A surprise attack!

Hatake Sakumo was as fast as a ray of white light, like the sharpest fangs, rushing into the battle circle with great strength, tearing apart the siege of the Suna Ninja.

"Withdraw!"

Hatake Sakumo gave the order, and Uchiha Yu immediately took the other two injured companions to retreat first. Among the three, he was the only one who was not injured.

Hatake Sakumo fought and retreated at the same time. Not even Chiyo could stop the terrifying fangs. This sword was too sharp.

Facing the enemy who killed his son and daughter-in-law, even Chiyo had to watch Hatake Sakumo and others break through the encirclement and disappear into the night.

"Sister, the daimyo is fine."

Ebizo appeared next to Chiyo.

Chiyo said calmly: "It seems that Hiruzen Sarutobi chose the wrong person."

She is already prepared for the daimyo of River Country to be killed. When the time comes, she will directly support the new daimyo, and then in the name of the new daimyo, completely expel the power of Konoha.

Of course, there will definitely be overt and covert fighting with Konoha by then.

Since Konoha plans to kill the Daimyo of the River Country, I am afraid that there are also candidates who support it in the River Country.

Isn't this the only way that big countries and people can participate in coups in small countries?

"The daimyo is fine now. Brother, you can go and claim credit from the daimyo."

Chidai said again.

Ebizo's face twitched after hearing this.

…

On the other side, Hoshita Hideichi fought and retreated. At this time, the advantage of strong explosive power emerged, preventing him from being trapped in a siege and unable to escape.

And the technique of fire teleportation makes him like a fish in water. He can use the force in the air to avoid the large-scale wind escape of the sand ninja and quickly escape from the battlefield.

Hoshita Shuichi was completely relieved when the memory of the shadow clone in the mine came back.

There was Namikaze Minato's body over there, and the Suna Ninja's surprise attack hit a hard wall, and they hurriedly retreated with heavy losses.

Not long after, Namikaze Minato came to meet him with Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyo.

The pursuing Suna Ninja was startled and hurriedly turned around and retreated.

On the other side, Namikaze Minato, who was dealing with Rasa and Hayakura, suddenly turned into smoke with a bang and dispersed.

Shadow clone!

 "not good!"

Luo Sha and the other three rushed forward as fast as possible.

…

"No need to chase!"

Namikaze Minato issued the order and did not pursue the victory again.

He did not forget that the real mission was to pick up another team.

Minato team immediately retreated to the station, and Luo Sha and others on the other side also gathered together and fell into silence.

Attacking in two directions, there was no loss along the way, but there was no gain either.

The other route suffered heavy losses, with only two people from the two teams escaping.

There is no doubt that this was an extremely failed operation.

Rasa never expected that Namikaze Minato would be so bold as to leave only the shadow clone to deal with him and Ye Cang.

Conceited!

It is also a contempt for them!

However, they did not get any benefit from the several battles.

"Retreat to the mine first and report the situation to Chiyo-sama before taking the next step."

Luo Sha spoke helplessly.

…

Withdrawing back to the mine, Hoshishita Shuichi and others took a short rest. Namikaze Minato then said: "Shuichi, Sanyo, you stay and stay vigilant."

"Zhishui, you and I will go out for reconnaissance."

Hoshita Shuichi and the other three nodded in unison: "Understood!"

At this moment, Namikaze Minato left with Uchiha Shisui.

Time passes little by little under the dark night.

After midnight, Shuichi Hoshita, who was in charge of the alert, noticed something moving and immediately made the sound of a night owl.

Getting a response behind him, Kurama Sanyo soon appeared next to Hoshita Shuichi: "Shuichi, is this a Suna ninja?"

Just as he finished speaking, the voice of a night owl came from ahead.

Hoshita Shuichi smiled: "It seems to be Minato-sensei and the others."

Even so, he did not take action immediately. He still waited quietly until Uchiha Shisui appeared, and then he went up to him.

"Shuichi, get ready to save people immediately!"

Minato Namikaze's voice came from behind.

Hoshita Hideka glanced around and saw Minato Namikaze carrying a man with an animal mask and a black robe on his back.

In addition, there were three other people similarly dressed, and one of these three was also being carried on his back.

The four-man team suffered two injuries.

"Go to the cave!"

Hoshixia Shuichi turned around and returned to the cave first. He took off his vest and spread it out, revealing many surgical instruments.

Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyo quickly helped place the wounded, and then used Shuichi Hoshita's surgical instruments to quickly cut open the wounded's clothes.

"The poisoning is very serious, have you ever taken antidote pills?"

Hoshita Shuichi asked.

"I've taken it, but there's no way to detoxify it."

Hatake Sakumo's voice sounded.

Hoshita Hide didn't even raise his head. He formed a seal with his hands and used the ninjutsu of Chakra Scalpel. He quickly opened the wounded man's wound and took out all the poisonous needles and hidden weapons from the wounded man's body.

"It's not the poison commonly used by sand ninjas. It seems that I encountered a more powerful puppet master."

"Chiyo of Sand Ninja?"

Hoshita Shuichi said, but his hand movements were not slow either.

Hatake Sakumo said: "It's her, Chiyo, the most powerful puppet master of Suna Ninja at present."

"I heard Tsunade-sama talking about her, a master of using poison."

"Such a highly toxic poison must first analyze its components before an antidote can be formulated accordingly."

Hoshita Shuichi had already pulled out all the hidden weapons from the bodies of the two wounded men, and the non-toxic wounds were healed.

After getting the entry [Medical Expert], his medical technology has been greatly improved, and the speed of treatment alone is different.

However, after hearing this, Uchiha Yu said anxiously: "Can't we help?"

