Chapter 671: Shikaku's Mind Games!

Chapter 671: Shikaku's Mind Games!

'Anyway, I hope that there are some marks along the path...'

Fujin began sensing the Flying Thunder God marks he had left in the Land of Hot Water. There weren't many as Fujin hadn't been to this country much after he had learnt that jutsu. The one time he did was to hunt down Hidan. However, he was accompanied by other Konoha ninjas.

So, he couldn't brazenly leave thousands of marks. Instead, he had just left a handful when no one was looking at him, each being over 50 km from the other. Fujin immediately disappeared, teleporting around a hundred and fifty kilometers away. He teleported a few more times and reached into the Land of Frost.

Fujin finally stopped and thought, 'Hmm, this was the last mark I made while chasing Hidan. The place where I fought Kakuzu shouldn't be too far from here. Oh well, just another couple of hundred kilometers to reach the Land of Lightning.

According to Shikaku's plan, I need to enter the Land of Lightning, move close to the base closest to the border between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Frost and hide myself waiting for his signal. However, I should be reaching there in around 6 to 8 hours from now...'

Fujin chuckled. The distance between the Kumogakure and Konoha was very large. Normal ninjas would require around 4 to 5 days to make such a long trip. Even an Elite squad would still require around a couple of days if they consumed soldier pills. Since Fujin had a flying summon, Shikaku counted on Fujin to reach there in a quick time without exhausting himself. However, he couldn't have imagined that Fujin had mastered the Flying Thunder God jutsu!

Fujin decided, 'I'll keep the communication device inside the scroll. Once I take it out and activate it, Inoichi will be able to sense my location. Since I have around six hours, it's time to do some setup...' Reêad latest novels at novelhall.com

Fujin continued moving towards Kumogakure. As he ran, he left a Flying Thunder God mark on trees along his path every now and then. He stopped 50 km from the border. Fujin found a quiet spot, weaved a few hand seals and slammed his hand on the ground.

'Earth Release: Camp jutsu!'

A massive underground camp was created around 50 meters under Fujin's feet. Fujin disappeared into the ground and entered into the base. He looked around the base and nodded while thinking, 'Hmm, this should do. I'll make some changes here and apply some seals to keep this base hidden.

Once done, I can use this base as a retreat point. If something goes wrong during the mission or if I need to take a break to recover my chakra, I'll return here. And, my clones can use this base for that purpose...'

Fujin made up his mind and got to work. A few hours later, Fujin frowned and opened his eyes. He was long done with setting up the base and was meditating. When he activated his Space Time Sensing Technique, he noticed something odd.

Fujin thought, 'What speed! All 8 of them are traveling at such a fast speed!'

A smirk appeared on Fujin's face as he chuckled, "Looks like Ay is on the move. I wonder what expression he'll make when he returns to the Land of Lightning."

He could imagine how sorrowful Kumogakure would be by the time he was done. Hiruzen and Shikaku's plans were too ruthless. Fujin thought, 'Considering the future, there isn't a need for this attack. After all, Kumo would be our ally in the next Great War. My actions would weaken the Allied Shinobi Force. However...'

Fujin shook his head and muttered, "Who asked them to go after my head?"

While Ay was confident in his abilities and didn't fear facing Hiruzen, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Fujin and other Konoha ninjas by himself, he knew that even someone like him would end up dead if tried to foolishly fight all of them at the same time. The reason for his confidence was that he could just turn around and escape if it was indeed a trap. With Minato no longer alive, he didn't believe that anyone in Konoha had the capability to stop him from retreating.

Just like Mabui, Hiruzen and Shikaku also received a scroll from a messenger bird. It was from a spy they installed in Kumogakure. As he read the message, Hiruzen smiled and said, "The Raikage has taken the bait. He left Kumogakure."

Shikaku smiled and said, "Good. Now we just have to wait for some time. Knowing the Raikage, he'll rush to that location in under a day. I'll ask Fujin to make a move after 16 hours."

Hiruzen nodded and said, "If Kumogakure doesn't pull back their ninjas, then Fujin will have enough time to go for a couple of rounds. He should eliminate at least 6 bases."

Shikaku replied, "Yeah, let's hope so. Such a loss will keep Kumogakure under check for some time. I'll ask Eagle to make a move. He'll start cleaning up Iwagakure's spy network at the same time Fujin starts."

In a few hours, Fujin reached the base that would be his first target. He stayed some distance away and observed the base without activating his chakra field. A slight surprise appeared on his face as he thought, 'Interesting...'

[A/N: Next Chapter - Slaughterhouse!]

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