" Hmm, it's completely different from Konoha, and the Land of Whirlpools barely has any guards... "
Sean muttered as he hid while standing on one of the tree branches, narrowing his eyes at the large waterfall visible in the distance.
He had gathered some information about the Hidden Waterfall Village.
He didn't remember much about this village, as it wasn't mentioned much in the original plot except that it was the home of the infamous Kakuzu, and that it contained the Seven-Tails beast in addition to a miraculous liquid known as the Hero Water.
The entrance to the Hidden Waterfall Village was located in a cave behind the waterfall. Being a small village, its natural defenses were enviable compared to other villages.
However, it seemed that the ninja of the Hidden Waterfall Village had lowered their guard because of this natural protection provided by the land.
Sean could barely notice any guards nearby.
" This will make things easier. Infiltration won't be as difficult as I imagined, but still, it's better to be cautious. I don't want to get involved in a pointless fight... "
" First, I need to determine the location of the Tailed Beast. Since there's no information about whether it's sealed inside someone or not, I don't expect a small village like this to possess the necessary methods to develop sealing techniques... "
Sean took out a small map of the Land of Waterfalls.
" So the Tailed Beast is currently confined somewhere inside the Hidden Waterfall Village... "
He took a pen from his bag and marked Xs on the locations where the Tailed Beast might be present.
" There are seven possible locations... " he stared at the map to memorize them before putting it back into his side pouch.
" Hmm, someone is here... " he activated the Body Flicker Technique and disappeared from his spot at high speed.
He appeared on another tree branch and stared at a group of four ninja heading toward the waterfall.
Sean activated the Sharingan and examined them.
" Hmm, one Jonin and three Genin... "
" Looks like luck is on my side... " he laughed inwardly with satisfaction before jumping from the tree while activating the Body Flicker Technique.
Sean took out three shuriken from his bag and threw them at them using the Uchiha clan's distinctive shuriken throwing technique.
Being a Jonin was no joke. Even though he was from a small village, a Jonin from the Hidden Waterfall Village was still a Jonin, and such a simple attack wouldn't kill him.
Clang!!
Clang!!
The sound of metal clashing echoed as the Hidden Waterfall Jonin deflected the shuriken with a kunai.
" Nori, Aura, Suzuni, be careful, we have company... " the Jonin warned seriously while his eyes frantically searched for the attacker's identity.
" Don't waste your time, I'm here... " Sean's voice came from above, followed by blades of wind.
" Wind Style: Cutting Winds "
" Damn it ! quickly , Scatter immediately... " the Jonin shouted seriously as he leaped backward, grabbing one of the Genin who stood frozen.
Boom!!
Boom!!
The blades created cracks in the ground, demonstrating their destructive power.
Sean descended from above, landing on the ground in a rush, gripping his short blade, and lunged at the Jonin with an ugly expression.
Sean swung his blade to strike the Jonin, who raised his kunai to block the attack. During that moment, he made direct eye contact with Sean's red eyes.
This was the opportunity Sean had been waiting for.
Without hesitation, he activated a genjutsu enhanced by the Sharingan and trapped the Jonin in an illusion.
Leaving the Jonin frozen in place, Sean used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind one of the three terrified Genin.
Within just a few moves, he managed to place the rest under genjutsu as well.
He sheathed his blade behind his back and walked toward the immobilized Jonin.
" Why are you outside the village!? Were you on a mission!? " He got straight to the point and asked about their presence outside.
Under the power of Sean's Sharingan-enhanced genjutsu, which was stronger than a normal Sharingan due to his superior ocular power, the Jonin from the Hidden Waterfall Village had no resistance to speak of.
" I am a Jonin responsible for leading the Genin Nori, Aura, and Suzuni. We were outside the village to carry out a merchant escort mission ... "
Sean listened attentively to the Jonin's words.
" I didn't expect a small village like yours to have the luxury of assigning a Jonin to lead a Genin team... "
" Um , Because of Nori Shanim's special identity, I was assigned to be a mentor Jonin... "
Shawn glanced briefly at the female Genin named Nori before looking away and ordering the Jonin:
" Tell me everything about yourself , your name, your relationships with others, the things that you love and ... "
" My name is Hidori... " the ninja named Hidori began speaking, starting from his name to his darkest secrets.
Sean listened carefully. After finishing interrogating Hidori, he did the same with the others.
.....
Sean raised his head to look at the blue sky with sadness.
" This is the first time I kill someone because of my own selfish desire... "
He stared at the blade in his right hand, hesitating. He truly didn't want to kill the three Genin , they were just children around 12 years old.
" There is no other choice... "
" I'm sorry... "
He clenched his teeth and drove the blade into the Jonin's heart, then did the same to the three Genin.
He looked at the three corpses with a heavy heart. If it were his old self, he wouldn't have thought much about it, but after regaining his dormant memories, his standards and view of the world had changed.
In his previous world, 12-year-old children were just middle school students.
He shook his head, discarding the turbulent emotions.
" This is not the time to drown in guilt... "
" This is not my old reality. Here, even children are dangerous killers. In this world, you either kill or be killed. "
He clasped his hands together and formed hand seals.
" Ninja Art: Shadow Clone Technique "
Poof!!
Poof!!
Poof!!
Three clouds of white smoke burst out, revealing three identical copies of Shawn.
Without a word from the original, the clones formed hand seals and performed the Transformation Technique, disguising themselves as the three Genin.
Sean did the same and transformed into the Jonin Hidori.
" Now, the scent... " he didn't want to repeat that incident that happened when he was trying to escape from the Konoha camp.
Even though there was no Inuzuka clan in the Hidden Waterfall Village, who knew if they had something similar.