Starting with the usurpation of Akatsuki, the ninja world was overthrown.

Chapter 19 Loyalty that is not absolute is absolute disloyalty

Chapter 19 Loyalty that is not absolute is absolute disloyalty

Shiba Kiyokawa did this not only because of his special physique, but also because he now knows a little about healing ninjutsu.

The four abilities that the system previously rewarded him with came from four members of Minato Namikaze's team: Obito's insights into genjutsu, Kakashi's White Fang Sword Technique, Minato Namikaze's Uzumaki Physique, and Rin Nohara, who was kidnapped at the end, also contributed her own experience—the training insights from the Konoha Healing Team.

It's important to know that thanks to Tsunade's vigorous promotion, Konoha's medical ninja training system is far ahead of the rest of the ninja world. Not to mention the lagging Amegakure, even the other four great ninja villages can't keep up with Konoha in this regard.

After studying in his dreams for only a few nights, Shiba Kiyokawa already felt that he had benefited greatly.

Before unleashing this powerful wind-style attack, he used his chakra to protect his vital points, ensuring that he would only be injured and not die.

As for the rest, we'll leave it to luck!

In the end, judging from the results, his luck wasn't bad.

The cuts on the body look terrifying, but for a ninja's physique, these are only minor injuries and far from fatal.

On the other hand, the grass ninja was slashed in the neck with a single slash once he got close!

The grass ninja jumped back in panic, reaching out to cover his neck. His palm, imbued with chakra, tried in vain to press down on the leaking air in his trachea, but to no avail. His increasingly drowsy mind reminded him that life was irreversibly slipping away from him.

"you!"

As he lay dying, the unwilling ninja cursed Shiba Kiyokawa viciously.

"Your Uzumaki clan is a scourge! You're too badly injured to take everyone with you! I'll be waiting for you in the Pure Land!"

He was filled with resentment, and even though his throat was sore, he still spat out vicious words at Shiba Kiyokawa with blood in his mouth.

Unfortunately, Shiba Kiyokawa laughed lightly, not taking it to heart at all. He even pointed in the distance, put his hand to his ear, and made a listening gesture, saying, "Don't talk, just listen."

The next moment, the wind blowing from that direction carried the sounds from the mountain valley—

"So spicy!"

"It's still the same taste," Shiba Kiyokazu thought. "It's just a pity that the chanting and rocking before carrying a bag of rice up and down several floors is gone; it's not as nostalgic as it used to be."

Then came a tremendous earthquake!

The surrounding mountains were cracked, and the rushing river upstream pushed large pieces of boulders down like a flood, causing a series of deafening roars!

The advantageous terrain carefully chosen by Shiba Kiyokawa, combined with Nagato's full-force "Shinra Tensei," delivered a sudden and luxurious gift to the pursuing Grass Ninja!

At this moment, the Grass Village Jonin kneeling in front of Shiba Kiyokawa, clutching his neck, was stunned by the commotion.

At the moment when he was killed by Shiba Kiyokawa, the only consolation in his heart was: if he could hold off and seriously injure this terrible vortex orphan, the others in the village would surely be able to take down the others smoothly.

Who would have thought that Shiba Kiyokawa would soon put him to the test and give him a truly despairing show!

With such a terrifying commotion, the teammates in the distance would not only be unable to capture the enemy, but their last chance of survival would probably be cut off!

Only now did the Grass Ninja realize that only their Grass Ninja Village had been defeated tonight, while the Rain Ninja in front of them would be fine.

"What... kind of... power is that? You—"

His face was turning increasingly purple from lack of oxygen, and his voice was gradually becoming low.

But Shiba Kiyokazu did not offer any further explanation.

He was in a hurry, so he made a final shushing gesture to Kusanagi Shinobu.

"Shh, you're asking too many questions. Don't pry into things you shouldn't know."

He then plunged a knife into the opponent's forehead and activated a ninjutsu.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Guidance!"

This time he was more cautious than usual. Not only did he not have time to answer the dying man's questions, but he also had to deliver the final blow to completely destroy the man's brain.

Because he had to help Nagato keep the secret of the Rinnegan.

