Chapter 236: Ghosts in the Wind (3k)

The Cloud Hidden Village Jonin Ayayi looked somewhat stunned; he stared at the broken Kunai in his hand and his bleeding web between thumb and forefinger, confirming that he had indeed not been caught in an Illusion Technique just now.

This guy... broke his Kunai with his bare flesh?

He often fought with ninjas from the Rock Hidden Village and was very familiar with 【Earth Release: Hardening Jutsu】; although that Ninja Art could also harden the body, it could absolutely never reach this extent.

Ayayi quickly made a few hidden gestures toward the darkness and slowly retreated into the shadows himself.

So-called ninjas are those who can endure all extreme environments and then complete their goals.

Fighting enemies head-on in a straightforward manner is always the worst strategy.

Bai Cangshu was well aware of all this; unlike 【Feng Bo】, who clearly possessed decent enhancements but was careless and assassinated, Bai Cangshu only glanced at the two people below through the window and saw the abnormality within.

A ninja guarding a woman, yet hiding the other party inside the house while standing outside himself.

This situation is almost a dead end in a one-versus-many ninja battle.

Those ninjas in the dark could easily break through from different directions; a wooden house is as good as non-existent in front of ninjas who can truly use 【Chakra】.

Rather than saying the house was used to defend against attacks, its greater use seemed more like a piece of decoration.

A "stage play" prop that shaped the current environment into a very tense and confrontational posture.

Bai Cangshu, "sharp of ear and eye," stepped out from in front of the woman, spread his hands, and exposed his entire body's flaws to the many ninjas hiding in the darkness.

The woman named Ping Zhonghua bit her lip hard; she truly hated this tall ninja to the extreme, gripped the intelligence stained with her husband's blood tightly, and at the same time carefully sized up her surroundings.

Whoosh!

A sound of breaking air struck; she couldn't react at all, only feeling a darkness before her eyes as a figure already blocked her front, the Shuriken pinched between the other party's two fingers.

Ayayi's pupils shrank; the ninjas under his command constantly changed positions, and Shuriken were continuously fired at the woman, but that guy suspected to be Konoha reinforcements actually stood in place, catching every single Shuriken with both hands without missing one.

That speed and precision, without a doubt, almost made him think he had encountered a ninja of the Uchiha Clan.

He had never heard that such an expert had recently appeared in Konoha.

This kind of guy had not been seen in previous battles either...

On the other side, Catherine and 【Zetsu】 breathed a sigh of relief; from 【Feng Bo】's grand entrance to being accidentally assassinated, less than thirty seconds had passed.

Seeing such a somewhat famous Reincarnator die right before their eyes still left the two of them feeling mentally tense.

The 【Naruto Derivative World】 is indeed one of the task worlds that Reincarnators are most enthusiastic about, for many reasons.

A complete ability system, convenient channels for learning abilities, frequent triggers for tasks and events, and the weak defensive power of Plot Characters are also benefits for Reincarnators who rely on technological weapons.

But under all these benefits, the 【Naruto Derivative World】 still did not become a Paradise for farming points; the reason is naturally the high mortality rate hidden in this world that many Reincarnators ignore.

Many Reincarnators ignore that a ninja is a profession that hides in the darkness and completes goals by any means necessary because of the performance of Naruto and his group in the anime; they can indeed release powerful Ninja Arts, but for Reincarnators, the greatest danger in this world is the enemy hidden in the dark at every moment.

Transformation Technique, Body Flicker Technique, Clone Technique, all kinds of camouflage and disguise methods emerge one after another; poisoning, Explosive Tags, and traps—all kinds of assassination methods are impossible to guard against.

A moment of carelessness, and one will be easily assassinated just like 【Feng Bo】.

"See that, Zetsu? This is the simple world you talked about, ha..."

Under the mental tension, Catherine maintained her Psychic Scan at a spatial distance of forty meters; this intensity allowed her to capture almost every detail, and at the same time, she could also account for what was beneath the ground.

