Whoosh whoosh!
Kakashi's team moved forward quickly.
Suddenly, a petite figure appeared in front of them, attracting their attention.
Everyone felt a weight lifted from their hearts and sped up to catch up with the figure.
"Eh? Captain? Seniors?"
Aokawa looked at the group of Anbu members who appeared in front of him with "shock" and asked in surprise.
"You heard that too?"
"What a huge tremor! It gave me a real fright!"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Keep moving forward, and stay hidden." Kakashi glanced coldly at Aokawa, but said nothing.
It was that look in his eyes... that was a little strange.
Worry, relief, and... surprise?
Little girl...you're really brave!
Having just experienced the brutality of a mission, how dare you run around so casually?
fortunately.
They didn't go far.
The procession continued forward.
finally.
The group stopped at the huge scorch mark.
"alert!"
The teams split up.
Kakashi's team remained on high alert, advancing while surveying the scene.
The horrific scene left everyone deeply disturbed...
Corpses were everywhere, a horrifying sight.
The huge scorch mark that ran through the scene was even more frightening.
There were many corpses lying haphazardly on both sides of the scorch marks, more than thirty people, each with a different manner of death.
This scene.
Even though Qingchuan participated in the whole process, looking back, he couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of mixed emotions, including admiration and reflection).
A fully charged Kido attack was indeed incredibly powerful.
"Those who can be identified are all ninjas from Kirigakure."
Shortly after, a member of the secret service reported this.
"There are also some corpses that have lost their distinctive features... I'm not sure, but they should definitely be from Kirigakure as well."
"Hmm." Kakashi, who was half-squatting beside a corpse and observing it, nodded.
"Large-scale casualties, possibly caused by a high-level fire-style technique, and a squad of three or more skilled swordsmen...?"
"Let's end this mission here for now. Make a note of it and return to Konoha."
Kakashi commanded.
Although it was the enemy who died.
But those who kill the enemy are not necessarily Konoha's friends.
At the very least, the fact that so many unknown third parties from Kirigakure could kill so many people in such a short time also poses a threat to Konoha.
Kakashi glanced at the petite figure who was looking around.
She's really brave... Isn't she afraid at all?
but.
In this situation, evacuation is necessary...
The enemy may not have gone far, and it doesn't seem to be heading towards Konoha.
However, killing this size of the Mist Village in a short time and dealing with them shouldn't take too much effort.
They managed to salvage a few corpses that were still of some use.
Kakashi's team begins their return journey.
.....
On the other side, Konoha.
Root base.
In the dimly lit corridor, only a single candle flickered and burned, struggling to provide any light.
A cold, sinister figure stood at the end of the corridor, his aura terrifyingly heavy.
Danzo Shimura, leader of the Root clan, a one-eyed half-mummy.
The eye beneath the bandage was a Sharingan with three tomoe.
For Danzo, the Sharingan was something he used and then discarded.
Even the Uchiha clan's ocular power diminishes over time, eventually leading to blindness or further evolution.
Danzo's understanding of the Sharingan was not much less than that of the Uchiha clan...
He was even extremely familiar with some forbidden techniques that specifically required the Sharingan as a price.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, two figures appeared silently, somewhat disturbing the already uneasy candlelight.
Danzo's sinister figure appeared and disappeared intermittently, making it even more eerie.
"The power in my eye is almost completely depleted."
As Danzo spoke, he removed the bandage from his right eye, revealing his aged Sharingan, which was no longer crimson.
"Go, go find me a replacement for this eye."
One of the roots raised its head, glanced quickly at Danzo, and then lowered its head again.
The younger-looking root leader beside him remained silent, awaiting orders.
"If we are to target the Uchiha clan, we need to make meticulous arrangements."
The root leader spoke quickly.
The Uchiha clan is not easy to deal with these days.
Although they were suppressed in a corner of Konoha, it also made the Uchiha group more united.
If a member of the Uchiha clan were to go missing or have their eyes gouged out on Uchiha territory, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"It doesn't necessarily have to target the Uchiha clan."
Danzo put his bandages back on, his voice still cold and sinister.
"Kakashi, who had no parents or teachers, even killed his own comrades, and betrayed Root, also possessed a Sharingan."
"Take it here, it should last for a while."
Speaking of Kakashi.
Danzo's gaze turned even colder.
His betrayal of Root and tip-off allowed the position that should have belonged to him to return to Hiruzen Sarutobi's hands.
He even went so far as to cripple one of his subordinates for the sake of an Uchiha.
It's time to settle both old and new scores...
"Understood."
The Root member responded quickly, then added, "So, will Haruko Uchiha, who is under Kakashi's command, be included in the operation plan as well?"
Uchiha Haruko.
The target of a once-committed operation to capture key targets.
It is also rare to find a holdout who caused the root force to fail in carrying out the mission twice in a row.
One time it was because of Kakashi and Shisui's Body Flicker Technique; the other time it was because of Orochimaru.
Even Danzo fell silent for a moment after hearing this name...
"We should still focus on Kakashi Hatake's eyes."
"But if she sees too much... then take her eyes as well."
"Leave no survivors."
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