Konoha's Hextech Ninja

As he spoke, Bisk took out a small scroll and handed it to Yagami Yoruichi.

"Understood." Yagami Yoruichi took the scroll and nodded slightly.

"The information has been delivered, so I'll be leaving now." Bisk raised his claws, made a hand seal gesture, and disappeared into smoke with a bang.

This is not a shadow clone, but rather the dispelling of the summoning jutsu and returning to the original location.

Yagami Yoruichi picked up the scroll and examined it for a moment. After confirming the method of encryption, she formed the hand seal to release the seal and pressed the release seal on the scroll's seal.

A moment later, the seal was broken, and Yagami Yoruichi opened the scroll to take a look.

The contents are limited, containing only information about the caravan and the time they left Rock Hidden Village.

After Yagami Yoruichi finished reading, he handed the scroll to Kime Kouta and said, "We still have to wait until dawn. I guess we won't have any rest time tomorrow. Can you hold on?"

"I've had enough rest during the day, so it's fine if I don't rest tonight."

Mokumu Kōdō asked, "There are still four hours until dawn. Should we set up traps along the evacuation route now?"

Setting traps too early could cause them to be triggered prematurely, thus revealing the team's location.

Setting traps during the formal withdrawal, or when the withdrawal is imminent, can maximize concealment and also prevent possible pursuit by the enemy.

"You go ahead, I'll keep watch here," Yagami Yoruichi said. "The captain said everything is going smoothly, but I'm still a little worried. If any trouble arises and they try to force their way out, it'll be better if I'm here to provide backup."

“Alright then.” Kōdō Mokumei also knew that Yūichi Yagami’s fighting style was more suitable for clearing the way for Sakumo Hatake and the others.

Under Yagami Yoruichi's wide-range ninjutsu, the number of low-ranking ninjas in Iwagakure was reduced to a mere fraction.

“According to the captain’s plan, evacuation plan B is the most suitable.” Yagami Yoruichi calculated for a moment and said, “Plans C and E will be the backups. Set up the traps according to these three plans, using the trap plan we agreed on.”

"Don't worry, trust my trap-laying skills."

Mokume Kōdō smiled.

He was born a commoner and didn't have much natural talent. He was able to become a Jonin entirely through his swordsmanship, taijutsu, and his excellent skills in setting up chain traps.

Mokume Kōtō inspected the ninja tools and said to Yagami Yoruichi, "I'm running out of explosive tags. Give me some, and also give me thirty shuriken."

"Take this, I have more ninja tools than I can use." Yagami Yoruichi handed a sealing scroll filled with various ninja tools to Mokume Kōtō, reminding him, "In case of an emergency, use the captain's summoning beast to contact him first. If the captain needs to break through urgently, I will use a large-scale ninjutsu to clear the way immediately. When you see any movement, send a signal flare to indicate the location."

This mission is very difficult, and the team is very well prepared. They have prepared enough ninja tools and consumables to fight a medium-sized battle.

However, Yagami Yoruichi doesn't have a great need for ninja tools, explosive tags, and the like.

These things are not as powerful as a single ninjutsu that Yagami Yoruichi can use casually. With Yagami Yoruichi's chakra reserves, she doesn't need to rely on ninja tools to conserve chakra.

The portion given to Yoruichi Yagami was basically never used.

Carrying one ninja tool pouch is enough; the rest can be given to others.

Knowing about Yagami Yoruichi's situation, Mokume Kōdō didn't say much. He picked up the sealing scroll, told her to be careful, and then turned and left.

Yagami Yoruichi remained where she was.

This location allows for remote monitoring of the exit of Rock Hidden Village via the [Wind Perception], and it can also be considered a semi-high vantage point.

Although their line of sight cannot go beyond the high wall outside Rock Hidden Village, they can immediately detect any significant movement, such as flames or thick smoke.

Yagami Yoruichi stood still, his figure hidden in the tree canopy, patiently waiting.

