Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage

Chapter 212 Xiao Nan: Scorpion should be executed by slow slicing!

"Yahiko, two more brothers have died!"

"Um."

Yahiko walked up to the corpse.

He crouched down, examined the wound closely, and then his gaze gradually focused on the fatal injury.

A very bizarre death!

It's like snapping your own neck and then strangling yourself, but that in itself defies common sense.

How could someone with a fractured cervical vertebra still have the ability to strangle themselves?

He walked up to another corpse.

The corpse was handled quite directly; it was dragged into the ground and killed instantly, a typical Earth Release: Heart-Slaying Decapitation Technique.

"It's either a squad or a rogue ninja from Sunagakure, Sasori of the Red Sand."

Yahiko stood up. "I'm leaning towards Sasori of the Red Sand."

Xiao Nan nodded gently.

"Me too."

At that moment, sheets of paper fluttered back like birds, then gradually reassembled and returned to her body.

Xiao Nan frowned.

Yahiko looked around, observing the traces around him, and then seemed to be deep in thought.

"He left in a hurry, without cleaning up his tracks like before. Did something happen? Or was he deliberately provoking us to lure us into a trap?"

"I think something must have happened."

Xiao Nan answered.

She recounted what her clone had seen along the way, confirming that Sasori of the Red Sand had left without concealing any traces, leaving footprints in many places.

also……

"I may have found Sasori's previous hideout, but he's gone now, and all that's left are some severed limbs and remains."

At this point, Xiao Nan remained silent for a long time.

"I think our previous partners were captured by him for experiments, and this time we suddenly encountered a battle, which is why we couldn't take their bodies with us."

"That's how it seems for now. They still don't believe us when we tell them not to provoke Sasori of the Red Sand. Sigh!"

Yahiko sighed, his eyes dimming slightly.

Their organization exists to protect the people and develop covertly, in order to prepare for the future peace between Amegakure and the small countries.

Most of the ninjas under his command were like-minded people who could not bear to see civilians being slaughtered.

and so.

There have been whispers within the group about hunting Sasori of the Red Sand, but Yahiko has consistently forbidden them from going. Instead, he has secretly had Konan gather clues, intending to have Nagato take action himself.

did not expect……

He remained silent for a few seconds, then finally stood up and sealed the corpse into the scroll.

"Let's go take a look over there."

"Okay, follow me."

Konan's body transformed into pieces of paper, and then a pair of paper wings grew from her back. She quickly flew in that direction, and Yahiko caught up with her in an instant.

It didn't take long for the two of them to arrive at the cave they had visited before.

Xiao Nan stopped and said, "Send a clone in. Even if the puppeteer has left, they absolutely cannot enter or leave the puppeteer's territory at will."

"Um."

Yahiko nodded.

The two used their clone abilities to enter and check the situation inside the cave.

A few seconds later...

"Walk!"

Xiao Nan crossed her hands, and sheets of paper surged towards the cave entrance, instantly transforming into a wall that blocked the narrow stone cave. Then, her figure transformed into countless origami pieces flying outwards.

Inside the cave, poisonous fog filled the air.

The corrosive acid mist was eroding every wall of the cave. Xiao Nan's origami wall did not last long and was quickly corroded clean.

She and Yahiko were two kilometers away, watching the commotion from the cave, their anger beyond words.

Besides severed limbs and remains, the cave also contained many corpses that had been made into puppets but had not yet been made or were no longer worth making.

"This guy should be executed by slow slicing!"

Xiao Nan gritted her teeth.

Yahiko took several deep breaths to calm himself down: "Getting angry is pointless. What we need to do is find Sasori of the Red Sand and kill him!"

"Nagato..."

"Nagato must stay in the village, and as the teacher and Kyohiko reminded us, Nagato's abilities are crucial, and we cannot easily let the others know about them."

Yahiko's tone was resolute.

"But with your and my abilities, we might not have the upper hand against an opponent like Sasori of the Red Sand."

Konan shook her head, disagreeing. "You're the core of our village right now. If you die, do you think Nagato and I can control the situation? Yahiko, don't underestimate Nagato, but don't underestimate your own role either!"

She looked intently at Yahiko.

"The three of us are all indispensable!"

"That……"

Yahiko remained silent for a while.

Then he sighed softly, "There's only one way then."

"What?"

