Naruto: Konoha's Kanpu-Chapter 1009: A Step Too Late

When Kanpū and Guy brought Onoki back to Iwagakure's main camp, his grievous condition almost caused the whole camp to erupt in chaos. Fortunately, Onoki still had enough strength to speak and immediately ordered the army to retreat from the Land of Grass.

"Tsuchikage-dono, then we bid you farewell." Kanpū smiled and said goodbye.

At this time, Onoki had been transferred from Guy's sorrowful embrace to Akatsuchi's back. He nodded slightly at Kanpū's words and said, "In the future, the Land of Earth and Iwagakure will no longer initiate invasions into other countries. But if Konoha wanted to annex us, we will fight to the death!"

'Such determination!'

Kanpū silently gave a thumbs-up, but for some reason, Onoki reminded him of Madara at this time.

Back then, when Madara and Hashirama founded Konoha, Madara wanted to leave with his entire clan. And what was the result?

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No one wanted to follow their Clan Head.

'If one day, Konoha truly invaded Iwagakure with an invincible stance…'

Kanpū shook his head with a wry smile, then turned and left with Guy.

As they left Iwagakure's main camp, Guy glanced in the direction of Kusagakure and said, "Kanpū, with Iwagakure's army retreating, we have to go to Kusagakure and inform their leader on behalf of Konoha."

Kanpū didn't want to go to Kusagakure because there was a bounty poster with the Nikko surname there, so he said, "Then, I'll use the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to the village and report to the Hokage about the situation here. We'll meet up at Itachi's place afterward."

"Alright!" Guy nodded in agreement and disappeared in a blur.

Kanpū also activated Sage Mode and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Konoha.

Within seconds, Kanpū appeared in Hokage's Office.

Minato also reacted quickly. As soon as Kanpū appeared, a kunai flashed in the air like a star.

"Kanpū?" Seeing the incoming figure, Minato quickly retracted the kunai with a flick of his wrist.

'As expected of Hokage-sama, such high vigilance!'

Kanpū bowed slightly in respect and then reported the situation in the Land of Grass.

"I didn't expect the Third Tsuchikage himself to lead the army. Fortunately, it was you there, otherwise…" Minato said with a relieved smile.

Onoki's Dust Release was already one of the most powerful attacks in the Shinobi World. Coupled with the Ultralight-Weight Rock Technique for flying, Onoki was nearly invincible to most Shinobi. Even Minato would have a hard time against him, and their battle would likely result in a stalemate.

Kanpū modestly deflected the praise and then got to the main point, "Hokage-sama, after defeating Sandaime Tsuchikage, he mentioned that their village's Gobi's Jinchuriki was captured by Akatsuki!"

Minato's brows furrowed upon hearing this, "Orochimaru really has teamed up with the Akatsuki."

Guy doesn't know, but Minato was aware that the sealing of the Biju had to be done in sequence, from Ichibi to Kyubi.

If they didn't have Yonbi, then what is the use of Akatsuki capturing Gobi?

So, the only possibility is that Orochimaru had joined forces with the Akatsuki again.

Kanpū said, "Rokubi's Jinchuriki is Kirigakure's Missing-nin. Given the Akatsuki's intelligence-gathering capabilities, it's only a matter of time before they find him."

"After Rokubi, it will be Nanabi…"

At this moment, Minato had a realization, "You want to go to Takigakure?"

Kanpū nodded, "Along with Guy-senpai."

"With you two, you should be able to protect Nanabi's Jinchuriki."

Minato smiled and added, "That's right, I'll write a letter for you. When you arrive at Takigakure, just hand it to their leader and he will cooperate with your actions."

After saying so, Minato quickly wrote a letter, signed and stamped it, then folded it and placed it into an envelope, then handed it to Kanpū.

"Don't let your guard down." Minato said solemnly.

"Understood."

After receiving the letter, Kanpū instantly disappeared.

…

Seconds later, Kanpū returned to the Land of Grass, then he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear beside Naruto.

"Kanpū-sensei, you're finally back!"

When Naruto saw Kanpū, he jumped up and complained in dissatisfaction, "Weren't we supposed to negotiate with the Iwagakure's Shinobi to make them retreat? Why have we been waiting here all this time?"

Kanpū looked around and, seeing that Guy hadn't returned yet, said: "Iwagakure's Shinobi have already retreated. Our mission is complete."

"Just like that?" Naruto looked dejected.

"Kanpū-senpai."

Itachi came over and asked, "Where is Guy-senpai?"

"He went to Kusagakure and will be back soon."

Kanpū said with a smile, "Itachi, Guy and I have a new mission coming up. I'm entrusting Team 3 and Team 7 to you for the time being."

"New mission?" Itachi was dumbfounded when he heard this.

'Why is there a mission again?'

'And why am I not part of it?'

Before Itachi could ask further, Guy finally returned. He couldn't help but laughed when he saw Kanpū, "Kanpū, you really are faster than me!"

'It sounds like an insult…' Kanpū complained lightly and said, "Guy-senpai, let's get going."

"Kanpū-sensei, I want to go too!!" Naruto shouted excitedly.

"Naruto…"

Kanpū patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "You've grown up. It's time for you to take the initiative to find missions at the mission hall. Ganbatte!"

"But…"

Naruto still wanted to protest, but Kanpū grabbed Guy and disappeared instantly.

"Let's… Go… Now!!!"

The picture in front of his eyes flickered, like lightning and thunder. After Guy finished his sentence, they had already crossed hundreds of kilometers from the Land of Grass to the Land of Waterfalls.

Looking at the huge waterfall in front of him, Guy exclaimed in amazement, "Kanpū, your Flying Thunder God Technique… is faster than I imagined! It's amazing!!"

'I'll just assume you are complimenting me.'

Kanpū cleared his throat and said: "Guy-senpai, let's hurry up."

Hearing this, Guy was shocked and looked around at the waterfall in front of him, and then asked incredulously, "We're not at Takigakure yet?"

Kanpū shook his head sheepishly.

Although he has been to the Land of Waterfall, he had never visited Takigakure. So naturally, he didn't leave any Flying Thunder God Technique's imprints in Takigakure. Because of that, the rest of the journey would have to be traveled manually.

Guy felt somewhat disappointed. They obviously had crossed hundreds of kilomters in a flash, yet they still hadn't reached Takigakure.

Bad review!

Despite his grumbling, they continued their journey.

The Land of Waterfalls had a rugged terrain with numerous waterfalls, but for Shinobi of Kanpū and Gai's caliber, even the most challenging landscape was traversed with ease. Then, in less than a day, they arrived outside Takigakure.

Takigakure was hidden behind a massive waterfall. And if someone wanted to enter, they must dive into it.

However, when Kanpū and Guy arrived, they found the waterfall had been violently destroyed!

"This doesn't look good." Kanpū and Gai exchanged glances and quickly jumped into the waterfall's pool, diving underwater.

When they resurfaced, they had already arrived outside Takigakure.

But what they saw was a scene of devastation. Cracked ground and ruined buildings indicated they were too late.

Entering Takigakure, Kanpū immediately noticed the signs of Shinra Tensei's destructive power. There are also some dried blood stains on the broken buildings, suggesting the attack had occurred the previous day.

"Were we a step too late?" Guy looked at the devastated Takigakure with a grave expression in his eyes.