153: Chapter 153 AssassinationNaruto pulled Kurotsuchi along as they rushed off the riverbank, and the surroundings quickly quieted down.
The crowd behind them continued their nightlife, unaware that danger was approaching.
"President, what's wrong?" Kurotsuchi asked, holding Naruto's hand as she staggered as she ran behind him.
"Someone's jealous of our happiness."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a series of explosions erupted from the direction of the riverbank behind him, flames shot into the sky, and screams and cries from the crowd followed one after another.
Hei Tu glanced back and saw that the firelight illuminated half the street, and several figures in black robes swayed in the firelight, their faces wearing plain white masks without any patterns, making no attempt to conceal themselves from the common people.
This was a complete suicide attack.
"Are they crazy?"
Kurotsuchi exclaimed, "In a place like Tanabata Street."
"Precisely because it is Tansaku Street."
Naruto pulled her into a dark alley."If we die here, Konoha can blame it on the black market vendetta, on Iwagakure, or on anyone else."
The alleyway ended in a dead end, with a three-meter-high wall blocking the way.
Hold me tight.
Kurotsuchi was still stunned when Naruto reached out and wrapped his arms around her, gently lifting her up in his arms.
"ah!"
Kurotsuchi instinctively hugged Naruto's neck, so that she was almost hanging on him, pressing against his face.
Naruto pushed off with his feet, gathering chakra beneath them, and leaped over the wall.
It landed as lightly as a feather, with excellent cushioning; the black soil didn't even feel any noticeable tremor.
"Let me go!I can run away by myself!"
Black Soil was burning hot and struggled to get down.
"Stop fooling around."
Naruto tightened his grip on Naruto's arm and said jokingly, "The safety advisor's duty is to protect the chairman's safety, but the situation is special now, so it's only right that the chairman protects the advisor."
As he spoke, he moved swiftly through the narrow alley, so fast that the surrounding buildings became a blur.
Heitu wrapped her arms around his neck to maintain her balance, feeling both embarrassed and angry.What was this all about?
But she quickly lost interest in dwelling on it.
Suddenly, the wall in front of the alley exploded open, and a figure in black robes rushed out of the smoke and dust.With a flick of his sleeves, a flash of cold light appeared, and a kunai in his hand thrust straight at him!
"Overestimating one's abilities."
Naruto gave a soft snort and increased his speed even further.
Just as the kushio was close to his neck, he turned to the side while holding Kuroto, and his right leg lashed out like a whip!
Bang!
The kick landed squarely on the black-robed ninja's chest.
The ninja let out a muffled groan, and his entire body flew backward as if hit by a cannonball, his back slamming hard against the alley wall, where he became embedded!
The wall exploded with spiderweb-like cracks centered on him, the mask shattered, revealing a terrified and distorted face beneath, and he collapsed unconscious.
Naruto didn't even stop walking throughout the entire process.
Hei Tu was dumbfounded.
She knew Naruto was strong, but witnessing this savage, monstrous beauty of strength firsthand still shocked her to the point of turning pale.
"Don't get distracted," Naruto reminded him.
At the corner of the dark alley, the second assassin rushed forward, thrusting a kunai at Kurotsuchi in Naruto's arms, clearly believing it to be an opening.
Naruto did not dodge.
With his free right hand outstretched, he precisely gripped the other person's wrist.
The crisp sound of bones shattering rang out.
The assassin screamed in agony.Naruto turned and swept past him, then used that hand as a fulcrum to spin around and fling the assassin away.
The man in the black robe with the severed arm crashed into his third companion, knocking him to the ground.The two then tumbled into a ball, locked in a struggle.
Hei Tu hugged his neck tightly, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of her body.
"You…" Heitu said softly, "You can put me down, I can fight."
".I can use ninjutsu."
As Naruto ran, he said, "The Konoha elders are just wondering how to put pressure on Onoki.You want to help them?"
The black soil choked him.
Naruto is right.
If Iwagakure ninjutsu were used here, the consequences would be unimaginable.
But being held like this.
The third assassin had already gotten up and pulled a scroll out of his pocket.
"Sealing Technique: Chain Binding!"
Several chakra chains shot out from the scroll and attacked Naruto.
Naruto frowned.
This type of chain-like sealing technique is the most troublesome.Once you are entangled, it is very difficult to break free, especially when you are holding someone.
His footwork suddenly changed, and with intense concentration, he stepped into the blind spot of the chain attack with every step.
At the same time, he tightened his arms around Heitu, lifting her up a little.
