Starting from the root of Konoha, he was the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 18: Fighting Side by Side! (Seeking follow-up recommendation votes and monthly tickets)

After killing three people in a row, Xingxia Xiu did not stop. He jumped up and pulled out the ninja sword from the corpse. In an instant, he came from behind the enemy that Tsunade was about to kill and stabbed him to death with one knife.

Tsunade, who was about to kill her opponent with one punch, was stunned.

Xingxia Xiu drew his sword: "You retreat first!"

After saying that, he rushed towards Jiraiya.

Tsunade glanced at the corpse on the ground and her expression changed slightly.

The speed of killing the enemy was too fast, fierce and brutal.

Afterwards, Tsunade looked at the battle situation and saw that Konoha, with fewer people, had gained the upper hand.

Tsunade gritted her teeth and did not listen to Xingxia Xiu's words, but rushed towards Orochimaru.

Humph, she doesn’t have the habit of abandoning her companions and running away first!
……

Five minutes later, the battle was over and all the air ninjas were wiped out.

Tsunade was treating Jiraiya's wounds on the side, while Orochimaru's gaze followed Sarutobi Atsushi and the other two who were finishing off the enemy, and finally fell on Hoshita Hide, the Anbu captain.

The fierce killing spree that Xing Xiaxiu had just shown left a very deep impression on him.

Simple and crude, yet clean and efficient, every killing is filled with a violent beauty.

Jiraiya noticed Orochimaru's gaze, and while enduring the pain, he bared his teeth and said, "This guy shouldn't be an Anbu ninja directly under the old man, right?"

The three of them didn't know every member of the Anbu directly under Sarutobi Hiruzen, but they were relatively familiar with their styles.

Sarutobi Atsushi and the other two are fine, but Hoshita Hide's style is too unique.

It's like a killing machine.

Orochimaru retracted his gaze and said, "It should be Danzo's people."

Jiraiya thought about it, then nodded: "It does look like that guy's style, but it seems even crazier?"

"Shut up!"

Tsunade couldn't help but punch Jiraiya on the head.

Jiraiya held his head and cried out, with stars in his eyes.

Orochimaru was already used to this scene. He glanced at Sarutobi Atsushi and the other two and said, "What a cautious attitude."

It is rare to finish off one corpse after another.

No, Orochimaru hasn't seen it yet.

……

"Captain, there are no survivors."

After finishing off the enemy, Sarutobi Atsushi reported to Hoshita Hide.

Xingxia Xiu nodded, then turned to Jiraiya and the others and asked: "How long will it take before we can leave?"

Tsunade said solemnly: "Give me five more minutes!"

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "After this is over, you will immediately leave for the Fire Country, and we will be responsible for covering your retreat."

Jiraiya asked, "Do you think the air ninja will attack us again?"

Without waiting for Xingxia Xiu to answer, Orochimaru said: "Don't ask such stupid questions."

"Since the Sky Ninja has already taken action, he will not give up so easily."

Jiraiya thought of the words of the Sky Ninja who had plotted against him before, and said, "It seems that the Sky Ninja wants to capture one of us alive, probably to exchange for hostages."

"These guys don't seem afraid of starting a war because of this. It seems they have some intelligence we don't know."

Orochimaru, however, thought of the Cloud Ninja first.

The Sky Ninja Village is not as strong as the Rain Ninja Village, but it provokes Konoha again and again. This is not normal.

But if there is another force behind it, then it makes sense.

The silent Xingxia Xiu also thought of the Cloud Ninja.

To the north of the Moon Kingdom is the Thunder Kingdom.

The Sora Ninja Village and Konoha are fighting, and no matter what the result is, it will be beneficial to the Hidden Cloud Village.

of course.

It is also possible that the leader of the Sky Ninja Village has gone crazy.

Thinking about Shennong who created the zero-tail number, Xingxiaxiu felt that this possibility was not impossible.

five minutes later.

Tsunade and the other two began to retreat.

