Naruto: I'm Not a Pokémon

Chapter 45 Determining the Goal

"Run!"

After Zabuza jumped onto the wall with Kaito, he subconsciously turned around to look at the place where the two had just hidden.

Just then, he saw three strangely shaped ninja tools flying out of the window.

The three ninja tools landed on three points at the same time with great precision, and surrounded the position where the two people were just now in a triangular formation.

The next moment, a violent explosion mixed with heat waves surged towards the center of the triangle.

Zabuza could even imagine that if Kaito had not led him to dodge, both of them might have been seriously injured now.

What was even more incredible was that this explosion, which was obviously quite powerful, did not leak out a single bit of energy; the fire, sound and even the shock wave of the explosion were all firmly confined within the triangle.

Even the grass next to it was only slightly yellowed by the heat and was not destroyed by the explosion.

Kaito, who also turned around and saw this scene, said subconsciously with disbelief in his eyes.

"Oh my gosh! What an explosion!"

Although the explosion was controlled within a fixed range for some unknown reason, Kaito still broke out in a cold sweat when he saw the ground that was blown beyond recognition.

There was no time to think, the 'Anticipation' alarm had not ended yet.

Kaito grabbed Zabuza tightly and jumped off the wall again, running out of the workshop.

Just as the two men left the wall, the tall and thin man flashed out of the window holding a black sword.

He swung the sword vigorously with one hand, and hot flames gushed out from the tip of the sword, like a burning fire dragon rushing into the sky, leaving behind only suffocating air after being burned wherever it passed.

Looking at the courtyard wall that was burnt directly after being attacked by the fire dragon, the two of them stopped hesitating and quickly ran into the mist and left.

The tall and thin young man did not continue to chase. He just stood in the yard of the workshop, looking at the wall that was burned by his attack, thoughtfully.

It was not until then that Kujaku walked out of the house holding a pair of swords.

"Hoki, you're not going to chase them anymore?"

"That's unnecessary. The other party only has two children. I'm worried that they are bait."

Kujaku thought about it and didn't dwell on this question, so she asked instead.

"Two children? Did you see their appearance clearly?"

"No, I only saw the backs of two kids around ten years old, but one of them had white hair and was carrying a short sword."

That's right, since Ao reminded the two to disguise themselves before they set off, Mirukawa Kaito, a guy with a head full of tricks, directly instigated Zabuza, and the two of them used transformation jutsu to become Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Obito respectively.

When Kujaku heard Hoki talking about the white-haired short sword, her pupils suddenly shrank and she spoke in a gloomy tone.

"Could it be those ninjas from Konohagakure Village? I remember there was a kid with white hair and a short sword on his back."

"It's possible that the so-called antique appraisal in their letter is just a cover."

Hoki thought about how the two of them were just talking about the letter from Team Minato and how he was almost fooled, and a hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes.

"We have to find a chance to get rid of them. Konohagakure Village is in the middle of a war right now, and no one will pay attention to them."

"Unfortunately, the conditions for reviving ancestor Seimei have not yet been gathered, otherwise this might be a good time to declare war on the despicable Five Great Ninja Countries."

At this point the mission had been completed. Considering that this was the first time he took his students abroad, Minato planned to stay a few more days to let his students broaden their horizons. However, he did not know that an inexplicable blame had been put on them.

And there are two ignorant frogs in the well who are looking for opportunities to kill them.

Of course, even if he knew, Minato would not care too much about this mysteriously confident person.

On the other side, after running for a while, Kaito saw that there was no enemy catching up and gradually slowed down.

Kaito stopped and grabbed Zabuza who was about to jump to the next roof.

"Okay, no need to take a detour, no one is following us."

Zabuza, who was now out of combat, had time to use his brain. Thinking of how Kaito had pulled him out of the enemy's attack range twice in advance, he couldn't help but feel a little grateful.

However, remembering the eye contact at the window before, he looked at his teammate strangely again.

"Why did you do that just now?"

Being asked this question so suddenly by Zabuza, Kaito was a little slow to react.

"When did I say I was going to take action?"

"There was no sound in the house before. Didn't you signal us with your eyes to go in and catch those two people?"

It was not until then that Kaito figured out why this guy who was preparing to retreat suddenly drew out his short sword.

"That's a look I gave to retreat! Would someone turn away when they give a look to arrest someone?"

Now Zabuza was speechless.

"Hey, maybe we should use tactical gestures next time? Besides, there are only two people on the other side, so there is no need for us to retreat."

Just when Kaito was about to explain, a voice interrupted their friendly discussion.

"What are you doing?"

In the dark night shrouded in mist, a voice suddenly appeared in the deserted alley, scaring the two men to instantly draw their weapons and take a defensive stance. Even Blue instantly pulled a piece of bubbles from his neck and prepared to attack.

However, after seeing who was coming, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ao-sensei, you're going to scare people to death."

"I saw what seemed to be a fire over at Four Celestial Symbols Men, so I rushed over. It seems that it was you who caused the noise."

Kaito was about to ask Ao how he found them, but before he opened his mouth, he remembered that as a perception-type jonin, it would be easy for Ao to find them in such a small village.

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Ao didn't waste any time and spoke directly.

"Let's go back to the hotel first. There's no need for me to investigate anymore."

Kaito and Zabuza looked at each other and didn't ask any more questions. They gathered chakra in their feet and followed Ao's steps.

After returning to the hotel, Kaito told Ao and Mei everything that happened to them that night.

"It is now basically certain that the people leading the smuggling are Four Celestial Symbols Men, and the leader of the Takumi Village should be under their control."

After listening to Kaito's story, Ao was not surprised. He just nodded and continued.

"It doesn't matter. It's enough to identify who the smugglers are. The next step is to find out who is trading with them in the Land of Water. The internal struggle of the Takumi Village has nothing to do with us. We just need to report to the village after we return."

Kaito thought about it and felt that what Ao said was right, but he felt that under the current circumstances, they might not be able to avoid the turmoil in the Takumi Village.

"Today, Kaito and Zabuza have already alarmed the other party. Will this make them alert?"

Terumi Mei said with some concern.

"Kaito said that their appearance has not been seen, so the problem is not big. We just need the account books, letters or order information to confirm which clan is trading with them. After all, the person who issued this mission is Jōnin Yagura."

Kaito agreed with what Ao said. The Land of Water could be involved in the Third Ninja World War at any time. If they made a big fuss while carrying out such a private mission abroad, they would not have a good time when they returned to the village.

"Ao-sensei, did you find out anything when you went to their leader's house?"

Although the smuggler had been identified, Zabuza still asked Ao casually.

But there was a strange expression on Ao's face.

"There is no one in the home of the chief of the Takumi Village."