Chapter 82 One Must Be Left as Bait so that the Others Can Survive!

The water formation wall and the fire collided fiercely, and thick mist stirred in the air.

"Qing Shui!"

Asma shouted Qing Shui's name in surprise, looking at the figure standing in front of him, his body that was unable to move due to nervousness seemed to wake up at this moment.

Qing Shui ignored Asma and quickly formed the seal: "Water Escape: Hidden Mist Technique!"

In an instant, thick fog covered the valley, leaving only a vast expanse of white mist.

"Run, Asuma!"

Qing Shui turned around suddenly, the red light of the Sharingan looming in the mist, and his tone was extremely serious: "The enemy's chakra is extremely powerful, this is not an opponent we can deal with!"

Immediately, Qing Shui quickly picked up the trembling Tsunade from the ground with a quick step, and said in a deep voice: "The Kirigakure Technique can only delay him for a moment, we have to prepare to escape!"

"Cheer up, you and Lin run away first, I'll be responsible for breaking up your rear!"

Asuma stared at Qing Shui blankly, as if he had lost his mind.

The same was true for Nohara Lin. She couldn't adapt to this short-term change for a while.

For the two genin, the first battle out of the village and encountering a Kage-level enemy filled with murderous intent was a bit too exciting.

Even Naruto and Sasuke, who have the halo of protagonists, have a strong man Kakashi who can fight to help them. The enemy they face is Zabuza, an elite Jonin, not a Kage-level monster like Kakuzu...

"What are you waiting for, waiting to die?"

Qing Shui rarely spoke harsh words: "We can't carry Teacher Tsunade on our backs, and we can't stop the enemies in front of us. Every moment of hesitation will reduce the team's vitality!

"Run quickly! We'll meet in the pine forest where we came from later!"

Finally, under Qing Shui's scolding, Asma and Nohara Lin started to move, desperately driving their stiff bodies, and ran towards the outside of the valley...

As for Tsunade, who was in Qing Shui's arms, her mind seemed to be slowly awakening in the strong arms. The frequency of body tremors was gradually weakening, but she still could not return to her normal state.

Feelings of powerlessness and shame flooded into Tsunade's heart. She had just wanted to protect this talented student, but in the blink of an eye she had become a burden...

"Wind Release·Press!"

The terrifying hurricane struck again, and the fog in the valley dissipated in an instant under the blow of the strong wind.

Kakuzu's pair of dark green eyes shone with a dark light, staring at Qing Shui like a vulture, and laughed ferociously: "Kid, you, Tsunade, and that brat of the Hokage family can't escape..."

"Your combined value is about 100 million taels, and I will not allow you to escape!"

Kakudu stretched out his hand suddenly, and his wrist was like a cannonball blasting towards Qing Shui!

With the blessing of Earth Resentment Yu, every part of Kakuzu's body seems to be independent and can be struck out at will!

Qing Shui raised his hands and put Tsunade on his shoulders. The magatama of his Sharingan flashed and he accurately avoided the cannonball-like punch. At this moment, Muramasa revealed his blade and slashed accurately. Break the black wire connecting the fist!

Kakuzu looked at the three magatama spinning in Qing Shui's eyes and was slightly startled.

Three Magatama Uchiha?

But immediately, intense excitement surged into Kakuzu's heart!

If Qing Shui had revealed a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan, then Kakuzu would have considered himself unlucky today and started a fight with the Uchiha lunatic who had activated the Mangekyō. The outcome was hard to say...

If the Uchiha clan's kaleidoscope is used up, then even ordinary friction may bring out their anger. It is very likely that they will summon Susanoo even if they are blind, just to kill the enemy in front of them!

But if it were just three magatama, Kakuzu would be unafraid, and instead feel that the necessity of hunting Qing Shui has increased again!

A pair of three magatama sharingan eyes, how much do they cost?

This is a valuable thing on the black market, even more valuable than the head of Asuma, the son of the Hokage...

Qing Shui glanced at Kakudu coldly, and his pupil power was released towards him at this moment!

Kakuzu snorted coldly, formed a seal in his hand, and the black threads in his body surged, conducting the chakra in his body in an extremely chaotic manner...

For someone with a monster physique like his, the mechanism of illusion that interferes with the flow of chakra is ineffective against him.

Unless the power of the eyes or the level of the illusion caster is much higher than him...

But what Ling Jiao didn't expect was that Qing Shui just made a feint attack gesture and did not release the pupil technique. Instead, he turned around and ran away with Tsunade on his back.

