Chapter 44 - The withdrawal begins

Although it was late at night, none of the four people felt like resting.

The time waiting for news is undoubtedly very painful. They have been waiting for a day since the sneak attack on the Shimura clan's territory, but there is no news from the Hagoromo clan.

Therefore, although the four of them were very confident in this plan, when the news that the Sarutobi and Shimura clans had withdrawn their troops was not received, they still felt inevitably upset.

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Suddenly, a scream sounded in the air and then a golden eagle landed on the ground.

After throwing the message scroll in its mouth to Shigeru, the golden eagle leaped forward with its two legs, then grabbed the wild boar that Shigeru and the others were roasting.

Puff!

A burst of white smoke rose and the golden eagle and the little wild boar disappeared at the same time.

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"This eagle is so fucking stupid!"

Seeing the roasted wild boar being taken away by the golden eagle, Shigeru couldn't help but complain, then opened the message scroll and read the contents.

After learning that both clans, Sarutobi and Shimura had withdrawn their troops, he looked at the three people surrounding him. "The mission is accomplished, the two clans have withdrawn their troops, let's withdraw!"

"Great, these two despicable ninja clans finally retreated!" Zetō couldn't help but shake his fist excitedly.

When the other two heard the news, they also had relaxed smiles on their lips.

The two clans retreated, which meant that the genocide crisis for the Hagoromo clan had finally passed.

Shigeru looked at the three and said "Now these two clans have retreated to their territory, if we want to retreat, we must take a detour, if we return the same way, we will definitely encounter the ninja armies of these two clans, With our strength , we will almost certainly die." In this era, there are no such invincible people. Even powerful clan heads like Senju Butsuma and Uchiha Tajima would be doomed if they fought the ninja army alone.

After Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara appeared later, some powerful ninja who could defeat an army as a single person would appear in the future, for example, the third Raikage.

Therefore, if a person like Shigeur, who is only a jounin in terms of chakra, brings two special jounin and one normal jounin with him, and they face the ninja armies of the two clans, they will die without knowing how.

"So where should we go?" Zeto looked at Shigeru.

However, Shigeru did not respond, instead turning his attention to Mizuki "What do you think?"

After being together these days, Shigeru discovered that Mizuki is not only very talented, but also has a good brain.

If the Hagoromo clan had not been exterminated in the original work, Hagoromo Mizuki would possibly have left a mark on history.

Mizuki thought for a moment, then looked at Shigeru and said "The only place we can detour is to the south or north. To the south of the Hagoromo clan's territory, there are many ninja clans, including not only the Uchiha clan, but also the alliance. Yamanaka-Nara-Akimichi, small clans such as the Hayate, Uzuki clans and other clans Although the Uchiha clan currently has a better relationship with our clan, the Yamanaka-Nara-Akimichi alliance is on good terms with the Sarutobi clan. If we go to the south, we could encounter the encirclement and suppression of the Yamanaka-Nara-Akimichi alliance. Furthermore, we do not know the attitudes of small clans like Hayate and Uzuki, so the south is not a good option. In the north, since we are located in the northwest of the Country of Fire, the ninja clan in the north are relatively few, the largest ninja clans are the Aburame and Hatake clans, The Yuhi clan and other small clans do not dare to participate in disputes between the large clans and pose little threat to us. Therefore, if we retreat, I think it is better to go north."

After finishing speaking, Mizuki looked at Shigeru, waiting for Shigeru's decision.

Now, Mizuki had developed some loyalty to Shigeru and began to obey Shigeru's orders.

After all, everyone can see now that if nothing unexpected happens in the future, Shigeru will definitely become the leader of the Hagoromo clan.

Now, among the younger generation of the Hagoromo clan, only he and Zetō have hope of reaching the level of a clan leader.

If he follows Shigeru now and establishes a good relationship with Shigeru, then as long as his strength reaches the level of a clan leader in the future, he may be able to become the great elder of the Hagoromo clan.

At that point, Zetō, who was several levels higher than him, would have no choice but to resign himself to being the second elder.

Shigeru didn't know what Mizuki had in mind, but even if he did, he wouldn't care.

After all, no matter what world it is, it is all about strength.

If Mizuki's strength is good in the future, what if he has ambitions to be the great elder?

After thinking about Mizuki's words, Shigeru secretly praised Mizuki in his heart.

Not two seconds after asking, he was able to accurately express his considerations. It seemed like she had thought about this topic before.

"Mizuki is right, I think the same too, what about you?" Shigeru said as he turned his gaze towards the other two people.

When Zetō saw this, he said "Since you think it's okay, let's do it."

Naturally, the other jonin had no objections either.

In this way, the four people unified their retreat direction and began to evacuate towards the north.

Traveling in a hurry is undoubtedly very boring.

None of the four people spoke and they simply rushed forward.

About three hours later, Shigeru suddenly raised his hand "Stop!"

"What's happening?"

Zetō stopped and looked at Shigeru.

Shigeru looked serious. "There are some ninjas scattered in the northeast. They seem to have discovered us and are moving towards us." When the three of them heard this, they immediately became alert.

Mizuki looked at Shigeru and said "Young Patriarch, should we go northwest and get rid of them, or stay and ambush them?"

Mizuki reacted quickly and came up with two countermeasures.

Shigeru thought for a moment and immediately decided to ambush the opponent.

After all, these people are obviously coming for them. If they leave directly, they may not be able to get rid of them. It is better to kill these people directly.

After Shigeru made his decision, the four people immediately began setting traps, waiting for the enemy's arrival.

Ninjas, in the final analysis, still have to play dirty tricks. Things like ambushing people can't be avoided.

As the enemy gradually approached, the four people also hid their auras.

Although the opponent has a sensor ninja, hiding is not necessarily useless.

Several figures continued jumping through the trees. Suddenly, one of them made a crisp sound under his feet and the trunk of the tree he was standing on broke.

"Careful!"