Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 21 Mercy is the Compromise of the Strong
Under the hazy moonlight.

Whizzing--

Two figures swept past the treetops and fell to the ground along with the leaves that had detached from the branches.

"Bloodhound, how long until we catch up with the target?"

The two were wearing crow-face masks and dog-face masks respectively, and were Mist Crow and Blood Dog, who had received orders from Captain Ōtengu to hunt them down.

Hearing what the fog crow said.

Bloodhound took out a kunai from his ninja tool bag.

The kunai was of ordinary design, with black bloodstains clinging to the edge of its blade. The bloodhound held the kunai in reverse, forming a hand seal with one hand. A strange stream of water suddenly emerged from between his fingers, quickly meandering towards the kunai.

moment.

The water flow then climbed to the blade's edge, enveloping the dried blood.

The clear water turned blood red, as if sensing something, and flew towards the two of them, only to be caught and pulled back by the bloodhound, which then carefully sensed it.

Three hours.

“Three hours?” Mist Raven glanced at his watch. “That’s exactly the time of the Demon Occurrence? That’s not a good sign.”

"Do you still believe this?"

Bloodhound glanced at Mist Raven in surprise, as if he were seeing him for the first time.

The old people of the Hidden Mist like to call the time before sunrise the "Hour of Demons." They firmly believe it is a cursed time, when all evil spirits and ghosts appear in the sky. And those who walk alone on the road will be bewitched and lose their souls.

I remember how the Fog Crow used to sneer at the old folks in the village, even affectionately calling them "old codgers." I never thought they'd start doing the same thing.

"I didn't believe it at first..."

The face beneath the fog crow mask was taut.

For some reason, he always felt that this mission was fraught with endless danger.

The ghost fox, its eyes wide open and its throat pierced, lay hunched over at the bottom of the sink, its hands severed off; and finally, the eerie girl with blood-stained hands and eyes as dull as stubborn stones.

Sure enough it was her.

When the captain pointed out that it was her, Fog Raven didn't even ask why and believed the captain's judgment without hesitation.

He sensed something was wrong the moment he saw the girl.

However, he was too confident in his own perception, and the other party's disabled eyes and childish age made him lower his guard. He couldn't find a suitable reason to intercept Kuryu Mari, so he eventually gave up.

Fortunately, he managed to preserve the girl's bloodstains immediately.

With the help of the bloodhound's blood-tracking technique, they still have a chance to salvage the situation.

"What if Kurio Mari tries to stop us when we arrest that blind girl?"

Bloodhound suddenly asked.

“Impossible,” Fog Raven’s voice finally regained some of its usual ease.

"That girl is a bloodline ninja."

"Bloodline ninja? How do you know?"

"The small, oval bullet marks I found while investigating the corpse of the Nether Fox were described similarly in the files of the corpse disposal team. Although I don't know how she evaded my chakra detection, they were indeed caused by the Corpse Bone Pulse technique of the Taketori clan."

"Taketori..."

Bloodhound was silent for a moment, then smiled easily: "In other words, that girl was not the Jonin we imagined. She actually killed the Dark Fox by using a special bloodline limit to launch a sneak attack."

“That’s right, that makes sense. Otherwise, a six or seven-year-old Jonin would be too terrifying.”

Mist Raven shook his head, dispelling the gloom in his heart: "The hatred between Kuryu Shun and the bloodline clan is irreconcilable, and so is Kuryu Mari. The three of us, two special Jonin and one Chunin, have a huge advantage in dealing with a little girl who hasn't even grown her hair yet."

"I'll be a Jonin soon."

Bloodhound's voice corrected Mist Raven's wording.

"Wow, you're something else! Your chakra level has increased again? Wait, you're still a Chunin." Mist Crow was initially pleased, but after carefully sensing Bloodhound's chakra and finding that it hadn't increased, she looked at her companion in confusion.

“I… signed up for Elder Yuanshi’s research.”

Silence.

The night was deathly silent.

"You are crazy!"

The raven's voice suddenly turned shrill, like a gust of wind squeezed through a crack in the window. "They say I'm physically strong enough to handle it," Bloodhound chuckled dryly, patting his powerful chest with his large hand.

"How much can you reduce the mortality rate from 97%?"

"Down to eighty...how did you know?"

"...

I'm ninety-two. Never mind, let's get going.

With a mixture of despair and sigh, the mist crow mumbled a few indistinct curses and took the lead, rushing forward.

……

The night grew increasingly still and silent.

Inside the tent, the girl, who was deep in sleep, suddenly opened her eyes.

what happened?

Hui Li activated her Byakugan to check her body and found nothing unusual.

What was that feeling just now?

Closing her eyes, Hui Li carefully recalled the strange sensations she had experienced in her dream, her powerful pupils radiating throughout her body.

gradually.

The blood vessels pulsate like the strings of a musical instrument, with subtle, almost imperceptible ripples spreading through the blood.

The feeling was as if someone was standing far away with a megaphone, and from time to time, unclear, unusual fluctuations were transmitted to her, and these fluctuations were becoming clearer and closer.

It's...that direction.

Following the throbbing sensation, Gray Glass turned its head eastward, the direction they had come from.

That's also the direction of Kirigakure!
Roll your eyes, open!

The terrifying blood vessels swelled up instantly.

The gray pupils contracted, making the color appear even deeper.

One kilometer... two kilometers...

His blood vessels bulged even more, as if they were about to burst, and the high pressure created by the violent infusion of chakra made Gray's brain feel dizzy.

But... she saw it.

Two blurry figures, hands behind their backs, leaped through the woods, chasing the blood-red stream, heading straight for her.

These two are members of the Hidden Mist Sect's ANBU. Did they spot me?

This speed...

three minutes!
They will appear in front of Gray Glass in just three minutes.

How to do?
Hui Li looked outside the tent.

The night was a pure, deep black. The fire outside the tent was nearly extinguished, and Mari Kuryu was keeping watch by adding more firewood.

Would she fight against the Dark Side for me?

A helpless smile appeared on the small, gray face with its grotesque veins.

What wonderful dream am I having?
Even those with ice-style bloodline limits are called monsters, so in their eyes, someone with two bloodline limits must be an even bigger freak among freaks.

Even without a bloodline limit, as the younger sister of the ANBU captain, Kuryu Mari would never betray Kirigakure and let her leave.

The dark area within the white eye is getting closer.

Their chakra levels were slightly lower than Kuryu Mari's, and even if they weren't Special Rank 1s, they were roughly the same. Including Kuryu's team, there were three Special Rank 1s and three elite Genin with near-Chunin strength and excellent teamwork.

This is the lineup that six-year-old Hui Li will soon face.

What a messed up world.

She gently removed her cloak, revealing a close-fitting short garment underneath.

Under the cold shoulder.

Six chakra bursting with blue light resembled blazing bonfires in the darkness, and she herself was like a moth drawn to the flames.

It ignites upon contact.

(End of this chapter)