The Plan (Part-3)

"You guys all right?"

Cutting the ropes of these severely wounded Konoha prisoners who were still bound, Mikoto did not forget to comfort them while freeing them up.

"Thank you, damn those Iwa ninjas", The rescued Konoha ninja thanked Uchiha and Kan but did not forget to curse those Iwa shinobis.

"What's your physical condition?" Uchiha Mikoto didn't care about this.

She was more concerned about whether these prisoners could move, "It's not safe here. We have to move immediately, and we still have a mission"

"Mission?" The prisoner was shocked, "Isn't your Mission to rescue us..."

"No... Let's go"

Rescue them? What's a joke? Konoha can't waste so many Human resources on these guys because of the tight war.

"Who is that guy at the back, Is he your subordinate or something"

Mikoto nodded, "He is just a Gennin, no need to worry about that"

"Genin? He is quite old for Genin"

"Talk later... Keep moving, come on", She said and open her Sharingan

The Konoha Prisoner was taken aback and shocked but soon he accepted Uchiha's words.

Obviously, this is the battlefield. Those who stop are dead people.

He is just grateful that these two decided to save them. No one wants to commit this taboo after the White Fang incident.

...

With the help of Uchiha Mikoto, the group of eight of them avoided a lot of tracking troops, and finally successfully found a cave and hid it.

Kan and Mikoto had no problem, but it was clear that these Konoha ninjas who had just been rescued couldn't stand it anymore.

Being able to persist until now is completely dependent on their strong desire to survive, they really need to rest for a while before they can continue to act.

"You definitely made them look down on you", Mikoto whispered

"Trust me... everything is part of the plan. Next, make them look down on you too. Just make them think we are incompetent", He whispered back

"Why?", She frowned

"So that they will take the lead"

"What?"

"I am gonna talk to them", He said as he went to them

Masato Yamanaka is sitting on the ground and chewing on the jerky, He does not know how many days it has been since he properly ate.

"Yamanaka san, We need your and your squad's help", Kan started

Masato stopped eating, "Help?"

"We decided to as many shinobis as possible, so that we can put pressure on Iwa Shinobis. Konoha will launch an attack on Iwa's rear very soon, That means most of them will die, Including the captured Konoha shinobis"

"..."

"You know that I am just a Genin with little to no abilities, and my Leader is just a single Jonin. We need help to save our comrades"

"Saving mission?" Masato Yamanaka stunned for a moment, and then continued to chew the meat blankly, "Is that so? We understand we will cooperate with you"

Kan briefly chatted with them and then went out. He still had to be on guard to avoid any careless person leaving any traces and leading them to be discovered.

It's just that Kan did not expect that Mikoto Uchiha followed.

"That Letter that I copied, where is it?", She asked

He didn't answer but just sighed

"I understand", She said and helped him removing any tracks left behind

"We will stay here tonight. They need rest to be at their full strength", Kan said as Mikoto nodded

...

(At Night)

"Your time is over", Kan came to her while she was keeping the lookout while sitting on the big stone

"Aren't you afraid that I might just kill you right now?", She asked and he nodded and sit beside her on the big boulder

"I am not, Shinobis who survived the battlefield for so many years are not idiots; Right now, at this moment, I need you, and you need me", He turns his head at her with disdain and anger, "Remember? we are the grasshoppers on the same rope"

She smirked at him with a murderous look in her eyes, "I am really going to enjoy watching a smartass you dying like a dog"

He directed his killing intent at her just as she does the same.

They both stare at each other for some time before looking away. It's not the time or place to fight. or the consequences will be very bad.

"Let's talk about the mission, what do you think of our task", Kan asked taking back his killing intent

"What do I think?"

He nodded, "We need information; The more information, the better chance of our survival"

At this moment, Mikoto seemed to think of something, and she immediately took out the map she carried and take it out.

"If my estimation is correct, it should be the Kannabi Bridge", Mikoto looked at the map and said while thinking, "Judging from the route, this bridge is a vital pathway to Iwagakure's line of supply!"

"If what you are saying is correct and the goal of Minato's team is really Kannabi Bridge. I am afraid that Iwa shinobis will ensure stability in the rear, that is to say... They are heading into an ambush", Kan said after thinking a bit.

Mikoto nodded, "Indeed, Iwa shinobis are not idiots, they will surely try and ambush Team Minato. But more than that, they will not be baited so easily either. Our mission is more dangerous and terrifying than we had previously anticipated", She said

Kan looked back at her and said silently, "You are not here for the mission anyway. what do you even care?"

She shrugged, "I wanna see what you cooked up"

He sighed, "There is a power in number, Be careful. When we save enough prisoners, let them rush ahead. Hide behind them"

She nodded

"You should go in and rest. We need everyone at the full strength tomorrow"

...

In the next few days, Kan and Mikoto have been advancing according to the latest plan. They dealt with some guarded Iwa Shinobis while rescuing some Konoha prisoners who were relatively easy to rescue.

Kan has to admit that having an Uchiha in the team is really great. Relying on her eyes, they passed by more than numerous amount of Iwa defenses time and time again, and they also attacked a lot.

In just a few days, Kan and his team had almost reached twenty people.

Kan sits on the branch watching his team interact with one another.

It can be said that Masato Yamanaka helped Mikoto and Kan a great favor. He was suppressing these people. In the end, these Konoha ninjas could only choose to participate in this mission obediently. With Masato Yamanaka leading them.

He closed his eyes and slept. He has not properly rested for quite some time now.

...

In recent days, they have been getting deeper and deeper into the enemy's area, they felt the pressure an army could bring.

It can be said that almost the entire place is filled with the patrol of Iwa shinobis, and no one can leave alive without taking care of them.

At dawn the next day, they set off.

Quietly lurking in the tree, looking at a camp ahead Yamanaka quietly made a gesture to his back.

Obviously, this is another place where prisoners are concentrated, and they have been attacking this place these days.

But today it seems that their luck is not very good, because, through Mikoto's eyes, they found that there are a lot of ninjas here.

It can be said that their's recent actions have attracted the attention of the Iwa ninjas, and they have now increased their control over Konoha prisoners, and... The intensity of their interrogation.

"The fourth corpse", Mikoto's voice quietly sounded

"There are seven prisoners in total, and now there are only three are left. Rest seems to die of torture"

Masato Yamanaka clenched his fist, "Those bastards. I will surely get them, Everyone, listen up..."

But just as they were preparing to take the action, suddenly a messaging eagle flew over...