Saving Uchiha starts from being the patriarch Uchiha Zongxian

The news of the arrival of the guests from the Kingdom of Water was conveyed to Konoha as quickly as possible, and then quickly passed to Zongxian who was in Daming Mansion. Zongxian was not surprised by this news. The arrival of the Mist Ninja was originally Things scheduled.

It seems that the death of the fourth generation Mizukage did not have a great impact on the Kiri ninja.

He was still thinking that Kirigakure might have to wait until next year to send someone over. After all, internal fighting among Kirito ninjas is an old tradition. Even without Uchiha Obito as a troublemaker, there are still many ambitious elements in Kirigakure Village. It's about to start, of course, with that old guy Yuanshi in charge, the situation in Kirigakure Village will not collapse...

But that's not a bad thing.

Nowadays, Kirigakure is an ally of Konoha. The sooner Kirigakure Village settles down, it means that there is no need to worry that Kirigakure Village will become a plaything in the hands of Uchiha Obito again. Well, although Sogen doesn't care much about Kirigakure now. Will he be used by Uchiha Obito again?

But overall, it's not a bad thing.

One more ally is better than one more enemy. At least the people in the village will be more peaceful.

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"What does Hokage-sama mean?"

"Form a joint agency with the Mist Ninja to investigate the mysterious man who calls himself Madara Uchiha. This matter was proposed by you, Assistant Hokage. No one is more familiar with this matter than you. Lord Hokage said that he hopes to leave this matter to you, Assistant Hokage. I am here to take charge, so... I would like to ask, when do you plan to return to the village?"

Nara Saltwater asked cautiously.

As the Hokage's secretary, he was sent by the Hokage this time to deliver a message to Zong Xian.

Anyway, the Fifth Hokage himself has not been very responsible for handling official duties in recent days. The daily work has been temporarily entrusted to the jounin squad leader Nara Shikaki and the two advisory elders, Hinata Masauki and Kimu Koutana. The three of them worked together to replace the Hokage-sama to perform their duties. That is to say, only when big things like the Mist Ninja are involved do we pay attention to them.

Nara Shimizu, the secretary, was relieved because of this.

This time he was simply sent away as a messenger.

"Establishing a joint investigative agency?"

Zongxian touched his chin.

This matter was indeed proposed by him, and the Mist Ninja also responded positively. However, due to the impact of the fourth generation Mizukage's death, the Mist Ninja who originally planned to come to Konoha had to postpone their trip, "Mist Ninja Have you arrived in Konoha?"

"not yet."

Nara Saltwater shook his head.

"The news was sent back to the village by the Eastern Border Guard Force via expedited communication. The Mist Ninja should be escorted by the Eastern Border Guard Force on their way now. If there are no delays on the way, they should be able to arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest. In the village, if we go earlier, we might arrive tomorrow.”

"Since there are still two days left, there is no rush. I will go back when I have tidied up the Daming Mansion. Don't worry, it won't take too long. It will only take three or four days at most. The Hokage didn't tell me to hurry up. What if you rush back?"

"No, no, Hokage-sama just asked me to ask you when you will go back. What to do specifically depends on the situation on your side, and it is up to you to decide." Nara Salt Water's respectful attitude is not just because of Zong Xian's powerful character. Extremely powerful, and more importantly, Akimichi Tofeng's physical condition is not very good.

Tsunade has not yet found her specific whereabouts.

This 'big fat sheep', who is famous in the Fire Country and even the surrounding countries, owes a large amount of gambling debts. In order to avoid the debt collection from his creditors, he has already honed his top escape and concealment skills. Several ANBU Even though they had found Tsunade's whereabouts, they could never find the real owner.

not a clone,

It's a stand-in.

He has never been able to contact Tsunade head-on.

Moreover, Akimichi Tofaze is old after all. Even if he can find Tsunade to cure his condition, to be honest, he may not be able to occupy the position of Hokage for much longer. The smart people of the Nara family have realized that it is time to consider the Fifth Generation. What happened after Lord Hokage abdicated.

Therefore,

This made Nara Mizuno become even more cautious when facing Uchiha Sogen, the strong competitor of the Sixth Hokage.

"That's good. You go back and report to the Hokage-sama first. If the Mist ninja arrives at the village first, let them rest for two days. If there are any problems, wait until I get back." I have been staying in Daming Mansion for a while, and it is indeed about the same. It's time to go back to the village.

