"Minato, how did you find me?"
Kaze put on his mask and followed Minato over the courtyard wall. He asked curiously.
"Oh, I'm used to leaving a beacon on you. I left it yesterday, and it's still there today." Minato explained casually.
Kaze: (((;Д)))
"Really?" Kaze felt around on his body but found nothing.
Seeing this, Minato smiled and said, "I applied some pheromones of a ninja snake on you. Humans can't smell them."
"..." Kaze was stunned.
Was this still the pure little Minato he knew?
How had he gone further and further down the path of being a sly one!
"I shouldn't have let Minato recognize that person as his father!" Kaze sighed in his heart.
But it was also good. At least Minato wouldn't be tricked by others now.
It would be good if he didn't trick others!
Four figures skipped out of Konoha Village.
After everyone had gathered, Kaze looked at Minato and said, "Minato, tell us about this rescue mission."
Minato nodded slightly and introduced the situation of this mission to everyone.
"Squad Leader Seiven Hyūga was followed by two powerful but unknown figures when leading her team back to the Land of Fire."
"She requested help from Root half an hour ago. The location was near Base 173 in the Land of Fire."
Root has many summonable beasts. When in danger, Root Ninjas can summon them to convey brief messages.
"How strange!" Ayako whispered.
Currently, the major ninja villages were preoccupied with their own problems. No one knew where these powerful figures had come from, but they could even pose a threat to an elite Konoha team.
"Alas, I hope we can arrive in time." Yuto sighed heavily.
He had participated in many rescue missions. Sometimes, when he arrived at the scene, he could only see the cold bodies of his colleagues.
Even worse, sometimes he couldn't even find the remains. The people were gone without a trace, alive or dead.
"Everyone must be careful," Kaze reminded. "If we really can't save anyone, it's okay. Don't put yourselves in danger."
"If that happens, use poison if you can't defeat them. If that doesn't work, throw Explosive Tags and then run quickly. Anyway, our team is fast."
Speaking of this, Kaze and Minato suddenly exchanged a knowing look.
"What a pity we haven't mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique yet. Otherwise, we could really make a difference!"
"Hehe, it seems that the once-feared Konoha Anbu is nothing special after all."
The young man tightly grabbed the neck of a Root Ninja and slowly exerted force. Feeling the other person's struggle, he showed a sickening smile.
"Enough, Yau. Give him a quick end," the young boy beside him couldn't stand it anymore and frowned.
The young man named Yau curled his lips and said, "You're so boring, Rin. I shouldn't have brought you out."
That's right. These two were Uchiha Yau and Uchiha Rin, who had been taken away by Madara and trained as his heirs.
Not long ago.
When he heard White Zetsu say that some Konoha Anbu had passed by the base, Uchiha Yau couldn't sit still.
He immediately found Uchiha Rin and proposed to hunt down a few Konoha Anbu members for practice. He also invited Rin to join him.
Uchiha Rin didn't refuse. So, this is what happened.
Crack.
Uchiha Yau casually tossed the body on the ground. His eyes slightly squinted as he looked at the figure fleeing in the distance.
"Well, now, there's only that woman from the Hyūga clan left."
Uchiha Rin folded her arms and stared coldly at Yau.
"You could've taken her out the moment she sent for help, but you've been deliberately dragging it out until now. I really don't know what you're thinking."
Uchiha Yau shrugged and explained with a grin.
"For hunting, you've got to watch the prey die in despair and panic. Otherwise, what's the fun?"
"Besides, killing just a few people isn't satisfying at all. What's wrong with letting her bring in more prey? You can have a few more then~"
"..." Uchiha Rin gave Uchiha Yau a long, deep look.
Ever since the girl he loved died, this guy had gone to extremes. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was possessed by evil.
"Let's just take her out quickly and leave as soon as possible. Be careful of potential issues," Uchiha Rin suggested.
"What are you scared of, Rin?" Uchiha Yau said nonchalantly.
"With our current strength, unless Hiruzen Sarutobi shows up in person, what kind of danger could there be?"
With the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan activated, he feared nothing at all.
Humph!
Uchiha Rin shook her head and said nothing, sneering inwardly.
So what if he was powerful? With Yau's current disposition, he definitely wouldn't live long.
The two of them followed Seiven Hyūga casually.
After a while, Yau's eyes suddenly lit up. "Oh, my! There really are new prey coming~"
He licked his dry lips, turned around, and asked with a grin.
"Rin, since you're not interested in hunting, how about I take all these prey?"
"Whatever you want," Uchiha Rin said indifferently.
She took two steps forward and leaned against a tree trunk, then closed her eyes to rest.
"Tsk, such a boring guy. But it's good that you don't compete with me for the prey."
Uchiha Yau muttered a couple of words. With a fanatical look in his eyes, he concealed his figure and ran forward.
"My young master, the class monitor Seiven is up ahead!" Ayako whispered.
Kaze and his group had searched everywhere around Base 173 and finally found Seiven Hyūga's trail.
"Everyone, be careful. The enemy should be nearby too. Get your poison pouches ready," Kaze reminded.
Yuto stroked his stubble, looking rather strange. "Master, I feel like our team's combat style is becoming more and more... unique."
"Better safe than sorry, Senior Yuto," Minato said with a smile as he counted his projectiles.
"That's true."
Yuto nodded, then said with a solemn look.
"Judging from Seiven's situation, she must have been separated from the group. The enemies haven't shown up yet. They're probably lying in ambush and waiting to attack us!"
"Yuto is right," Kaze said with a slight nod. "Since the enemies haven't shown themselves, there's no rush for us to act."
"Here's an idea. You guys stay here and get ready to back me up. I'll quietly sneak around to the back and see if I can find any traces of the enemies."
Since he was attacked by the Sixth Brother from Iwagakure, Kaze had been coveting his Earth Release: Subterranean Voyage jutsu.
Where there's a will, there's a way. After years of hard study, he finally mastered this Earth Release jutsu not long ago, and now it came in handy.
"My young master, please be careful."
Yuto and the others had no objections and just told Kaze to be careful.
"Don't worry."
Kaze gave them a thumbs - up, then made hand seals and dived into the ground below him.
"Concentrated will can pierce through hard rocks. Subterranean Voyage!"
Driven by the Earth - attribute Chakra, the solid sand and stones underground turned into a fluid, propelling Kaze forward rapidly.
"Once I'm out of Yuto's sight, I can use my Sharingan without a care," Kaze mused.
With the speed of an Elite Jonin and his Three - tomoe Sharingan, he should be able to surprise and take out an enemy!
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