"Contacting Konoha? What else could it be? We're not confident we can handle Sasori, and we can't rely on Sunagakure at all. It wasn't really our business anyway, but this guy's made his home here!"

Yahiko had a terrible headache.

Sasori's strength is undeniably formidable, especially his puppetry and poison, which are incredibly unpredictable. Even if he teamed up with Konan, he wouldn't dare say he had complete confidence.

If they don't eliminate the other party, who knows if this guy will discover their village and use them as a source of experimental material?

There's no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days!

"Let's go back and contact Konoha."

……

The Land of Fire, Konoha.

Outside, Might Guy and Kakashi were running wildly upside down on the ring road outside the village.

"Kakashi, you guys have been so busy lately, I can't even find an opponent to train with!"

"Where is Asuma?"

"Tch, this kid's no good!"

Matt Kai curled his lip, a hint of disdain appearing on his face.

Kakashi paused, then turned and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

Since joining the Dark Division, he has been carrying out special operations missions for the Dark Division. In addition, having just emerged from the war, friction and fighting are still inevitable in many places...

and so.

For more than a year, he barely rested, spending most of his time on missions, training, or traveling.

He knew very little about his friends and classmates in the village, for example—

He only learned of Obito Uchiha's betrayal later.

Matt Kai suddenly exerted force with both hands, switching from using both hands to using only one hand.

Kai turned to the side.

"Although I work very hard and put in a lot of effort, I lack a certain drive, which is hard to explain... You know, I'm not a very smart person, it's just a gut feeling."

"Is something missing?"

Kakashi pondered for a moment, then said, "Not focused enough?"

"Focus?"

Kai supported himself with one hand, hopping along.

His expression was very serious.

After a moment's thought, he asked, "What does 'focus' mean?"

Kakashi remained silent for a few seconds.

"Kai, are you serious?"

He then offered an explanation.

Kai suddenly realized,

"So that's what you mean! I was wondering why you'd be thinking about other things while training. Isn't that strange?"

"Because you've never thought about anything else..."

Kakashi sighed.

Although Kai's talent was average, he knew his weaknesses, so he focused wholeheartedly on his training and never thought about anything else except his training goal.

To some extent, repeatedly reporting numbers also reinforces focus.

and so.

Kay couldn't understand people who weren't focused enough.

Kakashi thought for a moment and said, "Asuma is quite talented, but he's been a bit... well, he might have some kind of unresolved issue since he was little, so he tends to overthink things."

"A knot in your heart?"

Kai quickly hopped forward.

He thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, this isn't something I should be worrying about!"

Thinking of this, Kai suddenly understood.

"Professional matters should be left to professionals. When you or Jingyan have some free time, go and talk to that kid. Isn't Jingyan quite good at this kind of thing?"

"Heh, let's forget about it."

Beneath the mask, Kakashi's lips twitched slightly.

Should we send Kyohiko?

The people Asuma least wanted to see were probably Kyohiko and the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi has resigned from his position as Hokage and is spending more time at home than before, his relationship with Asuma has clearly not progressed at all.

"Thirty laps to go!"

Kai roared, then quickly ran away with both hands.

Kakashi gave chase, but only managed to take a few steps.

Snapped!

With a crisp sound, a bamboo strip with engraved words fell out.

This is……

He immediately stood at attention and then called out, "Kai, I have a mission and can't stay with you!"

"it is good."

Kai remained upside down, running forward, unaffected by Kakashi's departure.

Focus is also a talent!

……

"team leader!"

"Kakashi, this mission is special. We need to set off as soon as possible, so we'll have the Anbu ninjas use a large-scale Flying Lightning Formation to take us directly to the border."

Jingyan quickly explained the basics of what needed to be done.

Kakashi didn't question it, and nodded slightly: "Okay!"

As for the daily changes and the oil woman's thoughts.

Neither of them had any doubts. In fact, Hyuga Hizashi wanted to see for himself what kind of large-scale flying thunder array Kyohiko had mentioned.

Kakashi looked around and greeted Hizashi and Shiki.

us……

Is Kyohiko also setting off?

Even Jingyan has made a move; this enemy must be extremely powerful!

Having spent over a year in the Anbu, Kakashi's thinking and ideas were no longer what they were when he was seven years old. He quickly came up with possible targets for the ninja world.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist -

Previously, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had carried out several operations against Konoha, and Konoha and Kirigakure are currently in a state of hostility.

Is it towards Iwagakure Village?

