"That's good, then you can survive too," With a slightly softened tone, the voluptuous female ninja from Kumogakure declared the fate of these Konoha ninjas as if she had already secured victory.
"I ask you, did you see a Uchiha boy around here just now?"
Ignoring the characteristic arrogance of the Kumogakure ninjas, Yūhi Kurenai also asked the question she was most concerned about.
"Uchiha?", Upon hearing this name, the female ninja's tone suddenly became much colder than before.
"You can survive, but the Uchiha must die!"
"Why?"
'It seems this person probably doesn't know where Kage is.'
Through the information revealed by the other party's reaction, Yūhi Kurenai felt a slight relief in her heart.
'But where on earth has Kage gone?'
"No reason!"
As a disciple of Killer Bee, the female ninja clearly remembered the fact that her teacher's arm was once cut off by a Uchiha ninja.
This also led her to harbor a deep hatred for Uchiha ninjas.
"I will never let my disciple die before me!"
'No matter what, I must defeat this female ninja from Kumogakure in front of me.'
'With such deep hostility towards the Uchiha, I absolutely cannot let her go.'
Yūhi Kurenai gritted her teeth, took the initiative to pick up a kunai, and charged towards the other.
———
"Is it around here?"
After glancing at his sister who was chasing after the Konoha jōnin, Atsui, also a ninja from Kumogakure, arrived near the cave.
But there was no one in the cave.
Only the pitch-black cavern seemed to lure people into making foolish mistakes.
"Hmph, a trap?", Atsui drew his ninja sword from his back.
Kumogakure Style Sword Technique • Cloud Style: Flame Beheading!
Filling his ninja sword with fire release chakra, Atsui, regardless of any traps, directly swung his sword towards all suspicious places.
BOOM!
Every time he swung his sword, a terrifying flame would shoot out.
These flame-filled slashes quickly spread to all areas around the cave.
Even the land that had just been rained on could not stop the formation of this sea of fire.
"A fire release attribute ninja?"
'Bad, my insect traps can't withstand fire.'
Shino, hiding in a patch of grass, looked at the approaching heat, his face couldn't help but look somewhat ugly.
BOOM!
Even the explosive tag traps they had set up earlier were triggered by the other's flame slash attacks, setting them off prematurely.
"A ninja from Kumogakure?"
Helpless, Shino, who was almost caught in this sea of fire formed by flames, had no choice but to reveal himself from the grass.
And by the light of the fire, he also saw clearly the origin of the ninja in front of him.
"Why is there only a genin? Where are your companions?"
Looking at the Konoha ninja forced out by his flames, and the mess nearby.
Atsui proudly raised his chin.
"I alone am enough to deal with you."
Shino certainly couldn't answer the other's question.
Moreover, after discovering that the other was also alone, he did not intend to continue hiding.
'The teacher said, this mission is equivalent to my chūnin exam.'
'I can't escape, besides...'
'With the Hidden Mist Technique given to me by Kage, I also want to know what level my current strength is.'
Thinking of this, Shino decisively waved his hand, then released a large swarm of insects from his sleeve towards the other.
"A bug-controlling ninja? You're from the Aburame clan of Konoha, right?", Placing his ninja sword in front of him, Atsui looked at the large group of insects in front of him, quickly recognizing the other's origin.
"But a mere genin trying to deal with me alone, you think too highly of yourself!"
'Fire Release·Flame Bullet!'
After quickly forming hand seals, Atsui spat out a long strip of flame from his mouth towards the insect swarm in front of him.
In an instant, the sounds of insects hissing and being scorched were incessant.
And as the flames exploded, most of Shino's insects were burned to ashes, falling to the ground.
"Not exciting at all."
Seeing that he had easily dealt with the other's insects, Atsui directly closed in.
A ninja of this level can't even warm him up.
'Better to finish quickly, then go help my sister.'
'Cloud Style: Flame Beheading!'
Without holding back, Atsui used a flame-filled slash to directly split the ninja in front of him in two.
