Konoha: Who says that hunters can't play in the ninja world?

A group of people chased each other, disturbed each other, and in short, they did everything they could to each other. In order to cause casualties to Kakashi and his group, they even used some of their companions as bait to attract Kakashi and his group.

It turned out to be effective. Kakashi and his crew all returned with injuries. Unfortunately, this trick only worked once and never worked again. The baits released were either sniped from a distance or killed in traps. No one was stupid enough to launch a sneak attack. Kakashi and his crew also learned from this.

I just won't get close to you. No matter how capable you are, you can't even see me. What can you do to me?

On the contrary, I have a long-range sniper expert, as well as a trap expert named Tekuno, and other senior ninjas with long-range ninjutsu to assist me. I don't pursue large-scale casualties, but rather use piecemeal attacks to reduce the number of enemies bit by bit.

In just one week, with more than half of the enemy casualties and almost everyone injured, the Root leaders had to admit the fact that they seemed to have messed things up.

And he also saw through Kakashi and his men's tactics, which was to consume them in the jungle of the Land of Fire.

Now, he was struggling over whether to ask for help. With the people he had now, they could still fight in a head-on confrontation. But it was obvious that the enemy had no intention of fighting head-on. If they continued to consume their strength, they would be in danger and the mission would fail.

But if I ask for help, with so many people still around, what's the difference between that and reporting to Danzo that I'm a waste and asking for more support? I must not become a waste in Danzo's eyes, because the Root doesn't keep idle people.

But now they can't even guarantee rest. The team is visibly weak. They can even doze off while standing. You can imagine their combat effectiveness.

"Everyone, pay attention. Finally, fight as a team. If you still can't succeed..." The leader's back teeth were almost broken. He could never say such words. The purpose of the root was to never compromise with the enemy. Such weak words would undoubtedly be a tacit acknowledgement of one's own incompetence and weakness to his accomplices.

"No, absolutely not." The leader's eyes became more and more crazy. He looked back at his subordinates who were lying, leaning or sitting, trying to recover their physical and mental strength.

"Even if I have to sacrifice everything, I will complete Lord Danzo's mission." Having made up his mind and putting all negative emotions behind him, the leader decided to go all out.

A cruel, even crazy plan is taking shape in my mind.

Kakashi, even the elite jonin, could not withstand such a long tug-of-war. Fortunately, they had sufficient supplies, and because they had the initiative in their hands, they could take turns to rest. They did not collapse. There were some minor injuries on their bodies, which did not have much impact on the battle.

"Kazama, what's the situation with the enemy?" Kakashi asked.

Fengjian, who had dark circles under his eyes like a panda, lay lazily on the ground like mud, not even moving a finger: "......" Silence is the best answer.

"Teacher Kakashi, there is no sign of movement at the moment. He should still be resting. Should we continue to harass him?" Nobuko was so tired that she leaned against the tree, not able to muster much energy.

"Of course. If this cow doesn't get too skinny, how can we slaughter it and eat its meat?" Kakashi's words were humorous yet cruel.

"Let me go." Ichiro, who was always taciturn, stepped out and volunteered to fight.

"Ichiro, aren't you tired?"

"Not bad." The muffled answer made others look at him sideways.

"..." The others had a look of admiration on their faces. He was the taciturn one among the trio of Kazama. He was inconspicuous but indispensable in the team. He was always the teammate who stared at the enemy's arrows in head-on confrontation, and seemed to have an amazing talent in physical strength.

Even a jonin would feel exhausted in such a harassing battle. He ate something, took a rest, and revived with full health. This made Fengjian, who had become a dead dog, just want to roll his eyes.

"Okay, be careful. Remember, you can only harass, don't get too close. Ensure your own safety."

"clear."

"Forget it, I'll go with you." Nobuko was still worried. It wasn't that she was worried about Ichiro's ability, but she was worried that Ichiro would not respond in time and get stuck.

"Okay, I feel more at ease this way." Kakashi did not stop them. During this period of time, he had fully observed the strength of the Kazama trio. They all had the strength of a senior ninja. Except for their lack of experience, they were not much different from being able to stand on their own.

After getting their consent, one of them turned into a pool of mud and disappeared on the spot, while the other flew away in an instant and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Do you think these two look like our former classmates? They are so inconspicuous, but before we knew it, they have caught up with us." Kakashi sighed as he watched the two of them skillfully use ninjutsu.

"Kakashi, of all the people here, you are the only one who has no right to make such a speech." Asuma, the son of the previous Hokage who has always been suppressed by Kakashi, was deeply oppressed by Kakashi during his school days, because Kakashi was the child of someone else's family, while he was the bitter melon of his own family.

"That's right, you are a jerk who graduated at the age of six, you have no right to make such an exclamation." The others echoed. Kakashi has been a genius for too long, so long that he has suppressed the brilliance of almost everyone else. For the students of these years, Kakashi has always been their nightmare.

Kakashi was silent. His authority as the captain had seriously declined recently. He would become the target of concentrated fire if he wasn't careful. Is this the treatment for a genius?

On Nobuko's side, the range of the Rain Viewing Technique was farther than that of the Earth Sensing Technique, so Nobuko acted as a sensing ninja. When she entered the sensing range, she stopped decisively. She remembered Kakashi's reminder not to fight in close combat.

"Ichiro, I will use the Mist Hiding Technique to confuse them, and then use the Water Bubble Technique to bomb them. Remember not to show your head."

"Understood," Ichiro responded simply. In fact, he had already quietly lurked at the edge of the fog. The earth-sensing technique could sense the slight vibrations caused by movement. He wanted to use these vibrations as targets to launch large-scale earth escape. If he couldn't accurately target the enemy, he would cover the area.

"Water Style. Mist Concealment Technique." The Mist Concealment Technique itself does not have any changes in properties. Nobuko added the change of water attributes into it. In addition to increasing the sensitivity and control of fog, it also increases the power of other water styles. Bi Jin's environment is already full of water (here refers to fog).

As the mist rose, Nobuko's second wave of ninjutsu was quietly released: "Water escape. Water bubble technique." The intense friction between water molecules will heat the water and then evaporate into water vapor. The high-temperature water vapor will burn people more severely than ordinary fire burns because water vapor has adhesion. The mist became the best cover for the water bubble technique.

The art of hiding in the fog was not uncommon. When the enemy saw the fog suddenly rising in the forest, they instantly became alert and even summoned a wall of earth to guard against arrows that might be shot from somewhere. Unfortunately, they miscalculated. What killed them today was not the arrows, but the ubiquitous water vapor.