Your Father Didn't Raise You Just for You to Throw Your Life Away!

Bang!

On the other side, Ai and Minato Namikaze were locked in a fierce battle.

Ai understands perfectly.

He must defeat Minato Namikaze as soon as possible in order to have any chance of returning to Kumogakure; otherwise, once Kyohiko Yoshimine returns, he will definitely have no hope.

However.

Minato Namikaze was hardly a benevolent figure.

Without the support of the Third Raikage and Killer B, A, alone, simply couldn't handle the Flying Thunder God.

As for the Lightning Armor...

The Third Raikage's physique and Lightning Armor allowed him to withstand one Wind Style Rasengan, after which he could quickly recover his Chakra and physical strength.

He can't do that.

One by one, the Kunai scattered, Minato Namikaze's figure flew like the wind, transforming into streaks of golden light.

Ai kept his eyes fixed on his surroundings, responding and retaliating immediately to any fluctuations in Chakra, thus avoiding being put on the defensive.

At the same time, he fought and retreated simultaneously, never staying in one place.

However, another Kunai silently appeared ahead.

That is...

Was it thrown by Shadow Clone?

when?

Ai tensed up and immediately Body Flicker Technique forward, rushing towards the Kunai.

The next second, the burst of golden light stunned him.

Instead of Minato Flying Thunder God Minato Namikaze Technique brought a Flashbang, blinding A, who was rushing towards it.

Ai immediately knew something was wrong.

However.

The next instant, he felt a powerful impact as Wind Style Chakra breached the Lightning Armor's defenses.

soon...

Bang!

With one blow, he was driven into the ground, a deep, bloody hole appearing on his shoulder.

Ai struggled to his feet, but in the next instant, Minato Namikaze's Kunai was already pressed against his throat, with Wind Style Chakra gathered on it, enough to destroy his throat.

"Don't move! I don't want to kill you."

Minato Namikaze said coldly.

Then, he paused for a moment, and unconsciously chuckled softly.

Ai said, displeased, "What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing, I'm just laughing at myself."

Minato Namikaze sighed softly.

Ai could never understand his feelings, so he had neither the need nor the desire to speak.

The next moment, Flying Thunder God Kyohiko.

He simply released the Kunai he had been pressing against the other man's throat.

"I hope you'll cooperate and not ruin the relationship between our two families."

"..."

Ai Wuyan.

mutual affection?

At this point, what kind of affection can there still be?

Furthermore, given the existing relationship between Konoha and Kumogakure, achieving so-called peace is impossible.

He remained silent.

Kyohiko said, "For the next period of time, I hope Senior Ai will cooperate well. You probably don't want your father to bury his son, do you?"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"I suddenly realize that killing you isn't such a bad option. Although it would lead to war with Kumogakure, Kumogakure would also lose an outstanding successor..."

"Do you think the Third Raikage has the ability to cultivate a new successor before he reaches the end of his life?"

Kyohiko had a smile on his lips, but his expression and tone were very serious, which startled Ai.

And Minato Namikaze...

"Don't joke around. What if he gets so scared that he uses a suicide attack? We'd be at a greater disadvantage."

Minato Namikaze an awkward smile, then looked at A.

"Don't be afraid, that's not true. At most, you'll be locked up for a while, and you can go back once your father comes to discuss the matter and we get a result."

The man before me is the next successor of Kumogakure.

The Third Raikage even handed over his name.

Killing him would not be a minor diplomatic incident; it would absolutely ignite a major war that would affect the entire Shinobi World.

In the end, the other ninja villages will be overjoyed, while Konoha will be the one to suffer.

Kyohiko wouldn't do such a thing.

And that was indeed the case. Kyohiko had only said it casually, but Ai, being in that situation, had clearly taken part of it to heart.

If he dies...

It is indeed difficult for Kumogakure to quickly cultivate a new successor in the short term.

Although his father is still very capable in combat, no one can predict what the next ten or twenty years will bring.

Ai's initial impulsive ideas were immediately put aside.

I can't die yet!

"Thank you for your cooperation, let's go."

Kyohiko looked towards the Land of Fire, then glanced at the panel.

[You quelled an internal rebellion, prevented a serious leak of classified information, and safeguarded the safety of Konoha.]

[Reward: Self-Exerting Curse Binding Seal (Mastery)]

[Reward: Wood Release upgrade]

Two rewards?

Kyohiko glanced at it, but did not take it immediately. Instead, he escorted Ai southwards.

Not long after, Shibi Aburame arrived.

"Minato, Kyohiko, this one..."

He looked at Ai, somewhat surprised.

