Konoha's Itachi Reappearance

Chapter 381 The Samurai Boy
376 chapter

At an unhurried pace, Itachi led Naruto, Hinata, and Sai to the northeastern border of the Fire Country in the early morning of the third day.

The Land of Iron borders the Land of Fire, and as long as you cross the border in front of you, you will be within the border of the Land of Iron.

However, the requirement of this mission is to hand over the secret letter to Mifune, the warrior leader of the Iron Kingdom.

As the leader, Mifune of course stayed in the capital of the Iron Kingdom most of the time.

As a neutral country, the country of iron, although its land area is not as small as the five great countries of fire, wind, earth, thunder, and water, it is by no means small.

It will take more than a day to reach the capital of the Iron Country from the border.

"Is that the Iron Country?"

Standing on the border, Naruto looked out. The border between the two countries was a very steep cliff, and below the cliff was a large area of ​​lush and dense forest.

Naruto, Hinata, and Sai are all out of the village to perform missions for the first time, and they have never left Konoha and Fire Country.

"Um"

Itachi turned his head to look at Naruto and the others, and said, "I'll leave first."

On all the borders from the Land of Fire to other countries, there are Konoha ninjas stationed all year round.

Although the ninja world is currently in a period of peace, the so-called defensive heart is indispensable, especially in villages like Konoha, after something happened more than 20 years ago, they attach great importance to the defense of the border.

Even though the seventh squad led by Itachi is a ninja from Konoha, it still needs to say hello to the Konoha ninja guarding the border.

Otherwise, as long as they try to cross the border, they will be blocked.

"it is good!"

Naruto, Hinata, and Sai nodded, and when they made this movement, Itachi had disappeared.

But only a few tens of seconds later, Itachi immediately appeared in front of the three of them again.

"Let's go."

Itachi has already negotiated with Konoha Ninja stationed on the border.

After speaking, he jumped directly from the cliff, but after only a short distance, Itachi's feet were already touching the cliff and started to run.

He looked sideways slightly, and behind him, Naruto, Hinata, and Sai, three little guys, although their movements were a little slower, they all made the same movements as Itachi.

The four stood upright on the cliff and ran quickly.

Ninjas can run on walls and water as if they were flat ground by attaching chakra to their feet.

But these are skills that are not taught in ninja schools.

Generally, it is taught by the instructor of the graduate's class.

Although the technique of running against the cliff is the same, it is more difficult.

So under normal circumstances, even a gifted ninja can only master the knack of running on cliffs about half a year after graduation.

The three students in the seventh class have only graduated for more than three months, and except for Sai, who has received Itachi's guidance, the other two children, Naruto and Hinata, were taught by their parents or family members.

Because of their origin, their progress rate is much faster than those ordinary students from commoner families in the same class.

However, although there is good guidance, it also depends on one's own talent.

Judging from the friction between the soles of the feet and the ground, among the three students in Itachi's class, the one who is most proficient in this chakra control technique is not Saii, but Naruto.

Although Sai's pace was neither slow nor slow, Itachi could tell that he was still a little struggling to control Chakra.

But Naruto really seemed to be running on flat ground without pressure.

"In the past three months, what kind of training did Hokage-sama give Naruto?"

Itachi glanced at Naruto out of the corner of his eye. When he graduated, Naruto's chakra control was by no means so strong.

This reminds Itachi of what happened on Hokage Rock before Naruto and Sasuke entered the ninja school.

At that time, Naruto had already developed this technique by himself, but at that time he could not control the amount of chakra released as proficiently as he is now.

Itachi has been able to conclude that Hokage must have given Naruto some kind of high-intensity training for chakra control.

In addition, in Naruto's office, Naruto blurted out about learning new techniques.

"Have you taught him that technique?"

After knowing what the Fourth Hokage taught Naruto, Itachi is also familiar with Sasuke's progress in following Kakashi's practice.

"Hehe, I don't know if Naruto has already practiced it in a few months."

"Sasuke, maybe it's a little slow."

Climbing over the cliff, the four of them rushed into the dense forest, and then quickly moved towards the capital of the Iron Kingdom.

