I'm drawing manga in Naruto

That's horrible!

"The Land of Whirlpools, this is the first time I've ever been here in my entire life..."

Tsunade was initially excited, but after walking such a long distance, she became disappointed and sad.

This is Grandma's homeland, but...

Akabane sighed inwardly, but there was nothing he could do.

Tailed beasts are the treasures of every ninja village, comparable to nuclear bombs, but the Uzumaki clan is the nemesis of tailed beasts, and this alone is enough to make them the enemy of the world.

He was just being lenient; he couldn't and didn't bother to care.

"Further ahead is a crossroads of the trade routes of the Land of Whirlpools, where rogue ninjas usually appear."

Kazama Satoshi was very nervous; sweat was pouring down his forehead.

Akabane picked up a pen and began to sketch the background in advance.

The caravan moved slowly forward, and some ordinary guards began to approach the carts loaded with comic books, as if these were very important goods.

At this point, the difference between those who have killed others and those who have not becomes apparent.

Although Zixiao and Shuo Mao were nervous, they looked much like the ordinary guards around them. However, Tsunade and the other two were clearly ninjas, and their guarded postures were different.

As for Akabane, he sat on the side of the flatbed cart, fiddling with his hands haphazardly.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, the sound of rustling leaves came from the forest.

"careful!"

Orochimaru shouted, and immediately saw several shuriken fly out of the forest.

Jiraiya immediately stood up and used kunai to knock the shuriken down, while Tsunade rushed straight into the forest.

"careful!"

Sakumo's expression changed, and his speed suddenly increased. He rushed in front of Tsunade first and threw a kunai at the ground a few steps away.

boom!

"Explosive tag?"

Tsunade was so focused on the enemy that she forgot about the possible traps. When she saw Sakumo breaking through the traps, she belatedly realized her fear.

"So it's just a bunch of kids. Are they a ninja squad that just graduated from Konoha?"

"I don't know who your Jonin are, but they still have to die. Hidden Mist Technique!"

Chakra spread out, and a thick fog enveloped the area, making it impossible to see one's hand in front of one's face within a hundred paces.

Kirigakure no Jutsu!

Such a vast area must belong to a Jonin!

Akabane's heart tightened.

The opponent never showed himself, and his vision was blocked, so he was unable to cast illusions by drawing.

In this environment, his illusions were almost useless.

Miscalculation!

They couldn't see or hear anything; everyone held their breath, not daring to be careless.

Akabane is secretly vigilant

call!

Suddenly, a slight whistling sound came from beside my ear.

In an instant, his hands formed a hand seal—

"Earth Release: Heart Beheading Technique!"

The burrowing and pulling were executed in one smooth motion. Before the attacking Chunin from the Hidden Mist Village could react, he was dragged to the ground and then pierced through the throat with a kunai.

"To be able to use Earth Release to this extent, you must be a Jonin from Konoha, right?"

A cold voice came from behind.

Silent killing technique!

Akabane was drenched in cold sweat, as if he could sense the approach of a blade, and his hands formed hand seals with unprecedented speed.

Substitution!

He subtly changed his position, but he knew that his opponent could definitely find him—in the Hidden Mist Technique, the Hidden Mist Ninja reigned supreme.

"Third Generation, why aren't you making a move yet?!"

Akabane was cursing under his breath. The Jonin were already at the edge; if he didn't act soon, he'd be dead...

At that moment, he suddenly felt mentally disoriented.

The next second, a memory flooded his mind—a memory from the shadow clone of the painting, who had completed the twelfth chapter.

"Great!"

Akabane was overjoyed and quickly opened the list to exchange for the Silent Assassination Technique.

In an instant, the surrounding sounds and breaths became crystal clear!

Behind him was a Kirigakure Jonin wielding a sword. At the same time, one could sense that Orochimaru and his group were fighting with Chunin not far away. Jiraiya, who was in the worst condition, was panting heavily and was obviously injured.

However, he noticed something strange: although the "Hidden Mist Jonin" was holding a sword, he didn't seem to be making any unusual moves.

Could it be that my silent assassination technique isn't sophisticated enough?

Products produced by the system must be of high quality.

Akabane quickly dismissed the idea, so the only explanation was that this "Jonin" had no intention of taking action.

"Who knows, the Third Hokage might have already taken care of the Jonin, damn it..."

He quickly realized what was happening, muttered a curse in his mind, and then used Earth Release to rapidly gather at Orochimaru's location.

