Capítulo 57: Chapter 57: Teaching Moments, Ambush
(T/N: There is now a p.atreon for this work, and any new work I add will be dropped there first. check it out for an early release of up to 30 chapters edited smoothly. https://www.p.atreon.com/INeedRest)
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Inside the Hokage building, Naruto was in high spirits.
"Grandpa Third, are you going to give us an A-rank mission?"
He had slept well and woke up refreshed, remembering Colt's words that the Third had promised them no more D-rank missions.
Though Sasuke remained calm, his eyes were also bright.
Colt was already far ahead of him. If he stayed in the village, he'd only fall further behind.
Only Sakura looked nervous about leaving the village.
"Naruto, A-rank missions are beyond your current abilities," the Third Hokage said earnestly, and when he moved his eyes a bit, he noticed Colt yawning behind the others.
"Colt, are you alright?" he asked, feeling a bit guilty about assigning another mission to the kid so soon.
"I'm fine," Colt waved dismissively. "Just didn't sleep well last night."
He'd only slept two hours after returning from Naruto's house. If he'd known they'd gather so soon, he might as well have stayed up.
Remember kids: Staying up late already hurts your body, but if you'll only sleep two hours… it was better to pull an all-nighter.
Still, the sleepless night wasn't without results. His progress on the second stage of the Flying Thunder God technique had increased significantly.
Colt had discovered that while Minato Namikaze was famous for the Flying Thunder God, his other ninjutsu skills weren't weak either.
Not to mention his wife who was from the Uzumaki clan - her sealing skills were the best in Konoha.
Colt had already decided to chat with the Fourth Hokage again in the future and try to learn everything he could from him.
Hearing Colt's response, the Third didn't press further.
"Come in!" he called to the door.
A scruffy, drunk old man with a bottle in hand stumbled in, eyeing the team of five.
"This is the famous bridge builder from the Land of Waves, Tazuna-san" the Third introduced.
"Your mission is to escort him back to the Land of Waves and protect him while he completes the bridge. It's a C-rank mission."
"Only C-rank?" Naruto grumbled, but quickly regained his enthusiasm.
Colt glanced at Tazuna, then closed his eyes to rest.
After some back-and-forth, Tazuna reluctantly accepted the team.
Two hours later, Team 7 assembled at Konoha's gate.
Naruto, excited about his first time leaving the village, was scolded by Kakashi for nearly forgetting everything he needed to bring with him.
As they traveled, Naruto looked around in wonder. Though Sakura and Sasuke were more reserved, their darting eyes betrayed their curiosity.
This worried Tazuna, but at least Colt and Kakashi seemed normal, if a bit sleepy and lazy.
Kakashi took the opportunity to teach his students about the Five Great Nations and mission rankings.
Sakura was relieved to hear that C-rank missions shouldn't involve enemy ninjas.
Tazuna's expression became unnatural at this, which Sasuke noticed keenly.
"By the way, what's the highest-rank mission you've done, Colt?" Naruto asked suddenly.
"Well, A-rank, but only once," Colt answered honestly.
The others were startled. Even Kakashi looked surprised. An A-rank mission just a month after graduation?
Seeing their curiosity, Colt recounted his mission to retrieve the Second Hokage's Thunder God Sword. (Raijin No Ken)
"Amazing! I've read about that sword in textbooks," Sakura said, shocked.
As noon approached, the hot sun beat down on them. Despite Tazuna slowing them, they were far from Konoha's range already.
Suddenly, Colt noticed a puddle on the road ahead.
He exchanged glances with Kakashi, who subtly moved to the front of the group while Colt slowed to reach the rear.
As the last to pass the puddle, two ninjas wearing Mist headbands erupted from there to attack Colt. Their chain weapon quickly wrapped around him.
The sudden attack startled the others.
But only Sasuke gripped a kunai, watching warily.
The Demon Brothers pulled hard, but the chain didn't budge.
"Naruto, remember, as a ninja, you must learn physics," Colt said calmly.
"Think about it - a large puddle on such a hot day is completely unreasonable, no? These Mist ninjas are a perfect example of poor planning."
Thanks to Minato's lessons, Colt was confidently using himself as bait to teach his teammates. Specifically, Naruto.
"Damn you!" The brothers, realizing their mistake, angrily tried to tighten the chain mechanism.
"I'll teach you another truth. Metal is extremely conductive. Never use metal against a lightning-natured ninja."
Suddenly, a strong electric current surged from Colt's body, conducted along the chain. The brothers convulsed as Colt increased the power.
In the end, they couldn't even scream as they were burned to cinders. The smell of cooked meat wafted through the air.
Colt released himself from the chain. "Mr. Tazuna, it's time we discussed your deception."
Ignoring the shocked Sakura and Naruto, Colt approached Tazuna with a stern look. Kakashi also turned his gaze to the bridge builder.
Kakashi had just told his students there would be no ninja on a C-rank mission, and now two Chunin had appeared.
