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  "Nawaki, you expin what happened?" Shin asked.

  Nawaki nodded. "We were on a mission to secretly escort a batedie to the battlefield."

  "Wait, they gave you a mission that important?" Shin interrupted, incredulous.

  Medie was crucial otlefield. Shin couldn't believe they would entrust such a mission to Nawaki and his team.

  "The ninja who gave us the mission said it was because we're weak and inspicuous. That it would be safer that way," Nawaki expined.

  "So it was just you, Kai, and Hizashi?"

  "Yes. And we were attacked. Kai and I stayed behind to hold them off while Hizashi escaped with the medie."

  "Heh, staying behind to fight? You're quite brave, aren't you?" Shin looked at Nawaki.

  "It was Kai's idea."

  "Yes, but you didn't refuse, did you? Even if he hadn't suggested it, you would have stayed, right?"

  Shin knew Nawaki well.

  If he and his teammates were in danger, he would sacrifice himself to eheir safety.

  Nawaki scratched his head. "The ninjas who attacked us weren't that strong. Kai and I mao repel them, but then Kai attacked me."

  Nawaki's voice was filled with anger.

  "It seems this nned." Shin said.

  First, the mission itself was suspicious. It could be a trap. And the attackers were probably w with Kai.

  "Danzō might be involved."

  Shin suspected Danzō. He was the only one who would do such a thing.

  Kai had been in Konoha the whole time; he couldn't have been w with enemies from other vilges.

  If he was w with the attackers, then they were Konoha Shinobi.

  And the only one who would target Nawaki was Danzō. Hiruzen wouldn't do that. Nawaki was different from the other Senju.

  He was Tsunade's brother and the grandson of the Shodaime Hokage. Hiruzen wouldn't harm him.

  "Danzō?" Nawaki's eyes widened.

  "I'm eighty pert sure this was a trap set for you, orchestrated by Danzō," Shin said.

  Danzō might be otlefield, but he still had Root and his subordinates in Konoha. He could easily arrange something like this.

  If Shin was right, then Kai was w for Danzō. But Shin wasn't surprised.

  Uzumaki Hikaru had also joined Root and revealed Shin's Uchiha lio Danzō.

  "That's impossible! Danzō is the Hokage's advisor! Why would he target me?" Nawaki couldn't believe it.

  "Who knows what that geezer is thinking? But you're quite valuable, Nawaki." Shin looked at him.

  Nawaki was the grandson of Hashirama Senju. Perhaps Danzō wao capture him for research. It wasn't impossible. Danzō might hate the Uchiha , but he coveted their Sharingan. And he was even more ied in the legendary Wood Release.

  "What value could I possibly have?" Nawaki asked, fused.

  "You're the grandson of Hashirama Senju. That's your value. By the way, lend me your neckce for a while." Shin looked at the neckawaki was wearing.

  "You want this? Here." Nawaki took it off and ha to Shin.

  "Sis gave it to me. She said it was a keepsake from Grandpa. That it might protect me."

  Shin almost scoffed. That neckce wasn't a charm; it was a curse. Whoever wore it died. Only Naruto, with his incredible vitality, could withstand it.

  "Stay in the Senju pound for now. Don't go on any missions. Foproving your strength. Do you wao help you get revenge?" Shin asked.

  "No, I'll do it myself," Nawaki said, his eyes filled with determination.

  "Fine. But you o get stronger. Otherwise, you won't even be able to avenge yourself."

  "Don't uimate me, Shin! That Kai bastard is no mate!"

  "He's just a pawn. Even if you defeat him, what then? Will that be enough for revenge?"

  "I'm going back to the battlefield now."

  Shin opened a Yomotsu Hirasaka portal and stepped through it.

  Nawaki was frustrated. Shin had left too quickly. He still had questions.

  He wao know how Shin had saved him.

  But even if he asked, Shin wouldn't tell him.

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  Shiuro the battlefield, the long-distaeleportation ing a signifit amount of Chakra and ocur power. But he could ha.

  With his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and his massive Chakra reserves, he had plenty to spare.

  He examihe neckce, sensing its unique properties.

  He had asked for it because it was a crystal made from Hashirama Senju's Chakra.

  It tained Hashirama's power and could even be used to suppress Tailed Beasts.

  Of course, Shin didn't for that. To him, Tailed Beasts were just pets.

  He wao study Hashirama's power, specifically his Wood Release.

  He had been wanting to learn Wood Release for a while now, but he hadn't had the time. Now he did.

  He couldn't copy Wood Release. Hashirama was dead. To copy it from him, he'd have to use Edo Tensei.

  There was also Madara Uchiha, who probably knew Wood Release, but Shin didn't know where he was hiding. He had to rely on himself.

  Hopefully, this neckce would help.

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