Uchiha Yoichi jumped out at this moment, and only Hatake Sakumo glanced at him because he knew Uchiha Yoichi's identity.
Sharingan, and bringing his own son, no one else but Uchiha Yoichi could do this.
He believed Uchiha Yoichi was a friend, not a foe. Jumping out at this time surely had a deeper meaning.
Hatake Sakumo slightly loosened his grip and let the Land of Rivers Daimyo move toward Uchiha Yoichi's direction, then slowly lifted his blade again, looking sharply at Fujikuro.
"Our goal is the Daimyo. As long as you release the Daimyo, we will naturally release your teammates."
Fujikuro didn't want to clash head-on with Hatake Sakumo either. He still clearly remembered Hatake Sakumo being like a grim reaper in the heart of the Land of Wind, assassinating everywhere. In the end, even Elder Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law, the two most talented Puppet Masters of Hidden Sand Village at that time, died under the White Fang's blade.
Now they had more people, but in a fierce battle, they might not be able to capture the Konoha White Fang, and the Land of Rivers Daimyo might be in jeopardy.
Crackle!
Seeing Hatake Sakumo emit faint lightning from his body before the Land of Rivers Daimyo was secure, Fujikuro ordered, "Release them!"
After hearing the order, the other Hidden Sand Ninjas also released Hatake Sakumo's teammates. Although they had many wounds, their mobility was intact.
"Save me quickly... protect me, call for help, call all the other guards over!!"
The Land of Rivers Daimyo stumbled over to Uchiha Yoichi's side. He recognized Uchiha Yoichi and Kakashi as the guards hired by the Inner Official, so he hid behind Uchiha Yoichi and cried out loudly.
Although the Hidden Sand were there to rescue him, he didn't dare trust them now and only trusted his guards.
"Come quickly, come on! Guard, what's your name? I will definitely reward you... I will surely reward you well, sob sob..."
"Rest assured, Lord Daimyo, you'll have a chance to reward me."
Uchiha Yoichi said with a smile at the corner of his mouth. He saw Hatake Sakumo's teammates had already taken Soldier Pills, pulling back their short blades for a slash, instantly slicing through the neck of the Land of Rivers Daimyo.
Like a flash of thunder in the night, dazzling and piercing.
This scene left almost everyone dumbstruck. Hatake Sakumo, Fujikuro, and the others were all wide-eyed in shock, even Kakashi was stunned, not knowing why his teammate suddenly killed the Land of Rivers Daimyo.
Afterward, Uchiha Yoichi took a deep breath and shouted with all his strength, "Fujikuro, Rasa ordered me to assassinate the Land of Rivers Daimyo, and it's done. From now on, I owe the Hidden Sand Village nothing!"
This shout even used Chakra to amplify the throat, causing the voice to travel far. After shouting, Uchiha Yoichi felt his throat sore and swollen, wanting to cough, temporarily unable to use Fire Release Ninjutsu.
After yelling, Uchiha Yoichi immediately pasted dozens of Explosive Tags on the Land of Rivers Daimyo's head, threw them towards Fujikuro and the others, then anxiously whispered to Kakashi
"Run now!"
Bang!
A few smoke bombs were thrown down, a flash of thunder shot out instantly; Kakashi closely followed, using Lightning Release Cell Activation, directly flipping over the wall to run away.
Rumble!
The continuous sound of explosions from Explosive Tags rang out. Hatake Sakumo was the second to react, immediately performing Sealing while ordering, "Retreat! Earth Release: Earth Flow City Wall!"
A thick earthen wall rose rapidly, collapsing toward Fujikuro's ninjas under Hatake Sakumo's control.
After releasing this Ninjutsu, Hatake Sakumo also chased in the direction his teammates retreated.
And Fujikuro was almost the slowest to react among the three parties because he really didn't expect the Daimyo's guard to kill the Daimyo, especially when the Land of Rivers Daimyo crawled over to that guard on his own and ended up beheaded.
The later Explosive Tags didn't injure them much but did block their attempt to pursue.
After guarding against the Explosive Tags, the earthen wall created by Hatake Sakumo confined them again.
After breaking the wall, Fujikuro and his group heard outside shouting repeatedly: 'The Hidden Sand killed the Daimyo!' 'Rasa sent people to kill the Daimyo!'.... and the like.
Bullshit!
Rasa is currently training in Magnet Release, how could he send people to assassinate the Land of Rivers Daimyo!
"Chase them! Neither that guard nor the Konoha White Fang can escape! Chase!!"
Fujikuro's heart was burning with anger. The Hidden Sand Village had been tricked! Now that such chaos occurred in the Land of Rivers Daimyo's mansion, many people would surely think it was Hidden Sand Village that killed the Daimyo.
Even if a few knew Hidden Sand Village helped the Land of Rivers Daimyo capture the enemy, it wouldn't matter much, the main thing was the Daimyo was already dead.
Even if they found those few informed individuals, could they make them testify for Hidden Sand Village in front of the entire Ninja World?
Boom!
Rumble!
Explosions kept coming from all over the Daimyo's mansion. After fuming in anger, Fujikuro immediately ordered, "Go and pursue the one who killed the Land of Rivers Daimyo, they must be captured alive!"
He had lost his mind in rage just now, not realizing it's unrealistic to capture both parties, now they could only focus on capturing the culprit, and only then might they convince the next Daimyo of the Land of Rivers to side with Hidden Sand Village.
Hidden Sand Village couldn't take the blame for this!
However, it was already a bit late. When Uchiha Yoichi first arrived at the Daimyo's mansion, he targeted the treasury, and over the past few days, he secretly used Sharingan to hypnotize many, acquiring detailed maps of the Daimyo's mansion.
What's more, Hatake Sakumo used Earth Release to help Uchiha Yoichi buy some time, letting him use Shadow Clone to transform into both guards and Inner Officials, spreading news within the Daimyo's mansion that Rasa of Hidden Sand Village had ordered the Daimyo's assassination.
Regardless of evidence, with the Land of Rivers Daimyo dead and people shouting that Rasa did it, this smear could stick.
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"Captain, I can't go on."
Yamanaka Ryosuke spoke up with a pale face, injured but forced to extract Chakra to flee, even after taking Soldier Pills, they had reached their limit.
The others were in a similar state, apart from Hatake Sakumo, the remaining others were almost out of Chakra, making it difficult to maintain high-speed travel after a battle.
"Then let's rest in the woods ahead."
Having reached a relatively secluded forest, Hatake Sakumo used Summoning Jutsu to call forth a Ninja Dog, instructing, "Pahn, keep watch around, notify me if anyone approaches."
"Understood, but it seems like there's Kakashi's scent, he's approaching, along with another unfamiliar scent...."
After Pahn the Ninja Dog appeared, it sniffed around and looked in another direction.
The other squad members were surprised at the news, Yamanaka Ryosuke spoke with confusion and a hint of realization, "Captain, Kakashi is your son, right? How is he here? Just now... the one who killed the Land of Rivers Daimyo..."
"Ryosuke, I don't know either, let's talk later."
Hatake Sakumo breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Fortunately, the mission is somewhat considered accomplished...."
The Land of Rivers Daimyo was dead, so their identities should have been exposed, but with Uchiha Yoichi's disruption, who can be blamed for the Daimyo's death is still uncertain, and there's at least some explanation for the Land of Fire Daimyo.