Tazuna swallowed hard, his flask shaking as he explained the situation.
It took a while for him to finish explaining everything.
"Should we continue the mission?" Kakashi asked the team. "This is beyond the scope of a C-rank mission."
Hearing Kakashi consider abandoning the mission, Tazuna grew desperate.
"You can't give up! Don't ninjas see missions through or die trying? Without you, the entire Land of Waves will fall into darkness forever. Can you live with that?!"
His words stunned the inexperienced genins.
Sasuke snorted.
"Who said we're giving up? Even if there are more Mist ninjas ahead, I won't back down!"
Naruto, feeling ashamed of his earlier inaction, pulled out a kunai and stabbed his own palm. The bright blood emphasized his vow:
"I, Naruto Uzumaki, will never abandon this mission!"
Kakashi felt some relief. Though Tazuna had deceived them, at least his students were showing some strong resolve.
As he was about to agree to continue, Colt spoke up.
Capítulo 58: Chapter 58: Split into two!
(T/N: There is now a p.atreon for this work, and any new work I add will be dropped there first. check it out for an early release of up to 30 chapters edited smoothly. https://www.p.atreon.com/INeedRest)
(E/N: First of all, many decided to add +18 elements at the right time and their numbers beat those against, and while I said I'm not comfortable writing about them young, many did point out that they can kill as early as five and six years old, which makes sense. So, I guess I'll write when it is opportune.
Secondly, it seems in a future chapter, the author has briefly said the mc and a certain female lead had snu snu, but didn't put in any details. My thinking, is to add a chapter describing that night.
It's still in the future for the public, but it is near in Patreon, like in the next few days, which is why I'm saying this to announce it. So I can gauge reactions about it.)
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"Wait!"
Seeing the satisfied expression on Tazuna's face, Colt, who had been silent for a while, finally spoke up.
"Naruto, be more considerate in the future"
He first healed Naruto's bleeding palm, then looked down at Tazuna condescendingly.
"Old man, there's one thing you may be mistaken about. Concealing the true level of a mission is grounds for retribution from our Konoha Village."
Tazuna stammered, "Young man, what do you mean? Haven't I explained everything clearly?"
He thought his acting skills had fooled everyone, but he didn't expect this kid to be so perceptive.
Colt snorted coldly, "Typical C-rank missions are only handled by the most common Genin teams, with at most one Chunin. Yet on our first encounter, we faced two Chunin."
"Naruto, if another team had accepted this mission, they'd be dead by now!"
Colt had been very dissatisfied with Tazuna's moral manipulation when he watched this episode in his previous life.
If it wasn't for the protagonist's team, even Kurenai or Asuma wouldn't be able to guarantee a complete retreat when faced with Zabuza.
Now this old man wanted to deceive them with the same trick.
Colt would never agree!
Were the people of the Land of Waves poor? Yes, they were.
But it wasn't his fault.
If you want to post a mission, follow the proper procedures.
Even if the money was temporarily unavailable, the benefits after the bridge was built could be exchanged.
But Tazuna had been planning to freeload all along.
Naruto was silent, and after he thought about it some more, he knew that what Colt said was right.
But he was really unwilling to give up the mission like this.
Should the decision they just made end here just like that?
Sasuke also reacted and looked at Tazuna with disdain.
To think that he, the genius of the Uchiha clan, was fooled by a common old man?
It seemed he was still a bit naive…
"Ninja-sama, I was wrong, I beg you to save the Land of Waves. I'll agree to any conditions!"
Tazuna panicked when he saw that Naruto and the others showed signs of being persuaded by Colt. He hurriedly got down on his knees. He presented a pouch of money.
"This is all the money that the Land of Waves can gather. Please don't abandon us!"
Colt's mouth twitched. "It's not impossible for us to continue the mission."
"Now sign an S-class mission contract, and the fee will be paid in three-year installments."
"Mr. Tazuna, you don't want the Land of Waves to be controlled by this Gato you talked about... do you?"
When a person was in despair, they will grasp at even the flimsiest straw.
Even though Tazuna knew about the high cost of an S-rank mission, he agreed without hesitation.
Colt then smiled. He was in need of money after all…
With the mission able to continue, the group embarked on their journey to the Land of Waves.
Kakashi gave Colt a thumbs up.
Having performed many missions, he easily saw through Tazuna's ploy.
He had chosen to remain silent just to test Sasuke and the others.
This resolution was a relief to him and didn't affect the overall situation.
Colt also smiled without saying a word. In truth, he wouldn't have given up this mission.
Not for the civilians of the Land of Waves, of course, but for the first cash cow in the ninja world: Gato.
To forge his own ninja tool, he was nearly driven to insanity.
Now that such a large gold mine was placed before him, he naturally wouldn't abandon it easily.
Along the way, Naruto was unusually quiet, and Sasuke became more cautious.
