Naruto: Who made him a ninja

Chapter 88 The Grass Hermitage Falls! (10,000 words, please subscribe)

In the dense forests of the Land of Grass, Hidezawa and his group formed a defensive formation and quickly headed towards Kusagakure Village.

The previous battles had no effect on them.

Although Sasori and Kakuzu are indeed troublesome and difficult to deal with, they unfortunately encountered two overpowered characters at this stage.

Kaleidoscopes are indeed a bit beyond the scope of this era.

It cannot be denied that Konoha has a way to deal with it. After all, with someone like Tobirama Senju, it would be difficult for Konoha not to have such an ability!

Let alone Konoha, in the future, Sasuke, after awakening his Mangekyou Sharingan, first went to find Killer Bee, then went to cause a ruckus at the Five Kage Summit, only to be taught a harsh lesson each time.

Don't think that reaching the Kaleidoscope realm makes you incredibly powerful. While the Kaleidoscope eye technique is indeed formidable and powerful, there are still ways to counter it.

For example, facing a more formidable enemy, or simply engaging in a war of attrition.

After all, the lack of durability might be a source of discomfort for Kaleidoscope users.

However, dealing with Sasori shouldn't be too difficult, given Shisui's combat experience. Especially since Sasori had encountered them before, Shisui knew quite a bit of information.

As for Xiuze, he's a complete cheater!

Needless to say, he also has the [Cursed Seal] and [Yin Release] to enhance his abilities, in addition to his extremely strong physical attributes.

Moreover, he also had information about Kakuzu. It wouldn't be surprising if such a combination killed Kakuzu. It can only be said that these two brothers were really unlucky.

"However, we need to find a way to keep up with the funding for Kakuzu's subsequent projects."

As he hurried on his way, Xiuze thought to himself.

He doesn't have that much money to give to Kakuzu every month, but Konoha does!

Xiuze always felt that their task force should need a lot of outsourced personnel to help them with their work.

Putting everything else aside, there has to be someone to pass on intelligence, right?

Three hundred thousand taels a month seems like a lot, but for a core member of the Akatsuki organization, it's quite a good deal no matter how you look at it.

As for whether the Kakudo Association will try to do something that can be done in two ways, that's a matter for the future.

At worst, Xiuze can just send him on his way next time.

Moreover, Shuzawa is too lazy to think about Kakuzu's situation now, because the person who really gave him a big gift is actually Obito, whom he barely had any contact with this time!

"The body of a White Zetsu."

The thought of the sealing scroll in his ninja tool bag made Hidezawa feel much happier.

Admittedly, he never intended to inject White Zetsu's cells into his own body.

He wasn't a true Thousand Hands, even though he was indeed improving himself in that direction, he knew in his heart how different he was from the real thing.

White Zetsu's body was modified from Hashirama Senju's cells. Even with the improvements made by Black Zetsu and Madara Uchiha, it is still poison to ordinary people!

Xiuze dared not gamble. He was not a Senju who lacked that kind of compatibility, nor was he an Uchiha with the Mangekyou Sharingan who could form a Yin-Yang balance and avoid being devoured by its power.

Moreover, he was not even sure if there were any remnants of Ashura's chakra in the White Zetsu cells, since Hashirama Senju had long since died!

"However, it's not a bad idea to look into it and see what direction it might take. Also, we might be able to do someone a favor in the future."

Xiuze had a good plan. He didn't know what the Uchiha clan would become in the future, but since some people really came to him for help and he could trust them, he wasn't unwilling to help them.

Besides, he has Tsunade, his "teacher," at home; perhaps he can try some other things in the future.

"Xiuze, what are you thinking about?"

Just as he was pondering, Xi Yan suddenly asked in a low voice.

"We're almost there, what's next?"

"Are we almost there?"

Xiuze looked up and glanced around, then smiled.

"Sorry, I'm thinking about some follow-up issues, but I feel at ease with you all here."

"Let's get down to business."

Kakashi didn't want to see the two of them flirting, so he simply changed the subject.

"We're likely facing considerable trouble ahead; we'll need to make some necessary operational plans, won't we?"

"Yeah, we haven't done anything yet."

Tianzang nodded to the side. Although the mission had been easy all the way, he still felt that something was not quite right.

As a ninja from the Root organization, he wasn't quite used to this kind of half-hearted work.

"Yes, we should do something too."

