CH 270

"You..."

Brei stared at Biwa Jūzō. Right now, his thoughts were very simple. The whole thing was done by Kirigakure's people.

After all, those two Konohagakure ninjas were left behind in the tree by Kirigakure's ninjas after they were sprayed with water.

Now, that tree trunk directly exploded.

This led to his current situation.

The trigger of the entire incident.

It was all caused by the Kirigakure ninjas that came over to spray water at them.

"You did all of this!"

Brei forcefully raised his voice and questioned Biwa Jūzō. Now, he had no strength to struggle free. Even talking was very difficult. He could not fight against the seven of them for three hundred rounds like last night.

"That's right!"

Biwa Jūzō revealed a mocking smile on his face. He did not know what Brei was referring to. He thought that Brei was talking about the border ninjas who died on the ground.

"I did all of this!"

Biwa Jūzō directly admitted it generously. These border ninjas were all Genin, not even a few Chunin. After all, if they reached the Chunin's level, they could be a team captain. They would not do this kind of border work. It was a waste of talent.

This level of a ninja.

Whether it was Konohagakure or Kumogakure.

It was not enough in front of an elite level like Biwa Jūzō. It could be said that there was no one who could fight.

"After we left yesterday, we came here to block your path of retreat. However..."

Biwa Jūzō looked meaningfully in the direction that Brei had just run in. There was deep mockery, and a meaningful look flashed into his eyes.

"It seems that the people who escaped with you were not so lucky to escape again!"

The escape that Biwa Jūzō said referred to the escape from the Konohagakure ninja pursuit.

He had no idea what had happened to Brei after this.

However.

He understood one thing.

Kumogakure and Konohagakure were in the middle of a war.

Then Brei escaped in such a woeful manner; you don't even have to think about it to know that he was being hunted down by the Konohagakure ninjas.

It was just that...

When Brei heard Jūzō's words, they completely changed into a different meaning.

That was to admit that this plan was made by Kirigakure.

Including the trunk that was full of explosive tags.

It was precisely because of this that their group was waiting for them on the road they would take when escaping.

They had already predicted that the explosive tag would explode!

Thinking of this.

Brei looked at Biwa Jūzō with bloodshot eyes.

He was furious to the extreme.

However.

Right now, he did not have any strength. He had no way to break away at all.

He could only watch helplessly as the Seven Ninja Swordsmen showed off in front of him in a victorious manner.

Moreover.

At this time.

Brei had already realized.

His life should end here.

There would no longer be any more miracles.

"It's time for us to send you on your way. This way, no one will know that the seven of us attacked you. The death of your Kumogakure ninja will all be blamed on Konohagakure!" Biwa Jūzō stared at Brei and said.

He had learned this method from Satsuma Rentaro, but he had not seen Satsuma Rentaro again for a long time.

Of course.

Biwa Jūzō did not know the Satsuma Rentaro he knew.

In fact, it was not the real Satsuma Rentaro.

Instead, it was Aoba acting as Satsuma Rentaro.

The person who taught him this way of thinking was not Satsuma Rentaro but Aoba.

Biwa Jūzō had learned two key points.

The first was that even if he had the ability to kill Brei directly, he should not immediately make a move. He could first set up an ambush and wait for the right time before making a move to take down the enemy in one fell swoop.

The second was that he must kill the enemy once he made a move. He absolutely could not bring any danger to Kirigakure. Otherwise, it would be a meaningless move.

Biwa Jūzō had been using this method all this time. He was training in this area, and now he gradually gained insight.

He could have killed Brei on the way.

But he didn't do so.

Instead, he went to ambush at the border.

He wanted to attack Brei when he was the most tired when he was sure that Brei had no resistance.

To the greatest extent, he avoided the losses on his side and achieved the best effect.

This was the method of attack taught to him by Rentaro.

When they were at Kumogakure's outpost, they had already attacked Kumogakure.

This kind of thing absolutely could not be sent back to Kumogakure.

All Kumogakure's envoy group must die.

However, they could not let Kumogakure know that Kirigakure's people killed him!

Even if Kumogakure guessed that it was them who did this, they absolutely could not let them have evidence and just stay on the level of suspicion.

In this way.

Kumogakure would not focus on dealing with them.

This way, they could protect Kirigakure while doing something.

"Brei, before killing you, I want to ask you a question. If you are willing to cooperate, I don't mind letting you die more cleanly or die more happily. Do you understand what I mean?"

Biwa Jūzō bent down and squatted in front of Brei. Looking at Brei's exhausted appearance, he knew that the other party's life was in his hands. It was impossible for anything to happen.

