NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 13: Pah~
Rustle, rustle.
Under the faint moonlight, a figure was walking slowly in front, and another figure was chasing closely behind.
Even though he was being chased, the figure was still humming softly, and the song kept echoing in Hizashi's ears.
Kagome, Kagome~
The bird in the middle is~
Is it so easy to get out~
The night is bright~
Is the crane and the turtle so beautiful~
Who is the one in the front~
"Who is this guy?"
Hizashi's brows were tightly knitted, and the song made him more irritated, and the depression in his heart became more and more intense.
This is Hyuga, in Konoha.
Although most of the defensive forces are concentrated on the Kumogakure envoys and the daughter of the main family, it is also very unwise to actively sing and expose the position.
"And this guy has been stuck at the edge of the Byakugan range. Is he trying to lead me somewhere?"
Wait! No!!
Hizashi suddenly stopped, as if he had just woken up from a dream and realized something.
"Release!" He made seals with both hands to disrupt the flow of chakra in his body.
The ballad that had been echoing in his ears disappeared instantly, and the scene in front of him gradually distorted and changed.
An ancient courtyard, scattered wood chips, and Neji who fainted next to him.
It turned out that he had never left the courtyard from beginning to end and had been running in illusions.
Hizashi's chest rose and fell, panting heavily, with a horrified expression: "Illusion? When?!"
After removing the illusion, he immediately found many mistakes in the details.
"It's so obvious to lure the enemy into a trap or to lure the tiger away from the mountain. How could I fall into a trap, or even abandon Neji and chase alone?"
But he didn't realize it at all and ran to that figure for minutes!
If he hadn't accidentally discovered that the blind spot of the Byakugan disappeared, he didn't know how long he would be immersed in the illusion!
Hizashi was full of fear, and a layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
But with a glance, he found a figure sitting quietly in the corridor.
Hizashi subconsciously blocked Neji behind him, and at the same time wanted to send a signal of enemy invasion.
"The past five minutes were enough for me to kill you countless times, and the exact moment you send a signal, it is enough for me to cut your throat, pierce your heart, blow up your brain, and kill the child behind you."
In a cold and cruel voice, accompanied by violent and bloody murderous aura.
Hizashi couldn't help but stiffen his body, and the movement of his hands also stopped instantly.
This guy is serious, and he has the ability to do it...
Hizashi was tense all over and slowly turned to look at the figure.
The upper body of the man was hidden in the shadows, and his figure and face could not be seen clearly, but the three-eyed fox mask on his face could be faintly seen.
The dress on his body was also very unfamiliar, and it was highly likely that he was not a person from Konoha.
Hiashi took the initiative to ask, "Is the illusion you just used an auditory illusion?"
Illusions use chakra to interfere with the opponent's five senses, disrupt the opponent's chakra, and make them fall into hallucinations.
Visual illusions are the most common type of illusions, and the Uchiha clan is best at using visual illusions.
There are very few illusions that use senses such as hearing, smell, and touch.
Hiashi had only heard of it, and this was the first time he had seen an auditory illusion.
But the man did not answer him but just stretched out his hand to tease the bird that was in the cage next to him, and did not even look at him.
He said calmly, "I'm going to say a few words now and then leave, and you have to listen to my words and then go home to take care of your child."
"Every few years from now, you will look at his face and be glad that you are still alive, and glad that you choose to walk towards the light instead of death."
"Because on a certain night, you chose not to take a certain path."
The masked man turned his head to look at Hizashi, and his tone was extremely calm from beginning to end: "Do you understand what I said?"
Looking at the blue eyes behind the mask, which were as calm as dead water, Hizashi felt a chill in his heart.
When did such a person appear in the ninja world? He doesnt know anyone like this or receive any news.
Just then.
The masked man suddenly said, "Your death is coming, but you don't know it at all."
"What do you mean?"
The masked man didn't care about his reaction and reached out to open the cage that imprisoned the bird.
But I don't know if it has been locked up for too long and has forgotten how to fly.
The bird was indifferent to the vast sky outside and still pecked at the food gently in the cage.
Menma hummed the ballad again.
"Bamboo cage, bamboo cage eyes~ When will the little bird in the cage come out?"
"At dawn~ The crane and the turtle slipped~ Who is the one behind them?"
And Hizashi, who had just been bound by the illusion, subconsciously made a seal upon hearing the sound.
But the next second, his white eyes widened instantly.
"You!"
The figure who was originally sitting on the corridor disappeared and, in an instant, was infront of him holding his hand that wanted to make a seal.
Although the force was very light, it made him completely unable to move.
"Isn't this nursery rhyme nice?"
Although he couldn't see the face under the mask, Hizashi always felt that this guy seemed to be laughing.
But he didn't feel funny at all.
He only felt fear.
With this strange speed, if this masked man wanted to kill him, he could really cut off his head in an instant.
"I heard this nursery rhyme from an island. The children there were playing a game at that time."
The masked man said, "The ghost child squats in the middle and covers his eyes. A group of children sing this nursery rhyme around the ghost. When the child finishes singing, if the ghost child guesses who is facing him from behind..."
"That person will become the scapegoat for the bird in the cage."
The masked man's tone became meaningful: "The name of this nursery rhyme is "The Bird in the Cage."
Through the faint moonlight, Hyuga Hizashi saw the man in front of him clearly.
He wore a white three-eyed fox mask on his face, black fingerless sleeves, dark red bandages on his arms and calves, and only black short hair was exposed.
The dress, voice, and figure were all very unfamiliar.
Hiashi said solemnly: "Who are you, and why are you here?"
"Although my people are now gathered in the main hall, as long as I send a signal, even if you kill me, you can..."
"You can try."
The masked man interrupted his threat directly and said calmly: "Although the strength of this clone is very weak and cannot destroy Konoha, it is still no problem to destroy the Hyuga."
... Clone?
Hiashi was stunned, veins popped up around his eye sockets, and his face was instantly shocked.
His Byakugan couldn't see through it?
However, this terrible chakra...
"If it's really like what he said, that a shadow clone has this kind of strength is unbelievable?!"
Although chakra cannot fully represent strength, it can reflect strength to a certain extent.
And in his Byakugan, the concentration of chakra in this guy's body is more dazzling and richer than the Third Hokage!
"I came here just to free the bird in the cage, but it looks like he doesn't want to leave."
The masked man stretched his palm into the cage, and the bird stood in his palm very obediently.
But once he tried to grab the bird out of the cage, the bird began to struggle violently.
Looking at the bird flapping its wings and trying to escape from his palm, the masked man's eyes condensed.
Pah! ... splurch!
"We will see each other soon."
Under the horrified gaze of Hyuga Hizashi, the masked man shook the blood off his hand, turned around and left without saying anything more.