This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

As we all know, missions like rescuing hostages are extremely difficult.

But Hatake Sakumo was not worried about this.

The fact that the "hostage" was able to survive and be captured by the enemy, rather than being killed on the spot and then having intelligence obtained through secret techniques, is enough to show that the hostage has sufficient value to the enemy.

As long as the hostages are valuable enough, it means that the enemy will not harm the hostages unless it is necessary.

This created sufficient conditions for Hatake Sakumo's rescue.

Hatake Sakumo quickly confirmed this and decided that this was not the source of his deep inner uneasiness.

"What exactly is it?"

He couldn't think of it for a moment.

3.4

""

Silence, a long silence.

After the urging, the Root ninjas were like puppets in a window, just looking at Hatake Sakumo quietly without saying a word.

In this silence, Hatake Sakumo let out a long breath.

"call"

He came to his senses and stopped paying attention to his chaotic thoughts.

Some things cannot be avoided just because of Sakumo's uneasiness and hesitation, because Sakumo has reasons that cannot be avoided.

"Prepare for battle."

"I'll arrange the tactics."

Hatake Sakumo finally gave the order to fight.

The Root ninjas in front of him were like robots that had been switched on. They exchanged glances before quietly waiting for Sakumo's instructions.

Chapter 572: Feint and Surprise Attack

Hatake Sakumo's tactics are simple.

The Root Squad was responsible for the feint attack to attract the enemy's attention, while he himself used his already mastered earth escape technique to sneak into the enemy's formation, waiting for an opportunity to rescue the hostages.

The Root ninjas did not question Hatake Sakumo's tactics, nor did they object to the relatively dangerous feint attack.

"Tools like them will only be used unconditionally."

Seeing the numb expressions on the faces of several people, Hatake Sakumo sighed in his heart.

"If you have no objections, then prepare to fight."

Hatake Sakumo gave the final order.

"Yes!"XN

The ninjas of the Root team responded.

In the country of bears, in a remote forest, a very simple camp is being set up.

"Crack!!"

There was a bonfire set up in the middle of the camp, and the firewood in the bonfire was constantly making slight crackling sounds as it burned.

There was an iron pot placed on the campfire, and the boiling soup in the pot was constantly emitting the aroma of food.

Beside the bonfire, several ninjas were sitting in a group, staring at the burning and dancing flames without saying a word.

These ninjas all wore forehead protectors engraved with four slashes. Anyone who knew something about the ninja world could see at a glance that the symbol of this forehead protector was the Hidden Mist, one of the five major ninja villages in the ninja world today.

This group of people were the Mist Ninjas who were chased by Hatake Sakumo all the way and had "Hai" abducted.

After traveling all night, they had already left the border of the Fire Kingdom and arrived at the Bear Kingdom, which is located between the Fire Kingdom and the Water Kingdom.

At this moment, they are very close to the coastline of the Bear Kingdom, and it won't take long before they can completely leave the land and head to the Water Kingdom.

Once you reach the sea, it is the world of the Mist Ninja.

No one can defeat the Mist Ninja on the sea, except those who cheat.

Right now, the Mist Ninjas are making their final replenishment before setting out to sea.

It was this supply that gave Hatake Sakumo and others the opportunity to catch up.

An atmosphere of silence echoed among this group of Mist Ninjas, and next to them, a young man wearing a Konoha forehead protector stood out.

The young man is currently in a coma, and is bound tightly with several iron chains. He is the target of Hatake Sakumo's trip - a test subject of the "Root", a ninja codenamed "Hai".

"boom!!!!"

Just as a few people were sitting quietly by the campfire, a loud noise suddenly came from hundreds of meters away.

Then, bright flames shot up into the sky, attracting the attention of the Mist Ninjas around the campfire.

This simple camp seems very loose, but it is not.

There were ninjas hiding in the dark on all sides of the camp, always on guard. The place where the explosion came from at this moment was exactly the area that the Mist Ninja was responsible for guarding.

"Shh!"

Several people stood up suddenly, and their movements were surprisingly consistent.

The Mist Ninjas did not show any sign of surprise. They looked at each other and saw the deep understanding in each other's eyes.

"Xin, you and Ji stay."

"Protect the 'Hai' well."

A Mist Ninja spoke to his companions around him.

"Yes." X2

Upon hearing this, the ninjas of "Xin" and "Ji" responded one after another.

It’s just strange that “Xin” and “Ji”, who are supposed to be responsible for the guarding duty, now have solemn expressions and their eyes are full of determination.

In contrast, the Mist Ninjas who went to stop the enemy looked much calmer.

The Mist Ninjas didn't communicate much, they all rushed towards the place where the explosion came from.

