vncnus Chapter 37 Rescue
Chapter 37 Rescue
With Akashi around, finding a hair job became much easier.
After confirming that Minato wasn't planning to defect, Akaishi felt relieved enough to accompany him to track down the group that had kidnapped Kushina...
Just before they were about to leave the Death Forest, Akaishi and Minato spotted their target!
"There are three enemies. They seem to be Cloud Ninja. Their chakra levels are definitely not at the Jonin level," Akaishi said after confirming the number of enemies.
As for "appearance"...
Two dark-skinned guys and one fair-skinned guy – this is definitely the setup for the Hidden Cloud Village!
In addition to not wearing headbands, their clothes were even in the style of Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) – since even if they were discovered, Kumogakure would just say they were rogue ninjas, they didn't even bother to hide their identities.
Kushina was then bound with her hands tied behind her back and was being escorted away from Konoha.
Fortunately, Kushina didn't give up. She kept secretly pulling out pieces of her unique red hair to call for help, while pretending to be slow and dragging her feet even as the other side punched and kicked her...
At the same time, because the ropes used to bind her seemed to have the effect of absorbing chakra, the Cloud Ninja escorts did not dare to carry her away.
"Let's get ready to make our move! I'll go distract them first, and you will..." Minato suggested directly.
"Wait, I already sent a signal... reinforcements must be arriving soon!" Akaishi was more cautious and did not want to take action directly.
However, Minato shook his head and said, "No, we're about to leave the Forest of Death. Beyond that, we're already out of Konoha. There might be many Cloud Ninja lying in ambush there. Once we leave, it will be difficult to rescue them."
The Forest of Death is Konoha's 44th training ground...
The outer barrier, which is also Konoha's barrier!
Once you leave the Forest of Death, you'll be completely out of Konoha's territory, and there might be many powerful figures lying in wait to meet you.
Akaishi also felt that Minato's words made sense...
In the Forest of Death, at least the opposing Jonin wouldn't dare to enter recklessly.
"Why is it so slow... Alright, I'll use illusion magic to attack first, you go and rescue them." After complaining about the speed of the reinforcements, Akaishi agreed with Minato's opinion.
However, Minato suggested that he go first because Akaishi was originally brought by him, so he was willing to take on more danger.
Akaishi also had his own ideas: using illusion magic to launch a sneak attack first would be more effective in restraining his opponent!
"Yes!" Minato nodded immediately without hesitation.
"Sharingan, activate!" Akaishi activated the "2+1" Sharingan.
Then, the right eye of the Akaishi single-comma jewel, at this moment, the pupil became even more crimson and flashed, and the comma also slowly rotated...
"The Art of the Fox's Mind!"
……
Two elite Chunin from Kumogakure and one special Jonin impatiently urged Kushina, who was staggering.
"Hurry up! Don't dawdle, no one will come to save you!" Soku scolded.
Because of the special rope, Kushina's chakra was constantly being absorbed, leaving her in a state of chakra depletion. Her condition was extremely poor, and her staggering steps were not entirely an act. Moreover, her eyes were gradually losing focus, and she was mechanically cutting her hair to call for help.
"Be careful, we're almost out of Konoha territory. Once we're outside... we'll be all set!"
"With the Uzumaki clan members, our Hidden Cloud Village can now control the power of the Tailed Beasts..."
"Hmm? No...we seem to be..."
"What's wrong?"
what--
The three ninjas from Kumogakure were stuck in the same spot because of the genjutsu "Fox Heart Technique," and it took them a while to realize what was happening!
Unfortunately, Akaishi's illusion technique was not strong enough; otherwise, he could have even made the three of them walk back to Konoha on their own.
The next moment, a flash of golden light appeared—Minato Namikaze ambushed one of them, plunging a kunai into his neck, while simultaneously grabbing Kushina's arm and throwing her aside…
Swah——
Before the Cloud Ninja could react, they saw Kushina disappear abruptly after touching the bushes.
"Oh no! It's an illusion!"
"untie!"
Of the three Cloud Ninja, Soku, who was initially ambushed, was now clutching his neck and rolling on the ground. Without timely medical ninja support, he was clearly not going to survive.
Seeing this, the other two quickly disrupted their chakra and dispelled the genjutsu.
The shadows of the surrounding trees shifted instantly, and at the same time, Kushina, who had vanished, lay sprawled in an open space, while another Konoha ninja stood blocking her path…
"Damn it... those two brats!" Kumogaku, a ninja from the Cloud Village, also noticed that, including the Konoha ninja who had launched the sneak attack at the beginning, these two looked like just children.
"Watch out! It's a brat from the Uchiha clan." Another Cloud Ninja, Hope, looked into Akaishi's eyes and immediately warned him seriously.
However, while his attention was drawn to Akaishi's eyes...
Kucha —
With a loud crack, Hope turned around in a daze, only to see that even though Boku was prepared and fighting one-on-one, he was still kicked away by the blond kid after a few moves and crashed into a tree!
Shila-
Before Boku could react after crashing into the tree trunk, Minato was already giving chase while simultaneously performing "Dog-Dragon-Clasping Hands"—Wind Release: Gale Palm!
At this moment, the "wind blades" unleashed by Minato's Gale Palm were much longer than they had been a month and a half ago...
Boku was unaware of Minato's intelligence beforehand and thought it was just an ordinary "Gale Palm." He assumed that as long as he stayed far away, the wind pressure would be greatly reduced. So he scrambled back and didn't take it seriously. As a result, a large wound was slashed into his chest and abdomen.
"You..." Cooper clearly did not expect that a child could cultivate the form transformation of Wind Release chakra to such a level, even to the point of accepting injuries that affected his combat power.
Immediately on Hope's side...
"Do you still have the mood to look around at other places?" Akaishi said, his hands constantly forming hand seals.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
The moment the fire-style chakra was unleashed by the red stone, it instantly transformed into a massive fireball, thirteen or fourteen meters in diameter and radiating intense heat, which swept towards Hope...
This is from a third-party perspective.
To Hope, who was not far away, it looked like a sea of fire was rushing towards him!
As for where the third-party perspective comes from?
……
"This Minato Namikaze is quite good, and he has a clean background and is not hampered by any ninja clans. Sarutobi..." Danzo looked at Minato with longing.
"Call me Hokage-sama!" Sarutobi's attitude already made the answer clear.
"I just think it's rare to find such a talented commoner ninja. Most importantly, upon realizing that a comrade was in danger, he immediately chased after him without fear of danger..." Danzo said, not giving up.
Sarutobi's expression turned serious as he said, "So now that Jiraiya is teaching him, I feel very reassured."
Seeing that Danzo remained silent, Sarutobi said directly, "Didn't you hear me? I said Jiraiya is teaching him now."
Danzo, sensing that Sarutobi was about to lose his temper, immediately said, "Yes, Hokage-sama is wise."
However, after stating that he would not contact Minato, Danzo paused and continued, "But we must be wary of this Akaishi! Not only does he immediately follow and harbor malicious intentions whenever he sees a future Jinchuriki in trouble, but he's also quite talented!"
Sarutobi: ...
Do you even need to look at what you're saying?
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
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