Itachi Uchiha nodded as well; he also wanted to add something to his resume.

After all, he had "his father's mission" to fulfill, and he didn't want to slack off.

"I see."

Xiuze was pleased that his teammates didn't want to slack off, and then he asked a question in confusion.

"But wouldn't it be simple to deal with a place like Kusagakure if the border troops just kept moving closer?"

"No, you want to start a war?"

Kakashi was a little confused by Hidezawa's words, but he quickly realized what was going on.

"No, you want to make their internal defenses even weaker?"

"Yes, actually this operation wasn't as difficult as we imagined."

Xiuze nodded. This time they had enough reinforcements. If they didn't make good use of them, wouldn't that be a waste of such a reserve force?

Besides, Xiuze doesn't just want to grab some yellow earth; he desperately needs more freedom.

His goal was to escalate the situation while completing the task, thereby increasing his performance rating!

"We have a lot of reinforcements for this operation, so let's be bold and think carefully about what's in Konoha's best interest."

"What would be most beneficial for Konoha?"

Yugao looked at Xiuzawa with a puzzled expression, and Shisui couldn't help but peek over as well. They were all too familiar with Xiuzawa's appearance; for a moment, it was as if they had returned to Sunagakure.

"Yes, what do you think is the greatest value of such a small country to a village?"

Xiuze smiled calmly, while Tianzang scratched his head.

"I recall you saying something like, in small countries, the most important thing for large countries is to provide them with a share of the mission?"

"Yes, it's the task quota."

Xiuze gave Tianzang an appreciative look, while Kakashi's lips twitched slightly.

"Hey, hey, hey, you're not planning to do something to Kusagakure, are you?"

"It seems like we're simply not enough, and aren't you worried about the serious consequences this might cause?"

"Of course I know, there's Iwagakure behind Kusagakure."

Xiuze shrugged.

"Moreover, Lord Danzo has also provided information that Huang Tu is currently in Kusagakure Village, in addition to our investigation of the Kusagakure research project."

No matter how you look at it, we are bound to clash with Kusagakure. So why don't we combine these missions together?

Based on our investigation, we stormed Kusagakure and captured Yotsuchi, gathering intelligence while simultaneously instructing the village to negotiate with Iwagakure.

As long as we don't easily kill the powerful people of Iwagakure, there's still room for maneuver.

Besides, Sunagakure is an ally of Konoha, and Onoki himself wants to continue his southward advance. If Sunagakure cooperates even slightly, I think the Third Tsuchikage would be willing to negotiate.

Xiuze paused at this point, but he silently added a sentence in his mind.

Besides, I can also make use of Danzo!

Let Lord Danzo step forward and have some nonsense with Ebizo, get him to offer some benefits, and then Onoki will have no choice but to talk.

Furthermore, Hidezawa could also subtly hint to Yoto about Danzo's influence in Sunagakure, so that he could relay this information to his father.

As for how the Third Hokage and the Third Tsuchikage will view this matter, that is none of Hidezawa's business.

After all, he's just a working-class guy.

Xiuze hadn't said any of this yet, but what he'd said earlier had already silenced Kakashi and the others.

Yugao and Tenzo might not understand so much, and Uchiha Itachi has now become a little mute, or rather, he has no right to speak at all.

But Kakashi and Shisui immediately understood that this was a scheme to use Sunagakure to antagonize Iwagakure, forcing Onoki to negotiate while also taking a share of the spoils from Kusagakure!

The key to this seems to be how they capture the loess.

The thought of this sent chills down their spines, and their gazes toward Xiuze changed slightly.

Shisui is alright. After experiencing the Yekura incident and Hidezawa's "Story Club," he has been able to accept many things calmly.

But Kakashi was a little confused. This Hidezawa seemed a bit exaggerated.

In such a short time, he connected the missions in the Land of Grass and Obito's missions, and at the same time, he used his previous mission in Sunagakure to turn around and seek benefits for Konoha.

How exactly did they train that Hokage's assistant?

"But you haven't told us what we're going to do yet, have you?"

Although he was somewhat shocked, and at the same time felt that something was not right, Kakashi pondered for a moment before finally asking.

"We only have six people, but Iwagakure has quite a few, and even though Kusagakure is tied down by the border, there are still a certain number of ninjas in the village."

Wait a minute, you're not planning to send other squads from the Dark Guard on a mission, are you?

