Chapter 140
Hiruko's Hunt
Chapter 140 Hiruko's Hunt
"Suzuhara Ai?" Menma stroked his chin.
Uchiha Hikaru nodded: "According to the information Kari obtained, this rogue ninja joined Iwagakure a year ago. He is skilled in medical ninjutsu. Although he is not particularly outstanding, he is still a rare talent among rogue ninjas. Moreover, the timeline matches what you said."
"Then let's arrange for Kari to bring her back." Menma got up from the recliner, preparing to go to the Land of Earth to pick her up himself.
He shook the back of his right hand: "I'm leaving the contact to you."
"Hmm." Uchiha Hikaru nodded, watching Menma disappear into the courtyard with a whoosh.
The land of earth.
Inside Iwagakure Village, the controlled Kariya accepted a mission to leave the village from the village's mission hall.
Since the Third Shinobi World War, when 10,000 Iwagakure ninja fought the Third Raikage, Iwagakure suffered heavy losses. In order to preserve the village's strength, Onoki often entrusted some difficult missions to the Akatsuki organization.
However, this was only part of the mission. As the military force of the Land of Earth, Iwagakure continued to keep a low profile, accumulating its own number of ninjas and improving their quality.
Whether it's recruiting wandering ninjas or hiring members of the Akatsuki, the goal is to minimize casualties among the native ninjas trained by Iwagakure and allow them to grow up more effectively.
So it doesn't mean that the ninjas of Iwagakure don't have to carry out missions, otherwise how would they support themselves?
After accepting the mission, Kari left Iwagakure Village, which was surrounded by layers of mountains, with heavy steps.
The world outside the village is not much different from the village of Iwagakure, mostly with the heavy feeling of barren land. However, unlike the desert of the Land of Wind, this Land of Earth is more like a barren land after the overexploitation of natural resources.
As the hunters moved further southeast towards the Land of Earth, the number of trees gradually increased.
The fresh scent of soil and trees mingled, fallen leaves rustled underfoot, and sunlight filtered through layers of branches and leaves, casting dappled shadows.
Kari's eyes remained vacant; he acted entirely according to Uchiha Hikaru's instructions, without any personal will whatsoever.
Even when they wake up, they will forget everything that happened during that time, and will only think that they slept for a very long time.
Hunting's figure darted through the bushes, crossed the shallow stream, and headed southeast into the depths of the dense forest, gradually approaching the border of the Land of Rain.
Sudden.
A strange figure appeared out of nowhere beside Shou and launched an attack!
Hunt's fighting instincts compelled him to dodge in an instant.
boom!
Along the path that Hunt had just taken, a small patch of forest was destroyed, and from the dust, a strange beast appeared in the forest.
"What is this?" Kari frowned, and Uchiha Hikaru also saw the strange beast through Kari's vision.
Its head was a huge and fierce dog's head, with exposed fangs and a horn, emitting a low growl; on its back grew a pair of huge white wings, which could stir up a gust of wind with a gentle flap.
Its tail, however, was a two-headed snake with intertwined, menacing scales, writhing and hissing.
This monster is like a deformed stitch-together of multiple creatures, and it is truly terrifying.
The monster appeared with a nauseating stench of blood and decay. Its enormous dog head let out a deafening bark at the hunter, the sound waves making the surrounding leaves tremble.
call out--
Just as Hunt was focused on the monster, several bandages suddenly shot out from the shadows of the forest and attacked him.
"Explosion Release: Landmine Fist!" He clenched his right fist and slammed it down on the incoming bandages. Chakra erupted instantly, creating a shockwave that spread outwards. Several bandages in front were engulfed by the massive explosion, but those coming from other directions snaked around the blast like snakes, quickly bypassing the explosion and continuing their attack!
"What?!" Before Shou could react, several bandages pierced his limbs and torso with precision.
puff!
His shoulders and thighs were pierced by bandages as hard as iron, and the smell of blood filled the air.
Shou let out a muffled groan and fell to his knees, blood seeping into his torn clothes.
He looked up in the direction of the bandages and saw a 'boy' wearing a white binding robe and wrapped in bandages emerge from the shadow of a large tree.
The white straitjacket had a high collar that concealed the lower half of his face, while the upper half resembled that of a young boy, with scarlet eyes, a red dot on his forehead, and his long, tied-up white hair swaying slightly.
"Who are you?" Hunting had only been given orders, but his body still retained its instincts.
The mysterious ninja snorted coldly, seemingly impatient with Hunt's resistance, and raised his hand to finish him off.
With a sudden burst of strength, Hunti broke free from the piercing bandages and lunged in front of the mysterious ninja, his right fist already outstretched!
"Explosion Release: Landmine Fist!" Kari's right fist swung out, striking the mysterious ninja's palm!
The instant their hands touched, Explosion Release was triggered, and a massive explosion instantly engulfed the mysterious ninja in front of Hunter.
Just when Hunter thought the enemy was doomed, the explosion was sucked into the palm of the mysterious ninja.
"What?!" Even while being manipulated, Kari showed a look of surprise.
"Nether Release: Absorption Hole!" The mysterious ninja's deep voice rang out, sounding like that of a young boy.
Hunt's Explosion Release was completely absorbed. Only then did Hunt notice that there were two strange patterns on the palm of the other's hand emitting red light, like two overlapping openings.
The next moment, the bandages covering the mysterious god's entire body shot out, binding Shou like a rice dumpling.
Instantly, Uchiha Hikaru's remote control became sluggish, and he gradually lost control of Kari.
"Hmph, first prey." The mysterious ninja looked at the unconscious Hunter, a satisfied laugh coming from beneath the bandages.
hum-
The strange, magical beast landed beside him and knelt down.
The white-haired, mysterious ninja leaped onto the back of a strange summoning beast, carrying the bandaged Kari, and quickly disappeared into the forest.
A short while later, when Menma, wearing a white three-eyed fox mask, arrived, only mottled bloodstains and chaotic chakra traces remained on the battlefield.
'Is this the light?' The markings on the back of his hand were faintly visible as Menma used this method to communicate with Uchiha Hikaru, who was far away in the Land of Stars.
"Yes, the attacker was a white-haired boy-like ninja with a... strange summoning beast..." Uchiha Hikaru recounted the details of the attack on Kari to Menma.
A white-haired boy wearing a white restraint suit, with red eyes, who uses bandages as his attack method, possesses the ability to absorb ninjutsu using Dark Release, and has a strange summoning beast.
“It seems Hiruko has made his move.” Menma pondered for a moment, then clearly uttered a name, with a hint of amusement and understanding: “Perfect, I didn’t know where to find this guy.”
The white three-eyed fox mask lifted, revealing Kagura's inner eye—
open!
(End of this chapter)