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Chapter 117 You people from Kumogakure are human traffickers...

When Rizu slowly woke up, his mind was still foggy, and he seemed unaware of what had happened.

Several seconds passed before his unfocused pupils slowly focused, adjusting to the darkness before him.

He moved slightly, feeling as if he had been put into a narrow black box.

The cramped space made it almost impossible for him to move, and even pulling his arm out was extremely difficult.

"This is......"

Confused, Hiashi began to recall what had happened.

Yesterday, as Minato's second-in-command, he helped welcome the delegation from Kumogakure.

After the banquet, he, along with Kagura-sensei and the envoys from Kumogakure, checked into the inn.

And then...

I was inexplicably locked up in this place...

At this moment, Hiashi felt a wave of dizziness, as if dozens of kilograms of heavy objects had been stuffed into his brain.

The feeling was like the reaction after a hangover.

But Hijikata, who always has high standards for himself, is certain that he did not drink too much at last night's dinner.

In reality, a ninja at this point already knew what had happened to him.

I've been drugged.

However, the effects of this medicine should be similar to those of sleeping pills, allowing one to sleep more soundly.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why a Jonin like himself could remain asleep even after being locked up in such a place.

Feeling the constant jolting of the body that was holding him, Hiashi was certain that he was being carried.

Although his mind was still foggy, he still endured the headache and rolled his eyes.

As the veins around his eyes bulged, everything outside came into his view.

Before him, five figures were leaping and moving through the dense forest.

The person at the very front was none other than Washino Hajime, whom Hiashi had been entertaining just yesterday.

At this point, he was fully aware of what had happened.

It seems that these people came to Konoha Village this time not only to sign the peace agreement, but also for their own benefit.

To be precise, it was the head of the main family who gave him a disdainful look.

As the dizziness in his head slowly dissipated, Hiashi clenched his hands and began to regain control of his body.

In the dense forest not far from Konoha Village, Washino and his group were quickly moving through the towering trees.

Judging from their rapid pace, they didn't seem to be traveling, but rather fleeing.

At the very front of the group, Washino Hajime no longer had the warm smile he had shown in Konoha Village; instead, a gloomy look had settled on his face.

The person who had previously caught Kagura's attention, completely shrouded in a black robe, was now at the very back of the group.

However, as they moved forward at high speed, the hood covering the man's head had already been lifted, revealing a mysterious head with wood grain patterns.

This is not a person at all, but a puppet!

If you look closely, you can also see several thin blue lines extending from the puppet's body into the palm of one of the people in the group.

Although they had been away from Konoha for several hours, Washino Hajime did not relax.

On the contrary, the wariness in his eyes grew even stronger.

The most important reason he agreed to come and sign the agreement with the Third Raikage this time was to obtain the Byakugan from Konoha Village.

In some ways, Konoha Village is something to be envied.

As the two most famous bloodline limits related to dojutsu in the ninja world, the Byakugan and Sharingan are both found in Konoha Village.

Many people and forces in the ninja world covet these two types of eyes and want to acquire them.

In fact, Washino Hajime wanted to obtain the Sharingan even more.

After all, both Madara Uchiha and Kagura have proven the power of the Sharingan.

However, the higher-ups in the Land of Lightning believe that the risk of seizing the Byakugan is even smaller.

Even without considering Kagura, they still had to consider the possibility of offending Uchiha Madara.

Although Madara Uchiha seems to have completely severed ties with the Uchiha clan of Konoha, they are still of the same race, and they dare not speculate on the thoughts of this powerful figure.

Furthermore, after learning that Hiashi Hyuga would also be a member of the reception delegation, obtaining the Byakugan would obviously be easier.

Washino and his team's plan was also quite simple.

During yesterday's dinner, they secretly slipped some drugs into Rizu's drinks.

This medicine isn't poison; its only effect is to help people sleep more deeply.

So Hiashi didn't notice anything wrong after drinking the beverage; he just felt a little tired and went straight back to his room to rest.

Next, Washino and the others sneaked into Hiashi's room under the cover of night and locked him inside a puppet disguised as one of their team members.

