Chapter 241: Madara's approach

It has been some time since she followed Tsunade to learn the Yin Seal. After she had initially mastered the method, Tsunade accepted Nohara Rin as her disciple and taught them both at the same time.

The eyes hidden in the darkness stared at the target who was practicing in the open space. The dark golden pupils were lifeless and emotionless, as if they were born from nothingness, as if they were caring about themselves but also as if they were having a conversation across miles.

"Which one of them is it?"

"It should be the girl with the veil. I heard that she and Uchiha Obito often go out together."

"It could also be that short-haired girl? Isn't she a teammate of Uchiha Obito? She always cares about Uchiha Obito."

"So which one should we catch?"

"I don't know... I would just catch them all at once. Isn't that what Madara always does?"

"Makes sense."

A figure with a white body, half human-like and half covered with thorns, quietly blended into the soil and communicated with its fellow creatures far away in the cave.

"There's a woman next to us. Given her strength, this matter is a bit tricky."

"Just create some chaos to distract her."

"That's right. Anyway, our purpose is not to kidnap someone."

Their mission is only to collect intelligence, and the specific execution must be handed over to the Kirigakure ninjas controlled by them, so that this secret plan can be given a reasonable appearance in the eyes of the ninja world.

After several days of training, Tsunade discovered that what Haruko said was true. Nohara Rin was indeed talented in medical treatment. Although she could not be called stunning, she was qualified to be her disciple.

Perhaps it was the temporary restriction of the Yin Seal that prevented the use of chakra that made Haruko's physical condition look good. At least Tsunade no longer heard the heart-wrenching cough that had to be suppressed from her.

After studying it privately for a long time, Tsunade still couldn't find the root cause of her physical failure.

If Haruko hadn't taken the initiative to ask her to learn the Yin Seal this time, she wouldn't have thought that the use of chakra would contribute to physical exhaustion.

All Tsunade can do now is to watch her and prevent her from doing anything rash. After all, Haruko has been practicing desperately since returning from the Sand Village, and she looks like she is racing against time as if something big is about to happen.

He had originally planned to take her out for a drink after teaching, but the news of enemy invasion dampened Tsunade's happiness.

"You guys wait here, I'll go take a look."

Watching Tsunade disappear from her sight in a few steps, Haruko frowned. Although it has been some time since the end of the war, based on the recovery situation of various countries, how could anyone choose to invade Konoha at this point in time.

She couldn't help but take a few steps towards where Tsunade left, wanting to see what was going on.

"Haruko!"

Nohara Rin's scream exploded behind her. Haruko, who also sensed the danger, quickly turned around and saw two tall ninjas wearing Kirigakure forehead protectors grabbing Nohara Rin.

Without any hesitation, Haruko immediately formed seals with both hands, "Ninjutsu: Thin Stream Slash!"

Countless water drops emerged from the soil and gathered together, forming several thin streams of water that hit the two men's faces. They dodged them and smashed the ground, leaving a horrible crack. Before the two men could stand firm, the rising water stream rushed towards them again.

The long-haired man struggled to use ninjutsu to block, but the water's momentum seemed to cut through everything. His pupils shrank sharply, and he was unable to react when the sharp blade cut off his right arm.

"Ahhhh——!"

Until the pain started to grow from the wound, the long-haired man covered the remaining broken limb, and his screams made the other companion take the action a little more seriously.

The short-haired man looked unhappy and said with a click of the tongue, "How can a little kid have such strength?"

The target kid who was tightly held in his hand was also struggling constantly. Seeing the water rushing towards him with undiminished attack power, the short-haired man turned his hand, pinched Nohara Lin's neck and blocked him in front of him.

"Do you want to watch your teammates die?" He showed a ferocious face and tightened his hands again and again.

The water flow that exuded an oppressive atmosphere stagnated and splashed onto the ground, revealing Haruko's figure approaching, hiding in the water flow. She stopped one meter away from the enemy, and the murderous look in her eyes was unstoppable.

Nohara Lin was suspended in the air, her hands constantly scratching at the existence that was suffocating her, and a broken voice leaked out from her mouth: "Haru... Haruko... Let's go!"

The cold sweat of fear flowed from his forehead to his collar, and the short-haired man's throat rolled. Although the girl in front of him was only fifteen or sixteen years old, she gave him a murderous aura like a veteran warrior.

"Don't worry about it, let's go first!" The companion's urging voice with a bloody roar sounded in his ears.

The short-haired man knocked the hostage unconscious and left under his cover.

But he didn't have much time to buy himself. The short-haired man who was walking through the forest felt the pursuit from behind and couldn't help but quicken his pace.

He knew very well that if he was caught, he would die.

The short-haired man clenched his teeth and tensed all his muscles. An elite ninja from the Hidden Mist had only the thought of escaping at this moment.

Who on earth assigned them the mission of capturing two young brats who had just been promoted to Chunin? !

This is not the strength a Chunin should have!!!

Haruko, who was chasing after the enemy, also had a slightly gloomy face. Tsunade was called away on the grounds of enemy invasion, and then Kirigakure sneaked attacked Nohara Rin. Judging from their initial plan, they probably wanted to capture her as well.

But why?

Her eye technique was not exposed. If the goal was to threaten Minato Namikaze, she and Rin Nohara were indeed good choices compared to the more famous Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha.

But Haruko always felt that their purpose was not that simple.

Just as she caught up to a certain distance and stabbed the white line, several kunai flew out to block her attack.

Seeing his fellow Kirigakure members rushing out to support him, the short-haired man couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After labeling the veiled girl a "monster", he quickly left.

It was indeed not her illusion.

After defeating the enemy who came to support, Haruko's heart sank completely.

The strength of these people can be called Kirigakure's jonin, or even elite jonin, but they are just here to capture two chuunins. Is it necessary to send out ninjas of this strength?

Following the traces left by the enemy's hasty escape, we arrived at a sand dune area. The protruding sand castle in the center seemed to be their base, and there were several ninjas patrolling outside the door.

It was so strange, it was as if these traces were telling her to go this way.

Thinking of rescuing Nohara Rin as soon as possible and going back to check on the situation in Konoha, Haruko did not want to fight any longer and used illusion to hide herself.

She used the raised sand dunes to escape the enemy's patrol and rushed into the cave. She became annoyed by the complex terrain in front of her. If she wasn't worried about Nohara Lin inside, she really wanted to blow up the castle.

This place always reminds her of the battle at Kannabi Bridge, when Uchiha Obito was crushed under a huge rock...

Haruko shook her head, focused on identifying the terrain, and finally found where Nohara Lin was.