But to his disappointment, the ninja he had cut was just an insect clone.
"Disgusting."
Seeing that his ninja sword was covered with insects left by the other's insect clone, Atsui quickly burned the insects on it again with flames.
Then swiftly swung the blade, shaking off the corpses of these insects.
"My insects...", Meanwhile, Shino, who had taken the opportunity to hide in another place, frowned even more deeply as he watched his insects being completely countered by the other's fire release.
'Why did I have to encounter a fire release type ninja?'
"Come out, I've found you!"
BOOM!
The mound where Shino was hiding was quickly struck by another flame-filled slash.
With no other choice, he had to jump away again, then barely managed to block the other's pursuit with the remaining insects.
'This guy's perception and observation skills are not weak...'
'Definitely a strong enemy.'
"It seems I must use that move."
[Ox-Serpent-Ram](Handsigns)
'Water Release·Hidden Mist Technique!'
Looking at the Kumogakure ninja who had easily dealt with his insect swarm in a few moves, Shino had no choice but to directly use this technique that could create thick fog and hide his figure within the mist.
"What? How could a Konoha ninja..."
'Isn't this the Hidden Mist Technique from Kirigakure?'
The sky had just been rained on, and there was water vapor everywhere.
This environment is too easy for water mist to form.
Seeing the sea of fire he had created being swallowed by the suddenly appearing thick fog, Atsui finally put aside his underestimation and became fully alert.
———
"Where is this..."
Unable to resist, Kisame was pulled into a strange space by Uchiha Kage.
Here, Kisame was surprised to see scenery identical to the ninja world, and a peaceful small ninja village filled with a serene atmosphere.
"Zabuza?"
He even saw Momochi Zabuza, who was also one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
"Weren't you in the Land of Waves, killed by Konoha ninjas..."
But at this moment, Zabuza did not respond to his former colleague, just stood aside, like a servant waiting for the orders of the Uchiha boy.
"This is my space, what do you think?"
Uchiha Kage did not directly kill Kisame, he had a sudden idea to try and see if he could bring this ninja, who had been deceived by Tobi, back to his side.
After all, compared to the completely illusory Infinite Tsukuyomi world, his place is much more real and ideal.
"Your space?"
Kisame was full of astonishment.
But soon remembered the other's Mangekyō Sharingan.
It is said that after unlocking the Mangekyō Sharingan, the Uchiha clan gains very special eye techniques.
'It seems the rumors are true.'
"Then they... what's going on?"
Kisame was very confused about the existence of Zabuza and others.
"I revived their souls, allowing them to live here again."
Uchiha Kage had Zabuza help introduce this small village he had suddenly decided to build in the dream space.
"Revived?"
Kisame looked at Zabuza, whose way of speaking, personality, and even memories were similar to when he was alive, and couldn't help but believe Uchiha Kage's words.
"Of course, this kind of revival also has limitations, so now they can only live in this space of mine, unable to return to the real ninja world."
Uchiha Kage also did not intend to hide the limitations here.
"You... what exactly is your purpose?"
Kisame was attracted by the village, the scenery in the distance, and the walls resembling Konoha in the further distance.
'Is this the space-time ninjutsu of this Uchiha boy?'
'But it's too big, too real, almost like another... real world.'
"Don't you think it's very peaceful here?"
Uchiha Kage pointed to the scene where the revived Kumogakure ninjas and rogue ninjas were peacefully coexisting in the village.
"What do you mean?"
Recalling the question the other had asked before capturing him here, "Is the world you yearn for like this?"
Kisame suddenly realized what this Uchiha boy wanted to do.
'But, how on earth does this guy know about the 'that world' that I and "Madara" are planning?'
This is too incredible, as far as he knows, "Madara" has never revealed the existence of the Infinite Tsukuyomi to anyone else besides him.
"The Infinite Tsukuyomi is just a fleeting illusion, while here, it's an eternal paradise."
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