Hatake Sakumo was as fast as a flash of white light and like the sharpest fang. He charged into the battle circle with great force and tore open the siege of the Sand Ninja.
"withdraw!"
At Hatake Sakumo's order, Uchiha Yu immediately led the other two injured companions to retreat first. Among the three, he was the only one who was not injured.
Hatake Sakumo was fighting and retreating, and even Chiyo couldn't stop the terrifying fangs, the knife was too sharp.
Faced with the enemy who killed her son and daughter-in-law, even Chiyo had to watch Hatake Sakumo and his men break through the siege and disappear into the night.
"Sister, Daimyo is fine."
Ebizo appears next to Chiyo.
Chiyo said calmly: "It seems that Sarutobi Hiruzen chose the wrong person."
She was already prepared for the River Country Daimyo to be killed. At that time, she would directly support a new Daimyo, and then, in the name of the new Daimyo, completely expel the power of Konoha.
Of course, there will definitely be open and secret struggles with Konoha at that time.
Since Konoha is planning to kill the Daimyo of the River Country, I'm afraid there are also supporters in the River Country.
Isn't this the only way a big country or a ninja village can participate in a coup in a small country?
"The Daimyo is fine now, brother, you can go and ask for credit from the Daimyo."
Chiyo said again.
Ebizo's face twitched when he heard this.
…
On the other side, Hoshita Shuichi was fighting and retreating, and at this time the advantage of his strong explosive power was revealed, preventing him from being trapped in the siege and unable to escape.
The Fire Flicker Body Technique made him feel like a fish in water. He could use the force in the air to avoid the large-scale wind release techniques of the Sand Ninjas and quickly escape from the battlefield.
After the memories of the shadow clone at the mine were fed back, Shuichi was completely relieved.
The real body of Minato was there, and the Sand Ninja's surprise attack hit a solid wall, and they retreated in a hurry with heavy losses.
Soon, Namikaze Minato came to meet them with Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyo.
The Sand Ninja that was chasing was surprised and turned around and retreated in a hurry.
On the other side, Minato , who was dealing with Rasa, Pakura and others, suddenly turned into smoke and disappeared with a bang.
Shadow clone!
"Not good!"
Rasa and the other two advanced at the fastest speed.
…
"No need to chase!"
Namikaze Minato gave the order and stopped pursuing the victory.
He did not forget that the real mission was to pick up another team.
The Minato team immediately retreated back to their base, and Rasa and others on the other side also gathered together and fell into silence.
We attacked from two fronts, with no losses along the way, but also no gains.
The other group suffered heavy losses, with only two people escaping from each team.
There is no doubt that this was a huge failure.
Rasa never expected that Namikaze Minato would be so bold that he only left shadow clones to deal with him and Pakura.
conceited!
It is also a contempt for them!
But after several encounters, they did not gain any advantage.
"Retreat to the mines first and report the situation to Master Chiyo before taking the next step."
Rasa spoke helplessly.
…
After retreating back to the mine and taking a short rest, Shuichi and the others said to Namikaze: "Shuichi, Sanyo, you stay and stay alert."
"Shisui, you and I will go out and scout."
Shuichi and the other two nodded in unison: "Understood!"
At that moment, Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Shisui left.
Time passes little by little in the darkness.
After midnight, Hoshita Shuichi, who was on guard, noticed some movement and immediately made the sound of a night owl.
After receiving a response from behind, Kurama Sanyo soon appeared beside Hoshita Shuichi: "Shuichi, are you the Sand Ninja?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of a night owl came from the front.
Hoshita Shuichi smiled and said, "It looks like it's Minato-sensei and the others."
Having said that, he did not move out immediately, but continued to wait quietly until Uchiha Shisui appeared, and then he went to meet him.
"Shuichi, get ready to rescue people immediately!"
Minato's voice came from behind.
Shuichi looked over and saw Minato carrying a man wearing an animal mask and a black robe on his back.
In addition, there were three other people dressed similarly, and one of them was also being carried on his back.
Two of the four-man team were injured.
"To the cave!"
Hoshita Shuichi turned around and went back to the cave first, took off his vest and spread it out, revealing many surgical instruments.
Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyo swiftly helped to put the wounded away, and then used Hoshita Shuichi's surgical instruments to quickly cut open the wounded's clothes.
"The poisoning is severe. Have you taken antidote pills?"
Hoshita Shuichi asked.
"I have taken it, but there is no way to detoxify it."
The voice of Hatake Sakumo rang out.
Without even raising his head, Hoshita Shuichi formed seals with his hands and performed the ninjutsu of Chakra Scalpel, quickly cutting open the wound of the wounded man and taking out all the poison needles and hidden weapons in the wounded man's body.
"It's not the poison that Sand Ninja usually use. It seems that we have encountered a more powerful puppeteer."
"Chiyo of the Sand Ninja?"
As Hoshita Shuichi spoke, his hands moved quickly too.
Hatake Sakumo said, "It's her, Chiyo, the most powerful puppeteer among the Sand Ninjas."
"I heard Lady Tsunade talk about her. She is an expert in using poison."
"Such a highly toxic substance must first be analyzed for its composition before a targeted antidote can be formulated."
By the way, Hoshita Shuichi had already pulled out all the hidden weapons in the bodies of the two injured people, and the wounds that were not poisonous were healed.
After obtaining the term "Medical Expert", his medical skills have been greatly improved, and the speed of treatment alone is incomparable.
However, Uchiha Yu heard this and asked anxiously: "Is it impossible to rescue them?"
Hoshita Shuichi looked up and saw the scarlet eyes under the mask.
Uchiha clan!
