However… this person, it's fine if they're eavesdropping, but why are they still secretly looking at me even after they've stopped moving themselves…
Something's not right!
Shimizu suddenly realized.
Through the God's-eye view of the Transparent World, he saw the Rain Village guard subtly making a 'two' gesture with his fingers hidden at his side.
Not good!
Shimizu put one arm around Yekura, his figure quickly retreating, his right hand instantly drawing the ninja sword from his waist.
The person standing at the front of the group also turned around at the same time, wielding a kunai and stabbing towards Shimizu.
This is an assassination, an assassination targeting me!
The enemy is very bold, actually daring to assassinate me with both the Third Kazekage and Hanzō of the Salamander, two of the strongest experts in the ninja world, present.
“Breath of Separation · First Form · Ion Slash!”
The ninja sword drew a perfect arc in mid-air, knocking away the assassin's kunai with a single strike.
And the Rain Village ninja who made the gesture also quickly formed hand seals at the same moment and slammed them onto the ground.
“Lightning Release · Four-Pillar Binding Technique!”
Four slender stone pillars rose from the surrounding open space, releasing a dense lightning net to form a barrier, surrounding him, Shimizu, Yekura, and another assassin.
The others were also alarmed and quickly attacked the barrier.
The person who came to assassinate Shimizu was very strong in Taijutsu. After the kunai in his hand was knocked away, he also quickly drew the ninja sword from his waist and engaged Shimizu in close combat, managing to last ten rounds under Shimizu's hands.
Well, actually, it wasn't easy. Neither Shimizu nor they had expected it.
Transparent World + Breathing Technique provide a great boost during close combat, granting Shimizu precognitive-like predictive abilities and super explosive power.
Unless it's a top-level ninja world expert like White Fang or Hanzō, it's impossible to suppress Shimizu in close combat.
If he waits another two or three years, after Shimizu's body has fully developed, it's possible that Shimizu will be able to suppress them instead.
The assassin was even more dumbfounded.
Shimizu and Yekura are the two strongest and most famous of the new generation of ninjas in Sunagakure.
Being able to become a Jōnin before the age of fifteen means they will almost certainly become Kage-level in the future.
But these two are still very young. One is a puppeteer who fears close combat the most, and the other is also a Ninjutsu-type ninja, and a female at that, with no special bloodline or secret techniques displayed.
Then the Taijutsu abilities of these two must be limited by their physical development. At most, they've barely crossed the passing line for Jōnin level.
But how could Shimizu's swordsmanship be so strong!
Even if White Fang himself came to assassinate, he wouldn't necessarily be able to take him down quickly!
Moreover, this guy's swordsmanship is completely different from the mainstream in the ninja world. Every move is aimed at his head!
“Breath of Separation · Seventh Form · Mirror of Separation!”
The ninja sword drew a bright mirror from bottom to top, then shattered violently, turning into thousands of sword lights that enveloped the assassin, finally lightly slicing across his neck.
At the same time, Yekura also used Fire Release to cooperate with Wind Release, burning the other person to a charred corpse.
The crisis seemed to have been resolved, and the barrier, after losing chakra, also began to gradually weaken.
When the Lightning Release chakra contained in the stone pillars is used up, the barrier will naturally dissipate.
However, Shimizu's expression changed, and he used Body Flicker Technique again, putting one arm around Yekura's slender waist, holding the ninja sword in the other, using the force of his spinning body to slash towards a certain point in the barrier.
“Breath of Separation · Eighth Form · Separating Wheel!”
Sparse cracks appeared on the surface of the barrier.
This place had just suffered a key attack from the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release, making it relatively weak.
At the same time, black incantations appeared on the body of the ninja beheaded by Shimizu, spraying black liquid outwards.
Another slash was made, but this time outside the barrier.
Hanzō of the Salamander, wielding a scythe, struck the same spot.
The barrier shattered violently, and the range of the sprayed black liquid also expanded rapidly, about to spread to Shimizu and Yekura.
Hanzō had already used Water Body Flicker Technique to retreat, Shimizu supported Yekura with one hand, dropped the ninja sword with the other, formed the hand seal for Wind Style: Quickness, and quickly retreated.
Suddenly, Iron Sand spread out, turning into countless tentacles, blocking the black liquid in front and binding Shimizu and Yekura, pulling them outwards.
With the Third Kazekage taking action, Shimizu and Yekura finally escaped the range of the black liquid's influence.
Finally, the black liquid turned into black light, forming a huge sphere, devouring everything around it.
Shimizu looked at the huge pit that appeared in front of him with lingering fear.
No mistake, one head, one hair, one inside, one appearance, one in, one look!
This is… Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique?!
In other words, this is an assassination from Konoha.
After the destruction of Uzushiogakure, only Konoha could master this level of sealing technique.
Other ninja villages, let alone Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique, don't even have anyone who knows the basic Four Symbols Sealing Technique.
A mass of gold dust hurriedly floated from the sky. Rasa leaped down from it, leaving a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead when he saw the large pit in front of him.
It's over.
Not only did he fail to gain credit this time, but he's also afraid he'll be punished.
“Third-generation teacher, I…”
The Third Kazekage raised a hand, stopping Rasa's words. Several masses of Iron Sand floated out from behind him, taking out the corpse lying in the center of the pit.
The Reverse Four Symbols Sealing Technique can seal everything around it into its own body, and although it will also die, that's because it uses itself as a carrier to seal everything around it, so the corpse still exists.
“The head was cut off by Shimizu and was sealed in just now, so it can't be brought back. Take it back and let Elder Chiyo examine the seal on it.”
The Third Kazekage threw the corpse to an accompanying Anbu from Sunagakure and then looked at Rasa.
“Third-generation teacher, according to intelligence, the enemy should be from Konoha.”
“With such a sealing technique, who else besides Konoha can do it? Rasa, I'm very disappointed that you failed to do your duty this time.”
“I'm sorry, Third-generation teacher. I've already investigated everything that could be investigated and have also ferreted out several spies from other ninja villages, but I don't have the authority over Amegakure…”
Rasa hurriedly lowered his head, explaining.
First, he indicated that he had been working hard and had achieved some results, and then shifted the blame to Amegakure.
“I am very sorry, Kazekage-sama.”
Hanzō sighed.
“I didn't expect that there would be a Konoha spy among my people.”
Those two were both young ninjas who had recently risen to prominence in Amegakure in recent years and were highly valued by Hanzō. Now it seems that these two were originally from Konoha, and their rise was mostly due to their backing from Konoha.
“You shouldn't apologize to me, but to these two young people.”
The Third Kazekage said to Hanzō.
At this time, everyone's attention also turned to the two protagonists of this assassination.
