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Chapter 77: I simply want to kill you all! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

After dodging the shuriken's attack, Hoshino Hide reversed his body, head down and feet up, and then exhaled air from the soles of his feet, causing his body to suddenly shoot downwards.

Wind Release - Great Breakthrough!

As Xingxia Xiu reversed her body, she had already completed the hand seal. As her body rushed downwards at high speed, she opened her mouth and exhaled, causing a dense burst of air to erupt, turning into a gale that swept downwards with a thunderous roar.

The powerful wind pressure shattered the trees below.

The Cloud Ninjas, who were preparing for a second wave of attacks, scattered to avoid the powerful storm.

Although it's a C-rank wind-style ninjutsu that doesn't seem to have much destructive power, it became incredibly terrifying when used by Hoshino Shigehisa.

The storm destroyed trees and then crashed to the ground with a deafening roar, kicking up clouds of dust.

Xingxia Xiu spread her arms, and the air currents on her palms surged, immediately reducing her downward speed, and then she floated lightly into the billowing dust.

Her figure landed silently, and Xingxia Xiu clasped her hands together, forming the Si Mudra.

Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees!

The vines rise from the ground and then grow and expand rapidly.

Even though the Cloud Ninja had lost sight of them, they remained vigilant. The vines, like venomous snakes, had already crept up silently and then suddenly sprang up.

shhhhhh!

The vines suddenly began to move.

"Be careful!"

"Oh no, it's Wood Release!"

The Cloud Ninja roared repeatedly, but was immediately bound by vines and then hung up.

When the smoke cleared, all four Cloud Ninja had been captured alive.

Xingxia Xiu leaped to the side of a Cloud Ninja. The moment their eyes met, he activated the Heavenly Dream Walker Technique. The Cloud Ninja, who had been staring blankly, immediately lowered his eyes and entered a deep sleep.

Then came the manipulation.

The vines loosened, and the controlled Cloud Ninja immediately leaped into the air, rushing towards the Land of Rice Fields.

"Dorui!"

The other three Cloud Ninja shouted loudly, but they couldn't wake Dorui, who had already quickly disappeared into the distance.

Ignoring the three Cloud Ninjas, Xingxia Xiu followed behind Dorui while raising one hand.

Bound by the tree for eternal burial!

The dense vines entwined and buried the three Cloud Ninja.

Not long after, the secret service team arrived.

"It's a Wood Release technique!"

"Such fast movements!"

"Quick, after them!"

After the initial shock, the secret service team immediately began tracking down the trail left by Hoshino Shu.

Then they discovered the tracks of two people, one in front of the other.

Did Yunren escape?

Who could possibly escape from the Wood Release technique?

Not long after the ANBU squad left, Inuzuka Ryo and Aburame Ryoma also arrived at the battlefield left by the Wood Release technique.

After a brief inspection, Inuzuka Ryo concluded: "Of the four Cloud Ninja, three are dead. It seems one of them was controlled by the captain's Dream Walker Technique."

"Well done! The captain's actions were incredibly efficient. The spy shouldn't be able to escape now, right?"

Aburame Ryoma said, "It's too early to draw conclusions now. Since the Cloud Ninja has arranged for people to intercept them, they probably have people to meet them at the border as well."

Inuzuka Ryo was full of confidence in Hoshino Shuu: "Unless the Third Raikage leads the team, they won't be able to stop the captain!"

……

As evening fell, Hoshino followed Dorui to the border of the Land of Fields.

Then, one figure after another appeared.

The Yunren did indeed arrange for people to meet them on the border and then intercept the pursuers.

With his hands forming a mudra, Xingxia Xiu didn't waste any words.

At the same time, Dorui, who had bypassed the many Cloud Ninja reinforcements, also formed the Si Mudra with both hands.

Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees!

The many Cloud Ninjas who were preparing to meet the pursuing Hoshino Shu were stunned and looked down, only to see vines rising from the ground and expanding rapidly from small to large.

