Aokawa threw a Kunai into the air, followed by pulling the bowstring, and a Chakra Arrow formed.
Then he released the bowstring; the Chakra Arrow flew off the string, accurately hitting the falling Kunai.
Until Aokawa put away the Spirit Bow, Shirakumo Hayama still hadn't processed this news.
Even though the Chakra Arrow had already appeared before him, he still found it somewhat difficult to understand.
How could such a Chakra Arrow hit an enemy beyond visual range? Even aiming would be a problem.
He was about to speak, but when his gaze swept over Aokawa's pair of Byakugan, he realized.
Naturally, one cannot aim at someone beyond visual range; even if he possessed ultra-long-range Ninjutsu, he could only hit enemies he could see.
But the Byakugan could provide visual range beyond that of ordinary people; an enemy he couldn't see, Aokawa might not necessarily be unable to see.
This technique paired with the Byakugan is truly appropriate.
Having understood the key point, although Shirakumo Hayama still felt shocked, the matter became much easier to understand.
He nodded slowly, looking at Aokawa's youthful face.
His heart was filled with a thousand emotions.
Has the new generation already grown up?
This kind of Ninjutsu, which even an Elite Jōnin like him, accustomed to life and death, felt palpitations from.
Placed on the Battlefield, it would be a terrifying Sharp Weapon for slaughter.
"The times are changing!" he thought to himself.
Such a Ninjutsu was shocking enough; even if it could only kill one Jonin in a war, it would be a huge profit.
After Shirakumo Hayama composed himself, he took out a scroll.
"Release!"
Inada Takuma's body reappeared; the Chakra Arrow on it had already dissipated.
"Since you were the ones who killed the enemy, the things on him belong to you."
Shirakumo Hayama took off the Ninja Tools bag from the body and threw it to the father and son.
"However, some mission data will be kept by me to be used for reporting."
"Lord Sohma came to the rescue; you should also have a share."
Shirakumo Hayama had come to the rescue after seeing the signal; if there were spoils of war, he had to have a share no matter what.
Moreover, he alone had taken down the other four Ninja.
Shirakumo Hayama waved his hand, indicating it wasn't necessary.
With his many years of career as a Jonin, he had long accumulated a lot of wealth and didn't care for these small things.
However, under the strong insistence of the father and son, he finally picked a little.
The four of them returned to the original location to escort the remaining few enemies... the border of the Land of Hot Springs.
Kazegake Valley.
Konoha garrison at the Fuyuan Bridge.
"Quick!"
"Medical Ninja!"
Two Ninja dressed in Konoha Village attire shouted while carrying a seriously injured Ninja into the building.
The personnel in the base immediately sprang into action.
Soon, the seriously injured Ninja was carried onto a bed inside; an earth-yellow Chakra Arrow was stuck in his abdomen, blood was overflowing from the corners of his mouth, and he was panting heavily.
A tall man entered the room and rushed to the bedside.
"Xun, how is it?"
When Chiba Xun saw his captain arrive, his unfocused eyes regained a hint of spirit.
He shook his head, his breath as thin as a thread, unable to speak.
Soon, the Medical Ninja arrived in the room.
Everyone hurriedly moved aside to make room.
"Captain, it's Onigumo again."
Uchiha Inabi pointed at the Chakra Arrow in Chiba Xun's abdomen and said with a face full of anger.
"That bastard doesn't respect us at all; let's go kill him."
"Don't be impulsive!"
Uchiha Hachidai responded in a deep voice.
"The Village's order to us is that we cannot have a conflict with the Land of Lightning."
"If we go kill him directly, it won't be killing a Rogue Ninja, but a political and diplomatic incident."
"If it causes a war, can you take responsibility for it?"
The Land of Hot Springs is a small country located between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, along with the Land of Frost.
Due to geopolitical reasons, the Land of Hot Springs is backed by the Land of Fire and is close to Konoha Village.
The Land of Frost is backed by the Land of Lightning and is close to Kumogakure.
The northwestern parts of the two countries use the Kazegake Valley as a national border, connected by the Fuyuan Bridge on both sides of the canyon for mutual access.
In recent years, the two major powers, the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, have successively stationed troops on both sides of the Kazegake Valley, and the situation has become tense.
"But, this is already the fifth person this month." Uchiha Inabi's anger did not subside but increased, and his voice grew louder.
"Recently, the patrol personnel have been in a state of panic, everyone is cautious when going out, when will this end!"
After Onigumo defected, he hid at the Land of Lightning's garrison on the side of the Kazegake Valley and frequently attacked Konoha's garrison personnel.
At first, after he killed one of their patrol personnel, everyone thought he wouldn't be jumping around for long.
After all, near the garrisons of the two countries, under the joint law enforcement of the Anbu, capturing him would be a matter of minutes.
Except for some Rogue Ninja with high intelligence value.
The handling of other ordinary Rogue Ninja has always relied on joint law enforcement between the two countries.
If a Rogue Ninja from the Land of Fire flees into the territory of the Land of Lightning, the Land of Lightning naturally has Rogue Ninja fleeing into the territory of the Land of Fire.
If these Rogue Ninja are not handed over, they will also commit crimes within the territory, so joint capture is a customary rule among the major powers.
But they didn't expect that this time the Land of Lightning would not only not assist but even refuse their cross-border capture.
What was even more excessive was that bounties for the duty personnel of this base began to appear in the Black Market.
Anyone with a clear eye could see what was going on with these bounty missions.
"I have been continuously reporting the recent situation to the Village; the Village's support should be arriving soon."
"The Village! The Village! I don't know what the higher-ups are doing."
"They sent the Anbu over, but when they saw that the Land of Lightning wouldn't let them through at the bridge, they went back dejectedly."
"If you ask me, we should just kill our way over; if the Land of Lightning dares to stop us, then kill them too, at worst we start a war."
"Inabi!" Uchiha Hachidai shouted angrily.
"Don't talk nonsense here."
"Ninja follow the principle of obeying superiors; since the Village has arranged it this way, there is naturally a reason for it."
Then he looked at everyone:
"Pass down the order: until the Village's support arrives, no Genin will participate in patrols."
"All patrol missions will be temporarily carried out by Chunin and Jonin."
"Yes."
Meanwhile.
On the other side of the canyon.
At the Land of Lightning's garrison base in the Land of Frost, on the watchtower.
"Captain Saga, look across."
Gori pointed at the scene of commotion among the Land of Fire base personnel and gloated:
"Onigumo took down another one."
Saga smiled: "Onigumo is quite capable."
"Hahaha, Captain, it was a stroke of genius when you didn't let them come over to catch Onigumo."
"I didn't expect a Rogue Ninja to be so useful," Gori flattered.
Saga waved his hand: "Now, we just have to see when they can't take it anymore."
"Yesterday I mocked them a bit, and an Uchiha brat already couldn't take it and wanted to rush over, but he was called back by their captain, what a pity."
Gori looked regretful.
"It doesn't matter." Saga didn't care: "We'll proceed as planned; one day they won't be able to hold back."
"Yes."
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