"It's really strange. When walking on the forest path, they were jumping up and down, but they directly walked through the swamp full of mud. It seems that this road isn't very peaceful..." Kaoru said in a low voice.
These footprints were imprinted on the ground of the swamp, seemingly wanting to prove that there was no problem with this swamp, but the more they did this, the more Kaoru believed that there must be a problem inside!
Therefore, he simply sat down in front of this swamp forest. Since this was a trap set for himself, it must be fully prepared. If he rushed in rashly like this, he wouldn't even know how he died.
Anyway, he had already guessed that the other party was a Leaf Village ninja. Deliberately capturing Mitokado Homura was just bait to lure him in. They wouldn't do anything to him.....
"Since that's the case, then I'll wait for a while." Kaoru sighed lightly and lay down on the ground full of fallen leaves. He was waiting for the Hawk Spirit's cooldown time to pass. When facing an unknown road, it was always good to use the Hawk Spirit to scout it out first.
At this time, in the swamp forest a few meters away from Kaoru, in a patch of shade, a large patch of green suddenly moved.
Then, a pair of eyes appeared in this patch of green, and a humanoid shadow slowly emerged.
"Why hasn't he come over yet....." This humanoid shadow slowly opened his mouth. Only at this time could it be confirmed that he was a living person. This ninja was integrated into this patch of green. Now that it was night again, it would be difficult to discover him if he hadn't opened his eyes.
He was only wearing a simple green robe that blended in with the surrounding environment. His hair was all draped behind him and tied into a ball. He was wearing a Hannya Group mask, so his face couldn't be seen.
It wasn't just him. People were also lurking in the green shade on other tree trunks, waiting for Kaoru to step into their death trap.
"Doesn't this kid care about Lord Mitokado's life? It's clearly Lord Third Hokage's order....." This ninja said in a low voice. He was waiting for Kaoru to come over so he could launch an attack! This swamp was a death prison specifically set up for Kaoru!
At this time, this person's pair of indifferent eyes were looking into the distance, his thoughts running wild.
Uchiha Kaoru was an Anbu squad leader, and he was also skilled in the Flying Thunder God Technique and various other strange ninjutsu. At a young age, his strength had probably reached the Jōnin level. This was the information he had obtained.
For this reason, he had spent a lot of time analyzing all the information about Kaoru and had specifically set up this trap in this swamp!
Countless strange insects that could devour a person's chakra were lurking in the swamp. This was set up by the Yūhino clan ninja among them. Not only that, but a steel wire mesh had also been set up above the forest, and explosive tags had been set up on the tree trunks.....
This time, the formation was very large. This was a plan that he had come up with after exhausting all his thoughts. It was a bit of an overkill to just kill this little brat, but that person had specifically instructed him not to let his guard down.....
Therefore, he had put away his contempt and mobilized all the ninjas he could mobilize to ambush, just to take Uchiha Kaoru's life.
He firmly believed that he would take Kaoru's life, because his plan could be said to be seamless. He had always been very confident in his plans, because he was a member of the Nara clan......
The Nara clan was the representative of intelligence.
But now, Kaoru's figure had not appeared in this swamp for a long time. He had no choice but to wait......
And after another ten minutes or so, Kaoru, who was lying on the edge of the swamp, suddenly got up.
"The cooldown time has passed." He chuckled and then drew his bow and nocked an arrow: "Hawk Strike Soaring Through the Sky!"
The Hawk Spirit turned into an invisible spiritual body and rush towards the air, exploring the swamp ahead.
"The situation isn't optimistic." Kaoru muttered. The situation that the Hawk Spirit could see was also affected under the faint moonlight. There didn't seem to be any situation on the swamp. The tree trunks on the swamp couldn't be seen because they were blocked by the leaves.
Quite troublesome.
However, just when Kaoru was sighing that he would gain nothing, he suddenly made a discovery. He saw that there seemed to be fine lines intertwined and circling on the swamp. These fine lines were densely packed, covering the entire ground.
"Fine lines? That's not right....." Kaoru manipulated the Hawk Spirit to fly down slightly, only then discovering that these fine lines weren't arranged on the ground, but in mid-air. It was a huge net!
This net was very wide, almost completely covering the swamp forest in front of Kaoru!
"You've got to be kidding me....." Kaoru was speechless. This was the trap prepared for himself? A net that covered everything. They had actually gone to such great lengths for him alone. It was impossible for this net to be driven by only three ninjas. In other words, there were many ninjas lurking in the places that the Hawk Spirit couldn't see.
A chill radiated from Kaoru's body. Even he felt that things were a bit tricky. Apart from this big net, there might be other methods......
"Hahaha!" After a moment, Kaoru, who had been frowning, suddenly let out a loud laugh, completely disregarding the possibility that his location might be exposed because of this.
"What am I worried about....." After laughing, Kaoru shook his head and sighed lightly. His eyes also turned cold. "They're courting death. I want to see what methods you've used to kill me!"
Thinking this, Kaoru straightened his body again. He gently closed his eyes, and then opened them again. Scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan appeared.
"It seems that I'll have to consume a lot of dōjutsu power again." Kaoru smiled bitterly. Since the last battle with Uchiha Itachi, he had decided to try to use hero ninjutsu as little as possible. Even when dealing with that Demon-Faced Rakshasa, Kaoru had only used the Universal Card. But now......he had to go all out against this unknown trap.
"First is, Illusion Clone......." Kaoru gently spat out these four words. The three-tomoe Sharingan turned even more violently.
This move was very dangerous for himself. Kaoru was generally unwilling to use it.
"Poof!" A burst of smoke erupted beside him. A figure that was exactly the same as him appeared from the smoke.
What was different was that this clone had a health bar above his head, and only Kaoru himself could see this health bar.
This wasn't that kind of ordinary shadow clone, which would directly disappear after being hit only once. This was the R skill of the Demon Jester, an S-rank hero ninjutsu. This clone didn't have any fatal weaknesses. It wouldn't have any injuries from being attacked. The damage it received would only reduce the health bar. When the health bar disappeared, it would directly explode.
And the most powerful point was that Kaoru's illusion clone could use all of Kaoru's ninjutsu, including hero ninjutsu, but the power would be halved, but it wouldn't consume any chakra.
It could be said that this move was a weakened version of Impure World Reincarnation.
However, this clone itself didn't have consciousness. Kaoru had to split his mind to control him. When splitting his mind, the main body would be in an uncontrolled state. If he was attacked by others, it could be said that he would have no power to resist. It was somewhat similar to the Mind Transfer Technique. It could be considered the only weakness of this move, but this weakness was very fatal, because once the main body was discovered, it would be a dead end.
This move was a double-edged sword. Its effect was powerful, but its weaknesses were also very obvious.
"I'll have the illusion clone scout out the way first......" Kaoru hummed lightly. He first hid in a patch of grass and set up a few scare boxes near his main body so that he could discover in advance when someone approached his main body.
After setting up the scare boxes, Kaoru sat cross-legged on the ground. With a thought, he transferred his mind to the illusion clone next to him.
After a moment, the illusion clone opened his eyes.
"Not bad ah......" Feeling this new body, Kaoru smiled lightly. All the fatigue symptoms in the main body had completely disappeared. It was as if there was an inexhaustible amount of chakra in his body. However, the chakra in the illusion clone's body was just a decoration, because the clone didn't consume any chakra when using ninjutsu.
"Next, I'll explore this swamp in front of me!" Kaoru smiled confidently and stepped onto this swamp.
With the first step, nothing happened. The steel wire mesh above his head didn't fall.
Of course, the other party wouldn't be stupid enough to eagerly activate it as soon as he entered the trap.
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