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"In the direction of point B, there's an exploding tag trap."
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"Copy that."
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"There are also three rogue ninjas guarding the room where the target is. I'll control them, and Ino is in charge of finishing them off."
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Outside a manor, the Ino–Shika–Chō trio communicated via radio earpieces.
A strategy was quickly decided upon between the three.
By extending the [Shadow Possession Jutsu] from the yard's pole, Shikamaru easily controlled the unsuspecting rogue ninjas.
Ino rushed up swiftly, wielding her newly acquired Thunder God Sword, and casually swung it, stunning the enemy with electricity.
Just like that, the fight was over.
"Well done, Ino. Your physical skills have improved significantly," Colt's voice suddenly appeared behind her.
Ino turned with a smile and gave him a hug.
While she did get faster and stronger than before, it was still thanks to the sword that she found the missions easier now.
"It's just easy to use the Thunder God Sword that you gave me. I'm now the main attacker of the team, hehe."
Shikamaru reluctantly came over and untied the rope on the hostage they were tasked to save.
He wondered why he always ended up doing the least exciting task on every mission.
Also, Ino's fighting style had changed drastically.
She was supposed to be a ninja specializing in perception and control techniques.
'So, what's the deal with rushing in with a sword head first?'
In fact, Colt also had a headache about this.
Tsunade didn't retrieve the Thunder God Sword and gave it to him, and it was useless to hold it in his hand, so he simply handed it over to Ino to add some attack power to her rather empty arsenal.
However, when she got the Thunder God Sword, Ino liked it so much that she didn't even use her family's secret technique now. Whenever there was a chance, she would rush to strike with her sword.
As for why Colt was accompanying the Ino–Shika–Chō trio on missions? It wasn't because of any shortage of Konoha's manpower or something like that.
He had just originally planned to go flower-viewing with Ino today, but one thing led to the other and it turned into a joint mission somehow.
On the way back to the village, Asuma looked at Ino and Colt, whose hands were locked, with a complicated expression.
Why was his love experience so smooth, and it was so difficult for him?
'Sigh'
Recently, Kurenai had even started to ignore him, saying that she wasn't interested in anything to do with him.
A gust of wind blew, and Asuma felt something land on his head. He stretched out his hand to grab it, and a few leaves appeared in his hand.
"Colt-san! Hokage-sama requests your immediate presence at the Hokage building!" An ANBU appeared in front of them just as Colt and Ino were separating from Shikamaru and the others, planning to get something delicious to eat.
Colt frowned slightly.
The ANBU's tone was urgent; it seemed that something serious had happened.
He looked at Ino apologetically.
"It looks like I'll have to accompany you another time."
Ino nodded and after a brief hug, she started going running after her teammates.
"See you later, Colt"
She could be eccentric, but she wasn't ignorant.
Watching her retreating back, Colt smiled and then said to the ANBU.
"I'll go ahead first."
With that, he instantly disappeared from the ANBU's sight.
In the Hokage's Office, Tsunade smashed the desk in front of her with a punch, scattering the documents on it across the floor.
"Does the Hidden Cloud Village really think Konoha can be bullied so easily?!" A powerful aura swept through her body, her blonde hair fluttering in the air.
At that moment, Colt appeared in the office instantly.
Looking at the mess on the floor, he asked Shizune in a low voice.
"Is it that day of the month?"
Shizune quietly shook her head, but she hid a small laugh beneath her hand.
"You two, this is not the time for this" If it was in the past, Tsunade would still chat with Colt and joke around before reaching the point, but the news she had got, just had her in a foul mood.
"What's the matter?" This was the first time Colt had seen Tsunade so angry and serious.
"The Cloud shinobis have been carrying out missions across the Fire Country border, provoking our patrolling ninjas. Just yesterday, another clash broke out as usual. But this time two special Jōnin were killed, and a genin named Kosuke Maruboshi was also seriously injured."
She had still been explaining but at the mention of the genin…
*BOOM!*
The floor under Colt's feet sank a bit with a bang. Dense cracks spread all around them.
Shizune looked at all this with a wry smile.
After today, the entire Hokage office would need some renovation.
"Give me the relevant information. I'll head over immediately."
Kosuke Maruboshi was Colt's first teacher in a true sense, and he was grateful for his unreserved teaching.
Now these Cloud shinobis had actually wounded him.
And from listening to Tsunade's tone, it was likely not an ordinary minor injury.
Colt was furious and couldn't wait to rush to the border immediately.
