章節 303: Chapter 303 - Fierce Battle in the Forest (Final)
A short while ago.
In the thick forest, a short distance away from Guren and Daichi two other fights were taking place. Guren's subordinates were trying to buy time while the two Leaf Jonins were trying to subdue them. They had separated from Daichi and wanted to find out more about Orochimaru's plans.
Anko looked at the brown haired man with the loose fitting vest. She was on guard as she studied her opponent. 'This guy. Even in such a situation he still has a laid back attitude… I get it. He's one of those scheming, intellect types. We'll then, let's see what you can do.'
Anko rushed towards him at quick speed and raised her left arm.
'Striking Shadow snakes!'
Multiple snakes swiftly emerged out of Anko's sleeve and immediately went towards Rinji. Within moments the snakes bit into his flesh and held him in place.
At that moment several shuriken came from the bushes nearby and flew towards Anko. The Leaf Jonin canceled her jutsu and jumped out of the way.
"You didn't think it would be that easy would you? I've seen that trick plenty of times from Lord Orochimaru." Rinji said as he walked out from behind the small vegetation with a smile on his face.
The one Anko caught turned into smoke and in its place was a log. The Leaf Jonin turned her attention to Rinji and gave a flirty smile. "Can't blame a girl for trying."
At that moment from behind Rinji a small snake was making its way towards him. Just as it was near his leg Rinji raised his left leg and stomped on its head killing it. "It's a childish trick. Trying to distract me and attacking from behind. It won't work."
Anko merely smiled and shrugged but she was cautious. 'That snake didn't make any sound and its presence was very little. He shouldn't have known about it. So how did he do it?'
"You can't beat me. You should stop wasting your energy." Rinji said with a sigh as if he was giving Anko a way out.
"Never gonna happen."
"Our leader Guren is on a completely different level than me. She'll subdue that kid in no time. He's no match for her."
"What exactly does Orochimaru want with Daichi and Lady Tsunade?" Anko asked the man.
"I don't know what his plans are for Lady Tsunade but for Daichi…" The smile on Rinji's face grew bigger. "Well, if it's for what I think it is, then all I can say is that, that kid will be fulfilling a great purpose."
Anko thought back to the memories of her time with Orochimaru and of his betrayal and it made her angry. "I'm not gonna let that happen."
Gripping a kunai she rushed towards the enemy in front of her. The two quickly began their Taijutsu fight.
A few hundred meters away Genma was fighting against Gozu. The leaf Jonin was taking careful notes of the enemy's strengths as he dodged another wave of attacks. 'Daichi was right. This guy has earth chakra nature and powerful Earth jutsus.'
Genma was jumping around and avoiding the volley of mud bullets coming at him. He took out a shuriken and tied a paperbomb to it and sent it flying the next second.
Gozu placed his hand on the ground and suddenly a large wall sprung up in front of him protecting him from the weapon. The second the shuriken was embedded into the wall, it exploded.
Gozu was safe from the blast thanks to his earth shield but suddenly he sensed a presence behind him.
Genma appeared and was about to plunge his kunai into Gozu's back but suddenly the enemy's speed increased and he escaped Genma's surprise attack. Gozu jumped and twisted his body the second he sensed Genma's presence behind him. He stood on the earth wall he created and jumped towards Genma.
Genma, preparing for the hand to hand combat, was suddenly taken off guard when Gozu's arm increased in size. Guren's subordinate punched the Leaf Jonin with increased strength and sent him flying backwards.
At the last moment before the first struck him, Genma was able to raise his arms and put up a defense. But he was still sent flying. He had wide eyes as he looked at the man. 'That technique. It's like the expansion jutsu of the Akimichi clan.'
The Leaf Jonin back flipped and landed on the ground. 'Looks like this is going to take a bit longer than I thought.'
Gozu didn't waste any time and rushed towards Genma. With his right fist cocked back he was looking forward to finishing the fight as quickly as possible.
'Fast.' This thought ran through Genma's mind as he tilted his body and narrowly dodged the man's straight forward attack.
Gozu followed up with another strike but that was also dodged by the enemy. 'I need to finish him quickly in case Guren needs me.'
The hand to hand combat continued with one party attacking with force and the other parrying or outright avoiding the lethal blows. As the fight continued with Gozu failing to land another successful hit he was getting more tense.
'Why can't I hit him?' This question appeared in his mind.
Genma inwardly smiled as he saw the change in the enemy's expression. 'You may have speed and power but you lack technique, form and combat skills.'
"If you're wondering how I can dodge your attacks even at that speed, I suppose I could tell you… But then again I don't need to…" The Leaf Jonin taunted the enemy.
