Chapter 04: Four - dead end

The four Qingshui people have been running wildly along the border between the Kingdom of Sichuan and the Kingdom of Rain, which is still about 2 hours away from the Kingdom of Fire. He looked up at the goshawk that was following him high in the sky. This was Sunagakure's tracking ninjutsu. Obviously, so far, they had not escaped Sunagakure's pursuit, and they would probably face a fierce battle next.

Starfire's condition is very poor. His abdomen was penetrated by the wind blade. Even if Lanhu received some treatment, it was only temporary. Now after nearly 20 minutes of running, the wound on his abdomen has opened again. , the scarlet blood has dyed the snow-white bandage red. If this continues, he will only harm everyone and must make a decision.

Qing Shui raised his hand to signal to stop, "Lan Hu, heal Star Fire first." He immediately gave the order.

"Yes!" Lanhu moved her hands to Xinghuo's abdomen. Light green light emanated from her palms and softly sprinkled on Xinghuo's ferocious wound.

"Captain, about 1.6 kilometers behind us, there is a group of Sunagakure ninjas in formation, but they are not moving very fast." Gray Eagle rolled his eyes angrily and reported with a serious expression.

"Are there no enemies on the sides and front?" Qing Shui asked. Taking advantage of the rest time, he took the first Bingliang Pill. The recovery of physical strength and chakra was crucial. The previous fierce battle consumed him for almost five years. Half of the chakra. There was a whole group of 36 ninjas hanging behind them, but they didn't pursue them quickly, which only meant that they still had a backup plan.

Gray Eagle observed for a while and replied: "We haven't found anything yet!"

"Captain, I'm dragging you down..." Starfire's throat was hoarse.

"It's not that time yet, don't be discouraged yet." Qing Shui said calmly.

"Yes!" Starfire nodded heavily.

Xinghuo's injury cannot be cured unless he returns to the village. Now he can only drag it. But from here to the village, no matter how fast it is, it will still take two days. If Xinghuo doesn't go with Lanhu, it may be difficult. Stick to the village. In this group, he and Starfire were jounin, Gray Eagle was a special jounin, and Arashi Fox was a chunin. He had previously asked Starfire to guard the entrance of the cave, thinking that a jounin could always guard against the enemy's sneak attacks, but he didn't expect that at least three jonins would come as soon as the other side came. He knew this from the previous confrontation. As of now, at least two of the remaining few who are difficult to deal with are jounin. And he didn't kill any of the three jounin.

This is for sure. It is difficult for a battle between jounin to end in an instant, because being able to become a jounin means that you are a powerful ninja who has experienced hundreds of battles.

But if you give him a little more time... just one more minute!

Hey, why didn't you say not to enter that cave? ? Apparently the 8-man ninja team lured them into the cave behind the waterfall. But how can we complete the mission without entering the cave?

Therefore, this mission was a dead end from the beginning. I didn't get any news about this plot in my previous life. It must have been that Konoha also sent an ANBU team, and they finally disappeared here quietly. However, the Third Ninja War broke out not long after. Who still remembers this? The missing ANBU team? Who has the heart to care about the life and death of these four people?

"Okay!" Lanhu ended the treatment.

"The other party will not let us enter the Fire Country easily. I think that the group of ninjas behind us dare to hang behind us unhurriedly. There must be an ambush in front." Qingshui calmly analyzed the current situation, " Later, each of your shadow clones will follow me and continue to evacuate to the stronghold in the Kingdom of Fire. But Starfire's injuries are not enough to support him to return to the village. Lanhu, you must act with him. You two will go to the Kingdom of Sichuan together. The retreat route of the stronghold. Gray Eagle will take a circuitous route to the Rain Country stronghold. I will continue to act as a bait and will try my best to hold them back for you. As for how long the shadow clone can hide the Suna Ninja, it depends on our luck... We must Inform Hokage-sama of everything that happens here!"

"Captain!" Lanhu's voice was a little excited,

What Qingshui meant was to face a whole group of ninjas behind him alone, as well as an unknown ambush ahead. No matter how strong the captain is, he will still die!

"Captain, I think I can..." Starfire originally wanted to stay and fight alone, but he felt that he was already a burden and the probability of escaping was too small, so he might as well buy time for everyone.

"Needless to say, we have worked together for two years, don't you know me yet?" Qing Shui said softly.

