The Hyuga clan that started in Konoha

He didn't pay any attention to Cangsi and Minato who were quietly following Uchiha En about two kilometers behind him. It should be said that he didn't see them.

"It looks like the plan was a success!"

After hearing what Soji said, Namikaze Minato obviously breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, this is the first step of the plan. The fact that it can be implemented smoothly now means that everything is under control so far.

If the first step of the plan fails, then you don’t have to think about anything else and can just say GG.

Afterwards, Souji told Minato Namikaze beside him the enemy's position and approximate strength as observed by the Byakugan.

A person's strength can be roughly observed from the amount of his chakra.

For example, if a Genin and a Jonin stand in front of Cangsi, Cangsi can clearly see through his Byakugan that the amount of chakra possessed by the Jonin is enough to crush the Genin.

This is also one of the reasons why Cang Si was able to see the approximate strength of that group of ninjas.

Of course, nothing is absolute. The amount of chakra can reflect the strength of most ninjas, but there are some special cases that cannot be measured solely by the amount of chakra.

Some ninjas possess special bloodlines or special secret techniques. Even if you have much more chakra than their opponents, you may not be their match.

A typical example is Hidan, who is only at the elite jonin level, but with his immortal body and curse. He dies by blood, so even if a Kage-level strongman comes, he will be killed even if he is hit!

There are also those who have explosive powers like Might Guy, who has the strength of a normal elite jonin. After opening the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu, he can instantly burst out with strength comparable to the Six Paths level. In the original story, he almost kicked out the ending!

An opposite example is most of the Otsutsuki clan, who possess powerful chakra, but the strength they display is often not ideal.

At this point in time, Might Guy hasn't even been born yet; it's likely that even his mother isn't pregnant yet with Hidan, and as for whether they're married or not, Sorasaki doesn't know; and as for the Otsutsuki clan, there's not even a shadow of them right now, so it's not something Sorasaki should be concerned about.

Souji is now only responsible for informing Minato of all the useful information he has observed. He doesn't believe that he will meet such a special ninja here!

"There are a total of 31 ninjas in the entire valley. Most of them have chakra levels only equivalent to the level of Genin. Among them, 6 have reached the level of Chunin, only 1 has reached the level of Jonin, and the remaining 24 have only chakra levels of Genin." Namikaze Minato gently read the information given by Soji.

"Based on what I observed with my Byakugan, Yan shouldn't be in any danger of life." After observing the situation in the valley, Cang Si also put aside his worries about Uchiha Yan.

With Uchiha En's strength about to reach that of a jonin, and with his two-magatama Sharingan, he has a chance of winning against that jonin alone.

In this valley where most of the people are just middle and lower-level ninjas, there is no need to worry about protecting yourself.

"Then let's wait for that group of ninjas to attack Yan, and then we can take advantage of the situation. We already have the enemy's data, and now we just have to wait for an opportunity." Namikaze Minato then made arrangements.

Cang Si also nodded in agreement. This was the safest approach.

Although Cangsi was confident that even if he and Minato went out openly now and joined forces with Uchiha En, they could defeat this group of ninjas.

But if it can be solved easily, why bother?

Besides, if I rush up and attack him now, Uchiha Yan will definitely not be happy.

After all, in his opinion, he could handle this kind of small situation.

The most important thing is that after so much planning, the result is just to rush forward.

This does not fit the purpose of the team, nor does it fit the meaning of the ninja completing the mission.

A ninja should complete the task with the least effort and highest efficiency!

"I hope that the disguise we arranged for Yan to go into the valley to collect herbs can be more convincing." This is the only thing that Cangsi is worried about now.

This suggestion was also made by Cang Si.

Otherwise, if a Konoha ninja walked into the Wuyang Valley, which was uninhabited for many years, it would be strange if that group of ninjas did not become suspicious.

