In the dark forest, a team of people was lurking in the dense branches. Below them was a wide dirt road, the only way to Twilight Blade City. It was worth mentioning that these people all wore white masks with various animal patterns on their faces.
An emotionless voice suddenly sounded in the forest. "Captain, we've been discovered."
But what answered this voice was only silence. The moonlight was extremely weak. If they hadn't been prepared, the fine steel wires as thin as spider silk that were wrapped around the large trees below them would definitely have had a miraculous effect on those waiting.
"Since the ambush has failed, then we'll fight head-on. Move out."
"Yes, sir."
...
In the darkness, the hundred-meter-long convoy was rushing back along the road it had come from. Shangguan Mo and the others followed behind the long convoy, on guard.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A series of faint explosions suddenly sounded in the space not far behind them. Shangguan Mo's expression changed. "They're coming for us!"
His exploding flies had already discovered the enemy's tracks and were swarming towards them, launching a suicide attack.
The Watanabe father and son and Tianfeng also quickly converged from both sides of the convoy, coming to Shangguan Mo's side and looking at the darkness in the distance with serious expressions.
Rustle, rustle, rustle...
In the night, in the ghost-like quiet forest, a faint movement was suddenly heard. Before long, a dozen or so dark shadows appeared in their line of sight, jumping quickly between the crisscrossing branches and rushing towards them.
A bad premonition suddenly rose in Watanabe Mousse's heart. From the speed of these people and the orderly quality of their movements, he keenly discovered that these were definitely not ordinary ninja. His face grew uglier and uglier. He said in a deep voice, "Everyone, be careful. These guys are very strong. From their speed and chakra reactions, not a single one is below chunin. It's possible... they're coming for us."
Shangguan Mo was shocked and turned his head to look at him in surprise. "Coming for us?" He put a heavy emphasis on the word "us." He was really shocked by Mousse's words. Their Hidden Hot Water Village had always been honest and kept to themselves. How could someone be specifically coming for them?
"Could it be the remnants of the Jashin cult?" This thought suddenly rose in his mind, but the next moment, it directly shattered. Because he saw the ghastly white animal masks on those people's faces. His expression instantly changed drastically.
"Konoha's ANBU!"
The animal masks that had only appeared in the original work looked particularly bizarre and terrifying in the night at this time.
Watanabe Mousse's whole body went cold. He stared fixedly at the uninvited guests who had already come within a dozen meters of them. With his experience, he could naturally recognize the masks that belonged exclusively to the Konoha ANBU. Although Watanabe Sheren and Tianfeng had not seen them, they had both heard of the terrifying existence of the Konoha ANBU, the full name being "ANBU Black Ops." At this time, they were also all shocked.
"But how could Konoha's ANBU appear here? And they came prepared, to ambush us?" Mousse really couldn't figure it out. Suddenly, his pupils widened sharply, as if he had thought of something. He murmured in disbelief, "No! That's not right! They are Root! The Root that is buried deep in the ground of Konoha!"
In his line of sight, the ninja wearing animal masks moved in a neat and orderly fashion, and their entire bodies exuded an extremely cold temperament, like beasts without humanity.
His expression shocked, Shangguan Mo's heart slowly sank. If it was Root... they were really in a bad situation this time...
...
Without any intention of greeting them, when these Root ninja had confirmed their mission target this time, they directly chose to strike.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Countless kunai and shuriken shot out from the darkness towards the four of them, enveloping their entire space of movement, forming a dense and ruthless great net that came down on them. Many of the kunai even had exploding tags tied to them, which were burning rapidly, drawing beautiful orange arcs in the mid-air.
The next moment, the firelight was astonishing.
BOOM!
A violent explosion broke the peace of this forest. The soaring firelight for a time illuminated the world for several li around, making the night as bright as day. The entire world seemed to be shaking, and one large tree after another began to burn.
In the center of the explosion, which was now burning with a fierce fire, the situation inside could not be seen clearly. The leading Root ninja waved his hand, signaling his subordinates not to get close, but to disperse as much as possible and surround the firelight.
At this time, in the center of the explosion, the tremor had already stopped. All that was left was the surging fire and the flying ash. A circular earth cover was already on the verge of collapse from the shockwave of the explosion. Under the continuous burning of the fire, the surface of the earth wall was even sizzling.
"Captain, whether it's ANBU or Root, we have no need to clash with Konoha! With Little Feng, we still have time to leave now!" Shangguan Mo said urgently, staring fixedly at Watanabe Mousse.
Mousse took a deep breath, and through the firelight, he looked in the direction of the Hebian Pu convoy's departure, his expression somewhat inscrutable.
"Captain!" Shangguan Mo was really getting anxious. The other side was clearly prepared, numerous and powerful. Just with the four of them, how could they be their opponents? Besides, those were Konoha ninja, an existence that the current Yugakure absolutely could not afford to provoke. But now Mousse was hesitating, contrary to his usual behavior. How could he not be anxious?
"You go!"
The flames gradually shot into the sky. The crimson firelight made Mousse's expression change uncertainly. "What?"
Shangguan Mo didn't quite understand and looked at him with a frown. "You go. Go on your Wind Eagle!"
Shangguan Mo felt he must have misheard. He looked at Mousse with wide eyes, his face even looking a little ferocious from anger. "What nonsense are you talking about?! How could I possibly..."
Before he could finish, Mousse suddenly made a move. He kicked Shangguan Mo out of the increasingly surging circle of fire, and Shangguan Mo didn't react at all.
A look of indescribable complexity appeared on Mousse's face. "Shangguan Mo, you don't understand. Any employer, or even a client, is extremely important to the Hidden Hot Water! I cannot let the reputation of Yugakure become rotten and smelly because of one mission! Even less can I become the sinner who ruins the reputation of Yugakure!"
Everyone had their own pride. For Watanabe Mousse, who had been wandering the ninja world for many years, the Hidden Hot Water Village was his home, the place that gave him peace of mind. His pride was his love for the village. He would absolutely not allow his love to be tarnished!
...
His body uncontrollably crashed into a large tree, and Shangguan Mo fell wretchedly towards the ground. A full-power kick from a jonin was not so easy to take.
At this moment, the Wind Eagle on the side swooped down from the sky at high speed and caught him. It had long since received his call and had rushed over, but its natural fear of flames meant it could only wait anxiously outside for its master.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp! —What do we do now?"
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