CH 189

Aoba was a very cautious person. He did not like to be disturbed by others in his quiet life.

In fact.

If these Kumogakure intruders were only Konohagakure's ninjas, he would not meddle in other people's business.

He would even avoid this place.

He did not want to be involved.

He did not have any opinion about the upcoming Third Ninja World War.

That was something that would definitely happen.

If it happened earlier or later, it would not affect him. Instead, he would not go to the battlefield!

He just liked to grow in Konohagakure Intelligence Division quietly.

And bit by bit accumulated his own strength.

Even if he only drew explosive tags and learned some experience from other memories, this was a step at a time accumulation for him.

However.

In the face of these Kumogakure intruders.

Aoba was still quite unhappy in his heart. It could be said that there was no end to it.

Were they only willing to give up until they stole a Byakugan?

What kind of character was this!

Even though Aoba was very cautious and liked to avoid trouble when he encountered something, this did not mean that he was afraid.

These Kumogakure ninjas.

They had already provoked him.

"Things like flies!"

Aoba took out Anbu's cat-faced mask from his ninja bag and put it on his face. His temperament suddenly changed.

The sky gradually darkened.

Aoba seemed to merge with the night, giving people a feeling of nothingness.

If they did not look carefully, they would not have been able to see him.

It was almost impossible to sense his existence.

Instantly.

Aoba's figure flashed and disappeared.

There was no sound.

There was no figure.

Aoba quickly and quietly shuttles through the forest like a hunter in the night.

...

On the other side of the forest.

Twelve figures shuttled through the woods lightly and jumped around on the branches like fleas.

Their movements were very light.

They did not make any sound as much as possible.

But there would still be normal sounds.

"Stop!"

At this time, the leader of the ninjas raised his hand; because it was dark, it was difficult to see his facial features.

"Now, let's arrange a plan!"

As the ninja spoke, he jumped from the branch to the ground in a flash. The rest of the ninjas followed him and formed a circle.

"Right now, we have three teams."

"The first team is responsible for observing and keeping an eye on the movements of the Hyuga clan and transmitting information at any time."

"The second team is responsible for making a ruckus in front of the main entrance and attracting the attention of the Hyuga clan."

"The third team will directly sneak into the Hyuga clan and quickly find the target. It is best to find a little girl. The younger, the better!"

"All of you, do you hear me clearly!"

This ninja said. He was Captain, the leader of the three chunin ninja teams. He was the overall leader of this mission.

"Yes!"

These Kumogakure Ninjas nodded simultaneously, indicating that they understood his words.

For a moment.

Everyone had a grave expression on their faces.

They all knew.

The mission was about to begin.

"This mission is very important. For the sake of our village, we need to sacrifice ourselves when we have no other choice. I hope everyone can come back alive!"

The chunin ninja team leader said seriously. As he spoke, his gaze swept across everyone's faces and looked at everyone.

"Yes!"

These ninjas nodded at the same time. When they received this mission, they were already mentally prepared for sacrifice.

The mission this time was not a mission for them alone or as a team!

It was the entire mission for Kumogakure!

For Kumogakure.

A certain sacrifice was necessary!

They had already thought it through very clearly. They were all ninjas with ideological awareness and did not care about personal gains and losses.

"I will emphasize it again. Hari-sama has tried his best to attract the attention of Konohagakure's top combat strength. This mission is our best chance!"

This leader's face was extremely serious. When he said this, his voice paused slightly.

After that.

He said in a more dignified and steady voice.

"Only success is allowed. Failure is not allowed!"

"Understood!"

These ninjas nodded in unison again. Their emotions and fighting spirit had been ignited and driven by these conversations. Everyone was ready to fight.

"Move!"

The leader saw that everyone's emotions had been mostly adjusted and nodded slowly.

"Captain, wait, what is that?"

However.

Just at this time.

A Kumogakure Ninja raised his hand and pointed at a white shadow that appeared silently above their head.

All of a sudden.

The Kumogakure Ninjas all focused their attention in the direction that the person pointed.

In their line of sight.

There was a paper crane.

It was flapping its wings and flying next to them.

There was a small black circle drawn on the head of this paper crane. It looked like an eye staring at them.

This sudden scene shocked the ninjas. They felt a chill run down their spines.

"This is..."

"Wait!"

"Look above our heads!"

"There is a problem here!"

"Quick!"

"..."

All of a sudden.

The twelve Kumogakure's ninjas suddenly raised their heads. The scene in front of them completely shocked them.

The originally dark sky above the forest was now densely packed with white paper cranes.

Each paper crane had a black circle on its head.

It looked like they had eyes.

At a glance.

It was endless.

Those paper cranes seemed to cover the entire sky!

"What is going on"

The eyes of the leader instantly widened. He had been observing the surroundings just now and did not feel any chakra fluctuation, nor did he notice that something abnormal had appeared.

