Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 70 Earthen Rice Balls

March 10, evening.

After having a satisfying meal, the Seventh Class prepared for a "surprise attack" on Mist Village!

The people of Kirigakure didn't leave any ships in the Land of Whirlpools, but ships will definitely come to pick them up later. They might have to face even more enemies then, so it's better to strike first.

Minato and Ranmai were initially hesitant about a direct confrontation, but after Akaishi provided some information, the three members of Team 7 reached an agreement...

The three first met up with Minato's shadow clone. Then, instead of canceling the shadow clone, Minato gave his own shadow clone a high five – the shadow clone was running low on chakra, so Minato redistributed it to replenish it.

At the same time, the shadow clone also directly synchronized its memories.

"One good news, one bad news..." Minato said.

"Listen carefully!" Akashi interrupted abruptly.

"What's the bad news?" Lan Wu asked at the same time.

Watergate: ...

"The good news is that seven of the enemy's eight 'injured' individuals should be seriously injured, and it seems that the enemy does not have any effective medical ninjas. We don't need to worry about the enemy regrouping before Kirigakure's support arrives," Minato said, sharing the good news first.

"One of the wounded is missing? Is he dead?" Akaishi asked curiously.

"No, there's another Chunin whose chakra has been restored, and afterwards the enemy started constructing trap-like sealing techniques near the temporary base... It's speculated that the Chunin who recovered was sealed by the Mujina. Judging from the fact that the enemy's sealing techniques are Jonin and they've started constructing a base, they've already unsealed those who could be unsealed. So the remaining ones must be the wounded," Minato explained.

Judging from the order of their actions, the Jonin in charge of the sealing technique was unsealing the four Chunin one by one. When Minato's shadow clone discovered this, only the last one remained. After unsealing this person, the Jonin began to set up a base on the spot.

In other words...

The other seven issues are not related to sealing techniques!

"Seven people were burned at once?" Akaishi was also somewhat surprised, then said expectantly, "I wonder if the other one is dead!"

Whether they die or are only slightly injured, it no longer affects the overall situation.

"In that case, plus what you said before about the Chunin whose hands were pierced... the enemy has at least eight Chunin who aren't much of a fighter," Minato said.

With both hands pierced, the use of ninja tools, hand seals, and taijutsu will be severely affected, and the opponent obviously does not have a medical ninja right now!

"The bad news is that one has been restored?" Lan Wu confirmed.

Minato shook his head and said, "That doesn't really count."

After all, they had considered that if the enemy recovered too much, they would not fight for the time being!

Only one person has recovered, and it seems the others haven't recovered yet, which is good news.

"The bad news is, I discovered that Kusano is on his way back, and with him is a Chunin," Minato said calmly.

Minato had also told Akaishi and Ranma about Kusano Yato's situation. This guy not only had a solid foundation in all aspects among Jonin, but more importantly... he also used a strange ninja weapon!

It looked like an axe and a large hammer, linked together with an iron chain. He called this weapon "Blunt Blade - Helmets." Its normal attack was already quite powerful, and it also had a special attack mode: after the axe struck the target, he would strike the back of the axe with the hammer...

Whether it's due to the materials used in both or because Kusano possesses some special chakra or secret technique, it will unleash an extremely powerful impact in an instant.

In terms of strength, Kusano Erin is even above the Jonin of the Kaguya clan.

However, upon hearing the news that Kusano was about to return, Akaishi and Ranmai were not greatly shaken.

"Then let's hurry up and go find that Kaguya Issuke!" Akaishi said directly.

The three had already discussed that if they had the chance, they would directly raid their base; if not, they would wait to ambush the returning Jonin.

Minato nodded, but then the shadow clone who had just high-fived stepped forward, seemingly about to leave with Akaishi and Ranma.

"Hmm? This is a shadow clone, isn't it?" Akashi frowned.

"Yes, I'll stay here and keep watch. If they want to go and provide support, I'll hold them back," Minato said matter-of-factly.

