In a desolate wilderness.
Sarutobi Nagare clapped his hands, motioning for the team members to gather around, and said with a smile.
"Alright, it seems that the enemies in this area have been completely cleared. It's time for us to go and support the guys from Root."
"Clear what? It's all bullshit..."
Three Anbu ninjas twitched the corners of their mouths, muttering in their hearts.
Except for the Mist team they encountered at the beginning, there weren't any other enemies in this area at all.
Under Nagare's leadership, they didn't know how many circles they had walked around in place, and they didn't even see a single shadow of an enemy.
"Heh, don't you think it's too late to go and support now?"
At this time, a cold voice came from behind the team, and all four of them were stunned.
"Who's there?!"
The ninja codenamed Kinoto was the first to turn around, draw his sword, and look back warily. A chill ran down his spine.
The wasteland that was empty just a moment ago now quietly had an extra figure.
The figure just stood not far away, staring at them faintly.
Swish!
In the blink of an eye, that figure appeared in front of Kinoto as if leaping through space.
A fierce claw lunged straight at his heart!
Kinoto was greatly shocked. The long sword in his hand turned into a blurred shadow and stabbed fiercely and quickly at the approaching dark figure.
Pfft.
The blade plunged into the flesh, and warm blood splashed onto his body. Kinoto's spirit couldn't help but be lifted.
He had injured the other party!
But just then, a shocked and angry questioning voice exploded like a thunderclap beside his ear.
"Kinoto, what the hell are you doing?!"
"What?" Kinoto's mind went blank for a moment, and then he suddenly regained his clarity.
When his eyes focused again, after he saw the appearance of the dark figure in front of him, he felt a chill rush straight to the top of his head.
Where did his knife strike? It had clearly stabbed into the body of his comrade Otsu.
And the blood that stained his body was actually the blood of his comrade!
"Hey, listen to me! I...!"
Kinoto, in a panic, couldn't get the second half of his sentence out no matter how hard he tried.
Blood kept gushing out of his mouth.
Kinoto slowly looked down, and he saw that the long sword of Hei had pierced through his chest.
"Why...?"
Kinoto couldn't figure it out until his death why his former comrade would attack him.
Just like those deceased Root members, they couldn't figure it out until they died.
Why was the support, which was supposed to cooperate with them and should have arrived long ago, so late?
"Because, this is your retribution."
Kaze stood not far away, watching the three Anbu members fall one after another, and whispered coldly to himself.
With just one look, he could control the elite Anbu ninjas. This was the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan!
When one possesses such great power, numbers become meaningless.
"Damn it!"
Sarutobi Nagare's eyes were blood - shot. One might think he had awakened the Sharingan if they didn't know better.
Damn it! Damn it all!
In just a split second, his subordinates were controlled by Genjutsu and died at each other's hands!
(Kinoto died in a series of Genjutsu. What he witnessed was not real.)
Just now, his attention was attracted by Kaze, and he didn't even have time to stop it.
It was so sudden!
A Mist Anbu suddenly showed the Sharingan... Isn't this just like cheating?!
Sarutobi Nagare growled angrily with gritted teeth.
"Uchiha, no matter who you are, I'll kill you!"
Countless suspects flashed through his mind, but after thinking it over, he just couldn't think of Kaze.
After all, he ruled out the correct answer right from the start.
"Want to kill me? With you?"
Kaze walked slowly towards Nagare, changing his voice and sneering.
Now, he understood why the Uchiha clan liked to act all high - and mighty.
Suddenly gaining a huge boost in strength and unrivaled power, who wouldn't show off?
If an ordinary civilian suddenly struck it rich, you'd see him swaggering around the next day!
"Come out, Ape Spirit!"
Facing a powerful enemy, Sarutobi Nagare looked solemn. He bit his finger and formed Hand Seals with both hands.
He planned to enter his strongest state right from the start and pummel Kaze.
Caw caw caw...
A [Corpse Crow] flew by, but nothing happened.
What's going on?
Why did the [Summoning Jutsu] fail?
Could it be that the connection for the jutsu is bad?!
Nagare was startled. Without time to think further, he quickly changed his hand seals to perform another Ninjutsu.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
Nagare puffed out his chest, opened his mouth, and exhaled forcefully.
In the end, even spit flew out, but not a single spark was seen.
Sarutobi Nagare's heart sank.
For some reason, in front of this guy, his Ninjutsu... seemed to have failed?
Dōjutsu: Land of Purity!
In Kaze's right eye, a blunt four - sided shuriken slowly rotated, emitting a strange power.
"Feel despair, Sarutobi Nagare. Savor this helplessness of crying out for help to no avail."
Kaze slowly approached Nagare, thinking coldly in his heart.
"Since Ninjutsu doesn't work, then switch to Taijutsu!"
Nagare was never one to sit around waiting for death.
He raised his two blades, avoiding Kaze's gaze, and took the initiative to attack.
"Chakra Blade: True One Character!"
Nagare tried his best to pour Chakra into the claw - shaped knives, but... it was useless!
He seemed to be enveloped by an invisible domain, and the Chakra in his body couldn't be released to the outside world.
Helplessly, Nagare had to fully activate his Chakra to keep it on the surface of his limbs as much as possible.
"Snake Form: Double Fang Assault!"
Nagare stepped in front of Kaze. The two blades in his hands crossed and lifted towards Kaze from two different directions.
Clang!
Kaze drew his sword to block. Unexpectedly, a poison pouch suddenly popped out of Nagare's sleeve and exploded instantly.
Kaze: "What the...?"
Nagare quickly stepped back. Looking at the figure submerged in the thick poisonous gas, he heaved a sigh of relief.
"Phew..."
After suffering a setback from the poison in his previous fight with Kaze, he had someone specially make a poison pouch, intending to learn from the enemy's strengths to defeat them.
It was originally prepared for Kaze, but unexpectedly, it came in handy now.
"Hehe, if he knew he'd accidentally saved my life, he'd be fuming!"
A malicious smile curled up on Nagare's lips. "Wait!"
Suddenly, Nagare became alert.
The circulation of chakra in his body remained sluggish, and he heard not a single sound from the figure...
"Damn it!"
Just as Nagare was about to dodge to a different position, a figure like a big black rat flashed by and slashed his leg severely.
"Now, you can't escape."
Kaze reappeared, shaking off the blood beads on his sword, and said menacingly.
He had just cut through Nagare's Achilles tendon. Even without using the Flying Raijin Technique, the other party couldn't run away now.
"Hachiyaaru (a Japanese expletive)!"
Nagare stared at Kaze viciously, holding his two swords close to his body, and secretly crushed another hidden pouch in his sleeve.
Meanwhile,
In the woods not far away, an Anbu ninja from the Aburame clan looked extremely shocked.
"Damn it! My queen bug is suddenly restless... Boss and the others are probably in danger!"
"What?" Several Anbu ninjas showed expressions of surprise.
"Follow me quickly!"
The Aburame Anbu led the way according to the guidance of the queen bug.
While hurrying, an Anbu member took out a firework and pulled the fuse without hesitation.
The bright firework lit up the night sky. At this moment, all the Anbu ninjas looked up at the sky.
This was a signal to summon all Anbu ninjas for an emergency assembly!
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