After looting for a while, Kiyohara found five shuriken, two kunai, as well as a map and a compass.
“It’s encrypted.”
Kiyohara looked at the various symbols and markings on the map.
This was also one of the essential skills every shinobi had to learn.
If it were written on the map carelessly, it would be easy for the enemy to obtain intelligence and target them accordingly.
“Encrypted, huh?”
Minato Namikaze rubbed his chin.
“Kurenai, since you know genjutsu, let’s interrogate him.”
Minato Namikaze said.
Unfortunately, there were no Yamanaka clan shinobi present right now.
The Yamanaka clan’s secret technique was the most suitable for extracting information from prisoners, but genjutsu would work too.
Among those present, only Kurenai Yuhi was a shinobi specializing in genjutsu.
Genjutsu users were well-suited for interrogating information.
“Alright, I’ll give it a try.”
Kurenai Yuhi nodded.
She formed hand signs with both hands and began casting genjutsu on the Iwagakure shinobi captured by Kakashi.
As the genjutsu invaded, the Iwagakure shinobi revealed some intelligence.
They were just one of the squads.
To protect the important node of Kannabi Bridge, Iwagakure had set up numerous outposts in hidden locations.
Each outpost could keep watch on one another, expanding the scope of their alert.
Once Kannabi Bridge came under threat, the others would immediately rush over to provide support.
“No wonder that right after Kakashi had just transplanted the Sharingan and taken down the enemy, the subsequent Iwagakure forces came swarming in.”
Kiyohara thought to himself.
In the end, Kakashi passed out from excessive chakra consumption, and it was Minato Namikaze’s rescue in the nick of time that allowed Kakashi and Rin Nohara to survive.
As for why Minato Namikaze happened to be able to save Kakashi, the reason was simple — Minato Namikaze had given Kakashi a specially crafted kunai.
Using the Flying Thunder God mark on it, Minato Namikaze rushed over.
This actually also meant…
Minato Namikaze knew of Kakashi and the others’ whereabouts from start to finish.
“By the way, today is Kakashi’s first mission after officially becoming a Jonin, so this is my gift to you.”
Minato Namikaze took the pack off his back and pulled out a specially crafted kunai engraved with the words “Blade of Shinobi Love,” shaped like a trident.
“It’s a bit heavy and a bit crooked, but once you get used to it, you’ll find it surprisingly handy.
You can bring this along for the mission.”
Minato Namikaze placed his index finger on the ring beneath the grip of the specially crafted kunai, showing it off to Kakashi.
Then he handed the kunai to Kakashi.
“Here it comes.”
Kiyohara thought to himself.
He had just been thinking about this very thing, and now the scene from the original story was playing out right before him.
“I’m giving you this, Kakashi.”
Rin Nohara smiled warmly as she took out a specially made medical kit.
She held it in both hands and offered it to Kakashi.
This was a personal medical kit specially made by Rin Nohara, fully improved and easy to use.
“Thanks.”
Kakashi then looked at Obito and extended his hand.
The meaning was obvious without words — he was clearly asking for Obito’s gift.
“Wh…
what do you mean by that, this hand of yours?
I don’t have anything I want to give you.”
Obito was making a fuss, clamoring loudly.
Kakashi waved his hand and said:
“Forget it.
It probably wouldn’t be anything good anyway.
Useless things are just a burden as gifts.”
Hearing that, Obito immediately took offense, going on about how he was an Uchiha and would definitely surpass Kakashi one day and all that.
Kiyohara, meanwhile, stroked his chin.
Too bad Kakashi wouldn’t have a chance to return the favor.
Obito and Rin Nohara would remain forever at the Chunin level.
Come to think of it, after he got back, he too should be promoted to Chunin.
So should he also accept some gifts?
Kiyohara thought about this.
“By the way, when you were promoted to Chunin back then, did anyone give you gifts?”
Kiyohara asked Rogue Ninja Kiyohara.
“I don’t have that kind of free time like you.
Improving my own strength is the real matter.”
Rogue Ninja Kiyohara shook his head.
He was more of a pursuer of power.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have defected alongside Orochimaru.
“Alright, alright, stop arguing, all of you.
We’re about to enter the territory of the Land of Grass now.”
Minato Namikaze said.
At the end of this grassland lay a mushroom forest with towering ancient trees.
The mushrooms there all grew on the trees, each one larger than a house.
“Let’s rest for a while now.
Today I’ll stay with you all, but I’ll have to leave tomorrow.”
Minato Namikaze said.
The situation on the front lines wasn’t optimistic; he needed to hurry and provide support.
“Yes.”
Everyone responded in unison.
After finding a new secluded spot to rest, Kiyohara began practicing the Detoxification Technique and the Hemostasis Technique.
The Hemostasis Technique was actually quite simple — it was essentially suturing.
First, you’d suture the wound on the skin with thread, then during battle, gather chakra at the wound to keep it from bursting open due to excessive movement.
The other, the Detoxification Technique, was a bit harder.
It required using chakra to separate the toxins from the blood.
Generally, people would use two liquids of different densities, pouring them into a cup to train.
Kiyohara used coffee and milk.
To make the march easier, Kiyohara only brought a small amount.
After mixing the coffee and milk together in the cup, Kiyohara began using his chakra to control the liquid inside.
Huff…
The liquid kept spinning, giving off an inexplicable sense of plasmolysis.
Rogue Ninja Kiyohara, meanwhile, stood behind Kiyohara, watching his practice.
Both of these techniques were things Kiyohara had obtained from Tsunade, so it was rather a lucky bargain.
“Hey, Kiyohara, you know medical ninjutsu?”
Rin Nohara, who was resting, turned her head and spotted what Kiyohara was doing.
“Yeah, just started learning.”
Kiyohara nodded.
Rin Nohara was a medical ninja, which meant she had done all of this before.
“Kiyohara-kun, if you do it this way, you should be able to go faster…”
Seeing this, Rin Nohara walked over beside Kiyohara and told him the tricks of the trade.
Kiyohara listened attentively, making adjustments from time to time according to Rin’s words.
After taking the forbidden drug, his chakra reserves had doubled entirely from what they originally were.
So the chakra situation was somewhat alleviated now; using a portion for training didn’t matter much.
“If only I could get a few more kinds of forbidden drugs.”
Kiyohara thought to himself.
Stacking forbidden drugs infinitely was, of course, impossible.
But by taking multiple kinds, he estimated he could probably raise his chakra reserves to the level of a Kage or elite Jonin.
According to Rogue Ninja Kiyohara, there were several more kinds of these forbidden drugs that could fully unleash the body’s potential with extremely minimal side effects.
Sasuke probably used that same combination.
The only pity was that Rogue Ninja Kiyohara didn’t know the formulas either.
He wasn’t core enough for that.
This made Kiyohara think of the fitness circles from his previous life, where news of tragedies would occasionally surface.
Straight to nine dragons body forging, boosting straight to the steroid planet.
If you wanted to build a body full of muscle, you had to get on the juice.
Coming to the ninja world was actually the same logic.
The most legendary juicer in the ninja world was Kabuto Yakushi — chugging down all kinds of forbidden drugs bag after bag, even pouring in Orochimaru’s cells to master Orochimaru’s power.