"Maki Kōto's jonin team disappeared, and the elite team sent to investigate also disappeared. Do you think we will disappear this time?"
On the morning of the third day when they decided to return by the same route, a man's voice sounded from the heart net.
Rei's figure paused for a moment, and he listened attentively to the conversation coming from the heart net.
"Muraku-sama, you are joking. You are the head of the Land of Hot Water branch. Unless the Konoha Hokage comes in person, how can you disappear?"
Another man's voice sounded in the heart net. Rei frowned and quickly grasped the key words.
The head of the Land of Hot Water branch.
Rei made seals with both hands, and several shadow clones instantly appeared beside Rei.
The shadow clones began to quickly set up traps, and Rei's body quickly rushed towards the direction of the caravan.
...
"Kaito, you are really getting better at talking now." On the way, Muraku said to Kaito beside him with a smile on his face.
"I'm just stating an objective fact. However, the guy Takenaka Heizo must have hired a very good team in Konoha to wipe out the entire jonin team."
Kaito said to Muraku.
"Who else can do this except Sarutobi Hiruzen?" Muraku chuckled when he heard this, without any tension, he was just Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Maybe, I can meet a genius from Konoha."
Kaito chuckled when he heard this, with expectation in his eyes. Genius... Really, I like to hear the death cry of a genius the most.
"Yes, genius." Kaito's figure suddenly stopped in place, and a large number of ninjas behind him stopped in place at the same time.
A kunai with an explosive tag tied to the tail was thrown out by Muraku
"Boom!" The sound of the explosive tag exploding sounded, and a series of explosions sounded.
"We have caught their tail." Muraku's mouth drew a trace of cold smile.
Losing four jonin at once, Muraku's heart was bleeding!
...
"Teacher, a large number of ninjas are rushing here. I sent shadow clones to set traps on the road."
The caravan was moving very fast, at least much faster than when it went to the land of Moon.
And at this time, Rei's figure appeared in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Is that so?" Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned when he heard it, and was about to say something.
The explosion sound unique to the explosive tag sounded, and a series of explosions of explosive tags sounded.
"Let's go!" Sarutobi Hiruzen made a prompt decision and turned around and ran towards Konoha.
When passing by Takenaka Heizo, Sarutobi grabbed Takenaka Heizo's collar and held him in his hand.
"Sorry, we can't keep your cargo. Today is the day we agreed to meet up. If you give up the cargo, you may still have a chance to survive!" Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Takenaka Heizo at a very fast speed.
"Go! Go! Go! What cargo?! Hurry up!" Takenaka Heizo felt dizzy and just came to his senses when he heard Sarutobi Hiruzen's words.
Cargo? ! What cargo!
God give thses ninjas some more legs….!
Rei's figure quickly caught up with Sarutobi Hiruzen. When passing by the car where Jiraiya was sleeping, he picked up Jiraiya who was still sleeping, carried him on his back, and followed Tsunade's side.
Abandoning the bulky convoy, everyone's speed increased by almost dozens of times.
As for those ordinary people, they really couldn't take care of them, and the rebel ninja troops of Kumogakure wouldn't attack them.
These goods still needed those ordinary people to escort them.
"Rei!" Jiraiya woke up the moment Rei caught him. His mind was confused for a while, and then he realized that Rei was carrying him to escape.
"Put me down, I can walk by myself."
"Don't talk nonsense, or I'll throw you out." Rei said very quickly, hanging at the end of the entire team.
"Thank you." Jiraiya thought with gritted teeth.
This is... a companion?
...
When Chasers saw the caravan, Rei and his group were gone.
"Huh, they ran pretty fast."
Muraku looked at the ordinary people who had run away, leaving only a pile of carriages filled with goods, and snorted disdainfully.
"Leave a few people here to watch, the rest of you, follow me!"
After saying that, Muraku continued to rush forward. It was too late to give up the goods now, wasn't it?
...
When he saw the small black dot in front of him from a distance, Rei's heart returned to his chest.
"Orochimaru!"Rei shouted at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru looked back and saw Jiraiya thrown directly by Rei.
Orochimaru was stunned, but still reached out to catch the Jiraiya thrown by Rei.
Continuing to run forward, Rei jumped high on a branch, formed seals with both hands, and then fell straight to the ground.
At the moment when his body touched the ground, the ground seemed to turn into water, and Rei merged directly into it.
Compared with running, using ninjutsu is faster.
"Set an ambush on the spot! The pursuers are behind!" Rei appeared in front of Uchiha Kenji.
Uchiha Kenji made a gesture without hesitation. The next moment, a large number of Uchiha clan members scattered and disappeared in just a moment.
The fine tradition inherited from the Warring States period was fully demonstrated at this moment.
Sarutobi Hiruzen handed Takenaka Heizo to Jiraiya.
"You guys, find a safe place to hide." Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Takenaka Heizo.
"Don't worry about us, be careful, Hiruzen-kun." Takenaka Heizo's face did not show any grief for losing the goods. Seeing the Uchiha people meant that his life was saved.
And his goods, most likely, could be taken back.
After all, setting an ambush directly, this does not seem like a negotiation.
Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Rei and the other two, and everyone disappeared on the spot.
In an instant, the surroundings became quiet.
The sounds of insects and birds continued, but even the small animals did not notice the danger here.
And this is the real scary place in the ninja world.
Before the sword is drawn, no one knows which of the surrounding grass, trees, water and stones contain fatal dangers.
"Muraku-kun!" When he was about to enter the ambush circle set by, Kaito suddenly called out to Muraku.
