Konoha's lexicon of ninjas

Chapter 139 The Enemy That Must Be Defeated! (Please Subscribe and Vote)

In the forest, Matai led three small teams at high speed. Their mission was to scout out the defenses of Konoha's borders in order to determine the direction of their attack.

Whether the task is completed by the clone or the main body, it is obviously the same.

So even though there are flying ninja beasts watching over them, they don't care much anymore.

In this way, they can lure the people of Konoha over, allowing their clones to take the opportunity to complete their mission.

Therefore, it is advantageous for the time being whichever side attracts the enemy's attention.

"Captain, there are two people ahead!"

Suddenly, a ninja with sensory abilities spoke up.

"Are there only two?"

Ma Tai quickly inquired.

The sensory ninja nodded: "I only sensed two different chakras!"

Matai asked, "Did the ninja beast just happen to lock onto our main body?"

"Prepare for battle, and finish this quickly!"

The numerous Sand Village ninja responded in unison, "Understood!"

With a kunai in hand and a ninja sword drawn, he exuded a murderous aura.

Soon, two figures came into view.

Matai's pupils suddenly dilated, then his heart pounded, and cold sweat poured down his forehead: "It's this guy..."

"This is a huge problem!"

He immediately ordered, "Stop!"

The group stopped, and the others looked at Matai with puzzled expressions.

Matai said gravely, "Everyone, be careful, that kid on the other side is no ordinary person."

"That guy once fought against the Third Kazekage and didn't lose."

The Sand Ninja were immediately startled upon hearing this, and quickly realized who the person opposite them was.

"The Konoha prodigy, Hoshino Shuichi, who has a bounty on his head?"

"No wonder two of them dared to intercept our three squads!"

"However, Matai, I remember that the ones we fought back then were all shadow clones, right?"

A Sand Village Jonin's Way.

Matai nodded: "That's true, but you should understand what that means."

"Furthermore, the Fourth Kazekage and even Yekura are quite wary of him!"

……

Seeing the Sand Ninja stop, Hoshino Shuichi smiled and said, "I didn't expect to run into someone I know."

"For the sake of our old friendship, you might as well surrender!"

A Sand Village Jonin immediately scoffed, "What an arrogant brat! While I admit you're strong, saying things like that is far too presumptuous!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Jonin threw out a kunai with an explosive tag attached to it.

Most importantly, Hoshino saw that he raised his right hand while his left hand was forming a hand seal.

The Sand Village actually has someone who can perform hand seals with one hand?

Hoshinobi was surprised, but then he remembered that the average level of the Sand Village ninjas was the highest among the five great ninja villages.

Sunagakure follows an elite path!

boom!

Under Hoshino's gaze, the explosive tag detonated, and even the kunai shattered into pieces, stained with the flames of the explosion.

The kunai was obviously specially made, otherwise it wouldn't have been so easy to fry like that.

Meanwhile, the Sand Village Jonin completed his ninjutsu, opened his mouth and blew, creating a whirlwind.

The wind fanned the flames, and the billowing flames, along with shards of kunai, swept towards Hoshino Shuichi and Asuka.

Impressive ninjutsu!

Hoshino Shizuka secretly praised him, then raised his right palm, palm facing outward.

boom!

A column of water shot skyward from the ground ahead, forming a powerful current that surged forward and collided with the oncoming storm of flames.

Rumble!

A deafening roar erupted, followed by billowing water vapor spreading in all directions.

Hoshinobi Shuichi immediately clenched his fist, and one after another blazing white fireballs appeared in the air, then tore through the water vapor and smashed towards the Sand Ninja.

"They're here!"

Ma Tai shouted loudly.

The three Sand Ninja, having made their preparations, immediately unleashed their Wind Release ninjutsu.

But at that moment, Hoshino Shizuka also opened his mouth and blew, and a whirlwind swept out, and fireballs immediately exploded, forming a blazing white flame storm. The wind release techniques of the three Sand Ninja were suppressed and engulfed by the flames.

