Chapter 14: Attack on Kamishiro
Kamishiro was sleeping in his tent, but he woke up before half an hour had passed.
It was because Kamishiro was hungry, extremely hungry.
Kamishiro felt around in his trouser pocket. There was nothing there except the Scroll that stored Kanna.
"If I had known, I would have brought a few Military Rations Pills. I'm starving... Am I considered a captive or something else now? Minato Namikaze seemed to have a good attitude. He shouldn't refuse to give me something to eat, right..."
Kamishiro stood up and walked out of the tent.
"Huh? Why is there no one here? Where did everyone go? The guards are so slack!"
...
Inside Minato Namikaze's tent.
The ninjas who had received Minato Namikaze's order to observe Kamishiro secretly came to Minato Namikaze's tent.
"Lord Minato, that captive has left the tent, but his behavior is very strange!"
Minato Namikaze immediately asked, "What kind of strange behavior did he display?"
"He was shouting, 'Is there anyone?' It seems like he's looking for us. We didn't dare to act rashly, so we came to report to you immediately, Lord Minato."
Hearing the ninja's report, Minato Namikaze's eyes narrowed slightly.
After a pause, Minato Namikaze made a decision: "Oishi Ueyama, disguise yourself as a ninja from Iwagakure and pretend to take him away. If he doesn't want to go with you, attack him, but don't kill him."
Oishi Ueyama accepted the order and left the tent to carry out the mission.
Minato Namikaze said to Kakashi and the other two, "Come with me. Make sure to hide yourselves well!"
"Yes! Teacher Minato!"
...
Kamishiro shouted outside the tent for a long time, but no one came.
Kamishiro frowned tightly. "No way? Something's not right. This is Konoha's camp, right? The guards shouldn't be this lax.
Although they might be suspicious of me, worried that I'll gather information about the ninjas in Konoha's camp, and that's why they've placed me on the edge of the camp, but I was captured here. They should at least arrange one or two guard ninjas outside my tent as a formality, right?
Is this so disrespectful? Or... have they already accepted me as one of their own, so they didn't make any arrangements?"
Kamishiro was a bit confused.
It shouldn't... be possible for them to trust him so quickly, right?
"Forget it. I'll put this problem aside for now."
Kamishiro planned to summon a ninja hawk and persuade the Third Kazekage to replace the undercover agent.
If he had to be an undercover agent and participate in The Battle at the same time, Kamishiro might as well go back to Sunagakure Village.
Moreover, Kamishiro didn't know how to make Minato Namikaze trust him and let him enter Konoha.
The pressure was too great right now. Kamishiro felt like he was losing a lot of hair.
Kamishiro didn't want to go bald at such a young age.
Just as Kamishiro was about to walk a bit farther and had walked halfway, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
At first, Kamishiro thought that Konoha ninjas had come to him upon hearing his calls.
But when he took a good look at the person in front of him, his pupils suddenly constricted.
The guy in front of him was wearing an Iwagakure Forehead Protector.
Oishi Ueyama had wrapped his face tightly, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
Since his mouth was covered by the cloth, Oishi Ueyama's voice sounded muffled: "You're the Kekkei Genkai ninja that Sunagakure Village traded to us. Come with me right now."
Kamishiro looked at the ninja in front of him in disbelief.
What the hell? Is Iwagakure crazy? Sending a ninja to Konoha's camp to find him? Are they out of their minds? Minato Namikaze is right here!
Suddenly, Kamishiro looked to the left and shouted, "Hey? Lord Minato, you're here!"
Oishi Ueyama instinctively looked to the left.
However, there was not a single soul there. When Oishi Ueyama turned back, Kamishiro had already started running towards Konoha's camp.
Kakashi, who was hiding in the shadows, saw Kamishiro running towards Konoha's camp and confirmed, "It seems that the teacher was right. Chances are, his target is our Konoha."
Obito asked blankly, "Huh? Is it really confirmed just like that?"
Kakashi analyzed, "First of all, no one was guarding him. When he left the tent, he called out to our Konoha ninjas. Now that he's encountered an 'Iwa - nin' trying to take him away, instead of leaving with the 'Iwa - nin', he ran towards Konoha's camp.
This shows that he doesn't want to return to Sunagakure Village or go to Iwagakure. So his goal can only be Konoha."
Obito guessed, "But... maybe he really turned over a new leaf?"
Kakashi rolled his eyes at Obito and said, "You're so naive. Turn over a new leaf? Think about it. He was brought back by us just yesterday. How could he turn over a new leaf so soon? And if it were you, would you shout for someone in an unfamiliar place, especially in Konoha's camp where his village doesn't have a good relationship?"
Obito thought for a while and then shook his head. "No."
Minato Namikaze agreed, "Kakashi's analysis is right. It seems that this kid's goal is to get close to our Konoha. Next, we'll have to see his strength. To delve into his memories, this kid is a genius."
Oishi Ueyama noticed Kamishiro running towards Konoha's camp and immediately realized he was trying to call for backup.
But... isn't it a bit too much for Kamishiro, a ninja from Sunagakure Village, to call on Konoha ninjas to deal with him?
Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!
Oishi Ueyama formed hand seals and then pressed his hands on the ground, creating an earthen wall that stood in front of Kamishiro's path, blocking his way.
Earth Style: Earth Splitting Palm!
Oishi Ueyama concentrated his chakra in his palm and struck the ground, causing the Daichi to crack and using it to attack Kamishiro.
However, Kamishiro just kept dodging without any intention of counterattacking.
Oishi Ueyama kept attacking Kamishiro, who just kept running.
Since he was not familiar with Konoha's camp, as he ran, Kamishiro gradually moved away from the camp and entered a forest.
Oishi Ueyama continued to chase Kamishiro relentlessly.
Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze led Kakashi and the other two to keep following and observing The Battle.
Obito saw that Kamishiro was just blindly dodging and felt he had another shot at showing off: "Is that all? Teacher Minato, you must have made a wrong judgment. That guy only knows how to run. His strength must be very weak!"
Minato Namikaze seriously denied it. "No, Oishi is an elite chunin. If he were weak, how long do you think he could run under Oishi's relentless pursuit?"
Kakashi also looked solemn. "That's right. Although his movements are chaotic and he seems very flustered, he can avoid the attacks every time. But... why doesn't he counterattack? There's no one around here except us. If he wants to hide his strength, there's no need to do it here at all."
Minato Namikaze stared at Kamishiro, who was constantly using the trees as cover to dodge in the forest, and said, "According to Xiangyi's (a person) peeked memories, he's very afraid of The Battle."
That's right. Kamishiro was really scared now. He didn't dare to risk his life. As long as there was The Battle, there would be risks.
So Kamishiro would run away whenever he could. There was no need to take risks.
But now...
Kamishiro was surrounded by several earthen walls and had nowhere to escape.