Mysterious Shadow! The Person Who Had Been Following Behind
Kurotsuchi stood there, stunned.
Grandpa had said that Shinki was extremely skilled in Ninjutsu, but she didn't believe him.
After all, he's just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy; how deep could he possibly be?
Now she has seen it for herself.
This has gone beyond the realm of Ninjutsu skill; this is Ninja Art at its most powerful level!!
He handled both the living and the dead all by himself!
After checking the Hideout, Shinki started the plane again.
However, just as the plane was about to fly away, Shinki suddenly turned around, as if sensing something, and looked at the Hideout that he had cleaved open with his sword.
"That's weird, it feels like someone's been watching me the whole time. (‧_‧?)"
The Shinki murmured to itself.
Upon hearing this, Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi immediately tensed up.
They both knew that the village had sent Pursuit Unit that was following them.
What if Shinki finds out? If he gets angry, he might raise his thousand-meter-long Great Sword like he did just now and slice them all in one go!! ∑(✘Д✘๑)
Iwagakure.
Ōnoki sat behind his desk, waiting for good news to come from the front lines.
After a while, a communications Ninja appeared in the Office and knelt on the floor.
"Has Shinki found Han's whereabouts? Also, is my precious granddaughter alright?"
Ōnoki asked somewhat eagerly.
He thought to himself, "Entrusting the task of finding the Tailed Beasts to the Shinki was definitely the right decision!!"
See, we've got a report already!!
However, the communications Ninja shook his head, saying hesitantly, "No, no, we lost Shinki...ㅍ_ㅍ"
Ōnoki was stunned, then immediately became angry. "Lost them? What are you all good for?! So many people and you can't even keep up with a few kids?! (′д`σ)σ"
The messenger Ninja, looking aggrieved, said, "The thing is, Shinki isn't an ordinary kid either. (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)"
"He teleported to Amegakure with a Flying Thunder God, which is alright, since we have Ninjas stationed there. The key is that they travel by flying, and we Ninjas can't keep up at all... (༎ຶ-༎ຶ)"
After hearing the pursuing Ninja's reply, Ōnoki realized what was going on.
Sending your own pursuit Ninja to follow Shinki was definitely a stupid move...
Back then, the Yellow Flash made quite a name for himself in the Third Shinobi World War with just one Flying Thunder God Technique.
Not to mention Shinki, who has mastered all sorts of bizarre movement Ninjutsu and Chakra...
Ōnoki, feeling helpless, could only wave his hand and say, "Alright, alright, you can leave now, but we can't let up on the search for Shinki and the others."
"Without your support, Kurotsuchi and the others would be in danger."
The messenger ninja quickly withdrew.
The Land of Rain.
Kurotsuchi asked Shinki somewhat nervously, "Can you sense where they are spying on us?"
Shinki said speechlessly, "We fly so fast, we've already passed by. ┐(´-`)┌"
"Furthermore, the opponent is deliberately concealing his Chakra; without calming down and carefully investigating, it will be difficult to pinpoint his exact location."
"Forget about him, let's keep searching for the next Hideout. →_→"
With that, the Shinki Plane accelerated and flew towards the next Tailed Beast extraction Hideout.
And in the ruins of the former Hideout.
A dark figure wearing a cloak and hood appeared.
He said in a hoarse voice, "As expected of the Shinki, you intend to search all the Hideout in the Land of Rain?"
"But this makes it easier for me to move around."
"Lord Orochimaru, I have inherited your research and will carry it forward." ୧⍢⃝୨
A Hideout in the Land of Rain.
"Boom!!"
The Shinki Kusanagi Sword fell, splitting Hideout stronghold in two!
The Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi next to me is already numb:(꒪⌓꒪)
During their thorough search of the Land of Rain's Hideout, they witnessed the various methods employed by the Shinki.
Things like summoning rain out of thin air to flood the entire Hideout, pointing a finger to the sky to summon lightning to strike the entire Hideout, or scorching the entire Hideout with a huge fire...
In short, the sheer number of their methods and the extent of their damage are constantly challenging the Shinobi World worldview of Kurotsuchi and Kokusochi!
"This Hideout is still deserted," Shinki said with some regret.
After saying that, he recalled the Hideout information he had gleaned from Chiba's memories and murmured, "Only three left. Let's hurry."
Kurotsuchi nodded. "Mmm!"
After a while, an airplane drawn in Ink appeared above a dense forest!
Shinki, sitting in the cockpit of the plane, looked down and saw a prominent mound in the forest.
According to Chiba's memories, this was an underground Hideout.
"Alright, since it's underground, let's flood it then..."
After Shinki finished speaking, he prepared to form a hand seal.
Just then, Kurotsuchi pointed downwards. "Look down! There's someone!"
Upon hearing this, Shinki looked down and examined the area closely, and indeed saw a person dressed in Black Robe.
"Could this be the place where Akatsuki extracted the Five-Tails?"
As he spoke, the Shinki continued forming hand seals...
Seeing Kurotsuchi, Heitu quickly came over to stop him.
She shook her head and said, "Now that we know there are people at this Hideout, using large-scale destructive Ninjutsu would easily injure Senior Han! (ᗒᗩᗕ)՞"
Shinki reassured Kurotsuchi, "Didn't I tell you? As long as he has a breath left, I can bring him back to life."
Kurotsuchi shook her head. "No, what if they escape with Senior Han if you can't kill them all with one Ninjutsu? ◝₍ᴑ̑ДO͝₎◞"
After listening, Shinki began to think seriously.
That masked man's Sharingan eye technique can teleport people instantly; we really shouldn't alert him...
"Alright, let's go down and take a look together," Shinki said.
Kurotsuchi nodded, then whispered a reminder, "Shinki, try to be as quiet as possible later, before they find us..."
Shinki nodded.
The next moment, he formed a hand seal to dispel the airplane created by the Steel Super Beast Imitating Drawing.
Kurotsuchi:ヽ( ຶ▮ ຶ)ﾉ!!
"Save..."
However, before she could even utter the words "help," Shinki covered her mouth.
Shinki supported Kurotsuchi's body with one hand and covered Kurotsuchi's mouth with the other, scolding him in a low voice, "Didn't you say to keep it down? What are you shouting for?! ╭(°A°`)╮"
Kurotsuchi: "..."
You suddenly deactivated the plane, who wouldn't be startled and instinctively scream?! (ꐦ ಠ 皿ಠ)
After giving the Shinki a resentful glare, Kurotsuchi was surprised to find that he and the Shinki were actually standing in the air!
Akatsuchi's body was also suspended in mid-air!
Strange! When did Akatsuchi learn Grandpa's Rock Techniques?! ⊙▽⊙
Immediately afterwards, the observant Kurotsuchi noticed the ice surface under Akatsuchi's feet.
"I thought you could really fly, but it turns out you used Ice Release to condense ice crystals in mid-air to support your body..."
Kurotsuchi suddenly understood, then continued with a touch of smugness, "Shinki, while your method can also propel your body into the sky, it's still inferior to the Rock Technique that Grandpa uses for flight. ( *ˊᵕˋ)"
"You know, Grandpa can fly freely in the sky. ❛‿˂̵✧"
Upon hearing this, Shinki immediately chimed in, asking, "Rock Technique? Could you explain it in more detail?"