Gray Eagle solemnly said: "Captain, it is also an honor for the Hyuga family to become your subordinate!"

"Koraru! You're going to die like this!" Lanhu was a little anxious. She called Qingshui by his ANBU code name.

"Lan Hu, it's still mission time, you should call me captain." Qing Shui's voice was cold.

Lanhu took off the fox mask directly, revealing a beautiful face. Her lips were a little pale due to the rapid consumption of chakra. She looked into Qingshui's eyes and said: "Yiyue Qingshui, you are so strong, you must still have some." There are other ways, right?! You don’t have to choose to die by yourself!”

After Gray Eagle and Starfire looked at each other, they spontaneously took a few steps back. The two of them have lost the right to speak on the current topic...

"I think Hatake Sakumo-senpai back then must have faced a similar choice to me, but he chose the latter before anyone else with his companions. I have also considered what I would do if I faced such a choice, that I didn't have the answer at the time." Qingshui paused and continued, "I don't want to follow the path of Sakumo-senpai, I follow my inner choice."

The death of Konoha White Fang caused a huge repercussion in the village. For Konoha, the loss was not just as simple as a shadow-level powerhouse, but the subsequent impact he brought has continued to this day. Including his son, Kakashi, has been immersed in a world where tasks come first and cannot extricate himself. People should have selfish desires. Ninjas have strong principles but they are not tools. Ninjas also have feelings. The concept of putting a single mission first or putting companions first is not in line with the will of his soul from another world.

So he had only one choice.

Thinking of this, Qing Shui smiled again: "You also know that I am very strong. As long as you can go back alive and return to the village as quickly as possible to find support, I may not be able to survive until that time."

A few tears shed from the corners of Lan Hu's eyes, and she put on the fox mask again: "Okay, I promise you, I will definitely bring Xinghuo back to the village, and then come to you - you must not die!"

"If they want to kill me, they still have to put in some effort...according to the plan!" Qing Shui gave the order again.

"Yes!" x3

So ten minutes later, when Qingshui and others passed through a dense forest, Gray Eagle, Starfire and Lanhu each used the shadow clone technique, and then their main bodies immediately separated from the advancing team. The goshawk in the sky just saw four ninjas running forward, disappearing under a dense forest for a while, and then reappearing in its field of vision. This similar situation has happened many times before. Any accident did not arouse any suspicion.

In this way, Qingshui led his three shadow clones and kept moving towards the border of the Land of Fire at a certain high speed.

"According to previous estimates, the shadow clone's chakra is probably enough to support them to keep moving at this speed for 2 hours. If they can disappear under the eyes of the Suna Ninja for these 2 hours, they should be able to escape the Suna Ninja's pursuit, right?" Qingshui We can only hope that the opponent's backup plan will arrive later.

However, God can always give you enough surprises to disrupt everything you originally planned. Less than half an hour after we separated, the shadow clone of Hawkeye who was at the front of the team was cut into pieces by a wind escape ninjutsu. Two halves.

The sudden attack brought the entire advancing team to a halt.

Sure enough, there was an ambush on their way back to the Land of Fire, and they were powerful ninjas!

After seeing the person clearly, Qingshui was shocked, it turned out to be Sunagakure ANBU.

"Team one, team two, team three." A total of 12 Anbu blocked his path in a fan shape. Looking back, the Sunagakure ninjas from behind also surrounded them one after another, "One team, two teams, three teams, four teams, five teams, six teams..." At some point, three teams of Sunagakure ninjas were missing. Have you figured out their plan a long time ago?

So he ordered: "Cancel the shadow clone and let the main body know the situation here."

"Yes!" x2

The shadow clones of Starfire and Lanhu disappeared with a bang.

The leader of the Sunagakure Anbu said loudly: "Let me tell you, how could you choose to continue to move forward without any movement when you know that we have a back-up plan?"

Qing Shui did not speak. At this time, he was facing a full 9 teams of ninjas, 3 of which were Sunagakure ANBU. He was working hard to recover his physical strength and chakra.

"I think you decided on the subsequent plan about 45 minutes ago, that is, during the break. Do you think what I said is right, Captain Kongryu?" The leader, Sunagakure, is a man wearing an khaki striped mask. The man sounds like he is around 40, maybe older.

