Exposure

Just as Mizuki's battle with the Cloud Ninja began to escalate, the fight between Heiichi and Takeda on the other side also reached its climax.

Unlike Mizuki's group, Heiichi and his group aimed to draw Cloud Village's attention and then stall for time while waiting for reinforcements from the village.

Therefore, neither Heiichi nor Takeda used their preferred swordsmanship and Taijutsu, but instead employed powerful Ninjutsu.

However, after glancing around and noticing that there were more and more people, Heiichi gestured to Takeda, signaling him to prepare for a retreat.

As for a direct confrontation?

Let's forget about it then. According to the information we have so far, the new A and B duo from Cloud Village have already arrived. Although in terms of strength, Heiichi is no worse than the two of them.

However, that's the next Raikage, the kind who basically succeeds as long as he doesn't die. It's obvious that he'll have an entourage, and that's someone Heiichi can't handle.

Isshin was still somewhat aware of his own limitations. Although he had been promoted to Elite Jonin, in terms of strength, he was probably still a few points weaker, and his chances of winning were slim.

Therefore, his goal from beginning to end was simply to buy time.

Therefore, as more and more people gathered in Cloud Village, he prepared to retreat, rest, and then find another place to cause trouble.

"Takeda!" After greeting Takeda, Heiichi rushed towards the direction with the fewest Cloud Ninja, with Takeda following closely behind.

Lightning Release: Gratitude Wave!

"Lightning Release - Earth Flash!"

Without any hesitation, the two Cloud Ninja from this direction saw Heiichi rushing over and immediately unleashed their Ninjutsu. They didn't expect to cause any damage, only to hinder him, so they used very simple Ninjutsu.

Unfortunately, Heiichi's specialty is Wind Release, which counters Lightning Release. He is already stronger than them and now has the advantage of elemental affinity. Therefore, Heiichi charged straight ahead without stopping for a moment.

Of course, he didn't just charge in headfirst. During the charge, he had already drawn his sword, and as the katana was unsheathed, Heiichi began to imbue it with Wind Release Chakra.

Therefore, when the two Ninjutsu reached Heiichi, he swung his katana upwards at an angle, shattering the two Ninjutsu.

At the same time, the left hand Hand Seals!

"Konoha Style: Dance of the Crescent Moon!"

With a flash, Heiichi instantly killed the two Cloud Ninja. Then, Heiichi and Takeda Body Flicker Technique into the forest. At the same time, one of Heiichi's two Shadow Clone Technique transformed into Takeda's appearance.

They proceeded in two directions, and after traveling a certain distance, they disbanded the two Shadow Clone Technique. They then used the recovered Chakra to create more shadow Shadow Clone Technique to continue their journey. After repeating this process several times, Heiichi and his companions once again outmaneuvered the Cloud Ninja.

Meanwhile, Ai and Bi also arrived at the place where Heiichi and the others had just fought.

"Ah!"

"Boom!"

Ai looked angrily at the mess in front of him. Three days had passed, and they still hadn't caught Heiichi and the others. Ai, who was already short-tempered, became even angrier.

Just then, Killer B was already shoulder-high to Ai, walked over. "Big brother, don't worry, we'll catch them soon. They don't have many places left to hide." (I can't quite capture that feeling, just imagine it.)

"Hmph! Intensify the search! Don't overlook even the places we've already searched!"

"Yes!"

At that moment, a Cloud Ninja rushed to Ai's side, pointed in the direction of Mizuki and the others, and knelt down to report to Ai: "Sir, the patrol team in that area has not reported anything for 5 minutes now."

"Hmm? Hmph! That makes sense then. The rats have actually hidden behind us. Half of you stay to gather intelligence, the rest of you come with me!"

After saying that, Ai ran off in the direction the Cloud Ninja who had delivered the message had pointed out, which was also the direction Mizuki and the others were going. However, before leaving, Ai glanced at the ninja leading the search team.

Although A didn't say anything, the ninja knew very well that if he didn't perform well in the upcoming missions, his ninja career might only consist of war.

However, there was nothing he could do. Apart from his age, he was inferior to Ai in terms of connections and talent, and most importantly, his strength was also inferior to Ai's. Therefore, he had no choice but to accept his fate.

He quickly arranged for the intelligence team to gather information and then rushed to Ai's location.

However, by the time he arrived, it was already too late. Not to mention him, even Ai and the others were late, and probably quite late, because another section of the stone wall had been blasted down.

Seeing this, he couldn't care less about resting and immediately went forward to collect and analyze information. He dared not be negligent now, because Ai was about to explode with anger.

Although he was a Jonin, just like in Konoha, Cloud Village also had clans and Jonin of the organization. Replacing one or two during peacetime would not have any significant impact.

He's not Elite Jonin, and they're not that rare. Besides, he was the one who made the mistake first, so he's completely in the wrong. Therefore, he hopes to make up for his mistake by earning more merit.

Through careful observation, he finally discovered some clues, and based on these clues, he roughly deduced the direction in which Mizuki and the others had evacuated!

"Chase!"

Upon receiving the intelligence, Ai eagerly led them there, and at that moment, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

However, Mizuki and the others didn't dare to linger. After Mizuki had engaged the enemy and together with Hikari killed the remaining Cloud Ninja, they immediately set off, fearing they would be surrounded.

They are still traveling at a rapid pace because they know that with their limited counter-tracking capabilities, they can't delay them for long.

Therefore, they need to speed up and get to the agreed location as quickly as possible so that Heiichi and the others can evacuate as soon as possible!

Unfortunately, because they needed to maintain a fast enough speed, they couldn't effectively clean up the tracks along the way, and Mizuki and Hikari didn't know the Shadow Clone Technique, so they couldn't use Heiichi's method.

Even more seriously, they had to take a prisoner with them, which was very physically demanding, but they couldn't abandon him, otherwise all their efforts would be in vain.

Mizuki considered simply killing him, but remembering Heiichi's serious expression when he handed the prisoner over to them, Mizuki hesitated and ultimately decided against it.

The most important thing for a ninja is to obey orders. Since Heiichi has given the order, she will definitely carry it out!

Finally, as evening approached, Mizuki and the others arrived at the place they had agreed upon with Heiichi.

As soon as they entered, Mizuki didn't give them a chance to speak and went straight to the point!

"Ms. Mito, our trail has likely been discovered, and they should be arriving soon. What should we do next?"

Mizuki's words caught Heiichi off guard, but fortunately, he was prepared for this situation. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent Mizuki and the others here after they suspected they might have been discovered.

Therefore, he quickly calmed down.

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