In the past two days, Hatake Sakumo too had heard the rumors in the village. But those were facts. He couldn’t explain anything. Just when he passed by the two gossiping people, one of them spat at him. Sakumo didn’t dodge it, and the saliva stuck to his trouser. The passerby sarcastically said, “I’m sorry, White Fang-sama, I didn’t see …

Two days later, in the Hokage Meeting Room, various clans’ patriarchs and senior Konoha officials gathered. As the Anbu and its subdivision Root captains, Hatake Sakumo and Aburame Ryoma were also present. Seeing everyone in attendance, Sarutobi Hiruzen lightly coughed and said, “I believe everyone already knows about the fallout of the recent Land of Rivers’ mission.” Hiruzen had just …

Sarutobi Hiruzen was agitated. He suppressed the anger in his heart and said, “Because of the hostage mission, the Land of Rivers Daimyo has now issued an edict. All their missions will be entrusted to Suna for the next ten years. Do you know how much Konoha lost because of Aburame Ryoma?” Shimura Danzo put away the scroll and asked …

Uchiha Tonan returned to the town, had breakfast in a hotel, and went back to the inn to catch up on sleep. The next few days, the town was calm. Tonan stayed in the inn, continuously using white pigeons to monitor if anyone was coming from the border. As each day passed, he felt something was amiss. With Hatake Sakumo’s …

Root members would not waste their words on an assassination target, especially when their objective was unambiguous. Ignoring his pleas, Kamiya Kazuki and Yoshida Taro jumped down from the tree and attacked Uchiha Tonan. Tonan raised his head and activated his scarlet Sharingan. “Genjutsu – Hell Viewing Technique.” However, the two were guarded against his genjutsu from the very beginning. …

Notes: According to Chinese beliefs, the dead must pass three tests before passing to the next life, the first being the Bridge of Helplessness Just when Uchiha Tonan was considering whether or not to kill the two dubious teammates, he noticed something through the white pigeon’s sight. It was precisely those two who right now had briefly greeted the garrison …

Notes: Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal was given to Root members to ensure no information about the organization or Shimura Danzo was leaked Swish Suddenly, a ninja wearing an animal-style mask appeared in front of them, and said in a loud voice, “You two, the mission has changed, Danzo-sama has an order.” Kamiya Kazuki and Yoshida Taro instinctively knelt on one …

Notes: Raikiri, an S-ranked jutsu also known as Lightning Blade, is Hatake Kakashi’s signature technique After Team Nine left the Hokage Residence, Sarutobi Shinnosuke walked into the office. “Old man, why didn’t you let me take this mission? Even if you didn’t want me to go to the hostage rescue, why didn’t you let me take charge of this mission …

Notes: The Land of Rivers is a country that borders between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire. The Land of Rain is a small country that sits between Land of Earth, Land of Fire & Land of Wind The Great Elder’s beard trembled in excitement, and he returned to his seat looking ecstatic. “This is good, very …

Notes: Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation is a jutsu that binds a deceased person’s soul to a living vessel, restoring the dead as they were when alive to do the summoner’s bidding Kinjutsu, meaning Forbidden Techniques, are techniques that have been banned from being taught or used After Uchiha Tonan walked out of the courtyard with the medical-nin, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, who …