About a day and a half later, Itachi and his party arrived at the capital of the Iron Country.

The huge city crawled on a plain like a giant beast. As the capital of the Iron Kingdom, its area was of course larger than Konoha, one of the five ninja villages.

And the construction of the city is naturally more magnificent.

Because they have been on their way during this period of time, and they mostly walked through mountains and forests, so when they arrived at the gate of the capital city of the Iron Kingdom, it was the first time Naruto, Hinata, and Sai saw real samurai.

There are slight differences in the resemblance of the three of them. Of course, the warriors of the Iron Kingdom all have their weapons and knives hanging from their waists, but the shape of the weapons is quite strange.

But that armor directly covered the person from head to toe, and he couldn't even see his true face clearly.

"That's the armor that can conduct chakra."

During the few days to the capital of the Iron Country, Itachi spread a lot of information about the current samurai to the three of Naruto.

Since ninjas all control Chakra, it is difficult for a samurai to enter the lobby by himself.

Therefore, the Iron Country has developed weapons and armor that can conduct chakra.

And in places like the capital of the Iron Kingdom, the warriors here have of course also undergone chakra training and can manipulate this kind of weapon armor.

Chakra is the power that everyone has. The advantage of ninjas is that they can manipulate Chakra to use ninjutsu by themselves.

The warriors of the Iron Kingdom use these armors and weapons to fight with the power of Chakra.

Therefore, after using these things, a powerful chakra warrior is equivalent to a powerful ninja.

It is said that Mifune, the leader of the warriors in the Iron Kingdom, has extremely powerful sword skills.

Even the Five Kages of the Five Ninja Nations dare not underestimate his strength.

It is precisely because of a powerful leader like Mifune and a large number of extraordinary warriors that the Iron Country can remain neutral in this world where ninjas are the mainstream.

The country of iron itself has an armed force that makes the five major ninja countries not to be underestimated.

When Itachi and his party arrived at the gate of the capital of the Iron Kingdom, they first had to be inspected by the gatekeepers.

After the inspection, the group entered the city smoothly.

The capital of the Iron Country is quite prosperous. Apart from ordinary civilians and samurai patrolling in armor, there are also many ronin with swords hanging from their waists.

This is the kingdom of samurai, and there are two kinds of weapons used by samurai, knives and swords.

Therefore, there are many world-famous sword skills and sword skills, all of them come from the country of iron.

And in order to refine their swordsmanship or swordsmanship, many ronin would come to the capital of the Iron Country.

Since the task was to deliver the secret letter, itachi did not tell the samurai guarding the city of his intention when he entered the city.

However, as the leader of the iron country samurai, Mifune's address information is quite easy to inquire about.

Gathering intelligence is also one of the most basic means for ninjas.

After learning the address of Mifune, Itachi took Naruto, Sai, and Hinata to rush there.

The wooden leaf forehead protectors they wore attracted a lot of attention along the way.

But after all, this is a world where ninjas are the mainstream. Even if there are no ninjas in the Iron Country itself, it is not surprising to see ninjas on the street.

When it was about to approach Mifune's residence, there was a large fighting field on the way Itachi passed.

At the edge of the fighting arena, apart from the samurai in charge of security, there are also ronin with weapons hanging from their waists.

At this time, a battle is going on in the martial arts arena.

Naruto had never seen such a scene in the village, so his eyes were drawn to him unconsciously.

"Our priority now is to complete the mission. The excitement here is so lively. You can come and see it after the mission is completed."

Noticing Naruto's distraction, Itachi reminded him.

"Oh."

Naruto responded, and then looked away resentfully.

In order to remind him, Itachi also glanced at the martial arts arena.

In the fighting arena, both sides are fighting, one side is a warrior wearing chakra armor and holding a chakra weapon.

The other party turned out to be a boy who looked only thirteen or fourteen years old.

The boy held a slender samurai sword in his hand and was wearing simple linen clothes.

He has long black hair, which is held up high by a cloth belt.

However, the seemingly unequal warring parties did not arouse Itachi's interest.

