Chapter 69
Chapter 69
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: N/A
Chapter Title: Northeast of the Land of Bears
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Northeast of the Land of Bears.
Uchiha Shisui, Byakumo Hayama, and Hyuga Kado traveled north along the edge of Hell Valley.
They were searching for a narrow spot where they could cross Hell Valley.
Soon, thanks to Hyuga Kado's Byakugan, the three found a relatively narrow position.
Byakumo Hayama pulled a bundle of hook ropes from his storage scroll.
"Let me do it."
Uchiha Shisui took the hook rope and aimed at a large tree on the opposite side of Hell Valley. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan activated in an instant!
Swish—
The hook rope shot out like an arrow from a bowstring, precisely piercing a giant tree two hundred meters away on the other side of Hell Valley. Amid the taut buzzing sound, a rope stretched across the abyss churning with toxic fog.
Byakumo Hayama tied the other end to a large tree on this side. Then Uchiha Shisui stepped onto the rope first, held his breath to avoid inhaling the poison gas, and quickly crossed the Hell Valley shrouded in toxic mist.
As he neared the opposite side, Uchiha Shisui drew his kunai and flickered forward with his body. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan vigilantly scanned the surroundings.
Only after confirming there were no ambushes or traps did Shisui signal to his two teammates on the opposite side of Hell Valley.
The other two then crossed the toxic-mist-filled Hell Valley along the rope.
"Cough cough—"
Just as they reached Land of Bears territory on the opposite side of Hell Valley, Byakumo Hayama couldn't help coughing twice. He felt a chill at the trace amounts of poison gas he had inhaled earlier.
"Byakumo-senpai, are you alright?"
Uchiha Shisui asked with concern.
Hyuga Kado also scanned Byakumo Hayama's condition with his Byakugan and nodded to Shisui once he confirmed there were no serious issues.
"It's not a problem. Let's keep moving."
Byakumo Hayama shook his head and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
The three dashed through the treetops in the forest in a triangular formation.
Uchiha Shisui took the lead at the front, Hyuga Kado—with his Byakugan activated—positioned on the team's right flank, and Byakumo Hayama on the left.
They hadn't gone far when Hyuga Kado suddenly issued a sharp warning.
"There's a situation ahead!"
Uchiha Shisui landed on a treetop branch, and Byakumo Hayama came to a stop as well.
"Such... such massive chakra..."
Hyuga Kado's Byakugan, with its bulging veins, was filled with shock as he halted.
"Direction!"
Uchiha Shisui turned his head and asked.
"Northwest of us! Two kilometers out!"
Hyuga Kado reported swiftly.
As a special jonin of the Hyuga Clan, this range for Byakugan reconnaissance was already exceptionally impressive.
The three cautiously and alertly made their way toward the northwest.
Soon, they arrived at a border area where the Land of Bears met the Land of Earth.
On the Land of Bears side of the territory, three Iwagakure shinobi were locked in combat with two women.
Uchiha Shisui and the others hid in the shadows, watching the center of the battlefield in utter disbelief.
A red-haired woman had three golden chains writhing from her back like living creatures. Two of the Rock shinobi were bound midair by the chains, while the third was pierced through the chest and nailed to a tree.
Not far away, a black-haired girl stood with her arms crossed, watching coldly from the sidelines.
"Cough!"
Kari spat out a mouthful of blood. He stared in shock at the golden chain that had pierced his abdomen and nailed him to the tree, his gaze fixed on the red-haired woman opposite him.
"Explosion Release: Landmine Fist!"
Kari endured the agony of the chain through his gut and concentrated his chakra into his right fist, smashing it into the golden chain.
Boom!
The golden chain that was struck immediately detonated in a massive explosion. Kari broke free of the restraint as a result and staggered to the ground.
The segment of golden chain left on his body gradually dissipated without chakra, but the gaping wound in his abdomen gushed blood profusely.