章節 277: Chapter 277 I'm Just a Passing Uchiha Sasuke
At a forest somewhere in Kumogakure.
Due to the recent rain, the path through the forest was muddy, and each step pushed the grass and plants into the ground. The leaves glistened with fresh rain, and everything around was damp.
Naruto and Koyuki's clothes were soaked from the rainwater on the tall plants and leaves as they trudged deeper into the forest, each step leaving them more drenched.
Koyuki shivered, hugging herself as she trembled, "Are we running for our lives?"
"Something like that." Naruto replied, snapping a dripping green branch in front of him. The pale fibers of the branch hung loosely after it broke.
"So, the Shinobi from Kumogakure think we're intruders and are trying to kill us?" Koyuki struggled to keep up, and asked while panting, "Can't we just explain and clear up the misunderstanding?"
"My dear princess, we are intruders. There's no misunderstanding."
"I'm not a princess." Koyuki responded solemnly, her breathing was a little rapid due to the exertion, "Look at me, do I look like a princess right now?"
"Nice attitude. I hope you can still be tough when we are locked up in Kumogakure's dungeon together." Naruto chopped down the small tree blocking his way and remarked without turning his head.
"Aren't you supposed to be protecting me?" Koyuki asked, gasping in surprise, "I paid you, remember?"
Hearing this, Naruto stopped. Just as the cool sunlight pierced through the post-rain clouds and illuminated the forest, he turned back toward her. The dew-dappled light glinted sharply, making her squint. She saw Naruto smile at her within the halo of light.
"Before going on a mission, you should inquire about the character of the Shinobi you're hiring."
Hearing this, Koyuki's heart immediately sank, 'So much for him keeping his word and doing things fairly. It was all a lie'.
Despite Naruto's less-than-friendly attitude, Koyuki knew she had no other options.
After all, only a madman would accompany her to overthrow the regime of a small country. The Five Great Shinobi Villages would obviously weigh the consequences of such actions, and the smaller villages didn't have the strength to pull it off.
Right now, Naruto was the only straw she had.
Including the initiation of this mission, it was Naruto who was in charge. Koyuki didn't know what excuse he had used to get the mission approved, but all she had to do was pay for it.
Whatever he wrote in the mission description, there was no way he'd explicitly mention that they were planning to overthrow the Land of Snow's Daimyo.
"Whatever, my life's a mess anyway." Koyuki muttered in defeat, "If I die, I die. Just make sure to come back and retrieve my body if you manage to escape."
"Don't worry, I won't abandon you." Naruto continued walking ahead, "I still have moral bottom line."
"Well, before I die, could I maybe kiss you a few more times? I haven't…" Koyuki struggled through the muddy path, following after him, "… and I have a question."
"What question?"
"I need to pee."
Naruto: "…"
Sunlight filtered through the dense canopy as Koyuki squatted down in front of Naruto, tilting her head up to stare at him without any sense of shame.
"I've almost forgotten about what happened on the ship. I barely managed to pick up my lost sense of shame, and now I'm tossing it right back at you." Koyuki said casually.
For no reason, Sakura's words flashed through Naruto's mind, 'Would you feel a bit excited by this?'
'Damn it, who would be emotionally affected by such trivial matters?'
Naruto stood aside calmly, waiting until Koyuki finished and stood up. When she told him they could move on, he finally spoke, "I've never looked down on you."
"And we're not just in a client-hireling relationship, we're also…"
"Friends." Koyuki interrupted and said, "I know, that's why I'm willing to trust you. Even if you leave me behind, I won't blame you."
"I'll wait for you to save me, or at least bring back my body."
"Glad you understand." Naruto nodded and said, "Let's go I'll find a safe place for you to stay, and then I'll use a Space-Time Ninjutsu to teleport again once it's clear."
As he said that, he turned and began walking deeper into the forest. Koyuki was stunned for a moment, then chased after him, but almost slipped and fell.
"What about you?"
"Me?" Naruto glanced back at her, "I've received the money, so of course I'll protect my client, what else can I do?"
…
"We agreed to go to the frontline but were suddenly called back?" The red-haired girl, Karui, asked as they continued their search, "Samui-senpai, do you know why?"
"It's Raikage-sama's decision."
"Maybe he's worried we'd die on the frontlines and wants to protect us." Omoi speculated pessimistically, "Then again, even with this mission, we can't be sure we'll come out unscathed."
"You bastard! Stop saying those discouraging words!" Karui erupted, punching Omoi again to vent her frustration.
Their towering leader, Samui, watched her two subordinates and, without changing her expression, rubbed her shoulder.
"It's really tiring to carry out missions with you guys."
