After Kamishiro woke up, he found himself tied up and being carried on the shoulder of one of his own people, who was running towards an unknown place.
Kamishiro dared not speak now.
In the past few days, whenever Kamishiro woke up and said a single word, he would be knocked out with a hand - chop.
Kamishiro felt that the back of his neck was already swollen.
Kamishiro couldn't figure out what had happened. Why did the Third Kazekage knock him out? Why didn't he say a word and just have him forcibly taken away from Sunagakure Village without any explanation?
It was obvious that they were no longer in the Land of Wind, because the land here wasn't sandy. There were many rivers and forests.
During his previous awakenings, Kamishiro always asked where he was and where they were taking him.
However, from beginning to end, the two Sunagakure Village ninjas never answered a single question of Kamishiro's. All they gave him in response was a hand - chop.
After waking up this time, Kamishiro didn't say a word and analyzed what on earth the reason was for treating him like this.
But no matter how hard Kamishiro recalled, he couldn't figure out what wrong he had done.
He stayed at home all day long. There was no chance for him to do anything wrong.
Kamishiro felt the ropes on his body. They were tied so tightly that he couldn't move at all.
Kamishiro was on the verge of tears. He should have learned the Rope Escape Technique.
The Rope Escape Technique was a basic ninjutsu that all ninjas had to learn.
The Rope Escape Technique was just a skill to untie the knots with one's backhand or loosen the body joints. Although it was very complicated, it didn't require the use of chakra.
Because it involved dislocating body joints and Kamishiro was afraid of pain, he didn't learn it.
Kamishiro was quite free when it came to learning ninjutsu. No one would force him to learn any specific ninjutsu.
Kamishiro didn't think highly of the Rope Escape Technique because it was both painful and ordinary.
Now, when he needed it, he found that he didn't know how to do it.
Suddenly, Kamishiro noticed that there were not just the two Sunagakure Village ninjas anymore. Three more had joined.
Moreover, he heard their conversation.
"The Iwa - nin have reached The Land of Rivers. Let's go there now to make the deal."
"Did you inform everyone?"
"Yeah. The Scroll indicating that Iwagakure and our Sunagakure Village had formed an alliance has fallen into their hands. They've sent a large number of ninjas to the north of The Land of Rivers. They must be trying to locate the Iwa - nin."
"Okay. Once we get the military supplies, we'll retreat right away."
Kamishiro, who had lost his memory, was completely confused.
Was this The Land of Rivers?
Had Iwagakure and Sunagakure Village formed an alliance?
What kind of deal was it? Was it about military supplies?
The Scroll had fallen into their hands? Who were they?
And why were they taking him along?
Kamishiro felt his head was about to burst. He just couldn't make out what was happening.
After traveling for a while, five Sunagakure Village ninjas suddenly stopped in a forest, bringing Kamishiro along.
One of the Sunagakure Village ninjas shouted, "Come out!"
Five Iwa-nin slowly emerged from the ground and appeared in front of them.
The Sunagakure Village ninja asked, "This ninja possesses the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai, as we promised to hand over to you before. So, where are the military supplies we want?"
The Iwa-nin unfurled six Scrolls and summoned six large boxes one by one.
"Two boxes of Kunai, three boxes of Shuriken, and one box of Explosive Tags. These are the military supplies promised to you."
Hearing this, Kamishiro felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and couldn't stop shivering.
So, this is a deal?
The Iwa-nin are trading these six boxes for him?
Did the Third Kazekage think he was useless? Did he want to make use of him by allying with Iwagakure and getting some military supplies in return?
No matter how much Kamishiro thought about it, this seemed to be the only possibility in this situation.
Kamishiro suddenly felt extremely desperate and sad.
He didn't want to fight. He pretended to be useless and stayed home all day. He either studied ninjutsu or Puppets, just wanting to live a peaceful life.
Unexpectedly, he still couldn't escape and was treated as a sacrifice.
Kamishiro was indignant and thought angrily in his heart that once he got to Iwagakure, he'd turn dark and show his real strength. He'd show the Third Kazekage and the others how badass he was and what a huge talent they'd lost by sacrificing him!
The five Sunagakure Village ninjas opened the six boxes one by one to check. After confirming that there was no problem with the contents, they sealed the boxes again and stored them in the Scrolls.
The Sunagakure Village ninjas placed Kamishiro on the ground and gestured for the Iwa-nin to take him away.
While the Sunagakure Village ninjas and the Iwa-nin were making the deal, there were four pairs of eyes watching them from the surroundings.
These four pairs of eyes belonged to Minato Namikaze's team.
Minato Namikaze used hand gestures to direct Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara.
Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara nodded simultaneously and scattered.
As a medical ninja, Rin Nohara had weak combat ability, so she wouldn't directly participate in the fight.
Kakashi had reached his position.
However, when Obito was on his way to the position indicated by Minato Namikaze, he suddenly stepped on a stone and face-planted.
The noise of Obito's fall immediately caught the attention of the Sunagakure Village ninjas and the Iwa-nin.
"Who's there?!"
Two Sunagakure Village ninjas and two Iwa-nin rushed directly towards the direction where the sound came from.
Kakashi, Rin Nohara, and Minato Namikaze covered their foreheads, looking helpless.
"What a big idiot!"
Kakashi immediately used the Body Flicker Technique and instantly appeared behind a Sunagakure Village ninja. The short-bladed weapon in his hand plunged into the Sunagakure Village ninja's back, and blood splashed on Kakashi's face.
Another Sunagakure Village ninjas immediately took out a Shuriken and threw it at Kakashi.
Kakashi drew his short blade and leaped backward, dodging the Kunai.
Meanwhile, two Iwa - nin rushed towards Obito again.
Facing such a battle, Obito was too nervous and scared. His hands trembled as he formed the seals. He barely finished forming the seals before the Iwa - nin rushed over.
"Fire Style! Great Fireball Technique!"
After gathering chakra in his throat, Obito spat out a fireball forward from his mouth.
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
After forming the seals, the Iwa - nin pressed his hands on the ground and created an earth wall standing in front, blocking Obito's flames.
After blocking the flames, one Iwa - nin continued to rush towards Obito. Obito took out his Kunai to deal with him.
Rin Nohara, who was hiding, shouted at Obito, "Obito! Watch your back!"
Behind Obito, an Iwa - nin suddenly emerged from the ground and stabbed at Obito with the Kunai in his hand.
This sneaking Iwa - nin (the one who launched a surprise attack) was one of the two who had rushed towards Obito just now.
While one Iwa - nin erected an earth wall to block Obito's flames, the other used the Earth Style: Earth Dragon Concealment Technique. This technique allowed him to use flowing chakra to transform the soil into fine sand grains and dig forward underground like an earth dragon, quietly approaching Obito from below.
The Iwa - nin who suddenly appeared from the ground behind scared Obito so much that he stood still, watching helplessly as the Kunai stabbed towards his neck.