Isn't that A from Kumogakure?

This is a very important person!

Although he is not the Raikage, in terms of ability, status, and background, he is basically a shoo-in for the next Raikage.

Good heavens!

Kyohiko and Minato actually arrested him?

Shibi Aburame was initially surprised, but then her expression immediately turned serious, and she released a large number of Kikaichū.

"Don't worry, we fought the Third Raikage, so he won't be chasing us."

Kyohiko stopped him from having too many ideas.

but.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Scattering them out is fine, at least it will ensure that no one around will ambush or injure Senior Ai. It wouldn't be good if he got hurt and the Kumogakure tried to extort money from us."

"..."

Ai's lips twitched slightly.

While he may not be as good as Minato Namikaze or Kyohiko, he's not that weak either, is he?

This guy's true intentions...

They were clearly afraid that the Kumogakure would create chaos and give him a chance to escape.

Ai sighed inwardly, realizing that this time there was truly no escaping it.

This kid is keeping a close watch on him, taking all the possibilities into account, and even if all else fails, he can always take him away using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

In the end, it will all be for nothing, and you might even lose more.

"By the way, where's Aoba? Why didn't she come with you?"

Kyohiko asked.

Shibi Aburame explained, "He said he found a clue and was going to search that village, so he asked me to come and help first."

"So..."

Kyohiko frowned, not quite at ease.

Then, he formed a hand Hand Seals with one hand and touched the ground with the other. With his Chakra perception, he could see everything within several miles around him.

The next moment.

Elsewhere, the Wood Clone responsible for maintaining Sage Mode suddenly disappeared.

The next second, wood appeared on his body, and a Wood Clone split off again.

"Minato, I've sent my Wood Clone with you. That should be enough to deal with him. You take him Land of Fire first."

"Good."

Minato Namikaze nodded slightly, understanding the importance of Ai.

but.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "You're not going to go over there again, are you?"

"No, I'm just going to check on Aoba. He seems to be in some trouble, so I'm going to see him."

Kyohiko said.

Minato Namikaze understood.

Yamashiro Aoba and Shibi Aburame to the Land of Fields was to find Mami's daughter, whose fate was unknown.

If Yamashiro Aoba encounters any problems, it is indeed something that should be taken seriously.

He nodded slightly.

The next instant, Kyohiko Flying Thunder God.

The Land of Fields, formerly a village.

Yamashiro Aoba formed a hand seal, with crows circling above and pairs of eyes fixed on the dozen or so Samurai and several children in front of him.

He took a deep breath.

"I'm here to find someone, I mean no harm, don't force me to take action!"

He shouted.

After a moment of silence, an old man stepped out from the crowd.

"Looking for someone? What person? You're clearly here to kidnap someone. The previous people were the same. We've seen plenty of people like you."

He drew his knife.

"Let's fight him! We wandering ninjas can never go back to the way things were before!"

As he spoke, the old man's hands trembled, and he leaped into the air.

Following closely behind--

The other person's shadow touched Yamashiro Aoba.

"Shadow Possession Technique!"

Yamashiro Aoba discovered that she couldn't move!

He was utterly astonished.

This is...

Shadow Possession Technique?

No!

Absolutely impossible.

The Shadow Possession Technique is a secret art of the Nara Clan, and it cannot be easily studied and learned by outsiders; otherwise, the Nara Clan would not be able to maintain its current influence.

Furthermore, if these wandering ninjas truly possessed such abilities, they wouldn't have retreated to the Land of Fields to become bandits.

There's definitely a problem.

He glanced up and saw crows cawing, scattering among the crowd, too afraid to come down.

They circled above the Yamashiro Aoba, flapping their wings incessantly, hoping to help him out of his predicament in this way.

But obviously...

Given their capabilities and distance, they are not yet capable of achieving such a capability.

Yamashiro Aoba immediately understood.

"What you used wasn't Shadow Possession Technique at all; it was poison, Chakra Threads, and steel wire."

He exposed the other party's design.

The old man laughed heartily, then said sinisterly, "That's right, we don't possess such secret techniques, so we can only wander and engage in shady dealings. But your Konoha has become so powerful..."

"Yet they still want to take away the treasure that belongs to us!"

As he spoke, he raised his knife.

"Let's all work together and kill him, then we'll escape to the Land of Lightning or the Land of Water, somewhere Konoha can't find us!"

"Do it!"

A group of people shouted.

In an instant, more than a dozen people, including the children, raised their knives.

Their eyes were fierce and filled with ruthlessness.

In the instant he jumped over-

Boom!

