The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

Feeling the 70% of his chakra within him, Hatake Sakumo breathed a sigh of relief.

With 70% chakra, he can still exert his peak strength, while the enemy has been reduced by half.

Although the loss of top combat power was relatively small, the threat posed by the Sand Village to Sakumo Hatake was indeed far less than before.

The attack density has decreased, making it easier to dodge.

Gripping the White Fang Blade tightly, Hatake Sakumo vanished silently, reappearing behind a Jonin.

A flash of white light, and heads fell to the ground.

"This can't go on any longer."

Even if I kill everyone here in the end, I will definitely be exhausted if this continues.

There's a high chance of Sand Ninja reinforcements nearby; we must conserve our strength.

Suddenly, Hatake Sakumo turned his gaze to the two ninjas led by Sunagakure.

If we kill them, these Sand Ninja should panic, right?

At least, without those two, if I want to run, no one else can stop me.

Having served as the head of the ANBU for several years, Hatake Sakumo was most skilled in assassination. Now that he had a target, his terrifying side was revealed.

Assassination is not just about infiltration and covert killing; it also includes direct, forceful killing.

What's most terrifying is speed and explosiveness.

Assassination is just a matter of adding a hidden technique.

The so-called "frontal kill" here does not refer to a strict, direct suppression kill, but rather a method of eliminating the opponent through burst damage when both sides are exposed.

Sakumo Hatake is a ninja who relies heavily on explosive power, capable of killing with a single blow.

Protracted warfare is not their forte; explosive battles are.

The most obvious characteristic of the Hatake sword technique is speed, extreme speed.

Before anyone else could react, Hatake Sakumo had already reached Chishu and drawn his sword to strike.

A swift, extreme draw of the blade also results in extreme sharpness.

A sharp blade flashed, and Qianxiu's head fell to the ground.

For a puppeteer, this is the only outcome if someone gets close.

Even if one's personal abilities improve, it won't change this fact.

An existence capable of fighting a puppeteer and contending with a large number of puppets naturally possesses strength far exceeding that of the puppeteer himself. That is why it is said that getting close means death.

Chishu was killed by Hatake Sakumo with a single slash. The female ninja standing nearby was incredulous, her eyes revealing fear and... madness.

Facing the puppets surrounding the female ninja, Hatake Sakumo did not linger. He unleashed his Body Flicker Technique, appeared in front of the female ninja, and delivered another slash.

At this point, the two leading ninjas were dead.

Considering that there were still too many Sand Ninjas left and that his chakra was less than 30% full, Hatake Sakumo chose to leave.

He erupted again, wielding his long sword in a flurry of strikes, destroying the puppets blocking his path and breaking out of the encirclement.

Sand Fortress Frontline.

At this moment, Chiyo and Ebizo had a bad feeling.

"Sister, I have this uneasy feeling lately. Could something terrible have happened?"

Ebizo was baffled by this unfounded premonition and frowned as he asked his older sister, Chiyo.

"I feel the same way here."

I wonder if Konoha did something.

He ordered an immediate intelligence gathering effort to determine if anything had happened in Konoha.

Ebizo did not relax because of his sister's actions.

While Ebizo may not be as physically strong as his older sister Chiyo, he far surpasses her in intelligence and strategy.

He had a feeling that this premonition didn't come from Konoha, but rather from the feeling that something had happened to someone close to him.

Oh right, Tetsuya seemed to be saying that he received intelligence and was going to ambush and kill Blood-Eyed Shura.

The Blood-Eyed Asura is incredibly powerful. With his Sharingan, terrifying speed, and taijutsu, he's far beyond what Tetsuya can handle.

I hope nothing bad has happened to Tetsuya.

Also, it seems that Qianxiu and his wife went out as well, and it seems that they found Baiya's whereabouts.

The two things happened at the same time, which was too coincidental. In addition, I had a premonition that something had happened to the three of them.

Konoha's scheme!

This was Ebizo's most immediate thought at that moment.

Moreover, the idea quickly spread in his mind.

The more I think about it, the more I feel that Konoha is behind this scheme.

