Naruto: Five Lives, Five Times the Excitement

Chapter 211 Kyosuke's Team and Ao's Team

"The traces disappeared completely here."

Shisui activated his Sharingan and scouted a riverbank for a while. After finding nothing, he deactivated his Sharingan.

In order to enter the dream world, Kiichiro stopped seducing Kyosuke, so naturally he left no trace.

Kyosuke looked up at the moon, which was hidden behind the clouds, and said, "The moonlight is dim tonight. If we continue chasing, it might be dangerous. Let's set up camp and rest to recover our strength."

After chasing them for half a day, they were also a little tired.

The three of them worked together to set up a cordon, light a campfire, and prepare food and water, establishing a small campsite.

Kyosuke ate while pondering.

Luffy, who claims he will become the "Ninja King," is most likely one of our own.

Chisuke is too far away, so we can rule him out first.

Misato is the closest to here, making it the most likely location.

It's possible that Kiichiro, who had his subordinates seduce Mei Terumi, is not too far from here.

Whoever it is, if they've lured themselves away in this way, it means there's danger nearby.

But where does the danger lie?

Kyosuke sent out many shadow clones under the guise of tracking, but he didn't find any danger in the surrounding area.

Ok.

The real danger is the one that is hard to detect.

Could it be that someone in Asuma and Shisui is plotting against them?

Kyosuke considered almost every possibility, and even secretly guarded against Asuma and Shisui.

After secretly observing them, he temporarily ruled out the possibility that the two were enemies, and then prepared to rest for a while before entering the dream to inquire about the situation.

"You all rest first, I'll stay on the first post."

For safety's sake, Kyosuke volunteered to keep watch.

Seeing Kyosuke keeping watch, Shisui and Asuma closed their eyes to rest with peace of mind.

Kyosuke created several shadow clones and positioned them around him as lookouts before quickly entering a dream.

Upon entering the dream, Kyosuke only saw Chisuke practicing hand seals. Before he could even ask anything, Chisuke warned him first.

"Watch out, Ao, Kisame Hoshigaki, Mei Terumi, and Mangetsu Hozuki are coming to kill you."

Kyosuke asked urgently, "Where are they?"

Chisuke said seriously, "Kiichiro said you're very close! Yamori also knows about this and is leading a team of Konoha ninja to support you."

Thank you!

After hearing Chisuke's brief explanation and asking about Yamori's location, Kyosuke immediately broke free from the dream, woke Shisui and Asuma, and told them a lie.

"My shadow clones, which were scouting from a distance, have spotted the Mist Ninja. They're heading straight for us. Retreat immediately!"

Without saying a word, the two followed Kyosuke and fled immediately.

During the evacuation, Asuma frowned and asked, "Kyosuke, how many enemies are there? What intelligence do you have?"

Kyosuke accelerated, saying briefly, "We've only found four, and the specifics are unclear. However, since they dared to venture deep into the Land of Fire and head straight for us, their strength must be considerable."

Kyosuke didn't want to fight, whether he could win or not, because there was no benefit in it.

What if we win? This isn't the village's mission, nor is it a frontline battlefield that everyone is focused on.

At most, it would just be a sentence written in the file: "Killed Kirigakure ninja so-and-so in such-and-such month and year".

Defeating them would be even worse; they might even lose their lives.

Therefore, running away is the best option.

Zhi Shui speculated: "This mission might be a trap. The enemy lured us here by destroying the town and then ambushed us."

Asma, panting, asked, "If we retreat immediately, what about the mission?"

Kyosuke said bluntly, "It's just a selection test, not a task for the village. If we fail, we fail."

Speaking of which, Kyosuke emphasized, "We are Konoha ninjas, not subordinates of the Daimyo. You must remember your place, especially you, Asuma."

Kyosuke not only ran away, but also used shadow clones to form three disguise teams, which fled in different directions to cover his main body.

In the darkness of night, everything is extremely dark, and human vision is greatly limited, except for the whites of the eyes.

"They've been spotted! Intercept them immediately!"

Qing ignored the shadow clones and led the team to intercept Kyosuke's main body.

After all, Kyosuke's shadow clones can transform into Asuma and Shisui, but their chakra levels are different, which is easily distinguishable using the Byakugan.

Qing was just a little disappointed.

Using the Byakugan's ability, he easily bypassed Kyosuke's shadow clones who were on guard around the perimeter, and prepared to set a trap before taking action to ensure that the target could not escape.

Now that the target is on guard, they have no choice but to fight head-on, which introduces variables and increases the likelihood of mission failure.

Of course, his teammates didn't care much. They were confident in their abilities and didn't take those kids seriously.

In particular, Hozuki Mangetsu has already begun preparing plans for his victory.

"Why not capture them as hostages, and then propose to Konoha that we exchange hostages for ninja swords? That way, we'll have a chance to directly take back the ninja swords."

Qing simply ignored such absurd words.

Soon, they arrived in front of Kyosuke, quickly set up a few traps, and Kyosuke was there.

"We've been intercepted. It seems we've been under surveillance all along."

Kyosuke glanced at Ao, his expression serious.

Under the dim moonlight, a group of large blood vessels rose and fell around Qing's right eye, which was covered by an eye patch, clearly indicating that he was using the Byakugan's ability.

Shisui also noticed this and was quite surprised.

"Could he have had a transplanted white eye? How is that possible?!"

Shisui had seen Hyuga ninjas use the Byakugan ability, so even if the other party was wearing an eyepatch, he could be sure that the Byakugan was behind the eyepatch.

The Hyuga family's system is no secret; even the branch family members have Byakugan that can be taken away by someone else.

The main family members rarely go out and are under heavy protection, making them difficult to intercept and kill.

Therefore, Shisui found it unbelievable that someone among the Kirigakure ninja possessed the Byakugan.

Hearing the other person roll their eyes, Asuma also gasped.

"Damn it, the enemy has a white eye; we have no way to escape. We can only fight to the death!"

There was one more thing Asuma kept to himself, afraid that saying it would damage morale.

That is—the opponent can transplant the precious Byakugan, so their strength must be considerable.

The three of them are considered geniuses among their peers, and they can even defeat ordinary adult ninjas.

However, they are definitely at a disadvantage when facing strong adult ninjas.

A battle was inevitable, and Kyosuke immediately created dozens of shadow clones.

The only pity is that he knows the other party's information, but he can't reveal it, because given his current status, he shouldn't know the other party's information.

It's not because Kyosuke is of low rank and can't see this information.

Rather, it's because Kisame Hoshigaki, Mei Terumi, and Mangetsu Hozuki are still young and their strength is still developing. Their performance in the war was merely excellent, not enough for Konoha to specifically investigate them and create files for them.

Qing does have files, but they are largely blank, and there isn't much information about him.

"Shisui, Asuma, my shadow clones will attack head-on to create an opportunity for you."

As Kyosuke spoke, the shadow clones rushed towards the opponent in a fan shape.

"Attack once. If the enemy is strong, you all retreat immediately. Use shadow clones to hold off the enemy!"