Chapter 89 An old friend?

“Shiki paper dance!”

Just when everyone was yet to take any action, countless paper-like fragments gathered from all directions. They gradually separated from various parts of Xiaonan's body like lively elves.

These pieces of paper quickly deformed, turning into sharp spears and dancing butterflies, and swooped down towards Yue Le and the others at an astonishing speed.

Faced with this sudden attack, although they had never seen it before, Yue Le and his companions were not afraid.

Blades swung, ninjutsu flew,

"Blue Slash - One Style!"

There was a flash of blue light, and the long knife in Yue Le's hand drew a sharp arc, intertwining with the paper spears and butterflies.

For a moment, the flashes of swords and sabers were endless, and the two sides launched a thrilling battle.

Suddenly, Yue Le quickly formed a mark, and his whole body was surrounded by lightning. He tightly grasped the Tang horizontal sword Feng Yue that Danzo had someone make for him, and suddenly rushed into the sky, turning into a flash of lightning and speeding away.

At the same time, Xuanmao quickly drew the long sword in his hand, and together with Yuele, he attacked Xiaonan from both sides.

However, at this moment, Yue Le saw Xiaonan's light blue-purple hair, and suddenly felt dazed.

"Hmm...? You..."

This person gave him the same feeling as a certain figure in the previous team. At this moment, Yue Le inexplicably had a vague sense of familiarity lingering in his heart.

"Lightning Style: Lightning Tornado!"

"Magic: The Art of Seeing the Neraku"

But the others did not stop attacking, and the two Uchiha brothers had already charged forward.

......

Faced with the sudden attack from Yue Le and others, Xiao Nan was slightly stunned.

She had never fought with the Uchiha clan ninjas before, and was not familiar with their ninjutsu system. Then, she was hit by Uchiha Yaku's illusion...

puff-

Two consecutive knives hit Xiaonan's body almost at the same time, accompanied by a flash of lightning. Confetti flew all over the sky and formed again on the side. However, there was a burn mark on Xiaonan's coat near his heart.

However, one of the knives only cut off a strand of her hair. Yue Le stopped at the last moment. He always felt that the person in front of him was somewhat familiar.

But Konan didn't know. She just looked down at the burnt marks with a calm expression. Although she had never fought with Uchiha ninjas, she was just a little surprised. But so what?

The paper wings behind him kept waving and his eyes were cold.

"Paper shuriken!"

Dozens of paper shurikens shot towards Yue Le and his companions, forming a dense web of blades. Yue Le and Xuan Mao kept swinging their blades, creating sparks in the air.

"Wait! You!"

Yue Le just opened her mouth to speak, but Xiao Nan did not stop what she was doing. The paper wings behind her were waving rapidly. In an instant, countless pieces of paper turned into extremely sharp shurikens and shot towards Yue Le below like a rainstorm.

This middle-aged man brought him the greatest pressure.

There was a loud bang! Yue Le's figure was directly submerged in the dense shuriken, and the powerful impact force raised clouds of dust in the storm.

However, Xiaonan did not relax at all. She clenched her hands tightly, each of which was filled with detonating tags that were known as strategic materials.

This is... an inexplicable war of affluence...

Suddenly, a slight thunder came from a distant place.

"Lightning Style: Lightning Chain!"

There are not many people in the Uchiha family who are good at water jutsu. In such a damp environment, their strength will be affected to some extent, and they are unable to perform the fire jutsu that they are best at. Uchiha Yakuto has no choice but to use other ninjutsu to deal with it.

"Nintaijutsu: Black Thorn!"

At this moment, Xuan Mao's eyes became unusually cold, and the whole person disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye, like a ghostly afterimage.

Then, she seized the moment when Uchiha Yakuto launched the attack and pounced towards Konan like an arrow.

When Xiaonan heard Uchiha Yakuto's voice, she turned her head sharply and danced her hands quickly at the same time.

I saw a large number of detonating tags twisting their bodies like dancing butterflies and rushing towards the direction where the sound came from like a tide.

"Blue Slash - One Style!"

Following a light shout, Yue Le sighed helplessly.

