Naruto Shadow Mage

"Um?"

 “Off-road!”

Suddenly he caught a glimpse of someone blocking the way ahead. Shisui, Kakashi and others were on guard together. It was obvious that the task they had to perform was very important and no mistakes were allowed.

However, when he discovered that the person in front of him was going off-road, Shisui's eyes showed surprise, thinking that he could have another helper.

On the contrary, Kakashi has not had any quarrel with Off-Road for a long time. Coupled with what happened in Konoha Village, the relationship between Kakashi and Off-Road can be said to have dropped to the freezing point. Therefore, when Shisui was surprised and about to go to reminisce about the past with Cross Country, Kakashi, who was as lazy as in the original plot, said lightly:

"Shun, don't forget our identities. We are ANBU now and are not allowed to reveal our true identities."

“Lei, am I the captain, or are you the captain? I have the final say in the team. You guys should rest first. I want to catch up with Cross Country anyway!”

 As expected, the relationship between Shisui and Kakashi has also deteriorated, just as Cross Country thought.

Because of this, Kakashi raised his eyebrows slightly as he listened to Shisui's order, thinking of retorting. However, recalling the terrifying strength of the Cross Country, and using his Sharingan to see the icy cold surrounding the Cross Country, Kakashi took a deep breath and took the other Konoha Village ninjas to rest.

Cross Country, on the other hand, walked up to Shisui without even looking at Kakashi and said with a smile: "Shisui, why did Kakashi become an Anbu again? I remember that when we were in the village, Kakashi seemed You have returned to your status as a jounin and are ready to serve as the guiding jounin in the village and train the genin who graduated from the ninja school, right?"

"This is all the fault of no one in the village. Do you think I am willing for Kakashi to return to ANBU?"

A faint wry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Shisui had really changed a lot in recent years.

 In the past, Shisui would have followed the orders of the Anbu.

 But what about now?

He casually took off the Anbu mask he was wearing, and Shisui slumped down next to Cross Country, smiling bitterly and saying: "Kisu, you were right at the beginning, it's not that easy to be a three-faced spy. Isn't that right? Now the third generation Lord Hokage and Lord Danzo are all staring at me. Do you think Kakashi’s main mission is really to accompany me on my mission? No, Kakashi is here to monitor me. There are not many people the Third Hokage can trust. So it is necessary for Kakashi to return to ANBU."

“I heard that Itachi will also join the ANBU team led by Kakashi in the future. The village is very worried about our Uchiha clan!”

As he said that, Shisui thought of something again and asked instead: "By the way, off-roading, I remember didn't you take the Fourth Hokage's children to travel? Some time ago, I heard that Lord Jiraiya took the Fourth Hokage on a trip. The Hokage-sama’s child is back. Did you encounter some problem, or did Jiraiya-sama forcefully take the Fourth Hokage-sama’s child back because he was concerned about his identity?”

 “No, it’s my own problem.”

Off-road smiled innocently and said, "Shisui, you will feel it right away."

 “Feel it?”

Almost as soon as the cross-country finished speaking, Shisui, who was sitting paralyzed next to the cross-country, immediately felt a terrifying cold air coming.

　　To talk about the current Shisui, he must be at the elite Jonin level.

As long as he can successfully awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan like in the original plot, it is certain that Shisui will become a shadow-level powerhouse. However, feeling the terrifying cold air coming from the off-road body, Shisui still couldn't help but shudder violently. Immediately, looking at the cross country in surprise, Zhisui vaguely guessed what happened to the cross country, took a deep breath, and said:

"Is it Ice Escape? Have you fought with people from Mist Ninja Village?"

  “So be it.”

Without saying much about his own coldness, Shisui asked Shisui: "Shisui, what mission do you want to perform? Seeing that you are in a hurry, the mission is very important?"

“Forget it, it’s just the thing Danzo-sama created!”

Off-Road asked about the mission, and Shisui had nothing to hide. Then from Shisui's story, Off-Road came to know what the problems Konoha Village had encountered recently.

 The answer actually lies in the pursuit mission that Shisui and others are going to carry out.

 Is Shisui and the others pursuing the defected Orochimaru?

no!

The person Shisui and the others are chasing is the clone that escaped in the first place!

It can be said that not long after the cross-country trip left Konoha Village, the clones returned to the Land of Fire again. Moreover, the clones at that time were much more powerful than the cross-country had imagined. Almost all the countless ninjas who left Konoha Village to perform tasks were harassed by the clones. But it's strange that the clones always crippled the ninjas of Konoha Village and did not hurt any ninjas of Konoha Village.

It's just that many Konoha Village ninjas who were disabled by their clones went crazy not long after returning to Konoha Village.

 So, even for the safety of the ninjas in Konoha Village, the arrest warrant for the clones must be issued. Who would have thought that the clones were far more intelligent than the Third Hokage and the others imagined. When the entire Fire Nation was hunting for the clones, the clones were once again hiding in the dark, looking for opportunities to harass the Leaf Village. ninja.

Now sending Shisui, Kakashi and others to track down the clones is also a task issued by the Third Hokage without any other options.

Instead, he went off-road and listened to Zhisui's story. He frowned slightly at first, and then said to Zhisui in front of him: "The behavior of that clone is very abnormal, but according to the information you got, that guy should It's some kind of experiment. Obviously, if this experiment succeeds, the clone will become even more terrifying."

"Unfortunately, Shisui, I haven't solved my own problem yet, so I'm afraid I won't be able to help you."

"Not everyone can withstand the cold energy emitted from my body like you, so if I follow you to hunt down the clones, I must."

“It’s okay, cross-country, do we need to talk about that?”

Waving his hand casually, Shisui smiled and said: "What's more, there is always someone who needs to worry about the trouble caused by that clone, but the person who is troubled is definitely not me."

Saying that, Zhisui paused and continued to ask: "Cross-country, it sounds like you are going to the Kingdom of Water? I have long heard that the Kingdom of Water is very interesting. Why don't I go with you and help you by the way? you?"

 “Okay! But what should Kakashi and the others do?”

 “Whatever, I don’t want to be with them anyway!”

 Obviously, Shisui's ability to throw Kakashi and others away at will was entirely due to off-roading.

 After all, Shisui is someone who can follow Cross Country, and the Third Hokage and others also want to know information about Cross Country. Therefore, at this time, Shisui was able to follow the cross-country to the Kingdom of Water, more because of the needs of the Third Hokage and others, rather than because Shisui really had that much power. However, with the relationship between Cross Country and Zhi Shui, is Cross Country still afraid that Zhi Shui will betray him?

Even if Shisui really betrayed himself, going off-road would feel like nothing.

 Because the things he had to deal with when he went to the Kingdom of Water were basically nothing that needed to be kept secret.

In this way, I hurriedly said goodbye to Kakashi and others, and had another companion on the cross-country trip to the Kingdom of Water, and that was Shisui, who was barely able to withstand the cold.

It's a pity that Shisui had just formed a group of friends while they were off-roading, and was about to enter the border of the Land of Fire and head to the Land of Water by smooth waterway.

The guy on the arrest warrant suddenly entered the realm of off-road perception!

  “Is it a coincidence?”

 “Or is my target your target? Clone!”