Let Uchiha En wear the Konoha forehead protector, then go in alone carrying a medicine basket, pretending to be a Konoha Genin who accepted a D-level mission to go out of the village to collect herbs.

This is the only way to make the group of ninjas inside believe that Uchiha En is the only one carrying out this mission.

After all, some tasks do not require a team to perform.

That would be a huge waste of the village's ninja resources, especially for such a low-level mission.

For a mission like this, sending two Genin would be a waste.

If more than two ninjas were sent, other ninja villages would definitely think that the top leaders of Konoha were crazy.

This is not the way to use abundant resources. Wouldn’t it be better to use the extra ninjas to repair houses?

Even delivering food is better than sending two ninjas to a less dangerous place to collect herbs!

Therefore, it is reasonable to arrange a Konoha Genin to come to this remote and non-dangerous place to carry out a D-level herb collecting mission!

Therefore, the group of ninjas did not think much about this "reasonable" scene.

They really didn't consider that there were two ninjas following Uchiha Yan two kilometers behind him, and another ninja was lying in ambush at the entrance of the valley.

Even the average strength of these ninjas is above Chunin...

"Well, Cang Si, you have to have more confidence in Yan. I believe he won't make such a mistake in such a big matter." Namikaze Minato smiled and comforted Cang Si.

Surprisingly, after hearing what Minato Namikaze said, Cang Si's originally fluctuating emotions calmed down.

It must be said that he is worthy of being called Minato, he always has a soothing temperament.

At the same time, he made everyone so convinced of him.

After Minato Namikaze said this, both of them fell silent and waited quietly for further developments.

In this environment, it is better to talk less.

Although the two of them had lowered their voices and concealed them well.

But no one can guarantee that accidents will not happen.

If discovered, all previous efforts would be wasted.

Uchiha Yan in front will also fall into a huge crisis in the first moment.

The enemy would definitely show no mercy and would first kill Uchiha Yan who has gone deep into the valley, and then deal with the two of them.

Now, the enemy might think that Uchiha Yan is trapped.

It's not necessary for everyone to go all out right from the start.

So his safety is still very guaranteed.

Time passed slowly as Souji and Minato waited.

Chapter 44 Acting School

On the other side, Uchiha Yan has been cautious since entering the valley.

Carrying a medicine basket on his back, he looked around from time to time, and at the same time picked up every herb he saw and put them into the basket on his back.

Sometimes, I even go for some fancy climbing to pick herbs, not sure if it’s just to look cool.

It was very dark in the valley, with no sunlight coming in at all, but since it was morning, one could still vaguely see things through the light passing over the valley.

"I have been in the valley to collect herbs for nearly half an hour. Minato and the others should be ready. Now it depends on how long these ninjas can hold out before taking action." Uchiha Yan thought silently as he looked at the medicine basket behind him that was already nearly two-thirds full.

The ninjas who had been watching Uchiha Yan's actions were also discussing something at this moment.

"Boss, should we just kill that brat?" One of the ninjas who, according to Cangsi's observation, had a Chunin chakra capacity said to the person hiding behind a clump of grass.

Judging from the tone, it is obvious that the other person who didn't speak is the leader of their group of ninjas.

This jonin, who was obviously the leader, did not give a direct reply to his subordinates' words. Instead, he raised his right hand and signaled his subordinates to continue hiding.

In fact, it was not that the ninja boss did not want to kill the kid in front of him who was obviously just a Genin, but he was afraid that this was just a trap to lure the snake out of its hole.

Although in his heart the probability that this was a trap was infinitely close to zero, he couldn't help but shudder when he thought of the order from the steel-like man.

In order to complete the task ordered by the man he could not afford to offend, he decided to be extra careful.

If he messed up what that scary man told him to do, he believed that his fate would not be good, even if he was a jonin.

If he had been in his usual temper, he would have ordered his men to charge forward the moment Uchiha Yan entered the valley. He wouldn't have felt so aggrieved as he is now.

