The flowers are black petals, and inside are black 'grimaces', nothing out of the ordinary, just ordinary pansies on the side of the street.

But at this moment, Asma feels very different.

The smiling faces seemed to be mocking him, mocking his ignorance and stupidity.

Ninja's premonition is often not groundless, Asma's mind flashed, and the stranger's smile just now suddenly appeared and lingered.

He opened the pansy in front of him, and the petals flew in the air, hovering to the ground, and against the backdrop of the rain of flowers, it was Asma's back

Bang——!

Asma slammed open the door to Sunset's house, and the ninja's keen insight quickly made him realize that the house was empty.

It's close to noon, and this is not the time to go out.

Asma's gaze quickly swept around, finally resting on the dining table.

He walked briskly to the table, the back of his hand lightly pressed against the teacup, the faint warmth giving Asma a glimmer of hope.

——

A carriage slowly drove out of the Konoha gate, and in the carriage, Hoshino Mu poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Sunset opposite, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Sunset, don't worry, I'll be back in the future." ”

Mrs. Sunset took the teacup with both hands, held it in the palm of her hand, heard the words and did not speak, and after a while, she spoke: "I hope I will not come back." ”

Hoshino Mu didn't seem to understand the meaning of her words, nodded and said, "It's okay, Konoha has stayed for so long, just to look at the desert scenery of the Land of Wind." After a while, you can also go to places like the Land of Earth and the Land of Birds to relax your mind. ”

"Can I go anywhere else?"

Mrs. Sunset was a little surprised.

She thought that the other party was threatening her with her husband's life and the news that her daughter was still alive, so that she could soften Zhenhong's will, but she didn't expect that the other party would not restrict her freedom.

Hoshino Mu pretended to be puzzled and raised his eyebrows: "Of course~ You are like Mondo, you can go wherever you want." In fact, I came to pick you up from Sand Hidden City because I received information that your safety might be at risk. ”

Madame Sunset didn't pay attention to who that Mondo was, and she didn't believe a word of what the other party said.

But the reason why he didn't resist and was willing to cooperate with the other party's behavior was mainly because of the daughter who was not dead in the other party's mouth.

Previously, the village had clearly informed her that her daughter had died at the hands of the Shinobi, but now, the young Shinobi, who called herself Kazekage, easily told her what her daughter liked to eat, the troubles she had when she was a child, and some of her daily routines at home.

There are some things that she doesn't know except for her mother, even Sunset Zhenhong, which makes her believe that no matter what kind of person this person is, he must have a close connection with his daughter.

The heart that was frozen because her husband was imprisoned far away and her daughter died was loosened again, and it was worth paying even the price of her life for this glimmer of hope.

As for why the news said by the village was inconsistent with the other party, she was not in the mood to consider it now.

After Hoshino finished speaking, the atmosphere was cold again, and only the sound of the wheels of the carriage rolling.

After more than ten minutes, Hoshino Mu suddenly raised his eyebrows, lifted the curtain of the car window, looked back, the corners of his mouth hooked a touch, and muttered: "It seems that I have fun again." ”

Hmmm——!

The branches bent downward under weight, and the dense foliage grazed Asma's ninja uniform with a slight sound.

The toothpick in her mouth was bent by the squeezing of her teeth, and Asma's eyes were lit as she weaved through the trees along the path beside her.

He watched Red leave him, and as Red's only remaining relative, he failed to fulfill his duty to protect, which made him both disappointed and remorseful to himself.

If that guy called Kishimoto Kishimoto at the time. No, this must be a pseudonym.

Damn it!

Asma kicked down the branch under his feet hard, and his speed increased a few more times.

Suddenly, Asma's waist twisted, and the whole person flashed to the side, and because of the speed, he moved between the branches several times before he stabilized his body.

At this time, he turned his head to look in the direction he was heading just now, and through the sunlight, he faintly saw silk threads shining with metallic light.

"Yes, there is progress."

Asma looked up, and the young man stood on the branch above him, looking at him condescendingly.

Perhaps because of the backlight, his whole person has a bit of a gloomy sense of oppression.

Hoshino Maki took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one for himself, spit out the smoke ring, then pointed the cigarette case towards the other party and lifted it: "Get one?" ”

After speaking, he glanced at the toothpick in the other party's mouth, smiled, stuffed the cigarette case back into his pocket, and said: "It seems that I have learned a lesson~ This is a good thing, minors can't smoke." ”

The other party's words pulled him back to the night when he was dominated by the Nine-Tails.

"Yes-you!"

Asma's eyes were red, her pupils widened, and two words were squeezed out between her teeth.

"It's me" Hoshino Mu nodded, and then asked, "Then who am I?" ”

Asma was stunned by this philosophical question, and immediately reacted that the other party was making fun of him.