Just before he said a word.

And was still standing on the branch.

He was 100% sure that there was absolutely no paper crane here!

Then...

When did these paper cranes appear?

And how did they appear?

A large number of question marks appeared on the heads of these ninjas. At the same time, goosebumps rose all over their bodies, filling their hearts with chills.

"There's something wrong with this forest!"

"We can't stay here any longer!"

"Let's go!"

"Hurry up and leave!"

"All of you, hurry up and leave!"

The leader shouted at the top of his lungs. At this time, he had no time to care about whether or not others had discovered them.

This place was too strange!

If they continued to stay here...

Even if nothing happened, he would be scared half to death. At that time, there would be no way to complete the mission.

Swish!

In a split second.

These Kumogakure Ninjas immediately got up and prepared to leave this strange forest.

But at this time.

All of the paper cranes in the sky suddenly moved!

Normally speaking.

These paper cranes flapped their wings at a fixed rhythm to move.

But at this time.

These paper cranes all stopped flapping their wings and maintained their fixed appearance. All of their heads stared at Kumogakure's ninjas.

This sudden turn of events.

It immediately attracted the attention of all Kumogakure Ninjas.

Instantly, all of their hairs stood on end.

After that.

The wings of these paper cranes raised, and the color of the paper suddenly changed from milky white to bluish-white.

The bodies of the paper cranes began to shine under the moonlight.

"Run!!!!"

When the leader saw this scene, he immediately roared hysterically. He smelled death on the paper cranes that flashed with cold light.

That was no longer paper!

Those were all blades!

After this sudden change, the paper cranes that filled the sky had changed from paper to a blade.

For a moment.

These folded paper cranes.

They had already turned into sharp blades under the moonlight!

Just as this leader shouted out the last sentence.

The paper cranes that filled the sky instantly rushed towards the twelve ninjas from all directions at an extremely fast speed.

The speed was extremely fast.

The number was also huge.

There was no way to avoid it.

They couldn't even block it!

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

The sound of something breaking through the air resounded in this area. These paper cranes carried sharp wings as they crazily charged toward these twelve ninjas.

In an instant.

Blood splattered all over the ground.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and limbs fell everywhere.

In just a few breaths of time, these twelve ninjas seemed to have fallen into a meat grinder, falling into a pool of blood, and even their completed bodies could not be seen.

Of course.

Every Ninja.

A head was left behind.

The expressions on their heads were almost the same. Their faces were pale and filled with fear. Their eyes were wide open and were filled with disbelief. Their pupils were slightly unfocused because they could not believe what they had seen before they died.

The paper crane in the sky flapped its wings again.

As the wings flapped.

The blood on the wings was thrown down drop by drop.

Every piece of paper is extremely white, and no one has been soaked in blood.

These paper cranes flew in the air.

It was as if countless hands were dismantling them, allowing them to return from their folded state to square white paper.

White paper floated in the air.

There were no signs of any folded on the paper.

If someone were to see this scene with their own eyes, they would definitely be shocked.

It would definitely be a very shocking event.

These pieces of paper seemed to be alive, presenting a gorgeous picture scroll.

The next moment.

These papers stuck to the area in the air and instantly formed the shape of a person.

The folded paper became thicker and thicker.

The appearance of the person became clearer and clearer.

Until the last piece of paper was pasted on that person's body.

Only then does a figure wearing Anbu's clothes and a cat face mask appear.

This person's feet were in the air.

It was as if there was no weight.

A pair of indifferent and cold eyes focused on the pool of blood below through the peephole of the cat face mask.

"Can you run?"

Aoba said to himself. He stared at the incomplete corpse in the pool of blood, and there was no joy or sadness in his tone.

These words.

Those Kumogakure ninjas could no longer hear him.

They did not know if the person who killed them was a human or a ghost.

They did not even see him.

Aoba's body slowly fell down, but there was still a small distance between him and the ground. Now he was more and more proficient in controlling Chōkeijūgan no Jutsu(Ultralight-Weight Rock Technique), and he could freely control the weight of his body to fly up and down.

This feeling was like swimming.

It was just that others were swimming in the water, and Aoba was swimming in the air.

Aoba kept a distance from the blood on the ground and then came to the heads of these corpses.

He stretched out his right hand.

One by one, he made his way over.

"..."

"..."

"Ding..."

"..."

The sound of electronic prompts kept ringing in Aoba's head, and he received one ninjutsu after another.

But the rank of this ninjutsu was not high.

There was also a portion that he had repeatedly obtained, but it only increased his proficiency.

"Three chunin and nine genin level ninjas. Even with Hari attracting Konoha's attention, they still dare to barge into Konoha to capture a Hyuga clansman. Isn't this too arrogant!"

A hint of disdain flashed through Aoba's cold eyes. With this kind of fighting strength, if they really sneaked into the Hyuga clan, they would still be ruthlessly killed by the Hyuga's eight trigrams palm.

