After taking over the snake uncle's foundation, Sasuke came to surrender on his own initiative.

"The once famous Takigakure seems to be on the verge of collapse. If the ruthless man who assassinated the first Hokage was still in the village, with his brain, he should immediately flee with his ninjas and abandon this paradise."

"Hehe... Speaking of which, a ninja village that survives by selling out its own ninjas has no need to exist in the ninja world."

"Now that person's name is well-known in the underground black market..."

"Although the ninjas recruited by Otogakure are not good enough, the top ninjas are very powerful. After all, this is a powerful ninja village. Even if the larger Takigakure were to fight against it, there would be no hope of holding on to this place."

Intelligence personnel from various ninja villages expressed their opinions one after another, their expressions revealing deep regret and vigilance.

Otogakure is located between four major countries. Its sudden rise will undoubtedly pose a certain degree of threat to the four major ninja villages.

However, just as everyone was discussing the matter, things took an unexpected turn.

In the dense forest.

Suddenly, a piercing shout was heard, and the sound spread far away, filled with endless panic: "Master Ninja of the Hidden Cloud Village, I agree to your Raikage's request! Hurry up and act!"

An older Takinin from the ninja clan flew to the top of the tallest tree.

He seemed to have a high status among the Taki ninjas.

He was not wearing a simple combat uniform, but an exquisite brown large tortoise. The man looked from afar in the direction of seven or eight figures wearing cloud ninja forehead protectors, with a panicked look, as if he was trying to grasp the last straw.

Hearing this voice, everyone was shocked.

The Sound Ninjas who were committing the bloody massacre were also shocked. The four captains looked at each other, they quickly became alert and entered a state of alert again.

"All squadrons, stop fighting and shrink your formation!"

"First Squadron, stop fighting and shrink your formation!"

"Second Squadron..."

"Tenth Squadron, stop fighting! Stop fighting! Gather behind me!"

Following the shouts of other squadron leaders, Sasuke turned around and shouted at the squadron members behind him in the same manner.

Then he also looked in a certain direction outside the forest.

Although he saw a lush forest, the boy still frowned slightly, with a heavy look on his face. "If Yunyin really intervenes, it will be troublesome..."

The sounds of fighting in the forest quickly ceased.

The world became silent at this moment.

But as time passed, there seemed to be no movement outside the forest, which made the old Taki Ninja who was shouting gradually show despair on his face.

The four Zabuza looked at each other, their expressions slightly relaxed, and they nodded, reaching a consensus. "We must fight quickly to avoid any changes. We can't delay any longer! Let's go!"

Boo hoo hoo hoo——

Before he finished speaking, four figures appeared and moved quickly up and down in the forest. Wherever they passed, all the Takinin were thrown to the ground, and blood was splattered in the sky.

Even though the remaining one hundred or so Taki ninjas scattered and fled like fallen leaves in the forest, they were still quickly chopped to the ground one by one, or their bodies were hung on tree trunks, dying with their eyes open.

During this period, the Taki ninjas were never able to get the support they had imagined, which made them furious, and their despair turned into rage, and even madness!

"Asshole! You actually lied to us!"

"Hahahahaha..."

"I am Kakuzu, I am the God of Ninja! Everyone, kneel down!"

The Sound Ninjas were all speechless at this moment.

The desperate cry just now seemed to be a sure win, making people mistakenly believe that reinforcements from Kumogakure would really appear.

The result is to scare people.

"Ahhh! I don't want to die!"

Watching the tribesmen following him fall one by one, the tribe leader who had shouted earlier looked filled with grief and anger.

Stepping quickly on the treetops, he turned his head and looked towards the west side of Taki Forest. The old face was already distorted, desperate and hideous.

"Why...why don't you come to save me..."

Behind him, Zabuza, who had been eyeing him for a long time, sneered and quickly approached him with a beheading sword in hand, swinging the sword towards his head and saying, "Die!"

call--

The heavy blade flashed a cold light.

at this time!

Suddenly, the body of this Taki ninja was covered by a layer of khaki substance, forming a yellow round sphere, like an enlarged version of the glutinous rice balls commonly seen on the market.

Chirp——

An eerie sound was heard, like a foot sinking into a swamp.

Zabuza's sword chopped the top of the sphere, but the sphere suddenly sank, leaving a deep dent, nearly two feet deep.

Then it seemed to have reached some kind of extreme. Not only could the beheading sword no longer penetrate even a little deeper, Zabuza's hands holding the sword even began to tremble.

creak-

creak-

There was a teeth-grinding squeezing sound in the air, and then the sword slowly began to bounce back upwards!

