"Teacher Mokgetsu, there's a commotion over there." The noise was quite noticeable, and Obito also noticed the disturbance in the distant big tree.
After speaking, Obito was about to go up and check, but Mokgetsu held him back.
"Idiot, don't act rashly before understanding the situation. This is an escort mission." Kakashi, staring at the distant tree, said.
After saying that, Kakashi swiftly threw a shuriken toward the tree.
Whizz, whizz, whizz!!!
The shuriken continuously cut through the air, heading towards the tree with a blast.
The next moment, a figure wearing a gray battle outfit with one arm exposed jumped down from the tree.
"Hey, hey, are all Konoha ninjas this cowardly, not daring to come forward and check the situation?" The gray-clad ninja said.
Due to the dark weather, Kakashi did not see the forehead protector on the gray-clad ninja, but based on the opponent's attire, he could determine which ninja village the ninja belonged to as each village's ninja attire differs.
"Teacher Mokgetsu, it seems to be a ninja from the Hidden Rock." Kakashi stated his judgment.
Currently, the Hidden Rock Village and Konoha are in a hostile state. If it's from the Hidden Rock, it's definitely an enemy.
Kakashi really didn't expect to encounter ninjas during a C-Class Mission, just as Obito's crow mouth had predicted.
Accompanied by one Hidden Rock ninja coming down, with a swish, swish sound, several more ninjas wearing similar battle outfits quickly appeared beside him.
"One, two... six." Kakashi frowned slightly; forget a C-Class mission, encountering six ninjas during a B-Class mission would already be quite challenging.
Those ninjas don't look like Genin at all.
[Name: Troy]
[Chakra: 20000]
[Skills: Magnet Release (Mastery 20/15000), Lighting Attribute Chakra Nature Changes...]
[Name: Oka Hime]
[Chakra: 6200]
[Skills: Lighting Attribute Chakra Nature Changes (Proficiency 2500/3000)...]
[Name: Rockbee]
[Chakra: 3600]
[Skills: Lighting Attribute...]
"Two Jonin, six Chunin." After giving all the enemies an Identification Jutsu, Mokgetsu understood the approximate strength of the enemies.
To be honest, the enemy's strength was surprisingly high for Mokgetsu. That Troy could definitely be considered an Elite Jonin; with one Elite Jonin, one Jonin, and six Chunin, such a configuration could execute an S-level mission.
Moreover, the strange thing is, although these people are wearing Hidden Rock clothing and forehead protectors, all their skills are related to the lightning attribute, with all of them mastering the Lighting Attribute Chakra Nature Changes.
Undoubtedly, these are Hidden Cloud Ninjas wearing Hidden Rock disguises.
Mokgetsu speculated that the Hidden Cloud was purposefully sending an elite squad pretending to be Hidden Rock ninjas to hunt Konoha ninjas to intensify the conflict between Konoha and the Hidden Rock, and Mokgetsu and his team just happened to encounter them.
The Hidden Cloud is quite a reckless village, but to think everyone in Hidden Cloud is just a brute who only fights would be a mistake; the Raikage himself might be a brute, but he has subordinates who can strategize.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!" Obito quickly performed the hand signs and then spat out a large fireball over three meters high towards the six Hidden Cloud ninjas.
"You Hidden Rock are the real cowards. If you have the guts, come and fight me." Obito shouted.
"I'll take care of the one who just insulted Konoha." Obito said to Kakashi and Might Guy.
"Be careful; the enemies aren't weak." Mokgetsu reminded, as Obito had chosen to confront Rockbee.
In terms of chakra amount, Obito was quite inferior to Rockbee, but Mokgetsu didn't think Obito had no chance of winning.
A ninja's strength is not just determined by chakra amount but also by nature transformation and the ninjutsu and taijutsu they have mastered.
If Obito could use the explosive power of Full Concentration Breath well, he could beat Rockbee.
Rumble!!
The speed of the six Hidden Cloud ninjas was swift, directly dodging, and the huge fireball exploded the tree beside them.
The tremendous noise awoke Numata Yoshikane's family, who were resting.
"You all stay in the tent and don't come out; we will handle the situation." Mokgetsu quickly said.
"Then I'll leave it to you." Numata Yoshikane knew that going out with his family would only cause trouble, so he held his child to prevent them from running around and returned to the tent.
As a few people were spread out, Kakashi immediately moved, pulling out the White Fang Short Blade and slashing toward a Hidden Cloud ninja closest to him.
Whizz, whizz, whizz!!
As Kakashi moved, a large number of shuriken shot out from the dense forest, flying towards the moving Kakashi.
Kakashi noticed this and retreated swiftly, swinging the White Fang Short Blade to knock down all the incoming shuriken.
A cautious Kakashi never charges recklessly.
"Seven, are there any more ninjas hidden in the shadows?" Kakashi cautiously observed his surroundings.
"Haha, Konoha ninja, your life has already ended." The Hidden Cloud ninja laughed outright seeing Kakashi dare to take on Troy's shuriken directly.
The attack of that master is something you can only dodge, not take head-on; otherwise, it means death.
Kakashi suddenly found himself unable to move, as a strong suction force controlled him, making him immobile.
