"Where's my brother?"
When Uchiha Chen went down to the trench, Taki Tōru, who had already entered with Himeji, asked in confusion.
"He went to guard the area. It wouldn't be good if all four of them came in."
Uchiha Chen took out the food from the seal and distributed it to the two of them, and said, "I'll go up and change him back later. Rest here for half an hour, and then we'll go back. Sorry, Toru can only celebrate you again at night."
"It's okay. Even if you apply for Chunin, it will take a day at the earliest to be approved. The captain doesn't need to worry about these details. "Taki Tōru said in a low voice while stuffing bread into his mouth.
"But having said that, this dry bread is really hard. If you sharpen it a little, you can use it as a Kunai."
Looking at the bread that had been soaked in his kettle for a long time and showed no signs of softening, Himeji nodded in agreement.
This bread... could it be synthetic?
"Just be content." Uchiha Chen sighed. "Do you know why the Suna Ninja has been hiding in a huddle? They are about to run out of food. It's just a piece of bread. If you ask for three times the price, the Suna Ninja is willing to trade it with you."
"... Are they so miserable?"
"It's so miserable. They can't afford to fight a war of attrition now. That's why Third Kazekage is sitting on the battlefield in order to prevent Konoha from attacking."
"Oh." Taki Tōru stretched out his voice, and then suddenly asked, "What mission did the captain and Lord Orochimaru go on at that time?" "
Uchiha Chen took the bread in his hand and knocked her on the head. "How many times have you asked, and I said it was confidential. Even if you attack suddenly like this, I won't tell you."
"If you don't say it, don't say it. It hurts..." Taki Tōru bit her lip unwillingly. It seemed that her curiosity was indeed very strong. Seeing that this path was not feasible, she simply changed the topic in another direction.
"Does the captain have a girlfriend?"
Uchiha Chen finally swallowed a whole piece of bread with difficulty, and then answered while drinking water, "Why do you ask this?" "
"If not, I would like to introduce one to you." Taki Tōru gestured to Himeji with his eyes, but Himeji gave her a big Byakugan and continued to deal with his bread.
Uchiha Chen of course noticed the little moves between the two of them, and did not expose it. He just smiled and said, "Could it be your brother?"
"No, he has someone he likes. "Taki Tōru looked regretful and shook his head.
"Who?" "Uchiha Chen asked in surprise.
"A kid with brown fur, you know him." "
Bang, Uchiha Chen stood up with a very ugly expression.
"Hey, Captain, you don't have to look like this."
"Get ready to fight, someone is approaching, very fast!"
After he finished speaking, he was about to signal Taki Yū, because the snakes had just dispersed, and at this time, a message came, indicating that the other party must be nearby, and the enemy was rushing directly here, so they must have discovered them. But he had only rushed out a few meters when he heard a pop and a round thing fell down.
"Ah, I found it."
The sound sounded from above. When Uchiha Chen looked up, a strange man wearing Hidden Sand Village and Forehead Protector was standing on the top of the sand dune, holding in his hand the body of Taki Yū who had lost his head.
"Ahhh!" Taki Tōru screamed in pain.
Sand Shinobi Lu smiled, then took out a photo from his pocket, compared it carefully, and nodded. "It seems you are the one I am going to find Konoha Lightning."
After the comparison was completed, he wiped the blood on his right hand with the photo, then let go, and the photo fell to the ground in the wind.
"I didn't participate in Land of Rain's decisive battle before, but... I heard that you were able to steal the show." Suna Ninja seemed to have thought of something ridiculous, and sneered at the corner of his mouth, saying, "This is your companion, just treat it as a greeting gift to congratulate you." "
There was a coldness in his smile, and he threw the corpse in his hand to the ground without a care. Next to the corpse, it was Taki Yū's head that had not yet closed its eyes. Judging from the confused look on his face, it should have been solved in an instant before he was aware of it, so there was no time to send out an alarm signal.