"..."

After hearing Biwa Jūzō's words, Brei did not give the other party any response.

But he understood what Biwa Jūzō meant.

It seemed that he could hear some secrets about Seven Ninja Swordsmen and Kirigakure before he died.

These secrets might be some very important information.

Perhaps...

The village still needed this information!

Because of this.

Brei did not reject it, but he did not agree directly because he wanted to hear the other party's question.

At this time.

He was already thinking about how to send the information back.

He knew that he would definitely die.

If he could send out the information before he died, it would be a great contribution to Kumogakure.

Brei did not say anything, so Biwa Jūzō knew that this matter was feasible.

"Where is Satsuma Rentaro?"

Biwa Jūzō asked coldly. He had done so many things not because he liked to cause trouble. The most important thing was that he wanted to find Kirigakure's future hope, Satsuma Rentaro.

After Biwa Jūzō asked this question.

Brei's expression did not change at all.

"What kind of question is this?"

Brei wanted to sneer at Biwa Jūzō, but he found that he could not laugh at all.

Satsuma Rentaro.

He had heard this name before.

It was one of Kirigakure's ninjas who sprayed water at them yesterday morning.

At that time, the other party had told him his name.

He still had some impression of this.

It was just...

He had no idea where this person was.

"What do you mean?"

When Biwa Jūzō saw Brei's appearance, his face immediately became ugly. He said again, "I asked you where Satsuma Rentaro is?"

"Where are your Kirigakure's people? You don't know it yourself, but you actually asked me, a Kumogakure..."

Brei's tone was full of ridicule and contempt. His bloodshot eyes glared fiercely at Biwa Jūzō.

"If I knew Satsuma Rentaro's location, I would have killed him long ago. Why would I wait for you to come here and ask me?"

Brei's tone was not good. When he heard this question, he knew that this was not a question he could answer.

In that case.

Then there was no point in exchanging information.

He knew that he was already a dead man.

"Hahaha, good, good, good!"

After hearing Brei's words, Biwa Jūzō immediately understood what Brei meant. He also knew that Brei did not know anything about Satsuma Rentaro at all.

Then there was no need to waste his breath.

Continuing on would be a meaningless consumption for both of them.

Instantly.

Biwa Jūzō grabbed Kubikiribōchō and yanked it.

Puchi!

Accompanied by a bright line of blood, Brei's head flew directly into the air, flying several meters high.

In the end, it was like a ball.

It landed heavily on the ground.

Brei's expression was very calm. There was no malevolence or despair at all. There was not even a trace of unwillingness on his face.

At this point, he did not have any strength left.

At this time, he again met his deadly opponent, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

Brei was already prepared to die.

This was the result he had expected.

There were no other complicated emotions.

Before he died.

He had calmly accepted any results.

"Boss, there is still no news of Rentaro!" Suikazan Fuguki asked Biwa Jūzō, "Now that we have taken down Kumogakure's outpost, we can't even see Kumogakure's ninjas within the borders of the Country of Fire. Rentaro couldn't have been killed, right?"

What Suikazan Fuguki expressed was exactly what the others were thinking.

At this time.

They had already vaguely realized it.

Satsuma Rentaro would no longer come back.

Perhaps he had already been killed.

They had already begun to accept this matter in their hearts gradually.

"No."

Biwa Jūzō shook his head. There was a determined look in his eyes, and no wavering could be seen in his expression.

"There is another Kumogakure ninja that we have not seen..." Biwa Jūzō said in a deep voice.

"Boss, you mean..." Suikazan Fuguki immediately took a deep breath. At this time, the eyes of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen all fell on Biwa Jūzō. They all had similar thoughts in their hearts.

"That's right!"

Biwa Jūzō nodded and said in a cold voice, "That person is Gasshi!"

"But where is Gasshi?" Suikazan Fuguki asked in confusion.

"Look!"

Biwa Jūzō looked at the other Seven Ninja Swordsmen. He glanced at each of them. Finally, he looked at Suikazan Fuguki again.

"We must find Gasshi!"

"If I'm not wrong..."

"Rentaro is still in Gasshi's hands!"

"As long as we don't see Rentaro's body, we can't give up so easily. Otherwise, there might really be a problem with Rentaro's life because of our negligence."

At this time, Biwa Jūzō had a serious expression on his face. He had not given up on chasing Satsuma Rentaro in his heart. After all, in his eyes, Satsuma Rentaro was the future of Kirigakure.

Kirigakure had already obtained the Scroll of Water Release Ninjutsu.

But they still needed a character like Hari.

