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A thin line of blood spread from the back of his head to his forehead.
He blocked the sudden strike from Kifu. However, he used all of his strength to do so. For Kifu, this was only a testing strike. The real attack followed immediately after.
This was experience.
Huoshi was an elite Chunin. However, he was a ninja who specialized in hiding and camouflage. He spent over a decade undercover in Konoha. His actual combat experience was lacking. He chose to fight Kifu head-on while Kifu was currently skilled in Taijutsu. This was the same as facing a Jonin.
Death was certain from the moment he chose to pursue Kifu.
He faced Kifu in the most illogical way possible.
He could not return to the Hidden Stone Village anymore.
His eyes lost focus. In the final moment before his consciousness disappeared, Huoshi remembered his beloved homeland.
His body swayed slightly. He fell in front of the kid he had looked down upon. He was filled with regret.
Thud.
Kifu looked down at his hands. He could not believe what happened.
His movements, consciousness, and reactions were almost entirely based on instinct. He did not even have to think before the enemy fell.
There was a popular saying from his previous life.
'I did not even use my full strength, and you already fell.'
"Sigh..." (What is the point of this? I just wanted to quietly collect a body. Why did you have to deliver another one?)
Kifu mused. He only wanted to quietly open blind boxes until he reached a high enough Level to protect himself. People kept getting in his way. They even tried to steal his corpses. He was speechless.
He took out a Scroll. He quickly stored the body of Huoshi inside. He did not have time to clean up the blood or the traces of the battle.
Swish!
[Buff: Card Power] was still active. He quickly left the area.
Kifu guessed that the Anbu would arrive soon. He did not want to meet them. He certainly did not want to appear in the sight of people like Sarutobi Hiruzen or Shimura Danzo.
Shortly after Kifu left.
Swish! Swish!
Several Anbu ninjas appeared where the battle took place.
"The noise came from here."
One of the sensory ninjas looked through the holes in his mask. He scanned the surroundings. He quickly determined the situation.
"A ninja with unfamiliar chakra died. It was likely an intruder."
He walked to the blood on the ground. He reached out and touched it.
Two other ninjas approached him.
"The blood is still warm."
An Anbu ninja who was skilled in Earth Style spoke. "The Hiding in Rock Technique was performed perfectly. The user was at least a Chunin."
"The battle was simple and efficient. The deceased had almost no power to resist."
The three ninjas looked at each other. They were surprised.
"The person who killed a Chunin in such a short time must be a Jonin from the village. The remaining chakra fluctuations feel familiar. I cannot remember who it is exactly. It seems they do not want to meet us."
They thought a Konoha ninja might need support. They even thought the ninja might be dead. They did not expect this result.
"But where is the body?" someone asked.
That was right. Where was the body?
"Gather the information. We must report this to the Hokage."
**Chapter 7: The Obsession of Huoshi**
"An unknown ninja was quickly killed by a Konoha Jonin in the village? No body was left behind?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen listened to the report from the Anbu. He held his pipe. He was surprised.
The death of a foreign ninja was not a major event. This was especially true during such tense times.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was busy arranging scouts at the border of the Land of Fire. He had not slept yet. He listened to the report from the Anbu.
However, Konoha was currently prioritizing its defenses. A Chunin should not be able to infiltrate the village so easily.
So...
"This was likely a spy planted by another village. I do not know why he was discovered or why he exposed himself. If he gave up years of undercover work, it must be for something important. Everything that exists leaves a trace."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was the Hokage. He quickly identified the key issue.
He took a deep breath of smoke. He gave an order. "Watch the suspects. Check them one by one. Confirm their identities."
There were spies in Konoha. He knew this as the Hokage. Every village had infiltrators from the Konoha Root.
He did not remove them all. Sometimes a known spy is more useful than a dead one.
"Yes."
The Anbu ninja responded. He disappeared quickly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up. He walked to the window. He looked at the quiet and peaceful Konoha under the moonlight. He exhaled a cloud of white smoke.
Konoha was established by the First Hokage Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara of the Uchiha clan. The Second Hokage Senju Tobirama saved the village. He stopped the other Hidden Villages from attacking after the deaths of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara. When the village was handed to Sarutobi Hiruzen, Konoha was covered in scars.
Now, after decades of his management, Konoha was at the top of the ninja world again.
However, the world was currently unstable.
War was coming again.
He smacked his lips. "Where did the body go?"
...
The body was currently being transported by Kifu. He brought it back to the Mortuary.
No one would expect the truth. The Jonin detected by the Anbu was just an unknown Body Collector.