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Chapter 1443: The Wind Cutter Sword That Shocked the Ninjas! (Two-in-One)
At the lonely mountain peak, the mountain wind was biting, and wind and snow fell like a curtain, making the world appear vast and desolate.
The snow-covered mountains, undulating and stretching amidst the flying snow, resembled silver dragons tumbling and circling in the clouds.
Amidst the silver-clad landscape, two graceful figures were faintly visible.
They held identical wide-bladed long swords in their hands.
Their silver eyes met across the distance through the falling snowflakes, their golden hair fluttering and swaying in the cold wind.
Not far away, five women dressed in black robes, with various hairstyles but all possessing golden hair and silver eyes, silently watched the two in a standoff.
Further away, behind a mountain peak, four ninja were also observing secretly.
"Is this an internal conflict?"
"It looks like sparring, because there's no killing intent in their eyes, nor angry expressions on their faces."
Inuzuka Ban and Kazahana Yuki communicated with each other mentally using Yamanaka Hanaō's 'Sensory Transmission'.
After all, if they spoke aloud, their voices could easily be carried by the wind, alerting the seven female warriors.
After receiving the intelligence shared by Aburame Shikuro's squad, they immediately rushed over to monitor them because of their proximity.
"Perfect, let's see their strength and gather more information through their dialogue."
As the captain and jonin, Inuzuka Ban rested his left hand on the thick back of his ninja dog, Dabai, stating his decision.
His ninja dog was very sturdy, full of a sense of power, and appeared to be a pure white Tibetan mastiff.
Lying on the ground, it was hard to distinguish whether it was a dog or snow.
On the other side.
The two women stood in a standoff for a moment.
Millie, whose long hair was tied back to look like short hair, was the first to break the atmosphere and launch her offensive.
"Full strength. Come on."
As she spoke, Millie's figure, though standing at the original spot, suddenly began to blur, appearing as if forming several afterimage clones.
[Clang!]
Cold light bloomed in the wind and snow, sword edges clashed, striking dazzling sparks, and simultaneously, a deafening clanging sound rang out, blowing away all the falling snowflakes around them and the accumulated snow beneath their feet.
Clare blocked Millie's first sword in time.
However, Millie, like a phantom, flashed behind Clare.
Clare quickly turned and raised her sword to block, their sword edges clashing again. But in her haste, she was still shaken by the incoming strong force and staggered back.
Yet, Millie showed no mercy, sending out three Illusions in hot pursuit. Bright sword light rapidly swung in the air, illuminating the originally dim light around them as if it were a flickering daytime.
Clare focused her spirit to deal with the offensive.
She knew deeply that she wasn't the only one who had grown stronger in these seven years.
Especially the woman before her, who was once No. 6, her current strength was estimated to be enough to rival the Organization's No. 1.
The duel between the two women unfolded fiercely in the howling cold wind.
Their body technique was like startled wild geese taking flight.
Their movements and sword swings were difficult for the naked eye of ordinary people to capture.
Their swordsmanship was clean and decisive, flowing like flowing water.
Every sword swing could stir up qi energy, swirling the surrounding snowflakes and forming clusters of pure white whirlpools in mid-air.
Especially the 'New Phantom' that Millie was currently using, made the scene look like over a dozen people were attacking Clare.
The difference between her 'New Phantom' and the previous 'Illusion' was that after seven years of hard training, it no longer required reliance on the release of demonic energy, achieving the clone effect solely through her own foundation speed.
Although the pure speed was still slightly slower than before.
Its advantage lay in allowing her movements to become more delicate, making both sword swings and dodges more flexible.
Moreover, it didn't need to be restricted by demonic energy consumption; as long as her stamina was sufficient, she could use it infinitely.
"It looks somewhat like our Clone Jutsu, but the movements are more rigid, and it seems unable to be controlled a second time..."
Chunin Yamanaka Hanaō commented on Millie's 'Illusion'.
"Her clone should be a technique at the martial arts level; of course, it can't compare to Ninjutsu's Clone Jutsu."
