Yakushi Nonō

Feng, greatly disappointed with Shisui, was leading his men back, but he didn't expect an unexpected surprise along the way.

Just outside the town, the Steel-Wing Dragon was still climbing, flying neither fast nor very high.

On the dragon's back, a guard named Uchiha Guida suddenly pointed to a place on the ground filled with the smoke of gunpowder.

"Sir, there are ninjas fighting over there."

Feng merely glanced at it and then ignored it.

Ninjas are always killing and causing destruction in all sorts of nooks and crannies. Battles are commonplace in the Ninja World, nothing to be surprised about, and it's impossible to control them all.

All Feng can do is manage his territory well and prevent constant fighting from becoming the norm on his land.

Fortunately, so far, the results have been quite good.

Under Feng's years of management, the Tea Country has basically reached a point where the law is followed and no one dares to kill anyone at will.

The other three newly occupied territories have only been occupied for a short time and are still under governance.

"My lord! They are ninjas from Konoha and people from Iwagakure."

Should we go down and take a look?

Seeing that Feng remained unmoved, Uchiha Guida, who was engaged in battle, spoke again, his tone seemingly quite urgent.

"You know Guida?" Feng asked, somewhat surprised.

Because Konoha wiped out the more than 1,000 Uchiha who remained in the village, the Uchiha who were taken out of the village now harbor extreme hatred towards Konoha and most of Konoha people.

Only a small number of those who were friendly to the Uchiha Clan or any particular Uchiha were not hated, after all, the Uchiha have always been known for their clear-cut likes and dislikes.

The fact that Uchiha Guida is behaving so unusually right now is probably because he has encountered someone who was once quite friendly to him.

"My lord! That Konoha Ninja is the Director of the Konoha Orphanage. He has never looked at our Uchiha Clan with any strange eyes."

He even helped many orphans in the family, and I myself have received his kindness.

"I hope you will allow me to go down and save Director Nonō."

Seeing that the Konoha Ninja on the ground seemed to be on the verge of defeat, Uchiha Guida became even more anxious.

He had already decided that if Lord Feng did not allow it, he would go down to rescue the people alone.

"Nonō?! Yakushi Nonō?"

Unexpectedly, Feng became interested after hearing the names of the Konoha Ninja on the ground.

"Clan Chief! You also know Director Nonō!?"

"I don't know her, but I know her. Since it's Yakushi Nonō, we have to save her."

Two people were to stay and watch over Shisui, while the others collected any items that might reveal their identities and prepared for battle.

"Steel-Wing Dragon! Dive in and save the hooded one!"

"Yes, sir!"

On the dragon's back, everyone except Shisui responded in unison.

They didn't understand why the clan leader's attitude had suddenly changed, but it didn't matter. They believed that Clan Leader Feng wouldn't harm them, and they would just follow the wise and mighty clan leader's orders.

"Who goes there!"

The Iwagakure ninja squad that was chasing Yakushi Nonō was clearly no pushover either. They spotted the black dot in the sky approaching early on and discovered that there was someone on the dot.

After shouting and not getting the response they wanted, they immediately adopted the correct response strategy.

The two continued their attack on Nonō, and quickly launched an attack on the giant bird approaching from the sky.

"Earth Release: Earth-Style: Stone Spear!"

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"

However, the Steel-Wing Dragon neither dodged nor avoided the Earth Release and continued its dive. Just as the Earth Release was about to hit it, it immediately activated its Kekkei Genkai: Steel Release.

Its head, neck, and wings instantly transformed into gleaming steel, directly deflecting two Earth Release Ninjutsu, and continued its charge towards the Iwagakure ninja.

The Iwa Ninja clearly hadn't expected the enemy to take the Ninjutsu head-on without dodging or avoiding it, and immediately lost their chance to attack again.

Because Feng and the others on the Steel-Wing Dragon's back had reached a safe altitude, they could leap into the air to attack.

Lightning Release: Crossing Waves

Feng made the first move, unleashing two spiraling bolts of lightning from his mouth that converged into an arrow and shot towards the enemy.

That was the only offensive Lightning Release he knew, which he used to counter the Earth Release in front of him.

