Konoha's Mission Master

At that moment, Nohara Rin, who had the worst physical strength among them, started breathing rapidly and became panting.

Yakumo sighed softly, "Truly a master of acting!"

The trees on both sides rushed past, their broad canopies making noise under the influence of the strong wind.

"There's a shop up ahead, why don't we go in and rest for a bit?"

Looking at the pale-faced "Nohara Rin," Obito Uchiha spoke with some heartache.

“Okay…” Yakumo replied.

The group opened the wooden door of the shop, shook off the water droplets from their clothes, and slowly walked into the shop... At the same time, Yakumo and Hatake Sakumo began to be on guard.

This is a very old shop, and it sells simple things: hot red bean soup and two kinds of glutinous rice balls.

An elderly woman, dressed neatly with her hair perfectly styled, was kneeling behind the counter; she was presumably the owner of this long-established shop.

Before the group entered, there were only three customers seeking shelter from the rain in the shop, one of whom was a middle-aged woman holding a child. None of these people showed any signs of chakra fluctuation.

"Five bowls of hot bean soup, and fifteen strings of sweet red glutinous rice balls."

The group went to the counter, sat on high stools, and cleaned the water off their clothes. Yakumo spoke to the old lady.

"Okay..."

In less than a minute... five bowls of steaming red bean soup were placed on the table. Yakumo tested them slightly to confirm that they were not poisoned, while Obito had already started drinking from the porcelain bowl.

Yakumo also picked up the red bean soup and swallowed it in small sips. The hot soup seemed to drive away the chill in her body.

A moment later, there was a loud crash.

The shop door was roughly pulled open…

Everyone in the store turned around but couldn't see anyone...

Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, Yakumo had already gripped the twin swords on his back, a sharp glint in his eyes.

With a bang, Sakumo Hatake deactivated his transformation technique.

White fangs were drawn, exuding a chilling killing intent!

The porcelain bowl in Obito Uchiha's hand fell to the ground. He watched as his beloved Rin Nohara transformed into Uncle Sakumo in his eyes.

"Father!?" Kakashi Hatake was equally surprised.

"Prepare for battle... The Anbu will arrive first in about three minutes, followed by the Konoha Guard."

Before the words had even finished, Hatake Sakumo was already standing with the infiltrated enemy, sword in hand. The enemy had already entered the shop the instant the door opened, thanks to his superb hiding skills.

At the same time, white mist spreads... the technique of concealing oneself in mist!

There are rogue ninja from Kirigakure among the enemy!

Just then, Yakumo discovered that eight explosive tags had been pasted on the eight pillars of the shop, and they were slowly burning... almost ready to explode.

Hatake Sakumo looked around, then at the three innocent villagers caught in the crossfire, and temporarily withdrew his attack. The enemy took the opportunity to retreat and disappear into the thick fog.

He has always been like this; he will never abandon any of his companions.

Sakumo Hatake's eyes were sharp as knives, his white teeth flashed rapidly, and a gale was naturally generated, resembling a tornado with streaks of silvery-white electricity... The silver disc descended!

"Waltz!"

The stray arcs of electricity, carrying the cleaving intent of white teeth, sliced ​​through the tables, chairs, and floor within the sphere of the waltz.

Wood chips and porcelain shards floated and sank in the silvery-white field.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "..."

The detonation tag was activated, and a powerful shockwave was about to spread outwards when a dense arc of electricity descended, cutting through the shockwave. The world was reduced to pure silver, and even the dense raindrops were repelled.

"Holy crap..."

Obito Uchiha exclaimed in surprise, subconsciously wiping the drool from his chin. He had always known that Sakumo Hatake was strong, but he never expected him to be so strong that he could actually contend with the heavens and the earth.

Meanwhile... Sakumo Hatake, alone with his sword, ventures into the fog!

The sky darkened, and the rain poured down...

This is the time to kill!

Two shadow clones remained in place to protect Kakashi Hatake, while the others also assumed defensive stances.

The heavy rain returned, bringing a slight chill.

The shop had been razed to the ground, with only the counter remaining intact. The elderly shop owner was hiding in the empty space under the counter.

"Oh no! It's Konoha's White Fang! Retreat!"

With a scream, the surrounding fog dissipated, and the woman holding the baby suddenly wailed loudly. Everyone looked over and saw a slowly burning detonation tag stuck to the soft cloth wrapped around the baby.

Without hesitation, Sakumo Hatake's shadow clone quickly dismantled the soft cloth, and worried expressions appeared in everyone's eyes.

With a loud bang.

The baby was unharmed, but Sakumo Hatake paid the price of having one of his shadow clones destroyed.

The baby cried incessantly…

The middle-aged woman got up and took the baby, but threw it away forcefully. In that instant before anyone could react, Hatake Sakumo's last clone rushed toward the baby.

