vncnus Chapter 17 He convinced himself
Chapter 17 He convinced himself
Chapter 17 He convinced himself
Konan and Shiba Kiyokawa arrived just in time, giving the Akatsuki members a huge sigh of relief.
After landing, Shiba Kiyokawa glanced back briefly and saw the red-haired older sister cowering behind the group, while Nagato, who also had red hair, looked murderous. He basically guessed what had happened.
It seems that the Grass Ninja Village is as inhuman as ever, actually managing to force Nagato to unleash his killing intent.
However, on the surface, he still has to continue acting.
In the brief pause between unleashing his ninjutsu, he feigned surprise and questioned, "What's going on here? What happened? Didn't I just send you here to scout? How did such a big conflict escalate?"
Faced with the questioning, Nagato had no idea that this was actually a scheme orchestrated by Shiba Kiyokawa. Instead, he looked guilty and apologized, saying, "I'm sorry."
A member of the Akatsuki organization nearby quickly stepped in to explain, "It's not Nagato's fault, we acted impulsively. These Kusanagi ninja are inhuman! They actually treated Nagato's blood relatives like livestock!"
Xiao Nan was quite surprised to hear this; she was probably the only person in the area who didn't understand the situation.
"Is this older sister a blood relative of Nagato?"
The Akatsuki members nodded hurriedly, "Yes!"
Neither Nagato nor Koyo objected immediately.
Nagato believed it to be true, while Koyo simply couldn't find an opportunity to speak up.
Xiao Nan responded with an "Oh," her eyes immediately hardening. "Then it's not your fault. Protect her!"
This further confirms the misunderstanding!
Shiba Kiyokawa then spoke up at the opportune moment, "Then I won't hold you responsible for messing up the mission this time. Cover Nagato's family members as they escape first! Konan, you take the slower ones and evacuate by air!"
For a moment, Nagato's gaze toward Shiba Kiyokawa held even more gratitude and shame.
Shiba Kiyokawa saw all of this, and a slight, imperceptible smile appeared on his lips.
It seems he doesn't even need to think about backup plans.
Nagato's goodwill came more overwhelmingly than expected.
All we need to do now is withstand the pressure of the Grass Ninja's counterattack, and tonight's plan will be perfect!
The trickery part is over; now it's time for the "battle, the fun" part!
A grass ninja was the first to break through the lightning and paper dance, wielding a large scythe-like weapon as he charged towards Shiba Kiyokawa.
Shiba Kiyokawa dodged the first attack and swung his sword backhand to slash at his opponent's ribs.
Strangely, the enemy facing his attack seemed to have lost his mind, holding the scythe horizontally in front of his forehead as if guarding against an imaginary downward slash.
Only when Shiba Kiyokawa's short sword pierced his abdomen without any resistance did the grass ninja snap out of his daze and exclaim, "Genjutsu?!"
Shiba Kiyokawa did not answer immediately, but coldly and swiftly delivered a final blow, slicing across the throat of the grass ninja.
Only after confirming that the enemy was no longer breathing did he leisurely reply in a low voice, "That's right, it's an illusion."
He only answers questions after he is certain that the enemy is dead; this is the ninja way he has always adhered to.
As for illusion techniques, he had only recently learned them, in a dream, from the Uchiha clan's illusion techniques combat experience rewarded by the system.
Unfortunately, he didn't have the Sharingan. This kind of genjutsu could only catch people off guard if he was prepared beforehand at the beginning of the battle.
Then the second and third grass ninja rushed up one after another, and he no longer had time to prepare genjutsu.
Two grass ninjas, one in front and one behind, charged at him while the other threw out a large number of throwing tools.
Shiba Kiyokawa swiftly jumped back a step, dodging the first wave of flying needles and shuriken.
He then quickly ran, brandishing his short sword in front of him and rapidly spinning it into a fan shape, deflecting several more shuriken that followed.
Only after disappearing into the forest and shaking off the pursuing archer did he finally engage the approaching grass ninja.
The newcomer seemed to hold a high position within the Grass Ninja Village. After only a short exchange, this Grass Ninja spoke arrogantly.
"Kids, you're from the Rain Village, right? That old codger Hanzo of the Salamander is almost losing his will to live. You think you few dare to cause trouble in the Land of Grass? Do you really think our Grass Village is weak?!"
Shiba Kiyokawa couldn't help but complain in his heart: The Land of Rain's intelligence work is really bad. How come everyone around here knows that Hanzo has been slacking off these past few years?
He remained silent, coldly brandishing his knife.
The first slash was caught by the grass ninja with a kunai, a mocking smile on his lips, as if he were watching his prey fight like a trapped beast.
The second strike was difficult for the ninja to block; the tricky angle caught him off guard, and his confident expression froze slightly.
With the third strike, the length of the kunai began to prove insufficient, unable to defend against the continuous barrage of blades, let alone launch a counterattack. Beads of sweat began to appear on the forehead of the grass ninja.
With the fourth strike, the blade broke through the kunai's blockade, wounding the grass ninja's arm. He began to feel agitated and anxious, desperately trying to create distance and unleash his ninjutsu.
But then the fifth and sixth strikes came one after another. The grass ninja could not find a chance to break free from the entanglement. Without the ability to form hand seals with one hand, he could only be suppressed and helpless. He had a lot of chakra but could not use it.
The seventh slash nearly pierced the eyeball of the blade as the grass ninja tilted his head, but a long, narrow wound was still cut open on his forehead by the blade!
Blood blurred one eye!
The Grass Ninja had completely lost the composure he displayed before the fight, when he was spouting nonsense.
He started to feel scared, and angry that his teammates hadn't caught up yet! He began to regret his reckless act of being the first to rush forward!
But the blade continued its steady and continuous slashing, like sharp fangs that would bite down on its prey and never let go until the prey breathed its last or its jaw muscles broke!
With the eighth strike, the grass ninja's kunai was knocked away, and three of his fingers were severed as a result!
The ninth slash cleaved his chest open, and warm blood even splattered onto the face of the grass ninja!
He didn't even last ten rounds, dying at the hands of a Rain Ninja brat at least ten years younger than him without using any ninjutsu.
The Grass Ninja died with extreme resentment. Losing to a ninja from one of the Five Great Ninja Villages was bad enough, but why was the Rain Ninja allowed to kill him?! Why?!
With his eyes red and his last ounce of strength, he asked, "What... kind of swordsmanship is this?"
Since he was certain that Shiba Kiyokawa was dead, he kindly answered him this time.
"This is the swordsmanship of Konoha's White Fang."
Although Shiba Kiyokawa is not yet proficient enough, this is indeed a sword technique inherited from Sakuya, personally certified and taught by the system.
At that moment, Kusanagi, in a brief moment of clarity, revealed a relieved smile, silently composing himself, much like Cao Cao, after finishing his meal, quietly shoveling the rice back onto the table.
"That's... not surprising, that's not surprising at all."
The one who killed him was the once-famous swordsmanship of Konoha's White Fang!
Regardless of the truth, at least for this moment, he convinced himself...
(End of this chapter)