Chapter 31 Acting Alone

"Eh? What, Luo Yi isn't joining us again?"

Kakashi was leaning on his crutches and preparing to take Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura to the nearby woods for training when he heard Luo Yi, who had just returned from "reconnaissance", requesting to act alone.

Although Naruto was surprised and felt sorry, he just sighed; Sasuke and Sakura did not comment, but Luo Yi knew that one of them was afraid of the strength he showed, and the other complained about his lack of team spirit.

"Luo Yi, have you discovered Zabuza's whereabouts and are you planning to do something?" After all, Kakashi was a person who had personally experienced the "Flame Phoenix Feather".

The prerequisite for being able to control the chakra that invades another person's body is to be able to sense the chakra in the other person's body.

Zabuza "absorbed" several of Luo Yi's feathers when he surfaced, so it was not surprising that Luo Yi knew about his movements.

"Unfortunately, the sensing range and retention time of Fire Chakra are not enough to support the search. However, this area is very small, so it would be safer to explore it extensively for the sake of caution." Luo Yi smiled confidently, "And the teacher also thinks that I have completed the next step of training."

"Ah? But the teacher didn't even tell us what we are going to practice..." Sakura couldn't help but retort.

"Luo Yi is right." Kakashi saw the boy standing on the water. "He has already mastered a more advanced technique, and what you are going to learn now is the skills before that -

"Climb a tree."

"Climbing trees? Can this be considered training?" Sakura couldn't help but express her doubt.

"Listen to me first. This is different from what you think. The condition is that you can't crawl with your hands." Kakashi glanced at the boy who was about to run away and work alone, "How about this, Luo Yi, you show them. Even if you pass the training test, you can move freely for the next week."

It was a very reasonable request. Luo Yi nodded in agreement and then trotted towards the nearest tree, gathering chakra on his feet as he ran.

The principle... is hard to explain, but it can indeed make the feet produce good suction force; of course, it does not mean that only the feet can do it. If the chakra is functioning properly, the hands and every inch of skin on the body can produce suction force.

This is special training aimed at improving chakra control.

So, under the curious and surprised gazes of Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura, Luo Yi trotted on the tree trunk that was perpendicular to the ground as if he was walking on flat ground, and finally "stepped" on the underside of the horizontal branches, making it seem as if gravity was reversed.

"Controlling chakra freely, accurately and continuously is the basic skill for learning complex ninjutsu." Kakashi rarely gave a serious lecture. "Different ninjutsu have different requirements for chakra control, and it is not easy to adapt.

"When a ninja extracts chakra, he is basically in a constantly moving battle. Under such conditions, it is even more difficult to "control" and "maintain" chakra... Luo Yi, how long can you keep doing this?"

Luo Yi crossed his arms and pondered for a while, "Probably, as long as I'm not asleep, it can take as long as it takes."

Climbing a tree is different from treading water, it consumes almost no chakra.

Kakashi nodded with satisfaction. He thought that for a ninja like him who changed career late, the basic skills might be a shortcoming, but it seems there is no need to worry.

The biggest and perhaps only shortcoming of this kid is that his mouth seems a little too vicious. Even Kakashi, a 26-year-old young man, can hardly stand it.

I have to talk to Lord Hokage and Hiashi when I get back.

"Okay, you're qualified, or should I say excellent." Kakashi took out three kunai and handed them to Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura, "Don't think about reaching the sky in one step, first use the kunai to mark the maximum height you can climb, and then work hard to a higher position.

"Don't be fooled by Luo Yi's easy look. It may not be smooth at the beginning. Just rush up in one breath and see how far you can get."

"Then teacher, if it's all right, I'll leave first?" Luo Yi was still "standing" on the lower side of the tree branch, looking at the group of protagonists who were about to start formal training.

In the original work, Sakura quickly mastered the skills and climbed to the top of the tree. For Naruto and Sasuke, it was just a matter of changing the role model from Sakura to themselves. It is hard to imagine that there will be any serious changes.

"Well, stay safe and keep in touch if possible." Kakashi was more inclined to treat him as an equal teammate than a student.

