Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Upon hearing the sound, the blue-haired female ninja immediately pointed in a certain direction and shouted loudly.

Oni-zo reacted the fastest. He immediately drew the large sword from his back, used chakra to dash forward, and rushed quickly in the direction the blue-haired female ninja pointed.

He turned around and saw a white-haired ninja. His heart skipped a beat, and he shouted, "Retreat! Bring the news of Konoha's White Fang's arrival in the Land of Rain back to the village!"

"You think you can stop me? If you see what I look like, you'll all die today."

Sakumo Hatake sneered, then drew his White Fang short sword.

Kizo was well aware of the reputation of Konoha's White Fang; many of his comrades had died at the hands of the enemy on the battlefield between Konoha and Amegakure.

When he first met Hatake Sakumo, he was still a Chunin. He witnessed Sakumo instantly kill two Jonin among hundreds of Rain Ninja before leaving gracefully.

It could be said that he was able to survive until now because Konoha's White Fang regarded him as an ant and believed that he was not worthy of being challenged to draw his sword, which is why he was spared.

Gui Cang held a grudge about this and regarded it as the greatest humiliation of his life.

Now, seeing Sakumo Hatake again, although he still felt fear, his anger and bloodlust far outweighed it. He instantly coated his greatsword with a layer of water-style chakra, causing a spiral of water to swirl around the blade.

"watch out!"

With a loud shout, Onizo swung his sword at Hatake Sakumo before he could get close enough to him.

In an instant, a huge wave appeared and rushed towards Hatake Sakumo at high speed.

Rain Concealment Style Sword Technique: Wave Strike!

The next second, the scene that Onizo had imagined—that Hatake Sakumo would dodge—did not occur. Instead, Hatake Sakumo was directly struck by his sword technique. The wave, which was actually as hard as steel, hit Hatake Sakumo and crushed his entire body into a pulp.

"I just took down Konoha's White Fang so easily?"

Gui Cang stared at the scene before him, shocked.

But soon, he realized something, immediately put down the greatsword in his hand, and formed a hand seal to dispel the illusion. The scene in front of him shattered and disappeared like a mirror, and the scene of the real world reappeared in his eyes.

The White Fang of Konoha we saw before has been replaced by a man in black wearing a pig mask.

At the same time, he heard his companion's painful screams.

He couldn't help but turn around and see that his companions were all killing each other with bloodshot eyes.

"What are you doing? Stop it right now!"

Guizang watched as his companions killed one by one due to infighting, feeling both grief and anger, and then wanted to go and stop them.

But the pig-masked man suddenly appeared in front of them and sneered, "What are you yelling about? Wouldn't it be better to let them die without pain?"

Upon hearing the voice, Onizo's consciousness blurred for a moment, then immediately returned to normal, but the scene before him had changed, and Hatake Sakumo's figure reappeared.

At this moment, Sakumo Hatake pulled out the White Fang Short Sword again.

Then, a dazzling flash of light appeared in Gui Cang's eyes, and then he could see nothing clearly, and everything went dark.

In reality, Guizang, looking completely bewildered, slashed his own neck with his knife, successfully killing himself.

"As expected of the elites of the Kurama clan, their genjutsu is truly impressive. But I hope those few Amegakure ninja who escaped will bring back the information about Hatake Sakumo and his men's attack on the Amegakure border forces."

From the shadow of a rock not far away, the rabbit-masked man slowly emerged. He looked at the group of Rain Ninjas lying in pools of blood before him, a cold glint in his eyes, and then spoke to the pig-masked man.

What do you think?

"The man in the pig mask said coldly."

The man in the rabbit mask's expression changed upon hearing the sound, for he realized he was surrounded by the White Fang Squad. But in the blink of an eye, he discovered that the White Fang Squad was nowhere to be seen; instead, he saw the group of Rain Ninjas lying in pools of blood.

At this point, the pig-masked man had disappeared.

"This guy's sound illusion technique even caught me, a Jonin who is skilled in using Yin Release techniques."

The man in the rabbit mask was terrified to discover that he had just been under an illusion.

Then, he took a deep breath, released a hand seal, and a large number of shadow tentacles shot out from the shadow beneath him, which then threw all the dead Rain Ninjas in front of him into the river.

Regardless, they achieved their goal.

On the other side, across the river.

Kirito, who was searching for the best place for the White Fang Squad to smuggle across the border, suddenly stopped and turned to look at the spot where Onizo and the other Amegakure ninja had died.

"Kirito, what happened?"

Sakumo Hatake immediately inquired.

"The group of people on the other side of the river were just killed; only one Chunin escaped."

Kirito answered truthfully.

Using the soul perception brought about by the Spirit Transformation Technique, he had just discovered that the agility of Gui Cang and the others had been extinguished one after another.

Upon hearing the news, both Sakumo Hatake and Chizuru immediately wore serious expressions, sensing that something was amiss.

Even the simple-minded Rope Tree sensed something was wrong and asked in bewilderment, "We just left, and they were killed. Is that too much of a coincidence?"

"Cross the river immediately; we cannot linger here."

Sakumo Hatake made a quick decision.

After saying that, he took the lead and jumped into the turbulent river in front of him. Relying on the technique of concentrating chakra in the soles of his feet, he moved forward quickly on the surface of the river where the waves were frequent.

