Chapter 03: Three-trap

On the evening of July 13, Konoha 43, the sun set and darkness was approaching.

After two days of traveling, the ANBU team led by Qingshui had arrived at the borders of the Three Kingdoms of Fire, Rain, and Sichuan. After some planning and several hours of arrangement, they decided to enter the mission area at night.

"All supplies have been placed as planned, and we traveled lightly. After 9 pm, we entered the target area, searched until 4 am and then retreated here." Only the forehead and cheeks were red, and the rest was white. The cat-faced masked ninja said softly, wearing a hooded black robe.

This is April Shimizu's ANBU costume.

"Understood!" x3

"Grey Eagle takes the lead and must roll his eyes the entire time. Don't worry about chakra consumption. We must avoid all suspicious targets. We will not take the initiative to fight anyone tonight."

The ninja in the purple-striped dog-face mask nodded and said, "Yes." This was a ninja from the Hyuga family.

"Xinghuo is second in line and is responsible for coordinating Gray Eagle's rear." Qingshui gave the order in an orderly manner.

"Understood. The mission must be completed." The ninja in the clown mask replied.

"Third Lanhu, pay attention to Xinghuo's back, and signal in time if there is any situation; I, the queen, will be responsible for your safety."

"As you command." The female ninja in the fox mask is a medical ninja.

"Tonight's mission is just to thoroughly investigate how many suspicious ninjas there are. We just need to understand the situation and don't take action if we can. We must not alert others."

Qingshui's original intention was to observe how many ninjas were active in this area in the past two days. As a result, he didn't see a single ghost for two whole nights. It's not that he doesn't believe Gray Eagle with his white eyes. Could it be that the other party has stopped taking action?

If this is the case, then we can only go out during the day on the last day to search for the whereabouts of the ninja. As long as a considerable number of ninjas have been active here, it is inevitable that there will be traces left that have not been erased, because it is impossible for all ninjas to be jounin.

Sure enough, on the afternoon of the third day, they found clues. Gray Eagle's sudden stop gesture meant that they had discovered something.

"Captain, there are traces of ninjas here!" Gray Eagle explained, "There are many such traces a few kilometers ahead. It looks like a group of chuunin and genin, and the number will not be less than two teams."

"It's strange. There are no traces around, but there are so obviously two teams of chuunin and genin in this area? Are all the other teams jounin and chunin?"

"It's not so much a flaw as it is a trace intentionally exposed."

Qing Shui has extremely keen combat training and awareness.

“It feels like we’re fishing, except we’re the fish.”

"Captain? What about us?" Gray Eagle asked. He was the most depressed person. He found nothing for two and a half days in a row. But this time when he discovered such an obvious flaw, it was like meat being delivered to his door. After being analyzed like this by the captain, it was obvious that something was going on.

"It's impossible to just go back and hand over the mission. Gray Eagle, follow the traces and be ready to fight at any time. The rest of the battle formation will disperse; if there are changes, act according to the plan!"

"Yes!" x3

The change mentioned here refers to encountering an invincible situation. In this case, according to the plan, Gray Eagle, Starfire, and Arashi Fox evacuated towards three supply points respectively, and then returned to Konoha according to the planned route. Clear water will cut off the queen. This is the responsibility and awareness of the captain!

The so-called battle formation is that Qingshui is the outpost of the charge, Starfire is the right wing, Lanhu is in charge of the left wing, and Gray Eagle is in the middle and rear of the entire team, with White Eyes informing all enemies of their location. Following this formation, after marching for about ten minutes, we arrived at the edge of the forest. A few hundred meters further ahead was a lake, and not far away was a waterfall.

"The trace ends here." Gray Eagle said.

So they went into the water? How can it be? ! Qingshui carefully observed the surrounding terrain,

The traces are broken, which means that they must have traveled by water. But where can the waterway here go? Down the river again? Or swimming against the current? But is that a waterfall? Observing the waterfall carefully again, Qingshui finally felt something strange. It seemed that the water at that height should not have just a few splashes when it hit the lake surface.

