Chapter 9

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Tsunade thought for a while and said, "The Land of Wind is our ally. Since they are in trouble, we should help them. But who should we send? Let me think about it."

Tsunade lowered her head and thought.

Kakashi waited quietly on the side.

"I thought of it," Tsunade said. "Let Uzuki Yugao and Gekkou Hayate go. One of them is a jonin and the other is a special jonin. It can be regarded as giving enough face to the Sand Village."

Kakashi was a little worried. "The Kazekage has been captured. If we only send two people, will it be inappropriate? After all, they are our allies."

Shizune, beside him, nodded in agreement.

"That's enough," Tsunade shook her head. "Now my focus should be on finding the murderer who killed Anko. Don't take the Sunagakure affairs too seriously. Just go through the motions."

Kakashi hesitated to speak.

Tsunade had to explain, "It was old man Sarutobi who signed the alliance treaty with Sunagakure, not me. I have never acknowledged from the bottom of my heart that Sunagakure is our ally. I have given them enough face by sending people to help them. So don't persuade me anymore, Kakashi; this matter has been decided."

Kakashi had no choice but to leave the office helplessly.

Tsunade continued to look at the scenery outside the window.

Shizune sighed, "Lady Tsunade, the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind are allies. Your actions will affect the relationship between the two countries."

"I have my own plans, stop talking, Shizune." Tsunade waved her hand.

Shizune opened her mouth but did not speak.

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Three days later.

At the border of the Land of Rivers, on a grassland, Konan and Hitani were sitting here to rest, and the unconscious Gaara was left aside.

"We will be back to Amegakure in two days. This mission went unexpectedly smoothly," Konan was eating a soldier pill. "Thanks to you, Mr. Hitani, Pain will definitely be very happy."

Hitani was wiping his Zanpakutō leisurely. Konan looked at his Zanpakutō, "By the way, Mr. Hitani, your sword seems very special. Is it one of the ninja swords? But I have never seen a similar ninja sword before."

Hitani continued wiping his Zanpakutō leisurely.

"Still as silent as ever," Konan sighed. "Mr. Hitani, I think part of the reason why you defected from Konoha is because you don't talk much. Staying in a ninja village like Konoha, you often don't talk, and it's easy to be excluded."

"Have you… ever heard of a saying?" Hitani finally spoke. Konan became interested. "What saying?"

"If you talk too much, you will die," Hitani glanced at her and said. "A qualified villain should not talk nonsense if he can take action, and should not talk about things that can be solved with a knife. If you keep talking like this, sooner or later, you will die at the hands of others."

Konan was so angry that her teeth ached.

Hitani continued to wipe his Zanpakutō with his head down.

Suddenly, the ground squirmed, and White Zetsu half-poked out of the ground, "Hey, Konan, Mr. Hitani, let me tell you… Hey, Mr. Hitani, what are you doing?"

The moment White Zetsu came out, Hitani's Zanpakutō was placed on his neck.

"Please, please put your knife away." White Zetsu raised his hands in surrender. "I mean no harm!"

Hitani took back his knife. "Next time if you show up like this suddenly, I will definitely chop off your head."

"Yes, I will try a different approach next time." Zetsu wiped the sweat off his face and said, "By the way, I have some new information to tell you. Konoha has sent ninjas to support Sand Village, and they are chasing you now. They are not far away from you."

"Who are the pursuers?" Konan asked hurriedly.

"The Sand Village is Chiyo, and Konoha has sent Uzuki Yugao and Gekkou Hayate. A total of three people are on the way to pursue," Zetsu answered.

Konan frowned and said, "I have never heard of these two ninjas from Konoha, but I have a deep impression of Chiyo. She was the former patriarch of the Sand Clan. She is very good at using puppetry and poison techniques. She once won the title of 'Thousand Killers' on the battlefield."

"If you can't handle the pursuers, the leader will send someone to pick you up. What do you think? Do you want me to notify the leader now?" Zetsu asked.

Konan was about to agree, but Hitani said, "No need. We can handle the pursuers ourselves."

Zetsu was a little surprised.

Konan was also puzzled. "Mr. Hitani, we just experienced a battle and consumed a lot of physical strength. We shouldn't continue to risk fighting now. It's best to let Pain pick us up."

"No need," Hitani refused.

Konan didn't know what to say.

Zetsu sighed, "Since Mr. Hitani has decided, I won't force you. If you need anything, call me with the ring at any time. I will notify the leader to send someone to help." Hitani nodded.

Zetsu's body slowly sank into the ground and disappeared.

"Mr. Hitani, you are too arrogant. The ninjas of Konoha are all elites. What if you accidentally fail?" Konan was worried. Hitani did not answer and looked at Gaara on the side.

Gaara had slowly woken up. "Damn, invaders, where do you want to take me?"

Hitani put his hand on Gaara's shoulder. "One of the binding methods, block." Gaara's hands were tied behind his back by spiritual power, and he could not move.

He was a little panicked. "No hand seals! Who are you? You are not a ninja! Your fighting style is not a kind of ninjutsu at all!"

Hitani ignored him and looked at Konan. "I'm going to deal with the Konoha pursuers. You stay here and watch him and wait for my news."

"I'll go with you!" Konan said immediately.

However, Hitani had already disappeared from the spot.

"Really… you don't give me any face at all." Konan held her forehead with a headache.

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