A flying slash split the combined attack of the ROOT ninjas.
And demonstrating great control over his abilities, the flying slash sent by Natsuo disappeared after destroying the gust of flames amplified by the wind.
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The group leader realized they had underestimated their target.
The young samurai they were to assassinate was capable of splitting Ninjutsu in half, a feat only achieved by the best samurai in the land of iron.
And the last ninja who could do the same was the famous White Fang of Konoha.
In addition, he had to take into account that the target had spatial abilities.
"S-1 Tactic!"
Demonstrating his training, the leader shouted new orders and the group moved immediately.
While the others surrounded Kozue, one of them sank into the ground, moving and waiting for the opportunity as he stealthily approached his target.
Of course, Kozue could see everything that was happening on the battlefield thanks to her Observation Haki, so she easily knew the enemy's movements.
"Lightning release: lightning serpent!"
"Fire Release: Fire Phoenix!"
"Water release: water bullets!"
The Root ninjas surrounding him launched several Ninjutsu from a distance along with kunai and Shurikens.
But Kozue surprised them by moving like a paper figure around the battlefield and dodging all the attacks.
This surprised all the Root ninjas, but they quickly recovered and immediately continued throwing more kunai and shuriken to conserve chakra. After all, they didn't have much.
While being attacked from all sides, Kozue remained alert to everything around him.
After confirming that there was no one else nearby for miles around, Kozue thought it was time to deal with her attackers.
What Kozue had to accept was that the Root ninjas had excellent teamwork.
Although their attacks did not fall on Kozue, they worked together to keep him confined and prevent him from escaping or approaching any of them, through Ninjutsu or weapons.
Of course, they had a goal in launching attacks regardless of the chakra expenditure or the use of their weapons.
They wanted to trap him in one place and allow his teammate to take him by surprise.
And speaking of him, Kozue felt that he was slowly getting closer.
What surprised him, and at the same time did not surprise him, was the objective of the approaching Root ninja.
Sacrifice
The Root Ninja planned to sacrifice himself and proved it when he jumped out of the ground behind Kozue and his limbs quickly surrounded him.
The sound of a fuse burning reached Kozue's ears and she realized that the Root ninja had several explosive tags attached to his body.
And that's not all.
The Root Ninjas surrounding Kozue launched more fire Ninjutsu at him to increase the power of the explosion.
¡BOOOOOOOOOM!
A large fire explosion occurred in the middle of the forest and consumed a small part of it.
If they did not put out the fire, it would continue to spread and cause a disaster for the environment and the animals that lived there.
But that didn't matter to the Root ninjas at all.
Their sole objective was to eliminate the enemy, and they will withdraw once they can confirm his death.
Even if the target can use spatial abilities, one of them will catch him and he won't be able to escape the explosive tags.
The team leader was certain the target was dead, as he had been watching the target and did not see it replaced with a clone before the explosion occurred.
Therefore, he and his team simply waited for the aftermath of the explosion to subside before disposing of what remained of the bodies.
It was a shame to lose something as valuable as the body of a ninja who possessed spatial Ninjutsu, but the leader of ROOT will understand that they could only do this to complete the mission.
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Suddenly, the team leader saw 3 human figures appear behind the remaining members of his team and wanted to shout to warn them.
But it was useless.
He couldn't move.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move a single muscle in his body, and he couldn't even use his own chakra.
Seeing lines with strange characters appear on the bodies of his teammates and not moving to avoid their enemies, the leader of the ROOT team assumed that he was the same.
'Mr. Danzo'
In the last seconds of his consciousness, the man thought of his leader and hoped to be avenged.
He had no hope of remaining alive.
After all, they had a cursed seal on their tongues.
Even if the enemy keeps them alive for interrogation, they will lose their lives when the seals activate hours after they fail to report back to base.
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While shadow clones of him and the girls continued their journey to the other city, Kozue brought the 4 surviving Root ninjas to her underground shop base in the capital of the land of fire.
The fifth member of the ROOT team had died in the explosion that took his shadow clone while he remained hidden to watch everything from a safe place.
Robin and the other girls reached his side, but he ignored them and began to see through the memories of the ROOT ninjas who were now lying on the ground, without the sealing magic in their bodies.
Thanks to the shop's abilities, Kozue could nullify or suppress any strength or power of her captured enemies.
Therefore, he was able to suppress the chakra of the captured ROOT ninjas and the cursed seals on their tongues.
Kozue wondered if the cursed seals could work if she used magic to read the memories of these ROOT ninjas, but she would leave that question for later since she now had other things to do.
Immediately, several magic circles formed in the air above the ROOT ninjas, specifically above their heads.
And while she kept her eyes closed, her mind was busy reading and sorting through the memories of the 4 people.
"Who are they?" Mikita asked, referring to the identity of the people who attacked them, and the rest of the girls listened with interest as well.
After all, they only recently came into this world.
And from their memories of this world, they had no enemies because they kept a low profile and eliminated anyone who tried anything against them.
With the group's varied skills, they were an excellent assassination team, and no one had discovered their identities and abilities.
Or at least that's what they thought.
In any case, they did not expect to be attacked shortly after arriving in this world, even though they seemed to be keeping a low profile.
When the girls asked her, Kozue told them what she found in the minds of the ROOT ninjas without hiding anything.
After listening to Kozue, the 5 girls looked at each other and shook their heads at how rotten the world was.
No matter what world they're from, there will always be people or groups like this ROOT.
Kidnapping and forced recruitment of young orphans.
Brutal training of these young children to the point of forcing them to suppress their emotions so as not to feel any more emotional or physical pain.
Illegal activities such as kidnapping and/or murdering people for the 'good' of their leader.
"Why were we their target?"
"Are those who are watching the store and our movements part of the same group?" Robin asked, and Mikita nodded, thinking the same thing.
After all, the two of them could also use Observation Haki in addition to Kozue and had been aware of the presence of these people around the store.
The only reason they hadn't acted was because Kozue told them not to do anything.
"Yes and no," said Kozue, and the 5 girls were confused.
But they weren't confused for long as Kozue immediately explained the situation to them.
"These guys watching us are subordinates of my father's main wife."
"In contrast, these ROOT types murder people following orders from their leaders and know nothing more."
"My father's wife must have some connection to a member of this group, or she hired this group that is dedicated to murder and takes jobs from whoever can pay them."
"Anyway, I think my father's wife is the prime suspect in sending these ROOT ninjas," Kozue said, shrugging his shoulders as he mentioned the last part.
The 5 girls listened and spoke at the same time.
"When will we attack?"
Whether in this world or the next, the girls knew Kozue and knew she wouldn't let an attack like this go unpunished. So they were prepared to fight at any moment.
Listening to the girls, Kozue smiled.