After a moment of silence, the bird-beak mask finally revealed words of congratulations.

But beneath that mask, which was not meant for outsiders, his face was already ashen and somber.

"Now, I will explain the details of the mission assigned by the Hokage."

The wolf's gaze swept over the three team members.

"The Hokage was very angry about the last time the Cloud Ninja came to our village to kidnap ninjas."

"Not long ago, our spies planted in the Cloud Village sent back intelligence that the Cloud Village is searching for surviving members of the Whirlpool Clan and has already pinpointed the approximate activity range of one of them."

"Our mission is to stop them and bring back as many survivors of the Whirlpool Clan as possible to the village."

"Yue" asked, "For such an important matter, who did Yunyin send? Do they have any relevant intelligence?"

"Wolf" nodded slightly, uttering a name that surprised Shiranui Sou.

"Yes, the Cloud Hidden Army has sent... Team AB!"

Chapter 50: The AB Combination! Briobi!

In the jungles of the Land of Hot Water.

The dense foliage blocked out the sunlight, leaving only dappled light spots scattered on the ground.

Four figures, draped in hooded robes, moved at nearly the same speed, maintaining a relatively fixed distance between them.

While on their way, the four also talked and discussed their next battle plan.

"A few days ago, the Hokage had already dispatched an ANBU squad as an advance team, and it was through them that the information about the AB group was relayed back."

The "Wolf" team leader gave instructions to his team members.

Upon hearing this, Shiranui Sho subconsciously recalled the relevant information.

The AB pairing is a tradition of Kumogakure. Each Raikage is named "A". After being selected as a candidate for Raikage, the village will select an inseparable partner for him and give him the code name "B".

The future Fourth Raikage, A, was already a candidate for Raikage at this time, and Killer Bee had also passed the selection to become his partner.

But Killer Bee was still young at this time and was not a threat.

The one we really need to be wary of is another "B".

Brupi, A's cousin, is the current Third Raikage's partner!

He also has another identity: the current Jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails!

According to the intelligence relayed back by the Dark Division, Burubi also participated in this operation by the Hidden Clouds.

"To facilitate the subsequent operations, we will first rendezvous with the advance team members, and then proceed further..."

"Captain, there's a situation ahead!" Shiranui Sho suddenly interrupted "Wolf's" words.

When they saw what was happening ahead, the expressions on the faces of the four people behind their masks all changed.

In a quiet and peaceful forest, a patch of scorched ground suddenly appeared, with pits of varying sizes scattered all over the ground, and several tree trunks broken in the surrounding area.

Shiranui Sou leaped down from the tree branch and landed on the ground, her fingers lightly tracing the broken part of the trunk.

Upon closer inspection, I noticed that my fingertips were covered in charred powder.

He frowned slightly, turned to "Wolf" and said, "Captain, judging from the marks on the broken tree, it's most likely caused by the Cloud Ninja's ninjutsu."

The wolf nodded slightly, a cold glint flashing in its eyes beneath the mask.

A sense of foreboding had already begun to creep into the hearts of the four people present.

The wolf bit its right thumb until it bled, then pressed its hands together on the ground after forming a hand seal.

bang——

A plume of smoke rose, and eight ninja dogs of varying sizes and breeds emerged from it.

The Eight Ninja Dogs, the summoning beast of Captain Wolf.

Of course, judging from their age, they are clearly not from the same batch as the eight ninja dogs that Kakashi Hatake will train in the future.

"Please."

"Wolf said in a deep voice."

"Leave it to us."

Eight ninja dogs wearing forehead protectors spoke in human language, then lowered their heads and sniffed around carefully.

Ten minutes later, the four men fell silent as they looked at the four corpses that had been unearthed on the ground in front of them.

"Wolf" took a deep breath and said, "The situation has changed. All four members of the advance team have been killed."

Some of the corpses on the ground had their throats shattered by a single blow, while others had their hearts pierced by a fist.

The worst victim was a female ANBU ninja, whose slender waist was severed, just like the large tree they had just seen.

Because they had been buried indiscriminately by the Cloud Ninja, the four corpses were already rotting and stinking.

"What a brutal attack," Shiranui Sho sighed.

Of course, comics and animations don't show all the cruel scenes, but reality is different.

The combination of raging thunder and fierce physical techniques is like a brutal beast.

"Wolf, there are nine of them in total, and they left in two directions."

A smaller ninja dog, calling itself "Wolf" by the code name of the Anbu, recounted their recent discovery.

"Time is of the essence; these bodies will be dealt with later."

The wolf closed its eyes sadly, and when it opened them again, they were even colder.

As the captain, he had come into contact with every member of the Dark Division to some extent, and the number of times they had cooperated on missions was countless.

To him, these corpses were all comrades-in-arms.

But there is simply no extra time to properly settle them in right now; if we delay, all their efforts will be in vain.

Wolf's gaze swept over Shiranui Sora, "Moon", and "Eagle", and he spoke with lightning speed.

"Moon and Darkness will be on one team, and Eagle and I will be on the other. We'll split into two groups!"

"Yes!"

……

Inside a hot spring inn in the land of hot springs.

