In the Konoha training ground, Hyuga Kaze was engaged in a fierce battle with Kurenai and Anko, exchanging techniques.

With Hinata Kaze's strength, if he played without restraint, defeating Kurenai and the other two would be as easy as an adult beating up a baby.

So he is currently training himself, suppressing his speed and strength, to fight against the combined attack of the two with minimal effort.

Under Hinata Kaze's guidance, Kurenai and Anko's fighting styles gradually took shape, becoming more and more difficult to deal with each day. If Hinata Kaze wasn't careful, he might suffer a small loss.

"Illusion. Five Plum Blossoms!" Hong shouted, unleashing her newly developed illusion.

In an instant, a giant plum blossom appeared before Hinata Kaze, obscuring his vision. Then, the five petals of the plum blossom transformed into five phantom clones.

These clones roam freely and unpredictably across the field, sometimes even switching positions rapidly, creating a dazzling spectacle.

These five clones are not just illusions; they are a combination of illusion and clone techniques, capable of confusing enemies while also using physical skills, hidden weapons, and ninjutsu.

The clones coordinated perfectly, launching a continuous barrage of attacks that left the attackers overwhelmed. Moreover, some of the real attacks were illusions, forcing Hinata Kaze to be on high alert.

Seeing that Hinata Kaze was a little hesitant, Anko became excited. After shooting out a few shuriken, she quickly pounced on Hinata Kaze and shouted, "Thousand Illusion Snake!"

The next moment, two seven- or eight-meter-long, colorful venomous snakes coiled and twisted as they lunged at Hyuga Kaze.

Even after being dodged by Hyuga Kaze, the two snakes continued to hiss and spew out streams of pale purple poisonous mist that lingered in the air.

Seeing Hinata Kaze dodging her attacks, Anko became even more excited. She had suffered too many losses at Hinata Kaze's hands, and she was determined to get her revenge today.

Red Bean shouted and swung her long snake with a strange laugh, as if she wanted to engulf the entire training ground in her poisonous mist.

Although Kurenai and Anko are friends, she couldn't help but feel a headache seeing this scene. She quickly moved aside to use illusion magic to help Anko. Although she looks like a tomboy, she didn't want to deal with such a disgusting snake.

Faced with the obviously venomous snake, Hyuga Kaze had no intention of touching it. He shoveled his right foot into the ground, lifting up a large patch of soil like a shovel to meet the poisonous fog.

The next moment, the soil hissed as it was being corroded, demonstrating the potency of the snake venom. Fortunately, the amount of venom was limited, and it was quickly neutralized by Hyuga Kaze using the soil.

Undeterred, Hongdou's eyes gleamed with determination as she chuckled eerily. Wielding two long snakes, she created layers of illusions, her movements imbued with the essence of whip techniques, making it seem as if thousands of snakes were writhing, sending chills down one's spine.

As these two snakes were being waved around, they would suddenly turn their heads and lunge at the predator, which was quite terrifying.

Hinata Kaze's expression was solemn. The methods he used to defend against the two snakes were not suitable for use in public. He could only try to dodge and then retaliate with kunai.

In fact, these two snakes were a scheme devised by Hyuga Kaze for Anko. He had been so entangled with Anko that he had no choice but to refer to sealing techniques, the Inuzuka family's breeding techniques, and the methods of refining martial arts artifacts in the Eight Trigrams Palm to teach Anko to focus on cultivating two spirit snakes.

Under Hongdou's nurturing, these two long snakes have skin as tough as iron, with extremely strong defense. They can also twist and bite people according to Hongdou's will, making them quite powerful.

Red Bean was very pleased with the two snakes, and even treated Hinata Kaze to dumplings for them.

However, Hinata Kaze regretted creating this method for her more than once.

Because this thing is just too disgusting. One snake is disgusting enough, but these hundreds and thousands of twisted, writhing, poisonous, and colorful snakes filling the sky are absolutely disgusting!

Even among ninjas who have experienced life-or-death battles for a long time and have extremely strong mental fortitude, few are willing to play with snakes, and even fewer can fight back against such a sea of ​​snakes.

Faced with Anko's attacks, Hinata Kaze used his movement techniques to retreat repeatedly, avoiding the long snake while guarding against Kurenai's illusions, and occasionally finding an opening to launch a counterattack against Anko.

He couldn't do anything to Hongdou in public, but his anger was already raging. He secretly vowed that when no one was around, he would teach this snakeskin woman a lesson and show Hongdou what he was capable of!

While Hyuga Kaze and the others were fighting, Kakashi was also training in the training ground. He would often casually observe the three's battle.

Hongdou and the others have improved so much. Even if I were to face them, I would feel pressure. Compared to them, what have I been doing all these years?

Seeing the strength of Hyuga Kaze and the others, Kakashi began to reflect, realizing that he seemed to be far behind.

Kakashi didn't see the content displayed on the screen a few days ago, but some of it still managed to reach his ears through various channels. After all, there were still some people in Konoha who were unwilling to remain completely silent.

Kakashi fell silent after hearing those details. He knew the locations of one or two Root bases, and after some thought, comparing the information, he realized that although the higher-ups had consistently denied it, most of the leaked information was probably true.

So, did the father really commit suicide because of a conspiracy orchestrated by higher-ups?

Kakashi was confused. He didn't want to believe it, and the fear deep inside him prevented him from continuing the investigation.

My father, my teacher, and Obito all sacrificed themselves for Konoha. What good will it do for me to continue investigating?

Kakashi pondered for a long time, realizing that all he could do was increase his strength. If he could be like the mysterious man, single-handedly overwhelming Konoha, with no one daring to stop him from leaving, then some things could be resolved smoothly.

Kakashi had no idea that the mysterious and invincible man he admired was actually training and sparring with Anko and the others right next to him.

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