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After waiting for two days, Yoichi finally seized an opportunity.
One of the samurai from the Iwata clan went out, and Yoichi spotted him and trailed him.
After they were considerably far from the Iwata residence, he found an opportunity when no one was around. The samurai from the Iwata clan was directly captured by Kakashi using Earth Style and taken away.
"If we're only doing the mission, there's no need to make it this complicated," Kakashi couldn't help but comment. According to the mission requirements, if they only dealt with Iwata Kuma, they could have significantly simplified Yoichi's plan, saving a lot of trouble.
"Don't question the captain's plan, Kakashi. Learn from it. If you're not more careful, you'll end up costing lives when you lead missions in the future," Yoichi said.
After that, Yoichi used his Sharingan genjutsu to extract all the information about the Iwata clan, including the most important details about Iwata Kuma's bodyguards.
Finally, he also asked about the whereabouts of the Iwata clan's treasury. Kakashi, who was still young, couldn't help but look disdainful upon hearing this.
However, Yoichi didn't care at all. Once you become a ninja, you shouldn't think of yourself as righteous. Ninjas, to put it nicely, were extraordinary peacekeepers, but to put it bluntly, they were tools in the hands of the ruling class.
Money could do many things: Chakra metal, secret medicines, hiring others to do tasks - all required money.
After obtaining the information, Yoichi implanted commands into his mind using genjutsu and then had him bring out another samurai friend, whom he also controlled with his Sharingan genjutsu.
Yoichi gave explosive tags to both of them and instructed them to keep them hidden.
Afterwards, he also captured two merchants kept by the nobles of the Land of Earth. Only after obtaining all the information did he and Kakashi prepare to execute the plan.
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In the dead of night, the capital of the Land of Grass suddenly resounded with a thunderous explosion, startling many from their slumber.
The Iwata clan's warehouse exploded suddenly, instantly killing half of the people inside. The ones who survived were left dazed and bewildered for a moment.
Once they regained their composure from the shock, these members of the Iwata clan began loudly demanding to report to the clan head!
They all had a rough idea of how much the goods inside were worth, at least a hundred million. If they were lost in the explosion, their entire families would suffer.
"Clan Head, Clan Head!"
The overseer of the warehouse rushed back to the Iwata residence, his face full of panic, and cried out loudly. When Kuma came out, he burst into tears and snot, crying, "Clan Head, it's bad! The warehouse suddenly exploded, and everything inside was burned to ashes!"
"What!?"
Upon hearing this news, Kuma almost couldn't catch his breath. All the goods he had recently purchased were stored in the warehouse, and with this explosion, the Iwata family's assets shrank by at least fifty percent!
"What on earth happened!?"
Kuma roared with bloodshot eyes, but the overseer of the warehouse couldn't provide any explanation. He begged for mercy on his knees, repeatedly saying only one thing: he hoped to be forgiven for his life.
"Get out of here! Take me to the warehouse and gather everyone to put out the fire! If my goods can't be saved, your entire family will commit seppuku!"
Kuma said angrily, and then hastily went out without even putting on his clothes.
However, a burly Grass shinobi blocked Kuma's way and said to him, "Lord Iwata, this could be the work of enemies. I mentioned to you a few days ago that ninjas have been appearing frequently around your house."
Kuma suddenly remembered this, but those goods were very important to him. Although life was precious, money was equally precious.
"Kakutaro, have all the guards in the house follow me. You guys too, come with me to the warehouse. This is very important to me!"
"Iwata-sama."
"Don't say anything more, let's move quickly!"
Seeing Kuma's determination, the Grass shinobi stopped trying to dissuade him and could only call his team, then all the guards from the Iwata house followed Kuma out.
However, halfway there, Kuma's team was suddenly intercepted by several people, who loudly scolded Kuma.
"Iwata-kun, come out and explain!"
Naturally, it was Yoichi who spoke. Having obtained information through genjutsu and disguised as a merchant from the Land of Earth, he knew exactly when to be arrogant and when to be cautious.
"Why are you blocking me? Let Kuma come out and see me!"
It's Tsuchi Jiro, oh no, how did they receive the message so quickly!
Kuma thought it was bad, but he ordered the guards to let Tsuchi Jiro's group in, then apologized with a guilty face, saying, "Jiro-san, it's so late."
"Don't say that, Iwata-kun. I'm not a fool. My subordinates just reported to me about the explosion in your warehouse. Can we still deliver the goods we agreed on? Remember, I've already paid for them!
You know the relationship between Minister Kawakami and the Iwata village. If this batch of goods is delayed, the next visitors will be ninjas from Iwa!"
"Jiro-san, don't worry, I'll go see immediately. I promise to let you take away the goods in time."
Wiping the cold sweat off his forehead, Kuma hurriedly shouted to his subordinates, "Speed up, hurry up!"