"Earth Release: Ground Sink Jutsu!"
Without further nonsense, the Sand Ninja quickly Hand Seals. As the ground shook violently, an extremely thick earth wall appeared above the trench. It seemed that they were burying Uchiha Chen and the others alive here.
"Follow me, and follow my steps closely when I break through!" Uchiha Chen said loudly.
The situation suddenly became extremely critical, without even giving a few people time to buffer or notice. The Sunagakure ninja in front of him is absolutely extraordinary in strength. The time between when the scattered snakes sent an alarm message and when Taki Yū was killed was very short. This speed is almost the same as Uchiha Chen's full blast. The problem is that Uchiha Chen takes the speed route. The bonus of Lightning Release Chakra and the use of Body Flicker make him faster than most elite ninjas. Coupled with the other party's skilled senior Earth Style, he is at least on the same level as teacher Orochimaru.
In other words, the overall strength of this sand ninja is at least Quasi-Kage level.
With the explosion of Ninjutsu, the ground began to shake violently, and clods of soil fell from the sky. Uchiha Chen and Chidori Stream can indeed defend against this Earth Style, but Himeji and Taki Tōru cannot, so they are undoubtedly waiting to die if they stay in the trench. So while taking care of Taki Tōru, who was already in a state of shock, and Himeji behind him, he also completed Hand Seals.
Lightning Release: Chidori!
A large amount of chakra that had transformed to the extreme was gathered in his hands. After he was ready, the moment the earth and rocks fell in mid-air, he jumped up high and rushed outside with the power of his sprint!
"Follow me to break out, Himeji, take Toru with you!"
As time was running out, he had no time to say anything more. Seeing that Taki Tōru was still in "shock" at this time, he could only let Himeji take her with him.
As an A-level Ninjutsu, it is very simple for Chidori to break through the earth wall that is covered in mid-air. So when Chidori continued to grow bigger and bigger due to the filling of Uchiha Chen chakra, a hole was drilled out of the thick earth wall, and the falling stones were also knocked down by him.
"Earth Style·Earth Release: Earth Spikes"
Seeing that several people were about to escape, the Sand Ninja formed the Earth Style seal again, and a large number of spikes rose from the ground and stabbed towards the three of them.
It's just that Uchiha Chen used all his strength to break through the falling rocks and earth walls in front of him, completely ignoring the stone spears that were shot at him, because he had completely given his back to Himeji. Sure enough, Himeji held Taki Tōru with one hand, and kept using Gentle Fist with the other hand to knock down the gathering stone spears.
Finally, after digging through several walls in succession, the three of them escaped from the Earth Style range.
"Himeji, how is Tohru?"
Himeji shook his head and said, "It's okay, she just fainted."
Uchiha Chen nodded expressionlessly. "Now take her back to Base!"
Himeji was silent for a moment, she didn't want to leave her teammates to escape on her own. And she couldn't tell why, but in her perception, Uchiha Chen's chakra seemed to be getting more and more depressed. This evil and dark feeling was like... a gaze in the abyss. This made her very worried.
The young man with his back turned to him had a very determined attitude. After a while, Himeji swallowed back the words he wanted to leave, then wiped the corners of his eyes and said seriously, "I'll wait for you to come back!"
The sand ninja made no move and just watched Himeji carrying Taki Tōru away. After all, his target was this kid, not other salted fish. As for whether she will notify Konoha... it doesn't matter. Anyway, wouldn't it be good to kill this brat before Konoha's rescue arrives?
The dazzling sunshine shone on her body, but for some reason, Uchiha Chen didn't feel a trace of warmth. He stretched out his hand and tore off the torn Jonin Flak Jacket, his thumb got a drop of blood on it, and then quickly Hand Seals: "Summoning Jutsu!" "
Bang, huge smoke filled the air, and the voice of Uchiha Chen came from the air. "Are you ready to accept death?"