Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 58: Barely Completing the Mission

Uchiha Yoichi jumped out at this moment, and only Hatake Sakumo glanced at him, because he knew Uchiha Yoichi's identity.

He has Sharingan eyes and his son; there's no one else besides Uchiha Yoichi.

He believed that Uchiha Yoichi was a friend, not an enemy, and that his intervention at this time must have had a deeper meaning.

Sakumo Hatake loosened his grip slightly, allowing the daimyo of the Land of Rivers to walk towards Yoichi Uchiha. He then slowly raised his sword, his sharp eyes fixed on Toukuro.

"Our goal is the Daimyo. Once you release the Daimyo, we will naturally release your teammates."

Fujikuro didn't want to fight Hatake Sakumo head-on either. He still clearly remembered how Hatake Sakumo had been like a grim reaper in the heart of the Land of Wind, assassinating people everywhere. In the end, even Elder Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, the two most talented puppeteers in Sunagakure at the time, died under White Fang's blade.

They outnumber each other, but in a fight, they might not be able to save Konoha's White Fang, and the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers might even die.

Crack!

Seeing the faint crackling of lightning emanating from Hatake Sakumo's body, and knowing that the daimyo of the Land of Rivers was still not safe, Fujikuro ordered, "Release them!"

After receiving the order, the other Sand Ninja also released Hatake Sakumo's teammates, even though they had many injuries, they were still able to move.

"Help me! Protect me! Call for help! Get the other guards here!!"

The daimyo of the Land of Rivers stumbled to Uchiha Yoichi's side. He recognized Uchiha Yoichi and Kakashi as guards invited by the palace officials, so he hid behind Uchiha Yoichi and cried out loudly.

Although the Sand Ninja came to rescue him, he no longer dared to trust them and only trusted his own guards.

"Help! Help! Guard, what's your name? I'll definitely repay you, I'll definitely repay you properly, sob sob."

"Don't worry, Lord Daimyo, you will have a chance to repay me."

Uchiha Yang said with a smile, seeing that Hatake Sakumo's teammates had already eaten the soldier pills. He then drew back his short sword and slashed across the neck of the River Country Daimyo.

Like a bolt of lightning in the night, it shone brightly.

This scene stunned almost everyone. Sakumo Hatake, Fujikuro, and the others were all dumbfounded. Even Kakashi stared in shock, wondering how his teammate had suddenly killed the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers.

Then, Uchiha Yoichi took a deep breath and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Fujikuro, Rasa has accomplished what he asked me to do—assassinate the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers. From now on, I am even with Sunagakure!"

This shout even used chakra to strengthen his throat, allowing the sound to travel a great distance. After shouting, Uchiha Yoichi felt a soreness in his throat and wanted to cough. It seemed that he would not be able to use fire-style ninjutsu for a while.

After shouting, Uchiha Yang instantly stuck over a dozen explosive tags on the head of the River Country daimyo, then tossed them towards Fujikuro and the others. He then turned to Kakashi anxiously and whispered, urging him on.

"Run!"

Bang!

Several smoke bombs were thrown down, and a figure streaked out with lightning; Kakashi followed closely behind, using his Lightning Release Cell Activation to scale the wall and run outside.

Rumble!

The sound of exploding tags rang out in succession. Hatake Sakumo was the second to react. He immediately ordered while forming hand seals, "Retreat! Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

A thick earthen wall rose rapidly and, under Sakumo Hatake's control, collapsed towards Toukuro and his group of ninjas in an instant.

After unleashing this ninjutsu, Hatake Sakumo chased after his teammates in the direction they had retreated.

Fujikuro was almost the slowest to react among the three, because he really didn't expect that the guards of the daimyo's mansion would kill the daimyo, and that the daimyo of the Land of Rivers would actually crawl to the guard's side and be beheaded.

The subsequent detonation tags didn't harm them much, but they did hinder their pursuit.

After they were protected from the explosive tags, Hatake Sakumo used the earthen wall he built to bind them.

After breaking through the earthen wall, Fujikuro and his group heard shouts outside: "The Sand Ninja killed the Daimyo!" "Rasa sent people to kill the Daimyo!" and so on.

fart!

Rasa is currently training in Magnet Release; how could he possibly send someone to assassinate the daimyo of the Land of Rivers?

"Chase them! Don't let that guard and Konoha's White Fang escape! Chase them!!"

Fujikuro was furious. Their Sand Village had been tricked. Now that the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Rivers had been disturbed like this, many people would surely think that their Sand Village had killed the Daimyo.

Even if a few people know that Sunagakure helped the Daimyo of the Land of River capture the enemy, it won't be of much use, since the Daimyo is already dead.

Even if they find those few people who know the truth, can they really get them to stand in front of the entire ninja world and testify for the Sand Village?

boom!

Rumble!

Explosions echoed throughout the Daimyo's prefecture. After his initial anger subsided, Fujikuro immediately changed his order: "Go after the man who killed the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers! He must be captured alive!"

He was so angry that he lost his mind. It's not realistic to capture both sides. Now, the only way is to capture the murderer so that he can persuade the next daimyo of the Land of Rivers to join the Sand Village.

They, the Sand Village, cannot take the blame for this!

However, it's a bit late now. When Uchiha Yoichi first arrived in Daimyo Prefecture, he had his eye on the treasure vault. In the past few days, he has secretly used his Sharingan to hypnotize many people and obtained a detailed map of Daimyo Prefecture.

Moreover, Hatake Sakumo used Earth Release to buy Uchiha Yoichi some time, allowing him to use Shadow Clones to transform into guards and eunuchs, spreading the news of Sunagakure's Rasa's assassination attempt on the Daimyo within the Daimyo's residence.

Regardless of whether there is evidence or not, the daimyo of the Land of Rivers is dead, and some people are saying that Rasa was responsible. This dirty water can be poured out.

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"Captain, I can't go on."

Ryosuke Yamanaka, his face pale, said, "I was injured, yet I forcibly extracted chakra to escape. Although I took some soldier pills, I've reached my limit."

The others were in similar situations. Apart from Sakumo Hatake, the rest of them had roughly the same amount of chakra, and after a battle, it was difficult for them to maintain a high level of intensity while traveling.

"Let's go rest in the woods ahead."

Upon reaching a relatively secluded dense forest, Hatake Sakumo used a summoning jutsu to summon a ninja dog and instructed, "Pann, keep watch on the surroundings. If anyone approaches, let me know immediately."

"I understand, but I think I smell Kakashi's scent. He's coming soon. There's also another unfamiliar scent."

After the ninja hound appeared, it sniffed the air and looked in another direction before speaking.

The rest of the squad looked surprised upon hearing this. Yamanaka Ryosuke, with a mixture of confusion and sudden realization, said, "Captain, Kakashi is your son, right? What's he doing here? And who was that... the person who killed the River Country daimyo?"

"Ryosuke, I don't know either. Let's talk about it later."

Sakumo Hatake breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and continued, "Fortunately, the mission can be considered barely completed."

The daimyo of the Land of Rivers died, and their identities were about to be exposed. However, thanks to Uchiha Yoichi's interference, it's still unclear who is to blame for the daimyo's death. At least the daimyo of the Land of Fire has received some closure.

(End of this chapter)