Chapter 71. Kisame’s psychic loophole

The Land of Water.

"Why!?" The female ninja questioned the figure in front of her in pain, standing unsteadily.

Beside her lay the lifeless bodies of two companions.

Kisame's shark-like eyes were filled with bloodshot rage: "Killing my companions is part of my special mission."

The female ninja collapsed to the ground, not placing blame. She weakly inquired, "Your life must be very hard."

Kisame's pupils constricted heavily.

Nevertheless, he continued walking forward with a stoic expression and thrust the knife in.

Buzz...

A pixelated square suddenly materialized in the sky, and a figure descended abruptly.

"What the hell?"

Natsuki utilized Sasuke's space teleportation skill, instantly moving from the Land of Wind to the Land of Water.

Unexpectedly, the teleportation location was mid-air.

Fortunately, he was adept at such maneuvers and landed gracefully with a somersault.

Several corpses lay strewn on the ground, and a blue-skinned, shark-faced man stood on the cliff's edge.

"Are Konoha's pursuers so fast?" Kisame cast a cold glance at Natsuki.

He then leaped off the cliff.

There was a rustle in the forest, signaling a large group of people heading in their direction.

Natsuki surveyed the area, then approached and discovered that the female ninja had succumbed to death.

"Tsk, tsk, Kisame is indeed smart. I recall this girl having a crush on him."

"The last words she said before she was killed shook Kisame's mind and will likely haunt him for the rest of his life."

"Damn Obito," Natsuki complained.

Regardless, now that he had encountered it, Natsuki raised his hands. Boom!

Transformation!

Natsuki altered his appearance first, using the Mystical Palm Technique acquired from Kabuto, its light gleaming in his palm.

Tsk, tsk, Kisame was truly ruthless, stabbing her in the heart with a knife. This Mist female ninja would now die without pain.

Sighing, Natsuki reflected on the situation.

Sounds of footsteps echoed through the forest, and a large group of Konoha ninjas emerged from the shadows.

Leading them was Konoha's torture expert, Ibiki, accompanied by six renowned Konoha elites.

"Who are you!?" Natsuki used the transformation technique, disguising himself as a passerby, though clad in Konoha's vest.

With one hand, Natsuki pressed on the chest of the Mist female ninja and swiftly produced a Konoha forehead protector from her bag, brandishing it.

"One of our own," Natsuki claimed.

Ibiki could discern that the other party had employed a transformation technique and even produced a new forehead protector.

Yet, the individual displayed familiarity with Konoha's medical ninjutsu and Mystical Palm Technique, leaving him somewhat perplexed.

"What are you doing?" The Konoha elites couldn't help but question, as it was evident in their eyes that the female Mist ninja had just been killed.

However, he ignored their comments and continued to activate the technique.

Mystical Palm Technique proved to be a miraculous skill for trauma. In just a few seconds, the wound on the female Mist ninja's heart had healed.

"Hey! This Mist Ninja is already dead. Why are you still wasting chakra?" Natsuki glanced at them dismissively, considering them country bumpkins.

His wrist shook, and he struck the female Mist ninja in the chest, causing her body to bounce up.

At that moment, he unleashed two more palms.

"Dong dong..." The sound of a heartbeat.

"Cough! Cough! Huh..."

The female Mist ninja sat up suddenly, coughing and exhaling.

She was still a little dazed, wondering why she wasn't dead after Kisame had killed her.

Ibiki and the other six Konoha ninjas were stunned. Could they be saved from death?

"Stop staring. You are my prisoner now. Just follow me," He instructed.

The female Kiri-nin surveyed her surroundings and found no sign of Kisame, only a group of Konoha ninjas surrounding her.

Glancing at the person next to her – a passerby with a Konoha forehead protector on the ground – she realized she had been captured.

Lowering her head in resignation, she noticed Ibiki frowning and commenting, "This is our mission goal."

