Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
A large amount of water suddenly splashed on the surface of the river, and a whirlwind rose up, revealing seven figures at the same time.
These seven assassins, led by the tall and thin figure in the middle, were dressed differently from the other six. The other six ninjas were all wearing black cloaks and pure black masks on their faces, while the person in the middle, who was the black-robed figure from before, wore a demon-faced mask covered in bizarre lines.
However, only five of these seven assassins were standing steadily on the surface of the stream. The other two had already fallen, with half of their bodies submerged in the water. Vivid red color rapidly spread from their bodies, slowly staining the entire stream red.
"Damn it..." The demon-faced mask ninja gritted his teeth. Their ambush had been instantly broken, and not only that, but they had also lost two lives.
"You finally deigned to come out, but this entrance is quite pathetic. Two died right off the bat..." Kaoru said mockingly, looking at the five survivors ahead.
Mitokado Homura and the others, who were still in the forest, also heard the commotion coming from ahead. Rondo hurriedly retreated behind a large tree, trembling in the corner. The other two Leaf Village Chūnin wanted to step forward and help Kaoru, but they were stopped by Rondo, who ordered them to stay close to him and not leave his side.
"It's different from what was agreed upon..." Mitokado Homura had a somewhat astonished look on his face. Then, he turned his head and looked at Rondo, who was hiding to the side with a nervous expression.
"Could it be that he summoned these people?" Mitokado Homura thought to himself.
"Battle stance!" On the other side, Kaoru activated his Sharingan to clearly see the strength of the five people before him.
Among these five ninjas, four were all Level 11, which could be said to be elite Chūnin.
And the demon-faced mask ninja in the middle was Level 13, an elite Jōnin!
"Strange, I've never seen this kind of mask before..." Kaoru was looking at the five people standing on the surface of the water, lost in thought. These people clearly came prepared, but who was their target?
Mitokado Homura? Or that Rondo?
And Kaoru's scarlet eyes were also making the five people on the surface of the water uneasy.
So it was the Sharingan! Hadn't the Uchiha clan already been exterminated?
"A member of the Uchiha clan, you put explosive tags in your shadow clones? You're a treacherous little brat..." The leading demon-faced mask ninja said coldly. "How did you discover us?"
Kaoru narrowed his eyes slightly, not answering his words. Instead, he spoke to Yūhi Kurenai beside him: "Teacher Kurenai, the opponents are four Chūnin and one elite Jōnin."
"I understand." Yūhi Kurenai nodded, quickly taking out a kunai from her ninja tool pouch. At this time, she no longer had any doubts about Kaoru's strength. One move, Clone Great Explosion, had directly succeeded in a sneak attack, causing the opponent to lose two combatants. Yūhi Kurenai was ashamed to admit that she was inferior to him in this regard.
"I'm asking you a question, brat!" The demon-faced ninja said with a look of anger after seeing Kaoru directly ignore his question.
"It's simple. Your lurking skills are too poor." Kaoru smiled. Then, his eyes narrowed, and he said calmly, "Who is your target?"
Before the demon-faced ninja could answer, a terrified voice came from behind Kaoru and Yūhi Kurenai.
"It's him! It's him! He's the Demon-Faced Rakshasa!" After taking another look ahead, Rondo, who was hiding behind the big tree, suddenly let out a miserable scream of fear. Then, he directly hugged his head and knelt on the ground: "Oh God, why does it have to be him? Why!"
The surrounding Leaf Village ninjas were all confused, unable to understand why Rondo was reacting so strongly.
"It seems that I don't need to answer this question anymore..." The demon-faced ninja's eyes radiated malice. He shrugged and said.
"You're actually the Demon-Faced Rakshasa!" The beautiful eyes of Yūhi Kurenai beside Kaoru had an expression of disbelief.
"Teacher Kurenai, do you know him?" Kaoru asked immediately after seeing the change in Yūhi Kurenai's expression.
"Mm, I know a little because I often accept missions to escort people," Yūhi Kurenai nodded, her eyes full of gravity. "He's a top assassin who's been active in the black market for many years. Legend has it that he's not only an elite Jōnin, but also possesses extraordinary secret techniques that make him even more threatening. And the price he charges for taking on a mission is usually 300,000 Ryo or more..."
Saying this, Yūhi Kurenai paused for a moment: "It's said that in the past decade or so, the Demon-Faced Rakshasa has assassinated hundreds of targets, most of whom are ordinary people, but there are also ninjas among them. Many Jōnin have died at his hands, and he even assassinated the Fourth Kazekage!"
"The Fourth Kazekage?" Kaoru raised his eyebrows.
"That's right. Although that time failed, it still injured the Fourth Kazekage, and he himself retreated safely!" Yūhi Kurenai said with a serious tone.
He was already a legend in the black market!
And the reason why he used the title Demon-Faced Rakshasa was also because he always wore a demon-faced mask when carrying out missions, and his assassination methods were quite cruel, hence the title of Rakshasa.
"That assassination of the Fourth Kazekage was the shame of my life!" The demon-faced Rakshasa said in a cold voice. Although he said that, he showed that he was very pleased with Yūhi Kurenai's words, and there was an undisguised pride in his eyes.
"Hmph, what Demon-Faced Rakshasa? He couldn't even take care of the Fourth Kazekage. He's just a piece of trash..." After listening to Yūhi Kurenai's words, Kaoru had a calm expression. The reason he said that wasn't because he thought the Fourth Kazekage was weak, but because he wanted to enrage this Demon-Faced Rakshasa.
"I've been traversing the black market for many years. I won't be angered by your words." The demon-faced Rakshasa smiled slightly, and then looked at the four elite Chūnin beside him: "You hold these two back. I'll go take care of Rondo first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the four Chūnin moved at the same time. They pushed off with their feet, stirring up a large amount of water, and at the same time, they all threw out a handful of kunai first!
"Swish swish swish swish!"
Dozens of kunai were like a meteor shower at night, shooting towards Kaoru and Yūhi Kurenai!
At the same time, the demon-faced Rakshasa connected several hand seals. His body shortened, and he directly sank below the surface of the water!
"Hmm?!" This situation of the demon-faced Rakshasa completely fell into Kaoru's eyes. Recalling the words he had said to his subordinates earlier, Kaoru instantly understood that he wanted to bypass himself and Yūhi Kurenai and directly attack Rondo!
"Water Style, Water Wall!" Kaoru quickly formed hand seals, and a large stream of water suddenly gushing out from the creek, forming a water wall that blocked himself and Yūhi Kurenai's front.
"Bang bang bang!"
A rain of shuriken fell from the sky, all blocked by Kaoru's water wall.
After using Water Style, Kaoru waved his right hand, and a card appeared in his hand, turning into a stream of light and flying away.
Kaoru waved his hand, and the card flew out in response!
However, the target of this card wasn't the four Chūnin who were attacking Kaoru and Yūhi Kurenai, but flew behind him, passing through Mitokado Homura, who had a shocked expression, and finally directly pinned itself to the large tree where Rondo was hiding!
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