Chapter 223: Trap for Hanekawa

Chapter 223: Trap for Hanekawa

Chapter 223: Trap for Hanekawa (th update)

"The priority is to find them first."

Tsunade thought for a moment and said, "Leave this matter to me."

She had been in the base camp for three days, treating the wounded.

Although treating the wounded was good, she was unwilling to satisfy Danzo Shimura.

Now that these one thousand ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village have opened up a new battlefield, it is reasonable for her to handle it.

"Tsunade, your mission is..."

Upon hearing this, Shimura Danzo immediately spoke, but was interrupted immediately.

"You have no right to say what my mission is."

Tsunade said calmly, "I am the second-in-command!"

"Tsunade!"

Shimura Danzo was furious and said angrily, "You will regret this!"

Many people looked puzzled.

They always felt like they had heard this conversation somewhere before.

Danzo Shimura also reacted.

The corner of his mouth twitched and he looked at Orochimaru.

"Tsunade, take people to investigate."

Orochimaru paused, glanced at Shimura Danzo, and said, "You are responsible for the support."

Shimura Danzo couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this.

What kind of support? It's obviously surveillance.

Also.

It is unrealistic to keep Tsunade trapped in the base camp forever, so now she can only be targeted through missions.

"Yes."

Tsunade said nonchalantly.

"Assign personnel below."

Orochimaru said with a normal expression.

An hour later, the Jonin meeting ended and everyone left the main tent.

"Tsunade-sama."

Hinata Hizashi stepped forward and asked, "When do we leave?"

"Now."

Tsunade ordered, "Go call them to assemble."

"Yes."

Hinata Hizashi answered quickly.

Tsunade’s strategy is very simple, first find this special ninja force from the Hidden Cloud Village.

The ninjas she chose were all tracking ninjas, such as the Hyuga clan, the Aburame clan, and the Inuzuka clan.

"Tsunade-sama."

Aburame Shiwei arrived with a group of ninjas wearing white trench coats.

Hanekawa took a quick look and felt that their painting styles were incompatible.

After all, other ninjas are wearing Konoha Village ninja vests.

This has to do with their secret technique. Wearing a tight white windbreaker can hide more bugs.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

A giant dog half the height of a man ran in front of Hanekawa, wagging its tail enthusiastically.

"Hei Wan, long time no see."

Hanekawa reached out and touched its head.

"I didn't expect you to remember its name."

Behind it, Inuzuka Thumb came up.

She is Inuzuka Kiba's mother.

Hanekawa had previously worked with Inuzuka Tsumugi and the others on a mission to escort supplies.

"How could I forget such a distinctive dog?"

Hanekawa said with a smile.

"If you like dogs, I can give you one."

Inuzuka Tale said with a big smile on his face.

Hanekawa is at the peak of his career, and even the Hyuga clan wants to establish good relations with him, so the Inuzuka clan is naturally no surprise.

"Need not."

Hanekawa shook his head and said, "I'm not a ninja from the Inuzuka clan. If it follows me, it will only bury its talent."

He rarely uses summoned beasts.

Moreover, the dogs of the Inuzuka clan are mostly used for tracking, and as for fighting, they need to cooperate with corresponding secret techniques.

For example, the classic tooth-through-tooth.

Seeing this, Inuzuka Tsume didn't say anything else.

After all, there was no way she could teach Hanekawa the secret techniques of the Inuzuka clan.

"Lady Tsunade, everyone is here."

Hinata Hiashi stepped forward and said, "There are thirty teams in total, all equipped with sensory ninjas or tracking ninjas."

"Our mission is to find the Hidden Cloud Village ninjas, not to fight them."

Tsunade reminded, "If you find any trace of them, notify me."

"Yes!"

Hinata Hizashi, Aburame Shiwei and others said in unison.

"Divide into multiple groups, pay attention to safety."

Tsunade waved her hand and said, "Let's go!"

Thirty ninja teams each headed in a different direction.

Tsunade glanced at Danzo Shimura in the distance and left the main tent.

"There are eight ninjas following us in secret."

Hanekawa said with his eyes closed.

Although all members of the Root are elites and hide well, he has a trick.

The 100% bonus of the Heart's Eye makes it so that they have nowhere to hide.

"Find a way to get rid of them."

Tsunade said with a slight frown.

She didn't like being followed, especially by an enemy rather than a friend.

Given Danzo Shimura's character, it is very likely that he would deliberately reveal their whereabouts to the Hidden Cloud Village, trapping them in an ambush.

"Go away. I'll stay and stop them."

Hanekawa paused and said, "You go first, and then you can let the slug use the reverse summoning technique."

"They are ninjas from the Leaf Village after all, don't kill them."

Tsunade said thoughtfully.

"I see."

Hanekawa nodded and said, "I can just use ninjutsu to trap them for a while."