When he got close to a Chunin who was locked in combat, he used the same method to pull the opponent down and kill him with a single blow using a kunai.

However, after the reunion was completed, Akabane did not make any further moves. Instead, like the "Hidden Mist Jonin," he crouched in a position that was not easily noticed and quietly observed.

Since the outcome is already decided, it's better to let others practice, which will save us some trouble and effort.

"Kid, aren't you afraid of dying?"

Just as he was slacking off, the Jonin suddenly appeared behind him, brandishing his blade.

Akabane sighed helplessly, ducked to avoid the "extremely slow" blade, and said, "Lord Hokage, please stop joking."

"Heh, you're quite clever, kid. You guessed it when that knife missed you, didn't you?"

"Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a low voice."

"You've already mastered the art of silent killing, yet you still reminded me before you committed the murder?"

Akabane calmly made a sarcastic remark.

of course……

He was only speaking after the fact. If he hadn't exchanged the technique for the Silent Killing Technique and thus discovered the "Jonin's" strange behavior, Akabane might still be hiding underground right now.

Chapter 43 The Hidden Mist Pursuit Team

It's not surprising that Hiruzen Sarutobi was involved.

Based on his observations of Akabane, he found the man to be intelligent, lazy, and at the same time somewhat afraid of death.

That's a nice way of putting it; to put it bluntly, it's being afraid of death.

Therefore, he would only be so calm and collected watching the show if he was certain there was no threat.

"Hey, call me teacher outside. I'm Danzo, so I'm practically your master."

Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to sit down and chat. "Do you know why I did this?"

Akabane was quite happy to chat. He sat down and said in a low voice, "The possibility of encountering Kirigakure ninjas later is not low. Let them familiarize themselves with Kirigakure tactics in advance."

"Yes, but these people aren't shadow clones; they're all real."

"You subdued him?"

Akabane was finally somewhat surprised. He thought that the Jonin was played by Hiruzen Sarutobi from beginning to end, but he didn't expect that the person who spoke earlier was the real one.

"I've tied him up."

Hiruzen Sarutobi finally shocked Akabane, and Akabane felt a little smug.

In fact, Akabane was truly shocked.

As a Jonin, being subdued by others in an instant is something probably only the Hokage could do.

too strong!

"Alright, we've basically taken care of all the opponents, there's no need to put on an act anymore."

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up, formed hand seals to dispel the thick fog, and everyone could finally see their surroundings clearly.

a mess!

"So many Chunin, and not a single one was killed?"

Zi Xiao found it strange, and then she saw Akabane and Hiruzen Sarutobi standing together.

Was it an act?

No, besides the Chunin they killed, two more Chunin were dragged directly into the ground, with only their heads remaining above ground.

This is clearly a work by Akabane.

Orochimaru's feelings became increasingly complicated, and he soon realized what was going on.

The Third Hokage swiftly dealt with the Jonin, then disguised himself as an enemy to test their abilities.

Undoubtedly, this test wasn't aimed at them.

Because the five of them were already struggling to deal with just a few Chunin, unlike Akabane who could move freely in and out of the mist and quickly take down two Chunin.

Not only that, he secretly observed that half of the ninjas they killed had fatal wounds from swords.

of course……

Compared to Jiraiya and Tsunade, his results are quite good.

"Let's go, let's interrogate this Jonin."

Hiruzen Sarutobi walked into the forest, and everyone except the caravan guards followed him.

"He's that Jonin? He was so arrogant, but he fainted as soon as he made a move. He must have been overworking himself and his body is exhausted..."

"Jiraiya!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed and quickly stopped him.

Jiraiya didn't understand why his teacher was coughing, but he could tell from the tone of her reprimand that he should shut up, so he had no choice but to keep quiet to avoid getting punched by Tsunade again.

Akabane squatted down and examined it closely.

The style of clothing worn by the Hidden Mist Village and the sword in the Third Hokage's hand clearly indicate that he was the original owner.

However, that sword was just an ordinary sword, not even a chakra weapon, and naturally it was not one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist.

"He is a rogue ninja."

Tsunade noticed the scratch on her headband and fell into deep thought. "It seems that even if I live, Kirigakure will not admit it."

"That's for sure, and..."

Orochimaru looked up and around. The Hidden Mist Village's pursuit force must be arriving soon.

call out!

With a bang, a bitter arrow flew out of the forest.

Akabane opened his eyes and saw a figure appear among the leaves in the forest.