12dz Chapter 863 I will
Chapter 863 I will
"Yes! I will! Thank you, Lord Ye!" Lin breathed a sigh of relief and replied gratefully.
……
After leaving the Konoha base, the four-person team maintained their battle formation, moving like four ghosts along the edge of the battlefield.
Thanks to Minato and Zhang Hai's exceptional sensory abilities, they managed to evade several patrols of Iwagakure without incident and successfully crossed the outermost combat zone.
As they penetrated deeper behind enemy lines, the surrounding environment began to change.
The once sparse forest gradually grew denser, with towering ancient trees blocking out the sun. Their massive canopies layered upon each other, almost completely obscuring the sunlight. A light mist hung in the air, the light was dim and damp, and the surroundings were eerily quiet, save for the occasional cry of a strange bird.
This is the primeval forest surrounding the Kannabi Bridge, and also a highly dangerous area with a high activity rate in Iwagakure.
"stop."
Kakashi, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped and quickly raised his right fist, making a gesture that said "Stop advancing, everyone on alert".
Almost the instant he gave the signal, Obito and Rin behind him stopped immediately and quickly stood back to back in a defensive stance.
Kakashi crouched on a tree branch, pulling down his mask with his left hand and placing his right hand on the hilt of his sword. His exposed eye scanned the surroundings with the sharpness of a hawk.
"What's wrong, Kakashi?" Obito asked in a low voice, his palms already sweating.
"There's movement." Kakashi didn't turn around, his voice as cold as ice. "Although it's very faint, the wind smells different. There are people ahead, and more than one."
He held up two fingers and gestured a direction in the air, "Three o'clock, 500 meters away. The chakra fluctuations are weak, so it should be a hidden master."
Minato Namikaze, who was hanging at the back of the group, saw Kakashi's smooth and skillful reactions and judgments, and his eyes showed a gleam of approval.
"Not bad," Minato thought to himself. "He was able to keenly sense the abnormality the moment he entered the danger zone and quickly give the right instructions. As a newly promoted Jonin and temporary captain, his alertness and decisiveness are quite satisfactory."
He didn't intervene, choosing instead to observe and wait. This mission was both a sabotage operation and a practical test for Kakashi.
"Yoru-senpai, you felt it too, right?" Kakashi asked, but his tone was very certain.
Zhang Hai, hidden in the shadows, smiled slightly and did not reveal himself, but instead transmitted his voice: "Since you are the captain, then do as you judge. Don't worry about me."
"it is good."
A cold glint flashed in Kakashi's eyes as he drew his White Fang short sword and gave orders to Obito and Rin.
"Ready to fight."
In the dark jungle, the atmosphere was as tense as a bowstring.
"Spiritualization Technique - Perception".
Zhang Hai closed his eyes, and invisible spiritual tentacles instantly spread outwards.
"interesting."
A moment later, Zhang Hai opened his eyes, a playful smile curving his lips. "The opponent is a veteran. Instead of exposing his true form to any possible attack routes, he cleverly placed a large number of shadow clones in blind spots such as the shadows of tree canopies and behind rocks. It's like an open net; the moment we step into it, it will instantly trigger the control."
Almost at the same time, Minato Namikaze also gently touched the ground with his fingers, and a subtle chakra fluctuation was transmitted through the earth.
“Confirmed.” Minato raised his head and said to the three students behind him with a solemn expression, “The enemy is quite large. There are more than twenty sources of chakra reaction within the sensing range, but most of them have very even and weak chakra amounts, which are obviously shadow clones. There is only one real body, hidden behind the encirclement formed by these clones.”
"All personnel, enter Level 1 combat readiness! These are likely elite scouts from Iwagakure. If we are discovered, our whereabouts will be exposed."
"Teacher, let me do it."
Kakashi suddenly stepped forward, his short sword already sheathed, and instead, he quickly formed hand seals.
“An enemy of this caliber doesn’t need our teacher’s help.” Kakashi’s eyes burned with a fervent desire to prove himself. “Since I’m the captain, it’s my duty to charge into battle. Besides… I happen to have a newly developed technique that I want to test on these guys.”
"Kakashi, don't be impulsive." Minato frowned. "Now is not the time to test your techniques. Your technique, while powerful, is not yet perfect. To be on the safe side, let me use the Flying Thunder God Technique..."
"No!"
Kakashi flatly refused, his tone as stubborn as a bull, "This is my mission! If I always have to rely on my teacher to solve problems, what's the point of being a Jonin? I must prove that I'm capable of leading this team!"
"Snapped!"
A hand wearing a black glove suddenly reached out from the side and tightly grabbed Kakashi's wrist as he was forming hand seals.
It’s Zhang Hai.
"Stop, Kakashi." Zhang Hai's voice came through the mask, tinged with sternness. "Minato-senpai was right, this is deep behind enemy lines. Your technique is too drastic. Once it's used, it's like lighting a torch in the dark, attracting even more enemies. As the captain, you need to consider the overall situation, not your personal desire for glory."
"open!"
Kakashi suddenly flung his hand away, unleashing a powerful force that allowed him to break free from Zhang Hai's grip.
"Don't look down on me! Just because you're from the Anbu doesn't mean you can boss me around!"
Kakashi took a step back, his hand seals increasing in speed, his eyes filled with provocation as he looked at Zhang Hai. "You say my technique is no good? Then I'll show you whether this is what you call a 'wrong' fighting style!"
"Chou-mao-shen!"
As he completed the last hand seal, Kakashi pressed his right hand down sharply.
Zizzi——! ! !
A dazzling blue-white lightning bolt gathered wildly in his palm, and his previously calm chakra instantly became extremely violent, jumping around erratically.
Immediately afterwards, an extremely sharp and piercing high-frequency noise resounded throughout the entire forest. The sound was like thousands of birds chirping at the same time, or like metal rubbing together frantically, making one's eardrums ache.
"This is... Chidori!"
Kakashi felt the destructive power in his hand, and a confident, even somewhat ferocious, smile appeared on his face.
"Chidori..."
Zhang Hai stood aside, watching the lightning bolt that was incredibly powerful but also extremely noisy, and sighed silently in his heart.
"It's still a work in progress, as expected."
As an expert who was also proficient in lightning techniques, Zhang Hai immediately saw the fatal flaw in this technique.
"Lightning Release emphasizes 'speed' and 'sharpness.' Compressing so much chakra into your hand can indeed generate extremely strong penetrating power. But making such a big commotion, as if you're afraid the enemy won't know you're here? This isn't an assassination ninjutsu; it's practically a suicide charge with its own built-in sound system."