Steam rose from the hot spring, and the faint sounds of guests talking in hushed tones could be heard. Outside, the wooden corridor echoed with the clatter of the hotel staff as they passed by.

The hotel owner's voice rang out, temporarily drowning out the other sounds.

"We need someone to collect the bedding from the upstairs rooms! Has anyone seen Ayana?!"

After a while, seeing that no one paid any attention to him, he couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "Damn it, I paid her to work, and she's just hiding away and slacking off!"

But time was tight, and his scolding was useless, so he had no choice but to roll up his sleeves and go up the stairs to the second floor to tidy up the room.

Click—

As the hotel owner passed a room on the second floor with its door tightly closed, he heard strange noises coming from inside and stopped.

After a few seconds, the strange sound did not reappear, and he walked away again.

Inside the guest room.

The burly man with dark skin relaxed his furrowed brows, and the murderous intent in his eyes slowly dissipated.

A muscular young man wearing a headband and sunglasses was gesturing with his hands when he suddenly started humming a tune.

"Oh dear~ I'm so lucky! I narrowly escaped death, almost losing my life, and all that vigilance for nothing! Idiot! Bastard!"

"Killer Bee, keep your voice down!"

Veins bulged on Ai's forehead as he said to his sworn brother, "There's no time to listen to your rap right now!"

"Killer Bee, you'd better be quiet."

Another long-haired male ninja, with half white hair, half green hair, and half his face painted with purple paint, said helplessly.

Besides the A and B duo mentioned in the Konoha information report, namely A and Killer Bee, there were three other people in the room.

First is Brupi, who at this time also has another identity—Killer Bee's mentor.

There were also two Cloud Ninja, a man and a woman. The woman had dark skin, while the man had fair skin, which contrasted sharply with the other three Cloud Ninja.

This is also one of the characteristics of Yunyin: either their skin is dark or their skin is fairer than that of ordinary people.

Besides the five Cloud Ninja, there was also a young girl dressed as a waitress at a hot spring inn, with bright red hair, about fifteen or sixteen years old, who was lying unconscious on the floor of the room.

Ai's gaze lingered on the red hair for a few moments before she suddenly spoke.

"Hey, your name is Uzumaki Oana, right? I know you're still awake. Don't worry, we mean no harm. Come back to the village with us. Your life will be much better than living in hiding like this."

Ona Uzumaki, also a survivor of the Uzumaki clan, ended up in the Land of Hot Springs after the destruction of Uzumaki Village.

At the same time, this is also their target this time.

The current Two-Tails Jinchuriki's life is coming to an end. Before his natural death, in his later years when he still has some energy left, he must transfer the Two-Tails in advance.

This is also the reason why the Cloud Ninja kidnapped Kushina Uzumaki before.

Upon hearing this, the girl named Uzumaki Ona slowly opened her eyes, her eyes filled with a mixture of fear and anger.

"I would never go with any of you!"

Ai frowned and said, "That's not up to you! Since you're unwilling to cooperate..."

He made a gesture, and the female Cloud Ninja immediately stepped forward and struck Uzumaki Ona hard on the back of the neck, knocking her unconscious.

Then, the woman Yunren easily picked her up and carried her on her shoulder.

Ai nodded, reached out and pushed open the window on the second floor of the hotel, and a breeze came in from outside.

They weren't murderers, and they wouldn't want to create more witnesses and silence them unless absolutely necessary.

Therefore, escaping through the window is the best way out.

The five Cloud Ninja nimbly jumped out of the window, and were about to leave when no one was paying attention, when a mocking voice suddenly rang out from the side.

"Since you're already here, why not soak in the hot spring before you leave?"

The pupils of all five people contracted.

What came into view was a surging plume of black smoke and a fleeting glint of light!

Chapter 51 VS Ai!

"Be careful!!"

In the rush, Ai only had time to shout angrily before lightning flashed all over his body.

Brubi reacted just as quickly as A, his Eight-Tails chakra reacting instantly to form a layer of red tailed beast chakra that enveloped his body.

"Stay away from that black smoke! It's dangerous!"

The powerful voice of the Eight-Tailed Gyūki resounded from the depths of Burubi's heart, making him shudder.

It should be noted that the Eight-Tails usually doesn't pay any attention to him.

His expression changed slightly, and he only had time to wrap Killer Bee with the tailed beast's chakra, but he had no time to pay attention to his other two companions.

At that moment, the blade's edge arrived, and a spurt of blood shot out. The female Cloud Ninja instantly clutched her neck and collapsed.

On the other side, a white-skinned male Cloud Ninja without Lightning Release Chakra Mode or Tailed Beast Chakra protection was instantly swallowed by darkness.

"Damn it!!"

The AB team was instantly shocked and enraged after narrowly missing the unknown plume of black smoke.

Brubi manipulated the tailed beast cloak covering his body, and his tail swept towards Uzumaki Ona, who was lying on the ground next to the female Cloud Ninja.

However, in the next instant, Uzumaki Oona's body started moving on its own, quickly moving towards a distant location.

Following the direction of movement, Ai's eyes narrowed.

The situation changed rapidly, and a series of unexpected events occurred in just a few seconds. It was only then that they could see the enemy's figure clearly.

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