Chapter 44: Reverse Pursuit
The man who came was a bald old man with skin wrinkles as rough as tree bark.
He was holding a strange snake-shaped cane, his body was so old and shriveled, even the chakra in his body was in a weak state, which was why Deidara and the others did not sense him.
"Wow...you are the master of Kirigakure, right?"
Orochimaru was the first to recognize this old antique in the ninja world, who was said to be from the same era as the first generation Kage.
I have lived through three dynasties... no, now I am a veteran of four dynasties.
"There are still people who remember this relic of my old times..." Master Yuan seemed to be sighing, and then his tone became stern:
"However, Orochimaru, you actually dared to lead people to sneak into the Hidden Mist Village and use illusion to control the Fourth Mizukage. You have already chosen your own death!"
"Hahaha." Orochimaru laughed hoarsely a few times as if he had heard some joke, and said, "Just you? What can an old man like you do?"
"Don't be careless, Orochimaru!" Deidara suddenly said.
"Huh?" Orochimaru was also surprised. He remembered that this kid didn't seem to be such a cautious person?
He couldn't help but wonder, "Deidara-kun, there's no need to be so afraid of him. He's just an old ninja. His strength is only one tenth of what it used to be. He poses no threat at all!"
"Of course I know this old man is not a threat. The problem is that he is a high-ranking official in Kirigakure and he doesn't even have a guard around him!"
Delay time!
Orochimaru was shocked and immediately understood Master Yuanshi's intention.
Master Yuan raised his lips with a fake smile and said, "You reacted quickly, little brat, but it's too late."
Is it really too late? Deidara doesn't think so.
From the time the group of Kirigakure ninjas were sent away to the time this master walked in, the interval was no more than 1 minute, that is, just a matter of seconds.
This Yuanshi most likely wanted to use his identity as an old man who posed no threat to him to delay time. The purpose of the delay could not be to wait for support, but more likely to buy time for certain people to escape.
Thinking of this, Deidara's eyes changed, and he thought of something. He looked at the Master: "Your guards are called Aoi and Gonbei! They are not here, it seems that they went to pass on information."
After he finished speaking, Master Yuan's expression turned indifferent. He knew that he couldn't delay for too long, but he didn't expect that this kid could guess his thoughts so quickly.
What he didn't expect was that this kid even knew the names of Ao and Gonbei.
Even Orochimaru couldn't help but look at Deidara again, as if he didn't expect Deidara's "inference" ability to be so powerful.
The Yuan Master said calmly: "Yes, even if you want to catch up with my guards now, it is too late."
The reason why he was so sure was that Master Yuan believed that the two of them could not possibly know where Bi and Quan Bingwei were going and who they were contacting.
It is almost impossible to find someone in this situation.
Orochimaru also figured out the key point in an instant, his face looked a little ugly, and he thought to himself: Isn't it a waste of time?
"Deidara-kun, it looks like our momentum will come to an end..." Orochimaru murmured.
"not necessarily."
Deidara had a solemn expression. He seemed to be in a dead end right now, but in fact there was a more radical way to solve the problem. However, in this way, the coup in the Hidden Mist Village might happen earlier.
"Oh? Do you have a solution?"
Orochimaru asked with some curiosity. After all, judging from the current situation, the information that the Mizukage was being controlled by illusion was bound to leak out, and they couldn't just play with him anymore.
"It may not succeed, but let's try it first." Deidara said as he walked towards the Master.
Put your index finger and middle finger together, then raise them in front of your chest. This is the seal of opposition!
When seeing this seal, Yuanshi was stunned. His body had not been active for a long time. He was nearly 90 years old. Even if he was very strong in the past, he couldn't even beat a Genin now.
The little devil suddenly raised the sign of opposition, and the meaning was self-evident.
This is going to be a ninja showdown to send him off!
After a moment, Master Yuan also raised the seal of opposition. At his age, he had become indifferent to life and death.
The time that can be delayed has reached its limit. It depends on how the fate of the Hidden Mist Village will develop next...
puff!
The sharp kunai slashed across Yuanshi's throat, and the latter fell into eternal darkness without even feeling the pain.
Deidara swung the kunai hard to shake off the blood on it, and then put the kunai back into his ninja tool bag.
"So, what are you going to do next, Deidara-kun?"
Orochimaru stood aside and asked with interest.