Qing Shui still kept silent, he just watched coldly.

"As for the places where you separated, there are only two places. One was in the dense forest half an hour ago, and the other was in the river 5 minutes ago. When I thought that you might have escaped our surveillance, I immediately sent There are enough people to search."

Qing Shui remained silent. He knew that the other party wanted to destroy his will to survive. Whatever he said now, whether true or false, was just to destroy his will to survive. When a person feels that there is no hope of breakthrough, then you will naturally die.

"The reconnaissance ninja has not been found yet; but the female ninja and the injured jounin have been captured by us."

Lanhu!

Qing Shui was shocked.

Then he realized that it was impossible. Half an hour had passed and they must have escaped far enough!

"I think you might not believe my words. Look at what this is?" Sunagakure ANBU took out a piece of black pants and a white piece of shirt stained with blood.

This is the outfit of Konoha ANBU!

Soon, the Sunagakure Anbu took it back and continued: "You value the life and death of your companions and choose to be alone as bait. I admire this. But that female ninja had a chance to escape our tracking. That Jonin's The injury is not enough to support his return to Konoha, and that female ninja can only be a burden with him. This decision you made is stupid!"

Qing Shui's heart sank: he thought he could delay it for at least an hour; he thought he could at least let his companions escape from the Suna Ninja's pursuit; he thought that at least his sacrifice was not meaningless...

"Are you regretful? Are you angry? Captain Kongliu! In front of you, there are 36 Sunagakure ninjas. We are your enemies. Come on, swing your sword at us!"

For a moment, Shimizu almost rushed towards the Sunagakure ANBU ninja. But he suddenly thought that there were three Sunagakure ninja teams behind him. That meant that they should be tracking in three directions? Maybe this logic is a bit forced, but the Konoha Anbu costume in that person's hand... they can completely use the remains of clothing left by Starfire's first injury as so-called evidence. If they really want to catch the person, a mask or a forehead protector Wouldn’t it be more obvious for such an iconic item? !

"He is deceiving me. He wants to let anger take over my mind, make me lose a certain amount of judgment, and then capture me. Because they are afraid of me!" Qing Shui secretly cursed in his heart that this old fox of Sunagakure actually attacked the heart first, and almost almost Just follow His way.

"This unknown Sunagakure ANBU ninja." Qingshui's voice showed no emotion at all, "I just dragged you down, you talked a lot of nonsense, I have recovered a lot of chakra, and I can kill a few more of you Sunagakure." Bear it."

"Don't be too arrogant!" The Sand Ninja next to him was angered by such arrogant remarks.

"Captain Kongliu, my code name is Dust. Naturally, my reputation is far inferior to yours. When you were on a mission in the Country of Grass in April this year, you performed a superb water escape ninjutsu. This reminded me of the powerful Er Daime Hokage!"

What's going on with this guy? ! One moment it's offensive, the next moment it's flattering? ! Doesn't he know that I'm recovering my chakra and strength? !

"From that time on, Sunagakure ANBU has recorded you in the ANBU manual. I remember the content is like this: 'The captain of Konoha ANBU, codenamed Kongliu, is good at teleportation and Konoha-style swordsmanship, and can use powerful water... Escape, Danger Level A+' To be able to achieve such an achievement at such a young age, we, the older generation who experienced the Second War of the Ninja World, are really ashamed of ourselves."

Wait, he's stalling for time too! He is not afraid of how much my chakra and physical strength will recover! I should attack first... Qingshui had just had this idea when he heard a huge roar of "rumbling" coming from the ground!

This is? !

The forest within a radius of several hundred meters began to collapse, forming an impact crater similar to that of a meteorite. At the same time, countless amounts of sand and soil spewed out from the ground, rolling upwards. This generous ninjutsu completely changed the entire surrounding landscape within a diameter of 300 meters! The terrain here has turned into a sandy environment similar to the Kingdom of Wind!

Qing Shui's face was extremely gloomy. This damn thing, it turned out that the sand ninja had been stalling for a long time just to be able to activate this large-scale sand escape ninjutsu that changed the landscape, so he kept stalling with him. The other party is determined to keep him here!

"Captain Kongryu, Konoha's genius jounin. I believe that, given time, you may not be able to become another second-generation Hokage! But now, please die here!" Chensha waved his hand and gave the sand ninja's attack order. .