Chapter 298: 290. Prison Break Part-2
Whoosh…
Shisui and Itachi arrive at the prison facility. They notice an unconscious chunnin lying at the entrance of the watch house.
"Wake him up!"
Itachi orders one of his anbu team members.
The anbu member summons a ball of water and wakes up the unconscious chunnin.
"The prisoners are escaping! I have to raise the bridge!" The chunnin anxiously stares at the prison castle.
Slap…
The Anbu slaps him to break him from his stupor.
"Report the situation!"
Itachi calmly asks him.
Ah!
The chunnin quickly summarizes the series of events.
"Hmm… Most of the criminals escaped from the prison." Shisui turns to Itachi.
"We can still catch them if we hurry! I will send a messenger eagle to summon more guards and surround the perimeter. In the meantime, let's recapture those criminals. They haven't goo far yet, we can still catch up!"
Shisui activates his Sharingan and scans the nearby area.
"I can't spot anyone hiding nearby! Let's move out!"
"Alright!"
Itachi nods his head.
He turns towards one of the members of his anbu team.
"Atsu! You are the only medic-nin on the team. Treat the injured personals of the prison."
"Yes, Captain!" Atsu nods his head.
Whoosh…
The group flickers away.
Fifteen minutes later,
Argh…
"Aniki, I can't hold any longer?"
The two legendary stupid brothers are hanging down at the end of the broken bridge. Hot lava is churning below their feet as bubbles of hot gas and lava splashes everywhere.
"Let's get going!"
The white-haired man scales the broken bridge like a ladder.
"Those other prisoners will serve as a distraction for the anbus and the Police Force while we make our escape."
Swoosh…
He launches a kunai tied to a rope towards the nearby cliff and uses it as an anchor to scale the lava pool beneath him. The Stupid brothers follow him.
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Yawn…
"I am so sleepy!"
Izuna and Mei walk out of their parents' house.
"One thing led to another! In the end, we could only eat dinner at Dad's house!"
Izuna shakes his head.
"And whose fault was that?" Mei rolls her eyes.
"No harm is done! I got to eat my mom's cooking!" Izuna waves his hands.
Whoosh… whoosh…
Multiple members of the Konoha Police Force dashes out in hurry. They have anxious expressions on their face as they rush out of the compound.
Hmm…
"What's going on? They seem to be in a hurry!" Izuna curiously stares at their back.
He recognizes a person in the group.
"Isao!" Izuna yells his name and stops him.
"Izuna!" Isao turns around and notices Izuna.
"What's the matter? Why the sudden rush?"
"Erm… Izuna-san, there is a security breach in the Konoha Strict Correctional Facility. Multiple prisoners have fled from the prison and the situation is quite chaotic there with multiple casualties!"
Isao informs him.
"I see!" Izuna nods in understanding.
"Then, I will be on my way!" Isao turns around and flickers away.
"Breach in Konoha Strict Correctional Facility?!" Mei turns to Izuna.
"Isn't that the most secure prison after Hozuki castle?"
"Yes!" Izuna nods as he explains.
"The Hozuki castle is located on a cliff surrounded by multiple whirlpools and there are multiple death traps around the castle. The isolated island acts as another natural barrier for the prison. Besides this, it also has a formidable warden keeping a watch on the criminals.
Similar to the Hozuki castle, the Konoha Prison is situated at the helm of an active volcano. During the reign of the First Hokage, Lord Hashirama used a powerful earth jutsu to raise a chunk of earth from the volcano to create an island surrounded by lava.
He then used his wood style to construct a Shiro on the triangular island. This prison held multiple vicious criminals of the warring era. With the passage of time and the reduced crime rate, the castle was renamed, and it now houses shinobis who have committed treason or other serious offenses. There is a long bascule bridge that connects the nearby watch house to the prison castle.
The criminals mine sulfur and various other ores under the strict management of the guards."
Izuna summarizes the details of the prison to Mei.
"It's almost impossible to escape from this prison unless someone has outside or inside help!"
Izuna shakes his head.
"Let's return home for now!"
He walks towards his house.
"Aren't you going to help?"
Mei asks him.
"There are multiple other shinobis in the village beside me. They can handle the situation. I won't butt in unless Tsunade asks me."