Time passed slowly, but it was incredibly slow.

Waiting time is always agonizing.

The quiet of the night can amplify the anxiety and unease in people's hearts.

Yoruichi Yagami tried her best to suppress her emotions, silently calculating the time in her heart.

In my perception, it felt like an extremely long time had passed before a glimmer of light finally appeared on the horizon.

Yagami Yoruichi was just about to breathe a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, a blinding flash of light exploded inside the Hidden Rock Village.

It's too far away to hear much.

But as soon as the fire appeared, the quiet Rock Hidden Village quickly came to a boil.

"Something's happened?!"

Yagami Yoruichi's heart sank.

The timing of this incident strongly suggests that Sakumo Hatake's activities were exposed, leading to a conflict with the people of Iwagakure Village.

Although there is a possibility of misjudgment, the probability is too low.

However, it is still necessary to confirm.

Yagami Yoruichi took out Sakumo Hatake's blood, smeared it on her fingers, and formed the hand seals for a summoning jutsu.

As the smoke cleared, the puppy Biscuit appeared before Yagami Yoruichi.

"Did something happen to Sakumo-senpai?" Yagami Yoruichi asked urgently.

"Yes, Lord Sakumo and the others have been discovered and are trying to break through!" Biske's tone was equally urgent: "There's a barrier around Iwagakure Village; they can only go through the main gate. They need your backup! Where are your teammates?!"

"He went to set up traps along the evacuation route. Tell Senior Shuo Mao that I will clear the way through the main gate."

After saying a word, Yagami Yoruichi ignored Biske and immediately teleported towards the main gate of Iwagakure.

During the journey, Yagami Yoruichi created two shadow clones. One closely followed the main body, while the other shadow clone went to lie in wait along the escape route.

Despite the high wall separating them, Yagami Yoruichi could roughly deduce from the positions of the firelight and smoke that Hatake Sakumo was not far from the gate of Iwagakure Village.

It's about one or two kilometers.

This distance is already considered very remote for Iwagakure, a village whose size is comparable to Konoha.

Clearly, Hatake Sakumo and his men were well-prepared.

If it were in the center of Iwagakure Village, even if Sakumo Hatake were alone, it would be difficult for him to escape, let alone with an intelligence agent who would be a burden.

However, even in the remote areas, in the stronghold of such a powerful ninja village, enemies could be encountered in every corner, and fighting one's way out was no easy task.

Hatake Sakumo excels at stealth and assassination, but he doesn't have much of an advantage when dealing with numbers.

"One kilometer, my ninjutsu can cover that distance completely. Hopefully, I can make it in time..."

Yagami Yoruichi was anxious.

Although the original work tells Yoruichi Yagami that it is unlikely that Sakumo Hatake and Kosuke Maruboshi are trapped in this mission.

But who knows how many butterfly effects his appearance has created?

What if, in the original work, Sakumo Hatake and Kosuke Maruboshi hadn't been exposed during this mission, or at least hadn't been exposed within Iwagakure Village?

Fighting your way out of Iwagakure, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, and escaping back to Konoha alive is no easy feat!

Moreover, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, was by no means the old man who couldn't even straighten his back during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Even though he has passed his peak, his strength will not have declined by much.

That ability to fly, combined with Dust Release, makes her a far more terrifying ninjutsu artillery platform than Yoruichi Yagami!

Yagami Yoruichi was anxious and ran at full speed.

Upon seeing the main gate of Iwagakure Village in the distance, Yagami Yoruichi immediately activated the ninjutsu she had prepared: "Fire Release - Great Fire Extinction!"

Chapter 145: A Combined Ninjutsu Clears the Way, Breaking Through!

"Fire Release: Great Fire Extinction!"

A full 10,000 points of chakra were poured into this ninjutsu.

The technique of extinguishing massive fires is also known for its large scale.

A terrifying sea of ​​fire swept into the gate of Yanyin Village, completely covering a fan-shaped area with a radius of several hundred meters around the gate.