"It's a Wood Release technique!"

"Damn it, how could it be cast from such a distance?"

"No, it's Dorui!"

"Dorui, what are you doing?"

"This guy is fake!"

"No, it's an illusion!"

"Dorui has been controlled by an illusion!"

Shouts rose and fell as Yun ninjas tried to awaken the controlled Dorui, but the ever-growing vines piled up around Dorui.

As the overwhelming vines took shape, Dorui's figure also became thinner.

His chakra was completely drained, and his life force was being continuously extracted.

As the tree realm formed, Xingxia Xiu also arrived to attack.

He drew his sword with both hands, and the blue light flashed continuously in the forest.

Screams rang out as cloud ninjas fell one by one, only to be entangled by vines and have their chakra drained.

The tree world continues to expand, with more vines attacking others.

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Xingxia Xiu's advantage is growing, while Yunren's numbers are decreasing one by one.

Eight Cloud Ninjas fought for less than a minute, and in the end, only one was captured alive by Hoshino Hideaki, thus saving his life.

Seeing Hoshino Shu wearing the demon mask, even Karu, a Jonin, couldn't help but feel a chill.

I had heard before that a Wood Release technique had appeared in the Sky Ninja Village, which was quite astonishing.

Later, a public reward of 36 million was offered.

But when they actually faced each other, Karu realized that all the scattered intelligence, rumors, and the 36 million taels bounty he had gathered were utterly ineffective.

Despite his inner fear, Karu gritted his teeth and said, "The intelligence has already been sent away. You have failed."

"You'll get your revenge sooner or later!"

Hoshino Hide chuckled upon hearing this: "To be honest, I don't really care about intelligence or anything like that."

"The identity of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is actually not that difficult to confirm."

"The village hasn't paid much attention to this either, otherwise there would be more than just this few people chasing you today."

"The reason I'm moving so fast isn't to intercept intelligence; I simply want to take you all out."

Karu couldn't help but widen his eyes in disbelief at such remarks.

Xingxia Xiu continued, "I'm looking forward to the revenge you're talking about."

"It would be best if your Third Raikage could come in person."

"Of course, I actually prefer to go to your Hidden Cloud Village. I've heard the environment there isn't very good. I think it would be nice if I planted some trees there, right?"

"Well, you should be thanking me for helping you improve your living conditions!"

Karu couldn't help but grit his teeth: "You're a madman!"

Xingxia Xiu didn't mind this low-level insult at all. Instead, he laughed and asked, "Speaking of which, it would be quite interesting to control you with illusion magic and make you go back to the village to kill a few of your companions, wouldn't it?"

Karu's expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with terror: "You won't get away with it!"

He immediately wanted to bite off his tongue and block his trachea.

However, before he could bite down, he became dizzy and disoriented.

It's an illusion!

Karu instinctively realized what was happening, but he couldn't resist the overwhelming drowsiness.

Having subdued Karu, a Jonin, Hoshino Hide couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

All that I just said was actually laying the foundation for the hypnosis technique of the Dream Walker.

The goal is to break down the psychological defenses of this Cloud Village Jonin.

Otherwise, even with the aid of the Sharingan with two tomoe, controlling such a Jonin would not be a simple matter.

In particular, it requires long-term control.

Releasing Karu, Hoshino Hide then controlled him to travel along the border of the Land of Fields towards the Land of Hot Springs.

Intercepting intelligence is no longer an option, as the Cloud Ninja are very likely using flying ninja beasts.

As for why flying ninja beasts weren't used in the Land of Fire, it's because Konoha certainly didn't lack them.

Only when they leave Konoha's control can their safety be guaranteed.

Having drained all the Cloud Ninja, Hoshino Hide created a wood clone to follow Karu.

Although Hoshino Hide spoke arrogantly, as if he could easily defeat the Third Raikage, he was actually quite rational and afraid of death.

Such an operation, which goes deep into enemy territory and is almost suicidal, should naturally be carried out by a clone.

(End of this chapter)