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Chapter 49 Escaping Back to Konoha
Some time ago, Mimori and Kisame Hoshigaki teamed up and completed many missions together.
Knowing that Kisame Hoshigaki was highly regarded by the higher-ups and knew many of their secrets, Mimori tentatively asked a question.
"Captain, I have a comrade who is about to graduate, but he is not strong enough. You know the rules of the Ninja Academy, where you have to fight each other to the death in the end. I'm worried that he won't pass. I want to ask if you have any way to help him pass."
Upon hearing this, Kisame Hoshigaki looked at Mikami with surprise: "These past few days, you've been so ruthless, I didn't expect you to have a soft spot in your heart. Your problem isn't difficult, there are many ways to solve it, but I don't know what effect you want to achieve."
Sure enough, people like Mi Shou, who came from humble backgrounds, had no idea about the intricacies of the village.
The same problem troubled Mikami for many days, while Kisame Hoshigaki, who was familiar with the inner workings of the Kirigakure, could find many solutions in an instant, and each one could achieve different results.
Mikami said, "As long as he lives, and becomes a Kirigakure, that's fine."
"Oh, is that all? I thought you had other motives."
Kisame Hoshigaki clearly thought that Mikami had some kind of conspiracy, but he didn't expect his demands to be so low.
"The simplest way is to have him drop out of school. Once he reaches the level required to become a ninja, you can recommend him to the village. As long as he passes the village's test, he can become a ninja too."
Mi Shou was taken aback: "You can do that?"
Kisame Hoshigaki chuckled: "You don't actually think that all those powerful clan ninjas graduated from academies, do you? That's how most of them become ninjas."
Mi Shou thought about it for a moment and realized that there weren't many powerful clan ninjas in the school. It turned out they had other ways to get there.
However, Mikami still had a question: "I'm just a genin, can I still recommend myself to the village?"
Kisame Hoshigaki stood up, dealing with the bodies of the rogue ninja as he replied, "Only those who become Jonin are eligible for recommendation. However, with your strength, becoming a Jonin shouldn't be difficult."
Having solved the problem, Yamori thanked Kisame Hoshigaki and felt much better, while Kyosuke, in the darkness, was silently tending to the wound on his left arm.
"Damn it, I can't feel anything around the wound, damn poison!"
The antidote had little effect, and the paralyzed area continued to slowly expand. Kyosuke knew he couldn't delay, or he would soon lose all ability to resist.
"Fortunately, for some reason, Ooka Shin obtained the Rinnegan ahead of schedule. I can now see through the darkness and unleash my full fighting power."
"Moreover, Scorpion obviously didn't go all out in order to obtain my complete body to create a puppet, which is also an opportunity."
Crouching behind the massive stone pillar, Kyosuke analyzed the situation, swallowed a military ration pill, and glanced around. He spotted a lizard-like puppet quietly crawling down from the top of the rock.
"Hmph, you tried to ambush me!"
Kyosuke rushed forward and plunged his scalpel into the puppet's head. With a horizontal slash, the puppet was reduced to a pile of parts.
The puppet has been destroyed; Scorpion must have received the news and will arrive soon.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Inside the cave, Kyosuke spared no chakra, creating a hundred shadow clones that rushed towards the exit.
"Everyone, give it your all and charge out in one go!"
"rush!"
The shadow clones had just turned a corner when they saw dozens of puppets standing on the other side, with four powerful human puppets at the very front.
The scorpion's true form has not appeared, and its whereabouts are unknown; perhaps it is waiting for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.
The battle erupted instantly, with various ninjutsu clashing against each other. Multicolored light filled the entire cave, and various hidden weapons and poisonous gases were sprayed everywhere, with explosions occurring continuously.
Underground, on the ground, and on the rocks above the caves, everywhere is a battlefield. The shadow clones and puppets are fearless and use all their strength to attack, without any intention of defense. Instead, they often use moves that do not distinguish between friend and foe and even perish together.
The fierce battle lasted only a minute. Most of the shadow clones and puppets were destroyed, and the surrounding landscape underwent drastic changes.
The ground was covered with a layer of hidden weapons, densely packed like weeds. Many stone pillars were destroyed by ninjutsu, and the rocks at the top of the cave began to crack, with stones of all sizes falling down continuously.
Kyosuke's true form possesses the observational power of the Rinnegan, easily discerning various intricate chakra lines in the darkness, and then locating Sasori by following these lines.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Using his last bit of chakra, Kyosuke created twenty more shadow clones and fled towards the cave entrance, leaving only his back to the clones.
"I'm leaving the rest to you!"
The shadow clones rushed towards Scorpion, launching a desperate attack.
"Don't worry, main body, we'll buy you some time. You'd better run away with your tail between your legs."
"Such a handsome man, yet his life is so short. This must be the death of a genius."
"I wonder if shadow clones can rebel. I wish I had such a ninjutsu. I also want a fulfilling life."
"Don't even think about it. Even if it were possible, the original body wouldn't learn it."
The shadow clones scorned Kyosuke while attacking with fire-style, wind-style, and sword techniques.
The fact that the main body's location was exposed so quickly was a huge surprise to Sasori. For a moment, the other puppets were unable to return to defend, and Sasori could only fight with Hiruko.
As a puppet protecting Scorpion's true form, Hiruko possesses both offensive and defensive capabilities, making her a formidable fighter.
Its tail is both flexible and strong, capable of easily killing enemies at close range. It also has mechanisms in its mouth and hands that can unleash massive attacks.
Even if it is hit by an attack, Hiruko's sturdy shell can provide effective defense and it will not lose its fighting ability.
A moment later, among countless thousands of puppets, the last shadow clone was also destroyed, but Sasori's face turned ashen because his puppet material had escaped!
Damn it!
Although Sasori was furious, he dared not leave the area and even needed to move away as soon as possible, otherwise he would surely be killed by the Konoha ninja.
Kyosuke escaped the cave, worried about both Sasori's pursuit and Danzo's ambush, so he ran wildly without eating, drinking, or resting, until he reached the vicinity of Konoha, where he encountered a group of Konoha ninja.
Upon seeing the group of Konoha ninja, Kyosuke felt a sense of relief, but weakness immediately overwhelmed him, and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
The group of ninjas were shocked to see Kyosuke fall to the ground and rushed over to check on him.
"What's going on! Is there an attack?!"
“This is Kyosuke, Minato Namikaze’s disciple. Shikaku, take a look at him and see how he is.”
"Yes, he has superficial wounds and signs of poisoning. His stamina and chakra are almost depleted. He must have encountered a powerful enemy. Quickly take him to the hospital."
These three are the current "Ino-Shika-Cho" trio of Konoha: Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Inoichi, and Akimichi Choza.
Among them, Akimichi Choza had worked on a mission with Kyosuke, so he recognized Kyosuke first.
Kyosuke knew that the three of them were direct subordinates of the Third Hokage and would never defect to Danzo. Therefore, he felt safe when he saw them and immediately fainted.
When Kyosuke woke up, he was in the hospital, with Minato Namikaze, Kakashi, and Guy standing beside him, while Noriko helped the medical ninja take care of Kyosuke.