Naruto - The Wind Calamity (2)

Chapter 242 : I don't wanna be a bait anymore!

The two groups of bounty hunters stared at each other. Suddenly, Kido Shiro, one of the Kiri rogues sighed in relief and said loudly, "Thankfully we found them. I was worried that these morons might ambush him closer to Konoha and steal our jackpot!"

His statement irked the bounty hunters in the other group. One of them sneered and said, "Aren't you being too cocky? We outnumber you by more than two to one. Do you think you have a chance to compete against us?"

The leader of the Kiri rogues grinned. His name was Higashi Renzo. He was a large muscular guy with hideous scars all over his body. He was being trained to be the next generation of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist. Unfortunately, before he could complete his training, everything went crazy in that country.

Renzo said in a hoarse voice, "You may outnumber us, but do you weaklings think you have any chance against us."

A wave of killing intent washed over the other group of bounty hunters. Their expressions became very grim. Though they haven't ever experienced it, Kiri's cruel methods and the craziness of their ninjas were well known throughout the world.

Ogawa Shingo, the leader of this group exerted his chakra to snap his comrades out of the killing intent unleashed by his opponent. The Kiri ninjas were about to attack but he raised his hand and said, "Stop! If we fight here, we will alert the Konoha ninjas and will be hunted until we are all dead. Even if you are strong, against Konoha, you are nothing but bugs. Not only will you not get the bounty, but you will be hunted.

So why not team up? We will ambush the kid together and split the reward on his head. We will each get 10 million Ryo and won't have to fight each other to death."

Shiro immediately said, "Why would we split the rewards with you? As for Konoha ninjas, we will have long killed you all and that brat and left even before those tree huggers sense something is wro..."

He was interrupted by a Jounin who said, "Shut up! Renzo, let's cooperate. The Konoha ninjas are already hunting for us. A huge battle could invite all sorts of trouble."

Renzo wanted to fight. However, he couldn't disregard the concerns of the Jounin who just spoke. After all, he was the only SealMaster in their group and was his second-in-command. Without his help, bounty hunting would become much more risky.

Renzo looked at Shingo and said, "Alright, let's team up."

The two groups teamed up and set up an ambush for Fujin.

Fujin had a frown on his face. Even after travelling for six hours, no one intercepted or attacked him. He thought, 'Did they sense the trap that Shikaku laid for them? Or were their accomplices on a break when I left the village?'

He continued moving through the vast forests of the Land of Fire while occasionally activating and spreading his chakra field. Finally, after half an hour, he sensed something off.

His speed slowed down as he maintained his chakra field and analyzed, 'I can't sense 4 locations... These guys have a SealMaster within their ranks. That's annoying. I can't check how strong they are. But, this might not be entirely bad. Since they are separated, I will hunt them one by one.'

The four locations that Fujin's chakra field couldn't sense were small underground rooms constructed using Earth release. If it was a normal sensor, he wouldn't feel anything off. But Fujin himself was a SealMaster. So it couldn't be hidden from him. The four locations were all spread properly. Two were close to the path that Fujin was taking. While the remaining two locations covered the left and the right sides.

Fujin locked his eyes on the location to the left. He was about to move when he suddenly stopped. His eyes shrunk as his instincts warned him and he stayed in his location. He thought, 'Why am I having such a bad feeling? It is almost comparable to the feeling I had when we fell into Darui's trap!'