Hyūga Takeyasu, also a Chunin, joined the discussion: "However, from the perspective of not consuming Chakra, if it's only used to create opportunities in combat, it's not a bad choice."
"Hmm, the key is that her physical fitness level doesn't seem very high either, so this move should have good popularization, for example, Sea Star Six Styles becoming Seven Styles, hehehe~"
Inuzuka Ban chuckled to himself as he spoke.
Only Kazahana Yuki remained silent, gazing at the two figures engaged in a fierce battle in the distance.
Although she was an elite Chunin, in the former Kirigakure, she was a proper Jonin.
But she felt that if she didn't use Ninjutsu and Bloodline Limit, she probably couldn't beat them in melee combat.
Just then.
Amidst the heavily falling goose feather snow.
Clare was knocked to the ground by Millie's rapid series of Illusions.
But this time, Millie didn't continue the pursuit, stopping her movements and calmly looking at Clare.
Clare got up and put the Claymore in her hand back behind her, but she didn't release her palm holding the sword hilt, indicating that she wasn't giving up the combat.
Millie noticed this, her silver sword trembled, and she rushed forward, splitting into two more phantom clones.
[Clang! Clang! Clang!]
However, this time, all the sword light she swung was blocked one meter in front of Clare.
From the sound, it seemed to be another sword edge.
But Clare had been standing at the original spot the entire time, her right hand gripping the sword hilt behind her, seemingly making no other movements.
Millie was expressionless, increasing her speed, splitting into more Illusions, attacking Clare from all directions, the sword light gathering and dispersing unpredictably.
In an instant, the clashing sound was incessant.
But Clare maintained her grip on the sword, standing motionless at the original spot.
And Millie's offensive was completely blocked one meter away, as if an invisible barrier protected Clare's entire body.
"What is this?!"
Yamanaka Hanaō exclaimed mentally. Kazahana Yuki also couldn't help but speak: "Perhaps it's some kind of invisible energy emission, like Armament Haki. Oh, right, they mentioned demonic energy before."
"No, it's not, it's movement!"
Hyūga Takeyasu shook his head in denial, while staring intently at Clare with his veins bulging Byakugan: "I can see her sword swinging movements; it's just too fast, causing you to see nothing."
He was full of shock at this moment, looking completely incredulous.
"What?!"
"Hiss——————"
Inuzuka Ban, Kazahana Yuki, and Yamanaka Hanaō gasped in unison upon hearing this.
Even Dabai lifted its head and, mimicking them, opened its dog mouth.
But before it could howl, it was pressed into the snow by Inuzuka Ban, successfully avoiding the trouble of exposing their position.
"The speed of the sword swing is so fast that you can't even see the process of making a move?!" Inuzuka Ban asked in his mind.
"Yes."
"I estimate that only our Hyuga's Byakugan, and the Uchiha's Sharingan... Oh, and the Chinoike Clan's Ketsuryugan can see her movements."
"Those with weaker dojutsu power, like a one-Tomoe Sharingan, might also be unable to see clearly," Hyūga Takeyasu said in a deep voice: "Because her sword swinging movements are also very fast in my eyes!"
"This is too exaggerated, isn't it?" Yamanaka Hanaō complained: "Don't tell me she's still purely using martial arts, and hasn't used the so-called demonic energy?"
Hyūga Takeyasu shook his head again: "No, although I saw strange energy inside her body, there was no sign of it being mobilized!"
"..."
Inuzuka Ban, Kazahana Yuki, and Yamanaka Hanaō fell into silence.
If they hadn't known this sword swinging speed beforehand, then once a conflict occurred, their side could easily be instantly killed by the opponent.
However, Kazahana Yuki began to take out her notebook and record.
In fact, she wished she could have filmed it with a Video Den Den Mushi.
Unfortunately, Video Den Den Mushi do not possess X-ray vision or Far Sight ability.
At the edge of the duel scene.
