Kurenai Yuhi Poisoned

"Someone, come here!"

Iwasaki Shige shouted excitedly toward the door.

"Get me another clean room, now!"

The tavern attendant did not dare to show the slightest bit of negligence.

Very quickly, a clean room was prepared.

Iwasaki Shige tossed the submissive female ninja in his arms directly onto the bed, then impatiently pressed himself on top of her.

Soon, the wooden bed in the room began to emit an unbearable creaking sound.

As a ninja, his physique was ultimately stronger than that of an ordinary person.

I do not know how much time had passed before Iwasaki Shige let out a long sigh of relief.

Compared to ordinary people, the body of a female ninja was indeed much more durable.

Both the body and mind of Iwasaki Shige were greatly relaxed.

However, a single time was simply not enough to vent the pent-up fire that had accumulated in his body for so long.

Just as Iwasaki Shige reached out to pull the female ninja in for another round of battle, she nimbly rolled off the bed, dodging his arms.

Iwasaki Shige reached out to grab the female ninja in a rush, but she dodged him every time.

"Don't go..."

"Give me one more time..."

The female ninja covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

"I could give it to you, but I'm curious: what kind of mission were you carrying out in your dream just now?"

Iwasaki Shige felt a bit strange.

Why bring up those meaningless dreams all of a sudden?

But the lust burning within his body made him desperately want to satisfy his desires as quickly as possible.

Compelled, he began to struggle to recall the dream he had just had.

As he pondered, Iwasaki Shige was surprised to find that the dream, which had originally been shrouded in fog, was gradually becoming clear.

He felt a vague sense of unease in his heart.

But then he thought, it was only the content of a dream; it shouldn't count as leaking village secrets.

Thus, he began to speak in broken sentences:

"In the dream... it was an S-rank mission issued personally by Lord Ebizo... we were to secretly transport a batch of war supplies to the border of the Land of Fire... and plan the attack route..."

He paused, then added:

"The operation time... is set for two months from now."

After he finished speaking, he saw the female ninja nod with satisfaction.

Immediately after, his hands climbed back onto her smooth skin, and this time, she did not refuse.

Iwasaki Shige was overjoyed and immediately took it a step further.

At this moment, outside the illusion.

The two corpses of Iwasaki Shige's teammates lay on the ground.

Iwasaki Shige was hugging a withered tree trunk, gnawing and stroking it.

A foolish grin was plastered on his face.

From time to time, he let out satisfied grunts.

To the side, after hearing Iwasaki Shige's description, the expressions of Xuandou and Kurenai both became grave.

So Sunagakure had been secretly planning this for so long!

If not for Xuandou mentioning it, Konoha would still be completely unaware of this crisis!

Thinking of the fate Konoha would face if suddenly ambushed by Sunagakure...

Kurenai's face turned pale.

Fortunately, there was still time.

At this point, Iwasaki Shige had revealed all the intelligence he knew and had lost his value.

Xuandou did not hesitate and drove a kunai directly into his chest.

The illusion shattered, and Iwasaki Shige looked at the faces of Xuandou and Kurenai in a daze.

Shock and fear froze on his face, and finally, his breath ceased.

"The situation is more troublesome than expected, but fortunately, there are still two months to prepare."

Xuandou stood up from beside the corpse and pondered for a moment.

"Your exhaustion is not small either. The intelligence is sufficient; prepare to withdraw."

Kurenai Yuhi nodded.

Maintaining a high-precision genjutsu for such a long time had left her chakra and mental state near exhaustion, her complexion pale.

As the two were about to move, a sharp shout suddenly erupted.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

Immediately following, several fierce gusts of wind swept toward them.

Due to her fatigue, Kurenai Yuhi's reaction was half a beat slow, and the gale was already upon her.

Seeing that evasion was impossible, Xuandou moved in a flash, wrapping an arm around her waist to dodge rapidly, barely brushing past the wind blades as the hem of his clothes was shredded in several places.

Xuandou steadied himself, his gaze sweeping sharply toward the source of the attack, his heart sinking.

Ten Sunagakure ninjas were closing in, forming a semi-encircled formation.

Leading them was a grim-faced, bald ninja.

He caught sight of the corpses on the ground, and the killing intent in his eyes surged.

"No wonder Iwasaki Shige's squad never returned; so they were killed by you lot from Iwagakure!"