"Hmm… that makes sense!" Mei follows him.
Chii…
As if right on cue, a messenger eagle hovers in the air.
Chii…
It releases a shrill cry and lands on Izuna's shoulder.
"I jinxed it!" Izuna helplessly shakes his head.
He grabs the scroll from the eagle's leg and reads its content.
"It has been almost three hours since Shizune, Asuma, and Kurenai left for the prison. I haven't received any report from them. Shisui, Itachi, and Team Ro are chasing after the criminals who have fled the prison. I would like you to take a look at the situation!"
Izuna folds the scroll and pockets it.
"Looks like I have to make a move. Shizune, Asuma, and Kurenai are in danger!" He sighs helplessly.
"It's fine! You are going to sleep on the couch either way!"
Mei chuckles.
"…"
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Whoosh…
Izuna reappears inside the prison facility. He teleports to his mark on Shizune's storage bracelet.
"This is…"
A frown appears on his face as he notices multiple injured guards lying around in the castle. Multiple anbu medic-nins are treating their injuries.
The Anbus are surprised to see his sudden arrival but calms down after confirming his identity.
"What's going on?" Izuna questions a nearby medic-nin. He recognizes the latter as a member of the Team Ro.
"Captain Izuna! Chief Shisui and Captain Itachi left with the other members of Team Ro to subdue the criminals who escaped from the prison.
Later, the reinforcement arrived and now we are treating the injured personals."
Hmm…
Izuna nods and turns towards a camp.
He enters the camp and notices Asuma, Kurenai, and Shizune's unconscious bodies.
"These three are the most severely injured out of all other jounins. I provided preliminary treatment to them so their external injuries are fine but they need immediate medical attention!"
Atsu reports their condition to him.
"It's fine, now!"
Izuna walks towards the trio.
'Mystic Palm Technique'
He infuses some Nature energy together with healing chakra to rapidly heal their injuries.
Ten seconds later,
Argh…
Shizune and the rest wake up while clutching their forehead.
'Amazing! Captain Izuna is still amazing as ever!'
Atsu nods his head in praise.
"Multiple A-rank criminals surrounded and ambushed us at the entrance of the castle. They were waiting for us!" Asuma has a wry smile.
"It's alright! Shisui and Itachi are already on their trail."
Izuna waves his hand.
"For now, let's focus on the injured personals."
"I am on it!"
Shizune nods her head and helps the rest of the medic-nins.
Izuna stares at the prison walls and ponders.
'I still refuse to believe anyone among these criminals can escape from the prison. I will look around.'
He walks deeper inside the prison while inspecting every nook and cranny with his Sharingan.
Five minutes later,
"Oh! Interesting!"
Inside one of the prison cells, he notices large amounts of dry blood and snakeskin.
He wipes the dry blood with his finger.
"Hmm… there are multiple drugs in this blood and it looks like as if someone forcefully injected Nature energy into an individual."
He picks up the snakeskin and inspects it.
"This chakra signature!"
A frown appears on his face.
"Damn! That old hag Snake Sage!"
He curses silently.
"I have to pay a visit to her after this fiasco. But at least I know about the culprit!"
Izuna returns to the stationed medical shinobis as he helps with the treatment.
An hour later,
Whoosh… whoosh…
Shisui, Itachi, and multiple members of the Anbu and Konoha Police force return with prisoners in tow.
"Make a tally of the prisoners and report to me!" Shisui instructs Isao and walks towards Izuna.
"How's the situation?" Izuna asks him.
"We captured most of them and killed the rest of them!"
"I see!" Izuna nods his head.
"Chief! There are three people still missing from the prison. The headcount doesn't match!" The Police Officer reports to him.
"The Legendary Stupid Brothers and former academy instructor Mizuki are still on loose."
"What?! The legendary Stupid Brothers! They escaped!"
The expression of one of the prison guards Jounin turns ugly.
Hmm…
"Round up the remaining people and throw the corpses of the dead in the lava!" Izuna orders them.
"Also, if any of these criminals don't behave, then just send them for a swim in lava." Izuna has a stern expression.
Gulp…
The prisoners gulp their saliva and voluntarily return to their cells.
"As for the situation of Mizuki and the Legendary Stupid Brothers. Leave it to Team three!"
Whoosh…
Izuna teleports away from the prison.