"Terrible defensive power! It actually returned my strength doubled!" Zabuza couldn't help but have a look of shock on his face.

The beheading sword ranks first in weight among the seven ninja swords, even heavier than Samehada. This unique advantage also greatly increases the power of the holder's sword attacks.

The defense that could easily withstand his full-strength sword attack was definitely not something that an ordinary ninja could do.

Not to mention Taki Ninja, it is simply impossible for him to do it.

"And... this rubber-like substance should be a materialized product of some special chakra of the bloodline limit, and it is definitely not the effect of drinking the hero's water..."

Landing on the treetop, Zabuza wanted to draw his sword and retreat, but found that he couldn't pull it out at all. He turned his head to look at the man behind him, his mind quickly turning, his eyes slowly narrowed into a dangerous arc. "Yunyin forehead protector... rubber... could it be him..."

at this time.

"Melting Release - Membrane Whiskers!"

The sudden strong sense of danger coming from behind made Zabuza's face change suddenly. He stepped suddenly to the left, and his hand loosened, and he was about to drop the sword and escape.

But the next second, his body tensed up and he lost control of the entire right half of his body.

"Damn it!" Zabuza's heart sank, he still couldn't completely dodge.

His entire right arm, along with the beheading sword, was actually tightly entangled by a yellow whip as thick as his arm, and he couldn't pull it out no matter how hard he tried.

Seeing this, the white face not far away became anxious. "Ice Release - Ice Crystal Thousand Books!"

Whoosh whoosh—

Countless white ice needles that are difficult to see with the naked eye are flying like a meteor shower, breaking through the air from under the dense leaves and attacking the figure standing on the treetop holding a yellow whip, trying to force him to let go.

Seeing this, the man's eyes flashed, and he raised one hand in front of his chest, with his index and middle fingers standing side by side. "Melting Escape - Protective Jade!"

cluster--

Starting from under his feet, a khaki semicircular shield suddenly condensed on the surface of his body, blocking all the ice needles shooting from below.

"Boo--!"

Thousands of ice needles only penetrated a shallow layer before breaking off from the surface of the shield, scattering everywhere and falling to the ground.

The man once again formed a seal with one hand, "Laojuku - Rubber Ball!"

He opened his mouth and spit out a dark yellow object like a stone, drawing a semicircular curve in the air and flying towards the white forest below.

"Forcibly changing the trajectory of a ninjutsu? This guy has such a terrifying chakra control!" Bai's face suddenly changed, "Ice Release - Magic Mirror Ice Crystal!"

A total of eight rectangular ice mirrors emitting chilling air suddenly appeared in the shape of a Chinese character "品" in the woods, and Bai's figure suddenly disappeared.

Among these ice mirrors, which total to multiple, Bai can move at the speed of light.

"In this way, even if the ninjutsu attack can change direction, it won't be able to hit me if it can't find my hiding place, right?" But just when Bai was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a young man's voice suddenly sounded in the distance of Taki Forest.

"Master Tutai, the top piece on the west side!"

"understand!"

The man called Tutai's eyes lit up, and a fist-sized yellow ball in mid-air went straight into the treetops. In almost a flash, it accurately hit the ice mirror where Bai was hiding.

At this time, Bai just had the idea of ​​moving to another location.

Click——! !

A sound like glass shattering suddenly rang out in the woods.

"Ugh..." Bai groaned, and his figure was revealed in the exploding ice crystals. When he fell to the ground, his neutral and gentle face showed pain, and his body was unable to move during the free fall.

This scene was so sudden that all the Sound Ninjas around the woods changed color.

call out--

A figure in white flashed through the woods and caught Bai, and the two of them landed on the ground one after another.

"How about it?"

Looking at his companion who was leaning on him and couldn't even stand steadily, Neji couldn't help but look slightly gloomy.

call out--

In the blink of an eye, Kabuto and Kimimaro also rushed over from behind the woods, and together with Neji, stood beside the controlled Zabuza.

Boo hoo hoo...

On the opposite side, there were also seven or eight figures approaching quickly and standing on the treetops behind the man holding the yellow rubber rope.

"who are you!?"

Kimimaro looked gloomy and shouted loudly.

The squadron leaders including Karin who were rushing over from the rear also looked confused.

The protective jade slowly dissolved, and this high-ranking figure of Takinin suddenly became very excited, and immediately joined that group of people.

Dou looked at the other group calmly, and his pupils shrank slightly, then quickly returned to a round shape.

