CHAPTER 120

Judging from the direction, it should be Yūhi Kurenai.

But the target team did not change. Obviously, Kurenai was spotted by other patrols and was attacked by the enemy.

This is also the drawback of the three-person tracking formation. If you only stare at the target without being alert to the surroundings, you can easily be spotted by other Mist ninjas.

But there is no way to avoid trouble after being spotted; now, they could only hope that Sarutobi Asuma could continue tracking the target.

[Flying Thunder God Technique]

As soon as the explosion sounded, Chao Yanqian directly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to Yūhi Kurenai's side.

Turning his head and looking around, four Mist Ninjas had surrounded Kurenai. It may be that Kurenai, being just a young girl, or perhaps wanting to attract her companions, caused the Mist Ninjas not to immediately attack. Instead, they surrounded her, constantly pressuring her with their killing intent.

However, their thoughts were clearly naive. The appearance of Chao Yanqian, with his support ability, made the faces of the four Mist Ninjas change drastically.

The Flying Thunder God Technique, an instant-movement ninjutsu, had already spread throughout the ninja world.

Whether it was the previous performance of Chao Yanqian together with Bo Feng Shuimen, blocking five thousand shinobi with just the two of them, or the two later cooperating to heavily injure the Third Tsuchikage, it was enough to make their names famous across the ninja world.

Compared with Bo Feng Shuimen, who had already reached Kage-level strength, the ninja villages were now even more curious about the newly emerging genius Chao Yanqian. As these two feats became known, the attention on him only grew.

Currently, Chao Yanqian was no longer merely known as Konoha's youngest ninja. He had grown into a figure at the "Kage" level, someone even other strong individuals would have to treat seriously.

Especially since Chao Yanqian was only twelve years old in time, he might very well become the next Yellow Flash.

"Konoha's ninja? Chao Yanqian?" a Mist ninja asked with a frown.

Obviously, Chao Yanqian had no time to waste with words. These four had to die. Otherwise, the information about him entering the Land of Water would immediately leak. Chao Yanqian needed to eliminate them before reinforcements arrived.

At this point, the weakness of the "Bloody Mist" education system showed itself. The target squad that Chao Yanqian had been following, even after hearing the explosion from a paper bomb, did not come to investigate. Instead, they continued back to the village because they had no mission orders to intervene.

Had they come to support, the situation would have been dire.

Chao Yanqian made a gesture to Kurenai, randomly selected a Mist ninja to target, and rushed forward. Just as he was about to reach him, he suddenly stopped, raised his foot, and delivered a powerful kick.

[Heavenly Foot of Pain] a technique utilizing chakra-enhanced strength,smashed the unlucky Mist ninja into the ground with a single blow.

Blood spattered, and with a relaxed spin, Chao Yanqian turned to face the next Mist ninja.

At this time, Kurenai had also prepared her genjutsu. Working together with Chao Yanqian, they quickly took down another Mist ninja.

At the same time, Chao Yanqian threw two special kunai at the remaining Mist ninjas.

The two Mist ninjas, knowing about the Flying Thunder God Technique and recognizing that Chao Yanqian could teleport to the kunai, dodged immediately. Their attack against Kurenai was halted.

[Water Style: Wild Water Wave]

After dodging the kunai, one Mist ninja formed hand seals and launched a water-style attack at Kurenai.

Compared to Earth Release, which focuses on control and defense, Water Release is usually weaker in pure offensive power. However, in certain environments, it can have surprising effectiveness.

Nevertheless, Wild Water Wave was a very basic Water Release technique it simply released a surge of water to sweep the enemy away. Compared to high-level techniques like Water Dragon Bullet or Great Waterfall Technique, Wild Water Wave was easier and faster to perform.

[Earth Style: Earth Barrier]

Chao Yanqian immediately formed hand seals, using Earth Style to shield Kurenai from the Water Release attack. Meanwhile, Kurenai's genjutsu trapped another Mist ninja.

Chao Yanqian threw a Flying Thunder God-marked kunai. Teleporting instantly behind the entranced Mist ninja, he stabbed the kunai into his heart.

Seeing that Chao Yanqian had dispatched three comrades almost instantly, the last Mist ninja panicked and fled.

But no matter how fast he was, he couldn't outrun the Flying Thunder God Technique. If Chao Yanqian hadn't been worried about alerting the Mist Village by allowing this ninja to escape, he might have instead used him to plant a seal inside the village.

Unfortunately, allowing him to live would risk exposing critical intelligence.

Killing the final Mist ninja, Chao Yanqian immediately grabbed Kurenai and teleported to Sarutobi Asuma's side.

"Why did you take so long? I was about to go look for you!" Asuma asked in surprise.

"Those Mist ninjas saw me use the Flying Thunder God Technique, so they had to be eliminated to prevent any information leaks. That's why it took a bit longer," Chao Yanqian explained.

"How about the target?" Kurenai asked.

"Those Mist ninjas clearly knew their comrades were being attacked, but didn't go to help," Asuma said, puzzled.

"Ninja from the Bloody Mist Village are trained that way they are ruthless, and individual combat ability is strong," Chao Yanqian replied.

"Tch! Villages like that could never be Konoha's match," Asuma said disdainfully.

"Stop talking. Let's continue the mission," Chao Yanqian said.

Another two hours passed, and the target team finally returned to Kirigakure. This meant the tracking mission was completed.

After planting the Flying Thunder God seal, Chao Yanqian teleported himself, Asuma, and Kurenai back to their hideout.

"Aren't we going to investigate the Three-Tails' intel? Why are we back?" Asuma asked, confused. He had been looking forward to a fight, but now they had retreated.

"Don't be impulsive. I'll handle the next step myself," Chao Yanqian said. "Kirigakure has too many strong fighters. I'll move more freely if I'm alone."

"What about us?" Asuma asked, frustrated.

"The Jinchūriki is extremely strong. We need more backup," Chao Yanqian said, quickly thinking of an excuse. "Asuma, Kurenai during the days I'm gathering intel on the Three-Tails, you two should find Kakashi's team. I've worked with Kakashi before. With their support, our mission will go much smoother."

"Okay!" Asuma and Kurenai agreed without hesitation.

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