"I...you...? What?"
The person hiding behind the closet had never seen this situation before. His attention was completely on Hatake Satoru, so he clearly saw it.
All the attacks brushed past Hatake Satoru, even maintaining a certain distance from him.
It was as if this person had a barrier around him.
But he didn't even move?!
Although it was only a brief exchange of blows lasting a few seconds, those few seconds were enough for him to understand how terrifying this guy was.
This person was far superior to them in terms of ability, and fighting him was not a rational act.
At first, they must have all thought that with so many of them, dealing with Hatake Satoru alone would be more than enough.
As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands, and they had an absolute advantage in numbers.
"Undo the seal, ugh~ so annoying, can't you understand what I'm saying~?"
Hatake Satoru grabbed the person's clothes and dragged him to the water tank. Hozuki Mangetsu was inside in a semi-hydrated state, his hands crossed and clasped in front of his chest.
"No...it's impossible, the seal for the former Mizukage-sama was created by several people together."
"One person can't undo it."
"I can find someone to help you."
The Jonin's lips trembled slightly, and his legs felt weak. He was only being dragged by Hatake Satoru, preventing him from falling down directly.
Although he was right, the sealing technique for Hozuki Mangetsu definitely wasn't done by one person.
Hozuki Mangetsu was a Mizukage, after all. Sealing him with only one or two people wouldn't work.
Around the water tank were also sealing scrolls soaked in blood. Judging from the layout, it indeed wasn't a seal that one person could place.
Hatake Satoru looked around thoughtfully, as if he was considering ways to deal with it.
A glimmer of light appeared in the pupils of the ninja being dragged by him.
He didn't really want to find someone to help Hatake Satoru; he wasn't stupid.
He wanted to report the situation to the higher-ups as soon as possible, whether to throw dirt on him or call for reinforcements, he had to start from there.
He wanted to delay as much as possible, or find a chance to escape.
If Hatake Satoru killed all these people, as long as he could survive and spread the word, there would be a way to refute this guy in public opinion.
"It's indeed a sealing technique that requires multiple people..."
Hatake Satoru nodded, as if acknowledging what he said.
The person's eyes lit up; Hatake Satoru saying that meant there was hope.
His heart started to beat faster, and his mind raced, thinking about how to make Hatake Satoru believe his words even more and let him go back.
Judging from what Hatake Satoru said earlier, Hozuki Mangetsu must be very important to him.
As long as he took advantage of...
"Are you thinking that I'll let you go back to find someone to help?"
"You can beg for mercy while scrambling back to report the situation~?"
Hatake Satoru's teasing voice rang in his ears. He sounded as if he had anticipated everything and was completely in control.
The ninja's breathing hitched. He had been too naive to think he could fool this guy.
But, if he didn't let him go, there was no way to undo the seal directly!
What was Hatake Satoru playing at?
Hatake Satoru wasn't a ninja at all. When he attacked those people earlier, there was no feeling of using Chakra.
He himself probably couldn't undo the sealing technique either.
What did this guy want to do!?
Staying here was definitely not a good sign. Judging from Hatake Satoru's earlier words, he probably wouldn't be able to leave this place alive.
"Teacher..."
A somewhat deep voice came from inside the water tank. Hozuki Mangetsu's complexion wasn't good. He seemed to realize that he was indeed causing trouble for Hatake Satoru.
"I'm fine in this seal! I can turn into water anyway, so these things can't hurt me."
"It's just that I can't get out!"
"This time it's an encrypted scroll, placed under the table. No one but you and I can read it!"
"You should take a look at the contents of the scroll quickly!"
After making sure that the only living people in the room were the three of them, Hozuki Mangetsu's muffled voice came from the water tank.
Usually, the documents were delivered by Shisui's crows, which could avoid surveillance from Sunagakure Village's spies.
And usually, it was just a letter tied to the crow's leg, nothing fancy like encrypted communication.
Because they all knew that Hatake Satoru didn't have Chakra, and if there was something he needed to handle, they couldn't just place a secretary by his side at all times.
So unless it was a top-secret document, they would just send a crow casually.
But this time, the document was delivered by a hawk, and there was even encryption to maintain secrecy.
It could be opened using Hozuki Mangetsu's Chakra or Hatake Satoru's blood.
To be honest, this kind of method felt like something a regular ninja would do, so Hozuki Mangetsu felt that something was wrong.
But at the time, Hatake Satoru had gone out to play with that little kid, and would be back in a while.
Hozuki Mangetsu wanted to take a look at the contents of the scroll.
... ... ...
Whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, he hadn't opened the scroll yet when those people rushed in.
So until now, none of them knew what was in the scroll.
"No need."
"I can get you out of the fish tank right now."
"You have to thank me properly when you come out, okay~?"
Hatake Satoru replied lightly, casually taking off his sunglasses, his ice-like eyes staring at the sealing symbols on the water tank.
The complex patterns rotated continuously in his eyes, and his ice-blue pupils contracted slightly, as if studying something.
He was constantly analyzing the contents of the sealing symbols, and Six Eyes was constantly generating various solutions.
It could see through all attacks, Ninjutsu, and such.
Hozuki Mangetsu in the water tank could clearly see those eyes. Because of the glass cover and the water flow, he couldn't see the situation outside very clearly.
It was like a thin layer of mist was covering it, revealing a vague appearance.
But the eyes that Hatake Satoru revealed after taking off his sunglasses seemed to be able to penetrate everything in the world, faintly emitting a bit of light.
Although he knew that Hatake Satoru should be looking at the sealing symbols, Hozuki Mangetsu in the water felt that those eyes were looking directly at him.
They didn't show any emotion, but they could directly see into the depths of a person's heart.
No matter what it was, everything was clear and transparent, without any secrets, in those eyes.
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