Their initial carefree attitude had disappeared.
Kakashi and Colt remained in tandem, guarding everyone.
Chunins appearing in the first wave of attacks meant that the people behind the scenes were far more powerful than this.
So... the next opponents would be at least Jonin level?
Though they appeared relaxed, Kakashi had already heightened his awareness.
The Land of Waves was located between the Land of Water and Konoha, a very small island nation.
After two days of travel, they finally arrived at the border coast of the Land of Fire.
Early in the morning, Colt and the others set off from the dock on a small boat, heading towards the Land of Waves.
The sea fog was thick; without an experienced boatman familiar with these waters, they might have lost their way.
Currently, all contact and transactions between the Land of Waves and the outside world were monopolized by Gato. Any ships coming or going had to pass inspection by his men.
The boatman dared to ferry everyone to the Land of Waves through the thick fog.
He didn't even dare to start the boat's engine, slowly rowing with the oars instead.
It wasn't until they drew near, that a magnificent half-finished bridge appeared in everyone's sight.
"This is the hope of our Land of Waves. Once the bridge is built, we'll be free from Gato's control."
Tazuna's eyes were complex, full of hope and worry.
Through the fog, everyone quietly set foot on the land of Waves.
Sasuke slowed down and approached Colt's side with a conflicted expression.
It was rare to see such an expression on him.
"Colt, what was that Lightning Style jutsu you used against those two ninjas earlier?"
Sasuke had a gut feeling.
This Jutsu would suit him very well.
That's why, after a long period of mental preparation, he finally summoned up the courage to ask Colt.
He had always regarded Colt as a goal to surpass, but now he was asking him about a jutsu.
It made him feel very uncomfortable, it was a weird feeling.
"You mean Chidori-Nagashi? That's a derivative of Chidori. You must master Chidori before you can learn it."
Colt did not hide anything.
Giving Chidori to Sasuke was fine; Kakashi wasn't Senju Tobirama and didn't care much about copyright issues.
'So, that jutsu is called Chidori-Nagashi?'
Sasuke's eyes lit up, and he was about to say something when Naruto approached Colt with an angry face.
"I want to learn that lightning Jutsu too."
How could he possibly lose to Sasuke? If Sasuke was going to learn it, he had to learn it too.
Colt shook his head. "No, you don't have the Lightning chakra nature, but I'll teach you another jutsu that's definitely not inferior to Chidori."
Hearing that Naruto smiled.
"Thank you" Sasuke whispered.
Colt smiled and said nothing.
In fact, Sasuke's character wasn't so unpleasant now.
It wasn't until he met Itachi again and was surpassed by Naruto that he became quite extreme.
As for Naruto, with Colt's cover of having read the Book of Seals, the Rasengan could also be passed on to him openly.
Even if the Third Hokage knew about it, he would only praise Colt for cherishing his companions.
Kakashi was a little envious; he had long wanted to ask Colt about Chidori-Nagashi.
But because of his position as a teacher, it was really hard to ask.
Not everyone was like Jiraiya, using his apprentice's jutsu and his apprentice's daughter-in-law's sealing technique to conquer the world.
*Swish*
Suddenly, Naruto threw a kunai like a maniac, scaring a rabbit.
"You idiot, it's just a rabbit"
Sakura was so angry at Naruto.
Naruto's nervousness was about to reach its breaking point.
Kakashi, on the other hand, looked around cautiously.
This was no ordinary rabbit, but a snow rabbit used for the Substitution Jutsu.
At that moment, a harsh sound of air being split came from a blind spot.
A rather large sword flew out, rotating with the momentum to cut everyone in half.
"Everyone, get down!"
Kakashi shouted and ducked to dodge the sword.
Those who were warned also instinctively lay down and escaped the danger.
Only Colt, lost in thought, watched the rapidly approaching sharp blade.
What kind of strategy was this, throwing your weapon out before the fight even starts?
He thought of the previous owner of the executioner's blade, the one before Momochi Zabuza.
He was a madman who dared to slash at a Tailed Beast Bomb with a sword.
'So, does holding an executioner's blade lower your IQ?'
Holding his scabbard with his right hand, he slightly pushed up a section of the blade, and an invisible air flow wrapped around Kaminari.
Colt didn't intend to dodge at all.
If the attacker was going to be so reckless, he'd teach them a lesson they'd never forget.
Calming himself, he whispered in a low voice:
"The heart is the intent, and the breath is in harmony with the divine."
"Heaven-Splitting Sword Draw!"
(E/N: I tried to exclude as much Chinese as possible from this one lol)
One strike of the sword, and the world changes!
This sword technique was the ultimate Kenjutsu that Colt could achieve.
The unparalleled speed of drawing the sword, combined with the strong Wind chakra, could cut through anything.
A dazzling light emerged from the blade, beautiful and dangerous.
Under the horrified eyes of everyone, the menacing executioner's blade was directly split in two!
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