Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic.

"It seems like I wasn't the one who ran away, was I?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kakashi launched an attack on Gari.

Whoosh!

He instantly appeared to the right front of Hunti, unleashing a "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Damn it!" Hunti angrily met the flames head-on: "Explosion Release: Pressure Fist!"

"boom--!"

The fireball was shattered.

Hunt was frustrated. If he didn't expend his chakra to fight head-on, the explosive tags he had set up would likely be detonated by Kakashi's fire release.

Kakashi's purpose in using the Fireball Jutsu first was also to test for a trap.

Because Hunting doesn't look like a fugitive.

"Rachel!"

sizzle-

Kakashi's Sharingan spun rapidly, and he only chose a quick-kill tactic after confirming that the location where Kari was staying was safe.

"How naive!"

With a sinister grin, Hunting neither dodged nor evaded, forming hand seals as he unleashed, "Explosion Release: Substitute Detonation!"

"boom--!!!"

Kakashi's Lightning Blade pierced through Gari's body.

However, this was just a stand-in.

Fortunately, Kakashi saw the hand seals of the hunter with his Sharingan and dodged in time, thus avoiding being injured by the explosion.

The real hunter emerged from underground and simultaneously detonated all the explosive tags laid out within the area!

"Hahahaha, die!"

Hearing the wonderful, continuous explosions, he threw his head back and laughed wildly.

however……

"Oh!"

Kakashi's body inside the trap turned into a wooden stake.

It turns out that he had already prepared the Substitution Jutsu when he used Raikiri to get close.

Hunt's maniacal laughter stopped abruptly, and he looked up sharply.

Kakashi stood silently on the protrusion on the cliff, the crimson mask behind him staring at him emotionlessly.

"Let's do it!"

Shou shouted angrily.

Kakashi sensed something was wrong. He hadn't detected anyone else with his senses and assumed the Iwa ninja had also split up and fled.

"Earth Release: Earth Rising Spear!"

The mountain rose up, and the massive amount of Earth Release chakra created countless sharp rocks, forcing Kakashi to leap upwards.

"Hehehehe—"

Hunt let out a strange cry and chased after Kakashi, who had nowhere to land, through the air.

Kakashi had just used the Substitution Jutsu and could not use it again. Facing the combined attack of two Iwagakure Jonin, he quickly fell into a passive position.

If it weren't for the Sharingan's insightful abilities that allowed him to always find a glimmer of hope, he probably would have...

“Obito…Rin…”

Kakashi's heart sank lower and lower.

This scene is very similar to one from a few years ago; the environment is similar, and the opponents are also Jonin from Iwagakure.

"Fine..."

In less than two minutes, Kakashi's thigh was pierced by the Earth Spear, and blood flowed freely.

There was no other way; in order to avoid the even more powerful Explosion Release, he had to make a choice in the previous round.

This is experience gained from countless wars.

Can……

The two Jonin from Iwagakure are also seasoned Jonin, and they are equally experienced in combat.

With his thigh injured, Kakashi could already foresee his fate.

Strangely enough, he didn't seem to be in much pain.

On the contrary, I feel that... dying like this isn't so bad.

"It's you, Kakashi!"

Suma Shi kept using Earth Release to compress Kakashi's hiding space. "I recognized you a long time ago, the short sword, the hair color, those... eyes."

"Haha, what a coincidence!"

"Do you remember—Kannabi Bridge?!"

Kakashi paused, while Suma was overjoyed.

"I... I'll take you to see your Uchiha teammate right now!"

"Earth Escape·Yellow Spring Marsh!"

Suma Shi's original intention was to disrupt his opponent's mindset through words.

Because Kakashi is really amazing.

If he were an ordinary Jonin, he would have been killed long ago by the combined attack of him and Kari.

Kakashi has been caught off guard.

His injured thigh slowed him down considerably, and he sank deeper and deeper into the vast swamp formed by the Yellow Springs Swamp.

"Hehehe—"

Kari leaped high into the air, headfirst and feet-up, launching a final attack on Kakashi: "Explosion Release: Pressure Fist!"

This punch was aimed at the head.

Kari and Sumashi could almost see the scene of the watermelon being blown to pieces by the explosive tags.

'Am I... going to die here?'

'Rin, Obito... I'm sorry...'

Kakashi closed his eyes, but the corners of his mouth under the mask turned up slightly.

For him, wasn't this... a kind of relief...?

At that very moment—

"boom--!!!"

The sky above the canyon was torn apart.

No, it wasn't tearing apart; something seemed to be plunging down at supersonic speed.

A white figure crashed down like a meteorite, violently knocking away the hunters above and below.

The shockwave generated upon landing will knock Suma Shi back!

The smoke and dust cleared.

Pegasus.

A pearly white body, crystalline wings, emerald eyes, and—Qingwu, who has just dismounted from a horse.

"W-what..."

Suma Shi's pupils trembled as he descended from the sky.

In Iwagakure, only the Tsuchikage Onoki possessed the Earth Release: Light, Heavy, and Rock Release techniques to the point that flight was possible.

"Captain, have we given up?"

Qingwu's teasing voice rang out.

Kakashi opened his eyes. "...You've come."

His tone was calm and even.

Having been rebuffed, Qingwu turned to Suma Shi and said, "You dare to touch my captain? You are already courting death!"

Suma Shi's expression hardened, and he suddenly leaped up from the ground.

click!

Roots burst forth from the soil, as Qingwu activated the Root Entanglement skill while speaking.

"Ground assault!"

Pegasus Knights are Tier 4 units; even when folding their wings and charging on the ground, their speed is comparable to that of Centaur Chieftains.

Earth Release: Hardening Technique!

In a hurry, Suma Shi used Earth Release chakra to harden his legs.

"clang--!!"

The Pegasus Knight's longsword was of no use.

However, the powerful impact of the Tier 4 unit caused Suma Shi to completely lose his balance.

"Heh..." Qingwu chuckled and reached out her hand.

Chapter 73 Kakashi Opens His Heart

Taking advantage of Sumashi's loss of balance.