Kirito and his two companions quickly followed.

Now is the time to test your chakra control.

On this large river with frequent storms and rapid currents, it would be much more difficult for ninjas to move on the water as they usually do.

Kirito and Chizuru were fine, but Nawaki, who had the worst chakra control among the three, was in a terrible state, almost falling into the river several times.

With no other option, Kirito used chakra threads to wrap around Rope Tree, pulling him up to prevent him from falling into the river and continuing forward with him.

"Boom!"

When the four were halfway across the river, a huge bolt of lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, followed by a deafening clap of thunder.

The next moment, the four people's expressions changed, and they immediately scattered. A huge yellow lightning bolt suddenly descended from the sky and landed in the original position of their team.

"Watch out, something's coming up from below."

At the same time, Kirito shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, eight long tentacles shot out from the water and quickly reached towards the rope tree.

Chapter 164: The Seven Ninja Swordsmen

"Don't even think about catching me."

Upon seeing this, Rope Tree cursed loudly and immediately formed hand seals to unleash the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

A cloud of white smoke appeared, and more than twenty rope tree shadow clones appeared.

As soon as these shadow clones appeared, they immediately rushed towards the eight attacking tentacles, either using the taijutsu "Leaf Whirlwind" to attack, taking out kunai to attack, or taking out explosive tags to perish together with the tentacles.

In an instant, the more than twenty rope tree shadow clones suffered heavy losses, but five of the eight attacking tentacles were either repelled or severely damaged.

While the shadow clones blocked the tentacles, Rope Tree quickly escaped the tentacles' attack range.

But then, a barrage of lightning struck the sky again, aimed directly at Rope Tree and his remaining shadow clones.

The lightning was incredibly fast; Rope Tree and his remaining shadow clones had no chance to dodge and were immediately struck.

The remaining shadow clones were instantly annihilated, and Rope Tree was also electrocuted, letting out a painful cry as his body became paralyzed before falling into the water.

Upon seeing this, Kirito moved his right hand and used chakra threads to pull Rope Tree back to the surface of the water. He quickly considered the situation and took out a summoning card with his other hand, then used the Summoning Jutsu: Release Jutsu without hand seals.

A giant tortoise appeared beneath Kirito.

It was the Xuanwu puppet.

The underwater tentacle monster finally revealed its true form: a giant octopus ninja beast.

Its master's order to kill Nawaki was clearly to kill him. When it saw Kirito rescue Nawaki, its eight huge tentacles immediately lashed out at Kirito, and it spat out a stream of octopus ink that emitted a strong, fishy stench.

Suddenly, a thunderous roar erupted, and a beautiful flash of sword light streaked through the air.

The octopus ink was cut open, and all eight tentacles of the giant octopus were severed, causing a large amount of blood to spurt out. The giant octopus immediately let out a scream.

At the same time, a slender mask with three tomoe landed on the head of the giant octopus.

"Be careful, Chizuru, there's another one hiding inside this guy."

Just as Chizuru was about to use her lightning to slay the giant octopus, Kirito's voice appeared in her mind, alerting her, and she immediately jumped up.

Secret Techniques of the Mountains: The Art of Mind-Body Transmission!

The next moment, a sharp ninja sword covered in chakra pierced through the head of the giant octopus, and a green-haired ninja wearing a Kirigakure headband burst out of its head.

If Chizuru hadn't left in time, she might have been severely injured by now.

"It's actually a Misty Concealment!"

Kirito exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the ninja headband on the ninja's forehead.

The Land of Water, where Kirigakure is located, is far from the Land of Fire. Moreover, the Third Mizukage has recently implemented a policy of isolationism, mysticism is rampant, and due to the rise of the Blood Mist Faction, they are purging dissidents. Currently, they are plagued by internal conflicts and are too preoccupied to take care of themselves.

Even so, Kirigakure still sent a powerful assassin to kill Nawaki.

The Mist Ninja in front of me is no weakling; he's a true elite Jonin, and his stealth abilities are exceptional.

This guy was hiding inside the octopus summoning beast, and his own soul fire was covered by the octopus summoning beast's huge soul fire. If Kirito didn't carefully examine it, he would have been fooled.

Thus, Kirito found a way to deceive the soul perception of the Spirit Transformation Technique.

The giant octopus has an incredibly strong regenerative ability. The eight tentacles that Chizuru severed are regenerating rapidly, as is the large hole in its head. And the wound on its head clearly did not cause it any fatal damage.

Once the green-haired ninja emerged from its body, it launched another attack, spewing out a huge jet of water from its mouth, its target still being Rope Tree.

Upon seeing this, Kirito clapped his hands, and a giant water dragon leaped out of the river beneath him, colliding with the incoming water column. It then moved against the water column, striking the giant octopus hard and creating a huge hole in its head.

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!

"He actually released the Water Dragon Bullet technique without any seals."

When the green-haired ninja saw that Kirito could instantly unleash the Water Dragon Bullet Technique without hand seals, a look of shock appeared on his face, realizing that this assassination mission was far beyond what he had expected.

But a mission is a mission, and at this point, there was no way he could back down.

He immediately began forming hand seals, attempting to repel Kirito first, and then find an opportunity to kill Nawaki.