Uchiha's personal opinion

"I understand."

Uchiha Shih-hu naturally understood what it meant to say "make preparations" in front of others.

Yura and the Kageshiro Jonin immediately changed their expressions.

It seems that it's no longer just a matter of unpleasant communication...

"Elder... what exactly did he say?"

On the way back, the Shadow Guard Jonin couldn't help but ask.

Uchiha Shiki and Yura immediately perked up their ears.

"He's going to kill Shi Huo."

Luo Sha replied calmly.

"Kill me?!"

Uchiha Shihu could hardly believe his ears. "What does this have to do with me?!"

Yura was also dumbfounded.

"The investigation report was based on your advisory role, so he wants you dead."

Rasa remained calm, though his left hand rested subtly on the small gourd at his waist, while he subtly gave Uchiha Shih-hu a wink.

"Captain, do you want me to atone with my death?"

Uchiha Shihu chuckled and adjusted the position of the sword at his waist with his left hand to make it easier to draw; at the same time, while wiping sweat from his forehead with his right hand, he seemingly inadvertently "bumped" open the button on the scroll cover in front of his chest.

Yura sensed that the atmosphere was a bit strange, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"...The Grand Elder has lost his mind!"

The Shadow Guard Jonin, however, were preoccupied with their anxiety.

"What will happen to the election in a few days if this happens?!"

"At this point, why are we even casting a vote!"

Luo Sha snorted coldly, remaining calm and alert.

At this moment, the Jonin of the Shadow Guard finally noticed that Rasa and Uchiha Shikiho's expressions were a bit off. He quickly looked around, but found nothing unusual.

"It shouldn't be that bad..."

Now, even the Jonin of the Shadow Guard couldn't stop sweating.

"I don't know, it's just better to be safe than sorry."

Luo Sha answered calmly.

He was confident in his abilities, so he wasn't in a hurry to return to the eastern part of Sunagakure Village, but instead chose to walk slowly.

He wanted to see which one dared to attack him!

At this moment, Yura, who was slow to realize what was happening, finally reacted. However, his movements were rather exaggerated. He pulled a kunai out of his ninja tool bag and held it in his hand, looking around nervously.

"It's alright for now, no need to be too nervous."

Uchiha Shihu comforted him with a word.

Luo Sha shook his head inwardly.

Of his two confidants, although Yura was promoted by him and could be considered a true member of the Sunagakure lineage, he was far inferior to Uchiha Shiki, who came from a powerful family in Konoha, in terms of both personal strength and composure.

The rise of Sunagakure is a long and arduous journey...

Luo Sha sighed inwardly.

"Should I... notify the captain?"

"The Shadow Guard Jonin couldn't help but say."

Do you want to start a civil war in the village right now?

Luo Sha countered with a question.

"But the disappearance of the third generation master..."

The Shadow Guard Jonin said, "...This is the only clue we've found so far! Are we just going to give up like this?!"

"Let's talk about it when we get back!"

Luo Sha continued walking silently.

"Lord Luo Sha..."

The Shadow Guard Jonin was still unwilling to give up, "If we delay any longer, even if Sasori really is the culprit, he might start faking it after learning the information, and then..."

"Then you mean..."

Luo Sha slowed down.

"We can secretly control the scorpion!"

The Shadow Guard Jonin gritted his teeth. "He usually stays at his private puppet workshop in the North District. We can ambush him first, and then..."

He then made a cutting motion.

The Shadow Guard of the Third Kazekage also faced immense public pressure.

Especially after news of the Kazekage's disappearance spread throughout Sunagakure, the first targets of the Sunagakure ninjas' duties were these special guard ninjas.

But there's nothing we can do. The Shadow Guard ninjas can't just run out and shout that this is the Third Hokage's own decision, and that there's nothing we can do about it.

So he could only swallow his anger and, while focusing his energy on supporting Luo Sha's participation in the next generation's Feng Ying election, leave some people behind to investigate the village.