To some extent, this incident was indeed orchestrated, and it was a scheme set up by the Konoha leadership.

However, the specific situation differed somewhat from what he had imagined.

The purpose of this scheme was not to eliminate Tetsuya and his group, but rather it was a trap set by Danzo of Konoha to eliminate Uchiha Kiyoshi.

Danzo was merely using the Sand Village ninja to deal with Uchiha Kiyoshi; he had no intention of harming Tetsuya and the others.

It doesn't matter who goes to Sunagakure, as long as enough people go and can defeat Uchiha Kiyoshi.

Uchiha Kiyoshi was tied up with an extra mission and couldn't leave, so he had no choice but to fight against so many Sand Ninja.

The situation is different for Sakumo Hatake. This group of Konoha ninjas is on an intelligence mission, which they have already completed. They are all clan ninjas, and their strength is much greater. Sakumo Hatake can definitely lead them to break through the encirclement.

Sakumo Hatake was, after all, a former head of the Anbu, so Danzo didn't target him too much and left him a way out.

Regardless of the truth, Ebizo has now truly pinned this incident on Konoha.

Konoha is plotting to kill Tetsuya and his group of geniuses!

So, Ebizo told his sister about his idea.

Chiyo was also taken aback when she heard this.

Are you sure all of this is true?

"It's very likely, mainly because the events involving Tetsuya and the others are too coincidental."

At this moment, Chiyo's face was truly extremely pale.

The genius ninjas of each village cannot be kept secret; other villages must have some information about them.

It is not uncommon for schemes to be specifically designed to target these ninjas.

If this was truly a setup targeting the three of them, Chiyo couldn't believe the outcome.

Chishu and his wife were not only genius ninjas in the village, but also his son and daughter-in-law, and his daughter-in-law was a disciple he had watched grow up since childhood.

In short, the couple was important to both the village and Chiyo herself.

Chiyo doesn't even want to imagine what would happen if something went wrong.

They just had a child, their little grandson, who is only three years old!

I might be able to cope with losing my son, but for a child so young to lose both parents is an unbearable blow.

Although she knew this was the most common occurrence in the ninja world, Chiyo still couldn't accept it when it actually happened to her.

It's too cruel for a three-year-old scorpion to lose his parents.

"No, this absolutely cannot happen!"

Chiyo suddenly stood up and rushed out.

Ebizo quickly followed.

The frontline officers who discovered the situation rushed out to see what had happened and why Elder Chiyo was so agitated.

Where did Tetsuya and Chikyu go?

"I heard they went to ambush and kill Konoha's White Fang and Blood-Eyed Shura?"

"Where exactly should we ambush and kill them?"

Chiyo looked anxiously at the ninja in charge of personnel management and asked.

Lie Feng, who was in charge of assigning tasks, was also taken aback by the question, but he quickly recovered.

Something might have happened to the three of them.

These three are all geniuses from Sunagakure, with the potential to become Kage-level ninjas. Even if they don't reach Kage level, they are still among the most outstanding elite Jonin.

"They went south, where it seems a lot of Konoha's elite ninjas appeared and were discovered and surrounded by our people."

Then Chishu and the others received intelligence that White Fang would be going to rescue the group of Konoha ninja.

As he spoke, Lie Feng seemed to realize that something was wrong.

"Our people seem to have received intelligence about this group of Konoha ninjas quite suddenly."

All the high-ranking members of Sunagakure noticed this.

Someone is trying to lure Qianxiu and the others.

The first attempt failed, so they tried a second time.

Leaf White Fang

Using him as bait, does this mean they know that Qianxiu and his wife have been investigating Baiya's whereabouts recently?

If that's the case, it only means that this behind-the-scenes agent has infiltrated the Sunagakure front lines very thoroughly.

Not only can they transmit intelligence silently and without leaving a trace, but they also know the movements of Qianxiu and the others!

"You stay here to guard against Konoha, I'll go check it out."

Upon hearing this, Chiyo could no longer contain herself and immediately took action.

It was said in a consultative tone, but in reality, it was just an announcement that they were going to investigate the situation.