"Wait a minute, I'll assign you an ANBU team." Tsunade started to say but before she could finish, Colt interrupted her.
"No, they're too slow. Just tell me what I need."
His Sharingan activated quietly out of anger.
He wasn't directing that anger at her though, but he was simply asking Tsunade for permission to go berserk.
"Go ahead! As long as you can handle it, beat those Cloud shinobis and bring them to me!"
Although she was new to the post, Tsunade was far more decisive than the Third Hokage, she was a true tough leader.
"However, you still need to be careful. Your future is definitely worth more than this. Don't act solely on impulse..."
In the future, Colt would undoubtedly become an existence comparable to Senju Hashirama, but he was still young and had only been learning the Wood Style for a month or two.
As Tsunade spoke, her voice kept dropping, and she thought of Nawaki again. She was almost tempted to not let him go…
Seeing Tsunade's concern and the sudden wave of sadness that hit her, Colt felt warmth in his heart.
He stepped forward, hugged the suddenly vulnerable Tsunade, and said softly.
"Don't worry. Although I haven't mastered the Wood Style yet, another power of mine is almost at that level."
After saying that, he took the information scroll from Shizune's hands and started walking out.
"Be careful," Tsunade said with a laugh after she recovered, surprised to be comforted by someone so much younger than her.
Colt was gone. At his speed, he could reach his destination in two hours.
After thinking for a moment, Tsunade called for the ANBU who had been looking for Colt earlier.
"Neko, rush to the border with the sixth squad. If Colt encounters any danger, protect him even at the cost of your lives."
"Roger, Hokage-sama!"
After arranging everything, Tsunade's face suddenly showed shock as she recalled what Colt had just said.
'Another power almost on that level?'
At the Root base, a Root ninja stood before Danzō.
"Danzo-sama, Kamiyo Colt is already traveling to the border of the Land of Lightning, and the Fifth Hokage has dispatched the sixth ANBU squad to follow after him."
Danzō nodded.
"What about our people?"
"They've arrived at the designated location. If Kamiyo Colt is heading to the border, he'll definitely pass through there."
Danzō wasn't at all surprised by Colt's actions.
After all, he had also gotten involved in Kosuke's situation, but it deviated slightly from the plan.
Originally, he wanted to use the Cloud shinobis to get rid of that old guy.
Who would have thought that they would actually let him run away?
But this time, Danzō's eyes gradually sharpened. He decided to let the Root operatives handle it themselves.
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It had to be said that the only shining point of Danzō, the schemer of this world, was his persistence.
His ideal had always remained the same: to become Hokage.
The Fourth died, the Third died, and now it was the Fifth Hokage.
Even at seventy, he still wanted to be the Hokage.
But this did not mean that he could survive another Sixth or Seventh Generation of Hokages.
When Tsunade returned as Hokage, Colt's identity as a Senju clan member was officially recognized.
Danzō knew very well what this meant.
Everyone except him already thought that Colt would be the next Hokage.
Even the two elders, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, had that idea.
How could that be?!
'Impossible'
He absolutely wouldn't allow it to happen.
Only he, Shimura Danzō, was the one who could lead Konoha to glory.
Therefore, Colt had become a thorn in his side, rather a thorn in his flesh.
Moreover, as long as Colt could be dealt with, Tsunade would surely be dealt a heavy blow.
It was because of Nawaki's incident that this woman was devastated once before.
When Colt was dead, maybe the Fifth Hokage would abdicate early.
'It's your doom, Kamiyo Colt …'
Thinking of this, Danzō's heart was already burning with anticipation.
He couldn't wait to receive the good news from his subordinates.
As for Colt's information, he thought he had mastered it in great detail.
Three-Tomoe Sharingan, powerful Chakra brought by the Senju physique, as well as strong physical and sword skills.
However, the people sent out this time were all ROOT elites. Plus, he provided a way to deal with the Sharingan. It was absolutely foolproof.
In this world, no one knew about the Sharingan better than him.
He would challenge anyone if they dared to question him.
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After leaving Konoha, Colt ran all the way towards the Land of Hot Water.
The Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire didn't actually share a border.
There were several small countries sandwiched between the two, and the location of this conflict was at the junction of the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Fire.
The cause was also due to the death of the Third Hokage, as the Konoha shinobi had suffered a certain amount of damage.
This left the village's forces stretched thin.
And the reckless group from the Hidden Cloud Village would never let go of such an opportunity.
