Chapter 45: Invader 2

  When I woke up, I knew I was back in the hammock in the base room, but I found that something was wrong, and two of my roommates were missing.

  Strange? Where's Bai and Jun? I looked around the room of no more than ten square meters, but didn't see anyone else's figure.

  It doesn't feel right, even if something happens, at least Bai Hejun would leave someone in the room, last time when the base entrance collapsed, I was still sleeping, but Bai was with me! I thought quietly to myself.

  Unless something big happened, something more serious than the collapse of the base entrance, so serious that Bai and Jun thought it would be a threat to me and very urgent, they wouldn't have left me at the same time, because they thought their departure could better protect me. The only possibility is... an invasion by outsiders? I quickly sorted out the most likely answer and rushed out of the door.

  There's an outsider invasion! Who could it be? What kind of force is this? Although the location isn't very far from the village, it's quite remote and not easy to find. Who would come here to do such a thing?

  Bai and Kun, although having a strong bloodline limit as their backing, special training methods, plus their hard work is not inferior to mine. Whether it's physical quality or chakra training, they are several times faster than ordinary people.

  But even if they had actual combat "training" with the pawns raised by Orochimaru, after all, they hadn't truly seen bloodshed. Even possessing power close to that of a high-ranking ninja, without being tempered through fire and blood, in mortal combat, I don't know if they can maintain more than 50% of their actual strength.

  Perhaps this invasion is also a good opportunity? As soon as I thought of this, my footsteps slowed down.

  Ordinary thieves would be unlikely to find this place, so it can be disregarded.

  However, if it's a ninja, then it can only be a regular ninja's subjugation mission or a rebellion of the rogue ninja group attempting to occupy this place.

  The possibility of a lone ninja launching a solo attack is low, even if it were to happen, it wouldn't be to the extent that requires Haku and Kakashi to make an appearance. The pawns of Orochimaru still have some strength to speak of, so... who exactly has come here? It's already gotten serious enough to require Haku and Kakashi to handle it!

  The children in the Orochimaru base, ranging from 5 to over 10 years old, have been staying here for a period of one to three years, mainly concentrated around 8 or 9 years old. The training goals they undertake are all centered on actual combat. Among the fifty-six children, more than half possess strength comparable to that of a genin, although this only refers to physical prowess; deficiencies in mental and intellectual aspects are inevitable.

  So, if it's a mission from another country, it might be around B-rank, and there may be two or more jōnin appearing. If it's the rebellion group, they probably wouldn't choose to infiltrate directly, but would rather tend towards assassination and the like. Considering the geographical location of this base, it should be the Iwagakure no Sato from the Earth Country, with the highest possibility.

  This base is inside a cave, which gives Rock Ninja an advantage.

  After some thought, although I'm worried about Bai and Jun's safety, I wanted to forcibly remove the seal on my body, but in the end, I didn't want to suffer from the side effects of being unconscious for three days. Anyway, without removing it, I can only not use ninjutsu, my taijutsu should be enough, now I don't know how wrong this idea is, and this is also the last time I overestimated myself.

  I relied on the pendant's sensation to search for it in the past, and vaguely heard many explosion sounds and collapse sounds.

  The battlefield was at a turning point in front of the fourth gate.

  It's probably Iwagakure, no wonder the attack went so smoothly, even Shiro and Kuni were forced to take action. After all, this is a cave, and Iwagakure has an advantage here. Hopefully it's a rogue ninja, otherwise if it's a regular ninja mission...the base of Orochimaru will probably be doomed!

  I cast stealth and slowly approached, not intending to reveal myself directly.

  I want to see how Baihejun handles his first real battle.

  Secondly, the battle has already begun, and it's better for me to hide and wait for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack rather than appearing openly.

  Thirdly, I've already seen the battle situation, it's a formal ninja fight, I don't want to expose my appearance, even if it's after transformation, I don't want to think of another new appearance, I'm very satisfied with this current transformed look.

  Although my physical condition is not at its usual level, it does not affect the performance of Tai Chi. Not being able to do a complete seal does not mean I am unable to perform tolerance techniques. My silent tolerance technique and zero-seal tolerance technique can still be used, only with fewer repetitions. Reducing two or three times is no big deal.

  I observed the situation of both sides, and six people on the other side were dead. Three of them were not very old, possibly younger ninjas, while the other three were older. Two of them died at your hands, and those smooth cuts on their bodies are a clear characteristic of your bone knife. The remaining one was probably killed by those kids, who at least had some fighting power to speak of. I'm not quite sure who did it, but that's not important either.

  The remaining people, I activated the "Devouring Spirit Eye" that was given to me, and the life flames of all living things appeared in the special vision of my left eye. The strength or weakness of the life flames is largely related to the amount of chakra... Based on the strength of the flames, there are three people visible, probably one each from the upper, middle, and lower ranks of the Rock ninjas... Ah, and there are two more hidden upper-rank ninjas in the back, hiding very well. It seems that neither White nor Kimimaro noticed them. However, White and Kimimaro still maintained sufficient vigilance, not thinking that there were only enemies in front of them. This kind of vigilant heart is good.

  (In total, three jōnin were mobilized, two of whom hid; are they from the Anbu? Are there any important family members or heirs among these Iwagakure shinobi?)

  Under the "Eye of the Devourer", all stealth and concealment techniques are useless, in this special field of vision, each life's flame is so dazzling, the flow of chakra (life energy) is clearly visible, is this the world in the eyes of Kyu?

  The flame of life is so dazzling, especially in the desperate struggle between life and death, that last brilliant burning ember, all the ninja chakra in the body, the flow of space... It's truly beautiful! I gave a heartfelt compliment.

  This is still my first time using "Devouring Spirit Eye" in a ninja battle, the intersection of two fields of vision is still making me a bit dizzy, I don't have a way to completely switch to the entire field of vision yet, so I can only close my right eye and use it alone.

  The current situation is that Shirai and Kunimaru are fighting against the three Iwagakure ninjas, while the two who were hiding have not made a move yet. Most of the other kids are hiding on one side, and many of them have a look of despair in their eyes, after all, it's their first time encountering something like this. However, there are still a few kids whose expressions are not bad, including Akakawa Yoshiro, who also has a hidden murderous intent, but his target is the Iwagakure ninjas?

  (Murderous intent without a target... Has the target already died? Whatever, it's probably none of my business...)