The White Fang Incident

The next day, early in the morning, the kids who should have been sleeping in until the sun was high in the sky all got up very early, washed up, and packed their things, because today was the day they were going home.

Having spent more than ten days at the base, they had lost the curiosity and excitement they had when they first arrived at the battlefield. Being confined to the small base every day was becoming unbearable for them, who should have been very active at their age. Today, they were finally able to escape this place, which they considered like purgatory, and they were naturally overjoyed.

There was no need for Minato to urge them on; everyone was already ready before he even arrived. When Minato finally arrived, Minato set off amidst everyone's urging.

As soon as they left the base, the kids, like birds escaping from their cages, flew into the free blue sky, each one expressing how excited and thrilled they were.

Watching this scene, Minato smiled faintly and remarked, "It seems that the confinement at the base these past few days has truly been suffocating these people. Only the two of them have been able to remain calm."

Among the noisy crowd at Minato, only Yemo and Kakashi were able to remain calm. They had not been confined and could come and go freely, so they did not experience the same excitement as the others who had been imprisoned for more than ten days and were now regaining their freedom.

It took Yemo and Orochimaru a day and a night to get from Konoha to the border, so the return trip shouldn't be that slow. Besides the large group of people present, and Minato, there shouldn't be anyone else who can travel as quickly as Yemo using Chakra.

So it took them two days and one night to get back. By the Yemo saw Konoha, it was already evening of the second day.

As the sun sets, it shyly hides behind the mountains, its fiery red glow illuminating half the sky and dyeing the few white clouds floating in the air crimson.

Large flocks of birds flew across the sky, and sika deer ran across the grassland. As night fell, the creatures began to return to their nests.

Along the wide avenue, the trees creaked in the breeze, as if telling a joyful story. At the end of the avenue stood the gate of Konoha.

"We're here! We're finally back! We've reached the village!"

Upon seeing the gate, the crowd erupted in excited shouts. The fatigue from a day's journey seemed to vanish completely, and everyone was overjoyed. Some even ran straight towards the gate.

Upon seeing the Konoha Gate, Minato breathed a sigh of relief. They had finally arrived. This mission, carrying these brats, had exhausted Minato. Even A-Rank Mission hadn't been this difficult. Fortunately, nothing happened along the way, and no one was injured. The escort mission was completed perfectly.

"Wow, what the heck is that?"

A large group of kids came running, nearly scaring the Uchiha troops guarding the village gate half to death. They all thought someone had attacked Yemo.

However, when they saw the large group of kids in front of them, the Uchiha soldiers breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that these were the clan members who had gone to the battlefield and were returning.

These kids were all members of various clans in Konoha, Uchiha members all knew them, so they weren't checked and were let through the gate without any inspection.

At the village entrance, many parents, clearly aware that their children were returning, were waiting. As soon as they saw them come back, the parents immediately went to greet them.

And so, a heartwarming scene of reunion unfolded at the village entrance, with parents and children embracing each other, chatting happily, and laughter echoing in the air.

Yemo and Kakashi were the last to enter the village. Upon seeing this, Yemo first glanced warily at the village entrance, and after confirming that his older sister was not there, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

As for Kakashi, he seemed to know that his father, White Fang, wouldn't come to greet him, so he didn't look at anything and simply walked away.

On the other side, an Uchiha member greeted Minato, "Hey, Minato, I didn't expect it to be you escorting these brats back. That must have been a tough mission." This Uchiha member was clearly very familiar with Minato, greeting him warmly.

"It wasn't just not easy, it was torture," Minato lamented, his experience over the past two days Minato a deep impression. "To be honest, I'll never take on a mission like this again. A B-Rank Mission is harder than S-Rank Mission."

"Hahaha..."

Upon hearing this, many Uchiha members around burst into laughter.

Just then, Yemo was thinking about getting scolded by his older sister when he got home when Shikaku walked over for no apparent reason, patted Yemo on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, Yemo, let's go eat some barbecue together."

