Chapter 79: Confrontation
The Shuriken were not thrown directly at the three of them, but rather on the path in front of them, indicating that the Hyuga Ninja from this timeline did not harbor much hostility towards them…
Yamato made this judgment in an instant, but little did he know that Hyuga Kiyomi was afraid they would leave the trap's range if they walked a bit further, which is why she concealed her hostility and spoke.
During wartime, if you didn't have a few extra tricks up your sleeve, you'd be killed by the enemy long ago; Hyuga Kiyomi had also been with Hyuga Mirai for a long time, and she had learned a few of Hyuga Mirai's cunning methods.
"Ah, it's a Byakugan, just like Hinata and Neji. She's a Hyuga Clan ninja…"
Uzumaki Naruto's excitement had barely begun before it was punched away by Sakura Haruno beside him.
"Naruto, don't speak. It might expose that we're not from this timeline!"
Sakura Haruno whispered, even though Uzumaki Naruto's voice wasn't loud just now, it was best not to say such unnecessary things, just in case.
"I am an Anbu ninja, currently on a top-secret mission, and I need to find Fourth Hokage… Jonin Minato Namikaze."
Facing Hyuga Kiyomi's questions, Yamato could only try to answer some unimportant ones. Some things, if told, the other party wouldn't believe, and would instead think they were deceiving her. Perhaps only the Fourth Hokage in his youth would believe that they came from the future via the Dragon Vein.
"Anbu, Jonin Minato Namikaze…"
As soon as Hyuga Kiyomi heard these words, she knew this person was lying. If he were truly Anbu, how could he not know that Minato Namikaze was at the Land of Rivers Camp? These people were running back from the front line and claiming to be looking for Minato Namikaze…
Hyuga Kiyomi gave Kurenai Yuhi a signal with the hand behind her back, then continued to question them, preparing to distract them.
"Please immediately present your Anbu mission credentials!"
Yamato was startled. He couldn't present them at all. He only had the mission authorization signed by the Fifth Hokage, but he couldn't take it out.
"We need to see Jonin Minato before we can…"
As Yamato was responding, he suddenly felt the sound of blades cutting through the air from both sides. The word "trap" instantly came to his mind.
"Watch out!"
Yamato immediately warned, then leaped away from his spot. At the same time, after receiving Yamato's warning, Sakura Haruno and Uzumaki Naruto instinctively jumped away, dodging the Shuriken and Exploding Tag Kunai that came from both sides.
Boom!
The Exploding Tag instantly exploded, causing a considerable commotion and fire in the dense forest.
"Damn it… This guy actually ambushed us! We're fellow Konoha Ninja, aren't we?!"
Sakura Haruno immediately whispered to stop Naruto's complaining.
"Naruto, we are strangers to them. Now…"
Whoosh!
A signal flare shot into the sky, then burst into sparks. When Yamato saw the signal flare, his expression changed instantly, and he said to Sakura Haruno and Uzumaki Naruto: "This is a wartime enemy encounter signal. We need to get out of here quickly!"
If they were surrounded, they would have no choice but to surrender; because the situation was too unbelievable, the three of them would most likely be treated as spies and have their brains probed by the Yamanaka Clan's secret Ninjutsu, only then could they prove their innocence.
Yamato had been in the Anbu, so he knew this process inside and out. The Yamanaka Clan's secret Ninjutsu caused great damage to the brain, and Yamato would never allow Naruto and Sakura to be harmed by the Yamanaka secret Ninjutsu.
"Eight Trigrams Empty Palm!"
Waves of Chakra impacts continuously struck the three of Yamato, coupled with the activated traps all around, and the Shuriken and Kunai shot from the shadows, making Sakura Haruno and Uzumaki Naruto dodge in a very disheveled manner.
"Captain Yamato!"
Sakura Haruno clenched her fist and asked fiercely. Facing the endless attacks, she really wanted to punch back, but the opponents were Konoha Ninja, strictly speaking, they were also their comrades. When the other party had done nothing wrong, Sakura Haruno found it difficult to strike at them.
