Hozuki Mangetsu ran while regretting his choice this time.
If he had just honestly returned from Konoha Village, nothing would have happened.
Thinking of this, he began to complain about his kind Satoru teacher.
If he hadn't insisted on him returning to the village to find his younger brother and Kimimaro, he wouldn't have suffered like this.
"The more I think about it, the angrier I get."
Although he was angry, he still had to run away first. Mangetsu's current situation was not optimistic.
The long-distance running and the Beast Path's continuous attacks were quickly depleting Mangetsu's Chakra.
And it had even summoned a third animal: a crab.
Not only could it fight on both land and water, but it could also use Water Release.
Seeing that he couldn't escape like this, Hozuki Mangetsu planned to expand the Water Transformation Technique to outside his body, turning into a Tailed Beast-sized transparent monster.
He planned to rely on this to fight it and then escape in the chaos.
But as soon as he started to use the technique, he felt like he was entangled by something.
The surroundings slowly came into view, a giant chameleon, using its tongue and limbs to wrap around him.
"The fourth one?!"
Hozuki Mangetsu was knocked back into human form by his surprise and the rhino's charge.
Seeing this, the Beast Path immediately had the crab launch a Water Release attack on Mangetsu.
But something felt wrong.
The crab's Water Release attack felt like it was blocked by something before it hit Mangetsu.
The Beast Path faintly saw a figure in the water mist. Silver hair, and eyes that seemed to be covered by something.
The water mist dissipated, and Mangetsu was gone.
He didn't die from the crab's attack, but was rescued by someone.
"Reinforcements?"
The Beast Path was also a little puzzled.
Origami gathered beside the Beast Path, Konan had arrived.
"Nagato, there's no need to be so serious about an unknown kid. Your body..."
The border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire.
The rain stopped, and they returned to a familiar place. Hatake Satoru and Mangetsu were walking side by side.
Hatake Satoru punched Mangetsu.
"You little rascal, hurry up and move, you're just causing me trouble."
"Okay, okay."
Hozuki Mangetsu also realized that he had almost caused a big disaster this time.
Fortunately, Hatake Satoru noticed that Mangetsu's direction back to the village was wrong when they had just left the Land of Wind, so he followed.
Itachi's side was also fine, with Sasori and Shisui there, he could rest assured and follow Mangetsu back.
"You sure are fast, once you entered the Land of Rain, I couldn't keep up."
"Satoru teacher, can you tell me how I was discovered? I was being very careful along the way."
"There's something wrong with the rain."
"Ah? The rain? Is there really such a large-scale sensing Ninjutsu??"
Hatake Satoru had noticed the problem with the rain from the beginning. He had been using the Blue's ability to travel in places where the rain didn't fall all the way, which was why he was a little slower than Mangetsu.
This trip to the Land of Rain, although unexpected, had unexpected gains.
"Rinnegan, how interesting."
Hozuki Mangetsu couldn't help but admire Hatake Satoru when he saw him like this.
He was surprised when he saw the person and ability with the Rinnegan. But Satoru teacher looked like he had found a treasure and was very happy.
"Interesting? I don't think so, that weirdo's summoned animals are really getting more and more messed up. Especially that chameleon, it really scared me."
"That's because you're too weak. In the rain, that chameleon is very easy to see."
In that environment, Mangetsu's attention was focused on how to escape and deal with the three summoned animals in front of him. And Konan had not appeared, which distracted Mangetsu. Naturally, he didn't notice the appearance of the chameleon.
And Hatake Satoru, from a higher point of view, found Mangetsu's performance really funny.
If he had continued to maintain the Water Transformation Technique, he would have escaped. He wouldn't have even needed to take action, but he actually thought about fighting back. And he fell into the enemy's trap full of holes.
Thinking of this, Hatake Satoru glanced at Mangetsu and laughed again.
Hozuki Mangetsu's face turned red.
"What are you laughing at, Satoru teacher? I definitely could have escaped safely even if you didn't take action, I'm very strong."
The usual stubbornness after the fact.
"Well, let's just say that. Let's go get something to eat."
Hatake Satoru patted Mangetsu and walked towards the dumpling shop on the side of the road.
"As expected, the Land of Fire's tricolor dumplings are the best."
Hatake Satoru was indeed a sweets lover, making a fuss every time he took a bite.
Hozuki Mangetsu had a dark expression, and the people around were looking at them. He was so embarrassed.
Not all the attention was drawn by Hatake Satoru's exaggerated comments about the sweets.
Many young women were also attracted by Hatake Satoru's silver hair. Even with the eye mask, it couldn't hide Hatake Satoru's beautiful face.
Without sitting down for more than a moment, Mangetsu protested and pulled Hatake Satoru away. Satoru complained as he packed two skewers of tricolor dumplings and left his gentle homeland.
"Young people these days are so impatient, they don't consider the elderly at all."
"Only the elderly can attract the attention of the entire shop in a dumpling store."
"Could it be that Mangetsu you are jealous of me? But jealousy is useless, no girls will like you when you're so petty."
As expected, the two were not on the same wavelength.
Speaking of which, Mangetsu was also curious about what kind of eyes were under the eye mask.
From the beginning, he felt that Satoru teacher was strong in both martial arts and intelligence, then he thought he was very frivolous. Now he was curious about his appearance again.
"I must take it off and see when I have the chance."
"Stop muttering to yourself and hurry up and move, you wasted a lot of time in the Land of Rain."
Hatake Satoru brought Mangetsu's thoughts back.
"It's really troublesome, why does Sasuke need to find helpers when he's going to fight Gyuki? Satoru teacher, you can just go and help him secretly."
"Do you really think I'm all-powerful? I don't have time to care about him."
Speaking of Sasuke, Hatake Satoru was angry again.
That brat always thinks he's invincible once he has the Mangekyou Sharingan.
"For them to go and capture Gyuki with just those two people, that's just giving themselves away. If he really sends himself to his death, I won't be able to answer to the others."
Gyuki, a perfect Jinchuriki. The only Jinchuriki who can fully use the power of the tailed beast. Raikage's younger brother, even without the power of the tailed beast, his strength is very high.
With just Sasuke who just got the Sharingan and a medical ninja, plus an unstable factor that might go berserk at any time.
The success rate of the capture is zero.
"Ah, if only Sasuke was as strong as his brother."
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