In a small room next to it, a simple fireplace was burning firewood. Uchiha took off his coat, moved a small stool, sat in front of the fireplace, and added firewood again and again.

On a small bed two meters away from the fireplace, under a patched quilt, Fenghua Xiaoxue lay quietly with her red face and closed eyes.

There were traces of tears on her cheeks, her breathing was calm, and she was sleeping soundly.

Beside the bed, Kakashi, wearing an ANBU mask, sat quietly, always guarding the little princess of Snow Country.

Kakashi naturally has no special feelings for him, just the awareness that as an ANBU he must complete his mission.

"Iwagakure lost another person. The remaining three are more or less injured and their whereabouts are unknown. Kakashi... what are your plans?"

Xin asked softly without looking back.

"Please call me 'Dark Blade'."

Kakashi adheres to the rules of ANBU. As long as he wears the ANBU mask, he can only act in the name of ANBU.

"With your white hair and a Sharingan eye, your identity has been exposed. Okay, 'Dark Blade', what are your plans next?"

Xin asked helplessly.

"Our mission is to help the former owner of Snow Country resist the rebel attack. Now it seems that we have failed."

"so what?"

"The mission request from the former country leader stated that if it is no longer possible to stop the rebel offensive, as long as Fenghua Xiaoxue can be rescued and taken away from the country of snow, the mission will be considered complete."

"That's a good feeling. The mission target is here. We are less than 20 miles away from the southern border of Snow Country. We can leave Snow Country tomorrow and return to Konoha to complete the mission."

Xin clapped her hands and said with a smile.

The mission of Team Xin is to support the four Kakashis. In this way, the missions of both teams will be considered successful.

"It's just...the employer's life is at stake, we shouldn't give up just like that."

Neither Kakashi nor Xin knew that it was already snowing and the body was already cold.

Fenghua Xiaoxue also didn't know that her father had been seriously injured when the rebels had just invaded the palace, and his soul had returned to the hometown of the souls of the previous kings.

"What do you want to do? Explore the Snow Country Palace again? The Iwagakure team is half-impaired, and two of your men have been injured. The ninjas hired by the opponent are very strong. How can we fight this?"

"Who said we are useless?"

Bang ~ click ~

The muscular figure like a hill pushed open the door arrogantly and walked in.

The captain of the Iwagakure team, Boulder Mountain, found this place based on the communication code previously agreed with Kakashi and others.

"Ah~~~"

Fenghua Xiaoxue, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by the sound of the door opening and the cold snowy wind blowing in.

"They are not enemies, so don't be afraid."

Kakashi comforted him slightly, and stood up to greet Boulder Mountain to leave the hut.

Fenghua Koyuki quickly grabbed the corner of Kakashi's clothes, as if she was afraid of being abandoned.

"Don't be afraid, he is my companion and will stay here to protect you."

Kakashi pointed at Uchiha Shin and said.

After adding a piece of firewood, Xin stood up and passed by Kakashi, then walked towards Fenghua Koyuki with a smile.

"You...don't...don't come here!"

Fenghua Xiaoxue had never met Uchiha Shin. She was only a few years old. She had just experienced a big change and was very scared when meeting strangers.

"See clearly, I am also a Konoha ninja."

Xin helplessly stopped, pointed to the Konoha forehead protector tied on his left arm and said.

"Oh...oh, then you are over there, I...I..."

Fenghua Xiaoxue didn't know what to say.

"Okay. It's getting late, rest. You're safe now."

Xin turned around and walked towards the fireplace.

Fenghua Xiaoxue tightened the quilt, turned over, and turned her back to Uchiha Xin.

"Father...when will you come to Xiaoxue..."

As I thought about it, I felt sleepy and fell asleep in a moment.

Xin, who was supposed to be sitting by the fireplace, quietly came to the bed. A small amount of chakra was slowly released from his hands, hypnotizing Fenghua Xiaoxue and falling into sleep.

The power of perception, open!

Paying close attention to the breath movements of Kakashi and others outside the hut, he stretched out a pair of hands and slowly approached Fenghua Xiaoxue's neck.

Then, slowly move down...

Outside the hut, Kakashi asked Boulder Mountain to repair and restore it first, and will discuss the details of the next step tomorrow.

For some reason, he always felt that he could feel at ease only if he was by Fenghua Xiaoxue's side.

squeak

The door of the house was opened, and it was still quiet inside, with only the sound of firewood being fiddled with and burning.

"Are you really planning to return to the capital of Snow Country to save people?"

Xin asked softly.

"Yeah. But not everyone is going!"

Kakashi sat back on the bed and replied in a deep voice.

"You want to go it alone?"

Xin guessed something.

"Iwagakure Jōnin Boulder Mountain will act with me and Shisui. Shin, please bring Fenghua Xiaoxue and An Xian back to the Country of Fire. The 'Sword Style' and the others will act with you."

"As for Fenghua Xiaoxue's arrangements, Hokage-sama has informed the daimyo in advance. They know what to do when they arrive in the Land of Fire."

Kakashi asked.

"That's not okay. She is your mission target, not our team's mission target. If you ask me, we can just evacuate."

Xin suggested that he was worried that Kakashi would return to the capital and start fighting with the Homura organization, accidentally exposing his identity as a 'doctor', which would be detrimental to the Uchiha clan.

At first, Xin really didn't expect that after assassinating Mito Monobu, the Sandaime would have such courage and directly promote Fugaku!

If he had known earlier that the clan's status in Konoha would undergo a major turnaround and become more and more stable, he would not have deceived Buyi into leaving the Homura organization.

"Anbu will not give up on completing the mission so easily, but they will not act rashly knowing that they are outmatched. After you leave, we will hide for a while. The three members of the Homura organization cannot stay in the country of snow forever."

Kakashi insisted.

"This... is also fine."

Xin stopped persuading, got up and left the hut.

At noon the next day, everyone in Konoha packed up and prepared to leave the country of snow with Fenghua Koyuki.

Kakashi spent a lot of time talking and finally convinced the little princess to let her follow the others with peace of mind.

Fenghua Koyuki knew that Kakashi was going to save his father, so she nodded obediently.

The two sides parted ways and made an appointment to meet in the Fire Country.

Half a day later, it was already dark.

The Xin team was protecting two wounded people and a princess, and had left the border of Snow Kingdom for more than ten miles.

There is no one around, the temperature has risen, and wild animals have appeared.

Inuzuka Suzu took the beans and hunted some wild game, and with the help of Umino Ikkaku, she set up a simple barbecue grill.

Then, Uchiha Shin breathed out flames and lit the bonfire.

"Ikkaku, after a short rest, I will return to the Land of Snow to confirm the safety of Kakashi and Shisui. You lead the team to turn east and enter the Land of Earth."

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