Hikaru Hokage

"Aren't you going to light a fire tonight too?"

Nohara Rin, who had prepared a trap and laid out her sleeping bag for the night, sat on a raised rock and asked Hino Hikaru again.

"Well, there is still some dry food and water left, and the moonlight should be bright enough tonight."

Hino Hikaru still didn't plan to light a fire as usual.

This can greatly reduce the probability of being attacked at night.

"It's a bit too steady..."

Although dry food and water are indeed enough, but...

Nohara Lin, who had not cleaned her body for several days, could no longer bear it.

It would be nice if I could wash it and then put it on the fire.

The dew has been quite heavy these past few days, and there hasn't been much sun in the sky, so the girl's body has always been a little wet.

Nohara Lin didn't like this feeling very much.

"Can't you light a fire to warm your clothes and then put out the fire?"

"When the Namikaze Jonin joins us, you can make any fire you want, but not now."

As if seeing the suffering on the girl's face, Hino Hikaru comforted her.

"Ok."

Seeing that Hino Hikaru was still so strict, Nohara Lin had no choice but to agree without saying any more.

However, she is now more and more curious about why Hino Hikaru died so many mission companions.

Obviously he was so careful along the way...

"Get some rest early. I'll be here to watch you for the rest of the night."

"Oh."

But Nohara Rin, who had not lacked sleep these days, was not sleepy at all.

"Hey..."

After two days and two nights of boring travel, the girl finally started chatting with the boy again.

"what's up?"

Hino Hikaru, who was sitting on the grass with his eyes closed and concentrating, opened his eyes again.

"It seems like, do you also respect Minato-sensei?"

"Well...it's more of a recognition of his strength."

To say respect is a bit inaccurate.

Maybe it was because traveling for two consecutive days was really boring, and Hino Hikaru no longer acted like a "block" like before.

"Then you should join our Minato class, right?"

Hino Hikaru's response made Nohara Rin smile.

Finally I can chat with this person for a while.

"Not sure yet."

"why?"

Nohara Rin couldn't think of any reason for Hino Hikaru's refusal.

"because……"

The mission isn't even over yet. Hino Hikaru has already experienced a lot of the consequences of popping champagne at halftime.

Maybe this time it will also end with the team being wiped out...

Because many places have begun to deviate from the original work that he is familiar with, Hino Hikaru is no longer arrogant in thinking that everything will develop as he wants.

Also, even though he was born with a relatively high level of perception in his life, facing a creature like Black Zetsu that can almost completely hide the perception of others, he would not be able to detect it no matter how powerful he was.

Therefore, he could not confirm whether Madara Uchiha or Black Zetsu was currently targeting this mission.

"coming!"

Feeling a slight breeze blowing by, Hino Hikaru, who had always been on alert, quickly noticed the person coming.

"what……"

Hearing Hino Hikaru's sudden shout and the gesture of encountering an enemy, Nohara Rin, who was surprised a second ago, quickly reacted.

The two quickly found cover and each hid behind a big tree.

Chapter 23 Escape

"Isn't there anyone else?"

After tracking for a long distance, the Jonin Huo Guang of Iwagakure Village failed to trace the traces of the two Konoha imp companions.

"No, it's impossible. That kid's behavior can't be acting..."

Thinking of this, he jumped off the tree trunk and began to search in the grass.

Sure enough, there are still marks.

Because he noticed something strange in the nearby grass, Huo Guang quickly realized that there might be traces of ninja activities nearby.

Then sure enough, he found the same mark as the one made by the two Konoha brats before.

Although he couldn't understand it, the appearance of these marks made him sure that the direction he was following was not wrong.

"Ok?"

As he walked further, the firelight used the moonlight to see the wire wires hanging horizontally in the trees, and there were several detonating symbols covered with leaves on them.

"Hmph, such a childish trap, it seems that the kid's companion is also a kid."

After casually throwing a few shurikens inside, he easily disposed of the crude detonating charm trap.

However, the emergence of traps also made him vigilant.

It seems that it's not that there's no one here, but that they're hiding.

Tread...  

He slowed down and walked to an open space step by step.

There were footprints, and there seemed to be a little bit of heat left on the grass.

"Damn it, have you escaped already?"

