I defected before Genocide Night

In the woods, a team of three people was advancing rapidly through the woods.

They are the chasing ninja sent by Konoha this time.

When Uchiha Taki defected, he cleaned up the traces on the road and left very few clues.

As for the village, in order to prevent him from escaping, the higher-ups could only send ninja teams in all directions to hunt him down.

The direction in which this three-person team was chasing happened to be the direction in which Uchiha Taki had defected.

If you look carefully, you will find that the leader of this team is a ninja with the Byakugan Blood Successor.

In the ninja world, there are almost no other ninjas with Byakugan blood successors except the Hyuga clan.

"Unexpectedly, our team found the right direction in the end!"

"Following the footprints and scent left by Uchiha Taki, we can catch up soon."

During the chase, the two team members talked excitedly.

At first, they were looking for a needle in a haystack, until they found the remaining footprints of Uchiha Taki at the intersection between the river bank and the forest.

When a ninja is in poor condition, his control over chakra will be reduced. At this time, if the teleportation technique is used, chakra reaction may remain in the footprints.

The intermittent footprints in the woods all have chakra reactions unique to the Uchiha clan.

It just so happens that people from the Hyuga clan have very keen sense of chakra.

"The traces of this footprint are not covered by dust and leaves. It seems that Uchiha Taki is not far away."

"This is an S-level mission. If we complete it, even the Hokage will be impressed by us."

Hearing the conversation between the two team members, the stern-faced Hyuga ninja frowned slightly.

Always calm, he found that two of his team members seemed to be too lax, as if they did not take Uchiha Taki seriously.

But is Taki, who planted the detonating talisman in Konoha and blew up the Hokage Rock, really that easy to deal with?

If we pursue him with this team status, I hope there won't be any accidents.

Sighing deeply in his heart, Captain Hinata turned his attention back to the footprints and traces left by Taki.

Following these traces, they can find Uchiha Taki.

Went on another journey.

"Stop first!"

The captain, who was from the Hyuga clan, suddenly stopped and stopped the others in the team.

"What are you doing, Captain?"

"Uchiha Taki is already running fast. If we don't catch up, he will definitely escape from the Fire Country."

Once Uchiha Taki escapes the Country of Fire and runs into the territory of other major countries, it will be greatly difficult for Konoha to capture him.

Their team's mission was basically going to end in failure.

Therefore, the two team members who were stopped complained about Captain Hinata.

This is an S-level mission. If you succeed, your achievements will be very obvious on your resume.

At this time, the ninja of the Hyuga clan squatted down, looked around with his Byakugan, and touched the particularly obvious footprints on the ground.

"Look at the footprints on the ground!" he prompted the team members.

"These are Uchiha Taki's footprints. Haven't we been chasing after this information?" One of the team members said helplessly.

"Captain, we can't waste time pointlessly anymore." Another team member also urged.

"This is not a meaningless waste of time!" Captain Hinata's lips raised slightly, revealing a confident smile.

He said firmly: "We were all fooled by Uchiha Taki!"

The two team members looked at the captain in confusion.

"Hmph!" Captain Hinata sneered and prompted: "Recall, why is Uchiha Taki wanted by the village?"

Although the two team members were anxious, they also followed what the captain said and recalled what happened last night.

"It's because he planted the detonating talisman in Konoha and used the shadow clone to tease everyone." One team member thought thoughtfully.

Captain Hinata nodded, stroking his chin and said: "To have such courage to tease the Hokage and the elder advisors, and to plant the detonating talisman without everyone knowing, this Uchiha Taki is definitely not simple."

"How could someone like him leave such obvious footprints and still have chakra footprints?"

After hearing Captain Hinata's analysis, the two team members also calmed down and began to think.

"So he is deliberately misleading us!"

After thinking for a moment, the two team members quickly reacted.

"The Uchiha clan is not known for being good at concealing scents, and Uchiha Takimoto has never shown any extraordinary talent in this regard. The reason why he did not leave many scents or traces after leaving the village is because

He has been traveling across the river."

"There is a high probability that the forks in the road and the footprints we saw on the way were left by him intentionally."

Seeing that the team members understood something, Captain Hinata immediately ordered:

"Go back the way you came, follow the direction of the river, and continue chasing!"

…

On the other side, Taki, who was running on the river, noticed something was wrong.

"The shadow clone was released on its own. It seems that my plan has been discovered!"

The situation is very unfavorable.

After all, there are several teams chasing ninjas. Even if there are not many people catching up at the moment, the opponent can rest alternately.

Once Taki stops, there is a possibility of being overtaken by a large force.

This is a protracted battle, and the competition is endurance.

"But I can't just run around like this!"

Turning his head and looking around, Taki's eyes lit up.

"There is another fork in the road on this shore!"

He quickly completed the hand seals and used the shadow clone technique.

"Hey, this time it's my turn to run into the woods." Taki jumped onto the shore.

The reason why he had to run on the river before was to leave as few traces and smells as possible, but now, it was no longer necessary.

He used the shadow clone technique to lure away enemies before. If he uses the same trick again this time, he will definitely be seen through.

"So, let's do the opposite this time!"

After jumping onto the river bank, Taki jumped quickly into the woods.

"Wait!" Taki paused midway.

"Change it back!"

His body jumped back to the river, while his shadow clone ran straight into the woods.

…

"Captain, there's another fork in the road."

"And there are footprints!"

The chasing ninja team that caught up stopped in place.

"Uchiha Taki is so cunning, these footprints must be another way he uses to attract our attention."

One of the team members kicked the nearby tree in annoyance.

"Captain, which way should we go?" Another team member turned back and asked the captain.

As the captain, the Hyuga ninja couldn't help but start thinking at this time and put himself into Uchiha Taki's thinking mode.

"If it were me, I should let the shadow clone escape into the river and the main body into the woods."

"No! When facing an enemy with a strict thinking pattern, you should continue to run on the river at this time, so as to mislead the enemy."

"It's still not right..."

After thinking about it, Captain Hinata found that his thinking mode was too broad.

He may have guessed Uchiha Taki's thoughts, but this also led to more speculations.

As a result, they were caught in a dilemma.

"hateful!"

At that moment, Captain Hinata could only give a decisive order: "We are divided into two teams. You two will pursue together in the direction of the woods. I will take another road."

"Remember, if you catch up with Uchiha Taki, don't act rashly. Send a signal and wait for the main force to arrive."

Captain Hinata set off immediately after giving instructions.