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"Is this the confidential mission that led to the White Fang of Konoha's suicide?"
"Sure enough, those who play politics are all dirty!"
At this moment, high in the sky.
Kenshi and Yezi were standing on the back of the giant clay bird.
They were originally going to find Yahiko and the others, but when Kenshi sensed a large group of ninjas gathering towards Ameyuri City, he changed direction to see what was going on.
Then, he saw from beginning to end how Danzo, leading the Root, had disguised themselves as Akatsuki members and gradually lured Hatake Sakumo into a trap.
Kenshi didn't know why Danzo and the others were disguised as Akatsuki members to kill Hatake Sakumo, but this familiar routine was clearly the reason why Hatake Sakumo committed suicide in the original work.
Otherwise, it was just a confidential mission failure, a mission that failed because he was trying to save his comrades.
Even if it failed, it wouldn't have been a situation where the whole village blamed him.
But the reality was that the villagers kept blaming Hatake Sakumo for his mission failure. They sensed that he was the only one who had ever failed a mission since the village was founded. Everyone else's missions were 100% successful. It was absurd.
Clearly, if no one else had been guiding them, no one would believe it.
Now, after seeing everything from beginning to end, Kenshi knew who was behind it.
That guy, Danzo, was truly a troublemaker. He was everywhere.
Of course, Danzo was the Third Hokage's right-hand man. The Third Hokage himself was definitely not innocent in this matter.
"In the original work, Hatake Sakumo committed suicide. This time, he won't."
Kenshi suddenly chuckled, glanced at Hatake Sakumo, who was leaving, and then focused his gaze on Danzo's chakra.
"Should I use a clone on Danzo?"
"Forget it. It's not worth it. Killing him and making him a clone would be too easy on him."
After thinking for a while, Kenshi shook his head and moved his gaze away from Danzo.
Making Danzo into a clone would definitely make it easier for Kenshi to take revenge on the Third Hokage.
But he had just as much desire for revenge against Danzo. Killing him like that would be too easy on him.
As for Danzo, it would be more satisfying to make him unable to live or die.
"Lightning Release clone, it's you."
Kenshi focused his gaze on Hatake Sakumo, who was leaving below. The Lightning Release chakra in his body was very powerful. Besides, the identity of the White Fang of Konoha was a bonus.
If he made Hatake Sakumo into a Lightning Release clone, Konoha would have a powerful Kage-level powerhouse to support his Uchiha clone's ascension to the Hokage position. That would reduce a lot of resistance.
In terms of talent, Hatake Sakumo's White Lightning had reached the same level as Black Lightning. They were both chakra nature transformations that transcended ordinary Lightning Release and were comparable to kekkei genkai.
Although he was a little older, he was still very powerful.
In the entire ninja world, only he and the Third Raikage could raise their Lightning Release chakra to the level of a kekkei genkai. This talent, combined with his identity, was worth a Lightning Release clone.
Kenshi continued to follow Hatake Sakumo in the sky. He didn't rush to act. He would wait until they were far away from Danzo's Root before acting.
Below.
"Hurry... hurry!"
Hatake Sakumo's expression was anxious. He was rushing towards the border with the three Anbu companions. Their faces didn't show any sense of relief after escaping. Instead, they were even more anxious.
The enemy had abandoned their pursuit. Wasn't that a sign that their strategic goal had been achieved?
The four didn't know what was happening in the Land of Fire. Had some towns already been attacked?
But they knew that the sooner they got back to report, the less damage the Land of Fire would suffer.
After running at high speed for a few minutes, Hatake Sakumo suddenly raised his hand and signaled to stop.
"Who's there?"
Hatake Sakumo's body tensed. He held a short sword in front of him and stared intently at a large tree ahead.
Kenshi calmly walked out from behind the tree. His black coat, characteristic of Akatsuki, was very eye-catching.
"Someone from Akatsuki... no, who are you?" Hatake Sakumo questioned Kenshi's identity while making hand gestures behind his back, telling the three Anbu to escape when they got the chance.
This enemy was different. Not only was he sensed at such close range, but he also gave him an unprecedented sense of calm.
This calmness was like the calmness you felt when facing the sea.
Under this calmness, it could turn into a raging storm at any moment, swallowing them whole.
The enemy was very strong. He was definitely a Kage-level powerhouse.
