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After finishing his business with the newly upgraded system, Shin stepped out of his room—only to be greeted by Kushina's suspicious gre.
"Shin, what exactly were you doing in there with the door locked?" She eyed him warily. "You doing something…inappropriate?"
Shin nearly choked on his owh.
"I was alone. What do you expect I'd do?"
"Heh, you never know…"
Thwack!
He gave her a light chop to the head—enough forake Kushina's eyes go wide as a ical lump rose on her skull.
"Ow, seriously?!"
"It's for your own good," Shin said, not the least bit guilty.
"Anyway, I o tell you all something. I'm heading off to the Land of Rain for a while. Might take some time before I'm back."
That got everyone's attention. Tsuopped sippiea; Mikoto lifted her gaze. Kushina, though still rubbing her head, narrowed her eyes.
"Why the Land of Rain?" Mikoto asked.
"Konoha and Sunagakure are already at war in the Land of Rain, and I pn to check it out. Also, I have some other matters to take care of."
Shin shrugged casually.
"So, who wants to e with me?"
"Not me," Kushina huffed.
Tsunade and Mikoto exged ghen Tsunade frowned.
"War already started?"
"Yeah, do you want to e to the Land of Rain a?" Shin asked, looking at them.
"What's there to see? I'm not ied," Tsunade waved dismissively.
Mikoto looked tempted but tly yanked back by Kushina. Clearly, Kushina wasn't letting her go anywhere. She shot Shin a triumphant grin, like she'd outmaneuvered him somehow.
"Fine," Shin said, unruffled. "Then I'll take Konan. She needs some real bat experience, anyway."
He reached for Konan's hand, and in a fsh of Yomotsu Hirasaka, the two vanished into a swirling bck portal.
"Gah!" Kushina stomped a foot. "He took Konan away without even asking her!"
"Kushina, are yretting not going with Shin now?" Tsunade observed, a hint of mischief in her voice.
"What's there tret?" Kushina muttered, crossing her arms. She refused to admit that it already stung a bit, imagining Shin and Konan traveling together.
"You're just too stubborn," Tsunade murmured, shaking her head lightly.
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Meanwhile, Shin had reappeared in the tryside, Konan's hand in his.
Rather than teleport directly into the Land of Rain, he decided to head there on foot, traveling at a more measured pace.
Along the way, He wao enter some Missing-nin or bandits—fodder for Konan to sharpen her skills.
She'd aken a life before, and Shi a real shinobi's path iably crossed that line. He wanted Konan to face the harsh truth of bat.
"Konan, do you miss the Land of Rain?" he asked as they walked.
She shook her head softly. Her old home only held painful memories. Her time there had been shaped by endless war and cruelty.
"Alright the's find some bandits. It's time for you to experiehe real bloodshed." Shin said seriously.
Konan's face turned a little pale at his words. Though she'd seen many corpses and the age of battle, she had never actually killed anyone herself.
"This is something every ninja must experience. After all, being a ninja is synonymous with blood and fire," Shin reassured her, holding her hand.
The presence of war between Konoha and Sunagakure seemed to have enced more mountain bandits and rogue ninjas in the Land of Fire, so it didn't take long for them to enter some.
At first, Konan struggled to hold herself back from gettiional, but as time passed, she gradually adapted to violence.
"Konan, your strength is already among the best in the Shinobi world. But remember, never show mercy to your enemies." Shin said seriously.
"I uand, Shin-nii." Konan aking his words to heart.
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They took their time, stopping to clear out ruffians ied passes, so it took them nearly half a month to reach the Land of Rain.
By then, the war had escated, with Iwa joining the flict. The Land of Rain had bee a double battlefield: Konoha vs. Suna on one front, Konoha vs. Iwa on another.
The news of Iwagakure's participation was a severe blow to Konoha. And things didn't stop there.
Kirigakure, led by the Fourth Mizukage—had also attacked Konoha.
Unlike in the inal story, the Fourth Mizukage wasn't Yagura—the Three-Tails Jinchūriki.
The Third Mizukage had been killed by Shin, so Yagura couldn't bee the Fourth Mizukage.
Three of the freat Vilges were attag Konoha. Only Kumogakure was still on the sidelines.
But everyone khe ambitious Kumogakure would join the war eventually. They just didn't know which side they would choose.
In the Sed Shinobi World War, Iwa had beerayed by Kumo. ōnoki hated Kumo. If it weren't for his desire to take a bite out of Konoha, he would have attacked the Land of Lightning.
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"This try hasn't ged."
Shin looked up at the sky. It was raining. Land of Rain was always shrouded in dark clouds.
"I'd much rather be in clear skies than in this dreary weather,"
Shin raised his hand towards the sky. He didn't like this gloomy weather.
"Shinra Tensei!"
He unleashed a powerful repulsive force, but he trolled it so it only affected the sky.
The clouds above them parted violently, allowing sunlight to break through, and for the first time ihe people of the Land of Rain could see the sun again.
"That's better. Let's go, Konan." Shin smiled and took Konan's hand.
Konan blushed and looked at Shin, her eyes filled with plex emotions. She wasn't a child anymore.
The sudden surge of chakra scattered through the area, causing every ninja otlefield to momentarily stop and look around, unsure of what had just happened.
Shin, however, didn't notice the pause in bat. He simply tinued walking toward their destination.
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