A stir in the Anbu

The two Anbu Ninja stared in disbelief at the fact that their own head had killed them; his body fell straight down, his eyes wide open in death.

After removing his gloves, Tian's expression remained completely unchanged, as if he had long been accustomed to it.

"Now no one will hear our conversation, right?" He turned his head, his words so calm.

Yang Xing's brow twitched slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Indeed, but I still can't trust you. Although you killed them, it doesn't mean you killed them to cover it up after I found out the truth. I can't trust you at all." Glancing at the two innocent dead, Yang Xing simply raised his head and said calmly, "Most importantly, why has that person behind you only sent you to meet me? That guy has been hiding in the background all along, too cautious, and too untrustworthy."

He waved his hand and turned to leave, saying, "I'm going back today. Next time we meet, I hope that sir will come to see me in person."

"That guy..." Watching Yang Xing leave, Tian frowned and couldn't help but mutter, "Although I don't know why those two followed us, what he said is indeed true. I wonder who sent these two guys to cause trouble. Well, I should still report this to that person. After all, this kid is a true genius; we can't just give up like this."

Little did they know that ahead of them, as Yang Xing slowly receded into the distance, a smile appeared on his lips.

"First of all, the game has already started. It all depends on whether the pieces can move as I want. With the help of the Uchiha Clan and others, there shouldn't be any problems." Yang Xing's smile gradually spread, revealing a complexion that was completely unlike that of a child.

Early morning, in the Hokage's office in Konoha.

One thing gave Minato Namikaze a headache.

Although this should be considered a minor matter compared to the start of the Third Shinobi World War, it was still something Yang Xing had asked him to do. He hadn't expected things to go wrong, which made him frown and feel a bit upset.

Finding something was just a small, ordinary task, so why did two Anbu Ninja suddenly disappear?

This is definitely not a simple matter.

"Lord Fourth Hokage, what are your orders?"

Seeing the three Anbu Ninja enter, Minato Namikaze calmed himself and asked them seriously, "Yes, you know about the Anbu who went missing."

"Yes, sir!" the three replied. It seemed the news had already spread.

Minato Namikaze didn't say much, simply gesturing with his hand and saying, "Alright, these next few days, free up a few Anbu members to form an investigation team and have them continue to investigate what exactly happened. I'll speak to the Council of Elders about it."

"We understand."

The three men acknowledged and respectfully withdrew.

Watching the three leave, Minato Namikaze, his eyes fixed on the Minato Namikaze, muttered to himself, "This matter... could it have anything to do with Yang Xing? Hopefully, we can avoid dragging that guy into it."

Meanwhile, not long ago, Yang Xing had already led two people to ambush them at a certain location.

Near an abandoned village.

Hiding behind a clump of grass, Yang Xing patiently waited for more than two hours until the person waiting for him finally arrived, and his smile widened.

They glanced at the Sunglasses Uncle- Shibi Aburame, and the deadpan-faced Fugaku Uchiha beside them. The three of them exchanged a glance and nodded, staring silently at the newcomer.

There were three of them, the Anbu Ninja who had been ordered by Minato Namikaze to investigate.

They never imagined that all of this had been planned in advance, and that they were merely pawns on someone else's chessboard.

"The wind and the mountain were lost here." The three investigated very seriously, but the matter was too strange, leaving them all puzzled.

"That's strange. We haven't found anything along the way, so why did those two disappear?"

The journey has been too quiet, and this is near Konoha, so there's no way anything unusual could have happened.

This area is clearly the same as usual.

"Regardless, the person got lost here, so let's still look around and check over there."

"Um, wait a minute, don't you guys feel a little itchy? Ah, what's that? A bug?" As the group was about to leave, one of them, feeling itchy all over, raised his hand and slapped a small bug. The bug's appearance made his face change. "This bug can even bite! Wait, what is this bug...?"

Before he could finish speaking, the Anbu Ninja's face paled, his eyelids grew heavy, and his whole body felt weak. He collapsed slowly without finishing his sentence.

"Are you alright? Hey! Ah! I got bitten too, what is that thing?"

In an instant, all three were hit.

The insects attacked without making a sound, making them virtually undetectable; even Anbu Ninja couldn't defend against them.

The three people lay motionless on the ground.

"Uncle, well done." Seeing that the three people in front of him had indeed fallen, Yang Xing walked out with a hint of excitement on his face.

"Hmm, using our family's secret technique, we can probably keep them asleep for three days. Is that enough?"

"That's more than enough." Yang Xing's face was full of smiles as he watched the three of them fall asleep. He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Well, they're still under Minato-sensei's management, so it's better to kill fewer of them. When Minato-sensei finds out the truth, he'll probably feel better about it."

Fugaku Uchiha expression remained unchanged, glanced at Yang Xing.

He admired Yang Xing's plan and was starting to re-evaluate the kid; at the very least, he didn't want the Uchiha Clan to become enemies with him.

Undercurrents were swirling throughout the day.

Within the Anbu, a rumor began to circulate.

What potential danger lurks somewhere near Konoha?

The message circulated only among a special group of people known as the Anbu.

Of course, only the Fourth Hokage, who was at the top, knew this information.

"What? The three people who were investigating haven't returned yet?" Minato Namikaze frowned deeply, not expecting that even the three he sent out had disappeared.

"Hey, all three are missing." The leader of the Anbu squad in charge of the matter nodded seriously. "No bodies found, but I'm afraid they're mostly dead."

"This is really strange, what's going on?" Minato Namikaze looked completely puzzled, utterly Byakugan by the situation.

He really wanted to investigate himself, but unfortunately, he didn't have enough manpower. So he could only instruct a few people again, this time adding a Jonin to the Anbu's investigative ninja.

He refused to believe that the danger was something even Jonin couldn't handle.

Unbeknownst to Minato Namikaze, things had already begun to escalate.