The Shadow of Konoha

Because of this sudden event, the corner of the battlefield where Hanyu was located seemed to freeze for a moment.

Monzaemon and his iconic puppets, "The Chikamatsu", are very well-known to both the Sand Village and Konoha ninjas. The Sand Village ninjas were waiting for this heroic ninja from their village to play a corresponding role on the battlefield, while the Konoha ninjas were preventing this powerful and brutal enemy from doing more harmful actions. However, what no one expected was that he would die just like that.

The one who did it was a young Konoha ninja. At this time, all the eyes of the people around him, whether they were enemies or friends, were focused on Hanyu.

But Hanyu seemed unaware that he had done something big. The strong lightning on his body dissipated little by little until it returned to its original "weak" level.

The noisy sounds from other parts of the battlefield reawakened the shocked ninjas on both sides of the enemy and the battle that had been temporarily suspended started again. No matter who was missing from the battlefield, the fight had to continue.

But this time, Hanyu did not rush forward like before. On the contrary, he moved backward and retracted into the Konoha line.

A quick assassination might be a good strategy that could catch the enemy by surprise, but when the enemy has already paid special attention to him, continuing to be "arrogant" would be a way to death, so Hanyu hid himself again and looked for an opportunity to prepare the next thundering attack.

To stand out on the battlefield was never the purpose of his actions, but it was merely the negative impact brought about after he achieved his goal.

"Hanyu, you rushed too far forward. The team was completely out of touch just now!" Nagisa said to Hanyu in a warning tone.

At this time, Hanyu retreated, and his team members finally caught up and gathered around him again.

They all thought that Hanyu rushed forward because he became too excited and out of control after seeing Monzaemon due to the previous "grudge" between the two sides. However, this is not the case, because even now after dealing with Monzaemon, Hanyu is still very calm.

Even when the rest of the team was shocked that he had the strength to defeat Monzaemon, Hanyu himself was very calm and normal, as if he didn't correctly understand the significance of a Genin killing Monzaemon.

"I'm sorry, because I just happened to see him, and I felt I could kill him this time, so I went over to kill him." Hanyu expressed his apologies to his teammates, and his attitude was filled with assurance that he would never do that again.

However, it is estimated that no one in this team will easily trust his attitude again... He was the one who asked everyone to maintain the formation, but he was also the first one to break the formation.

The three team members looked at each other. They could tell that Hanyu meant what he said about attacking Monzaemon. In fact, there was no grudge between Hanyu and Monzaemon, nor was there any resentment or revenge because of the last battle. The only conflict between them was the village's standpoint. It was because of this that Hanyu could keep a calm mind and kill.

But it is precisely because of this kind of "telling the truth" that what Hanyu expressed sounded even less like human words.

Can someone explain what it means to "feel that I can kill, so I kill"?

At this moment, even Renjuro has already prepared the lines that he can explain to his descendants decades later: "When I was young, I had a ninja friend. Do you know how he learned ninjutsu and went to the battlefield?"

Future generations certainly don't want to know, but it fully illustrates the shock this ancestor is feeling right now.

"Hanyu, the ninjutsu you used just now..."

Before Nagisa could ask the question, Hanyu took the initiative to say, "Well, it's the ninjutsu that I said I wanted to try before the battle. From the results, it seems to have achieved the desired effect. It is powerful, but... it's best not to count on it too much. This technique itself consumes a lot of chakra, and it is also a bit too difficult to perform. With my current level, I have no way to use it proficiently."

Hanyu was afraid that his teammates, who had seen the power of the Water Break Wave, would rely too much on this technique in an emergency, so he had to pour a basin of cold water on them in advance... It was a super advanced water-style ninjutsu , and Hanyu couldn't expect him to keep spitting it out like spitting.

"I understand." Hearing what Hanyu said, Nagisa nodded immediately. Advanced and powerful ninjutsu all have corresponding risks, and you can't expect it to be used and exert its power under normal circumstances. This is a simple truth that any ninja is very clear about.

