Undercurrent of Konoha

A faint smile appeared on Heiji's face.

What a playful female ninja, she was still in the mood to joke with him at this time.

It seemed that neither Uoyuki Xiyan nor Captain Tianzang was injured, and this sudden encounter was fought quite easily.

Next to the bonfire, two ninja corpses were lying upside down, wearing black cloaks on their upper bodies and spotted ninja trousers on their lower bodies.

The bodies were curled up like two dead Dalmatians.

They were wearing Kirigakure village ninja forehead protectors on their heads, and they looked like they should be two chuunin.

Two elite ninjas from Konoha ANBU faced off against two chunin from Kirigakure Village. The battle was over before they even finished their warm-up exercises.

"There were four of them, and they ran away with two jounin, also from Kirigakure."

Tianzang said thoughtfully, with an unpredictable tone in his tone.

"Why did a ninja team composed of two jounin and two chuunin from Kirigakure Village launch a surprise attack on Konoha's ANBU ninja at night?"

The meaning behind this bizarre incident may be large or small.

To put it lightly, he might just be following his employer's orders and ambushing him here to prevent the ninjas from the Leaf Village from reinforcing the Kingdom of Waves.

To put it bluntly, this is a prelude to a war between countries.

Heiji walked over and confirmed again that these two ninjas were indeed ninjas from Kirigakure Village, not rebel ninjas who wantonly caused chaos.

The forehead protector on the head of a rebel ninja will be cut with a sharp blade to cut the symbol of the hidden village to two parts, which means a complete break with his village and become a defected ninja.

The forehead protectors on the heads of these two Kirigakure ninjas were intact, not even a scratch could be seen.

"Team accepted a C-level mission and should not have encountered ninjas. However, a Jonin from the Country of Mist actually participated. The mission level should be adjusted to at least A-level. Kakashi-senpai and Team The situation may be more difficult than we expected..."

The three of them suddenly lost all sleep. They immediately packed up their gear and moved forward at full speed in the night.

The black cloak behind him was blown by the cold wind as he walked quickly.

The target, the land of waves.

This is a very small and very poor island country.

They were so poor that they couldn't even afford to raise ninjas, so they could only rely on hiring ninjas from other countries to complete some more bloody and violent things that ordinary mercenaries and samurai couldn't handle.

The Country of Waves is located in the middle of the Country of Fire and the Country of Mist. It is both oppressed by the two big countries, and at the same time it tries its best to seek the protection of the two big countries.

The small and weak country struggling to survive in the cracks has almost lost all its dignity and honor, and has become a lawless place manipulated by the super-rich businessman Cardo.

A more than half-built bridge spans the island country of Wave Country and the mainland on the other side.

The bridge was deserted and there was no sign of construction at all.

Along the way there were children in ragged clothes and sallow faces.

The adults are all skinny and devoid of vitality and vitality.

"Is this Uncle Dazuna's home?"

After some twists and turns, Pingji finally found the client's home.

When he entered the Land of Waves, he had already taken off his ANBU mask and black cloak, turning into a weak and frail young man.

Tenzang and Uozuki Xiyan changed into the clothes of out-of-town tourists and stayed in a nearby hotel.

The three of them had already alerted the enemy after killing two chunin from the Country of Mist. Now they can only hide their identities in the Country of Waves and secretly support Kakashi and Team to avoid attracting even more crazy attacks from the enemy. revenge.

"Kakashi-sensei, someone is here to see you!"

Hatake Kakashi was lying motionless on a mattress, covered with a quilt, looking extremely weak.

After struggling to open the right eye exposed outside the mask, Kakashi glanced at Heiji listlessly, with a faint smile on his face.

"You... are here... great..."

Kakashi naturally knew that it was not just Heiji who came, but an ANBU team from Konoha Village.

A three-person team from the Hidden Leaf Village composed of ANBU elite ninjas, their combat effectiveness is comparable to a strengthened team composed of three jounin and seven or eight chuunin from other countries.

"It's Tianzang, and Uoyuki Xiyan."

Heiji said softly.

There was enough privacy here, and Kakashi was also the captain of the ANBU, so there was no need to hide anything from him.

"I...I still need to...recuperate for about three or four days...during this time...the responsibility of protecting the client...is up to you."

In fact, Tenzo and Uzuki Yugao had already started taking action, and several Chuunin of the Country of Mist who were hiding near Uncle Tatsuna's house were killed by them quietly, leaving no trace at the scene.

The corpse was directly cut into a pile of flesh and blood by the ninja sword in Uzuki Xiyan's hand, which became the nourishment for the big tree that emerged from the ground with the Tenzoki Ninjutsu.

Construction of the bridge has resumed. People are coming and going on the bridge. All kinds of construction vehicles and equipment are operating at full capacity. The progress of the project is astonishingly fast.

This bridge is the hope of the entire Country of Waves. Only when the bridge is completed and connected to the mainland on the other side can the Country of Waves completely get rid of the oppression of the wealthy businessman Cardo and live a prosperous life.

In a dark house in the Country of Waves.

Kirigakure Ninja Momoji Zabuza lay motionless on the bed, with a thick layer of gauze wrapped around his neck, with blood oozing faintly from it.

"What are you talking about...the several Kirigakure Chuunin sent...all disappeared without a trace...no one alive...no corpse found?"

Mochi Zabuza was slightly excited, and more blood seeped out of the gauze, staining the snow-white gauze like bright peach blossoms.

"The two chuunin also returned to Kirigakure Village. They encountered the ANBU team from Konoha Hidden Village, killed two chuunin, and unilaterally announced the abort of the mission."

"Asshole... cough cough... cough cough..."

Zabuza's face became extremely pale, and as he coughed violently, more and more blood seeped out of the gauze.

"Are all ninjas from the Country of Mist useless? Even you, the famous rebellious ninja from the Country of Mist, Kijin Zabuza, was defeated and escaped back with your tail between your legs... Oh - it seems you were seriously injured! You're not going to die like this, are you? How should you compensate me for the high commission I paid?"

With a hoarse and sharp voice, messy blond hair, and always wearing a pair of dark sunglasses that could not see his eyes, the wealthy businessman Kado put his hands on his back and slowly walked to Zabuza's hospital bed.

Two tall warriors with sinister faces were closely protecting Cardo, exuding fierce murderous aura from all over their bodies.

Zabuza was lying on the bed, his face pale and unable to move at all.

Seeing the extremely weak look of the famous "Ghost Man" Momochi Zabuza, Kado became more courageous. He slowly stretched out his chicken claw-like right hand towards Zabuza's gauze-wrapped neck. passed.

"Are you mute? Why don't you speak?"

Kado smiled ferociously, and his chicken claw-like right hand was getting closer and closer to Zabuza's neck, almost touching the opponent's wound.

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