Konoha's task master

The entrance to Konoha Village.

Yakumo met Reiko Aoyama, and the person standing next to her was someone whom Yakumo didn't expect but who was also within reason.

...earth platform.

He wears a black mushroom-shaped hat that completely wraps his hair, a black eyepatch covering his left eye, and a black coat covered with white leather soft armor.

He is the right-hand man of the Third Raikage. Unlike other hot-tempered Kumo ninjas, Dodai is a rare strategist and master tactician among the Kumo ninjas, and has commanded several large-scale battles.

At the same time, his strength is also extremely strong. He is the only one in the ninja world with his melt escape. He is also the auditor of the Thunder Plow Hot Knife. As the brain of the cloud ninja, he should not personally go to Konoha, unless he needs the treatment of Reiko Aoyama.

People are extremely important!

He just glanced at Yakumo indifferently, then turned his head to continue communicating with Aoyama Reiko. It had to be said that Yakumo's age and appearance were really deceptive.

"After we arrive at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Yu, there will be Kumo Ninja ANBU responsible for responding, so Aoyama Ninja does not need to worry about safety issues." Todai's tone was very calm, but he carried a charm that made people feel down-to-earth. He was a mountain-like person.

ninja.

Steady, wise, practical and reliable.

"Let's go." Aoyama Reiko said.

"Kid, if you can't keep up with the speed, I can carry you..." Dodai bent down and said to Yakumo.

"Uncle, don't worry. My physique and endurance are still very good!" Yakumo assured, patting his chest.

Yakumo could feel that Dodai was willing to carry him on his back not out of good intentions, but out of anxiety... He would not allow any special circumstances to interfere with the progress of the mission.

"Okay... Let's go then."

Dodai turned around and started running. Aoyama Reiko and Yakumo immediately followed. The ANBU who were secretly protecting him also started to move at this moment.

In the evening, a group of three people had arrived at the border of the Country of Fire, and met the Kumo Ninja Anbu who were waiting here. Without any verbal communication between the two, they began to walk through the territory of the Country of Yu.

At first, Yakumo thought they would take a rest in Yuno Kuni and experience the special hot springs here, but he didn't expect that Dodai planned to attack overnight.

As a last resort, Yakumo had no choice but to pretend to be exhausted and lay on Dodai's back with resistance. At the same time, the group's speed increased again.

The sky was reddish, driving away the coldness in the forest, but the humid mist lingered for a long time. The closer to the Kingdom of Thunder, the greater the humidity in the air. At this time, the troops had left the Kingdom of Tang and entered the Kingdom of the Moon.

territory.

Yakumo saw that Dodai had taken the pills four times, and the eyes of the Kumo ninja Anbu around him also showed exhaustion, but their speed did not slow down at all.

He took advantage of an hour of rest in the middle of the night to complete the diary of the weekly tasks. As for the daily tasks, he had no time to complete them.

This is the first time in four months...

mission failed!!

"Calm down...don't be angry..."

Yakumo closed his eyes and kept comforting himself in his heart. He had an almost paranoid obsession with the mission.

As a result, he was in a very unhappy mood at this time!

The sun was rising high, and everyone was approaching the territory of the Kingdom of Thunder. Tutai's eyes flashed with a little joy.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Accompanied by the loud noises of continuous explosions of detonating symbols, thick black smoke obscured the group's sight, and the whistling sound of kunai cutting through the air suddenly sounded.

In this location close to the Kingdom of Thunder, when everyone was most relaxed, unknown forces launched an attack.

"Rongdun·Humoyu."

The earth platform under Yakumo quickly formed a seal, and his first reaction was to protect Reiko Aoyama next to him.

Only then did Yakumo realize that Reiko Aoyama's position was the safest position in the entire team.

At the moment of the collision, the cloud ninja's dark parts suffered varying degrees of damage, and blood spattered.

The thick black smoke drifted away under the influence of the wind release ninjutsu, and the Kumo ninja Anbu drew the long sword behind him.

Dodai quickly regained his composure, and after instructing the ANBU to delay, he immediately led Reiko Aoyama to break out of the encirclement.

The Kumo ninja Anbu cooperated with each other and began to strangle the attackers. It was obvious that both parties were well-trained elites, fighting each other in silence. The moment the weapons collided, sparks flew everywhere.

Yakumo looked back at the battlefield and found that the Kumo ninja ANBU seemed to be occupying the top. He keenly realized that the goal of the masked attacker was to entangle the Kumo ninja ANBU, which meant that this attack would not be the only one.

Sure enough, the second wave of ambush ushered in when the three of them were only ten miles away from the battlefield. Konoha An was forced to step down and participate in the attack. Yakumo obviously felt that Dodai's expression became a little ugly.

When this happens, there are only two possibilities... someone in Kumo Ninja Village or Konoha Village leaked the information about this mission, and Yakumo is more inclined to Danzo. After all, "Aoyama Reiko" ruined Danzo's plan to assassinate the daimyo.

Dodai carried Yakumo on his back, and beside him was Reiko Aoyama, who looked slightly nervous, walking quickly through the forest... There were still a few kilometers to go to the territory of the Kingdom of Thunder.

Suddenly, a new enemy appeared in front of the three of them. He squatted down and quickly formed a seal, and finally slapped his right hand to the ground.

"Earth Release·Split the Earth and Turn the Palm!"

The ground between the four people cracked, Dodai placed Yakumo on the ground and quickly formed seals with his hands.

"Relting Escape·Humobi!"

Tutai opened his mouth, spit out a large amount of sticky rubber, and filled it along the cracks in the earth, successfully blocking the enemy's technique.

"Aoyama Ninja, take your apprentice and leave quickly."

After Tutai gave his instructions, he stared at the enemy with wary eyes. That was an opponent who was not weaker than him at all.

Aoyama Reiko and Yakumo looked at each other and immediately ran towards the Kingdom of Thunder. However, the enemy who suddenly appeared did not stop them, but began to form seals to fight with Dodai.

"It's really dangerous." Yakumo sighed in a low voice.

"I've burdened you again..." Aoyama Reiko said with a hint of guilt.

She had said this sentence countless times. Whenever Yakumo was in danger because of her, the guilt and regret in his heart were like a fire burning crazily.

"Why is she so weak...!"

"You are my recognized relative... As long as I live, I will not allow anyone to hurt you." Yakumo comforted.

He quickly pulled out the purple fire on his back, and at the same time released the seal in his body, and ran quickly behind Reiko Aoyama.

"I guess... there are still enemies waiting for us ahead."

"Be careful..." Reiko Aoyama said, pulling out the silver baseball bat from the storage scroll.

"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!"

This is the sound of kunai breaking through the sky, and it is also the prelude to the enemy's attack.

Ten meters in front of the two of them, an enemy was approaching quickly from the ground. Reiko Aoyama knocked the kunai away and held a baseball bat in a defensive posture.

At the moment when she was distracted, a second figure emerged from the ground, holding a short blade with cold light in his hand, and stabbed Reiko Aoyama's heart at an extremely fast speed.

"Kill."

Yakumo finally confirmed the identity of the attacker...

…Iwa Ninja Village!!