The ninja shouted a reminder.
However, before the ninja who had been attacked could make any move, a burning sound was heard.
"It's an explosive seal!!!" the person behind shouted.
Boom, boom...
More than twenty scattered explosive seals were detonated together. Although the power was not amazing, it was enough to send the person who was hit into the sky.
Seeing that the trap was working, Shigeru jumped "Come on! Let's attack quickly!"
Tsk...
ding ding ding...
As soon as some Shimura ninjas escaped the explosion, they were beaten by Shigeru and the others. Caught by surprise, five chunin were sword-wiped to death on the spot, and the remaining jounin was also at a disadvantage under Shigeru's attack.
After the other ninja were treated, Zetō and the others joined Shigeru. In just a second, the jounin had one of his arms cut off.
Shigeru showed no mercy and cut off his other arm again, then trampled it under his feet.
"Gather information and see why they appeared here!" Shigeru looked at the Hagoromo clan jounin.
The two jonins the family gave Shigeru for this mission are good at using genjutsu to obtain information.
The previous Hagoromo Toyama had died due to the use of the Hagoromo clan's secret technique.
And now the remaining jounin has become the only one among the four who can obtain information from the enemy.
Soon, under the jounin's genjutsu, the ninja Shimura revealed the information.
It turned out that during the retreat, Shimura Nesuke had already asked some clan members to disperse and look for the people who attacked the clan.
As for these tracking ninjas, as long as they find the target, they will report to Shimura Nesuke as soon as possible using a summon beast.
In other words, the current whereabouts of Shigeru and the others have been exposed, and the patriarch-level strongman Shimura Nesuke may be on his way here.
"Issues..."
Shigeru stood up with a heavy expression.
If these Shimura ninjas had not been eager to take revenge on Shigeru and the others and had taken action before Shimura Nesuke arrived, they might not have heard the news yet.
"Speed up, let's get out of here!"
Shigeru jumped onto the tree trunk, collected chakra, and galloped north, followed by the three.
In the following time, Shigeru could feel the presence of ninjas from time to time.
But he chose not to tangle with them, and did his best to guide the three of them along zigzagging paths to avoid said ninjas.
…
It's noon.
Shigeru and the others have arrived to the east of the Aburame clan.
If Shigeru and the others had returned the same way, they would have already returned to the Hagoromo clan, but now they have only walked half the distance due to the detour.
"This feeling..."
Shigeru was moving at high speed, but an unusually depressing feeling suddenly came to his heart.
He didn't dare to be careless and quickly closed his eyes to feel the chakra.
Sure enough, an extremely powerful chakra appeared about two or three kilometers behind him.
"Speed up!"
Shigeru shouted violently, and his speed suddenly increased to a new level.
Although the other three people didn't understand what was happening, they instinctively followed Shigeru to speed up.
"Damn! This guy is crazy. Why does he come here to chase me instead of returning to his clan?"
Shigeru couldn't help but curse secretly.
With such powerful chakra, he didn't even have to think about it to know it was Shimura Nesuke.
If they were caught by a powerful clan leader, they would be doomed.
"Who is it?" Zetō asked as he followed Shigeru. The other two people also looked at Shigeru curiously.
Shigeru said angrily "Who else could it be? Shimura Nesuke's old dog is chasing us. We're in big trouble now!"
He frowned as he spoke and focused on sensing the chakra, and the clan leader chased after him with all his might.
This speed was truly outrageous.
Yes, simply put, the distance between them and Shimura Nesuke has been shortened to two kilometers.
"That!" The three of them were so scared that their souls almost flew out.
A powerful man at the clan leader level actually chased after him. What a bad luck!
You must know that these four are all jounin and special jounin. Even if Shigeru can deal with the elite jounin with his strange space-time ninjutsu, if he encounters a clan leader, he will still have to flee.
Now the clan patriarch, Shimura Nesuke, is personally after them. Wouldn't that cost them their lives?
Sensing Shimura Nesuke approaching, Shigeru thought for a moment and said in a heavy tone, "Everyone, I estimate that Shimura Nesuke will catch up with us in two minutes at most. What should we do? Let's decide quickly!"
After Shigeru finished speaking, the three of them fell silent. Even Mizuki, who Shigeru had been optimistic about before, panicked at this moment and didn't know what to do at all.
After about ten seconds, the remaining Jonin suddenly stopped.
Seeing this situation, Shigeru and the others immediately stopped and looked at him.
The jounin looked at the three of them solemnly and said "Young patriarch, Zetō and Mizuki, you are the hope of the future of the Hagoromo clan, you cannot stay here, I will stay and stop Shimura Nesuke. You must leave quickly!"
After saying that, the Jonin resolutely turned around and looked in the direction behind him, waiting for the arrival of Nesuke Shimura.
At this moment, Zetō and Mizuki had no idea what to do and looked at Shigeru with a look that said What should we do?
Shigeru took a deep breath, looked at the two of them and said "Let's stay together, a single jounin can't stop Shimura Nesuke for long, we can only fight for a chance by staying together and fighting for our lives."
Zetō and Mizuki looked at Shigeru, nodded, and then stood next to Shigeru.
"Young patriarch, you..."
Observing the actions of Shigeru and the others, the Jonin was midway through his words, but did not know what to say.
Because the young patriarch was right, relying on him alone was delusional; he would not be able to stop Shimura Nesuke for a long time even with the Hagoromo clan's Secret Technique.
In the end, Shigeru and the others would only die a little later.
Thinking of this, the jounin sighed helplessly.
This is probably one of the destiny of ninjas. The mission is completed and the Hagoromo clan's crisis is alleviated, but they have to die on the eve of victory.
Should this be said to be fortunate or unfortunate?
Maybe he was lucky, because the Hagoromo clan avoided extermination, and he also made outstanding contributions to the Hagoromo clan's victory. He can now be considered a hero in the clan.
It's a shame that the three most talented young men in the clan have to die here with him.
I fear that the Hagoromo clan will be in ruins in the coming decades.
After thinking about it, Shimura Nesuke was already less than a kilometer away from the four of them.
Even if Zetō and the others are not sensor ninjas, they have already sensed Shimura Nesuke's enormous chakra, which belongs to a powerful clan leader.