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After killing the elite Jōnin, Shin used Yomotsu Hirasaka to return to Mikoto and Kushina.
Mikoto sighed in relief when she saw them.
“Kushina, what’s wrong?”
She noticed Kushina’s pale face and worried she might be injured.
Kushina glared at Shin, then shook her head at Mikoto.
“I’m fine. Just a bit queasy after seeing that… mess.”
“Shin, Kato Dan got away,” Mikoto reported.
Shin looked in the direction Dan had fled. Despite his injuries, the elite Jōnin was still fast.
“Let him run. Some people run in circles,” Shin said cryptically.
He then turned his attention to the elite Jōnin fighting Tsunade.
Tsunade had the upper hand, but the Jōnin was holding his own with his superior experience.
“Too slow, Tsunade. Let me help.”
“Flash Slash!”
Without using Yomotsu Hirasaka, relying solely on his speed, Shin appeared next to the Jōnin in a flash. His Kusanagi sword blurred, too fast for even Tsunade to see.
When Shin sheathed his sword, the Jōnin collapsed, eight fatal wounds appearing on his body.
Tsunade gasped. It had taken less than a second, and Shin had landed eight blows in that time.
“You have to be decisive in battle. If you fought like that, I’d finish my dinner before you finished your opponent,” Shin said, half-teasing, half-boasting.
Tsunade was speechless. Was that really an elite Jōnin he had just killed?
Elite Jōnin were veterans, the strongest forces in each village. Killing one was no easy feat.
But Shin had done it in under a second.
And his speed… even she couldn’t have dodged that.
“Shin, are you a monster? How are you so strong?” Tsunade asked, bewildered.
“Monster? What are you talking about? I’m a genius. A hardworking genius.”
Shin looked indignant.
“I have talent, I work ten times harder than anyone else, and I have cheats. Why wouldn’t I be strong?”
Tsunade stared at him, speechless. He had a point. But what did he mean by “cheats?”
“What about Kato Dan and the other elite Jōnin?”
Tsunade decided to ignore the “cheats” comment for now.
“The other elite Jōnin is dead. Dan is still running.”
“He got away?” Tsunade frowned.
“I said he’s still running, not that he got away. Some people run in circles, remember?”
Shin activated Yomotsu Hirasaka, opening a portal in front of them. Kato Dan stumbled out of the portal.
He stared at Shin and Tsunade, his burned face contorted in confusion.
As he had been fleeing, a portal had suddenly appeared in front of him. He had been too close to stop and had run straight into it.
“Not so fast, Dan. Try running now. If you escape, I’ll admit defeat.”
Shin smirked. With the Mind’s Eye of Kagura and Yomotsu Hirasaka, there was no way Dan could escape.
Dan was in a tough spot. He couldn’t use his Spirit Transformation Jutsu here.
If he did, he’d be killed instantly. It was a technique meant for stealth and surprise attacks.
“Well, I’m done playing with you.” Shin launched a Rasengan, piercing Dan’s chest. Dan didn’t even have time to react.
This confirmed Shin’s suspicions. He could take on Kage-level opponents now and kill elite Jōnin with ease.
Even Kage couldn’t kill elite Jōnin so effortlessly. Shin could do it because of his speed.
Speed was unmatched. Even a Kage, caught off guard, could be killed by Shin in an instant.
“Shin, why did you kill him?”
Tsunade looked at Dan’s lifeless body.
“No point keeping him alive. Don’t tell me you were hoping to use him as evidence against Danzō? That’s pointless.”
“Why?”
Tsunade had indeed been thinking that. She wanted Danzō to pay for this.
Shin didn’t know how to explain. Why? Because even with evidence, Hiruzen wouldn’t punish Danzō.
Besides, Dan was a Root Member. Knowing Danzō, he would have implanted some kind of safeguard in Dan. He wouldn’t be able to reveal anything.
“You think you can take down the Hokage’s advisor with just Kato Dan? And do you really think he’d be able to say anything? Even if everything went perfectly, would the Sandaime actually punish Danzō?”
Shin’s questions stumped Tsunade. Even with evidence, knowing her teacher, he wouldn’t do anything to Danzō.
“Let’s dispose of the bodies and pretend this never happened,” Shin said.
“But the Sandaime approved their involvement. Won’t he ask about them?” Mikoto asked.
“Mikoto, you really believed Dan’s lies? I guarantee you, the Sandaime never sent him to help us,” Shin said with a smile.
The Sandaime wouldn’t send reinforcements for a C-rank mission. Dan had been lying.
“Tsunade, you realized that too, right?” Shin looked at her.
“Ahem, yes, of course.”
Tsunade blushed slightly. Whether she had actually realized it or not was another matter.
Shin used the Fireball Jutsu to incinerate the bodies, leaving no trace. Then they returned to Konoha.
Shin opened a Yomotsu Hirasaka portal, and they appeared near the village.
“That Space-Time Ninjutsu can cover such a distance? That’s convenient,” Tsunade remarked.
“By the way, where did you learn that Jutsu?”
“It’s my Mangekyō Sharingan ability,” Shin pointed at his eyes.
Tsunade opened her mouth, wanting to ask about his Sharingan, but hesitated.
It was probably a sensitive topic.
Shin noticed her hesitation.
“Want to know about my Sharingan?”
“Yes, but if you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t pry.”
“I’ll tell you everything when we get back.”
Shin wasn’t planning on hiding it. If he were, he wouldn’t have used his Mangekyō Sharingan in the first place.
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