However, Huo Guang, who realized that the enemy seemed to be hiding, deliberately muttered to himself.

Then he pretended to be ready to turn around and give up the search at any time.

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After seeing that the visitor not only destroyed the vigil trap she had just set, but also walked to the place where she and Hino Hikaru were planning to camp and rest, Nohara Lin, who was hiding behind the tree, couldn't help but become more and more nervous.

But then the words of the Iwagakure ninja and his turning movements made her feel relieved again.

"Have you escaped already?"

She glanced questioningly at Hino Hikari behind another tree.

But Hino Hikaru only made a "run" mouth sign to her, and then disappeared into the forest in a wave of fluctuation——

He disappeared directly.

"run?"

Nohara Lin was a little confused.

The enemy hasn't left yet. Doesn't he suddenly run away and expose his position?

But soon, the ground beneath her feet suddenly rose up, and a huge spike sprouted like an onion on dry land.

Earth Escape·Rock Pillar Spear!

It turned out that the Iwagakure ninja who came to search for them just pretended to give up the search, but in fact he had already started forming the seal when he pretended to turn around.

The moment he launched his attack was also the moment Nohara Rin relaxed her guard.

Unlike Hikaru, who could enter the invisible state at any time, Nohara Lin's poor hiding skills could not escape the perception of the jounin of Iwagakure Village.

"what!!"

When Nohara Lin realized that she had been discovered by the other party, it was already too late.

Although Hino Hikaru's reminder allowed her to luckily avoid the vital point, the thrust of the rock gun still poked her outer thigh.

In a burst of smoke and dust, Nohara Lin was not only forced to roll out of her hiding place, but because of her thigh injury, she was even temporarily unable to stand up from her fallen state.

"It turns out to be a little girl. Tell me the details of your mission, and I can spare your life at my discretion."

Seeing that he had hurt the opponent with just one ninjutsu shot as a test attack, Huo Guang's vigilance relaxed a little.

"How about letting you die a little easier?"

Throwing out his Hidden Blade, the fire began to approach the young ninja in front of him step by step.

"Don't think about it!"

Nohara Lin pulled out a roll of bandages from the medical bag on her waist and wrapped it tightly around her injured and bleeding thigh.

Then he put one hand on the ground and held a kunai in the other, clenching his silver teeth in a defensive posture.

"Stupid kid, then let me send you on your way!"

The Hidden Blades of Iwagakure Murakami's ninja Huoguang intertwined his hands and rushed towards the young ninja who was still half-crouching on the ground like a bolt of lightning.

This is a battlefield, it's just life and death, there's no need for any sympathy or mercy.

"So fast……"

It's no longer possible, I can't avoid it, I can't stop it...

Nohara Rin couldn't even see the enemy's movements clearly.

Although her hand holding the kunai was firm, it still trembled instinctively.

It was the fear of impending death.

By the way, the enemy came from the forest ahead, and I don’t know what is happening to Kakashi and Obito over there now...

And Hino-san, has he abandoned me and left, or is he still nearby?

No, maybe it would be better if he left me behind.

The opponent's strength was obviously at the level of a jounin. The power of the ninjutsu just now and the speed at which he was rushing toward her now undoubtedly proved this.

Because she realized that the strength gap between herself and the Iwa Ninja in front of her was too big, Nohara Lin had even started to run around in life at this moment.

Sorry, Kakashi, Obito, Minato-sensei and Kushina-nee...

It seems I will never see you again.

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puff!

It was the sound of the blade drawing blood through flesh.

An arc of white light flashed.

The cold white blade reflected the surprised expression on the face of the ninja of Iwagakure Village and the cold eyes of the sword holder.

Calmly and calmly finding the angle, Hino Hikaru took action at the last second, just before the hidden sword in Huo Guang's hands was about to penetrate Nohara Rin's chest.

"Can you actually react in just a split second and avoid the vital part of your neck?"

Worthy of being a jounin, his combat experience completely overwhelms ordinary ninjas.

After seeing that his long sword only cut open the back of the ninja of Iwagakure Village instead of causing fatal injuries, Hino Hikaru felt a little regretful.

"There's actually another person!?"

Feeling the burning wounds on his back, Huo Guang's face was full of shock and disbelief at this moment.