The Master of Konoha's Legacy

As the morning mist gradually dissipated under the sunlight, the world suddenly became clear.

Not far from the cliff, only a few pieces of clothing covered in mud and two Konoha headbands remained.

next moment.

"Earth Release: Yellow Springs Swamp Technique".

The soil instantly turned into a swamp, swallowing up all traces.

Actually, Uchiha Tonan had already left a backup plan when they were at the village entrance.

He deliberately reminded the two that if the other person closed their eyes when he used the Sharingan genjutsu, it would be ineffective.

While in the illusion, he used the hypnotic eye technique of the Sharingan to hypnotize the subconscious of the two.

When the two violently broke the illusion, Uchiha Tonan took the initiative to dispel the illusion and then played a trick on the two.

Uchiha Tonan originally thought that he would have a long time before he could use this move as a backup plan.

I didn't expect it to come so quickly.

The moment the two broke down the door, Uchiha Tonan activated a genjutsu.

Just as the two saw Uchiha Tonan activate his Sharingan, their subconscious thought they had closed their eyes.

And so, the two of them took a full-force genjutsu attack from Uchiha Tonan head-on.

Uchiha Tonan's assessment of the two was summed up in one word.

deliver.

[Chapter Sixty-Five: Mission Failure and the Beginning of Turmoil]

Back in town, Uchiha Tonan ate something casually at a breakfast shop before returning to his inn to catch up on sleep.

In the following days, the town remained calm.

Uchiha Tonan stayed in the inn, constantly using white pigeons to scout out whether anyone was coming from the border direction.

Time passed day by day.

Uchiha Tonan and the others increasingly felt that something was wrong.

Given Sakumo Hatake's strength, he should have returned by now.

Could it be that Sakumo Hatake and his group have arrived at the two small towns where the Root ninja are stationed?

There was no one there, so no one fired a signal flare to notify him?

That's certainly a possibility.

However, Uchiha Tonan did not intend to go and investigate.

What if I go there and actually run into them? How do I explain that?

Should I say that I have a telepathic ability and guessed that the garrison ninja of that town had gone missing?

On the night of the tenth day, a red streak of light streaked across the sky and flew toward the town.

Uchiha Tonan quickly got up and went to the window to check.

A red streak of light flew into the sky above the town and exploded like fireworks.

"So it's a signal flare based on the tracking principle."

Uchiha Tonan muttered to himself.

He then jumped out of the window and ran in the direction from which the red streak of light had come.

Because back then, Kazuki Kamiya and Taro Yoshida were trying to steal the Sharingan.

Therefore, Uchiha Tonan was placed in the most remote town.

The location furthest from where the signal was emitted.

Uchiha Tonan ran for a full five hours, until dawn, before finally arriving at the location to send the signal.

This is also a garrison town.

Kakashi was standing at the crossroads of the town.

Upon seeing Uchiha Tonan arrive, Kakashi waved to him.

Uchiha Tonan ran up to Kakashi, pretending to be out of breath, and asked, "How did the mission go?"

"We failed." Kakashi shrugged nonchalantly.

Uchiha Tonan frowned and said:

"What happened? Lord White Fang made a move, how could he fail?"

Kakashi glanced behind him, then lowered his voice and said:

“That guy was poisoned by Sunagakure. My father used hostages to exchange for the antidote in order to save him.”

Uchiha Tonan suddenly realized:

"I see~"

Right.

That man was, after all, the captain of the Root Corps, and for Konoha, he was more important than the hostages.

Anyway, once the hostages are handed over to Sunagakure, Sunagakure will safely deliver them to their employer.

Konoha only lost out on a sum of money; it's not a big problem.

"That guy still has a conscience; he said he would make up for the reward for this mission when he returned to the village."

After Kakashi finished speaking, he pointed to a teahouse in the town behind him and said:

"Minato-sensei has arrived. Go and meet up with them. I'm waiting for the other two."

Uchiha Tonan smiled slightly and said:

"You've worked hard. Why don't I wait? Your father failed his mission, so you can go and comfort him."

Uchiha Tonan didn't want to run into the Root squad leader, lest he give himself away when the other two were mentioned.

Kakashi rolled his dead fish eyes and said, "There's nothing to comfort you about. It's just an S-rank mission."

Uchiha Tonan reached out and nudged Kakashi, saying, "Go ahead, it doesn't matter whether you or I wait."

Kakashi couldn't refuse Uchiha Tonan, so he had no choice but to nod and say, "Alright."

Time passed slowly, and by noon, the two from the root had still not arrived.

Sakumo Hatake, Ryoma Aburame, Minato Namikaze, and Kakashi all arrived at the town's crossroads.

Sakumo Hatake said with a solemn expression, "They haven't arrived yet. They may have encountered the enemy. Let's split into two teams to meet them."

However, this idea was rejected without hesitation by Ryoma Aburame.

"No need. They haven't arrived yet, and they didn't use a signal flare to call for help, so they must be dead."

"Let's go check it out, just in case they're still alive," Minato Namikaze said, scratching his head.

Aburame Ryoma said expressionlessly:

"This kind of mission, which is explained in advance, whether it is late or encounters danger and fails to release the signal flare."

These are already very serious crimes.

Even if they don't die, they will still be executed when they return.

This is the rule of the roots.

Upon hearing this, Hatake Sakumo sighed and nodded, saying, "Then let's not wait any longer and go back to the village."

.......

In the Hokage Building, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the four people in front of him, smoking a cigarette with considerable annoyance.

"Sakuya, you did the right thing. Ryoma is your comrade after all, and also the captain of the Root unit."

This is far more important to both you and the village than an S-rank mission.

You should all go back and rest for a while; the mission was quite arduous.

After everyone left, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the large reward on the mission list and couldn't help but sigh.

I should have let White Fang go on the mission alone.

Ten minutes later, at the Root Headquarters.

Danzo, his face grim, looked at Aburame Ryoma kneeling on one knee below him and said in a cold voice:

Do you know how much effort I put in to get this opportunity to complete the mission?

But what about your achievements?

The hostages were handed over to Sunagakure because of you.

That brat's Sharingan attempt failed.

Kazuki and Taro are also missing.

Ryoma Aburame lowered his head and said coldly, "Lord Danzo, this mission was indeed my fault."

As for Ichiki and Taro, I suspect they revealed a flaw along the way.

This probably aroused Minato Namikaze's suspicion.

A cold glint flashed in Danzo's eyes as he said:

"You mean, those two good-for-nothings were killed by Minato Namikaze?"

Instead of drawing a definitive conclusion, Ryoma Aburame mentioned another possibility.

"It could also be that Uchiha brat."

Danzo narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded, saying, "That possibility cannot be ruled out."

Adult Uchiha who awaken the three tomoe are basically at the level of elite Jonin.

Although this little rascal is still young, he is already in the golden stage of development.

Last time he was able to take down Ryosuke with a trap, so this time he might actually be able to defeat two Jonin on his own.