He clenched his fists with clenched teeth, but he didn't rush forward.

He is no longer the hairy boy he once was, and anger and hatred will not help him overcome the other party.

Although he has become a shinobi, it is still not enough compared to the strength shown by the other party that night.

And at this time, who can you rely on when you are alone?

Hoshino Mu took a deep breath, spit out the smoke ring, looked at Asma, who was holding back his anger, shook his head and said, "If you don't take action, you won't be able to catch up." ”

Asma looked at the other party, took out two chakra knives from his waist pocket, and slowly put them on his fist, and the light blue chakra flames burned on the blade.

Suddenly, Asma's form vanished, turning into a black shadow and approaching Hoshino Maki at a rapid speed.

The playfulness in Hoshino's eyes faded slightly, and the muscles in his body tensed, sensing the other party's movements with his heart.

The other party's speed was faster than he imagined, and in terms of speed alone, it was no worse than an elite Shangnin.

In the end, it's the son of Ape Fei Ri Slash~

Hoshino Mu secretly sighed in his heart at the superiority of the other party's bloodline, synchronized his waist and feet, and twisted sideways over the sharp blade that slashed at his neck.

A knife!

Two knives!

Ten Cuts!!

Asma swung ten swords in a row in one breath, blocking all of Hoshino's dodge routes, and after Hoshino Muki dodged the first eight swords, he wiped his right hand from his waist and took out the kunai block.

The sound of Jin Ming sounded, and Hoshino Mu jumped out of his position, picked up the kunai in his hand, and saw that it was already covered with fine cracks, and it was clearly on the verge of falling apart.

You must know that his suffering is made by the master of the craftsman ninja village with high-quality iron ore, sharpening iron like mud, nitpicking, but in the face of the opponent's chakra knife, he can't stop three rounds.

Among them, there is the excellent quality of the chakra knife itself, as well as the 'sharp' attribute brought by that wind escape.

Asma is not one of those low-level ninjas, his ninja equipment was found for him when Sarufei was still in power, both in terms of quality and compatibility with him, and can maximize Asma's strength.

Asma moved her lower joints, and there were some doubts in her heart.

The pressure this man put on him was completely different from that night, although it was still strong, but it did not have the incomparable feeling that made him tremble that night.

Did you become stronger, or did you have a problem with your judgment because you were not strong before?

In either case, the current situation is favorable for Asma.

His calf exerted force, and the whole person approached Hoshino Mu in the blink of an eye, and the speed was even faster than just now.

But this time, Hoshino Mu grabbed his wrist with one hand, twisted his ankle, leaned his back against his chest, and grabbed his wrist with the other hand, which wanted to hit him with a kidney, and without waiting for Asma's footsteps to move, he directly threw him away.

Bang——!

After smashing three tree trunks that were thicker than an adult man's waistline, Asma sank into the body of the fourth tree, and couldn't help but cough up several mouthfuls of blood in his mouth.

He raised his head with difficulty, looked at the other party, and said softly: "Hoshino Mu didn't expect that it was actually the wind shadow, cough~"

The moment his wrist was grabbed, he felt that the chakra in his body was in difficulty, which only a ninja who is proficient in medical ninjutsu can do, combined with the other party's background, tone and demeanor, and the contrast in strength that can be explained by a puppet, Asma is too stupid not to understand.

But he also understands that the other party will not let him go back alive.

The Wind Shadow intervened in the Nine-Tails Rebellion, and the other party was definitely unwilling to let the village know about this news.

Hoshino Mu took two steps forward, picked up the chakra knife on the ground, looked at it for a moment, and said, "It's me, but this shouldn't be a very confidential thing, do you know?" ”

Hoshino Mu's family is very secretive, but these materials are not heirlooms, the development of Sand Hidden City requires a lot of funds, and some materials flow to the market, as long as Konoha spies are a little more professional, they also know that Sand Hidden City must have participated in the Nine-Tails Rebellion, at least they have some cooperation with the people behind the scenes.

But Hoshino has not received any protests or retaliation from Konoha so far.

The reason is also very simple, strength.

Konoha is busy fighting with Yun Shinobi, and he has to think about the problem of Uchiha, how can he tear his face with Sand Shinobi at this time?

I can only pretend not to know, so that I can look better on my face.

Looking at Asma, who was stiff when she heard this, Hoshino Mu shook his head.

It seems that despite Ape Fei's ouster, Asma knows very little about the village's secrets.

Of course, it is also possible that Lu Jiu didn't want these messy things to affect Asma's cultivation, so they didn't tell them.

But this also indirectly led to Asma's current crisis, if he knew that the person who took Mrs. Sunset might be Hoshino Maki, it would be impossible for him to come alone.

