"Kakashi, put these into the Storage Scroll. We'll split the loot after we leave!"
After killing Iwata Kumaji, Uchiha Yoichi went with Kakashi to the Iwata Family's Treasury. Since Iwata Kumaji had taken most of the guards with him when he left, the Iwata Family was exceptionally undefended.
The two Chunins were impossible to stop, even though they had used quite a bit of Chakra.
The piles of banknotes before him dazzled Kakashi a little. He had only earned a few thousand ryo from completing a D-rank mission before, while there were tens of millions of ryo right in front of him now.
The captain made me do this. I actually didn't want to.
Kakashi consoled himself inwardly, but his hands swiftly took out a Storage Scroll and sealed the banknotes, jewelry, and other valuables from the Treasury into it. In the end, he didn't even spare the bottles and jars.
Once he had finished cleaning up, Kakashi carefully put the Storage Scroll into his ninja pouch. Then he turned and saw the disdainful look in Uchiha Yoichi's eyes. He immediately said seriously, "We can't leave any clues behind."
"Let's leave first and head to Sancho Town."
With that, Uchiha Yoichi and Kakashi leaped onto the rooftops and headed straight out of the city. As for Sancho Town, which they had just mentioned, it was a small town on the border between the Land of Grass and the Land of Earth.
Fifty miles south of Sancho Town was Kannabi Bridge, an important transportation route connecting the Land of Earth and the Land of Grass.
When the remaining guards of the Iwata Family returned, all they found was the Iwata Family completely looted.
Seeing the chaos throughout the Iwata Family, the Guard Captain staggered out in panic and shouted, "Go, go report to the Daimyo! This was all done by the Cloud Ninja!!"
Meanwhile, the Kumogakure ninja who had come to pursue and kill Uchiha Yoichi had also arrived in the Land of Grass.
However, once they reached this place, they lost all specific information about Uchiha Yoichi and needed to send someone to investigate.
"Have you found out where that Uchiha is?"
"Lord A, Lord Osai, we have information proving that he is carrying out a mission in the Land of Grass. We've already sent people to investigate his exact location."
Upon hearing this, A said, "The Land of Grass? That's good, then. We can leave immediately after killing him. If he were in Konoha, it would really be troublesome!"
Lord Osai felt guilty and was also somewhat eager to earn credit, so he said to A, "A, how about I go clear out a few Konoha Sentry Posts along the border?"
"Absolutely not, Lord Osai."
A female Cloud Ninja spoke up to dissuade him. "We don't have a suitable reason. If we do that, Konoha will retaliate in kind, and the friction between the two countries could escalate into war!"
If they were pursuing someone who had learned the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, then Kumogakure would certainly be in the right. But if they swept away Konoha's border sentry posts because of it, Konoha would regard it as a provocation of war.
At that point, the two great ninja villages would inevitably go to war, and Iwagakure would be delighted.
A said, "Osai, kill the Uchiha who obtained the Secret Technique from you first."
"I understand, A."
There were seven people in the Cloud Ninja party. Aside from one person maintaining contact with the village and two people relaying information, the remaining four were all powerful fighters.
After a while, the Cloud Ninja sent to gather information returned. His expression was somewhat ugly, and as soon as he entered, he said, "Lord A, this is bad. The entire capital of the Land of Grass is currently saying that our Cloud Ninja killed the Land of Grass's Minister Iwata, plundered the Iwata Family's property, and even killed a relative of Minister Kawaki of the Land of Earth."
"Damn it! Why didn't I know about this mission?"
A was stunned upon hearing this, then angrily shouted. He turned his head toward Mabui, who had accompanied them, but she shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either.
If there really had been such an assassination mission, it would definitely have been an A-rank or S-rank mission. Moreover, nearly the entire Land of Grass knew about it, so within the Cloud Ninja ranks, the mission could already be judged a failure.
"Lord A, it's probably another ninja village framing Kumogakure. After all, before we came to the Land of Grass, Lord Raikage didn't warn us about anything."
