Starting with Wood Release, he survives in Konoha Hospital and becomes a big shot.

"What mission? If it's to eliminate the Iwa ninja raiding force, the Hyuga clan's Byakugan can be just as effective; it doesn't necessarily have to be Hoshino," Kushina Uzumaki said, frowning.

"In addition, we are here to transport supplies on the orders of the Third Hokage. After the mission is completed, we must return to Konoha immediately and cannot carry out any other missions."

Regardless of the mission, Danzo's mission was definitely not a good one, especially given that Hatake Sakumo had just explicitly refused. This mission was absolutely dangerous, so Uzumaki Kushina naturally stood on Yakusei's side to protect his safety.

"First of all, the Byakugan cannot achieve the same effect as the Eye of Salvation. Its field of vision is limited by distance, especially underground, where the field of vision will be reduced even more, making it unable to effectively restrain the actions of the Iwa ninja."

"Secondly, the Third Hokage's order is for you to return to Konoha after completing your mission, while they..." Danzo pointed to Yakusei, Uchiha Shisui, and Yamato, "are all required to stay and participate in the battle."

"These are the orders just issued by the Third Hokage. Take a look for yourselves." Danzo finished speaking and tossed a piece of paper to Kushina Uzumaki.

Yao Xingji didn't go over to look, because he knew that he was most likely to be sold out by the Third Hokage again, and this time to Danzo.

"Helping you protect that batch of military supplies is also a way of thanking Konoha for taking care of you for more than a year, Hiruzen Sarutobi. From now on, I will act according to my own style!" Yao Xingji thought calmly to himself.

"The battle is fierce right now, and that's exactly when we need medical ninjas. Hoshiki's medical skills are inherited from Tsunade. Since his master is not here, it's perfect for Hoshiki to serve Konoha in place of his master," Danzo said with righteous indignation.

"What do you think, Captain Hatake?" Danzo chuckled and looked over.

It seems he won this confrontation.

Sakumo Hatake glanced at Danzo, then at Yakushiki, before taking the paper representing the Hokage's warrant from Kushina Uzumaki and reading it carefully.

Then, in front of everyone, Sakumo Hatake tore up the warrant representing the Hokage and casually tossed it to Danzo.

"When a general is in the field, he may disobey orders from others!" Sakumo Hatake said coldly.

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Chapter 154 Stay

"you……"

Danzo was completely taken aback by Sakumo Hatake's reaction. The smile on his lips froze on his face, and his expression was full of astonishment.

Kushina Uzumaki, Kakashi, and the others had the same expression at that moment.

They guessed that Sakumo Hatake would refuse, but they didn't expect him to be so adamant, actually tearing up the Hokage's warrant and refusing the order, which was a major taboo.

Yao Xingji, who was sandwiched among the crowd, also showed a look of astonishment.

But his focus is different from others.

He cared about what Sakumo Hatake said, not what it meant.

"A general in the field may disobey some military orders." This doesn't sound like something a character from Naruto would say. Where did Sakumo Hatake hear this?

"Sakumo Hatake!! Do you know what you're doing?" Danzo's voice suddenly rose as he glared angrily at Sakumo Hatake.

As the Hokage's assistant, he hadn't suffered such provocation in a long time, especially since he was holding the Hokage's warrant; it was practically treason.

If it weren't for the fact that the person standing in front of him was Sakumo Hatake, the captain of the Dark Guard, Danzo knew he couldn't win and would have already made his move.

“Of course I know that Hoshigaki’s strength mainly comes from the burst of power after the Yin Seal was unsealed. Now the chakra in the Yin Seal has been exhausted, and he no longer has the ability to burst. Keeping him here is of no use. As a five-year-old child, he should be back at the Ninja Academy, not on the battlefield,” Hatake Sakumo said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Having decided to tear up the Hokage's warrant, he was naturally prepared to fight to the end, so how could he possibly back down to Danzo?

"This is the Hokage's order!" Danzo said through gritted teeth.

