Buggy's opponent was a young man. His attire was ordinary, straw sandals and plain clothes, not like a criminal, but rather a civilian. However, the way this civilian held a Kunai at this moment left Buggy with no room for luck. This guy's movements were a bit stiff, but he was clearly a Ninja!
The young Ninja's desire to fight was low, and he had suffered many injuries on the way to being captured, but his foundation was still there, making it not difficult to deal with Buggy.
Facing a Ninja who could use Chakra to enhance his physical abilities, even with Buggy's utmost attention, his thigh and wrist were successively cut by a Kunai. The opponent clearly held back, not wanting to kill him.
Tan Go was very displeased, constantly pounding the table in front of him. The Female Ninja Fu Bu blew a whistle, and the thirty samurai guards around them drew their long swords, gradually tightening the encirclement, forcing the young Ninja and the battered Buggy into a fight to the death.
"Ah!" A scream suddenly came from a distance.
Almost at the same time, a sharp whistle also came from the sentry post on the other side.
Enemy!
Fu Bu was very cautious, immediately protecting Tan Go. She casually pointed at a Ninja: "You, go see what's happening."
This Ninja ran very fast, but he died even faster. A violent Wind Release pressure swept over from a distance. Seeing the area and power of that Ninjutsu, Fu Bu knew that the Ninja she sent was dead.
She pondered for a few seconds, and after Tan Go urged her several times, she finally began her analysis: "It looks like an extremely powerful Wind Release Ninjutsu. It must be a Ninja who came."
Tan Go lowered his voice: "Is it a Konoha Village Ninja? Are they coming for me?"
"That... is hard to say." Fu Bu was also unsure.
She was here to work and earn money. In her eyes, the struggles between Ninja, Daimyo, and samurai were meaningless. She worked for a Ninja Village before, and now she works for a Daimyo; they are all just tools. What's the difference?
One of the seven "elite" Ninja, including herself, was already gone. She now had to protect Tan Go's life. This person was a major client, in charge of the country's financial power. Just a little money leaked from his fingers would be more than Fu Bu earned from diligently completing missions in the Hidden Sand Village.
The major client must be protected well.
In dangerous situations, immediately take the mission target and leave. This is the first priority of a guard Ninja.
The Wind Release Ninjutsu in the distance further solidified her idea of escaping.
She was just here to work and earn money; she didn't want to risk her life for so little.
She pointed at the two strongest Ninja in the team: "You two, escort the lord with me. You three, transform into the lord's appearance and buy us time."
Her words clearly meant for the three Ninja and the thirty samurai to be expendable. This team was originally assembled for money, so who would obey such an order?
As soon as Tan Go and Fu Bu left, the Ninja from the three small Ninja Villages scattered, each going their own way. The thirty samurai were very loyal, but the scene had already descended into complete chaos.
Jailers were shouting, prisoners were trying to escape, and someone had overturned a brazier, quickly igniting a large fire.
Buggy, who was in a fight, was overjoyed. He wanted to run, but he didn't know which way to go.
The young Ninja motioned for him to follow: "Come with me, there are many more civilians they captured in the cells. We must unite and escape together."
Buggy didn't agree with this. It's easier to escape with fewer people, and more people are a burden. But he agreed more with the young Ninja's combat ability: "Uh, thank you, I'm Buggy."
The young Ninja hesitated for a moment before giving his name: "...Morino Idate."
Buggy looked him up and down for a while: "You have a surname? You're not a civilian, you're a Ninja?"
"I used to be. Let's go save people quickly."
Morino Idate was extremely enthusiastic, and Buggy could only brace himself and charge into the prison with him.
The thick smoke inside the prison billowed into the sky. Tan Go, being carried away by a Ninja, looked back, his hatred for the Ninja profession growing stronger.
The four left the prison, and half a day later, they rested by a stream.
A Ninja could run for another day without issue, but Tan Go, a normal person, could not. Accustomed to a life of luxury and being fifty years old, even being carried by a Ninja, he was a bit overwhelmed at this point.
He ordered the three to stop and rest.
One Ninja went to fetch water. Not long after, the Ninja called from a distance: "Fu Bu-sama, come quickly, there's a problem here."
The Female Ninja Fu Bu, being from the Hidden Sand Village, was very experienced and cautious. She looked from a distance. Anyone brought along at this time would definitely be a trusted subordinate, so there was no issue of mistaking their identity.
The tone, actions, and demeanor seemed fine. The other person was pointing at the river, so there must have been some discovery in the river?
She walked to the riverbank and looked in: "What are you talking about? Eh?"
The Ninja she considered a trusted subordinate suddenly drew a Kunai and plunged it into her heart.
As a Special Jonin from the Hidden Sand Village, Fu Bu's vigilance was always high, and her strength was significantly greater than these Ninja from small Ninja Villages. Even though it happened suddenly, she had enough ability to counterattack.
She dodged the attack with extreme precision, then snatched the Kunai and stabbed it into the Ninja's shoulder: "Why did you attack me? Who ordered you?"
A puff of white smoke rose.
"Shadow Clone Technique?"
Fu Bu quickly turned her head.
An incredibly powerful Wind Release Ninjutsu was rushing towards her.
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
The high-pressure wind sphere was exceptionally violent, and the tornado-like wind blades unleashed an incredibly fierce cutting force across the entire area. In the blink of an eye, countless trees were toppled, and the ground was plowed with more than a dozen deep furrows by the lingering wind force.
This Wind Release Ninjutsu, acquired from Takigakure Village, had always been considered to possess disaster-like destructive power. Ino had never used it in front of people or in her battles with Neji; outsiders didn't know she possessed this Ninjutsu, saving it for precisely this kind of disruptive situation.
At this moment, propelled by a massive amount of Chakra, the Wind Release, with its sharp properties, enveloped the Female Ninja Fu Bu and the surrounding forty to fifty square meters.
This combat style of secretly unleashing Ninjutsu from a distance was Ino's favorite! As for both sides standing still and engaging in close combat, that was simply too weak.
After unleashing Wind Release: Pressure Damage, Ino initially didn't take Fu Bu seriously. She had previously used Mind Body Switch Technique and mind-reading Ninjutsu to extract a lot of information from the water-fetching Ninja's mind. The name Fu Bu was very unfamiliar to her, so she probably wasn't a formidable character.
With a planned attack against an unsuspecting opponent, a Wind Release Ninjutsu, considered one of the strongest offensive B-rank Ninjutsu, would be enough to take her life.
The wind blades subsided. Ino used her sensory ability to detect, and to her great surprise, the Female Ninja Fu Bu was still alive after being directly hit by Wind Release: Pressure Damage! Judging by her life signature, she didn't seem to have sustained much damage.
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