Chapter 111: The Incompetent Squad
"Anyway, Uncle Shikaku's arrangements are never wrong, so I might as well take a good rest, recharge, and get ready to report in!"
When it comes to truly famous Genin in the original storyline, only two come to Koshino's mind!
The first is, of course, the protagonist of the original story, the son of the Fourth Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto!
As for the second, it's the deuteragonist of the original plot, Itachi's brother, Uchiha Sasuke!
Aside from Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke, who were practically born with cheat codes, it seems no one else could maintain the title of Genin and still battle against Shadow-Level powerhouses at the pinnacle of the ninja world, right?
So, when Shikaku mentioned to Koshino that Guy's squad leader was also a Genin, Koshino's first thought was that it was impossible.
But Shikaku wouldn't lie to Koshino, so it was only natural for Koshino to be curious about who this Genin squad leader was.
However, since Koshino understood that Shikaku's arrangements must have a deeper meaning, and with Koshino preparing to report in tomorrow, it seemed unnecessary to dwell on the matter of the Genin squad leader.
It was far more important to focus on training.
Then, sitting cross-legged on the hospital bed, still injured, Koshino first recovered his chakra.
Soon, with his chakra fully restored and having completed the Uzumaki Clan's spiritual secret technique training, feeling the pain in his body gradually fade, Koshino was ready to move on to the next phase of his training.
"Chakra fully restored, and even the minor hidden injuries in my meridians are healed."
"Aside from the mental energy wounds that still need slow healing, the other injuries are minor, none as severe as the one on my shoulder, so there's no need to worry about them."
"So, the next phase of training I can complete on the hospital bed should be the comprehension of the Shadow Realm Descent, right?"
"Alright!"
"Let's begin!"
With a silent thought, Koshino took a deep breath and began to comprehend the Shadow Realm Descent.
Initially, Koshino's understanding of the Shadow Realm Descent was developed during a confrontation with the Mist ninjas.
At that time, mastering the Shadow Realm Descent quickly to deal with the six Mist Jonin fighting Uchiha Shisui was Koshino's urgent goal.
So, after roughly grasping the first stage of the Shadow Realm Descent's mysteries, Koshino used it to assist Uchiha Shisui in defeating those six Mist Jonin.
Who could have imagined that Koshino's initial grasp of the Shadow Realm Descent would have so many flaws?
If Koshino's mental fortitude hadn't been strong enough, he might have completely collapsed under Biwa juzo's revelation of the Shadow Realm Descent's numerous weaknesses, ultimately leading to the annihilation of the Mist ninja squad.
Now, finally having the opportunity to truly comprehend the mysteries of the Shadow Realm Descent, Koshino was full of anticipation,
hoping that the S-rank secret technique's mysteries could compare to the First Hokage's S-rank Wood Release secret technique, the Wood Realm Descent.
As for the result, there's no need to say more!
Koshino has always believed in one thing: if it's produced by the APP, it must be top-notch!
Since the S-rank secret technique, Shadow Realm Descent, was developed by the APP, could any random elite Jonin easily spot its flaws?
The answer is, of course, no!
So, when Koshino fully comprehended the entirety of the Shadow Realm Descent, the true S-rank ultimate secret technique was finally mastered by Koshino!
"I knew it! A dignified S-rank secret technique, an ultimate level technique, how could it possibly have so many flaws?"
"It was entirely my lack of understanding that caused the numerous flaws in the Shadow Realm Descent!"
"By using the Shadow Realm Descent to create a wide-range confinement with minimal chakra consumption, it turns out that all it takes is to output more chakra.
No matter how wide the coverage of the Shadow Realm Descent is, or how many enemies it needs to confine, the confinement effect of the Shadow Realm Descent remains unchanged!"
"Simply put, apart from the terrifying backlash effect of the Shadow Realm Descent, the S-rank secret technique is practically perfect!"
"Of course, even if suddenly canceling the Shadow Realm Descent would result in a backlash, I can still change the form of the Shadow Realm Descent to avoid the backlash effect of the S-rank secret technique!"
"Heh!"
"Now it seems I can not only change the form of the Shadow Realm Descent into a regular Shadow Imitation Technique, but it also seems like Shadow Sewing, Shadow Hand, and Shadow Clone Technique can all be transformed from the Shadow Realm Descent!"
"It really is an almost perfect secret technique!"
Having perfectly understood the effects of the Shadow Realm Descent, Koshino was in an exceptionally good mood.
Then, because of the good mood from mastering the S-rank secret technique Shadow Realm Descent,
and since Koshino had been unconscious for so long and didn't need to rest early,
Koshino decided to check on Uchiha Shisui, Kakashi, and "Fierce" to see how they were doing and exchange some information with them.
Unfortunately, upon visiting Uchiha Shisui and the others' ward, Koshino found that except for Uchiha Shisui, both Kakashi and "Fierce" had already gone to rest early.
It was evident that even though they hadn't engaged in a real confrontation with the Mist Ninja, the final outburst of the Mist Ninja's death squad had still left their injuries quite severe.
Even after regaining consciousness, they still needed some time to recover.
In contrast, Uchiha Shisui, who had suffered the most from the explosion, was still awake when Koshino visited.
Clearly, upon waking up, Uchiha Shisui felt he had been negligent; otherwise, Kakashi and "Fierce" wouldn't have had to suffer such severe injuries.
So, when Koshino went to see Uchiha Shisui, he really comforted him well, but Koshino didn't tell him about the information from Shikaku.
Aware that Biwa Juzo and Fuguki Suikazan might have been in the Mist Ninja camp all along and never went to ambush the Blade Squad, Koshino had a vague and ominous suspicion.
That was that the hidden Madara might have helped them use some special clone technique,
allowing their real bodies to stay in the Mist Ninja camp while sending clones to ambush Koshino's Blade Squad.
Familiar with the original storyline and knowing that the Mist Village had Madara as the boss behind the scenes, Koshino's guess was evidently more accurate and closer to the truth than Shikaku's.
After all, Koshino knew information in some aspects far beyond Shikaku,
so even though the highly intelligent Shikaku guessed that Biwa Juzo and Fuguki Suikazan had people disguised as themselves in the Mist Ninja camp while their real bodies went to ambush the Blade Squad, this guess was also logical.
However, Koshino didn't know that Shikaku's guess was completely different from his own, so he naturally didn't give much thought to this matter.
Little did he know, if Koshino had communicated with Shikaku earlier, the tragedy that later caused Koshino deep regret might have been avoided.
Unfortunately, Koshino was just an ordinary person without the ability to foresee the future, so he couldn't predict the upcoming tragedy.
So, after comforting Uchiha Shisui, Koshino returned to his ward for a good night's sleep.
The next morning, after getting up early for his morning training, Koshino followed Shikaku's instructions to meet up with Guy and the others to see who the "legendary" Genin leader was.
But to Koshino's surprise, when he arrived at the meeting point, the first person he saw wasn't Guy,
nor was it Ebisu from Guy's team, and it wasn't the "legendary" Genin leader either. It was Koshino's old acquaintance, Genma Shiranui.
As for Genma Shiranui, he looked quite surprised to see Koshino!
During their conversation, when Genma Shiranui learned that Koshino had joined his team, his expression turned grim, and he then said to Koshino with a wry smile:
"Koshino, I advise you to talk to Lord Shikaku early on and leave our team!"
"You just returned from a mission, so you might not have heard of our team's reputation!"
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