Chapter 144

The speed with which Shiro and his men resolved the battle completely stunned the samurai watching from the sidelines. Over thirty ninjas! They were all dead in a single exchange!

"This is amazing! So powerful!"

"I told you, don't underestimate them." Of course, Nakamura was only outwardly calm; he was still slightly surprised inside.

Although Shiro and his companions had practiced this move countless times in private, this was the first time they had used it in actual combat, and he hadn't expected it to be so effective.

However, being a Jonin, he still had to save face, and he also had some confidence in himself. Therefore, he suppressed his surprise and did not show it.

Shiro, on the other hand, did not hesitate at all. After the opponent was killed, Shiro immediately used the Shadow Clone Technique to send the Flying Bird flying into the sky to use his Clairvoyance to carefully investigate.

Meanwhile, Shiro's true form and Shikaki, under the protection of the Blue Snake, focused on refining their Chakra to prevent any unforeseen events.

However, there was no unusual activity until Shiro's Chakra was restored, and the Shadow Clone Technique did not detect anything amiss. Finally, Shiro summoned the snake from Ryūchi Cave again and carefully surveyed the surrounding area.

Only after confirming there were no other ambushes did they continue forward.

Because Shiro and his group had demonstrated their strength, the attitude of the young samurai improved considerably, and Shiro readily complied with their arrangements.

However, this attack was just the beginning. Ever since Shiro and his group crossed the border, they have been subjected to continuous attacks.

Although the people who came were all small fry, Shiro had a bad feeling about it, as if he had overlooked something.

After asking Shikaki and the others, they found that they were also completely baffled. They hadn't noticed anything amiss. Although they trusted Shiro, after careful recollection, they really couldn't find anything special.

However, Shiro still trusted his intuition. After practicing meditation for so long, his perception in this area would have been enhanced to some extent, in addition to Shiro's C-level luck.

This is somewhat credible, so while traveling, Shiro kept recalling the things he had experienced in the past few days.

And believe it or not, Shiro actually found his target!

The suspicious point lies in the Jonin Shiro and his group encountered in their first two attacks!

At the time, the Jonin wearing Sunagakure Forehead Protector, and he was accompanied by two Chunin. They showed signs of battle, so Nakamura judged their attack to be a cover-up for a mission and repelled them.

After all, they had done plenty of things like silencing witnesses for the sake of the mission, so they weren't too surprised. After the other party retreated, they didn't pursue them, as they were worried that this was a diversionary tactic.

Shiro and his group had a simple task: stay close to the minister and avoid wandering around to prevent any accidents. In addition, the Jonin were quite strong, so they were not able to be captured.

The suspicious point lies with the Forehead Protector!

Generally speaking, apart from people from the same village, others cannot distinguish the differences between the Forehead Protector. Therefore, wearing Forehead Protector can also create some illusions to confuse the opponent.

Shiro didn't know if the other person's Forehead Protector was from Sunagakure, but he was certain that the person was definitely not from Sunagakure!

Because Shiro had Projection almost all the ninja tools of the ninjas during the Chunin Ninja Exams, he gained their combat experience. Although he didn't remember them all, he was familiar with some of their fighting styles and unique combat habits.

This is what made Shiro realize something was wrong, but at the time he was focused on protecting the minister and didn't pay much attention to Nakamura 'Shiro battle, so he didn't notice it.

After careful consideration, Shiro realized that the guy was deliberately imitating the fighting style of Sunagakure!

Since their identities are fake, the claim that they were silenced because of a mission is also fake. Clearly, their target has always been Shiro and his group!

Considering the recent frequent attacks, Shiro believed that the other side was gathering intelligence on them!

However, discovering this now is of no use, as he has no idea which side the other side is from. Neither of the two Chunin possesses any distinctive Ninjutsu, nor does the Jonin.

Ultimately, it's because Shiro knows too little about these things. He can't analyze anything based on the existing information alone. Moreover, some of Shiro's intelligence has probably already been leaked!

Without hesitation, Shiro immediately told Nakamura and the others his guess, omitting many things that were inconvenient to say.

Therefore, their credibility is not very high. But then again, they are on the same team, right? They also know that Shiro has some secrets, but they automatically ignore these and instead seriously think about how to deal with them.

However, after thinking for a long time, they still couldn't come up with an idea. After all, they were in a disadvantageous position this time. First of all, they didn't have the advantage of terrain, Shiro they couldn't decide where to fight.

After all, they still had to rush to the capital of the Land of Rivers and couldn't stop, so they were at a disadvantage in this regard.

As for the people, some of Shiro's information had been leaked, but Shiro and his group did not have any information about the other side, and they also had to be distracted by protecting the minister.

Finally, there's the element of timing. However, although Shiro and his group are from the Land of Fire, it doesn't mean they're all skilled in Fire Release. They have a bit of every element, so the effect of timing isn't perfect.

In short, this time it was quite troublesome, so Shiro and his companions could only slow down and proceed cautiously.

Every place they passed through was carefully scouted by the Gray Snake, and only after confirming that everything was correct did Shiro and his group arrive.

To be honest, Shiro is now more interested in what the minister wants to discuss, after all, he was able to send out a Jonin as bait to obtain information.

This means that the enemy has at least two Jonin!

This lineup is already quite large, considering that some small villages only have two or three Jonin, and their strength is relatively weak.

Moreover, the fact that one of them was willing to act as bait already indicates that the other was not an ordinary Jonin, but Elite Jonin!

A powerhouse of this caliber is truly remarkable; therefore, Shiro and his companions cannot afford to be overly cautious.

After all, all they have right now is Nakamura, who can barely fight against an Elite Jonin, and there's no guarantee of the outcome.

To be honest, if Shiro hadn't been a contractor of Ryūchi Cave, Nakamura and the others would have asked the village for help.

Surprisingly, their journey went smoothly. There were only a few minor troublemakers trying to interfere, but this time, in order to preserve intelligence as much as possible, Shikaki handled most of them.

Apart from that, Shiro and his companions did not encounter any significant attacks and arrived at the capital of the Land of Rivers without incident.

To be honest, Shiro was a little stunned when he saw the capital. He couldn't believe that he had arrived so easily!

Looking at the capital city before him, Shiro couldn't help but ask himself, what was the point of all that fierce speculation he'd made earlier?

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