"As expected of Captain Kakashi, he's just as I thought!"

Xiuze immediately put on a flattering expression.

"This operation was not carried out alone; we had many other teams supporting us."

Since that's the case, why not make good use of this to achieve our goal?

We're all working hard for Konoha, so I don't think anyone would just sit idly by, right?

Kakashi was quite silent. Besides Hidezawa's newly added "captain," he also thought that this guy was really planning to make things bigger.

The thought of the ANBU raiding Kusagakure is terrifying; if the mission fails, it will be a huge problem.

"Should we report this to the Hokage?"

Kakashi hesitated for a moment, then muttered something under his breath, which immediately drew a hint of displeasure from Hidetsuki.

"Captain Kakashi, speed is of the essence. We defeated those guys before, but who knows if they will report back? This could lead to many unexpected situations."

Moreover, a general in the field may disobey orders from the emperor; the key is for us to quickly complete the mission and end all this!

At this point, Xiuze looked at Kakashi with a serious expression.

"Captain Kakashi, please make a decision quickly, we don't have much time left."

As he spoke, Xiuze pointed to the Kusagakure village that was slowly coming into view in the distance.

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Kakashi was stunned. He finally understood why Hidezawa had suddenly called him captain.

This is a complete failure; they're clearly preparing to make him take the blame.

"That's strange, I have this uneasy feeling."

Inside the Hidden Grass Village, Huang Tu frowned as he looked around, unable to understand why he had such a strange feeling.

This time, he was the one leading the operation to "deceive" Konoha. He couldn't very well let his elderly father come in person, could he?

"But are those Akatsuki members really enough?"

Huang Tu admitted that the Akatsuki members seemed to be quite good, but the key problem was that the person they were trying to lure out was the guy who had captured the Fourth Raikage!

The Fourth Raikage might not be as powerful as his father, who was capable of fighting against tens of thousands of ninjas for three days and three nights before finally exhausting himself to death.

But as the son of such a madman, even if he's not the best, he shouldn't be easy to deal with, after all, he's a shadow!

"Never mind, let's just wait for news."

Huang Tu sighed helplessly, and then he saw a newly formed Grass Village ninja squad leave quickly, seemingly in a great hurry.

"Wenya, what's going on?"

Completely bewildered, he had no choice but to ask Wen Ya, who had come with him.

Wenya is a young Jonin from Iwagakure, with considerable personal strength and intelligence.

The reason he was assigned to carry out this mission with Huang Tu was so that he could properly assist Huang Tu.

"Konoha's border troops are making moves again."

Wen Ya also focused his gaze on the ninjas from Kusagakure, while he whispered an explanation to Huang Tu.

"They clearly don't have enough troops, so they need reinforcements now."

"Tch, their defense forces."

Huang Tu shook his head dismissively upon hearing this. He had always looked down on small ninja villages.

Except for the Land of Rain.

To be honest, the reason why these small ninja villages don't attack the major powers and completely take them over is actually quite absurd.

On the one hand, it is very necessary for such a small country to act as a buffer between major powers.

We can't start a war and end up fighting on our own territory, can we?

Secondly, some missions are better left in smaller countries, such as those with bandits, where the people who kill them are not your concern.

He could continue to collect their money while simultaneously sending young ninjas over for training!

What's this called?

Win-win!

If I can win twice, isn't that a win-win situation?

Besides, in some areas, after beating them up, it turns out that the profit they could get from them wasn't even enough to cover the military expenses for this operation, making it a huge loss.

Since that's the case, it's better to sustainably exploit them and slowly drain them dry.

As for their defense, it's practically a joke!

"There's one more thing, do you know?"

Wenya suddenly lowered his voice and spoke softly.

"Not long ago, the Anbu sensed that a great battle had taken place in the Land of Grass."

The battle had a very wide impact and caused terrible damage.

The Land of Grass is already investigating, and our Dark Guard has been mobilized. This matter is probably causing them some concern as well.

"Is that so?"

Huang Tu frowned. Could it be that the Akatsuki and Konoha had already clashed?

Suddenly, he remembered the unease he had felt earlier.

Could it be that the Akatsuki have already lost?

After much thought, he realized he had no solution and could only sigh.

"As expected, those external organizations are unreliable. Let's wait and see."

However, his gaze eventually fell on Kusagakure, and he felt slightly displeased.

