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Chapter 302: Preparations for the Mission to the Cloud Village
🕑 Added 2024-11-14 11:11:01 +0000 UTC"If your swordsmanship embodies both strength and agility, then your technique could indeed be considered the strongest in the shinobi world!" Akira gave his assessment of Yusuke's swordsmanship.
Yusuke thanked Akira for the compliment.
"Alright, everyone, this is Yusuke. From now on, he will be a member of the Anbu!"
After thoroughly testing Yusuke's swordsmanship, Akira felt satisfied and introduced him to the other members of the Anbu.
Having witnessed Akira's sparring match with Yusuke, the Anbu members clearly recognized his skill.
Naturally, they all showed their respect towards Yusuke.
"Alright, get acquainted with the place. Tomorrow, you will accompany me on a mission," Akira said, instructing one of the Anbu squad captains to help Yusuke get familiar with the workings of the unit.
"Yes, Lord Akira!" Yusuke nodded respectfully before going to get familiar with the Anbu operations.
For the upcoming trip to the Cloud Village, Akira had decided to take Yusuke along.
After all, Killer Bee from the Cloud Village had unique swordsmanship techniques.
Having Yusuke spar with Killer Bee could be beneficial.
Of course, another reason Akira wanted to bring Yusuke along was that he didn't quite trust him to stay in the Hidden Leaf Village unsupervised.
After a day of rest, Akira woke up the next morning and immediately conducted a round of life simulations.
For this trip to the Cloud Village, Fugaku had given him an entire 100 million ryo as an operational fund, to ensure Akira was willing to lead the mission.
With such funding, a few rounds of life simulation were no problem.
With 10 million ryo instantly used up, Akira activated his life simulator.
[You form a six-person squad with Hanabi Hyuga, Yusuke, Naruto Uzumaki, Roshi, and Han, and set out for the Cloud Village.]
[Eight days later, you arrive at the Cloud Village, and the Fourth Raikage personally welcomes you.]
[You request permission for Roshi and Han to conduct Tailed Beast training, but the Cloud Village refuses, instead proposing that you help capture the Two-Tails, Yugito Nii, in exchange.]
[The Fourth Raikage speaks arrogantly, and you cannot stand it, challenging him to a sparring match.]
[After a fierce battle, you defeat the Fourth Raikage. The Cloud Village feels humiliated and wants to attack you en masse, but the Raikage stops them.]
[You express interest in witnessing the power of the Cloud Village's "AB Combo."]
[With your overwhelming Kage-level strength, you defeat both the Raikage and Killer Bee, intimidating the Cloud Village.]
[Roshi and Han proceed to train at the Falls of Truth, but both fail to pass the trial.]
[Naruto successfully passes the Falls of Truth trial.]
[Curious, you also enter the Falls of Truth to undergo the trial.]
[In the Falls of Truth, you encounter a dark version of yourself.]
[While you are battling with your darker self, Yusuke takes the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, severely injuring you!]
[A swirling vortex appears, and Obito Uchiha seizes the opportunity to show up.]
[You are killed!]
The events from the life simulator made Akira's expression turn grim.
Yusuke attacking him? Akira wasn't entirely surprised by this.
After all, Akira had never fully trusted Yusuke, but he didn't expect him to choose such an opportune moment to strike.
Another significant point was that right after Yusuke injured him, Obito appeared.
This couldn't be a coincidence.
What was the relationship between Yusuke and Obito?
From Akira's perspective, there were two possibilities.
The first was that Yusuke had already been recruited by Obito and possibly joined the Akatsuki, a consequence of Akira's "butterfly effect," causing a sword master who wasn't in the original series to now exist.
The second possibility was that Obito had used his Sharingan's genjutsu to control Yusuke, much like how he had controlled Yagura, the Fourth Mizukage, in the past.
Between the two, Akira was more inclined to believe the latter.
There were still days before his clash with Obito, which gave him enough time to investigate.
However, what Akira couldn't understand was how Obito managed to kill him after Yusuke had injured him.