Deidara looked at Yagura who was sitting on the Dark Throne and said quietly:
"Now, it's time for our Mizukage to make a scene."
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Tapping.
Two figures were walking through the dark and dense fog.
"Gonbei, is this really okay? Leaving Master Yuan alone to face those two evil people!?"
A jonin wearing a ninja hat and brown robe asked as he ran. He was the jonin of the Hidden Mist Village - Aoi, and he also served as the bodyguard of the master.
In front of Ao was a male jonin with short brown hair, wearing a brown coat and a stern face.
Gonbei, a jonin of the Hidden Mist Village and a close confidant of the master.
After hearing Bi's question, Quan Bingwei's eyes darkened, but he quickly cheered up and said:
"Master Yuanshi has already decided to die. We can't stop him. Only by risking our lives to pass this important information to the new generation can we save the Hidden Mist Village! For this reason, we can't let Master Yuanshi down!"
After hearing this, Bi's eyes shed two lines of hot tears, and then she wiped them away forcefully: "I understand, I will definitely make those two damn villains pay a heavy price!"
Although Gonbei didn't say anything, hatred was revealed in his eyes.
However, before they could reach the new faction's base, a deafening explosion was heard from the direction of the Mizukage Building, and something collapsed.
They looked in the direction of the sound and saw a turtle covered with thorns and with three tails rushing out from under the Mizukage Building.
The movement was so violent that it completely collapsed the Mizukage Building!
Aoi and Gonbei were both shocked. They didn't expect that the other party would let the Mizukage directly release the complete tailed beast!
"Is their purpose to destroy the Hidden Mist Village?!" Bi said in disbelief.
Gonbei couldn't answer this question, so who knows?
"Don't worry about that for now. The most important thing is to get to the new faction's base first. As long as the intelligence is delivered, combined with all the ninja forces of the Hidden Mist Village, we will definitely be able to destroy the enemy's conspiracy!"
"That's right!"
Bi also understood the priorities of the matter, so she followed Gonbei and sped up a bit.
It was just that a black shadow was faster than them and surpassed them in an instant.
The two were startled and turned their eyes to see what it was, but what they faced was an earth-shaking explosion, heat, impact and a gust of wind that swept away everything.
The ground was annihilated for dozens of meters by this explosion.
The powerful explosion forced the two men to lie on the ground. They stood up only after the heat wave from the impact dissipated. The scene they saw made them freeze in place.
Bi even slumped down on the ground, muttering, "This is impossible..."
Gonbei was also at a loss, and a chill rose from the soles of his feet.
Why, why did those two evil villains know their purpose? This doesn't make sense!
What exploded was the headquarters of the new generation!
At this moment, the new faction’s base has turned into a huge pit, and almost no one can survive this natural disaster-like bombing of the Tailed Beast Ball.
After the explosion, the Hidden Mist Village was in an uproar.
Countless ninjas were climbing walls and climbing rooftops, or standing on tall trees.
They looked at the scene before them and were deeply shocked.
At the same time, the words of the Fourth Mizukage Yagura spread throughout the entire Kirigakure with the help of the Three-Tails' body:
A warning to all the people living in the Blood Mist!
I am the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karutagi. I have used the power of the tailed beast to give orders to all the ninjas of the Hidden Mist Village. The rebels Ao and Gonbei have colluded with the new generation of ninjas to kill the elder of the Hidden Mist Village, Yuanshi, in an attempt to seize the position of Mizukage!
I hereby order all ninjas to suspend their missions and focus on hunting down the remnants of the new generation and the masterminds of the rebellion - Ao and Gonbei! !
The sudden words made all the ninjas in the Hidden Mist Village explode.
"Master, are you referring to that highly respected elder?!"
"Nonsense! Who else in the whole village dares to call Yuanshi?"
"Damn it! These rebels actually killed that kind old senior!"
"Unforgivable!"
"But... aren't Bi and Gonbei the guards of Master Yuanshi? How could they do such a thing?!"
"Who knows? After all, there is a layer of skin between people's hearts and their stomachs."
Although the ninjas of the Blood Mist Village slaughtered each other, they had an advantage that other ninja villages did not have, which was that they were decisive in carrying out their missions.
As soon as Yagura gave the order, countless ninjas rushed out.
It looks like they are preparing for a blanket search...