It was also not right to say that they were reckless.
The recklessness was just a disguise for their true nature and purpose.
Hinata's incident back then was not a strategy that a fool could come up with.
Thinking of this, Colt was also full of anger.
He did not bother himself with the Hidden Cloud Village just yet, and it turned out they were the ones who came to find trouble first…
With Tsunade's backing, it was going to be a big deal this time around.
Just as he was thinking about how to clean up the Cloud shinobi, he noticed something abnormal with his [Sharingan].
Five kilometers away, he picked up several chakra signals that were not weak and were distributed on his only path.
'Is this an ambush by the Hidden Cloud Village?'
Colt immediately rejected that idea.
There was still some distance from the border. If the Cloud shinobi had snuck in, Konoha would definitely have gotten the information quite early.
Moreover, the location of the ambush was so accurate, it was obvious that it was aimed at him.
There was only one possibility...
'I see…'
Thinking of this, Colt showed a playful smile.
He had been suffering by having no excuses to deal with Danzō.
Did this old war hawk come to deliver what he needed most by himself?
On the other side, under the leadership of Yamanaka Fū, a dozen Root operatives tried their best to hide their presence.
They all wore special goggles that avoided looking directly into the enemy's eyes without compromising their vision.
This was Danzō's trump card.
Without the powerful illusions, the Sharingan's insight ability was indeed still terrifying, but these Root ninjas were not weak.
They were more than enough to kill a single person.
What's more, they had no intention of holding back.
As soon as he stepped into their ambush, they would each launch a fatal blow, even if they had to exchange their lives for it.
One of the characteristics of Root was there were only dead people who completed the task, and no living people who failed the task.
Compared to the ANBU, they were the ones who really lived in the darkness.
Suddenly, Fū sensed something and made a gesture.
Colt maintained the same speed as before and was gradually approaching the ambush circle.
Like he didn't notice anything, all his attention was on the road ahead.
When he landed on the trunk of a big tree.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The explosive tag put in advance exploded directly, and the entire tree was blown to pieces.
Whoosh!
All the Root ninjas got the signal, and countless kunais and shurikens flew over.
Dozens of figures in the forest burst out, rushing up at the same time.
Colt's figure was blown high by the shock wave of the explosion, and it was also covered with the thrown weapons.
Even so, the Root ninjas did not relax.
Two of them each held the two ends of an iron chain, wrapped Colt in a circle and pulled hard.
*Shing*
However…
The expected picture of blood and flesh did not appear, only the broken [Wood Clone] fell to the ground.
It turned out to be just a clone.
Only a [Wood Clone] would not disappear after taking a certain amount of damage.
"Not good! He knew about us!"
More than a dozen Root ninjas looked around vigilantly, looking for Colt's trace.
"Argh!"
A scream rang out, and everyone followed the sound and saw a ninja stabbed from behind by a long sword.
Thump!
When he fell, Colt's playful smile also appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"Kill him!"
Without the slightest emotional fluctuations, Fū rushed up with the others as if simply a passerby had died and not their teammate.
If the mission target was not dead, they would not stop the attack.
"Lightning style: Running Thunder Dragon!"
A dazzling arc flashed as Kaminari was swung. The thunder dragon formed by the huge sword energy roared and swallowed three Root ninjas instantly.
At the same time, thousands of flying feathers became extremely tiny under the usage of [Sukunahikona].
The dazzling thunder made such small objects completely invisible to the basic ninjas.
However, when approaching the enemy, the flying feathers would change back to their original size, and pierce their throats with extremely sharp lightning Chakra.
Although they were all Konoha ninjas, under Danzō's brainwashing, these Root ninjas had completely lost their humanity.
Keeping them alive was also a hidden danger; it was better to kill them all!
Therefore, Colt's attack could be described as merciless.
The team of more than ten people was almost wiped out in an instant!
Only Yamanaka Fū, relying on the sense of crisis that he had trained for many years, subconsciously dodged and escaped by luck.
[Flying Thunder God]!
With the help of the technique on the flying feathers, Colt's figure instantly appeared in front of Yamanaka Fū.
Boom!
At this moment of life and death for the guy… Fū brought out his potential and performed the fastest [Body Replacement Technique] in his life.
But… it did not change his outcome.
Colt smashed the substitute with one punch and stepped in front of him once again.
His blade swept across, accurately smashing his goggles.
Fū then saw a pair of scarlet eyes and a devilish grin.
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