Chapter 225 - Encounter with the Fourth Raikage (Part 3, Part 4)
In the dense forest, thousands of ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village were walking at an extremely fast speed.
Just then, thick fog surged in from the left, completely covering the entire forest.
"It's Hanekawa! Everyone be careful!"
Tutai was shocked when he saw this and spoke quickly.
"Use wind escape!"
Samui then shouted.
The chakra turned into violent wind and blew towards the thick fog around.
But just as it was blown away, thick fog came out again.
It keeps coming, as if there is no end.
Samui couldn't help biting her lip.
Wasting chakra like this?
But she thought about it carefully and realized that it was not a waste, it was simply because Hanekawa had too much chakra.
The fact that he defeated the Four-Tails with Water Style showed how terrifying his chakra capacity was.
"He's over there!"
The perceptive jonin nearby immediately raised his hand and pointed to the right.
Samui drew out his ninja sword and disappeared into the thick fog.
She looked around, her vision was completely obstructed, and she could only see what was less than a meter away.
Although she couldn't see clearly, she was not overly worried.
After all, the people from the Hidden Cloud Village are right next to them and can provide timely support.
And she didn't think Hanekawa would kill her.
Footsteps were heard.
Samui quickly turned around and saw Hanekawa with a calm face.
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't attack right away, so there is obviously still room for discussion.
"You went through so much trouble to see me. It seems I have a lot of face."
Hanekawa looked at Samui and said with a smile.
“It’s not a matter of face.”
Samui said coldly.
Perhaps Hanekawa has not realized it, but he is now one of the most powerful people in the ninja world, and his every move has a huge influence.
In addition, the Konoha Village headquarters was heavily guarded, so they could only use this method to communicate.
"Have you lifted your ban?"
Samui pursed his lips and asked.
"yes."
Hanekawa admitted, "I am not talented, but I have learned a few sealing techniques."
“…”
Samui was speechless.
Does that mean he lifted the ban himself?
What kind of perversion is this?
But on the other hand, it also shows that Hanekawa's identity as a spy has not been exposed.
"Do you still remember the ninja who sent you to the orphanage in Konoha Village?"
Without waiting for his answer, Samui said, "He has been locked up because he missed out on a genius like you."
"You can't really blame him."
Hanekawa blinked and said.
He really didn't have any talent at that time, until he started cheating.
"We all hope that you can return to the Hidden Cloud Village."
Samui looked at him with expectation in his eyes and said, "With your ability, you will definitely become the next Raikage."
"If we go back to the Hidden Cloud Village now, all our previous efforts will be in vain."
Hanekawa shook his head and refused.
"Are you really going to betray the Hidden Cloud Village?"
Samui's heart tightened and he asked.
"I didn't say I wanted to betray you."
Hanekawa raised his eyebrows and asked, "Besides lifting the ban on my own, have I done anything to let down the Hidden Cloud Village?"
Samui was slightly startled.
If you think about it carefully, it seems to be the case.
But the fact that Hanekawa refuses to return to the Hidden Cloud Village speaks volumes.
"You are right indeed."
Samui calmed down and said calmly, "I'm looking for you this time because I hope you can provide information about Konoha Village and Sand Village."
"Yes, but it will take time."
Hanekawa was not surprised by her request. After a little thought, he agreed.
"Why?"
Samui stared at him with her beautiful eyes, as if trying to see through whether he was lying.
"My teacher and I have been in a bad place lately."
Hanekawa sighed and said.
"How is that possible?"
Samui couldn't help but frown.
Tsunade is in a bad situation in Konoha Village, which is really the biggest joke.
"Because it's about the Hokage fight."
Hanekawa explained, "Orochimaru wants to be the next Hokage, and my sensei is his biggest competitor."
Samui seemed to be thinking deeply after hearing this.
Although she is a ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village, it can be seen that the next Hokage of Konoha Village is likely to be one of the three ninjas of Konoha.
Tsunade is the most likely one among them because she has been too popular in the past two years.
The killing of Hanzo of the Hidden Rain Village, the annihilation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist Village, and the capture of the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Lao Shi of the Hidden Iwagakure Village were all related to her.
If Orochimaru wants to become Hokage, he cannot avoid Tsunade.
"In the current battlefield of the Frost Country, Orochimaru is the commander, and my teacher is only the deputy commander, and his status is inferior to mine."
Hanekawa said truthfully, "We have been doing logistical tasks for almost a week since we arrived."
"real?"
Samui felt a little bit unbelievable.
"If the teacher hadn't taken the initiative to apply for this task, you wouldn't have been able to see me."
