Konoha's Hextech Ninja

As Yagami Yoruichi maintained his hand seals, a jet of water shot out, scattering the ink tiger.

"Wind Release - Great Breakthrough!"

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

Two Root ninjas joined forces to unleash a ninjutsu, and the fire jutsu, fueled by the wind jutsu, multiplied in size, sweeping towards Yagami Yoruichi.

Just as Yagami Yoruichi was about to use Water Release ninjutsu to defend herself, a violent chakra surge suddenly erupted around her.

"Earth Release-Earth Flow Wall!"

A mud wall with a dog-head statue carved on top rose up to block the enemy's attack.

"Thank you." Yagami Yoruichi thanked Kakashi, while using the earthen wall to block his view and forming two shadow clones through hand seals.

Leaving one shadow clone behind, Yagami Yoruichi and the other shadow clone quickly concealed themselves.

Yoruichi Yagami trained with Kakashi Hatake and Inahi Uchiha, and after so many years of fighting each other, they had developed a tacit understanding with each other.

Upon seeing Yagami Yoruichi's actions, the two immediately understood her plan. They each used their ninjutsu to coordinate with Yagami Yoruichi's shadow clones, restricting the movement of the three Root ninjas.

Yoruichi Yagami's main body split up with another shadow clone, quickly traversing the jungle to get behind the Root ninja.

"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"

"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"

Two fire dragons rushed in from different directions, and the surging flames instantly engulfed the three Root ninjas.

Kakashi Hatake, Inaha Uchiha, and the shadow clone left behind by Yoruichi Yagami also launched an attack at the same time, blocking the possible escape routes of the three Root ninjas.

The three Root ninjas were all quite strong.

But faced with such a terrifying scale of ninjutsu coverage, they were unable to withstand it even with their best efforts.

After struggling for a moment, it gradually lost its life in the flames.

A moment later, the flames subsided, and looking at the three charred corpses, Yagami Yoruichi threw out three kunai, piercing through the skulls of the corpses to confirm that the enemies were dead.

Just as he was about to go and support Maruboshi Kosuke, he saw that Maruboshi Kosuke had already dealt with his opponent and was looking at him with a complicated expression.

Chapter 87: Tsunade Accuses the Hokage, Smashes the Hokage's Office in Anger

"Kusuke-senpai is truly amazing."

Yoruichi Yagami scratched her head slightly embarrassedly and said, "The three of us could barely kill a few Chunin. But Kosuke-senpai captured two Jonin alive. He's much better than us. Haha, haha!"

Yagami Yoruichi chuckled dryly, as if trying to hide something.

“You… never mind.” Maruhoshi Kosuke shook his head.

How could he not see that Yagami Yoruichi had no intention of holding back or capturing the enemy alive, but was determined to take their lives?

However, considering the behavior of Root and Shimura Danzo, Maruhoshi Kosuke couldn't forcefully accuse Yagami Yoruichi of doing something wrong.

After hesitating for a while, Maruhoshi Kosuke sighed and said in a helpless tone, "This is the last time, after all, they are ninjas from the same village."

"Understood, Uncle Kosuke." Yagami Yoruichi watched as Maruboshi Kosuke sealed the chakra of the two Root Jonin and tied them up with ropes, a hint of regret flashing in her eyes.

Unfortunately, they failed to kill these two Jonin.

If they lose two Jonin, it would probably be enough to make that old man Danzo Shimura...

Throughout Konoha, the number of Jonin is not large.

Replenishing such a special part as the root is by no means an easy task.

So far, only six Chunin have been killed. Although it is a blow to Shimura Danzo, it is not that difficult for him to replenish his manpower.

I shook my head, deciding to stop thinking about these awful things.

Yagami Yoruichi looked up and asked Maruhoshi Kosuke, "Kosuke-senpai, in your judgment, will there be more pursuers?"

"Probably not." Maruhoshi Kosuke thought for a moment, gave an answer, and then asked, "Do you want to continue the mission?"

Maruboshi Kosuke, being an old and shrewd man, could easily see through Yagami Yoruichi's thoughts.

Yoruichi Yagami didn't hide anything and nodded, saying, "Since we're being watched by Root, it's best not to leave the village for a while. This mission is our last chance. In any case, since we've accepted the mission, we have to complete it well."