Deneve, one of the five, looked at Clare and said: "For us who must suppress demonic energy release, High-Speed Sword is a sword skill that cannot be used. I believe the person who put in the most hard training in these seven years must be her."
"Not releasing demonic energy, purely enhancing sword speed, primarily pursuing the strength and concentration of the right hand... That's not High-Speed Sword, it's Wind Cutter Sword. This is the answer Clare found in these seven years!"
Helen, Tabitha, Cynthia, and Yuma, who were beside Deneve, all nodded in agreement.
As soon as her voice fell.
Clare suddenly jumped back, dodging Millie's various sword light.
At the same time, her hand gripping the sword hilt finally made a drawing motion that others could see.
But it was only this motion, as if her hand just lightly shook.
Yet, it was this slight change.
Intense, crisscrossing slashes suddenly formed around her body.
These energy blades, seemingly invisible but faintly discernible in the air, instantly annihilated all of Millie's Illusions.
At the same time, they carved out hideous cuts and cracks on the frozen earth snowfield beneath her feet.
This was the Wind Cutter Sword!
However, for Inuzuka Ban, Kazahana Yuki, and the other four hiding in the distance, they were more interested in the High-Speed Sword mentioned by Deneve.
After all, in her words, the Wind Cutter Sword seemed to be a weakened version of the High-Speed Sword that had to be developed in order to not release demonic energy?
And if it had such power without releasing demonic energy, what about when demonic energy was released?
They seemed to have underestimated the strength of these female warriors...
"That's not right!" Kazahana Yuki suddenly spoke. Inuzuka Ban asked: "What's wrong?"
"In the intelligence shared by Jonin Shikuro, it was clearly mentioned that the four female warriors they encountered, when fighting the monsters called 'Awakened User', did mobilize the energy called 'demonic energy' inside their bodies, but their overall combat power was still judged to be between captain and second lieutenant."
Kazahana Yuki was full of doubt: "But the strength of the two 'before our eyes' is clearly much higher than this evaluation. Isn't the gap too big?"
Inuzuka Ban said: "The intelligence also mentioned that the three 'Black Robe' who appeared later each instantly killed an 'Awakened User' with a single move. That matches the strength displayed by these two now."
At this moment, Yamanaka Hanaō reminded the two.
"Captain, they've stopped, and are speaking!"
The communication between Inuzuka Ban and Kazahana Yuki came to an abrupt halt, carefully observed the changes in Clare and Millie's lips.
Ah, this was the disadvantage of only having 'Far Sight' but no 'clairaudience'. They needed to find a method to solve this quickly.
"Haah—Haah—Haah—"
"Haah—Haah—"
After the Wind Cutter Sword, Clare and Millie retreated separately, constantly letting out rapid, heavy breaths, their chests heaving violently.
It was evident that the short few minutes of high-speed exchange blows had caused them considerable consumption of both spirit and stamina.
Moreover, both knew in their heart that victory or defeat had been decided.
Millie asked: "There's something I want to ask you. Do you want to go south, and is your only purpose to find that young man named Raki?"
"No, I was going to leave sooner or later. Raki's matter is just a catalyst." Clare replied.
Millie asked again: "Then, what are your other reasons for going south?"
"I don't plan to say that, but there are many things I haven't finished in the south."
Clare's gaze was firm: "The many souls I carry inside the body... none of them would allow me to just stay in the Northern Land and live peacefully."
The two looked at each other for several seconds. Millie put her silver sword back behind her: "Alright, since you already have such strength, you should be no less than the Organization's single-digit ranked warriors."
After speaking, she suddenly turned around and looked at Deneve, Helen, and the other five who were stepping through the accumulated snow towards them.
"Sorry, starting from today, please allow me to resign as Captain. From now on, everyone can act freely."
"What?"
Deneve, Helen, Tabitha, Cynthia, Yuma, and even Clare on the opposite side were greatly surprised.
But Millie said in a calm, deep voice: "Because I also want to go south with her and take revenge for my friends and companions!"
