Speaking of which, this is Hoshita Shuichi's first real solo mission.
Although he seemed to be alone at the root, there were other members of the root following him.
But now, there is only a group of crows.
However, Hoshita Shuichi was glad that he brought these crows with him, otherwise he might really get lost.
The desert is really hard to walk in!
It's finally here!
On the third day, after avoiding several Sand Ninja strongholds, Hoshita Shuichi finally saw the Sand Village.
"I don't know how people survive in this barren place!"
Hoshita Shuichi spat out the sand in his mouth with a
"Puh".
"During the Third Shinobi World War, both the Rock Ninja and the Hidden Mist Village attacked the Kingdom of Wind, right?"
Hoshita Shuichi looked at the Sand Village from afar and thought to himself: "The Mist Village is understandable. After all, the south of the Wind Country is not entirely desert. But the north... can only be said to be a task to destroy the Sand Village and then take over the Wind Country?"
After resting for a while, Hoshita Shuichi called down the crows in the sky, gave them water, food, and replenished their chakra.
Furthermore, Hoshita Shuichi was even more cautious and temporarily placed seals on each crow to seal his chakra to prevent them from being detected when they entered the Sand Village.
When the time comes, the seal will be automatically lifted, and then you can transform into a crow clone.
This is Hoshita Shuichi's infiltration plan.
If this doesn't work, then he can only use the Toad Shadow Control Technique to find a lone Sand Ninja to sneak into the Sand Village, but this requires waiting and takes more time.
After getting ready, a dozen crows flapped their wings and flew up, then dispersed and flew towards the Sand Village.
Less than a quarter of an hour.
Next to a garbage dump in the Sand Village, crows gathered together, turned into Hoshita Shuichi, and then jumped away.
After a moment, Hoshita Shuichi turned into an ordinary villager from the Sand Village and blended into the crowd.
Wandering aimlessly, Hoshita Shuichi secretly observed the Sand Village.
But he didn't appear somewhere alone, so as not to attract attention.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Hoshita Shuichi saw a familiar figure.
That beautiful back is unique!
Scorch Release Pakura!
However, after just one glance, Hoshita Shuichi looked away.
On the other side, Pakura, who was shopping with his disciples, felt something and turned around, but all he saw was a moving crowd, nothing unusual.
Her disciple Juan asked curiously: "Teacher, what's wrong?"
Pakura turned around and smiled, "Nothing?"
"Okay, the break is over, it's time to start training!"
After a quick tour of the Sand Village, Hoshita Shuichi initially set his sights on the building where the Kazekage's office was located.
The most suitable target is the secretary working next to Kazekage.
Such a person would not be very strong in combat, and at the same time, he is very likely to know the whereabouts of Kazekage.
If that doesn't work, then take action against the guards who are protecting Kazekage.
But in this case, once you take action, you must retreat.
then.
Hoshita Shuichi initially used different faces and followed others passing by the Kazekage Building from different directions.
Then he turned into a little kid again and played with other kids next to the Kazekage Building.
Or turn into a bird and jump around on the roof out of boredom.
Yes.
Hoshita Shuichi can already transform into a bird and fly.
This is what the shadow clones learned by dissecting birds time and time again, studying aerodynamics, improving their Wind Release abilities, and then turning into birds and jumping off cliffs time and time again.
This also caused his originally very slow progress in [Transformation Master] to increase dramatically.
Because there are so many types of birds, and learning to turn into a bird and fly is half the battle for turning into any bird!
Time passed little by little, and soon it was night.
Hoshita Shuichi had set the spot early in the morning, turned into a small insect, hid in the darkness of the balcony, and waited quietly.
Near the early morning, the target finally returned.
Hoshita Shuichi heard the door opening and jumped into the room.
The bathroom was filled with steam, and Hoshita Shuichi continued to wait.
Soon, a naked woman walked into the bedroom, stretched herself and tucked herself into the quilt.
This damn place called Sand Village is hot during the day and cold at night.
Hoshita Shuichi appeared silently, with his hands forming seals.
Illusion-Tree Binding Kill!
The woman lying on the bed was about to fall asleep when she found herself tied to the bed by tree roots. She immediately opened her eyes.
"Dream?"
"No, it's an illusion!"
"There's an intruder!"
The woman was not an ordinary person either, but a special jonin. She reacted very quickly, but she was unable to break the illusion.
Moreover, Hoshita Shuichi sat next to her and placed a cold kunai on her slender, white neck.
