Chapter 31 Mission Over
On the other side, Kakashi also discovered something similar and immediately shouted, "Stop!"
But his warning was clearly too late; most of the team had already found similar things. After they regrouped, seeing the uncertain looks in the others' eyes, Kakashi fell silent.
"Let's pretend we didn't see these things," Uchiha Touhuan finally said after a long while.
"Clan leader! There's something in here..." Uchiha Inahisa said urgently. The part he had just discovered was a detailed record of Orochimaru and Danzo's collaboration in hunting down Uchiha clan members to obtain Sharingan during the Third Shinobi World War.
"Shut up!" Uchiha Touhuan roared. "Getting involved in this won't do you any good!"
After reprimanding Uchiha Inahisa, Uchiha Touhuan looked up at everyone and said seriously, "Captain Kakashi and I discovered these things. We reported them to the Third Hokage separately. You didn't see anything, understand?" "
Understood, understood." Nagai Seiichi and Kuroki Ryuta nodded hastily. Everyone present, except for the two of them, had the support of a ninja clan, big or small. The two of them had no backing. If they really got involved in this kind of thing, they would probably die mysteriously the next day.
"We didn't see anything." Hyuga Takato also said. As a branch family member, if they got involved in such a big matter, the main family would probably deal with them immediately if they were in trouble.
Inuzuka Kaze was even more direct, stuffing the collected items into Uchiha Touhuan's hands. Even for their Inuzuka family, getting involved in this kind of thing would be a disaster.
Kakashi sighed. It seemed that handling the matter the way Uchiha Touhuan suggested was the safest approach.
"Kakashi, just write the mission report like this: After discovering Orochimaru's trail, we engaged in a battle with him. Under Orochimaru's wide-range destructive ninjutsu, everyone except the two of us sustained some injuries... Oh, right, what about the other two?" "
Mitokado Hayato died at the beginning. As for that guy, Utatane Itsuki, he probably died in the aftermath of your and Orochimaru's ninjutsu," Inuzuka Fu said.
"That's quite a pity," Uchiha Touhuan said after offering his opinion on the two's deaths, and continued, "The two of us, still capable of fighting, chased Orochimaru all the way here, but Orochimaru escaped with his escape ninjutsu. And the two of us found this here."
"This... isn't that a bit much? We didn't help at all, did we? In this way, we're just taking credit for your work, Chief Touhuan?" Uzuki Yugao said.
"That's not important," Uchiha Touhuan said. "I don't lack this little bit of merit, but you can't afford to take on such a huge burden."
"Alright, I'll write the mission report like this. You guys just have to be careful not to let anything slip." Kakashi ignored Uzuki Yugao's question and nodded.
Kuroki Ryuta and Nagai Seiichi's gazes towards Uchiha Touhuan had completely changed. What kind of leader had they encountered on this mission? He was willing to share the credit with them while also taking the biggest blame without hesitation. From this moment on, they would fight to the death if anyone spoke ill of the Uchiha! At the same time, Inuzuka Fu was also sizing up Uchiha Touhuan, his eyes flashing with a special light.
"Alright, don't be so serious. You guys go outside and bury those human experiment materials. Leave this to Captain Kakashi and me." Uchiha Touhuan's expression relaxed as he spoke. "Finish this quickly so we can head back to the village. To celebrate the successful completion of this mission, it's my treat tonight."
The group breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the perimeter of the laboratory.
Kakashi and Uchiha Touhuan, who remained behind, began collecting the evidence from the laboratory.
"What do you plan to do?" Kakashi asked, looking up after they had collected most of the evidence.
"Of course, I'll report to the Third Hokage, and then, guided by the Will of Fire, under the Third Hokage's wise leadership, completely eradicate the village's evil." Uchiha Touhuan said without looking up. Kakashi: ...
"Even now, can't I even hear a single truth?" Kakashi said coldly.
"Want to hear the truth?" Uchiha Touhuan's face showed a faint smile. "Then, you've made your choice."
"I just want to know the truth about my father's matter," Kakashi said.
Uchiha Touhuan nodded: "That's enough."
"The truth is, use these things to slowly destroy the Shimura family, the Utatane family, and the Mitokado family, and then take their place."
Uchiha Touhuan's words made Kakashi's pupils shrink. Kakashi understood that Uchiha Touhuan hadn't told him the whole truth yet. After all, besides these three families, there was another family in the village that had developed rapidly alongside these three families during the Third Hokage's reign. Uchiha Touhuan planned to destroy these three families and then take their place. What about the last one, the Sarutobi family?
Noticing Kakashi's expression, Uchiha Touhuan grinned, stepped forward, and patted him on the shoulder: "Kakashi, you still have a lot to learn if you want to master archery."
After saying this, Uchiha Touhuan ignored Kakashi's reaction, gathered the evidence from Orochimaru's base, and walked out.
Once everything was finished, under the combined effects of Uchiha Inahisa and Uchiha Zaito's two Great Fire Dragon Techniques, Orochimaru's base was reduced to ashes in a raging fire.
After the flames died down, the group began their journey home.
They remained silent the entire way, until they returned to town late at night. Uchiha Touhuan took everyone to the place where they had eaten and drunk before, ordered a lavish meal, and after several rounds of drinks, everyone finally recovered.
Slightly tipsy, Kuroki Ryuta raised his glass: "Everyone, if you ask me, we should toast Clan Chief Touhuan. This mission was made possible entirely by Clan Chief Touhuan, which is why we were able to return so smoothly." "
That's right, that's right!" Nagai Seiichi also raised his glass. "Before, there were always rumors circulating in the village about the Uchiha clan, but this mission showed us the magnanimity of the Uchiha clan! Especially Clan Chief Touhuan, that's it!"
Nagai Seiichi gave a thumbs up.
"Enough said! Cheers to Clan Chief Touhuan!" Hyuga Kenya also raised his glass to Uchiha Touhuan.
"Eh, didn't I already say? It was thanks to everyone's joint efforts that this mission was successfully completed!" Uchiha Touhuan waved his hand, then raised his glass and drank it all with everyone else.
"Dou-huan is right. This mission is the result of everyone's joint efforts," Kakashi said after finishing his drink. "When we get back, I'll report to the Hokage on everyone's behalf."
Seeing this, Uchiha Touhuan smiled with satisfaction. Although Kakashi seemed a bit clumsy at this moment, he was finally starting to get the hang of things.
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