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After leaving Konoha, Shin took out the mission details. It contained information about the missing-nin they were hunting.
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The missing-nin''s name was Kawada Heiwa. His strength was at the level of an elite Chūnin. He had defected after accidentally killing a comrade during a heated argument.
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He had been gone for half a year and was suspected to be hiding in the Land of Whirlpools.
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Shin paused when he saw that. Kushina, peering over his shoulder, also froze.
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"We''re going to the Land of Whirlpools?" Kushina asked, looking up at Shin.
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"Yeah, I wonder what it''s like now."
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Mikoto looked at them. She knew the Land of Whirlpools was their former home, a place filled with both good and bad memories.
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"When we left, I didn''t think we''d ever go back."
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Shin wasn''t one to dwell on sentimentality.
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"We''ll have to take a ship. Do you get seasick, Mikoto?"
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"I''ve never been on a ship before. I don''t know," Mikoto replied.
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Kushina''s face paled. She suddenly remembered her unfortunate tendency to get seasick.
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"Can we not take a ship?" she asked weakly.
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"Sure, you can always run there on water."
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Shin offered an alternative. It wasn''t entirely a joke. The Land of Whirlpools wasn''t that far from the Land of Fire. It was doable.
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"Okay, let''s run to the Land of Whirlpools!" Kushina declared, clapping her hands.
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Shin shrugged. He didn''t mind.
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"But before we go, we have a tail to deal with. I don''t like being followed. Come on out."
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Shin''s voice turned cold.
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The Root Member hiding in the shadows was startled. ''Discovered? How did he know?''''
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Since he had been found out, there was no point hiding. As an elite Jōnin, he didn''t need to rely on sneak attacks to deal with three Chunin.
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"An Anbu?" Kushina and Mikoto saw his attire and assumed he was Anbu.
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"Not Anbu. Root. Danzō''s lackey. One of the guys who attacked us before," Shin corrected them.
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Hearing that he was one of Danzō''s men, Kushina and Mikoto prepared for battle. From Shin and Tsunade, they had learned that Danzō was a bad guy.The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.
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"Just how much does that geezer Danzō hate me?" Shin wondered.
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He had barely left the village, and Danzō had already sent someone after him.
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"You bastard! You killed my comrades! Danzō-sama ordered me to kill you!"
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"You''re here to kill us?"
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Kushina clenched her fists, ready to fight. She wasn''t going to be bullied.
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But Shin stopped her.
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"Kushina, he''s an elite Jōnin. You''re not strong enough."
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If it were a regular Jōnin, he might let Kushina spar with him, but against an elite? She didn''t stand a chance.
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"An elite Jōnin, huh? Fine, I''ll let you off the hook for now."
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Kushina stepped back, letting Shin handle this.
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She wasn''t worried. She had seen Shin slaughter elite Jōnin before.
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"I''ll use you to test my Genjutsu."
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Shin hadn''t had a chance to test his Genjutsu since acquiring the Kurama Clan''s Kekkei Genkai. This was the perfect opportunity.
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Danzō was a lifesaver, sending him a free sparring partner.
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Shin looked at the Root Member, and in a flash, pulled him into a Genjutsu world. This world was constructed from Shin''s imagination.
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It was a dark and eerie place. The Root Member found himself bound to a cross.
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"Is this Genjutsu?"
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He wasn''t panicked. He tried to disrupt his Chakra flow to break free.
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But to his horror, it didn''t work. He couldn''t even sense his Chakra. It was as if he had become a normal human.
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"It''s useless. Enjoy your suffering."
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Shin drew his sword and used the Root Member as a training dummy, slashing and stabbing him repeatedly.
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The Member didn''t know how many times he died. Each time he was killed, he would revive, only to be killed again.
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After dozens of deaths, his eyes glazed over, his mind broken.
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In this Genjutsu world, everything, including time, space, and even the laws of physics, was under Shin''s control. It was a mental assault that could crush even the strongest minds.
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Shin''s Genjutsu was similar to the Mangekyō Sharingan''s Tsukuyomi, which Obito had called the ultimate mental attack.
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Of course, Obito''s words weren''t always trustworthy, but Tsukuyomi was undeniably powerful.
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Shin didn''t have Tsukuyomi. His Mangekyō Sharingan abilities were Yomotsu Hirasaka and Tenmomei. This Tsukuyomi-like Genjutsu was something he had developed after copying the Kurama Clan''s Kekkei Genkai. He called it Tsukuyomi as well.
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Its effects were the same as the original Tsukuyomi. He didn''t bother thinking of a new name.
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Once the Genjutsu was released, Shin looked at the unconscious Root Member and shook his head.
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A single Tsukuyomi had broken him. Shin hadn''t even used his other Genjutsu, the one that could control the five senses.
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"What happened to him?"
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Kushina asked. They hadn''t even fought, and the guy was already down.
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From their perspective, Shin had simply looked at the man, and he had collapsed.
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"Was it Genjutsu?" Mikoto asked.
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"Yep," Shin confirmed.
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Looking at the unconscious Root Member, Shin threw a Kunai, piercing his heart.
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He wouldn''t show mercy to his enemies. Mercy to the enemy was cruelty to himself. He lived by that motto.
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In the world of Shinobi, there was no room for sentimentality.
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"We can''t leave the body here." Shin thought for a moment, then incinerated the corpse with a Fireball Jutsu.
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They continued on their journey to the Land of Whirlpools. Danzō didn''t yet know that he had lost another elite Jōnin.
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Danzō didn''t have many elite Jōnin to spare. Including Kato Dan, Shin had now killed four of them. Danzō must be furious.
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Perhaps after this, he would stop targeting Shin.
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He had already suffered heavy losses. Until he understood what was happening, he wouldn''t dare attack Shin again.
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Elite Jōnin weren''t easy to replace. Training one took years. Danzō couldn''t afford to lose any more.