The dialogue among the seven here continued, while the four there were also communicating mentally.
"They want to leave here. One wants to find someone, and the other wants to take revenge. Against whom?"
"Oh—, it's that Organization. They've been hiding in this freezing cold wind snow mountain for seven years because they were pursued by this Organization!"
"So that's it. These seven should be similar to 'Rogue Ninja', but now they plan to seek revenge against the Organization?"
Inuzuka Ban, Kazahana Yuki, Yamanaka Hanaō, and Hyūga Takeyasu roughly understood the reason.
"Captain, what should we do? Should we try to capture them?"
"Do you have the confidence to beat these seven women?" Inuzuka Ban looked at Yamanaka Hanaō in surprise.
He was a Jonin, of course, he had confidence in protecting himself, but four against seven, it was hard to guarantee no casualties.
Especially if all seven had the strength of Clare and Millie.
The pressure would be too great.
"Hehe, I meant finding a method to grab one and leave..." Yamanaka Hanaō chuckled.
He felt that as long as he could find a way to get closer and then secretly use 'Mind Transfer Technique' to control one person, it would work.
Inuzuka Ban nodded in agreement: "If they split up, we can try."
"Captain, they're moving!" Kazahana Yuki reminded.
"Oh dear, looking at this situation, these seven clearly plan to stick together..."
Yamanaka Hanaō felt very regretful. Inuzuka Ban stood up and said in a low voice: "Follow them first, there will always be an opportunity. Don't forget, we are Hidden Mist, not Cloud Hidden!"
"Should we send back the intelligence gathered so far?" Kazahana Yuki asked.
"Hmm..." Inuzuka Ban glanced at Dabai, who was twisting its body beside him, quickly shaking off the accumulated snow. After pondering for a few seconds, he said: "Send it. It's probably hard to find free time on the journey ahead."
"Moreover, combined with the intelligence collected by other squads, it should be enough for the World Government to have a basic understanding of this place."
Kazahana Yuki immediately agreed: "Yes, Captain!"
End of Chapter
At the lonely mountain peak, the mountain wind was biting, and wind and snow fell like a curtain, making the world appear vast and desolate.
The snow-covered mountains, undulating and stretching amidst the flying snow, resembled silver dragons tumbling and circling in the clouds.
Amidst the silver-clad landscape, two graceful figures were faintly visible.
They held identical wide-bladed long swords in their hands.
Their silver eyes met across the distance through the falling snowflakes, their golden hair fluttering and swaying in the cold wind.
Not far away, five women dressed in black robes, with various hairstyles but all possessing golden hair and silver eyes, silently watched the two in a standoff.
Further away, behind a mountain peak, four ninja were also observing secretly.
"Is this an internal conflict?"
"It looks like sparring, because there's no killing intent in their eyes, nor angry expressions on their faces."
Inuzuka Ban and Kazahana Yuki communicated with each other mentally using Yamanaka Hanaō's 'Sensory Transmission'.
After all, if they spoke aloud, their voices could easily be carried by the wind, alerting the seven female warriors.
After receiving the intelligence shared by Aburame Shikuro's squad, they immediately rushed over to monitor them because of their proximity.
"Perfect, let's see their strength and gather more information through their dialogue."
As the captain and jonin, Inuzuka Ban rested his left hand on the thick back of his ninja dog, Dabai, stating his decision.
His ninja dog was very sturdy, full of a sense of power, and appeared to be a pure white Tibetan mastiff.
Lying on the ground, it was hard to distinguish whether it was a dog or snow.
On the other side.
The two women stood in a standoff for a moment.
Millie, whose long hair was tied back to look like short hair, was the first to break the atmosphere and launch her offensive.
"Full strength. Come on."
As she spoke, Millie's figure, though standing at the original spot, suddenly began to blur, appearing as if forming several afterimage clones.
[Clang!]
Cold light bloomed in the wind and snow, sword edges clashed, striking dazzling sparks, and simultaneously, a deafening clanging sound rang out, blowing away all the falling snowflakes around them and the accumulated snow beneath their feet.