At this moment, only two Mist Ninjas and "Hai" were left by the campfire.

The Mist Ninjas "Xin" and "Ji" sat cross-legged on the ground in silence, as if waiting for something.

A hundred meters away, a great battle is breaking out.

The team from the Root was engaged in a fierce battle with the Mist Ninja. The noise just now was caused by the detonating tags being triggered during the battle between the two sides.

Water escape. Water dragon bullet!

I saw two Mist Ninjas standing on the left and right, performing the Water Dragon Bullet Technique at the same time.

Two ferocious water dragons rushed towards the root team from the left and right.

Earth escape. Earth flow wall!

A Root ninja quickly used earth escape to resist, and the earth wall and water dragon immediately made a dull collision sound.

"boom!!!"

Dust and smoke suddenly rose up in the forest, covering the surrounding scenery.

"Whoosh whoosh!!!"

Before the smoke cleared, Root ninjas rushed out from the smoke with kunai in hand and engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat with the Mist ninjas.

Blood was splattered everywhere and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides.

Soon, the rest of the Mist Ninjas who heard the noise came from all directions and joined the battle.

Beside the campfire, Xin He had already heard the sounds of fighting between the two sides in the distance, but his expression remained surprisingly indifferent.

It seemed that the battle in the distance was not a desperate fight between the enemy and us, but a harmless quarrel among our own companions.

"Crack!!!"

The bonfire in front of the two men still made a slight crackling sound.

"bass!!!"

At this moment, a dazzling light like snow suddenly burst out from the ground beneath the feet of the two people.

The unparalleled aura carried the momentum to destroy everything, causing the two men's scalps to tingle slightly.

Xin and Yi's pupils contracted violently at the same time.

Although the two had been prepared, they still couldn't help but feel a little surprised and frightened when they really faced the legendary sword light.

Hatake Sakumo is here to kill!

The surprise in Xin and Yi's eyes only lasted for a moment, and they quickly reacted.

It’s not so much a “reaction” as it is to say they have been waiting for this moment for a long time.

What does Hatake Sakumo's sword look like?

At this moment, Xin He could undoubtedly give a very accurate answer.

That is-quick!

It was so fast that even Scorpion's parents, the genius puppeteers of the Sunagakure puppeteer corps, were unable to react.

Faced with an attack that even the quasi-shadow masters were unable to resist, Xin He was naturally unable to resist either.

There was no time to stop it, and no time to escape.

Under this dazzling blade light, they could only watch helplessly as they faced the fate of being destroyed by it.

Just a second before this unparalleled sharp edge tore the two into pieces, they formed a seal at the same time.

"Ugh!!!!"

Pitch-black runes instantly spread across their bodies from their hearts. The dense black marks made people feel uncomfortable just by looking at them.

But at this moment, a hint of relief appeared in Xin and Yi's eyes at the same time.

"Pfft!!!"

The next second, the silver-white blade light directly tore the two people apart.

A strange thing happened. There was not a single drop of blood flowing out of the two men's torn bodies. Instead, there was a large amount of dark unknown liquid.

The moment the liquid touched the ground, it spread out like a mad tide. In a moment, the ground within a radius of nearly 100 meters was stained with a layer of black sheen.

Chapter 576: The Legendary Bloodstain

After the dazzling flash of the sword, Hatake Sakumo's figure appeared on the dark land.

There is no doubt that under the full force of Hatake Sakumo's sword, the Mist Ninja named Xin Heji would have no ability to resist at all.

But Hatake Sakumo knew very well in his heart that these two people did not seem to die from his swordsmanship.

Strictly speaking, Xin and Ji seemed to have anticipated Hatake Sakumo's sudden attack.

Before the sword flashed upon them, the two men seemed to have activated some mysterious technique and lost their lives as a result.

Just looking at the dark ground beneath his feet, Hatake Sakumo felt more and more uneasy.

"Sealing Technique"

Sakumo said secretly in his heart.

As a legendary ninja, with his keen eyesight, Hatake Sakumo could naturally recognize what kind of ability caused the change.

He also keenly noticed that under the influence of this sealing technique, the ground within a hundred meters around him had undergone some subtle changes.

A cold light suddenly flashed in Hatake Sakumo's eyes.

He had already sensed that under the influence of this mysterious sealing technique, the performance of earth escape techniques in the surrounding areas was greatly affected.

In other words, Sakumo could no longer use his earth escape and beheading techniques, which he had mastered, to escape underground at will.

The experience of a Kage-level ninja quickly made Hatake Sakumo think of something!

trap!

The target of this sealing technique was none other than him—"Konoha White Fang", Hatake Sakumo!!!