Hoshita Shuichi was a little surprised, and then he made a seal: "It is impossible to completely remove the poison."
"We can extract the toxins, but we can't eliminate the previous damage. We can only make sure it doesn't get worse."
He created a shadow clone and together with the original body, one for each of them, they simultaneously performed the technique of extracting toxins from the two wounded men, continuously extracting toxins from their bodies.
Uchiha Yu heaved a sigh of relief and bowed quickly, saying, "Please do your best to treat them, please!"
Hoshita Shuichi said: "Don't worry, even though I don't know them, they are all my companions!"
Uchiha Yu was stunned for a moment, and the look he gave Hoshita Shuichi was different.
Namikaze Minato and Hatake Sakumo looked at each other, but walked out of the cave silently.
The mountain breeze blew, and neither of them spoke.
Because it was a confidential mission, Namikaze Minato could not ask questions casually, and Hatake Sakumo could not reveal mission information casually. Both of them adhered to the principles of being a ninja.
Five minutes later, Hoshita Shuichi walked out of the cave and said, "Minato-sensei, the toxins of the two injured have been extracted, and they have also taken the detoxification pills prepared by Lady Tsunade. They are fine for now."
"But in order to completely detoxify without leaving any sequele, we need to send the injured back to Konoha as soon as possible, analyze the toxins, and prepare a special antidote."
Namikaze Minato nodded and said to Hatake Sakumo, "Senior, take the wounded back to Konoha immediately."
Hatake Sakumo nodded, thanked Hoshita shuichi, and walked towards the cave.
Hoshita Shuichiyi watched and finally couldn't help but said: "Why not kill them again!"
Namikaze Minato and Hatake Sakumo were both stunned.
Hoshita Hideichi said: "Leave the wounded to Shisui and the others to escort. We will fight back now. The Sand Ninja's defense should be the weakest."
Although he didn't know what the situation was in Daimyo Prefecture, he could roughly guess something.
Standing at the entrance of the cave, Hatake Sakumo turned around and said, "It's useless even if we kill the Daimyo now. The Sand Ninja seems to be ready for the Daimyo's death."
Hoshita Shuichi said firmly: "Whether the death of the Daimyo of the River Country is useful or not is not something we should consider. This is something that the Third Hokage should consider."
"Our goal is to send him to the Pure Land, that's all."
"Besides, given the current situation, the death of the Daimyo of the River Country is the best option."
"If he doesn't die, the River Country will completely fall to the Sand Village. If he dies, even if the Sand Village plans to support someone to become the new daimyo, we and the Fire Country can do the same."
"Even the newly appointed daimyo, even for the sake of the domestic situation, does not dare to completely turn against us. The worst case scenario is that the current situation will be maintained."
"After all, if you can assassinate him once, you can always do it a second time and a third time. He just took the position of daimyo, so he doesn't want to die without enjoying it, right? Smart people know how to choose."
A sudden counterattack!
The reason why Hoshita Shuichi said this was not because he needed Hatake Sakumo to unlock the entry.
It was because Hatake Sakumo had taught him swordsmanship before, because of his friendship with Kakashi, and more importantly, because of Hatake Sakumo's personal persistence.
Some things always make people feel uncomfortable and subconsciously want to change them.
Now Hoshita Shuichi has actually violated a taboo, the code of the ninja.
After all, Hatake Sakumo was carrying out a confidential mission.
However, Hatake Sakumo was not a man without decisiveness. After a brief thought, he bowed and said, "Then I'll leave the wounded in your care."
When Namikaze Minato heard this, he swallowed back the proposal that was about to come out of his mouth.
They are indeed not suitable to directly participate in this task.
Just like that, Hoshita Shuichi and Namikaze Minato watched Hatake Sakumo disappear into the night.
"Let's go, retreat immediately."
Namikaze Minato withdrew his gaze.
Hoshita Shuichi nodded with a hint of melancholy.
He didn't know if anything had changed, but there was nothing he could do now.
Inside the cave.
Upon learning that Hatake Sakumo was going to complete the mission alone again, Uchiha Yu was very excited and almost wanted to chase after him, but was persuaded by Uchiha Shisui because of his injured companion.
The group immediately retreated with the two wounded, and just in case, Hoshita Shuichi also created a clone to use transformation techniques to impersonate Hatake Sakumo.
Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Shisui were responsible for covering the rear, while Hoshita Shuichi, Uchiha Yuu, and Kurama Sanyo were responsible for escorting the wounded.
Fortunately, the Sand Ninja did not pursue them, so they had a safe journey and by dawn they had entered the Land of Fire.
After resting for half an hour, everyone continued on their way.
Another hour passed and Hatake Sakumo finally caught up.
"Shisui, you two go first. Shuichi, come and heal the senior."
Minato Namikaze's voice came from behind.
Hoshita Shuichi quickly turned around.
Hatake Sakumo's injury was in the abdomen. Hoshita Shuichi used the chakra scalpel to cut open his robe and vest and applied the first aid bandage. After looking at the wound, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it was not highly toxic and did not damage any internal organs.
However, the wound was a bit long, so Hoshita Shuichi immediately created a shadow clone to perform the palm magic together to heal Hatake Sakumo's wound.
He also took out a blood-enhancing pill and gave it to Hatake Sakumo to take, as he was bleeding too much.
Five minutes later, Hatake Sakumo's wound healed.
"Thanks."
Hatake Sakumo thanked him, and then added in a lower voice: "Mission accomplished!"
Hoshita Shuichiyi smiled and said, "You are too polite, senior."
Everyone tacitly pretended not to know each other and continued on their way.
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