CH 267

It is impossible to not have anyone dead in a war. Kanpū was already mentally prepared for this, but when he learned that the third assassination team had lost several elites, he still felt distressed!

‘They are all subordinates of this Young Clan Head!’

Kanpū rushed to the third assassination team in a hurry, and soon saw Arashiyama, Tabako, and more than a dozen Gekkō Clan’s members.

“Kanpū, why are you here?” Arashiyama has sharp eyes, so he hurriedly walked over when he saw Kanpū coming.

Kanpū took out Orochimaru’s order and said: “It is Orochimaru-sama’s order. I will join the third assassination team in the future.”

Arashiyama nodded after reading the warrant, and said bitterly: “I didn’t actually expect to let you join the third assassination team in this way. Kanpū, you should rest first.”

Kanpū then said: “That… I just woke up.”

“…”Arashiyama was speechless upon hearing this.

“Uncle, how many people have we lost?”

Arashiyama’s eyes showed a look of hesitation, turned his head to look at the dozen or so clansmen behind him, and said: “What you see now is all that’s left.”

Kanpū was shocked in his heart. If he remembered correctly, there were more than 70 clansmen who followed his cheap father, Hoshino, on the frontline at the beginning, and all of them were Chunin or above!

And now, there are only… a few of them left. Adding Arashiyama, Tabako and himself, there are only thirteen people, of which three people are lying on the bedding and basking in the sun to recuperate!

‘This war has destroyed the backbone of the entire Gekkō Clan!!’

Kanpū is very uncomfortable at this moment.

“Kanpū.”

At this time, Tabako also saw Kanpū.

Kanpū forced a smile on his face: “Tabako-nee, we will be comrades-in-arms from now on.”

Then, Arashiyama announced the addition of Kanpū to the rest of their clansmen, but everyone didn’t have much excitement. After all, Kanpū is too young. Although he has been promoted to Chunin in just a year, his strength is definitely not as good as the Shinobi who have been fighting for their lives on the battlefield for more than two years.

There is no mission for the third assassination team at this time, so everyone is quite free. Recuperating from injuries, basking in the sun, and resting, there is no training. After all, training requires stamina, and the third assassination team may receive a difficult mission at any time. If their stamina is consumed too much, they will die on the mission!

Kanpū looked the silent clansmen, feeling the atmosphere was a little strange. He then turned his head and looked towards Tabako, and saw this girl was actually wiping her sword.

Shūsui’s sword body is thin and clear, just like the bright moonlight. Tabako wipes the sword body over and over again, and the look in her eyes seems to be getting brighter and brighter.

Jealousy almost made Kanpū loses himself. He interrupted her with a light cough, and asked in a low voice, “Tabako-nee, why does everyone look weird?”

Tabako is still immersed with wiping Shūsui’s sword body, and when she heard Kanpū’s question, she answered without looking back: “Maybe it has something to do with the failure of the previous assassination mission.”

“What mission is it?” Kanpū asked.

“It was a joint mission with the second assassination team to assassinate the Hero of Sunagakure, Pakura.” Tabako stopped wiping her sword and said, “But the mission failed, and a lot of members from both teams died.”

Kanpū’s pupils shrank upon hearing this: ‘Pakura?!’

‘Kanpū’s uncle, the father of his younger brother, Hayate, was killed by Pakura, and his father, Gekkō Clan’s Clan Head, Hoshino was also severely injured by Pakura and could no longer be a Shinobi.’

Pakura relied on her powerful Kekkei Genkai to frequently kill Konoha’s Shinobi and became the Hero of Sunagakure, but for Konoha’s Shinobi, especially Gekkō Clan, she is their source of shame.

‘No wonder the clansmen are unhappy.’

At this moment, an expressionless Shinobi suddenly flashed over. Holding a scroll, he said: “Arashiyama, this is the latest mission, start immediately!”

“Understood.”

Arashiyama took a look at the scroll, and it is written that there were two suspected Sunagakure’s Shinobi attacking the supply unit in the rear and their third assassination team was ordered to kill the two Sunagakure’s Shinobi. After finished reading it. Arashiyama immediately said loudly: “Everyone gather!”