Hanekawa paused and added, "If you don't believe it, you can check it out. Many people know about this."
Samui was stunned for a moment and fell into deep thought.
Now the Frost Country has gathered tens of thousands of ninjas. Naturally, there are spies from the Hidden Cloud Village in the Konoha Village and the Sand Village.
Although it is impossible to find out too secret information, it is still possible to check the logistical tasks that Tsunade and Hanekawa have done.
"Because of Orochimaru's defense, I can't get the information you want right now."
Hanekawa said half-truthfully.
Samui was silent.
She didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"Just give me enough time and I'll pass the information to you."
Hanekawa chuckled and said, "And I want to work with you to get rid of Orochimaru."
Of course, this is a lie.
As long as the Wood Release experiment is exposed, Orochimaru and Danzo Shimura will be devastated, so there is no need for him to take the risk of cooperating with the Hidden Cloud Village.
He wanted to buy time until he could synthesize Wood Release.
"How long will it take?"
Samui came back to his senses and asked.
"have no idea."
Hanekawa shook his head and said, "I can't guarantee that."
"I will report to Lord Raikage when I return."
Samui thought for a moment and said, "He will decide the details."
"Excuse me, Samui."
A smile appeared on Hanekawa's face.
Samui looked at him, a little dazed.
I don’t know whether we will be enemies or friends next time we meet.
"Finally, I want to remind you one thing. You have been targeted by the teacher."
Hanekawa said with a normal expression.
"I know."
Samui nodded and said.
Just as she was about to continue speaking, she saw Hanekawa step back and disappear.
Samui immediately used the teleportation technique and appeared in front of the platform.
"What's going on?"
When Tutai saw her, he took the initiative to ask.
"I met Hanekawa and talked to him a lot."
Samui said very quickly, "But now is not the time to talk about this. Ignore the fog, and we move forward at full speed!"
"Be alert all around, don't stop, keep moving forward!"
Tutai was shocked, but without asking any questions, he immediately shouted.
The next second, screams were heard.
A large number of parasitic insects flew out from the thick fog.
This is the secret technique of Aburame Shiwei.
In addition, there is Hyuga Hizashi.
He did not use his gentle fists for close combat, but instead relied on his Byakugan to see through the thick fog and continuously swung out deadly kunai.
Hanekawa glanced at him and recalled a statement from his previous life.
The Hyuga clan, who possess the Byakugan, should not use close combat soft fists, but long-range ninja tools.
How to say it?
Most of the ninja tools in the ninja world have no special functions and are not as powerful as the soft fist.
Moreover, with his soft fists, acupoint pressing and Byakugan, it was easy to deal with ordinary ninjas.
Just a little bit will make the enemy lose their combat effectiveness.
As for special ninjas, they cannot be defeated, no matter in close combat or ranged combat.
"The Jonins from the Hidden Cloud Village are here!"
Hinata Hizashi immediately reminded.
"Let's go!"
Hanekawa clapped his hands and a several-meter-high earth wall rose in front of everyone.
Hinata Hizashi, Aburame Shiwei and others did not want to fight and turned away.
Their purpose was to harass and delay until Tsunade's reinforcements arrived.
"hateful!"
Tutai broke the earth wall and looked at the fleeing Konohagakure ninja, and suddenly became angry.
“This is really troublesome.”
Samui also felt a headache.
"Don't worry too much."
Dodai took a deep breath and said, "I have sent someone to inform Lord Raikage, and he should be able to come to support us soon."
"I hope in time."
Samui said in a deep voice.
Whether it is the Hidden Cloud Village or the Konoha Village, everyone is in a hurry.
Whoever arrives first will have the advantage.
Hanekawa and the others did not go far and soon stopped.
"I wonder where Tsunade-sensei and the others are."
Yuhi Kurenai said with some concern.
"I'll leave this to the slug."
Hanekawa had an idea and summoned the slug.
All slugs are integrated, so in a sense, you can use a slug as a mobile phone or telephone.
It’s just not as convenient as the mobile phones or telephones in the previous life. After all, it has to circulate through the slug itself.
But it comes in handy at critical moments.
With a bang.
The slug disappeared.
Hanekawa waited for a few minutes and then called again.
"Lady Tsunade will be here shortly. It's expected to be another hour."
The slug said softly.
Hinata Hizashi, Aburame Shiwei and others were immediately cheered up and showed happy expressions.
If we could completely wipe out these one thousand ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village, it would undoubtedly be a great achievement.