“Even the Hokage’s orders can be wrong, especially since he’s not on the battlefield right now,” Sakumo Hatake continued.

Danzo's face turned ashen, and his aura exploded, as if he were about to attack at the slightest provocation.

But Sakumo Hatake was not to be outdone. The moment his aura exploded, the white teeth on his back trembled slightly.

Danzo's expression immediately changed.

He knew how powerful Sakumo Hatake, the White Fang of Konoha, was, and that starting a war with him here would be a very unwise decision.

Danzo took a deep breath, suppressing his anger. He knew Hatake Sakumo's bottom line; there was no way he could take Yakusei away today.

"Okay, you're very good. I'll tell you what happened here..."

"I am willing to stay in the military camp." Suddenly, Yao Xing's extremely clear voice rang out in the tent, startling everyone.

"Starry Sky." Kushina Uzumaki tugged at Starry Sky, signaling her to be quiet.

However, Yao Xingji shook his head and stepped forward.

“Since it’s the Hokage’s order, I can stay in the military camp. I’ll just use it to train my medical ninjutsu,” Yao Xingji said.

Hatake Sakumo frowned. He hadn't expected Yao Xingji to be willing to stay. Based on his observation of Yao Xingji, the boy should be very averse to getting involved in this kind of thing. What's wrong with him today?

Is it because you're afraid of causing him trouble?

But he even tore up the Hokage's warrant, so why would he be afraid of trouble?

"Good! Star Lord's Will of Fire is indeed firm. With such resolve, he will surely become famous in the ninja world during this Ninja War." Danzo said immediately, a smile appearing on his face.

Just when it seemed the duck was about to fly away, it ended up in his hands instead. No wonder Danzo was laughing his head off.

"However, Lord Danzo, I was slightly injured in the previous battle, and the chakra in the Yin Seal also needs to be restored, so I can't leave with you immediately. How about this, I'll stay with Captain Hatake for a while, and then I'll go and help you eliminate the Iwa ninja raiding force in a week, how about that?" Yakusei said directly.

"A week later?" Danzo frowned.

It's been a while, and I don't know if he can still make it to his plan.

"Too late!" Danzo said after a moment's thought.

"I'm sorry, it seems I can't go. I'll stay with Captain Hatake and be a medical ninja," Yao Xingji said immediately.

“You…” Danzo narrowed his eyes.

He felt like he had been made a fool of by Yao Xingji.

“Since Lord Danzo thinks it’s too late, then let’s just forget about it. The Hokage’s order was only for Hoshiki to be a medical ninja here. He didn’t say that she had to help Lord Danzo eliminate the Iwa ninja raiding force, nor did he say what mission she was to take,” Kushina Uzumaki said.

Danzo's expression shifted between light and dark. After a long pause, he gritted his teeth and said, "One week it is. I will send someone to pick you up in seven days. I hope you can use this time to recover your strength!"

After saying this, Danzo snorted coldly and turned to leave.

If he doesn't leave now, he'll lose face!

After Danzo left, the camp immediately fell silent.

Sakumo Hatake sighed, walked up to Yakusei Kiku, and patted Yakusei Kiku's head, saying, "You shouldn't have stayed. The battlefield is far more terrifying than you imagine. Even if you are just a medical ninja and don't participate in the battle directly, it's still the same, because there will be assassins who specialize in killing the enemy's medical ninjas."

"It's alright, Captain Hatake. There are some things I always have to face. Besides, if I had refused the Hokage's orders and returned to Konoha, I don't know what kind of situation I would have faced."

After thinking about it, Hatake Sakumo also agreed that Yakusei Kiku was right.

Even if he returns to Konoha, will he really be safe? Without Tsunade's protection, Yakusei will probably have a hard time in Konoha. Rather than that, it would be better for him to stay on the front lines with her.

“But you shouldn’t have agreed to go to Danzo’s place. He’s never been kind to you,” Kushina Uzumaki said from the side.

“Lord Danzo has indeed always wanted to recruit Hoshino as his subordinate. If you go there, he might use some methods,” Yamato said hesitantly.

