Konoha: Tsunade, I am the Hokage!

In River Country, outside an underground black market, Kakuzu suddenly slowed down.

He sensed something was wrong!

seem……

Someone is watching you!
However, it only took a few seconds before Kakuzu continued walking inside.

After entering the door, he created a clone and quickly disappeared using the earth escape technique.

Under the rock, a stream of smoke quickly disappeared.

He felt something was wrong!
According to the manual written by Jing Yan, when the enemy shows some special signs, it means that they may be exposed...

The best thing to do is to hold your breath and escape as quickly as possible!

All along, the ninjas of the Ibri clan have followed the instructions carefully.

and so.

When he noticed that Kakuzu paused slightly, he immediately flew away without any intention of stopping to observe.

This saved his life.

Kakuzu searched all the way but found no one, but only found a larger cave and a lot of rat trails extending in all directions.

Inside, there were a few squeaking baby mice, now terrified.

mouse?

Or, a psychic beast similar to a mouse?
but.

No trace of chakra was felt at the scene.

Is it an illusion?
Jiaodu emerged from the soil with a frown on his face. He still didn't believe that it was just an ordinary mouse. He suspected that it was a psychic beast.

However, while following the rat path, no trace of chakra was detected.

At this moment, on the other side of the road, Hei Chu Lei Ya came over with a knife in his hand.

"Have you finished changing?"

"Did you feel like you were being spied on? Or did you sense the ninja leaving just now?"

"No."

Black Hoe Lei Ya shook his head.

He looked around and then asked, "Do you feel like someone is following you? Any clues?"

"No, we only found a relatively large rat hole."

Kakuzu replied.

Hei Chu Lei Ya looked around, holding the handle of a knife with his hand, his eyes showing a hint of vigilance.

"This place is close to the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind. It is an active area for Anbu, so it is possible that we are under surveillance."

"Well, it's better to be cautious."

"That……"

"It'll be out soon."

Kakuzu's clone has already gone down to take on missions in exchange for money.

Hei Chu Lei Ya sighed silently.

Kakuzu...

This problem is really a headache!
But the opponent was very powerful, especially after attacking Takiguni Village and plundering the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, he was very clear about the gap between them.

In the two-person team, he was in a weak position and had to hold back even if he had any opinions.

He looked outside and couldn't help thinking -

If he had known that he would have to work with this guy, he would never have agreed to the Mizukage's request!
"Let's go."

Kakuzu's clone appeared and handed the scroll back to the original body.

He killed the ninjas of Takigakure, and this was the bounty for one of them. Although it wasn't much, it was better than nothing.

"It won't be so easy to make money next time!"

Kakuzu sighed.

Hei Chu Lei Ya sighed softly.

"Money is something that only needs to be used. What's the point of having so much money?"

"I can live a long time, so it would be useful if I took it. But you could die at any time, so it really wouldn't be of much use."

Kakuzu chuckled.

Then, he said in a low voice: "Let's go, our goal is to hunt Ye Cang, she ruined our plan."

"I found out before that she appeared in the area of ​​Kikyo Castle in River Country. She may have some connection with Konoha."

"It doesn't matter, just kill them and leave."

……

The north of the river country.

Ye Cang was about to continue sneaking into the Hidden Rain Village to observe the situation of Hanzo and the Hidden Rain Village, but after a while——

A cloud of smoke suddenly appeared in a pit not far from her.

Her eyes suddenly became serious.

"Who?"

The next second, the smoke turned into a person in the puddle.

"Master Yekura, I am from the Konoha Anbu Intelligence Group. This is the letter the village asked me to pass on."

"Ok?"

Ye Cang was puzzled.

Before, she would usually contact Konoha when she had any information, so why did Konoha take the initiative to contact her this time?

and……

She looked at the other person, a hint of vigilance flashing in her eyes.

How did the ninjas of Konoha find their own?
and.

It wasn't until the other person showed up that she really noticed him.

This ability is very strange!
She took a deep breath, took the letter, glanced at it briefly, and fell silent.

Konoha is doing this for Rasa and the Sand Village.

Sand Hidden Village...

Ye Cang half-crouched on the rock.

It would be a lie to say that she had no feelings for the village, but she was not very willing to go back.

There is no place for her in the Sand Village now.

and--

She is controlled by Kyohiko and it is impossible for her to really return to the Sand Village.

Ye Cang was silent for a few seconds.

"I have answered this once before, and my attitude remains the same. I will not go back to the Sand Village, so don't worry about it, Luo Sha."

After saying that, she stood up and prepared to leave.

Seeing her answer like this, Iburi Takesaku took out another scroll.