Yawn…
'I am so sleepy!'
Chapter 299: 291. The Manhunt Begins
Next day in the morning,
In training ground three,
Tok… Tok… Tok…
Ayaka is walking back and forth with a frown on her face.
"He is late again!"
She has a livid expression on her face.
"I think Sensei is busy with some urgent matter!"
Hanabi tries to calm her down.
"No, you don't know him! He must have overslept like usual."
Ayaka shakes her head.
Yakumo is silently sitting on a log as she draws a painting of the nearby scenery with her brush.
"Wow! That's amazing!"
Ayaka curiously stares at the painting.
"Your drawing skills are amazing, Yakumo-chan!" She praises Yakumo.
Hmph…
Yakumo snorts and focuses her attention on the painting.
"Don't hold me back later during our mission."
Swoosh…
Izuna teleports behind the group and waves his hand.
"Yo! I was a little busy with work. So, it took me some time!"
Ayaka walks towards him with a smile.
"It's fine as long as you are here!"
Whoosh… Bang…
She elbows him in the gut as Izuna clutches his stomach in pain.
"What was that for?" He complains.
"It's another of your cheap clone, I knew it!"
She snorts and rests against the log.
Clone Izuna has a helpless expression as he stares at Ayaka.
'It was thanks to my resilience; I didn't dispel, but what's with her. How can she always figure out the real me among my clones? It has always been like this since she was an infant.'
Clone Izuna has a helpless expression.
'Whenever any of my clones held her in arms, she will throw a tantrum and won't stop crying. She would only cheer up when the real me picks her up.
Also, why I always subconsciously lower my guard around Ayaka? I don't know why but I can easily recognize the real Ayaka among a bunch of henges.'
"Ayaka? How did you always recognize me?"
"Intuition!" Ayaka smugly pats her chest.
"Well! That doesn't answer my question!" Izuna scratches his head.
At the sidelines,
Yakumo stares at their interaction as various doubts erupt in her mind.
'Is he really the strongest shinobi of the village?'
She doubtfully stares at Izuna.
'I thought he will have a cold and aloof personality with an air of superiority. But…'
'Why is the real him completely different from my expectations?'
The previous image of Izuna crumbles in her heart as she spends more time with him.
Ahem…
He clears his throat and answers.
"Yes, this is a clone of mine. The real body is in the Hokage office picking your first mission."
Meanwhile, in Uchiha compounds,
Yawn…
Izuna groggily opens his eyes. He quickly washes his face.
"Here is your breakfast!"
Mei passes his breakfast to him.
"Thank you for the food!"
Izuna quickly munches his breakfast.
"You are already late for your meeting with your squad."
"I sent a clone to fill in. But knowing Ayaka, she will probably find out. So, I have to hurry!" He quickly swallows the remaining food.
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Back in the training ground,
Whoosh…
The real Izuna appears in the training ground.
Poof…
He dispels his clone as a conflicted expression appears on her face.
He turns to Ayaka, but she ignores him.
Ahem…
He clears his throat and walks in front of the group.
"Alright! Your first mission as a squad will start now. This mission will decide your fate; so, give it your all."
Izuna has a serious expression on his face. He takes out a portrait from his pocket.
"This is Mizuki, a former chunnin instructor of the academy; now a criminal on run. He was a friend of your Iruka-Sensei and a former classmate of mine."
Izuna briefs them on Mizuki's information. His eyes scan the group as he continues.
"This mission is a manhunt mission and your aim is to capture this man."
Izuna hands over the portrait to Ayaka.
Gulp…
Hanabi gulps her saliva.
"But Sensei… he is a chunnin and we are genins who just graduated from the academy. How could we fight against him?"
Hmm…
"You don't have to worry about that. Iruka is already on his trail, you guys have to just assist him." Izuna waves his hand.
"I… I see!" Hanabi nods her head.
"Also, an important note, you have to capture him before midnight or else you will fail my test and return to the academy. Alright! You guys are dismissed."
Whoosh…
Izuna disappears into countless light particles. He hides on a nearby tree and spectates the group.
"Ah!"
Hanabi blankly stares at the empty space.
"Sensei left without even giving us a lead!"
"No! We already have a lead."
Ayaka turns over the portrait.
