Chapter 42

"Don't make unnecessary moves, we've already entered the front line." Kakashi's impatience was palpable. The little black cat moved around him, occasionally pulling at his pants. If an enemy showed up, this cat would be the one holding him back.

"We haven't reached the front line yet." Minato smiled. If Konoha wanted Sunagakure ninjas to even touch this area, Orochimaru in the camp would be furious.

"Meow~ There are no enemies around, everyone, go faster." Takeshi couldn't earn more points from Kakashi, so he sped up and ran forward, trying to reach the front line early and meet a few surviving Sunagakure ninjas.

He wasn't afraid of strong opponents. There was no way they would be stronger than the current Minato.

Even if the Third Kazekage came in person, Minato could still save them with his abilities.

'I can go full overboard and be like a demon cat out of hell, I have backing of someone strong, so I don't have to worry about being beaten to death.' Takeshi sighed in his heart.

"Takeshi, don't run so fast!" Rin's voice came from behind, and then Obito and Kakashi sped up, with Minato and Rin following behind.

Of course, Rin's physical fitness wasn't bad. Although her speed wasn't as fast as Obito and Kakashi, she could barely keep up with the team, with being Minato by her side, so there were no safety concerns.

Takeshi ran forward and opened the system panel. Hey, this has increased by more than a hundred. His eyes lit up and he glanced back.

The hundred plus points were probably contributed by Obito and Rin. As for Kakashi... this guy never worried about himself and had a very cold heart.

Of course, that guy's evil intentions weren't directed at any one person, but his current personality was like this. Just like those Chunin teammates commented - for the mission, even if his teammates were surrounded and killed, he would not look back nor blink. During missions, he was like a machine.

It's hopeless to think about him. Takeshi shook his head in disdain, then jumped a few branches forward and sniffed the surroundings vigilantly... It smelt of blood!

"There is a battlefield ahead, don't act rashly." Kakashi whispered.

"Meow?"

"Wait for a moment and then move forward." Kakashi explained. The next second, Obito landed on the same branch, causing the entire branch to shake and even make a soft "clacking" sound. Kakashi and the black cat looked at him sideways at the same time.

"Hehe... I- I caught up." Obito jumped onto the branch in front, but probably because his movements were unstable, he hung there for a while before he stabilized his body.

"Meow!" Takeshi yelled, and then kicked forward hard. The scent of blood was getting stronger. There was no doubt that there was a battlefield ahead. The most important thing is—he had already heard a faint sound some way ahead.

The sound was very mixed, and there were all kinds of noises. Takeshi felt a little nervous, but most of him was excited. He cautiously approached the place where the sound came from, and carefully inspected every step of the way. Sunagakure ninjas were no better than the ninjas of other villages.

These shinobi's were well versed in the principles of survival. They could use puppets to fight without taking any action. They also knew how to hide their scent.

If he weren't careful, he might be ambushed. But Takeshi could smell the poison. Wherever there were poison puppet traps, they were close to where enemies their main bodies were hiding, and chakra threads were required to control the puppets.

Therefore, if "people" or human silhouette's appeared in the open, their main bodies must be not far away. Takeshi sneakily kept moving forward.

Kakashi and Obito were not as fast as him. After all, cats had a natural advantage in hiding in the forest due to their small size, but humans were much worse in this regard.

"Kakashi, it..." Obito was a little anxious.

Kakashi said calmly: "Let him explore the path, which will be beneficial to our mission."

"Mission?" Obito looked at Kakashi in shock.

"Ninjas are just tools. If you can win a battle, one..."

"I didn't expect you to be such a person." Obito gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, glared at Kakashi angrily, and then rushed ahead towards Takeshi's direction without hesitation, without looking back.

Takeshi took a few steps, but when he heard the stupid kid of the Uchiha family coming up behind him, he turned back in confusion, and then raised his paw towards Obito, to make him stop.

Obito immediately stopped.

Takeshi had tormented him the most, so they understood each other best. The little black cat's action made him stop. 'Does he also feel that I couldn't keep up with him?' Obito was stunned for a moment, 'No, its something else.' then he decided to quickly hide in a nearby tree.

He listened closely to the sounds coming from the environment... 'Someone was coming this way!' His expression changed, knowing that he had done something bad.

He immediately used the clone jutsu to create a clone and fled to the other side, and then the main body retreated to Kakashi's side. But the enemies in Sunagakure Village had already heard the noise.

They sent a team here. Takeshi waited vigilantly. If the enemies sent a sensor ninja or ninja beast, he would run away without hesitation.

Fortunately, it seems not to be the case. He hid in the bushes, using transformation techniques to hide himself, and allowed the puppets and ninjas to walk around - and when he burst out from behind them later.

His enemies would probably be shocked, right? If he transforms into Minato again, and then temporarily changes back to his cat form... perfect! Takeshi instantly had a plan in his mind, and when the team arrived nearby, he hid deeper.

"Genin?"

"Check the surroundings...wait, be careful, it's Minato Namikaze who is leading the team." The low sound of exchanges reached his ears. Cats' hearing was very sensitive, and it was not difficult to hear these sounds even from a long distance.

Takeshi remained motionless - there were four ninjas hiding within twenty steps around him. 'I don't know what level they is, but they aren't definitely not Genins.'

"Minato Namikaze! Back off, prepare to retreat." The four ninjas of Sunagakure were quite timid and immediately prepared to retreat. This movement exposed their true bodies.

The four ninjas retreated slowly. One of them got closer and closer to Takeshi during the retreat. Yes! come closer.

Four steps, three steps... two steps! Without hesitation, Takeshi used the transformation technique and instantly transformed into Minato. Holding a Rasengan in his hand, he immediately smacked it at the nearest puppet master.

"Minato!"

"Flying Thunder God, Rasengan? Damn it, let's go..." Others didn't stop at all. Both were the techniques that Minato was best at.

No one dared to risk their own lives to doubt that the person who suddenly appeared was not Minato.

They were all just Chunin and couldn't defeat such a strong person. As for the person who was attacked by Takeshi, his chest collapsed after a Rasengan, and he vomited blood from his mouth.

He was unable to move for a while stricken with terror, but he keenly felt that something was wrong with the blow - one blow of Minato's Rasengan was enough to send enemies to afterlife, this blow would only injure him severely at most, and the power was far inferior.

The enemy is not Minato! The next second, he saw "Minato" jump up the tree and turn into a black cat.

"Poof!"

Seeing that the enemy was just a cat, he couldn't help but feel agitated while running away in a hurry, and he couldn't resist feeling pissed off.

'What kind of monster is Minato? Even the cats in his team can use Rasengan...' Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck.

Immediately afterwards, a flash of golden color flew past his eyes. Minato, the real deal! The ninja of Sunagakure Village widened his eyes, fell to the ground in pain, and died. Takeshi immediately followed...

"He's too courageous!" Rin was so frightened that her hands were shaking - she hadn't followed yet. Takeshi had signed a blood summoning contract, but there was no way she could summon this mischievous cat back with her Summoning skills. What if he was injured just now... She couldn't imagine it.

"Follow him, this cat is very smart... much smarter than loser." Kakashi tried to reassure Rin as best as he could, so he compared Takeshi with Obito.

"What do you mean..." Obito wanted to retort, but after thinking about it carefully, he didn't know what to say.

Regarding the situation just now, he was indeed not as smart as the little black cat. If the little black cat hadn't stopped him, he might have been killed because he followed rashly.

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