Chapter 37 Dad?

"Boom, boom..." The explosion of the detonating talisman not only collapsed the entrance of the cave, but also shocked the birds and beasts outside the cave.

The birds flew away in alarm, and Yukimaru who was staying outside immediately rushed to the collapsed cave entrance and barked.

"Damn it!" A figure cursed secretly and quickly rushed to the entrance of the cave. When Yukimaru saw him, he immediately stopped barking and obediently gave up his position.

The person who came was wearing a Konoha forehead protector and a green jounin vest, with a very anxious look on his face. It was Umino Ikkaku, the Jounin of Konoha, the old father of Umino Kakugi.

This Umino Ikkaku was the shadow clone specially sent by the main body after Kakugi set off.

Strictly speaking, Umino Ikkaku's actions were against ninja regulations. After all, the shadow clone will take away the chakra of the main body, which will weaken the strength of the transportation team to a certain extent.

However, Umino Ikkaku, who was worried about his son, secretly sent out this shadow clone without hesitation, carefully hiding it along the way, just as a final insurance.

If nothing unexpected happens, this shadow clone will dissipate on its own after discovering that Kakumu has completed its mission safely, and it will be as if it never came.

But the explosion of the detonating talisman just now made Umino Ikkaku know that something must have happened in the cave, and his son might have encountered a crisis!

Umino Ikkaku no longer cared about hiding, jumped out, and rushed to the entrance of the cave.

Afraid that the aggressive ninjutsu would cause further collapse of the cave entrance, Umino Ikkaku took out the kunai while moving away the larger rocks, and started digging at the layers of soil and gravel.

After a while, the kunai stopped.

"Tch!" Umino Ikkaku threw the kunai away, took out a new kunai, and started digging hard.

After a while, Umino Ikkaku threw away the kunai in his hand, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Are you anxious enough to panic? I'm a ninja!

Take a few deep breaths and force yourself to calm down. Umino Ikkaku formed a seal with his hands: "Water Release. Water Fang Blade!"

Soon, the two streams of water condensed on the hands and rotated evenly at high speed, forming two half-meter-long water jets.

The sharpness and toughness of the waterjet, coupled with the high-speed rotation characteristics, gave Umino Ikkaku two high-quality drills.

"Let's do it!" Umino Ikkaku encouraged himself with confidence, unable to hide his worried look.

The water jet penetrated the stacked gravel as easily as cutting tofu, and Umino dug hard.

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As the entrance to the cave was buried under rubble, the cave suddenly became pitch black.

Kadomu fumbled and took out a small flashlight, adding a faint light to the dark world.

Yes, there are flashlights in the ninja world, including a series of household appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines. It can only be said that the development of the technology tree in the ninja world is a bit strange.

Under the bright light, the shadow clone had removed Ibixi's restraints and was working diligently to bandage the wound with gauze bandage.

Kazuoki stepped forward, held down Ibiki who was trying to get up forcefully, and smiled easily:

"I have taken care of Endo Yuuto. We are safe, Ibiki."

As he spoke, he stuffed a hemostatic pill and a blood-increasing pill into Yibixi's mouth.

Ibixi chewed hard, with a little worry in his grateful eyes.

The explosion at the entrance of the cave could not be hidden from Ibiki.

"Don't worry, that idiot Endo Yuuto died holding my shadow clone."

Kazuoki said relaxedly, stretching deliberately. Then he pointed at the hole where Tu Dun sneaked in, and said in an exaggerated tone:

"As for going out, don't forget that I'm an expert in Earth Escape. It's a joke to take you out, haha!"

Kadomu put his hands on his hips, looked up to the sky and laughed, looking arrogant.

"As for you, you just need to have a good sleep. When you wake up, you will already be receiving treatment from the medical ninjas at the camp."

Kadomu stroked Ibiki's shoulder and patted it gently.

"Yeah." Ibiki looked at Kazuoki with trust and gratitude, and slowly closed his eyes.

The long period of torture and continuous blood loss took a huge toll on one's physical strength. Ibixi finally felt at ease and soon fell asleep.

After a while, with the efforts of Kakugi and the shadow clone, the large and small wounds on Ibiki's body were bandaged.

Looking at the mummy-like Ibiki, Kakugi couldn't help but frown.

There was no way, Kakugi had only learned the simplest first aid and bandaging in the ninja school, and now he was at the limit of his abilities.

Shaking his head, Kadomu carefully carried Ibiki on his back, his eyes pointed at the shadow clone, and the corner of his mouth moved toward the hole where the Earth Escape had sneaked in.

The shadow clone quickly walked to the entrance of the cave, used the earth dragon hidden technique, slowly sank into the ground, took out the kunai, and dug hard.

Kakugi followed closely behind, carrying Ibiki on his back. The shadow clone opened the way in front, and Kadomu was much more spacious in the back.

As Kakugi and the shadow clones excavated, the Earth Dragon Hidden Jutsu, which originally decomposed the underground and lurked, dug out a temporary tunnel.

After a while, we arrived at the entrance of the cave.

The hornwood in the ground vaguely felt something was wrong.

In perception, Yukimaru's chakra should be the only one on the ground. Why is there another person's chakra at the cave entrance now?

However, the feeling this chakra gave Kazugi was very familiar...

It feels like my old father...

But it's impossible. My father should follow the transportation team to complete the mission...

Kakugi thought for a moment and decided to let the shadow clone go out to explore the situation first.

The shadow clone nodded and continued digging upwards. Soon he reached the entrance of the cave and jumped out.

When he reached the ground and was about to assume a fighting stance, the scene in front of him made him scream in surprise.

"Dad?!"

"Huh?" Umino Ikkaku, who was struggling to open up the mountain with a water knife, turned his head when he heard the sound, and it was his son who came into view.

The worried look disappeared instantly, and his face was filled with deep joy. Umino Ikkaku walked quickly, shouting as he walked:

"Son, it's okay...uh?"

The shadow clone's expression suddenly changed, and with a "Peng" sound, it turned into white smoke and disappeared.

The chakra of the main body was not much recovered, and it was divided into two shadow clones.

Now that this shadow clone has saved people, used ninjutsu, and dug for a long time, the chakra has finally reached its end, and the shadow clone has naturally dissipated.

Um? What about hornwood? Where is my son? Umino Ikkaku almost thought he was under an illusion.

No, it’s the shadow clone!

So, my son is still trapped in the cave?

Without thinking, Umino Ikkaku wielded the water knife and continued to dig into the mountain.

"That, Dad."

Kakuzu's head popped out of the earth. After receiving the memory of the shadow clone, his face is now full of embarrassment.

"Dad, what are you doing?"

Umino Ikkaku was about to continue driving up the mountain, but he stopped when he heard this and turned to look at the little melon that had popped up from the ground.

Their eyes met, looking at each other speechlessly.

"Um, Dad, give me a hand." Kadomu smiled awkwardly, and added: "I am the true body."