"Ms. Asami, you don't want to die quietly in your bed without any clothes on, do you?"
At this moment, Hoshita Shuichi appeared as a Sand Ninja.
Asami gritted her teeth and said, "You...are you from Konoha?"
"I will not betray the village!"
Hoshita Shuichi chuckled: "What a smart woman, but usually women who are too smart die quickly and miserably!"
Asami snorted, "As a ninja, you should be prepared for death!"
Hoshita Shuichi's kunai slowly moved downwards, giving Asami goosebumps all over her body: "I believe in your awareness, but you probably don't want to try my methods, right?"
"Although it is extremely cruel, I am also determined to complete the mission."
Asami's body trembled and her face turned pale: "You devil!"
Hoshita Shuichi chuckled: "Don't worry, as long as you reveal the information, I won't touch you."
"Besides, this information is not confidential."
"So, please tell me, in the past month, has the Third Kazekage personally led people out of the village to carry out a mission, and when was it?"
Asami was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked: "That's it?"
Hoshita Shuichi smiled and said, "Of course, so it's very easy, right?"
Asami hesitated.
Hoshita Shuichi's kunai immediately went down.
"This bastard…"
Asami gritted her teeth, then opened her mouth and spit out each of the Kazekage's activity.
Hoshita Shuichi listened silently, but his brows furrowed involuntarily.
Unlike Sarutobi Hiruzen who often stayed in the village, the Third Kazekage often left the village, but basically never left the Land of Wind, and the people he brought with him were only the Kazekage Guards.
And in the past month, the Kazekage had not been deployed with Chiyo.
Unless Asami didn't know, or Asami lied.
But the possibility of this is low.
After Asami finished telling him about the Kazekage's itinerary over the past month, Hoshita Shuichi immediately formed a seal.
Asami's eyes immediately widened.
Illusion-the art of Nirvana Monastery!
Feathers were flying in front of her eyes, and Asami, who was already in an illusion, suddenly felt her eyelids become heavy and she slowly fell asleep.
Hoshita Shuichi walked out of the bedroom, turned into a bird and flew away.
And in the bedroom, from beginning to end, Asami's quilt was never lifted, everything was just an illusion.
In the dark night, Hoshita Shuichi continued to act, attacking the Sand Ninjas one by one.
However, the targets he chose were basically Genin and Chunin, which indirectly confirmed the correctness of Asami's information.
Obviously, Asami did not deceive Hoshita Shuichi.
In a dark corner, feeling that his chakra was almost depleted, Hoshita Shuichi canceled the Crow Clone Technique.
A dozen crows suddenly flapped their wings and flew into the night sky.
"Eh? Why are there so many crows all of a sudden?"
A patrolling Sand Ninja was surprised to see the crows flying.
The captain of this team was shocked and said, "Something is wrong... Maki, report it immediately. It is very likely that the enemy has invaded the village!"
As he said that, the captain led his men to chase after the group of crows.
Maki was stunned for a moment, then he jumped up to report.
Soon, the originally silent Sand Village seemed to come alive, and a senior ninja led a team out.
Outside the Sand Village, crows landed, and Hoshita Shuichi fed them and replenished their chakra.
After the crows flew away, Hoshita Shuichi looked towards the Sand Village and said, "We've been discovered... You came pretty quickly."
"However, based on the information we have now, our previous speculation has been overturned. If the information provided by Inuzuka Jaguar and his men is correct, then the puppeteer who attacked Hatake Sakumo was not Chiyo."
"But there is no way to determine whether the Kazekage will take action."
"And was it a large-scale siege?"
Looking at the approaching Sand Ninja, Hoshita Shuichi pinched his chin and said, "Actually, there is a very simple way to get the answer."
Let's do something big!
To a certain extent, it was he who changed Hatake Sakumo's fate. Emotionally or from this point of view, he could not accept the result of Hatake Sakumo's disappearance or unclear death.
Hoshita Shuichi doesn't know whether Konoha White Fang's strength has reached the level of Kage, but he is indeed an elite jonin of the Konoha Ninja Village. He is a rising star like Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya, and he is a figure respected by all the three Konoha Ninjas.
It cannot be said that under Sarutobi Hiruzen, the leader of Konoha Village is Konoha White Fang, but his strength and mission experience are indeed top-notch among Konoha's Jonins.
It's not that such a character cannot be killed, but he must be killed in a respectful enough way to make it easier for people to accept.
soon.
The three Sand Ninjas that were following us have arrived.
"Hey, who is this guy?"
"What is your intention in coming to our village?"
