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Chapter 62 Blue Flame Heavenly Blade (Fifth update, please subscribe and vote)

Having grasped the crucial point, Kurama Sanyou asked, "Minato-sensei, according to Shuichi, we can't lose. So, as the vanguard team, we must have a very important mission, right?"

Minato Namikaze nodded: "Of course!"

"Our first task is to take over this town. Someone else will come to replace us later."

"The second step is to penetrate deep into the Land of Rivers, disrupt the Sand Village's current arrangements there, and draw away their forces, creating opportunities for subsequent teams!"

"So, this is an A-level mission!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyou immediately became more serious than ever before.

It's not just because of the A-level mission rating, but also because of the danger of going deep behind enemy lines.

However, Hoshino Shizuka thought that even if this mission was completed, it would be difficult for Konoha to win.

Especially without a full-scale war.

So where is the key?

"The daimyo of the River Country?"

"No, it's the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure!"

"However, attacking the Third Kazekage risks triggering a full-scale war, so perhaps the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers would be a better option?"

Shuichi Hoshino grasped the key point, but it was unrelated to their current mission.

"Next, we'll use shadow clones to infiltrate the town, gather intelligence, locate the Sand Ninja, and eliminate them as quickly as possible."

Minato Namikaze's plan was simple and brutal.

The four of them each created shadow clones to move out.

Upon approaching the town, Hoshino Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui transformed into a wild cat and a tanuki respectively, entering the town unnoticed.

As for Minato Namikaze and Sanyo Kurama, they used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Sanyo Kurama in after Shuichi Hoshino and Shisui Uchiha entered the town.

The four then split up, searching through streets and alleys for traces of the Sand Ninja.

Suddenly, Hoshino stopped in his tracks, because he saw a shadow flash by.

He immediately leaped up and reached the rooftop, where he indeed saw a figure leaping away in the direction he had come from.

Sand Ninja!

However, Hoshino Hideichi did not pursue them, as the Sand Ninja's trail was too obvious.

Moreover, he is not good at genjutsu, so Uchiha Shisui and his group are the most suitable to take action.

However, he could trace the trail of this Sand Ninja backwards to see if he could find other Sand Ninjas or their strongholds in the town.

Sure enough, before long, Hoshinoichi confirmed, through the traces and conversations among the townspeople in the surrounding area, that the Sand Ninja's stronghold was this manor in front of him.

This place happens to be right in the center of the town.

Immediately, Hoshino Shuichi dispelled his shadow clone.

Outside the town, while Hoshino Shuichi was receiving the memories of the shadow clone, Minato Namikaze was already providing feedback.

The Sand Ninja he had seen was the one captured by Minato Namikaze and Yasunari Kurama.

Now that the intelligence has been verified, it is absolutely correct.

Without waiting for Uchiha Shisui's shadow clone to respond, Namikaze Minato placed his hands on Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyou respectively, while Hoshishita Shuichi also placed his hand on Namikaze Minato's arm.

The next moment, the four disappeared from their original spot and reappeared in a woodshed. Next to them were the Sand Ninja who had been captured by Minato Namikaze and had been dealt with. Beside them were Flying Thunder God Kunai.

According to intelligence, there are two Sand Ninja squads in this town, one led by a Jonin and the other three by Chunin.

The other one was led by a Chunin, while the other three were all Genin.

That Jonin squad was stationed inside the manor and patrolled regularly.

The Sand Ninja in question is currently on patrol.

The Chunin squad was scattered in four directions around the town, guarding the four main roads.

At the same time, they were identified as townspeople, not dressed as ninjas.

"I'll take care of the Jonin squad from Sunagakure. Shisui, Shuichi, and Sanyo, you'll be in charge of the Chunin squad."

"Shisui will be in charge of the Chunin, and Shuichi and Sanyo will be in charge of the three Genin."

"Once I make a move, it will cause quite a stir. At that time, that Chunin squad will definitely take action, and then they will definitely be exposed."

Minato Namikaze issued the order.