Natsuki scratched his head in distress. These Konoha elites were too skilled, and he wasn't ready to reveal his true identity just yet.

"No solution anymore," Natsuki's tone changed, catching the Konoha guards off guard. They didn't even have time to assume a fighting posture.

Without Natsuki's seal, the space behind the Konoha ninjas suddenly filled with yellow sand.

The yellow sand covered the sky and the sun, turning the entire sky dark. It quickly enveloped everything like a massive quilt.

Desert Layered Imperial Funeral Seal!

With a rumble, countless yellow sand particles condensed into blocks, firmly locking the seven Konoha elites inside.

Countless grains of yellow sand swirled in the sky, making it impossible to see clearly what was happening around.

Ibiki was shocked. Wasn't this a technique from Sunagakure Village? How was this possible?

A technique of this level, and without any seals!

Are they going to die here today?

The others were frightened. They endured the relentless impact of the wild sand and were completely unable to move.

The sand quickly covered everyone's bodies, and several people couldn't even move a finger.

The granules rapidly immobilized everyone's limbs and sealed their faces.

He observed several people, now tightly wrapped like statues.

Is this it? A sand sculpture?

The products produced by the system were of high quality and could be activated directly, regardless of the spell's environment. There was no need for seal formations or spell-casting conditions.

Wouldn't it be too fake to leave directly?

Natsuki controlled the technique, creating openings in the gravel.

He stepped forward, systematically searching through each Konoha ninja's pockets.

Taking out a few scrolls from Ibiki, Natsuki didn't have time to peruse the contents and stashed them all in his pocket.

Among the Konoha ninjas, despair set in. The enemy was already rummaging through their belongings. What would happen next?

Many of them had even begun contemplating their last words.

After a while...

The yellow sand on the Konoha ninjas loosened and fell to the ground.

The person who had used the Mystical Palm Technique and the female Mist Ninja were gone, leaving only two Mist Ninja corpses on the ground.

Upon checking each other, the Konoha ninjas discovered that everything on their bodies had been taken away, and even their weapons were missing.

Some people's pockets were emptier than their faces; not even a kunai was left with a few of them.

Ibiki frowned when he realized that the information scrolls on his body were missing.

The information was extremely confidential, detailing the Kirigakure Cypher Division's mission outside the village. Konoha had specially assigned a torture expert, Ibiki, for this mission.

Though filled with twists and turns, the information turned out to be accurate.

They caught up with the Cypher Division along this route, but the Kirigakure members remained tight-lipped.

After chasing them to a dead end, they confronted another mysterious individual, and a technique from this person subdued everyone.

Fortunately, the enemy had no intention of killing them; they simply took their belongings.

Ibiki pinched the yellow sand from the ground. It was indeed yellow sand.

So much yellow sand, all materialized through ninjutsu?

How much chakra did this require!?

As he watched the slowly disappearing yellow sand, Ibiki sank into deep thought.

The climate in the Land of Water is notably humid, and the soil here is quite firm; there's no trace of yellow sand.

Unless someone deliberately transported it or used ninjutsu to alter the soil into yellow sand, the speed of activation for this technique was too rapid, and all the yellow sand seemed to be created through chakra.

Who could this person be? He possessed knowledge of both the Mystical Palm Technique from Konoha and Sunagakure's advanced ninjutsu at such a high level.

Ibiki found it perplexing and couldn't wrap his head around it. Unbeknownst to him, the technique used by Natsuki was a one-time ninjutsu.

Natsuki did not know the Mystical Palm Technique; it was all thanks to Kabuto who generously provided the information for free.

Additionally, the sand technique originally belonged to Gaara, making it the property of Sunagakure.

"Captain, no survivors were found," the person next to him reported after scanning the area.

With no supplies or weapons, the team looked to Ibiki for guidance.

Unable to comprehend the situation, he had no choice but to reorganize the team and head back to replenish supplies.

This mission was becoming increasingly bizarre.