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Chapter 744: The Finals End, The Truth About Yushou Moonlight
Chapter 744: The Finals End, The Truth About Yushou Moonlight
Six Paths City Training Ground.
Although they had been eliminated, Batu and his team didn't give up on training. Instead, they took this opportunity to seek guidance from Yushou Moonlight every day.
Normally, if they had doubts in Konoha, they could also go to Yushou Moonlight's home to seek his advice.
But Yushou Moonlight, being the Hokage, had many responsibilities and a busy schedule.
His disciples didn't want to burden him too much, so they restrained themselves, only seeking his guidance when they were truly stumped.
Yushou Moonlight had more free time in Six Paths City than in Konoha, even though he wasn't free from all duties.
"How wonderful."
Looking at the training grounds not far away, where Shizui, Might Guy, and others were practicing, Batu, leaning against a tree for a rest, sighed.
This made him reminisce about the pleasant training days in the Southern Border Forest.
Before Yushou Moonlight became famous in the Shinobi World, and before they became renowned as Konoha's geniuses, they could see Yushou Moonlight in the Southern Border Forest every day and receive his teachings.
Due to various reasons, such opportunities became less frequent.
Yushou Moonlight had many affairs to attend to, and they, too, had grown up and had more responsibilities.
"No wonder some people want to go back to their school days."
Batu suddenly had a realization.
Whether in novels or reality, he had heard people express their desire to return to the past or their school days.
Previously, Batu couldn't quite understand the sentiment of those who wanted to go back.
Especially during his school days, he couldn't wait to graduate and become a ninja, making a name for himself. He couldn't comprehend why anyone would want to repeat their studies.
Now, Batu somewhat understood. Making a name for oneself was indeed satisfying, but the warmth of everyday memories was irreplaceable.
"They want to relive their youth with their memories, but if they didn't have beneficial memories, would they still want to go back?"
Kakashi sighed and sat down on the opposite side of Batu, speaking his thoughts.
Batu was speechless. Just as he was having a moment of reflection on life, Kakashi's words made the atmosphere turn pragmatic.
"Not necessarily. Youth is priceless, and even if it doesn't make life better, there are probably still people who want to relive their youth."
Haruno Rin sat down between the two and smiled as she spoke.
"There's no need to relive youth; youth is eternal!"
Speaking of youth, the sweaty and passionate Might Guy also stopped to rest and shouted as he sat down on the opposite side of Haruno Rin.
Seeing that everyone was resting, Shizui also walked over to join them. However, all four sides of the big tree were occupied, so Shizui lightly touched his toes to the tree and swiftly climbed up to sit and rest.
Yamato sat on another branch.
"Little Rin's idea of youth and the one you're shouting about, Might Guy, are not the same."
Batu retorted.
Haruno Rin was referring to a period in life, while Might Guy was referring to a more abstract concept of youth.
After a lively discussion, Batu suddenly noticed that Yushou Moonlight, sitting in the shade of the tree, had been silent, as if deep in thought.
"Teacher Yushou Moonlight, do you have something urgent to attend to?"
Yushou Moonlight shook his head.
Batu breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought we were keeping you from your duties."
"No, I was just thinking about what to give you as compensation."
Yushou Moonlight smiled and replied.
"Compensation? For us?"
Batu looked at Yushou Moonlight with a puzzled expression.
It should be them compensating Yushou Moonlight for his guidance, not the other way around. The other disciples also looked at Yushou Moonlight, not understanding his intention.
"Why compensation?"
Batu, full of doubts, decided to speak up and express his confusion to Yushou Moonlight.
"You'll know in a few days."
Yushou Moonlight didn't answer Batu's question.
It was already this time, and there wasn't much difference between knowing a few days earlier or later. Knowing earlier might even have revealed potential issues with the plan.
Hearing that they would know the truth in just a few days, Batu and the others' curiosity was somewhat suppressed.
When it came to Yushou Moonlight, even if they had to wait for years, they would patiently wait.
...
Five days passed in a flash.
Outside Six Paths City, at the foot of the mountain, the Martial Arts Tournament finals were about to begin.
Observant people would notice that there were significantly more ninjas in the audience compared to the quarterfinals.
Even with the high requirement of Jonin-level for spectators, many more ninjas from the Five Great Shinobi Villages had come to watch.
"Third Raikage-sama versus Enma!"
The referee stood in the center of the battle area and announced the names of the finalists.
The Third Raikage and Enma exchanged a glance and calmly entered the battle area.
Those watching the live broadcast in Six Paths City were excited. The grand event with five Kage participants was finally about to determine the strongest among them.
