Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

With the arrival of the sour grass in Jinshan, Ye Cang came to the training ground of Quanchuan. Looking at the skeletons scattered all over the ground, she was already used to it.

The opponent often practiced asceticism, whether it was tempering his physical body or studying bloodline limits, leaving behind bones everywhere.

Of course, it won't be wasted; it will all be used as fertilizer and spread in farmland to nourish the soil and crops.

"Izumikawa, I've already arranged a time and place to meet with my disciple..."

Izumikawa, who was fiddling with the bones, turned around when he heard Yokura's voice.

Seeing the other person's somewhat melancholy expression, he chuckled and waved, casually asking, "Are you struggling with something?"

Ye Cang nodded slightly: "A little, after all, I can't guarantee that the other party won't leak my information."

"Furthermore, she was only a low-ranking ninja, so it's possible that she didn't intentionally reveal her whereabouts."

Hearing such concern, Izumi shook his head gently, and said slowly, "Actually, you've already made up your mind about this, haven't you?"

"You should be well aware of your disciple's abilities; he has probably already exposed himself to Rasa."

"I just don't know if they will come in person or send someone over."

Ye Cang nodded slightly. She was very clear about Luo Sha's methods, and her only concern was whether her disciple had been exposed or had betrayed her.

Since being betrayed by the village, she is now very concerned about this matter, and one could even say that she still harbors a sliver of hope for humanity.

If her disciple betrayed her, she would be utterly disillusioned with humanity and with the Sand Village.

"It's alright. Now you have me and Momona, who will be your support."

"At that time, you can decide what you want to do, whatever you choose."

Izumikawa didn't care about this. The only thing that caught his attention in Sunagakure was its puppetry techniques. As for the other things, there weren't many good ones, so they weren't very attractive.

One-tailed Beast is still inside the body of the old monk Fenfu, so it's not something he can worry about.

"Yes, I will make all the decisions, and I also want to see how Luo Sha plans to deal with me."

"As for the agreed location, it's the place where I almost died back then. I want them to see what really happened."

Yekura's obsession lies in this: she worked diligently for the village, only to be betrayed in return. She wanted to question, she wanted an explanation, and she wanted the people of Sunagakure to watch out.

Despite making such contributions to the Sand Village, what was their fate?

Sensing the resentment emanating from the other party, Izumi sighed inwardly. If it were him, he probably would have destroyed Sunagakure as soon as he recovered from his injuries.

If the Fourth Kazekage, the first "Gold Miner," were to appear, he wouldn't hold back if given the chance to kill him.

The Sand Village wasn't really that important; whether it was in chaos or not didn't matter. What he was more concerned about were Hashirama's cells, and secondly, Sage Chakra.

Becoming stronger is the key; being strong enough can solve most problems.

If the original "Gold Miner" doesn't come, then let him try out the puppet dog Bruce.

……

Three days later, in the Land of Rivers.

Returning to this familiar place, I find myself here where Yekura was betrayed by the village, and also where Izumikawa betrayed his teacher and stole Byakugan.

Yekura, dressed in a backless bodysuit, returned to her original attire and stood there quietly waiting.

As the appointed time drew closer, Izumi, who was not far away, and Momona, who was beside her, both noticed the commotion.

"Lord Izumikawa, two groups of people have entered the detection range. Only one of them is heading towards where Sister Yekura is."

"And there's another group of five people following behind them. Should we notify Sister Ye Cang?"

Upon hearing this, Izumikawa's right Byakugan flared up, and he looked around the area that Momona could sense.

While the Byakugan possesses powerful insight, it lacks an advantage in perceiving large areas, making it a skill typically reserved for sensory ninjas.

The advantage of the White Eye lies in its ability to scout specific locations and positions, allowing it to clearly see the terrain, the distribution of people, and the traps.

Although his perception is also good, it is not as broad as Momona's perception of the atmosphere, nor as precise as hers. It can only be said that their specializations are different.

"I've already seen it; the person in front doesn't seem to know they're being followed."

"As for the group behind them, they should be members of the Sand Village's Anbu. It's not surprising that they were exposed and targeted."

Momo felt a little happy when she heard this, because she knew what Yekura was thinking. Now that Izumi had said this, it seemed that her disciple had not betrayed Yekura.

However, it was unexpected that Sunagakure, one of the five great ninja villages, would do such a despicable thing, betraying its own ninjas.

Momona was furious about what Yekura had gone through, but there was nothing she could do but try her best to train and reduce Yekura's burden.

"I'll inform Yekura so she can be prepared and not get tricked."

"Um!"

Izumi whispered softly, converting the vibrations of his voice into vibrations of chakra, which were then transmitted through his ability to the bone conduction earpiece in Yekura's ear.

I briefly explained the situation, along with the personnel arrangements and a complete description of the visitors' appearances.

Standing at the agreed location, Ye Cang's eyes flashed with a cold light as he replied in a low voice, "According to your description, the one in front is my disciple Juan."

"As for the group behind, if I'm not mistaken, the leader should be Maki, and another person is Yashamaru. As for the others, I can't think of anyone else."

"Maki is quite strong. As a new generation Jonin, he is not bad in strength and is good at Wind Release."

"As for Yashamaru, there isn't much information available, but he is a medical ninja and also the younger brother of Rasa's wife."

Having received the information, Izumikawa was somewhat aware of it, but it was a little regrettable that the first "Gold Miner" did not come.

Ye Cang continued, "Since Luo Sha didn't come, and they alone can't defeat me, I'll handle this myself!"

"OK!"

He respected Yekura's choice and also wanted to see Yekura's current strength.

She was, after all, a woman who almost became the Fourth Kazekage, and a renowned genius of Sunagakure, known as the "demon" by the Mist Ninja.

Since the other party dared to come like this, they must have made some preparations to deal with Yekura. If any problems arise, he can take action.

……

Meanwhile, at the agreed-upon location in the distance, the place where Yecang was betrayed by the village, a petite figure quietly arrived.

The girl in the cloak shouted excitedly when she saw Yekura's back.

"Teacher, is that really you?"

"They all say you betrayed the village and broke the peace treaty signed between Sunagakure and Kirigakure. Is that true?"

Hearing the student's question, Ye Cang sneered inwardly. Sure enough, that's what the village was saying. How laughable!

Ye Cang slowly turned around, looked at the disciple Juan in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "Then what's your opinion?"