This time, Yagami Yoruichi had to plead with Tsunade for a long time before Tsunade agreed to arrange several bandit-suppression missions at once, allowing Yagami Yoruichi and her companions to completely wipe out all the mountain bandits within the territory of a certain noble family.

Although Yagami Yoruichi once suspected that this noble family had already issued such a mission request in Konoha.

However, Yoruichi Yagami didn't care about these things. As long as she could get real benefits, she didn't care about the other details at all.

There were more than a dozen bandit gangs of varying sizes, with a total of over three hundred people. Even if Yagami Yoruichi only personally killed a small portion of them, it would still be enough to accumulate enough gold coins for a third piece of equipment.

Not to mention, the dozen or so C-rank and B-rank missions, as well as the extra income during the bandit suppression, also amount to a huge sum of money that could keep Yagami Yoruichi entertained for a long time.

“But we can’t keep taking these prisoners with us forever…” Maruhoshi Kosuke didn’t object to continuing the mission, but he was a little hesitant about what to do with the three prisoners.

Yoruichi Yagami was also aware that Kosuke Maruboshi could pretend he hadn't seen her casually killing Root ninjas during the battle.

However, Maruhoshi Kosuke would never allow himself to kill any more prisoners he had already captured alive.

After thinking for a moment, Yagami Yoruichi said, "It's not too far from Konoha. We can use shadow clones to send the prisoners back, while our main bodies continue their mission. Anyway, we brought enough ration pills this time, so we don't need to worry about running out of chakra."

Using soldier pills to restore chakra after a battle is quite efficient.

Of course, this method is only suitable for emergencies.

While the Bingliang Pill can replenish the nutrients needed to restore chakra and physical strength, its nutrition is not comprehensive. Long-term use can lead to a lack of vitamins and other trace elements, which can have a negative impact on the body.

However, in emergency situations during a mission, these things are not a concern.

Maruhoshi Kosuke pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, let's rest for a while. Once our chakra recovers, we'll use shadow clones to send them back. Just you and I can create shadow clones; Kakashi and Inagi have less chakra, so we don't need to create them."

Kakashi Hatake and Inahi Uchiha were speechless.

Maruboshi Kosuke is a senior and powerful ninja, so it's only natural that he has a large amount of chakra.

Yoruichi Yagami is only seven years old, but her chakra reserves are even more terrifying than Kosuke Maruboshi's; she's simply freakish!

Both of them secretly wondered if Yagami Yoruichi had the bloodline of the Senju clan.

The Senju clan abandoned their surname and integrated into the common people of Konoha. It's not impossible that Yagami Yoruichi, a commoner orphan, possessed the Senju bloodline and awakened the Senju clan's special physique across generations.

This topic completely killed the conversation.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the group moved to a safe place to rest and used soldier pills to replenish their chakra.

Subsequently, Yagami Yoruichi and Maruboshi Kosuke each created shadow clones, leading three unconscious prisoners towards Konoha.

The four main bodies set off again to continue their mission.

……

Leaf.

The Hokage's Office.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, listened with a troubled expression to the report from Kosuke Maruboshi's shadow clone, puffing on his pipe.

"That's all we know so far." Maruhoshi Kosuke didn't embellish the story; he simply recounted what he had seen and experienced without adding anything, omitting even his own speculations so as not to influence Sarutobi Hiruzen's judgment.

"Alright, I understand. This is all Danzo's fault. You were forced to retaliate. It's not your fault, nor is it the fault of those children."

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a long breath, and the smell of secondhand smoke instantly filled the office.

After a few seconds of silence, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, "You just said that Yoruichi used shadow clones to bring people back with you? What happened to her shadow clones? Were they disbanded?"

Kosuke Maruhoshi said with a strange expression, "He went to find Tsunade."

It goes without saying that Yagami Yoruichi's shadow clone went to Tsunade to complain.

"Cough cough cough..." Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi was immediately choked and coughed loudly.

He knew his disciples all too well.

Given Tsunade's temper, if she knew what Shimura Danzo had done to her disciple, she'd probably tear down the Hokage Building.

Just then, the office door was suddenly flung open with a loud bang.

Tsunade stormed in angrily and slammed her fist on the desk.

The solid wood desk snapped in two instantly under Tsunade's 'iron fist,' scattering documents all over the floor.