The middle-aged woman suddenly burst forth, her slender figure brimming with power, like a female leopard poised to hunt on the savanna.

Holding a dagger, he charged towards Kakashi Hatake's chest with lightning speed. For some reason, Kakashi froze in place, neither dodging nor making any defensive move...

Just as blood was about to splatter, black, python-like hair bound the middle-aged woman's limbs.

After his trip to the City of Fire, Yakumo realized that top assassins often exploit people's good intentions, and he remained wary of seemingly weak civilians who needed protection throughout.

"Uh... Ah, ah, ah!"

The middle-aged woman struggled violently, letting out unintelligible roars, like a wild beast that had completely gone mad. Forces suddenly arose and kept shaking off the bonds binding her black hair.

"Cocoon Formation - Strangulation!"

The black hair gathered and compressed, and the middle-aged woman let out a scream.

Yakumo suddenly noticed that the middle-aged woman's body temperature was rising again, which was a sign of an impending explosion. He quickly increased the output of his black hair, which formed a large black cocoon.

"boom!"

A terrifying explosion resounded inside the cocoon.

The black cocoon expanded slightly under the influence of the shockwave, and the next moment more black hair joined in compressing the cocoon until everything returned to calm.

Thanks to Yakumo's intervention, the terrifying explosion did not harm anyone. Just then, the remaining two civilians developed cracks in their skin, from which flowed a luminous, lava-like light.

"Damn it!!" Yakumo cursed under his breath.

These were originally just ordinary villagers of Konoha, but the person behind the scenes deliberately transformed them into self-destruct tools and placed them in key positions.

"Boom!" "Boom!"

Dazzling and magnificent.

It was as if the sun had descended from the sky to earth, bringing with it terrifying light and heat, as well as a pungent smell of blood.

But this was just the beginning... In Yakumo's perception, a terrifying temperature was also erupting from beneath the shop.

"Hey."

Yakumo sighed softly, thinking that with Sakumo Hatake in charge, the assassination was a sure thing. But the enemy's preparations were far more ruthless and thorough than he had imagined.

Sakumo Hatake's last shadow clone swiftly swung his sword.

The ground cracked slightly, and blinding light spread underground, as if an earth dragon were turning over. Yakumo used all his strength to make his black hair form a large cocoon that wrapped around each of them.

Chapter 102 Kakashi's Poisoning

Flames spewed from the cracks in the ground.

Yakumo exerted force with his feet, dragging several huge black cocoons into the rain, escaping the area engulfed by the explosion and flames.

Behind him, Sakumo Hatake's shadow clone swiftly swung his sword, as if the Milky Way were descending from the heavens, transforming into a giant silver plate.

Yakumo released the black cocoon and released several people. Obito Uchiha turned his head and watched as the silver plate collided with the sea of ​​fire. The two resisted each other, canceled each other out, and annihilated each other, filled with an aura of destruction.

Terrifying explosions continued, yet they could not shake the silver domain. Wherever Hatake Sakumo swung his sword, the silver light was his fortress, and the flames and explosions could not be shaken in the slightest.

Sakumo Hatake stood on the ground, resisting the flames.

This was an extremely absurd scene. Hatake Sakumo's shadow clone only had an ordinary ninja sword in his hand, yet he managed to prevent an explosion that could have leveled the ground within a hundred meters.

"Uncle Hatake, can he even be considered a human being anymore?"

Their clothes were soaked again. Looking at the shocking scene, Obito Uchiha asked, lacking confidence, that everything that had happened today had truly startled him.

“Of course,” Yakumo replied.

He calmly watched the confrontation not far away. In fact... if he were to unleash his full power, he could do it too, even better than Hatake Sakumo's shadow clones.

After all, he uses dual swords, which have a wider range and greater strength.

Finally, the silver light and the flames dissipated simultaneously…

Sakumo Hatake's shadow clones exhausted his chakra.

"Thank you... thank you... ninja master."

The old woman thanked him respectfully, but Yakumo gently shook his head. He was not worthy of the old woman's gratitude. If he hadn't agreed to Shinichi's plan, this old shop wouldn't have been engulfed by flames.

"No need to thank me..." Yakumo shook his head.

What just happened?

On the other side, Kakashi Hatake's eyes regained their clarity and he asked Yakumo a question.

"Someone tried to assassinate you... and Uncle Sakumo is chasing the killer. What happened to you just now?"

Yakumo noticed Kakashi Hatake's unusual behavior, but his breathing was steady and his chakra flow was normal, so it didn't seem like he was under a genjutsu.

"I had a very strange dream..." Kakashi looked confused, unable to recall any details about the dream.

“I see…” Yakumo said thoughtfully.

Suddenly... Yakumo drew the twin blades from his back, his eyes becoming alert. Cracks appeared on the old lady shopkeeper's skin, radiating high temperatures.