Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

Haneda's palms were sweating nervously when he saw the four Root ninjas.

If Danzo captures them, won't they be brainwashed into machines that only carry out missions?!

Uncle Dai is currently dealing with other Root ninjas and cannot break free. The Third Hokage is just a clone with limited chakra, so there's not much hope for him.

Both he and Kakashi were at most Chunin in strength.

This is a huge problem!!!

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Chapter 038 Haneda, Kakashi VS Root Jonin

"Lord Hokage!" Haneda said to the Third Hokage, having no choice but to hope that the Third Hokage could do something.

"I can hold off a maximum of three people." The Hokage picked up a kunai and assumed a fighting stance.

He was just a shadow clone, and he had been attacked before, so there was really nothing he could do.

"Damn it!"

"Let's fight, Kakashi!" Haneda activated his Sharingan, his expression becoming completely serious.

“OK!” Kakashi leaned against Haneda and pulled a silver-white short sword from his back.

"Don't look into the Uchiha's eyes!!" Muramasa warned.

His expression was solemn, showing no carelessness despite the fact that his opponents were two children.

As soon as he finished speaking, the three Chunin beside Muramasa charged toward the Third Hokage, while Haneda and Kakashi were left to their captain.

The Root Jonin has the advantage against the two kids!

The battle erupted instantly!

"Surrender, Kakashi Hatake, Haneda Uchiha."

"You don't want to bleed or get hurt anywhere, do you?"

"That lord doesn't want you to die, but I can't tell what's important, so it's uncertain."

Muramasa tried to get Haneda and Kakashi to give up, but instead they were met with a barrage of shuriken.

"Is this your answer? It just takes a little more time."

Muramasa dodged several shuriken by sidestepping, while the shuriken that Haneda was unable to dodge were easily caught between his fingers.

"What should we do, Haneda? Shuriken aren't working."

Kakashi asked, habitually focusing on Haneda.

"Delay! Try to delay for at least ten minutes!"

Haneda was also feeling guilty towards the Root Jonin.

These are ninjas who have undergone brutal training and have actually crawled out of piles of corpses.

With his incredibly rich combat experience and combat intuition, he's a force to be reckoned with!

We can only hope that the Third Hokage's plan goes smoothly and that Jiraiya arrives on time.

"First search, Kakashi!"

Haneda charged straight at Muramasa. His greatest strengths now were physical combat and illusion techniques, and he had to make Muramasa look into his eyes.

"You've come at the perfect time, you brat from the Uchiha clan!" Muramasa was excited, never expecting Haneda to deliver himself to their doorstep.

"Don't get too close!" the Third Hokage shouted from the side.

Just when Muramasa thought he was about to succeed, something unexpected happened.

"Konoha Whirlwind!!!"

A horizontal kick flashed past his eyes, so fast and powerful that he had to retreat and dodge it.

The whirlwind kicked to the ground, kicking up dust.

Kakashi also moved immediately, throwing shuriken continuously from his pouch.

Using the dust that obscured their vision, they charged toward Muramasa.

“I told you, these little gadgets are useless.” Muramasa casually dodged the shuriken with a few sidesteps.

But just then, a shuriken with an explosive tag attached flashed past his eyes.

Without the slightest hesitation, he quickly formed a hand seal.

"Earth Release - Earth Current Wall!!"

A thick earthen wall rose from the ground, completely blocking his view.

Bang bang bang!!!

Violent explosions came one after another from ahead.

"interesting."

Muramasa chuckled softly, and suddenly, several shuriken flew from his side.

"Uchiha Style Shuriken Throwing Technique!"

Tsk tsk tsk! !

The whistling of the Wind Demon Shuriken echoed in his ears.

Muramasa instinctively used a kunai to block, while the Fuma Shuriken spun around, creating bright sparks from the friction with the kunai.

With sparks flying, the explosive tag stuck to the shuriken was triggered!

"Damn it, where did this Uchiha brat get so much money to buy explosive tags?!"

Bang bang bang!!!

The dust was stirred up again, and everything around was covered in dust.

Under the gaze of the Sharingan, a mound of earth formed, enveloping Muramasa.

Just as the mound broke open, revealing a figure, Kakashi, hidden in the gray mist, moved and attacked Muramasa from behind.

Tsk! !

The short sword and kunai alternated continuously, creating several afterimages that were dazzling to the eye.

At that moment, Haneda rushed over again from not far away.

"Konoha Power Cyclone!!"

The immense force shattered the ground completely, and the crisp sound of breaking wooden planks echoed.

"Have you two had enough fun? That's over!"

A hand grabbed Haneda's leg from the ground and twisted it forcefully. Haneda cried out in pain and quickly severed the arm with a kunai.

But at that moment, the village head hidden on the ground turned into smoke and disappeared.

His true form was hidden in the mound of earth where he had previously taken refuge from the explosive tags!

Just when Haneda and Kakashi thought he had come out, he was hiding right under their noses!

At this moment, Muramasa, hidden in the dust, took advantage of the gap in Haneda's movements and instantly subdued him.

He pressed one hand against Haneda's throat and the other hand gripped Haneda's right hand holding the kunai.

The battlefield situation can change in an instant!

After succeeding, Muramasa looked coldly at Kakashi and said:

"If you don't want your friend to die, you'd better stay with me."

"He's just one of the targets; he can die."

Kakashi narrowed his eyes and asked, "What do you want me to do?"

"I said I'd follow!"

Suddenly, the mirror reflected light onto him, and Muramasa realized what was happening and immediately looked away.

But at that moment, Haneda took control of his left hand!

"Can I borrow your hand for a moment? You don't mind, do you?"

With his throat held to his throat, Haneda turned into a wooden plank, and Haneda himself appeared next to Kakashi.

"Mirror... kid, are you stalling for time?"

Muramasa was furious; he never expected that the duck he had almost caught would fly away like this.

Kakashi pretended to negotiate with himself to buy time, taking the opportunity to take out the mirror he had hidden in his hand.

Under Haneda's Sharingan, Muramasa had no choice but to look away.

In the instant he looked away, Haneda used his left hand to complete the hand seal and the substitute left.

His attempt to completely control Haneda's movements backfired!

This process was completed extremely quickly; by the time he realized it, it was already over!