Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 99 Tailed Beast Ball (25)

Shimura Kenjiro's body was still trembling as he bowed deeply, a consequence of his chakra and stamina being completely depleted. It was a testament to his strong willpower that he hadn't fainted.

Uchiha Yun looked at him and asked, "This place wasn't necessarily safe after I chased them away. You were almost unconscious, yet you chose to hide your teammates' bodies first?"

After standing up, Kenjiro Shimura shook his head slightly: "Do you know how often border guards change shifts? Every three months, they get a break every three months. During those three months, the three of us will be together the whole time."

"For six years, in this desolate border region, we've only been able to talk about the same things every day. So they understand me, and I understand them very well."

"Given this bond, I must, no matter what, return their bodies intact. Their families are still in the village."

Yun nodded slightly, put the two corpses into the scroll, and then looked at Shimura Ken: "You... are completely different from the Shimura family I know."

"Is that Lord Danzo? I heard he was killed by the enemy."

After sighing, Ken Shimura casually slumped to the ground: "Someone as powerful as you from the Uchiha clan should know Lord Danzo. He's the head of the Shimura family and a high-ranking member of the village."

As he spoke, he shook his head slightly and said, "However, I don't like some of Lord Danzo's remarks. So as you can see, I was exiled to this border region and haven't been transferred back for several years."

Yun thought for a moment and asked, "Danzo is dead. If the war ends, you should be able to go back, right?"

"have no idea."

Ken Shimura shook his head: "Actually, based on my guess, even if we survive this war, we might not be able to go back..."

Right.

Uchiha Yun didn't reply, but he guessed it too.

After Danzo's death, the Shimura clan, who had previously benefited, will cower and obey. With the third generation still alive, no one will be in a hurry to make a move.

In this situation, no one would suggest that Ken Shimura be transferred back. And the border troops' commanders would prevent him from returning because of his surname, Shimura.

"Whoosh."

Suddenly, Puck appeared on the tree and said urgently, "We just received a message from Siba. Sentry number 23 has sent out a distress signal, and Kakashi has already set off for there. If you finish up here, please go and provide support immediately."

Police Sentry Post Number Twenty-Three?!

Startled, Yun immediately stood up, grabbed Parker without a word, hoisted him onto her shoulder, and vanished in an instant.

Sentry post number 23, the last sentry post numbered, is the furthest sentry post in the Land of Fire. Using that post as a breakthrough point, we can advance straight in and complete the encirclement of the border.

So, does this mean that the attack on Sentry No. 7 was just a discarded decoy?

The distance between number seven and number twenty-three is more than three times greater. With Kakashi's speed, he should be able to get there faster than I am.

……

Konoha border post number 23.

"Was the distress signal sent back to camp?"

The newcomer nodded and glanced at the distant perception barrier: "Captain, we don't even know who the other side is. Is it appropriate to request reinforcements like this?"

The Konoha ninja who initially inquired had a serious look on his face: "The 23rd sentry post is the most important sentry post, so it is always staffed with nine ninjas, including a Jonin who leads the team. The number is three times that of ordinary sentry posts."

"You should know why: once the 23rd outpost falls, the entire border force will be surrounded in a short time. And once the encirclement is complete, the entire border force could very well be wiped out."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Konoha Jonin captain looked again at the distant spot where the sensory barrier had been triggered, and his heart began to race.

This feeling is really bad.

and many more!

Chakra!

Just as his thoughts were beginning to settle, the Konoha Jonin looked up in horror into the distance. He saw the energy in the air transforming into visible particles and rapidly converging.

In the distance, a minotaur-like monster, enveloped in crimson chakra, was looking up at them, its mouth slowly forming a ball of highly concentrated chakra.

"Walk!!!"

With a roar, the Konoha Jonin grabbed the two youngest Chunin in the group, instantly burst through the window, and fled into the distance.

Upon receiving the captain's signal, and with the gathered chakra ball already launched, everyone scattered and fled.

"boom!!!"

In a massive flash, the Tailed Beast Ball struck, blasting the entire sentry post into dust and even creating a huge crater in the ground.

"puff!"

In the forest, the Konoha Jonin who had blocked the aftershocks spat out a mouthful of blood, while the two Chunin he had saved were also speechless.

"What...was that just now?"

"The sentries are gone, and all the traps we set up are destroyed. What kind of attack is this?!"

The Jonin frowned and stood up again, looking at the monster that had disappeared in the distance. His solemn expression did not lessen at all: "That was a Jinchuriki from Kumogakure. That chakra ball just now was a Tailed Beast Ball."

As soon as he finished speaking, he pressed the radio to his ear: "Are there any survivors? Give me a number."

The voice came through the radio, and after a long while, tears welled up in the eyes of the two Chunin.

"Besides us... was Uncle Lan the only one who survived?"

"The teachers...are all dead?!"

The Konoha Jonin standing in front clenched his fist and nodded: "With that kind of attack, if I hadn't noticed it in advance, we might have been wiped out in one hit."

Did Kumogakure use Jinchuriki in the first day of the raid? With this kind of combat force arrangement, it seems that Sentry Twenty-Three... no!

Their objective... should be all the border troops of Konoha along the border with the Land of Hot Springs!

If the entire border force can be defeated before Konoha's main force arrives, then Kumogakure will have a significant advantage in determining the outcome of this war.

What to do?!

After a long while... a sound came from the woods, and the three from Konoha quickly hid.

"Let me see where the surviving rats of Konoha are hiding..."

A mocking voice rang out, and in the distance, a group of Cloud Village ninjas wielded long swords, lightning sweeping across the forest as they searched a large area.

Among the three hidden figures, the Konoha Jonin frowned deeply; Ran's location... was about to be discovered.

But rushing out like that would surely mean certain death!

A ninja who can use chakra to unleash lightning is no weakling!

And there's also the owner of that Tailed Beast Ball, the Jinchūriki...

"Captain, Uncle Lan, he..."

"Shut up!"

After a low reprimand, the Konoha Jonin sighed, "We can't save him. Going out would only be suicide. Until reinforcements arrive, there's nothing we can do."

In the silence, no one spoke.

Meanwhile, the Cloud Village ninjas who were searching around nearby were gradually approaching Ran, the surviving Konoha Chunin.

……

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(End of this chapter)