Turning around, Yemo realized that not only Shikaku, but also Chōza and Inoichi were behind him. Looking at the three of them, Yemo asked in confusion, "What, aren't you three going home?"

Shrugging, Shikaku tilted his head and said helplessly, "You know me, my parents are both on the battlefield, so I'm all alone when I get home."

Inoichi spread his hands and said, "Like Shikaku, both my parents went to war, and I have no one else in my family."

"Although my mom is home, neither Shikaku nor Inoichi are home, so I'll go out for barbecue with you guys tonight," said Chōza.

"And you? What do you say, Yemo? Are you going home or coming with me?" Shikaku asked again.

After thinking it over, Yemo felt that if he went back now, he would definitely get a scolding from his older sister for dinner, so he decided to go back later. He said, "Okay, I'll go with you guys, but I need to talk to Minato first."

After saying that, Yemo turned around and spotted Minato talking to the Uchiha clan members in the crowd. He called out, "Minato, tell my older sister that I won't be going home for dinner tonight. I'm going to have barbecue with Shikaku. I'll be back later."

After saying that, Yemo didn't wait for Minato to react before pulling Shikaku and the other two away, disappearing into the crowd.

Just as Minato was about to speak, before he could even open his mouth, Yemo and the other three disappeared into the crowd. Minato had to lower his hand, which he had raised halfway, and said dejectedly, "You ran away, but Kushina said you have to be back for dinner tonight. If you go back tonight, not only will you be in trouble, but I will be too."

Kushina could have instructed Minato to bring Yemo back, but now that Yemo has run away, Minato will inevitably have to face an angry Kushina when he goes back alone.

After leaving, Yemo and Shikaku headed straight to their usual barbecue restaurant. It was lunchtime, and the restaurant was packed. Yemo four of them had to wait outside, but luckily there weren't many people ahead of them, so they didn't have to wait long.

Just as Yemo was sitting idly at the gate, Yemo noticed Kakashi walking by. Yemo Kakashi about to greet him and ask if he wanted to come along.

However, he discovered that many people along the way were pointing at Kakashi and whispering among themselves, but Yemo was too far away to hear clearly.

Just as Yemo was feeling puzzled, he overheard people waiting in the queue talking, one of them saying, "Isn't that Kakashi?"

"It really is him. It seems he's back from a mission today. He probably doesn't know what happened in Konoha yet," another ninja said, his tone revealing a hint of sympathy.

The two spoke in a moderately loud voice, which Yemo and Shikaku heard. The four of them exchanged glances, all seeing confusion in each other's eyes, wondering what the two Kumo Ninja meant by their conversation.

His eyes darted around, Yemo asked the two ninjas beside him, "Excuse me, gentlemen, I'd like to ask what you were talking about regarding what happened in the village earlier."

Seeing the four kids looking at him, the ninja paused, then said with some surprise, "Don't you know? This matter has been all over the village."

"We just returned from a mission outside, so we didn't know about this. We just heard you mention it," Shikaku explained.

"I see," another ninja explained to the curious Yemo Mo and his companions, "Here's what happened. A few days ago, Lord White Fang led a team on a mission. We don't know the specifics of the mission, but a mission that even Lord White Fang would be involved in must be an S-rank."

Upon hearing this, Yemo's heart skipped a beat; he already knew what it was about.

The ninja continued, "But something went wrong during the mission. Lord White Fang abandoned the mission to save his teammates, and this mission caused the village to suffer huge losses. Now everyone in the village is blaming Lord White Fang, and Lord White Fang also extremely remorseful. He has been staying indoors these days."

Yemo's expression kept changing; as expected, the historical White Fang incident had indeed occurred.

A few days ago at the base, Yemo heard that Kakashi was seven years old this year, and he had a premonition about this, because the White Fang incident happened when Kakashi was seven years old.

However, what Yemo didn't expect was that when he returned to the village, he happened to witness the White Fang incident.