"Hmm?" Muraku's figure instantly stopped in place and looked at Kaito beside him.
"It's very dangerous here."
Kaito said to Muraku with a serious face. Kaito was a perception ninja. In Kaito's perception, there were no less than ten jonins in front of him.
Since Kaito said it was very dangerous, it must be a conclusion drawn after fully analyzing each other's strength.
It is impossible for a small team to bring threats to himself and the people he brought. There are only a few people in a small team?
That means that Konoha's support must have come.
The action is so fast... Muraku sighed helplessly in his heart, but it is impossible to leave now.
If he leaves now, he will inevitably be hit hard from behind.
Looking at the forest in front of him, although there is no one in sight.
However, in the dark, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at me.
Muraku stood on the branch of a tree, pondered for a moment, and said loudly. "Don't hide, I've already found you."
After he finished speaking, the forest was quiet. Muraku pursed his lips helplessly and continued. "Don't we deserve a sensory ninja?"
"Ah..."
Uchiha Kenji's figure suddenly appeared in front of Muraku. He raised his head slightly and looked at Murakustanding on the branch. Uchiha Kenji sighed helplessly.
Sensory ninjas... are really annoying...
It makes the ambush he set up very stupid, and the time is too hasty. Otherwise, even if there are sensory ninjas, it will be useless.
"Uchiha Kenji?" Muraku's eyes were solemn. During the war, Muraku and Uchiha Kenji had fought each other. To be fair, he was not good enough.
We don't want to be enemies with your organization. If you are willing, we can send you away from the Land of Fire." At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen also appeared beside Uchiha Motoie.
To be honest, with dozens of Uchiha behind him, Sarutobi Hiruzen is now very confident.
"Send us away from the Land of Fire? Then will our four jonin and two chunin die in vain?"
When he heard this, his eyes were full of coldness.
To be honest, Muraku didn't want to go to war with Konoha like this, especially now that the Uchiha was standing in front of him.
However, with such a big battle, he couldn't just go back like this, right?
At least, hehad to take that batch of goods away.
Yes, at this point, he didn't want to fight anymore.
Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Motoie, these two guys are here, and his chances of winning are not great.
If the losses here are too serious, the organization will have to hide again, and those two adults can't wait for another five years.
Moreover, there are only so many wandering ninjas in the ninja world, and those at the jonin level are even rarer. In another five years, it is not certain that the current scale will be achieved.
"By the way, do Uchiha listen to the Hokage so much now? If your ancestor Uchiha Madara knew about this, I really don't know what he would think." After a pause, Muraku said to Uchiha Motoie.
"I don't care what others think, but my son is here. Even if the Hokage doesn't say anything, the Uchiha will definitely come."
Uchiha Kenji glanced at Muraku casually after hearing this.
After he finished speaking, regardless of what Muraku wanted to say, he put his right hand on the hilt of the sword, slowly held it, and asked Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Are you done?"
"Let me say one more thing." Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Uchiha Kenji after hearing this, and then looked at Muraku.
"It was your people who took the initiative to attack us. Secondly, there is a Chunin we didn't kill. It seems to be called Matsushita Akira. He is at the convoy. If you leave the Land of Fire now, you can take this person with you. If you choose to fight, none of you present will be able to leave."
Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude was soft at first, but his voice became tougher and tougher.
"Why are you telling him this? It's really troublesome."
Kenji said to Sarutobi Hiruzen with disdain, looking up at Muraku, his eyes changed instantly, and a pair of scarlet Mangekyō appeared in front of Muraku.
Is it a Sharingan that surpasses three tomoe?
Muraku was shocked and pursed his lips. Muraku didn't know what kind of ability this form of Sharingan had, and Muraku didn't really want to try it.
"Do you really want to fight to the death with us here?" Muraku raised his chin slightly. Even though he had the intention to retreat, his words were still full of confidence.
If a fight really broke out here today, no matter how many casualties the Uchiha clan suffered, none of the people he brought with him would be able to return.
He would definitely not accept such a result, the organization could not accept it either.
Next, it was the most critical time for the organization to play against Kumogakure.
Before that, there must not be too much loss.
Moreover, he also understood that if possible, Konoha would not want to fight to the death with him here.
After all, even if the Uchiha people were here, it would cost a lot to take all of them down.
And doing this kind of thing now is meaningless, and there would be no benefit. But after letting himself and others go back, if Kumogakure issued a mission, the meaning would be different.
Not only would the price Konoha had to pay become much smaller, but it would also receive a generous reward.
But now the only question is whether the Uchiha group is willing to let go.
"Are you so confident in yourself?" Uchiha Kenji sneered disdainfully upon hearing this.
Just as he was about to take action, Sarutobi Hiruzen on the side immediately grabbed his arm.
"Captain, there is no need, let them go." Sarutobi Hiruzen said to Uchiha Kenji with a smile on his face.
After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Muraku. Seeing this, Muraku waved his hand. Kaito looked at Uchiha Kenjiand Sarutobi Hiruzen vigilantly, and led the people to retreat little by little.
Uchiha Kenji saw this and waved his hand. A large number of Uchiha emerged and followed Muraku slowly.
Until Muraku was completely sent out of the border of Konoha.
"Huh~" It was not until this time that Sarutobi Hiruzen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This is definitely the best result for now. Letting this group of people go back will become a pressure on Kumogakure.
"Humph!" Uchiha Kenji glanced at the direction where Muraku left, snorted disdainfully, and turned to walk towards Konoha.
That's it?
"Compared to the Uchiha, it's nothing."
Sarutobi Hiruzen followed Kenji and chuckled.
(End of this chapter)