Ghost Brothers

"What nonsense are you spouting?!"

Tazuna said, his neck bulging.

Cangwu simply let out a faint laugh.

"If that's the case, let's depart."

"Okay~!" x2

Seeing Tazuna flustered, Naruto and Sakura felt instantly much better.

Sasuke also walked towards Cangwu.

Soon, the group walked out of Konoha's gates.

Tazuna walked in the middle of the group.

Looking at Cangwu, who was walking at the very front, the arrogance he had before was gone from his face.

Instead, it was filled with unease.

Sasuke's eyes darted around, glancing back before withdrawing his gaze.

"Sasuke-kun, did you notice it too?"

Sakura came up beside Sasuke and asked in a low voice.

Sasuke merely shot Sakura a cold glance. "Don't get so close, ugly."

Ugly...ugly?!

How many times has it been?!

Sakura gritted her teeth in anger, glared at Sasuke, and said furiously in a low voice, "You jerk!"

Just you wait, don't think I won't hit you just because you're handsome!

Cangwu continued forward with a faint smile.

As soon as he was out of the village, he expanded his senses.

As expected, that annoying feeling had returned.

But what made Cangwu slightly happier was that no members of the Root Organization had followed them out.

It must be the distant Will of Fire exerting its influence.

After being out of the village for a while, Sasuke slightly quickened his pace and came up beside Cangwu.

To Sasuke's surprise, that ugly girl with a head full of who-knows-what had also followed.

Did she notice it too?

Impossible, right?

Sasuke subconsciously looked at Naruto.

He saw that Naruto was curious about everything around him.

Looking left and right, one would think he was out on a pleasure trip.

Tazuna followed behind, his mind uneasy. Combining what happened before and now, it was obvious he had something to hide.

"Teacher Cangwu, something seems a little off..."

Sakura tugged at Cangwu's sleeve and said in a low voice.

"I know." Cangwu nodded slightly.

Ever since they left the Konoha barrier, two pairs of eyes had been following them.

Sasuke didn't speak, just frowned slightly.

He suddenly realized that this annoying ugly girl...hadn't been bothering him unnecessarily lately.

And now she had also sensed something unusual.

Has she gotten smarter?

Hmph, that's for the best. Even if she hasn't gotten smarter, don't bother me in the future!

"Wow~ What is this?!" Suddenly, Naruto's exclamation rang out.

Carrying his large backpack, he rushed forward.

"Idiot," Sasuke glanced at him and said coldly, "We're out on a mission."

With that, his gaze swept past an unnatural puddle on the ground without any further pause.

Sakura said helplessly, "Naruto!"

"Pay more attention, we're not out to play!"

"Yes, yes, yes... I know~!"

"Isn't this me scouting the surroundings?"

"Besides, even if those bandits show up, I can take care of them right away!"

Naruto replied absentmindedly.

Clearly, he was the only one who hadn't noticed anything amiss.

"What an idiot."

Sasuke snorted and walked towards Naruto without hesitation.

Seeing this, Sakura stopped talking and quietly placed her hand on the ninja tool pouch behind her.

Her fingers rested on a kunai tied with an explosive tag.

Swish--!!!

Just then, the enemy seemed unwilling to waste this opportunity.

A large ripple appeared in the puddle that had inexplicably shown up in front of them.

Immediately after, a figure leaped out from within.

At the same time, a shadow appeared on the ground. The shadow was moving at an extremely high speed, and its area was constantly expanding.

The sudden change stunned Naruto.

Sakura and Sasuke had anticipated this and immediately assumed a defensive stance.

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Sakura shielded Tazuna and, noticing the shadow on the ground, quickly looked up.

She saw a figure descending from above.

It merged with the person who had burst out of the puddle.

Shing--

In the blink of an eye, two chains, one above and one below, lunged at Cangwu.

The ends of the chains were wrapped with sharp sickles.

Bang--!!!

The two chains struck Cangwu simultaneously.

"Is this a Jonin of Konoha?"

"Hmph, a Jonin who grew up under protection is actually so vulnerable!"

The Ghost Brothers let out shrill, unpleasant voices.

"After dealing with this useless Jonin, the remaining three little wastes will be even easier to handle."

As he spoke, Meitou's gaze swept over the three youngsters.

Yetou also let out a disdainful laugh.

When they attacked, they had even reserved several opportunities to retreat.

They never expected this Konoha Jonin to have no reaction at all.

Seeing the two chains about to fall behind the idiotic Konoha Jonin.

Based on their experience, the Ghost Brothers were certain Cangwu would die.

Facing their sneak attack, even a Jonin could be dealt with if they were unprepared.

Meitou and Yetou simply hadn't expected it to be so easy to succeed.

Gurgle--

The next moment, Cangwu was sliced into several pieces by the sharp chains and sickles.

The bloody scene impacted the nerves of the four.

"Teacher Cangwu!!!" x3

Even Sasuke found it unbelievable.

Hadn't Cangwu already sensed them?

Why was he so careless?

But soon, Sasuke reacted.

No!

The three of them together hadn't been able to harm Cangwu at all back then.

How could this attack possibly threaten that man?

Sakura's heart rate quickened.

After reacting, she heard the sound of her own heartbeat.

She chided herself internally, Teacher Cangwu is so mean~!

He obviously noticed long ago... why did he have to scare me like this~!'

Naruto's pupils contracted, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.

He was clearly terrified by the scene.

BANG--

An explosion sounded.

The Ghost Brothers' pupils rapidly constricted, their faces beneath their masks showing terror.

"Sorry, my Substitution Technique is a bit different; the sense of reality is more convincing."

Cangwu's voice sounded from behind the Ghost Brothers.

No one saw it, but Cangwu's eyes turned scarlet.

At the same time, three comma-shaped patterns appeared on his pupils.

The three tomoe Sharingan.

'The Sharingan's genjutsu is indeed impressive.'

'Combined with Body Flicker and shadow clones... and finally, my Glint-Glint Fruit ability.'

'The effect is definitely no worse than Uchiha Shisui's Phantom Body Flicker.'

'Even in such a short time, I can still use Substitution Technique to conceal myself.'

As for the bloody scene just now, it was naturally Cangwu using the Sharingan's genjutsu to disrupt their chakra.

"H-how is this possible?!"

Meitou and Yetou turned their heads simultaneously.

Looking at Cangwu, who was completely unharmed... their full-power surprise attack hadn't even stirred a speck of dust on his clothes.

The feeling from the chains just now... was indeed incredibly familiar, the sensation of strangling 'prey'!

Why had it turned out like this?

The Ghost Brothers widened their eyes, staring at the harmless-looking Cangwu, and unconsciously took a step back.

But these two had fought their way alongside Zabuza.

In an instant, they snapped back to reality.

Exchanging a glance, Meitou once again attacked Cangwu.

"Let's deal with the nuisance first!"

WHOOSH--

However, after charging forward one step, Meitou directly changed direction.

Yetou, meanwhile, attacked Naruto, who was alone.