He knew that he had to subdue Xiaonan first to find out why... But he couldn't bring himself to do anything to this strange yet familiar woman. It seemed that he really had a connection with her...

Yue Le suddenly approached Xiaonan, his body as fast as lightning. Before Xiaonan's detonating tag was fully deployed, the two of them had already pounced on Xiaonan.

In an instant, a dazzling flash of lightning exploded before her eyes.

"Tsk!"

Accompanied by a sharp sound, a stream of blood gushed out, and at the same time, half a paper wing fell from the sky.

However, what fell faster than the paper wings was Xiaonan's falling body. The Fengyue in Yue Le's hand was flashing with lightning. He deliberately avoided Xiaonan's vital parts with this attack, just to make her lose her fighting ability.

At this moment, a deafening thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, and the lightning flashing in the sky instantly illuminated the entire place. The pale light was reflected on Yue Le's face, which still maintained an honest expression, but at this moment, there was a hint of indifference.

On the ground, Uchiha Yakuto formed seals with both hands and rushed towards Xiaonan.

"Earth Release: Heart Beheading Technique!"

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared like lightning, and his foot kicked Uchiha Yaodou hard on the ribs. The force was so great that Uchiha Yaodou was kicked away like a kite with a broken string, and directly knocked down a house.

"elder brother!"

"do not come!"

Uchiha Yaole watched this scene happen, his eyes turned bloodshot with anger, and in the blink of an eye he was about to rush forward to fight the other party.

At the same time, his transformation technique lost its effect and he returned to his original appearance.

When Yue Le and Xuan Mao saw this situation, they realized that there was no need to hide their identities anymore. After all, the Uchiha clan's unique eyes were a well-known feature.

Then they released the transformation technique, and their red eyes stared intently at the man who suddenly appeared on the field.

After successfully kicking Uchiha Yakuto away, the figure landed steadily on the ground holding Konan in his arms.

His long red hair covered half of his face, but the exposed eye was staring at Uchiha Yaole and others. However, when he saw Yuele who had regained his original appearance, his eyes suddenly changed.

"Le Yue?"

This figure was actually Nagato who possessed the Rinnegan.

Nagato's gaze fell on Yuele and stayed on the Konoha forehead protector on his forehead for a while, his eyes were somewhat complicated.

Konoha... that place, even that name, was filled with endless complexity for Nagato.

When he was at the happiest moment of his life, his parents died tragically at the hands of Konoha ninjas. But when he was at his lowest point, his most respected mentor who saved him and his two children turned out to be a Konoha ninja. Now...even his old friends have joined the Konoha Village.

These conflicting emotions intertwined together made Nagato's feelings towards Konoha extremely complicated.

The wind was howling and surging, and raindrops fell with the wind, landing on the puddles on the ground, forming countless circles.

Then, he came to his senses and, regardless of anything else, he just wanted to protect Konan and Yahiko.

"Nagato."

Konan, who had just escaped a disaster, stared at Nagato's profile, and the heavy stone in his heart slowly fell.

She gently relaxed her tense heartstrings and exhaled lightly. Xiaonan's face was slightly pale at this moment. At that moment, she really felt like she was going to die.

At this moment, looking at the scene before her that had returned to calm, she breathed a sigh of relief.

On the other side, Xiaonan stood up and quietly walked to a place not far from Yuele and the others. When she saw Yuele's face clearly from a distance, she was a little dazed for a moment...

"he......"

At this time, Xiaonan's face was full of surprise. Although the hair of this boy was slightly different from what he remembered, he could still see the shadow of the past...

"Le Yue..."

"you......"

"Are you... Le Yue?"

"Le Yue? No, my name is Yue Le. Who are you... Why do I feel so familiar with you?"

Uchiha Yaole looked back at Yuele, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. Do they know each other?

Seeing his brother coming out of the ruins, he barely breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes kept wandering between Yue Le and Nagato Konan...

There is no way Yue Le's identity could be in question.

"Stop it first!"

Yue Le also hurriedly asked the other members of the team to stop. At this moment, the two sides stood face to face. There was a drizzle in the sky, accompanied by a light mist drifting everywhere.

"Nagato."

