Dawn

"You're right, but that's not a reason for you to attack civilians."

With a kick, Fugutake Tonbo broke Hiyama Daisuke's shoulder, snapping his scapula.

"After evading the body transport team's inspection, this guy relied on his own strength to command the bandits to run rampant. Knowing that using Ninjutsu to kill would attract the attention of Konoha Ninjas, he only took action against the guards of large merchant caravans."

"This is why no ninjas have been found among the known traces."

The Will of Fire is a core value of Konoha, and no Konoha Ninja can tolerate anyone speaking ill of it.

"Foolish fellow, even if you destroy the evidence with fire, Konoha's autopsy team can still find traces of Fire Style attack."

Ignoring Hiyama Daisuke lying on the ground groaning, Saint Simon, like Fugutake Tonbo, would never allow the other party to comment on the Will of Fire again.

It turns out he was Jonin promoted during the war; no wonder I always felt his opponent's strength was no different from Chunin's when we fought.

Kazashiro recalled the opponent's performance just now, which was at Special Jonin.

Hiyama Daisuke was right about some things: promoting him to Jonin was simply a way to make him cannon fodder.

The resources required to train a commoner ninja are completely different from those required to train a Ninja Clan member.

Thanks to their bloodline, Ninja Clan disciples can gain tremendous combat power with only a small investment from their village.

But it's different for ordinary ninjas. Without Kekkei Genkai or a large amount of Chakra, even if they invest a lot, they can only become Special Jonin who are at the level of Jonin in a certain aspect, but have other obvious weaknesses.

This is something that should be kept private; his loud pronouncements will definitely cause panic among Fugutake Tonbo and Saint Simon.

After all, both Shimura Kazashiro and Akimichi Shidou were beneficiaries in Hiyama Daisuke's words, meaning they were from the Ninja Clan.

At this moment, despite their mutual loathing, Fugutake Tonbo and Saint Simon had no choice but to unite and prove through their actions that they were loyal supporters of the Will of Fire.

"According to their memory, there are about fifty bandits entrenched here. Should we wipe them out?"

Seeing that Kazashiro did not comment on his actions, Fugutake Tonbo stopped putting his hands in his pockets, clasped them tightly, and nervously asked for the other party's opinion.

"Fifty-something? Ah, I've already taken care of it."

After counting on his fingers to recall the number of enemies he had killed, Kazashiro's casual remark left the other party speechless.

Weren't you supposed to be gathering intelligence? Why did you just hack your way through this place?

Swallowing hard, Saint Simon tentatively asked, "In that case, what should be done with Hiyama Daisuke?"

"How should we handle this?" Kazashiro glanced at Akimichi Shidou beside him, who wisely avoided his gaze and did not intend to offer any opinion.

I think this was mentioned when I was promoted to Jonin, specifically regarding encountering rogue ninja or wanted criminals during a mission...

"The mission level will be determined by the Jonin."

The mission to search for the Uchiha is ranked S-rank, while a Chunin the title of Jonin is at most ranked A-rank.

Kazashiro's expression said it all.

Fugutake Tonbo opened one of the outer pockets and took out a sealed scroll with the character "corpse" printed on it.

In the Amegakure.

Hello~

A White Zetsu emerged from the ground and excitedly greeted Uchiha Yaowan.

"Speak your mind."

Glancing sideways at White Zetsu, Uchiha Yaowan spoke coldly, his face beneath the mask etched with deep resentment.

"Konoha has dispatched several teams led by Jonin, supposedly to search for you."

White Zetsu did not change his attitude because of Yao Wan's bad tone; he still used that sickeningly sweet tone.

"Is anyone coming to Amegakure?"

Beside Yaowan, Shana, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, listened to White Zetsu's words, propped her head up with one hand, and said in a tone full of eagerness.

"Of course, the ninjas inside seem to be quite powerful; there are two Jonin, just two!"

White Zetsu approached Yao Wan and held up two fingers.

"Tōdō Akimichi and Inuzuka Gaku were both teammates of that ' Yellow Flash '~"

Inuzuka Gaku

Tōdō Akimichi

"I told you you've been making too much noise lately. Look, you've attracted the ninjas from Konoha!"

In a flash, she reprimanded Yaowan in a tone that reproached a junior.

Yaowan ignored the other party, treating it as if a husky was barking wildly behind him.

During this time, he has been busy Amegakure.

In three years, all the separatist forces within Amegakure have been wiped out, and the Akatsuki Organization led by Nagato has been forced to relocate to the Land of Land of Fire, no longer daring to confront Amegakure.

"Even the so-called sunrise cannot compare to the dawn brought by the Uchiha."

Uchiha Yaowan murmured.

"Chief, should I make a move?"

With delicate features and red hair, the ninja speaking was none other than Sasori of the Red Sands, who had failed in his assassination attempt on Hatake Sakumo.

Three years ago, unable to kill Hatake Sakumo as he wished, Sasori encountered Uchiha Yaowan during his escape. After a brief exchange, Sasori was defeated as expected and forced to flee to Amegakure with him.

After several years of development, in order to better realize their ideals, Yaowan also established an organization named "Shu".

"No, you proceed with the original plan and go to the Land of Tea to complete the mission. Both Amegakure and our organization require a large amount of money to maintain themselves."

Yaowan rejected Scorpion's suggestion and turned to the still-chattering Setsuna: "Is it alright to hand over that squad to you?"

"Hmph, it's time to bolster my army."

He gave a cold snort and stood up.

"With so many Jonin sent out by Konoha, the village's defenses must be much weaker than before. This is a good opportunity to meet my clansmen."

After Yaowan finished speaking, he leaped out of the window in front of him.

"I heard that Sakumo has imprisoned more than twenty Uchiha. In that case, let their eyes become food for the Eye of the Moon Plan!"

Seeing this, White Zetsu was about to dive underground to follow Yao Wan when he suddenly seemed to remember something and turned to Sasori's direction, saying, "You'd better be careful, Sasori. There's also a Konoha team arriving from the Land of Tea."

"That would be perfect. I hope his abilities won't disappoint me; otherwise, he won't even qualify for a place in my collection. Fudō out."

"Yes, Mr. Scorpion."

A burly figure followed Scorpion away from there.

"Yare yare..."

Seeing that Fudō the other party, White Zetsu gave up speaking and completely burrowed underground.

It also wanted to tell Sasori that the other party was the White Shinigami, Shimura Kazeshiro, but judging from the other party's attitude, it probably wouldn't attract Sasori's attention whether it said it or not.