"Your mind games are of no use." Gozu gave a short reply and rushed forward. As Genma got ready to defend, Gozu suddenly changed his fighting style and made a few seals.
"Earth Style - Raging mud current."
The ground for over a hundred meters instantly cracked and crumbled forming a small cloud of dust which quickly dissipated in a second due to the strong winds. Around the two ninjas, the earth suddenly turned into a raging vortex of mud.
As the caster of the jutsu Gozu was able to steady himself above the earth but Genma was seemingly caught in the current and he panicked. In just a few seconds he was pulled into the fast swirling mid currents and his figure disappeared underground.
Guren's subordinate quickly placed his hands on the ground and immediately the earth solidified. Seeing no sign of the enemy, Gozu let out a breath of relief.
"It's over." He said to himself. Just as he took a step forward in Guren's direction, he felt extremely tired and sleepy. Before he could even understand what's going on he fell unconscious.
Moments later footsteps could be heard coming closer.
Genma stood over the body of the unconscious Gozu with an expressionless face and spoke in a low tone. "I'm not some average run of the mill Jonin. I was once part of the guard platoon that protected the fastest shinobi in the world. That meant learning how to keep up and counter enemies with speed and power. You're strong but you lack skill and battle wisdom. A simple shadow clone substitution and Genjutsu is enough to take you out of the fight."
Genma sighed and made sure to secure his prisoner. Once that task was completed he immediately made his way to Anko.
'If Anko's enemy is anywhere near as strong as this guy, she'll be in trouble. It's better to take him out and then head over to Daichi. Based on Kakashi's words, that kid's strong enough to hold his own for a while.'
With Anko.
"Sonic swarm."
Rinji used his bat controlling method to summon a large swarm of bats and directed them at Anko. The avian creatures quickly reached their target and attacked. Biting into the flesh, scratching with their small claws their overwhelming number caused dozens of small wounds.
The Anko that was being attacked suddenly turned into several dozen snakes and collapsed. The snakes spread across the area to avoid the bats and began to head straight for Rinji.
The man jumped back several feet but the next second jumped high to a nearby tree branch to avoid a kunai strike.
Anko rose from the ground and nodded to herself. "So that's it. You have some kind of sonar type power that helps you detect sound from a large radius. That's how you've been able to avoid attacks coming from your blind spots."
Rinji smirked with confidence even though his trick was exposed. "Not bad. You've figured me out. But that won't help you."
'Pulse Wave.' Rinji immediately made a seal and began his next jutsu.
The bats all around him flew around Anko and made ultrasonic waves. The concentrated sonic waves disoriented her and disturbed her equilibrium. With each second the bats amplified the attack by increasing the strength of their sonar waves creating a disorienting cacophony.
"Aaarrrggg!" Anko held her ears in pain and fell to the ground.
Rinji had a cruel smile as he looked at the scene. But that smile was quickly erased when two kunai were stabbed into his feet from the ground.
"Aaarg!" Rinji fell to the ground in pain and let go of the bat controlling technique, stopping the sound wave attacks on Anko.
A shadow clone quickly emerged from the ground a few feet away and immediately went through several seals.
"Fire style - Fireball jutsu."
With that last tiger seal completed, Anko let out a fireball that flew towards the fallen Rinji. He immediately made a seal and used the ultrasounds to give the bats a new command.
Getting new orders from their master, the avian creatures quickly formed a defensive shield around Rinji, protecting him from most of the damage from the fire jutsu. But he was still injured.
He turned his attention to the woman who was slowly getting back up and gritted his teeth in anger. He was too late to see through her plan. "Y-you… You used yourself as bait and waited… When I lowered my guard you attacked my feet to… Take my mobility and then used the Fire jutsu to kill the bats."
"Yeah.." Anko slowly stood and held her head. "Ooohhh I'm gonna feel that tomorrow."
At that moment Genma entered the scene. He looked at his fellow Leaf ninja and nodded. "You alright."
"I've been through worse. I'll be fine. Just a small headache."
"Ok then we-"
BOOM!
A powerful explosion was heard and soon a strong blast of wind blew through the forest. Everyone braced for themselves and soon the environment quickly calmed down.
"What the hell was that?" Anko asked incredulously.
"That must be Daichi and that woman. What is going on over there?" Genma was also confused.
Meanwhile Rinji who was blown several feet backwards made a seal and had a bat fly to the area where Guren and Daichi were fighting. When the creature reached the area it saw Guren on the ground unconscious with Daichi standing atop her.
