Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

The Land of Fire, Konoha.

In the courtyard of Hyuga Hizashi, the head of the Hyuga clan's branch family, young Neji is only one year old, but his talent has already begun to show.

A year has passed since the failed attempt to capture Taketori Izumi, and his twin brother Hiashi's wife is now pregnant and their child is about to be born.

Many things happened during this period: Sunagakure surrendered and became an ally of Konoha through a treaty; the Third Hokage abdicated and the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, took office; and the two villages held a joint exercise.

Although the Hyuga clan has never stopped paying attention to information about Izumi Taketori, whether it is their own intelligence, Konoha's intelligence, or the intelligence provided by the Taketori clan.

For various reasons, no further manpower was ultimately dispatched to pursue the other party.

Meanwhile, Hizashi watched Neji throwing a punch. Neji, kneeling in the corridor, had his hands hidden in his sleeves, constantly touching a small bone.

The words of that person kept swirling and echoing in his mind, causing him inner turmoil and restlessness day and night.

As Neji grew older and his talents gradually became apparent, the balance in his heart began to tilt and sway.

"Should I contact that person? Should I give Neji a chance? If only I were the main branch of the family."

The fact that the title of genius fell upon a branch family ninja was an incredibly cruel reality that he could not accept.

Hizashi, though expressionless, was inwardly churning, but showed no sign of anything amiss. He watched Neji practice Gentle Fist and even pointed out his mistakes.

Neji's responses, along with the smoother his Gentle Fist technique after correcting his mistakes, made Hizashi's heart grow increasingly silent.

"Father, how is my cultivation progressing? Are there any mistakes I've made?"

The childish shouts struck the silent heart of the sir, creating ripples that spread far and wide.

Looking at the child's innocent smile and the look of longing for praise, the scales in his heart finally tipped completely.

"Well done! You have now cultivated to perfection."

Hizashi uttered a soft word of praise, and with just a few words, he earned Neji's happy smile, which made him train even harder.

The impending birth of his elder brother's child, the heir to the main family, touched upon his deepest anxieties.

This scene was reflected in Hizashi's eyes. He finally slowly closed his white eyes, which were restricted by the Caged Bird, and the small bone he was holding tightly in his hand was triggered.

……

The former oxalis gold mine has long since been transformed into a base with various facilities.

With Izumi Kawa driving the puppets to mine, the by-product ore produced by the base became a commodity, which was then managed by Yekura.

This led to the development of the entire village below, with tall solid wood walls erected and every family becoming wealthy.

The ore is refined into metal, and the money earned is used to buy various materials. Then, tasks are assigned to the villagers to manufacture various items in exchange for money.

With such circulation, the village quickly developed and prospered.

The iconic white skeleton hut has remained largely unchanged, but it bears the marks of time and exudes a sense of life.

In the forest not far from the cliff, Izumi, who was cultivating, suddenly sensed something and stopped his cultivation.

He picked up the towel hanging nearby and wiped the sweat from his forehead, then applied an "Optimization" buff to his body to improve his cultivation progress.

He flipped his hand over and opened it. The skin on his palm was broken open by his own bones, revealing a bone segment covered with some kind of pattern.

When chakra was injected, it immediately vibrated slightly, and the information was obtained through the transmission of vibration waves.

"The seeds I planted have finally sprouted, so all my efforts in nurturing them were worthwhile."

The communication was with Hyuga Hizashi, who had contacted him and given him a reply and a choice.

Based on Hizashi's past reaction and his attempt to harm Hinata, his choice is not surprising.

"Wanting to meet me is no problem at all; I can choose the time and place. That shows great sincerity."

"Even so, we still need to be wary of them. We'll set the location not far from Konoha. We'll discuss the timing when I get there."

After a simple "okay," Izumi told Hizashi to wait for his message.

He will definitely have to go to Konoha soon, since the Nine-Tails Night is about to happen according to the timeline.

Now that Hizashi is the mole, his actions will be easier, and he can properly collect some of the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Although the Tailed Beasts are powerful, they are ultimately troublesome. The unconscious chakra of the Tailed Beasts is enough for him to study.

"Land of Fire, let's take care of all the other matters along the way."

"We can make contact with Uchiha Shisui, but Tsunade's Yin Seal can only be performed after the Nine-Tails' night."

"Now that Konoha is unharmed, if I touch Tsunade and she reacts quickly, I'll be in deep trouble."

Izumikawa considered his plan. He had collected a lot of supplies and equipment while operating this base, which was inseparable from the assistance of Kirigakure. Otherwise, he would not have been qualified to purchase these.

After more than a year of reflection, he has become more and more proficient in some of the things he had developed, while the changes in bloodline limit are less.

Picking up the walkie-talkie, Izumikawa tore a piece of clothing off the treetop and said, "Hello, Yekura, Momona, come see me."

After receiving a response, Izumi got dressed and sat down to the side. The technology in this world was very abstract, and there were many things.

It actually has everything, including monitors, radios, walkie-talkies, wires, vending machines, televisions, and so on.

However, the current version is still quite old, since the war has only just ended.

He had only been sitting quietly for a short while when two figures quietly arrived and came to his side.

"sit!"

Two beautiful figures sat on the wooden stools beside them. Yekura and Momona were becoming more and more charming. The former was a cold and aloof older sister with a faint murderous aura between her brows.

If she were to show that condescending and disdainful expression, she would surely provoke a group of people to cry out for their mothers and demand that they be trampled and ravaged.

Momona, on the other hand, is petite and adorable, radiating youthful energy and vitality, with a touch of naivety and adorableness.

"Next, I will be going to the Land of Fire for a while. There are some things I need to do, and I'll leave this place to the two of you."

Yekura nodded slightly, gently tucking a strand of her gradient-colored hair behind her ear. After a moment's thought, she replied, "The Land of Fire? I understand!"

Momona hesitated for a moment, her mouth moved a few times, but the words seemed to be swallowed back, and she didn't say them for a long time.

This prompted Izumi to subtly form a hand seal, and the chakra gathered in the air gave the opponent a flick on the head.

"Say what you want to say! Why are you hesitating and thinking like that!"