In Konoha: I will spread the will of conquest throughout the ninja world.

The tailed beast chakra stormed in with the force of a volcano crashing into the continent.

In the perception of the fifty strings, it was a towering volcano.

The volcano is about to erupt.

Looking at the haphazardly laid corpses of Iwagakure ninjas on the ground, Old Purple's eyes widened in fury: "Who did this?!"

Tu Shi, who survived thanks to his unique earth-escape technique, was initially surprised when Lao Zi arrived, but then overjoyed.

"It's Konoha's White Fang, along with four Uchiha ninjas, and those two kids must be geniuses from Konoha."

"A genius?" Old Zi sneered.

Geniuses who don't grow up are just waste material.

The Hidden Mist Village has a say.

Yes, Iwagakure also has it.

But this doesn't stop them from having feelings for their fellow villagers. Even the Hidden Mist Village, which fights sharks, has people who are swayed by emotions, let alone them.

He figured he couldn't handle Konoha's White Fang and the Uchiha Jonin, but he wanted those two brats dead!

The earth and stone seemed about to say something, but suddenly...

stab.

A familiar yet unfamiliar voice suddenly rang out on the deathly silent battlefield.

In the blink of an eye, paper began to fall from the sky.

It's an explosive tag!

Tu Shi's eyes widened in terror, and he instinctively activated his Instantaneous Movement Technique, but it was too late.

Rumble!!

The deafening explosion echoed through the silent night sky. From a distance, the town, scarred by the carnage, was being cleaned up as quickly as possible, the air seemingly filled with the smell of roasted meat and grease.

"When?" Uchiha Itsukushima turned around and his Sharingan was almost blinded by the flames of the explosion.

He was stunned; who could have created such a massive explosive tag?

Sakumo Hatake and Minato Namikaze looked at Yoka Igogen almost simultaneously, who was gazing at the masterpiece with great interest.

"It was buried by the wind, wasn't it?" Sakumo Hatake said calmly.

"Where did you get so many explosive tags?"

Minato Namikaze asked himself if he knew anything about his brother's family background.

Although it may be sad to say this, where would an orphan who can't leave the village to carry out missions get so many explosive tags? The money to buy these explosive tags alone is an astronomical figure.

Moreover, explosive tags are controlled items, and individuals who purchase large quantities are easily targeted by the secret service.

"Someone is sponsoring it," Wu Xian said casually.

Minato Namikaze remained silent.

He roughly guessed who it was and who the group consisted of.

"An explosion of this scale, and the people of that small town." He then turned his attention to the fate of the other residents of that remote town.

"There must be something wrong with killing every single one of them who can do business here," said Wu Xian calmly.

The war had only ended a year ago, and the Land of Rain couldn't even fill its own population. Where would ordinary people get the capital to invest and make money in such a remote town, especially since they were making money off the ninjas?

Most ninjas from the five great ninja villages have integrity and wouldn't do something as unethical as dining and dashing. But wandering ninjas are desperate for money and will touch anything.

Being a nice guy won't work in this situation.

Moreover, his explosive tags couldn't blow the entire town into the sky.

Minato Namikaze quickly realized this as well, and asked, "Are they dead?"

"A batch died, and another one is coming." In Fifty Strings' perception, the volcano was chasing after them with a violent momentum.

Boom!

The scorching lava was particularly dazzling under the night sky.

Sakumo Hatake frowned slightly: "The opponent is the Four-Tails Jinchuriki. Once he activates his Tailed Beast Transformation, he is very likely to catch up."

Ninjas need chakra to use the Body Flicker Technique, and Tailed Beasts have a natural advantage in this regard. Ordinary humans cannot compete with Tailed Beasts in terms of chakra reserves; those who can do it are basically not human.

The Four-Tails Jinchuriki had made a move before, and there was information on him in Konoha's archives. Given his status, he could find out about it. Based on their compatibility, they were not good opponents.

Yakushi Nonou, panting heavily, said, "The information I gathered in Iwagakure included news that the Four-Tails Jinchuriki had left the village. He was lured here."

"Should we split up?" Uchiha Aoen asked.

"No." Hatake Sakumo shook his head slightly.

"I'll cover your retreat, you all leave."

Upon hearing his arrangement, several people immediately objected.

The Uchiha members were particularly excited.

"Among the Uchiha, none who died in battle abandoned their comrades and fled alone!"

"That's an order!"

"I reject your order!"

"I am the commander of this team!"

"I'm leaving the group now!"

Yuuka Igarashi watched the scene of the Uchiha ninja arguing with Sakumo Hatake with a wow.

As expected of the Uchiha clan, you're just a cricket, the White Fang of Konoha, yet you let us escape alone. I think you lack the way of bullying!

Or has it already been put into action?

"I suggest we take him down."

Whoever wants to carry out the will of the overlord, I, Yu Ge of Fifty Strings, will definitely lend a hand!

Sakumo Hatake frowned deeply.

Isogen has already proven his genius with his strength. Such a genius should grow into a pillar of Konoha, and should not be ruined on such a battlefield.

"I'm confident I can escape in a one-on-one situation." There's even a good chance of getting a kill, but considering the poor compatibility, he doesn't recommend forcing it on himself.

The fifty strings are crossed in front of the chest.

"Damn it."

"I'm going to drag out those people hiding in the back and beat them up."

Isogaigen is worried about letting Yakushi Nonou leave alone, and what about Namikaze Minato?

There is no space for juvenile elves to speak here.

The Root ninjas in my senses have been lurking behind me. Tsk, they weren't even included in that round of exploding tags. They really are a bunch of Root trash, just like Danzo, that useless dog who's obsessed with mating with power.

Leaving Yakushi Nono alone would make it very easy for her to run into Root ninjas.

It is well known that Danzo was most energetic when he was doing bad things.

Sakumo Hatake fell silent.

Where exactly did things go wrong? Why are all the people on this mission problem children, teenagers, and middle-aged people?

He subconsciously looked at Minato Namikaze.

"Lord White Fang, is there anything I can do for you?"

"...You should leave first, and we will come to find you later."

Sakumo Hatake compromised.

There was no other way; only Minato Namikaze obeyed his orders, and there was also Nono Yakushi, but she was the one he was protecting.

He could only be thankful that this team wasn't his permanent team; otherwise, he knew he would die young if he continued to interact with them in this way.

"Everyone report your chakra levels."

"half."

"Two-thirds."

"half."

"Full capacity."

A husky suddenly burst into the crowd.

Sakumo Hatake stared in astonishment at Yogo Ichigen.

Although he rarely directly engaged in the battle, his modified Palm Immortal Technique was always on them. How could you still be at full strength after such a terrifying drain on your energy?

Fifty Strings shrugs.

Well, that's the truth.

The overall enhancement of Yang attribute is so excessive that the stamina recovery is fast enough. Combined with Yin attribute spiritual energy and physical energy, they become chakra.

If we're talking about pure chakra output, he could hold out for a whole day even against the Four-Tails Jinchuriki who's chasing after him.

"Good, everyone, don't die."

Sakumo Hatake offered words of comfort, then his gaze sharpened and his entire demeanor changed.

He didn't look like a ninja at this moment; instead, he looked like a samurai about to carry out an assassination mission.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.