Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 180 Sasuke's Action

"Should we gather information first and then take action?" Bai asked at this time.

Sakura shook her head: "No, just wait for my signal and start right away."

Her idea was to wait for the moment when the two sides met and started talking, and then take action, attack Kabuto with all her strength, forcing Orochimaru to show up.

It would be best if we could seriously injure or kill Kabuto instantly, but of course, that would require a certain amount of luck.

"Also, we don't know when Sasuke will show up, so for now we'll be working as a group of two."

Sakura said as she took out a piece of paper and drew the Sky Bridge and the positions of the people.

"I'll be with Shiro. Once we get the signal, we'll attack Kabuto with all our strength. Naruto, you'll be with Sai. Hold back Orochimaru from behind."

"If Sasuke arrives, it will become the three of you besieging Orochimaru."

"If something unexpected happens, we will handle it flexibly based on the actual situation, but we must ensure that there are at least two people dealing with each enemy at the same time. Do you understand?"

Her initial idea was: Sakurashiro vs. Kabuto, Naruto, Sasuke vs. Orochimaru.

Sai and Shiro digested the situation for a while and didn't comment on this grouping. Naruto was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "There's one more thing."

"how?"

Naruto slowly turned to Sai and Haku, "I need to place the Flying Thunder God Mark on both of you."

After saying that, the expressions of both of them changed slightly, and they looked a little uncomfortable.

"Don't get me wrong, this is a necessary measure to be able to support you at any time." Naruto didn't explain much, and there was a hint of toughness in his tone.

What I mean is, you have to do this even if you don’t want to.

Sakura remained silent. She remembered that when Naruto did this before, he would often give the other person the Flying Thunder God Kunai.

This time you chose to print it on your body, are you afraid that the other party will throw away the kunai?
But listening to Naruto's tough tone, she couldn't help but imagine a scene:
The tattoo artist Naruto kidnapped me to his shop, tied me up with a 'hehehe' expression on his face, and then forcibly tattooed his name on my chest...

Bah! What are you thinking about?!
Sakura quickly brought her mind back to reality and noticed that Shiro wasn't struggling much, so she told Naruto, "I'm fine."

Naruto nodded and turned to Sai, "What about you?"

Sai smirked and said, "Excuse me, can't you give me the item with the Flying Thunder God mark?"

Naruto narrowed his eyes, "You seem to know the Flying Thunder God Technique very well."

"After all, it's a technique that's been famous for a long time." Sai replied with a smile.

"It's a very reasonable idea," Naruto crossed his arms and seemed to agree with Sai's suggestion, but the next moment, he said coldly: "But, allow me to refuse."

"Either I plant the Flying Thunder God Mark on you, or don't participate in the mission." As he said this, he glanced at Sakura.

The surroundings fell into silence. Sakura naturally would not go against Naruto, and marking Sai was also for safety reasons, so she nodded in agreement.

Sai looked around at everyone, his smile slowly disappearing. He opened his mouth, but ultimately chose not to speak, choosing to obey orders.

There's no need to argue.

Then, Naruto planted the Flying Thunder God Mark on Haku and Sai's lower abdomen, which was equivalent to allowing him to teleport to the two of them at any time.

It is possible to achieve instant kill, but Naruto does not want to go that far. After all, he has no ill feelings towards Sai and Shiro.

"Then let's disband. Go to bed early tonight. We have to get up early tomorrow to continue our journey."

Everyone returned to their own rooms. Before that, Naruto stopped Bai and called him out alone.

The two walked to the small river near the entrance of the inn, bathed in the moonlight and breeze, and Naruto said, "I called you out mainly to talk about Sai."

Bai was a little surprised, but nodded: "Yes."

Naruto briefly recounted the psychological trauma Sai had experienced, including how he was forced to turn against his own people and how he became indifferent.

"I remember that the current Anbu members are required to study psychology. Tell me, what psychological principles are behind him becoming like this?"

After Naruto promoted psychotherapy, the related basic courses have become compulsory courses for Anbu members.

Bai thought for a moment, his tone softening a bit: "...He's unwilling to communicate properly... Is this a psychological defense mechanism?"

Naruto nodded approvingly, "That's right. I'll find a way to deal with Sai's problem. Before that, could you please take care of him for a while?"

This mission is not easy, and Naruto needs to try his best to ensure that no serious internal conflict occurs.

Bai was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "But he is also from the Anbu. After learning this knowledge, he should be very clear about his situation, right?"

"It's hard for a doctor to heal himself," Naruto patted Bai's shoulder, "Knowing your own difficulties and being able to overcome them are two different things."

Bai no longer refuted and said that he would try his best to avoid conflicts with Sai in the future.

The two of them didn't stay any longer and returned to their room to rest.

Another day has passed.

The four of them rushed to the location of the Heaven and Earth Bridge at full speed. Unlike yesterday, the atmosphere among the four of them was a little more relaxed. It was no longer as dull as yesterday, and they could chat from time to time.

However, among the four, Sai was still the most silent one, and he didn't pay much attention even when Naruto took the initiative to find a topic.

