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Actually, Yūhi Kurenai wasn't wrong at all. Objectively, you could indeed smell a malt-like aroma near the bodies.
Haori sniffed carefully and could also sense the faint scent. His sense of smell was clearly not as sensitive as his other senses.
These Amegakure ninjas died horribly. They were all dried-up mummies, with the skin on their bodies and faces wrinkled into strips, making them look like they could be candied at any moment.
It wasn't strange to smell this scent, which was common on a dining table but seemed strange on a corpse. But if someone had an appetite for it, then there was a problem.
Just as Haori thought this, Asuma Sarutobi suddenly spoke: "I'm a little hungry. Speaking of which..."
He couldn't help but roll his eyes.
There's a saying, "What truly terrifies mankind is mankind itself." Haori was now a little afraid of his two subordinates.
The red thread of fate is definitely not randomly tied. There is a certain something called destiny at work. No wonder they could be a couple.
But in fact, it was normal to feel hungry during a mission. After all, they often had to rely on ration pills to fill their stomachs. But ration pills couldn't be eaten as a full meal, so sometimes they would inevitably get hungry.
However, couldn't this guy look at the situation before he spoke?
Haori extended his right hand, his index and middle fingers together, and gently touched the neck of a corpse... The body temperature hadn't dissipated yet.
This meant that these ninjas had just been killed. Considering that the battle was still going on ahead, did this mean that these Amegakure ninjas were all instantly killed?
Although Asuma and Kurenai had unintentionally said a couple of nonsense things, and Haori had silently rolled his eyes a few times, this wasn't a time for leisurely banter.
Or rather, this team was actually in a very dangerous situation.
"This is Scorch Release, right? This method of mass-producing mummies instantly. It should be Scorch Release: Over-Steaming, right?" Haori said, both as if he were muttering to himself and as if he were asking everyone.
"It's Scorch Release: Over-Steaming..."
(ShixT9: Pressure cooked)
"That means the identity of the ninja who is actually fighting is obvious..."
"The kekkei genkai of Sunagakure..."
"The hero of Sunagakure..."
"Pakura of Scorch Release..."
They all spoke in turn, having already guessed the detailed identity of one of the parties involved in the battle ahead. There was no way around it. This kind of bloodline limit jutsu with such obvious characteristics was too eye-catching. Almost any experienced frontline ninja who wasn't completely out of touch with information could guess the user's identity.
After all, it seemed like Pakura of Scorch Release was the only ninja who could use this bloodline limit.
It's worth mentioning that before becoming a team leader and arriving at the front lines, Haori finally received a ninja handbook, a more comprehensive one. It recorded information about many prominent ninjas from various countries. So, Haori could determine the identity of this Scorch Release user.
Although he was particularly helpless when he received it, why hadn't anyone told him about this before?
Pakura of Sunagakure, this name and this ninja's identity and characteristics, should have been in the Leaf Village's intelligence system—in a war, every village has a star-making plan. And Pakura from Sunagakure, in terms of publicity, was probably equivalent to the Yellow Flash of the Leaf Village.
The bloodline limit Scorch Release is not difficult to understand. It's simply a combination of Wind Release and Fire Release, which allows you to instantly create high temperatures. It's a very environmentally friendly way to instantly evaporate the water in an enemy's body and instantly cook their organs, except for their bones.
It's not difficult to understand. Scorch Release attack methods are not complex, but Over-Steaming is a technique that can't be defended against. You can only dodge it. Otherwise, as long as you get hit once, you'll instantly become dried meat with a shelf life of 30 centuries. If you add some salt, it can last another ten centuries.
So, the question is, according to Leaf Village intelligence, Pakura, this main combat force, has always been deployed on the Sunagakure-Iwagakure front line. But at this time, the situation between Sunagakure and Iwagakure is not good. A new war could break out at any time. But why is she in the Land of Rain?
And although there is no alliance between Sunagakure and Amegakure, there is a tacit understanding that they will not attack each other. Why is she fighting Amegakure ninjas?
So many questions!
Should we go and take a look? Or should we take advantage of Pakura's distraction of the Amegakure ninjas and sneak out of the Land of Rain?
Haori was a bit conflicted.
To be honest, if it were just him, he would immediately make up his mind to follow and take a look. But now, there are three other ninjas behind him. And understanding Pakura's actions is clearly not part of their mission. It's a side issue.
"I'll go take a look. You guys..." Haori thought carefully and decided to go and find out the actual situation. Considering the danger, he wanted to act alone.
But whether to arrange for the other three to wait somewhere or to evacuate first, he couldn't make up his mind for a moment.
No matter what choice he made, it would involve unknown dangers.
Haori didn't have a strong sense of planning, but when it came to "planning before acting," he often imagined the worst-case scenario.
Leaving Asuma and the others to wait somewhere, only to be surrounded by Amegakure ninjas...
Arranging for Asuma and the others to evacuate first, only to encounter Amegakure ninjas, fight, attract more Amegakure ninjas, and then be surrounded...
Thinking about it, it was better for the four of them to act together. In this enemy territory, at least they could die together.
"Haori, we're a team, so we should act together." Asuma spoke again.
Asuma probably saw Haori's conflict. He knew that this was something outside of the mission. But he also judged that understanding Sunagakure's intentions seemed to be a very important matter for the Leaf Village. With his ninja's sense of self-determination, he chose to support Haori's actions.
Although the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind had already ceased fighting and formed an alliance, could trust exist between two enemies who had been fighting to the death?
Haori shifted his gaze to Yūhi Kurenai and Yamanaka Aoba. They both nodded almost simultaneously.
Everyone agreed. So, Haori simply gave up his hesitation. He waved his hand grandly and said:
"Let's go!"
It won't hurt to take a look. What's there to hesitate about?
So, the four of them started walking towards the light ahead. The bodies of the Amegakure ninjas lined up all the way, and a rough count revealed about 23 or 24 bodies.
And they all died in that miserable way, mass-produced mummies.
As for the bodies of the Sunagakure ninjas, they didn't see a single one. This made Haori and the others wonder if Pakura was the only Sunagakure ninja who had infiltrated the Land of Rain?
The sound of fighting ahead was now clearly audible, as if they could see both sides of the battle at the next turn. Team Haori instantly became cautious.
A large, thick tree was blocking their view of the fighting.
Haori was about to arrange for observation, but before he could react, a ball of orange and white fire, bypassing the tree, appeared in the four's field of vision, then instantly arrived in front of Haori.
Then, in the blink of an eye, before a normal person's nerves could react, this ball of fire seemed to expand, spread, and explode!
Scorch Release!
And it was a range attack Scorch Release!
Almost instinctively, Chidori flow instantly covered Haori's entire body.
Exposure or not? Sorry, he didn't have time to consider those issues now!
He reached out and grabbed Yūhi Kurenai, then gave her a bear hug around the waist. Then, he kicked back with all his might, aiming at Asuma's abdomen!
This kick was not held back at all. You can't even imagine what Asuma's expression was like. In any case, his upper and lower body folded together, his waist in front, his limbs behind, like an arrow, he rushed backward. Then, without any time difference, he collided with Yamanaka Aoba behind him, and the two of them flew back together!
After delivering this kick, Haori didn't even look at the two of them. He directly carried Yūhi Kurenai and ran quickly!
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