The first large-scale confrontation between Rei and the Guardian Ninja forces is about to take place.
The time is five days later.
Lu Jiu gathered more than half of the strength of the Day Organization.
"This battle is crucial to whether the organization can develop smoothly; only success is allowed, failure is not an option," Lu Jiu said to the cadres in front of him with a serious expression.
Although it was only a vanguard mission, this battle would have a crucial impact on the morale of the Day Organization.
Everyone's face was very serious, except for Kakuzu, whose face was full of disapproval.
Lu Jiu didn't care, though. After all, Kakuzu had the confidence to be disapproving.
"Mr. Kakuzu, the leader of the enemy forces requires you to deal with him," Lu Jiu said.
Kakuzu took out a small notebook.
"Ji Sanzang, one of the Twelve Guardians of Ninja, has a bounty of 10 million taels."
A dangerous gleam flashed in his eyes.
"Leave it to me."
Lu Jiu nodded.
"In addition, this battle may involve ninjas from the Root, so please be careful."
"Understood," Kakashi said as he took off his forehead protector and stuffed his conspicuous silver-white hair into a hat.
Lu Jiu looked around and said in a deep voice, "Let's go."
In a valley outside Liangshan.
"The enemy's scouts have arrived."
Hyuga Rei watched the enemy several kilometers away through his Byakugan.
Three or four small teams were moving toward the valley, scattered.
These were the scouts of the Guardian Ninja forces.
Most of the 14 teams would only pass through this valley once they were sure there was no danger ahead.
"There must be a perceptive ninja among them. Let's take care of them," Lu Jiu said coldly.
The ninja scouts from the Guardian Ninja forces were heading towards the valley.
"Lihua, what's going on ahead?" asked the lead ninja.
This team was composed entirely of Chūnin who were quite capable.
The female ninja named Tanuka was the sensory ninja of the team.
She formed hand seals and released Chakra to sense the surrounding environment—front, back, left, right, and below.
Her gaze fell downward.
Suddenly, the ground beneath her feet turned to mud.
"Enemy!" she shouted.
Her words hadn't even fully escaped her lips when a black shadow leaped out of the mud.
Clad in a black ninja suit, Kakashi resembled a hunter in the night.
Dazzling lightning bloomed from his hands.
Like a sharp sword waking up the night, it burst out with a terrible shriek!
Lightning Style Chakra surged through Kakashi's body, and he shot out of the mud like a bolt of lightning, sending the concentrated light from his hands into the enemy ninja's body.
"Beaver flower—"
The other two ninjas were shocked.
While hastily preparing to retreat, they drew their weapons.
Kakashi's cold gaze swept over the two of them.
When he emerged from the ground, he had already planned and prepared for an instant kill.
The lightning-wrapped palm pierced the first enemy.
His toes lightly tapped the ground.
Shave!
With the blessing of Lightning Style Chakra, Kakashi's Shave became faster.
The enemy only saw a flash of thunder in front of him.
In the next second, Kakashi appeared in front of him.
"Raikiri!"
The lightning drew a dazzling zigzag line in the dark night.
Like the symbol of lightning, it was firmly etched in the air.
The whole process lasted less than five seconds.
In one breath, the entire reconnaissance team was wiped out.
As for the other two reconnaissance teams, they were handled by Rei and Kakuzu.
Needless to say, Kakuzu's strength.
Under Simu's training, Rei's power had also improved by leaps and bounds.
Not only had he learned Marine Six Styles, but he had also integrated Armament Haki and Gentle Fist techniques.
He had even formed a high-level Haki that could destroy from within, similar to Emission Haki.
Solving the three reconnaissance teams with the strength of Chūnin was no problem at all.
Meanwhile, with the Guardian Ninja forces.
A scout ninja suddenly opened his eyes, panic written across his face.
"The presence of the three reconnaissance teams has vanished!"
"Enemy attack!"
In fact, without her warning, everyone already knew about the enemy attack.
A dazzling flame suddenly emerged from the direction of the valley.
"Fire Style: Fire Sea Current!"
The raging flames roared like an ocean, burning all the surrounding trees to ash.
The range of this attack was so vast that it covered the entire Guardian Ninja army!
Feeling the intense heat approaching, the faces of all the Guardian Ninjas changed drastically.
"Didn't you say it was a wandering ninja with poor strength?"
To be able to release such a powerful ninjutsu, how could it be an unknown wandering ninja?!
Ji Sanzang, one of the Twelve Guardians of Ninja, was a powerful and experienced Jōnin before joining the Guardian Ninja force.
Although he was a bit surprised by this type of attack, he remained calm.
"Defend with Water Style Ninjutsu," Ji Sanzang ordered.
Hearing his command, the troops quickly responded.
"Water Style: Water Barrier!"
"Water Style: Water Flow Technique!"
A large number of Water Style ninjutsu exploded in an instant.
Under the moonlight, the gushing water collided head-on with the oncoming sea of fire.