Hoshino Makki tossed the chakra knife in his palm, thinking about what to do with Asma.

But at this moment, an earthen wall suddenly rose under his feet, and Hoshino Maki jumped backwards, but at the same time, an earthen wall rose all around, blocking his back road.

Hoshino Mu's gaze quickly swept over the surrounding earthen walls, and then he suddenly looked up at the sky, only to see a thunderbolt falling, shining like day, mixed with the sound of a hundred birds chirping, and in the blink of an eye, it was already in front of him.

Thunder Escape Thousand Birds!

The earth wall constructed by the thick earth flow wall cracked several cracks under the escaping thunder light, through the gaps, the dazzling thunder light could be faintly seen, and after a few breaths, a violent explosion sounded, and the earth flow wall was torn apart and shot out in all directions.

A figure emitting a trace of green smoke flew out of the center of the explosion, landed on the ground and bounced a few times, and finally landed in a clearing, letting out a muffled grunt.

"Kakashi!"

The sound of the explosion attracted the attention of Asma, who was about to lose consciousness, and when he looked up, he saw a figure gradually clear in the thick smoke, and when he stepped out of the smoke with one foot, Asma's mood fell to the bottom.

Hoshino Maki's upper body is half naked, and his bare skin still shows burn marks, especially his right arm, which has almost been twisted to the point that it is no longer human.

It's just that under the effect of medical ninjutsu, the injuries in his body are recovering at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.

The bulging blood vessels and muscles all over his body showed that he had opened the Eight Gates Dunjia to the Sixth Gate, but Hoshino Mu was still seriously injured because of this.

Hoshino shook his arm and peeled off the dead skin on it.

This puppet didn't invest too many precious materials like the one that went to Rock Hidden Village, so it still had many flaws in combat.

After all, according to the previous prediction, he was not ready to clash with Konoha at this stage, like the one in Iwain Village, which was specially built for battle, and naturally cost a lot of money, so there was no need to send it to Konoha, so he only prepared a puppet based on communication.

But relying on this puppet to face Asma and Kakashi's combination, it is still a little difficult.

"Very clever tactics, use the loud sound of the earth flow wall rising to cover the sound of the thousand birds when it starts, plus the earth flow wall restricts the enemy's actions to increase the ninjutsu hit rate, a defensive ninjutsu is used by you to assist the attack, in the end is Kakashi~"

Hoshino Maki looked at Kakashi, who had already gotten up and stared at him, and sighed with emotion.

As he spoke, he kicked the gravel at his feet and felt the hard texture.

The level of this ninjutsu is not worse than that of the rock ninja.

Kakashi pulled out the kunai, his body arched slightly, his gaze wandered slightly, looking for an opportunity to attack, and at the same time spoke, "Don't pretend, your state is also very poor." ”

The real impact between Chidori and the flesh just now can't be wrong, even if he is a medical ninja, but he is not immortal, repairing such a serious injury will inevitably affect his physical state.

"Kakashi, it's useless, that's Kazekage's puppet."

Asma bit her lip, sobered herself up with pain, barely stood up, looked at Kakashi's back and said, "Hurry up and leave, I'll cut off." ”

I can't escape anymore, and it's good to be able to buy Kakashi a second to retreat.

But Kakashi didn't seem to hear it at all, just clenched the kunai in his hand, ready to strike at any moment.

Hoshino Maki looked into Kakashi's eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "You should have something to ask me, right?" I guess. Is it about your father's saber? ”

Hoshino Mu looked at Kakashi's slightly shocked body and shook his head, "That thing is of little value to me, but it is worth a lot to some people, this is true for you, and it is also true for those who died under the White Fang Knife. I have a lot of respect for Mr. White Fang, and Sand Hidden City didn't do anything disrespectful to White Fang's saber. ”

Hoshino said, dropping the kunai in his hand on the ground and striding towards Kakashi, who was tense.

one-step

Two steps

Hoshino Maki walked up to Kakashi, leaned down, and whispered in his ear, "You're scared, aren't you?" You are afraid that your love for the village will turn to hate. You hate what the people in the village did to your father, you hate those people who didn't get any punishment after forcing your father to death, you hate yourself, why didn't you find out about your father earlier. But these are all an inseparable part of the village you love~ So you chose to escape and transfer your hatred to the sand ninja who asked for the saber."

"How pathetic ~ Kakashi."

Kakashi couldn't control his trembling hands anymore when he heard the last, raised his head, and stared at Hoshino Maki with red eyes.

"Don't think you know everything, you don't understand anything at all!"

As he spoke, the kunai in his hand stabbed Hoshino Mu's chest suddenly!

(End of chapter)