There is a map on the reverse side of the portrait with a cross-mark.
"I presume this is the last known location of our target. Let's go there and search for the trails."
Ayaka rolls the portrait and dashes towards the marked position. Hanabi quickly follows her.
Hmm…
Izuna stares at Yakumo who is slowly chasing after them.
"This girl has a weak body. Her fitness is only as good as a civilian kid."
Whoosh…
He follows the group to monitor them.
'These girls are in no sense weaker than Naruto and Sasuke when they had their first bell test. Also, all of them can contribute to the team if only they co-operate.'
Whoosh…
Ayaka and Hanabi follow the mark on the map and arrive in front of a small cottage on the outskirt of the village.
"This is the place marked on the map."
Ayaka puts down the map.
"Someone lives this far from the village!" Hanabi exclaims in surprise.
Knock… Knock…
She knocks on the door.
"Is anyone home?" Both of them wait for someone to respond.
Five minutes later,
"Why is not anyone responding?" Ayaka has a frown on her face.
"Perhaps the owner isn't at home." Hanabi speculates.
"Can be! But this is the place marked on the map, so I suspect the culprit must be hiding here!"
She turns to Hanabi and asks her.
"Can you check the situation inside the house?"
"I am on it!"
Hanabi makes a hand seal and activates her Byakugan. She peeks inside the house to search for the target.
Hmm…
A frown appears on her face and she deactivates her Byakugan.
"The target isn't here. But there is someone passed out on the floor." She reports.
"Quick! Let's ask that person."
Bang…
Ayaka clenches her fists and punches the wooden door.
Whoosh…
Both of them flickers inside the house and spot an unconscious woman on the floor.
Ayaka inspects her body.
"She has passed out from concussion. Someone must have knocked pretty hard on her head."
"Let's wake her up!"
Ayaka conjures a ball of water.
"Keep your guard up, she might be an enemy." She warns Hanabi.
Hanabi takes a Taijutsu stance.
Ayaka douses the woman with water and wakes her up.
Argh…
The woman clenches her head as she slowly wakes up.
"Mi… Mizuki!"
She weakly opens her mouth. The woman slowly opens her eyes and notices Ayaka and Hanabi.
"You two are…"
She stares at the duo.
"We are on a manhunt mission and are looking for Mizuki." Ayaka takes out Mizuki's poster.
"Mizuki!"
Click…
The woman bites her lower lip as she replies.
"I am Tsubaki, Mizuki's fiancée. I sheltered him over for the night, and he left in the morning before knocking me out. He has changed too much; he isn't the kind Mizuki I used to know."
"I… I see." Ayaka nods her head.
"Then we will be on our way, he shouldn't have gone too far."
Ayaka and Hanabi walk out of the house.
Huff… Huff…
Yakumo breathes heavily as she catches up to them. Ayaka and Hanabi ignore her as Ayaka turns to Hanabi.
"Hanabi search for target's trails!"
"Alright!" Hanabi activates her Byakugan and searches around.
A minute later,
"Found it!"
She points in a direction.
"Let's go!" Both of them flicker away.
"Wait up!" Yakumo yells at them but both girls ignore her.
"You two!" Yakumo grits her teeth in anger.
She rests against the tree to take a breather.
On a nearby tree,
Izuna stares at the trio as he remarks.
"There teamwork is already in shambles. Yakumo has her bias against Konoha shinobis, whereas Ayaka has her pride. As for Hanabi, she has become a follower of Ayaka."
Izuna shakes his head.
"Despite their capabilities, they won't reach their full potential. Also…"
He stares at the departing back of Ayaka and Hanabi.
"Now I understand, why they don't pair Uchiha and Hyuga in a team. Jeez… These girls are on dev mode with those overpowered eyes."
He turns to an angry Yakumo who is fuming with rage.
"As for this girl, she needs to look at the world with a different viewpoint to get out of her cage. She is in no way inferior to current Ayaka, no, she is even superior in some aspects. But she has placed various mental barriers around herself which are limiting her potential."
Huff… Huff…
Yakumo slowly stands up and jogs toward Ayaka and Hanabi.
'Looks like some interesting days are coming ahead. For now, this team is pure chaos and I enjoy a bit of chaos.'
Izuna stretches his arm and follows the girls.
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