No, neither of those is very likely.

Rogue ninja from Sunagakure...

at this time.

"Kakashi, can you guess who our target is this time?"

"I guess it's Sasori of the Red Sand."

Kakashi answered.

Kyohiko smiled and said, "Yes, our target is Sasori of the Red Sand. At the invitation of Sunagakure, we can directly hunt him down this time."

Kakashi has a pretty good memory and sensitivity to information.

As it stands now.

If one day I get tired of being the captain of the Dark Guard, handing it over to Kakashi would be no problem at all.

Even with the prestige issue, Shusaku Gekko can temporarily take the blame, allowing Kakashi to be his "second-in-command".

Just like myself and Tsunade.

Jingyan smiled and led them to the largest hall, where there were more than twenty ninjas around the perimeter, almost all of the barrier team members were present, and in the middle were six ninjas.

So many people?

Hyuga Hizashi activates his Byakugan and observes his surroundings.

Currently, there are no signs of ninjutsu here.

"Let's begin."

Jingyan raised his hand.

Then, in a flash, he was already in the center of the arena.

In the center of this empty underground plaza is a narrow stone platform resembling a stage, with symbols carved around it.

As Hizashi observed, he saw the barrier teams around him forming hand seals, and streams of chakra gathered from all directions, being channeled into the barrier by the ninjas as they performed their techniques...

A massive barrier was formed.

This is?

The insects in Yu Nu Zhi Wei's room were restless.

Behind his sunglasses, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

Stable spatial barrier!

If modified, it can be transformed into a sealing barrier, which can make the space within this area more chaotic, thereby disrupting the effects of space-time ninjutsu such as summoning techniques.

This barrier...

On the battlefield, it could have a very good effect!

Aburame Shiki couldn't help but look at Kyohiko.

This guy actually secretly possessed such powerful ninjutsu...

When was it developed?

"Kyohiko, is this barrier used to assist the Flying Thunder Formation?"

"I asked Hijisa."

He had to find out.

After all, deep down, Hizashi still hoped that the Hyuga clan could learn the Flying Thunder Formation technique.

Whether it's helping Konoha in the future or saving their own people on the battlefield, the Flying Thunder Formation can play a very powerful role.

even.

This barrier spell is also very useful.

Jingyan nodded slightly: "Yes, we'll stand here, and then we can begin."

The Flying Thunder Array is broken down into three steps.

Now that the space has stabilized, the next step is—

Create a spacetime tunnel.

Determine the direction and coordinates.

finally--

Flying Thunder Formation!

A large amount of chakra surged from the surrounding ninjas.

Hiyori kept observing his surroundings.

He noticed it quickly.

In reality, the core of this Flying Thunder Formation technique only involves three people; the role of others is basically to assist.

And these three people—

Genma Shiranui, Raido Namiya, and Aoba Yamashiro.

"The Flying Thunder Formation, so this is the secret of the Flying Thunder Formation technique!"

Risa suddenly realized.

in fact.

The principle is indeed very simple!

The next instant, space was turned upside down, darkness and chaos filled my vision, accompanied by a wave of dizziness.

When he recovered somewhat...

"Hizashi-senpai, Shii-senpai, are you both alright?"

"fine."

Even so, Aburame Zhiwei let out a sigh of relief, a look of heartache appearing on her face.

He's fine.

but.

Many parasites, unable to contain their restlessness, ran out while traversing space and were swallowed up by the space-time tunnel.

Hiji shook his head.

"I'm fine."

He took a few breaths, then looked around, a look of genuine shock appearing on his face.

here it is……

Kikyo Castle!

"We've actually traveled this far?"

"If Konoha has enough ninjas who can master the Flying Lightning Formation, we can take on a wider range of missions in the future, so... Hizashi-senpai, you must seriously consider my suggestion."

Kyohiko said sincerely.

"I will discuss it with the head of the family!"

Hyuga Hizashi nodded heavily.

This technique...

Even after being disassembled and differentiated, it is still extremely difficult, but compared to the original Flying Thunder God Technique, it is already within the range that ordinary people can learn.

If the Hyuga clan members put in some effort, they should be able to master this combination ninjutsu.

"Then let's go register first, since it's a mission to go abroad."

Jingyan led the team towards Kikyo Castle.

They can register and report directly here, and the results will still be sent back to Konoha and delivered to Tsunade's desk.

(End of this chapter)