"Everyone has worked hard these past days," Sakumo said with a faint smile. Having finally killed the traitor Kuriyama Shinzo, his tense face gradually relaxed. From the time they accepted this mission until now, the four of them had been fighting for nearly a week, their nerves in a highly tense state. After all, the development of events was somewhat beyond their expectations.
"Speaking of which, Minato, is your body really okay?" Sakumo asked. Minato had been seriously injured during the mission, but from his appearance, it seemed he was fine. Minato smiled lightly and waved his left arm, indicating that he was completely fine.
"Well, after we return this thing to the Hotspring Ninja Village, we will rest somewhere else for a night and then return to Konoha," Sakumo said, picking up the bloody March sickle. This item, being the token of the so-called Jashin Cult, was best handed over to the Hot Spring Village for safekeeping. As for what would happen after they left, Sakumo was not worried. With Yugimoto Kawahiko there to guard it, the hundreds of followers of the Jashin Cult would likely be cleared out. The losses of the Hotspring Ninja Village were significant this time, and Sakumo and his team should not stay there. Fortunately, there was a small town not far from there, where Minato and the others could go to rest.
"Finally, I can go home!" Uchiha Yoruki and Suzuka, who were lost in their thoughts, seemed not to hear what Sakumo said, but Minato smiled. Calculating the time, when he returned to Konoha, the ten-day vacation of the Ninja School should be almost over. He took out the hairpin he had bought in the first town from his pocket, and looking at it, Minato remembered Kushina's smile.
"Kushina, I'm coming back!" Minato said in his heart, although Kushina didn't know that he was carrying out the mission in the Land of Hotspring this time.
"What about this guy's body?" Uchiha Yoruki asked, referring to Kuriyama Shinzo's bloodless body, which was still not far away. This guy had an immortal body, so it was uncertain whether he was really "dead."
Sakumo smiled and said, "Don't worry, it will be dealt with after we leave." The strong smell of blood had spread far. All the blood in Kuriyama Shinzo's body had been drained, and the dense forest was filled with a strong smell of blood. It was only because Sakumo and the others were there that the real owners of the dense forest had not come.
The three of them immediately understood what Sakumo was referring to. This kind of ending was also suitable for Kuriyama Shinzo, who was cruel and ruthless. Immediately, the three of them ignored Kuriyama Shinzo's body and went back the way they came.
When the four of them arrived at the previous valley, the expressions on their faces changed slightly, especially Minato and Uchiha Yoruki, who looked particularly affected. After all, those were the corpses of hundreds of people. Although the ninjas of Hotspring Ninja had gathered them together as much as possible, they had not had time to completely clean up. It was the first time for both of them to carry out a mission. Although they had seen dead people before, this kind of scene that looked like a small war was something that neither they nor Sakumo and Suzuka had ever seen. Even someone like Uchiha Yoruki couldn't help but feel sick. He squatted on the spot with his face twitching. Minato was not much better off. Even Suzuka and Sakumo frowned.
"This is..." The trance that had not appeared in Minato's mind for a long time invaded his brain again. In his consciousness, scenes like fragments appeared in front of his eyes. Minato looked around and saw that in the dark night, among the wreckage of the house, there were corpses in various states of death everywhere. Among them were ninjas, but more were people wearing civilian clothes. This place seemed very familiar to Minato, but it felt very strange. Looking at this scene, his consciousness began to struggle.
"In the name of Hokage, I will protect my family in the village. This is what I have to do now." A voice sounded in his ears. Along with that scene, the severe pain in his heart made Minato's face begin to twist. "I will never let you do whatever you want again!"
"Minato, what's wrong with you?" At this time, a voice pulled Minato back from that state, and his azure blue pupils suddenly contracted, reflecting Suzuka's face.
"I'm okay," Minato shook his head and regarded the scene he had just seen as a dream. The scene was too tragic. Sakumo patted his shoulder. Anyone who saw this scene would react violently, especially for the two of them at this age.
"Mr. Sakumo, it seems that you have completed your mission," Yugimoto Kawahiko and Kato Keika came over at this time. Sakumo smiled and nodded, then handed the bloody March sickle in his hand to Yugimoto Kawahiko, saying, "It's better not to let this evil thing appear in the world again." This so-called artifact of the Jashin Cult, the bloody March sickle, seemed to be full of ominous aura. Yugimoto Kawahiko nodded, then smiled lightly and said, "Thank you for this matter, otherwise the Hotspring Ninja Village might have been in danger of destruction."
He had a direct confrontation with C and knew how powerful that person was. If it weren't for Sakumo, the massive invasion of the Jashin Cult, coupled with internal troubles, Yugimoto Kawahiko really couldn't have handled it alone. Sakumo smiled lightly, then said goodbye to Yugimoto Kawahiko and left with Minato and the others. As they walked, Minato murmured to himself, "Why didn't I see Oshima Reina just now?"
Uchiha Yoruki said expressionlessly, "That woman betrayed the village, she was probably killed." There were hundreds of corpses in front of them just now, and they couldn't tell whether Oshima Reina was among them. "She should have been released by Yugimoto," Sakumo said. He could judge someone by their figure alone. Among the corpses just now, there was no figure of Oshima Reina, and he also heard the complaints of some of the remaining Hot Spring ninjas. In fact, with the clues he had gathered so far, it was not difficult to deduce this conclusion.
"They can let the traitor go. It's really a 'peaceful' village," Uchiha Yoruki's words were full of sarcasm. In his opinion, traitors should be executed without mercy.
"I think it's very magnanimous of a village leader to do so. After all, Oshima Reina also saved Yugimoto Kawahiko's mother just now." Minato had a completely different idea from him. Uchiha Yoruki's face became ugly again. He and Minato seemed to be born incompatible.
Seeing this, Sakumo smiled slightly and did not discuss this topic in depth. After all, it was the business of another village. However, he did not notice that on the other side, Suzuka looked at him with a slightly complicated expression.
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