Escape from Konoha.

Shiraishi, gripping his blood-stained ninja sword, smiled gently at the two remaining Root ninjas:

"How was my swordsmanship? Although it can't compare to Master Sakumo's swordsmanship, it can still surprise you all."

"You little rascal!"

impossible!

His chakra should be almost completely depleted!

And... how could a medical ninja be so fast?

Isn't he a medical ninja?

Even among Jonin, not everyone can reach this level.

Is this guy the most troublesome one of the three? The captain ninja was understandably shocked.

But after the initial shock, he was consumed by anger.

Shiraishi's smile remained unchanged, revealing no other emotional shifts.

"It's unexpected that I see anger in your eyes. I heard that you are all just machines to complete missions... Do machines have feelings too? But please don't look at me like that, because my anger is far greater than yours."

Chapter Sixty-One: Deception

In Shiraishi's view, the situation on the field was not exactly clear.

Although it's a two-on-two situation, Ayane has now lost her ability to fight. The chakra she has left is probably barely enough to activate her Byakugan, let alone try to fight with Gentle Fist.

He took down two Root ninjas first, but of the remaining two, one was the captain, who was undoubtedly a Jonin-level ninja.

The other person who was able to enter Root must not be an ordinary ninja.

It would be very difficult to take advantage of their carelessness and kill them.

After what just happened, their vigilance must have reached its peak.

The two Root members opposite them calmed down after their anger subsided. Although their eyes were even colder and they wished they could kill Shiraishi, they had to consider Shiraishi's completely unknown strength and could not act rashly.

The member next to the Root Squad leader ninja suddenly stretched out his hand, and a large number of black insects flew out from his sleeve, surrounding Shiroishi from all directions.

"Is she from the Aburame clan?" Shiraishi thought to himself.

Upon seeing that the opponent used insects to fight, Shiraishi understood which race the opponent belonged to.

In Konoha, only the Aburame clan possesses this secret insect technique.

This clan was assigned a forest in Konoha specifically for breeding insects suitable for combat. These insects varied in species and characteristics, excelling in reconnaissance, defense, and offense.

It is said that there are even more venomous insects, and once you come into contact with them, things will become very troublesome.

Seeing the black cloud formed by the insects surrounding him from all directions in an irregular shape, Shiraishi was not too alarmed and his body simply disappeared from the spot.

The insects circled the spot where the white stone had disappeared, paused in mid-air for a moment, and then began to swarm towards the direction the white stone had moved.

In Shiraishi's eyes, the insect's flying speed was only relatively fast, but compared to his own speed, its movements were actually quite clumsy.

Therefore, escaping insect attacks is not difficult.

However, his opponent was not only the Aburame clan ninja, but the captain was the strongest of the four.

Sure enough, he could see Shiraishi's movements clearly. He drew his ninja sword from behind, gripped the sword in one hand, and formed a hand seal with the other.

Shiraishi's eyes narrowed slightly.

A few wisps of gentle breeze swept by.

Shiraishi dodged the blade and swung the blade in his own hand at him.

The captain's ninja eyes flashed with a cold light as he drew his sword back, clashing with Shiraishi's ninja blade.

A crack appeared on Shiraishi's ninja sword, and the opponent's ninja sword made a very strange sound when it cut through the air.

The sound was like a pebble scraping against glass—sharp and piercing.

"Konoha Style Swordsmanship: Tremor!"

Shiraishi frowned and subconsciously turned his head away, but a cut still appeared on his face.

Not only his face, but also his calves and arms were cut open by invisible blades.

Is it the wind? After his attack failed, Bai Shi immediately stepped back, pondering the situation.

Looking at the ninja sword in his hand, he figured it would break after a few more rounds.

Seeing Shiraishi retreat, the captain ninja gripped his ninja sword and bravely pursued him.

Shiraishi had no choice but to continue dodging, and then he heard that strange sound again—the piercing sound of sharp stones scraping against the glass.

"You avoided it?"

The captain ninja saw that Shiraishi had dodged very timely and perfectly avoided all the invisible airflow blades, and his voice was filled with surprise.

They were even more surprised.

Staring at the indifferent-looking Shiraishi, one couldn't tell what kind of kid he was, but in just one time, he saw through his swordsmanship.