Following closely behind were his subordinates' Fire Release or Wind Release attacks, as well as various thrown Kunai, Shuriken, and Explosive Tag.

"Get out of the way!" a Iwa Ninja shouted a warning.

However, facing the saturation and dense attacks from Feng Jiao's men, dodging could only evade some of the attacks; some were still unavoidable.

Unlike the brutes of Iwagakure, the villagers of Kumogakure are not capable of withstanding Ninjutsu with their bare hands.

Even the ninjas of Kumogakure are mostly as fragile as ordinary ninjas; one hit from Shuriken and they're done for.

Just like now, under the saturation attack of Feng and others, the Iwa Ninja squad that was chasing Yakushi Nonō was wiped out on the spot, two were seriously injured, and only the Jonin the team was unharmed.

"Who are you people, daring to attack our Iwagakure?"

Aren't you afraid of starting a war!?

Glancing at his subordinates who had lost their fighting ability, and then at Feng and the others who surrounded him completely, the Jonin of Iwagakure forced himself to muster his courage and shouted loudly.

Our own Lord Tsuchikage, with his devastating Dust Release, still holds some sway in the Ninja World.

"Magic Shackling Stakes Technique" followed by "Ninja Art: Sword Sword-Control Art"

However, Feng ignored the nonsense, his eyes flashed with three tomoe, and he used a genjutsu to freeze the Jonin of Iwagakure. Then, he used his sword to slit the throat of the Jonin.

As for the remaining two injured Iwa Ninja, they were quickly taken to the Pure Land to join their team leader Jonin after being ganged up on by his subordinates.

"Director Nonō, are you... alright?"

"You are... Guida, Uchiha Guida!"

"Hehe, it's me, Director."

"..."

Yakushi Nonō remained silent, gripping her Kunai tighter, becoming even more wary.

Uchiha, Konoha is completely gone.

Currently, the only Uchiha remaining in the Ninja World are those who left two years ago with the missing-nin Uchiha Feng.

In the past two years, Root and Anbu have practically turned the Ninja World upside down, but they still haven't found the whereabouts of these Uchiha.

Now, it has appeared before her in a blatant manner, leaving her no choice but to be cautious.

"Director..."

Upon seeing Uchiha Guida's face immediately darkened.

He hadn't expected that even Nonō would start looking at the Uchiha Director strange eyes.

"Hehe, don't be nervous, Director Nonō."

We won't do anything to harm you; we just want to confirm something with you.

But then Feng slowly stepped forward, breaking the silence between the two with a smile.

"Excuse me, I'm a ninja, I would never betray the village."

Nonō's tone was resolute, showing no intention of compromise.

Upon hearing this, Feng smiled again, then gave a thumbs-up to his suddenly revealed Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

"I think you should know what this is. If I really want to get any information from you, you can't stop me."

So don't worry, I'm not asking for any intelligence, I just want to ask you a simple question."

"... Please speak, but I may not be able to answer."

Nonō remained silent for a moment, looking as if she had given in.

But she is an elite member of Root, possessing the Cursed Tongue Eradication Jutsu, making it impossible for her to reveal information about Konoha.

This was merely to lull Feng and the others into a false sense of security, so they could find an opportunity to escape.

Feng naturally knew what kind of person Yakushi Nonō was; the famous ' Wandering Miko ' wasn't just a nickname.

But this matter concerns whether he can win over two top subordinates, so he has to find out the truth.

"I want to know, did Root order you to assassinate a young, white-haired male Iwa Ninja who wears glasses?"

"!!!" Yakushi Nonō was shocked upon hearing this. Although her expression remained unchanged, she raised the Kunai she had put down again.

'This is exactly my current mission! How did it get leaked?! Is there a traitor within the Uchiha in the village?'

"Oh, hehe, looks like I've made it just in time."

Nonō didn't answer, but Feng had already guessed part of it from her expression.

"Sorry, this involves a mission, I cannot disclose that information."

"It's nothing, I have something to tell you."

I wonder if Director Nonō still remembers Yakushi Kabuto from the Orphanage!

After getting the answer he wanted from Nonō's expression, Feng chatted with her casually with a playful look on his face.