Chapter 78: Reporting the Mission 

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"Bang!!"

The hand signs of the ninja from the root organization were still incomplete.

To everyone's surprise, Michael directly propelled a massive Protective Barrier, controlled by Yu's Parasitic Threads, firmly pressing him against the wall behind!

"Only you left..."

With powerful devil puppets like Tyrant and Michael, Yu hardly needed to intervene personally. At this moment, Yu, with hands in his pockets, strolled leisurely to the front of the root organization ninja.

"Come on, tell me... Why did Danzo order you to assassinate me?"

Gazing at the ninja whose mask was shattered, contorted and immobilized by the enormous Protective Barrier, Yu calmly inquired.

"We are from the root... Root has no name, no emotions, no past, and no future."

"Go ahead, kill me. I won't betray the organization's orders and reveal information to you."

Facing Yu's question, the root organization ninja, firmly pressed against the wall by the enormous transparent barrier, spoke with a numb expression.

"No past and no future?"

Carefully digesting the meaning of this sentence, Yu raised an eyebrow as he looked at the ninja before him.

"Well... I understand."

"Since that's the case... let me go ask Danzo myself."

Bang!!

After saying this, the entire Protective Barrier was stained red with blood.

Unable to extract the desired information, Yu had Michael's Protective Barrier directly crush the root organization ninja before him.

Danzo, huh... quite interesting...

If you want to play, then I'll play along to the end!

Counting the encounter at the Ninja school graduation, Yu had now interacted with the root's ninja twice.

This time, being inexplicably targeted for assassination by a root ninja, even a clay figurine would show some temper, let alone Yu.

Looking at the blood mist lingering in the air, Yu's cold smile at the corner of his mouth was as chilling as a Devil's.

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Hokage's office.

"That Yakushi Yu has been sent to the Hidden Sand Village for so long..."

"No signs at all... Could he have been captured by the Sand Ninjas?"

Still, Lord Third, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Danzo sat inside having a meeting.

It had been two months since Yu was dispatched to gather intelligence in the Sand, but there was no news whatsoever.

"It's hard to say... After all, the Sand is one of the Five Great Ninja Villages."

"With such strict defenses, it wouldn't be surprising if he got caught and interrogated."

Thinking about the tight security of the Five Great Nations' ninja villages, Mitokado Homura couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing the possibility of such a young genius in the village falling, even he couldn't help but feel a hint of regret.

"Don't jump to conclusions too early..."

"The news hasn't come in yet, and besides, I have confidence in that Yu kid."

Among the four present, only Lord Third silently took a puff of his cigarette, and in his murky, wise eyes, a complex glint flickered.

In his later years, having finally accepted a disciple with such exceptional talent, if anything were to go wrong in this mission, it would be a considerable blow, even for him.

At that moment, a gust of wind blew through the window.

A figure silently appeared in the office.

"In the end, Sarutobi Sensei understands me better..."

A voice, youthful and somewhat frivolous, echoed in the solemn Hokage's office.

"Yu?!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, even Lord Third couldn't help but be momentarily stunned; he had just been talking about him.

Moreover, the silent manner of his appearance... it seemed like this kid had made quite a progress in his abilities.

"Yakushi Yu?"

Regarding Yu's casual behavior in suddenly appearing in the Hokage's office, Lord Third didn't seem angry, but a few other conservative Konoha Elders in the room frowned slightly.

Utatane Koharu spoke up, "You've come back at the right time. We are discussing the confidential mission you were assigned."

"I have fulfilled the mission without dishonor."

"This time, I successfully infiltrated the Sand Village. From the gathered intelligence, it seems..."

Completely ignoring the peculiar gazes from the Konoha Elders in front of him, Yu calmly reported on the mission.

"The Daimyo of the Wind Country has started reducing funds and supplies to the Sand Village. It appears that the Sand Village is considering a ceasefire and forming an alliance with our Konoha."

Since his strength had continuously grown, especially after creating two Devil puppets, Yu had gained the qualifications to challenge Kage-level opponents. With this, his mindset had changed, and he felt less constrained, behaving more freely from the heart.

While reporting the mission, Yu's gaze subtly assessed Danzo, who sat beside Utatane Koharu.

Danzo's expression remained unchanged, as if nothing had happened, as if the ninjas who had just attempted to assassinate Yu were not dispatched by him.

"Do those Sand guys finally intend to cease hostilities and ally with us?"

"Haha, excellent! Yu, you did a great job on this mission!"

After hearing the good news brought back by Yu, Lord Third burst into hearty laughter, generously praising Yu before him.

Previously, Konoha faced pressure from the other four major nations on the battlefield. If Sand withdrew from the war and allied with Konoha, it would undoubtedly lighten their burden.

"Well... if Sand ceases hostilities and stands with us..."

"Next, our main focus will be dealing with those from Iwagakure and Kumogakure. The odds of winning this war will be much higher."

After hearing Yu's mission report, the other two Konoha Elders couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"Sarutobi, it seems your new disciple has done well on this mission."

"If nurtured properly, he will undoubtedly become a pillar like the Sannin in the near future."

The commendation from the other two Konoha Elders clearly pleased Lord Third. He put down his pipe, looked at Yu with satisfaction, and spoke in a gentle tone, "Traveling from the Wind Country to the Fire Country, these two months of classified missions must have been tough on you."

"S-rank missions aren't something just anyone can handle independently. Go back and take a good rest for now."

"For the next period, take it easy in the medical unit; consider it a break for you."

Take it easy in the medical unit? Did that even qualify as a break? Lord Third really wasn't willing to let go of even a bit of labor force... Yu couldn't help but silently complain upon hearing Lord Third's words.

But speaking of hardships, aside from the initial infiltration mission in the Sand Village , escaping from the hands of the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, Chiyo, and all the ninjas in the entire Hidden Sand Village was indeed extremely perilous.

During the rest of the time, Yu didn't do much else. After wiping out the Sand's pursuit forces, he found a secluded place and kept himself busy studying the Puppetry Scrolls and the Human Puppet Forbidden Jutsu.

Even the news about Sand intending to cease hostilities and ally with Konoha this time was an inevitable outcome that Yu had already known from the original plot.

"Well, in that case... I'll take my leave for now."

After saying that, Yu nodded slightly, saluted, and left the Hokage's office directly.

However, before leaving, he cast a meaningful glance at Danzo, who was sitting beside him.

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