Danzo's covetousness and hostility towards Yao Xingji have been long-standing, or rather, he has never trusted Yao Xingji. This time, he will probably take advantage of the mission to do something outrageous.

"Don't worry, everyone. I'm just going to help eliminate the Iwa ninja raiding force. I won't participate in the battle," Yao Xing said lightly.

“But…” Kakashi frowned.

Suddenly, Uchiha Shisui, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Don't worry, everyone. Our clan leader has asked me to stay by Hoshiki's side. I will protect his safety. Moreover, with our Uchiha clan here, Danzo will definitely not dare to act rashly."

Yao Xingji's lips twitched, thinking to himself that it was because he was too close to the Uchiha clan that Danzo was so eager to make a move against him.

Just as everyone was about to continue discussing the matter, a voice suddenly came from outside the tent.

"Captain Hatake, we've discovered the presence of the Water Country ninjas; they're approaching us."

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Chapter 155 The Young Ninja of the Hidden Mist

"The Land of Water?" Sakumo Hatake's expression shifted slightly.

Their battlefield is mainly a standoff with the Iwa ninja, so why are people from the Land of Water here?

"Is there any other information about them?" Sakumo Hatake asked.

He feared this was a diversionary tactic by the Land of Water, because the Land of Water had not gone to war with the Iwa ninja; they had a cooperative relationship. If the Land of Water ninjas were only there to distract them, they might fall into their trap.

"I don't know much about the others, but I heard that the leader is very powerful and has already killed several of our ninjas. He's also said to be very young," the ANBU ninja reported.

"Very young?" Sakumo Hatake's expression immediately changed, and even the muscles in his body suddenly contracted.

"Hmm?" Yao Xingji immediately noticed the change in Hatake Sakumo.

When he heard that the opponent was a ninja from the Land of Water, Hatake Sakumo did not react so strongly. However, when he learned that his opponent was very young, his expression changed, which meant that he might know this ninja.

"I'll go take a look!" Sakumo Hatake made his decision immediately after only a slight hesitation.

“Let’s go together,” Kushina Uzumaki said immediately.

"The people from Kirigakure are all strangely strong, you'd better not go," Sakumo Hatake said directly.

“Captain Hatake, my Eye of Salvation can see through the Fog Concealment Technique, which should be helpful to you!” Yao Xingji suddenly said.

He hadn't originally planned to get involved in this operation, but Hatake Sakumo's recent changes were rather strange, which piqued Yao Xingji's curiosity.

Previously, Yao Xingji had used the coded language of odd changing and even remaining unchanged, and the symbol indicating the quadrant to test Hatake Sakumo, but unfortunately he did not receive a response. Later, Yao Xingji reflected on it and felt that this thing might be a bit too profound and obscure, and it was normal that he could not react to it for a while.

Just now, Hatake Sakumo said something about generals being able to disobey orders in the field, which piqued Yao Xingji's curiosity even more. So he really wanted to see who this very young person that Hatake Sakumo cared about was.

Besides this, Yao Xingji had another consideration.

That is, he was afraid that this so-called young ninja was the honest Kisame Hoshigaki. As a member of Yaotian, Yaoxing could not let him die at the hands of Sakumo Hatake.

Therefore, he took the initiative to ask for battle.

He knew that the ability of the Eye of Salvation to see through the Hidden Mist Technique would definitely attract the attention of Hatake Sakumo.

As expected, after hearing what Yakusei Kiku said, Hatake Sakumo immediately frowned and fell into deep thought.

“Okay, you’ll come with me!” Sakumo Hatake made the decision immediately.

“My Sharingan can also help, I’ll join in too,” Uchiha Shisui immediately said.

The Third Hokage's order to him was to stay close to Yakusei Kiku as much as possible. Since Yakusei Kiku was going with Hatake Sakumo, he naturally had to follow as well.

"My Wood Release technique can also handle some unexpected situations, so please be sure to take me with you," Yamato said.

"I'll join too!" Kakashi said immediately.