The two Jonin besides Matai immediately stepped in, using Wind Release to counter Wind Release.

Rumble!

The friction and collision of air created a terrifying roar, and flames shot out to both sides, setting the vegetation ablaze wherever they passed.

"He's here!"

"So fast!"

Speaking out to remind someone is a sensory ninja.

Matai's gaze sharpened as he saw a streak of blue light hurtling towards him, and he immediately opened his mouth and spat it out.

Wind Release: Thousand Faces of Wind!

Numerous wind blades, mixed with the gale, enveloped Hoshino Shuichi, who was rushing towards him.

At this moment, Hoshinobi Shuichi, who was in Fire Release Chakra Mode, drew his Ame-no-Mao sword. The moment the sword was drawn, blue light shot out, splitting the Thousand Faces Wind in two and carving out a path.

shhhhhh!

A large number of shuriken flew towards them, but just as several Sand Ninja were about to unleash their ninjutsu, blue flames suddenly appeared on their bodies.

Some people let out piercing screams, while others Sand Ninja simply used Wind Release ninjutsu to blow away the flames on their bodies.

What surprised Hoshino Shuichi the most was that his old acquaintance, Matai, actually sensed the danger and used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge at the last moment, causing his Plain Burning Technique to miss.

However, after dodging the shuriken, Hoshino no Shuichi found himself without any more ninjutsu blocking his way.

The fastest-reacting Jonin drew his sword and charged forward, the blade humming with wind-style chakra.

In the blink of an eye, the two figures crossed paths. There was no sound of metal clashing. The high temperature emanating from Hoshinoichi's body distorted the light, and the afterimage created by the high speed caused the Sand Ninja to misjudge the situation, and his sword missed its mark.

boom!

Hoshinobi Shuichi grabbed the Sand Village Jonin by the neck with his left hand and slammed him onto the scorched ground.

The ground cracked and then sank, and the Sand Ninja's painful screams turned into muffled groans.

At this moment, two more Sand Ninja rushed up. Hoshino Hideichi flicked his left hand, and the Sand Ninja Jonin with a charred neck flew towards the two Sand Ninja who were rushing up.

"Be careful!"

One Sand Ninja alerted him and reached out to catch his companion, while another Sand Ninja swung his sword, unleashing a burst of fine wind blades that swept towards Hoshino Shuichi. However, Hoshino Shuichi's figure immediately disappeared from his sight.

The next moment, a scream came from behind.

The Sand Ninja was stunned. He turned around and saw that his two companions had already fallen.

Hoshino Shuichi ignored the Sand Ninja behind him, as well as the two Sand Ninja who bypassed him and headed straight for Asuka. He moved at high speed and headed straight for Matai.

He is currently the only Sand Ninja who is completely unharmed.

At that moment, Matai stood in front of several burned Sand Ninja, forming hand seals as he shouted, "You guys retreat first!"

Hoshino Shuichi's flames were terrifying; he was severely burned in just a short time.

Several Sand Ninjas immediately retreated despite the excruciating pain, while Matai completed his ninjutsu, opened his mouth and blew, creating a storm.

Having witnessed Hoshino Shuichi's skills, he knew very well that close combat was absolutely out of the question.

At the same time, the Sand Ninja who had been left behind by Hoshinobi also completed his ninjutsu, and two storms attacked from the front and back.

Rumble!

However, Hoshino Shuichi, who was caught in the storm, exploded into a cloud of smoke and was blown away.

Clone!

Where is the original body?

Matai was startled and was about to search for Hoshino Shuichi's whereabouts when his companion opposite him suddenly groaned and was pulled into the ground, with only his head sticking out.

Having already deactivated his Fire Release Chakra Mode, Hoshino Shuichi rose from the ground, his body crackling and sparking with electricity.

Lightning Release: Earth Walk!

Amidst the screams of his companions, and seeing the rapidly spreading lightning and two more companions chained up further away, Matai had no choice but to retreat.

Hoshino Hideaki moved at high speed after activating Chidori Shunshin, like a constantly flashing bolt of lightning.