He recognized it.

The tall man in the middle looked to be around 40 years old, with a serious look and a calm temperament.

He was wearing a dark blue high-collared ninja uniform, a black eye patch on his left eye, a square hood of the same color as his clothes on his head, and a tuft of beard on his chin. He was also looking at Neji and the others calmly.

"A jonin from the Hidden Cloud Village, a courtier and right-hand man of two generations of Raikages, an examiner of the supreme Rayleigh's hot sword, and a person who possesses the Lava Release bloodline limit that can transform chakra into rubber!"

"The earthen platform..."

Kabuto spoke slowly, his tone calm.

He turned his gaze to the young man beside him, and suddenly there was a hint of emotion in his eyes. "They really look alike..."

This is a man with short yellow hair, who looks to be around twenty years old.

His face was well-defined and handsome, and his delicate features and flowing yellow hair made him look about 60% similar to the late Fourth Hokage of Konoha.

Kabuto took a deep breath, tilted his head slightly, and explained to Neji and the others in a low voice. "This guy's name is Xi, an elite jonin from the Hidden Cloud Village, good at illusion, medical ninjutsu, and perception ninjutsu. He is an extremely rare all-around genius ninja, and is regarded as the left hand of the Fourth Generation Raikage..."

After a pause, Dou added another sentence.

"The flaw in the White Ice Release Ninjutsu I just discovered should be the work of this guy..."

Hearing this, Zabuza's face tensed slightly. "Taki-nin actually has a secret connection with Kumogakure?"

After taking a look at Zabuza who couldn't move, Kimimaro's expression darkened slightly. He secretly glanced at Kabuto beside him, his eyes flashing slightly, as if asking a question.

Although he didn't say anything, Kabuto quickly understood what he meant.

He shook his head slightly. "That gate ban technique requires a lot of materials to be prepared in advance. I used them up last time in Konoha, and I didn't have time to prepare them this time."

Seeing this, a hint of disappointment flashed across Kimimaro's emerald green eyes.

Seeing this, a hint of anxiety appeared on Neji's cold face.

What he was more concerned about was the situation that had suddenly turned bad. "It's not good... Zabuza, the strongest one, was controlled. That Dodai has more chakra than Zabuza, so he's obviously not an ordinary elite jonin..."

Neji's eyes quickly swept over the group of people opposite him, and his heart slowly sank.

"With that sensory ninja and the seven Kumogakure jonin, it looks like we'll have trouble occupying Takigakure and establishing contact with the Daimyo of Taki Country today..."

This time, several of their captains went too far. If the mission fails, they will not be able to explain to Yin Zhu when they return!

Although his strength has greatly improved, he knows that there is still a big gap between him and ninjas like Zabuza.

The fact that the Kumogakure ninja named Dodai was able to restrain Zabuza, even though it was a sneak attack, proved his strength. Neji, who was still exploring the development of his Byakugan on his own, instantly determined that he was no match for that man.

"The Lava Release Ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village?"

"Tutai!"

"I heard that his strength is no less than that of the Fourth Raikage. We are going to have something interesting to watch today!"

"Oh? Is Kumogakure ready to take action? Those arrogant Sound Ninjas seem to be in trouble!"

Hearing this, the spies from the surrounding villages were all horrified, their faces solemn yet delighted.

"Where's what I want?"

Tsuchida withdrew his gaze from Neji and the others, glanced at the old Taki nin beside him, and spoke lightly.

Others fear the reputation of the Sound Ninjas, but the Cloud Ninjas, who are used to being domineering, are not like that.

"Hehehe..." The old Takinin suddenly lowered his body and smiled flatteringly at Dodai. "Lord Dodai, the things are all in my mind. Don't worry, the things we promised to the Fourth Raikage, our Urasho clan will never forget!"

As soon as these words came out, all the Cloud Ninjas looked sideways at the same time, and they all stared at the Taki Ninja with dangerous eyes.

"promise?"

Tutai smiled faintly, "You are the only one left in your Pu Xiang clan, Pu Xiangtai, what choice do you have? You should understand that if you want to survive, you should give me the method of making the Hero's Water now, instead of playing tricks on me and talking about promises."

The young Xi also laughed sarcastically, "If promises were useful, you wouldn't have lost a ninja as powerful as Kakuzu, and your Takigakure wouldn't be in this disaster today."

"..."

The two men's ruthless words and the murderous intent hidden in the eyes of the surrounding Cloud Ninjas made Pu Xiangtai's face become extremely ugly.

But at the moment, the situation forced him to have no choice.