The Shadow of Konoha

At first glance, Hanyu seems to be a should adopt when encountering bad, medium and good situations, and reminding his teammates to make various psychological preparations.

When to advance and when to retreat are all in his plan. In addition, he has good verbal expression skills and can make his teammates understand that a team must be integrated into a precision machine in order to play a greater role on the battlefield and have more chances of survival... A team like theirs must rely on teamwork.

The plan was very thorough and the words were very nice, but when he was on the battlefield and something urgent happened, Hanyu's calm and alert mind made him react in a different way than planned...

Go ahead.

All the plans are bullshit, Hanyu always has to "adapt to circumstances".

This is not because he is easily swayed by emotions and gets carried away easily, but because the more critical the moment, the more he tends to believe in himself rather than others.

Faced with this kind of behavior of saying one thing and doing another, Hanyu's teammates went from being shocked at first to getting used to it now.

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Kakuzu's idea during the war was definitely correct based on the principle of first getting rid of the weaklings on the battlefield and then concentrating on fighting the remaining powerful enemies. However, the problem lies in his choice... Choosing Hanyu as the first target to kill can't be said to be a wrong choice, but it can't be said to be a right choice either.

Facing Kakuzu who suddenly appeared, Hanyu was not at all panicked. He didn't even hesitate for a moment and rushed straight towards the opponent. With the help of Thunder Release, his speed was lightning fast. Kakuzu was obviously the one who launched the surprise attack in the first place, but under Hanyu's high-speed physical skills, he became the one who was attacked.

This sudden switch of attack and defense would cause the combatants to hesitate for a moment. The figure of Hanyu suddenly disappeared from Kakuzu's lifeless green eyes, and the murderous intent he had brewed had nowhere to vent.

This guy is so fast... He became alert instantly.

The air in front of him was suddenly disturbed, and with his rich battlefield experience, Kakuzu made the most correct response in just a moment - he crossed his arms and protected one side of his head.

Hanyu raised his body high, turned sideways and kicked, which was not only sharp, but more importantly... it was really heavy.

"So heavy! Not only is he a speed-type ninja, but he also has such a big advantage in strength?"

Kakuzu was well prepared, otherwise if the attack had hit his head, it would have definitely taken away his ability to think in an instant.

But he didn't understand . With Hanyu's body blessed by the double circulation of chakra and the high-speed mobility brought by lightning escape, it was hard for this man's attack not to be heavy.

The force was concentrated on the upper part of the body, and the huge force was transmitted along his arms, causing his body to lose balance in an instant, and then the whole person rolled sideways in the direction of Hanyu's attack.

But at this time, Kakuzu had already completed the Earth Grudge transformation on his body, so he was not afraid of Hanyu's blunt attack. In fact, even though he looked a little embarrassed when he was knocked away, his own characteristics meant that he did not suffer much damage.

At the same time as he was kicked away, the figure of the young Konoha ninja reappeared in Kakuzu's rotating vision - Hanyu's figure appeared where Kakuzu had just stood.

Hanyu was seen leaning forward with his legs apart and pressing down in a lunge. One arm was bent at the elbow and pulled back to hide at his side, while the fingertips of his other hand lightly touched the ground, and his whole body was filled with strength again.

His eyes were as calm as a deep pool. No matter how calm they were, a hint of chill was still revealed invisibly.

Not good... Kakuzu had this feeling instantly, not because Hanyu took a posture to accelerate forward, but also because of the will to kill with one blow in Hanyu's eyes.

No matter who you are, senior or junior, the way for a ninja to survive on the battlefield is based on your own means, not on seniority.

The cracks and depressions on the ground, the dull drumbeats of Hanyu's feet, the trembling and buzzing caused by his high-speed body piercing the air, all burst out and mixed together. The bright lightning, the smoke and dust that had not yet dissipated, and the soil under Hanyu's feet, like a brilliant three-color firework, suddenly exploded where he was standing!

Kakuzu was stuck in the air. No matter what move Hanyu made next, he would have no way to avoid it under normal circumstances. However, he knew that he could not hold back. So, his limbs suddenly split apart, but the "wounds" at the fractures did not bleed. Instead, something like long black hair was revealed - this was his secret technique, Earth Grudge.

Using the ground as a link, Angle's hands and feet extended, landing on the ground and stopping his rolling body. But at this moment, the aurora suddenly flashed! While he was still unstable, Hanyu's expressionless face appeared clearly in front of Kakuzu.

Just, just a stone's throw away.

Kakuzu's outstretched body looked strange and tall. Hanyu stopped and turned quickly and stood under him. Then he thrust his right palm, which was flashing with lightning, forward suddenly, aiming accurately at the position of Kakuzu's heart.

However, just as he was about to pierce the opponent's chest, countless "black hairs" instantly wrapped around his arm tightly like vines that sprout rapidly in spring.

"Got you."

Although Hanyu was very fast, Kakuzu was a ninja with control skills. After his arms were tied tightly, Hanyu's high speed could no longer be used.

"Really? But I know you can catch me."

Hanyu paid no attention to the murderous words of the other party. His fingertips were only an inch away from the other party's heart. Then, he suddenly flipped his palm, and the brewing lightning on it instantly turned into a rush of lightning arrows. The azure light pierced through the other party's chest in the next moment.

It was like piercing a layer of white paper.

Success? No, it won't be that easy.

Hanyu felt the black hair wrapped around his arms relax for a moment , but then in the next moment, they tightened with far greater force than before, as if to squeeze the metal arm guard tied on his arm into his flesh and blood.

The Lightning Release, Kurikara, that extended from Hanyu's palm still remained in the opponent's chest, but around the lightning blade, Kakuzu's Earth Resentment was like the hair of a female ghost who had sunk to the bottom of the water and swayed wildly with the waves, weird and disgusting.

"I understand. You are not here to assassinate the Hokage. It turns out... you are here to 'test your sword'." Looking at the other person's inhuman appearance, Hanyu vaguely realized the purpose of Kakuzu's visit.

It was not for assassination, but for testing and verification - to verify what kind of role the Earth Resentment System he developed could play when dealing with powerful enemies.

In samurai culture, famous swordsmiths would often test their swords on living people in order to prove the sharpness of their newly forged weapons. The subjects could be death row prisoners or random pedestrians caught on the street.

Hanyu also once attacked Monzaemon in order to verify the effectiveness of his Gokage Daizoroku. At this time, Kakuzu's seemingly blind and unwise move to assassinate the well-protected Third Hokage was nothing more than this.

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