At the same time, streaks of blue blade light shot out.

Rumble!

One by one, the big trees fell.

Matai kept dodging, unable to even use ninjutsu to stop Hoshino Shuichi from getting closer. He didn't dare to be distracted, otherwise he would be cleaved in two by that terrifying blade light before he could even finish his ninjutsu.

"This guy is far stronger than when he fought the Third Kazekage."

Ma Tai was sweating profusely.

He had a premonition that he probably wouldn't be able to go home today.

"I'm sorry, Maki..."

The image of his son flashed through his mind, and Matai suddenly hardened his gaze. He abandoned his retreat, took out his kunai, and charged back at Hoshino Shuichi.

He couldn't run away anymore; if he did, the other comrades who had retreated earlier would also lose their lives.

Seeing Matai charging towards him, Hoshino Shuichi raised an eyebrow slightly: to trade injury for life, or life for injury?

Instead of granting Matai's wish, Hoshino Shuichi suddenly opened his mouth and inhaled and exhaled, sending out a series of air bullets.

Wind Release: Vacuum Ball!

The ninjutsu was so sudden that even with Matai's quick reaction, he was inevitably hit.

It wasn't fatal; it just pierced through his left arm.

But then several incredibly sharp gusts of air swept in.

Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!

Matai, lying on the ground, scrambled to his feet.

puff puff!

Deep cuts were made into the ground, and then Matai screamed as his left leg was split in two.

Matai, who was lying on the ground, supported himself with his head and rapidly formed hand seals.

Hoshino Shuichi stopped in his tracks.

Earth Escape-Yellow Quannum!

A swirling swamp appeared beneath Matai, continuously swallowing him up.

Originally intending to launch a fatal blow when Hoshino Shuichi got close, Matai could only turn around immediately and unleash his final attack.

Wind Release: Great Net!

A sharp, net-like wind swept out.

Four walls rose up in front of Hoshino Shizuka, blocking the net-like wind.

He then darted to a position against the wall, looking at Matai, whose body had sunk so low that only his eyes remained visible: "What a pity he was an enemy!"

The swamp swallowed up Matai, and Hoshino Hideichi's figure disappeared.

……

Beside Asuka, Hoshino Shuichi appeared, then looked at the two Sand Ninja who were subdued by the Vajra Sealing Barrier.

Asuka asked, "Shuichi, what did you do with them?"

Hoshino Hideaki created a shadow clone: ​​"Have the shadow clone send them to the rear, and we'll continue chasing those Sand Ninja who escaped."

Asuka nodded, handed the prisoner over to her shadow clone, and then set off with Hoshino Shuichi to continue their pursuit of the Sand Ninja.

……

In the forest, several burned Sand Ninja were still fleeing.

Suddenly, the Sand Village ninja turned around, gritting his teeth and shouting, "They're catching up!"

Behind them, blue lightning flashed intermittently.

That's incredibly fast!

"You all go first, I'll stay behind to cover the retreat!"

A Sand Ninja suddenly stopped.

The other person immediately stopped as well: "Let's do it together!"

"No, it's not your turn yet!"

……

Five Sand Ninja continued their retreat, while one Sand Ninja stayed behind to cover their rear.

However, the Sand Ninja covering the rear did not allow Hoshino Shuichi's figure to pause for even a second.

Illusion - Darkness Travel Technique!

Magical - Tree Binding Kill!

Two illusions were created from a distance, and then a sword was swung. The combined fire and wind style sword light easily cleaved the sand ninja who had not yet escaped the illusion in two.

One by one, the Sand Ninja stayed behind to cover the retreat, and then remained in this forest forever.

Under this cover, the Sand Village's sensory ninjas finally broke out of the forest, rushed into the river, and glided at high speed across the surface.

He was actually a Sand Ninja skilled in Water Release techniques!

On the riverbank, Hoshino Shuichi stopped and did not continue the pursuit.

It was essential for him to let the Sand Shinobi know that he, Hoshino Shuichi, was here!

at the same time.