The people of Kusagakure seemed to be very respectful to them, but in fact, they seemed to be hiding everything from them, and even harbored a subtle sense of disgust towards them.

Even though they have explained that their purpose in coming here has nothing to do with their research, but only to take action against Konoha.

But the people of Kusagakure remained the same, which made him somewhat annoyed.

"What's going on? We've already explained everything clearly, and you're still acting like this?"

"Could it be that you've really captured some Senju or Uzumaki and are researching them?"

"What a bunch of lunatics."

Huang Tu muttered something to himself, and then simply headed with Wen Ya toward their Rock Village encampment.

Huang Tu was also very curious about what the Hidden Grass Village was researching, but his father had told him not to do anything reckless.

After much deliberation, he had no choice but to agree. However, in his opinion, Kusagakure probably wouldn't be able to get anything of value.

Since that's the case, it's better to just ignore it; it's not important to them anyway.

"Speaking of which, Wenya, what do you think those people in Konoha will do?"

As they walked, Huang Tu looked curiously at Wen Ya beside him and asked a question.

"Also, isn't the old man overreacting a bit? So what if it really is Wood Release, Sharingan, and Flying Thunder God?"

They're not Madara Uchiha or Hashirama Senju, nor are they Minato Namikaze, really.

In fact, Huang Tu had the same thoughts as the Fourth Raikage regarding Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama: no one knows how strong they are if they haven't seen them.

Even though his father said everything in the book was true, he still harbored a rebellious thought.

For example, was your own father scared out of his wits at the time? After all, the things described in the book are simply not things that a human could do!

"Perhaps this is a precaution for the future."

When Wenya complained about the Third Tsuchikage, he could only twitch his lips. After all, the Third Tsuchikage was his son, so what could he do?

As for the question about loess, he could only give a standard answer.

"These people could be very troublesome once they grow up, so it's always good to be prepared."

"Tch, what a boring explanation. You're getting more and more uninteresting."

Huang Tu pursed his lips at Wen Ya, but he knew that Wen Ya's personality was what his father liked, while his own personality was something that would get him beaten.

Sighing inwardly, Huang Tu continued walking towards the camp out of boredom, but at that moment he suddenly froze.

Not only him, but Wenya, who was standing next to him, also looked up in surprise and looked around.

At this very moment, the ground began to tremble continuously, and strange streams of chakra were brewing.

More and more people noticed this strange situation, and at that moment someone suddenly shouted loudly.

"Look, what's that?"

Following the sound, one could see countless, densely packed, emerald green shoots suddenly sprouting from the ground not far away.

Kakashi was truly terrified, because he was at his wit's end.

Sending information back to Konoha and waiting for approval takes time, but the problem is that if the Akatsuki members pass the intelligence out, it will delay the battle.

What if Iwagakure only wants to find out what's going on with Hidezawa and his group, and has no further plans? Wouldn't their plan fail?

Without capturing Obito, they had no way to learn more about the organization and obtain more information about him.

But he felt it was somewhat inappropriate to act without reporting.

After much deliberation, he finally gritted his teeth and made a decision—

Let's do it first. Shuzawa has already captured the Fourth Raikage, so it doesn't seem like a big deal for them to capture the Third Tsuchikage's son now, right?

"Besides, it's to find out Obito's specific situation; he's in too much danger right now."

Once a decision is made, the rest is relatively simple.

Kakashi was responsible for liaising with the border troops, instructing them to make obvious deployments and relocations to coordinate with his own operations.

Their trip was already coordinated with the border troops, so their request would not be refused.

Meanwhile, Xiuze and Shisui were responsible for communicating with the ANBU team that followed them, and immediately calling for reinforcements if anything happened.

"Alright, it's about time to get started."

Xiuze glanced at the five people beside him, thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"This time we've broken the team assignments. Shisui, you and your little brother are in one team, responsible for the search and cleanup work."

You are skilled in illusion magic, which allows you to quickly gather information and pinpoint the location of our target.

"And for those who are inconvenient to kill, you can use illusion magic to take them down, is that alright?"

"no problem."

Shisui and Itachi both nodded, but Itachi glanced at his older brother and then at Kakashi, who remained silent to the side.

It seems like these two are the team captains, right?

"Kakashi-senpai, you and Tenzo are on the same team, advancing from their flank to find the target. Is that alright?"

Xiuze turned to look at Kakashi and the others, and continued.

"I'll team up with Xiyan. We're teammates, and we have pretty good teamwork."

