Chapter 179 The Shocking Second Generation
Chapter 179 The Shocking Second Generation
Konoha Police Department, Patrol Zone 3.
This is the defense zone that Sakumo Hatake, representing the Anbu, previously handed over to the police department.
"Huff... huff..."
Sarutobi Asuma stopped running, his hands on his knees, panting heavily. His face was covered in tears and dust, his heart pounding wildly in his chest. Behind him were Genma Shiranui and Ebisu, all three looking utterly shaken.
"Who goes there?! Stop right there!"
A sharp shout came from the treetops ahead.
Several dark figures landed instantly, blocking the three people's path.
They were dressed in dark blue police uniforms with police badges pinned to their chests, and the leader was a middle-aged man with a goatee and sharp eyes.
Suzaku Nara, squad leader of the patrol unit of the police department.
"Sarutobi Asuma?"
Suzaku recognized the Third Hokage's son, his brows furrowed instantly, and his expression turned serious.
"What are you doing here? You look so disheveled... What happened?"
"It's a patrol!"
As if grasping at a straw, Asuma grabbed Suzaku's arm, his voice trembling and urgent:
"Quick! Go save them! They're in the woods to the east!"
"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist! They ambushed us! Uncle Might Guy single-handedly held them off to cover our retreat!"
"What did you say? The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist?!"
Suzaku Nara's pupils suddenly contracted.
As a seasoned Jonin, he knew all too well what that title represented.
That was the most elite assassin group in Kirigakure; seven of them combined were enough to conquer a small country.
And Might Guy? That perennial genin? He single-handedly held off the Seven Ninja Swordsmen?
It sounded like a fantasy, but looking at Asuma's desperate eyes, he knew it was no joke.
"First squad, escort the three of them back to the village, then immediately report to the Hokage and request ANBU support!"
Nara Suzaku made a decisive decision without the slightest hesitation.
"Everyone else, follow me! Full speed ahead!"
"Electromagnetic cannons are permitted when encountering enemies!"
"yes!"
……
Moments later, at the center of the battlefield.
When Suzaku Nara arrived with his patrol, everyone was so shocked by the sight before them that they stopped in their tracks.
The once lush primeval forest has disappeared, replaced by a huge, barren pit hundreds of meters in diameter.
The ground was cracked in a radial pattern, as if it had been struck by a meteorite, and the air was filled with an extremely terrifying high temperature and the smell of blood.
"This...is this really the kind of destruction that humans can cause?" A member of the Uchiha clan activated his Sharingan, his voice hoarse.
"Alert! Search for the enemy!" Nara Suzaku shouted.
However, no search is needed.
At the edge of the battlefield, several mutilated corpses and a few broken or abandoned ninja swords lay scattered.
Kusanagi no Eijin, Kurihara Kushimaru... these S-rank rogue ninjas with extremely high bounties on their wanted posters were now lying on the ground like rag dolls.
The remaining Seven Ninja Swordsmen had obviously fled, not even daring to collect the bodies of their comrades.
"Over there!"
A member of the Hyuga branch family pointed to the center of the pit.
There lay a charred figure.
Matt Day.
His green bodysuit was completely carbonized, his skin was cracked, his muscle fibers were broken, and you could even see his bones.
The raging red steam had dissipated, leaving only a flickering flame of life like a candle in the wind.
"Quick! First aid!"
Suzaku Nara rushed to the bottom of the pit and saw Dai's miserable state; his hands were trembling.
"This kind of injury... all the meridians in the body are severed, and the heart is failing, I'm afraid..."
"Stop talking nonsense! Use that!"
Nara Suzaku roared and pulled out the metal box with the Red Cross and the research institute's logo from the first aid kit at his waist.
This is a first-aid kit issued to the patrol team cadres after the medical reform. It contains the latest medical achievements of the research institute and is extremely valuable in the words of Nishikawa Toru.
"I've never used it before, but I'm giving it a shot!"
Following the instructions, Zhuque trembled as she took out a deep red syringe and a bottle of pale green gel.
"Dive in!"
The needle pierced Matt Day's still slightly warm carotid artery, and the red medicine was injected. Then, the entire bottle of repair gel was poured onto his still-bleeding chest.
"Sizzle—"
The pale green colloid quickly solidified into a thin film upon contact with the wound, forcibly blocking the ruptured blood vessels.
After the red potion was injected, Might Guy's heart, which was already so weak that Suzaku Nara could barely feel it beating, suddenly twitched.
"Thump..."
A few seconds passed.
"Thump..."
Although it was still so faint as to be almost inaudible and had no pattern, it was definitely pulsating!
The pulse was beating stronger and stronger.
"It worked! It really works!"
Nara Suzaku shouted in surprise, his forehead covered in cold sweat.
"Quick! Make a stretcher! Be gentle! We're going back to the village!"
……
Outside the Intensive Care Unit of Konoha Hospital.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, stood quietly in front of the glass window, looking at the man inside whose body was covered in tubes.
Behind him, the head of the secret service handed over a detailed battle report and an autopsy report.
"Lord Hokage, it's confirmed."
The voice from the shadows carried an undisguised shock.
"The bodies of four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were found at the scene, while the other three escaped with serious injuries. Judging from the wounds on the bodies, they were beaten to death purely through taijutsu."
Hiruzen Sarutobi took the report, his hands holding the pipe trembling slightly.
He looked at Might Guy in the ward, the perennial genin who could only do low-level missions in the village and was a laughing stock.
"The Eight Gates Formation... it really has this kind of power?"
The three generations murmured to themselves.
He took this matter so seriously not only because Mighty had saved his son, Sarutobi Asuma.
More importantly, it allowed him to see a huge treasure that Konoha had overlooked.
A genin, relying on a forbidden technique, was able to defeat Kirigakure's strongest ace unit head-on. This is even more terrifying than that of an ordinary Kage-level shinobi!
"If this technique could be used in a standardized manner..."
A glint of light flashed in the third generation's eyes, but it quickly dimmed again.
The price was too high; if it weren't for that first-aid kit, Matt Daly would have certainly died.
"That first aid kit..."
The third generation looked at the empty box on the table next to them.
"The things the research institute developed can really save lives in critical moments. They can even keep someone who has opened the Gate of Death alive. It's simply a miracle of medical ninjutsu."
"Pass the word down."
The third generation turned around, his expression becoming unusually serious.
"First, designate Might Guy as a Konoha Hero, grant him the treatment of a Jonin, and have the village fully cover his medical expenses. Also, have the medical team do everything in their power to save his life."
"Second, strengthen patrols in eastern Konoha, especially along the coastline. The police patrol team has performed exceptionally well and has been commended. Have the Uchiha, Hyuga, and Sarutobi clans send additional personnel. Since Kirigakure dared to send the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to launch a sneak attack, it means they have already set their sights on our rear, and we must be on guard."
"third……"
The third generation paused, his gaze becoming profound.
"Have the research institute study the Eight Gates technique to see if there's any possibility of improvement. This power must be kept in the village's hands."
"Yes!" The secret service officer accepted the order and left.
The corridor returned to silence.
The third generation looked out the window again.
Although Might Guy's body was ruined, he not only saved three children in this battle, but more importantly, he thwarted the Hidden Mist's plot to launch a sneak attack.
For the foreseeable future, Wuyin should not dare to make any rash moves.
"Unexpectedly, it was a low-ranking ninja who broke this deadlock."
The third generation sighed and relit his pipe.
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