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Chapter 673 : Terrifying!
🕑 Added 2024-06-20 19:56:15 +0000 UTC‘Both Darui and Yugito are here. If they're here, who's in Kumogakure?’ Fujin couldn't help but wonder in surprise. He had anticipated Darui or Yugito leading an army but didn't think Kumo would send both of them when neither Ay nor Bee were in the village.
Fujin thought, ‘Kumo is very brave. To be without a rank S ninja when they're facing an unknown threat… I suppose they're just confident in their defenses then. Not really surprising I guess. Their barrier team is quite strong. And they should have several Elite Jounins and hundreds of Jounins in their village along with those ridiculous tools. Anyway, now that these two are here, should I continue with my plan or should I change it and infiltrate Kumo first?’
Fujin fell into thought. On one hand, he had a very good plan prepared. If he continued, he'd be able to kill another 300-odd Kumo ninjas and might still be able to infiltrate Kumo. On the other hand, the opportunity in front of him was very good as well. Even if Darui and Yugito rushed back at their full speeds, they would require at least a couple of hours to return. The Raikage's group was several hours away as well. So, Fujin could roam unobstructed inside Kumo for a few hours.
Fujin analyzed, ‘If I go to Kumo, then killing everyone in the remaining bases would become very troublesome. Since Darui's group fell into a trap, they'll likely disband the bases. Normally, that would have been fine and I'd still be able to hunt them. However, if I spend time inside Kumo, they could retreat to nearby cities and villages and mix among civilians. I can't attack the villages openly or it'd be a declaration of war… Hmm…’
After thinking for a bit, Fujin decided, ‘Ah, leave it. From what Shikaku said, killing everyone in just 3 bases would be enough to consider the mission completed. Killing everyone in 5 bases would be excellent. I have already killed everyone in 6 bases and who knows how many died from Darui's group. That is sufficient.
Even though I can kill more Kumo ninjas, there isn't any gain for me. By comparison, raiding Kumo could provide me with several benefits. I'll head towards it. Sigh…’
Fujin sighed and muttered to himself, ‘I didn't think I'd get such an opportunity. I should have sent a clone to mark places close to Kumogakure. I'll need an hour to travel to Kumo from the nearest Flying Thunder God mark…’
Fujin thought for a few seconds before deciding, ‘I'm interested in seeing what Darui would do. Perhaps I might be able to get some entertainment.’
Fujin chuckled and teleported a few kilometers away. He created a Shadow Clone and sent him towards Kumogakure. Meanwhile, he waited to see what Darui would choose to do.
In the base, Darui contacted Mabui. She was shocked by everything Darui said. With a grim expression, she thought, ‘Everyone in that base is missing and Darui's army fell into a trap that even old man Jin couldn't detect? How did that happen? Don't tell me that's what happened to the three squads I dispatched earlier!’
As she expected, Darui said, “Contact the 5 Anbu squads you sent to the other bases and inform them about the trap. Inform Boss as well. He could check upon those bases on his way here.”
Mabui replied, “Yes, I will. What are you planning to do next?”
Darui thought for a bit and asked, “Can you contact the remaining 4 bases?”
Mabui answered, “Yes.”
Darui sighed in relief and said, “That's good. Order them to disband. Everyone should move separately in squads of 4 and head towards nearby towns and villages. They'll hide there until further communications. If they don't receive any orders, they should start heading back to the village after two weeks.”
Mabui replied, “Alright.”
Darui paused for a bit before saying, “Tell Boss that I have a hunch that Suzuki Fujin is involved in whatever is happening here. I'm not sure who else is involved. However, we have fallen prey to a deadly scheme!”
Mabui's expression became grim as she replied, “I'll convey it to him.”
The two finally stopped talking and deactivated the Chakra Transmission Communication devices. Yugito frowned and asked, “How could Fujin have been here? Wasn't he in the Land of Hot Water? How did he get here so quickly?”
Samui answered, “He has a flying summon. I think Konoha openly showed him off to tempt Raikage-sama and Bee into going there. He must have flown here while they were going there. Perhaps others from Konoha traveled along with him on his flying summon. It could have even allowed them to scout our bases allowing them to make the appropriate move.”
Darui immediately said, “It's just a hunch. We can't declare everyone dead until we find their bodies.”
Samui nodded solemnly. The three of them turned their heads towards an old man who was walking there while being assisted by a couple of ninjas. Burns could be seen on his left leg and right arm.
Darui respectfully said, “Are you fine, Elder Jin? Sorry, I had to bring you here despite your age.”
Jin sighed and said, “I'm fine. However, I failed. So many of our capable ninjas died due to my incompetence.”
Jin was one of the four Fuinjutsu Grandmasters in Kumo. He was in his late 70s and had served Kumo faithfully for decades. So, everyone respected him. However, his heart couldn't help but ache on seeing the casualties around him.
Yugito frowned and asked, “How come you didn't detect the explosive seals? There must have been tens of thousands of them.”
Yugito wasn't questioning Jin's ability or accusing him of being careless. Instead, she was genuinely confused. It was extremely difficult to trap a Fuinjutsu Grandmaster with Fuinjutsu. They would always detect a vast concentration of seals instinctively just like how Fujin discovered the trap Kitsuchi laid for him.
Jin answered, “The reason I failed is the seals we inscribed while making the base.”
The eyes of Darui, Samui and Yugito widened as Jin continued, “Every base has hundreds of seals to improve the defenses. Whoever laid the trap used those seals to hide a large number of stealth seals which in turn hid that ridiculous amount of explosive seals.
That is why, I couldn't detect them. Even though I instinctively felt that there were a lot of seals here, I thought that they were the same seals we inscribed here as they were all I could see. Whoever did it was quite ingenious to make use of them in this manner.