Although Souyuusuke and Yushou Moonlight were not participating, the winner of this tournament would undoubtedly be among the top three in the Shinobi World.
The Jonin present at the scene were also tense.
However, their tension wasn't for the match but for what would happen after it.
The Jonin from the Five Great Shinobi Villages who came to watch the finals were mostly aware of what was about to transpire.
After the two Kage arrived at the designated location, the referee quickly evacuated outside the arena to avoid being injured by the aftermath of the battle.
"Battle begins!"
The referee shouted promptly as the Third Raikage and Enma finished their preparations.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As soon as the referee finished speaking, the two figures instantly vanished from their original positions.
Sizzle!
Crackle!
The Third Raikage instantly activated Lightning Style Chakra Mode, his entire body glowing with blue lightning as he charged towards Enma.
Due to their respective plans, this match was destined not to be a real fight but a mere exhibition.
However, they were, after all, the Third Raikage and the Third Hokage, renowned throughout the Shinobi World. Even in an exhibition match, they couldn't make it too obvious and had to put on a somewhat realistic performance.
Especially Enma, to prevent Souzou from seeing through his plan, his strategy was to fight genuinely in the early stages and then feign a few mistakes in the middle and late stages to lose the battle.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
After dodging with the Instant Body Technique, Enma quickly formed hand seals and created two shadow clones.
"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
"Wind Style: Cyclone!"
Under the cover of the original, the two shadow clones formed hand seals, gathered chakra, and used large-scale ninjutsu, quickly transforming the arena into a sea of fire.
Seeing this, the Third Raikage once again activated his chakra, unleashing his full power Lightning Armor, and charged through the sea of fire towards Enma.
Enma calmly continued to control the flames, and the shadow clones also used various secret techniques.
Although they didn't injure the Third Raikage, Enma's diverse and endless ninjutsu did put the Third Raikage at a slight disadvantage.
At this moment, Enma seemed to have the upper hand.
After some time, Enma changed his fighting style and summoned the Ape Demon to engage in a taijutsu battle with the Third Raikage.
With the Vajra Wish-Fulfilling Staff that could change size, along with his own formidable strength, Enma didn't suffer any setbacks in this taijutsu confrontation.
Each collision between the two generated immense power, causing the ground to crack. After only a few minutes of fighting, the battle area became a mess.
However, as time passed, Enma began to show signs of fatigue, while the Third Raikage remained steady.
"Has the Fire Shadow Uncle not rested well these past few days? He doesn't seem to be performing as well as he did in the quarterfinals."
Batu expressed his thoughts about the match.
"If that's how you feel, then it seems the old man's acting skills haven't deteriorated even after becoming the Hokage."
Asama said.
Batu looked at Asama with some confusion, sensing that Asama was acting a bit strangely. Why would rest and acting skills be related?
"Oh, right, Asama, weren't you supposed to record the Fire Shadow Uncle's mistakes? You don't seem to be watching the match seriously at all."
Batu asked, remembering something.
Asama had been very serious when watching the quarterfinals, even asking others to help him pay close attention. But now, in the finals, he seemed different.
"What's the point of watching a match with a predetermined outcome? Even if I find mistakes, there will be plenty of excuses to argue against them."
Asama looked at Batu suspiciously, sensing that something was off about him.
Batu acted as if he didn't know about the operation plan for today's finals.
The night before the finals, Asama received a notification that Konoha would join forces with the Four Great Shinobi Villages to take action against the Shinshu.
The time for this action was set for the challenge tournament after the finals.
During the battle, Enma would intentionally lose to the Third Raikage to allow him to participate in the challenge tournament and deplete Souzou's chakra.
After the challenge tournament, it would be time to engage the Shinshu.
This news came as a surprise to Asama, and he wasn't entirely pleased.
However, as a ninja and the son of the Hokage, Asama chose to accept the situation calmly and arrived at the finals venue.
"Why do you say it's a match with a predetermined outcome, Asama? Do you know something?"
Batu couldn't hold back any longer and asked directly.
"Batu, you really don't know?"
Asama showed a surprised expression, as if he had seen a husky dog mixed in with a pack of wolves.
Kakashi and Shizune listened to the conversation between the two, wearing thoughtful expressions.
Before the Martial Arts Tournament began, Shizune, due to his position in the upper echelons of the training team, had obtained information that ordinary ninjas didn't have.
However, at that time, the Five Great Shinobi Villages strictly kept the plan confidential, and only the higher-ups in the villages knew the full details. Shizune only received partial intelligence and was unaware of Konoha's specific plan with the other four great villages.