However, his original plan was to return to Konoha in mid-August, and he had also finalized competitions with several people before. If he changed the plan temporarily, he would have to spend time dealing with these things, and he also had a relationship with the daimyo. Let’s take a breath, three or four days may not be enough time to deal with these miscellaneous things.

correct,

There are still soldiers who are planning to leave today and return to Mount Katsuragi, and Jilu is also going back to the Fire Temple.

"Senior Tu Spider, are you sure you don't need anyone to escort you?"

At the entrance of the embassy,

Zongxian is seeing off the traveler and others.

After getting along these days, aside from the relationship between the village and the family, the personal relationship is pretty good. One old man, one young man, and one Ninja monk, have a lot of fun talking about topics centered on Ninjutsu.

"No need to bother. I can walk from Mount Katsuragi to Daming Mansion and back again without any problem. Besides, I have Dilu with me." The traveler smiled and declined Zongxian's kindness. He didn't mean His current aging and weakness are all disguised, and he can still beat a lot of people with one hand.

It was because he chose to take the initiative when he felt his body was deteriorating, and wiped out as many enemies as possible who were in trouble with their clan. It was doomed to be impossible to eliminate future troubles, but at least before he died, it should be Don't worry that someone will cause trouble for the Earth Spider Clan.

This was also the reason why he dared to leave Mount Katsuragi with his granddaughter.

not to mention,

On the way back, Earth and Land were accompanying each other, and it seemed that the travelers in service did not need any extra guards at all.

Even if Dilu can only walk with him half the way.

Although the Fire Temple and Mount Katsuragi are both located in the northwest of the Land of Fire, they are not on the same line. The Earth and Land War Travelers will part ways after traveling halfway together.

"Dilu, are you really planning to leave like this?"

Zongxian looked at Dilu, who was standing to the left of Yizhi Xingzhe.

"Kazuma and the others are not in the Daming Mansion, and I have no reason to stay here now. Originally, joining the Twelve Guardian Ninjas was temporary. Sooner or later, I will have to go back to the Fire Temple. Now, I just moved the time forward a little. .”

Dilu replied calmly.

Since the death of Beigen and others, the twelve guardian ninjas fell apart, and the misdeeds of Kazuma and others were also exposed... To be honest, the driving force that drove him to stay in Daming Mansion during this period was to find Kazuma and others, and for The dead Pekan and the others seek revenge.

It’s just that Hema and others really escaped from Daming Mansion.

It took more than a month to turn Daming Mansion upside down with the ninjas of Yutingban, but they were unable to find the whereabouts of Kazuma and others. Not even a single clue was found. As time went by, As time went by, the anger in my chest gradually dissipated.

He realized that unless Kazuma and others took the initiative to show up, it would be impossible for him, who was not good at sensing ninjutsu and tracking skills, to find Kazuma and the others. If he continued like this, it would just be a waste of time, but let him continue to stay. Daming Mansion is also impossible.

As he himself said,

He has no nostalgia for this place.

Leaving was the best choice and the best outcome for him.

"In that case, I wish you all the best of luck."

Zong Xian didn't insist on sending anyone to send him off, and to be honest, he really didn't have many available people in Daming Mansion. Unless he personally took action, those subordinates would not be as powerful as Dilu Lai. .

"Thank you for your words."

Dilu put his hands together and saluted.

The old man, Yizhi Xingzhe, shook his hand very freely, took his granddaughter and turned around to leave, with the loyal Dunbingwei following closely behind.

that's it.

The four of them, including Yuzhi Xingzhe, his granddaughter Earth Spider Ying, and his entourage Dunbingwei, plus a Dilu, bid farewell to Zongxian and headed straight towards Daming Mansion.

only--

No one noticed that when Zong Zhizhe and others walked out of Daming Mansion, a gray-brown sparrow hawk also took off from the woods not far from the main entrance of Daming Mansion. After circling in the air, it looked right. He changed his direction and flew towards the depths of the forest.

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An abandoned village located in the forest.

Kazuma and others have been waiting here for several days, but except for one little Foxmaru who likes to make noises, the rest of them are very patient. In fact, Little Foxmaru is just a habitual complainer. In fact, He has always been honest and did not do anything out of the ordinary.

Until the hawk that sent the message crowed and landed on Kazuma's arm.