"Old man, what is Danzo trying to do?! Do you even know anything about this, Hokage?!" Tsunade roared at Hiruzen Sarutobi, her face full of rage, as she stomped her foot on the broken desk.

"Ahem, Tsunade, don't be so hot-tempered!" Hiruzen Sarutobi, knowing he was in the wrong, quickly explained, "I really didn't know about this, otherwise I would have stopped Danzo long ago. Don't worry, Yoruichi is alright, isn't she? How about this, I'll investigate first and give you a satisfactory answer, okay?"

Tsunade angrily retorted, "That old bastard Danzo has done so many terrible things! If my great-grandfather were still alive, he would have killed him long ago! If you, the Hokage, can't control your subordinates, then replace you with someone who can!"

Tsunade had long been dissatisfied with the Konoha leadership, led by Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura.

This can be considered an explosion of energy, taking advantage of Yagami Yoruichi's attack.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't dare to retaliate after being scolded by Tsunade. He had to coax and lie to finally calm Tsunade down.

But letting this matter go is not so easy.

"I can't be bothered with others, but when it comes to bullying my disciple, this absolutely cannot be left unresolved!"

Tsunade snorted coldly, half-threateningly reminding him, "Don't think I don't know what happened back then with Rope Tree and Broken..."

Tsunade only said half of what she wanted to say.

But both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kosuke Maruboshi knew that the deaths of Nagato Senju and Dan Kato on the battlefield seemed quite normal.

But in reality, there seems to be an unseen force behind the deaths of both of them.

Tsunade has always suspected Danzo Shimura, but she lacks evidence and has no way to do anything to him within the bounds of the rules.

The meaning behind this threat is self-evident.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi still can't give her a satisfactory explanation this time, then don't blame her for bringing up old grievances.

This is not only to protect Yoruichi Yagami, but also to safeguard Tsunade's own authority.

"I see."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a few puffs of his cigarette, finally making up his mind, and said, "I will take back Danzo's power, order him to give Yoruichi and the others sufficient compensation, and send Danzo home to reflect on his actions. Are you satisfied with this arrangement?"

"I don't know why you're so protective of that old thing!"

Tsunade was clearly not satisfied, but she also knew that this was just Hiruzen Sarutobi's personality; he could never bring himself to be ruthless towards Danzo Shimura.

For Hiruzen Sarutobi, regaining power from Shimura Danzo required a great deal of determination.

The fact that Shimura Danzo lost his power can be considered as having barely achieved her expectations.

Tsunade's anger subsided slightly, and she asked Hiruzen Sarutobi, "I heard there's a Kusanagi sword at the Root?"

In the ninja world, the term "Kusanagi sword" does not refer to a specific sword, but rather to all sword-type weapons that have reached a certain level.

Those weapons that can earn this title are basically among the top weapons in the ninja world.

Hiruzen Sarutobi understood and immediately said, "There are two Kusanagi swords in the Root. One of them has already been given to Orochimaru, and the other will be given to Yoruichi as compensation for Danzo's violation of the rules this time."

A Kusanagi sword is quite valuable, and it could even be said that it is priceless and unavailable.

But in the eyes of high-ranking officials like the Hokage, it's nothing special.

At least Hiruzen Sarutobi believed that his summoning beast Enma, transformed into the 'Golden Cudgel', was stronger than the Kusanagi Sword, or at least more suitable for him.

Tsunade didn't care about a Kusanagi sword; she only brought it up to make Danzo Shimura bleed more.

"That's settled then. I hope you keep your word." Tsunade, satisfied with the reply, got up and left the Hokage's office.

Looking at the mess in the office, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face twitched a few times. He then instructed Kosuke Maruhoshi, "Kosuke, could you please go to the Anbu and get a few people to help me clean up? Also, have Haru take a team to take over Root."

As he spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly wrote out an order and handed it to Kosuke Maruboshi's shadow clone: ​​"Give this document to Haru; he'll understand once he reads it."

Chapter 88 [Demon Slayer], complete the three-piece set of Tears!

Kill the enemy minion to earn 20 gold coins.

Kill the enemy minion to earn 17 gold coins.

[Assist in killing a minion and earn 6 gold.]

Kill the Super Soldier to earn 90 gold coins.

At the final mission objective's camp, Yagami Yoruichi stood amidst a field of corpses, looking at the system notification.