The intense heat caused the houses, built of rock and mud, to quickly show signs of melting, transforming them into a lava-like substance.

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A barrage of notifications flooded the screen.

Although Yagami Yoruichi's ninjutsu doesn't cover a large area, there are still hundreds of Iwagakure ninjas and civilians living there.

Under such a terrifying level of fire-style ninjutsu, even if you hide indoors, you will be roasted to a crisp within seconds, with no chance of survival.

Seeing this, the Iwagakure ninjas stationed on the outer perimeter were furious.

"There's another enemy! A master of fire-style techniques!"

"Sixth Company, collective Earth Release defensive ninjutsu!"

"Tenth Company, follow me to kill the enemy!"

Several Jonin from Iwagakure gave orders, leading their subordinates to either unleash combined Earth Release ninjutsu to block Yagami Yoruichi's attack or to surround her.

Yagami Yoru's expression remained completely unchanged.

Yagami Yoruichi already knew the characteristics of Iwagakure (Hidden Rock Village) well when she was at the Ninja Academy.

This ninja village does not pursue a variety of ninjutsu. Except for a very few ninjas with special talents, all ninjas only know earth-style ninjutsu.

While Earth Release has a strong advantage in defense, its effectiveness against powerful fire extinguishers with temperatures exceeding 1,000 degrees Celsius is quite limited.

Ordinary rocks would melt into lava within ten seconds at such high temperatures.

Even with the addition of chakra, it only meant that the duration could be maintained a little longer.

As for the Iwagakure ninja who came to attack...

Yagami Yoru glanced at it, but his main body showed no intention of moving, continuing to maintain the Great Fire Extinguishing.

The shadow clone stood beside Yagami Yoruichi, quickly forming several hand seals, then opened its mouth and spewed out a gust of wind.

"Wind Release - Typhoon Passes!"

A storm blew by.

The wind itself has no offensive power; it is merely a gust of wind.

But don't forget, Yoruichi Yagami is still maintaining Fire Release: Great Fire Extinction.

Fueled by the wind, the fire burned even more fiercely.

And driven by the strong winds, it spread to a wider area.

Before the Iwagakure ninjas who were trying to besiege Yagami Yoruichi could even get close, they were scattered by the fireballs and hurriedly dodged.

Even so, several rocks still suffered injuries.

If it weren't for the help of their companions, the weaker ones would have likely died from the aftershocks of Yagami Yoruichi's ninjutsu.

"Combined ninjutsu is indeed much more powerful than a single ninjutsu."

Yagami Yoruichi was quite satisfied with the results of this battle.

Although it didn't cause any real damage to the surrounding Iwagakure ninja, that was mainly because Yagami Yoruichi's ninjutsu wasn't aimed at them, but rather at clearing out the area near the Iwagakure gate.

Even the main target of the fire extinguishing was not people, but the buildings in the area near the gate.

But even the aftershocks were enough to force back a group of more than fifty Iwa ninja, preventing them from getting any closer.

"almost."

As Yagami Yoruichi calculated the time, he interrupted his chakra input and formed the 'forward' hand seal again.

The flames subsided, revealing the ground that had been scorched almost completely into magma. The intense heat distorted the air, creating a truly horrifying sight.

"What kind of monster is this..."

A Jonin from the Iwagakure clan muttered a curse, a hint of fear creeping into his heart.

He participated in the last Shinobi World War and even witnessed a Jinchuriki take action.

Even if it were a Jinchuriki, the damage caused wouldn't be much stronger than that of Yagami Yoruichi's ninjutsu.

"Is this really a monster that humans can handle?"

The Jonin of Iwagakure was apprehensive, but his duty to defend the outer perimeter drove him to direct his subordinates in tactical deployment: "The enemy must have used a lot of chakra to use such a large-scale ninjutsu. Take the opportunity to attack, use a combined Earth Release ninjutsu!"