One of Rasa's advisors asked, "What's the matter, Lord Kazekage?"
Rasa turned around and continued walking. He asked, "Who were those people?"
Though his voice wasn't soft, Fujin and the mercenaries didn't hear it due to the distance between them.
The advisor answered, "They are wearing the headband of the mercenary group Kurogane no Sensen. It is the group that is active in the countries between us and Earth. Is there any issue with them?"
Rasa replied, "It's just a feeling. Send three Anbu groups to chase after them. I have a feeling that we will find something important by trailing them."
The advisor nodded.
The mercenary group had become very tense and nervous when Rasa glanced at them. Even Fujin was the same. He didn't have any desire whatsoever to face Rasa. Especially when they were surrounded by deserts.
When Rasa turned around and continued walking, the mercenaries finally began breathing again. Fujin also became visibly relaxed. He decided, 'Alright, no more mess in this city. Though unlikely, if this is his clone and his main body is hiding inside the city, I will be in deep trouble.'
After Rasa left their line of sight, the mercenary group immediately left the Wind Capital. One of them carried Fujin on his back so that they would be able to move faster. For once, Fujin didn't object.
After Rasa's group moved a sufficient distance from the city, 40 Anbu ninjas appeared in front of them. Rasa immediately assigned tasks to them. 3 squads of Anbu chased after the Kurogane no Sensen mercenaries. 4 squads were tasked to sneak into the Wind Capital and keep an eye on the city from the shadows. They would coordinate with Baki to catch all undercover enemy ninjas in the city. The last 3 squads would keep an eye on the surroundings of the Wind Capital and keep track of the people travelling in and out of the city.
Rasa and the advisors immediately began travelling back to Sunagakure.
The mercenary group continued without knowing that they were being followed. Since Fujin couldn't activate his chakra field, even he was unaware. Fujin acted like he was helpless and obediently guided them towards the location. After travelling for nearly half a day, the group arrived at the spot where Fujin had killed their members.
Fujin said, "This is the spot where we met that man. He was sitting here and was covered in blood."
Seiji looked at Fujin. Fujin looked very tired and sleepy. The mercenaries didn't find it odd as it was late at night and they had travelled for twelve hours straight!
Seiji asked, "Are you completely sure?"
Fujin looked nervous and said, "I am confident. However, this is a never-ending desert. Everything looks the same. So I can't be 100% sure."
Seiji looked sinisterly and said, "You better hope that we find them. Otherwise, you will have hell to pay. Even your family won't be spared."
Fujin's face became nervous and said, "I am sure that we met that man around here."
Seiji looked around and said, "Everyone, investigate the nearby area. See if you can find any tracks."
Everyone nodded and began looking. The group had a couple of sensors. They spread their chakra fields and began investigating. For a couple of minutes, they didn't find anything.
Fujin observed them. The nervousness on his face faded away. He decided, 'It's time.'
He was about to flicker when the eyes of one of the sensors widened. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Everyone, gather together!"
Fujin hadn't used his chakra yet. He was surprised and stopped his plans.
Immediately, all 12 ninjas gathered next to each other. Seiji asked, "What did you sense?"
The sensor said loudly, "We have been led into an ambush."
Seiji and others looked at Fujin and stared at him. Fujin was dumbfounded. He thought, 'The one who is supposed to ambush you is me. Who else is here? Did those four I killed become zombies?'
Seiji grabbed Fujin's collar and cursed, "Hiroshi, you dare lead us into an ambush?"
Fujin became alert. He could have killed Seiji, but he was on guard against who their sensor had sensed. He said, "I have no idea about any ambush."
At the same time, he raised his guard to the max. If Seiji or anyone else would have any thoughts of killing him, he would retaliate.
Before Seiji could retort or take action, twelve Anbu ninjas of Sunagakure appeared in front of them.
One of them said, "I wonder what Kurogane no Sensen ninjas are searching for in the Land of Wind."
He took a look at Fujin and added, "That too with a civilian leading you."
Seiji replied, "Our squad that was assigned to protect them went missing. We are investigating them."
The Anbu ninja said, "Nice story. I will have to ask you to surrender without a struggle. Otherwise, it won't end well for you."
A glint appeared in Fujin's eyes. He thought, 'Good. These two can fight each other. No one will waste their time on a civilian. Once one of them wins, I will kill the survivors.'
However, suddenly his eyes widened. Seiji grabbed Fujin with more force and said, "Interrogate this civilian. You can verify our story from him!"
He lifted Fujin and threw him at the Suna Anbu ninjas. Fujin shouted in panic, "Wait, don't do this! Bastard, you promised my safety!"
However, he was still sent flying towards the Anbu. He cursed, 'Shit, I wanted to take advantage of their fight and kill them all. But he pushed me to the center of it!'
The lead Anbu smirked behind his mask and grabbed a kunai. He swiped it at Fujin while keeping his eyes on the mercenaries and saying, "Do you think that you can get away by using a civilian as a distra…"
Suddenly, one of the Anbu ninjas shouted, "Be careful!"
Fujin was just one meter away from the Anbu who was swinging a kunai at him when he opened his mouth and exhaled extremely sharp winds on the unsuspecting Suna ninjas. The attention of the Suna ninjas was on the mercenaries. The attack caught them off guard. The lead Anbu ninja was hit head-on. The winds slashed through his neck and beheaded him. Both his detached head and body had several deep cuts from which blood sprayed out like fountains.
Nine more ninjas suffered a similar fate. They fell with their eyes wide open, not expecting to die so suddenly on a simple mission. Only the Anbu who shouted and the anbu next to him jumped backwards in time to dodge the attack.
Fujin noticed them in the air and flickered, appearing behind them in the blink of an eye. Both grabbed their kunai and turned around to face him.
The mercenary group was dumbfounded. They had examined Fujin before leaving and hadn't found anything suspicious about him. They saw Fujin open his mouth and shot multiple air bullets. The last two Suna Anbu had their bodies riddled with holes. Both fell down dead like the rest of their comrades.
Having killed all the Suna ninjas, Fujin turned his gaze towards the mercenaries. In an instant, everyone grabbed their weapons and watched Fujin with grim expressions. The Suna group who they were afraid of was slaughtered with ease by the 'trader' they forcefully brought along with them. Seiji asked, "Who are you? And why did you hire one of our squads if you are so strong?"
Seiji obviously realized that the person in front of him was in disguise. However, he wasn't if he had disguised as Hiroshi all along or if he had replaced Hiroshi later. He decided to act oblivious to leave an escape for himself.
Fujin realized it and thought, 'Good attitude. Unfortunately, you shouldn't have taken the initiative to bring me out of the city.'
Without a word, Fujin disappeared. Their sensor immediately shouted, "On our right!"
Everyone turned their heads, only to see a gigantic Wind Dragon heading towards them. They immediately dispersed. The Dragon tackled the spot they were standing at and exploded causing winds to spread through the area.
The winds immediately sent the sand flying in the air. Not only did it lower the visibility in the area, the sand would enter the eyes of anyone who would keep them open. Unlike Fujin who could sense, their group had just one sensor. Without the ability to see and knowing how strong and treacherous their enemy was immediately caused panic to spread.
In the dust cover, Fujin flickered behind the mercenary who had shouted his position. The mercenary turned around and shouted, "He is here!"
He immediately jumped backwards while keeping a kunai in front of him defensively. However, Fujin just took a step forward and swung his sword at the mercenary. The mercenary tried defending, but the sword cut straight through his kunai and split him into two.
Without the sensor, the remaining mercenaries were left blind in the desert. Fujin killed them all with extreme ease in just a couple of minutes.