"Your shoulder might be sore because you…"
"Shut up!" Karui dragged Omoi away and said, "No more of your commentary. Just find the enemy so we can get this over with and go home!"
"Don't worry, Darui is very strong." Samui still had an icy poker face and tilted her head slightly. The mountain breeze after the rain blew her short, golden hair into an arc, "He will definitely find the enemy before us. What we have to do is to make sure they don't escape."
…
Deep in the forest.
Naruto stopped, looked back, and said, "Okay, this will do."
He pointed to the mountainside ahead and said patiently, "Hide over there, okay? Don't make a sound, and don't get too close to the mountainside. It could be dangerous."
"Yes, right there. See the open area? Hide in the middle of those bushes."
"Then, I'll head over there first." Koyuki, knowing she had to follow Naruto's lead, ran a few steps toward the spot before looking back, "What about you?"
Naruto chuckled, "I'll hide somewhere safer."
Koyuki obviously didn't believe his words. She turned around and ran towards the bushes with trepidation. Once she hid in the bushes, she looked back, and saw a strange figure standing where Naruto had been.
After a moment of stunned silence, she realized that the man should still be Naruto, but she didn't know what means he used to alter his appearance.
'Why isn't he hiding?' She said anxiously in her heart, but remembered she couldn't make a sound.
Soon, she understood why Naruto didn't hide.
A silver-haired, dark-skinned Shinobi emerged from the forest's muddy path, exuding a powerful aura.
"Who are you? Why did you trespass into Kumogakure?" Darui stared at the person in front of him with his one exposed eye, his brow deeply furrowed.
"Hahaha!" Naruto, now using Transformation Technique, laughed loudly, "Remember this… I'm just a passing Uchiha Sasuke!"
Naruto, who had transformed into Sasuke's appearance, said this with the Uchiha Clan's signature wild grin on his face, pointing dramatically behind Darui.
"You can come at me together."
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章節 278: Chapter 278 One Against Four
"Uchiha? What are Konoha's Shinobi doing in our Kumogakure?" Darui asked, his muscles tensing as he prepared for a confrontation.
At this moment, Naruto, who has turned into Sasuke's appearance, is wearing clothes with an open chest with a disdainful smile on his face, playing the role of a proud Uchiha to perfection.
'This was the essence of the Uchiha Clan!' At this moment, Naruto cherished the Uchiha Clan's glory even more than Sasuke himself.
"I already told you, I'm just passing by. Can't you pretend you didn't see me?" Naruto said, his voice dripping with disdain, "Besides, there's no place in this Shinobi World that I, Uchiha Sasuke, can't go."
Naruto was truly bold, stepping up to take the heat for Sasuke.
As the saying goes, 'If you are in the Shinobi World, you will inevitably get hurt.' Sasuke has already defected from Konoha, so it shouldn't be a big deal for him to have to bear more sins.
But for Uzumaki, one of the Konoha's higher-ups, it would be a stain on his reputation.
Naruto left in a hurry when he came here, so he was not sure whether Kumogakure had used the disappearance of Kyubi to put pressure on Konoha. What if he attacked the wrong people? It would be so embarrassing, so he felt it would be better to let Sasuke take the blame for now.
"Uchiha Sasuke?" Darui's Chakra surged, and thick black lightning coiled around his body like a black panther, with a terrifying presence.
This was a Lightning Release Ninjutsu developed by the Sandaime Raikage, where black lightning shaped like a panther was unleashed from the body.
If it hit, it would paralyze the enemy, causing their muscles to rapidly deteriorate and inflict unbearable pain.
Naruto's eyes shifted to the Team Samui behind Darui. He glanced at Samui, who was dressed in pure white, and then looked at the two Chunin standing next to her.
"I think it'd be better if all of you came at me together."
Darui remained unmoved. He then said with drooping eyelids, "Samui, I'll keep him busy. You search the area… there could be more of them nearby."
"Understood." Sam responded coolly.
But soon, with a sound cutting through the air, a kunai tied with an Explosive Tag flew toward them at high speed.
Boom!
The resulting explosion forced Samui back.
Using the cover of black smoke, Naruto used Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport, and then launched a lightning-fast strike that sent the pessimistic Chunin Omoi tumbling back. Then, he flipped and unsheathed his sword, slashing directly at the red-haired Chunin, Karui.
It's still the same strategy, take down the weaker ones first with lightning-fast precision.
The battlefield is ever-changing, and victory comes to those with bloodlust and guts. Kumogakure is also a Shinobi Village that values companions first, so attacking the weaker members first would disrupt the stronger ones.
If Naruto succeeded in taking one down, the bloodshed would serve to increase his morale, pushing him into an even more ferocious state. In simpler terms, he would use the enemy's blood to fuel his fury, forcing himself into a berserker-like rage.
