Seisuke was completely stunned when he received the assassination mission with Shinnosuke.
He never thought that with his abilities, he would become a member of an assassination team, and even more so, with Shinnosuke. However, he still accepted the mission. After all, it was Orochimaru, his teacher, who issued this mission. Sending him and Shinnosuke out was also to silence some people.
The Third Hokage has sent his son, and I've sent my disciple. What more do you have to say?
He had no choice but to go.
"Captain Shinnosuke, where are we going now?"
On the way, Seisuke asked.
Shinnosuke said, "We'll bypass the front line with the Sunagakure ninjas and cut off their supplies. Seisuke, we'll be going deep behind enemy lines, and there's a high chance we won't come back."
The risk of an assassination mission was extremely high. From the moment they were sent out, they were no different from expendable pawns. If they won, they might be promoted; if they lost, they would die.
"Cut off Sunagakure's supplies, but it's not easy to find their supply troops." Seisuke said.
With the sealing scrolls, they could just carry a few scrolls and move in small groups of one or two ninjas. It was almost impossible to find Sunagakure's supply troops.
"You're right, but they can't not send supplies to the Sunagakure camp. We just need to wait for them on their inevitable route."
What they needed to do was to get behind the Sunagakure camp, figure out their transportation route, and then strike a decisive blow.
"I understand."
After understanding, Seisuke and Shinnosuke sped up. They needed to get around the Sunagakure ninjas' blockade first.
"Seisuke, be careful. We've entered the Sunagakure's battlefield area. There might be traps everywhere around here. We have to be extremely cautious."
Shinnosuke warned. Just as he took a step, he broke a hair - thin steel wire, triggering the mechanism.
Kunai and shuriken shot out from blind spots, with explosive tags attached to them!
Boom!
Shinnosuke stepped back, his face turning grim. Triggering a trap wasn't the scariest part; the scariest thing was that it might attract enemies. This was a bad start.
He threw an ANBU mask to Seisuke and said, "An assassin should look like one. Cover your face first."
"Oh." Seisuke put on the mask and spoke. He found that his voice had become much rougher. There was a voice - changing spell on the mask, which could alter the voice, and it could stick firmly to the face without using straps.
His vision wasn't affected either.
It was quite good.
Shinnosuke also put on an ANBU mask, and his voice became rough as well. He said, "The Sunagakure ninjas are approaching. There are only three of them. Kill them all, leave no one alive."
"Understood."
"Split up!"
The two separated and hid. Soon after, three Sunagakure ninjas ran over to check. Shinnosuke launched an attack from the shadows. "Earth Release: Earth Spike Wall!"
Suddenly, spikes of earth emerged from the ground beneath the feet of those people, piercing through the body of a Sunagakure ninja who didn't react in time. The other two, with relatively good reaction speeds, jumped onto the trees.
"There are enemies! They must be Konoha ninjas. They're hiding!" One Sunagakure ninja shouted in a low voice. "Quick, notify the camp."
"Okay..."
Just as the other Sunagakure ninja was about to take action, he felt a sharp pain in his ankle. A snake bit him, and then several large snakes rushed out from a nearby tree, coiling around the ninja's body. Without giving him a chance to send a message, the snakes strangled him to death with a scream.
"Ji - ro - ku - wa -"
Seeing his younger brother die a tragic death, the last Sunagakure ninja was filled with rage. Shinnosuke came up behind him and said coldly, "Don't worry, you'll be joining him soon. But before that, you're still useful."
Black sealing spell marks climbed up his body. After Shinnosuke controlled him, he started using genjutsu to extract useful information.
After getting the exact number of Sunagakure ninjas in the camp ahead, the ninja was strangled to death by the snake summoned by Seisuke and then swallowed.
"There are a total of fifty - six Sunagakure ninjas gathered in the camp ahead. Plus the three we killed, there are fifty - three left. The supply troops come once a week. They came the day before yesterday, so we have to wait until next week. There's no need to waste time waiting. Seisuke, what we need to do now is eliminate these fifty - three people. Do you have any good plans?"
Just kill them all. A perfect assassination means eliminating all witnesses. So, all we need to do is kill them all.
A perfect assassin always gets rid of all witnesses. In fact, they're more like berserkers!
A plan?
What was that?
"Ah well..."
Shinnosuke wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "We can't be so reckless. We have no backup, so we must avoid getting injured as much as possible."
Once seriously injured, their movements would be affected, and then the assassination mission would be in jeopardy.
"Understood. When they're sleeping, I'll send snakes to bite them to death." Seisuke said.
"That's a plan."
Sending snakes could minimize direct confrontations with the Sunagakure ninjas, and they didn't have to worry too much about their own safety.
After agreeing on the plan, Shinnosuke led Seisuke towards the camp of those fifty - odd people.
They didn't get too close, as it was easy to be discovered. Concealing their presence, the two started to rest and conserve their energy. This night would be a fierce battle.
Late at night, the two almost opened their eyes simultaneously.
Awake, it's hunting time!
They quietly crossed the defense line, and Shinnosuke killed the three Sunagakure ninjas on night patrol.
In the grass, Seisuke formed hand - seals. "Summoning Technique!"
A large number of colorful, triangular - headed venomous snakes appeared in the grass. "Go, bite them to death."
The snakes wriggled their bodies and crawled towards the camp.
The sound of snakes crawling was very slight. Even experienced ninjas with sharp hearing might subconsciously ignore it sometimes.
They clung to the ground and slipped into the tents without alerting the resting Sunagakure ninjas. They bit into the skin of those ninjas, injecting venom through their fangs.
The pain woke up the Sunagakure ninjas. Seeing the snakes biting them, they were terrified for a moment.
They immediately used kunai to kill the snakes and woke up their companions, only to find that they were also bitten by snakes.
The originally dark camp suddenly became lively, with lights everywhere. Two medical ninjas immediately started analyzing the toxins, trying to save their companions' lives.
"Damn Konoha ninjas! Using such despicable means!"
"Disgusting! Disgusting!"
"I don't want to die! I want to live!! Doctor, save me! Please save me!"
"Save me! Doctor! My grandfather is an elder in the village! Hurry and save me!"
The camp was in chaos. At this time, Shinnosuke and Seisuke started to move.