As long as the teammates understood, Hanyu nodded, and after the team had re-arranged their formation, he continued, "Next, we stay within the battle line, pay attention to the position of the Hokage, and be ready to provide support there at any time."

"Don't worry, I'm always keeping an eye on that place. The Hokage's movements will never escape my eyes." Renjuro assured him. Hanyu glanced at him and almost forgot that he was the scout ninja in the team. However, what he said sounded a little strange, not like the description of a scout ninja.

Just as Hanyu was about to say something, bursts of ninjas' wailing erupted not far ahead, and at the same time, the bloody smell around them suddenly reached a level that was pungent to the nose and mouth.

The Konoha ninja in front continued to move forward, making way for the position that blocked Hanyu's vision. Then, Hanyu saw that the puppets of the Chikamatsu Ten that he had just dismantled were flying again... Although many of the damaged puppets could only move half of their bodies, they were still as lethal as before.

Even though his upper body was split by lightning and his heart was pierced, Monzaemon was still alive? For a moment, this absurd thought appeared in Hanyu's mind.

"No, that's not the case."

Soon, he rejected this idea. Hanyu looked back along the damaged puppets and saw a three-man team from Sunagakure. These puppets were now controlled by one of them.

This is a team consisting of two men and one woman. One of them has some similarities between their eyebrows. They are both in their twenties, like siblings. The damaged Chikamatsu Ten should be controlled by the female ninja.

In addition, the remaining member was much younger, with his hands folded, as if ready to manipulate something at any time. To use Sansho's words, the age of this enemy ninja should be "about the same as Hanyu".

Then Hanyu lowered his sight and saw layers of fine iron sand where the three people were standing. Although he could not judge from their appearance, based on his feeling and these characteristics, Hanyu realized that these three people were most likely the team composed of Chiyo, Ebizo and the future Kazekage whose name he did not know.

Passing through layers of friendly and enemy ninjas, Hanyu and Chiyo looked into each other's eyes. There was no affection at all in this, only cold, overwhelming murderous intent.

"Can we kill him?" Nagisa asked quietly behind Hanyu.

"It's a bit risky." In fact, what Hanyu wanted to say was that he couldn't win at all. If he guessed the identities of the people on the opposite side correctly, then this three-person team must be the strongest team in Sunagakure.

The situation of Ebizo is unclear, so let's put it aside for now. Although Chiyo's poison is strange, it can be avoided barely. However, Hanyu is really not sure about the magnetic escape technique of the "Third Kazekage".

Just as Hanyu was thinking about how to deal with the opponent, he saw his "peer" among the enemies stretch out his arm and then clench his fist.

"Oh no!" Hanyu exclaimed, but it was too late.

At this moment, under their feet, a dark curtain suddenly protruded and opened from the ground, and then, like a carnivorous plant, it was about to wrap up the Hanyu team.

Magnetic escape technique is a magnetic escape technique that can crush the flesh and blood body into pieces.

With Hanyu's speed, he could certainly escape from this move, but his teammates were in life-and-death crisis. Hanyu suddenly pulled Yasanagi to his side. There was no need to be hypocritical at this time. Saving as many people as possible was a good thing.

However, just as the "iron wall" formed by the magnetic escape was about to squeeze over, an even larger and swifter steel pestle swept over from mid-air with a tremendous force, smashing the magnetic escape into pieces.

"Saruma... is the Sandaime Hokage?"

To be exact, the iron pestle was the golden hoop transformed from the summoning beast Sarumo of the Third Hokage. At this time, it was the Hokage who saved Hanyu and others.

The Hanyu team was no match for the Sand Village team, but sorry, the Third Hokage was able to defeat them. Although it cannot be said that defeating such an enemy was a piece of cake for the Third Hokage, that would be too arrogant after all, so...

It's just average.

It's just about average, just barely.

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