No one dared to look or listen any further, including the Grass shinobi team. For Grass ninjas, the Iwata village was not something they could provoke. If they said too much, they might bring themselves big trouble.
As they neared the Iwata warehouse, suddenly two figures sprang out from the darkness, shouting "kill," and attacked the Iwata team.
"Raiton: Jibashi!"
"Kumonin Art: Raizanzan!"
It was just a regular Lightning Release chakra-mode slash, but Uchiha Yoichi's shadow clone deliberately shouted loudly to shift the blame to the Kumonin.
"They're enemies, Lord Iwata, be careful!"
The Grass shinobi Kakutaro shouted loudly, then cursed in his heart. How did Kuma provoke the Kumo-nin? Moreover, the one wrapped in lightning was probably the Kumo-nin's Lightning Release chakra mode.
Four Grass ninjas formed a team formation, guarding in front of Kuma's carriage.
However, the other guards from the Iwata clan were no match for Kakashi and Yoichi's shadow clones. Even though they were shadow clones, they were still chunin-level, not to mention that Yoichi had the strength of a special jounin.
Except for the two samurai controlled by his Sharingan, who slowly approached the Grass ninjas, the others were basically powerless against Kakashi and Yoichi's shadow clones.
"Darn it, don't be too arrogant, Kumo-nin!"
Grass ninja Kakutaro shouted loudly, then formed seals with his hands, creating a dozen or so lantern-shaped fireballs around him. "Katon: Endan!"
"Captain, let me help too! Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!"
Kakutaro and another Grass ninja stepped forward to use ninjutsu, directly suppressing Kakashi and Yoichi's shadow clones. Under the combined attack of Fire Release ninjutsu and the attacks of others, the two shadow clones seemed to be in danger.
However, at this moment, the real Yoichi signaled Kakashi with his eyes, and Kakashi, understanding his intention, immediately formed seals with his hands.
"Doton: Doryūheki!"
A tall earth wall suddenly rose, separating the carriage and the battlefield in front. Meanwhile, Yoichi's body surged with dazzling lightning, and his lightning-fast strike beheaded Kuma and another Grass ninja in one fell swoop.
His eyes instantly turned into Sharingan, and he launched a genjutsu against the red-haired female Grass ninja, making her lose the power to resist.
At the same second Kakashi used Earth Style ninjutsu, the two samurai controlled by his Sharingan also dropped their weapons and lunged at the two Grass ninjas.
Boom!~
(T/N: I'll call this jutsu: Sharingan: IZIZ Bomb)
[End of Chapter]
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"Kakashi, put these items into the storage scroll. We'll settle the accounts once we leave here!"
After killing Kuma, Yoichi and Kakashi arrived at the Iwata family's treasury. Due to Kuma taking most of the guards with him when he left, the Iwata family's mansion was unusually empty.
They couldn't be stopped by anyone, even though they used quite a bit of chakra.
Kakashi's eyes were somewhat dazzled by the piles of money before him. He had only earned a few thousand ryo from completing D-rank missions before, but now there were tens of millions right in front of him.
'It's all because the captain told me to do it. I didn't really want to do this.'
Kakashi comforted himself in his mind as he quickly took out the storage scroll and sealed the money, jewels, and other items from the treasury into it, not leaving anything behind.
After finishing packing, Kakashi carefully placed the storage scroll into his ninja pouch and then turned to see Yoichi's disdainful gaze. He immediately said seriously, "We can't leave any clues."
"Let's leave here first and head to Sancho Town."
After saying that, Yoichi and Kakashi leaped onto the roof and headed straight for the outskirts of the town. As for Sancho Town, it was a small town on the border between the Land of Grass and the Land of Earth.
Fifty miles south of Sancho Town lay an important transportation route connecting the Land of Earth and the Land of Grass, the Kannabi Bridge.
When the remaining guards of the Iwata family returned, all they found was the empty mansion that had been looted.
Seeing the devastated mansion, the leader of the guards couldn't help but panic and rush out while shouting, "Go, report to the daimyo! This is all the work of the Cloud Shinobi!"
On the other side, Cloud Village shinobi who were chasing after Yoichi had also arrived in the Land of Grass.
However, upon arrival, they lost the specific information about Yoichi and needed to send someone to gather information.
"Have you found out where that Uchiha is?"
"Ai-sama, Osai-sama, we have received information indicating that he is on a mission in the Land of Grass. We have dispatched people to find out his exact location."
Ai responded after hearing this, "The Land of Grass? That's not too bad. After killing him, leave directly. It would be troublesome if he were in Konoha!"
Osai felt guilty and a bit eager to make a contribution, so he spoke up to Ai, "Ai-san, how about I go clear out a few outposts on the Konoha border?"
"Absolutely not, Osai-sama."
A female Cloud shinobi spoke up, "We don't have appropriate justification. If we do that, Konoha will retaliate in the same way, and the friction between the two countries might escalate into a war!"