Kurotsuchi buried her face in Naruto's shoulder, a gesture that made her blush bright red.
She could feel Naruto's hand supporting her from below, and he adjusted his position twice to maintain his balance.
"Don't move," Naruto whispered, his warm breath tickling her ear.
Their current posture was too intimate, so intimate that her mind went blank.
The chain attacks became increasingly intense; the assassins were clearly specially trained and adept at using ninja tools in their encirclement tactics.
New figures in black robes appeared on both sides of the alley entrance and surrounded them.
Naruto leaped up again, dodging the chains that shot out from the ground.
In the instant of falling again, one foot stepped on the pursuing chain.
The superhuman strength was unleashed once again.
The chains were broken by being stepped on, and the shattered chakra sparks scattered and fell.
Using the force of that stomp, Naruto charged like a cannonball toward the assassin who was using a sealing technique.
The assassins tried to retreat, but it was too late.
Naruto, holding Kurotsuchi in his arms and slinging her over his shoulder, delivered a powerful and heavy ramming attack.
Thump!
The assassin was thrown into the air, his sternum caved in, and he crashed into a pile of bricks and tiles at the end of the alley, burying him underneath.
Naruto finally landed, still clinging tightly to the black soil.
He adjusted his posture to make Heitu hang more comfortably.
"You.your fighting style is so brutal."
Hei Tu's voice trembled.
"As long as it works."
Naruto scanned the remaining pursuers.
The remaining few in black robes were clearly somewhat afraid.
But they had no way out.
The people exchanged glances and simultaneously formed hand seals.
"Combined Ninja Art: Fire and Wind Dance!"
fireFlames and whirlwinds mix to form a giant fire tornado.
It covered the entire dark alley where Naruto was, leaving him nowhere to hide.
Naruto sighed.
Hold me tight.
Hei Tu was stunned.
The next moment, Naruto charged straight towards the fire tornado.
"Ah~ What are you doing?" Kurotsuchi screamed.
But Naruto was already on the edge of the fire tornado.
He held the black soil in a mudra, then opened his right hand, and a sharp sonic boom suddenly swirled around his right arm into a twisted ball of air.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Rotation".
A violent whirlwind suddenly rose up, centered on the two of them!
The rotating wind blades collided with the four walls of flames, and the flames were forced outward by the wind pressure, unable to break through the wind walls even slightly.
Sharp, distorted air currents surrounded the two figures, like a superposition of multiple cut surfaces.
Before they could react, Naruto had already passed through the flames and arrived in front of them.
Close combat.
Clean and efficient, unstoppable.
All the black-robed assassins who arrived were wiped out.
"You can get down now."
Kurotsuchi then realized that she was still clinging tightly to Naruto.
She hurriedly let go of Naruto's neck and jumped down, but her legs went weak and she almost fell.
Naruto caught her.
"Were you scared?"
"No, no!" Hei Tu stubbornly insisted.
She looked at the corpses scattered on the ground, at the destroyed alley, and at the man in front of her who wasn't even out of breath.
"Let's go."
Naruto took her hand."Samui should have the boat ready by now."
Hei Tu let him pull him along, following along in a daze.
The two returned to the riverbank.
The chaos in Tanabata Street has been brought under control, and Konoha's patrols are maintaining order; apparently, they arrived just as things were ending.
Naruto ignored them and walked straight toward the dock.
Samui stood beside an inconspicuous little boat and visibly relaxed when he saw the two approaching.
"President, are you alright?"
"fine."
He put his arm around Heitu and prepared to board the boat.
Just then, something unexpected happened.
Another figure in black robes suddenly leaped out of the river, soaking wet, holding a dark dagger in his hand, aiming straight for Naruto's back.
This attack was meticulously planned, timed precisely, and executed from a tricky angle.
Samui exclaimed, "Chairman, watch out!"
Naruto didn't turn around; he continued to hold Kurotsuchi and walked towards the cabin.
The assassin grinned menacingly; he was about to succeed!
The short sword was getting closer and closer to Naruto's back.
Then, it abruptly stopped.
His body froze in mid-air, as if bound by invisible ropes.
Looking down, I saw that my skin was covered with black insects.
The insects were very small, and they were densely packed, covering his entire body.
"What's this..."
He spoke with difficulty.
The insects began to wriggle and start to eat.
There was no sound, no screams, only a soft, teeth-grinding gnawing sound.
The assassin's body melted at a very visibly rapid pace, from skin to muscle, and from muscle to bone.
