Naruto: Son of the Fourth Hokage

There were fifteen Sky Ninja trapped inside the Barrier, each with special equipment on their backs that allowed them to fly with a certain amount of Chakra.

After discovering that Konoha had activated the Barrier, they tried to attack it with their comrades outside, but neither Ninjutsu nor Ninja Tools could break through. Therefore, they had no choice but to search for possible exits while dropping bombs below.

At this time, Shisui stood on the roof of the Hokage Building with the Shadow Guard. The current Shadow Guard consisted of six members: Shisui Uchiha, Shiranui Genma, Namikaze Raidō, Tatami Iwashi, Hayate Gekko, and Uzuki Yugao.

As Naruto wondered whether to help, the six of them took out scrolls and equipped themselves with gear.

Naruto's eyes widened. It was Mechanical Wings!

That was equipment Konoha imported from the Land of Snow because a full set of Chakra Armor was too expensive and cumbersome.

After thinking about it, Minato decided to order a simplified version of the armor from the Land of Snow, sacrificing most of the defensive and Chakra amplification functions in favor of flight capability.

However, the quantity was limited, and now the Shadow Guard was equipped with them, which came in handy.

The six leaped high into the air, flapped their wings, and flew steadily towards the Sky Ninja.

The Sky Ninja were momentarily flustered to see that Konoha had so many Ninja with flight capabilities. After reacting, they quickly used gun-like Ninja Tools in their hands to fire Kunai at Shisui and the others who were rapidly approaching.

Shisui remained calm, maintaining his speed while flying, activated his Sharingan, and threw several Shuriken to deflect the Kunai fired by the enemy. Some well-aimed shots were even deflected back by Shisui towards the Sky Ninja.

Playing with Kunai and Shuriken in front of Shisui was just… Itachi was the younger brother, and they weren't even as good as the younger brother's younger brother!

Genma and the others weren't idle either. Senbon, Kunai, and Shuriken were all thrown, and soon three of the Sky Ninja were hit by Ninja Tools and fell because they couldn't control their Chakra.

Shisui had good eyesight and saw a dozen familiar Little Blondies below, so he ignored the three unlucky ones and continued to pursue the enemy with his teammates.

The Little Blondies below belonged to the first squad of the Uzumaki Rescue Team, led by No. 001, and were transporting the wounded.

Although the defensive Barrier was activated relatively quickly, the Sky Ninja's first wave of bombing still caused considerable casualties and building collapses.

The clones sent those who were injured by the bombing and falling debris directly to the hospital, then searched for and rescued those trapped under the ruins.

Watching the ordinary people groaning in pain, the clones felt heavy-hearted and wanted to send each of those bastards in the sky a Big Ball Rasengan.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Three Sky Ninja fell in front of No. 001. Two landed headfirst and died instantly, while one landed on the equipment on his back, but was clearly breathing more out than in.

No. 001 subconsciously kicked one of them, remembering that the mastermind behind this Sky Ninja attack was a guy named Shinno. That bastard was simply insulting the name.

No. 001 sent the three of them to the Interrogation Unit, then dispelled himself, wanting the main body to try to find that Shinno directly.

Naruto's main body received the information and tried to find Shinno's trail from the hospital rooftop using the mini-map, but unfortunately, he couldn't find any suspicious Chakra.

At this time, the Sky Ninja squad leader finally became anxious and ordered everyone to take out a machine gun-like Ninja Tool, pull the trigger, and spray Kunai like bullets. Since they couldn't compete in accuracy, they would use quantity to win.

Faced with the dense rain of Kunai, the six quickly rotated their bodies, closed their wings, and used them as armor to deflect all the Kunai. Obviously, this move had been practiced in advance. It was unknown if Minato had given it a nice name.

When the Shadow Guard six caught up with the Sky Ninja in front, the battle was no longer in doubt. In terms of speed and flexibility, their fixed equipment couldn't compare to the Mechanical Wings. In terms of individual strength, they were at most ordinary Chunin level, and they couldn't compare to these six Shadow Guards who had been carefully taught by Minato.

This battle, apart from flying in the air, was just like a normal Ninja battle. They met and threw a bunch of Ninja Tools, then relied on Taijutsu to determine the outcome. Finally, they might use Ninjutsu to finish it off, or they might not even see a flashy Ninjutsu throughout the entire battle.

Naruto's pursuit of big is beautiful, and more is better, was simply a heretical path.

After all the dozen or so Sky Ninja were dealt with, those outside the Barrier seemed to have confirmed that they couldn't break through, or they were running out of Chakra, and chose to return.

Shisui, carrying a fainted Sky Ninja in his hand, watched the troops outside retreat and said, "Let's take these few alive back first. The Hokage should send people to track them when he sees them retreating."

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Konoha Sensory Unit.

Minato and Shikaku were marking the Sky Ninja's attack routes and bombing areas on the map according to Yamanaka Inoichi's description, but after marking them, something just didn't seem right.

Shikaku stared at the map and pondered, "Normally speaking, this kind of large-scale attack should have a complete plan.

Even if they are confident in their flying ability, they should at least try to avoid our outposts as much as possible, and strive to achieve greater results in the first round of attack.

But judging from their advance route, they don't seem to care about being observed at all, and the places they attack are also very strange, not like they are planned at all."

Inoichi said, "No, my idea is the opposite of yours. I think they do have a detailed plan."

"Why?" Shikaku couldn't find any pattern on the map at all.

Inoichi explained, "According to the observation of the Sensory Unit, they are very decisive when flying. Each squad seems to have a clear route and target, and they don't seem to be attacking freely and bombing randomly at all."

"I think I know the reason." Minato looked at the lines and circles drawn on the map and said, "There is something wrong with their intelligence."

"Intelligence?"

Minato pointed on the map and said, "That's right, their route of action should be arranged according to our defense during last year's Chunin Exams. At that time, because Danzo leaked the information, we of course rearranged the outposts afterwards, but obviously they didn't investigate it."

Shikaku followed this line of thought and analyzed: "Danzo... I remember he gave the information to Orochimaru, and Orochimaru is dead, so it is possible that Orochimaru's remnants leaked it out. The reason may be to avenge Orochimaru? After all, that guy has a lot of loyal followers."

Inoichi added: "It is indeed possible. Speaking of which, according to the information obtained from the Sound Ninja Four before, there is indeed an important figure named Guren, because Orochimaru arranged for her to meet at a certain place, and then she has been missing."

"Guren?" Minato felt that this was possible, but for some reason, he suddenly remembered what Naruto said casually before, maybe Orochimaru is not dead yet.

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