"Grey Eagle, look at that waterfall. Is there anything wrong with it? Look carefully."

"yes!"

But what could be wrong with waterfalls? Since the captain emphasized this, Gray Eagle gathered a large amount of chakra and carried out Qingshui's orders meticulously, not letting go of any problems that might arise in the waterfall.

"There seems to be a cave behind this waterfall?" Gray Eagle asked a little uncertainly, "If I go further, I can see it more clearly."

"Go forward." Qingguo ordered decisively.

The viewing distance directly in front of the gray eagle's white eyes is about 1,600 meters. In other words, within a range of 1,600 meters, the gray eagle's white eyes can see through. This is also an extremely impressive observation distance among the Hyuga clan. The current patriarch of the Hyuga clan is estimated to have an observation distance of about 2,000 meters.

"Look clearly! It's really a cave, and it obviously has man-made traces. The waterfall above hits the top of the cave, weakening the impact of the waterfall. This is to make it easier for people to enter and exit."

"No one?" Qing Shui asked doubtfully.

"No!"

"Let's go over and have a look."

Soon, the four of them crossed the waterfall and came to the entrance of the cave. This was obviously a man-made cave, but I don’t know when this cave existed. What is its purpose? What force dug this cave? From Gray Eagle's words, I learned that the size of this cave would not be smaller than the Hokage's office building. This is no small project!

"Xinghuo is guarding the entrance of the cave. Lanhu and Gray Eagle follow me to go in and take a look. It is expected that the cave will be searched in fifteen minutes and the detonating charms will be arranged at the same time. If the three of us do not show up on time, Xinghuo, you will act according to your original plan; in addition, if outside If there is any situation, the detonator will notify us."

"Yes!" x3

After entering the cave, the three people quickly dispersed and began to search the entire cave as quickly as possible. Suddenly, with sharp eyes, he saw some fine sand remaining on the ground. He squatted down and rubbed it with his hands. This was the effect of ninjutsu.

"Is it the Kingdom of Wind?"

Qing Shui suddenly felt startled and realized that he seemed to have unearthed an incredible secret: From the design and environment of this cave, it was obvious that this cave was not for people to live in, but for storing supplies.

And the supplies for an entire Hokage building? How much does this have to be? So this is where military supplies are gathered! At this location and on this scale, the target of the war is obviously not the turbulent Rain Country or the Sichuan Country without the ability to resist, but the Fire Country.

war!

There was a thunder in my heart.

"Boom!" The explosion of the detonating talisman. This came from the cave entrance, something happened over there at Starfire!

Qing Shui rushed to the entrance of the cave as quickly as possible, his pupils narrowed, and he saw that two teams of ninjas had appeared at the entrance of the cave, while Xinghuo was half-kneeling on the ground. This is a genuine Jounin of Konoha, and the winner has been decided in less than a minute? !

"Captain, they are sand ninjas!" Starfire covered her abdomen with her left hand. She was obviously seriously injured. It seemed that even retreating was a problem.

Gray Eagle and Lanhu also arrived at the cave entrance in time. Gray Eagle looked into the distance with his white eyes and said seriously: "Captain, there are three teams of ninjas approaching here 1.5 kilometers away..."

It will take at least 1 minute to form a siege after 1.5 kilometers.

"Lanhu rescues people, Gray Eagle supports them, I will contain them. Prepare to retreat!"

"Yes!" x2

"You alone want to contain 8 of us?! Really..." What else the leading Sunagakure ninja wanted to say, but Qingshui's seal had been completed and the first ninjutsu had been activated.

Water Escape·Water Rush Wave!

This is an advanced water escape ninjutsu that summons a large amount of water like waves to impact the opponent in an instant. First, the water rotates around itself, and then all of it rushes towards the enemy. All offense and defense are controlled by the user.

