⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Chapter 231 : Chapter 231 War is Coming, No One Can Escape! [2/3]
Chapter 231: War is Imminent, No One Can Escape! [2/3]
"???"
"Who are these two guys? Dressed like street ronin, yet talking seriously about killing Guardian Shinobi?"
"Is he still a kid? Assassination is like child's play these days."
"Holy crap?!!!"
As everyone was complaining, the scene shifted—
In the next scene, Hidan hurriedly brushed past the opposing Ninja.
Xidu felt a sharp Pain in his arm and turned back angrily, but the other party's traces were already gone.
By the time he returned to the courtyard—
Suddenly, a intense Pain surged from his chest.
He let out a miserable scream and collapsed directly onto the ground.
"Xidu, what happened to you?"
Touma rushed out.
Xidu lay on the ground, his face contorted in Pain, but he couldn't speak. Gradually, his breathing stopped.
"Xidu! Xidu!"
"What's going on?"
Nango also came out, turning pale with shock at the sight.
Blood gushed from Xidu's mouth; clearly, something terrible had happened.
He looked around but couldn't find any enemies, though he faintly heard bursts of wild laughter.
"Touma, I feel like something is wrong. I'm going to check it out!"
Nango's face was cold as he headed in that direction.
Soon, the screen showed a bizarre pattern drawn in blood, splattered with gore, looking sinister and eerie.
Nango naturally gave chase.
Then, the scene shifted, and another corpse appeared.
In front of him.
"Hahahaha, Lord Jashin, I offer you Pain and war!"
Hidan laughed wildly.
Behind him, Imagawa was trembling with fear, but after stepping out from his hiding place, he forced himself to muster up some courage.
"You can't act recklessly like that next time!"
"Shut up! You're so annoying!"
Hidan shouted irritably.
His arm had been severed, and a Kunai was stuck in his chest. He was now forcibly pressing his hand against his shoulder, gasping in Pain.
Blood was everywhere on the ground, looking extremely horrifying.
"Why did he just feed?"
"That's hard to watch. He knew there was a problem and still chased. Who else would die but you?"
"Damn, are these two really that powerful?"
"What's his ability? Is he immortal?"
The unknown is the most sinister.
After editing, Hidan's ability seemed mysterious and terrifying, making it impossible to figure out the specifics.
Masahiko, however, was deep in thought.
Hidan killing the Guardian Shinobi would inevitably cause a series of chain reactions afterward.
These three were the only surviving members of the Guardian Shinobi.
Now that two more were gone, the Guardian Shinobi formed by the Daimyo had only Touma left.
It was truly pitiful.
However, from Episode 29 to this one, the plotlines involving him and Hidan hadn't been edited in.
This was also why Masahiko's screen time was so low.
He continued watching.
The scene shifted from the Daimyo's Residence to the vicinity of Konoha.
From the perspective, this should be the area where Hiruzen Sarutobi previously pursued Danzo; the entire mountain forest had been burned and had yet to recover.
"Itachi, you've been near Konoha lately. How is the situation?"
"It's fine."
Itachi replied coldly.
He thought for a moment and added, "Jiraiya returned once but left quickly. Nothing special has happened recently."
Itachi looked at Zetsu.
"Is there a mission?"
"Sort of, but there's a certain level of danger. Whether you do it depends on your own thoughts."
The brief exchange ended abruptly there.
The lack of beginning or end confused Masahiko, but from the visual language—
At the moment their conversation finished, the camera pointed toward Konoha.
They were going to move against Konoha too?
Masahiko pondered.
He continued watching, but it was another segment of daily life at the Ninja Academy, with Sasuke and Naruto training and practicing together, though the perspective was strange.
This angle—
It was as if someone were silently spying.
Then, observing from Naruto's perspective, there was a black crow perched on a tree.
"Is Itachi going to provoke Sasuke again?"
"No, Madara and Itachi are really like lingering ghosts. They show up to cause trouble the moment Sasuke's life gets a bit better."
"Is Konoha going to be attacked again?"
"It seems like... I always feel like Konoha's defenses are a bit weak."
That's because the defenses of other hidden villages are even weaker.
Masahiko thought to himself.
Aside from Pain, who used the Rain Tiger at Will Technique in the rain to monitor the movements of the entire Hidden Rain Village, Konoha's defenses were the most comprehensive.
However.
No matter how comprehensive the defensive barrier was, there would still be loopholes.
Its mechanism was destined to only detect life forms releasing Chakra; when the opponent completely suppressed their Chakra, it was very difficult to detect them.
Masahiko used this method to bypass the detection of Konoha's barrier.
Even so—
When he used Chakra, fluctuations would still appear and subsequently be detected by Konoha's barrier.
Uchiha Itachi, on the other hand, used crows for monitoring—
"It seems I'll have to increase the surveillance and management of animals later."
Masahiko pondered.
Continuing on, it was the daily training routine of Naruto and the others.
Later, it showed the scene of Masahiko returning to the village and going to class with Might Guy.
Masahiko was deep in thought—
Knock, knock, knock.
The window was tapped.
He opened the window, and an Anbu Ninja was crouching outside, saying respectfully, "Sir, the Hokage-sama requests your presence."
"Understood."
Masahiko rubbed his temples.
It seemed the news had already spread from Kyoto to Konoha.
After he replied, the other party used Body Flicker to leave.
Masahiko hurriedly fast-forwarded through the rest; it was mostly daily classroom life interspersed with trivial matters from the Hokage Office.
At the very end, some silhouettes of Otogakure appeared.
Looking at the shot, it seemed someone had entered Otogakure. From that person's build and silhouette, they looked somewhat like Shinno.
At this point, the ending theme song began to play.
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Masahiko had no time to look at the rewards. He rushed toward the Hokage Building while pondering the subsequent events.
Hidan, Imagawa.
Uchiha Itachi and 'Madara'.
Otogakure, Shinno.
It seemed these people all had their own plans.
Could they be... utilized?
Masahiko considered whether there was a chance to use this opportunity to complete a concept he had previously envisioned.
Got it!
As expected, Hiruzen Sarutobi had summoned him because of the events in Kyoto.
Masahiko looked at the intelligence provided, his expression exceptionally grave, and asked, "What are Touma-senpai's plans?"
"The Daimyo is very angry. Our Ninja squad, led by Kakashi and Hyuga Tetsu, has already entered Kyoto to protect them at all times."
Hiruzen Sarutobi answered.
He couldn't hide the worry between his brows. "My biggest concern is—that someone is intentionally dispersing our forces to take advantage of the opening."
"Have you found out who did it?"
Masahiko lowered his head, looking at the patterns, and said, "From the surface information, it seems to be some kind of unknown cult organization."
""
"Yes, a cult—"
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned. "Where did such a cult organization come from?"
He was just pondering this.
Suddenly, an Anbu rushed in from outside.
"Hokage-sama!"
He saw Masahiko, paused for a moment, and then handed a scroll to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened it, his eyebrows immediately twitching. He asked, "Where did this come from?"
He glanced at Masahiko and said, "It's fine, speak."
"Yes. We don't know either. The other party masked their face and left no trace. They dropped this scroll in the outskirts and left. We thought it was an explosive tag."
The Anbu Ninja replied.
Hiruzen Sarutobi handed the item to Masahiko.
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