Luo Yi responded and then left in an instant.

...

In less than two hours.

Luo Yi looked at the tree house in front of him, which looked a bit like a giant inverted spinning top. His expression was quite interesting.

No, man, are you serious about this base? It's a bit unreasonable that it's so close to Dazna's house. Well, if you round it off, you are still neighbors, you know.

Is this really the actor dormitory of the theater? Living closer would be more convenient for filming later and save commuting time, right?

They even thoughtfully set up several entrances to the house.

Luo Yi was stunned at the door of Zabuza's house. He had not yet figured out how to communicate with the other party. After all, the impression he left on him was in some sense worse than Kakashi's.

Kakashi clearly wanted to kill him, but he came to save him.

"So... should I apologize to him first? Tell him that I only cursed because of our hostile relationship, and that we can still be good friends after putting down the keyboard?" Luo Yi seriously thought about the feasibility of the next communication, "Hmm?"

Then three people were seen coming out of Zabuza's house.

The one walking in the middle was the shortest, wearing a suit and tie, black round sunglasses, and a light-colored afro that looked like it hadn't been washed in a long time. His expression looked like it almost said "I am the rich villain Cardo."

I didn't expect that there are such standard suits in this world? I have to get a few sets to keep as a backup.

In his original world, Luo Yi hated wearing formal clothes the most; he never expected that when he saw suits in the Naruto world, the slightly nostalgic feeling made him want to buy one.

Hypocritical.

On both sides of Cardo are samurai bodyguards equipped with large swords. One has a gloomy face, long hair and a thick coat, while the other has scars on his arms and his upper body is bare.

The three people wore clothes that represented four seasons, how wonderful.

"Damn Zabuza, and that androgynous kid next to him..." Cardo cursed viciously in a low voice.

Then he saw a boy, even smaller than the annoying brat, standing at the end of the ramp, "Huh? Little brat I haven't seen before, who are you? What are you doing here?"

Fortunately, Luo Yi didn't wear a Konoha forehead protector for fear of getting prickly heat, otherwise the fight would have started without even saying hello.

The bodyguard in winter clothes who looks a little frail has a nice big sword, which is much better than the Cosplay props in his own world.

"Hello, I'm Luo Yi, and I'm here to visit Mr. Zabuza." Luo Yi answered casually, but what he was thinking about in his mind was how to legally and reasonably make the Odachi his own.

"You... are also a ninja from Kirigakure?" Having just suffered a defeat at the hands of Bai, Cardo did not dare to act rashly.

"No." Luo Yi shook his head and denied it. "I just had a small misunderstanding with Mr. Zabuza. I happened to hear that he was unwell, so I came to express my condolences."

"Tsk, that 'ghost man', the ghosts around him are all freaks." Cardo spat, and finally decided not to let the bodyguards cause him trouble. He didn't say anything else and just left with his men.

As they passed each other, Luo Yi's gaze lingered on the weapons of the two bodyguards for half a second longer.

Ah... Why didn't he say that I was a blind brat like the villains in classic online novels, and order his men to teach me a lesson as soon as we disagreed, so that I could confiscate their equipment with a legitimate reason, right?

Luo Yi sighed helplessly. Cardo's head had to be kept for Zabuza.

Gold coins can't explode just because you want them to.

It seems that despite his tough words, Bai still left a shadow on them that was enough to keep Cardo sane. It can be seen that in this world, the gap between ordinary people and ninjas is huge.

Luo Yi suppressed his reluctance, straightened his shirt, and stepped onto the ramp of the tree house, leaving behind the three unexpected people, Cardo.

The next focus is how to communicate with Zabuza and Haku. If not handled properly, the plot will collapse.

Luo Yi, who was concentrating on his thinking, did not notice that after Cardo and others walked out twenty meters, the three of them turned back tacitly and unexpectedly noticed the Hyuga family crest on the collar of the boy's coat.

At this time, Luo Yi had already knocked on the door of the tree house, shouting, "If you don't kill me again, I'm here to negotiate terms with you."