The life simulator hadn't provided much detail on this.
"Alright then, since I've already seen the script, it shouldn't be too big of a problem. I'll just need to figure out more about the Sharingan's genjutsu capabilities on the way there," Akira thought to himself, after some contemplation.
After that, he got out of bed, freshened up, and stepped outside.
Just like last time, Akira left Sasuke to guard the Hidden Leaf Village. After the previous failure, he assumed Otsutsuki Toneri wouldn't dare to target Hinata again.
Still, just to be safe, Akira had no intention of leaving Hanabi behind in the village.
When Akira arrived at the entrance of the Hidden Leaf Village, Roshi, Han, and Yusuke were already waiting for him.
One thing was clear—with Roshi, Han, and now Yusuke in the Anbu, they suddenly had three Kage-level members.
It showed that Akira's influence within the village was indeed substantial.
More importantly, Fugaku truly trusted him, without any fear that Akira might threaten his position as Hokage.
Maybe, for the entire Leaf Village, if Akira ever wanted to become Hokage, he would just need to voice his desire, and it would be done.
After all, Akira was part of the Uchiha clan and had essentially saved the clan from destruction, so it was only natural that Fugaku, the clan leader, had faith in him.
If Fugaku couldn't trust Akira, then who could he trust?
Once the squad was assembled, the group left the Hidden Leaf, heading for the Cloud Village.
"Wait..."
Just as Akira and his squad were about to leave, a voice called out.
Hearing the voice, Akira turned around to see Hinata running towards them.
"Hinata? What are you doing here?" Akira asked, clearly surprised by her appearance.
"Akira_kun, I... I wish to travel with you to the Cloud Village!" Hinata said.
"You want to come with us?" Akira looked at her in surprise.
"Yes!" Hinata nodded earnestly.
"Well... alright then. If you want to come, you can join us," Akira said after a brief moment of hesitation.
Nearby, the two gatekeepers, Izumo and Kotetsu, turned a blind eye to Hinata leaving without proper authorization.
According to the rules, a ninja leaving the village without proper paperwork was a severe matter—one that could even be considered desertion.
However, with Akira's approval, the situation was different. Akira had such privileges.
"So, the life simulator is still just a simulation and not one hundred percent accurate, huh?" Akira mused as Hinata joined their group.
The life simulator often revealed events ahead of time, serving as a warning.
Because of this, Akira had managed to anticipate many dangers.
Still, Akira knew that the life simulator wasn't always completely accurate.
For instance, in the morning's simulation, there was no mention of Hinata traveling with them.
Yet now, here she was, joining their journey. And nothing significant had happened in between.
Having agreed to let Hinata come along, Akira's gaze then turned to Hanabi, a trace of hesitation in his expression.
Truth be told, Akira wasn't too keen on having Hinata and Hanabi together, but could he now ask Hanabi to stay behind?
"Brother-in-law, why are you looking at me like that? Are you mad at me for telling my sister about today's mission?" Seeing Akira looking at her, Hanabi assumed he was upset with her.
"Of course not, Hanabi. You're overthinking it," Akira replied with a faint smile, shaking his head.
So be it—even without his Tenseigan, Toneri wouldn't be that much of a concern.
Sasuke had managed to drive him away, so could Akira not do the same?
Akira's current combat power was around 280,000, and he had grown considerably stronger compared to before.
Thus, without realizing it, the Hidden Leaf Village had assembled yet another exceptionally formidable team to venture out.
Originally, Akira was just supposed to bring Naruto, Roshi, and Han—the three Jinchuriki.
Now, they also had Yusuke, Hinata, and Hanabi.
A seven-member squad, with six Kage-level members and one super-Kage-level, was indeed a grand lineup.
Once they arrived at the Cloud Village, who knew if they would be mistaken for provocateurs?
Yusuke's chakra might only be Jonin-level, but his overall combat strength placed him firmly in the Kage-level category.
So yes, he could be considered a Kage-level fighter.