"You two go first, I'll cover your retreat!"
Yamato ordered. At this point, they had to retreat quickly. Although he hadn't found the location of this Hyuga female ninja's teammate, he could only hold off the current trouble for now.
Then, after Sakura Haruno and Uzumaki Naruto passed him, Yamato quickly formed hand seals.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Jutsu!"
A huge water dragon rose slowly, then swiftly attacked Hyuga Kiyomi in the forest.
The Water Dragon Jutsu was powerful, knocking down all the giant trees in its path.
'I can't dodge it!'
Hyuga Kiyomi was surprised by this person's Water Release, but she still managed to use Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven in time, increasing the output of the Revolving Heaven Chakra.
Boom!
The collision of the Water Dragon Jutsu and the Revolving Heaven produced a huge impact, directly sending Hyuga Kiyomi flying; fortunately, she increased her Chakra output, offsetting much of the Water Dragon Jutsu's power, and she only rolled a few times in a disheveled manner before stopping herself.
On the other side,
Sakura Haruno and Uzumaki Naruto hadn't fled far when three Kunai with Exploding Tag flew from their side.
"Watch out, Naruto!"
After noticing, Sakura Haruno immediately pushed Naruto aside decisively, but she herself couldn't dodge in time and was grazed by the Exploding Tag's impact.
"Sakura! Damn it, we're Konoha Ninja too!"
Uzumaki Naruto hadn't finished speaking when he noticed a large tree growing from the ground behind him, and this large tree extended branches, binding Uzumaki Naruto's limbs.
"Is it Wood Release, Captain Yamato?"
Why was he tied up? Uzumaki Naruto had been dealt with by Wood Release many times, and he also knew from Sakura that Captain Yamato was probably the only one who could use Wood Release.
However, to Uzumaki Naruto's disappointment, this large tree was not summoned by Yamato. Above Uzumaki Naruto, a person emerged from the trees, holding a Kunai pointed at his neck.
Uzumaki Naruto was startled, but when he saw the person above him, he felt a sense of familiarity, especially those eyes like rubies…
Just as the Kunai was about to pierce Uzumaki Naruto's neck, he suddenly heard Sakura's shout:
"Naruto, wake up quickly!"
The loudness of this voice made Uzumaki Naruto tremble all over.
Then he heard a loud bang, and the ground beneath Uzumaki Naruto's feet was directly cracked with countless fissures by Sakura Haruno's punch, as if it were the effect of an Earth Release Ninjutsu.
This punch directly forced Kurenai Yuhi, who was next to Uzumaki Naruto, to retreat, and seeing Sakura Haruno's monstrous strength, she couldn't help but feel a sense of dread.
Fortunately, she had given up on killing that blond guy just now, otherwise, she herself would have become a meat patty.
'Where did this monstrously strong woman come from?'
Kurenai Yuhi thought. However, with the two of them together, she would have to find a way to separate them again, otherwise, her genjutsu would be difficult to take effect.
"Naruto, Sakura, are you two alright?"
At this moment, Yamato also rushed over. He used a clone to hold off Hyuga Kiyomi, then quickly chased after them to rendezvous with Sakura Haruno and Uzumaki Naruto.
"Three people… This is troublesome. It would be great if Mirai-kun were here."
Kurenai Yuhi checked the Exploding Tag from the shadows. Only four were left. With the three of them reunited, she estimated they wouldn't be delayed for long.
There was still the sound of fighting in the distance, indicating that Hyuga Kiyomi was also entangled, so there shouldn't be much danger…
Kurenai Yuhi peeked out and found that the three of them indeed wanted to escape, so she prepared to chase after them and entangle them.
Whoosh!
Just then, Kurenai Yuhi instinctively turned her head to look beside her. As she turned, a figure suddenly appeared next to her.
"You've worked hard. I'll take it from here!"
Minato Namikaze took out a Flying Thunder God Kunai and said with a smile to Kurenai Yuhi.