Chapter 17: Give Me a Chance to Shine!
Kamishiro, who had the upper hand in The Battle, had no desire to fight at all. After finding an opportunity to blast Kakashi and Oishi Ueyama with a Missile, he just slipped away.
Kakashi was very proficient in the Body Flicker Technique and was extremely fast. He managed to dodge the explosion range of the Missile. Although he was covered in dirt and looked a bit disheveled, he wasn't seriously injured.
Oishi Ueyama wasn't as lucky.
Oishi Ueyama wasn't as fast as Kakashi. Although he used Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall to try and withstand the explosion when the Missile was heading towards him.
However, the earthen wall he created was instantly engulfed by the Missile, and the aftermath of the explosion still injured Oishi Ueyama.
Oishi Ueyama's left arm was a bloody mess, and blood was also oozing from the corner of his mouth.
Kakashi originally wanted to chase after Kamishiro, but Minato Namikaze suddenly appeared in front of Kakashi and blocked him.
"Alright, Kakashi, that's enough. Even if you go after him alone, you won't be able to stop him. He's stronger than you."
Minato Namikaze's words made Kakashi feel frustrated, but he seemed unable to refute them.
Kakashi also felt that Kamishiro was quite good at manipulating Puppets, but his combat style was too inexperienced.
So Kamishiro probably rarely fought or had never fought at all. He had the strength but couldn't give full play to its full potential.
Because if Kamishiro had a little more combat experience, after he used the Iron Sand World Method, Kakashi would definitely have suffered more than just a minor injury.
Minato Namikaze said to Obito and Rin, "Rin, immediately tend to the wounds of Oishi and Kakashi. Then you guys take Oishi back to the Konoha camp for treatment. I'll keep an eye on him."
After Minato Namikaze finished speaking, he instantly disappeared.
Rin immediately started treating the severely injured Oishi Ueyama's wounds.
Obito couldn't help. Seeing Kakashi with his head down, he thought Kakashi was feeling sad.
After all, Kakashi was a well - known genius in Konoha, but that Kamishiro, who was about the same age as them, was actually stronger than Kakashi.
So Obito thought Kakashi must be feeling frustrated right now.
So Obito consoled him, "Kakashi, although you're a bit worse than me, your strength is still pretty good. Losing this time doesn't mean you'll lose in the future. I'll help you get revenge later!"
Kakashi stood up and rolled his Byakugan in disdain at Obito. "I don't need your consolation. I'm not at the point where I need to be comforted. I was just mentally reviewing The Battle with him."
Obito, with a look of "I've seen through your bravado," said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, I get it, I get it. You don't need my consolation."
A vein throbbed on Kakashi's forehead, but he was too lazy to refute.
Because the more he refuted, the more excited Obito would get.
Minato Namikaze had caught up with Kamishiro, but he didn't show himself directly.
Since Kamishiro was getting farther and farther away from Konoha's camp, Minato Namikaze was a bit confused about Kamishiro.
Did Kamishiro want to escape or stay?
Kamishiro's forehead was now covered in sweat.
Where exactly was Konoha's camp?
There were trees all around, and Kamishiro couldn't tell the direction at all.
"Is there anyone! Is there anyone? Are there any Konoha ninjas?"
Completely lost, Kamishiro could only shout to see if he could call out any Konoha ninjas.
Minato Namikaze had a black line across his forehead. It seemed... he had thought too complicatedly about Kamishiro.
Was the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure Village out of his mind? Why would he send such a person?
Just when Minato Namikaze was about to appear, he heard Kamishiro's muttering, which stopped him in his tracks.
"Forget it. I'll inform Uncle Kuidou first and then look for Konoha ninjas."
Kamishiro used the Summoning Technique to summon the ninja hawk.
After summoning the ninja hawk, Kamishiro asked it, "Did you deliver the thing to Pakura?"
The ninja hawk couldn't speak and could only nod to indicate that it had delivered it.
"That's good. If you didn't, I'd definitely stew you and eat you. It'd be a good improvement to my diet."
The ninja hawk shuffled its claws and took a small step back.
It really had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to have such a guy as its contractor.
Kamishiro took out a blank Scroll, wiped his finger on the ground, and then started writing on the blank Scroll.
After writing, Kamishiro tied the Scroll to the ninja hawk's body.
Kamishiro instructed the ninja hawk, "When you find Uncle Kuidou, you must act very urgent, like I'm in extremely difficult circumstances right now. Do you understand?"
The ninja hawk looked at Kamishiro in confusion, not understanding what he meant.
Kamishiro described, "It's like your master, me, is about to die! You're very sad. If Uncle Kuidou doesn't let me go back, I'll definitely die. Show that kind of eagerness!"
The ninja hawk showed a surprised and delighted look.
He's gonna die? That's awesome!
Suddenly, Kamishiro slapped the ninja hawk hard on the forehead and said angrily, "Why do I feel like you're so happy? Do you think you'll be free if I die? Don't worry. Even if I die, I'll summon you over, and we'll die together!"
The ninja hawk instantly looked extremely pitiful.
Seeing the ninja hawk's pitiful look, Kamishiro said excitedly, "Right, right, right. That's the look. When you see Uncle Kuidou, use this look. Remember, use this look and give him my Scroll! Okay, go."
The ninja hawk couldn't wait to fly away. Hearing it could leave, the ninja hawk quickly flapped its wings and took off.
While the ninja hawk was flying in the sky, suddenly it went dark in front of its eyes and lost consciousness.
It was Minato Namikaze who rendered the ninja hawk unconscious.
Minato Namikaze removed the Scroll from the unconscious ninja hawk and unfurled it.
[Uncle Kuidou, I can't go on being this undercover agent anymore. It's just too tough for me. I've been beaten up by the Konoha ninjas and tortured all the time... But Uncle Kuidou, don't worry. I'm tough - mouthed. I haven't revealed a single bit of Sunagakure Village's intelligence to the Konoha ninjas.]
Reading just the first sentence made the corner of Minato Namikaze's eye twitch.
When did they ever hang and torture Kamishiro?
Sure enough, as he thought, Kamishiro was an undercover agent sent by Sunagakure Village to Konoha.
Minato Namikaze continued to read.
[Uncle Kuidou, the Konoha ninjas simply don't trust me. They know that the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai ninjas from Sunagakure Village are related to you, so they're going to kill me to humiliate you.
I can endure it, but I don't think you can, Uncle Kuidou. Isn't this just slapping you in the face?
Uncle Kuidou, actually I'm very powerful. I just kept a low profile before. I can also contribute to Sunagakure Village. Let me guard the gate of Sunagakure Village and fend off all invaders!
Please believe me, Uncle Kuidou. I'm definitely not trying to survive for my own sake. I'm doing it for the sake of our Sunagakure Village!
Uncle Kuidou, I'm at death's door now. The Konoha ninjas might kill me at any time. So please send someone to rescue me right away. Give me a chance to serve Sunagakure Village and make contributions!]
After Minato Namikaze finished reading all the content, he could only describe it with four words.
Pure baloney!