Chapter 40 Father and Son Game
At that moment, everyone clearly felt Shiba Kiyokawa’s determination!

Although they didn’t understand why the captain hated Konoha so much, their long-term trust and obedience made them choose to obey.

Kenjiro volunteered to go to the foot of the mountain to set up a firebreak and be responsible for evacuating the villagers.

Hydrangea continued to monitor the situation in the mountains.

Masuda Kazuki and Yayu followed Shiba Kiyokawa around to the top of the hill to set fire.

At this time, the moonlight was cool, and Aburame Ryoma, who was in a temporary base underground in the mountains, had no idea about the impending fire.

He was reading by lamplight at night, summarizing the intelligence he had obtained during the day.

(From left to right: Orochimaru, Danzo, and Aburame Ryoma)
When he first came to the Land of Rain, his focus was still on the battlefield between Konoha and Sunagakure.

However, as local intelligence work gradually progressed in the past few days, his original resistance to the task given by Danzo turned into a certain degree of concern.

“This organization called Akatsuki is really threatening! Especially the boy who seems to be a member of the Shimura clan. His methods are cruel and his wisdom is extraordinary. I can’t believe that he is just a teenager.”

Aburame Ryoma muttered to himself as he looked at the information.

The Root Ninja codenamed Wu laughed and said, “Could this child really be a relative of Danzo-sama? Could he want to become the Dark of the Rain?”

Danzo has a title called Dark of Shinobi. Although it seems like he is self-proclaimed, he is still highly recognized within the Root.

Aburame Ryoma smiled awkwardly and didn’t respond.

As the supreme commander of the organization, he usually has more contact with Danzo than the Root ninjas under him, so his filter is naturally shallower.

If he were to say, compared to people of the same age, Danzo-sama would probably be beaten to ashes by this young man in the intelligence…

What was Tuan Zang doing when he was fifteen or sixteen years old?

He followed the Nidaime on a mission to the Hidden Cloud Village, but then he backed down at the critical moment and made a choice that he regrets to this day.

As an old employee of the Root, Aburame Ryoma didn’t want to criticize his boss sharply, so he simply didn’t respond.

However, the witch next to him didn’t understand the atmosphere at all and kept talking.

“If you ask me, if that child is really a member of the Shimura clan who is stranded outside, why don’t you come here in person and adopt him as your adopted son?
I think that child is born to be a member of our clan, and he may become your successor in the future.”

Aburame Ryoma pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled reluctantly.

As a result, at this moment, Aburame Ryoma, who was sitting in front of the table, suddenly raised his head, and his movement was so big that he even knocked a pile of scrolls on the table off, scaring the witch next to him.

“What’s wrong with you?” Wu asked.

Aburame Ryoma’s face changed drastically, “Quickly notify everyone to get up! My bug found that there is a fire outside!”

Wu’s face changed color, and he quickly left to wake up the sleeping team members one by one.

But when they woke up, put on their equipment and masks, and arrived at the entrance of the base, all they saw was a blazing sea of ​​fire!

Although “Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu” was ridiculed as a mercy technique in the original work, and no one has ever been burned to death throughout the entire comic, it is still the signature skill of the Uchiha clan, and it is very efficient in burning mountains.

In just a short while, the entire hillside was completely engulfed in flames and thick smoke.

Aburame Ryoma’s expression looked extremely ugly!

His insect manipulation skills were severely suppressed in this environment!
The insects’ fear of fire makes them unwilling to work under such conditions. If they are driven forcefully, they may even retaliate.

“Leave here immediately! Retreat outside the fire circle first! Be careful, my bugs can’t help with reconnaissance in this situation!” Aburame Ryoma ordered hurriedly.

He was originally a perception-type ninja in the team, but in this situation, his perception range is even worse than that of an ordinary ninja.

As a result, the next moment, this flaw was immediately caught by the enemy in the dark!
A Root Ninja jumped high, ready to rush out of the sea of ​​fire, but just as he stepped on the treetops that were not on fire, he was swallowed up by a violent explosion!
“BOOM!” “Ahhhhhhh!”

The explosion mixed with screams fell from the high school, causing the hearts of everyone in the root to fall into the abyss.

“Be careful! There are traps around! There are a lot of detonating charms on the trees!”

Cold sweat rolled down Aburame Ryoma’s forehead.

The wildfire restricted his insects and suppressed his perception range, resulting in hidden traps immediately appearing around him!
The enemy was clearly well prepared with these interlocking killing moves!

Had the location of their underground base been exposed long ago? He hadn’t noticed it in the past few days!

This explosion seemed to have triggered a fuse, and then more and more explosions sounded around them!

The fire grew more and more intense. As far as the eye could see, under the moonlight, there were billowing smoke and raging flames everywhere!
“Damn it! Where did the enemy come from?! Who is plotting against us? Why are there so many detonating talismans?”

The witch’s eyes were bloodshot with anger, but he was powerless to do anything.

He is a ninja who is good at fire escape, but he can’t use his strength in this environment, and his moves will only make things worse.

But his unintentional words suddenly woke up Aburame Ryoma.

“Detonating Talisman? Oh, right, detonating talisman! The intelligence said that there is a girl in the Akatsuki organization who is very good at making detonating talismans!”

At that moment, Wu was stunned.

“How is that possible? Ryoma, are you saying that this fire is caused by the Akatsuki organization in the Rain Country plotting against us?!”

A few seconds ago, he was still planning to ask Lord Danzo to come and adopt him as his son.

Unexpectedly, the situation changed so quickly!
The other party rejected your adoption invitation and sent you an invitation for a father-son match.

The two Root ninjas codenamed Po and Luo also looked incredulous when they heard this.

“How is it possible?! Can a few rain ninjas do this?”

These days, it has been Aburame Ryoma who has been sorting out the intelligence. Most of the time, the two of them are only responsible for being on standby at the base, so their understanding of Akatsuki is still at the level before they set out.

They still thought that this was just a makeshift group from the Rain Country who had been angered by Lord Danzo because of Uchiha’s frame-up.

Aburame Ryoma’s face was solemn. At this moment, he was the only one who paid enough attention to the young man who was ruthless in intelligence.

“Now is not the time to talk about this. Take the scroll, abandon all the burdensome supplies, and break out immediately!”

Luo was still grinning, “Humph! When we get to a place where the fire is less intense, I will definitely twist off those people’s heads with my own hands!”

Just as time goes by.

One minute, two minutes, five minutes, ten minutes passed…

Luo’s smile gradually froze, his cheeks beneath the mask were completely wet with sweat, the accumulated sweat beads almost formed a small stream at the end of the mask.

“Why can’t you get out?”

For a full ten minutes, they tried to break out in every direction.

But no matter whether you go left, right, forward, backward, up the mountain or down the mountain, there is always a sea of ​​fire and endless explosive traps around you!
At this point, Aburame Ryoma finally realized that he had underestimated the madness and cruelty of the young man in the intelligence.

“That guy set the whole mountain on fire? How dare he? Is he crazy?!”

As if in response to Aburame Ryoma’s whispers, screams suddenly rang out behind him, further stressing the nerves of the Root members who were about to collapse!
Seizing the perfect opportunity when the Root ninjas are exhausted and about to collapse, Shiba Kiyokawa and his group, who have been hiding in the dark, finally show up and take action!

(End of this chapter)