From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 28 Flare

"Rumble--"

In the distant sky, there were bursts of dull thunder and rain, and low air pressure swirling.

The Hyuga ninja, wearing a special raincoat and keeping his Byakugan open, stood on the treetop, looking silently to one side.

Everything within a few kilometers comes into view.

Occasionally, you can see a few flashes of chakra light at the edge of your vision.

Those are the traces of the Cloud Hidden Village patrol troops.

Not their goal.

This large-scale observation was carried out intermittently for about half an hour, but they still failed to find the team they needed to pick up. When nearly half of the chakra in his body was consumed, he finally stopped the investigation.

First, they exchanged slogans with the sentry in the dark, and then, braving the heavy rain, they walked into the bear cave that served as a resting place.

This cave is quite deep and the passage is winding. After walking for more than ten meters inside, we can see a faint light of fire in the depths.

Maybe it was because he saw the light, but Hinata Masakazu couldn't help but relax a little. He picked up the wet raincoat in his hand, hung it on the natural stone hook at the corner, and greeted the man next to the fire.

"Sakumo-sama."

Hatake Sakumo, who was sitting by the fire, raised his head and looked at him.

Hinata Shoichi closed his eyes and shook his head:

"We've searched everywhere around here."

"If not all of them were killed, then they were relocated."

"Have you found any traces of large-scale battles?" asked Hatake Sakumodo.

"also not."

"That's good news." Hatake Sakumo said calmly, "For a ninja of Tsunade's level, even if she dies, there will be some traces left behind."

"Zhengyi, go and rest first."

"Let Zhen take your shift in four hours."

"Yes."

When Hinata Masaichi turned around and walked to the other side of the fire and sat down, Hatake Sakumo's serious face suddenly collapsed.

"what"

"Where on earth did you go? Tsunade."

Seeing this scene, Sawara Kiri and Namikaze Minato couldn't help but smile at each other.

After knowing this eccentric 'Sakumo-sama' for a long time, it was a little bit hard to get used to seeing him suddenly become serious.

However, the current situation is indeed urgent.

It has been three days since they crossed the border between Fire and Thunder and sneaked into the Country of Thunder.

As early as yesterday evening, they found the original ambush site of Tsunade's team.

However, there was not even a ghost around.

Finally, it was thanks to the search capabilities of the Hyuga team that they found traces of large-scale escape and pursuit in the pouring rain, but the traces had been there for at least two days.

Judging from the traces and existing intelligence, it is very likely that Tsunade's team also noticed the intelligence leak during the mission and began to move very early, but they still did not give up the mission. While concealing their own strength, they insisted on staying nearby and waiting for the opportunity to assassinate.

For the arrogant Third Raikage, this idea is actually quite feasible.

A man who possesses both the strongest spear and the strongest shield will not change his path just because of a few small bugs blocking his way.

However, this is a big problem for Sakumo's team who came to support Tsunade's team.

They now have no way of judging whether Tsunade's team has given up the mission and escaped during the maneuver, or is advancing deep into the Land of Lightning on a larger scale.

In addition, due to the full-speed march over the past few days, the members of Sakumo's team were already exhausted.

This was the first time they lit a bonfire in the three days since they invaded the border of the Land of Thunder.

One look at Sawara Kiri's expression as she held the bowl of warm canned pre-prepared food told you just how much they missed the taste of civilization.

"fog."

Seeing his happy look, Uchiha Yayoi, who was sitting next to him, lowered her voice and held her small can of food: "Do you want to eat more? I'm full."

“No thanks.”

Sahara Kiri reached out his hand and gently touched the girl's cheek, which was pale from the cold, with his warm fingers: "Come closer, you are losing temperature too quickly."

As he spoke, he spread out the blanket he was wrapped in and wrapped another layer of blanket on Yayoi.

Miss Yayoi's cheeks flushed a little. She felt that this action seemed a little too intimate in front of everyone. She glanced around quietly and saw that no one was looking at them. Then she carefully rubbed against him and gently stuck to him. The girl glanced at the face of the person next to her and her eyelashes shook slightly.

Sawara Kiri leaned against the wall nonchalantly, continuing to hold the warm can.

"Yo yo yo~"

Hatake Sakumo noticed this and joked like a child: "That's great. I also want to be close to a girl in a cave."