If Satsuma Rentaro could be successfully brought back to Kirigakure under his insistence, then he believed that Kirigakure would develop rapidly with the help of Satsuma Rentaro. In the end, they might even become the strongest village in the ninja world.

"I understand."

Suikazan Fuguki nodded. He could see the determination on Biwa Jūzō's face from his expression.

In that case.

He would accompany his boss to find Satsuma Rentaro.

"I understand."

The rest of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen nodded. They also realized this problem.

"Let's go and find Gasshi."

Biwa Jūzō pulled Kubikiribōchō out of the tree in front of him. He did not care about the blood flowing down from the tree and directly put Kubikiribōchō behind him. Then, he jumped up and walked toward the Country of Fire.

He always felt that.

Gasshi was still within the borders of the Country of Fire.

He did not return to the Country of Lightning.

Following Biwa Jūzō's actions, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen followed behind him and disappeared together.

At this point.

The only thing left in this place was Brei's corpse and the corpses of the border ninjas that were casually thrown on the ground.

These corpses would probably not be able to last through tonight and would be eaten clean by the surrounding beasts.

...

The next day, early morning.

In Country of Wind territory.

Sunagakure's ninja team helped the Third Kazekage back to the Country of Wind border.

Only when their feet stepped on the desert did they feel the long-lost sense of security again.

Every one among them knew.

If Kumogakure's sneak attack was not in the Country of Fire territory but in the Country of Wind territory.

Then the natural geographical advantage would make it impossible for Kumogakure ninjas to be so reckless in front of the Third Kazekage.

The Country of Wind had an endless amount of natural sand.

There were countless pieces of iron sand under the sand.

If the Third Kazekage could be here, then the Magnet Release Bloodline Limit would give full play to his advantage.

Every time they thought of this.

The Sunagakure ninjas began to suspect.

The oases in the Country of Fire.

Was it really the most suitable environment for them?

Although the air was good and the weather was pleasant, they did not have such a strong sense of security.

"Blood smell?"

The Third Kazekage, who was being supported by two ninjas, suddenly opened his eyes wide.

Just a moment ago, there was a gust of hot desert wind in front of his nose.

This wind was dry.

It could almost be said to be dry wind without any moisture.

When ninjas from other villages came here, they would feel extremely uncomfortable, as if a knife was cutting their faces.

But for Sunagakure ninjas...

They had grown up in this kind of environment since they were young, so they were already used to it. They had even adapted to this climate, so they did not feel much about this desert heat.

However.

Once something else was mixed in this wind.

For example, the blood between the sand that was evaporated by the hot sun would have the smell of blood attached to the hot desert wind.

This would make this wind particularly pungent.

One could smell it just by paying a little attention.

Especially now that it was just early in the morning, the burning sunlight had already begun to rise from the east, illuminating the desert and allowing the blood on the corpses the previous night to evaporate into the air.

"Not good!"

The Third Kazekage's face suddenly changed greatly. He immediately realized that something extremely terrifying had just happened.

Right now, all of Sunagakure's elites were following beside him.

Sunagakure was extremely empty.

If someone were to sneak attack Sunagakure at this time...

Then it would simply be a walk in the park!

"The village is in danger!"

The Third Kazekage immediately roared, then ignored the pain in his body and immediately ran in Sunagakure's direction.

After hearing the Third Kazekage's words, the rest of the Sunagakure ninjas all realized the seriousness of this matter.

All of a sudden.

This group of Sunagakure ninjas, who had just completed Konohagakure's one-day tour, quickly ran in the direction of Sunagakure.

...

Konohagakure, Anbu's dormitory.

Aoba stretched on the iron bed. His biological clock had woken him up as usual.

"I've slept so well!"

Aoba rubbed his eyes. It had been a long time since he had had such a relaxed sleep. He did not arrange any shadow clones and did not think about anything else. He was purely resting to recover the energy he had consumed.

"It's another day of work."

Aoba got up from the iron bed and quickly washed up. Then, he changed into Anbu uniform and put on the cat face mask that symbolized the cat-faced demon's identity on his face.

After completing this outfit.

Aoba walked out of the dormitory.

Just as he walked out of the dormitory door, and before he could even close the door, he immediately saw the white-robed Anbu walking toward him from the corridor.

Aoba recognized this white-robed Anbu.

It was Hokage's Anbu Captain.

But...

What was he doing here now?

Aoba was slightly puzzled but did not think too much about it and walked toward Konohagakure Intelligence Division.

"Yamanaka Aoba."

However.

This white-robed Anbu immediately called out Aoba's name. Then, he quickly walked in front of Aoba.

"You have a secret mission!"