However, Hoshita Hide did not follow, but instead took Sarutobi Atsushi and the other two to set traps using the corpses on the ground.

About ten minutes later, Xing Xiaxiu raised his hand and said, "Disperse!"

Swish swish!
The four of them disappeared from the grass in an instant and hid in the forest.

the other side.

Tsunade, who had just passed through the forest, suddenly turned back and asked, "Jiraiya, did you sense them?" Jiraiya shook his head and said, "They may have other tasks."

Tsunade frowned: "Are we just going to leave like this?"

The three of them were all Jonin, and in her opinion, except for the captain, Hide Hoshita, the other three members of Hide Hoshita's team were good, but their strength was not even that of a Special Jonin.

I don't like Danzo though.

But Xing Xiaxiu did save them just now.

As a fellow Konoha ninja, Tsunade did not want to abandon her companions and retreat alone, especially since the people left behind were not as strong as them.

Jiraiya knew what Tsunade was thinking and said, "They should catch up soon."

"Besides, we have more important things to do. We must bring the information back as soon as possible and make the village change its attitude towards the Sora Ninja Village."

Tsunade shook her head, "As for intelligence, one person is enough!"

As she spoke, she stopped.

Jiraiya also stopped immediately and said to Orochimaru: "Orochimaru, you take the information back to Konoha, Tsunade and I will stay here."

idiot!

Orochimaru cursed in his heart, then turned back and said calmly: "It's just an air ninja."

"We haven't used our full strength yet."

Jiraiya smiled when he heard this: "That's right, we can't let the people from the Root look down on us!"

Tsunade curled her lips, but her eyes were full of smiles.

So the three of them returned the same way.

In the woods.

Xing Xiaxiu, who was hiding behind a tree, suddenly frowned and turned to look.

Why are you back?
Xingxia Xiu looked at Tsunade and the other two in confusion.

Jiraiya smiled and said, "If we have two teams together, we'll be more confident, right?"

The star shows silence.

How can you use Wood Release in my presence?
How can you show off without using Wood Release, and how can you further intimidate Sarutobi Atsushi and the others?

Should I be silenced?

I can’t beat him either!
Besides, who would be willing to give up golden twintails?
Looking at Tsunade and the other two, Xingxia Xiu nodded slightly and said, "In that case, you can set up on the other side of this forest!"

Jiraiya nodded immediately, "No problem."

The three of them retreated, and from a distance, Xingxia Xiu heard Tsunade's voice: Jiraiya, you idiot, why did you agree so quickly? We are obviously the leaders of this mission.

However, even though she complained, Tsunade had no real intention of fighting for dominance.

She knew very well that Xingxiaxiu and the others must have arranged everything, and any rash interference would only cause chaos.

The reason for the complaint is that he dislikes Danzo.

……

Xingxia Xiu didn't care about Tsunade's complaints.

Tsunade and the others' mission was actually over.

It would be nice to be back and fight side by side.

Of course, it doesn't matter to him whether I help or not.

It's not that he's arrogant.

Because the original plan did not include the consideration of fighting side by side.

Even if he was defeated, Xingxia Xiu believed that he would have no problem escaping.

……

Time passes little by little.

About twenty minutes later, figures appeared one after another.

At the edge of the woods, Xingxia Xiu's wooden clone merged with a big tree, and only a face emerged, looking at the air ninjas that appeared one by one.

There weren't many people, only eight.

These air ninjas quickly entered the battlefield and then carefully checked the corpses.

Soon, a middle-aged air ninja spoke up: "It seems that Konoha has been prepared for a long time. The people coming are not just the three-person team mentioned in the intelligence."

"Relying on just our two teams to pursue them might not be enough. We must ask for help from the village."

The other female ninja leading the team frowned. "They've probably been gone for half an hour. It's probably too late to call for help now, right?"

The middle-aged Sky Ninja smiled and said, "You haven't forgotten the Cloud Ninja, have you?"

"They did arrange someone, but we rejected them at first."

"It doesn't matter now."

(End of this chapter)