The mustached uncle turned into smoke and got into Kiyosuke's body. What he saw was boundless flames. He felt surrounded by flames. Although the flames couldn't hurt him, he had nowhere to escape.
Hearing Kiyosuke's words, he was shocked. He had thought Kiyosuke was lying, but it turned out to be true.
This person had a physique similar to that of their clan.
At this time, he heard Kiyosuke continue, "Kakashi, use Wind Release on me. I won't die from the wind, but this guy will. Come on."
"Okay, right here."
Hearing this, the mustached uncle quickly ran out, condensed into a human form, and didn't dare to turn into smoke again. At this moment, he felt a pain in his stomach. Kiyosuke punched him to the ground.
"It's disgusting for a grown - up man to get into my body."
With that, Kiyosuke started punching and kicking. There was no real taijutsu, just like a hooligan fighting.
The mustached uncle quickly resisted. His taijutsu was surprisingly good. After being on the defensive at the beginning, he started to fight Kiyosuke evenly.
"Chief!"
Someone threw a long sword over. The mustached uncle caught it and slashed towards Kiyosuke.
Ding!
Kiyosuke drew his sword, and the two clashed. Sharp sword lights flashed in the dim underground tunnel, and the clanging sounds of collisions continued.
The mustached uncle seized the opportunity and slashed at Kiyosuke. Flames burst out, forcing him to retreat.
"Sure enough, it's a similar physique."
Seeing the flames on Kiyosuke, the mustached uncle's heart sank. Their clan's ability to turn their bodies into smoke was a very convenient one, but it had a fatal weakness. If they were blown by the wind while in smoke form, they would die. Their clan often had a large number of deaths because they couldn't control this ability stably. If it weren't for Orochimaru's arrival, there probably wouldn't be many of them left now.
He knew how difficult it was to deal with an ability that was immune to physical attacks. The opponent, like him, had a similar physique. Their clan could only turn into smoke, and other than that, they only had taijutsu. They had no way to deal with the opponent.
"Oops, it seems you can't do anything to me. Well, come on, tell me, where is my teacher?"
"You keep calling Lord Orochimaru your teacher, but the way you're acting, where do you look like his disciple? You're clearly here to hunt him down!"
"Hehe, this is an order from the Hokage. As a Konoha ninja, I must follow the order. I'm really sad to hunt down my teacher."
Liar, you're almost laughing!
"Anyway, even if we have to sacrifice our lives, we will never let you hunt down Lord Orochimaru!" For the Iburi Clan, Orochimaru, who had stabilized their condition, was their benefactor. He prevented their clansmen from dying because they couldn't control their abilities.
Orochimaru was also the hope of their clan. They must not let these people get close to the Lord!
"I see. Then we can only capture you. Kakashi, get ready to fight."
The atmosphere became tense in an instant. Just then, a large amount of wood suddenly grew around Kiyosuke and Kakashi, instantly surrounding them.
"Hmm? Wood?"
A young man wearing a Root mask jumped out and said, "I've got them under control."
"Well done."
The mustached uncle nodded. The next second, he saw a large amount of flames emerging from the gaps, and finally, they re - formed into Kiyosuke's appearance. Kiyosuke said, "This ability is really convenient. You're the Root member with the Wood Release kekkei genkai that Kakashi mentioned. Tsk, this ability should belong to the village, not Danzo. What's your name?"
"Kato!"
"Who asked for your code - name? What's your real name?"
"Root members don't have real names," Kato said.
"Tenzo!"
A freckled little girl said, "His name is Tenzo!"
"I see. So, can you stop me?" Kiyosuke punched through the wood and let Kakashi out. Seeing Kato, Kakashi was stunned for a moment and said, "So it's you. I didn't expect you to be here."
Kato stepped back. Facing these two people, he had no chance of winning at all.
"Forget it. I'll take back the Wood Release first. This is very important to the village."
Kiyosuke walked over. Kato immediately stepped back and formed hand - seals. "Wood Release: Great Forest Technique!"
With a wave of his hand, a large amount of wood shot out from his arm towards Kiyosuke.
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
Kiyosuke also waved his hand. A group of large snakes were summoned from his arm. Their bodies twisted, binding the wooden strips that were attacking Kato. They opened their huge mouths and bit towards Kato.
Kato kept retreating. Kiyosuke held the long sword and instantly appeared in front of him, slashing down.
Ding!
The long sword was blocked. Kato tried his best to resist and heard Kiyosuke say, "Your strength is still too weak, kid. What benefits did Danzo give you? You're willing to give your life for him. You're just a tool to him."
"You've had conflicts with Lord Danzo for a long time. Lord Danzo said that if there's a chance, I must kill you!"
"Oh? Is that so? Then I'm in danger." Kiyosuke increased his strength, making it even more difficult for Kato to resist.
The mustached uncle's sword slashed over, but it had no effect on Kiyosuke.
"Kakashi, be careful. Don't let them get into your body. Be ready to use Wind Release at any time."
"Understood."
"Don't you hurt Tenzo!"
The girl named Yukimi turned into a cloud of pink smoke, instantly wrapping Kato and taking him away.
"They've run away. Forget it. We'll deal with this later. Kakashi, let's chase!"
"Okay!"
Kakashi and Kiyosuke chased after them. Seeing this, the mustached uncle also followed.
Crawling quickly in the narrow passage, Kiyosuke cursed, "Damn it, why is this place so small?"
"Kato's scent is up ahead," Kakashi said, sniffing.
His sense of smell was extremely sharp, comparable to that of the Inuzuka Clan.
"I know. Keep crawling."
The two sped up. The mustached uncle behind them had caught up. Afraid that Kiyosuke and Kakashi would use Wind Release, he kept a certain distance.
The terrain became steeper and steeper. They came out to the outside. Kakashi sniffed and said, "They've run far. Should we still chase?"
"Of course. Wood Release is crucial. Although there's the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan, Konoha should also take it back. At least it can't be in Danzo's hands." Freeing the future Yamato from Danzo's control could be considered a good deed.
Anyway, this kid would leave Root sooner or later.
"What about Orochimaru?"
"We don't even know where he is. But he should be around here. We can just wait for him. There's no rush."
"Fine, whatever you say."
Kiyosuke knew Orochimaru better. It was better to follow him. It would be easier to find Orochimaru this way.