Even though he was holding someone in his arms, Qing Shui's figure was still like a ghost, and his speed was astonishingly outrageous.

"Cunning little devil!"

Kakuzu cursed angrily, chakra condensed on the soles of his feet, and he fiercely chased after him!

But on the way of his pursuit, Qing Shui would release mist from time to time, delaying his steps.

Kakuzu was getting angrier and calmer.

"If this brat wants to escape with Tsunade and runs to the center of the Land of Fire, I might not be able to catch up with him..."

Kakuzu used Wind Release to blow away the mist in front of his eyes again, and sneered:

"But the remaining two brats are incompetent, and one of them is the son of the Hokage. I don't believe that an Uchiha dares to abandon the Hokage's child and return to the village. Then I might as well kill him..."

Kakuzu, who had been betrayed by the senior officials of Takigakure, had a deep understanding of what the senior officials of these hidden villages looked like.

Maybe some are kind, some are vicious, and some look ordinary, but when it comes to their interests, they are even more vicious than a bounty hunter.

Although Qingshui has the ability to escape objectively, in the eyes of Kakuzu, an old man, Asuma is like a chain that ties him tightly and makes him lose the chance of survival.

Unless Qingshui immediately becomes a traitor and cuts off contact with his family and village.

But in Kakuzu's view, Qingshui, who can come out to cover the rear, would not do such a thing.

Thinking of this, Kakuzu relaxed his mentality, located Qingshui's position, and chased after him at a steady speed...

What does it matter if Qingshui runs faster?

He will eventually meet up with Asuma and Nohara Rin. By then, Kakuzu will not give Qingshui a chance to escape!

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In the pine forest.

Asuma and Nohara Rin were panting. The nervousness and running consumed their physical strength. The sweat mixed with blood flowed down their faces, and they looked extremely embarrassed.

Before they could rest for a while in the pine forest, Qingshui rushed over with Tsunade in his arms, frowned, and whispered softly: "It's troublesome, the enemy's speed is faster than I thought..."

"At this speed, we can't get rid of the enemy."

Tsunade moved in Qingshui's arms, gently patted Qingshui's arm, and motioned to put her down.

"Qingshui is right, the enemy is the strongest bounty hunter in the ninja world, Kakuzu, who is known as the immortal ninja. It is said that he has the strength of a village shadow. He has lived from the Warring States period to the present. He is an extremely powerful and mysterious ninja..."

Tsunade seemed to have recovered a little, pursed her lips and said in a deep voice: "Asuma, Lin, although your speed is considered top among the Genin, it is still too slow to deal with such an enemy."

"Qingshui, you lead Asuma and Lin to run first, I will try to summon the slug to resist him!"

Tsunade stood up tremblingly, but in Qingshui's Sharingan, the chakra in her body was extremely disordered, and she did not have the conditions for her usual use of strange power.

Super strength requires precise chakra control.

And even if he can summon the slug, Kakuzu only needs to find a way to get the blood in front of Tsunade, and the battle will be over...

Tsunade, in fact, also understands this truth.

But what can be done?

No matter how talented Qingshui is, he can't resist an old monster of Kage level...

Needless to say, Asuma and Nohara Rin are pure burdens.

Nohara Rin looked at Tsunade worriedly. As a medical ninja, she already knew that Tsunade suffered from a serious mental illness and did not support her fighting at all.

Asuma also looked at Tsunade worriedly.

Tsunade smiled reluctantly, and was about to say something to Qingshui who was frowning, but her pupils suddenly dilated!

Qingshui slowly cut his finger with Muramasa and placed the red finger in front of Tsunade!

Staring at the blood red, Tsunade suffocated again, and the whole person was shaking.

Asuma stared at Qingshui in amazement, and Nohara Rin also had a shocked expression.

What is this doing?

Qingshui shook his head slowly and sighed heavily: "In this state, letting Teacher Tsunade fight against Kakuzu, isn't it sending her to her death?"

Asuma was stunned for a moment, and after understanding it, he nodded heavily.

Qingshui is right, but...

There is still a burning problem that needs to be solved!

What should we do in this situation?

Tsunade can't fight, Qingshui can't beat Kakuzu, he and Nohara Rin are two burdens...

Are we just waiting to die like this?

At this moment!

At the edge of the pine forest, a huge fire began to burn, and the flames seemed to ignite the dark clouds in the sky!

