Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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"Is this really a good idea?" Yamato was surprised that Shirahoshi would help him.

Bai Xing's eyes flashed, but her tone remained calm: "This is your choice."

"Besides, I have a pretty good relationship with Minato."

"Let's go quickly. The Anbu are coming."

"Thank you so much, senior." Sai rarely expressed his gratitude.

Yamato, Sakura Haruno, and Naruto all nodded in response, then quickly ran off in the direction Shirahoshi pointed.

Within two minutes, several secret service squads appeared in front of Bai Xing. Bai Xing counted them quickly and found that there were no fewer than fifteen people.

This is enough to demonstrate the importance of Naruto and his companions to the village.

Moreover, the ninja leading the team was none other than the white-haired captain of the Anbu—Sakumo Hatake.

"Shirahoshi Genin."

"Excuse me for asking, have you seen Naruto and the others?" Sakumo Hatake asked coldly.

In addition, this is the tone and manner of voice that a covert operation should have.

"I saw it."

Chapter 137 Pursuit and Obstruction

"I saw it."

Only about fifty meters from the memorial stone, surrounded by tombstones, Bai Xing's face remained remarkably calm.

"But I don't want to tell you, what can I do?"

Upon hearing this, the eyes of all the members of Hatake Sakumo's ANBU turned dangerous.

Shirahoshi is indeed very famous, but he is only recognized for his battlefield command abilities and the degree to which he completes his missions.

This does not mean that everyone has personally witnessed Shirahoshi's strength.

"Shirahoshi Genin, are you planning to betray Konoha?" A ninja wearing a dog-eared ANBU mask spoke beside Shirahoshi. His hand rested on his ninja sword, ready to strike at any moment.

"Black dog, that's enough."

"Captain, this is the Hokage's order. We must take the four of us back!" The ANBU ninja codenamed Black Dog looked at Sakumo Hatake, codenamed White Fang.

Sakumo Hatake's eyes showed some helplessness. Even though his family had a good relationship with Shirahoshi, he had no choice when it came to missions.

He is the captain of the Dark Guard and must strictly follow the Hokage's orders.

"Zhu, make your move!"

The blond-haired member of the ANBU formed hand seals: "Magic..."

Before the member codenamed Zhu could use illusion magic, Bai Xing formed a hand seal and glared at the blond youth: "Magic Illusion: Tree Binding Kill!"

Shirahoshi's figure disappeared from the sight of the members of the Dark Division.

Immediately afterwards, a large tree rose from the ground behind the member codenamed Zhu. The vines wrapped around the blond youth, and Bai Xing appeared on the tree, holding a kunai in her hand: "It's over!"

At this moment, beneath the mask, Zhu's blond-haired youth looked utterly incredulous: "How is this possible! How could someone cast an illusion faster than me?!"

Before Zhu could continue speaking, kunai attacked, and ninja swords followed one after another, blocking Shirahoshi's kunai.

The newcomer was a black-haired youth codenamed Black Dog, who had seen through the illusion and was one of the dark squad leaders.

"Stop looking down on people!"

"You mere genin... just lie down obediently!"

Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!

After the kunai and the ninja sword clashed for seven or eight rounds, Shirahoshi retreated slightly, and an ANBU ninja appeared behind him, forming a hand seal with one hand: "Ninja Art: Shadow Imitation Technique!"

Then, the shadow began to rush towards Shirahoshi's location. Seeing this, Shirahoshi decisively used his teleportation ability to leave his previous position, but someone was faster than him, and at the same time, he and his clone began to spin:

"Tooth tooth!"

stab-

In the woods surrounding the Heroes' Cemetery, an attack from the shadows knocked down a large tree, creating a small crater in the ground.

Seeing that Shirahoshi had become a substitute tree, the ANBU member felt a little regretful. The ninja dog that had become an ANBU clone sniffed the ground and then glanced down into the earth.

boom!

Before the ninja dog could speak, Shirahoshi's Earth Release technique grabbed the ANBU's heel and pulled him down.

"Earth Release: Heart Beheading Technique!"

"Ahhh-"

Upon seeing this, the ninja dog disguised as an ANBU member pounced, and Shirahoshi's fist collided with the ninja dog's transformation technique.

At that moment, a member of the spies above the forest, hands in his pockets, said, "Captain, we've found traces of the four-man team leaving."

"Very good." Hatake Sakumo ordered his men to attack Shirahoshi. It would be best if they could extract information using illusion techniques, but it wouldn't matter if they didn't get anything. After all, almost all the members of the Anbu were mobilized, and they had all kinds of abilities. They didn't need Shirahoshi to give any information on his own initiative.

"So, what do we..."

Plop—

A member of the Anbu standing on a tree trunk suddenly fell to the ground. Hatake Sakumo's eyes narrowed as he stepped forward to examine the man. He discovered it was a genjutsu and was slightly taken aback: "Using genjutsu so stealthily... Could he be a ninja from the Uchiha clan?!"

