Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 346 Darui

"You rats of the secret service, don't even think about escaping my clutches!"

In a lush, primeval forest, a figure with red chakra ripples emanating from his body wielded sword claws in his hands, following behind two Konoha ANBU members.

Its attitude was quite relaxed, like a cat toying with its prey.

"Yugito, stop wasting your time!"

"These people just sent out a distress signal. What if there's some kind of trap on the other side... we should finish this quickly."

Seeing his companion still maintaining such a nonchalant attitude, Darui frowned.

He knew that this was because Yukito hadn't had enough fun yet and seemed to be waiting for a large force to come and annihilate the three of them, which was why he kept stalling for time.

"Konoha still has some formidable figures, like the one we encountered yesterday... Take out these ANBU, then we'll retreat back to our frontline camp!"

Seeing that the other party was still somewhat unwilling, Darui had no choice but to put on a stern face and begin to reprimand them:

"Yugito, I know you are powerful, but the Raikage should have told you before we came that you must follow my orders in all actions!"

"You should know that disobeying orders on the battlefield... will mean the loss of your hard-won freedom when you get back!"

"knew!"

Despite her dissatisfaction, Yugito knew that as a Jinchūriki, if she continued to disobey Captain Darui's orders, she wouldn't be mistreated after returning to the village, but she would likely have even more sycophants following her around.

There will never be another chance to be as free as you are now!

As a Jinchūriki, if Darui were to report her to the Raikage for disobeying orders, she would be in serious trouble.

Her days were about to turn out to be tough.

"Oh! You're leaving already?"

"I was planning to give this guest from the Cloud Ninja clan a proper welcome!"

Just as Yugito was about to kill the two fleeing Konoha ANBU, a man's voice came over.

"Who is it?"

Before Yugito could react, Nozomi, a sensory ninja, suddenly changed her expression and looked up at the sky above her head.

"Yugito, be careful! The opponent's chakra reaction is extremely intense!"

Worried that his companion might not be paying attention, he added a sentence.

"His chakra reflexes are no weaker than the Raikage's!"

He felt that the opponent's chakra was even stronger than the Raikage's, not just weaker.

While breaking out in a cold sweat, he secretly made a hand gesture to Darui.

"That idiot, this is trouble!"

Upon seeing his companion's gesture, Darui's heart skipped a beat. Had he known this would happen, he would never have let Yugito act recklessly.

But... when did Konoha acquire such a master?

"Yukito, prepare to retreat!"

Darui drew his ninja sword, which he always carried on his back, and called out to Yugito, who was eager to fight ahead.

Midway through, he didn't forget to give a signal to his companion hope, and only after seeing the other nod did he turn to look at the newcomer.

Just ahead of the two Konoha ANBU members they had just been chasing, a tall figure stood on the back of a bird with a wingspan of about ten meters.

Wearing a green ninja vest, with a headband tied around her right arm, her long hair, past her shoulders, was neatly combed back and tied into a simple ponytail.

His strong facial features, as if sculpted by a knife and axe, combined with his straight, sword-like eyebrows, exude a sharp and assertive aura.

Especially those eyes of the other person; just one glance was enough to make one look away and dare not meet their eyes.

"You really have an exceptional eye!"

"However, this is really troublesome!"

After muttering a few complaints under his breath, Darui mustered his spirits and prepared to face the formidable enemy.

"Now that you've come to our Land of Fire, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Wouldn't that make us, the hosts, seem unwelcoming?"

"Why don't you come back to Konoha with me? Your companions are there, so you'll all have company!"

Seeing that the other party was about to leave upon seeing him, Toshiro greeted the somewhat familiar Cloud Ninja with a smile and even invited them to visit Konoha in a friendly tone.

"Ha ha!"

"There's no need for such trouble. We've already been a great inconvenience, so it's best if everyone goes home!"

"Otherwise, our Raikage might get angry if he sees his subordinates haven't returned to camp!"

Faced with a powerful figure who could potentially rival the Raikage, Darui remained very cautious, attempting to use the Raikage's name to dissuade the Raikage from leaving them behind.

"The Fourth Raikage, huh? He really is a big shot!"

He was fully aware of the other party's ulterior motives, but the title of Raikage alone was not enough to intimidate him.

"The Raikage seems to be the fastest ninja in the world right now. I'd like to see if that's an exaggeration!"

He still values ​​his speed very much. Not to mention the Flying Thunder God Technique, he is proficient in all kinds of instantaneous movement techniques. If he had the chance, he could witness the Raikage's Lightning Instantaneous Movement and Lightning Release Armor. That would be quite interesting.

"Are you really planning to do this?"

"We two are insignificant, but you are surely aware of Yugito's true identity!"

"If anything were to happen to her, neither the Hidden Cloud Village nor the Fourth Raikage would let this go unpunished!"

"At that time, the peace that the two countries have worked so hard to maintain will be destroyed, and endless conflict will inevitably follow!"

Seeing that the other party had not given up on keeping them there because of the Raikage's reputation, Darui tried another approach.

"War?"

"Isn't this what your Cloud Ninja were clamoring about? Don't you think it's too late to bring this up with me now?"

"Besides, I'm just an ordinary Jonin from Konoha. Whether it's war or not is none of my business!"

"Furthermore, the ANBU members you just chased seemed to be operating in groups of three. Don't you think it's a bit redundant to bring this up now?"

Having said that, Toshiro lost interest in continuing the conversation and revealed his Sharingan, controlling his flying beast to pounce on Darui.

As for himself, he rushed towards Yukito, who had been waiting impatiently for some time, glancing at Nozomi along the way.

"Good timing!"

Upon seeing the opponent charging towards him, Yukito was not alarmed but rather delighted.

She had long wanted to find someone to have a proper fight with, to test her current strength.

Especially when he heard Xi say that the opponent's chakra reaction was no less than that of the Raikage, he could hardly suppress his restless fighting spirit.

(End of this chapter)