Chapter 28
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"Kakashi, put these items into the storage scroll. We'll settle the accounts once we leave here!"
After killing Kuma, Yoichi and Kakashi arrived at the Iwata family's treasury. Due to Kuma taking most of the guards with him when he left, the Iwata family's mansion was unusually empty.
They couldn't be stopped by anyone, even though they used quite a bit of chakra.
Kakashi's eyes were somewhat dazzled by the piles of money before him. He had only earned a few thousand ryo from completing D-rank missions before, but now there were tens of millions right in front of him.
'It's all because the captain told me to do it. I didn't really want to do this.'
Kakashi comforted himself in his mind as he quickly took out the storage scroll and sealed the money, jewels, and other items from the treasury into it, not leaving anything behind.
After finishing packing, Kakashi carefully placed the storage scroll into his ninja pouch and then turned to see Yoichi's disdainful gaze. He immediately said seriously, "We can't leave any clues."
"Let's leave here first and head to Sancho Town."
After saying that, Yoichi and Kakashi leaped onto the roof and headed straight for the outskirts of the town. As for Sancho Town, it was a small town on the border between the Land of Grass and the Land of Earth.
Fifty miles south of Sancho Town lay an important transportation route connecting the Land of Earth and the Land of Grass, the Kannabi Bridge.
When the remaining guards of the Iwata family returned, all they found was the empty mansion that had been looted.
Seeing the devastated mansion, the leader of the guards couldn't help but panic and rush out while shouting, "Go, report to the daimyo! This is all the work of the Cloud Shinobi!"
On the other side, Cloud Village shinobi who were chasing after Yoichi had also arrived in the Land of Grass.
However, upon arrival, they lost the specific information about Yoichi and needed to send someone to gather information.
"Have you found out where that Uchiha is?"
"Ai-sama, Osai-sama, we have received information indicating that he is on a mission in the Land of Grass. We have dispatched people to find out his exact location."
Ai responded after hearing this, "The Land of Grass? That's not too bad. After killing him, leave directly. It would be troublesome if he were in Konoha!"
Osai felt guilty and a bit eager to make a contribution, so he spoke up to Ai, "Ai-san, how about I go clear out a few outposts on the Konoha border?"
"Absolutely not, Osai-sama."
A female Cloud shinobi spoke up, "We don't have appropriate justification. If we do that, Konoha will retaliate in the same way, and the friction between the two countries might escalate into a war!"
If they were chasing after someone who was practicing the Lightning Style Chakra Mode, then Cloud Village would certainly be justified. However, if they were to clear out Konoha border outposts for that reason, Konoha would see it as an act of provocation for war.
At that time, the two major shinobi villages would definitely go to war, and Iwa Village would be delighted.
Ai said, "Osai, first kill that Uchiha who obtained the secret technique from you."
"I understand, Ai-san."
The team of seven Cloud shinobi consisted of one member responsible for village communication, two for intelligence transmission, and four strong fighters.
After a while, the Cloud shinobi who gathered information returned, but his expression was grim. Upon entering, he said, "Ai-sama, it's bad. The capital of the Land of Grass is spreading rumors that we, the Cloud shinobi, killed the minister of the Iwata family in the Land of Grass, plundered the Iwata family's property, and killed the relatives of the minister of the Kawa Clan in the Land of Earth."
"Damn it, why wasn't I informed of this mission!"
Ai was stunned by this and immediately angrily exclaimed. Then he looked at his companion, who shook her head, indicating that she also didn't know.
If there really was such an assassination mission, it must be an A-rank or S-rank mission, and it almost made the entire Land of Grass aware of it. Within the Cloud Village, it could be determined that the mission had failed.
"Ai-sama, it's probably other shinobi villages framing us. After all, before we came to the Land of Grass, Lord Raikage didn't warn us."
"It must be someone else framing us. This bastard! Don't let me catch you!"
Suddenly, the companion guessed, "Ai-sama, could it be that Uchiha who learned the Lightning Style Chakra Mode? That's Lord Raikage's signature technique. If someone uses it, it's easy to mistake it for our doing."
Upon hearing this, most of the other Cloud shinobi realized, and then they all showed expressions of anger.
Stealing their secret technique and then smearing the Cloud Village's name by assassinating nobles, what a bastard!
"Quickly gather information about that guy. After finding him, I want to gouge out his eyes!"
"Yes, Ai-sama!"
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Yoichi and Kakashi arrived at Sancho Town and found a place to stay in an inn.
Once in the small town, they had changed out of their ninja attire, and with the use of transformation jutsu, no one could guess that the three of them were ninjas.
After entering the room, Yoichi released the transformation and dispelled the genjutsu on the red-haired female grass shinobi.
After breaking free from the genjutsu, the red-haired female grass shinobi immediately stepped back, but soon she leaned against the wall.
"Don't be nervous. I'll ask you a few questions. If you answer incorrectly, you'll become a medal of honor for my subordinate here."
Yoichi pointed at Kakashi, who gave him a deadpan look upon hearing his words.
The red-haired female grass shinobi looked at Yoichi and Kakashi with some fear in her eyes, then nodded silently.
So Yoichi went straight to the point and asked, "Are you from the Uzumaki clan? In the squad of grass shinobi just now, you should be the sensor ninja, and the teeth marks on your arm should be able to quickly heal wounds. So you were treated as a healing packet by the grass shinobi."
Yoichi's words made the red-haired female ninja tremble all over. Kakashi, who was standing aside, also looked more serious after hearing this.
No wonder the captain insisted on bringing back this female ninja. Uzumaki clan, sensor ninja, and the ability to heal wounds quickly with just a bite. Kakashi realized the value of this female ninja after hearing all this. This wasn't something that a B-rank mission could compare to.
"I am from the Uzumaki clan."
"Your name?"
"Mina."
"Do you have any relatives among the grass shinobi?"
"No."
"Then you can't go back to the grass shinobi. Come back with me to Konoha!"
Just as Yoichi finished speaking, he sensed a hint of resistance in Mina's eyes. He thought of a possibility and continued, "To be precise, come back with me to the Uchiha. There are quite a few people within the Uchiha who don't have good relations with Konoha. I am one of them. If you come back with me to the Uchiha, you don't have to worry about what Konoha will do to you!"
Upon hearing Yoichi's words, Kakashi immediately rubbed his temples.
He knew that Yoichi's relationship with the village was not great, but to say it so blatantly, it was very suspicious of treason. Moreover, he also mentioned that many people within the Uchiha were like this, which made it difficult for Kakashi as a Konoha ninja to simply let it pass.
Mina, on the other hand, was considering. If she said she wanted to leave, it wouldn't be very realistic. The other party knew she was from the Uzumaki clan and had so many abilities. If she tried to leave, she might be stabbed directly.
But Mina didn't like Konoha either. Otherwise, she could have gone directly to Konoha after fleeing from Uzushiogakure, why bother crossing the Land of Fire to come to the Land of Grass?
However, Yoichi's words about his not-so-good relationship with Konoha convinced her. After thinking for a few minutes, Mina finally spoke up.
"Okay!"
(End of Chapter)