"Surrender immediately, or don't blame us for being rude!"
The Sand Ninja captain shouted from a distance of more than ten meters.
Hoshita Shuichi took a step and disappeared in a flash.
"So fast!"
"Where did you go?"
The Sand Ninja captain exclaimed, looked up, left and right but could not find any trace of Hoshita Shuichi. Then a muffled sound came from behind him.
When he looked back, he saw that two of his subordinates had fallen.
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, his knuckles holding the kunai turned white, and he swallowed saliva wildly.
Swish!
Hoshita Shuichi suddenly appeared in front of the Sand Ninja, and their eyes met: "I, Hoshita Shuichi from Konoha!"
The Sand Ninja swallowed his saliva and before he could say anything, Hoshita Shuichi grabbed his neck, lifted him up and threw him to the ground, then knocked him unconscious with a punch.
Three prisoners captured!
"But this portion is a little insufficient..."
Hoshita Shuichi sealed the three people with the Five Elements and the Heavy Limb Seals in turn, and then continued to wait in place.
Not long after, another team of Sand Ninjas arrived. The leader was obviously a Jonin, no ordinary person.
Hoshita Shuichi was too lazy to wait for the other party to talk nonsense, he drew out his katana, and his body was split into three. Blue light flashed on the blade, and the terrible temperature distorted the air and light around him.
In addition, Hoshita Shuichi rushed forward at an extremely fast speed, so that the three figures not only had double images but also were distorted in the eyes of the Sand Ninja.
Dance of the Crescent Moon-Three Moon Dance!
"So fast!"
The Sand Ninja Jonin was surprised and immediately shouted: "Be careful, this guy is not simple!"
Before he finished speaking, he had already drawn his sword.
At this speed, there is no time to cast hand seals or use ninjutsu.
In the blink of an eye, three stars came and killed him.
Ding!
The sound of metal clashing and swords colliding.
But the next moment, the Sand Ninja's pupils dilated, and the blade that he had infused with Wind Release Chakra was being quickly cut by the opponent's Sword.
"This temperature..."
Sweat broke out on the Sand Ninja's forehead, and then he heard the sound of someone falling to the ground behind him.
He knew without even looking that his three subordinates were finished.
The Sand Ninja Jonin decisively dropped his sword and jumped up, quickly throwing several shurikens in the air to buy time.
However, Hoshita Shuichi not only blocked the shuriken of the Sand Ninja jonin with his more outstanding ninja tool throwing, but also counterattacked at the same time, forcing the Sand Ninja jonin who originally wanted to form a seal to give up forming a seal in order to avoid Hoshita Shuichi's shuriken.
Ding ding dang dang!
There was the sound of metal clashing against each other, and broken kunai fell to the ground.
The Sand Ninja Jonin was defeated by the attacks of Hoshita Shuichi's two Fire Clones and had no power to fight back.
The opponent's speed was not slower than his, and his swordsmanship was terrible, so the kunai was cut off easily.
After a few rounds, the Sand Ninja Jonin was already soaking wet: "Where did this scary little brat come from…"
"We must find a way to inform the village!"
The Sand Ninja Jonin gritted his teeth and held on in a panic, waiting for the opportunity to fire the flare.
But Hoshita Shuichi did not give him a chance. His real body that was watching the fight suddenly disappeared, and then appeared behind the Sand Ninja Jonin, knocking the latter unconscious with a Sword.
The battle is over.
After releasing the clone, Hoshita Shuichi sealed the four captives one by one as before.
Looking at the seven prisoners lying on the ground, Hoshita Shuichi felt that it was about time, especially since there was a senior ninja.
After leaving behind a shadow clone, Hoshita Shuichi leaped back and disappeared into the night.
Although he wanted to make it big, he would not put himself in danger.
Leaving behind a shadow clone is enough!After waiting for a few minutes, Hoshita Shuichi suddenly looked up.
Birds were circling overhead.
"A spiritual beast..."
Ignoring him, Hoshita Shuichi continued to wait.
Soon two teams of Sand Ninja arrived. After seeing the captives on the ground, they looked gloomy and did not attack rashly.
Maki, who had also come along, saw that his leader and his companions had been captured, and his expression changed: "Captain..."
"Don't come near!"
With a loud shout, Maki was taken to the back.
"Hey, what do you want?"
A middle-aged Sand Ninja shouted, "State your demands. What do you want in exchange for letting them go?"
Hoshita Shuichi nodded: "Very smart, then I won't waste my words."
