Chapter 331: Walking into the Trap (2)
With Ōnoki's hard work, all preparations were completed within just a few hours.
Han also accepted the mission.
In fact, for the sake of realism, Han, under Ōnoki's instructions, released a small burst of Bijuu chakra, pretending that the seal was unstable and might cause a disturbance.
Ōnoki then acted swiftly and subdued Han in public.
He then announced to the public: To prevent the Jinchūriki from causing further disturbances and endangering the village, he decided to place Han under external supervision outside the village for the foreseeable future.
The citizens of Iwagakure weren't too surprised.
Everyone knew that seals weaken over time, and this was a natural occurrence.
After all, with the Tsuchikage here, everything would be fine.
Minato also couldn't confirm whether White Zetsu had infiltrated Iwagakure, disguised as an Iwagakure ninja, to spy on or monitor the Jinchūriki.
He could only cooperate in the act to deceive the disguised White Zetsu.
That was all.
Han was legitimately arranged to stay at a temporary camp more than ten kilometers outside Iwagakure. The village also sent four Anbu ninja to guard and monitor the surrounding area.
He would stay here for the foreseeable future.
As bait to lure the enemy into the trap.
Minato, Orochimaru, and their companions hid beneath the camp, in a temporary underground hollow created by Kitsuchi.
To facilitate immediate support to Han at any time, since Ōnoki still had to protect Iwagakure, he didn't join the ambush team.
However, Iwagakure still specifically dispatched several elite troops, led by Kitsuchi, three other elite Anbu jonin, and two barrier teams, to coordinate the ambush here.
Minato had no objections to this.
To fight Obito, he still had to rely on himself and Orochimaru. The role Iwagakure could play was almost negligible.
As long as the Jinchūriki bait above successfully lured Obito into this trap, that would essentially be half the battle!
And so, Minato and his companions began a long period of staking out and waiting.
Waiting was always the hardest part.
Minato couldn't help but worry about his wife and son, as well as the situation in the village.
Fortunately, the half of Kurama within him could sense the general condition of the other half.
This was equivalent to adding a cross-space status connection between him and Kushina, which was enough to confirm that everything was normal on Kushina's side.
As expected, Obito hadn't attacked Konoha.
This made Minato feel much more at ease, and he continued to stake out patiently.
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Time passed.
At dawn on the third day, Obito finally arrived at his destination.
After successfully capturing the two Jinchūriki and Bijuu from Kirigakure, the Sanbi and Rokubi, Obito didn't stop for a moment and immediately headed to Iwagakure.
He wasn't sure how long his little trick could delay Minato, so he had to capture all the Jinchūriki and Bijuu as soon as possible.
Once he gathered all eight Bijuu, he could use Kurama even if he didn't need it in the end. He could also use the remaining Kurama chakra within Kinkaku and Ginkaku to directly revive the Ten-Tails and become its Jinchūriki.
By then, Minato would definitely be defeated!
After Obito arrived at Iwagakure, White Zetsu clones immediately appeared.
As Minato had suspected, to speed up and increase the accuracy of capturing the Jinchūriki, White Zetsu had already sent a number of clones to infiltrate various villages.
They secretly gathered intelligence on the Jinchūriki targets and monitored their movements at all times.
This would make it easier for Obito to accurately capture the enemy upon arrival.
This was essentially what the major villages had done before, and Iwagakure was no exception.
Therefore, the White Zetsu clones immediately reported specific information about the Gobi Jinchūriki. This included the specific information that the target had been moved out of the village by Iwagakure a few days ago due to disturbances caused by the Bijuu's power.
They had even locked down the area where the camp was located, and several White Zetsu clones were stationed there at all times.
Obito wasn't stupid. After hearing the latest information about the Jinchūriki, he also felt something was off.
Although White Zetsu hadn't noticed anything unusual, the sudden relocation outside the village seemed a bit too coincidental.
Could Iwagakure have suspected that their Jinchūriki might be targeted and done this deliberately?
Whatever.
It didn't matter whether it was intentional or not.
Obito didn't care if there was a trap or not.
The absolute power and confidence brought by dual Kamui made Obito completely fearless.
Let's just do it!
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Soon, Obito and White Zetsu followed the instructions and arrived outside the Jinchūriki's camp.
