Undercurrents

To avoid leaving a trace, after shaking off the ninjas from Kirigakure and Sunagakure, Uchiha Yue first bandaged the wound on his arm to at least stop the bleeding. Then, after stopping the bleeding, he glanced at the still unconscious Mei Terumi, and then used his Purple Eye to scan the Sunagakure teams from Uchiha Yue and Kirigakure behind him.

"It's like a persistent ghost!"

Realizing that the Sunagakure and Kirigakure teams were still tracking him, Uchiha Yue sighed helplessly, thinking to himself:

"It seems that it will still take some time to shake off the ninjas from Sunagakure and Kirigakure."

"In this way, I have no time to treat the injury on my shoulder. I can only wait until I have completely shaken off those ninja from Kirigakure and Sunagakure before I can check what kind of deadly poison Mei Terumi's Kunai is coated with."

"Well..."

"Mei Terumi, you really know how to get me into trouble!"

Thinking this to himself, Uchiha Yue once again picked up the unconscious Mei Terumi, and then sought a secluded place to hide himself and Mei Terumi tracks. After three full hours, Uchiha Yue finally managed to completely shake off the Sunagakure and Kirigakure ninjas behind him. However, Uchiha Yue was very clear that even though he had successfully outmaneuvered the Sunagakure and Kirigakure ninjas, the number of Sunagakure ninjas tracking him in the future would definitely increase exponentially.

After all, Uchiha Yue is currently located within the Land of Wind territory of Sunagakure!

In the Land of Land of Wind, which is ruled by Sunagakure, there is such an arrogant ninja as Uchiha Yue. The ninjas of Sunagakure will definitely send out a large number of ninjas to track him down and save face.

As for the Kirigakure ninja unit to which Mei Terumi belongs, it has now been discovered by the Sunagakure ninja and is expected to withdraw from the Land of Wind soon.

Because the Kirigakure ninja force that Mei Terumi belongs to is only a small Kirigakure unit, completely lacking the strength to fight against a large number of Sunagakure ninja. Now that the Kirigakure ninja force has been severely weakened and has been discovered by the Sunagakure ninja, it is natural for them to withdraw from the Land of Wind as soon as possible to ensure their safety.

As for Mei Terumi, whom Uchiha Yue has captured, she has probably already been abandoned by that Kirigakure ninja force.

Furthermore, even if the Kirigakure ninja force hadn't given up on Mei Terumi, being located within the Land of Wind, they probably wouldn't have been able to find her while ensuring their own safety.

The reason is that the person who kidnapped Mei Terumi was Uchiha Yue!

Uchiha Yue, whose stealth abilities are extremely powerful!

Then, once Uchiha Yue finally found a safe place, he began to treat his shoulder injury. Mei Terumi Uchiha Yue's Uchiha Yue had pierced his shoulder, causing only superficial wounds that were manageable; Uchiha Yue only needed a little Medical Ninjutsu to heal. However, what truly Kunai Uchiha Yue was that Mei Terumi had used Kunai to injure his shoulder.

It's important to understand that Uchiha Yue was already unable to use chakra due to damage to his meridians caused by poisoning. Now, Mei Terumi has injected another potent poison into Uchiha Yue's body, which could very well cause the previous Uchiha Yue to relapse. Therefore, even when dealing with the poison that Mei Terumi his Kunai, Uchiha Yue was extremely careful, fearing that a moment of carelessness would worsen his injuries.

While Uchiha Yue was focused on healing his injuries...

Before long, Mei Terumi, who had fainted, finally managed to open her eyes. The moment she woke up, she saw Uchiha Yue, who had removed his Asura mask, standing in front of her!

"You... you are Uchiha Yue!"

Upon suddenly realizing that her abductor was Uchiha Yue, Mei Terumi was momentarily stunned. Then, noticing Uchiha Yue's sword, Fubuki, she exclaimed as if in realization, "So that's it! That person's sword just now... it looks so familiar! It's your sword, Uchiha Yue's Fubuki! Uchiha Yue, what a small world! I never expected to meet you in such a remote place as the Land of Wind. Alright, I'm your prisoner now. Do with me as you please!"

"Are all prisoners of war from Kirigakure like this?"

Upon hearing Mei Terumi's words, a faint smile appeared on Uchiha Yue's face. However, when his gaze fell upon Mei Terumi's stunningly beautiful face, his smile vanished, and he sighed, saying, "Alas, what a pity. With your Mei Terumi Uchiha Yue, Uchiha Yue were originally a beauty, but it's a pity you're going to die by my hand. I originally thought that if you cooperated, I could let you reunite with your companions. Now it seems there's no hope, is there?"

"Wait, what do you want me to cooperate on?"

Just as Uchiha Yue arrived, Uchiha Yue Mei Terumi suddenly frowned slightly and hurriedly interrupted him.

Clearly, in a life-or-death situation, Mei Terumi felt she should seize even the slightest chance of survival.

Of course, this is on the premise that Uchiha Yue's request for cooperation with Mei Terumi is within Mei Terumi's acceptable range.

Otherwise, a strong woman like Mei Terumi would never have been able to truly cooperate with Uchiha Yue.

However, upon hearing Mei Terumi's words, Uchiha Yue's smile returned. Clearly, he was confident that Mei Terumi Uchiha Yue cooperate to save her life. After a brief moment of hesitation, Uchiha Yue wiped the poisoned blood from his wound and then asked, "Mei Terumi Uchiha Yue, what I need your cooperation for is simple. I'll ask you a question, and you just need to answer it. Of course, I won't ask anything too intrusive, like what your measurements are, because that would be too hurtful."

"The question I want to ask now is, what exactly is the purpose of your Kirigakure sending this team to the Land of Wind?"

"If you tell me the truth, I'll let you go!"

"It's that simple?"

As soon as Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Mei Terumi's already furrowed brows furrowed even more deeply. Undoubtedly, Mei Terumi couldn't believe that Uchiha Yue's request was so simple. However, Mei Terumi understood Uchiha Yue; she knew he was an extremely proud person who, once he left, would never return. Then, Mei Terumi took a deep breath and said to Uchiha Yue, "Alright, Uchiha Yue, since your question is so simple, I'll answer it now."

"Our team was dispatched to the Land of Wind, and the mission we were tasked with was actually quite simple."

"That is..."

"Assassinate the Wind Kazekage!"