Capture a Tongue

Meanwhile, Hayakumo Sōma and the others watched as Qingcheng sat cross-legged and used the Mystical Palm Technique to heal his right eye. Although he was wearing an eyepatch, Hayakumo Sōma had always felt that the Fifth Hokage's eyes were different, but he didn't know why and didn't dare to ask.

Hyuga Tokuma, seeing the Hokage sitting on the ground, Chakra gathering around his body and converging on his eye sockets, wondered if the Fifth Hokage was injured. He then asked Hayakumo Sōma, "Captain Hayato! Who did the Fifth Hokage fight?"

Hyuga Tokuma didn't dare to ask loudly, only speaking softly, fearing that the news of the Fifth Hokage's injury would reach the Konoha Ninja Konoha, affecting their morale. After all, the Hokage was the pillar of the Konoha.

Upon hearing Hyuga Tokuma's words Hayakumo Sōma said with a serious expression, "The Fifth Hokage! He fought against Uchiha Obito, but it was a one-sided beatdown. If Obito, his head would probably have been twisted off by the Fifth Hokage by now."

Hyuga Tokuma was quite surprised to hear this, and said, "The Fifth Hokage fought with Obito, and then Obito ran away? What happened to the Hokage's eyes? They shouldn't have been injured."

Upon Hyuga Tokuma's words, the Konoha ninja army was shocked. They all turned to look at Hyuga Tokuma and asked in astonishment, "Is the Fifth Hokage's eye really injured? That's the Mangekyō Sharingan! If it's injured, will his strength decrease?"

Hyuga Natsuen looked at the large group of ninjas and asked a question, then directly said, "The Fifth Hokage's eyes are fine; he's just training his Dōjutsu. These things are none of your concern. Just do what you're supposed to do."

After Hyuga Natsuen spoke, the group of Konoha Ninja calmed down and said, "I'm telling you, the Fifth Hokage is the strongest Hokage of all time, how could he have injured his eye? He must have been training his Dōjutsu to prepare for dealing with the Kirigakure Ninja."

Hyuga Tokuma was also quite embarrassed. He had accidentally said the wrong thing and caused such a commotion. If it weren't for Hyuga Natsuen's intervention, he would have been in serious trouble. He then looked at Hyuga Natsuen with gratitude.

Hyuga Natsuen, seeing Tokuma's gaze, nodded directly. They were all members of the Hyuga Branch Family, very familiar with each other, and essentially on the same side.

After watching the chaos of the Konoha subside in the Hayakumo Sōma spoke up again, "Those guys from Hidden Mist Village are all good-for-nothings. Don't be afraid, everyone. We've already fought several tough battles with the Kirigakure Ninjas. They're not scary at all. We haven't lost a single Kirigakure ninja in our battles."

Teyano Hisashi Teno added, "The Mist Shadow Army isn't scary at all. They're certainly good at killing their own people, but once war breaks out, they won't unite at all; they'll only fight individually. As long as we in Konoha engage them in battle, Shuriken and Explosive Tags will suffice."

Meanwhile, a large number of Mist Ninja have already been stationed at the border camp. The combat troops, Anbu forces, and mission ninja units are all here at the camp.

Even at night, there were a large number of ninjas on guard, and the defense was extremely tight.

Inside the camp, all the tents and houses were brightly lit, and in the largest house, a large number of ninjas were going in and out.

Shouhon Yihan and a dozen or so Police Force personnel directly infiltrated the border area. One of the Police Force personnel from the Hyuga Branch Family used his Byakugan to gather intelligence within the camp.

After the member of the Hyuga Branch Family's Police Force scanned the area with his Byakugan, he was visibly shocked and said in a panic, "Minister Zhang, let's leave here first! This place is heavily guarded, with at least 30,000 people, including many powerful individuals, including several Quasi-Kage Level experts. Let's retreat!"

Upon hearing this, Shouhon Yihan's face showed both surprise and shock. She exclaimed, "What! How many of them are there?" She then exclaimed again, "Are you sure it's over 30,000? These guys from Hidden Mist Village are practically fighting to the death with us!"

Kameida Meikai also looked very nervous, and said softly, "Captain, let's retreat first! If we're discovered by the Mist Ninja here, we'll all be killed."

Upon hearing this, Shouhon Yihan's face darkened again. After thinking for a moment, she said directly, "You don't need to be afraid. The Hokage is watching over there. If we go back empty-handed, we'll be embarrassed in the future."

The members of the Hyuga Branch Family's Police Force used their Byakugan to scan the area around the camp. Their pupil-less Byakugan continuously looked around, and then they spotted a figure beside a stream. It appeared to be a ninja from the Hidden Mist Village.

Then, this member of the Hyuga Branch Family said excitedly, "Minister Zhang, there's a lone Kirigakure Ninja by that stream. We can capture him! Use him as a hostage!"

Upon hearing this, Shouhon Yihan excitedly exclaimed, "Hyuga Hisaharu, stop rolling your Byakugan! If you do well, I'll make you a high-ranking officer in the Police Force!"

After saying Shouhon Yihan smiled again and said, "Let's go and catch him, let him try the Big Windmill' of the Police Force. It's so late, and he still dares to go out alone. He simply doesn't respect the ninjas of Konoha. I must teach this arrogant guy a lesson."

The Police Force's "Big Windmill involved hitting someone on the head with a stick at a rapid, Big Windmill speed. Anyone Big Windmill experienced this was generally expected to obediently pay a fine to the Police Force.

A team of Police Force personnel moved along the forest towards a stream, preparing to apprehend this arrogant fellow.

Meanwhile, people by the stream were playing barefoot in the water, blowing bubbles with a blowpipe in their hands. Looking at the colorful bubbles, they smiled and said, "This place is so beautiful, much better than that lifeless village."

This person is none other than the Jinchūriki of Kirigakure, the Six-Tails, Utakata.