"That Shuriken just now!" Kakashi's face looked somewhat grim.
This was his first time encountering such a bizarre technique; just a touch from the Shuriken and he couldn't move.
Just as Kakashi burst his Chakra in an attempt to break free from the control, the Hidden Cloud Ninja moved.
"Die!" The Hidden Cloud Chunin immediately seized the opportunity to draw a longsword and thrust it towards Kakashi's heart.
"Wind Blade!"
At the moment the Hidden Cloud Chunin thrust the sword, Kakashi quickly recalled all his life's memories.
"If there's really an afterlife, father would probably be surprised to see me," Kakashi thought. He was only eight years old this year.
The Hidden Cloud's sword thrust caused a large spurt of blood, but it wasn't Kakashi's blood; it was his own blood.
A rapid Wind Blade had directly decapitated the Hidden Cloud Ninja in front of Kakashi, spraying blood all over Kakashi's face, making him extraordinarily clear-headed.
Kakashi turned and looked back, seeing Mokgetsu, with a warm smile under the cold moonlight, slowly retracting his extended right hand.
Without a doubt, it was Mokgetsu who had acted.
"His Wind Release is really impressive!" Kakashi was very surprised in his heart.
He thought Mokgetsu only knew Fire Release and Lightning Release, not expecting that Mokgetsu also mastered such advanced Wind Release Ninjutsu.
"Seems we've caught a big fish." Troy slowly walked out of the shadows, revealing a smile.
Just based on Mokgetsu's Wind Release just now, he wasn't considered an inept among the Konoha Jonin.
"Lightning Release: Pseudo-Darkness!" Mokgetsu rapidly formed hand seals, spitting out a giant lightning spear.
Feeling the aura exploding from Mokgetsu, Troy immediately shifted his position.
However, Mokgetsu's attack wasn't aimed at him, but at several other Hidden Cloud Chunin.
Under Mokgetsu's control, the lightning spear quickly split into fragments, then instantly killed the three Hidden Cloud Chunin enveloped within it.
Counting the one Chunin just taken out by Mokgetsu's Wind Blade, the Hidden Cloud's numbers severely decreased.
The sudden turn of events made Rockbee surprised, allowing Obito to seize the opportunity to kick him back two meters.
"Haha, running into us is your bad luck, Hidden Rock." Obito felt his heart surge seeing Mokgetsu instantly wipe out four enemies.
"Just struggling before death. The ones who'll lose are Konoha for sure." Rockbee quickly adjusted his stance.
Even though several teammates died, Rockbee didn't believe their mission would fail, especially since Lord Troy was leading the team.
Rockbee didn't believe that Konoha Jonin could have the power to defeat Troy.
"Interesting, you're not planning on using us like training dummies, are you?" Troy said, looking at the two remaining Hidden Cloud Chunin.
As he spoke, suddenly there was the sound of something breaking through the air, and a lightning-enveloped Kunai was thrust towards the immobilized Kakashi.
Already observing, Mokgetsu instantly shot out a flame-clad Kunai.
Boom!!
The two Kunai collided, instantly causing a massive explosion that blew over a nearby tree.
"My lord, this one is not easy to deal with, let's go together," Oka Hime said, flashing to Troy's side.
Mokgetsu only made three moves from start to finish, but each time either killing or precisely intercepting her ambush.
Troy nodded; he had no interest in dueling etiquette. As long as he could kill enemies, any means were fine by him.
"There's another one." Oka Hime's appearance sank Kakashi's heart into the depths.
Someone hidden until now, he didn't believe would be an ordinary character, possibly another Jonin.
Although it was four-on-four now, the enemy might have two Jonin, and he was immobilized by some unknown Ninjutsu; Kakashi couldn't see any hope of victory.
"Teacher Mokgetsu, just go, take the client, we'll cover you," Kakashi said.
Since there's no hope of winning, it was better to let the most promising among them escape and complete the escort mission.
Kakashi believed if they fought desperately to hold off the enemy, Mokgetsu could lead the client to break through without a problem.
"Kakashi, what kind of joke is that, wanting Teacher Mokgetsu to become the kind of person who abandons his comrades!" Obito roared, punching out a large flame.
The discomfort in his heart made Obito's attacks disordered, gradually being suppressed by Rockbee.
"This is the best option right now." Kakashi replied calmly.
The gap in combat power was too large, the opponents being two Jonin and two Chunin, all well-experienced, while Might Guy and Obito lacked experience, and Kakashi didn't expect them to defeat any enemy.
"Teacher Mokgetsu's youth isn't limited to this." Might Guy shouted, kicking back a Hidden Cloud Ninja, disagreeing with Kakashi.
First, he believed Mokgetsu hadn't used his full strength; second, he didn't think Mokgetsu would abandon his disciples and flee with the client.
"Being underestimated." Mokgetsu smiled faintly, adjusting his glasses.
"Kakashi, maybe you could trust your teacher a bit more."
Kakashi looked at Mokgetsu, seeing Mokgetsu's smile as warm as ever, showing no signs of worry.
"Maybe Teacher Mokgetsu can really pull it off?" A thought emerged in Kakashi's heart.
Shush shush shush!
A slew of Shuriken attacked again.