Now that they had finally found a suspicious clue with the help of the Uchiha clan's "professional technical output," it was going to be cut off in such a ridiculous way. How could the Kageshiro Jonin swallow this insult?

"Just tell the captain that Elder Ebizo refused to let Sasori undergo the investigation, and that's all."

Luo Sha pondered for a moment before saying, "Don't influence his judgment, but whatever decision he makes, I will unconditionally support him!"

This is essentially kicking the ball back to the captain of the Shadow Guard.

"I understand……"

The Shadow Guard Jonin immediately took out a banknote and quickly wrote down what Rasa had just explained in secret language. Then he took out a scroll from his pocket, unsealed it, and summoned a ninja hawk using the Summoning Jutsu.

After tying the secret letter to the ninja hawk's leg, the Shadow Guard Jonin breathed a sigh of relief and then released it into the air.

"boom!"

Just as the Ninja Hawk had taken off and reached a height of about five meters, preparing to fly back according to the preset direction, a kunai, propelled by wind chakra, came flying at an extremely fast speed, killing the Ninja Hawk in mid-air!

The immense force even blasted the small ninja hawk into pieces!

As eagle feathers, blood, and mangled remains fell, the expressions of the Shadow Guard Jonin and Yura changed drastically.

Rasa and Uchiha Shiki's expressions remained unchanged; they simply turned their gazes to the left front.

They could have stopped the incoming kunai, but they tacitly refrained from doing so.

Several figures emerged from the dark alleyway corner.

Mask, cloak, and standard light armor peeking out from the gaps in the cloak as they moved.

"Anbu!"

Yura broke out in a cold sweat.

"It's the Second Detachment of the Dark Guard!"

The Shadow Guard Jonin stared intently at the leader of the newcomers, forcing out through gritted teeth, "It's Ebizo's personal ANBU!"

Chapter 405 Shattering the Thousand Strings of Wind

"Ugh……"

Luo Sha sighed helplessly.

He knew that Elder Hai Laozang was a man of his word, but he didn't expect him to act in such a hurry.

Regardless of whether Sasori actually played any role in the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, Rasa was extremely displeased by Ebizo's overprotective behavior.

especially……

Rasa glanced at the eager Uchiha Shihō and tapped his teeth together a few times.

Uchiha Shihō formed a hand seal with his left hand and then pressed it to the ground, summoning a plump ninja cat. Without saying a word, he simply handed the ninja cat a kunai with a special symbol on it.

The fat cat then put the special kunai in its mouth, immediately canceled the summoning spell, and left.

Meanwhile, the Sunagakure Anbu members standing not far away simply watched Uchiha Shiki's actions silently.

Because Luo Sha had already released the iron sand, which transformed into long spears of gold dust and was ready.

"Jonin Rasa, I'm sorry to bother you..."

After Uchiha Shikiho's ninja cat left, the captain of the Sunagakure Anbu finally spoke up, saying, "There's something I hope you can help me with."

"Explain in detail~"

Luo Sha was happy to delay the time.

After the ninja cat leaves, it will notify the First Column stationed in Sunagakure through special channels, and a powerful ninja army will arrive to provide reinforcements soon.

This is also why Luo Sha remained calm even in "enemy territory".

"There are some things I need to ask this Uchiha clan ninja next to you. I hope you can ask him to cooperate."

"That's what the Sand Village Dark Army Captain said."

"Who gave you the order?"

Rasa sneered and said disdainfully, "With the position of Kazekage vacant, what right does the Anbu have to arrest a Jonin from an ally!"

"When did... the secret agents who are on guard duty become able to arrest people within the village?"

The ninja from the Shadow Guard who had been killed by Ninja Hawk also turned pale and angrily rebuked, "You guys think too highly of yourselves!"

Within the Kazekage's direct armed forces in Sunagakure, the Shadow Guards, as the closest personal bodyguards, hold a position even higher than that of ordinary Anbu. However, the Anbu that have appeared now are rather special—they are all Ebizo's bodyguards!

The captain of the Sunagakure Dark Army did not continue speaking, but stared intently at Rasa.