Naruto: Saving the Uchiha from the Plunder System Chapter 49

Hearing everyone's mockery, Obito Uchiha shouted in anger. If Rin Nohara had not held him back, he might have flown off the handle right there.

After entering the barbecue restaurant, the group found a secluded spot and sat down.

Today's gathering was to celebrate Kakashi Hatake's promotion to Jonin and Obito Uchiha's promotion to Chunin.

Genma Shiranui, Ebisu, Kurenai Yuhi, Asuma Sarutobi, Rin Nohara, and the others had all come.

Minato Namikaze was still fighting Sunagakure's shinobi on the front lines, so he was absent.

Once everyone was seated, plates of barbecue were quickly brought out. Kushina Uzumaki happened to push open the door and walk in as well.

"Am I late?"

Kushina Uzumaki greeted everyone with a smile, then glanced at the sulking Obito Uchiha and immediately puffed out her cheeks.

"Did you guys bully Obito again?"

Everyone hurriedly shook their heads.

Everyone knew Kushina's temper. Other than Uchiha Mirai, no one dared provoke her.

"Master's wife, they just don't believe I can become Hokage someday."

"I'll definitely prove it to them. Becoming Hokage isn't just something I say casually."

Hearing Obito Uchiha's declaration, Kushina Uzumaki smiled and rubbed his head. "Obito, I believe in you."

"One day, you'll definitely achieve your dream!"

"But before that, shouldn't you take your feet off the table, idiot?!"

A punch to the head made Obito Uchiha cry out in pain, but he was not angry at all.

Because aside from Rin, only his master's wife would sincerely encourage him and believe in him.

"Come to think of it, you little ones must be careful when carrying out missions."

"The Shinobi World has been getting chaotic again lately. I heard someone spotted traces of Kirigakure shinobi in the eastern coastal region of the Land of Fire."

"Of course, you're the exception, Mirai."

Kushina Uzumaki turned her gaze toward Uchiha Mirai and spoke with a smile. "Mirai, haven't you been a little too lazy lately?"

"I've never seen a shinobi as leisurely as you, spending every day like this."

Uchiha Mirai ignored Kushina Uzumaki's teasing and instead looked toward Ebisu and Genma Shiranui.

"Why hasn't Guy arrived yet?"

It was already the time they had agreed upon. Given Might Guy's personality, he should not have been late.

A faint sense of unease rose in Uchiha Mirai's heart.

"Ah... he left the village with Uncle Dai to carry out a mission."

"What?!"

Uchiha Mirai slapped one hand onto the table with a dull thud, startling everyone present.

Despite knowing Uchiha Mirai for so long, this was the first time they had seen him so agitated.

"Mirai, did something happen?"

Genma Shiranui took the senbon from his mouth and asked in confusion.

Uchiha Mirai did not answer. Instead, he continued asking, "Aren't you on the same team? Why didn't you go on the mission with them?"

"Because Uncle Dai suddenly received the mission last night, and it required a Genin to assist him. Guy only left us a note before going with him. He said they were transporting a batch of supplies to the eastern front."

"We only found out about it this morning as well."

Genma Shiranui explained.

"I see."

"Mirai, what exactly is wrong?"

Kushina Uzumaki and the others all looked at Uchiha Mirai in confusion.

Uchiha Mirai's face returned to its usual calm. "Nothing. It's just that the weapon Guy asked me to have made for him some time ago is finished. I had originally planned to give it to him tonight."

"Hehe, giving it to him after Guy comes back would be the same."

"That was what I originally thought too, but after hearing what Kushina said, I just have an uneasy feeling."

"They've only been gone for a day and a night. Since they're escorting supplies, they definitely can't be traveling very fast. If I chase after them now, I should still make it in time."

After muttering to himself, Uchiha Mirai gave everyone an apologetic smile. "Sorry about this time. I'll treat everyone next time."

Seeing that Uchiha Mirai was about to leave, Kushina Uzumaki grew anxious. "Mirai, it's so late. Without an order from the Third Hokage, shinobi aren't allowed to leave the village on their own."

"It's fine. The guards at the village gate can't stop me."

After saying that, Uchiha Mirai activated the Body Flicker Technique, and his figure immediately vanished.

Kushina Uzumaki helplessly slapped her forehead.

Was she worried about whether the guards could stop him? Leaving the village without permission could very well get him branded a Rogue Ninja!

Even she would not dare do something this outrageous. Mirai was being far too reckless.

"Forget it, just leave him alone."

"You lot better not go around telling people about this, understand?"

"Yeah, got it."

Kakashi Hatake, Ebisu, Asuma Sarutobi, and the others all looked at one another.

He had even snuck out of the village just to deliver a new weapon to Guy... Mirai was way too loyal a friend!