Tabako put her sword back to its sheath, and flashes in front of Arashiyama instantly. Except for the three injured clansmen, the other clansmen also flashed one after another. When he saw this, Kanpū also immediately ran over.

Arashiyama glanced at him, ‘Should I get Kanpū to go with us?’

But on second thought, Arashiyama felt that this mission is relatively simple, so it can be regarded as training Kanpū.

Arashiyama told everyone about the content of the mission, and then led them to leave Konoha’s main camp. According to the information, they marched towards the rear of the main camp. By the evening of the next day, the group came to a nearby mountain.

“It’s here!”

Arashiyama and the rest of the Gekkō clansmen simultaneously drew out their swords and looked around in vigilance.

Kanpū quietly formed hand seal to use Sensor Ninjutsu, and the sense tentacles spread out in an instant, and in a blink of an eye, they reached a radius of two kilometers.

“I found it!”

Kanpū quickly discovered that there was a strange human-shaped line in the shape of a fetus in the depths of the mountain, but… “No, it seems that there is only one person!”

“Kanpū, you actually mastered Sensor Ninjutsu?” Arashiyama asked in surprise.

Kanpū nodded modestly: “I know a little bit.”

“Kanpū, where is the Sunagakure’s Shinobi?” A Gekkō clansman next to him asked.

“Over there.” Kanpū pointed to the depths of the mountain and said, “But there seems to be only one Sunagakure’s Shinobi in my sense. Is the information wrong?”

“Let’s just go and see it.”

Arashiyama’s figure flashed and he headed for the depths of the mountain.

There are forests all over the mountain, but after going deep, there is a huge forest of thorns. The thorns and vines with the thickness of wrists are like tentacles, scattered everywhere. On the vines, the sharp wood thorns with the thickness of fingers reflect a strange luster in the sun, and the dense thorns lie in front of them!

“Should we take a detour?” Tabako gestured at the Shūsui in her hands. If they cut off these vines with their swords, it would probably take a lot of time.

“No need.”

Kanpū took a step forward, and used Wind Release: Breakthrough to blow all the thorns on the ground into the sky.

Everyone took the opportunity to quickly pass through the thorn forest.

But what he saw immediately made Kanpū suddenly stared wide-eyed.

At the end of the thorn forest is a Shinobi wearing a Konoha’s forehead protector, and he is also an  of Kanpū’s ‘old acquaintance’!

The Anbu’s wild team’s leader, Wild Fox!

It’s just that Wild Fox’s eyes are dull and expressionless at this time, and his shoulders are like loose willow branches, hanging weakly.

Seeing this, Kanpū’s heart sank, as he realized that the Wild Fox in front of him was very likely to be transformed into… a puppet!

‘Sasori of the Red Sand…’

Kanpū clenched his fists, and his muscles and bones burst.

“Konoha’s Shinobi? Who are you…?” Arashiyama looked at Wild Fox vigilantly.

“He can’t speak.”

Kanpū said coldly, “He is a puppet!”

“Puppet? Sure enough, it’s Sunagakure’s Shinobi!” Arashiyama clenched the sword in his hand, “How dare they use our village’s Shinobi to make a puppet, go to hell!!!”

Mikazuki no Mai! (Dance of the Crescent Moon)

Arashiyama directly launched his attack.

In an instant, three Arashiyama attacked the puppet of Wild Fox from the left, center, and right.

But in the next moment, Wild Fox’s puppet actually formed hand seals with both hands, and outrageously spewed out a violent wind blade!

Fūton: Kazekiri no Jutsu! (Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique)

The huge wind blade that is visible to the naked eye spun and cut off the three Arashiyama directly, and continued to fly towards Kanpū and the others.

“How is it possible?!” Arashiyama, who was hiding in the dark and preparing to seize the flaws to carry out a mortal strike, has his expression changed greatly.

“The puppet actually used Ninjutsu?!”

The Gekkō clansmen were also dumbfounded at the scene in front of them. It was completely beyond their understanding. Fortunately, they were all battle-hardened Shinobi, so all of them flickered away before the wind blade arrived.

Kanpū then said: “That puppet was a Jōnin before his death, and is good at Wind Release Ninjutsu, be careful everyone!”