The moment their eyes met, Hatake Sakumo felt Kenshi's strength. It would be troublesome with his current state.
But even if it was troublesome, he wouldn't back down. He wouldn't let his comrades sacrifice themselves.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Hatake Sakumo and Kenshi moved at the same time.
Both of them were very fast.
"Hmm?"
The moment their figures crossed, a hint of doubt flashed in Hatake Sakumo's eyes. Kenshi, who was faster than him, didn't attack him at all. He passed through him.
"Not good!"
Hatake Sakumo's face instantly changed. Behind him were his three young Anbu companions. The enemy wanted to kill them.
Zzzzt!
Hatake Sakumo quickly turned around, but before he could do anything, he saw three bloody heads flying up. Kenshi also turned around and looked at him. Behind Kenshi, the headless bodies of his three Anbu companions fell to the ground along with their heads.
Thump, thump!
In an instant, Hatake Sakumo's heart skipped a beat. His eyes instantly filled with blood. His face became ferocious, like a demon crawling out of hell.
Zzzzt... In an instant, Hatake Sakumo concentrated a large amount of white lightning on the short sword in his hand, emitting a dazzling light and a piercing sound.
It looked very powerful, but Kenshi shook his head.
It seemed that Hatake Sakumo's state really wasn't good. He couldn't control White Lightning anymore.
Whoosh!
Hatake Sakumo wasn't the kind of person who would shout loudly in battle because of anger. He was still silent in his anger and madness, but his movements were violent. The lightning blade in his hand, emitting white lightning, stabbed straight at Kenshi's heart.
"Ugh!"
Hatake Sakumo suddenly felt his throat being squeezed, followed by a huge force that slammed him to the ground with unstoppable power.
Boom!
The ground shattered and cracked.
Kenshi grabbed Hatake Sakumo's neck with one hand and pressed him hard to the ground.
Hatake Sakumo in this state was a little slower than him. He was subdued in one move. The short sword in his hand flew away to the side.
"Pfft!"
Hatake Sakumo spat out a mouthful of blood. His internal organs were all impacted. His body, which was already injured from opening the Eight Inner Gates, was injured again. His injuries were even worse.
"This injury should be enough!"
Kenshi released Hatake Sakumo and thought to himself. Then, without giving Hatake Sakumo a chance to attack again with his willpower, he used a Perception Deprivation Technique, completely depriving Hatake Sakumo of control over his body.
After condensing Rinnegan eye power chakra, Kenshi's genjutsu ability had improved by a level. Even a Kage-level powerhouse, even if they had kekkei genkai-level chakra, couldn't resist it.
Perhaps only Ōnoki's Dust Release could withstand it, but it was uncertain.
Kenshi picked up Hatake Sakumo and flew into the sky.
Underground, White Zetsu finally felt something was wrong.
Once is a coincidence, twice is a coincidence, but three times is a pattern.
Kenshi had already captured people and taken them to the sky three times in a row. This time, White Zetsu didn't think that he was simply using a simple genjutsu on Hatake Sakumo.
"This guy, Kenshi, must have done something to these guys."
"What exactly did he do?"
White Zetsu couldn't figure it out.
After all, only the Rinnegan could use jutsu to make other people into containers to create clones.
Kenshi didn't have the Rinnegan. For White Zetsu, who firmly believed in bloodline supremacy, he wouldn't be able to figure out that Kenshi had already developed a clone jutsu that was even more perfect than the Six Paths of Pain's Rinnegan clones.
But although he couldn't guess, White Zetsu understood that as long as he kept an eye on these three guys and Kenshi, who had been taken to the sky by Kenshi, he would eventually find out what this guy was doing.
So, he contacted the White Zetsu on Madara's side and arranged for several White Zetsu to specifically watch the Iwagakure and Hidden Sand teenagers, as well as Hatake Sakumo now.
High in the sky.
Hatake Sakumo was quickly made into Kenshi's Lightning Release clone.
After Kenshi put Hatake Sakumo down, he returned to the Land of Wind border with Yezi, pretending that they had been searching for the Hidden Sand ninjas to negotiate.
The Konoha people had been dealt with. Kenshi didn't need to go to Yahiko's side. If the things that happened here were leaked, he wouldn't be able to explain it to Yahiko and the others.
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