Later, when they arrived at Six Paths City, Shizune received no more information from the training team, as he was merely a participant in the tournament.
"Could it be that due to your identities, the Intelligence Department assumes that Teacher Moonlight will notify you in advance?" Asuma guessed, then whispered the plan of the four great ninja villages to Uchiha Obito and the others.
"What? You're going to war with the Shinshu, and you've even joined forces with the four great ninja villages!" Obito's eyes widened in shock.
However, he also understood the importance of this matter and spoke in a volume only those around him could hear.
"Why is this happening? I remember the village had quite a lot of cooperation with the Shinshu," Obito furrowed his brows, puzzled as to why Konoha was initiating a war this time.
Just a few days ago, Obito was discussing peace with Yibian, but now Konoha was attacking the Shinshu. Obito couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
When Obito thought about how Yibian would look at him in a moment, he felt nothing but shame.
In Yibian's eyes at that time, he was probably a hypocritical war liar, full of lies.
"How would I know? I only received the news last night," Asuma shook his head in reply.
"Is that why Teacher Moonlight mentioned compensation?" Kakashi thought to himself.
If Asuma knew about it, with their identities and strength, it was unlikely that they wouldn't be qualified to receive the notification. It could only be Moonlight's arrangement.
Kakashi carefully considered the matter and felt that it wasn't that simple.
Since Asuma had directly revealed the information, it indicated that at this moment, the confidentiality level of this intelligence was not high, and it belonged to the type of information that most Konoha Jonin had the authority to know.
Therefore, Moonlight didn't need to deliberately conceal it, as it was too easy for them to find out.
"I wonder what the reason is?" Kakashi looked towards Moonlight, who was sitting among the shadows on the hillside, and finally suppressed his curiosity.
Earlier, Moonlight had said that he would tell them the truth about the compensation today, so there was no need for them to guess blindly.
"Did Teacher Moonlight not say anything to you?" Asuma asked. In his impression, Moonlight had always been steady and reliable, not only ensuring nothing was overlooked but also repeatedly emphasizing important matters.
"Yes! This morning, Teacher Moonlight reminded us to be careful in the finals, as there would be fish and dragons mixed together, and to prioritize protecting ourselves and our teammates in case of accidents," Obito recalled Moonlight's instructions during breakfast.
At that time, he had found it strange. Even with the five great ninja villages and the Shinshu, who would dare to cause trouble in such a situation? It seemed they were the ones looking for trouble.
At this moment, Obito also remembered what Moonlight had said to them a few days ago, and his anxious heart gradually calmed down.
Obito firmly believed that no matter what Moonlight did, he wouldn't harm them; there was always a deeper meaning to his actions.
If it weren't for this, Moonlight wouldn't have specifically reminded them to be careful.
Moreover, without Moonlight, they might have died on some mission or battlefield long ago, and they wouldn't be in their current glorious position.
While Obito and the others were communicating, the battle situation became increasingly unfavorable for Enma.
Even an ordinary Jonin could see that Enma was at a disadvantage, and if he didn't have a backup plan, he would lose to the Third Raikage.
"How could this be? Could it be that Lord Third is going to..."
A Konoha ninja made an expression of disbelief.
He knew the inside story, but to hide it from the Shinshu, this was a necessary step.
It wouldn't be normal for the village's Kage to lose and still maintain a calm expression.
"Raikage-sama, go for it!"
On the other side, a Cloud Hidden Ninja also put on an act, cheering for the Third Raikage.
The remaining ninjas from the other three great villages also pretended to discuss, making the arena lively.
"Disguise is indeed a necessary skill for a ninja."
Kakudo looked at the group of dramatic ninjas below and secretly sighed in his heart.
After another intense battle for a few minutes, Enma made a mistake and exposed a flaw, which was quickly seized by the sharp-eyed Third Raikage, ending the fight.
"The Third Raikage wins! Congratulations to the Third Raikage for winning the first place in this Martial Arts Tournament!"
The referee announced the end of the finals.
On the hillside, Daimoku, Ra Sha, and the Third Mizukage exchanged glances and nodded slightly.
At this moment, the atmosphere on the battlefield changed.
PS:
(First, read the author's words below)
1. There is no system-based IF line for Moonlight.
This time, Moonlight doesn't have an external cheat, but will he still have an intersection with Obito and the others? What actions will he take?
2. Obito's election or his becoming the Hokage.
Kakashi, I'm the Hokage!
3. Namikaze Minato and Sasuke's life during their youth.
Ninja Clash: Advanced Recruitment of Yushou Moonlight [Ryuyou] is now available. Reach the designated recruitment times to receive Ninja Fragments.
(End of Chapter)
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