Naruto: Reshaping the Shinobi World with Sasori

"Stop!"

At this moment, Shikaku and his two companions, who were still rushing to the battlefield, looked anxious.

According to Inoichi's sensory ninjutsu observation, Ryosuke and Mr. Otani were already engaged in fierce battle with the three Sunagakure members.

Ryosuke's opponent is the Shadow Guard from Sunagakure.

Otani, meanwhile, was targeting two junior members of Sunagakure.

Suddenly, Yamanaka Inoichi, who was on Akimichi Choza's body, opened his eyes and said in a deep voice.

His expression was moved, and a deep sorrow was revealed between his brows.

"What's wrong?"

Shikaku and Choza immediately stopped. Based on the distance Inoichi had just mentioned, they would be able to see the battlefield once they crossed the grassland.

The three of them were already very close to their target.

Seeing his friend's expression, Lu Jiu felt a sense of foreboding.

"Senior Ohtani... is dead."

He said something in the mountains.

"What?!"

Shikaku and Choji's pupils contracted.

Immediately, Yamanaka closed his eyes again, concentrated his mind, and used his sensory ninjutsu.

Within his 'dark' sea of ​​consciousness, he could clearly sense several figures emanating chakra... but among them, Senior Otani's chakra energy... had vanished.

Yamanaka 'observed' the entire scene of the enemy fighting with two Konoha Jonin, but he was limited by his ability to sense the mental images transmitted through ninjutsu, so he couldn't capture many details... and he didn't know what exactly happened. He could only speculate based on the movement of some chakra.

"And Ryosuke-senpai..."

After a short while, Yamanaka released his ninjutsu and said in a trembling voice.

He "saw" that the elite Jonin from Sunagakure personally kill Ryosuke.

Having witnessed Ryosuke's chakra fluctuations, it extinguished.

"Walk!"

Shikaku was shaken and, without any hesitation, turned and ran away instantly.

Ding carried Hai on his back and followed along.

If, at this moment, the trio from Sunagakure starts chasing after them and launches a counterattack... then the three of them will be in big trouble!

After all, the other side has an elite Jonin, and... even Mr. Otani couldn't get rid of those two brats, which means that the two of them are definitely not ordinary.

"Misjudgment..."

A chill ran down Shikaku's spine.

He believed that with Ryosuke and Mr. Otani's abilities, even if they weren't enemies, they could at least hold them back and buy them time to arrive.

Of the three opponents, the only truly troublesome one is the Shadow Guard from Sunagakure... The other two juniors, no matter how you look at it, are merely objects protected by the former.

The village's supply team was wiped out mostly because of this elite Jonin, including the subsequent deaths of personnel sent from the front lines to investigate.

But now it seems... the truth is probably not like that.

Those two juniors from Sunagakure... are not that simple.

Judging from the information relayed in real time from the mountain, Mr. Otani, as a Jonin, had relatively ample time to deal with the two boys, but he was unsuccessful.

Shikaku was well aware of the oppressive power and strength of Otani-senpai's powerful taijutsu, and the weapon he wielded was a type of 'chakra blade'. After being infused with chakra, that kunai was not only sharp, but also extremely terrifying when combined with superb close-combat attacks.

In the village, there were people who possessed weapons with the same "craftsmanship and technology," but in this great battle, it was "White Fang" Hatake Sakumo who shook the entire ninja world.

A true god of death... His name alone is enough to send chills down the spines of his enemies.

Therefore, in Shikaku's judgment, even if some unexpected factors occur, Mr. Otani's strength would be more than enough to easily kill these two brats.

The suppressive power of a Jonin is unimaginable for ordinary Chunin and Genin.

With Mr. Otani's skills, he could even take down several Chunin within a minute... This is no joke. Mr. Otani is a relatively experienced Jonin in the village, having experienced many battles and is highly respected by his juniors.

"Based on my deduction, that Sunagakure shadow guard would most likely protect the two juniors and forcefully engage Ryosuke and Mr. Otani in a fight... That way, the two Sunagakure brats would have a chance to survive or escape. However, he deliberately abandoned protecting the two and fought with Mr. Ryosuke first... This kind of battle was also within my consideration... It's just that I didn't expect Mr. Otani to fail." The three of them ran quickly, but now the situation had reversed, and it was the three of them who were in mortal danger.

"It seems that Senior Otani was killed by a boy from Sunagakure."

Yamanaka Inoichi recalled the 'scene' that had just flashed through his mind, and said uncertainly.

"real?!"

Upon hearing this, Shikaku felt a chill run down his spine.

He didn't believe it...because it was impossible.

How could a junior from Sunagakure, who is only about ten years old, defeat senior Ōtani, a Jonin?!

This is appalling.

But Shikaku was also aware of the level of his friend's family's secret techniques, so what Yamanaka said... couldn't be false.

"It was that Sand Village Jonin who severely injured Senior Otani, and then... created an opportunity for that boy. However... I couldn't sense what method he used." Inoichi frowned.

"No matter what method he uses, even if Mr. Otani is in a bad state, it would be difficult for an ordinary Chunin or Genin to launch a sneak attack so easily, let alone a killing move..." Shikaku swallowed.

Konoha and Sunagakure have been fighting for so long, yet there has never been any news of any outstanding juniors from Sunagakure... All that is known is that Chiyo has a grandson who seems to have a good talent as a puppeteer.

Shikaku had a fairly good understanding of the village's intelligence capabilities.

Is he Chiyo's grandson?

What exactly happened?

He started a brainstorming session.

The mission failed... but that's okay.

The key point is... we need to warn the village that a formidable individual has appeared in Sunagakure...

"They didn't chase after us, did they?"

Lu Jiu steadied himself and looked at Hai Yi.

"no."

After using his sensory ninjutsu to confirm the situation, he shook his head.

"The other side doesn't know the strength of our follow-up support team, how many people are in them... or whether there are any Jonin among them, so they dare not take any risks. For them, the mission is complete, and there's no need to do anything else..."

Shikaku exhaled a breath of stale air.

They analyzed the thoughts of the Sand Village trio.

This idea of ​​the other party actually saved the three of them from death.

Otherwise, if it were just that one of the Sand Village's shadow guards chasing after them alone, they might not be able to escape.

"This is the Land of Grass... it belongs to another country's territory, and everything is unknown. The three from Sunagakure are also seeking stability. But this also shows that those two juniors from Sunagakure... are very important to their village."

Lu Jiu thought to himself.

"Hurry up!"

Then he urged.

……

On the other side, a patch of grass was in disarray.

Arai pushed over the body of Ryosuke, whom he had attacked and killed.

I glanced at the distant horizon.

"The feeling has disappeared... has it been a retreat?"

Arai squinted.

Clearly, the people of Konoha already know what happened here.

"It seems... the reinforcements coming from behind aren't very strong..."

A murderous glint flashed in Arai's eyes.

They were scared away... If we chased after them now, we might be able to wipe them all out.

However, after thinking about it, Arai gave up the idea.

Let's take Yubi and Sasori and leave the Land of Grass first.

Let's find a relatively safe spot first.