Xiaonan took a few steps back, staring at Leyue in front of her, a child who had once interacted with the three of them, but later became separated from them due to the war...

"I didn't expect that there would be such a fate between us..."

After listening to Xiaonan's explanation, Yuele's eyes flashed. He was about to speak, but was interrupted by Nagato: "What is your purpose in coming to Xiao Village?"

For a moment, the atmosphere became a little tense.

Yue Le turned his head and glanced at the Uchiha brothers who were looking at him nervously, then took a deep breath and replied calmly without lying, "We came here to hunt down the traitorous ninja of Konoha - Kikuchi Shunsuke."

Now that Shunsuke Kikuchi has joined the Hidden Rain Village, in a sense, he and Nagato and others are in a hostile relationship.

The enemy of my enemy can naturally become my friend. Although Yue Le still has doubts about them and does not fully trust them, at least in the current mission, there is no conflict of interest between them.

"Hmm... a few people did sneak into the village just now. It might be the one you mentioned, Shunsuke Kikuchi. Let's deal with them first and then we can reminisce about the past."

His tone was a little cold, revealing an air of being difficult to approach, but deep down in his heart one could feel a hint of joy.

Nagato couldn't help but feel happy to be reunited with his old friend, even though the whole process was not as pleasant as he had imagined.

"Um......."

With a gentle murmur, Nagato's figure instantly disappeared from the spot, and the injured Konan also disappeared with him.

When Yue Le and others followed Nagato's remaining breath to find them, the following scene appeared before their eyes.

I saw Shunsuke Kikuchi and others confronting Nagato.

Half of Nagato's face was covered by long red hair, and his eyes revealed a cold and strong murderous intent.

At this moment, Kikuchi Shunsuke cursed in his heart. He mistakenly thought that this situation was caused by the three stupid teammates who were trying to kill people in the village and were discovered.

"Your goal?"

Turning back, Nagato asked Xiang Yuele with a slightly complicated look in his eyes.

"Ah."

"He must die..."

His voice was low and firm. He was not discussing with Yue Le. As long as Yue Le refused, he would give up their former friendship.

He knew very well that if he had not arrived in time, the residents of the village would have suffered a terrible disaster.

Moreover, Akatsuki is too weak now. Both the Rain Village and Hanzo, who is known as a demigod, are like indestructible barriers to them and are daunting.

Akatsuki facing the Hidden Rain Village is like an egg hitting a pebble...

It's just vulnerable...

Even though he has these eyes, I still can't completely control him now.

However, now that the enemy has bared his fangs against Akatsuki, there is no way he would just sit there and wait for death.

Since there is no way to escape, eliminating the Rain Ninja who sneaked into the village becomes a top priority.

Akatsuki must demonstrate unparalleled power to make Hanzo fearful, give in, and even finally compromise with Akatsuki.

This was not only what he expected, but also what Yahiko longed to see.

Xiao, which means "dawn", symbolizes hope and light.

What they pursue is peace, but Nagato understands that in this world where the strong prey on the weak, without strength and a strong fist, there is no way to talk about the so-called peace. Peace is just a toy of the strong...

"......Okay, but you have to give me the body!" Yue Le thought about it and nodded. He did not choose to refuse, but he had to take back Kikuchi Shunsuke's body.

He understood what Nagato meant. Since they couldn't capture him alive, his head had to be brought back. The memories contained in it would be enough for the interrogation department to find out something.

"it is good..."

To put it simply and clearly, Nagato's gaze was like a sharp knife, and it fell ruthlessly on Kikuchi Shunsuke again.

His eyes were full of indifference and determination, as if he was examining a piece of pork on the chopping board, ready to drop the butcher knife at any time.

The person who was regarded as "pork" was Shunsuke Kikuchi, a Konoha rebel who was included in the kill list by Yuele and Nagato.

At this moment, when he realized that he had become a lamb to be slaughtered in the eyes of others, even in the face of unprecedented danger, Kikuchi Shunsuke's face became extremely ugly.

He has always been known for his calmness, but at this moment, his inner anger could not be contained. However, despite the rage burning in his heart, he would never do anything impulsive.

He has his own understanding of escaping...

"retreat!"

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