A depressing atmosphere brewed in the forest.

The sound of footsteps advancing on the branches sounded in the forest. Judging from the crisp sound, the running speed was quite fast.

Although running like this would consume a lot of energy, Naruto, who was focused on running, didn't care about it.

Because he could hear the footsteps of the middle-aged man behind him getting closer and closer to him, and the biting cold made his face appear slightly panicked and nervous.

Unlike the wandering samurai in the team during the mission, even though Naruto did not wear a ninja forehead protector, Naruto could know that the middle-aged man who kidnapped him before and was now chasing him behind him was a genuine ninja.

Moreover, the terrifying murderous aura on his body was definitely not that of an ordinary ninja.

Just the murderous aura emanating from the other party made Naruto feel a little weak in his legs.

In this case, fighting with the opponent is a very dangerous behavior.

He was able to take advantage of the opponent's carelessness and escape the first time, but if he is caught this time, he may not end up much better.

I was killed by you, this stinky fox! Naruto complained in his heart.

Even though he has not met the demon fox in his body since birth, it does not prevent Naruto from complaining about it.

From what the man said, it seemed that his purpose was to get the nine-tailed demon fox in his body.

That's why he was kidnapped here.

His 'container' might just be a hostage attached to the middle-aged man.

Although Naruto knew that his mind was slow and it would take a long time for him to react to many things, it did not mean that he was stupid.

When you have no chance of winning by yourself, creating noise and attracting reinforcements is the best option.

As for whether it will attract other enemies... this situation will not be considered, because no matter how bad the situation is, it will not be any worse than it is now.

He had been kidnapped for some time, and Kakashi-sensei and Sasuke must have noticed it.

If Kakashi is attracted, then his crisis will be resolved.

With Naruto thinking like this, he ran away faster.

He still has plenty of physical strength, he is better than Sasuke and Sakura, and his endurance is also very strong. It is not a problem to keep running in this state for an hour.

However, the middle-aged man did not intend to give Naruto time to attract reinforcements.

This time they, Kumogakure, discovered the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki in the Land of Waves. It was an unexpected surprise, but because the incident was too sudden, it resulted in a serious shortage of manpower.

The companions who stayed in place pretending to be the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki were ready to sacrifice.

He cannot waste the lives of his companions in exchange for the opportunities he has gained.

If people in Konoha find out that the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki is missing, they will definitely search the entire Land of Waves like crazy.

We must leave the Country of Waves before they react.

Otherwise this operation will be a failure.

Naruto's back gradually enlarged in his eyes, getting very close to the other person's body.

The middle-aged man took a breath, and a large amount of chakra instantly condensed under his feet. The next moment he disappeared from the spot, jumped into the air, and then passed over Naruto's head and settled in front of Naruto.

Naruto's expression changed drastically and he hurriedly stopped.

The opponent's face was wrapped with a bandage, and his right eye was scratched and basically useless. The originally white bandage was stained red with blood.

It is originally a medical bandage for emergency bleeding, but it has not been treated with medical ninjutsu, so the effect of stopping bleeding is not very good.

"Nine-tailed brat, you have completely angered me now! I hate your eyes. I will not only break your limbs, but also dig out your eyes!"

Like the declaration of an evil spirit, the middle-aged man lost an eye due to Naruto's sneak attack, and his heart was filled with rage.

"You, who are you?"

Naruto took an unnatural step back.

murderous look.

It was this murderous aura that shocked his body and spirit.

Feeling such real murderous intent for the first time, Naruto's breathing intensified, as if he saw a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood before his eyes. His vision became a little blurry, and his hands and feet began to tremble slightly.

The middle-aged man did not answer Naruto's question. He didn't know when Konoha's reinforcements would arrive. Wasting time here would only lead to the failure of his mission to transfer the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki.

Therefore, when he saw Naruto's eyes were shocked by his murderous aura, and he was in a trance for a moment, the middle-aged man immediately stepped forward and rushed towards Naruto.

When Naruto heard the footsteps, his body reacted subconsciously and quickly took out a kunai from his ninja bag.

boom!

One foot kicked Naruto directly in the chest.

Naruto screamed, and he felt the bones in his chest shattering, making a snapping sound.

The body flew away like an offline kite, and then rolled down to the ground in a state of embarrassment, covered in mud.

