Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 59 Arguing with Reason - Sakumo Hatake

"Jonin Hatake"

Uchiha Yoichi and Kakashi arrived at Hatake Sakumo's resting place. This was thanks to Kakashi's sense of smell. No one knew how he trained it, but he had honed his nose to almost the same level as the Inuzuka clan.

"Yang Yi-kun, thank you so much just now. Otherwise, our mission would have failed, and even our teammates might have been in danger!"

After finishing his speech, Hatake Sakumo bowed deeply to Uchiha Yoichi as a gesture of heartfelt gratitude.

Without Uchiha Yoichi's final strike and the commotion caused by his shouting at the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Rivers, the mission would have ended in failure, and the Land of Fire and Konoha might have suffered unpredictable consequences for assassinating a small country's daimyo.

Sakumo Hatake had just thought about it carefully and realized how serious the consequences would be if his identity as a Konoha ninja were exposed after the mission failed.

"It's alright, Jonin Hatake. Since we've run into each other, we should lend a hand."

Uchiha Yang waved his hand and said, then thought for a moment and added, "I only helped because of Kakashi and because of you. How the Konoha mission goes has nothing to do with me!"

Upon hearing this, one of the ninjas in Hatake Sakumo's team retorted, somewhat displeased, "Hey, how can you say that?"

"Let's rest well first, Kinoshita-kun. We still have a long way to go after we recover some chakra. We can only rest peacefully after we reach Kikyo Castle."

Hatake Sakumo interrupted Kumo no Kinoshita, knowing that Uchiha Yangyi didn't have much affection for Konoha, after all, he had betrayed his fellow villagers and dragged his son into it.

Therefore, Hatake Sakumo understood Uchiha Yoichi, and besides, Uchiha Yoichi had just saved their team, so it wouldn't be good to argue about such trivial matters.

"Father, so it was you just now. That kick really hurt."

Kakashi clutched his chest and said in a resentful tone that the kick he had just received still hurt a bit. His ribs might not have been broken, but he was definitely injured.

"I'm sorry, Kakashi, but as a ninja, one must be prepared to get injured or even die. Besides, I've already given enough hints."

Sakumo Hatake patted Kakashi's hair, then asked, "By the way, are you on a mission in the Land of Rivers?"

"We didn't have a mission. Kakashi and I originally wanted to find a summoning beast. We heard that there were records of it in the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Rivers, so we decided to sneak in and look for it."

Before Kakashi could answer, Uchiha Yoichi spoke first. He didn't mean to hide it from Hatake Sakumo, since Kakashi would definitely tell his father when he got back anyway, and Hatake Sakumo's reputation and ability to keep secrets were trustworthy.

The key is that there are other people here, especially the one from the Yamanaka clan. This is the iron pole of the Sarutobi clan. The Ino-Shika-Cho and Sarutobi clans even have an alliance. The Ino-Shika-Cho clan has been on good terms for generations, and Sarutobi is a witness to that.

These people are not trustworthy; that excuse they just used is enough to send them back to deal with the Konoha leadership.

Sakumo Hatake nodded, then asked, "Is that so? So, Yoichi-kun, what are your plans next?"

Uchiha Yoichi sighed and said, "We still haven't found the summoning beast, and I'm not willing to go back like this. I want to go look around elsewhere. Kakashi, do you want to go back with Jonin Hatake, or come with me?"

Kakashi paused for a moment after hearing this, then said, "I think I'll stay with the captain, okay, Father?"

"You can decide for yourself. We're leaving now. Kakashi, Yoichi, be careful. The Sand Village might be after you."

Sakumo Hatake naturally didn't believe this excuse, but since the other party clearly had his own plans, he didn't ask any more questions.

Moreover, their team's current location wasn't very safe. After a quick bandage to stop the bleeding and taking some chakra pills, Hatake Sakumo was about to lead his team back to Konoha.

"Let's say goodbye here, Jonin Hatake."

"Take care, Yang Yi."

After saying goodbye to each other, the two left in different directions.

After Sakumo Hatake and his group had walked away, Kakashi finally spoke up and asked, "Captain, you don't still want to go back to the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Rivers, do you?"

"What else can we do? We can't just work for nothing for the next seven or eight days. Effort should be rewarded; that's a truth no one can change!"

After finishing his sentence, Uchiha Yang sighed and patted Kakashi on the shoulder, saying, "It's only because I ran into Jonin Hatake that I was able to complete this task properly. Otherwise, I definitely would have completed it properly. We won't be able to go to the underground gold exchange in Kawashima County anymore, and Sunagakure will definitely find out about it."

Kakashi rolled his eyes. He didn't believe Uchiha Yoichi's nonsense. Besides, how could he ask for payment when the task hadn't even been completed?

The captain was investigating the location of the treasury after only a few days in Daming Prefecture. Was he doing it for the mission? He was too embarrassed to point it out to him.

"They probably assume we've already run far away, and might even be chasing us towards the Land of Fire. If we return to the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Rivers at this point, who would expect it?"

Uchiha Yoichi said with a smile, "Besides, I have already investigated the map of the Daimyo's mansion and am very familiar with it. It will be easy for me to infiltrate it by using genjutsu to hypnotize people."

"Let's go. After we get back the reward we deserve, let's return to Konoha. We originally planned to stay here for a month, but with something like this happening, we definitely won't be able to stay."

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"That's the situation, Hokage-sama."

After Sakumo Hatake finished reporting on the mission, the room fell silent. He paused for a moment, then continued, "This mission can be considered a success. Although there were some setbacks, Yoichi-kun's final intervention was a great help. The Land of Rivers should be wavering now."

"This can be considered a success? Hmph, an outsider appeared during the mission. Hiruzen, I suggest we immediately dispatch the Anbu to arrest Uchiha Yoichi and bring him back for interrogation. If necessary, we can search his brain!"

Danzo said coldly, and his words made everyone in the Hokage's office look at him.

Because this mission was so important, all the high-ranking officials of Konoha came to the Hokage's office after Sakumo Hatake returned.

"Besides, leaving the village without permission is wrong in the first place, in my opinion."

"Danzo, don't worry about such trivial matters. We're talking about the mission now!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi interrupted, saying, "Which ninja clan doesn't have business outside? For example, the Nara clan's deer farm and medicinal herbs often need ninjas to go out and look after them."

If you target Uchiha Yoichi for this reason, and the police force starts investigating under the Hokage's name, all the ninja clans will resent you.

"Lord Hokage, the reason I said that this mission was thanks to Uchiha Yoichi is because our team's news was leaked before we even reached the Daimyo's residence in the Land of River."

As he spoke, Hatake Sakumo produced a storage scroll and continued, "Inside is the head of Sunagakure's Sunagakure. Yamanaka Ryosuke learned a crucial piece of information from Sunagakure's head: just as I set off for the Land of Rivers, Sunagakure already knew someone was planning to attack the Land of Rivers' daimyo."

"The leak of information made the mission difficult to complete from the start, so Uchiha Yoichi's appearance at the Daimyo's residence in the Land of River was a remedy for the mission!"

(End of this chapter)