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

He had been chased by Hatake Sakumo for four or five years. Whenever he appeared on the Ninja Continent, Hatake Sakumo would immediately stick to him like a leech, impossible to shake off.

If it were an ordinary ninja, Yagura would have simply killed him, and there wouldn't have been so much trouble.

However, Hatake Sakumo is very strong, and most of the time Yagura Karatachi is no match for him. This often results in Yagura Karatachi being chased around by Hatake Sakumo, which is quite annoying.

Given Yagura's strength, if he wanted to escape, even Sakumo Hatake couldn't stop him.

This led to the constant tracking and tug-of-war between the two over the years, and Yagura Karatachi was truly fed up with being chased.

In addition, Yagura's appearance is very distinctive, making him easy to spot whenever he appears, and difficult to conceal his whereabouts. Meanwhile, Sakumo Hatake is the captain of Konoha's ANBU, directly controlling Konoha's entire spy network to serve him, which really leaves Yagura with nowhere to hide.

It was only because the Third Shinobi World War, which began in the last two years, distracted Sakumo Hatake; otherwise, Yagura Karatachi wouldn't have wanted to come out.

Unexpectedly, just as they discovered the location of the Three-Tailed Isobu, Hatake Sakumo appeared right there, leaving Yagura Karatachi with nothing but anger.

"So what if I caught you having an affair and found out you had a child with that woman? The child is dead. Go ahead and kill me if you dare!" Yagura Karatachi shouted.

Since things have come to this, let's all just forget about saving face.

The medicine star was completely petrified.

What a ridiculous plot! It's completely different from the Naruto series he's watched.

No wonder Sakumo Hatake didn't bring Kakashi and the others, but only a few bodyguards when he arrived. If such a ridiculous story got out, it would be a huge social disaster.

Sakumo Hatake's face flushed red, but he didn't know how to refute it.

"You must tell me exactly where the child is and how he died!"

Milky white mist surged, and a terrifying aura erupted from Hatake Sakumo's body.

"You're not worthy of being a ninja if you lay a hand on a newborn child."

"I didn't lay a hand on him, I just..." Yagura Karatachi tried to explain, but his voice quickly faded.

Yao Xingji's eyes flashed, and he thought to himself that there really was a child.

Moreover, judging from Yagura's tone just now, there seemed to be a hint of guilt in his voice.

What exactly happened between these two? Yao Xingji's gossipy heart was stirring, and this feeling was much more exciting than the Third Shinobi World War.

"Starry Night, have you found that person's location yet?"

Just as Yao Xingji was engrossed in the melodramatic storyline between the two, Hatake Sakumo's voice came, startling Yao Xingji.

"Found it...found it, at the thirteen o'clock position, forty meters away!"

Yao Xingji quickly used his Eye of Salvation to check the location of Yagura.

"Hurry up!"

Before Yao Xingji could react, Hatake Sakumo had already lifted him up and sent him charging sixty meters away.

Swish!

White teeth emerge from their sheaths.

A white light suddenly appeared on Hatake Sakumo's right hand, chakra flowing rapidly on it. In the instant the blade flashed, the thick, milky-white mist was torn apart by White Fang, creating a gap that led directly to Yagura.

"not good!"

The moment Hatake Sakumo made his move, Yagura's expression changed drastically.

He had experienced that sharp aura countless times in previous encounters, but what Yagura Karatachi didn't expect was that Sakumo Hatake would pinpoint his location so quickly and accurately, and then attack without hesitation.

Shocked, Yagura immediately dodged to the side.

With the concealment of the Mist Concealment Technique, he didn't need to fight Hatake Sakumo head-on. He knew how terrifying that short sword was; once Hatake Sakumo got close, it would be much more difficult to escape.

"Left!" Yao Xingji's savior eye discerned Yagura's movements and immediately reminded Hatake Sakumo.

The next moment, a white blade flashed, attacking the bewildered Yagura.

"what?"

Yagura was caught off guard by Sakumo Hatake's ability to break through his Hidden Mist Technique. In desperation, he could only draw his own weapon, a staff adorned with green flowers, to take the hits head-on from Sakumo's attack.

Bang!

With a loud bang, White Fang struck Yagura's weapon directly, scattering all the surrounding mist.

Although the blade was intercepted, the white light tore through the clothes on Yagura's chest, leaving a bloody gash.

"you……"

Yagura stared in shock at Sakumo Hatake, unable to understand how Sakumo Hatake had been able to detect his dodge and strike with such precision.

Until he saw the child on Sakumo Hatake's back, and his red eyes.

"Where is the child?" Hatake Sakumo pressed down on the blade of White Fang, his chakra surging wildly, determined not to let Yagura Karatachi leave.

If Yagura were to retreat at this moment, White Fang could instantly strike him in the chest.

However, what puzzled Yao Xingji was that Hatake Sakumo's blade was closer to the right side than the left side where his heart was, which seemed to indicate that Hatake Sakumo did not want to kill Yagura Karatachi.