Although she was mocking 【Zetsu】, wasn't she also mocking herself? When she used the Barrier Technique on the second floor to cooperate with 【Zetsu】 in a massacre just now, she also had the feeling that these Reincarnators could take whatever they wanted in this world.

But she was soon tricked by a Jonin using Clone Technique and Transformation Technique, and 【Feng Bo】, who was slightly stronger than her, died instantly, making her tense up as well.

Zetsu, meanwhile, was staring unblinkingly at Tao Baibai; this guy, who was rumored to have wiped out the 【Fifth Element】, thwarted 【Mu】, and killed famous Reincarnators like 【Flame Demon】, seemed to be full of flaws at this moment.

But that relaxed and easygoing posture made his hair stand on end.

His excellent perception could easily detect the feeling emanating from Tao Baibai—it was the self-satisfaction of someone standing at the center, as if they had already dominated the lives of everyone.

Bai Cangshu looked at the seven or eight Shuriken in his hands and lost his freshness for the fighting style of these ninjas; the next moment, his hands shook rapidly as if they had disappeared.

Swish, swish, swish, swish...

The sound of breaking air rang out.

The ninjas hiding in the darkness all felt a tightness in their hearts and quickly dodged.

Bang bang bang, thud...

Some dodged it, the overly fast Shuriken shooting into the walls and ground like cannonballs with explosive sounds, but others were pierced through their bodies by the spinning Shuriken while dodging.

Bai Cangshu watched this scene and did not like this kind of weapon deliberately made for spinning; with his body control ability, even without specialization, using bare-handed throwing weapons within one hundred meters, he could easily hit whatever he aimed at.

But the spinning Tese of the Shuriken still caused most of his trajectories to deviate; only two unlucky fellows happened to collide with the spinning, deviating Shuriken while dodging and were pierced through their bodies.

"Not coming over, that guy who uses Lightning Style?"

Ayayi watched the other party looking straight at his position and knew that the other party probably used some special Ninja Art that could see through the figures in the darkness.

Moreover, these three survivors all seemed to be very good at perception; the darkness had no effect on them.

Since that was the case...

"Hey, no need to hide anymore; these few guys are all sensory-type ninjas."

He spoke directly, his figure flashing to appear on the roof of the collapsed wooden house; the Cloud Hidden Village squad also revealed their figures at the same time, a total of 6 people, which, along with Ayayi and the two dead ones, was the configuration of a full three-man squad.

And in the street behind Bai Cangshu, closer to Catherine and Zetsu, the ninjas of the Rock Hidden Village wearing earth-yellow ninja uniforms also revealed their figures at the same time.

"Konoha guys, if you leave this woman and that intelligence now, I can make the decision to let you return."

Ayayi spoke, the truth hard to distinguish, but the ninja squad of over ten people slowly stepped forward, beginning to exert pressure.

Ping Zhonghua was somewhat nervous; she looked at the intelligence in her hand, wanting to swallow it into her belly, but then she thought of the cruelty of those ninjas her husband had described before.

She revealed a sorrowful expression; even if she tore the intelligence to pieces and swallowed it, it would likely still be cut out of her and then pieced together bit by bit.

This was a group of guys who had completely extinguished their humanity for the sake of a so-called 【Task】.

Just because of one piece of news, they had quickly slaughtered hundreds of households.

Whoosh~

A gust of wind struck, and Ping Zhonghua's hair was blown loose; she closed her eyes subconsciously, but suddenly her hand felt empty.

"You!"

Ping Zhonghua disregarded the pain in her body and lunged forward subconsciously, but the man only reached out his hand and gripped her throat, leaving her unable to move.

Ayayi's expression changed; he saw that tall fellow who had appeared last, wearing a strange pink robe, actually snatch the Intelligence from the hands of the target he was supposed to protect in front of so many people, and start reading it himself.

"You fellow, you aren't a ninja of Konoha?!"

