Trap

Following Yemo, Minato and his group of four arrived at a village. However, when Yemo and the others arrived, the village had already been destroyed, leaving only ruins, broken walls, and a few still burning flames with wisps of black smoke.

In those charred ruins, one could vaguely see the charred corpses of many dead people, some of whom were adults, and others were just three or four-year-old children.

Looking at this horrific scene, the four of them looked grim. They could see the traces of a massacre on the ruins, with charred remains and white bones scattered everywhere. At a glance, there were probably several hundred people.

"There are still strong residual Chakra fluctuations in the air. Damn it, those bastards!" Yemo was furious and punched the broken bluestone wall next to him. With a loud bang, the powerful force directly crushed the stone wall.

The three men, Minato, were also extremely angry, but they managed to suppress their anger and did not act on it like Yemo did.

Kosuke lowered his head, carefully examined the skeletons at his feet, and stood up, saying, "These corpses all have broken ribs, clearly killed by a huge blow. The ninja who did this was extremely ruthless, sparing no one, whether young men, the elderly, women, or children. These villagers were not tortured at all before they died; their faces are filled with terror, as if they encountered something terrible before they died."

Minato glanced around, then rested his Minato on his hand in deep thought, saying, "Generally speaking, ninjas don't attack ordinary people. These ninjas not only attacked, but also slaughtered an entire village. What was their motive?"

"It might be related to Uzushiogakure," Kosuke said, offering his guess. Although the situation at the scene couldn't determine which faction the ninjas who did this belonged to, the fact that these ninjas were around Uzushiogakure strongly suggested that they were the ones who attacked the Uzushiogakure.

Shaking his head, Minato said, "We can't make a decision on this before we have evidence, but we still need to be extremely careful. These ninjas are ruthless; they don't act like ordinary ninjas at all."

After thinking for a moment, Minato instructed Yemo, "Yemo, you and Kakashi scout out the surrounding area and see if you can find anything."

"OK!"

Yemo and Minato accepted their orders and left. The two walked straight along the road. The once bustling streets on both sides had become a pile of ruins. There were collapsed stone walls and diagonal beams on both sides, with flames still burning on them. Every now and then, one or two charred corpses could be seen in the ruins.

Seeing Kakashi standing speechless beside him, Yemo said, "Hey, Kakashi, don't you want to say anything when you see this scene?"

Kakashi didn't even glance at Yemo, and said calmly, "Both of us have experienced the battlefield. Although this scene is tragic, it's not as bad as the battlefield."

Hearing Kakashi's words, Yemo rolled his eyes helplessly and said, "Who told you it was tragic? I'm talking about these massacred residents. Don't you have any sympathy for them when you see them dead?"

Upon hearing this, Kakashi suddenly stopped, startling Yemo said with a hint of sorrow, "I used to have it, but now I'm just someone to be pitied."

Upon hearing this, Yemo was suddenly stunned. He didn't know how to say the words that were on the tip of his tongue, and was speechless for a moment.

Thump...

Just as Yemo was wondering what to do, a slight noise suddenly came from the side. Yemo and Kakashi's expressions changed immediately. Almost at the same time, they looked in the direction from which the sound came and almost at the same time took out Kunai, holding them in front of them with their Kunai arms to form a defensive stance.

The sound came from a broken house, about half of which had collapsed, with several burning logs leaning against the broken walls.

Yemo and Kakashi exchanged a glance, then approached the house slowly, one on the left and one on the right. The silence was unusual, broken only by the soft rustling of their footsteps on the ground, and the atmosphere was unusually heavy.

Yemo approached the house, but there was no sound from the broken house. Yemo gave Kakashi a hand gesture. "You to the left, I to the right. "Kakashi nodded and slowly moved towards the collapsed wall on the left, while Yemo moved slowly to the right.

Even though the two moved slowly and carefully, it still took them quite a while to clear a wall several meters high. Before long, Yemo and Kakashi each reached the corner of the collapsed wall.

The two exchanged glances, and almost simultaneously, they both vaulted over the wall. They saw a dark figure in the corner. Without thinking, Yemo raised his hand and fired a Kunai. Kakashi followed suit and fired a Kunai as well.

Two Kunai struck the dark figure one after the other, producing two crisp thuds. The situation had been very tense, and Yemo and Kakashi hadn't had time to examine the Kunai properly when they fired them.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that what was hanging in the corner was a torn piece of clothing, which at first glance looked like a figure hiding in the corner, ready to attack.

"It was just a piece of clothing. Why were we so nervous? It seems we were both a bit too nervous," Yemo chuckled to himself, but inwardly he breathed a sigh of relief.

As he spoke, Yemo took a few steps forward, intending to remove the Kunai that had been shot onto his clothes. However, after Yemo had only taken two steps, Kakashi suddenly raised his hand and shouted.

"Don't move, Yemo, there's something under your feet!"

Upon hearing this, Yemo reacted quickly, stopping his movements almost simultaneously, his foot, which was about to land, remained firmly in mid-air.

Looking down at his feet, Yemo widened his eyes and examined the spot closely. He then realized that there was an almost transparent thin line where he was about to step. If Kakashi hadn't reminded him, Yemo would have stepped on it.

As for what would happen if he stepped on it—whether it would trigger a trap or something else— Yemo didn't know until he stepped on it. But one thing was certain: nothing good would happen.

At this moment, Kakashi carefully walked over. Kakashi made a hand gesture to Yemo nodded slightly. Then, he slowly lifted his foot off the thin line, and the two of them followed the line to search in both directions.

The thin thread led directly to a pile of rubble. Yemo bent down, found a stable spot, and gently picked up the stones. After picking up about ten, Yemo finally saw that the thin thread was connected to a large pile of Explosive Tag. The Explosive Tag emitted a faint Chakra. If Kakashi hadn't warned him, Yemo stepping on the thin thread would have triggered the explosion of the tags.

The thought of dozens of explosive talismans detonating and him being blown up sent a chill down Yemo's spine, from his heels to the top of his head before gently settling back down. He shuddered inwardly.

Without much thought, Yemo's palm surged with Chakra, transforming his palm into a blade. A faint layer of Chakra gathered at the bottom of his palm, turning into a blade to cut the thin thread.

Kakashi walked up behind him, Yemo didn't turn around and said, "Kakashi, what's going on here? How could there be a trap inside this house that's only half destroyed?"

"I don't know. Let's report this to Minato-sensei," Kakashi said, glancing at the explosive tags in the rubble before turning to leave.

Just then, Yemo called out to Kakashi, thanking him, "By the way, Kakashi, thank you for what happened earlier."

If Kakashi hadn't warned him in time, Yemo would have stepped on the thin line, and the explosive tags nearby would have detonated. If Yemo had been hit by so many explosive tags at close range, he would have been seriously injured.