He withdrew his gaze and continued to lead the students in his class towards Mifune's residence.

As the leader of the iron country warriors, his status is equivalent to Konoha's Hokage, but Mifune's residence is quite simple, quite inconspicuous in this bustling capital city.

From the place of residence, it is also possible to make a rough judgment on Mifune.

The person who received Itachi and the others was a samurai named Lijiao, who was a subordinate of Mifune.

"Master Sanfuan just left the capital yesterday to deal with some urgent matters." Lijiao said.

"In that case, let's stay in the city first and wait for Mifune-sama to come back."

Itachi didn't tell the samurai in front of him why he was looking for Mifune, and Lijiao was also very sensible and didn't ask.

"Let's go first then."

Itachi looked at Naruto, Hinata, and Sai behind him, and said.

The four left Sanfuan's residence, and according to the previous agreement, they returned to the martial arts field that they passed by before.

On the battlefield, the previous battle has ended.

At this time, only the boy Itachi had seen before stood alone in the field.

He held the matching knife in one hand, and raised his neck. Unlike his handsome appearance, the boy's face was full of arrogance, and his eyes looked very domineering.

And below it, there are not a few of them, and the faces of the ronin with weapons are full of unwillingness.

"Who else dares to stand up and compete with me?"

The young man's calm but proud voice sounded slowly.

But all of a sudden, no one among the ronin or warriors around the arena made a sound.

Naruto originally expected to see a battle between samurai, but there was no response from the audience, he curled his lips and said with some disappointment: "There are so many adults in the audience, no one dares to fight, what a shame. "

Because in his eyes, the arrogant young man in the fighting arena is not much older than him at all.

Itachi was observing the situation in the arena at this time.

He noticed that there were some new traces where the boy was standing.

Part of it should be caused by weapons capable of conducting chakra, but there are several slender cracks, obviously not caused by the chakra weapons of the Iron Kingdom, which is known for its destructive power.

The slender crack was obviously formed by Feng Dun.

Therefore, Itachi raised his head and looked at the young man in the field, opened his perception
Just as he thought, the boy not only has Chakra, but Chakra is not weak either.

The slender-looking samurai sword in his hand is not ordinary either.

It should be made of a material that can conduct chakra.

To make a samurai sword of this size, the price must be high, but judging from the boy's linen clothes, the difference between the two is really not small.

The identity of this young man is definitely not simple.

"Hey, it's boring. It doesn't look like there are too many powerful warriors here. Let's go."

Naruto held his head in his hands, sighed, and said to the people beside him.

But his words happened to be heard by the young man standing in the center of the arena.

Swish!
The boy exploded with astonishing speed in an instant, and soon appeared on the edge of the duel field where Naruto and others were standing.

"so fast"

Although his speed is not unmanageable in the eyes of Naruto, Hinata, and Sai, they knew in advance that there are no ninjas in the Iron Country.

So Naruto couldn't help being surprised at the speed shown by the boy.

"What did you say?"

And at this time, the young man's eyes, which had become a little angry because he felt provoked, cast towards Naruto.

Naruto's words were not malicious against anyone, so he didn't bother to explain to the boy.

He turned around and was about to leave, but the young man gritted his teeth and quickly put his hand on the handle of the knife.

But the one who is faster than the boy is Itachi.

Itachi had already appeared beside the young man in the martial arts arena, and his palm clasped the young man's wrist holding the knife.

"Although what Naruto said earlier sounds a bit excessive to you, but drawing a sword directly at someone whose back is facing you is against your samurai spirit."

"you!"

The boy stared at Itachi, but no matter how hard he tried, it was impossible for that arm to move at this moment.

Naruto, who hadn't turned around completely, heard the movement and turned around.

When he saw Itachi clasping the boy's hand, he immediately understood what had happened.

Thinking of what I said unintentionally before, it seemed that I was indeed questioning the ability of others.

Naruto scratched his head in embarrassment, then smiled at the boy and said.

"Sorry, I didn't understand the situation just now."

"You guys should be quite powerful."

(End of this chapter)