The hot flames evaporated the water stream.
The raging water extinguished the fire.
The two forces merged into countless water vapors that soared into the sky.
Just as the guardian ninja troops breathed a sigh of relief, the scout ninja who sensed Kakuzu's presence shouted:
"Be careful!"
In the next second, the diffuse smoke screen seemed to be torn apart by countless galloping arrows.
However, it wasn't arrows that tore through the fog.
It was a fearless warrior!
In an instant, the fighters of the Day Organization slammed into the crowd with a shave.
The sharp blade in his hand took the life of the enemy almost in the blink of an eye.
It was Kakashi who appeared in front of the sentient ninja.
He once again used the newly developed ninjutsu, Raikiri, to easily kill the enemy in front of him!
It had to be said that these dozens of fighters who could skillfully use [Shave] created huge chaos for the guardian ninja troops.
Compared to Body Flicker Technique, the shaving of pure physique can be activated in an instant.
Faster, quicker!
As for the shortcomings, they were also obvious: ordinary people cannot make a turn.
But in this charge, this became an advantage instead.
In just an instant, the formation of the guardian ninja troops was disrupted.
"It's a special physical technique used by Day Organization members..."
Behind the guardian ninja troops, several masked ninjas were recording something.
Immediately afterward, a large group of figures quickly flew into the air.
Ling Yi (Rei) waved his long legs at the enemies below.
He cut the air, creating a vacuum, and shot it into the battlefield like a sickle.
Sanzang raised his eyebrows.
"Ninjas from the Root, you are almost ready to shoot."
The displeasure of the Twelve Guardians could be heard in his tone.
The daimyo spends so much money; it's not for the ninjas of the Root to travel!
"Earth Style: Earth Flow City Wall!"
In front of Di Sanzang, a tall and long city wall suddenly rose, just blocking the Tempest Kick rain falling from the sky.
The remaining revolutionary army quickly broke through the fog and entered the guardian ninja troops.
After a period of panic, the guardian ninja troops quickly adjusted their formation.
They fought with the Revolutionary Army.
Di Sanzang was about to make a move when suddenly he felt a shift beneath his feet.
He frowned, and the whole person jumped into the air.
The hard ground suddenly shattered, and countless black tentacles protruded from it.
Like the hand of an evil spirit extending from hell.
Kakuzu's body emerged from it, his arms stretching suddenly, connecting the black lines and flying towards the two-year-old ground.
"Earth Style: Earth Armor."
The solid rock shrouded Di Sanzang's body, blocking the punch.
"Nice heart," Kakuzu commented.
The stitched scar on his shoulder split open quickly.
During his time at the Aster Flower Chamber of Commerce, he had already replenished his heart.
Although the quality was not as good as before, it was still very powerful when combined.
Fire Style: Mask, Hefeng Mask. Two monsters separated from Kakuzu's body.
At the same time, they opened their mouths and aimed at the enemy in front of them.
Di Sanzang looked ugly.
"The bounty hunter Kakuzu actually defected to the Revolutionary Army?"
Kakuzu wasn't surprised that he would be recognized.
As an undead who had been active in the underground world for decades, he had accepted tasks issued by the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Fire more than once.
It was normal for him to be recognized by the other side.
Standing with two masks, Kakuzu smiled.
"Sorry, my boss gave me a new code name: Gong."
The Fire Attribute masks and the Hefeng Attribute masks attacked at the same time.
A powerful airflow spurted out.
The scorching flames followed closely, forming a huge pillar of incomparable fire.
"Compound Ninja Technique: Flame Pillar!"
Flames lit up the sky.
Di Sanzang hurriedly summoned a small mountain in front of him.
Dazzling flames exploded in front of the hill.
The high temperature melted the rock into crimson magma that flowed down.
Sanzang didn't have time to breathe a sigh of relief.
The cracks under his feet expanded.
"Earth Style: Earth Spear Forest!"
The Earth Style mask with a brown pattern appeared at the feet of Di Sanzang at some point.
Countless soil spears bloomed from the ground.
Di Sanzang was shocked.
He could only continue to use the Earth Style armor to cover his body, with king's thorns densely packed like a tortoise shell.
And Kakuzu seemed to have foreseen this scene.
The three masks of wind, fire, and thunder gathered in front of him.
Fiery flames.
Flashing thunder.
The turbulent air currents.
The three merged together in front of Kakuzu.
"Earth Resentment: Final Shooting!"
Blue lasers blurted out.
The air was easily penetrated, and there was a loud explosion.
Di Sanzang, still in mid-air resisting the wooden spear's attack, suddenly had his pupils dilate as the laser pierced through his chest in an instant!
But under Kakuzu's control, the laser only penetrated his left chest.
Soon, a tentacle firmly bound Sanzang, who had lost his combat effectiveness.
The rest of the tentacles dug into his chest.
"Then, I accept this Earth Style heart," Kakuzu said flatly.
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