The six traveled all along, and the sky slowly darkened. Before they knew it, dusk had arrived.
"It seems we'll have to pass through this forest first and then take a short rest at the next town..." Mitokado Homura said, looking at the gloomy sky.
"Indeed." Kaoru also nodded. Continuing to advance at night would be quite dangerous, especially with two old people in their group.
"Then let's speed up our pace. I don't want to stay in the forest any longer. It's even scarier after dark!" Rondo said with a worried expression.
"Mm!" Everyone else nodded, and the entire group quickened their pace.
"Wait a moment!" At this time, Kaoru suddenly spoke.
"What's wrong, Uchiha Kaoru?" Mitokado Homura asked.
"There's an ambush ahead..." Kaoru said softly, biting his lower lip, a sense of helplessness in his eyes.
Just as he thought, it wasn't that simple!
Ahead was a stream that ran through this forest. On the other side of the stream, Kaoru discovered through the Hawk Spirit that seven people were lurking in the bushes.
"Are you sure, Kaoru? I can't see anything," Yūhi Kurenai said, looking at the tranquil scene ahead, somewhat unsure of Kaoru's words.
Mitokado Homura frowned, not knowing what he was thinking, while Rondo had already been frightened by Kaoru's words and was constantly retreating backward.
"Of course I'm sure..." Kaoru said calmly. "For now, Lord Mitokado Homura and Mr. Rondo should stay put. I'll go take a look ahead."
"Then I'll leave it to you, Uchiha Kaoru," Mitokado Homura said indifferently.
"I'll go with you!" Yūhi Kurenai also said.
"Mm." Kaoru nodded. Together with Yūhi Kurenai, the two slowly approached the stream.
In the forest on the other side of the stream, a black-robed figure hidden in the bushes revealed an incredulous expression. What was going on?
Why didn't their group continue to advance? Only two of them came over. Had they been discovered?
That's impossible!
He had a wealth of experience in lurking and assassination. He had completed no less than a hundred assassination missions over the past decade. It could be said that his lurking was nearly perfect.
It was already late afternoon, and the light being emitted was extremely scarce. In addition, they were hiding in the bushes in the forest, and the lush forest completely blocked the light. They shouldn't have been discovered.
Could it be a ninja from the Hyūga clan? The Hyūga clan's Byakugan was simply a divine tool for reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance!
Or was it someone from the Uchiha clan?
However, this thought had just arisen when it was dismissed by him. The Uchiha clan had been exterminated. This was a well-known fact, and the Sharingan's perceptive abilities couldn't compare to the Byakugan. He was confident that with his current lurking ability, he could even avoid being detected by the Sharingan.
The black-robed figure fell into thought. He was always so careful. This was also why he had been able to successfully assassinate so many people without being killed. In fact, these people hadn't even been able to see how they died before they died.
"Leader, what should we do? It seems they've only sent two people to scout out the situation?" A faint voice of inquiry came from behind the black-robed figure.
"Don't act rashly. They shouldn't be able to discover us. After these two go back, we'll only take action when their entire group advances to the stream!" The black-robed figure ordered in a cold voice.
"Yes!" A single word came from behind his figure.
"Kaoru, where are they?" On the other side of the stream, Yūhi Kurenai asked Kaoru.
"In the second pair of bushes in the forest on the opposite side. There are seven of them," Kaoru said calmly, staring ahead.
"Seven... That's a bit troublesome." Yūhi Kurenai frowned. A total of seven. If they were all Genin, it would be easy to handle, but if they weren't, it would be quite tricky.
"At this time, they haven't shown themselves yet. It seems they think we haven't discovered them. In that case, let's catch them off guard." Kaoru said in a cold voice.
"What do you want to do?" Yūhi Kurenai raised her eyebrows.
"Teacher Kurenai, you just stay put. Hmm, actually, I don't even need to leave this spot." Kaoru said calmly, and then formed hand seals: "Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Poof!" A shadow clone immediately appeared beside him.
"Deception Magic!~"
The shadow clone turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared in place.
"Now, let's watch carefully..." Kaoru chuckled.
"The shadow clone disappeared!" In the bushes, a hint of shock flashed in the black-robed figure's eyes. The hairs on his body stood on end, and he paid attention to everything in the surroundings.
"Patta!" A faint sound rang out. The black-robed figure perked up his ears, carefully listening to the direction from which the sound was coming.
"Patta!" Another sound, and this time, he clearly felt that the sound was a bit closer to him.
"Patta!" The sound rang out again. This time, the black-robed figure roughly locked onto the direction of the sound. It was coming from the stream ahead.
He raised a pair of cold eyes and looked into the stream. At this time, under the soft rays of the setting sun, the originally calm stream was rippling in places. The ripples were coming towards them, as if something was treading water......
"This is..." The black-robed figure widened his eyes, suddenly understanding what was going on!
"What are you looking at....." A strange voice appeared in the bushes where they were ambushing. Kaoru's figure suddenly appeared, standing right in the very center of the bushes!
"Everyone, get out of the way!"
The black-robed figure suddenly let out a roar. Then, his body moved, taking the lead in rushing out of the bushes. The other six people didn't dare to be negligent after hearing the order. They all charged forward abruptly. For a time, the Kaoru who was standing in the middle of the bushes was like a plague god, and they avoided him like the plague!
"Clone Great Explosion!"
Kaoru's body suddenly exploded violently. The firelight, along with invisible shockwaves, spread in all directions!
"Ah!!!" The sound of a violent explosion was mixed with the screams of people.
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