On the other side, Uchiha Shisui slit the throat of the last Mist Ninja, then looked towards Pakura.

Rumble!

An explosion was heard, and flames shot into the sky.

The Uchiha's figure flickered and arrived at a battlefield a moment later.

What came into view were withered trees and rows of dried-up corpses.

"So this is the Scorch Release? Truly astonishing..."

Uchiha Shisui was secretly surprised.

Yekura, slightly out of breath in the center of the battlefield, turned around: "Did you resolve that?"

Uchiha Shisui nodded, then gently suggested, "It's best to avoid using techniques that consume too much chakra. Kirigakure should be sending more elite troops over soon."

Ye Cang paused for a moment, then sincerely thanked him, "Thank you for reminding me, I understand."

……

The main base of the Sand Village.

Upon receiving the news, Chiyo rushed to the medical camp and saw her subordinates wrapped up like mummies, with only their eyes showing.

"How is he?"

Chiyo asked the medical ninja on the side.

The medical ninja said gravely, "Lady Chiyo, 80% of his skin is severely burned. He probably won't be able to expose his skin to the air again."

Chiyo's expression turned grave: "Was he the only one who escaped back?"

Jonin Hiren said with a grim expression, "Matai was in charge of covering the rear. There should have been five of them, but the enemy caught up... I'm afraid he really is the only one left."

"That guy, according to Yusa, is the Konoha genius Hoshishita Shuichi who once fought against the Third Kazekage."

"There were only two of them, no, it should be one person. Yusa said that only Hoshino Shuichi made a move."

Chiyo couldn't help but be astonished: "One person almost wiped out all three of our elite squads?"

"There's even an elite Jonin like Matai!"

Feilian nodded: "Although it's unbelievable, Yusa has no reason to lie."

"Lady Chiyo, according to Yusa, this Hoshino Shuichi is clearly an extremely terrifying figure, just like the White Fang of Konoha back then. We must deal with him before we can safely spy on Konoha's deployment on the border of the Land of Fire."

Chiyo nodded: "Only two people... It seems the Third Hokage has great faith in his abilities."

"Then send more people!"

"No matter how strong two people are, it's impossible to blockade the entire River Kingdom."

"Use the main force to cover the elite squad's infiltration. If Hoshino Shuichi doesn't retreat, then we'll keep him here for good."

Fei Lian nodded immediately upon hearing this: "Understood, I will personally lead the men!"

……

Neither the Mist Ninja nor the Sand Ninja kept Hoshinobi Shuichi and his group waiting for long.

In just one hour, both sides simultaneously dispatched even more ninjas, with the number reaching hundreds.

Behind this main force were elite squads.

Meanwhile, Hoshino Shuichi, who was monitoring from the air, took everything in.

Bang!

One eagle exploded into smoke, while the other flew into the forest and returned to human form in front of Uchiha Shisui and Pakura.

"The Mist Ninja have mobilized in large numbers!"

Hoshino Hideichi quickly said, "There's a hundred-man squad ahead. They're coming specifically for us."

"The four squads behind are probably responsible for infiltration."

Uchiha Shisui and Pakura's expressions immediately turned serious upon hearing this.

Hoshino Hideyoshi said, "Shisui, Sho, you two retreat and take the intelligence to the rear to prepare to intercept the Mist Ninja infiltration team."

"As for that hundred-man unit, I can hold off a portion of them for now, while the other part will definitely engage you in order to cover the infiltration team."

Uchiha Shisui and Pakura nodded in unison. Then, Uchiha Shisui asked, "The Sand Village must have deployed quite a few people as well, right?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "Similar configuration, don't worry. This time the strategy is to intercept them layer by layer and gradually wear down their manpower."

"clear!"

Uchiha Shisui and Pakura immediately retreated.

Hoshino watched them leave, then transformed into the Four-Tails and began to recover his chakra.

Next, his shadow clone will have to deal with the Mist Ninja for a while.

(End of this chapter)