Asuma's pupils shrank suddenly, and he murmured, "He's chasing us, he's setting fire to the forest!"

Qing Shui laughed instead, as if he had figured something out, and called everyone to come over, and said slowly:

"The situation is very simple now, Asuma, Lin, Tsunade-sensei, we must have one person stay as the bait, and delay time for the others as much as possible."

"Otherwise, we will all die here."

"So, now there is only one last question, who will be this person?"

Qing Shui glanced at his companions present.

Nohara Lin was at a loss, not to mention whether he had the courage, but what could she do?

Asuma was the same, he was willing to cover for Qing Shui, but the question was, would his covering be meaningful and valuable?

Tsunade was silent, too. The blood on Qingshui's finger could defeat her fighting spirit...

"Asuma, Lin, Tsunade-sensei, this candidate can only be me, no need to argue..."

Qingshui even laughed and said slowly: "Today, I will practice the will of fire!"

Asuma hurriedly shouted: "Qingshui, this is too dangerous, there must be other ways!"

And when Qingshui's eyes swept over, Asuma's voice stopped abruptly.

What can he think of?

Stay with Qingshui? This is certainly feasible...

However, when Asuma and Qingshui's clear eyes met, his palms trembled slightly, and the saliva in his mouth secreted quickly, sticky like glue, sealing his lips and teeth.

Can't say it...

Asuma roared in his heart: Say it and stay with Qingshui!

But I just can't say it!

Asuma's mind was in a mess, and he hated his cowardice, and saw Qingshui had already stood up.

Asuma looked up at Qingshui, staring blankly at his resolute and handsome profile, and was stunned for a moment.

"No, Qingshui, I want to stay with you!" Asuma stood up suddenly, as if he was out of control, and shouted at the top of his lungs.

Qingshui's eyes suddenly became stern, staring at Asuma:

"Asuma, first examine yourself, then keep calm and understand yourself. If you are like this now, it will only put your companions in danger!"

"With your current strength and age, you are not in a hurry to do such things. That time will always come..."

"Before that, keep your life and remember the agreement between you and me!"

Qingshui's words seemed to have an invisible power, which instantly fixed Asuma in place:

"If I can't come back, Asuma, then you must remain dormant and continue to observe, find those ninjas who truly have the will of fire in their hearts, and let yourself and them become people who can be entrusted and build a new era!"

Asuma's tears burst out, and tears filled his eyes, but he tried his best to open his eyes wide, just to see Qingshui's figure!

[From the target Sarutobi Asuma: You get an unbreakable bond (Asuma)! 】

【Unbreakable bond (Asuma): Your actions shocked Asuma Sarutobi and established a bond with you that is unique to the Naruto world. When he thinks about you, he will be extremely subjective and biased towards you. 】

Qingshui wiped the blood from his fingertips, turned to look at Tsunade, and said with a smile: "Tsunade teacher, you should drink less alcohol and drink more chicken soup in the future, take care of your body, and if it is convenient, help me take care of Shisui, he is still very young."

"By the way, please remember to help Asuma, he is the true inheritor of the will of fire..."

Tsunade was motionless, staring at Qingshui, as if to engrave this scene in her heart!

【Tsunade is perceived to have a strong cherishing emotion towards the host, and is bound as the online target! 】

【Nohara Lin is perceived to have a strong cherishing emotion towards the host, and is bound as the online target! 】

"Okay, I've said what I should say!"

Qingshui put away his smile, waved his hand suddenly, and shouted to the members of Tsunade's team: "Don't look back, run!"

Asuma gritted his teeth and stood up. Nohara Rin and Tsunade looked at Qingshui's back. The three of them seemed to have a blank in their hearts, but Qingshui's words lingered in their ears, driving them to run away.

Qingshui has made a great sacrifice. If he hesitated and wasted precious opportunities, he would be guilty of death!

The fire in the forest became more and more fierce, and Kakuzu's chakra was gradually approaching Qingshui's position at this moment.

Senju Tobirama, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke at this time: "Aoi, you..."

"Tobirama, forgot to add the word "little devil", I'm not used to it."

Aoi slowly pulled out Muramasa, looked at the looming figure of Kakuzu in the firelight, and interrupted Senju Tobirama with a smile: "Why, was what I said wrong just now?"

"You, the zero-point Will of Fire contestant, are going to teach me this full-point contestant?"

Senju Tobirama was silent for a moment, but laughed: "No, today you are indeed full-point..."

"As a reward, I can lend you my power!"