After doing all this, Shiba Kiyokawa rested for a while, biting his wrist to recover from the injury, before leaping up from the tree branch and heading towards Nagato.

The battle was over when he arrived.

The Rinnegan was still incredibly powerful; even the young Nagato easily used the terrain to wipe out the entire group of grass ninja.

All that's left is to clean up the mess.

Honest Kazuki Masuda came over and asked, "Captain Kiyokawa, do we need to dispose of all these corpses?"

Shiba Kiyokawa casually replied, "Yes, to save time, just destroy the brain. We won't deal with the body since we don't have time to burn it. If you don't understand, you can ask Kenjiro."

Upon hearing this, Kazuki Masuda was filled with respect. "So, Kenshiro-nii is quite good at this?"

Just as Shiba Kiyokawa was about to explain why Kenshiro was so skilled, he turned his head and happened to catch a glimpse of the heavily injured Kenshiro standing not far away, looking at him with a fearful expression.

Excluding himself, who possesses self-healing abilities and has mastered medical ninjutsu, Kenshiro is the one most seriously injured in tonight's operation.

This matter originally had nothing to do with Shiba Kiyokawa; it was purely a coincidence.

But upon noticing the fear and hidden guilt in Kenjiro's eyes as he looked at him, Shiba Kiyokawa suddenly seemed to understand something and simply accepted the other's suspicion without making a sound.

He deliberately told Masuda Kazuki, "That's right, Kenjiro is very good at this. He used to help me with these clean-up chores. If you don't understand something, just ask him. He's very skilled at it."

Masuda Kazuki was an honest man by nature, and upon hearing this, he blurted out in surprise, "Huh? I never thought Kenshiro-nii was this kind of person. I used to think he was one of the factions that agreed with Boss Yahiko, and that he usually tried not to kill anyone. I never expected him to be so skilled at disposing of corpses!"

At that moment, Kenjiro, who was seriously injured not far away, couldn't help but tremble, then coughed twice, stepped forward and forcefully pulled Masuda Kazuki away.

Shiba Kiyokawa did not stop him; instead, he took the opportunity to give Kenjiro a meaningful smile.

In today's situation, although Shiba Kiyokawa guessed Kenshiro's choice from the beginning and even used his actions to gain Nagato's gratitude and trust.

However, to unsuspecting bystanders, and even in Kenshiro's own eyes, there is no doubt that he betrayed Shiba Kiyokawa today.

When assigning reconnaissance missions, Shiba Kiyokawa explicitly instructed: Do not tell Nagato about this matter yet.

However, as a subordinate, Kenjiro disobeyed his captain's orders.

So even though Shiba Kiyokawa had actually guessed that things would develop this way, he still didn't intend to let go of this opportunity to teach Kenshiro a lesson.

This time, luck was on his side.

Of the members left behind to delay the Grass Ninja, Masuda Kazuki was unharmed, while Kenjiro was seriously injured in the previous pursuit.

Out of his long-standing respect for Shiba Kiyokawa, Kenjiro, feeling guilty, took this as a warning from Shiba Kiyokawa!

Shiba Kiyokawa simply accepted the plan.

After quickly disposing of all the grass ninja corpses, they left and returned via a detour.

In the middle of the night, when they returned to their lodging in the town of the Land of Grass without any danger, Kenjiro took the initiative to quietly go to Shiba Kiyokawa's room alone before going to sleep. As soon as he entered the door, his face was pale, and he bowed his head and said.

"I'm sorry, Captain, I was the one who told Chief Nagato about today's reconnaissance mission."

Shiba Kiyokawa sat back on the bed, holding a book in his hand, his arm resting on his bent knee, turning to look at the other person quietly, without saying a word for a long time.

He knew why Kenshiro had come.

But now he no longer needs to accept the other party's apology.

"Kenshiro, we've been teaming up for a few months now. As your captain, I just want to give you a piece of advice."

Kenjiro lowered his head even further, his tone becoming increasingly humble, "Please speak."

"Sometimes, loyalty that isn't absolute is absolutely disloyal!"

(End of this chapter)