Facing the sudden and powerful water flow, the eight sand ninjas managed to avoid the sharp edge and chose to retreat. Taking advantage of this gap, Arashi Fox stepped forward and began to treat Starfire, while Gray Eagle guarded the two of them, eyes wide open in anger. Always keep an eye on the opponent's sneak attacks.

"The second group will kill the ninjas over there, and the first group will deal with this one with me..."

Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!

A wall of water rose from the ground and rotated in a cylindrical shape, surrounding the six Sand Ninjas and Shimizu. Originally, this ninjutsu can form a defense without blind spots, and the amount of water and the length of time can also be changed according to the user's will. It is a very excellent B-level defensive ninjutsu.

But here Qingshui used this ninjutsu as a wall to block the Suna Ninja's path, so Gray Eagle only had two Suna Ninjas to face.

Although he needs to face 6 people.

"kill him!"

Needless to say, the goal of the Suna Ninja was to kill Shimizu first, but at such a close distance, there were still two Suna Ninjas who chose to form seals and perform ninjutsu attacks first.

Instantaneous technique! In an instant, he came behind a sand ninja who was forming a seal. Although the seal was about to be completed, the sword pierced his heart.

"?!" Looking from the sight of the killed Suna Ninja, he lost sight of Qingshui for an instant, and then a sharp blade grew in his heart.

The first Sand Ninja fell to the ground.

"How is it possible?!" This was the voice of all the other five Sand Ninjas. How could it be so fast? !

Without pausing, Qing Shui came to the back of the second caster. The man was obviously alert and had already cast the teleportation technique in advance and left the place.

However, it's still not fast enough.

Qing Shui continued to perform the teleportation technique with almost no gaps.

The next moment, he still appeared behind the sand ninja - before the sand ninja, who had just escaped death a second ago, had time to breathe a sigh of relief, scarlet blood was already splashing in the air.

"Is this my blood?" This sand ninja just had such an idea, his eyes gradually became blurred, and he fell to the ground.

Wind Escape·Wind Blade! Wind Blade is a type of wind escape ninjutsu that gathers rapidly rotating wind in the hand and uses it as a sword. It is an A-level ninjutsu with very powerful lethality.

The leader of the sand ninja launched the first attack, but before he could touch Qingshui's black robe, Qingshui's teleportation technique allowed him to come behind the third sand ninja.

"Mita! Be careful!"

The third Sand Ninja named Mita was already wary of Shimizu's elusive speed.

Substitution!

Qing Shui's sharp sword also struck the opponent at the same time, but the Sand Ninja only turned into a burst of smoke. The opponent used a substitute technique at the last moment to escape his fatal blow.

Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough! Another sand ninja released his ninjutsu. This ninjutsu is to spit out a whirlwind from the mouth, which can blow away the enemy and achieve a containment effect. The jutsu itself does not have much lethality.

But for the sand ninja, clear water that can affect high-speed movement is enough. In this small space, once the movement speed is restricted, the winning speed advantage is lost.

The defense range of the water formation wall is not large, so the space that Qingshui can move is also very limited. Once the speed is restricted, Qingshui's disadvantage will be infinitely magnified.

Wind Escape·Vacuum Jade! Another Sand Ninja took advantage of the moment when Shimizu was restrained to complete his ninjutsu. Several wind-escape light waves were sprayed out from his mouth to attack Qingshui.

Wind Escape·Wind Blade! The sand ninja headed by them also attacked Qingshui at the same time. They cooperated tacitly and smoothly. This is only a team that has been working together for many years can achieve such a perfect performance.

Konohagakure Swordsmanship: Dance of the Three Suns and Moon. This ninjutsu is one of the secrets of Konoha-style swordsmanship created by the Second Hokage. It is even a fatal move that can kill the enemy with one blow. Specifically, the user needs to use three clones (not shadow clones, but similar to the clone technique). (phantom) launches a sudden attack on the target at the same time, and then the main body observes the opponent's blind spot and cuts it with a knife, thereby obliterating the opponent. It is an unavoidable lightning attack technique.

This technique was taught by Shimizu's teacher, Kosuke Maruhoshi.

