Mist

Thud...

The two men in black were sent flying backward, crashing into the wall with a loud bang that shook the entire house.

The sudden commotion naturally alerted the two men in black who were waiting outside. Seeing the commotion coming from inside, the two men in black exchanged a glance and stepped into the room as if to rush in.

However, as soon as they started, several Kunai gleaming with a cold light shot out from the dark corridor behind the door. The two shadowy figures were quite strong and reacted quickly, nimbly dodging the Kunai.

Just then, footsteps echoed through the dark passage. Under the watchful eyes of the man in black, Kakashi and Kosuke emerged from the dark passage.

Kosuke smiled faintly, "It hasn't been peaceful since we entered the Land of Whirlpools. I didn't expect to run into trouble on the night before we left."

Kakashi didn't speak, but the White Fang he raised in his hand said it all.

Meanwhile, on the second floor, the blanket was pulled back, revealing not Kana and her mother, but Minato and Yemo. Just a short while ago, when these men in black arrived, Yemo and the others noticed them, leading to this scene of waiting for them to come to them.

The two men in black got up from the ground and were puzzled to see that they were not their target but two ninjas wearing Konoha Forehead Protector.

One of the men in black whispered, "What's going on? The intelligence report said it was a mother and child, so how come there are two Konoha ninjas?"

"How should I know? Anyway, things have changed. Those two Konoha Ninja are very strong, and the mother and daughter are nowhere to be found. They've retreated first," another man in black said, looking at Minato with a very gloomy expression.

Their mission was to kidnap the mother and daughter, but now Minato and his group have appeared and caused their mission to fail. It would be strange if the men in black didn't hold a grudge against Minato.

"Hmph..." Yemo snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "You want to leave? Did you ask us first?"

The moment the words were spoken, Yemo had already rushed out, leaping into the air and delivering a spinning kick to the black-clad man who had said to retreat.

The man in black hurriedly raised his hand to block, and the two collided. Yemo's kick was extremely powerful, and the man in black was kicked back several steps before he could dissipate the impact.

"What a powerful brat!" Even the man in black couldn't help but exclaim in amazement upon sensing Yemo's power.

Yemo did not stop attacking because of the other party's praise. Yemo took two steps forward and threw a punch. The man in black also threw a punch. The two fists collided heavily like shooting stars falling from the sky. A powerful force erupted, and an invisible shockwave spread in all directions, raging in the small room.

Suddenly, a series of loud explosions filled the room. The small room was ravaged by the shockwave, like a gale. The paintings on the walls, the chairs, the tables, and other items were all blown away and scattered everywhere.

Yemo withdrew his fist and delivered a backhand elbow strike with lightning speed towards the man in black. The man in black crouched to dodge, then swept his right foot along the ground in a horizontal push towards Yemo's lower body.

The two moved very fast, clashing more than ten times in the blink of an eye. As they exchanged blows, Yemo's expression grew increasingly solemn, as if he had discovered something astonishing.

The men in black didn't want to fight Yemo; their mission had failed, and there was no need to fight these Konoha Ninja.

So the man in black feinted, and while Yemo dodged, he withdrew his hand and retreated swiftly, crashing through the window with a loud bang. Another man in black followed closely behind and rushed out.

Two men in black rushed out of the window, only to find that their two companions outside were also fighting two Konoha Ninja, and judging from the situation, they were in grave danger from the Konoha Ninja's attacks.

The two men in black quickly joined the battle, and for a moment, Kosuke and Kakashi's offensive, which had initially been in the lead, was blocked.

The four men in black dared not linger. There were still two Konoha Ninja upstairs who hadn't made a move yet. The four of them joined forces to force Kosuke and Kakashi back, and quickly seized the opportunity to escape, disappearing into the night in a few flashes.

Upon reaching the window Yemo saw the four men in black fleeing and shouted, "Trying to escape? No way!"

As Yemo was saying this, he tried to catch up, but just as he took a step, Minato suddenly reached out and pressed him down, stopping him from moving.

Yemo turned to look at Minato, and asked in confusion, "Minato, why are you stopping me? I'm going to capture these four guys."

Minato shook his head and said, "No need. Don't pursue a cornered enemy. We still have a mission to carry out. We've already wasted enough time these past few days; let's not create any unnecessary complications now."

"But?"

Watching the four men in black flee, Yemo was filled with resentment. He understood Minato's meaning; they were currently on a mission, and if they were to intervene, they would inevitably get involved in other troubles. They didn't have the time or energy to get involved in other troubles right now. That being said, the fact that these four powerful men in black wanted to capture Kana and her daughter was strange in itself, and there must be some secret involved. Yemo was very unwilling to let them go now, even though they could have captured them.

When Yemo turned to look again, the four men in black had already disappeared into the jungle. If Yemo wanted to chase them, he could still sense their tracks and catch up immediately with Minato's speed. Unfortunately, Minato, as the captain, said not to chase them, and Yemo could only obey orders.

As the man in black fled, everything returned to calm. The lights inside the house came on, and Kana, still looking terrified, and her equally flustered mother emerged from the first-floor storage room.

After being comforted by Minato, Kana and her daughter calmed down. It was already late at night, and after what had just happened, no one was sleepy, so they sat in the restaurant.

At this moment, Kosuke suddenly looked at Kana and her daughter and said, "Those men in black acted with great discipline, and they didn't even glance at anything else inside the house before heading straight to your room on the second floor. Clearly, they know a great deal about you."

Upon hearing this, Minato looked at Kana and her daughter and asked, "Do you know these men in black? Or have you had any dealings with them?"

"We don't know these men in black at all. As for any interaction, we've rarely had contact with outsiders since we left Uzushiogakure. Interaction is even more impossible," Kana's mother shook her head.

The whole thing was strange. Logically speaking, Kana and her daughter were just ordinary people, and they shouldn't have any connection with such an unknown force. So why were they arresting this mother and daughter? However, neither Kosuke nor Minato noticed that Yemo was thinking about something with a serious expression.

Even Kana and her daughter didn't know what kind of force the men in black belonged to, so Minato and the others, who had just arrived in the Minato of Land of Whirlpools and were unfamiliar with the place, knew even less. After some fruitless discussion, and with the night already deep, they all went to sleep.

As for Kana and her daughter, after what happened tonight, they were too weak to stay any longer. They were only spared because Ye Yemo group were there tonight. If Yemo and his group left and the men in black came back, the two of them wouldn't be able to stop them.

So they decided to return to their village and clan. Although they didn't want to stay in the village and have to perform blood sacrifices every month, it was still much better than staying here and living in constant fear that the men in black would attack again one day.

The next morning, Yemo and his group packed their things and set off with Kana and her daughter. The house was not destroyed; they took only some essential items and left everything else there, in case they returned someday.