"I'm fine."

Kakashi nodded, but in his heart he was thinking: Now they don't call me captain anymore?

"I'm fine too, don't worry, Xiuze."

Tianzang nodded and smiled, he was now really eager to try.

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Xi Yan didn't say anything, but she was full of energy. She didn't know when it started, but she had become a "slacker" when they were on missions.

Even though she admitted that the enemies they encountered were sometimes really too difficult, she was still a ninja who had undergone rigorous training in the Anbu.

"In that case, let's take action."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiuze and the others quickly left their original spot and headed towards the pre-planned ambush point.

"Xiuze, are you sure everything's alright?"

However, on the way, Xi Yan couldn't help but ask a question, as she was actually somewhat worried.

Are you worried about the consequences? Don't worry, there won't be any problems.

Xiuze smiled. What they were doing was somewhat outrageous; they were directly attacking a small ninja village.

No one was sure what unimaginable consequences it would have on Konoha, but Hidezawa was still somewhat confident.

Because there really are people from the Uzumaki clan in the Land of Grass!

In addition to the issue of Obito Uchiha, as long as they don't indiscriminately kill people from Iwagakure, everything is negotiable.

"Don't worry, I captured the Fourth Raikage before, and nothing happened to me, right?"

I wasn't talking about the village, I was talking about you.

He just didn't expect that Xi Yan would lower her head slightly and whisper something.

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Xiuze's expression was a little strange, but after a moment his smile became even wider.

He remembered that Xi Yan was a very devoted person.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine too."

Slowing down, Xiuze reached out and tapped Xiyan's forehead, but the mask obscured the sensation.

"Don't forget I have the Flying Thunder God Technique. I can leave at any time. Not only will I leave, but I'll also take everyone with me."

Xiuze wasn't bragging; possessing the Flying Thunder God Technique truly allows him to come and go freely!

Unless you're thinking of committing suicide like Minato Namikaze, it's really hard to die even if you want to.

"We've arrived. This time, I'm entrusting my future to you."

They arrived at the ambush point silently and took care of several grass ninja guarding the area.

Xiuze smiled at Xiyan, then his gaze fell upon the nearby Kusagakure village.

At this point, Kusagakure was somewhat empty, as most of the ninja inside had been drawn to Konoha's border defense forces, making things easier for Hidezawa and his group.

"It's almost time."

After glancing at the time, Xiuze slowly began to gather chakra. When the time came to the agreed moment to launch the surprise attack, he began to form hand seals without hesitation!

"Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World!"

Boom!

In an instant, the violent chakra permeated the ground, and countless emerald green shoots burst forth from the soil!

These branches transformed into vines that intertwined with each other, and before long, giant trees sprang up wildly in the Grass Village!

Not only him, but Tianzang on the other side also used the same technique.

Even though his Wood Release wasn't as amazing as Shusawa's, even a 'deadly' Wood Release was still quite powerful.

In the blink of an eye, it was as if two forests had appeared in the entire Kusagakure village, and the Kusagakure and Iwa ninja were dumbfounded in these two forests!

"What happened?"

"What happened?"

"What on earth is going on?"

The ninjas of Kusagakure were in complete panic; they had no idea what was happening.

Just as they were confused and disoriented, seemingly endless vines suddenly stretched out from the forest near Xiuze and wrapped up all the ninjas!

"what!"

"Damn it, what the hell is this thing?"

At this moment, screams continued, but the vines paid no attention to their plight.

The vines continued to quickly wrap around the ninjas and bind them to the trees, rapidly absorbing their chakra.

Nourished by the chakra they provided, this forest is growing ever stronger!

"It's Wood Release! The people from Konoha are here! Get out of the way!"

Compared to the decreased organization of Kusagakure, Iwagakure fared much better, immediately beginning to relocate the moment they realized something was wrong.

However, at this moment, Xiuzawa had already rushed in with Xiyan, and Kakashi's side was also taking action.

"Damn it, have the people of Konoha gone mad?"

Huang Tu's face was rather grim. He truly hadn't expected the people from Konoha to be so wild, launching an attack on a village without hesitation!

What surprised him even more was that he seemed to understand why his father was so worried about Wood Release.

Looking at the wild vines that kept attacking the ninjas, and those who had been caught, tied to trees, and hung there as if their chakra was being drained, he felt a chill run down his spine.

