Konoha: Archers of the Hyuga family

The sky is slightly bright.

The sound of whistles in the port continued continuously, and large ships started their steam engines and raised their sails to sail towards the sea.

Finally, when the target ship left the port, Sarutobi Ryuichi jumped down from the roof, and took the members of the third class with him. In the little darkness left before the sun rose, he ran as fast as possible on the water, sucking the ship like barnacles. Side of body.

Because of the angle, even if the people on the boat stuck out half their heads, they couldn't see the three of them.

Half of their bodies are hidden under the water, making it difficult for people elsewhere to spot them.

After the ship was out to sea for some distance, the four of them sneaked onto the ship along the stern and quietly dealt with the two bragging crew members.

Afterwards, Kakashi and Yuanping Yu walked to one side.

Sarutobi led Ikkaku Mizuhara to the other side.

Anyway, the ship is so big, and it's already on the target ship, so it can't be considered a separate operation, and it was agreed to gather in the captain's room after everyone is dealt with. If four people are together, the target will be too big, and the efficiency of clearing the enemy will be too low.

Soon, all the dozen or so crew members standing guard on the deck lay on the ground.

Because this ship is nominally a cargo ship, there is cargo on the deck.

Kakashi and Sarutobi checked one by one and confirmed that most of the contents were wholesale snacks and some wooden products. No one was locked inside. The captain and crew were basically ordinary people.

The four of them met in the captain's cabin and decided that Mizuhara Ikkaku and Hara Taira Yuki would watch the captain and supervise him to turn around and go to another port in the Land of Fire, while Sarutobi Ryuichi and Kakashi went down to the cabin to rescue the abducted children...

At this point, the four of them still don’t know that their every move is under the watchful eyes of others...

……

Hinata Kumokawa's hands were tied behind his back.

He was the only one in the entire cabin.

But there were not only about [-] crew members on the ship, more than [-] children, and a ninja team that did not carry any identification items. There were six people in total, but Hinata Kumokawa confirmed the identity of the other party from the moment they boarded the ship.

...The ninja of Kirigakure Village.

That beheading sword was too conspicuous.

Moreover, this six-man team includes an estimated two members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and a thin man who has a bandage wrapped around his face and a mask. His "sword" is a steel piece 1.3 meters long and two centimeters in diameter. Needle, the tail of the needle can also pass through steel wire.

Therefore, he just wanted to stay calm and wait for the ship to dock.

I didn't even dare to take a second look, for fear of being noticed by them.

Then, Sarutobi Ryuichi brought the third class to the door and attacked the crew. The six people in the cabin had been aware of it since the third class boarded the ship, but for some reason they did not stop the third class from attacking the crew...

This feeling is like a trap~

However, Hinata Kumokawa could not remind them.

The cabin where he was imprisoned was only two wooden partitions away from the cabin where the Kirigakure ninja team rested. He felt that if he broke free from the rope, he would be discovered. For the sake of his own life, he could only watch the four people get on the boat.

If nothing is done, the third team may really be wiped out on this ship...

Finally, as soon as Kakashi and Sarutobi entered the cabin, the six ninjas in the arm next door also made moves.

……

"Keep that child and kill the others."

A man wearing the same ANBU mask stood up and issued orders to the others.

The thin man beside him curled his lips.

"Cut~"

"If that kid dies, our partnership ends."

"Okay, I won't let him die, but get hurt..."

"Don't overdo it."

"Jie Jie Jie..."

……

……

"It's too quiet, teacher~"

Kakashi pricked up his ears, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart.

Sarutobi Ryuichi also cheered up.

The boat is not particularly large and has three levels of interior cabins.

The first floor is a small cabin with symmetrical sides. There are small round windows on the door. From the outside, you can see the beds and bedding. It is obviously the crew dormitory, and there are some sleeping crew members.

Sarutobi Ryuichi and Kakashi did not alert these people and went straight to the next floor.

The corridor on the second floor was much shorter, as if it was cut off by a door. The two of them were still preparing to check each room, when suddenly a sharp thorn stabbed out from under Saru Feilong's foot.

It was so fast that by the time it hurt, the spikes had already been pulled out.

Sarutobi quickly pulled Kakashi back, but felt a cold feeling on his back. He suddenly bent over and curled up into a ball. The sharp blade scraped across his back, cutting off a bunch of hair that had not followed the movement.

After a moment of fighting, the two retreated to the stairs.

Sarutobi looked at the sword that had cut through the wall, frowned, and gestured for Kakashi to go up to the deck to join Harahira Yuki and the other two.

"Decapitating sword?"

"Hehe~"

The young ninja with the cross-shaped scar on his right face just grinned, showing his fangs, and turned around and slashed at Sarutobi Ryuu's chest.

As soon as Sarutobi left, he took out his dagger, blocked the powerful and heavy blow, used his strength to put one foot on the stairs, climbed up the stairs, and avoided the steel thorns thrust out from below.

Before they could catch up, he left and returned to the deck.

The space below was too small, and the opponent was flanked by two people. The space to escape was pitifully small, so it was more beneficial for him to retreat to the deck.

Loquat Juzo followed closely, opening a hole in the deck and jumping out from below. Another thin man wearing a mask followed Sarutobi Ryuuichi and walked out of the stairs.

One after another, Sarutobi Ryuichi was sandwiched in the middle, forming a situation of being flanked on both sides.

"Beheading with a big knife, long knife with stitches... It seems that it was premeditated~"

Sarutobi Ryuichi asked again, trying to get some information and delay time.

But Loquat Juzo just smiled at him and bared his teeth, without saying a word, he raised his beheading sword and used random cloak sword skills. The suppressed Sarutobi retreated step by step, trying to avoid the stitches that were inserted into his back.

Even in a one-on-one match, it was difficult for Sarutobi Ryuu to defeat him even if he was injured in one of his feet. After all, the opponent was a member of Kirigakure Village's most elite ninja force, so he could barely stand a chance of winning without being injured.

In less than 2 minutes, Sarutobi Ryuichi's thigh was penetrated by a stitch, and a steel wire from behind was left on his body. If he moved slowly, a piece of flesh was cut off from his forearm with a decapitation knife.

Just when he was looking at the blade of the beheading sword and his mind was already racing, the captain's cab in the distance suddenly exploded...

Loquat Juuzang inevitably distracted some of his attention.

Sarutobi Ryuu reluctantly formed a seal.

On the other side, Kakashi ran out of the fire with Yuki Harahara on his back, followed by two somewhat embarrassed masked men, but as soon as one of them escaped from the fire, he was hit by three arrows shot from the sea. Hitting the back, the whole person exploded into pieces.

The other swung his short knife to deflect the arrows directed at him, but was still blown away by the explosion. The explosion shattered the iron ring with spiral patterns on the outside. Four or five metal fragments were nailed into the masked man's body, and he let out a muffled groan. Carrying it to the ground and no longer living...