Hoshita Xiuichi looked up and saw the scarlet eyes under the mask.

The Uchiha clan!

Hoshita Shuichi was a little surprised, and then he said: "There is no way to completely eliminate the poison."

"The toxins can be extracted, but there is no way to remove the previous damage. We can only ensure that it does not continue to worsen."

Create a shadow clone, together with the main body, one for each person, and at the same time use the technique of extracting minor troubles to continuously extract toxins from the bodies of the two wounded people.

Uchiha Yu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bowed: "Please do your best to treat them, please!"

Xingxia Xiuyi said: "Don't worry, even though I don't know them, they are all my companions!"

Uchiha Yu was startled for a moment, and looked at Hoshita Shuichi with a different look.

Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hatake looked at each other, but walked out of the cave silently.

The mountain breeze was blowing, and neither of them spoke.

Because it is a confidential mission, Namikaze Minato cannot ask casually, and Hatake Sakumo cannot reveal mission information at will. Both of them abide by the principles of being ninjas.

Five minutes later, Hoshita Shuichi walked out of the cave and said: "Minato-sensei, the toxins of the two wounded have been extracted and they have also taken the antidote pills prepared by Tsunade-sama. They are fine for the time being."

"But to completely detoxify without leaving any sequelae, we need to send the wounded back to Konoha as soon as possible, analyze the toxins, and specially prepare antidotes."

Namikaze Minato nodded after hearing this and said to Hatake Sakumo: "Senior, take the wounded back to Konoha immediately."

Hatake Sakumo nodded, thanked Hoshixia and walked towards the cave.

Hoshita Shuichi looked at it, and finally couldn't help but said: "It's better to go back and kill him!"

Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hatake were both stunned.

Hoshita Hideichi said: "Just leave the wounded to Shisui and the others for escort. Let's fight back now. The Sand Ninja's defenses should be the weakest."

Although he didn't know what was going on in Daming Mansion, he could probably guess some things.

Hatake Sakumo, who was standing at the entrance of the cave, turned around and said: "Even if I kill the daimyo now, it is useless. The Suna Ninja seems to be ready for the daimyo's death."

Hoshita Shuichi said firmly: "Whether the Daimyo of River Country dies is useful or useless is not something we should consider. This is something that the Third Hokage should consider."

"Our goal is to send him to the Pure Land, that's all."

"Besides, given the current situation, the death of the Daimyo of River Country is the best option."

"If he doesn't die, the River Country will completely fall to Sunagakure Village. If he dies, even if Sunagakure Village prepares to support a person to become a new daimyo, we and the Fire Country can do the same."

"Even the newly appointed daimyo dare not completely turn against us even for the domestic situation. The worst case scenario is to maintain the current situation."

"After all, if you can assassinate once, you can have a second and third time. He just took the position of daimyo, and he doesn't want to die without enjoying it, right? Smart people know how to choose."

Hurry back!

The reason why Hoshita Shuichi said this was not because he needed Hatake Sakumo to unlock the entry.

It was because Hatake Sakumo had taught him swordsmanship before, it was also because of his friendship with Kakashi, and it was also because of Hatake Sakumo's personal persistence.

Some things always make people feel uncomfortable and they subconsciously want to change them.

Now Hoshita Shuichi has actually violated the taboo, the code of ninja.

After all, Hatake Sakumo was performing a confidential mission.

However, Hatake Sakumo was not a person without decision. After a brief thought, he bowed and said: "Then I'll leave the wounded to you."

Upon hearing this, Namikaze Minato swallowed back the proposal that came to his mouth.

They are indeed not suitable for direct participation in this task.

Just like that, Hoshita Shuichi and Namikaze Minato watched Hatake Sakumo disappear into the dark night.

"Let's go, retreat immediately."

Minato Namikaze looked away.

Hoshita Xiuichi nodded slightly melancholy.

He didn't know if anything had changed, but now he couldn't do anything more.

Inside the cave.

Uchiha Yu was very excited when he learned that Hatake Sakumo was going to complete the mission alone again, and almost wanted to catch up, but Uchiha Shisui stopped him because of his injured companion.

The group immediately retreated with the two wounded, and just in case, Shuichi Hoshita created a clone and used the transformation technique to impersonate Hatake Sakumo.

Minato Namikaze and Shisui Uchiha were responsible for cutting off the rear, while Shuichi Hoshita, Yu Uchiha, and Sanyo Kurama were responsible for escorting the wounded.

Fortunately, the Sand Ninja did not pursue them, and the journey was safe. By daybreak, everyone had entered the Land of Fire.

After resting for half an hour, everyone continued on their way.

Another hour passed, and Hatake Sakumo finally caught up.

"Shisui, you go first, Shuichi, come to heal the injury of the senior."

Minato Namikaze's voice came from behind.

Hoshita Xiuichi quickly turned around.

Hatake Sakumo's injury was in the abdomen. Hideka Hoshita used a chakra scalpel to cut open his robe, vest, and first-aid bandage. After looking at the wound, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it is not highly poisonous and does not damage the internal organs.

However, the wound was a bit long, so Shuichi Hoshita immediately created a shadow clone and used Palm Senjutsu together to heal Hatake Sakumo's wound.

In addition, he also took out a blood-increasing pill and gave it to Hatake Sakumo. He was bleeding too much.

Five minutes later, Hatake Sakumo's wound healed.

 "Thanks."

Hatake Sakumo thanked him, and then added in a lower voice: "The mission is accomplished!"

Hoshita Xiuichi smiled: "Senior, you're welcome."

Everyone tacitly pretended not to know each other and continued on their way.