Miss Yayoi glanced at him. After spending the past few days together, the filter she once had for the 'White Fang of Konoha' had long been shattered. She stretched out her voice nonchalantly:

"I'm really sorry for letting you see such an indecent scene~" As she said this, she leaned a little closer.

Sawara Kiri smiled nonchalantly.

Life in the wild is much harder than you might imagine, and you need some spice occasionally.

Minato Namikaze sat opposite the campfire, looking at Sawara Kiri, whose aura had been restrained to the extreme. If one didn't look up, he would seem to be 'non-existent'. The inexplicable curiosity in his heart became even stronger.

Development ability, no-mark ninjutsu, extraordinary observation
No matter which aspect he is in, he should be an outstanding person.

However, I grew up with him, but I never seemed to notice him.

Even he himself found this phenomenon a little unbelievable.

"Mist-kun."

He thought for a moment, scratched his cheek as if he was a little embarrassed, and asked, "Although it may be a bit shameless to say this, can I ask you some questions about the development of Muji Ninjutsu?"

"I have been developing the Wind Style Ninjutsu for more than a year, but the direction is not quite right."

Because of his extraordinary talent since childhood, in addition to asking elders like Jiraiya for answers, this was the first time that Minato Namikaze made a similar request to his peers.

In addition, as they are still at the sensitive age of fifteen, teenagers' skin is thinner than paper.

However, due to his eagerness to achieve the goal of "becoming stronger", Minato still withstood the pressure and spoke with difficulty.

"sure."

But before he could explain anything.

Then I heard Sahara Kiri agreed as if she didn't care.

"Eh?"

Namikaze Minato was stunned.

Sawara Kiri continued, "The unlimited technique requires extremely high computing power. It's probably difficult for ordinary people to learn it. The only thing I can teach you is the Rasengan."

"Wait a minute."

Namikaze Minato waved his hands repeatedly, his face swollen with nervousness: "I don't want to steal your skills, I just want to develop them."

In the world of ninja, stealing ninjutsu is a very serious problem.

However, Sawara Kiri just smiled and said, "The easiest way to develop a non-sequence ninjutsu is to learn one first, right?"

"Besides, our fighting styles are very similar."

"I think the Rasengan might be quite suitable for you."

Namikaze Minato couldn't help but widen his eyes and looked at Sawara Kiri in astonishment.

Surprised and a little touched.

Teaching ninjutsu to someone without any relatives or friends is an extraordinary favor.

Miss Yayoi was also stunned when she heard this, turned her head to look at him, and then quickly reacted and suddenly interrupted:
"It can't be for free! At least you have to exchange it for the ninjutsu you developed yourself."

"Yayoi?"

Sawara Kiri turned his head subconsciously.

He didn't think that Minato would be unable to create the Rasengan again because of him. It would be more valuable to use it as a favor earlier.

Then, Uchiha Yayoi winked in the direction of the other two bonfires.

Sawara Kiri glanced over and saw quite a few people quietly looking in their direction. They had obviously noticed their conversation just now, and then he understood what she meant.

"of course."

Namikaze Minato immediately agreed, his eyes shining as he looked at Sawara Kiri.

"What about me?"

Hatake Sakumo also joined the young people's conversation and pointed at himself: "Can I learn it too?"

Miss Yayoi was still holding a grudge, and snorted like a stingy person: "Then you have to exchange it for the White Fang Sword Technique, and I want the complete version!"

"Hey, hey!" Hatake Sakumo's face suddenly fell, "Are you already a housekeeper before you even get married? Women who are too controlling are not liked by others!"

When Yayoi heard the first half of the sentence, her face first turned red, then immediately darkened, and she said unhappily: "An old man like Lord Sakumo who is not serious will never find a wife in his life!"

"Jie Jie Jie!"

However, Hatake Sakumo was all smiles, with a look of stinky happiness on his face: "Senior, even my son is already three years old!"

"Eh--?!"

Everyone couldn't help but lengthen their voices and looked at him in astonishment.

Just during this brief pause, the Anbu ninja who was lurking outside on guard suddenly rushed into the cave and shouted:
"Sakumo-sama!"

"North, red flare!"

In an instant, everyone's originally relaxed expressions turned into solemnity.

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(End of this chapter)