Chapter 42

'Making his life a hell aside, how the hell do I survive this shit?' Kazuo thought as his mind whirred into action.

'I don't have the three-pronged Kunai from Minato anymore so I can't summon him to the battlefield like some Pokemon, I'll need to figure something out.' Kazuo thought before releasing a long-winded sigh.

'Let's just gather more information first, I'll stay underground for longer this time, if I stay under ten meters underground then even the Raikage won't be able to pinpoint and kill me that easily if at all.' Kazuo thought as he waited for the right time once more.

Just like in the previous turn, Kazuo headed underground and after getting the signal some time later, detonated the explosion tags.

This time, however, Kazuo didn't rush to head above ground and only started heading to the backlines of the leaf forces without actually going above ground.

He had already mapped out the location and knew how long he needed to head to arrive at his destination.

With him being underground, he couldnt really discern where he was however he had calculated the speed that he traveled whilst using the hiding like a mole thechnique and then calculated how many seconds it would take him to arrive at a specific location.

This was the method he had used to plant the explosion tags as well.

Counting only the distance wouldn't have worked considering Kazuo couldn't see whilst underground however he could predict the amount of time it would take him to arrive at destinations he had previously scouted out.

Arriving at the back of the leaf shinobi forces, Kazuo stood still as he awaited the arrival of the Raikage.

One second, two seconds, three...

After forty-seven seconds, Kazuo finally felt it.

The very earth shook as explosions started rocking the ground above him.

An intense battle was being fought whilst he hid underground.

***

Above ground, Shikaru Nara was looking at the menacing figure of the fourth Raikage, a grim expression on his face.

"At this rate, we will face complete annihilation, we need to quickly get Minato here, do you have it?" Shikaru asked as he looked at the anbu on his left.

"Yes, sir" The anbu quickly responded as he took a kunai from his bag.

It was a three-pronged kunai with a seal inscribed on its handle.

Shikaru nodded as he injected a faint amount of chakra into the seal and threw it into the ground.

Nothing happened, however.

"We have to hold out until Minato arrives, it will take at most five minutes," Shikaru said toward the Anbu and Captains around him.

"Five minutes? I don't think we can handle that Commander." The civilian captain said as his mouth twitched.

*Sigh*

Releasing a shallow sigh, Shikaru closed his eyes for a moment before snapping them open a moment later.

A glint appeared in his eyes as his mind started thinking at incredible speeds.

"The only way is to deter him with suicidal attacks," Shikaru said before turning his head toward a small group of ninjas who had yet to rush toward the Raikage.

All of the ninjas in the specific group Shikaru was looking at had poker faces on and no discernable emotions showing.

"It's your time, use anything, your life included to stop and slow him down for at least five minutes," Shikaru commanded, his voice stern as he looked at the shinobi who turned to face him and nodded their head.

No emotions showed even after Shikaru had practically signed their death certificate.

"The root huh..." Aoki mumbled as he looked at the shinobi rushing toward the Raikage and falling one after the other.

"Where's the kid?" The Inuzuka woman asked as she looked around however she couldn't catch sight of him.

Hearing her question, Aoki quickly made a single hand seal and the veins around his eyes bulged.

His pupilless white eyes seemed to gain a small fractured ring in the middle that somewhat resembled a pupil.

Looking around, the man quickly nodded toward the ground.

"He's underground, he must have already sensed the Raikage and chosen to stay hidden instead. It's a smart move considering that the Raikage would undoubtedly have chased after him first." Aoki answered once more before closing his Byakugan.

"So the little kid is a coward eh?" Inuzuka said though her tone clearly displayed that it was merely a joke on her side.

"He's already finished his part of the mission, the rest is left to us." The civilian ninja said in response to her words.

He had felt the need to protect Kazuo's reputation even in these circumstances, Kazuo was after all a genius Civilian ninja who could help the Civilian council later on.

Even if he died, Kazuo couldn't fall down in this battle.

Hearing his words, Shikaru turned his sight to the man for a slight second before releasing a light hum.

'Sadly Lord Danzo already has his sights on him, he won't survive this war even if he does survive this battle.'

With those thoughts, Shikaru turned his gaze toward the ongoing battle once more.

The Raikage was plowing through the shinobi of the leaf as if they were merely wheat and potatoes whilst he was the farmer.

"It's time for us to join the battle as well," Aoki said before activating his Byakugan once more and using shunshin to head closer to the lightning monster.

'One minute left' Shikaru thought as he watched the rest of the captains follow Aoki, he however made no move.

'That kid really resembles me sometimes' Shikaru thought as a light smile appeared in his expression.

The smile however was shallow and clearly showed the amount of stress that Shikaru had at the moment.

***

'The fighting still hasn't stopped, if it doesn't for another three minutes then I'll have to leave otherwise I risk using all my chakra.' Kazuo thought as he closed his eyes and focused on his hearing only, trying to discern the situation above ground though his efforts proved futile.

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Here's the daily chapter.

Some explaining. If I remember correctly the Root was known by high-ranking shinobi during these times and it was also supported by the Hokage so they arent the illegal organization that they were during Naruto's time, that's why I felt it was all right for a small group of them to be out in the open and used by Shikaru.

Also, I saw people saying how Kazuo would fight the Raikage, sadly in the face of overwhelming power, nothing Kazuo has or could do would be able to even scratch the man.

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