harleyscars Chapter 24 Encounter with Sunagakure
Chapter 24 Encounter with Sunagakure
Chapter 24 Encounter with Sunagakure
There were no further calculations involved in this operation; all the team members chosen by Shiba Kiyokawa were true comrades.
Two of them came from his original squad.
One of them was Masuda Kazuki, who had fought alongside them outside Kusagakure a couple of days ago.
Although he was a bit simple-minded, he was absolutely loyal to Shiba Kiyokawa.
The other person was named Karasu, who was the first person to teach Shiba Kiyokawa the Lightning Release ninjutsu. Later, after Shiba Kiyokawa's strength quickly surpassed his, he became completely convinced of Shiba Kiyokawa's abilities.
The last teammate was Xiao Nan's best friend, named Zi Yang Hua.
Shiba Kiyokawa had seen this girl several times before in the organization, but he never remembered who she was.
It wasn't until this trip, when Hydrangea immediately used a summoning spell to summon a flock of birds and took on the task of scouting and exploring for the group, that Shiba Kiyokawa suddenly remembered this girl's other identity—
She is the Animal Path from the Six Paths of Pain in the original work.
Or to be more precise, it was Nagato, after his corruption in the future, who used her corpse to create the Animal Path doll.
(Hydrangea)
However, at present, Ziyanghua is just an innocent and carefree little girl. Because she admires Xiaonan so much, she often follows Xiaonan around, and is often teased by the other people in the organization as Xiaonan's little tail.
Thinking of this, Shiba Kiyokawa couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.
Thinking about it carefully, Konan in the original work actually suffered quite a bit. Her mutual friend Yahiko was turned into a Pain puppet, and her few close friends were later turned into one of Pain's.
As a Naruto fan in his previous life, Shiba Kiyokawa was also obsessed with the fashion sense of the Akatsuki's red cloud black robes. But who would have thought that Konan, living in that kind of environment, would not feel suffocated?
Lost in memories and with his thoughts wandering, Shiba Kiyokawa's gaze towards Minami was momentarily filled with tenderness and pity.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Nan caught that fleeting glance.
"What's wrong, Qinghe? The way you looked at me just now seemed so pitying?"
Shiba Kiyokawa felt a moment of embarrassment at being seen through, but he quickly covered it up with words.
"It's nothing. I just felt a little guilty thinking that you used to be in charge of logistics at the base, but recently you've been frequently going out on missions because of me."
Konan smiled, deliberately caught up a bit, and reached out to pat Shiba Kiyokawa's head during the flight.
"You're overthinking it, Qinghe. Didn't you teach me before that we're partners and should trust each other?"
"Since you've called me 'sister,' of course I'll protect you. Doing missions with you isn't a burden; it's something I want to do."
Upon hearing this, the petite hydrangea immediately pouted, saying jealously, "And me, Sister Xiaonan, I also call you 'sister,' so you can't forget me!"
Xiao Nan smiled gently, then turned to comfort the hydrangea, "Okay, okay, I'll protect the hydrangea too."
Only then did the hydrangea reveal a happy smile.
Following behind, Kazuki Masuda smiled fondly and whispered to Karasu beside him, "Don't you think Chief Konan has become gentler lately? I remember she wasn't this cheerful before. This must be all thanks to Captain Kiyokawa!"
He clenched his fist and said, "To protect such a beautiful smile, I will follow Captain Qinghe to the death! Ya Yu, what do you think?"
Raven Feather remained indifferent, not even turning his head.
"I don't know. I'm skilled with knives, and I feel my knife skills are not as valuable as Captain Qinghe's."
"..."
Shortly thereafter, following the information provided by Hanzo the Salamander, the group of five quickly approached the location where the Sunagakure squad had previously camped.
The hydrangea was the first to react, raising its hand to signal everyone to stop.
"Stop! My summoned beast found some tracks by the river ahead."
The fact that a trace could be mentioned separately at this time is clearly extraordinary.
Everyone immediately went on high alert, took out their ninja tools and weapons, and prepared for battle.
Shiba Kiyokawa asked, "Have any ninjas been spotted around here?"
"not yet."
The hydrangea closed its eyes, seemingly using a special method to share the senses of the summoned beast.
She is expanding the scope of her search.
But less than two seconds later, she opened her eyes in terror. Her eyes were irritated and tears streamed uncontrollably down her face as she screamed.
"Oh no! They're here!! Watch out! There's a terrifying woman who evaporated my little bird in an instant!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Nan immediately spread her paper wings and flew into the sky!
"Hydrangea, don't sacrifice your summoned beast! I'll scout ahead!"
Kazuki Masuda and Karasu also quickly dispersed in unison.
Everyone was an experienced ninja. Although the encounter came suddenly, they remained calm and quickly prepared to fight.
Meanwhile, Shiba Kiyokawa stayed by Ayaka's side, protecting her while continuing to gather information.
"Evaporate? That woman used Fire Release? A Fire Release ninja from Sunagakure?"
Shouldn't the characteristics of Sunagakure be its unique sand ninjutsu and puppet manipulation techniques?
Still shaken, Ziyanghua gripped the kunai tightly in her hand.
"I don't know either. It was a very special kind of fire jutsu. It looked like a floating fireball, but it completely evaporated my little bird the moment it touched it! That feeling was terrifying!"
This description made Shiba Kiyoka's heart skip a beat.
He thought of a unique bloodline limit and wondered, "Could it be?"
However, the suspense didn't last long.
The fact that the hydrangea's summoned bird was swiftly eliminated means that the enemy discovered them much earlier!
Soon, Shiba Kiyokawa and the others clearly spotted the figures of several Sand Village ninjas!
One of them was still laughing arrogantly, "Haha! You're really courting death! We haven't even come looking for you yet, and you bunch of Rain Ninja have already delivered yourselves to our doorstep!"
The other person appeared calm, but was actually just as arrogant. He stood atop a tall tree and looked down at Shiba Kiyokawa and the others, and spoke.
"You must be the legendary Akatsuki organization, right? Hand over all the wealth and resources you've recently acquired, and we might consider sparing your lives!"
However, neither of these two Sunagakure ninjas, who spoke out of turn, attracted the attention of Shiba Kiyokawa.
His entire focus was now on the last Sand Village woman to appear!
Her unusual mix of brown and orange hair color, her signature black sexy backless top, her slender and beautiful figure, and her smooth and fair bare back are the most impressive features of her!
Shiba Kiyokawa smiled bitterly, thinking to himself that his previous guess had come true!
The person who came was indeed the one he was thinking of.
The hero of Sunagakure, the bloodline limit ninja, Pakura of the Scorching Release!
For a fleeting moment, Shiba Kiyokazu really wanted to grab the other person's ear and interrogate them.
Why would a strong person like you stay in a small country like the Land of Rain instead of making a name for yourself on the front lines of the Ninja World War?
(End of this chapter)