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The ninja in black found his footing.
He stared at Kanda Rokuro, somewhat stunned.
Looking at Rokuro, the boy was definitely only four or five years old.
Yet, his strength had actually reached the level of a Special Jōnin.
Too terrifying!
This genius of Konoha must die.
A dark, dense, and ruthless killing intent erupted from the black-clad ninja.
Rokuro steadied himself, shook out his small, numb arm, and glanced at Hinata Hyūga on the ninja's back. He snorted coldly.
"Looks like you're definitely not a good guy. That person on your back is from the Hyūga Clan, right? What do you want with one of Konoha's Bloodline Limit users?"
The ninja didn't waste his breath.
He launched himself at Rokuro.
He didn't have time to chat. There were already pursuers closing in behind him.
Seeing the attack, Rokuro didn't dare to clash head-on again. The strength of a Jōnin was too terrifying; the ninja's previous strike had been about twice as strong as his own.
So!
He pulled out a kunai and roared, "Enemy attack!"
After shouting, he dodged the ninja's strike, looking for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
The ninja was clearly getting anxious!
Rokuro's shout would summon other Konoha ninjas very quickly.
Moreover, he could already sense people rapidly approaching. This made him furious. A perfectly planned operation, ruined by a brat.
If he wasn't pressed for time, he would have torn this kid into a thousand pieces.
"Get lost!"
Sensing the encroaching danger, the ninja roared.
Then, lightning Chakra erupted from his fist as he punched toward Rokuro.
A look of fear appeared on Rokuro's face.
Damn it!
This isn't just a regular Jōnin.
He's an elite among Jōnin!
If that punch hit him, he would be dead instantly.
Dodge!
Just as the ninja's fist connected with Rokuro's body, Rokuro transformed into a wooden log. The log was instantly blasted into splinters by the punch.
Substitution Jutsu?
When did he cast it?
The masked ninja was even more terrified of Rokuro's talent.
If an ordinary person used Substitution, he definitely would have noticed the signs.
But just now!
He hadn't noticed a thing.
Truly terrifying talent. I have to kill him.
Since he had been delayed, he couldn't take the Hyūga brat with him anymore anyway.
In that case... before he went down, he would eliminate a future threat to the Cloud Village.
His mind made up, the ninja's gaze turned sharp. He stopped trying to run.
His hands began to weave seals.
Lightning crackled intensely around his body.
"Ninja Art: Lightning Beast Tracking Fang!" (Lit: Lightning Tiger)
The flashing lightning morphed into a ferocious tiger made of electricity and lunged toward a tree by the roadside.
Boom
!
The Lightning Tiger smashed into the tree.
The massive tree was blasted into splinters.
Rokuro tumbled wretchedly from the tree, rolling onto the roadside.
The black-clad ninja appeared right in front of him, smashing his fist straight toward Rokuro's head.
"Stop!"
The Root ninja assigned to shadow Rokuro had finally arrived.
Seeing Rokuro about to be killed by a single punch, he let out a furious roar.
Too bad!
How could the black-clad ninja possibly listen to him?
He smashed his fist viciously into Rokuro's head.
Bang!
Rokuro was blasted apart by the punch.
Blood splattered everywhere.
The Root ninja watched, gritting his teeth in extreme rage.
But soon!
He was stunned!
The fragments of Rokuro's exploded body turned into a puff of smoke.
That was a Clone?
The Root ninja froze for a moment, then quickly rushed in front of the black-clad ninja, locking eyes with him.
Meanwhile, Rokuro jumped down from a tree, his clothes neat and tidy.
There was no sign of the wretched state he was in when he was supposedly blasted out of the tree earlier.
The black-clad ninja stared at Rokuro, his face extremely gloomy. He had been played by a brat once again. He hadn't even detected the clone, showing just how god-like the brat's mastery of the Clone Jutsu was.
Rokuro didn't care what the ninja thought. He walked up to the Root ninja and pouted.
"If you hadn't shown up, I think I would have been killed by this bad guy!"
The Root ninja didn't bother responding.
The enemy was still right there, and he had a hostage.
Seeing the Root ninja stay silent, Rokuro looked at the black-clad ninja and said disdainfully,
"My backup is here. You're dead now. Hurry up and surrender!"
The black-clad ninja's face was dark as he stared at Rokuro.
"Brat, today I'm taking you down with me!"
Hearing this, Rokuro turned and ran.
"I can't beat him! I'll leave this to you!"
The Root ninja nearly coughed up blood in anger.
Screw you!
You were acting so tough just now.
Now you just run away?
What a scam!
Seeing this, even the black-clad ninja was a bit dumbfounded and couldn't help but curse,
"Damn it, Kuro's disciple is actually this shameless!"
The Root ninja ignored Rokuro.
He stared intensely at the black-clad ninja and said,
"You're a ninja from the Cloud Village, right? If you release the Hyūga girl, you still have a chance to live. We just signed a peace treaty; we won't kill you casually!"
The black-clad ninja snapped back to reality, staring at the Root ninja with a cold snort.
"I acted on my own accord; this has nothing to do with them. Since I chose this path, I never planned on leaving alive!"
The Root ninja was silent for a second, then drew his blade and attacked.
Since the enemy wouldn't surrender, force was the only option.
Although the opponent was clearly stronger than him, he wasn't worried about the danger.
As long as he could stall for two or three minutes, more reinforcements would arrive.