Naruto Bloodline Theory? Just Trash, Chapter 40

"Let's go."

Mingren turned and walked away.

The Akatsuki Organization had Nagato as a trump card, so he didn't need to worry about them yet.

"..."

Asuka nodded slightly and quickly led her people to fall back.

In this kind of multi-faction melee, it was better to let them tear each other to shreds.

Influenced from childhood and through personal experience, Asuka held zero goodwill toward the four factions of Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Konoha, and Akatsuki.

Therefore, she didn't hesitate at all and intended to evacuate together with Mingren.

Once they reached a safe zone, she would try inviting him to join Amegakure.

Over here, high-level fighters clashed with high-level fighters.

Pakura had long wanted to spar with Minato Namikaze, who was of the same era and age as her.

Both of them were representative figures of the younger generation who had climbed up from the bottom and been hyped up by their respective ninja villages.

So, who exactly was stronger?

Orochimaru, meanwhile, set his sights on Akatsuki.

He really wanted to see what kind of skills the three orphans Jiraiya had cared for for three years possessed.

Before the battle started, Konan and Nagato, who received Yahiko's hand-signal instructions immediately, didn't hesitate at all and directly led their people to retreat from the open ground, heading toward the small town.

The Akatsuki Organization's advantage was guerrilla warfare.

This uninhabited open ground was far too disadvantageous as a battlefield.

Once they reached the streets and utilized diversion and terrain familiarity, the Akatsuki Organization could secure an undefeatable position.

In countless large and small battles in the past, that was exactly what they had done.

"Don't think about running!"

Several of Kitsuchi's subordinates shouted out loud and directly pursued Akatsuki.

After calculating, they understood very well who they could afford to offend and who they couldn't.

Orochimaru, the Yellow Flash, and Pakura were all troublesome figures.

The main purpose of this mission was to find the culprit of the Underground Exchange murder case, so there was no need to engage in a head-on fight with them.

The four factions each executed their own strategies and methods.

For a moment, this open ground was completely deserted.

Watching the Akatsuki Organization retreat toward the bustling district, Mingren's eyes were filled with solemnity.

What's wrong?

Seeing Mingren suddenly stop in his tracks, Asuka blinked her eyes.

Then, the latter moved, also pursuing in the direction of the Akatsuki Organization.

"..."

In the shadow of a tall building.

Hanzo quietly watched all of this.

He took every person's reaction into eye.

The multi-faction melee reminded him of his personal experiences in the Three Great Ninja World Wars.

"In the end... it still comes down to breaking out into a fight over a disagreement..."

And after the fighting, what remained was bound to be pain and devastation everywhere.

Hanzo shook his head, his heart even more fatigued.

His tolerance for war had reached its limit.

"Perhaps... this Ninja World War really should come to an end."

Hanzo had already decided in his heart that upon returning, he would carefully review Konoha's alliance proposal and draw a period to the Ninja World War as soon as possible.

Not long after...

Boom!!

The sounds and lights of ninjutsu and kunai began to flash in the dark night.

The Akatsuki Organization successfully retreated to the street district.

They fought and retreated, constantly diving underground or entering tall buildings, concealing their figures within various pathways.

From this scene, one could foresee the combat methods of the future "Six Paths of Pain".

The special geographical environment and reality forged this kind of guerrilla tactic.

Tactically speaking.

The strategy of the Akatsuki Organization was extremely correct.

However.

The sense of unease in Mingren's heart was rapidly expanding.

Because relying on the terrain advantages of complex man-made structures also meant one thing.

Boom!!

When Kitsuchi's female ninja subordinate jumped high, her fist—wrapped in the Rock Fist Technique—smashed an entire building to pieces in a single blow.

Mingren stopped in his tracks.

He immediately cast his gaze over there.

After the house collapsed.

The Iwagakure female ninja didn't hesitate at all.

She flashed forward directly, continuing her pursuit of the Akatsuki members who had broken through the smoke screen and were fighting while retreating.

"Amakawa Mingren..."

Asuka hurried over, standing behind Mingren.

She found that Mingren was motionless.

Following the latter's line of sight.

Asuka saw the blood seeping out from under the collapsed house...

Soon, the blood and rainwater merged together, no longer distinguishable from one another.

Asuka realized what had happened in an instant.

Because she was standing behind Mingren, she could only see his back and not his face.

Yet Asuka could also imagine what Amakawa Mingren's expression and gaze would look like.

The sounds of battle and shouts continued to ring out.

To ninjas, this was a thoroughly exhilarating struggle they were all too familiar with.

Wandering on the boundary between life and death made their adrenaline secrete rapidly.

Because of this, excited glows flashed in everyone's eyes.

Coupled with the various ideologies ingrained in them all along.

No one... cared about the life or death of ordinary people.

The exhilarating battles between ninjas were like an absolute ironic performance.

Mocking the fact that everyone outside of them was nothing more than ants.

Just as the Iwagakure female ninja let out a sharp cry, preparing to throw another punch...

Astonishing power suddenly erupted from Mingren's body.

Asuka's vision blurred.

Mingren vanished from sight.

"Asuka Young Lady!"

Ryu and the other two formed a formation.

While running, they guarded against stray projectiles flying from all directions.

Therefore, they didn't notice that Mingren had disappeared...

Asuka likewise didn't reply to her companions.

Instead, she immediately turned her head to look in the direction where his figure had vanished.

With her excellent dynamic vision, adjusted through several attempts, she quickly captured Mingren's figure.

His rapidly running body was matched with a violent force.

The Iwagakure female ninja hadn't even reacted yet.

Mingren had already arrived before her eyes.

She opened her eyes wide.

Vaguely feeling that something had struck her thoracic vertebrae.

Then.

A terrifying force erupted from her chest.

Within her field of vision.

The entire world was retreating.

It was as if a videotape had been pressed in reverse.

Scenery rapidly peeled away and shrank.

Her visual range expanded.

Fierce winds howled in her ears.

Matched with the involuntary high-speed shaking of her field of view, the whole world seemed to spin wildly.

Her body crossed the street in the blink of an eye.

Flying from one end of the alley to the other.

At this moment, her expression turned to astonishment.

Before her expression could fully solidify.

The next second.

Mingren had once again appeared before her eyes.

This time.

She saw the enemy she was facing clearly.

Time seemed to slow down at this moment.

All sounds faded into the distance.

She saw a handsome face.

She also saw a sturdy body.

And even more... that pair of angry eyes burning with pitch-black flames.