Although Kagura spent the whole night outside monitoring them.

However, there are still differences between the Sharingan and the Byakugan; at the very least, Kagura's eyes cannot use the penetrating ability.

He never expected that the people from Konoha in the inn would be so quietly imprisoned in puppets.

The very next day, Washino and his "six" acted as if nothing had happened, bringing Hiashi, who was imprisoned in the puppet's body, to the agreement signing ceremony.

Even Kagura didn't notice anything unusual in the noisy crowd.

It can be said that Washino Kazuya took advantage of Kagura's attention to him to make this operation a success.

After all, Kagura always thought that the most likely target of these people was not the hidden Kushina, but Hyuga Hiashi, who was in the same delegation as him.

So when Kagura saw that these people hadn't left the hotel at night, even she subconsciously relaxed.

After the ceremony, Washino, having successfully obtained his target, immediately left Konoha and quickly retreated towards the Land of Lightning.

He knew very well that because of today's signing ceremony, Hiashi Hyuga's disappearance might be concealed for a while, but it definitely wouldn't be for long.

Given Konoha's capabilities, they will soon discover what we have done and send out pursuers.

But if they can bring Hiashi back to the village before the people from Konoha arrive, then they will have succeeded.

After all, the two countries had just signed a peace agreement.

As long as Konoha doesn't find concrete evidence, he's certain that Konoha won't take action against Kumogakure because of a Hyuga kid.

Konoha will most likely choose to swallow this bitter pill themselves.

This is one of the reasons why he actually signed that peace agreement.

Just as Washino Kazumi was calculating the time it would take to travel the rest of the journey, he suddenly sensed something and immediately turned to look behind him.

"Oh!"

With a loud bang, the puppet that had been used to imprison Hiashi suddenly exploded into countless fragments.

Hiashi, with her long hair tied up and dressed in a white kimono, emerged from the puppet that had been shattered into countless pieces.

With a somersault in the air, he landed precisely on the trunk of a large tree.

As soon as he regained his footing, he raised his right hand in front of him, adopting the common starting stance for battle used by the Hyuga clan.

He glared angrily at the crowd in his white eyes and spoke to them in a resentful tone:

"Kagura-sensei is right, you people from Kumogakure are human traffickers in the ninja world!"

Chapter 118 Why didn't you hide?

Seeing that Hiashi had woken up earlier than expected, the group immediately stopped and turned to look at him.

Upon seeing Hiashi standing in front of him, Washino's face quickly darkened.

He personally poisoned Rizu's drink yesterday, so he knows the dosage and effect of the drug very well.

In order to successfully bring the person back to the Land of Lightning, he calculated that the drugs should be able to keep an adult unconscious for a whole day.

But to his utter surprise, Hiashi woke up in just half a day.

However, looking at the twitching corners of Hitachi's eyes, he immediately judged that Hitachi was definitely not in his best condition at this moment.

Thinking of the possible Konoha pursuers behind them, he didn't waste any words and immediately shouted an order to the other four:

"Let's attack together and finish this quickly!"

Their time was already tight, and they didn't have any extra time to waste here with Rizuo.

The other four naturally had no objections to Washino's orders.

They exchanged a glance, and then immediately got to work.

The person who had been controlling the puppet quickly pulled out a scroll from his person.

As a plume of smoke rose, the scroll vanished, and two puppets appeared before the crowd.

One of them had eight long arms and legs, covered with numerous blades and spikes that gleamed with a cold light, resembling a giant spider.

The other puppet resembled a long centipede, except that countless blades replaced its limbs.

Amidst the clanging of countless metal objects, the centipede puppet slithered swiftly through the tree like a nimble snake.

The puppeteer held his hands out in front of him, controlling the two puppets in front of him at the same time.

Those who accompanied Washino this time were naturally all elite Jonin from Kumogakure.

For a Jonin-level puppeteer, dual control is the minimum requirement.

With a slight movement of his hands, the two puppets seemed to come alive, waving their nimble limbs and lunging towards Hiashi.