The Shadow of Konoha

At this time, seven days had passed since the first battle between Ryu and Hanyu.

Over the past few days, the pursuit battle between the two has been going on constantly. The number of times the two sides have fought has become countless, but the outcome of the battle between the two is extremely clear... Hanyu tried again and again, but was defeated again and again.

In terms of close combat ability, Hanyu was no match for his opponent, but his advantage in movement speed enabled him to evacuate in time in extremely unfavorable situations. So even though he had experienced near-death experiences like having a blade pressed to his throat several times in the battle, he was still alive in the end.

During this period of time, Hanyu's battles were extremely difficult, because his opponents were not just Ryu. Sometimes he would accidentally run into other Rain Ninja teams while escaping.

A Konoha ninja would of course be surrounded by enemies in the Land of Rain. In the continuous battles, Hanyu certainly could not be said to be at ease, but at least he managed to survive, which was already commendable.

At this time, Ryu stood on a tree trunk, letting the rain wash over him.

The direction his face was facing was the direction Hanyu was fleeing. Just now, the most intense battle so far broke out between the two. The messy battlefield around them could explain it all. Hanyu still did not gain the advantage in the battle, and he was , and even completely lost his usual sharp speed.

For Ryu, this was a perfect opportunity to give chase, but he did not do so. Instead, he stood still, as if he was going to let Hanyu leave.

To be more precise, he had clearly taken a step forward just now, but then he retracted his foot... In the battle just now, Ryu still did not suffer any damage, but at this moment he could not help but tremble in his body.

The reason was simple, because he finally realized one thing - the person he was fighting was no longer a ninja from Konoha, but more and more like himself:

Hanyu is using his Taijutsu to fight against his original self.

This was something hard to imagine. Even the Sharingan, which was known for its insight and copying abilities, was only copying movements when copying physical techniques. However, what Ryu had just felt was that his physical technique system was being transferred towards Hanyu.

It was precisely because of this realization that his pursuit was stopped abruptly.

On the other side, Hanyu staggered forward. The continuous fighting left him with little time to recover his chakra. At this time, he could no longer maintain his lightning escape technique.

"Katsuyu, leave a coordinate."

While he still had the ability to move, Hanyu gave instructions to Katsuyu.

"Yes, Master Hanyu."

After the slug agreed, half of its body popped out from Hanyu's shoulder, then split into two, one half continued to follow Hanyu, while the other half jumped off his shoulder and instantly dived into the rain and dense forest.

Then, just when Hanyu could no longer hold on and fell from mid-air, his figure suddenly disappeared.

Then he fell gently to the ground, but this time he was not in the cold and damp forest of the Rain Kingdom, but in the hot and humid Wet Bone Forest.

As a last resort, the reverse summoning technique was still used...

This ninjutsu is the exact opposite of the summoning technique. Strictly speaking, the process of its effectiveness is actually quite tortuous. First of all, the reverse summoning technique is not performed by Hanyu, but by Katsuyu in the Wet Bone Forest. So in order for it to work, Katsuyu on Hanyu must first remove its own summoning technique, and after returning to the Wet Bone Forest, it will pass on this intention to the Wet Bone Forest's main body, so that the big Katsuyu in the Wet Bone Forest will summon Hanyu.

Apart from the reversal of the object of spellcasting and the object of summoning, there is no obvious difference between summoning and reverse summoning. The basis of their spellcasting is the spiritualism contract signed by both parties.

Then, the ground beneath Hanyu rose slightly, and a slug as big as him picked him up and quickly moved him into the barrier inside the big slug's body.

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When Hanyu woke up again in a daze, the familiar environment and layout made him unable to understand the situation for a while, and then his memory slowly recovered... It turned out that after the recent battle with the ninja named Ryu, he was seriously injured, so he was forced to move into the Wet Bone Forest.

"How long have I slept?" he opened his mouth and asked in a somewhat hoarse voice.

"The battle happened a day ago, Lord Hanyu." Katsuyu's ethereal voice echoed in the space, and then a small slug fell from the top of the barrier space in front of Hanyu.

"I have given your injuries simple treatment, but there is only so much I can do. It's best if you don't move for now, Lord Hanyu." Katsuyu continued.

Katsuyu is a medical summoning beast. This cognitive impression actually comes more from Tsunade. As for it at this moment, without the medical chakra charging of Tsunade, the healing effect it can achieve cannot be considered strong.

Hanyu turned over and lay on his back, and just as Katsuyu had said, he did not move. Then he closed his eyes again, and the scenes of the battles over the past few days kept appearing in his mind.

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly swung his fist forward:

"Is this how it should be?"

No one could answer Hanyu's question, and the next moment, he grimaced in pain because of the wound that was torn by the violent movement.

After lying there for a while, he struggled to stand up, first changed his muddy clothes, and then walked out of the barrier step by step, holding on to the wall.

He had to find a place to clean his body, no matter the mud or blood, he had no shortage of it now.

Because Hanyu had often been in the Wet Bone Forest before, and he himself liked this kind of "secret base", there was no shortage of various daily necessities he placed here, whether it was clothes, food, or drinking water.

After walking out of the barrier, Hanyu found a hot spring nearby and soaked his body in it.

If you think about it carefully, the entire Wet Bone Forest is made up of the bodies of giant slugs. What he is actually doing is like taking a bath on the slugs, so it's a little exciting to think about it... bullshit.

At this moment, Hanyu's mind was full of thoughts about the previous battles… The experience was already acquired, so the next step was just a matter of settling down, adapting, and performing.

After cleaning himself, Hanyu bandaged the external wounds on his body with circles of bandages... Slugs don't even have hands, so you can't expect them to be able to treat Hanyu meticulously enough to bandage his wounds.

After that, Hanyu stayed in the Wet Bone Forest for a whole month, as if he had forgotten the previous fierce battle. However, it was precisely because of the previous battle that he was able to continue to study in depth what he had learned from the battlefield, in order to apply what he had learned, integrate it into his own understanding, and extract the essence and discard the dross.

A month later, Hanyu's injuries no longer affected his activities, and he felt that it was time to return to the battlefield.

"Katsuyu, can you determine the individual coordinates of the Rain Country ?"

"Well, my clone changes from time to time, but it always stays there."

"Then use reverse telepathy over there and send me back to the battlefield... The battle is not over yet, and it's time to end it."

So much time has passed, and it should be impossible for the enemy to stay in that area. However, Hanyu's intuition told him that the enemy should still be there.

Because the battle between the two sides has not yet come to an end.

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