Even Obito Uchiha, who had never gotten along with Uchiha Mirai, found his opinion of him improving somewhat.

Only Kushina Uzumaki let out a sigh.

Honestly, he only knew how to cause trouble for her.

Still... considering Mirai's achievements, and if she went to plead with the old Third, the consequences should not be too severe.

Once that brat came back, she would definitely make him cook her several extra meals!

Kushina Uzumaki did not know that Mirai did not care in the slightest about what she was worried about.

Uchiha Mirai directly activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and arrived at a marked point outside the village, then hurried east without stopping.

The eastern front—the eastern border of the Land of Fire.

It faced the Land of Water across the sea and had a long coastline.

At such a sensitive time, Might Duy had taken Might Guy there on a mission. Uchiha Mirai immediately thought of a plot point from the original story.

While Guy's team was escorting supplies, they were ambushed by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist from Kirigakure.

In the end, Might Duy had opened the eighth gate of the Eight Gates Formation—the Gate of Death—at the cost of his life, dragging Might Guy and the others back from the brink of death.

That was precisely why, after returning to the village, he had told Might Guy to let him know in advance whenever he planned to leave the village.

Earlier that day, he had even planned to give Might Guy a specially made Flying Thunder God Kunai after the gathering ended.

But he had never expected Guy to leave with Might Duy on a mission without telling him!

The two had already been gone for a full day and night. If they encountered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist along the way, just like in the original plot, things would be troublesome.

"I was careless this time."

"Looks like I can't keep relying on experience in the future."

Uchiha Mirai reflected silently.

He did not know whether the mission Might Guy had accepted this time was the same one from the original plot, but because of his arrival, the Shinobi World had already changed greatly.

Those events from the original story absolutely could no longer be treated as things that would naturally happen.

Gate of Death, Burning Youth!

Within a dense forest in the Land of Fire.

Numerous corpses lay scattered across the ground.

Some had been hacked into pieces, while others were covered in black scorch marks.

Some had their flesh torn open all over their bodies, while others had lost their heads.

There were even several corpses stitched together with steel wire.

The scene was extraordinarily bloody and brutal.

Two Konoha ninja dressed in green jumpsuits stood guard in front of the supply cart, their expressions utterly grim.

Opposite them stood seven ninja wearing Kirigakure forehead protectors.

Their weapons varied, and each of them wore a bloodthirsty, crazed smile.

"Fuguki, how about you leave the last two to me? I just heard that brat call the other guy 'Father.'"

"If I can stitch the father and son together, at least they'll have died for a worthy cause."

Kushimaru Kuriarare's cold voice rang out as he casually flicked the droplets of blood from Nuibari.

"Kushimaru Kuriarare, you've already killed plenty. These two should be mine. My Kubikiribōchō has been hungry for far too long."

Juzo Biwa spun his blade before resting the massive Kubikiribōchō on his shoulder, looking utterly ferocious.

"When would something like this ever be your call? Isn't cleanup work always Fuguki's job?"

Munashi Jinpachi said with a laugh.

His weapon was the Exploding Blade Shibuki, capable of summoning countless explosive tags to attack enemies.

Even someone with an immortal body would be blasted to dust by his attacks.

Unfortunately, they were carrying out an assassination mission this time, so it was not suitable for him to make a move.

As for Raiga Kurosuki, Jinin Akebino, and the others, they merely stood quietly to the side, clearly uninterested in the topic.

Hearing Munashi Jinpachi's words, Suikazan Fuguki snorted and slammed the Samehada in his hand heavily onto the ground.

"Those two barely have any Chakra. I'm not interested in them."

"Whoever wants to make a move, hurry it up. We didn't come here for sightseeing."

His weapon, Samehada, could devour an enemy's Chakra, but the two Konoha ninja across from him had far too little Chakra. He had no interest in making a move at all.

"If that's the case, then let's go together. Whoever gets them first keeps them."

Kushimaru Kuriarare looked at Juzo Biwa as he spoke.

Juzo Biwa nodded. "No problem. But you'd better stay away from me, or I won't be responsible if I accidentally chop you to death later."

Kushimaru Kuriarare sneered. "Right back at you."

"I wouldn't mind stitching your corpse together with this Konoha trash."

"Father, what do we do now?"

Might Guy looked at the murderous Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist across from them, his voice trembling despite himself.

They were simply too vicious. The moment they appeared, they had slaughtered every companion who had come on the mission with them.

The miserable state of the corpses had nearly made him vomit on the spot.

These Kirigakure ninja were truly too cruel.

Might Duy's expression was grave as he shielded Might Guy behind him. "Guy, stay farther away from me later."

"No, Father. You're definitely no match for them. I won't run away. Even if I die, I'll fight alongside you until the very end!"

Might Guy shouted.