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Afternoon.
Akira Tsubaki fell asleep on the tree.
Kakashi yawned.
Namikaze Minato rubbed his face and continued to watch.
"Am I guessing wrong? Or is it that Iwagakure is slow to gather?"
Looking at the empty Kannabi Bridge, Namikaze Minato was in disbelief.
It had been a whole afternoon, and no one had crossed the bridge.
"Sensei, let's go back to the hotel first."
Akira Tsubaki stretched his waist and made a suggestion.
He could tell that Iwagakure's vigilance was extremely high, and they wouldn't reappear easily.
If there was no one to squat, they would have to withdraw first.
It was getting dark, and once it got dark, the uncertain dangers would intensify.
"It would be troublesome if Madara Uchiha attacked at night."
"Iwagakure's sneak attack is also troublesome."
That's why Akira Tsubaki proposed to go back to the hotel.
The three retreated.
Not long after they had gone, a dozen Iwagakure Ninjas appeared from across the bridge.
Crossing the bridge, Commander Kurotsuchi gave the order.
"Investigate the traces of the battle here immediately."
More than a dozen Iwagakure Ninjas scattered and began to check the surroundings for traces of fighting.
"Deep pit, caused by Earth Style Ninjutsu."
"The wounds of these people are fatal in one blow?"
Looking at the wounds on his comrades' bodies, Kurotsuchi fell into deep thought.
It was understandable if the wounds of a few people were fatal. But if the wounds of dozens of people were all fatal in one blow, there was a big problem here.
He summoned a subordinate, and Kurotsuchi signaled to contact Iwagakure Ninjas in the Land of Grass.
"Go get the information back. I want to see which Ninja did this."
The subordinates left in a hurry.
Kurotsuchi continued to explore.
"Master Kurotsuchi, a strange tree trunk was found here!" an Iwagakure Ninja said.
"Oh?"
Kurotsuchi ran quickly and stopped in front of a strangely shaped tree trunk.
"This is? Someone planted the trunk into the soil?"
Touching the trunk, Kurotsuchi found it strange.
This did not appear to have been snapped off a tree, as the surrounding trees had no signs of being broken.
"Where did those tree trunks come from?"
After thinking about it, his expression trembled suddenly.
Taking out a handful of Kunai, Kurotsuchi forcefully stroked the tree trunk.
Scratch~~
With great force, a trace was drawn on the trunk.
"It's not a tree! It's Wood Style!"
Kurotsuchi was shocked.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
At this time, the subordinate responsible for obtaining information came back.
"Master Kurotsuchi, I brought back the report…"
Before his subordinate could finish speaking, Kurotsuchi grabbed the scroll and quickly browsed it.
"Namikaze Minato, Team Minato, Akira Tsubaki worth 10 million Ryo."
"This Akira Tsubaki also has the ability to restrain Wood Style?"
Looking at the content on the scroll, Kurotsuchi suddenly realized.
"The wounds of those dozens of Ninjas must have belonged to Namikaze Minato."
"What about the Wood Style here?"
"Did a Wood Style Ninja fight against Namikaze Minato's team, but was restrained by that Akira Tsubaki?"
Thinking of this, Kurotsuchi was still a little puzzled.
Because the information stated that a Wood Style Ninja did exist in Konoha Village, but the intelligence showed that this Ninja did not leave Konoha.
So here comes the problem.
Who cast Wood Style here?
Another Wood Style Ninja?
"But the result is obvious: Namikaze Minato's team won!"
"And, they didn't leave here until it was almost dark."
Thoughts turned.
Kurotsuchi found another white biological corpse that looked like a human and a plant (White Zetsu).
This thing was also planted in the soil, making his scalp crawl.
"Immediately send a message to the Ninjas in the Land of Grass, and all will be withdrawn tonight."
Kurotsuchi frowned and gave an order.
This did not mean he was afraid of Namikaze Minato, but that there seemed to be a third party involved!
In particular, there were Wood Style Ninjas among the third-party forces, who seemed to be hostile to Konoha!
In this case, Kurotsuchi chose to wait and see temporarily.
Early the next morning.
After Akira Tsubaki and the others woke up, Kenjiro arranged a sumptuous breakfast.
"Kenjiro, I'm sorry to trouble you this time," Akira Tsubaki sincerely thanked him.
Hearing this sentence, Kenjiro's smile disappeared.
"I also want to thank you. If it weren't for you, my hotel might have changed hands."
After speaking, Kenjiro brought bad news again.
"By the way, Iwagakure is all retreating."
Clack!
Akira Tsubaki's chopsticks fell on the table.
Kakashi looked surprised.
Namikaze Minato was greatly puzzled.
"Iwagakure retreated? When did they retreat?" Akira Tsubaki asked.
"Last night!" Kenjiro replied.
"Back to the Land of Earth?" Namikaze Minato asked again.
"Yeah! It was all over in the middle of the night last night."
Hearing this news, the three of them looked at each other, bewildered.
What the hell kind of operation is Iwagakure pulling?
If less than 50 people died, they were going to withdraw?
"Does this mean that our mission is completed?" Kakashi was unsure.
"It should be," Akira Tsubaki looked confused.
"Iwagakure's reaction is weird," Namikaze Minato burst into laughter.
Although this mission ended suddenly, the harvest was extremely huge.
Because they found out that Madara Uchiha was still alive.
"By the way, Kenjiro, I have a priceless piece of information to give you! Take it as a reward for you," Akira Tsubaki looked mysterious.
This aroused Kenjiro's great interest.
Afterwards, Akira Tsubaki leaned into his ear and told him about Madara Uchiha's survival, and even pointed out the approximate scope of Madara's hiding place.
"Ah?"
Kenjiro was shocked and sat down on the ground.
"Akira, is what you said true?"
"It's true!" Akira Tsubaki looked serious.
Then he said: "You'd better sell this information as soon as possible. If you keep it in your hands, I'm afraid you will be killed."
Kenjiro nodded vigorously.
This kind of thing didn't need to be reminded; he knew it too.
On the ground.
Kakashi was dumbfounded.
Namikaze Minato clutched his forehead.
They never imagined that Akira Tsubaki would give Kenjiro the news of Madara Uchiha's survival!
Who is Kenjiro?
This was a dealer who specialized in selling information.
This kind of news reaching Kenjiro's hands meant it would soon reach all Shinobi Villages.
At that time, there might be Ninjas gathering at Kannabi Bridge.
"This is truly... righteous," Akira Tsubaki meant beneficial to the world (setting up Madara for a massive confrontation).