It can be said that in this short moment, he completed the clone technique, the instant body technique and the lightning attack sword technique of the sword's ultimate move at the same time. Even at this moment, Shimizu not only avoided the attack, he still chose to kill the Sand Ninja who had just used the Substitute Technique to escape his fatal blow.

The Suna Ninja's Vacuum Jade and Point Blade easily passed through Qingshui's three clones. At this moment, the Suna Ninjas realized that Qingshui was not where they were at all.

"When exactly?! Oops!"

The leading Sand Ninja turned around sharply and saw that Qing Shui's sharp sword had cut off Mita's right arm.

"This..." The Sand Ninja was so shocked that from the time the opponent performed his first Water Release Ninjutsu, up to now, in just 40 seconds, he had killed two of his senior Chuunin, and also cut off one. The right arm of a jonin.

With such terrifying combat power, is this really just a Konoha ANBU? !

"The treatment is complete, Starfire can move!" Following the voice of the medical ninja Arashi Fox, Qing Guojue removed the water formation wall and maintained this B-level ninjutsu. The consumption of chakra was amazing.

"Withdraw!" Qing Shui ordered again.

On the other side, Gray Eagle, who was still fighting, decisively gave up on the two Sand Ninja in front of him, and the three Konoha Anbu moved towards the entrance of the cave at the same time.

"Stop them!" Sand Ninja shouted loudly.

"Boom-boom-boom!" Violent continuous explosions occurred inside the cave. This was the detonating talisman.

In the chaos, a sand ninja saw a blue light, which appeared in front of his eyes from far to near - "Sa Le, be careful!"

But the sand ninja named Salle couldn't hear anything. His ears were filled with the screams of thousands of birds, and his vision was occupied by infinite blue light.

"This is ninjutsu?!" This was his last thought before he died.

"Get out of the way!" the leader of the Sand Ninja shouted loudly.

Several Sand Ninjas who originally wanted to stop the Konoha ANBU dispersed to the side and quickly gave way to the path to heaven.

Qing Shui carried this indomitable blue electric light to fight a way out for his three subordinates.

Water Escape·Water Rush Wave! The huge water flow rushed towards the remaining sand ninjas, and the sand ninjas could only avoid its sharp edge again and retreat to the distance. Qingshui turned around again and used this A-level ninjutsu to prevent the remaining Suna ninja from pursuing him, so as to buy them as much time as possible to leave.

"Damn it!" The leader of the Sand Ninja was furious. Starting from the team they discovered Konoha, they lured the enemy deeper bit by bit, and finally sealed the opponent in the cave. Their two complete elite teams injured one person first. , got a dream-like start, I thought it was a great achievement, but I didn't expect to be overturned by someone from the opposite side. This is so frustrating.

He then gave the order: "Ikegaya stays to look after Mita; tell the commander of the Sandai Makoto Corps that we need his perception team to track the ANBU of Konoha, and then ask him to send the ninjas from the 5th Brigade stationed here to support us; In addition, notify the ANBU Second Brigade at Stronghold No. 2 and tell them that we have caught a big fish and now need their assistance. We will not act rashly before everyone gathers and rushes here. But Stronghold No. 1 must not be exposed! We can’t let any Konoha ninja go! The rest of you follow me!”

"Yes!" The sand ninjas collectively responded.

The Sunagakure leader's name is Daro, a Sunagakure Jounin who is about 30 years old. The two Sunagakure teams he leads include three Jounin and five Chuunin. They are two complete teams. An elite group configuration. Unexpectedly, one person from the opposite side killed three chuunin and cut off the right arm of a jounin.

All this in just one minute.

Darrow suddenly felt a little scared when he recalled the scene just now. If he had encountered the unknown ninjutsu with the blue electric light at the end, he would have been doomed.

However, being able to perform such a powerful ninjutsu means that the opponent is definitely not an unknown person from Konoha. If you catch him, you will have made a great contribution to the village!

"The battle for the rise of our Sunagakure begins from this moment!"