The creature let out a sonic noise and alerted Rinji and the man was shocked. 'Guren lost? To that kid? No way.'
He looked at the leaf ninjas with renewed fear and made a choice. 'Looks like I have no choice but to use that.'
Immediately while the Leaf ninjas were distracted, Rinji made several seals. Once the final hand seal was completed, a cruel smile formed on his face.
Somewhere in the distance 6 people suddenly groaned in pain as several purple marks spread across their bodies. Their eyes snapped open and no sign of intelligence could be seen. They broke through their restraint and rushed towards the one who activated their seal.
Rinji hid his smile and kept an eye on the two Leaf ninjas. 'I'm glad I talked Guren into giving me access to the activation seals. Once the seal activates they will die in the end but not before fulfilling my orders. I want to live. I can escape using them.'
At that moment Daichi appeared near the group. Genma and Anko were glad to see the Genin arrive unharmed.
"Are you alright?" Genma asked the kid.
"Yeah. She knocked out and I've made sure to restrain her."
"Good." The man nodded.
"That explosion just now. Was that you?" Anko asked the boy.
The gamer ninja nodded his head. "There are several incoming." He suddenly spoke.
Daichi sensed the arrival of the bat and he heard the sonic sound waves it made. The Genin made the correct assumption that it was communicating with Rinji and quickly came here.
A few seconds after Daichi spoke, six people appeared near Rinji. They were all the opponents Daichi and his two Jonin superiors fought a short while ago.
"Their curse seals are active but they look abnormal." Genma quickly noticed the weirdness and spoke.
At that time Rinji gave an order. "Kill them."
Anko, Genma were tense but ready for a fight. Daichi was about to make his move but suddenly he sensed something and his lips slightly curled upwards.
As soon as Rinji gave the order, the transformed four armed Tanjero was the first to make a move. He targeted Daichi and sped towards him. The others also followed suit and began to attack the two Jonins.
Daichi stood still and looked at the man coming towards him with a calm demeanor. Just as Tanjero neared the Genin, another shout could be heard coming from the forest.
"Leaf Hurricane!"
A green spandex leg suddenly filled Tanjero's vision before he was kicked in the face and was sent flying. The force of the kick sent him crashing into several trees before he came to a stop.
"Fear not Daichi! The mighty Green beast is here." Guy appeared near Daichi with a big smile.
A second later Kakashi, Asuma and the other Jonins with them also appeared one after another.
"You're a magnet for trouble aren't you Daichi?" Kakashi asked with a jovial tone.
The Genin sweatdropped hearing that. 'I'm a magnet for trouble? Just wait until you get Naruto and Sasuke.'
"Need backup?" Kakashi turned his head to Genma and Anko.
"Appreciate it."
Seeing the killing intent of the newcomers, Daichi quickly spoke. "We need to catch them alive. They have the intel we need."
The Jonins took Daichi's words seriously and turned their attention to their foes.
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章節 304: Chapter 304 - Valuable Prisoners
Shibi Aburame looked at the enemies and there was an almost imperceptible frown on his face. "Something isn't right. My insects are detecting a large amount of chakra being produced in their body. How is that possible?"
The Hyuga of the group had activated his Byakugan and what he saw left him bewildered. Seeing his expression Asuma asked. "What is it, Kogamu? What do you see?"
"Their- Their bodies. It's forcibly extracting chakra from every cell and organ but it isn't just that. Their body functions have heightened. Blood flowing faster, Muscles are strengthening, heart beating faster… They're getting stronger out of nowhere. I've never seen anything like it."
Tsume Inuzuka sneered as she looked at the six people who were losing their sanity with each second. "It must be the effects of the curse seals. They might look like they're getting stronger but something isn't right. Their bodies are starting to give off a bad odor. I don't know what it means but it can't be anything good."
"Yeah. I smell it too." The ninja dog Kuromaru also spoke as it got ready to face the enemy with his partner.
Daichi's eyes narrowed as he heard Tsume. 'Rotten smell…?' His eyes slightly widened as he realized what was happening. "We need to subdue them right now. The sooner the better."
"What is it, Daichi?" Kakashi asked his student.
"The curse is making them stronger but it's destroying their bodies. If we don't subdue them and stop the seal quickly, they'll die and whatever information they have will die with them." Daichi quickly informed everyone. The Jonins nodded in understanding.
Meanwhile on the other side of the battlefield the man with his sanity remaining intact looked at the assembled Leaf ninjas and couldn't help but curse his luck. 'Damn it. Where the hell did these guys come from? If it was just that brat and those two Jonins I could have handled this no problem but now… Things have seriously gotten out of hand. Still, it won't help me if I waste time. The effects of the curse seals won't last long.'