"You're the one who's close to Shirahoshi, aren't you?"

"Uchiha Mikoto, the vice-captain of the Uchiha clan's security force, who broke the village's record for youngest Jonin!"

Plop—

Another ANBU member fell to the ground, further solidifying Sakumo Hatake's conviction.

But soon, the dark operative from the Aburame clan raised his hand, and a swarm of insects suddenly burst out from a clump of grass, attacking one spot... Boom!

A beautiful figure emerged from within, with black curly hair and red pupils, and stood atop the tree trunk.

"It's you."

Hatake Sakumo's pupils dilated again, his eyes reflecting the beautiful figure:

"He inherited the name of the Yuhi clan, is known as a master of genjutsu in Konoha, and is also a young and outstanding Jonin in the village... Yuhi Ryuun!"

Xi Ri Liu Yun calmly observed Bai Xing's situation, then glanced at the numerous ANBU members around him, and gripped the hilt of his sword: "What's the situation now?"

Why did you stop those four people from leaving the village?

Before Shirahoshi arrived, she had her shadow clone explain the situation, and now Yuhi Ryuun is just deliberately stalling for time.

Sakumo Hatake sighed. The series of unexpected events had hindered his progress. Perhaps this would make even someone who had completed his mission 100% successfully experience the taste of failure: "Anbu is carrying out a mission. Ordinary Jonin have no right to interfere."

"Is that so?" Seeing Kakashi's father's cold attitude, Yuhi Ryuun had no choice but to accept it. "It seems we are destined to have a battle."

"Let's see if your Hatake clan's Lightning Release sword technique is more powerful, or my Yuhi clan's Illusionary Sword Technique."

The black dog couldn't take it anymore. He drew his blade and rushed forward, saying, "Captain! If you keep dawdling, those four will get away!"

"Since you're obstructing the Dark Guard's mission, you must be prepared to defect, right?!"

In response, Yuhi Ryuun calmly glanced at the charging black dog and said indifferently, "Konoha-ryu Sword Technique: Sakura!"

With a loud bang, the body of Xi Ri Liu Yun suddenly exploded before the black dog's eyes, and beautiful cherry blossoms drifted from the direction in front... Oh no! This is an illusion!

Just as the black dog was about to clasp its paws together, a sharp pain shot through its neck, and everything went black.

In reality, Yuhi Ryuun placed the stunned black dog on a tree trunk and looked up at Hatake Sakumo: "Don't worry, I used the back of the blade."

At that moment, Shirahoshi also punched the ninja dog away. The ninja dog crashed into a tree, released its transformation jutsu, and the brown-furred puppy fell in front of the tree, sticking out its tongue and passing out.

"Liu Yun, thank you for your help."

"It's nothing, what kind of relationship do we have? This is nothing." Xi Ri Liu Yun blushed and waved his hand.

At this moment, Sakumo Hatake's eyes were solemn.

Attacking the secret police, regardless of their excuses, will likely end badly for them...

"Hamster, you take six people and go after them. The rest of you and I will hold off those two."

"Yes!" The person codenamed Hamster is a member of the Aburame clan.

"Don't even think about going over there!" Xi Ri Liu Yun still wanted to rush over, but three members of the Dark Guard appeared in front of him.

Shirahoshi set off, but was stopped by Hatake Sakumo and two ANBU members ahead of him.

Hamster led the six people to prepare to leave.

The two defeated ANBU members were examined by two other ANBU members and prepared to be taken to Konoha Hospital for treatment...

"Fire Release·Fire Bullet!"

Before Hamster and the others could move, a long wave of flames appeared in front of them, blocking their movements.

"who!"

"Sarutobi Shinnosuke, a Jonin of the Sarutobi clan!"

The hamster's previously calm gaze shifted upon hearing Sarutobi Shinnosuke introduce himself, and seeing the young man approaching from within its line of sight...

He was numb.

They wouldn't dare touch you, the son of the Hokage!

"Shirahoshi, I heard everything."

"It's the old man who's trying to stop that ninja squad that wants to go back to the future, isn't it?"

While the shadow clone was talking to Yuhi Ryuun, Sarutobi Shinnosuke stayed in a corner and overheard some of the conversation, immediately understanding the old man's behavior.

"Since they don't belong to the past, why let them stay!"

The hamster said sternly, "Shin-no-suke, you're a Jonin! This is the Hokage's order! Are you trying to disobey?!"

“That’s right. We’re going to defy you, so what?” Sarutobi Shinnosuke stood with his arms crossed at the entrance to the Heroes’ Cemetery. “This road is blocked.”

"Damn it, you're all alone, what do you think...?"

Before the hamster could finish speaking, an old man wearing a Hokage hat, who appeared to be about fifty years old, suddenly appeared and stood in the forest, speaking calmly: