"Then do as you see fit, as long as you can kill the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki."
Orochimaru did not reject his suggestion. What if this guy succeeded in killing Bunbuku? One still had to trust their comrades.
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The Sunagakure forces led by Chiyo entered the Land of Fire from the Land of Rivers. Upon reaching a certain location, after much deliberation, she decided to send a team with Bunbuku to the battlefield where Konoha and Hidden Mist were fighting.
Just then, a wisp of smoke drifted by. Chiyo keenly caught this unusual smoke and immediately became alert, decisively saying, "Use Wind Release! Blow away that smoke!"
Was I discovered?
Orochimaru frowned slightly. He hadn't expected the Iburi Clan Ninja to be discovered so quickly.
Now, half of her plan could be said to be disrupted. It all depended on whether the Ninja named Hato could kill Bunbuku.
"Yes!"
The Wind Release Ninja wielded a three-star fan and released Wind Release towards the smoke. A strong gust of wind swept through, but the smoke, which should have been dispersed, still lingered around, as if it had found a target, and flew towards Bunbuku.
"Use a stronger Wind Release Ninjutsu!"
Chiyo took out the purple scroll sealing the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets from her arms, and with one hand, pulled Bunbuku, quickly moving away from the smoke.
"Wind Release: Great Sickle Weasel!"
The Wind Release Ninja unleashed an even more powerful Wind Release. A storm swept through, felling a large number of surrounding trees, which were covered in cutting marks.
Under the Wind Release attack, the smoke gathered together to form a human shape, its facial features and body gradually becoming clear. It was an Iburi Clan Ninja who had just attempted to enter Bunbuku's body to control him into committing suicide.
It really was an Iburi Clan Ninja… A hint of understanding flashed in Chiyo's eyes. The Iburi Clan Ninja's actions made her realize that the intelligence about Bunbuku being the One-Tail Jinchuriki might have been leaked. Otherwise, that Iburi Clan Ninja wouldn't have tried to get close to Bunbuku just now.
The Kunai and shuriken thrown by the Suna Ninja passed through the Iburi Clan Ninja's body.
The Iburi Clan Ninja tried to retreat by transforming into smoke, but how could the Suna Wind Release Ninja let him have his way?
"Wind Release: Hanging Net!"
The net-shaped Wind Release unleashed by the combined efforts of the Wind Release Ninja struck his body.
The Iburi Clan Ninja let out a painful scream, and a figure wrapped in a white robe appeared beside him, taking him away from everyone's sight.
Was that person just now Orochimaru, one of Konoha's Sannin?
Second Hokage Tobirama Senju's Flying Thunder God Technique… Chiyo gritted her teeth. Her plan had been ruined. She had originally intended for Shukaku to cause a ruckus on the battlefield between Hidden Mist and Konoha, but she never expected to be attacked just as they were about to split up!
Konoha already knew that Bunbuku was a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki and would focus all their attention on him. To survive, Shukaku might appear earlier… This was the worst possible scenario!
Just as Chiyo had thought, a figure emerged from the ground, holding a Kunai and stabbing it into Bunbuku's back. That person was Hato, who had volunteered to ambush underground and wait for the right moment.
A steel wire wrapped around Hato's neck. Chiyo pulled hard, directly severing his head with the steel wire.
Bunbuku looked at the Konoha Ninja who had died trying to kill him, slowly closed his eyes, and pressed his palms together. Rather than creating slaughter on the battlefield, he wished to be killed.
A flash of lightning streaked by, as if hearing Bunbuku's prayer. Tsunade appeared in front of him, her fist like a heavy hammer, striking his chest with full force.
"Pfft—!"
Blood spurted from Bunbuku's mouth, his chest deeply caved in, and he flew backward.
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