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Chapter 50 Dual Blades, Dragon Horse! (Please read on, vote, and give monthly tickets!)

"withdraw!"

Upon seeing Danzo appear with his men, Tsuchidae ordered a retreat without the slightest hesitation.

Sakumo Hatake sheathed his sword and stood still, without giving chase.

Danzo gave no orders, and the Root ninjas made no move.

Hoshino Hide was deeply moved as he looked at Hatake Sakumo's tall and straight back.

Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, the speed and overwhelming aura of Hatake Sakumo were deeply etched into his mind.

Very strong!

Hideaki Hoshino believed that even if he used the Tree World Advent, he would not be able to trap Sakumo Hatake.

With such speed and penetrating power, it could easily pierce through the tree world in one go.

Sakumo Hatake's Lightning Release combined with swordsmanship is far more powerful than his Wind Release combined with swordsmanship.

Speed ​​alone is not enough.

"Faced with such a powerful opponent, I can only ensure my safety by keeping my distance."

Hoshino Hiroshi subconsciously regarded Hatake Sakumo as his imaginary enemy.

But if we were in their shoes...

If the enemy is a Wood Release user like him, and he can only use Wind Release...

Xingxia Xiu concluded that it was insufficient to break through the tree boundary.

"My speed is far from sufficient, and my knife isn't sharp enough!"

……

After the Cloud Ninja retreated, Danzo went up to talk to Hatake Sakumo.

After waiting a moment, Danzo turned and went back: "Retreat!"

shhhhhh!

One by one, the Root ninjas disappeared.

Heading south.

The number of Root ninjas following Danzo is steadily decreasing.

When they entered the Land of Hot Springs to rest at noon, Danzo was left with only Hoshino Hide and the two squads led by Shimura Daichi.

Inside the wooden house created by Wood Release.

Hideaki Hoshita and Daichi Shimura sat cross-legged opposite Danzo.

Danzo asked expressionlessly, "A, you've witnessed Sakumo Hatake's strength. What do you think?"

At this moment, Xingxia Xiu was not wearing a mask, and upon hearing this, his expression turned solemn: "Very strong!"

"Although my Wood Release has improved, even the strongest Advent of a World of Trees cannot restrain him."

"Konoha's White Fang is too fast. He is an extremely skilled assassin with invincible strength."

Danzo nodded slightly: "The current White Fang of Konoha is indeed the sharpest sword in the village."

"However, you've made great progress; if you continue, you'll surpass him."

"Don't forget you have the power of the First Generation."

In Konoha, especially among those who came from the era of the First Hokage, there is no one who doesn't believe in the power of the First Hokage.

Even the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who would later be known as the strongest Hokage, couldn't resist conducting experiments with Wood Release.

Upon hearing Danzo's words, Hoshishita Hide's expression immediately shifted from solemn to confident: "I am confident that in the future I will surpass Konoha's White Fang with my Wood Release techniques and become Lord Danzo, and the sharpest sword in the village!"

Danzo was pleased with Hoshino's attitude, then forcefully ordered, "Master the part of Wood Release that suppresses the Tailed Beasts as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, Xingxia Xiu's heart skipped a beat. A thousand thoughts raced through his mind in an instant, and he lowered his head slightly: "Yes!"

Half an hour later, the group continued their journey and arrived in Konoha in the evening.

After returning home after several days, Xingxia Xiu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, feeling like she was coming home.

But once I returned to the root base, that feeling disappeared.

The atmosphere at the root base is naturally oppressive.

Even though Xingxia Xiu was already used to it, this place couldn't give him the feeling he needed to relax.

So, after sleeping for only three hours, he woke up, washed up, and went to the place where he usually practiced.

Sitting casually on the grass, Hoshino Shizuku pondered Danzo's orders from earlier that day.

Mito Uzumaki is dying!

The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is about to be replaced.

Furthermore, Danzo is very likely to reveal his existence to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"However... Danzo seems confident he can persuade Hiruzen Sarutobi to keep me in Root?"

Xingxia Xiu frowned inwardly.

The current situation in Konoha is indeed different from what he knew about the future of Konoha.

The relationship and conflicts between Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi were not nearly as significant as they would become later.

"But considering the importance of Jinchuriki, no matter how good his relationship with Danzo was, or how important Danzo was now, Hiruzen Sarutobi would not place a Wood Release ninja who could suppress Jinchuriki in Root."

"Suppression means...control."

Hoshino suddenly realized, "That old fox Danzo has quite the appetite!"

"I want Tsunade too, and I want the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki too!"

"No, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has a higher priority."

"Compared to the so-called Tsunade, the Senju clan's reputation is definitely not as important as controlling the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in Danzo's eyes."

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Thinking about it, Hoshino Hide couldn't help but sigh to himself, "Plans can't keep up with changes."

Suppressing all his thoughts, Xingxia Xiu formed a hand seal and created clones to cultivate separately.

Silent all night.

The following day, after finishing his morning training, Hoshino Hide left the Root base dressed as an ordinary person. After having breakfast, he went to the ninja tool shop and picked up the twin swords he had previously ordered.

The two swords are of different lengths, one long and one short.

The long sword has no special design features; it is a standard ninja sword.

However, this is a real chakra blade, which can be used as a vessel for ninjutsu.

The same applies to short swords.

The style of the short sword is similar to that of Sakumo Hatake's short sword.

Back to the root base.

Xingxia Xiu began to devote some of his energy to figuring out his dual-wielding style, fighting with both hands simultaneously.

Because it allows for multitasking, the left and right hands can perform different actions simultaneously without any impact, meaning that the attacks of the dual swords are not simply about complementing and coordinating with each other.

Instead, it can have more uncertainty and be difficult to predict.

Of course, using dual swords well in actual combat is much more difficult than drawing circles or squares with one hand and the other hand individually. Xingxia Xiu also needs time to train gradually, to develop his own dual-sword combat system little by little.

The destruction of the Sky Ninja Village and the subsequent pursuit of its remnants by Konoha caused quite a stir.

The most direct impact was that all the major ninja villages accelerated their pace of expanding their military strength.

In an instant, the undercurrents surging in the ninja world became even more turbulent.

However, none of this has anything to do with the Star Show.

His peaceful and steady daily training contrasted sharply with the busy Root ninjas.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, while Hoshino was cultivating, Inuzuka Ryo brought someone to see him.

"Captain, this is our team's newest member!"

Inuzuka Ryo introduced, "He comes from the Aburame clan, his name is Aburame Ryoma, and he is twelve years old."

Xingxia Xiu raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this.

He recognized the name.

A Root member skilled in infiltration, he served as Danzo's bodyguard alongside Orochimaru.

Of course, this is the future that Xingxiaxiu knows.

Ryoma Aburame is currently only a twelve-year-old boy, very young.

Removing his mask, Ryoma Aburame bowed and said, "Captain, I am Ryoma Aburame, codename Pegasus."

Hoshita Hide nodded slightly, then said to Inuzuka Ryo, "You didn't come to see me just for this, did you?"

Inuzuka Ryo nodded: "Lord Danzo's orders are for us to cooperate with the Anbu's operations."

Xingxia Xiu nodded, put on his mask, and disappeared from the spot without saying a word.

Ryo Inuzuka followed immediately, while Ryoma Aburame lagged behind.

(End of this chapter)