In just a few seconds, a living person turned into a pool of black scum, scattered on the stone slabs of the riverbank.
Even the poisoned dagger was completely corroded.
Samyi covered his mouth.
Naruto then stopped and turned to look at the pile of shards.
Aburame Tori emerged from the shadows and knelt on one knee.
"I have failed in my duty and have caused the chairman to be alarmed."
Naruto looked at him and remained silent for a few seconds.
"Get up, it's not your fault."
Aburame Torune stood up, her trench coat swaying slightly in the night breeze.
Naruto hugged Kurotsuchi again, this time with more force, almost carrying her onto the boat.
Kurotsuchi was completely exhausted and relied entirely on Naruto for support.
The small boat slowly sailed away from the dock, and the lights of Tanbata Street gradually faded into the distance.
Inside the cabin, Sami prepared hot tea and blankets.
Hei Tu, wrapped in a blanket, held a teacup, his hands still trembling.
She lowered her head, staring at the ripples in the teacup, her anger growing stronger in her chest.
Finally, she slammed the teacup down heavily on the coffee table.
Naruto looked at her curiously.
"You!" She pointed a finger directly at Naruto, her voice cracking with excitement, "What you just did!Were you doing it on purpose?"
Naruto raised an eyebrow, puzzled, and asked, "Deliberately what?"
"Stop pretending!" Heitu jumped up, not even caring that the blanket had slipped to his feet."It's one thing to carry me and run away!But when we were climbing over the wall, where were your hands?And you had to hold me so tightly."
"Oh, that one."
Naruto suddenly realized, and explained calmly, "The situation is urgent, so taking you along is the least strenuous option; it's just a tactical choice."
"Tactical choice?" Kurotsuchi laughed angrily."Naruto, let me tell you, I'm not someone to be trifled with!I'm a woman from Iwagakure."
"What's wrong with the women from Iwagakure?" Naruto leaned forward, a smile playing on his lips."Weren't you known for your tough and decisive style?What, you can't even handle a few hugs?"
"How many hits was that?"
Black Earth was so angry at his blaming attitude that she stomped her foot."This has been going on all night!All sorts of things!You, you're simply.pushing your luck!"
Naruto looked at her flailing arms and suddenly laughed, his face showing a hint of pleasure.
"You, you're still laughing!" Heitu was even angrier, wishing she could pounce on him and scratch him.
Naruto laughed for a while before stopping.He looked up, his eyes still smiling, and reached out to grab Kurotsuchi's wrist.
Caught off guard, Heitu let out a soft cry and sat directly in his lap.
"Black Soil, you seem to have misunderstood something."
"Wh-what?"
The black soil's momentum involuntarily weakened again.
"In that situation just now, if I hadn't cared about you and had just left you in the alley to run away, would you still be sitting here yelling at me now?"
"I." She opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but was at a loss for words.
Rationally, she knew Naruto was right; he had indeed protected her.
But emotionally.she just felt like she'd lost out big time!
"Well, you can't just do it so easily!"
She finally managed to utter a sentence.Her tone was almost coquettish, "It's like.it's like I'm very light, and you can do whatever you want with me."
As soon as she said that, she was stunned for a moment, and her face turned even redder.
What a terrible description!
"You are indeed not heavy."
Naruto commented seriously, "Good taijutsu fundamentals, good flexibility, can you lift him up."
"Shut up!"
Hei Tu grabbed the cushion next to him and threw it at them.
Naruto caught the cushion and stopped teasing her.
He picked up his cup of tea, which had cooled slightly, and took a sip.
The cabin quieted down, and the awkwardness disappeared, replaced by a relaxed feeling.
Heitu sat up again, picked up the blanket that had slipped off, and hugged it to his chest.
"Hey," Heitu said sullenly after a while.
"Um?"
"...Thanks."
"You're welcome, Black Soil Advisor."
The small boat gently bumped against the dock, making a dull thud.
We've arrived in the Land of Waves.
Naruto stood up and naturally reached out his hand to Kurotsuchi, who was still sitting there sulking.
Kurotsuchi looked at Naruto's inviting hand, and her face flushed again.
After hesitating for a few seconds, she finally placed her hand on his and let him pull her up.
"They're gone."
Naruto led her out of the cabin.
Hei Tu followed half a step to his side, watching his back, and the tangled mess in his heart seemed to.be sorted out a little.
This guy did it on purpose.
Hmph, we'll see.
This young lady's bargains aren't so easy to take advantage of.
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