Looking at his completely unconscious, charred arms, the wolf-masked Root ninja's face couldn't stop twitching. "Is this really a mere Yugakure ninja? And not a jonin from some great ninja village who specializes in Lightning Release?"
He really found it a little hard to accept that a ninja of such great strength would appear in the Hidden Hot Water, to have crippled both of his hands. An injury of this degree... if it didn't receive timely treatment, both arms would suffer permanent damage, which would then greatly affect his own strength. Although this was related to him not being good at defensive ninjutsu, a technique of this power... he believed that an ordinary defensive ninjutsu would also be very difficult to block.
"If that guy can do that kind of technique one more time, I'll take my men and leave without a second word. The enemy's strength was severely underestimated. It's clearly beyond what we can deal with. Even if we can't complete the mission, Lord Danzo won't blame us..."
Just as he was thinking of retreating, a few voices came from the front. He looked up with some difficulty.
"The captain is not dead!"
"This guy is rushing towards the captain, but he doesn't look as fast as before!"
In the darkness ahead, a figure rushed towards him.
"Kill him!" the wolf-masked Root ninja shouted with some anger. This Yugakure jonin's heart to kill him was so resolute. Even after using a ninjutsu of that scale to break the unfavorable situation, he didn't think of running away, but instead wanted to cut him down and kill him. This was a ninja with a firm heart, decisive in killing.
"Is this the opponent you have to face, Zuo Xun..." The wolf-masked ninja suddenly didn't look down on Zuo Xun so much anymore. Faced with a ninja like Watanabe Mousse, for that guy to be a little more cautious was really not wrong.
Tch!
The wolf-masked Root ninja's eyes suddenly widened. He looked at the tip of a blade sticking out of his chest.
"Who are you going to kill?" A low male voice, slightly panting, sounded in his ear. Only then did he react.
"A shadow clone?" He endured the intense pain in his chest, turned his head slightly, and spoke with difficulty.
"Heh..." Watanabe Mousse chuckled lightly and did not speak. Then he pulled out his ninja sword with a jerk. The life force in the wolf-masked Root ninja's body was like a river breaking through a dam, all of it drawn out by this one pull.
Until his death, the incomprehension in his heart was not resolved. Yugakure was just a small village that couldn't be any smaller. It had only been established for ten years. It was one thing for a powerful jonin like Watanabe Mousse to appear, but why did this Yugakure ninja even know the Shadow Clone Jutsu, which was developed by the Second Hokage?
Although in the past few decades, many Konoha ninja who had died in battle or been captured would inevitably leak this exclusive ninjutsu of Konoha, it should have been limited to the five great nations and a few mid-sized villages like the Hidden Rain to have a chance to obtain this technique. Why did the Hidden Hot Water have the Shadow Clone Jutsu? This Root jonin captain was destined to have no chance of knowing.
Although a shadow clone could create a solid clone that was identical to a real person and could have a miraculous effect at certain times, its biggest drawback was that it consumed too much chakra. For someone who wasn't a monster born with an abnormal amount of chakra, the opportunity to use this ninjutsu was extremely rare. There weren't many people with this amount of chakra, and to simultaneously control the clone's actions also consumed a great deal of the caster's energy. At this time, for it to be used by Watanabe Mousse, who was already severely depleted of chakra, could be said to be an all-or-nothing bet.
But fortunately, it had a miraculous effect.
Feeling the almost exhausted chakra in his body, Watanabe Mousse knew in his heart that killing this leading Root ninja was already the limit of what he could do. Faced with the remaining three elite chunin, he was already powerless. Thinking of this, Watanabe Mousse flicked the ninja sword in his hand, throwing off the blood on it, and then re-inserted it into the scabbard on his back. His whole person began to flee quickly in a direction away from the Root ninja.
But he didn't know that someone was waiting for him in front.
...
"To think that this guy could escape... what a piece of trash!" Zuo Xun's eyes were cold as he gritted his teeth and murmured to himself. He hadn't expected, or rather, hadn't expected at all that the wolf-masked Root ninja was already dead.
Although the battle time before had been very short, the intense ninjutsu explosion... even from a distance, he could feel its power. He presumed that at this time, Watanabe Mousse was also at the end of his rope. Thinking of this, Zuo Xun no longer hesitated. His body moved, and he rushed towards the figure that was jumping through the trees in the distance.
...
Swish, swish, swish!
Under the extreme speed, the sound of the wind by Watanabe Mousse's ears was very sharp. His eyes would occasionally scan his surroundings warily. Without Shangguan Mo's exploding flies to act as his senses, he was extremely afraid of being ambushed.
The three Root ninja behind him were still sticking to him like glue. And as time passed, he could feel that more and more Root ninja were chasing him. At this time, his energy was severely depleted. For a time, he simply couldn't shake them off.
"Are they all coming for me... which means, I am their real target?" Mousse thought hard, but he couldn't think of any reason why he would be worthy of Konoha's Root personally ambushing and besieging him. But fortunately, he had seen Tianfeng and Sheren successfully escape before. At this time, their lives should be safe, which made him feel relieved in his heart.
Mousse took out a military ration pill and stuffed it into his mouth to supplement his severely declining stamina. His chakra was also slowly beginning to recover, but to recover to his full combat power was not something that could be done in a short time.
Just as his thoughts were turning, thinking of a way to escape, he suddenly discovered that a figure faintly appeared in the darkness in front of him. The moonlight passed through the gaps between the branches and hit that person, forming patches of milky white splendor. And the gradually intensifying chakra fluctuation that came from him... all made Mousse judge at the first moment that this person was forming hand seals and preparing some powerful ninjutsu.
"Not good!" Frowning, Mousse's figure suddenly turned and changed direction to the front right. But the next moment, a wave of ninjutsu that felt somewhat familiar came from under him.
"Earth Style · Rending Land Turning Palm!"
The earth began to shake violently, directly interrupting his advance. One crack after another spread like a spiderweb, forcing Mousse to concentrate on dodging and not falling down. "It's this kind of technique again! Looking at the scale and power of this ninjutsu, it's another jonin! But this chakra... why does it feel somewhat familiar..."
Mousse felt a little strange in his heart, but the situation at this time was very unfavorable for him, leaving him no time to think carefully. Just as he left the area that had been destroyed by the Earth Style jutsu, sharp earth spears suddenly shot out from the ground under his feet.
"Earth Style · Earth-Style Spear!"
He pushed off with his foot, and his whole person quickly leaped into the air. But there was a strange feeling in his heart. "What a familiar combination of ninjutsu!"
Then, as if he had thought of something, his expression suddenly changed. In mid-air, he suddenly pulled out the ninja sword on his back and held it diagonally in front of his chest. The next second, a giant fist wrapped in rock slammed onto his ninja sword.
POW!
The ninja sword was directly bent into a full moon bow, then fiercely crashed into his chest.
Ptui!
Mousse, who was sent flying backward, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, which scattered in the mid-air in a scarlet mist. His whole person curled up and was paralyzed on the ground. That sandbag-sized fist had directly caused internal injuries to his body. His ten fingers dug deep into the earth. He struggled with all his might to stand up, but his eyes were fixed on the figure that was walking over and gradually becoming clear.
A deep pain appeared in Mousse's eyes. The Hidden Hot Water Village had a traitor. This hurt him a hundred times more than the injuries his body had suffered.
"Zuo Xun! I really didn't expect that at this time, standing in front of me, would be the one who should be the last to appear... you." He said with a bitter voice.
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