The group walked for another half an hour and were completely away from the Konoha Village camp.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Hanekawa stopped.

Tsunade and the others ignored him and continued forward.

"Come out."

Hanekawa turned around and said.

But no one responded, and most of the eight Root ninjas in the dark separated themselves and wanted to chase Tsunade and the others.

"How can it be so easy?"

Hanekawa slapped his hands on the ground.

Earth Escape·Seismic Core!
With a loud bang, the ground shook.

A huge square piece of land rises from the bottom.

And this piece of land is where the five root members stand.

Their figures were instantly exposed to Hanekawa's eyes, and at the same time, they had no way to chase Tsunade and the others.

"Control him first."

As soon as he finished speaking, the shadows nearby suddenly came to life and launched a surprise attack towards Hanekawa.

"The Nara clan?"

Hanekawa formed seals with both hands.

A wall of water rose up on all sides of him, as if a cylinder were covering him.

His shadow was obscured, and the root member of the Nara clan suddenly lost control of him.

At this moment, Hanekawa sensed an invisible spiritual wave passing through the water wall.

It is the mind-changing technique of the Yamanaka clan.

Hanekawa reacted instantly, his body disappeared on the spot, and avoided the mental attack.

He appeared in mid-air and immediately spotted the Yamanaka clan ninja who was frozen in place.

If the attack of the Heart Turning Technique fails, the spirit will not be able to return in a short period of time and will fall into the embarrassing situation of being unable to move.

Water Style: Water Whip!
Hanekawa formed seals with his hands and swung out a whip made of water.

The water flow surrounded the Yamanaka clan ninja and tied him up completely.

"First."

Hanekawa thought silently in his heart.

A burning breath suddenly rose.

A fire dragon roared and flew towards Hanekawa.

Water Release·Water Dragon Bullet Technique!
Hanekawa stepped on the water wall and spit out a water dragon from his mouth.

The water dragon destroyed the fire dragon and attacked the Root Ninja directly.

His face changed slightly. He had never expected that Hanekawa's water escape technique was so powerful.

At the critical moment, he used the instant body movement technique.

Earth Escape·Heaven Drops Cover!
Hanekawa continued to make hand seals.

Above the Root Ninja, space distorted and an enormous green pot lid fell from the sky.

Although he used the instant body movement technique, he still couldn't run out of the range and was directly covered.

"the second."

Hanekawa nodded slightly and said.

The wind blew.

A fire dragon became extremely huge with the help of the wind. Hanekawa turned around and saw two Root ninjas who were working in perfect harmony.

Beyond that, the shadow was climbing up the wall of water.

The moment the fire dragon hit the water wall, Hanekawa jumped up and disappeared underground.

"Look out! He's gone!"

A Root ninja spoke up to warn.

But the next second, he let out a scream.

Suddenly, a pair of hands reached out from under his feet and grabbed his feet.

He was unable to react in time and was pulled underground, leaving only his head outside.

This is the Earth Escape and Heart Beheading Technique.

He struggled and was about to break free when he saw Hanekawa's fist.

He felt dizzy and lost consciousness.

"The third."

Hanekawa looked down and saw that his shadow had been caught and his body was rigid.

A cold light flashed.

A Root ninja appeared in front of him in an instant and stabbed him with his ninja sword.

But no blood was shed.

Hanekawa turned into a human-shaped rock.

The Root Ninja instinctively drew his sword, but couldn't.

At this moment, a puddle of water at his feet leaped up and transformed into the appearance of Hanekawa.

Water Escape·Huge Water Wrist Technique!
Hanekawa's arm grew larger, and then he punched down directly.

The Root Ninja was knocked flying by the huge force and fell to the ground, his life or death unknown.

"the fourth."

Hanekawa noticed the shadow coming towards him again.

He raised his eyes and looked at the ninja from the Nara clan.

Earth Escape·Yellow Quan Marsh!
Hanekawa clapped his hands.

The ground where the Nara clan ninjas stood instantly turned into a swamp.

His body swayed and he sank down, and the ninjutsu in his hand was forced to be released.

The art of earth escape and rock fist!

Hanekawa instantly appeared in front of him and threw a punch.

Suddenly his whole body sank into the swamp and he couldn't move.

"the fifth."

Hanekawa looked at the three remaining Root ninjas and formed seals with his hands.

Water Release·Explosive Water Wave!

He leaped into the air and spit out a lake-like stream of water from his mouth.

The water poured down like a rainstorm.

The three Root ninjas reacted quickly but were inevitably affected.

The art of Water Release and Kirigakure!

A large amount of fog rose up, limiting the vision of the three Root ninjas.

Hanekawa opened his mouth again.

Water Style: Heaven's Cry!

Four water needles accurately hit the Root ninja closest to him.

He suffered two injuries to each of his legs, his body became unstable, and he immediately fell into the lake.

