Hinata and Kakashi's group had only been on the run for fifty-three minutes when they were stopped by the Akatsuki.
Kankuro was poisoned and fell into a coma, and Temari was also seriously injured, unable to even move on her own.
Kakashi's chakra was also exhausted, and he was now barely holding on by sheer willpower.
The only fighting force in the team consists of Hinata and the two brothers, Wind God and Thunder God.
The three of them... there's no hope left!
Three Clay Bird formed a triangle around Hinata and her group. Hinata had already gathered her Senjutsu Chakra fist, her little face full of determination.
"Although there was a slight mishap along the way, the mission was ultimately completed."
Kakuzu stared at Kakashi with a gloomy gaze and said coldly, "Although the lightning-attribute heart has been duplicated, your heart might be even more useful."
Kakashi held Kunai in his hand, watching the Akatsuki group warily.
Deidara held up five Clay Bird in his hands and chuckled, "Same as always, let me give you a little something as a greeting gift first... Hmm!"
Sasori of the Red Sands looked at Deidara and warned, "Deidara, be careful not to ruin my target."
Deidara said impatiently, "I know! How many times do you have to say it?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Deidara waved his hand and threw out five Clay Bird.
'BOOM——'
In a cloud of smoke, the Clay Bird instantly grew larger and shot rapidly toward Hinata and the others.
"Get out of the way!"
Kakashi yelled and leaped away with Hinata, while the Wind God and Thunder God also carried Kankuro and Temari away from Deidara's attack range.
'Boom boom boom—'
With the roar of the explosion, projectiles rained down, and Kakuzu was already prepared with his ninjutsu, unleashing three types of ninjutsu at once: Lightning Release, Fire Release, and Wind Style.
'BOOM!'
The first to be hit were the Wind God and the Thunder God, who both turned into smoke and disappeared at the same time.
Hinata and Kakashi were also hit by Kakuzu's ninjutsu and were turned into smoke one after the other.
"Shadow Clone?"
"We've been tricked!"
Kakuzu's gaze swept around, and he said coldly, "Since they are Shadow Clone, their real bodies won't have gone too far. Split up and chase them!"
Sasori of the Red Sands glanced at Kakuzu and said calmly, "Don't order us around."
Deidara said nonchalantly, "I can't control the clay figures from getting too far away from me. If you split up to chase them, you'll have to go down there yourselves."
"But be careful not to let them pick you off one by one..."
Kakuzu jumped off the Clay Bird, Hidan closely by Hidan.
"Hidan and I will form a two-person team."
Sasori of the Red Sands said calmly, "I'm with Deidara..."
"Yura, your identity has been exposed. Go to Base Three and wait for me!"
Yura respectfully replied, "Yes, Lord Sasori!"
A cave within the territory of the Land of Rivers.
Hinata, the Wind God, and the Thunder God sat around the fire barbecuing, while Kakashi, Kankuro, and Temari had fallen into a coma.
Kakashi's original plan was to run away directly. In terms of ninja speed, Hinata and her group had already run for an hour, and the four Hinata members might not have a chance to catch up with them.
The Sharingan was too much of a burden for Kakashi. Kakashi thought he could hold on, but he collapsed before he could run very far.
He's such a grown man, yet he still acts so stubbornly; it really worries me!
Hinata had no choice but to change her original plan and find a cave to hide in temporarily with Kakashi and the others.
However, before hiding, Hinata created four Shadow Clones that transformed into several people and ran towards the Land of Fire from four different directions, which should temporarily deceive the Akatsuki.
Furthermore, Senjutsu Chakra is extremely stable, so even if the Shadow Clone are far from the main body, they will not suddenly disappear.
"The Land of Rivers is so large, it shouldn't be easily discovered, right?"
Hinata was somewhat uncertain.
Many people believe that the Naruto world is actually quite small, since in the original author Kishimoto's storyline where Gaara is kidnapped, it was officially announced that it would only take three days to travel from Konoha to Sunagakure.
Three days seems like a very short time.
However, we also need to consider the Genin's travel speed.
