Chapter 75 - Summoning Technique
A huge roaring sound and dust rose from the place where Kakashi was.
Yuto watched this scene with a calm expression.
Ringo and Haku had also appeared beside Yuto at this moment.
"Lord Yuto, I am sorry. I failed to keep an eye on the opponent's Genin."
Haku's guilt-filled voice spoke softly from the side, and Ringo also lowered her head in embarrassment.
"Do not mind it. We did not intend to kill those two brats in the first place, did we?"
Yuto smiled and shook his head nonchalantly.
Immediately after, Yuto reached out and simply formed a hand seal, making a violent fanning motion towards the front.
A small Wind Release instantly formed, blowing away all the dust in front.
In the place where Kakashi and the others originally were, apart from shattered stones, there was already no one there.
Seeing this scene, not only did Yuto's expression remain unchanged, but Ringo and Haku were the same. Obviously, such a situation was within the three's expectations.
"Suigetsu Hozuki!"
Ringo looked around, suddenly narrowed her eyes, looked in a certain direction ahead, and spoke in an unhappy tone.
A puddle not far ahead rippled slightly. Immediately after, Suigetsu drilled directly out of the small puddle.
Seeing Ringo's expression, Suigetsu couldn't help but shrink his neck.
Yuto felt it was somewhat funny seeing Suigetsu's appearance; however, Suigetsu had arrived quite coincidentally.
"Help carry Kinoshita Jiro's corpse back. You do not need to show your face for what comes next."
Yuto glanced in the direction of Kinoshita Jiro's corpse and spoke to Suigetsu.
"Yes, Lord Yuto!" Suigetsu hurriedly spoke respectfully.
He now wished to be as far away from Ringo as possible. This wielder of the Lightning Blade not only countered him in temper and attribute but also suppressed him completely in terms of strength.
"Lord Yuto, what should we do next?"
Compared to her domineering attitude toward Suigetsu, Ringo looked at Yuto with a face full of reverence.
"Naturally, we pursue. Killing someone from our Mist Village will not be settled so easily."
Looking in the direction Kakashi fled, a bright smile appeared on Yuto's face.
On the other side.
In the forest not far from the border of the Land of Waves.
Four somewhat disheveled figures stopped on a large tree, panting slightly.
"Kakashi-sensei, are you alright?"
Sakura supported Kakashi, a worried expression on her face.
Kakashi glanced at the bloodstains on his chest and gently shook his head. Although he had blocked Yuto's ninjutsu, the residual power had still injured his internal organs.
Comparing the famous ninja of the Mist Village in his mind with that young man just now, he found no similar figure.
Kakashi couldn't help but frown; when did such a powerful figure appear in the Mist Village?
However, the Mist Village had always been the most mysterious of the Five Great Ninja Villages. It was within expectations for there to be some hidden powerful ninja.
"Kakashi-sensei, why did we run? Mr. Jiro's corpse is still there."
Naruto clenched his fists and spoke with a face full of unwillingness.
"Damn it, how can that woman's strength be so strong!"
Recalling Ringo's disdain for him, Sasuke, standing aside, was also full of unwillingness.
Always called a genius in the Ninja Academy, and especially as a descendant of the Uchiha clan, Sasuke's heart was extremely proud.
However, this mission had given Sasuke a huge gap in reality.
First, Zabuza's formidable strength made Sasuke fully realize the gap between a Genin and a Jonin.
Immediately after, the effects produced by Kakashi's chakra training and Kinoshita Jiro's combat technique instruction suddenly made Sasuke understand something.
If he continued like this, he would have absolutely no chance of winning against that man on whom he needed to take revenge!
"Tazuna's mission is already complete; now my mission is to guarantee your safety."
Seeing the expressions of the three, Kakashi spoke in a calm tone.
"We cannot stay in this place for long. We must reach the border of the Land of Fire as soon as possible to be considered safe."
Kakashi straightened his body with Sakura's support and looked around cautiously.
"But Kakashi-sensei, Mr. Kinoshita Jiro's corpse..."
A struggling look appeared on Naruto's face. Although they had only spent a few days together, Kinoshita Jiro had left an indelible impression in Naruto's heart.
Especially when thinking of those two Root ninja, a ball of anger couldn't help but rise in Naruto's heart.
"Naruto, now is not the time to worry about this."
Kakashi directly interrupted Naruto. However, after speaking, seeming to feel that his tone was somewhat harsh, he softened his tone again.
"Kinoshita Jiro is a person of the Mist Village; they will take Kinoshita Jiro's corpse back to the village themselves. You do not need to worry about this matter, Naruto."
After speaking, Kakashi turned his head to look at Sasuke, who seemed to have been dealt a blow.
"Next, there is no time to be in a daze here. I fear it will not take long for the opponent to catch up. With my current injury, if a battle breaks out, I may not be able to protect you all."
Hearing Kakashi's words, a trace of gloom appeared on the faces of Sasuke and the other two simultaneously. They blamed their own strength for being too weak, causing Kakashi-sensei to get injured in order to protect them.
The four paused briefly on the tree branch, then headed towards the direction of the Land of Fire again.
Unfortunately, everyone had not gone far.
Kakashi's ears twitched slightly, and he said in a solemn tone: "Here they come!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three sounds of breaking air rang out from behind.
Yuto looked at Kakashi and the others ahead and chuckled lightly: "Did everyone leave in too much of a hurry?"
Ringo and Haku stood on Yuto's left and right respectively, looking at those figures ahead with plain expressions.
"It seems this matter cannot be settled peacefully. Sasuke, Naruto, Sakura, do it!"
Kakashi slowly exhaled a breath, stopped the action of running away, and simultaneously let out a light shout.
As Kakashi's voice fell, Sasuke and the others seemed to have prepared long ago, turning their bodies to face the oncoming threat directly.
Fire Release—Great Fireball Technique!
Sasuke's hands quickly formed seals, opening his mouth to spray a huge fireball directly towards the front.
Multi-Shadow Clone Technique!!
Accompanied by countless plumes of white smoke rising, compared to the dozens of Narutos that appeared the first time, what appeared before everyone's eyes now was as many as a thousand clones.
Not only were Ringo and Haku stunned for a moment, but even Sasuke, as a companion, couldn't help but be a little dazed seeing this scene.
Among the three, Sakura, who was the weakest in strength, was also unwilling to lag behind. Seeing Naruto's somewhat exaggerated clones, she paused for a moment, then hurriedly took out a kunai with an explosive tag attached and shot it towards Ringo's direction!
A fierce battle seemed about to erupt instantly. Just at this moment, Kakashi slammed the ground.
Summoning Technique!
Several large dogs were summoned by Kakashi. As soon as these large dogs appeared, they directly picked up Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura onto their backs, turned around, and fled into the distance.
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