"Have you finally left?"

Kazuma read the secret message brought by Sparrowhawk.

A cold smile appeared on his face.

He said loudly: "Kamanosuke, Tenme, go and find all the people here, let's get to work." As soon as he shouted, the radical members of the Twelve Former Guardian Ninja quickly gathered, and Kohomaru He walked in quickly with a blood-stained sword in his hands, his excited murderous intention made the sparrow hawk tremble.

"Kazuma, are you finally going to start eating meat?"

"Almost, our target has been confirmed to have left Daming Mansion and is heading northwest." Kazuma shook the short secret message note in his hand, "However, there is a small problem."

"What's wrong?"

Kamanosuke frowned and looked over.

"The land is mixed in with our target."

"Earth?"

"The bald guy?"

"Why did he get mixed up with the target?"

Kamanosuke, Murasaki, and Tenme showed surprise one after another, but it was just surprise. Other than that, there were not many emotional fluctuations. They had already started to kill Beigen and the others, and they no longer cared about the pitiful camaraderie they once had. , and if it is just a land, it will not make them fearful.

"Kazuma, what are you going to do? Solve it together? Or..."

Kamanosuke asked.

As Dilu's old rival, he knows how troublesome the Immortal Clan's talents are. Unlike Beigen and others who attack the strong and defend the weak, Dilu is both offensive and defensive, unless they use special secret techniques or overwhelming violence to attack. , otherwise it will not be easy to solve the problem of Dilu.

"Of course we have to kill the bald man! He was lucky to have let him go last time, but he didn't have eyesight and he came to us again."

Kohomaru shouted.

Murderous.

"Depending on the situation, the priority target is to capture the traveler alive. As for Dilu...his life or death is not important. If it is convenient, we will take care of him together. If it is inconvenient, we should act according to the original plan and capture the traveler For the first goal, no one is allowed to interfere with me."

said,

Kazuma's eyes stayed on Kohomaru's face for two seconds.

The reason why I mentioned this specifically is to warn this guy Kohomaru not to act recklessly and ruin his plan.

"whispering sound!"

Kohomaru clicked his tongue.

However, he didn't say anything else, he just glared at Kazuma unhappily.

then,

At Kazuma's order, the group set off.

Tenmu, the perceptive ninja, went first and searched for the whereabouts of the warriors and others while rushing. Because they didn't know how strong the warriors were and whether they had secret skills that they didn't know about, Kazuma stayed with the daimyo. When the subordinates of the government were in the Daming Prefecture, they took advantage of the densely populated streets, so they dared to blend in among the crowds and secretly monitor the Konoha embassy.

But after leaving Daming Mansion, I didn’t have the courage to track down a once legendary figure.

What's more, Chiriku, a young ninja monk from the Fire Temple, is accompanying him.

Kazuma's subordinates only reported on the composition of Houyushi and others, as to when they left Daming Mansion and in what direction they went... As for the time that Houyushi and others had passed in the past hour or two. Wherever they go, and whether there is a sudden change of path along the way, all these can only be tracked and investigated by Kazuma and the others.

Fortunately, the perception range of the Third Eye Perception Secret Technique is wide enough. As long as Yizhi Xinghe and others do not suddenly return to Daming Mansion, or directly use the technique of time and space to escape, both of these possibilities are quite small to be honest, so before they can Before returning to Mount Katsuragi, their specific whereabouts will be found sooner or later.

They first searched along the mainland, thinking that if they couldn't find it,

Then we'll look for it in the woods.

However, their luck was not bad. They set off at around [-] o'clock in the morning and before [-] noon, Tianmu finally found the target. Yizhi Xingzhe and others did not take those rare paths, but kept walking along Moving forward on the road, "I see it, I see it." The third eye squatting on the treetop suddenly opened his eyes and released the seal in his hand.

"In what direction?"

Kazuma asked.

"Just in our eight o'clock direction, in the forest more than 600 meters away, there is a stream there. Yongzhi Xingzhe and Dilu and four others are resting by the stream." Tianmu replied quickly. He knew that he was very close to Boss Ma. He was excited, even though he always looked quite calm, but as a sensing ninja, he could feel Kazuma's rising emotions to some extent.

"Are you resting?"

Kazuma took a deep breath, adjusted the four-edged iron claw on his hand, and ordered: "The operation begins."