Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

On the border of the Land of Rivers, a small squad of Kirigakure ninja surrounded the dying Yekura, their faces showing expressions of triumph.

Ao gazed at the genius abandoned by the Sand Village, slowly raising the kunai in his hand, preparing to deliver the final blow.

puff!

The sound of flesh being pierced rang out, startling the entire Mist Ninja Assassination Squad.

"I'm sorry, teacher!"

A skeletal hand blade, sharp as a knife, pierced through Qing's chest, shocking the entire assassination squad.

Before they could react, bone bullets pierced through them, and they collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Qing slowly lowered her head, looking at her pierced chest, and then turned her head with difficulty to look at the boy whose face still had some youthful innocence.

Why...?

"Taketori Izumi River?"

The cold-faced youth did not answer. He simply withdrew his hand, wiped away the blood, formed a hand seal, and pressed it against Qing's white eye.

"untie!"

With a low murmur, Qing, after a moment of astonishment, suddenly realized, "So you did it all for that white eye, just for that white eye!!!"

The layers of seals were broken, and the white eye was easily removed and held high, revealing its white color under the gloomy sky.

After admiring it, Izumi Kai aimed his fingertip at his right eye, dug it out, and inserted it without the slightest hesitation.

As a member of the Bamboo Clan, he possessed the Corpse Bone Bloodline, so he was not afraid of any pain and stuffed the white eye into his right eye socket.

【optimization】!

Izumi Kawa let out a low groan. In just a few breaths, he had adapted and was able to use it. His white eye moved slightly, and the veins around it bulged.

Looking around with a 360-degree view, he realized that he was now the only one standing in this place. His gaze returned to the "corpses," and he sighed inwardly.

"In the end, she was kind-hearted!"

The bones in his hands scattered, turning into bone powder that fell to the ground, illuminating in a green light that represented medical ninjutsu. He gave everyone a quick treatment, saving their lives.

Kindness is not pure, nor is evil completely absolute; this was true in the past life, and it is true in this life as well.

By sparing their lives, they might have a chance to return to Kirigakure in the future; it's a way to have a backup plan.

Now that the Third Shinobi World War is coming to an end, he must escape from Kirigakure, otherwise he will have no chance of survival against the controlled Fourth Mizukage and the soon-to-be-annihilated Kaguya clan.

Therefore, he set his sights on this "deal" between the Mist Ninja and the Sand Ninja, and encouraged Ao, who was their teacher, to lead the team to carry out this mission.

After all, Pakura, the "Scorching Release" ninja, is also infamous, which can ensure that nothing goes wrong.

"Pathetic political sacrifice, and that beautiful back... You should be able to hear me. If you want to live, give it your all!"

The words landed on the "corpse," and the painful trembling gave him a signal that he wanted to live, which made Izumi Kai's lips curl up slightly.

"As you wish!"

After giving Ye Cang a simple treatment and saving his life, he picked him up, hoisted him onto his shoulder, and headed away into the distance.

Who knows how big a storm his tiny butterfly, with its gentle breeze, will eventually become?

……

Sand Village, meeting room.

"What? Yekura has disappeared?" Rasa's shocked voice broke the silence.

Before him stood Chiyo and her younger brother Ebizo, the two most powerful elders of Sunagakure.

They were both somewhat surprised when they received this information, but Luo Sha was much calmer.

"This matter is not important, because the problem lies with the Kirigakure themselves; there is a traitor within their ranks."

"And he's not an ordinary ninja, but a member of the Kaguya clan, a ninja who has mastered the Shikotsumyaku bloodline."

"This person stole the only Byakugan of the Hyuga clan that was left outside the clan."

Chiyo spoke calmly, and although she was surprised by the incident, she became much more composed after realizing that the responsibility did not lie with them.

"Sister is right. The problem lies with the Mist Ninja. We have already handed them over. As for any accidents that may occur, that is their problem."

"This matter has nothing to do with us Sand Villagers, and the Mist Villagers won't say anything either. All we need to do is announce to the public that someone is trying to sabotage the peace talks."

"As for the follow-up, we can just send people to continue signing peace agreements. At the same time that the other side issues a bounty, we will also issue a bounty for Yecang."

With just a few simple words, the two labeled Yekura a "traitorous ninja," eliminating any possibility of her ever returning to Sunagakure.

This move was also intended to reassure Rasa, allowing him to focus on becoming the Fourth Kazekage and contributing his strength to the village.

After hearing the arrangements made by the two elders, Luo Sha calmed down. As long as they continued to support him, his position as the fourth Kazekage would be secure.

As for Yekura, although she didn't die, she had become a "rogue ninja" and no longer posed any threat to me.

After a moment's thought, Rasa asked, "What's the name of that rogue ninja from the Mist Village?"

……

"Taketori Izumi River!"

"I can't believe that guy would actually go after his own teacher just to get a disapproving look!"

"And that's not all, he even took Ye Cang away. What exactly does he want to do?"

The meeting room of the Mist Ninja was also extremely noisy, clearly indicating that they were furious about this matter.

Qing, whose body was wrapped in bandages, sat silently, seemingly lost in thought, and did not participate in the discussion about how to deal with his disciple.

Since the Third Mizukage's personality changed drastically, he has rarely taken charge of Kirigakure's affairs, but major orders are still being conveyed.

This matter, while not a major issue, is nonetheless significant, as it involves peace talks between two villages and the exchange of benefits.

In order to kill Pakura, the Mist Ninja had to renege on many things from the Sand Ninja, but now that they have lost their weight, how can they bear it?

Moreover, the reason doesn't lie with the Sand Village, which makes it difficult for them to find an excuse to get the Sand Village to hand over supplies to them.

"Senior Qing, I will bring him back sooner or later, I promise!"

"But...why would he do this? The village didn't really do anything for him."

Mei Terumi, who is only a teenager, is Izumi's junior. Because they have a pretty good relationship, she was called here for questioning.

Qing slowly shook his head. He didn't understand either, but the throbbing pain in his chest reminded him that this had really happened.

He also had questions in his mind: why did the other party do this, and why did they spare everyone's lives? It was completely out of character for the Mist Ninja.

But... it's very much in line with his style.

Is it just for the eye roll?

Qing was somewhat confused.

The fact that the other party had defected was now a reality. Not only had they taken his Byakugan, nearly killed him, but they had also taken Yecang with them.

Just as he was feeling lost, the meeting room reached a decision: to issue a bounty and dispatch a pursuit team to hunt him down.

At the same time, they also requested that the Sand Village put a bounty on Pakura, provide information, and send people to hunt her down.