A terrifying burst of Chakra energy erupted, and the crows tried to fly into the sky in terror, but just a second later, they gathered around Yamashiro Aoba again, attempting to take Aoba away.

pity...

Their power was still too weak; they could only help break the steel wires and Chakra Threads, but they couldn't help Yamashiro Aoba detoxify.

But.

Yamashiro Aoba knew, however, that she was safe!

Because Kyohiko came.

Amidst the billowing smoke, Yamashiro Aoba said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I wasn't able to help and I've only caused you trouble."

"It's nothing. As my subordinate, it's only right that I protect your safety."

Kyohiko's gaze swept around.

Those wandering ninjas were all forced back by his Strength Enhancement Technique, and some were even killed directly by the impact of his Chakra.

The rest of the people were terrified.

At that moment, crows were cawing loudly overhead.

Yamashiro Aoba hurriedly shouted, "Captain, don't let that old man get away!"

"Good."

The next second, Kyohiko vanished from his spot.

Then--

In the blink of an eye, he appeared beside the fleeing old man, the blade pressed against his throat.

"If you don't want to die, you'd better cooperate. And the same goes for your men. Trust me, I have the ability to kill you all."

Kyohiko's tone was icy.

The old man's cheek twitched.

Faced with this situation, he dared not move again. He immediately waved his hands repeatedly and shouted, "Don't move! Don't move! None of you should move either!"

He was terrified, fearing that his men would abandon him and leave him to die.

It has to be said.

He knows his subordinates all too well.

Although he shouted for everyone to stay still, unfortunately, no one paid any attention to him.

Some are planning to run away.

Some rushed towards Yamashiro Aoba, intending to take him hostage and use him to threaten his life.

However.

Kyohiko stomped his foot.

Vines grew out and entwined them, and then his fingers formed a hand seal.

This single-handprint...

It was a single-hand hand Hand Seals from the "Hell Viewing Technique".

In the blink of an eye, the remaining people screamed in terror and fear, and the old man panicked even more and wet his pants.

"No, don't kill us! We'll let them go, we'll let them go!"

He spun around in terror.

Kyohiko walked over to Yamashiro Aoba's side, examined him, and then fed him a basic Antidote Pill, saying, "It's the most common paralyzing poison, but you were definitely too careless."

I will definitely be more vigilant next time.

Yamashiro Aoba was filled with shame.

Kyohiko smiled and said, "The more missions you do and the more people you meet, the more naturally you'll know how to be vigilant."

Afterwards, he learned about the situation from Yamashiro Aoba.

Following the crow's guidance, Yamashiro Aoba found what appeared to be the girl's residence.

The small house not far ahead of him.

When he went to confront them, the group pretended to be his fellow villagers and wouldn't let him take her away until he presented Mami's keepsake.

A painting that only Mami knows about.

Although it wasn't the original, it still stirred up the girl's memories, and she wanted to follow Yamashiro Aoba, and so everything changed.

Kyohiko nodded slightly.

He walked past the dozen or so terrified, frantic people and reached the front of the small house behind them.

I pushed open the simple door.

Inside the house, several terrified women were holding an unconscious girl.

As Kyohiko Gate of Opening, a man wielding a short knife shouted fiercely, "Don't come any closer! If you do, I'll kill her! Nobody will get her!"

"Yeah?"

Kyohiko smiled calmly.

Immediately--

He had already reached the other person.

He gripped the knife between his fingers and jerked it instantly.

Bang!

The short knife broke.

The girl was also grabbed by Kyohiko.

Several women were terrified.

Although they ran around with the wandering ninjas, they had never seen such methods before, and none of them dared to scream as they fled.

Kyohiko didn't pursue them.

He pointed his finger, Chakra into her and slowly guiding the Chakra within her body.

A few seconds later, she slowly Awakening.

"You..."

She looked around, her eyes filled with confusion and sorrow. "Everyone, why do you want to kill me?"

"..."

Kyohiko found it difficult to answer.

He looked around and said, "I'll kill them for you."

"I... never mind."

The girl whispered, "They've been raising me, I don't want to kill them."

"Then let's go, I'll take you to see your mother."

Kyohiko put her down.

She was only drugged with a simple sedative, and her condition will improve after Chakra activation; she doesn't need Antidote Pill.

As for those who escaped, they were naturally brought under control by the restored Yamashiro Aoba.

Upon seeing Kyohiko, he looked ashamed.

"Kyohiko..."

"If Senior Shibi were here, he could definitely help you deal with them, so this time it's my side that's affecting your mission. Fortunately, the people have been found, let's go."

"Yes!"