Obito activated his Sharingan and took a closer look.
Then he sneered: "As expected, there's a trap, but this trap is still too crude!"
The camp wasn't large, consisting of only three cabins.
One room was occupied by Han, and the other two were occupied by the on-duty Anbu ninja.
Additionally, a warning barrier was set up outside the camp, and a restraining ninjutsu barrier was also established inside the camp.
Once someone invaded, the alarm would likely be triggered first; and even if they managed to enter the camp, their speed would be greatly reduced, and they would be trapped within the barrier.
This small trap was very effective against ordinary attackers.
But for Obito, it wasn't even worth mentioning.
In the face of Kamui, all obstacles and restrictions were useless!
"Which house is the target in?"
"The one in the middle."
"Are you sure?"
"Absolutely sure. My clones have been watching from a distance, and the target is probably still asleep."
White Zetsu was very confident.
Several of his clones could hide in the surrounding environment at all times, monitoring the target from 360 degrees without blind spots.
He just didn't dare to get too close for fear of being discovered.
"Very good."
"Are you going to do it?"
The real White Zetsu asked with a smile.
The smoothness of the capture operation also made White Zetsu increasingly confident in Obito and himself. Although Minato was strong, he was still being played by his own people.
He probably thought Minato was still in Konoha, anxiously guarding his wife and child?
"Let's begin! Take some clones and attack from the right first to draw the attention of the Iwagakure ninja."
"I'll attack from the left and try to take down the target directly!"
"Okay!"
White Zetsu immediately set off.
He led ten clones gathered from the surroundings, transformed into Konoha ninja, and suddenly launched an attack from the right.
Iwagakure's barrier techniques were naturally not as good as Konoha's, but they were sufficient for early warning.
As soon as White Zetsu and his companions appeared and approached the camp, which was only 500 meters away, their presence was detected by the barrier, and an early warning was issued.
Inside the camp, the four Anbu on guard duty immediately woke up.
"There's an attack!"
"Stop them now!"
Three Iwagakure Anbu ninja immediately rushed out and charged toward White Zetsu, ready to stop the enemy.
The remaining Iwagakure ninja quickly fired a flare into the sky to warn the village of the attack and request immediate support.
At the same time, the four barrier ninja hiding in the camp also quickly activated the restraining barrier.
This was an enhanced version of the Earth Release: Super Heavy Rock Technique, which required at least four people to perform together.
Once the barrier was activated, all enemy units entering the camp would experience a significant increase in weight, making it difficult for them to move.
However, it required complex pre-setup and consumed a lot of chakra, so it was basically unsuitable for frontal combat.
It was only suitable for ambushes or defensive battles.
But once successfully activated, its effects were still very good; even if the Raikage stepped into it, his speed would be severely limited, and his combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced.
It was truly effective in protecting the Jinchūriki and delaying the enemy.
Unfortunately, their enemy was Obito.
Seeing that White Zetsu had drawn away several elite Iwagakure ninja, Obito immediately attacked, rushing in at high speed from the left and charging straight into the camp.
"There's an attacker on the left too, be careful!"
The remaining Iwagakure Anbu shouted in a panic but didn't rush out of the camp.
As long as he stayed within the camp's barrier and the enemy was restricted by the barrier, he could still delay the enemy for a while, even if they were at Kage level.
This was the advantage of traps and terrain.
Who would have thought Obito would charge into the camp and step into the barrier.
But his speed remained unchanged and was completely unaffected!
This completely shocked the Iwagakure ninja.
Because Obito remained in a state of intangibility the entire time, his body never touched the ground, so the barrier had no effect on him at all!
"You—!"
The Iwagakure ninja was shocked and, without time to think, immediately grabbed a kunai and attacked Obito.
But Obito directly phased through his body, then stabbed the Iwagakure ninja to death with a black rod.
*Pu-chi!* *Pu-chi!* *Pu-chi!*
Then, four wooden spikes shot out one after another, directly hitting the four Iwagakure barrier ninja around them, and a large number of thorns exploded, piercing several people to death.
With this move, all resistance in the camp was quickly defeated by Obito.
Obito smiled and headed straight for the cabin in the center of the camp.
'Fresh and tender Gobi Jinchūriki!'
'I'm coming!'