The Master of Konoha's Legacy

This morning, they received an assassination mission from the higher-ups of the Cloud Village through a senior intelligence agent.

News of the peace treaty signed between Iwagakure and Konoha reached Kumogakure.

Everyone in the Hidden Cloud Village knew that they had virtually no chance of defeating the Leaf Village.

The reason for continuing the war is twofold: first, to secure sufficient benefits, and second, to suppress internal conflicts within the Land of Lightning.

As for the third...

That is, Ai simply doesn't want to give up on revenge.

Since we can't deal with Konoha now, we have to take down Uchiha Tonan.

It is said that Uchiha Tunan is now severely injured, blind, and crippled.

Even if Uchiha Tonan still retains some strength, it is likely that less than one-tenth of him remains.

Six elite Jonin-level spies should be capable of successfully assassinating him.

These six spies were the strongest ninjas from Kumogakure who had infiltrated Konoha, and they had never been used before.

Normally, these spies use special sealing techniques to seal the flow of their own chakra and live in Konoha disguised as civilians.

The purpose is to achieve success in one fell swoop at a crucial moment.

In order to use these six spies, Ai smashed up the office to silence the dissenting higher-ups.

[Chapter 313 Infiltrating the Crimson Illusionary Realm for the Assassination]

But inside the izakaya (Japanese pub).

The six spies chatted amiably, exchanging coded messages with their fingers constantly shifting between hand gestures on the table.

After a long while, the six people seemed to have had their fill and got up one by one to leave.

"That's enough for today, I need to go back and put the kids to bed."

“Iai, smell how much alcohol I smell on. I’m afraid I’ll have to listen to all that nagging when I get back.”

"No problem, it'll be fine after you go outside and get some fresh air."

.........

The six people left the izakaya and headed towards their respective homes.

Everything seemed normal.

late at night.

The full moon, like a jade plate, was set in the blue sky.

It slowly moved across the blue sky, casting its gentle light upon the leaves.

Six drunk men, reeking of alcohol, staggered through the streets of Konoha.

But if you look down at the leaves from the sky...

You'll then notice that although they aren't heading straight towards the orphanage, the distance between them and the orphanage is slowly decreasing.

Soon after, a group of drunkards staggered into the dark alley.

A few breaths later, a series of dark figures darted out of the alley and headed toward the orphanage at an astonishing speed.

In less than twenty seconds, a series of dark figures crossed the walls of the orphanage and appeared around the house where Uchiha Tonan lived.

The people inside seemed to be asleep, and through the window, all that could be seen was darkness.

Only the small area illuminated by the moonlight glowed with a shimmering white light.

The six men each took a position in a different direction, surrounding the house, and silently took out kunai from their sleeves.

In their perception, there was a steady, slow breathing sound in the room.

This must be their target this time: Uchiha Tonan.

The moonlight shone on the faces of the six people, all of whom wore indifferent expressions.

Without any further exchange, almost simultaneously, the six of them used stealth ninjutsu to silently enter the house.

In the pitch-black room, six dark figures appeared on the wall and then walked out of the wall.

With the help of the faint scattered light, the six of them could vaguely see a figure lying on the low table, seemingly resting.

The room was eerily silent. All six people held their breath, their hearts filled with vigilance as they guarded against the figure.

A person's name, a tree's shadow.

Uchiha Tonan was, after all, someone capable of killing a Kage. Even though the six of them had infiltrated, he was still fast asleep.

That does seem a bit illogical.

One of the ninjas near the window quietly used his sensory ninjutsu to confirm that the person resting on the table was not a clone.

Immediately, he inserted a finger into the moonlight and flicked it a few times according to a special code.

In an instant, all six of them moved in unison and vanished.

In the blink of an eye, six dark figures appeared around the figure lying on the low table.

There are two in front, one on each side, and two falling from the ceiling.

They have virtually blocked all of the opponent's escape routes.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

The sharp tip of the kunai reflected a chilling light as it stabbed towards the figure.

The figure seemed to realize something at the last moment and suddenly stood up.

"Pfft~"

The six kunai were successfully thrust into the opponent's waist, chest, neck, and two temples.

The figure let out a muffled groan before falling silent.

Crimson blood flowed onto the low table, running down the slightly tilted surface towards the corner.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock..."

The sound of blood dripping echoed in the pitch-black room.

The six of them stood around the corpse.

One of the ninjas carefully reached out and pulled the corpse.

The entire body was dropped from the low table and lay on the ground.

The six men's eyes narrowed slightly as they looked closely, trying to confirm whether they had assassinated the right target.

But for some reason, no matter how much chakra the six people poured into their eyes, they couldn't see the corpse's face clearly.

Something is wrong!

The six of them thought to themselves in unison.

Even in the darkest of environments, there is always a glimmer of light.

Moreover, the floor under the window of this room was bathed in the pale moonlight, making it impossible for the view to be obscured.

"Cuckoo~"

"Cuckoo~"

A few birds flitted past the window.

Everyone tensed up instinctively, then looked up and exchanged glances.

With just one glance, everyone instantly turned into shadows and scattered to every corner of the room.

The number is incorrect!

There were only six people on this mission.

But everyone just saw that there was one more person.

In this situation, it's obvious who the extra person would be.

Have we been discovered...?

No wonder he was a powerful figure who could kill the Third Raikage.

The six people hid in various dark corners of the room.

Ceiling, above windows, behind pillars, above cabinets, etc.

They secretly observed the hiding places of the others, trying to find the person who had blended in with them.

One by one, the ninjas extended their fingers and began to count using a special sign language.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

It seems the other party figured out the sign language.

Let's go for something even more difficult.

However, no matter how the six ninjas communicated in code, they could not figure out who the extra person was.

Time slips away, little by little...

The blood on the ground was slowly spreading outwards.

By the time everyone realized what was happening, the entire floor of the house was covered in crimson blood.

Illusion!

Is he not blind?

These six people were all elite Jonin, so they were able to quickly analyze the current situation.

He immediately began to rapidly circulate the chakra within his body, trying to break free from the genjutsu.

However... it was all in vain.

"withdraw."

Inside the crimson room, the six ninjas uttered their first words since entering the orphanage.

Unfortunately, they were already fish in the net, with no way to escape.