This is truly a ninjutsu perfectly suited for war!

"Um?"

Just as he was pondering, he suddenly seemed to realize something, and almost instinctively turned around, hearing a whooshing sound in his ears.

"A kunai?"

Huang Tu had sharp eyes and immediately noticed what was being shot at him.

But at that moment, Wen Ya, who was standing right next to him, suddenly changed his expression.

"Quick, it's Flying Thunder God!"

hum-

Before Wen Ya could finish speaking, a masked figure appeared before them like a ghost.

The figure glanced at the yellow earth, then looked at Wen Ya. In an instant, the figure moved slightly, and an indescribable power emerged from his body.

It's as if it fits perfectly with nature!

His speed was as fast as lightning, and Huang Tu seemed not to have even seen how the person moved.

But the next instant, a piercing sound rang out!

boom--

A shockwave suddenly erupted, sweeping towards the loess, causing it to stumble backward several steps before it could even maintain its footing.

Wenya took the hit head-on, and was sent flying, crashing into a building in Kusagakure.

boom--

The building was smashed open by the blown-through tusk, and the shockwave swept away everyone around it. The building itself began to sway precariously.

"Are you just the yellow earth?"

Huang Tu's face was rather grim, but at that moment the guy who had made the move suddenly spoke up, and Huang Tu also saw that he had a booklet in his hand, as if he was making a comparison.

"You look a bit older than in the photos, but it doesn't matter."

"Who are you?"

Despite being Onoki's son, Hikari remained calm, while the masked man smiled slightly.

"I am an Anbu ninja from Konoha. I have come here to invite Lord Huangtu to visit Konoha."

"Visiting as a guest?"

Huang Tu glanced at the vast forest, listened to the screams of the grass ninjas around him, and thought about the Fourth Raikage. His expression turned grim.

"You call this inviting me to be a guest? Is this how you treat guests in Konoha?"

"Um."

However, the Konoha ANBU member nodded.

"If Your Excellency Huangtu cooperates, everything will be fine; if not..."

"Then I'll have to use my own method to invite Lord Huangtu!"

"Kakashi-senpai, it seems like something's happened on Hidezawa's side?"

On the other end, Tenzo, slightly out of breath, watched the Wood Release technique being used, and then glanced at the Wood Release technique being used by Shuzawa not far away.

He was somewhat envious; Xiuze's technique was so much more effective than his!

However, he wasn't jealous at all, and instead turned to look at Kakashi.

"Shouldn't we take action too?"

"Um."

Kakashi nodded, glanced at the chaotic Kusagakure, and asked in a low voice.

"Could you tie them all up like Xiuze did, or make your tree realm's birth area larger?"

"Um, this is a bit difficult for me, Kakashi-senpai."

Tianzang scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

"I've explained it several times, I..."

"Okay, I understand."

Kakashi shook his head. Tenzo had indeed explained it several times, but he was still envious.

With such a powerful Wood Release technique, they can save themselves a lot of trouble!

But now is not the time to think about such things; they have their own tasks to complete.

"Let's prepare for action, but before that..."

Kakashi took a signal flare out of his pocket and fired it into the sky.

This signal flare is a beacon to summon the remaining members of the secret service to join the battle; once the remaining members receive the signal, they will take immediate action.

Kakashi sighed inwardly as he watched the signal flare slowly rise into the sky.

"Hopefully, nothing too messy will happen."

"Itachi, the target is over there."

Amidst the panicked crowd in Kusagakure, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi had transformed into Kusagakure ninjas and were hidden among the people.

Their mission was to gather information about the Kusagakure experiment and see if they could find anything of value.

Therefore, what they needed to do was not to join the battle at the beginning, but to blend directly into the crowd. At this moment, they had already locked onto the ninja leader of Kusagakure!

"You support me, I'll go and capture him and get information. Be careful."

Shisui glanced at the situation of the Grass Village ninja leader and found that a lot of ninjas had gathered around him, which was not a good situation for them.

However, Xiuze and the others have already made their move, and he absolutely cannot hold them back. Even if it means launching a strong attack, he must do it.

"Isn't this too risky?"

Itachi Uchiha spoke with some concern, but Shisui shook his head.

"Don't worry, I have my own plans and I'm ready to take action."

Before he finished speaking, Shisui had already run over quickly. Seeing this, Itachi Uchiha sighed inwardly.

