it.

He roughly understood Zabuza's thoughts. As one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, his appearance in the Land of Waves clearly indicated that he had already regarded this place as his own territory.

Tazuna, who wanted to rebel, sought help from Konoha, but it turned out that he was lying, which led to Konoha's defeat.

The current situation is that Zabuza clearly does not want to fight Konoha to the death. If they are enemies, it would be inappropriate for the Hokage to do anything about it.

The ninja world is quite complex. Back then, Hanzo of Amegakure didn't kill the three legendary Sannin of Konoha when he had an overwhelming advantage, not because he lacked the strength, but because he was wary of Konoha's overall strength.

Zabuza may have the same thought now. He has the strength to kill three people, but he did not choose to kill them all.

Of course, Naruto's identity was probably also the reason Zabuza showed mercy; if something happened to a Jinchuriki, it would truly be a fight to the death.

But Naruto Uzumaki is not dead.

In that case, even if Konoha wanted revenge, they couldn't let Kakashi bring a group of Jonin over. At most, they could let Sasuke Uchiha and the others grow up and take revenge themselves.

This is a matter of face; after all, there's no way to hide this, and rumors like this will probably start circulating on the black market soon...

Or rather, only by having such rumors circulate on the black market can this matter be considered correct, since only in this way can Konoha not openly retaliate.

If Zabuza is pushed too far and reveals Naruto's identity as the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, then Konoha will be in a rather awkward position!

"Go get your injuries checked."

After roughly understanding these things, Kakashi spoke to the shadow clone. Without any hesitation, the shadow clone arrived in front of Naruto Uzumaki. After confirming that he was still alive, it performed some simple treatment on his wounds.

Then there was Uchiha Sasuke. As for Tazuna, who was still conscious but had turned pale, Hiroji simply ignored him.

Keeping such a guy around would only be a hindrance. Hiroji didn't care how the people in the Land of Waves were doing or whether they needed new hope.

Hongzhi only cared about whether he could conduct experiments perfectly here, and whether he could have a place for large-scale training.

If this guy manages to build the bridge, then the Land of Waves will essentially have a window to the outside world, which is definitely not good news for Hiroji.

Is the problem serious?

Looking at Hiroji who was still busy, Kakashi spoke with some concern: Sasuke Uchiha had a broken leg and Naruto Uzumaki had a broken arm. This was a devastating blow to Team 7.

"It's alright, but I'll have to be hospitalized again."

The shadow clone answered casually, then began to examine Sakura Haruno's body. Of course, it wasn't some strange examination; it simply used the Palm Healing Technique to check for any wounds inside her body.

Although unwilling, the shadow clones still had to be used to make a show of it, after all, Sakura Haruno was also a member of Team 7, and neither Sasuke Uchiha nor Naruto Uzumaki was in any danger.

"Strange? There are no wounds at all, so how could she have fainted?"

Unable to detect the problem, the shadow clone subconsciously turned to look at Kakashi beside it, hoping to get an answer, since Sakura Haruno could be considered Kakashi's most outstanding student.

From a certain perspective, Hongzhi was just an observer, so naturally he didn't know the specific strengths of these people as well as Kakashi did.

"Forehead……"

Faced with this question, Kakashi didn't know how to answer for a moment. He roughly understood why Sakura Haruno had become like this, but how could he explain it?

"Take care of this client as well..."

Kakashi immediately changed the subject, saying that although Tazuna was indeed guilty of serious crimes, the decision to continue the mission was made by the entire Team 7.

Now that the mission has encountered such a big problem, Tazuna will definitely be investigated by the Anbu, and Kakashi doesn't want this guy to die like this.

"All right……"

Although reluctant, Hiroji still helped Tazuna stop the bleeding, since the guy might still be of some use if he was alive.