Bai glanced at Sai from time to time and couldn't help but recall the picture album that he accidentally dropped yesterday.

The little blue-haired man on the cover of the album is his brother?
As if noticing Bai's gaze, Sai turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?" "No... nothing." Bai turned his head, his thoughts continuing to wander.

This guy is obsessed with his relatives and indifferent to others, just like how I treat Mr. Zabuza?

So, we are actually the same kind of people?

Bai, with such complicated feelings, walked in silence all the way.

Before I knew it, it was night.

The four of them were very close to the Sky-Sky Bridge. They chose an open space surrounded by big trees and set up camp nearby.

Afterwards, they went to Tiandi Bridge to scout the area and discuss various emergencies.

"...When the time comes, you'll use the Super Beast Fake Painting to launch a surprise attack on Orochimaru. It's best to block his line of sight the entire time. Bai, you and I will try to keep the two battlefields as far apart as possible, otherwise it's easy to cause accidental injuries."

"Understood. Captain, do we need to set up a trap on the bridge in advance?"

Sakura thought about it and shook her head, "It's better not to. Our opponent is Orochimaru. Ordinary traps are too easy for him to see through. Even if we get caught, he has countless ways to escape."

The most representative of these is undoubtedly Orochimaru's substitution technique. His continuous escape techniques like nesting dolls can make him invincible in the short term.

"But there is one thing Orochimaru can't match us," Naruto added at this time: "His chakra capacity is two against one. Ideally, with Sasuke, it is possible to wear Orochimaru to death."

"In addition, Orochimaru's physical condition is close to collapse, which means his combat power will be further weakened."

Bai was a little confused: "Physical collapse?"

"Yes, Orochimaru's Reincarnation is not perfect. His body rejected it early on, so he is unable to exert his full strength now."

Sai remained silent, memorizing the details of Naruto's 'familiarity with Orochimaru's intelligence'.

"That's all then. Does anyone have anything to add?" Sakura looked around at everyone and noticed Sai looking at Naruto thoughtfully.

"Sai?"

"...Sorry, I have no more questions." Sai smiled.

Sakura stopped talking and gestured for everyone to return to the camp and prepare to rest.

Morning of the tenth day.

A cool breeze blew away the green leaves on the trees and blew straight towards the Sky Bridge, making the surroundings no longer silent.

Sakura disguised herself as Scorpion and slowly walked towards the Sky Bridge, her eyes constantly scanning the surroundings, watching for any traces of Sasuke.

Naruto summoned his shadow clones and hid behind with Sai and Shiro, waiting for the signal to act.

rustling...

The only sound around her was the sound of footsteps on the wooden bridge. Sakura's heart trembled as she noticed a hooded figure walking towards her.

"Kabuto Yakushi..." Sakura deliberately slowed down her pace, trying to find clues about Sasuke, but unfortunately, there seemed to be no obvious changes.

Finally, the hooded figure and 'Scorpion' joined together in the center of the bridge.

"Strange, Sasuke hasn't shown up yet..." Naruto narrowed his eyes in the distance and saw the two people on the bridge starting to connect.

"Long time no see, Lord Scorpion..." A young man's voice came from inside, and he slowly took off his hood.

At the same time, Sakura's pupils suddenly shrank and her eyes changed for a moment, attracting the man's attention.

"What's wrong, Lord Scorpion?" His eyes became alert.

"...Nothing, we haven't seen each other for five years, right?" Sakura's gaze returned to Kabuto.

Naruto in the distance also looked serious, and signaled the two people beside him to be ready for battle at any time.

A crow with dark feathers flew over the sky above where the two of them were, seemingly passing over the sky above the bridge between heaven and earth inadvertently.

Sasuke, he took action!
"How could he be so bold... Could it be that Orochimaru and the others have never seen Sasuke's crows?" Naruto thought to himself, holding his breath.

In the middle of the bridge, Sakura asked in a deep male voice, "Is anyone following you?"

"Don't worry, no one's following us... But please keep it short. I've already risked my life by coming here without telling Orochimaru..."

Suddenly, Dou looked up at the sky abruptly.

Were we discovered... Sakura looked up: "What?"

"Caw-caw-caw" The crow seemed to sense something and suddenly began circling in the sky and making sounds!
The next moment, it flew straight down towards Kabuto, launching a death charge towards Kabuto like a flesh bomb!

Almost instinctively, Sakura made a fighting gesture with her right hand, and Naruto grabbed Sai's arm almost at the same time and teleported in front of Sakura!
At the same time, the crow's cry seemed to be very close, and everyone saw the ninja tool on its leg:
Two smoke bombs.

"Ka--" Crow let go of the smoke bomb, and his dark eyes watched as Naruto took out the Flying Thunder God Kunai and stabbed towards Kabuto!

"Ding! Ding!"

"Bam—"

There were two sounds of metal clashing, and the smoke bomb exploded, enveloping everyone. The battlefield seemed to fall into chaos in an instant.

(End of this chapter)