This was completely unexpected for his first mission.

However, now is not the time to hesitate. Watching Shisui's figure approaching, he took a deep breath and activated his Sharingan.

The moment the water was at the right distance, he immediately drew several shuriken and shot them toward the position next to the head of the Kusagakure ninja!

"Fire Release: Red Phoenix Claw!"

The Phoenix Fire Technique covered the shuriken, instantly giving them a scorching high temperature.

The shuriken instantly scattered, pouring out towards the side of Kusagakure's head like a shower of balsam flowers!

"Be careful!"

"Enemy attack!"

The ninjas standing near the head of the Grass Village were clearly quite strong; the moment they noticed the problem, they immediately shielded the head of the Grass Village behind them.

However, their actions inadvertently exposed the head and back of the Grass Ninja to Shisui!

Taking advantage of the chaos, Shisui accelerated and rushed forward, seemingly silently arriving behind the head of the Kusagakure ninja and pulling him back.

"Um?"

The ninja leader of the Grass Village realized something was wrong and turned around instantly to make a move, but what he saw was a pair of scarlet eyes!

Sharingan

Kusanagi's expression changed drastically, but in an instant, a strange power rushed into his mind through his eyes.

"Son of a bitch"

Huang Tu was completely bound by the Wood Release technique, and he couldn't break free at all. All he could do was keep cursing.

Not far from him, Xiuze was watching him with an air of nonchalance, which only fueled his anger.

The guy in front of him used the bizarre and seemingly omnipresent Flying Thunder God Technique, which really left him somewhat bewildered.

He clearly didn't see this guy throw kunai, yet he could launch attacks on him seemingly from all directions.

This battle really made him suffer. If it weren't for his mastery of earth magic and his use of earth magic to defend himself, he might have been killed by now!

But no matter how much he defended, it was useless; this guy actually subdued him with Wood Release.

Feeling his chakra constantly draining away, he had no choice but to curse!

"You're the bastard!"

Xiuze looked at the yellow earth he was cursing in his mouth, shook his numb hand, and couldn't help but curse again.

"Your earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used for defense) is only for defense? What about your offense?"

Or is this just a characteristic of Iwagakure, that you only know how to cower and defend?

"You bastard, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Huang Tu was even more furious at Xiu Ze's sarcastic remark.

"Isn't it true that you yourself cower like a turtle, and that's how some of the things you Iwagakure people do?"

Xiuze continued his mockery, completely unconcerned.

"Only a turtle could be this hard. What else could you be but a tortoise?"

Furthermore, you hire various ninja organizations to do all the hard work for you, while you yourself stay in the background and rarely get involved. Isn't that your style?

"That organization that ambushed us this time, you hired them, didn't you? That's just like you always do."

"So what about you? You've been hiding the whole time. Is this how Konoha behaves? If you're so capable, put me down and fight like a man!"

Huang Tu was getting a little exasperated. He wasn't very good at verbal sparring, and after being mocked by Xiu Ze for a few times, he was already starting to lose his temper.

He regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth, knowing full well what a ninja really was.

To accuse someone of using underhanded tactics is simply a sign of one's own incompetence. However, he was genuinely somewhat taken aback by Xiuze's elusive and unpredictable fighting style.

He increasingly understood why his father had chosen to cease hostilities after the defeat at Kannabi—it was because Minato Namikaze's fighting style left them truly helpless.

This is a complete waste of strength with nowhere to use it, and you can only watch helplessly as you get beaten up. Who could stand that?

However, he also knew that the brat in front of him didn't seem to have any intention of killing him, otherwise these wood-based techniques wouldn't have just bound him, but would have actually pierced him.

"Please, didn't your old man teach you what winner-takes-all means, and what it means that history is written by the victors?"

Xiuze tilted her head and looked at him, her eyes full of doubt, a look that made Huangtu feel a little embarrassed.

However, Xiuze nodded immediately, as if he had realized something.

"Now I finally understand why Iwagakure hasn't had a Fourth Kage yet. So that's the problem."

"you"

Huang Tu's face flushed red; he felt humiliated again, but this time Xiu Ze didn't give him a chance to speak.

With a slight bow, amidst the ever-expanding and encroaching Tree World behind him and the screams of ninjas all around, Xiuze spoke with a smile.

"Alright, Lord Huangtu, everything is over. By the way..."

"Konoha welcomes your visit."

(End of this chapter)