The kunai in his hand had already been shaken by the tremors of his hand, and he couldn't help but throw it aside.

So fast! Naruto deeply felt the gap in physical power between himself and his enemy.

Not only the speed, but also the attack is very simple and crude, without any unnecessary movements.

If that murderous aura was shocking, he should barely be able to react.

But it was this invisible power that became a big mountain weighing on Naruto's heart.

He planned to use delaying tactics and use his body to gradually adapt to the opponent's murderous aura and return his body to normal levels, but it was obvious that the opponent did not give him this opportunity.

Looking at Naruto who was tremblingly getting up from the ground, several ribs on his chest were clearly broken by kicks and he was vomiting blood in his mouth, but he still forced his body to stand up with his willpower. The middle-aged man was surprised at Naruto's resistance.

Strike ability.

Thinking of the identity of the opponent's Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki, the middle-aged man felt relieved.

Tailed beast jinchūriki's physical constitution is different from that of ordinary people. In addition, due to the tailed beast in the body, life force and other aspects will undergo another mutation.

A fatal injury to an ordinary ninja, but not necessarily fatal to a tailed beast jinchūriki.

Even so, the middle-aged man was not afraid.

Compared to mature Jinchuriki, those who have not grown up like Naruto are the easiest to capture and deal with.

Naruto just stood up and groaned in pain again, but was too stubborn not to scream out loud.

At this moment, his body was stepped on by the middle-aged man's feet, and he stepped hard on his chest, which was exactly where the ribs were broken.

Not only that, the middle-aged man also vigorously turned his foot left and right on Naruto's chest several times, as if he wanted to crush all of Naruto's ribs before he stopped.

"Is it painful, nine-tailed brat? It doesn't matter, it will be even more painful down there!"

The middle-aged man looked at Naruto's expression of pain and fear, and seemed to appreciate the other's desperate expression.

But he also knew that time could not be wasted, so he had no intention of continuing to talk nonsense. He quickly took out a kunai from his ninja bag, with a ferocious smile on his face, and a fierce light appeared in his remaining left eye, looking at Naruto's right eye.

So, he held the kunai in his backhand and stabbed Naruto's right eye without any explanation.

Naruto struggled even more fiercely. If he let this kunai fall, his right eye would definitely be damaged.

Suddenly, a sharp and piercing bird call sounded in the woods.

Dazzling lightning also flashed in the forest, flying towards him.

The middle-aged man felt inexplicably panicked and subconsciously backed away, not daring to stay where he was.

Thunder Release: Chidori is Konoha Hatake Kakashi's special move. Countless ninjas have died from this move.

Once hit, human flesh and blood cannot resist it.

The most striking feature of this move is that when it is performed, the sound is like the chirping of a thousand birds, sharp and harsh, even if the ears are blocked, it will not help, and it is frightening.

However, what shocked the middle-aged man was that the ninja standing in front of him at this moment was not Hatake Kakashi. Although he was wearing Konoha's ninja forehead protector on his forehead, he was only about twelve or thirteen years old, obviously underage. .

But the thunder light emitting from his hand cannot be faked.

What a brat! The middle-aged man gritted his teeth, knowing that he had been tricked.

The person who came was not Kakashi Hatake at all.

Thinking about it, if that man came over, he might not even be able to react, and his throat would be instantly wiped to death by the White Fang dagger. There was no need to unleash any A-level ninjutsu on him.

After all, Thunder Release Chidori is a super-high-level ninjutsu that consumes a lot of chakra, and because it is extremely noisy, it is not suitable for assassination at all. Instead, it seems to be a target deliberately raised to the surface in order to divert people's attention.

"The descendant of Uchiha? What a smart kid. Then I'll take you with me!"

The next target of the Kingdom of Thunder is the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Unlike Konoha, which has almost lost the blood of the Uchiha clan, the Kingdom of Demons is still cultivating ninjas from the Uchiha clan.

And every adult Uchiha ninja is very powerful.

If you want to defeat the Kingdom of Demons, you have to study the Sharingan, the blood inheritance limit.

Uchiha Itachi's whereabouts are erratic and cannot be pinned down by Kumogakure's intelligence system.

In addition to strength, it is also a difficult point that is not easy to capture.

On the contrary, the orphan of Konoha Uchiha who has not yet grown up is the best hostage.
To be continued...