Chapter 67: No Hesitation
Orochimaru's residence.
Natsuki, Minato, and Nawaki were training.
Tsunade stood not far away, watching them and occasionally giving guidance.
But she was only a Shadow Clone.
Tsunade's real body was at Konoha Hospital, because she had a lot of work to do. Using a Shadow Clone to guide Natsuki and the others was already enough.
"Something bad happened!"
A sudden voice rang out, "Something happened, meow!"
A snow-white cat rushed into the courtyard like a streak of white light.
"Shirayuki, did something happen to Kushina?"
When Natsuki saw Shirayuki, his expression changed, and he hurriedly asked.
Tsunade and the others also had an ominous feeling in their hearts.
"She was taken away, meow!"
Shirayuki hurriedly recounted what had just happened.
"This was a premeditated kidnapping!"
Tsunade immediately made a judgment.
First, two Ninja disguised themselves as Natsuki and Minato to approach Kushina. Then, two more Ninja held back the Konoha Anbu Ninja.
No matter how she looked at it, they had clearly come prepared.
"Tsunade-sensei, I'll go after them."
Natsuki hurriedly said, "Aside from Shirayuki, Kuroba is also watching Kushina."
"You did well."
Hearing this, Tsunade felt slightly relieved.
She knew Kuroba was a crow.
Right now, the Kumo spies were busy escaping Konoha, so they might not notice the crow tracking them from the sky.
"But chasing them alone is too dangerous."
Tsunade then said, "Judging from the current situation, their numbers are unclear. There is a high chance there are more than four of them."
"I'm going too!"
Nawaki tightened his grip on the great sword Samehada and said.
"You immediately go to Konoha Hospital and notify my real body. Minato, hurry to the Hokage Building and report this matter to Sensei."
Tsunade acted decisively and instantly made arrangements, "Natsuki and I will chase them first. We can't lose track of them."
Although Nawaki and Minato also wanted to go with them, they both knew this was not the time to act willfully, so they immediately split up and set off.
"Tsunade-sensei, I'll go somewhere high to check the situation."
After Natsuki finished speaking, he leaped up and jumped onto the roof.
Clairvoyance!
His eyes immediately changed slightly, and everything around him came into view.
From his elevated position, Natsuki quickly discovered his summon, Kuroba.
He immediately rushed over.
"What did you find?"
Tsunade followed behind him and subconsciously asked.
"I saw Kuroba."
Natsuki replied.
Tsunade was immediately a little surprised.
She had not even discovered Kuroba, yet Natsuki had already found him?
But the situation was urgent, so she did not think too much about it.
"Their speed inside Konoha isn't especially fast. We need to catch up to them quickly. Once they leave Konoha, they will definitely speed up."
Natsuki reminded her, "I'm going to accelerate, Tsunade-sensei."
After saying that, he used Weight Reduction, and Reinforcement Magecraft.
Although his speed increased greatly, it was still not fast enough compared to Tsunade.
Even if she was only a Shadow Clone.
The two rushed all the way forward and finally caught up to them at the edge of Konoha.
"Tsunade-sensei, are there any other Kumo Ninja nearby?"
Natsuki asked very calmly.
"I haven't sensed any."
Tsunade shook her head and said.
"Looks like only four Kumo Jonin participated in this kidnapping."
Natsuki said thoughtfully.
Four Kumo Jonin might not seem like many, but in reality, that was already quite a lot.
"Infiltrating Konoha is not a simple matter."
After Tsunade finished speaking, she snorted coldly and said with some dissatisfaction, "They failed to discover four Jonin infiltrating the village. They truly neglected their duties."
"Tsunade-sensei, there are only two Kumo Jonin here. We can attack directly!"
Natsuki suggested in a serious tone.
"Not waiting for my real body?"
Tsunade could not help but hesitate.
"If we delay, things may change. Besides, we can't let them leave the village."
Natsuki said in a deep voice, "Tsunade-sensei, you also know my strength. I killed one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Jinin Akebino."
"Then let's do it!"
Tsunade was not someone who dragged things out, so she immediately agreed.
Shadow Assassin!
Natsuki's body had already vanished.
A mass of shadow quickly moved toward the two Kumo Jonin.
After approaching them, Natsuki did not attack them directly. Instead, he immediately used Hiding in Mist Technique.
When the mist spread, his entire body also turned into smoke.
"What is going on?"
The young Kumo man on the left asked in confusion, "Why did a thick mist suddenly appear?"
"No, this is Hiding in Mist Technique!"
The middle-aged Kumo man on the right immediately reminded him, "Be careful! There is definitely someone in the mist!"
But in the next second, they sensed that something was wrong.
A large amount of smoke enveloped them, preventing them from moving.
"This isn't Hiding in Mist Technique!"
The middle-aged Kumo man suddenly roared.
In an instant, dazzling lightning spread out with him at the center.
The lightning rushed into the mist, making the mist grow dimmer.
"It's effective!"
Seeing this, the young Kumo man could not help but look delighted.
He did not have strength as great as the middle-aged Kumo man, who could still release Lightning Release Chakra after being trapped.
"Die!"
Tsunade suddenly appeared.
She clenched her fist and punched the middle-aged Kumo man.
The massive force caused the spot she struck to cave in.
The lightning on the middle-aged Kumo man's body dissipated, and he lost consciousness.
"Tsunade?!"
When the young Kumo man saw Tsunade, he was scared out of his wits.
Tsunade could not be bothered to speak to him and clenched her fist again.
But she quickly loosened her hand.
Natsuki had appeared behind the young Kumo man.
He held the Sword of the Thunder God and swung it out.
Water Breathing: First Form, Water Surface Slash!
The Sword of the Thunder God, wrapped in flowing water, easily cut off the young Kumo man's head.
Blood sprayed like a fountain.
Natsuki stepped back and dispelled Hiding in Mist Technique and White Smoke Bomb.
"It was even easier than I imagined."
Tsunade said with emotion, "Although your strength is not equal to a Jonin's, the Ninjutsu you created are both numerous and useful. Even Jonin can hardly avoid them."
Natsuki did not pay attention to her praise and immediately walked over to the unconscious Kushina.
He took out a bottle of red healing potion and poured it down her throat.
"She is only unconscious."
Tsunade stretched out her hand and said, "There is no need to waste a red healing potion."
A stream of green Chakra surged from her palm and covered Kushina.
A moment later, Kushina suddenly opened her eyes.
When she saw Natsuki in front of her, she subconsciously shrank back.
Clearly, her memories were still stuck before she was knocked unconscious.
"Kushina, I'm the real Natsuki."
Natsuki hurriedly explained, "The ones who disguised themselves as Minato and me were Kumo Jonin. They have already been dealt with by Tsunade-sensei and me."
Kushina subconsciously looked at the Kumo Jonin corpses on the ground.
She immediately believed Natsuki's words.
"Natsuki!"
Kushina sat up and hugged him tightly.
"It's already fine. There's no need to be afraid."
Natsuki held her small body and gently stroked her red hair.
The sound of rushing wind rang out.
Tsunade and a group of Anbu Ninja arrived.
(To be continued.)
