The People Who Came to Track Us

Chapter 28 The People Who Came to Track Us

The dead should be respected.

After Uehara Naraku said those words, the expressions of the Kirigakure ninja were quite interesting. It was indeed strange that the little guy in front of them could block the wind release ninjutsu of the shuriken, but he was only one person, yet he was confident that he could kill their four squads?

"...What an arrogant brat!"

Whether it was Kakashi Hatake lurking in the shadows or the Kirigakure ninja, their first thought was that Naraku Uehara's attitude was too arrogant!

Even a renowned ninja like Kakashi wouldn't dare to charge head-on into this well-organized Mist Ninja unit. Yet that brat was openly provoking them. Was he courting death?

Kakashi Hatake peeked out slightly, secretly watching Uehara Naraku who was forming hand seals, and his mind was instantly captivated.

Uehara Naraku was slowly forming hand seals. Even without using the Sharingan, his movements were clearly visible. However, the sequence of hand seals was one that even Kakashi had never seen before. Was that brat going to use a ninjutsu that he had never heard of before?

Kakashi Hatake immediately focused intently, carefully using his Sharingan to memorize the hand seal sequence of Uehara Naraku, intending to secretly copy Uehara Naraku's ninjutsu!

Uehara Naraku was unaware of all this, but he didn't care. After casually forming a bunch of messy hand seals, he suddenly stretched his palm towards the sky, looked at the group of Kirigakure ninja, and smiled, "Farewell, if you survive... Lightning Release: Ten Thousand Lightning Prison!"

A storm of thunderclouds floated around Uehara, and bolts of lightning suddenly shot out from the storm, striking the heads of the group of Mist Ninja!

Several Mist ninja were instantly turned into charred remains by the lightning. The other Mist ninja dodged the first bolt of lightning, but then came the second, the third…

Lightning bolts struck one after another!

One of the Mist Ninjas was struck by lightning and fell to the ground before he could get up again!

The frequency and speed of the lightning attacks were not something they could easily handle. The Mist Ninja finally realized the predicament they were in under the thundercloud storm. They had little chance of escaping and didn't even have enough time to form hand seals for defense.

In the face of crisis, human nature is suddenly revealed.

The Jonin captain leaped to the side of one of his subordinates, grabbed his body, and threw him into the air, blocking two bolts of lightning. His subordinate was reduced to a charred corpse. Upon witnessing this, the other Chunin captains grabbed the bodies of their subordinates and comrades as shields for their own escape!

If it weren't for the lightning's high frequency of attacks, the ninjas of the Mist Ninja Squad might have even started a civil war where they killed each other!

Uehara Naraku watched the Mist Ninja in the thundercloud storm, the smile on his lips gradually fading. Faced with the threat to their lives, the Mist Ninja's performance was truly terrible, far inferior to the ninjas of Amegakure.

The Blood Mist Village's long-standing policy of not prohibiting infighting and even encouraging it has finally revealed its disastrous consequences: no one dares to easily trust their comrades anymore!

Uehara Naraku fought a most comfortable battle. He didn't need to use his second powerful skill. He just casually threw out some cards and completed a one-sided massacre.

Kakashi Hatake, who was watching all of this, was sweating profusely!

That boy killed four Mist Ninja squads with just one ninjutsu, including an elite squad led by a Jonin!

However, Kakashi Hatake was secretly pleased. Not only had he escaped the clutches of the Mist Ninja, but he had also copied a powerful Lightning Release ninjutsu, which happened to be Kakashi's specialty.

Advanced Mission 3: Kill ten official Chunin (10/10), reward 1000 Life Energy, reward 1000 Chakra Energy, reward 1000 Gold Coins, reward Life Energy Recovery increased by 100%, reward Chakra Energy Recovery increased by 100%.

Advanced Mission 4: Kill ten official Jonin (1/10), reward unknown.

Uehara Naraku observed in surprise the rewards he received for completing the third advanced mission. In addition to the usual rewards of life energy, chakra energy, and gold coins, he also received additional life energy recovery and chakra energy recovery.

Life Energy: 2201 (Standard Jonin: 1000~3000)

Chakra Energy: 3250 (Standard Kage level 3000~10000)

Life recovery: 4 points/second

Chakra recovery: 3 points/second

Remaining Gold Coins: 2070

Equipment: Seraph's Embrace, increases chakra energy by 1400, increases skill cooldown reduction by 20%, and reduces chakra consumption by 20%.

After observing his own attributes, Uehara Naraku breathed a sigh of relief. In addition to a significant increase in physical strength and stamina, his chakra energy had broken through three thousand points, finally allowing him to have a place to survive in this ninja world.

In addition to these regular rewards, there is also the restoration of life energy and chakra energy. In particular, the increase in chakra energy restoration allows Uehara Naraku to use the Flying Technique and the Mayfly Technique without restriction, at least ensuring his safety.

All that's left is to wait for Kisame Hoshigaki to arrive.

Uehara Naraku considered several ways to recruit Kisame Hoshigaki, but he was worried about Kisame's loyalty to the mysterious masked man and didn't want to expose himself easily.

In the end, Uehara Naraku decided to first severely injure Kisame Hoshigaki, and then forcibly take Kisame back to the Land of Rain. Would that count as completing the mission?

Beyond the mountains and forests.

A young man with a shark-like face led a group of over twenty Kirigakure (Hidden Mist) ninja squads to the foot of the mountain. In addition to them, a brown-haired woman also led three ninja squads, including a powerful reconnaissance ninja.

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Ao is the only non-Hyuga clan member with the Byakugan bloodline. He acquired a Byakugan by chance during the war, thus becoming the ninja with the strongest reconnaissance ability in Kirigakure.

The fact that Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki, top-tier combatants from the upper echelons of Kirigakure, joined forces here demonstrates their high regard for Kakashi Hatake and Kirigakure's thirst for information about Konoha.

Kisame Hoshigaki surveyed the mountain and said softly, "Senior Ao, let's begin! We guys only know how to communicate with our ninja swords; we'll have to trouble you with the task of searching for the enemy!"

"Understood... Roll your eyes open!"

Qing suddenly brought his two fingers together, opened his white eye vision, and carefully searched for traces in the mountains and forests, looking for figures among them.

After a while, Ao finished his search, his expression suddenly turning grim. He said in a deep voice, "All the ninjas at the northern outpost have been killed! There are two survivors on this mountain. One is a short kid, and the other is Kakashi Hatake. He's in the eastern forest!"

"Ha, looks like we're in luck!"

Kisame Hoshigaki removed the Samehada sword from his back and looked at Mei Terumi, saying, "Then, we'll go capture Kakashi Hatake next, with Mei Terumi assisting us in the encirclement. Is this arrangement acceptable?"

"casual."

Mei Terumi waved her hand dismissively, covered her mouth and chuckled, "Our goal is simply to capture that Copy Ninja. It doesn't matter who's in charge of the attack or who's in charge of the encirclement."

"Then I'll leave it to you!"

Kisame Hoshigaki, without any pretense, dragged his Samehada sword and jumped into the forest, followed closely by the pursuing ninja squad.

Mei Terumi and her subordinates set up a blockade around Kakashi's location in the mountains, forcing Kakashi to move towards Kisame Hoshigaki.

As for Uehara Naraku in the mountains, they paid him no attention.

There is only one person who truly cares about Uehara Nao's commitment to implementation.

(End of this chapter)