If they were chasing after someone who was practicing the Lightning Style Chakra Mode, then Cloud Village would certainly be justified. However, if they were to clear out Konoha border outposts for that reason, Konoha would see it as an act of provocation for war.
At that time, the two major shinobi villages would definitely go to war, and Iwa Village would be delighted.
Ai said, "Osai, first kill that Uchiha who obtained the secret technique from you."
"I understand, Ai-san."
The team of seven Cloud shinobi consisted of one member responsible for village communication, two for intelligence transmission, and four strong fighters.
After a while, the Cloud shinobi who gathered information returned, but his expression was grim. Upon entering, he said, "Ai-sama, it's bad. The capital of the Land of Grass is spreading rumors that we, the Cloud shinobi, killed the minister of the Iwata family in the Land of Grass, plundered the Iwata family's property, and killed the relatives of the minister of the Kawa Clan in the Land of Earth."
"Damn it, why wasn't I informed of this mission!"
Ai was stunned by this and immediately angrily exclaimed. Then he looked at his companion, who shook her head, indicating that she also didn't know.
If there really was such an assassination mission, it must be an A-rank or S-rank mission, and it almost made the entire Land of Grass aware of it. Within the Cloud Village, it could be determined that the mission had failed.
"Ai-sama, it's probably other shinobi villages framing us. After all, before we came to the Land of Grass, Lord Raikage didn't warn us."
"It must be someone else framing us. This bastard! Don't let me catch you!"
Suddenly, the companion guessed, "Ai-sama, could it be that Uchiha who learned the Lightning Style Chakra Mode? That's Lord Raikage's signature technique. If someone uses it, it's easy to mistake it for our doing."
Upon hearing this, most of the other Cloud shinobi realized, and then they all showed expressions of anger.
Stealing their secret technique and then smearing the Cloud Village's name by assassinating nobles, what a bastard!
"Quickly gather information about that guy. After finding him, I want to gouge out his eyes!"
"Yes, Ai-sama!"
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Yoichi and Kakashi arrived at Sancho Town and found a place to stay in an inn.
Once in the small town, they had changed out of their ninja attire, and with the use of transformation jutsu, no one could guess that the three of them were ninjas.
After entering the room, Yoichi released the transformation and dispelled the genjutsu on the red-haired female grass shinobi.
After breaking free from the genjutsu, the red-haired female grass shinobi immediately stepped back, but soon she leaned against the wall.
"Don't be nervous. I'll ask you a few questions. If you answer incorrectly, you'll become a medal of honor for my subordinate here."
Yoichi pointed at Kakashi, who gave him a deadpan look upon hearing his words.
The red-haired female grass shinobi looked at Yoichi and Kakashi with some fear in her eyes, then nodded silently.
So Yoichi went straight to the point and asked, "Are you from the Uzumaki clan? In the squad of grass shinobi just now, you should be the sensor ninja, and the teeth marks on your arm should be able to quickly heal wounds. So you were treated as a healing packet by the grass shinobi."
Yoichi's words made the red-haired female ninja tremble all over. Kakashi, who was standing aside, also looked more serious after hearing this.
No wonder the captain insisted on bringing back this female ninja. Uzumaki clan, sensor ninja, and the ability to heal wounds quickly with just a bite. Kakashi realized the value of this female ninja after hearing all this. This wasn't something that a B-rank mission could compare to.
"I am from the Uzumaki clan."
"Your name?"
"Mina."
"Do you have any relatives among the grass shinobi?"
"No."
"Then you can't go back to the grass shinobi. Come back with me to Konoha!"
Just as Yoichi finished speaking, he sensed a hint of resistance in Mina's eyes. He thought of a possibility and continued, "To be precise, come back with me to the Uchiha. There are quite a few people within the Uchiha who don't have good relations with Konoha. I am one of them. If you come back with me to the Uchiha, you don't have to worry about what Konoha will do to you!"
Upon hearing Yoichi's words, Kakashi immediately rubbed his temples.
He knew that Yoichi's relationship with the village was not great, but to say it so blatantly, it was very suspicious of treason. Moreover, he also mentioned that many people within the Uchiha were like this, which made it difficult for Kakashi as a Konoha ninja to simply let it pass.
Mina, on the other hand, was considering. If she said she wanted to leave, it wouldn't be very realistic. The other party knew she was from the Uzumaki clan and had so many abilities. If she tried to leave, she might be stabbed directly.
But Mina didn't like Konoha either. Otherwise, she could have gone directly to Konoha after fleeing from Uzushiogakure, why bother crossing the Land of Fire to come to the Land of Grass?
However, Yoichi's words about his not-so-good relationship with Konoha convinced her. After thinking for a few minutes, Mina finally spoke up.
"Okay!"
(End of Chapter)
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