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Chapter 244 See when they arrive!
What Kaito said about recruiting was not a lie.
Although he wanted every move to be fatal during the fight just now, Kaito still wanted to try whether his "money ability" could impress the opponent if there was a chance to subdue Kakuzu.
After all, there is actually no hatred between the two of them, and the profession of bounty hunter can only be regarded as the enemy's knife at best.
Besides, Kakuzu was a well-known money-lover. At worst, Kaito could just let Kakuzu be his agent to manage his money.
Give Kakuzu, the agent, more commission.
Isn't this much more cost-effective than saving up a lifetime's worth of money to give to Konan to blow up for fun?
"Don't even mention 600 billion Exploding Tags! 60 million would be enough for flying ninjas to blow up Konohagakure countless times!"
Thinking of this, Kaito began to feel sorry for Kakuzu.
It's a pity that this crappy "Ice Prison" of his is just a prototype of Ninjutsu and has not been perfected.
The Water Prison Jutsu was originally used as a defensive ninjutsu to cooperate with Zabuza and Mei as a team combination skill.
At that time, his strength was relatively low and he did not master many ninjutsu. The water prison, an all-round buffer zone, was very suitable for resisting some splash damage.
Later, as Kaito's strength gradually increased, the enemies he faced became increasingly powerful, and the defense of the water prison was no longer enough.
For most attacks, Kaito either chose to rely on 'Roost' to resist, or took advantage of the 'Anticipation' to dodge them first.
Moreover, Kaito later learned the ninjutsu "Water Style: Water Formation Wall" from Ao, and the defensive power of the Water Prison Jutsu became even more useless.
However, the 'Water Formation Wall' taught by Ao can only defend on one side. Kaito has studied it for a long time but cannot achieve the level of the 'Second Hokage' Senju Tobirama, which surrounds the whole body, so it is not of much use to Kaito.
What Kaito wanted was the kind of defensive ninjutsu that could be used to block large-scale attacks from all directions when it was impossible to dodge and it was not appropriate to resist head-on.
Until recently, when he fused the Ice Style Bloodline Limit, and Kaito was still unable to draw any defensive ninjutsu, he picked up the Water Prison again.
However, what Kaito envisioned was that the thick ice layer on the outer shell would resist damage, the flowing water inside would relieve the impact, and it would also have to be firmly fixed on the ground. This was indeed somewhat difficult for a single person, and the development progress was very slow.
In the end, he managed to come up with a semi-finished product that looks a bit like a combination of ninjutsu.
Today, if it were not for the fact that the distance from the center of the explosion was too close, the 'Water Formation Wall' would certainly not have been able to withstand the explosion, and Kaito would not have used this move so rashly.
As a result, he managed to withstand the explosion that was as powerful as a full-power "Egg Bomb" without any injury, but he was blown so far away that Kakuzu had disappeared when he came back.
'Sigh, there is still a long way to go.'
"But maybe I could consider something like Yamato's wooden wall?"
Kaito thought so.
However, Kaito's thinking about the development of ninjutsu did not last long, as the person he was waiting for finally arrived.
"Sizzle—sizzle—"
"Swish—swish—"
A familiar voice sounded in the air.
Afterwards, a dozen of the flying ninjas circled in the air for half a circle before immediately slowing down and landing in front of Kaito.
"Captain!"
"Captain Mirukawa!"
Chaotic sounds came one after another.
The leader was none other than Kono, who was currently temporarily taking over the management of the Flying Unit's Second Squad from Kaito.
Kono first looked at the tattered clothes on Kaito, then looked at the messy battlefield that had obviously just been through a great battle and the huge hole on the beach, and then he asked cautiously.
"Captain, what happened?"
As he spoke, Kono undressed himself and gave his clothes to Kaito.
But at this moment, Blue appeared next to Kaito with a "bang", holding a new set of clothes in his arms.
Kaito ignored Kono's question. He first tore his tattered shirt into pieces, and then started putting on his coat.
This caused several female team members nearby to blush and stare with their eyes wide open.
Battle-damaged black trousers, paired with a brand new blue shirt, and surrounded by the shockingly devastated battlefield.
The figure of Kaito is elegant yet also a bit solemn.
Kaito, who was changing clothes, asked Kono casually.
"Is our team responsible for patrolling the Land of Fire border today?"
Since the village established the policy of Flying Unit deterrence, the flying ninjas have not only regularly deployed their entire army to conduct military exercises near the Land of Fire, but also have two squads patrolling the coastline of the Land of Fire every day, one in the south and one in the north, with Land of Whirlpool as the center.
It's not really for the purpose of defending something, but the purpose is to put pressure on the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and transfer this pressure to Konoha to increase the bargaining chips of Kirigakure.
Kono also realized that things might be more serious than he had imagined. Without thinking about his previous questions, he immediately answered Kaito's questions honestly.
"Captain, our teams are taking turns to rest today. Squad 3 and Squad 4 are responsible for patrolling the Land of Fire border, and this area falls within the patrol area of Squad 4."
After thinking about it, Kono explained again.
"The camp noticed the loud noise here, and no one from Squad 4 went back to report, so they sent us here to investigate the situation. In order to prevent the Squad 4 from being attacked."
Kono's voice became smaller and smaller as time went on, and it was obvious that he had thought of some bad possibilities.
Kaito heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Just now, when he saw that it was his subordinates who rushed over first, for a moment, he really doubted his guess. He was afraid that it turned out to be his own people who were causing trouble, and then he, as the squad leader, would have failed miserably.
As mentioned before, the Land of Whirlpool is not far from the coastline of the Land of Fire.
Whether it was the 'Steam: Shuriken Egg Bomb' that he released at the beginning or Kakuzu's fire-attribute heart mask self-explosion at the end, the power of both was amazing.
It was not surprising that the Perception Ninjas and even ordinary defense personnel at the camp noticed the movement here.
Considering the time that Ao-sensei arranged for people to go out, it is reasonable to arrive at this time.
However, after hearing everything Kono said, Kaito couldn't help but snort coldly.
"The Squad 4? They are really a dog that can't change its nature!"
He looked at the dozen or so of his subordinates and casually pointed at a team leader.
"Nishi, take your team back and inform the headquarters that no support is needed here."
"Yes, Captain!"
The team leader named Nishi immediately took the order and led his men to take off and return.
Kaito then looked at the rest of the team members and spoke.
"Since Squad 4 is in charge of patrolling here, we will wait here."
"See when they'll arrive!"
(End of this chapter)