Clare blocked Millie's first sword in time.
However, Millie, like a phantom, flashed behind Clare.
Clare quickly turned and raised her sword to block, their sword edges clashing again. But in her haste, she was still shaken by the incoming strong force and staggered back.
Yet, Millie showed no mercy, sending out three Illusions in hot pursuit. Bright sword light rapidly swung in the air, illuminating the originally dim light around them as if it were a flickering daytime.
Clare focused her spirit to deal with the offensive.
She knew deeply that she wasn't the only one who had grown stronger in these seven years.
Especially the woman before her, who was once No. 6, her current strength was estimated to be enough to rival the Organization's No. 1.
The duel between the two women unfolded fiercely in the howling cold wind.
Their body technique was like startled wild geese taking flight.
Their movements and sword swings were difficult for the naked eye of ordinary people to capture.
Their swordsmanship was clean and decisive, flowing like flowing water.
Every sword swing could stir up qi energy, swirling the surrounding snowflakes and forming clusters of pure white whirlpools in mid-air.
Especially the 'New Phantom' that Millie was currently using, made the scene look like over a dozen people were attacking Clare.
The difference between her 'New Phantom' and the previous 'Illusion' was that after seven years of hard training, it no longer required reliance on the release of demonic energy, achieving the clone effect solely through her own foundation speed.
Although the pure speed was still slightly slower than before.
Its advantage lay in allowing her movements to become more delicate, making both sword swings and dodges more flexible.
Moreover, it didn't need to be restricted by demonic energy consumption; as long as her stamina was sufficient, she could use it infinitely.
"It looks somewhat like our Clone Jutsu, but the movements are more rigid, and it seems unable to be controlled a second time..."
Chunin Yamanaka Hanaō commented on Millie's 'Illusion'.
"Her clone should be a technique at the martial arts level; of course, it can't compare to Ninjutsu's Clone Jutsu."
Hyūga Takeyasu, also a Chunin, joined the discussion: "However, from the perspective of not consuming Chakra, if it's only used to create opportunities in combat, it's not a bad choice."
"Hmm, the key is that her physical fitness level doesn't seem very high either, so this move should have good popularization, for example, Sea Star Six Styles becoming Seven Styles, hehehe~"
Inuzuka Ban chuckled to himself as he spoke.
Only Kazahana Yuki remained silent, gazing at the two figures engaged in a fierce battle in the distance.
Although she was an elite Chunin, in the former Kirigakure, she was a proper Jonin.
But she felt that if she didn't use Ninjutsu and Bloodline Limit, she probably couldn't beat them in melee combat.
Just then.
Amidst the heavily falling goose feather snow.
Clare was knocked to the ground by Millie's rapid series of Illusions.
But this time, Millie didn't continue the pursuit, stopping her movements and calmly looking at Clare.
Clare got up and put the Claymore in her hand back behind her, but she didn't release her palm holding the sword hilt, indicating that she wasn't giving up the combat.
Millie noticed this, her silver sword trembled, and she rushed forward, splitting into two more phantom clones.
[Clang! Clang! Clang!]
However, this time, all the sword light she swung was blocked one meter in front of Clare.
From the sound, it seemed to be another sword edge.
But Clare had been standing at the original spot the entire time, her right hand gripping the sword hilt behind her, seemingly making no other movements.
Millie was expressionless, increasing her speed, splitting into more Illusions, attacking Clare from all directions, the sword light gathering and dispersing unpredictably.
In an instant, the clashing sound was incessant.
But Clare maintained her grip on the sword, standing motionless at the original spot.
And Millie's offensive was completely blocked one meter away, as if an invisible barrier protected Clare's entire body.
"What is this?!"
Yamanaka Hanaō exclaimed mentally. Kazahana Yuki also couldn't help but speak: "Perhaps it's some kind of invisible energy emission, like Armament Haki. Oh, right, they mentioned demonic energy before."