"This is a letter from Lord Jingyan, saying that if you don't want to go back, I should pass it to you."

"what?"

Ye Cang was stunned for a moment, then took it.

She glanced at it and frowned slightly.

Above is the movement trajectory of Kakuzu, Kurokochi and Raiga. They are currently in the area of ​​River Country. Kyohiko judged that it might be related to her.

Finally--

"Are you interested in hunting down Jiaodu and Black Hoe Thunder Fang?"

Hunting Jiaodu, Black Hoe and Thunder Fang?
The corner of Ye Cang's mouth twitched slightly.

Where is the hunting...

With Ryomine Kyohiko's ability, she might be able to defeat Kuroko Raiga and Kakuzu without her having to take any action.

Perhaps her greatest function is to serve as bait.

but.

Ye Cang thought for a moment.

"I will cooperate, but Kakuzu and Kuroki Raiga are both very strong, so I hope he can provide support as quickly as possible."

"Yes!"

Ibri Wusaku disappeared quickly.

……

Konoha, ANBU.

"Bird number 1 is back!"

"Let me see."

Yamashiro Aoba immediately walked over, took down the text on it, and then quickly glanced at it.

"Send to the office immediately!"

"Yes."

Looking at the crows flying around, Yamashiro Aoba showed a bright smile on his face.

It worked!
From the Kingdom of Rivers, Kakuzu was found and the news was quickly sent back to Konoha, and then processed and analyzed and sent to the front line...

Such efficiency is possible thanks to the crows that have signed a psychic contract.

Although these crows do not have any ninjutsu abilities, under his training, they have gradually acquired relatively high intelligence and ability to cooperate.

The next step is to tame them as much as possible and adapt them to intelligence operations.

This still requires a lot of effort!

but.

At least, the first step has been taken.

Anbu office.

Jingyan received the reply, then smiled and said, "Go ahead, I understand."

He then used Flying Thunder God to pass the information to his main body and Kakashi, and continued to handle his official business.

A few minutes later, in Kikyo City, two figures appeared in the center of the flying thunder formation.

Kyouhiko and Kakashi arrived together.

"What is our mission this time?"

Kakashi was brought here by Jingyan, but he didn't know what to do and was still a little confused.

He hadn't been on an outing for a while.

Jingyan smiled and said, "Kakuzu and Kuroki Raiga, they are both rebel ninjas from the two villages. We will kill them and send them to their respective villages."

"what?"

Kakashi was stunned for a moment.

He was silent for a moment, then said, "Who am I dealing with? It can't be Kakuzu, right?"

He currently doesn't know Kakuzu's specific information, but his strength is definitely top-notch. Even if he has been training more recently, he may not be his opponent.

"You deal with Black Hoe Thunderfang."

The opponent is using the Thunder Blade Fang, and is quite accomplished in Lightning Release. With Kakashi's attainments in Lightning Release, he can fight against him.

As for Kakuzu.

The fight between Kakashi and Kakuzu now... is truly heart-wrenching.

"When to set off?"

"Not urgent."

Kyouhiko led Kakashi out of the room and onto Kikyo Mountain.

He had already asked Iburi Wusaku to lurk near Yecang, so that he could provide support immediately as soon as a battle broke out.

If they go over now, given the vigilance of Kakuzu and Kurokami Raiga, they will definitely run away and not fight with them again.

……

The country of Sichuan.

"We found Ye Cang's location."

A man emerged from the earth.

Bai Zetsu said: "She is near the border between River Country and Rain Country, and seems to want to enter Rain Country."

"Are you going to track down Hanzo? Humph, she's really loyal!"

Black Chu Lei Ya sneered.

Kakuzu said, "What loyalty? She is just a person who jumps back and forth. Neither Konoha nor Sunagakure will recognize her."

He took the scroll.

The scroll showed Ye Cang's approximate previous location. Although it was not in the old place, given the ninja's range of activities, he would not move too far in a short period of time.

"Let's go!"

The corners speed up.

After a while, at the border of the Rain Country, a figure was lurking in a bush.

She used transformation techniques to almost blend in with her surroundings.

but.

In the eyes of experienced ninjas, this transformation technique is obviously not strong enough.

At least Kakuzu was quick to notice where she was lurking.

Thunder and lightning roared in the rain.

suddenly.

Gala!

A loud thunderclap came from behind, followed by a wild laugh that spread all around.

"Enjoy the funeral I'm going to give you!"

The next second, the blades crossed.

boom!
Thunder Blade Technique: Thunderfall!
Two bolts of lightning spread rapidly, bombarding forward from all directions, and arrived near Ye Cang in just a moment.

next second.

The blazing white electric light directly engulfed Ye Cang's body.

but.

