After Iwa Ninja Jonin Daishi used Ninja Art: Camouflage, he quietly approached Shindai and the others.
And this Daishi's will had now been controlled by Black Zetsu through mental fusion.
In other words, Black Zetsu was the true controller of Daishi.
With Black Zetsu's Chakra suppression and Daishi's Camouflage, even if Black Zetsu stood in front of Shindai's four-man team, Shindai and the others wouldn't notice a thing.
Kakashi, who was walking at the very front, suddenly stopped and made a hand sign.
Shindai was even more direct, because his Third Eye had already discovered Firelight hiding behind a rock.
"Magnet Release: Sand Iron Long Spear!"
Shindai compressed the Sand Iron to high density, forming a sharp spear shape, and threw it forward.
Firelight, who was hiding, was startled, not expecting to be discovered.
Firelight immediately dodged Shindai's Sand Iron Long Spear and, while doing so, triggered the trap set there.
A large number of sharp bamboo stakes came piercing towards Shindai and his group.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Obito gathered Chakra in his throat, then spewed a huge fireball from his mouth towards the front, incinerating all the bamboo stakes.
"Earth Release: Earth Spikes!"
After Firelight formed hand signs, he used Ninjutsu, and the rocks below transformed into sharp, stick-like shapes, piercing towards Kakashi at the very front.
"Earth Release: Earth Wall!"
An earth wall rose in front of Kakashi, blocking the sharp rock spikes.
Firelight rushed towards them.
Kakashi, Obito, and Shindai prepared for battle.
Rin Nohara, as a Medical Ninja, did not directly participate in the fight as per usual, and intended to hide.
Shindai felt something was off, as he had lived here for too long, causing some memories to become very blurry.
Shindai's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted, "Rin! Don't leave our side!"
Typically, a Ninja village would send out a three-person team for missions.
Assuming this Iwa Ninja and the person Kakashi killed with Chidori were part of the same group, then there should be one more person.
Based on this speculation, Shindai remembered that the prerequisite for Obito being crushed by rocks was Rin Nohara being captured by the Iwa Ninja.
However, it was already too late.
Daishi, whose consciousness was controlled by Black Zetsu, had already appeared behind Rin Nohara, directly knocking her unconscious with a hand chop, lifting her in his hand, and pointing a Kunai at her neck.
Seeing that Daishi had succeeded, Firelight also decided not to continue the entanglement and came to Daishi's side.
Daishi's gaze remained fixed on Obito, and he spoke, "I'm taking this one."
Firelight threw a smoke bomb, and after the smoke dissipated, the two Iwa Ninja, including Rin Nohara, had vanished.
"Damn it!"
Obito wanted to chase after them, but Kakashi and Shindai simultaneously grabbed his shoulders.
Kakashi advised, "Obito! Don't act rashly!"
"But Rin..."
Shindai gravely told Obito, "It's more dangerous to chase Rin now. Since they have no intention of fighting us and only captured Rin, it means they want to extract information from her. If you pursue relentlessly, they might harm Rin."
Shindai was now very certain that there was definitely something wrong with that Daishi.
After Daishi knocked Rin Nohara unconscious, lifted her in his hand, and pointed a Kunai at her neck, his gaze never left Obito.
That phrase, 'I'm taking this one,' was specifically said to Obito.
This Daishi was either Uchiha Madara's henchman or was controlled by Uchiha Madara's Sharingan.
In that case, if Obito were to rush after them, not only would Rin Nohara be in danger, but Obito would also be in great danger.
Obito gradually calmed down and asked, "Then what should we do now?"
Kakashi analyzed, "Rin is a Medical Ninja. According to the rules of the Ninja World, even if a Medical Ninja is captured, they will be treated with courtesy. And just as Shindai said, they surely captured Rin to extract information from her.
However, it's unclear whether Iwagakure will abide by the rules, and if the opponent has Ninjutsu to extract memories, they might kill Rin after obtaining the information.
Therefore, Rin should be safe for a short time, but we must rescue her as quickly as possible.
But this mission is very important. If Kannabi Bridge cannot be destroyed in time, it will be very disadvantageous for Konoha, and it might even lead to the sacrifice of our comrades on the front lines.
So... I think we should split into two groups. One goes to rescue Rin, and the other continues to destroy Kannabi Bridge. Shindai, Obito, you two go rescue Rin. I'll go destroy Kannabi Bridge alone."
Obito frowned, worriedly saying, "Kannabi Bridge, used for transporting supplies, is very important to the Iwa Ninja. It must be heavily guarded. It's too dangerous for you, Kakashi, to destroy it alone!"
Kakashi said very seriously, "Rin cannot be left unrescued, and the bridge cannot be left undestroyed. This is the best arrangement. We don't have time to hesitate. Let's do this."
Shindai, who had been silent for a long time, spoke, "Alright, you two listen to my orders. The enemy definitely isn't far from us. We'll go directly eliminate those two Iwa Ninja now. This way, no information will be leaked, and Rin can be saved.
Moreover, Rin has the necklace I gave her. As long as she uses it, Rin will be fine for a while, and there's no need to worry about information leaks. Therefore, we need to be cautious now, not reckless. Let's carefully track Rin first."
...
In a cave.
Daishi, controlled by Black Zetsu, was tying up Rin Nohara.
Black Zetsu intended to use Rin Nohara as bait to lure Obito into this cave, then find a way to take Obito away.
During the process of tying up Rin Nohara, she had already woken up.
Rin Nohara squinted and secretly glanced at the two Iwa Ninja, feeling anxious.
She was not skilled in combat, and escaping under the watch of these two Iwa Ninja Jonin was almost impossible.
Since the enemy wasn't killing her, then the next step would likely be to subject her to harsh interrogation, trying to force information out of her.
What to do, what to do...
Rin Nohara saw the necklace hanging around her neck and remembered what Shindai had said.
"Once you encounter a crisis you can't handle, you must immediately open the device on the necklace I gave you."
Rin Nohara, while her hands were not yet tied, gathered Chakra in her hands and directly opened the watch-like lid on the necklace.
After the lid opened, a tiny scroll popped out.
The scroll automatically unfurled, and a lot of Sand Iron gushed out from inside.
The Sand Iron enveloped Rin Nohara, forming a Sand Iron sphere.
The sudden change stunned Black Zetsu and Firelight.
Firelight hastily asked, "What's going on?"
Black Zetsu replied with a frown, "Her necklace seems to be a mechanism. After it opened, a scroll popped out, a lot of Sand Iron appeared, and then it became like this."
Firelight punched the Sand Iron sphere, and many sharp spikes protruded from the Sand Iron sphere, injuring Firelight's fist.
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