"Was that a Mist Ninja Jonin just now?"
"Did I actually kill a Mist Ninja Jonin with my own hands? Am I dreaming?"
With the death of Mist Ninja Jonin Gozu Suigetsu, Kurenai and Dakota felt like they were living in a dream, unable to snap out of it for a long time.
At this moment, Yasuke was also deep in thought as he stared at the corpses of the Mist Ninjas around him.
Because of his long experience in Konoha's medical unit, Yasuke only realized after the first clash with the Mist Ninjas that Konoha's current enemy was the Village Hidden in the Mist!
Since the enemy was the Village Hidden in the Mist, Yasuke, with his understanding of the original storyline, finally understood where his ominous premonition came from!
"No wonder I always had a bad feeling. It turns out that ominous feeling came from someone close to me!"
"Kakashi, you probably still don't know what this battle means for you, do you?"
"The battle we are facing now doesn't just mean losing a comrade for you. It also means that the person threatening our teacher's life is about to truly 'go dark'!"
With a bitter smile, Yasuke thought to himself.
Fortunately, his face was hidden behind the Anbu mask, so Kurenai and Dakota couldn't see that bitter smile.
Otherwise, Kurenai and Dakota would surely have other thoughts, secretly wondering if Yasuke was dissatisfied with their performance.
Of course.
At this time, the bitter smile on Yasuke's face wasn't about Kurenai or Dakota; it was about Kakashi and their teacher, the Fourth Hokage.
Others might not understand what kind of impact this battle between Konoha and the Mist Village would have in the future.
But how could Yasuke, a transmigrator who knew the original storyline, not understand?
Of course he understood!
Moreover, Yasuke not only understood, he was also well aware of the secret mission Kakashi was carrying out!
During the Third Great Ninja War, if there was any battle that Yasuke remembered the most, besides the Kannabi Bridge Battle where Kakashi got his Sharingan, it was the current battle between Konoha and the Mist Village!
To put it bluntly, this war between Konoha and the Mist Village was completely driven by Madara, the mastermind behind the scenes!
Several months ago, Yasuke had already received information from Uncle Nara, Zane, and others that the Fourth Hokage had sent Rin to infiltrate the Mist Village to become the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails Isobu, in order to weaken the Mist Village's strength and prevent them from supporting the current Third Great Ninja War.
However, how could the Fourth Hokage have known that sending Rin to the Mist Village was a huge mistake?
Because during the Kannabi Bridge Battle, Obito, who was believed to be dead, was actually taken by Madara as his target!
When Madara thought the time was right, he ordered the Mist Village, which he secretly controlled, to split into two forces: one to distract Konoha's main forces and the other to bring Rin, the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails, to Konoha to release the Three-Tails' power and weaken Konoha.
According to the original storyline, Yasuke knew that Madara's plan was both a success and a failure!
The reason is that while Kakashi successfully "killed" Rin, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, during his secret mission, the sight of Kakashi killing Rin was what triggered Obito's complete "darkening," transforming him into the Masked Man and becoming the new secret mastermind!
Madara's plan wasn't a failure because he succeeded in getting a successor.
On the other hand, even though Konoha won the battle against the Mist Village, it laid the groundwork for the future Nine-Tails attack and the Fourth Hokage's demise!
"If only, just if only!"
"If I could save Rin from Kakashi, would Obito not 'go dark'? After all, being a Hokage is his dream!"
"And if Obito didn't 'go dark,' there would be no chance of the Fourth Hokage dying. According to the original storyline, Madara should be at the end of his life by now, right? Furthermore, with an undarkened Obito, there should be a way to find the aged Madara, right?"
"Yeah!"
"As long as I can complete the breakout mission, I need to discuss this possibility with the Fourth Hokage."
"But before that, I have to deal with you!"
Yasuke thought silently, looking at the still-dazed Kurenai and Dakota with some disappointment.
Maybe, in the future, Kurenai and Dakota could become excellent ninjas, but right now, they were still too inexperienced.
Just like earlier, if Yasuke hadn't turned the tide and used the Nara clan's secret techniques, especially the Shadow Clone Jutsu, to deal with those Mist Ninjas, Kurenai and Dakota would have been overwhelmed by the Mist Jonin alone, most likely ending up dead by his hands.
Moreover, it wasn't just their earlier performance. Even now, Yasuke found Kurenai and Dakota's behavior hard to accept.
Especially when Yasuke walked up to Kurenai and Dakota and saw them still in a daze, he coughed lightly. When Kurenai and Dakota met Yasuke's cold gaze, they shivered and then heard Yasuke say in a cold voice, "As ninjas, don't you even have the awareness to carry out your tasks? Dakota, I'm not talking about Kurenai for now, but you—didn't you, as a former Anbu member, know how to handle corpses?"
"Ah! Shadow, I'm sorry! I'll go handle it right now!"
Hearing Yasuke's reprimand, Dakota scratched his head in embarrassment and quickly went to deal with the Mist Ninja corpses.
Then, when Yasuke's gaze fell on Kurenai, her pale cheeks turned slightly red, and she quickly apologized, "Shadow, I'm really sorry. It was my and Dakota's oversight."
"What you overlooked is more than just a little. Pay more attention in the future!"
"Yes, Captain!"
After a brief reminder to Kurenai, Yasuke believed that after this lesson, Kurenai, who was a Jonin in the original story, would definitely remember it.
So, when Kurenai and Dakota went to deal with the Mist Ninja corpses, Yasuke, who still hadn't dispelled the Shadow Clone Jutsu, slowly sat down next to the Mist Jonin Gozu Suigetsu's body and said with a cold smile as he stared at Gozu Suigetsu, who had lost all signs of life, "I wonder, does the Mist Village teach a course on playing dead? You Mist Ninjas are all so good at playing dead, no wonder you can never beat us from the Village Hidden in the Leaves."
"Besides, it would have been better if you had really died just now."
"If you had really died, I wouldn't have to face such a difficult choice now!"
As Yasuke spoke, Gozu Suigetsu, who had just lost all signs of life, slowly opened his pale eyes!
But Gozu Suigetsu suddenly coming back to life only slightly startled Kurenai and Dakota next to him!
What really shocked Kurenai and Dakota was when Yasuke suddenly grabbed that strange weapon from Gozu Suigetsu's arms—a strange weapon engraved with the Hidden Leaf symbol!
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