If it was done in just a few hours, then whoever did it is a terrifying genius at Fuinjutsu. If it was indeed someone from Konoha, then we need to be very careful in any future conflicts with them. Otherwise, we could lose a large number of ninjas in a similar manner several times.”
Darui and the rest had solemn expressions. To be able to fool a Grandmaster was an incredible feat. It was also terrifying. How many Grandmasters did any village have? Kumo had only 4. All were treasured and they would rarely go out on the battlefield unless they were accompanying the Raikage.
So, the Sealmasters would be the ones accompanying armies during wars. However, if a Grandmaster wasn't able to detect the trap, how could Sealmasters do it? The difficulty of attacking Konoha went up by a notch!
Darui muttered, “The ability to create such traps is alone equivalent to a rank S ninja…”
Others agreed with him. Samui said, “Didn't Iwagakure's message say that Suzuki Fujin was very close to becoming a Grandmaster several years ago? Do you think that this was set up by him?”
Darui's eyes widened. He replied, “It could be possible. Not to mention, using so many explosive seals is consistent with his style…”
Jin shook his head and said, “From what I hear, he is only 16 years old. He might be involved in creating this trap but it's unlikely that it was entirely his creation. However, if it was just him, then his threat is no lesser than the Fourth Hokage's!”
Everyone's expression became solemn on hearing it. As they were discussing, an Elite Jounin appeared and reported with a grim expression, “Darui, 43 ninjas have died. And, 24 are still missing. Since we can't sense them, I'm afraid that they're dead as well and are buried somewhere here.”
The moods of Darui and the rest became heavy. It was a painful loss. Since they didn't know what exactly happened to the ninjas stationed in the bases, it piled upon their misery.
Jin sighed and said, “The losses are still far lesser. Since the trap was dependent on our seals, they could only lay the explosive tags close to them. Not to mention, this army is an Elite one with every squad being led by a Jounin.
Many of them were able to neutralize most of the explosive tags near them before they set off. The ones who couldn't do so jumped high up in the air to avoid getting directly hit by the explosion.”
The Elite Jounin nodded, “Yes, that is the case. Among the 43 dead, only 18 were blown up by the Explosive seals. The rest died due to stones piercing through their vital organs at a high speed due to the explosions. A few also died due to suffocation caused by the large amount of soil entering their respiratory system.
Of course, if Yugito hadn't acted quickly enough, then it would have been terrible. Not only did her chakra save a few dozen of our comrades, but it also shielded others by stopping the high-speed debris that could've hit others. Without her, our casualties might have tripled.”
Comments
Devil Hex
😅 My bad
Rubén López
I just got this, honestly sometimes I look for a pattern for it to arrive but nothing, I guess something like Random XD
Devil Hex
Probably same time as yesterday, brother :)
Dark Koro
Hey, any idea when's the next chapter coming out ? (So that I can decide whether to stay up or just read it in the morning) 😅
Earth General
Maybe use his lighting storm? Make the capital suffer a once in a 100 yr storm.
Jack Nathaniel Mikhail
Thanks for the chapter. I wonder what more mayhem MC gonna cook up for Kumogakure.
Devil Hex
Yup
Diametric
[Samui said, “Didn't Iwagakure's message say that Suzuki Fujin was very close to becoming a Grandmaster several years ago?] Is this the extra info about Fujin that Iwa sent to Kumo but not anyone else all those chapters ago? Or am I misremembering how that went? All I remember is being confused because I couldn't figure out what they might've told them that wasn't already included in the info they told everyone else.
Greedsmith
“before they set off.” were set off* / went off* Nice and slow chapter today, huh? That must mean something good is coming soon.
Rubén López
Damn this makes me feel sorry for Kumo, and it's not like what happens to Rasa, Kasuhiro, or the iwa squad
Kelevra
Yes that would be awesome
xXiamfalloutXx
Devil hex I know it might not be possible, but if Fujin could gain access to Ay’s study could he please set a trap on Ay’s desk that when Ay inevitably breaks it in frustration that it would set off a glitter bomb covering everyone in the room with pink shiny glitter
Devil Hex
Konoha is using too rn. That's how Shikaku passed messages to Fujin. Anyway, it's kinda strange technology. We didn't see it ever being used and then suddenly saw it abused during the 4th war. My personal headcannon is that it is too tedious to use (considering the large apparatus) and so it is only used during critical missions or war.
FearTcb
It feels strange to see Kumo using the chakra transmission communication device when we haven’t seen Konoha using it, but rather using vague seals created by Fujin to indicate progress
Kelevra
That would be a wise move but I think Fujin is way too selfish or egoistical for that 😂 and I also assume he means to keep his little trip to Kumo a secret from Hiruzen as well
Devil Hex
He said that without knowing about FTG and Wind Domain :)
Mohammed Sheekh
I think it's better if fujins first priority is the schematics of the chakra weapons, especially the chakra cannon that kumo built in the last:naruto the movie. currently the most technologically advanced country is the land of snow, so if hiruzen gets his hands on those schematics and partners up with land of snow, its over for everybody
Kelevra
Basically answered my entire comment in the last chapter with this one 😅 Very excited for Ay’s reaction Good chapter, all the reasonings and explanations where spot on and perfectly believable👌 So a 70 year old veteran basically told us that Fujin is a big a threat as the Yondaime, nothing we didn’t already know though 😀
Devil Hex
Alright 👍
Devil Hex
The clones don't have enough chakra to take care of them. He'd have to teleport himself to do the job (the clones haven't reached yet though).
Gummyking2
This is personal preference, but having fujin predict what they’re gonna do and then have them converse and say exactly the same thing feels repetitive
rain
didn't fujin already send clones to the other bases to take care of them? is he dispelling them in favor of infiltrating kumo?