"clear!"

Hoshino and the other two nodded in unison, and then the four of them vanished from their spot in a flash.

After Hoshino Shuichi left, his body immediately split in two, one going north and the other west.

He needs to deal with the two lower-ranking ninjas in these two directions.

Soon, Hoshino Shuichi and his shadow clone arrived at their destination, in the form of wildcats.

His eyes scanned the area, and he quickly locked onto his target.

But Hoshino Shuichi didn't move; instead, he waited quietly.

A moment later, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the center of the town.

The two people who were being watched by Hoshino Shuichi immediately reacted. After leaping onto the roof and seeing the thick smoke billowing from the center of the town, they immediately ran away.

Hoshino Shuichi and his shadow clone also acted immediately, suddenly attacking from the side at an even faster speed.

puff!

Blood splattered, and the two Sand Ninjas collapsed, clutching their necks, without even getting a clear look at Hoshino Shuichi's face.

After eliminating the two enemies, the shadow clone was immediately dispelled, and Hoshino Shuichi headed straight for the center of town.

However, by the time he arrived, Minato Namikaze had already finished the battle.

Soon, Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyou also arrived and successfully completed their respective objectives.

"Next target: Shanliao Town!"

Ignoring the chaotic town, Minato Namikaze led Shuichi Hoshino and the other two straight to their next target.

Upon arriving at Shanliao Town, Hoshino Hideichi and his group infiltrated the town using the same method to gather intelligence.

Unlike River Valley Town, Mountain Lodge Town has three Sand Ninja squads, all led by Jonin, distributed in a triangular pattern in three locations of the town.

Furthermore, these three Sand Ninja squads set up high observation points to assist the patrols.

Hoshino and his three companions observed that even if they could silently capture a patrolling Sand Ninja, they would be discovered very quickly.

If one stronghold is attacked, the other two strongholds will react quickly and arrive within one or two minutes.

Clearly, the two squads deployed in River Valley Town were there for early warning purposes.

Now, Hoshino and her three companions are facing at least three Jonin.

After gathering intelligence on the surrounding area, Minato Namikaze, hiding in a room, gave the order: "From now on, we'll split into two groups. Shisui, you and Shuichi; Sanyo and I will go together."

"Sanyo and I will launch a surprise attack on this Sand Ninja squad to the east. Shisui and Shuichi, you two are responsible for intercepting the Sand Ninja squad coming from the north."

The three, including Hoshino Shizuka, nodded in unison: "Understood!"

This is going to be a blitzkrieg!

After the order was given, the four men immediately split up and took action.

Hoshino Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui transformed into stray dogs and cats using their transformation jutsu and arrived at the ambush site, where they squatted quietly by the garbage heap and waited.

Less than three minutes later, an explosion was heard from the east, and the people from the two Sand Ninja strongholds in the north and south suddenly moved and rushed to the east.

Hoshino Hideichi, now a stray dog, immediately stretched out his body. As the Sand Ninja team leaped over his head, he moved swiftly, scaling walls and leaping into the air, instantly reverting to human form.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

This was a fireball with a diameter of over 5 meters, heading straight for the back of the Sand Ninja team.

Almost simultaneously, Uchiha Shisui, who appeared from the right, also unleashed a Fireball Jutsu, which was even larger than that of Hoshino Shuichi.

"Be careful!"

The two Sand Ninjas at the back turned around, but they were too close and it was too late to use their ninjutsu.

Despite their alarm, they remained calm, flicking their arms to send out kunai flying, each carrying an explosive tag.

Rumble!

The detonation tag exploded, blasting the two fireballs apart.

However, the explosion at close range sent two Sand Ninjas who were lagging behind flying to the ground, while another person landed awkwardly on the roof.

The Jonin at the very front also stopped at this moment.

However, Hoshino Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui, who were prepared, were faster. Hoshino Shuichi used the Body Flicker Technique, a chakra burst technique taught by Tsunade, to rush to the grounded Sand Ninja and behead him with a single stroke.

Uchiha Shisui's Body Flicker Technique was even faster. The Sand Ninja, who had just rolled over, met his eyes and froze for a moment. Then, a blade flashed, and a line of blood appeared on her neck.

"Shuichi, be careful!"

Uchiha Shisui shouted.

After killing one person, Hoshinobi looked up and saw the Sand Village Jonin looking down at him, completing his hand seals. His cheeks puffed out, and he opened his mouth, unleashing a whirlwind.

boom!

The friction of the air currents produced a loud noise, and the storm contained hidden wind blades. Wherever it passed, whether it was earthen or wooden walls and buildings, it left marks like the fall of swords.

Hoshino Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui quickly dodged and hid behind a building.

The storm quickly passed, and a figure fell from the sky, wielding a katana, aiming straight for Hoshino Shuichi's head.

At the critical moment, Xingxia Xiu dodged the attack by sidestepping the blade and drew his own from his lower back. He lowered his body and moved with the agility of a rabbit, lunging forward and swinging his blade horizontally from right to left, aiming straight for the enemy's abdomen.

At the same time, the blade of Hoshino Shizuka's Ame-no-Kage began to be rapidly covered by blue light from head to tail. The terrifying high temperature distorted the air and light, and the extremely fast swing speed created a series of distorted afterimages.

A-rank sword technique, Blue Flame Heavenly Blade!

The blue light covering the blade of the Ame-no-Mao is actually high-pressure, high-temperature flames formed by the nature transformation of Fire Release chakra, with a temperature as high as 4000 degrees Celsius, which is the limit that Hoshino Shuichi can currently achieve.

At that moment, the Sand Ninja sheathed his sword to parry, but due to the distortion of air and light, he misjudged the position of Hoshino Shizuka's sword.

The blade of the Kusanagi sliced ​​through half of the Sand Ninja's katana, then cut through the Sand Ninja's vest, slicing through the flesh, internal organs, and spine, splitting the waist in two.

Because the sword was too fast and too hot, no blood flowed out, and the Sand Ninja's body did not fall in two; he just stood there, leaning on his sword.

Without looking back, Hoshino Hide rushed straight towards Uchiha Shisui.

At this moment, Uchiha Shisui was using his unique Body Flicker Technique to fight against the Sand Village Jonin.

Seeing Hoshinobu arrive so quickly, the Sand Village Jonin looked surprised: "How is this possible?"

Under the cover of his Wind Release technique, and with Sandsuke, a seasoned Chunin, having the upper hand, he was surprisingly defeated so quickly by this brat from Konoha.

"These two brats from Konoha are no pushovers..."

The Sand Village Jonin acted decisively, retreating and leaping into the air. He quickly completed hand seals, his chest bulging as he opened his mouth and blew.

Wind Release - Great Breakthrough!

This is pure gale, unlike the previous attacks that were mixed with wind blades.

There's not enough time to use complicated seals in such a short time, and then it would be interrupted.

Uchiha Shisui's Body Flicker clones were not afraid of such an attack, but the original body hidden inside was not, and was immediately blown away from the roof, causing the other Body Flicker clones to also be destroyed.

Hoshino Shuichi, however, unleashed a burst of chakra from his feet and charged onto the roof against the raging wind.

The Sand Ninja Jonin, whose figure was floating down from the sky, quickly formed hand seals, but before he could finish, Hoshino Shuichi had already opened his mouth and spat out a line of fire, which expanded into a fireball.

"This guy didn't use any hand seals!"

The Sand Village Jonin was once again stunned and shocked, but had no choice but to abandon the hand seals, draw his sword, and let the wind release chakra appear on the blade to cleave the fireball.

Hoshinoichi, however, raised one hand and two shadow clones appeared, each wielding a Kusanagi sword, and attacked the Sand Ninja Jonin who had landed.

Uchiha Shisui charged forward again, his shuriken flying out in a series of whooshing sounds, interfering with the Sand Village Jonin.

The Sand Ninja parried with his sword, and then engaged in a fierce battle with three Hoshinobi Hideakis.

His speed was undoubtedly extremely fast, even faster than Hoshino Shuichi, and his sword, covered in wind-style chakra, was equally sharp.

But at this moment, the Sand Ninja Jonin felt very uncomfortable. Despite his faster movements, they were blocked or avoided.

"You wretched brat!"

The Sand Village Jonin gritted his teeth, created an opening, and took the opportunity to destroy one of Hoshino Shizuka's shadow clones. He then used the armor on his shoulder to block a slash from another of Hoshino Shizuka's shadow clones, but kicked the shadow clone to pieces.

His left hand surged with wind-style chakra, and he actually grabbed Hoshino Shuichi's Ame-no-Mao sword with his bare hands, while his right hand wielded a katana aimed directly at Hoshino Shuichi.

clang!

Uchiha Shisui arrived and blocked the attack with this strike.

Meanwhile, Hoshinoichi's Ame-no-Kage (Heavenly Blade) was quickly tinged with blue light, casting a pale blue hue on the faces of the three of them.

Blue Flame Heavenly Blade!

The scorching temperature distorted the air, and the Sand Ninja's pupils dilated rapidly. Just as he was about to retreat, the Kusanagi Blade had already pierced through the wind chakra in his hand, slicing his palm open.

With a scream, the Sand Village Jonin retreated, but Uchiha Mizu and Hoshinobu Shuichi pounced on him from the front and back, their sword flashes never ceasing.

Clang, clang, clang, sparks flying.

After blocking several of Uchiha Shisui's attacks, the Sand Village Jonin's katana was split in two by the Ama-no-Murakushi.

Taking advantage of the situation, Uchiha Shisui slashed open the Sand Ninja's vest with a knife to the chest, but he was also kicked away by the Sand Ninja who was in pain and anger.

Ignoring Uchiha Shisui who was flying past him, Hoshinoichi pounced and cut the Sand Ninja's short sword that was being parried with a single strike. He then severed Shisui's right arm and delivered a final, fatal blow to his throat.

The Sand Village Jonin stared wide-eyed at the panting Hoshinobi Shuichi, then collapsed unwillingly, his body severed in two.

"Shisui, are you alright?"

"Hideichi Hoshino turned his head and asked."

Uchiha Shisui clutched his stomach and shook his head.

That kick almost knocked him out of his skin. He saw the movement clearly, but it was too fast, and he couldn't avoid it because of the knife.

As expected of a Jonin!

At this moment, Minato Namikaze appeared with Yo Kurama, using the Flying Thunder God kunai on Hoshino and the others to teleport directly over.

Seeing that all the enemies had been dealt with, Minato Namikaze was first surprised, then sincerely praised, "Well done!"

"However, Shuichi, your chakra..."

Hoshita Shuichi sheathed his sword, then formed hand seals: "Don't worry, Minato-sensei, it's no problem!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he released the incomplete Yin seal.

The chakra stored up over the past six months surged from his forehead, nourishing his parched body.

But this also means that the Yin Seal that Hoshino Shuichi worked so hard to create over the past six months has been ruined, and he needs to start all over again.

However, he used the Yin Seal precisely for this kind of moment, so he didn't regret it at all.

"Minato-sensei, the Sand Village ninja are here!"

Anma Sanyang reminds you.

Hoshinobi Hideichi and the others looked up and saw that four Sand Ninja were chasing after them.

The Sand Ninja's rescue speed was faster than expected. Minato Namikaze and Yasunari Kurama had already dealt with the enemy when the Sand Ninja squad from the south arrived.

Because of concerns about Hoshino Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui, Namikaze Minato, along with Kurama Sanyou, retreated after only a brief engagement.

However, once the Sand Ninja squad approached and saw the situation, the leading Jonin ordered without hesitation, "Retreat!"

Both squads were eliminated in such a short time; the strength of this Konoha squad far exceeded expectations!

Update 5, totaling 12000 words, is complete. Goodnight everyone!

(End of this chapter)