"Attack!"
Under Rinji's orders the six ninjas quickly attacked the new arrivals.
The man was furious as he looked at the situation. His eyes then shifted to the Genin of the group.
'I never imagined that Guren could lose. Especially to a brat. This isn't good. If I go back empty handed, Orochimaru will kill me. If I get caught by these people, I'll end up getting tortured and killed or best case scenario I'll end up in prison for the rest of my life.'
Rinji was a man who was loyal to Orochimaru but at this moment his instincts for self preservation won over that loyalty. He looked at the battle taking place in front of him and quickly made a decision. 'Its time to get the fuck out of here. I'm sure I can find someplace to disappear. Good thing I made a nest egg for just this occasion.'
As the focus of the Leaf ninjas were on the six enemies, Rinji turned around and was about to escape when he suddenly froze.
Daichi held an emotionless face as he looked at the man in front of him. "You're not going anywhere."
Without giving Rinji a chance to make a move, Daichi rushed in to attack. The powerful Genin quickly incapacitated and restrained him and turned his attention to the other six.
'Their vitals are all over the place. If this keeps up for much longer they'll die. I can't have that.'
"Shadow clone jutsu." The gamer ninja created 6 clones and immediately went to their targets. While the ninjas with the curse seals were fighting the new arrivals, Daichi sneaked up behind them.
"Restrain them. I just need a few seconds." Daichi shouted and the Jonins quickly attacked and held down their enemy.
The clones quickly took out a piece of paper and an ink brush and immediately began to formulate a seal. Within just a few seconds they completed the specific seal and stuck them on the backs of the cursed seal ninjas.
A second later the characters on the seal glowed red.
['Contract Disruption' seal is now active.] x6
In just a few seconds the curse seals on their bodies glowed and slowly began to shrink and disappear.
Due to the pain of having their bodies suddenly overtaxed the six ninjas quickly fell unconscious. But Daichi could see that their vitality was quickly disappearing. 'Not on my watch.'
The clones immediately placed their palms on Orochimaru's men and soon started using his healing chakra.
"I see two bodies a few hundred meters away from here. Are they also Orochimaru's people?" Kogamu Hyuga asked as he survived his surroundings with his special eyes.
"Yeah. Could you bring them here?" Genma nodded and spoke.
Kogamu nodded and he, along with Tsume, quickly went to where Guren and Gozu were tied up.
"What was that tag you just used?" Asuma came near the real Daichi and asked as he watched the small clones at work.
"A contract disruption seal. It will prevent anyone from remotely activating a seal on another's body or we can disrupt a seal that's already active." Daichi replied as he looked at the six unconscious people.
"Are they trying to stabilize their bodies?" Genma asked as he came near them.
"Yeah. I can't have them all dying on me." He then turned his attention to Genma and Anko quickly got to work healing them.
"How did you guys even find us?" Anko looked at Kakashi and his team and asked.
"We were following up on Lady Tsunade's whereabouts and when we came near this area we found signs of battle. Blood and several shards of crystals. It was at that moment we heard an explosion. Kogamu checked what was happening and we quickly rushed over." The silver haired Jonin replied in a moderate tone.
"We haven't found any patrol squads on this route. I'm guessing they were killed by them." Asuma took a cigarette and lit it.
"They have a crystal style user. Her bloodline crystalizes matter and reduces it to shards. You must have seen the aftermath of her work." Daichi gave his thoughts as he completely healed Genma and Anko.
Anko moved her arms and closed her eyes as she took a deep breath. "I feel good as new. Damn. You really are a great medic."
"All thanks to Tsunade sensei and Shizune senpai." Daichi couldn't help but sigh as he thought about his two teachers
"We'll find them. We can't give up hope." Guy spoke with a big grin and everyone could see that he was trying to lighten the mood.
Daichi gave a small smile and nodded at the green spandex wearing Jonin.
Before long Tsume and Kogamu returned with a tied up Guren and Gozu.
At this moment Daichi sensed the chakra fluctuations from two of the unconscious enemies. The clones working on them couldn't help but frown as the time went by. Soon all six completed their work and dispelled themselves.
Asuma and some of the other Jonins were surprised that Daichi's 6 shadow clones had enough chakra to heal people.
Daichi looked at the Jonins and spoke. "Two of them passed away. Their bodies were not strong enough to begin with and the effect of the curse seals was too much."
Kakashi and the others nodded. "Still, you did a good job. We have seven valuable prisoners. We need to take them back to the village for interrogation."