Naruto had used this tactic countless times, and it rarely failed him.
Ding!
However, the expected outcome changed. Naruto's sword was mere inches from cutting down Karui, but at the last second, Darui arrived to block it.
Using his combat instincts honed from countless battles, Darui had guessed Naruto's intentions and managed to save Karui in the nick of time.
Clang!
Their blades clashed, producing a shower of sparks. The force of the collision sent Karui tumbling backward, landing hard on the ground.
The overwhelming killing intent left her frozen in shock for a moment. Even though she had survived, her neck felt cold, and a faint line of blood appeared. Just now, she had barely escaped with her life.
Bang!
Naruto decisively tossed his sword aside, and his body was immediately enveloped in a blood-red Chakra. He spun around and threw a powerful punch, landing it squarely on Darui's face. The speed was so fast that Darui even paused for a moment.
With a resounding bang, Darui was sent flying and a puff of white smoke exploded.
'Lightning Clone?' Naruto frowned, thinking to himself, 'He must've prepared that the moment he summoned the black lightning.'
'As expected from someone in Kumogakure who could rival Kakashi, the master of drawing.'
The moment Naruto shattered the Lightning Clone, Samui lunged at him from below with her short sword with an expressionless face. Meanwhile, Darui attacked from the right, unleashing a Lightning Release Ninjutsu in the form of a black panther charging toward Naruto.
Naruto didn't dodge. He knew he had to seriously injure one of them, otherwise, Koyuki's position would be unsafe.
Focusing his mind, the red glow of the Biju Chakra Cloak flared up again. He quickly reached into his seal space and pulled out the Kusanagi Sword, slashing it through the oncoming lightning panther.
With a sizzling sound, Naruto was instantly struck by the Lightning Release Ninjutsu, seemingly paralyzed.
Seeing an opportunity, Samui switched to a two-handed grip on her sword and flipped gracefully, aiming a heavy stab at Naruto from behind.
Darui frowned, and he instantly realized that something was wrong, 'This person wasn't weak, so why did he run into my Lightning Release without even trying to dodge?'
"Samui!" Darui shouted as he rushed to intercept, but it was too late.
Naruto, who was struck by lightning, was actually not paralyzed. He spun around and threw another punch. The blood-red Chakra swirled around his fist, accompanied by the roar of a beast, as it hurtled straight toward Samui's face.
Fortunately, Darui's warning caused Samui to abruptly halt her attack, so she managed to raise her sword to block the punch.
Bang!
Her short sword shattered into pieces, and her breathing grew heavy. After all, it was a Chakra short sword that was made with a lot of money and could cut iron like mud, but now...
Boom!
Samui was sent flying, with her shoulder blade visibly twisted. She crashed heavily into the ground, creating a large crater.
"Samui-senpai!" The red-haired girl Karui rushed over, while Omoi, the other Chunin, cautiously drew his blade and positioned himself in front of Naruto, preventing him from getting any closer to the unconscious Samui.
Seeing Samui was knocked out, Naruto's brows relaxed a little, 'I finally took care of one opponent. The other two Chunin would likely be preoccupied and wouldn't pose much of a threat for now.'
Naruto estimated that Samui had the strength of a Jonin, so now, the only remaining troublesome person is Darui.
"Storm Release: Laser Circus!"
Several blue laser-like beams, which is a mixture of Water and Lightning Release, whizzed past Naruto's ears, breaking apart some of the blood-red chakra surrounding him, only for it to quickly reform.
"It's really a Chakra Cloak!" Darui landed in front of Naruto and said in a deep voice, "No wonder you can could resist my Lightning Release. You pretended to be affected just to deceive us."
"You're pretty crafty." He said.
"Ptui." Naruto didn't bother responding with words, instead, he spat on the ground, showing his disdainful attitude as the arrogant Uchiha.
However, Darui hadn't completely figured it out. While the Chakra Cloak theory was correct, what Naruto wore was no ordinary Chakra Cloak… it was the genuine Kyubi Chakra Cloak.
It was because this power is backing him that he dared to take Darui's Lightning Release Ninjutsu head-on.
A fake Uchiha: Fire Release and Sharingan.
A real Uchiha: Biju Chakra Cloak.
But after saying that, Darui still felt something was off. Looking at this 'Uchiha Sasuke' enveloped in blood-red Chakra, Darui's frown deepened.
'Is this really how an Uchiha is supposed to be?'
Blame Konoha's actions for this confusion. After all, Darui had barely gotten to know the legend of the Uchiha Clan before realizing they had been wiped out by their own village. Any hidden truths about them were probably only known by someone as knowledgeable as Samui.
Unfortunately, Samui was out cold and couldn't wake up for a while.
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