Chapter 108: Hidden Dangers (Part 1)
Of course.
Koshino was still the luckier one. After all, he had vaguely heard the "hiss" sound earlier and was the first to escape the blast radius of the explosive tags!
However, even though he was the fastest to flee and the quickest to react, Koshino was still affected by the explosion, looking like he was covered in smoke and suffering some injuries.
As for Uchiha Shisui, Kakashi, and "Fierce," who were fully engulfed by the explosion, weren't they in even greater danger?
Then, using the small amount of chakra that had just recovered in his body, Koshino quickly employed the Wind Perception technique passed down by the Fourth Hokage to sense the surroundings,
afearing that the Mist ninja's death squad had any hidden aces up their sleeves.
Soon after, having found the severely injured Uchiha Shisui, Kakashi, and "Fierce" without any further mishaps, Koshino abandoned any thoughts of collecting Mist ninja swords.
Using his frail body to carry Kakashi and the other two, he practically "escaped" from the place where they had previously clashed with the Mist ninja!
"Please, no more pursuers!"
"If the Mist ninja sends another squad... no, maybe not even a full squad is needed!"
"Just one Mist ninja Chunin, and our Blade Team will be completely wiped out!"
Already, due to the fierce battle earlier, his chakra was nearly depleted.
Now, even with a slight recovery of chakra, carrying the weight of Uchiha Shisui, Kakashi, and "Fierce," all of whom were far heavier than himself,
Koshino found it incredibly difficult to "flee." His heart silently prayed that they wouldn't encounter any more Mist ninja.
If they did, the Blade Team would truly be facing a life-or-death situation!
But who could have imagined that as Koshino, like a frightened rabbit, maintained constant Wind Perception due to the lessons learned from the Mist ninja death squad,
praying silently not to encounter any Mist ninja, reality took a completely opposite turn!
Almost as soon as Koshino left the area where they had fiercely battled the Mist ninja, struggling to carry Kakashi and the other Blade Team members,
and had barely escaped two kilometers, it might have been the explosion of the explosive tags or perhaps a Mist ninja squad had been lying in ambush nearby!
Using Wind Perception to observe the surroundings, Koshino suddenly discovered a ninja lurking a hundred meters ahead, silently waiting for something!
At this moment, the only thing that could make Koshino feel fortunate was that the ninja's strength wasn't too formidable!
If it had been a Mist ninja Jonin, Koshino, carrying the Blade Team members, wouldn't even have the chance to fight!
Since the ninja lurking ahead was only at the Chunin level according to Koshino's perception, Koshino bit his lip, his eyes filled with determination, and had only one thought in his mind!
To kill!
Kill the lurking ninja ahead and break through with all the hopes of the Blade Team!
"Shisui, 'Fierce,' Kakashi!"
"Whether we can break through depends on whether I can kill that lurking guy in one encounter!"
"Attack!"
Koshino silently commanded himself, refusing to abandon any member of the Blade Squad.
With Kakashi and the others unaware, he suddenly unleashed the last bit of chakra within him, employing the Fourth Hokage's secret "Acceleration" technique!
In the next instant, with a swift "whoosh," it was unclear whether it was a burst of potential in a desperate situation or Koshino's intense concentration.
With just a tiny bit of chakra, Koshino managed to achieve the second stage of wind chakra nature transformation to its extreme once again!
In a flash, Koshino's speed rivaled that of the Fourth Hokage, and in a single sprint, he closed the distance to the lurking ninja ahead.
The hidden ninja clearly didn't expect Koshino's speed to be so fast!
So, as Koshino barely maintained his balance, he extended his right arm, transforming it into a hand blade, and struck the ninja's neck.
The ninja, who had been lurking for so long, was knocked unconscious by Koshino's hand blade. But just as Koshino felt a moment of surprise, realizing the lurking ninja was not as skilled as expected, a flash of green suddenly appeared before him!
"Bang!"
With just one kick!
As Koshino struggled to block with his arm, the sudden green figure sent him flying, and the rest of the Blade Squad members followed suit, collapsing onto the ground with a series of thuds.
Koshino felt a bitter taste in his heart, yet there was nothing he could do.
With a swift kip-up, Koshino endured the pain in his body, gripping a kunai tightly, ready to face the green figure.
But Koshino's tense nerves suddenly relaxed when he stood up to confront the green figure and realized it was a familiar face!
"Guy, is that you?"
"You are... you are Koshino!"
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"It's me! Guy, it really is you, that's great!"
Seeing Guy's face, Koshino couldn't help but feel excited!
However, after the intense battle with the Mist Ninja, especially after being affected by the Mist Ninja's explosive tags, Koshino was at his limit, with no strength left in his body.
Before encountering Guy, Koshino had another burst of energy, knocking out the unfortunate fellow village ninja, worsening his condition.
So, upon discovering that the attacking green figure was the familiar Guy, Koshino, relieved of all pressure, collapsed to the ground.
Fortunately, Guy caught Koshino in time, preventing further injury.
But if Koshino had retained his peak strength, capable of using wind perception akin to the Fourth Hokage, he wouldn't have let his guard down after meeting Guy.
Because, as Guy stood confused, guarding Koshino and the other Blade Squad members, as well as the unconscious comrade, a faint white-colored figure was lurking nearby!
"Using a clone to carry out the mission, it seems I can't fulfill the master's orders."
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