"The leader of the Hot Spring Village?" C looked surprised. Clearly, he had not expected a ninja as powerful as Yugimoto Kawahiko to be in this small Hot Spring Village. More importantly, this guy had used the transformation technique to disguise himself as Sakumo. So, where is Hatake Sakumo at this time?
The sharp wind blade penetrated C's lightning chakra little by little. C's eyes narrowed with determination as he retracted his fist. Yugimoto Kawahiko followed immediately, his sword moving with such speed and precision that it seemed to slash from three sides at once, even to C's keen vision.
Swish!
However, the sword blades were still a bit slower, and C managed to evade their range. Despite this, he did not dare to underestimate Yugimoto Kawahiko. This was definitely an opponent worthy of his attention.
"Listen, all ninjas in the Hot Spring Village! Get rid of the invaders, and leave no one alive!" Yugimoto Kawahiko shouted, but his eyes remained fixed on C. Sakumo had warned him that this man was extremely fast, and even the multiple sword moves he sent out in an instant were directly avoided by him.
However, Yugimoto Kawahiko could not let a ninja of this caliber wreak havoc in the Hot Spring Village. He immediately used all his power to defend against him. For a moment, the black long sword in his hand was swung like a storm. Even C did not dare to rashly use his body to take these sword moves, but his speed had to be faster than Yugimoto Kawahiko's to withdraw from the range of the sword attacks in time.
Yugimoto Kawahiko used his sword moves to lock C's actions, preventing him from abandoning the battlefield and using his speed to meet up with Kuriyama Shinzo. Even C, no matter how reckless, should realize that Hatake Sakumo had played a trick on him.
Of course, this relied on Yugimoto Kawahiko truly being able to hold him back. The intelligence provided by Kuriyama Shinzo was not accurate enough; he had no idea how strong the leader of the Hot Spring Village was. If C left, no one on this battlefield would be a match for Yugimoto Kawahiko, and the three hundred Jashin followers he brought would probably be wiped out.
As C and Yugimoto Kawahiko fought, dozens of Hot Spring ninjas and nearly three hundred Jashin followers also started a large-scale melee. In terms of numbers, the Jashin Cult naturally had an overwhelming advantage, but the dozens of Hot Spring ninjas here were the village's elite, carefully selected by Yugimoto Kawahiko.
After a short fight, dozens of Jashin Cult members fell, while only a few Hot Spring ninjas were injured.
"You two are not bad," Akimoto Yama said, surprised by Minato and Uchiha Yoruki's skills. These two boys, who looked like students, actually had strength comparable to his own. He was already considered a rare genius in the Hot Spring Ninja Village, and in a team from Konoha Village, there were actually two geniuses more talented than him. This demonstrated the strength of Konoha Ninja Village, which was indeed incomparable to the Hot Spring Ninja Village.
"Be careful, don't get distracted!" Uchiha Yoruki said coldly, knocking down a cultist.
When Akimoto Yama looked distracted, a Jashin Cult member rushed up frantically, fearless of death, and raised a samurai sword to chop down fiercely at Akimoto Yama. Minato wanted to save him, but Akimoto Yama had already taken the first step. He squatted down suddenly and hit the man's knee with a heavy punch. The Jashin Cult member felt pain and leaned down. At this moment, Akimoto Yama turned his body to one side, grabbed the hand holding the samurai sword, and pierced his heart. Seeing this, Minato was relieved, realizing his worry was redundant.
"You'd better take care of yourself. If you look distracted on the battlefield, you will only die faster than others," Uchiha Yoruki said coldly.
Hearing this, Minato laughed awkwardly but immediately focused on the battle. Many of the people in front of him were not ninjas, but their hands were stained with the blood of innocent civilians. Minato's parents were killed by such people. Thinking of this, his blue pupils showed fierceness as he stared at the enemy in front of him.
"Little ghost, go to hell!" The man screamed madly, his face stained with the blood of his fallen companion. The blood seemed to intensify the beast in his heart, making his face even more hateful. He waved his sword at Minato, but the next moment, only a yellow light flashed in his eyes. Bright red blood spurted from his neck, and even the hateful expression on his face did not change as he was killed by Minato directly. After killing one person, Minato's eyes immediately locked onto the next target. He turned into a flash of light shuttling through the battlefield. Each time he left a place, someone would fall. With Minato's strength, it was effortless to kill these believers who were just bandits and samurai.
His decisiveness in killing surprised Uchiha Yoruki and Akimoto Yama. This was Uchiha Yoruki's first time killing someone with his own hands. Although he was not afraid, he was still somewhat uncomfortable. However, Minato, who was also on his first mission, did not look any different. The face that usually had a gentle smile was now filled with only coldness and ruthlessness towards the enemy. Even Suzuka, who was fighting against a Cloud Ninja Jonin and was watching him because she was worried about Minato's injury, was shocked.
She used to be an Anbu, ruthless when killing mission targets. At this moment, Minato seemed no different from those Anbu members who had carried out many missions. This was just a boy who should be in his childhood having fun in school, yet he was usually an extremely gentle and humble child. He treated his companions as warm and gentle as the spring breeze but was as cold and ruthless as winter to his enemies.
The chaotic battlefield expanded, and a massive melee broke out immediately.
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