A ninja would absolutely never look at Intelligence they were not supposed to know.

For a Ninja Village, many times, the importance of 【Intelligence】 far outweighs human life.

In order to maintain secrecy, most villages would make the most cruel choices.

Therefore, even if ninjas suffer heavy casualties in battle, many times, when they take their last breath, they still cannot know what kind of content was recorded in the Intelligence they fought desperately to protect.

Whether it is truly closely related to the village.

Catherine and Luan were also stunned; they did not expect Tao Baibai to make such a choice, as this would absolutely lead to a significant drop in Konoha's Reputation.

Why on earth did the other party make such a choice?

Could it be that Tao Baibai is not in the Konoha camp?!

In an instant, a guess that made them feel horrified appeared in the hearts of both Catherine and Luan.

Bai Cangshu was somewhat disappointed; that piece of paper actually contained a cipher.

He threw this so-called Intelligence back at the woman, just as if discarding a piece of waste paper.

But in the blink of an eye, Bai Cangshu suddenly realized that these ninjas were so keen on pursuing this so-called 【Intelligence】 that they must know how to decipher it, and his trial mission was only to ensure the Survival of this woman, with no requirements regarding the Intelligence.

And judging by the situation where teams of Cloud Hidden Village and Rock Hidden Village ninjas had gathered, along with the mobilization of a Jonin, this Intelligence was clearly worth a fortune.

He changed his plan to kill everyone.

The next moment, Bai Cangshu looked at the ninjas who still hadn't rushed over, revealing a tyrannical smile.

He took a deep breath, and the next moment, he lifted his foot and stepped forward.

Ayayi also stared expressionlessly at Bai Cangshu's movements; he had already realized the strength of this fellow, but at the same time, he had prepared a combat plan.

The reason for having everyone surround the other party was to constantly compress the other party's space until the other party took the initiative to attack.

This is the most perfect strategy when many deal with few.

The surrounded party must either take the initiative to attack or let their protected target be approached by the enemy.

Whoosh!

Like a gust of wind arriving, Ayayi saw the man wearing the pink robe step into the wind, and his figure disappeared.

The next moment, he turned his head and saw a hand appear before his eyes; amidst his trembling pupils, the moment that hand pressed onto his face, his figure exploded into smoke, turning into a fragment of a wooden house.

Ayayi, who had escaped the attack using the Body Replacement Technique, felt fortunate in his heart; it was fortunate that the other party chose him as the target for this strike, as if it were anyone else, they would surely have been killed. At this moment, taking advantage of him being attacked, the others should be able to seize...

He turned his head to look at the place where the woman was standing, only to find that she was motionless, still standing in the same spot, while all around, several guys wearing Cloud Hidden Village ninja uniforms were being thrown into the sky.

Ayayi's pupils shrank sharply; he turned his head back, just in time to see that pink figure emerge from the gale...

【Wind God Leg · Catching the Wind and Grasping the Shadow】!

Bai Cangshu had mastered the first three forms of the Wind God Leg at this time, and was most proficient in this move, 【Catching the Wind and Grasping the Shadow】; under the blessing of the 【Wind Demon】, he was as fast and eerie as a Ghost in the wind.

Ayayi formed hand seals with both hands.

Lightning...

Crack! A hand quietly appeared between his hands and suddenly clamped onto his wrist; the next moment, a massive force struck, accompanied by the sound of a shattering wrist.

The screams of the other ninjas only just managed to break out at this moment.

Bang bang bang bang...

The ninjas of Cloud Hidden Village flew out one by one, smashing into the ruins, leaving behind large patches of blood.

"This is..."

In the distance, Catherine, Luan, and the ninjas of Rock Hidden Village were all looking at this scene in horror; in their eyes, Tao Baibai seemed to have pulled out several afterimages in an instant, and in just one encounter, he had instantly knocked everyone away and restrained the Jonin of Cloud Hidden Village.

(End of this chapter)