"I am Hoshita Shuichi from Konoha..."
As soon as he finished speaking, exclamations were heard among the Sand Ninjas.
"Hoshita Shuichi, the youngest Chunin and special Jonin in Konoha, who is also offered a bounty of 30 million by the Iwagakure ninja?"
"This guy is said to be only about ten years old?"
"Why did he come here and attack us?"
"Is this guy crazy? He is so arrogant. How dare he challenge our Sand Village like this!"
When Hoshita Shuichi fought against the Sand Ninja, his strength was not that strong, but he left a deep impression on Rasa and Pakura.
However, the Iwagakure offered a bounty for Hoshita Shuichi, but his name became known to the Sand Village.
But that's all.
There are very few people who have actually seen Hoshita Shuichi. Even Pakura and others do not know Hoshita Shuichi's true strength.
Although they were shocked by the actions of the Iwagakure ninja and Hoshita Shuichi's age, more Sand ninjas expressed disdain for it.
A special jonin around 10 years old?
It's just an empty title!
But now... the Sand Ninjas who were looking at Hoshita Shuichi at this moment were both angry and deeply shocked.
They had witnessed how powerful Hoshita Shuichi was. After all, the prisoners on the ground were the obvious results of war.
When the middle-aged Sand Ninja heard Hoshita Shuichi introduce himself, he immediately shouted, "Ninja from Konoha... are you trying to provoke a conflict and war between the two villages?"
Hoshita Shuichi chuckled: "Don't make it so serious, I just arrested a few people, I didn't kill them."
"Of course, if you want to start a war, that's fine too, go ahead!"
The Sand Ninjas were speechless for a moment, but they were so angry! This brat was too arrogant!
Hoshita Shuichi continued, "Let's continue with the previous topic...Call your Kazekage to see me, or I will kill all these prisoners."
As soon as these words came out, the Sand Ninja couldn't help but explode with anger.
"To see Master Kazekage in this way... this damn brat!"
"How could Lord Kazekage let you see him so easily? You bastard, are you here to assassinate Lord Kazekage?"
"Asshole, use the smoke bomb and attack together. Even if it means sacrificing a few people, we must kill this brat. If we let him see Lord Kazekage in this way, it will be a shame for us!"
"Don't be impulsive, this guy might just be a clone!"
In the end, it was the middle-aged Sand Ninja who held down the other Sand Ninjas. He stared at Hoshita Shuichi and said, "Although I don't know what your purpose is, Master Kazekage is not someone you can just meet casually!"
"oh?"
Hoshita Shuichi narrowed his eyes, then grabbed a prisoner who should be about the same age as him, and cut his wrist with a light kunai, and blood quickly flowed out.
Hoshita Shuichi's face turned cold: "It seems that you don't understand. I am not discussing with you."
"If you don't do as I ask, then watch them bleed to death one by one!"
Many Sand Ninjas changed color, and then someone suddenly threw a kunai: "Go to hell, kid!"
The middle-aged Sand Ninja's expression changed, but it was too late to stop it.
Hoshita Shuichi sneered, raised his hand and easily caught the kunai, and threw it back at a faster speed while adding wind chakra.
Poof!
Hit between the eyebrows!
The Sand Ninja who threw the kunai fell down with his eyes wide open.
"So fast…"
The Sand Ninjas were so shocked that they dared not move for a moment.
The middle-aged Sand Ninja gritted his teeth and shouted, "Maki, go back and inform Lord Kazekage immediately!"
Maki nodded quickly. He didn't want to watch his companion die like this.
When Hoshita Shuichi heard the name "Maki", he looked over in surprise, sorry that he didn't recognize him.
But at this moment, a cold voice sounded: "No need, Master Kazekage already knows!"
Many Sand Ninjas made way, and a tall figure came into Hoshita Shuichi's sight.
Old acquaintance!
Hoshita Shuichi chuckled: "Pakura, we meet again!"
"It's you!"
Pakura snorted coldly, with shock hidden deep in his heart.
Unexpectedly, the one who caused them to suffer together with Yellow Flash was Hoshita Shuichi, who was recently wanted by the Rock Ninja.
It seems that my previous intuition was correct.
It must have been this little brat who was watching her from the dark, just like in the River Kingdom!
"Lord Kazekage is on his way, can he stop now?"
Pakura said.
Hoshita Shuichi nodded and said readily: "Since we are old acquaintances, of course there is no problem."
As he spoke he grasped the Sand Ninja's captive's wrist and a green light lit up.
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