"No, it's not, it's movement!"
Hyūga Takeyasu shook his head in denial, while staring intently at Clare with his veins bulging Byakugan: "I can see her sword swinging movements; it's just too fast, causing you to see nothing."
He was full of shock at this moment, looking completely incredulous.
"What?!"
"Hiss——————"
Inuzuka Ban, Kazahana Yuki, and Yamanaka Hanaō gasped in unison upon hearing this.
Even Dabai lifted its head and, mimicking them, opened its dog mouth.
But before it could howl, it was pressed into the snow by Inuzuka Ban, successfully avoiding the trouble of exposing their position.
"The speed of the sword swing is so fast that you can't even see the process of making a move?!" Inuzuka Ban asked in his mind.
"Yes."
"I estimate that only our Hyuga's Byakugan, and the Uchiha's Sharingan... Oh, and the Chinoike Clan's Ketsuryugan can see her movements."
"Those with weaker dojutsu power, like a one-Tomoe Sharingan, might also be unable to see clearly," Hyūga Takeyasu said in a deep voice: "Because her sword swinging movements are also very fast in my eyes!"
"This is too exaggerated, isn't it?" Yamanaka Hanaō complained: "Don't tell me she's still purely using martial arts, and hasn't used the so-called demonic energy?"
Hyūga Takeyasu shook his head again: "No, although I saw strange energy inside her body, there was no sign of it being mobilized!"
"..."
Inuzuka Ban, Kazahana Yuki, and Yamanaka Hanaō fell into silence.
If they hadn't known this sword swinging speed beforehand, then once a conflict occurred, their side could easily be instantly killed by the opponent.
However, Kazahana Yuki began to take out her notebook and record.
In fact, she wished she could have filmed it with a Video Den Den Mushi.
Unfortunately, Video Den Den Mushi do not possess X-ray vision or Far Sight ability.
At the edge of the duel scene.
Deneve, one of the five, looked at Clare and said: "For us who must suppress demonic energy release, High-Speed Sword is a sword skill that cannot be used. I believe the person who put in the most hard training in these seven years must be her."
"Not releasing demonic energy, purely enhancing sword speed, primarily pursuing the strength and concentration of the right hand... That's not High-Speed Sword, it's Wind Cutter Sword. This is the answer Clare found in these seven years!"
Helen, Tabitha, Cynthia, and Yuma, who were beside Deneve, all nodded in agreement.
As soon as her voice fell.
Clare suddenly jumped back, dodging Millie's various sword light.
At the same time, her hand gripping the sword hilt finally made a drawing motion that others could see.
But it was only this motion, as if her hand just lightly shook.
Yet, it was this slight change.
Intense, crisscrossing slashes suddenly formed around her body.
These energy blades, seemingly invisible but faintly discernible in the air, instantly annihilated all of Millie's Illusions.
At the same time, they carved out hideous cuts and cracks on the frozen earth snowfield beneath her feet.
This was the Wind Cutter Sword!
However, for Inuzuka Ban, Kazahana Yuki, and the other four hiding in the distance, they were more interested in the High-Speed Sword mentioned by Deneve.
After all, in her words, the Wind Cutter Sword seemed to be a weakened version of the High-Speed Sword that had to be developed in order to not release demonic energy?
And if it had such power without releasing demonic energy, what about when demonic energy was released?
They seemed to have underestimated the strength of these female warriors...
"That's not right!" Kazahana Yuki suddenly spoke. Inuzuka Ban asked: "What's wrong?"
"In the intelligence shared by Jonin Shikuro, it was clearly mentioned that the four female warriors they encountered, when fighting the monsters called 'Awakened User', did mobilize the energy called 'demonic energy' inside their bodies, but their overall combat power was still judged to be between captain and second lieutenant."
Kazahana Yuki was full of doubt: "But the strength of the two 'before our eyes' is clearly much higher than this evaluation. Isn't the gap too big?"
