Chapter 43

Another day and night passed, and the squad members searched into a dense forest.

All the clues in their hands pointed in this direction.

Soon, they discovered a hidden trace in the forest.

Takeda Yoichi grabbed a handful of mud from the ground, gently placed it on the tip of his nose to sniff, and then said affirmatively.

"Captain, there is a trace of blood remaining in the mud here."

"It should be small animals like rabbits or squirrels."

"It looks like someone hunted and ate nearby not long ago."

Only blood remained in the mud, while other things like bones and corpses were nowhere to be seen.

This shows that the only person who can do such hunting behavior is a human, and a human who does not want to be discovered.

Takeda Yoichi's investigation made Mizunuki Hikari and Terumi Mei change their views on him.

After all, such meticulous ability was something they did not possess.

Seeing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke nodded with satisfaction.

Through the investigation and inference of the mission information, there is almost a nearly fifty percent possibility that the predator is Nakajima Koji!

The squad members were all happy.

Such a discovery also seemed to indicate that Nakajima Koji seemed to be nearby.

As they went deeper into the dense forest, some signs of human activity became more and more obvious.

It seemed that the mission target was right in front of them at this moment!

Underground in the depths of the forest.

More than a dozen elite members of Iwagakure ninjas had been waiting here for a long time.

One elite Jonin, three Jonin, and nine Chunin.

Such a scale could already be considered a medium-sized ninja troop.

Especially since these were Iwagakure ninjas who were good at collective combat.

Among these Iwagakure ninjas, the leader was a man with a hideous hedgehog head.

The hedgehog-haired man was named Kari, and he was a member of the Iwagakure Explosion Corps.

And the Explosion Corps of Iwagakure had a positioning similar to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure.

As a member of the Explosion Corps, Kari not only had the strength of an elite Jonin, but also possessed the Kekkei Genkai of "Explosion Release," and his strength was unfathomable.

Even if a Kage-level powerhouse was present, these Iwagakure ninjas might not necessarily be unable to fight.

Secretly sneaking into the hinterland of the Land of Water this time, their purpose was for a top-secret S-rank mission.

But who knew that after successfully sneaking in, on the eve of the mission, Kari's own younger brother died at the hands of Kirigakure.

Kari was immediately furious; you must know that he watched this younger brother grow up.

The two brothers usually had a very good relationship, possessed Explosion Release, and Kari himself was not someone who could endure.

So he immediately used his own authority, swearing to avenge his hatred first.

With some help that could not be mentioned, Kari set up a carefully prepared killing game in the deep forest far from Kirigakure!

The moment a Kirigakure squad stepped into the forest, the reconnaissance secret technique arranged at the edge of the forest had already been triggered.

This also let the Iwagakure ninjas underground know the news that the opponent had arrived.

Kari stood up abruptly, his eyes flashing with light like a wild beast.

"Everyone, the enemy is here."

"I won't say much nonsense; blood debts must be paid with blood!"

"I hope everyone will help me!"

Kari said through gritted teeth, his eyes full of violent killing intent.

The Iwagakure ninjas first looked at each other, then nodded together to agree, and all promised.

Even though Kari acting privately during the mission was a big taboo.

But Kari, as a member of the Explosion Corps, had a lofty status in Iwagakure.

Ninjas who could perform missions with Kari were all close to Kari himself.

Such a request, they naturally would not refuse.

After all, the opponent was just an ordinary Kirigakure squad, and they wouldn't be able to make any waves anyway.

Just like this, an Iwagakure troop with powerful combat strength hid underground, waiting for the prey to step into the trap step by step.

On the other side, Mizunuki Hikari was planning to volunteer to continue deep investigation, but was pulled by Ryosuke.

"What's wrong?"

Just as Mizunuki Hikari was full of confusion.

Terumi Mei on the other side seemed to have thought of something, and her expression became a bit speechless.

"Here we go again..."

The two previous mission experiences had made Terumi Mei deeply understand the personality of this Captain Ryosuke.

"Overly cautious," even steady to an outrageous degree.

Mizunuki Ryosuke did not explain, but said slowly.

"From now on, enter combat state, and listen to my command for everything."

Seeing Ryosuke's serious expression, the three did not dare to raise opinions and had to nod.

So, Ryosuke whispered in the ears of the three.

After receiving the orders, the three took the scrolls given by Ryosuke and galloped toward three different directions.

After waiting for a period of time, Mizunuki Ryosuke stepped forward alone toward the depths of the forest.

All of this was seen by something like an "eye" in the dark and transmitted to the underground where the Iwagakure ninjas gathered.

"How should this be handled? Lord Kari?"

An Jonin asked Kari.

"No matter, first deal with this Jonin; the remaining brats are not worth mentioning."

Kari looked at the handsome young man in white clothes on the screen, and his face instantly became incomparably hideous.

Because he had already recognized it.

This was the enemy who killed Tatsuo!

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