One Sunagakure ninja kept his eyes glued to Kurenai Yuhi, grinning with a malicious smile:

"Captain, this female ninja is quite the looker."

Another rubbed his hands together in agreement:

"The brothers haven't touched a woman in a long time at the border; since this Iwagakure female ninja delivered herself to us, we must have some fun with her!"

In times of war, life and death were common, and morality was even more like a candle in the wind.

Women who fell into the hands of enemy ninjas often faced humiliation far worse than death.

Kurenai Yuhi naturally understood the implication, her eyes turning icy.

Xuandou quickly assessed the situation.

All ten of the opponents were elites; a team capable of executing S-rank missions was certainly not composed of ordinary ninjas.

If he were to use his Sharingan in coordination with Kurenai Yuhi, they might have a chance of winning.

However, he had no confidence in wiping them all out.

Once a single fish slipped through the net, his Sharingan would likely provoke the higher-ups of Sunagakure...

In the blink of an eye, he made his decision.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Several shuriken shot out, their trajectories tricky as they flew toward the crowd!

"Stick to the plan, retreat!"

Xuandou shouted in a low voice.

Kurenai Yuhi did not hesitate, turning and dashing toward the north.

"Argh!"

"Pfft!"

The shuriken hit three of them with precision, and cries of pain rang out.

"Bastards! Don't let them get away!"

The bald ninja roared.

Several Sunagakure ninjas immediately grinned and gave chase toward Kurenai Yuhi, their intentions obvious.

On Xuandou's side, only two ninjas closed in.

Xuandou cursed inwardly.

Kurenai Yuhi was already in poor condition; facing several strong enemies, her situation was extremely dangerous.

He flicked his wrist again, scattering another wave of shuriken around Kurenai Yuhi in an attempt to obstruct the pursuers.

"Watch out for hidden weapons!"

The Sunagakure ninjas were already on guard.

In the end, only one was struck and fell to the ground.

In just a short moment, Xuandou had already injured four of them with shuriken, and the bald ninja became instantly alert:

"Attack together! Work together to kill this man first, then we can have our fun with that female ninja later!"

At the bald captain's command, three ninjas instantly surrounded Xuandou, forming hand seals and shouting in unison:

"Wind Style: Wind Cutter!"

Three invisible wind blades crisscrossed, sealing off all angles of evasion.

However, the wind blade swept past, and the figure of Xuandou poofed into a wooden log.

"Not good, it's the Substitution Technique!"

"Too late."

A cold voice rang out from behind one of the ninja.

Xuandou's true form emerged, his fingertips coalescing into a pale blue Chakra Scalpel that swiftly slashed across the opponent's neck.

Blood sprayed.

The other ninja retreated in terror.

"A medical ninja?"

A ruthless expression appeared on the bald captain's face.

"Don't be intimidated by him! Attack together!"

On the other side, Kurenai had been intercepted by two Sunagakure ninja.

Without a word, the opponents raised their hands, unleashing a sky full of senbon.

The needle-thin senbon flew like a swarm.

Kurenai twisted her body, swinging her kunai to parry; the clanging sounds were incessant as most of the senbon were knocked away.

However, the volley was too dense, and a few strays still pierced through her defense.

"Urgh!"

Kurenai's body shuddered, and she stumbled half a step with a muffled groan.

Three senbon were already embedded in her chest.

"Heh! A hit!"

The ninja who fired the senbon let out a smug, lecherous laugh.

"I coated those senbon in Sand Desire Flower Poison; she won't last long!"

In the distance, Xuandou caught sight of Kurenai's injury and knew that the longer this dragged on, the worse it would be for them; he had to escape as soon as possible.

His gaze swept over the four enemies lunging at him again, and he swiftly threw several kunai attached with explosive tags.

"Scatter! Explosive tags!"

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

The thunderous explosions erupted in succession.

Thick smoke and dust instantly filled the forest.

The Sunagakure group scrambled to duck or dodge.

When the smoke and dust cleared slightly, Xuandou's figure was already gone from the spot.

"Over there!"

Xuandou had taken advantage of the chaos to dash to Kurenai's side, sweeping her up into his arms and sprinting north without looking back.

"Chase them! That woman is poisoned; they won't get far!"

The bald ninja gritted his teeth.

The five uninjured figures immediately gave chase.