To restrain someone, you can only do it with the main body. If it's a shadow clone, it's fine as long as it's not detected, but once it's recognized as a shadow clone, it's too easy to break!

Seeing that Akaishi and Ranwu hesitated, Minato said, "Don't worry, I won't enter the sealing jutsu's range. I couldn't be stopped by Tokusano before, and I won't be this time either."

Hearing Minato say this, Akaishi and Ranma nodded, and then the two of them left with Minato's shadow clone, heading in the opposite direction from where they had come from.

Although it's uncertain where Kaguya is, since Kusano and Kaguya are searching for her separately in the surrounding area, she's most likely in opposite directions.

With Minato's shadow clones present, they can pinpoint Kaguya's location from a distance...

Thanks to Minato's vast search area, Kaguya's location was discovered shortly after the search began.

Beside Kaguya, there was another Chunin with chakra, and Minato recognized this Chunin's chakra!

"It was the one who ran out to call for help during the ambush in the mine," Minato said with certainty.

"Is that the guy with the weak mental strength? It's amazing that he wasn't burned..." Akashi certainly remembered him; he was named Shiokawa or something, and he killed his teammate directly under the illusion.

"Then... let's begin!" Lan Wu said after taking a deep breath.

Akaishi glanced at her, then reminded her, "It's all up to me, don't try to be a hero."

"I know!" Lan Wu interrupted his instructions.

Of course, Lan Wu also knew that although Chi Shi seemed to be telling her not to steal the limelight, he was actually afraid that she would use the "super strength" that she had not yet mastered.

……

Kaguya and Shiokawa walked through the mountains, tossing a pair of white things in their hands...

If you look closely... and have enough knowledge of the human body, you will find that this is his "listening ossicle".

Kaguya doesn't know any "sensory ninjutsu," so she can only use this method to enhance her hearing range and sensitivity.

"Kaguya-sama..." Shiokawa looked at the moon and couldn't help but call out.

Before he could even utter the word "person," Kaguya glared at him and said, "Didn't I tell you to keep quiet!"

Shiokawa:……

His sudden outburst clearly startled Kaguya—now all sounds were amplified to her ears.

Seeing this, Shiokawa quickly lowered his voice: "Um... it's almost time to go back with Master Tosakusano."

The Kaguya clan members all have terrible tempers.

Shiokawa always felt that the Kaguya clan was simply impressed by Lady Kokutachibana, rather than truly accepting her ideals.

"Tch... just weak." Kaguya muttered.

Although Shiokawa didn't hear clearly, he still felt that Kaguya must have said, "The common people are weak."

For a moment, Chaochuan remained silent, but he was clearly somewhat angry...

Instead of retracting her words, Kaguya continued, "Shiokawa, why was it that when you were with Mizawa, only Mizawa was killed, and only you weren't burned by Fire Release techniques?"

"I..." Upon hearing this, Chaochuan immediately lowered his head.

He knew that Kaguya probably suspected him of being "cowardly and afraid of battle," but he still felt guilty thinking about Mingze's death.

At the same time, Kaguya suddenly stopped.

Before Shiokawa could even tense up, Kaguya spoke up: "Tch tch, looks like my luck is pretty good... The Senju brats have quite the nerve, huh? And the Uchiha brats, do they think they can ambush me from underground?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Wu revealed her presence.

At this moment, Shiokawa, who was standing to the side, immediately stepped forward, holding a kunai and standing in front of Kaguya.

Kaguya's attention was focused on the ground. First, she hung the ear sac on her ear, then she drew the bone sword from her left arm, seemingly preparing to stab it into the ground at the slightest breeze.

However, what Akaishi did next was not just a rustling of wind or the slightest movement of the earth. The earth rumbled and shook, causing Kaguya, who was using her external hearing aid as a hearing aid, to frown...

"Earth Release: Earth Mound Dumpling!"

A huge rock on the ground shattered and rose up, revealing Akaishi holding the boulder and shouting the name of Earth Release.

Kaguya couldn't help but curl her lip upon seeing this—what the hell are you yelling about with a C-rank Earth Release technique!