In the dim light of evening, the mysterious man standing in the tree looks even more terrifying than during the day!
However, both Sasuke and Neji were trembling.
Only this time, their trembling was not fear, but excitement!
They know that if they dare not look directly at each other and become timid, then this shadow will be like a tarsal maggot and haunt them for the rest of their lives.
"I won't let you win so easily this time!"
Sasuke gritted his teeth, his dark eyes instantly turned scarlet.
Neji opened his eyes and frowned suddenly: "He..."
Sa!
Just when Neji was trying to say something, the mysterious man suddenly moved, and with the scream of the wind, he rushed straight towards Shinji, who had quietly retreated behind Sasuke and Neji.
"Full focus!"
Seeing that the opponent was rushing towards him, Shinji activated his 'breathing technique' to the extreme and faced him with the only kunai left in his ninja bag.
Clang Clang Clang!
In an instant, a series of harsh metal clashing sounds, accompanied by the firelight when the kunai collided, shone by the dim river.
"No, he's not Orochimaru!"
"how come!?"
In the instant fierce fight, both Shinji and the mysterious man were secretly surprised.
Shinji originally thought that the person coming was Orochimaru, and was ready to use the Mangekyou Sharingan as a last resort. But once he started using it, he found that although the opponent was very strong, he was far from the strength of the mysterious man during the day, and was obviously a fake.
The root ninja pretending to be a mysterious person was also surprised at this moment.
During the day, he easily knocked down Shinji several times, so after receiving the mission, he didn't think much about it, thinking it was just a trip.
Unexpectedly, after the confrontation, the kid who could be easily dispatched with a sword during the day turned out to be so difficult to deal with.
"He is Danzo's man!"
"He hid his strength during the day and was brought back to the base by me on purpose?"
After a moment's thought, the two people fighting against each other realized a lot.
"Don't be afraid, he is not the mysterious man during the day!"
Neji said a few words, and then regardless of whether Sasuke dared to attack or not, he rushed forward and forcibly joined the battle group.
Through the huge difference in chakra amount, he had already judged that the other party was a fake.
"I don't care if he's fake or real!"
Not to be outdone, Sasuke also jumped into the battle group.
In an instant, what was originally a fierce fight between two people turned into a melee between four people!
Shinji, who was fully operating the 'breathing method', became the main force among the three, bearing the greatest pressure from the enemy, while Sasuke and Neji each used their own eye skills to cooperate.
With the cooperation of the three people, the situation suddenly fell into a stalemate.
This was undoubtedly a great incentive for the three of them. They had all prepared for the worst, but they didn't expect that they could barely maintain the situation after they actually took action.
Although the price is that Shinji has more and more wounds.
The blood loss gradually disrupted Shinji's breathing, and the maintenance of his 'breathing method' also fluctuated.
"The other party only has me as their target. Danzo wants to kill me! But why? Did I get exposed, or did he simply kill me to vent his anger?"
Although the situation is getting more and more critical, Shinji does not mess up because he has a trump card and is still analyzing the current situation.
When he thought about it, Danzo's reason for attacking him was probably just to vent his anger, because if he was really exposed, Danzo would definitely capture him alive and torture him for his secrets, instead of directly sending someone to assassinate him.
After fighting fiercely for so long, Sasuke and Neji naturally realized that the target of the mysterious man was Shinji.
They thought that it was because Shinji was the strongest that he was targeted by the mysterious man, and a senseless anger surged out of their chests.
Ningji was a little better, knowing that a powerful enemy was in front of him, and he could still restrain himself.
Sasuke, who had been holding back the evil fire, couldn't control that much and shouted directly: "You bastard, don't underestimate me!"
"What the hell!"
The root ninja disguised as a mysterious man was secretly complaining at this moment.
He really didn't expect that in addition to Shinji who obviously hid his strength, Sasuke and Neji also made such obvious progress.
When they were in the Forest of Death during the day, these two people would also deform their movements and react inappropriately due to nervousness, fear and other emotions.
But now, all these mistakes are gone.
Neji's soft fist became more precise, and each move was perfectly matched. Sasuke's taijutsu also improved visibly, and he even vaguely looked like Shinji.
He knew he couldn't continue to waste any more, so he became fierce and tried his best to receive a soft punch from Neji, knocking Sasuke away who had been protected by Neji, and then fought back Neji.
After temporarily eliminating the two obstructionists, he pounced on Shinji, preparing for a quick fight.
From Shinji's rapid breathing, he knew that Shinji was almost reaching his limit. After all, the physical limit of an eight-year-old child was so much.
Shinji didn't expect that the opponent would be so ruthless and kill Sasuke and Neji so quickly at the cost of losing an arm, so he dodged and fled towards the grove by the river.
"Want to escape!? Where can you escape?"
The root ninja snorted coldly in his heart and immediately chased after him.
"Shinji can't stop him alone, I'm going to help!"
Ningji got up from the ground and said hello, then followed the two of them into the woods.
Because Sasuke's moves were wide open and closed, his attacks were fierce, and he had many flaws, so he was hit in the ribs by a root ninja just now, and he was a little unable to recover for a while.
But looking at Shinji, Neji was still fighting fiercely. His pride did not allow him to lie on the ground alone, so he gritted his teeth and endured the great pain, climbed up from the ground, and staggered after him into the woods.
In the grove.
Shinji was thinking about countermeasures while running.
Although the place where he is now is remote, he is still in the village after all. As long as he can make enough noise, he will soon attract the ninjas in the village.
He glanced back again and saw that the root ninja following him was getting closer and closer, and was about to catch up with him. He said to himself: "Don't panic. I will use fire escape when I rush out of the forest. I will definitely attract other ninjas."
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
Just now, there were two ANBU standing on a big tree that he passed. They looked at him indifferently, watching him being chased by root ninjas but remained indifferent.
At this moment, Shinji realized that Danzo's actions might have received some degree of tacit approval from the village.
He didn't know the reason. It might be that the village leaders did not pursue Sasuke in exchange for Danzo, or it might be that the village leaders wanted to appease Danzo who had his secret vault stolen.
In short, when Danzo vented his anger, the village leaders did not intervene strongly, but chose to pretend not to know.
The two ANBU in the forest were most likely responsible for protecting Sasuke's safety, so they had to appear nearby.
After understanding this, Shinji quickly gave up his previous strategy and no longer relied on the village's support. He turned around and shot the remaining kunai in his hand at the root ninja behind him.
Clang!
After the root ninja blocked the kunai shot by Shinji with the kunai in his hand, he secretly laughed: "Did this kid guess what he saw when he saw the two ANBU just now? Hehe, he is just a remnant of Uchiha.
If you dare to disobey Lord Danzo, I will let you know now..."
Whoa...
The root ninja's thoughts suddenly stopped, and he was surprised to find that his head and body were separated.
In his increasingly blurred vision, he noticed that somewhere along the way he had just passed, there was a thread running across it.
If his blood hadn't been hanging on the thread, he wouldn't have noticed it.
"Did that thread cut off my head?"
With the last thought, the root ninja closed his eyes... This chapter has been completed!