If a ninja's normal running speed is 20 meters per second, then one minute is 1200 meters, or 1.2 kilometers.
One hour is 72 kilometers.
In the Original Story, Gaara was kidnapped by the Akatsuki, and Kakashi's Team's team Temari would definitely be rushing to get there as fast as they could.
Assuming they run for 16 hours a day, that's 1152 kilometers.
If it takes three days, that's 3456 kilometers.
In Hinata's previous life, the straight-line distance from BJ to MSK was 5843 kilometers.
If you then look at the Hokage map, you can see that the Naruto world is actually very large, not as small as people imagine.
With such a large map, it would probably be difficult for the four members of Akatsuki to find Hinata and the others' hiding place.
"Hmm..."
"Boss, what's wrong?"
Hinata whispered, "One group of Shadow Clone was destroyed."
"Oh!"
The Wind God and the Thunder God didn't care about any of this. After saying "Oh," they stared at the half-cooked roasted pheasant, their mouths watering.
Although there's no need to worry about food and drink...
No! Although she has temporarily fooled the Akatsuki, they are all experienced ninjas. Hinata has cleaned up the traces, but she probably won't be able to keep it a secret for long.
Moreover, the team had three seriously wounded soldiers, so they had very little fighting power.
If Hinata is found by the Akatsuki, she will also have to protect Kakashi and the other two, making it impossible for her to concentrate on fighting, and her chances of winning will be almost zero.
"It's not that I didn't try, it's just that the enemy this time was too strong!"
Hinata tugged at her hair in frustration, wanting to come up with a tactic, but she couldn't think of anything.
Hinata often slacks off during training, but her Taijutsu has reached the limit her body can currently withstand.
At the age of twelve, with small arms and legs, even if Taijutsu are strong, they can't be that great.
This is a limitation for Taijutsu ninjas.
Hinata had previously boasted that she would develop new ninjutsu before the Akatsuki attacked again...
I guess we've succeeded now!
In Sage Mode, Hinata can release chakra from all the pressure points on her body and maintain it, condensing it into various shapes.
It seems useless... but what if we could simulate meridians and acupoints within chakra?
Just like the chakra wings that were condensed before, it seems that they can only fly like a bird... no, like an angel.
However, if meridians and acupoints are simulated in the wings, the wings will become offensive wings.
In this way, Hinata can at least use her wings to unleash Air Palm strikes and Mountain Breaker, freeing up her hands.
With air superiority, Deidara's threat was greatly reduced.
Even in critical moments, Hinata can instantly accelerate by 'spraying chakra'.
However, this method is too wasteful of chakra and can only be used to dodge fatal attacks at critical moments.
Kakuzu, Hidan, Sasori of the Red Sands are all ninjas who cannot fly.
Therefore, in theory, as long as Hinata defeats Deidara, she can fly back to Konoha with Kakashi, Kankuro, Temari.
Hinata glanced at the Wind God and the Thunder God.
These two are too fat, weighing at least 300 pounds each; one of them is equivalent to the weight of two people.
Taking five people with her at once would be too much of a burden for Hinata.
"But if we bring it in two separate trips..."
Hinata analyzed the situation in her mind.
Once the war reparations are returned to Konoha, the Akatsuki's mission will be considered a failure, and continuing to entangle with Hinata will only be a pointless battle.
But this only applies to ordinary ninjas.
Those Akatsuki are all lunatics, and they're all lusting after their own bodies...
Hinata estimated that they would continue to entangle with her.
"Boss, the roasted pheasant is ready!"
Wind God felt it would be very impolite for him to eat first if the eldest sister didn't eat first.
"Oh oh!"
Hinata picked up the roasted pheasant and began to eat it in large bites.
I'm so nervous I've lost my appetite.
Thunder God said with a happy expression, "Following Big Sister, we can eat meat no matter where we go. It's so wonderful, brother!"
The Wind God warned, "Idiot! Don't just focus on eating!"
"We have to eat and grill at the same time, so that by the time we finish this one, the next one will be cooked."
Thunder God exclaimed admiringly, "As expected of my brother!"