The one eyed Jonin then turned his attention to the Hyuga, Aburame and Inuzuka on the team. "We still need to continue our side of the investigation. But you three will be much better suited for that. Guy, Asuma and I will escort Genma's team and the prisoners back to the village."
Tsume, Shibi and Kogamu nodded and quickly left.
Kakashi sealed the bodies of the deceased enemies and soon the five Jonin and one Genin were traveling back to the Leaf village with additional cargo. At this moment Daichi was going over the quest notification that appeared.
[Quest 'Defeat and Capture' Completed.]
.
[Rewards]
[30000 Exp.]
[4500 Exp.]
[Increased chances of rescuing Tsunade Senju and Shizune Kato.]
[Reputation increases with ninja of the Leaf village.]
[Reputation becomes hostile with certain people.]
His eyes narrowed as he saw the rewards. 'Right now the experience reward is nothing compared to the increased chances of saving those. Still I wonder how that will happen.'
At approximately 5:30 pm Daichi, Kakashi and the other started making their way to the Leaf village
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Somewhere in Land of Lightning.
In a pleasure inn in the Land of Lightning, a tall man with long spiky hair was sitting on a comfortable sofa. He was in a small private room with dim light and the soft melodies of traditional music could be heard. It created a relaxed ambience for the man. He had two scantily dressed women on either side of him and was enjoying himself.
"Hihihi. You ladies sure know what makes me smile." Jiraiya said with a big goofy grin.
He put a small bill into the clothes of one of the women. "Hey Nina. Could you get us a few glasses of your best sake dear? Nothing is better than spending time with two lovely ladies with some good sake."
"Of course Lord Jiraiya." The girl giggled and left the small room. As she disappeared from the room the white haired Sannin turned his attention to the other lady beside him.
"We only have a few minutes before she comes back." The Sannin spoke and the woman nodded.
"Talking about business so soon Lord Jiraiya?" The woman gave a small smile as she looked at the man.
"Don't worry Sara. We'll have plenty of time after. In fact I'm looking forward to having your friend join us." The white haired man had a silly perverted smile as he imagined the scene.
The woman just shook her head and internally sighed as she looked at the man's reaction. 'Same old pervert.'
She turned serious and then spoke. "I did some digging on that organization. They're keeping a low profile. But I've heard some whispers."
Jiraiya's smile dimmed and his eyes slightly narrowed as he listened. "And…"
"They've got some low level underlings working in the shadows. I don't know who. But I'm sure they have a bounty collection station under their control." The woman told him. She was one of the many informants Jiraiya has cultivated throughout the years.
"Bounty station?" The Sannin raised an eyebrow in surprise.
The woman nodded. "Yes. I heard that they've been attacking missing ninjas with large bounties on their heads."
Jiraiya thought about that information and quickly understood the objective. 'They're trying to increase their financial resources.'
"Can you give me any names or locations? Anything specific?"
"Sorry Lord Jiraiya. But they're extremely secretive. I heard that someone who was asking questions about them suddenly disappeared. I don't know what happened to him. So I didn't dig too deep."
Jiraiya nodded his head. 'Yeah. I'm not surprised. They would have their own information control methods.'
"But I did find out something important. The higher ups… They wear black cloaks with red clouds. I think that's their symbol or something."
The white haired man leaned back in his chair and nodded. "Black cloaks with red clouds pattern huh. That could be helpful." He looked at the woman and smiled. "Thanks a lot my dear."
He discreetly placed a small roll of bills inside the woman's dress. "Now what do you say we have some fun…"
At that moment the girl Nina returned with their drinks but she kept looking back. Jiraiya noticed the strange behavior and turned his head. He saw a small monkey with white fur coming towards them.
"How did a monkey get here?" Sara asked with slight confusion.
"I don't know. It just appeared and started following me after I got the drinks." Nina replied just as bewildered as her friend.
"He's a charming guy. Why don't you girls head on up to the room. I'll be in shortly after playing with this little guy." Jiraiya spoke with a grin as he looked at the small ape.
"Are you really ditching us for a monkey?" Sara asked with a smile and a raised brow.
"Of course not. How could I do that to two lovely ladies such as yourself. I just think this guy's interesting. That's all."
The two women giggled and quickly left. The second they disappeared the smile on Jiraiya's face vanished. "You really know how to pick the wrong time. What does sensei want now?" The Sannin asked with a tired groan.
"Orochimaru attacked Tsunade and Shizune. Right now their whereabouts are unknown." The monkey spoke with a serious tone.
The second Jiraiya heard the news his complexion changed. "What!?"
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