Chapter 55 Roots!
In the dark forest, a group of people were lurking among the dense branches.
Below them was a wide dirt road, which was the only way to Duskblade City.
It is worth mentioning that these people all wear white masks with various animal patterns on their faces.
An emotionless voice suddenly sounded in the forest.
"Captain, we've been discovered."
But the only answer to this voice was silence.
The moonlight was extremely weak. If they hadn't been prepared, the fine steel wires like spider silk wrapped between the big trees under them would definitely have a miraculous effect on the waiting people.
"Since the ambush failed, let's fight head-on and take action."
"Yes."
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In the darkness, the convoy stretching for hundreds of meters was running quickly towards the road it came from.
Shangguan Mo and others followed behind the long convoy to guard.
Bang bang bang!
A series of weak explosions suddenly sounded in the space not far behind them.
Shangguan Mo's expression changed.
"He's coming for us!"
His self-destructing flies had discovered the enemy's traces, and they all headed towards the enemy's pupae over there, launching a suicide attack.
Watanabe and his son and Tian Feng also quickly merged from both sides of the motorcade and came to Shangguan Mo's side, looking seriously into the darkness in the distance.
rustling...
In the quiet forest that looked like a ghost in the night, there was suddenly a slight movement.
Not long after, a dozen black shadows appeared in the sight of several people, jumping quickly between the crisscrossing branches and running toward them.
A bad premonition suddenly arose in Watanabe Mousse's heart.
Judging from the speed and orderly nature of these people's actions, he keenly discovered that these were definitely not ordinary ninjas.
Watanabe Mousse's face became increasingly ugly, and he said in a deep voice.
"Be careful, these guys are very strong. Judging from their speed and chakra reaction, none of them are worse than Chuunin! It's possible that they are coming for us!"
Shangguan Mo looked startled and turned to look at him in surprise.
"Coming for us?"
Shangguan Mo emphasized the word "we".
He was really shocked by what Watanabe Mousse said. They in Tangyin Village have always been living their lives honestly on their own three-acre land. How could someone come here specifically for their Tangyin people? of?
"Could it be the remnants of the Evil God Cult?"
This thought suddenly came to Shangguan Mo's mind, but the next moment, this thought collapsed.
Because he saw the pale animal masks on those people's faces.
Shangguan Mo's expression suddenly changed.
"Anbu of Konoha!"
The animal mask, which only appeared in the original work, looked particularly weird and terrifying in the night.
Watanabe Mousse was shivering all over, staring intently at the uninvited guests who had arrived more than ten meters in front of them.
With his experience, he can naturally recognize this mask that belongs exclusively to Konoha's Anbu.
Although Watanabe Tonero and Taikaze have never met each other, they have all heard of the terrifying existence of Konoha ANBU, whose full name is the "Assassination Tactics Special Forces"!
At this time, everyone looked shocked.
"But why did Konoha's ANBU appear here? Or did they come prepared to ambush us?"
It was really hard for Watanabe Mousse to figure it out. Suddenly his pupils suddenly widened, as if he had thought of something, and he murmured in disbelief.
"No! No! They are roots! Roots buried deep in the ground of Konoha!"
In his sight, the ninjas wearing animal masks moved neatly and orderly, and they exuded an extremely cold temperament.
Like an inhuman beast!
Shangguan Mo's face was shaken, and Shangguan Mo's heart slowly sank. If it was Gen, something was really going wrong for them this time...
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Without any intention of saying hello, when these root ninjas confirmed the mission goal, they directly chose to take action.
shhhhhh!
Countless kunai and shurikens shot towards Shangguan Mo and the others from the darkness, enveloping their entire movement space, forming a dense and ruthless net under their hoods.
There are even detonating charms tied to many kunai, which are burning rapidly, drawing beautiful orange arcs in mid-air.
The next moment, the fire was shocking.
Boom!
The violent explosion broke the peace of the forest, and the light of the sky illuminated the world for miles around for a while.
The whole world seemed to be shaking, and the big trees began to burn.
This night seems like day!
A fierce fire was burning in the center of the explosion, and it was impossible to see what was going on inside.
The leading Root Ninja waved his hand and did not let his men get closer, but asked them to spread out as much as possible to surround the fire.
At the center of the explosion, the shaking had stopped, leaving only raging fire and dust flying all over the sky.
A circular earth cover had been shaken by the shock wave of the explosion, and the surface of the earth wall was sizzling under the continuous fire.
"Captain, whether it's Anbu or Root, there is no need for us to conflict with Konoha. With Xiaofeng here, it's not too late to leave now!"
Staring at Watanabe Mousse closely, Shangguan Mo said anxiously.
Watanabe Mousse took a deep breath and looked through the firelight towards the direction where the Hebian Pu convoy was leaving, his expression a little uncertain.
"team leader!"
Shangguan Mo was really anxious.
The opponent was obviously well prepared, and there was a lot of strength. How could the four of them be an opponent? Besides, they were Konoha ninjas, and they were an existence that the current Tang ninja could never afford to offend!
But now Watanabe Mousse is uncharacteristically hesitant. How can this make him not impatient?
"You go!"
The flames gradually rose into the sky, and the red firelight illuminated Watanabe Mousse's complexion.
"what?"
Shangguan Mo didn't understand and looked at him with a frown.
"Let's go, sit on your Wind Eagle and go!"
Shangguan Mo felt that he had heard wrongly and looked at Watanabe Mousse with wide eyes, his face looking ferocious due to anger.
"What nonsense are you talking about! How could I..."
Before he could finish speaking, Watanabe Mousse suddenly took action.
He kicked Shangguan Mo out of the increasingly turbulent ring of fire, but Shangguan Mo didn't react at all.
There was an indescribable complexity on Watanabe Mousse's face.
"Shangguan Mo, you don't understand how important any employment or even employer is to Tang Yin!
I can't let Tang Yin's reputation become rotten and stinky just because of a mission!
It's even more impossible for me to become the sinner who ruined Tang Yin's reputation! "
Everyone has their own pride. For Watanabe Mousse, who has been wandering in the ninja world for many years, Tangyin Village is his home and a place where he feels at ease.
Watanabe Mousse's pride is his love for the village.
He will never allow his love to be tarnished!
……
His body hit a big tree uncontrollably, and Shangguan Mo fell to the ground in embarrassment.
The jounin's full-force kick was not that easy to bear.
At this time, the wind eagle on the side quickly swooped down from the sky and caught him.
It had received Shangguan Mo's call a long time ago and came here, but it was naturally afraid of flames, so it could only wait anxiously for its master Shangguan Mo outside.
"Choo Choo Choo!
--What should we do now? "
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