In this way, under the instructions of this senior ninja, this group of ninjas continued to secretly observe Uchiha Yan's every move.

Half an hour passed, and Uchiha Yan had already filled the medicine basket behind him with picked herbs.

Even if he slowed down the speed of picking herbs, he couldn't delay any longer. Otherwise, it would definitely arouse the suspicion of the group of ninjas in the valley.

Uchiha En even thought at one point that he might have been exposed, so this group of ninjas chose to lie low and not come out to kill him.

There was no other choice, Uchiha Yan could only carry the medicine basket full of herbs and prepare to leave the valley, go out and meet up with Minato and his friends, and discuss other solutions.

Just as Uchiha Yan turned around and took the first step to leave the valley, a shuriken flew from behind, brushed his hair and pierced his feet.

"action."

Following the order from the ninja boss, a group of ninjas rushed out from all directions of the valley and surrounded Uchiha Yan who was about to leave.

That shuriken was thrown by the ninja boss, and it was also a signal to inform his ninjas that they could start taking action.

Uchiha Yan seemed to be frightened by the sudden shuriken and the large group of ninjas, and he staggered and fell to the ground.

"You, you guys, who are you?" In order to act more realistically, Uchiha Yan even stuttered on purpose.

At the same time, he used his hands and feet to crawl backwards.

At this time, several of the ninjas lit torches, adding a little light to the dim Sunless Valley.

Through the light of the torches, the group of ninjas could still see Uchiha En's frightened expression which he showed for the sake of acting, and they all put on a playful smile.

In this situation, any ordinary Genin would probably be scared to pee their pants, so this group of ninjas enjoyed watching Uchiha En's expression.

The ninja boss separated the men surrounding Uchiha En and walked in front of him.

Then he looked down at Uchiha Yan, who was terrified and at a loss.

He was very satisfied with Uchiha Yan's expression, which reminded him of how he looked when he faced that terrifying figure a year ago. It was probably worse than now.

It must be even worse than Uchiha Yan.

"I ask, you answer. If you answer one word wrong, I will break one of your bones. This will continue until all the bones in your body are slowly broken by me. Do you understand, kid?" The ninja boss pressed the knuckles of his left hand with his right hand, making a "cracking" sound.

The tone matches the scene, making the atmosphere even more terrifying.

"gollum"

Uchiha Yan couldn't help swallowing his saliva, then nodded nervously.

Of course, all of this was pretended. Uchiha Yan now wished he could just explode and take care of all these ninjas. How could he be afraid at all? To be honest, he was excited.

"Kid, are you a Genin from Konoha?"

"Yes."

"Why did you come to Wuyang Valley?"

"I accepted a D-level mission from the village and came here to collect herbs."

"Are you the only one who accepted this mission?"

"Yes."

"Where are your other companions?"

"They went on to perform other tasks..."

Between the questions and the answers, after the ninja boss asked the last question, Uchiha En deliberately pretended to answer subconsciously, and then quickly shut up halfway through the answer.

"hey-hey!"

The ninja boss laughed sinisterly twice, but did not make any other expression.

He already had an idea in his mind about Uchiha Yan's answer which was trying to cover up the truth.

"Does anyone else know that you are on this mission alone?"

As if to verify his guess, the ninja boss asked another question.

"When, of course, I came to carry out this mission, I, I have already told everything to my instructor. If I don't return to the village before the sun sets today, my instructor will definitely bring the ninjas in the village to find me, really!"

The tone of Uchiha Yan's speech seemed to be intended to intimidate the group of ninjas in front of him.

Even at the end of his speech, he deliberately emphasized the word "really".

But for this group of experienced ninjas, Uchiha Yan's behavior just proved that the other party was guilty and even wanted to lie to them in order to save his life.

"Hahaha!"

Sure enough, this group of ninjas burst into laughter after hearing Uchiha Yan's answer!

They really didn't want to believe that a Genin who was only about 10 years old could deceive their eyes with lies.