In Konoha, I collected corpses on the battlefield for ten years

Ito Shu shook his head with a沉着 face.

Seeing his reaction, the others' expressions became even more unsightly.

They were already dead.

Kakashi stepped forward, disarming several traps placed outside the tree cave, and entered the cave, where he saw the corpses of three Konoha ninjas.

"Kifu, you come too."

Hearing this, Kifu also walked in.

Three ninja corpses covered in blood lay in a pool of blood, their bodies covered in knife wounds, several of which were fatal.

Bearing such injuries, being able to escape from Kirigakure to the Land of Hot Water was already their limit.

Kifu also saw yellow and green specks of light flickering on their corpses.

It was a team composed entirely of jonin and chunin, likely all skilled in perception and concealment, otherwise infiltrating Kirigakure wouldn't have been easy.

At the same time, Kifu noticed that one of the chunin had the Uchiha clan's flame fan embroidered on his body.

"Someone's coming!"

Before he could collect the corpses, Ito Shu outside the tree cave immediately shouted.

Kifu's expression changed, and without time to think, he quickly took out a sealing scroll and stored the three corpses.

He cautiously walked out of the tree cave and saw Kakashi and the others standing guard, ready for battle.

"Did you store them?" Kakashi asked in a deep voice.

Kifu simply nodded.

"Let's go!"

Without hesitation, the four of them turned and left at the same time.

Their mission was to retrieve the corpses, not to engage in direct combat with enemy ninjas. Now that they had found the corpses, retreating to the Fire Country border would ensure their safety.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

However, they hadn't gone far when they felt several strong gusts of wind shooting from behind, accompanied by rapidly rotating shurikens, blocking their path.

They had to stop.

Standing on the ground, they leaned back-to-back, guarding against sudden attacks.

Swish!

Four Kirigakure ninja figures stood on the surrounding trees, their cold gazes locked onto them.

Without communication or discussion, the encounter between ninjas from different villages had only one outcome: battle!

It would only end when one side was completely dead.

"Fight!"

Kakashi made a decisive decision and rushed out at an extremely fast speed before anyone could respond.

Ito Shu and Imai Kuriyama also followed closely behind, intending to create an opportunity for Kifu to escape the encirclement.

"Heh, so it's a bunch of Konoha brats."

Kurisame Daiwa chuckled and unsheathed his ninja sword unhurriedly as Kakashi charged towards him.

But the next second, his expression changed.

Kakashi's speed suddenly increased, wielding the White Fang ninja blade, transforming into a streak of silver light, and a sudden burst of killing intent erupted, clearly intending to take advantage of the Kirigakure ninja's underestimation to quickly kill one of them.

However, even though he was fast, someone else was just as fast. A Kirigakure ninja wielding a long sword blocked his path. It was none other than the leader of this Kirigakure ninja squad, Tōsaka Shinya.

Staring at the White Fang in Kakashi's hand, his expression was exceptionally excited. "You're White Fang's son, right? Konoha's genius?"

At the same time, Ito Shu and Imai Kuriyama clashed with the Kirigakure ninjas in an instant.

Of course, Kifu was no exception.

Facing him was the Kirigakure ninja that Kakashi had wanted to kill earlier, his face twisted with ferocity.

"I didn't expect a bunch of Konoha brats to have some strength."

"You're not bad either."

Kifu assumed a fighting stance.

Hearing the compliment, Kurisame Daiwa smiled smugly.

"Our Blood Mist isn't something you Konoha..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Kifu retreat without hesitation, running as fast as he could.

That's what Kakashi said, he didn't need him to do anything, just restrain one of them if possible.

That's the essence of restraint!

Chapter 11 Ordered to Flee (Seeking Collection and Recommendations)

Seeing Kifu leave, Kakashi's eyes flickered.

"Stop them!"

After shouting, he chased after Kurisame Daiwa.

But Tōsaka Shinya followed closely behind.

Compared to retrieving the information, his greater goal now was to kill Kakashi, to nip Konoha's genius ninja in the bud. Regardless of whether this mission was successful or not, he would not be punished.

But the other two were not so lucky.

Ito Shu was a sensory ninja, but at least he was a chunin, and his strength was still passable. But Imai Kuriyama was in more danger.

As a medical ninja, Imai Kuriyama's own direct combat ability was average. Now, facing Kirigakure ninjas skilled in combat, he could suffer fatal injuries at any time.

Hearing Kakashi's words, Tōsaka Shinya's mind raced, understanding the meaning behind the words.

"Kill him, the information is in his hands!"

Then, with a pursuing slash, he forced Kakashi to turn around and defend.