"Where's Garobi?" Maki asked.
Seisuke smiled and said, "Can you smell the air? With every breath you take, you're inhaling your comrade."
He had used most of his chakra, and now he was completely out of strength.
"Damn it!" Maki flew into a rage, stepped forward, and kicked Seisuke away.
Seisuke's body hit a tree, and he coughed. With insufficient chakra, he couldn't turn into elements. This was the most dangerous moment.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Maki kept kicking him, completely ignoring Seisuke's young body. He said, "Garobi was such a fool. He actually got tricked by a brat like you. He deserved to die."
As he spoke, he picked up Seisuke, who was spitting blood, and said, "Hmph! I'll finish you off!"
At this moment, Seisuke opened his mouth, and a snake rushed out, biting Maki's wrist. Maki winced in pain and let go of him.
He grabbed the poisonous snake and crushed it to death, but it was already too late. His arm immediately swelled up, his blood turned black, and it felt like something was blocking his windpipe.
It's venomous!
He covered his throat with one hand and quickly reached for the antidote with the other.
"Seisuke!" When Asuma and Kurenai, who had heard the commotion die down, rushed back to the scene and saw Maki, they immediately shot shurikens and kunai at him, hitting Maki.
Seisuke struggled and said, "That guy is an idiot! You're the same! Don't you know that villains die from talking too much? Xiaobai! Bite him to death!"
The little white snake crawled out from somewhere, quickly climbed up Maki's leg, got into his clothes, and bit him.
Injecting venom again.
This time, Maki dropped the antidote in his hand.
Kurenai supported Seisuke, and Asuma rushed forward and stabbed Maki's heart with a kunai.
"Seisuke, are you okay?"
"Do I look okay? I think several of my ribs are broken. This guy really didn't hold back!" His whole body ached, and he asked, "Kurenai, have you learned medical ninjutsu?"
"Ah, I haven't." Kurenai said with shame. "If I had, I could treat your injuries."
"It's not too late to learn when we get back."
He covered his abdomen and said, "I don't know how Teacher Shinku is. Asuma, we should head back to Konoha first."
"Aren't we going to wait for Teacher Shinku?"
"We can't wait any longer. If Teacher Shinku can survive, he will catch up with us. Even if he can't, running now will increase our chances of survival." Seisuke said calmly. "Although it sounds harsh, this is the truth."
Kurenai lowered her head. Her father's life was uncertain, and she really wanted to go and check, but her abilities would only hold them back. They had to leave quickly.
At this moment, a figure landed. Seeing the person, the three of them heaved a sigh of relief. Yuhi Shinku said, "Are you all okay?"
"I'm not!" Seisuke raised his hand. "I've over - exhausted my chakra, and I have broken ribs."
Yuhi Shinku nodded. Seeing Maki on the ground with a purple - tinged face, he said, "You poisoned him?"
"A snake that can kill with a single bite, plus Xiaobai's venom, and Asuma's finishing move."
"En, very good. Being able to kill such a jonin is quite impressive. How did the other one die?"
"Exploded! His ashes were scattered. Every breath of air we're breathing now might contain bits of him." Seisuke said.
The other three turned green - faced upon hearing this. Kurenai felt especially nauseous. "Stop it, Seisuke. Don't say such disgusting things."
"You did a great job, Seisuke. I'll report this to the Hokage - sama." Yuhi Shinku said. "Now we need to rush back to the village as fast as possible. Seisuke, bear with the pain. I'll do some simple treatment for you."
"Okay."
And then...
"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!"
A scream rang out. Yuhi Shinku, being rather rough, was not gentle at all when helping him reset his bones. In the end, he also made Seisuke take a bitter and astringent secret medicine to speed up his recovery.
Yuhi Shinku carried Seisuke on his back and said, "Accelerate our progress!"
With that, he carried Seisuke and leaped forward among the trees.
Ugh, so dizzy, I feel like vomiting. Why couldn't it be Kurenai carrying me? A middle - aged man isn't nice at all.
.........
Two days later
Hokage's Office
The exhausted Yuhi Shinku reported the process of this mission to Sarutobi Hiruzen. When he heard that Seisuke had killed one jonin single - handedly and severely poisoned another sensory - type ninja, Sarutobi's expression was quite complex. With this kind of strength, Seisuke was on par with Kakashi.
No, in terms of destructive power, Seisuke was far more powerful than Kakashi. Although the two jonins were careless and underestimated their opponents, the fact that Seisuke, as a genin, had killed jonins showed that his strength far exceeded that of his peers and many chunin.
He was a promising young talent worthy of cultivation. Handing him over to Orochimaru was indeed the right decision.
"Not bad. I miscalculated the danger level of this mission, which almost cost you your lives. The medical expenses of Asakawa Seisuke will be fully reimbursed by the village. He can also choose a ninjutsu from the Book of Seals. In addition, the reward for this mission will be doubled. The intelligence and the captured ninja you brought back are also very useful."
Puffing on his pipe, Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to give Seisuke and his team some compensation. He couldn't let them shed blood and tears in vain.
"Thank you, Hokage - sama."
"By the way, how is the child now?"
"Due to the rush of the journey these two days, his injuries were only simply treated. He has now been transferred to Konoha Hospital for recuperation." Yuhi Shinku said.
"That's good. After his injuries heal, ask him to come and see me. Oh, here's something for you." Sarutobi Hiruzen took out a piece of paper and handed it to him, saying, "It's up to you whether to participate or not."
"I'll let them decide for themselves." Yuhi Shinku put the paper away and said, "Then I'll take my leave."
"En."
......
Konoha Hospital
Seisuke, who was lying in the hospital bed recuperating, felt extremely uncomfortable because there were so many people around his bed. Besides the two from his team, there were Kakashi, Obito, Rin, and Gai, whom he hadn't seen much since leaving the academy. Six people were surrounding the bed, visiting the injured him.
"Um, actually, leaving Kurenai and Rin here is enough. You guys can go out. I don't think my injuries will heal with you around."
Obito's face darkened. "What are you talking about? We came all the way here to visit you out of kindness, and you're not even grateful. You want to drive us away?"
"He just simply dislikes you." Kakashi said.
"You're looking for trouble, aren't you?!" Obito was furious.
"Hmph!"
"Damn it! It was me and Kurenai taking care of you all the way! Why only leave Kurenai and Rin?" Asuma's words sounded a bit strange.
Suddenly, Gai became enthusiastic. "Injuries are an essential part of youth! Seisuke! This is youth!"
There are so many people, and it's so noisy!
"Quiet! Don't make noise in the hospital!" The nurse ran over and knocked on Obito, Gai, and Asuma's heads.
Finally, it's quiet!