"Then it must definitely be someone else framing us. You bastards—don't let me run into you!"
Mabui suddenly voiced a guess. "Lord A, could it have been that Uchiha who learned the Lightning Release Chakra Mode? It's Lord Raikage's signature Ninjutsu. If someone uses it, it would indeed be easy for people to mistake it for something we did."
After Mabui said this, most of the other Cloud Ninja also realized what had happened, and anger appeared on their faces.
They had stolen their Secret Technique, then splashed the blame for assassinating a noble minister onto Kumogakure. What bastards!
"Shi, go investigate that man's whereabouts at once. Once you find him, I'm going to gouge out his eyes!"
"Yes, Lord A!"
After Uchiha Yoichi and Kakashi arrived in Sancho Town, they found an inn and stayed there.
Once they reached the town, he and Kakashi had already changed out of all their ninja attire and even used the Transformation Technique. No one else could possibly guess that the three of them were ninjas.
Only after entering the room did Uchiha Yoichi undo the Transformation Technique and dispel the Illusion Technique on the red-haired female Grass Ninja.
After breaking free from the Illusion Technique, the red-haired female Grass Ninja immediately kicked off the floor and retreated, but she soon backed into the corner.
"Don't be nervous. I'm going to ask you a few questions. If you answer incorrectly, you'll become a medal of honor for this subordinate of mine."
Uchiha Yoichi pointed at Kakashi, who stood nearby with his arms folded around his sword. Upon hearing this, Kakashi gave him a fish-eyed glance.
Fear showed in the red-haired female Grass Ninja's eyes as she looked at Uchiha Yoichi and Kakashi. Then she silently nodded.
Uchiha Yoichi went straight to the point. "Are you a member of the Uzumaki Clan? You were part of that Grass Ninja squad just now, and you should have been the team's Sensor Ninja. Also, those bite marks exposed on your arm should allow someone to quickly recover from injuries after taking a bite, which is why the Grass Ninja treated you like a blood-recovery pack."
Uchiha Yoichi's words made the red-haired female Ninja tremble all over. Kakashi, standing to the side, also became more solemn after hearing this.
No wonder the captain insisted on bringing this female ninja back. A member of the Uzumaki Clan, a Sensor Ninja, and biting her could heal injuries.
After hearing all this, Kakashi also realized the value of the female ninja. She was worth far more than a B-rank Mission.
".I'm a member of the Uzumaki Clan."
"What's your name?"
".Mina."
"Do you have any relatives among the Grass Ninja?"
".No."
"Then you can't return to the Grass Ninja. Come back to Konoha with me!"
Uchiha Yoichi had just finished speaking when he noticed a flicker of resistance in Uzumaki Mina's eyes. Thinking of a possibility, he continued,
"To be more precise, come back to the Uchiha with me. There are plenty of people within the Uchiha who don't have a good relationship with Konoha. I'm one of them. Come back to the Uchiha with me, and you won't have to worry about what Konoha might do to you!"
After hearing Uchiha Yoichi's words, Kakashi immediately covered his forehead.
He knew that Uchiha Yoichi's relationship with the village was average, but saying it so openly made him seem highly suspicious of defecting from the village. He had even said that many Uchiha were like that, which put Kakashi, a Konoha Chunin, in a difficult position.
Uzumaki Mina also began considering it. If she said she wanted to leave, that clearly wouldn't be realistic. They already knew she was a member of the Uzumaki Clan and were aware of her many abilities. If she tried to leave, they might simply stab her.
However, Uzumaki Mina didn't like Konoha either. Otherwise, when she had fled the Land of Whirlpools, she could have gone straight to Konoha. Why would she have crossed the Land of Fire and come all the way to the Land of Grass?
But Uchiha Yoichi's statement that his relationship with Konoha was poor did persuade her to some extent. After thinking for several minutes, Uzumaki Mina finally answered,
"Okay."
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