Beating Up Imin Rujin

"You're just trash, trash who doesn't value missions!"

Outside the door, seeing Sakumo not daring to come out, Imin Rujin shouted even louder.

Only this way can I avoid being purged by the higher-ups and pushed out as a scapegoat. Only this way can my children avoid bearing the label of failure. Only this way can I protect my position as a Jonin...

Only this way...

Imin Rujin, focused solely on amplifying the impact, let out a miserable scream before being sent flying.

As he covered his face and looked up to see who was so audacious, two small figures appeared in his view.

Kazashiro rubbed his faintly aching fist, a fierce glint in his eyes.

I just went ahead and punched him without covering my fist with Chakra. Speaking of which, Kakashi can't make a move, or things will be difficult to explain.

Kakashi, standing beside him, was full of worry. He was supposed to be the one to act, but Kazashiro, noticing his intentions, had thrown the first punch, taking the responsibility upon himself.

"Who are you? How dare you hit me?!" Imin Rujin, not recognizing Kazashiro at all, spat on the ground and stood up.

Then, he saw Kakashi standing next to Kazashiro.

"Oh, it's just the son of that good-for-nothing. What, you don't dare to act yourself, so you're instigating others to attack me?" Imin Rujin naturally assumed that Kazashiro was being instigated by Kakashi.

"No--" Kakashi started to say, wanting to admit it, but was rudely interrupted by Kazashiro.

"Shut up, Kakashi. I wanted to beat you up. I don't like your stinky face. Sakumo-san risked everything to save you, and instead of being grateful, you're spouting nonsense here. I'm beating up people like you!"

Kazashiro took a step forward, looking up at Imin Rujin.

"Hmph, is that so? As expected, the friend of a good-for-nothing son is also a good-for-nothing. You're all birds of a feather--" Imin Rujin retorted without backing down, instinctively reaching for his ninja pouch.

"Swish," "Swish."

Before Imin Rujin could act, two Anbu wearing masks suddenly appeared. One pinned down Imin Rujin's hand reaching for the ninja pouch, while the other drew a Kunai and held it against Imin Rujin's back.

"Stop, Imin Rujin. Are you going to attack a child?" one of the Anbu said in a low voice near Imin Rujin's ear.

"Heh, everyone, come and see! The higher-ups are even deploying the Anbu to favor Sakumo!" Imin Rujin's intention was to force the Anbu to come out, so he could show this scene to the villagers and confirm the fact that the higher-ups were protecting Sakumo. But when he looked back, he found that the crowd that had been watching had suddenly disappeared.

Not only that, but the surroundings became eerily quiet in an instant.

"Tch... So that's how it is..." Sensing the coldness in the air, several ninjas with slightly different attire from the Anbu around him appeared, surrounding Imin Rujin.

It seems the onlookers have been driven away with an Illusion Technique. This aura is similar to the people who interrogated me before. Are they Danzo's subordinates?

"Imin Rujin, you are currently suspended. Who allowed you to appear freely on the streets of Konoha and spread confidential mission details to ordinary villagers?" Yamanaka Zen, holding a Ninja Sword, arrived in front of him, surrounded by Root ninjas.

"I was wrong." Imin Rujin readily admitted his mistake.

Anyway, his purpose had been achieved. Everything that followed was no longer his concern.

Now that things had escalated to this point, the higher-ups would have to punish Sakumo in some way, and more importantly...

A cold smile appeared on the corner of Imin Rujin's mouth.

He knew that with Hatake Sakumo's personality, being openly accused by him would definitely lead him to take responsibility for the mission failure, and might even commit suicide...

I win.

Kazashiro, standing to the side, saw that this guy still dared to sneer, and angrily threw another punch. This time, he didn't forget to cover his fist with Chakra, directly sending the unsuspecting Imin Rujin spinning in place.

"You, you..." Imin Rujin, seeing stars after being punched hard again, wondered why the Anbu hadn't stopped this guy, only to find that all the Anbu present had unanimously chosen to turn their heads away.

Not only that, but the two Anbu who had appeared earlier to stop him had directly disappeared, replaced by the Root ninjas brought by Yamanaka Zen, who restrained him with even greater force.

"I'll teach you to bite the hand that feeds you! I'll teach you to spout nonsense! I'll teach you to be ungrateful! I'll teach you to talk nonsense! I'll teach you..." After throwing many punches, Kazashiro finally stopped, panting heavily.

Seeing someone wanting to come forward to heal his fist, Kazashiro waved his hand in refusal. He mobilized his Chakra according to the method taught by Yakushi Nonō, trying to use Medical Ninjutsu.

Young Master Kazashiro's Ninjutsu is getting more advanced, but his personality is completely unlike Lord Danzo. He's a bit too impulsive.

Yamanaka Zen stood aside, looking at the green light in Kazashiro's hand, and revealed an admiring look.

"Take him away." Signaling his subordinates to take the Imin Rujin, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, away from the scene, Yamanaka Zen completely left the space to Kazashiro and Kakashi.

"Creak."

With the sound of the door hinges, Hatake Sakumo opened the door, forcing a smile through his tired face: "Kazashiro is here. Please come in."

Having come to Kakashi's house after a long time, Kazashiro didn't have time to reminisce about the feeling, and looked at Sakumo in front of him with a nervous expression.

In any case, it was Sakumo who brought him from the godforsaken Kirigakure to Konoha. He couldn't let him die unclearly like in the original story.

Through Imin Rujin's matter, he also roughly saw that Hatake Sakumo's death was completely because he couldn't get over his own hurdle. When a person has a death wish, no matter how much you persuade them, you can't bring them back.

The current Sakumo looked more than ten years older. Although he was still trying to smile, he couldn't hide the grayness on his face.

At this time, he couldn't persuade him directly.

"Sakumo-san, I want to eat the food you make."

Kazashiro didn't mention what had just happened, but instead clutched his stomach and said he was hungry.

"Uh, okay, haha, Uncle will cook for you." Sakumo was stunned for a moment, then immediately got up, subconsciously looking for his pink apron.

"So that's how it is. Kazashiro took action?" The Anbu sent out by Hiruzen reported the situation at the scene.

"That child's temperament and personality are completely different from Danzo." Smiling and shaking his head, Hiruzen didn't dare to relax in the slightest. Although Imin Rujin had been detained, the rumors he had spread had begun to circulate in the village. The two advisors would definitely use this as an excuse to force him to give them an explanation.

Difficult