This guy is on good terms with the Uchiha clan. We must obey Lord Danzo's will and eliminate this threat as soon as possible. The captain ninja thought to himself.

"You are the first person to see through my swordsmanship so quickly."

Despite being enemies, the captain ninja did not hesitate to praise Shiraishi's talent.

Shiraishi humbly replied, "It's nothing. I just have a little understanding of wind-attribute swordsmanship, and those airflow blades, they were probably triggered by sound, right? I just happened to have seen a similar attack."

"is it?"

If you ignore the coldness in their tone, it's as if they're just having a casual chat between friends, so relaxed and carefree.

"It's a pity that the second attack was ineffective, but it might be a good thing for you, because this way you won't die so painfully."

The captain ninja casually lowered his ninja sword, abandoning the fight.

Shiraishi was slightly taken aback. Then, the wound that had been cut open by the airflow blade suddenly gushed out a large amount of blood, which flew into the air, and his body collapsed limply.

"It's a real pity. If a young ninja like you had truly obeyed Lord Danzo, you would surely have been highly valued in the future. But you have to persevere on the path you've chosen, even if it's painful."

The captain ninja put his ninja sword back on his back and sighed regretfully.

"Your biggest mistake was that you shouldn't have competed with me in swordsmanship. In Konoha, the only one who can surpass me in swordsmanship is White Fang."

Shiraishi's strength at such a young age is a great pity for the captain ninja.

Moreover, he is a very rare medical ninja. If he could join Root and serve them, their great cause might be completed much faster.

Let Konoha enter a new era.

The era when their roots ruled Konoha.

"Shiraishi-kun!?"

Seeing Shiraishi collapse limply, Ayane's expression changed drastically, and she ran towards Shiraishi.

The captain ninja did not stop them.

Because of such injuries, no one could possibly survive.

Once someone is struck by his airflow blade, his chakra will stagnate within the enemy's body for a period of time before being channeled into a technique to attack from within and completely destroy the enemy.

However, this move consumes a lot of chakra, so it is a special technique that is only used when facing a powerful enemy.

In his view, Shiraishi deserved to enjoy this move.

"There's no need to grieve for the passing of your friends, Hyuga girls. At least in the records of this mission, you will be heroes. Of course, in the form of dying from exhaustion after a valiant battle against the Sand Ninja."

This may be the greatest compassion.

It is also the darkness that their roots bear.

The captain ninja walked towards Ayane, his killing intent reaching its peak.

This time he won't be careless.

All that's needed is to retrieve the Uchiha's Sharingan and secretly dispose of the three bodies, and this mission will be complete.

"Captain! Watch out!?"

The Aburame clan ninja seemed to sense something and shouted anxiously at the captain ninja.

"Ok?"

The captain ninja tilted his head slightly, looking at his subordinates with a puzzled expression.

Then he felt a chill under his neck.

A dark shadow appeared close by, then flew past.

Cut it open.

Fresh blood splattered out.

The captain ninja was unable to scream; he could only clutch his deeply wounded, bleeding throat and writhe on the ground.

Shiraishi arrived at the captain ninja's side, panting, dragging his blood-covered body and staring at him with a wary look.

When those strange air currents entered his body, Bai Shi keenly sensed them with his natural energy, so he used his natural energy to protect the important parts of his body in advance. When the air current blades exploded, the injuries were much lighter than he had imagined.

Shiraishi crouched down, pulled a kunai from his ninja tool bag, and stabbed the captain ninja in the chest, mercilessly ending his life.

"I personally don't like being a hero, so I'll humbly give you that title."

Then, Shiraishi looked at the last Root ninja with a cold gaze.

The other party was completely frightened by the aura emanating from Shiroishi. Hearing the sound of him swallowing his saliva in fear, the hand controlling the insect cloud was trembling.

Ayane breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Shiraishi was alright.

Because Shiraishi had not revealed his sudden feigned death beforehand, Ayane believed that Shiraishi had really been killed.

"Shiraishi-kun is still so good at lying," Ayane thought to herself.

The main reason is that the sight of him spitting out so much blood was really terrifying. Generally speaking, no one could possibly be alive in that situation.

As it turned out, Shiraishi was still lively and energetic.

Now, there's only one enemy left.