Naruto: My setting is above yours.

If your whereabouts are being tracked, staying in one place for an extended period is not a wise choice.

Because there's definitely more than just one Iwagakure squad chasing them now.

Moving on to the next one!

can't stop.

Even after recovering their strength, they still need to eat soldier's rations and drink water on the road.

……

As the sun sets, on a hilltop covered with sparse shrubs, Sakumo Hatake is bandaging his wounds with a first-aid kit.

Down the mountain, more than 50 Iwa ninja had already surrounded the area.

This is the second time that Sakumo Hatake has been surrounded.

Last time, only about twenty people surrounded him, but he broke through the encirclement and fought his way out.

However, since all Iwa ninja use the Iron Cannon Technique, even with Hatake Sakumo's extremely high speed, he could not remain unscathed in the face of such a saturation attack.

Fortunately, they were all superficial injuries.

Bandaging to stop the bleeding will generally not affect combat effectiveness.

"I hope things are going smoothly for Xuanma and the others~"

While watching the Iwa ninja who had built many obstacles and traps using Earth Release techniques at the foot of the mountain, Hatake Sakumo was thinking about Genma and his two companions on the other side.

However, he wasn't too worried.

With Xuanma as a disciple, there's not much to worry about in terms of safety.

After the wound was bandaged, the Iwa ninja below were ready.

Under Sakumo Hatake's gaze, the numerous Iwa ninja simultaneously formed hand seals.

Earth Release: Rock Gun!

One by one, the Iwa ninja opened their mouths and spat out tiny pebbles. The pebbles spun and expanded rapidly in the air, growing to the size of date pits, and then pierced the air as they swept towards Hatake Sakumo on the mountain.

Moreover, after spitting out a rock bullet, the rock ninja can continue to spit out rock bullets one after another without having to form hand seals again.

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dodge?

It was simply impossible to dodge such a dense and continuous attack.

Earth Escape?

Earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used in traditional Chinese magic) can only provide temporary relief.

Under normal circumstances, Sakumo Hatake would have no choice but to fight his way out.

But under normal circumstances, he wouldn't let so many Iwa ninja surround him.

Earth Escape - Earth Current Wall!

Sakumo Hatake formed a hand seal and pressed his palms to the ground, and immediately a wall rose up from the ground on each of his four sides.

The dense barrage of iron cannon fire bombarded the rock face, creating craters.

Such a defense won't last long before it's destroyed by the Iwa ninja.

So, immediately afterward, Hatake Sakumo formed hand seals and created a shadow clone, while his main body channeled chakra into the Wind Summoning Talisman on his right wrist.

The psychic spell was activated, and a faint golden light shone from the spell.

Bang!

Smoke rose, and Sakumo Hatake's main body disappeared, leaving only his shadow clone in place.

The Iwa ninja attacking from outside were unaware of this.

Rumble!

Walls collapsed with a deafening roar, and amidst billowing dust and flashes of lightning, Hatake Sakumo, sword in hand, charged out at incredible speed toward the Iwa ninja.

Genma's "explored" Lightning Release: Body Flicker Technique was naturally not just given to Kakashi; Sakumo Hatake's Lightning Release ability has also greatly improved in the past two years.

Its speed is faster than before, reaching the limit of his neural reaction ability.

In the blink of an eye, walls were breached one after another, and before the traps could even be activated, the person had already vanished.

The Iwa ninja in charge exclaimed in surprise, "That's too fast! Even faster than before!"

"Slow down his speed!"

"Continue the attack!"

Shouts rang out one after another.

Sakumo Hatake dodged left and right, and all the sharp stone pillars that rose from the ground missed their mark.

The earth rose up ahead, transforming into a high wall.

Sakumo Hatake sped upwards, but sharp stone pillars emerged from the rock face.

The chakra blade, radiating a blazing white light, was swung, and stone pillars exploded one after another.

In the blink of an eye, Hatake Sakumo charged onto the ground, and the Iwa ninja were already close at hand.

But suddenly, Hatake Sakumo's movements became sluggish, and his feet sank into the ground.

He looked down and saw that the ground beneath his feet was cement, which was quickly solidifying.

The electric light exploded, and the solidified cement immediately cracked and then exploded.

Puff puff!

Sharp, tilted stone pillars grew out from all around, piercing through Sakumo Hatake's body as he was about to escape.

"Finally solved!"

Seeing the blood gushing from Hatake Sakumo, the Iwagakure Jonin Ishio couldn't help but wipe away his sweat.

As expected of Konoha's White Fang, he almost broke through!

Bang!

Suddenly, Sakumo Hatake, who was still bleeding, exploded into a cloud of smoke, leaving Ishio and the other Iwa ninja stunned.

Shadow...shadow clone?

Ishio's eyes widened: "This...how is this possible?"

"When?"

The surrounding Iwa ninja were also in an uproar.

"what happened?"

"Were they shadow clones that they surrounded from the beginning?"

"Absolutely impossible! We injured that guy before!"

"Could he have escaped using earth magic?"

"No, we've been monitoring the underground situation ever since he used earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used in Chinese fantasy novels to escape underground). There's absolutely no way this guy could have escaped from underground!"

One possibility after another was proposed, only to be quickly rejected by others.

Suddenly, Ishio thought of a possibility: "No way, could it be..."

"Spiritual communication technique, no, to be precise, it should be reverse spiritual communication technique!"

The surrounding Iwa ninja all turned to look at Ishio.

Shiwei's face darkened as he said, "There's only one reasonable explanation!"

"That earthen wall was just to obscure our vision and lull us into a false sense of security."

Someone asked, "So, Konoha's White Fang has withdrawn from the battlefield and left the Land of Earth?"

Ishio shook his head: "He is the White Fang of Konoha, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would abandon his comrades and subordinates."

"This is probably a plan they've had for a long time."

Someone countered, "But according to intelligence, the other three guys from Konoha don't have summoning beasts with them."

Another Jonin said, "Don't forget, we need to pay special attention to that brat named Mikaze Genma from the intelligence report. He's a disciple of Konoha's White Fang, and he could very well summon Konoha's White Fang's summoning beast and then have the summoning beast perform a reverse summoning technique!"

"If that's the case, then we're in trouble."

"Ishio, we must get there immediately!"

Shiwei nodded.

At this moment, everyone turned their heads to look, and saw three figures rapidly approaching from the south.

Ishio quickly recognized the newcomers: "It's Kari and his group!"

Hunting, Firelight, and Oishi arrived quickly, all looking rather grim.

"Have you taken care of Konoha's White Fang?"

After stopping, Hunti asked.

Ishio shook his head: "It's a pity, he escaped using the Reverse Summoning Technique!"

A smile appeared on Bakuten's face: "Reverse Summoning Technique?"

"Have they rejoined his men?"

Ishio nodded: "That's our guess!"

Explosion Release Hunter looked even happier: "Great, I'm going to take care of them myself!"

Huoguang immediately said, "In that case, let's act immediately and wipe these guys out in one fell swoop."

"If we don't resolve this soon, it will cause us a lot of trouble."

The three of them were dragged here only now by the clones of Xuanma and his two companions.

If shadow clones are this troublesome, imagine how difficult it is to deal with the original body.