Only...

At that time.

The Kumogakure leader, who was negotiating, had more authority to speak.

Thinking of this.

Aoba was unable to distinguish between them.

Was this Hari trying to seize the opportunity to kidnap a girl with Byakugan?

Or did he want to send these people to their deaths to give Kumogakure a chance to raise the price or attack Konohagakure!

Or...

There were both!

It would be best if they could get the girl with Byakugan. If they didn't get it, they could take the opportunity to show their might to Konohagakure.

"En..."

Aoba nodded slowly. He felt that this explanation was the most reasonable. After all, it was such a routine when Hyuga Hizashi was compromised and died.

Regardless of whether the mission was successful or not.

Kumogakure would definitely make a profit without losing anything!

However.

Kumogakure was clearly on the side of the intruders!

They were actually this arrogant.

They relied on Kumogakure's powerful strength and Third Hokage's compromise and stupidity.

Aoba patted these people's heads one by one, took out the ninja bags they had scattered on the ground, and took away all the money and valuable things.

Then.

Aoba took out Corpse Dissolving Water from his own ninja bag.

"There is only half a bottle left. It is almost used up. I have to find a way to get more. It is really good to kill people and rob their goods!"

Aoba stared at Corpse Dissolving Water in his hand.

He found this thing on Tatsuma's body.

That day, he went to the ninja-tool store and walked around.

He did not find anything like selling Corpse Dissolving Water.

Presumably, it should be for Anbu or Root, which was very difficult to buy outside.

Ever since Aoba obtained this Corpse Dissolving Water, the more he used it, the more he felt it was useful. It was simply too convenient.

Aoba opened the lid of the bottle.

He then dripped a water droplet into the pool of blood.

Chi chi chi chi chi chi...

In a split second.

White smoke rose from the ground, emitting a rotting smell.

Right after the Corpse Dissolving Water dripped onto the ground.

Regardless of whether it was blood or flesh, they were all dissolving at speed visible to the naked eye.

A few minutes later.

There was only a pool of black water left on the ground, and it continuously seeped into the ground. There were no signs of a living person appearing.

At this point.

These Kumogakure invaders had been completely wiped out.

Aoba, who had completely killed these invaders, leisurely picked up the box that Minato had given him and walked deeper into the forest.

The entire process took about half an hour.

It wasn't too long nor too short.

However, it didn't affect Aoba too much.

After the corpses of Kumogakure's intruders were dissolved, not only did Kumogakure's plan to capture Hyuga clansmen come to nothing, but it also caused them to have no basis for attacking Konohagakure.

Not even the corpses were left behind.

It was as if these people had never been here at all.

Not to mention that it was impossible for Kumogakure's envoy to enter the forest to search inch by inch.

Even if they found the battle's location, they could only determine through the final assessment that the [Corpse Dissolving Water has seeped into the soil.

But what did this Corpse Dissolving Water dissolve...

Except for Aoba who did this.

No one could get an answer!

It could be said that Aoba directly solved this problem from the root, more or less helping the Third Hokage.

...

In the depths of the forest.

Aoba formed a seal with both hands and immediately created over a thousand shadow clones, instantly appearing in the forest.

These shadow clones were tacitly divided into several groups.

Swish...

The pieces of paper flew up into the sky.

They circled around the shadow clones like a tornado.

Finally, they were fixed together.

Through Kami no Shisha no Jutsu(Paper Person of God Technique), they became a small mountain.

He had completed the disguise and disguise of the shadow clone.

Aoba carried the box that Minato had given him and stepped onto the path back to Anbu's dormitory.

This time.

He did not let the shadow clone draw explosive tags, nor did he let them read these books. Instead, he let them digest the sealing technique he had learned earlier.

You can't bite off more than you can chew.

Aoba still understood this principle.

Unless it was ninjutsu obtained through the Mind Reading System and could be directly imprinted into the soul as if you were born with it.

Otherwise, any ninjutsu that he learned from the day after tomorrow would need to consume time and energy to continuously consolidate and deepen and then accumulate experience before using it.

Aoba was not that impatient.

Compared to running fast, he was more willing to walk steadily step by step.

This time, he had to read the books that Minato brought over slowly.

Aoba was very clear.

As long as he could stabilize the situation in the Ninja World.

He had a lot of time to accumulate his own strength so that he could face the possible situations in the future more calmly.

...

After Aoba returned to the Anbu dormitory, he placed the box filled with books next to the bed. Then, he jumped up and directly laid on the iron bed.

"Let me see what tricks you Kumogakure Ninjas are up to!"

Aoba slowly closed his eyes and pressed his hand on his temple.

In an instant.

Scenes after scenes appeared in his mind.

It was as if he was watching a movie.

He then carefully checked the memories of the twelve Kumogakure invaders.