Memories of the Blossom Heart

Chapter 32: The Rogue Five

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Kakashi's POV

Zenchi smiled furtively as he was dashing forward and hopped down in a haste, just a couple of meters away. He shook his head, staring at him humorously.

"My, my. If it isn't the man who is known as the White Fang. It's Hatake, right? Man, you and all the leaf and sand villages just keep getting in the way of things."

"Spill it. What business are you guys planning to do?" Kakashi questioned directly.

"Our master is going to show you a gratuity," he responded.

"By what exactly?"

"Havoc and that includes one of your favorite student's chakra, Miss Haruno's," Zenchi grinned.

"Bastard," Kakashi spat out.

"Oh? Should I be intimidated? Nah, I think I'd rather have some fun with you."

"Well, I guess there's no choice, then," Kakashi stated and performed a few hand signs. "Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique."

All of a sudden, Zenchi became alarmed as he halted for a second to pull out his kunai knives and shurikens, aiming in his direction. Then, his body began to convulse, along with his heart beating against his chest, which he came to realize that he was under hypnosis.

"What's this?! Why am I seeing these distorted images?" He questioned confusedly and saw four wolves gnashing their teeth with their salivas.

They growled and pounced with their claws, scratching him. Though, he blew out in a puff of smoke that made Kakashi puzzled and taken aback.

"Hm?!"

"Heh, you really think you can easily fool me. So basic," Zenchi sneered and jumped to throw bomb tags on him.

Kakashi whipped his head around and dodged away, thinking to himself in his mind. "Shit. He's that clever."

The genjutsu had crumbled its walls down and faded.

"Where did he go?" Kakashi glanced quickly and noticed that his ankles were wrapped by Cobra snakes, much to his alarm.

He grunted as he fell to the ground with a loud thud.

"Purple Lightning!" He exclaimed as he made a few hand slices against the snakes, breaking free from their grasps.

"Water Style: Multi-Sharp Bullets Jutsu!" Zenchi said sharply, but they were missed again when Kakashi flashed out of the way and went behind him.

The two of them pulled out their kunai knives that clashed with one another and made an attempt to pummel each other on their abdomens, especially swivering their kicks. But they end up backing away for a bit.

"You think you're the only one who's special, eh? I am too," Zenchi snided and followed his movements by backflipping himself.

"So you're a copy ninja as well," he said.

"Yes and I can do much better than your phony jutsu. Once I'm done with you, I'll snatch your Sharingan eye out and claim it as mine," Zenchi declared proudly.

"Not gonna happen," Kakashi said.

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Iruka's POV

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He saw the mini eruption that took place in the center of the forest and in advance, he performed one of his ninjutsu to shield his surroundings.

"Glass Dome..."

Mingyu slightly smirked at this as soon as he blew a wind out of his mouth that shattered the barrier into pieces.