This is just a shadow clone.

In an instant, Ye Cang appeared in the distance——

She rushed into the rain kingdom.

however.

At this moment, a huge curtain of water rose up from the rain curtain of the Rain Kingdom ahead.

Water Escape: Great Waterfall Technique!

It bombarded the surrounding water with blazing lightning.

Thunder Escape·Pseudo Darkness!

With the combination, the thunder of ninjutsu exploded instantly and blasted in all directions.

The surging thunder and water curtain quickly rushed towards Ye Cang.

In an instant, more than a dozen fireballs appeared around Ye Cang, and the flames quickly burned the surroundings under the wind.

but.

In the Rain Kingdom, her abilities are greatly limited.

boom!
Water and fireballs exploded, filling the surroundings with mist and rain.

The corners all appear in front.

He sneered and said, "Ye Cang, the burial place you chose for yourself is not bad. It just happens to restrain your own burning escape."

"Taki-nin traitor, Kakuzu!"

Ye Cang's face was solemn, as if he had just found out that he and Hei Chu Lei Ya were going to hunt her down.

A solemn look appeared on her face.

"I didn't expect you to be here too. As expected, did Hanzo cooperate with you guys?"

"you guess."

Kakuzu chuckled.

The next second—

Behind him, masks cracked one by one.

Di Yuanyu split apart and became a separate individual.

"Although I cannot use your Scorch Release, I still want to collect the heart of a bloodline limiter..."

The next second, he formed seals with his hands, and strands of Earth Resentment emerged one by one.

At the same time, ninjutsu emerged from all around.

Fire Escape·Head hard.

Thunder escape · False darkness.

Water Escape: Great Waterfall Technique.

Wind Escape...

A combination of four ninjutsu and a powerful burst of chakra instantly surged forward.

Wind and fire swept across the area, and mines wreaked havoc.

rear.

A feast of thunder fell.

With the help of Thunder Blade·Ya, Hei Chue Raiga's Lightning Release directly transformed into dense streaks of lightning.

Feast of Thunder!
Ye Cang exerted all his chakra, formed seals with his hands, and a hurricane blew behind him.

Plan for today...

The only way is to create a passage from behind.

but.

The strength of Kuroko Raiga was far beyond her imagination. The bombardment of lightning escape actually blocked her wind escape ninjutsu.

Simultaneously.

The lightning was so fast that it was in front of her in the blink of an eye.

The reappearing fireball expanded and formed a formation around it.

She was extremely anxious.

If Jingyan doesn't come again, I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to collect her body!

In a hurry.

Ye Cang did not give up resistance and tried to escape, but the wind and thunder gathered together to suppress her escape route, and the flames were about to engulf her...

Just at this moment.

She sensed a chakra fluctuation.

The next second—

boom!
A startling voice rang out.

The next moment, trees rose from the ground all around, forming a huge barrier.

Wood escape·Wooden spindle wall!
boom!
Flames, thunder, hurricanes and water streams gathered and exploded under the wooden wall.

Kakuzu raised his head and his pupils suddenly shrank.

In front of him, a wooden barrier perfectly protected Ye Cang.

This is……

Wood Release Ninjutsu!

and.

In this day and age, there are still people who can use such amazing wooden ingot walls.

Yoshimine Kyohiko?

Kakuzu took a deep breath, and the threads on his body changed again.

The next moment, the wood disintegrated.

"It seems that I am not late, so I shouldn't scare you, right?"

Kyohiko chuckled.

Ye Cang took a breath and coughed repeatedly: "I'm not dead, so I'm not late."

"Haha, I'll take that as a compliment. After all—"

"In order to prevent them from escaping, we must let them go deep enough!"

He said, clasping his hands together.

The wood under his feet, which had not yet shrunk, merged with his feet.

"Stop him!"

Kakuzu was surprised, and then the thread was in front of Kyohiko in an instant.

This gesture...

He had heard Madara mention it.

Immortal mode!

"I heard that you always like to tell others that you once fought with the first Hokage?"

Jingyan kept his hands clasped together.

The corners did not answer.

Because, at this moment, he has only one goal——

Kill Jingyan!
boom!
Many ninjutsu gathered together again.

"I'll stop it..."

Ye Cang formed seals with his hands.

"No need! You go deal with Hei Chu Lei Ya, leave this guy to me!"

In an instant, symbols bloomed on Jingyan's body.

The art of hundreds of heroes!

The next second, more special lines appeared on his face.

Immortal mode.

He was in full swing, his eyes filled with cold murderous intent.

"Kakuzu, the first master failed to kill you, but today, I will not give you a chance to escape!" (End of this chapter)