Chapter 85: Akazuki: Holding Out for a Hero
At that moment, Senju Tobirama, who was behind him, would take about ten seconds to catch up. Taking advantage of that time, Shigeru closed his eyes and prepared to sense Tohō's position.
"I found it!"
The chakra was circulating. Shigeru opened his eyes and then stepped forward with a look of determination.
Fortunately, he used chakra to protect Akaya along the way, otherwise this guy would have been frozen into a popsicle.
After more than ten seconds, several figures arrived and Tobirama secretly cursed with an ugly face "Damn Shigeru!"
Tobirama thought that Shigeru's chakra was not enough and that was why he had stopped, that he would have to stay and fight to the death.
But who would have thought that in five seconds, Shigeru would disappear again.
What are you trying to do? Make fun of me?
"Keep chasing!"
Tobirama, who was getting more and more angry as he thought about it, suddenly had a cold look on his face and led the people to continue chasing him along the icy road.
With continued use of Ice Jump, Shigeru quickly approached Tohō.
At this moment, Tohō was facing several ninjas. The sky was already slightly illuminated and a cold atmosphere filled the mountains and forests.
"Ninja of the Hagoromo clan, abandon your resistance immediately or we will kill you!"
A ninja who didn't know if he was from the Tsuruta clan was putting a sword to Akazuki's neck, threatening Tohō with words.
Seeing this situation, Tohō's face showed a trace of anxiety. "Hey! If you have something to say, please say it, don't be impulsive!"
Seeing Tohō's expression, Akazuki couldn't help but show a trace of joy on his face.
She thought she was going to be abandoned, but this man didn't give up.
However, what Akazuki didn't know was that although Tohō's face looked a little anxious, his left hand hidden behind his back was trembling slightly, and a kunai on the ground was shaking at a level invisible to the naked eye.
"Shit!"
Shigeru, who was hiding behind the tree, was immediately shocked when he saw Tohō's actions.
Because what Tohō does is obviously a sign that he is going to take action, but the target of his action may not be the ninjas of the Tsuruta clan, but the kidnapped Akazuki.
Because Tohō had said before that when necessary, he could directly abandon the Yuhi brothers in exchange for his own safety, so how could he be anxious about the prisoner Akazuki?
Therefore, the most likely possibility for Tohō right now is that he is afraid that Akazuki will leak information and is preparing to kill her outright.
!!
Sure enough, a kunai from the ground suddenly flew out and flew straight towards Akazuki's eyes, preparing to pierce his eyes directly and crush his brain.
Seeing this situation, Shigeru, who had already reacted, directly threw Akaya away and activated Ice Realm and Ice Jump almost simultaneously.
The next moment, there was only a flash of frost.
!!
The stabbing kunai was immediately thrown into the air, and the Tsuruta ninja who kidnapped Akazuki subconsciously wanted to wave the sword in his hand and attack.
However, as soon as he moved his wrist, a sharp pain instantly shot to his brain.
"Ah..."
Screams were heard and blood flew straight into the air along with the severed arm holding the knife.
Taking this opportunity, Shigeru grabbed Akazuki's collar and directly used Ice Jump to return to the original place.
It all sounds complicated, but only a second passed from the moment Shigeru appeared to intercept the kunai, until he cut off the ninja Tsuruta's arm and rescued Akazuki.
When everyone reacted, Shigeru had already appeared behind a large tree with Akazuki.
"I…"
Akazuki's body trembled slightly after being rescued and tears instantly welled up in her eyes.
When the kunai flew towards her just now, her heart was instantly filled with despair and helplessness. She could only watch as the kunai continued to expand in her field of vision, and the edge of nothingness continued to stimulate her emotions.
At that moment she really felt like she was going to die.
However, just as she was enveloped in despair and helplessness, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her and saved her.
At that moment, the joy of surviving the disaster spurred Akazuki on, and tears couldn't stop rolling down his eyes.
Shigeru beside him didn't notice Akazuki's expression, or in other words, he noticed it, but he didn't care at all.
At this time, due to the constant use of ice jumps along the way and injuries, Akaya's consciousness was already a little blurry.
Seeing this, Shigeru lifted Akazuki up, grabbed the back of Akazuki's neck with his left hand and grabbed the back of Akaya's neck with his right hand, directly used Ice Jump and appeared next to Tohō.
"Young Patriarch!"
Seeing Shigeru's sudden appearance, Tohō was not too surprised. Just as Shigeru rescued Akazuki, he discovered that the other party was the young patriarch.
However, what puzzled him a little was why the young patriarch wanted to save Akazuki. Could it be that he had a soft heart and fell in love with the daughter of the Yuhi clan patriarch?
If that's the case, wouldn't he be doomed if he had simply taken action against Akazuki?
No, for the sake of my future, the young patriarch must not like Akazuki. I do not agree with this marriage!
"Shigeru?" Senju Hanzo in front of him narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a moment's thought, he determined the identity of the person approaching.
He also knew something about the young patriarch of the Hagoromo clan.
Shigeru is said to have an extremely strange teleportation technique. Even an elite jounin can be easily killed by it if he is not careful.
Therefore, at the sudden appearance of Shigeru, Senju Hanzo instantly became more energetic.
At this moment, Shigeru didn't know that Tohō was having random thoughts in his mind. After taking a look at the ninja in front of him, Shigeru said, "Tohō-san, grab my shoulder, let's get out of here!"
On the other side, there is now a top elite jounin and two jounin, and Tobirama is also chasing him with a top elite jounin and three jounin. It is estimated that they will arrive in about half a minute.
If we continue to delay, it will be difficult to get out soon.
"Ah? Ah…"
Tohō, who was thinking about how to resolve the Akazuki matter, unconsciously put his right hand on Shigeru's shoulder after hearing the young patriarch's words.
Translator's note: The title of the chapter was completely my idea xd, but I feel that the song fit very well.
If there are people reading the story, I appreciate that you leave your comments, it motivates me to continue translating :D