"Isn't the child on your back?" Yagura said angrily.

Sakumo Hatake's gaze was icy: "My patience has its limits."

"Heh." Yagura sneered, "You won't kill me. If you kill me, you'll never find that child."

"You!!!" Hatake Sakumo suddenly lowered the blade of White Fang, his eyes flashing with murderous intent, but the next moment, his expression changed abruptly, "You mean, he's still alive?"

"I didn't say whether you found a dead one or a living one," Yagura said, pursing his lips.

"You look like a really annoying, arrogant brat," Yao Xingji couldn't help but complain.

"You brat, are you looking for death?!" Yagura Karatachi was enraged.

"Go ahead and hit me! Hehehe." Yao Xingji beckoned to Yagura Gouju with his finger.

"I..." Yagura was so angry that he wanted to attack Yakusei, but unfortunately Yakusei was on Hatake Sakumo's back. If he wanted to move Yakusei, he would have to hit Hatake Sakumo first.

“I will continue to pursue this matter concerning the child until you tell me the truth,” Hatake Sakumo said in a low voice. “If you want to end all of this, stop running away!”

Yagura frowned but didn't refute it, seemingly considering the feasibility of the method.

Suddenly, the earth began to tremble violently, and countless puddles of water surged toward the shore.

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Sorry, I have something to do today and I'm taking the day off. Happy National Day everyone!

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Chapter 158 Midnight Date

"what happened?"

Sakumo Hatake's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly retreated, putting distance between himself and Yagura Karatachi.

The lake water surged in so suddenly, like a tsunami, that even the sensory ninjas in the team, let alone Sakumo Hatake, didn't have time to notice anything amiss.

Faced with the waves, Sakumo Hatake's first reaction was that he had fallen into an ambush by Kirigakure. However, when he saw that Yagura Karatachi's face also showed fear, he immediately realized that this was not a water jutsu that a ninja could use.

"Oh no." Yagura's expression immediately changed.

"What on earth is here?" Hatake Sakumo roared angrily as he carried Yakuseiji away.

He could sense something in the lake, and his intuition told him that it was terrifying.

On the other side, Yagura Karatachi's face was pale, but he remained calm, clearly aware of the situation.

Why should I tell you?

Yagura glanced at Sakumo Hatake and said arrogantly, while immediately choosing to retreat.

Capturing the Three-Tails requires prior planning and preparation, but he was spotted and followed by Sakumo Hatake as soon as he arrived, leaving him no time to make any arrangements. At this point, he had no choice but to retreat.

"Captain, I saw a light and shadow that looks like a turtle underwater, but it's very far away and blurry," Yao Xingji reminded him.

"A turtle?" Sakumo Hatake's expression shifted, and he immediately began to think of the powerful turtle-shaped monster in his memory.

Soon, something appeared in Sakumo Hatake's memory.

"The Three-Tailed Isobu?" The moment Hatake Sakumo thought of this, his gaze immediately turned to Karatachi Yagura, who was about to disappear into the mist: "Your target is the Three-Tailed?"

Yagura was surprised that Sakumo Hatake knew so quickly what the monster at the bottom of the lake was, and his expression turned somewhat grim.

This was their primary objective in coming here from the Land of Water. They had to capture the Three-Tailed Isobu no matter what. If Sakumo Hatake kept coming to interfere with him, their plan would be impossible to carry out.

After a moment's hesitation, Yagura used his chakra to compress his voice into a beam of sound and transmitted it to Sakumo Hatake.

“I can tell you where the child is, but you must promise not to follow my movements again,” Yagura Karatachi said.

"Okay!" Sakumo Hatake agreed almost without hesitation.

He knew what it meant for Yagura to capture the Three-Tails at this time, but compared to that, the whereabouts of that child was more important to him.

That is, when Yagura was transmitting his voice, Yao Xingji noticed the movement of Yagura's lips, but he did not hear any sound.

"Is he using telepathy?" Yao Xingji noticed something was wrong.

Unfortunately, by then Yagura had already finished transmitting his voice, so he had no idea what Yagura had said.

But as he lay on Hatake Sakumo's back, he clearly felt Hatake Sakumo's muscles contract, obviously because he had heard something.

Yao Xingji's heart stirred, and the next moment, under the cover of the Eye of Salvation, he activated another eye technique.

Sharingan!

The three tomoe swirled in Yao Xingji's eyes, and the red of his eyes deepened considerably. However, it was difficult to notice the change in his original Eyes of Salvation without careful observation.

"Okay, tonight at midnight, I'll be waiting for you ten kilometers east of here!" Yagura Karatachi transmitted again.

“Okay,” Sakumo Hatake replied immediately.

At the same time, Yao Xingji used his three-tomoe Sharingan to copy the movements of Yagura's lips and mentally rehearsed the content of Yagura's telepathic message.

"It seems they've struck some kind of deal," Yao Xingji thought to himself.

He was becoming increasingly curious about who the child that Hatake Sakumo and Yagura Karatachi were talking about was.

"Use Earth Release!"