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Kannabi Bridge.
This bridge is located in the Land of Grass, adjacent to the border of the Land of Earth.
Early in the morning.
Akira Tsubaki, Namikaze Minato, and Kakashi rushed to the Kannabi Bridge.
"What's next?"
Namikaze Minato looked at Akira Tsubaki and asked the student for his opinion.
"We will guard here directly. Anyone who crosses the bridge from the Land of Earth will be killed."
Akira Tsubaki smiled, showing his white teeth.
"Nothing else?" Kakashi asked.
"Gone."
Kakashi had black lines all over his head.
At this rate, the Iwagakure border troops will be alerted in no time.
Jumping to a tree, the three of them began to squat and guard.
Akira Tsubaki was rarely at leisure and opened the properties panel.
Ability: Wood Style Advanced Mastery (Trait: Intimacy)
"Intimate?"
"I'm intimate with Wood Style?"
Akira Tsubaki was speechless.
Concentrating, he tried to communicate with the big tree under his feet.
"Good morning."
Big tree: "???"
Namikaze Minato looked puzzled and turned to look at Akira Tsubaki who was talking to himself.
"He, was he talking to you, Sensei?" Kakashi also felt weird.
But what happened next, Akira Tsubaki's words were even more shocking.
"Has anyone passed by here?"
Big tree: "Do you count?"
"Except for us?"
Big tree: "A lot of people came from the bridge just now."
Akira Tsubaki: "???"
Akira Tsubaki felt defeated.
This 'just now'—the time span is too big.
"Akira, are you communicating with the tree?" Namikaze Minato asked in surprise.
"Yes! But there is no gain," Akira Tsubaki shook his head.
"Then what do you mean by 'just now'?" Kakashi asked.
"Oh, that's what Taiki (Big Tree) said. He said that three days ago, a large number of Iwagakure Ninjas crossed the Kannabi Bridge."
Then he added: "In the eyes of the tree, three days is just now."
Namikaze Minato laughed dumbfounded, and Kakashi looked surprised.
Whoosh!
At this moment, an Iwagakure Ninja came into view and started running across the bridge.
"I'm up!"
Kakashi stood up, ready to test his new Ninjutsu.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Akira Tsubaki remained skeptical.
Just looking at the speed of that Iwagakure Ninja, the lowest rank was Chūnin.
"Akira, don't underestimate me! I've caught up with you."
Kakashi's tone was full of confidence.
Next moment.
Zzzit~~
Thunder light permeated his left hand, bursting out with dazzling light.
"Is this? Self-developed Lightning Style Ninjutsu?"
Namikaze Minato looked shocked.
Creating your own Ninjutsu is not something ordinary Ninjas can do.
"Chidori?" Akira Tsubaki remained expressionless.
"Not bad! That's a good name! This Ninjutsu is called Chidori."
Satisfied with the name, Kakashi bent his legs and shot out with a swish.
The sound of buzzing birds could be heard endlessly, accompanied by dazzling thunder.
"Um?"
In the distance, the Iwagakure Ninja glanced at the approaching figure and quickly formed a seal with his hands.
Earth Style (Doton) — Earth Crack Technique (Doro Kiretsu)!
Click, click.
In an instant, the ground cracked, and more than a dozen fissures appeared.
Immediately afterward, the cracked earth collapsed, destroying the road.
Kakashi plunged into a large pit more than ten meters deep.
He tried to jump out a few times, but he couldn't.
Namikaze Minato: "???"
Akira Tsubaki: "I knew something would go wrong."
In the big pit.
Kakashi was sweating profusely.
He was careless.
In order to show off his speed, he rushed straight at the Iwagakure Ninja, who would have thought that a quick Earth Style would trap him in the pit.
Puff!
A muffled sound echoed, and the Iwagakure Ninja's eyes widened, staring at the boy in front of him in disbelief.
"This speed is too fast!"
Plop.
The body fell to the ground without a sound.
"Ah~~ caught up with me?"
Passing by the edge of the pit, Akira Tsubaki spoke quietly, threw the corpse in, and walked away.
When Kakashi returned to the tree, he said nothing.
"Kakashi, this Ninjutsu of yours is very powerful! The only drawback is that your dynamic vision is lacking due to its high speed."
Namikaze Minato pointed out Kakashi's shortcomings, and then, praised him a little more.
"However, you are worthy of being a genius, able to create this kind of Ninjutsu..."
"Genius~~" Akira Tsubaki echoed.
Kakashi turned his head away.
Half an hour later.
Three Iwagakure Ninjas appeared across the bridge and began to cross it.
But just halfway through, the three of them realized that something was wrong and started to retreat quickly.
"They found the pit!" Kakashi said anxiously.
The body was thrown into the pit by Akira Tsubaki, but the pit was still there.
Obviously, the three Iwagakure Ninjas saw the pit and sensed something strange.
"It's normal!" Akira Tsubaki said casually, without any intention of chasing them.
"In this way, they will definitely report to the border post," Namikaze Minato solemnly said.
If they let these three Iwagakure Ninjas go, next time there might be thirty Iwagakure Ninjas.
As Namikaze Minato speculated.
In less than half an hour, nearly fifty Iwagakure Ninjas appeared across the bridge.
"Captain Kuroiwa, look!"
Pointing to the big pit on the opposite side of the bridge, Haitō gestured.
"That should be caused by Tuzan's Earth Crack Technique," Kuroiwa judged.
He had sent Tuzan to collect information earlier, and he was likely attacked.
If Tuzan was still alive, he would have reported back to the outpost.
Unfortunately, he had not.
"Looks like Tuzan is dead."
As he spoke, Kuroiwa swept his eyes across the opposite woods, trying to find clues.
But because the distance was too far, no trace of the enemy was seen.
"Haitō, after crossing the bridge for a while, take a few people and hide using the Hiding Like a Mole Technique (Doton: Dochū Mogura no Jutsu)."
"Others, cross the bridge with me."
After giving instructions, Kuroiwa took the lead and led his subordinates to cross the bridge.
Tree.
Akira Tsubaki visually checked, and the number of enemies was 47.
Turning his head, he stood up.
"I'll do it this time," Namikaze Minato spoke slowly and stopped in front of Akira Tsubaki.
"I can do it too," Akira Tsubaki argued.
"No! There are too many enemies this time. Once you are trapped by Earth Style, it will be dangerous," Namikaze Minato shook his head.
He knew that Akira Tsubaki's Taijutsu was strong, but facing Iwagakure, a Taijutsu Ninja was at a disadvantage.
Because Akira Tsubaki had no effective evasion Ninjutsu—not even the most basic Three Body Technique.