"Senior Zhiwei, remember to pay attention to the reinforcements from the Hidden Cloud Village."
Hanekawa spoke up to remind her.
"Um."
Aburame Shiwei replied, "I have already deployed parasites around the area."
"That's good."
Hanekawa nodded slightly.
They followed the Hidden Cloud Village ninja troops and harassed them whenever they could.
An hour later, the sound of breaking wind was heard.
When Hanekawa looked up, he saw Tsunade leading a group of ninjas descending from the sky.
He scanned the area and found that most of them were jonin.
“Well done.”
Tsunade nodded to Hanekawa, then looked at everyone and said, "No need to waste time, hurry up!"
"yes!"
Everyone answered in unison.
Without any hesitation, the brutal battle began.
The number of people in Konoha Village is not that large, but they are stronger.
For a moment, he gained the upper hand.
Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!
Hanekawa clapped his hands, and chakra spurted out of his throat, turning into a water dragon and smashing into the crowd.
In an instant, water and blood splattered everywhere, and screams were heard everywhere.
The sound of breaking wind was heard.
Countless shurikens fell from the sky, blocking Hanekawa.
Water Style: Water Wall!
Hanekawa glanced at the middle-aged man not far away and quickly formed seals with his hands.
A wall of water rose up to block the shuriken.
The middle-aged man lost sight of Hanekawa.
Just as he was about to form a seal, a pair of hands suddenly stretched out from the ground.
The middle-aged man was startled for a moment, and then he was dragged underground.
A head appeared outside, and what greeted him was Hanekawa's sword.
Two nearby Kumogakure ninjas attacked him.
Chidori flow!
Hanekawa put away the Thunder and Fire Sword and formed seals with his hands.
A large amount of chakra turned into brilliant lightning, spreading out in all directions with him as the center.
“Ahhhh!”
The two ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village were immediately covered by lightning and screamed in pain. Their skin turned black and their hair stood on end due to the electric shock.
Water Style: Heaven's Cry!
Hanekawa spat out two water needles, ending their lives.
The dust is flying.
Samui suddenly appeared in front of Hanekawa.
Without hesitation, she drew her dagger and swung it at him.
The dagger shook, and a ray of lightning shot out, forming a lightning blade.
Water Style: Water Wall!
In front of Hanekawa, a wall of water rose up.
The lightning blade struck the water wall and immediately spread everywhere.
Many more passed through the ground and reached Hanekawa and Samui.
Samui's face changed slightly, and he jumped up to avoid the lightning.
But at this moment, the ground bulged and a dragon head took shape.
The dragon opened its mouth and spit out a mud bomb.
Samui quickly swung the dagger and made multiple slashes.
The mud bomb instantly broke into pieces.
But before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard the sound of breaking wind behind her.
She turned her head and saw Hanekawa's right fist turned into rock.
Samui's heart tightened and he subconsciously raised his arms to block.
With a bang!
Hanekawa hit her elbow.
Samui's first feeling was hardness, then pain.
A huge force surged up, causing her body to retreat uncontrollably.
She stood up, looked down, and saw that her arm was red and swollen.
But Samui knew that Hanekawa had already shown mercy.
She looked around and found that the people of the Hidden Cloud Village were in a state of disastrous defeat.
Samui couldn't help feeling panic.
At this moment, Aburame Shiwei suddenly sensed something and shouted, "The Fourth Raikage is here! He's alone!"
Tsunade and the others couldn't help but change their expressions slightly.
Before they could reply, they heard a loud thunder.
What followed was the arrival of dazzling lightning.
The burly Fourth Raikage Ai appeared.
His muscles bulged and he threw a simple punch.
The violent force tore through the air, and countless lightning bolts gathered on his fist.
And his target was Tsunade.
Tsunade's face suddenly became serious, and when she was about to fight back, a wall of earth rose in front of her.
The Fourth Raikage sneered and shattered the earth wall.
Heavy flow!
He changed from punching to elbowing and attacked Hanekawa who was standing in front of him.
Earth escape technique: rock fist!
Super strength!
Hanekawa's arm turned into rock and then slammed into the Fourth Raikage's elbow.
With a loud bang!
With them as the center, the ground shattered into pieces, turning into countless pieces of gravel and dust that were swept into the air waves and spread in all directions.
Hanekawa took a step back.
But the Fourth Raikage took two steps back.
"You are indeed good."
The Fourth Raikage looked at Hanekawa with surprise on his face.
He didn't expect that he would be at a disadvantage in the initial fight.
Although it was only a little bit, and he hadn't used his full strength, nor had he used the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