Inuzuka Ban said: "The intelligence also mentioned that the three 'Black Robe' who appeared later each instantly killed an 'Awakened User' with a single move. That matches the strength displayed by these two now."
At this moment, Yamanaka Hanaō reminded the two.
"Captain, they've stopped, and are speaking!"
The communication between Inuzuka Ban and Kazahana Yuki came to an abrupt halt, carefully observed the changes in Clare and Millie's lips.
Ah, this was the disadvantage of only having 'Far Sight' but no 'clairaudience'. They needed to find a method to solve this quickly.
"Haah—Haah—Haah—"
"Haah—Haah—"
After the Wind Cutter Sword, Clare and Millie retreated separately, constantly letting out rapid, heavy breaths, their chests heaving violently.
It was evident that the short few minutes of high-speed exchange blows had caused them considerable consumption of both spirit and stamina.
Moreover, both knew in their heart that victory or defeat had been decided.
Millie asked: "There's something I want to ask you. Do you want to go south, and is your only purpose to find that young man named Raki?"
"No, I was going to leave sooner or later. Raki's matter is just a catalyst." Clare replied.
Millie asked again: "Then, what are your other reasons for going south?"
"I don't plan to say that, but there are many things I haven't finished in the south."
Clare's gaze was firm: "The many souls I carry inside the body... none of them would allow me to just stay in the Northern Land and live peacefully."
The two looked at each other for several seconds. Millie put her silver sword back behind her: "Alright, since you already have such strength, you should be no less than the Organization's single-digit ranked warriors."
After speaking, she suddenly turned around and looked at Deneve, Helen, and the other five who were stepping through the accumulated snow towards them.
"Sorry, starting from today, please allow me to resign as Captain. From now on, everyone can act freely."
"What?"
Deneve, Helen, Tabitha, Cynthia, Yuma, and even Clare on the opposite side were greatly surprised.
But Millie said in a calm, deep voice: "Because I also want to go south with her and take revenge for my friends and companions!"
The dialogue among the seven here continued, while the four there were also communicating mentally.
"They want to leave here. One wants to find someone, and the other wants to take revenge. Against whom?"
"Oh—, it's that Organization. They've been hiding in this freezing cold wind snow mountain for seven years because they were pursued by this Organization!"
"So that's it. These seven should be similar to 'Rogue Ninja', but now they plan to seek revenge against the Organization?"
Inuzuka Ban, Kazahana Yuki, Yamanaka Hanaō, and Hyūga Takeyasu roughly understood the reason.
"Captain, what should we do? Should we try to capture them?"
"Do you have the confidence to beat these seven women?" Inuzuka Ban looked at Yamanaka Hanaō in surprise.
He was a Jonin, of course, he had confidence in protecting himself, but four against seven, it was hard to guarantee no casualties.
Especially if all seven had the strength of Clare and Millie.
The pressure would be too great.
"Hehe, I meant finding a method to grab one and leave..." Yamanaka Hanaō chuckled.
He felt that as long as he could find a way to get closer and then secretly use 'Mind Transfer Technique' to control one person, it would work.
Inuzuka Ban nodded in agreement: "If they split up, we can try."
"Captain, they're moving!" Kazahana Yuki reminded.
"Oh dear, looking at this situation, these seven clearly plan to stick together..."
Yamanaka Hanaō felt very regretful. Inuzuka Ban stood up and said in a low voice: "Follow them first, there will always be an opportunity. Don't forget, we are Hidden Mist, not Cloud Hidden!"
"Should we send back the intelligence gathered so far?" Kazahana Yuki asked.
"Hmm..." Inuzuka Ban glanced at Dabai, who was twisting its body beside him, quickly shaking off the accumulated snow. After pondering for a few seconds, he said: "Send it. It's probably hard to find free time on the journey ahead."
"Moreover, combined with the intelligence collected by other squads, it should be enough for the World Government to have a basic understanding of this place."
Kazahana Yuki immediately agreed: "Yes, Captain!"
End of Chapter