At this moment, a Root ninja formed seals with his hands.

A tornado formed in front of him, blowing away the thick fog.

But Hanekawa had disappeared.

Water Style: Instant Water!

Under the feet of the Root Ninja, the water suddenly surged, as if a pair of hands dragged him under the water.

He suddenly felt suffocated and overwhelmed by a strong sense of dizziness. He continued to struggle and eventually fell into darkness.

The last Root ninja rushed towards Hanekawa like an arrow shot from a bow.

All the ninjas who join the Root will be brainwashed. They do not know fear or retreat, and will only complete the tasks assigned by Danzo Shimura.

But now it is in Hanekawa's favor.

He had been worried that they would run away.

It’s not easy to catch eight people running together.

But they all stayed where they were and fought Hanekawa.

Water Release·Water Dragon Bite Explosion!

Hanekawa stood in place and quickly formed hand seals.

In front of him, the water surface spun, forming a whirlpool.

Just then, the Root Ninja rushed in front of him.

Boom!
The vortex rose up and transformed into a water dragon, launching the Root ninja into the sky.

"Goodbye."

Seeing this, Hanekawa did not stay any longer and disappeared.

He had blocked them long enough for Tsunade and the others to run away.

"The progress bar has risen a little bit."

Hanekawa used Water and Earth Styles throughout the battle with the eight Root Ninjas in order to improve his proficiency.

He had to synthesize Wood Release as soon as possible, so that he could have the greatest degree of protection.

Now that they were fighting against the Hidden Cloud Village, Hanekawa didn't believe that they would allow him to act freely, and would most likely come looking for him.

He was worried about the worst possible outcome, which was a breakup, with the Hidden Cloud Village revealing his identity as a spy.

At this time, Wood Release can play a big role.

Even if he is a spy, with Wood Release, Konoha Village will do its best to help him distance himself from the matter.

What spy? He has been a ninja of Konoha Village since birth!
By then, Hanekawa will even be able to reveal his Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

He just said he learned it secretly, and everyone had to believe it.

In addition, there is a better way, which is to capture the Fourth Raikage alive and torture him to find out the practice method of Lightning Release Chakra mode.

It's just that it's quite difficult and it all depends on luck.

Hanekawa came to his senses and pressed one hand on the ground.

Psychic art!

Out of the smoke, the slug emerged.

"Mr. Slug, please notify my teacher."

Hanekawa said directly without any nonsense.

"Okay, Master Hanekawa."

The slug's voice was as gentle as ever.

As soon as the words fell, its body disappeared.

Hanekawa stood there waiting, and after a moment, he felt a call from the unknown.

He stopped resisting, his body shook, and his vision changed.

Tsunade and the others came into his sight.

"Hanekawa, are you okay?"

Yuhi Kurenai quickly grabbed his hand and asked.

"fine."

Hanekawa shook his head and said, "I have trapped those eight Root ninjas."

"very good."

Tsunade nodded in satisfaction and said, "Now let's start looking for the special soldier from the Hidden Cloud Village."

"Ah."

Hanekawa used the Mind's Eye as he walked.

With the blessing of the entry, his perception ninjutsu had long surpassed Tsunade's, and he was the one in their team who could detect the farthest.

In addition to him, Nohara Lin used the spirit transformation technique for reconnaissance.

However, she was unable to move and could only be held by Yuhi Kurenai.

Time passes slowly.

Hanekawa and his companions searched in the Frost Country for a week, during which time several battles took place, all of which were quickly resolved by them.

On the morning of the second week, they finally found the clue.

After an unexpected battle with a patrolling team of Kumogakure ninjas, they learned the whereabouts of the one thousand missing Kumogakure ninjas.

"What are they gathering here for?"

Yuhi Kurenai looked at the base of the Hidden Cloud Village in the valley and asked in confusion.

"I don't know."

Tsunade thought for a moment and said, "Logically, we shouldn't build a base in such a remote place because it makes no sense."

"In that case, let's investigate."

Hanekawa looked at Nohara Lin and said, "Lin, you go and try."

"Go."

Tsunade echoed.

To be honest, it was really bold for the four of them to explore a stronghold of a thousand people.

But she believed in her and Hanekawa's abilities and that they could escape.

Nohara Rin formed seals with her hands and used the spirit transformation technique.

Her soul headed towards the base of the Hidden Cloud Village.

Although there was a barrier outside, she passed through it easily.

"It's really you!"

A sudden voice sounded.

A one-eyed ninja appeared, it was Dodai.

"What do you mean? Is this a trap?"

Nohara Lin sensed something was wrong and quickly evacuated.

Tutai waved his hand.

The ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village behind him flew out one after another.

"After spending so much time and manpower, we finally captured Hanekawa."

Tutai exhaled a breath and thought to himself, "I hope the ban is still there."

(End of this chapter)