thefictionvixens Chapter 134 Remedies
Chapter 134 Remedies
Chapter 134 Remedies
How could Sakumo Hatake be here, with his injured companion? A strong sense of déjà vu arose in Taiichi's mind.
But regardless, reuniting with Sakumo and treating the wounded is Taiichi's top priority right now.
When the two sides closed to within 100 meters, Hatake Sakumo clearly noticed Taiichi approaching and sensed that the other had already drawn his sword and assumed a fighting stance.
Taiyi immediately slowed down his pace. When the distance was about 50 meters, Taiyi spoke first. He didn't want to test whether the White Fang Short Sword was sharp.
"Sakumo-senpai, it's me, Matsushita Taichi!"
Upon hearing the sound, Sakumo Hatake was clearly startled, but he did not lower his guard and kept his short sword in hand, staring intently in Taiichi's direction.
When Taichi finally emerged from the dense forest, Sakumo Hatake visibly breathed a sigh of relief, and then a look of great joy appeared on his face.
"Taiyi, quick! There's a seriously wounded soldier here who urgently needs medical attention!"
Without waiting for Taiyi's reply, she instantly appeared in front of Taiyi and tried to grab him.
Taiichi skillfully dodged Hatake Sakumo's pull, and said to his puzzled gaze, "Sakumo-senpai, you'd better be careful. I'm just a shadow clone. If you try to use my teleportation ability, I might explode."
Sakumo Hatake looked at Taiichi with surprise. At such close range, he could naturally sense the abundant chakra in Taiichi's body. This was not like the amount of chakra of a shadow clone at all. Could it be that Taiichi had made such great progress during this time?
But Sakumo Hatake isn't one to pry into other people's secrets; saving lives is his top priority right now.
Taiichi followed Hatake Sakumo to a makeshift cave. Looking at the person lying inside, there weren't many external injuries. The most serious one was a penetrating wound on the shoulder, but judging from the amount of bleeding, it wasn't fatal.
A green light appeared on my hand; I checked my internal body.
The internal organs were injured and displaced due to the violent shock of the explosion. The internal bleeding was severe. If he did not receive timely treatment, even if he survived the rest of his life, he could forget about being a ninja.
Before the formal treatment, Taichi finally remembered something and hurriedly explained to Hatake Sakumo that he still had two tails following him. He didn't expect that what he originally wanted to do was to attract the attention of the Sand Ninja, but ended up bringing the Sand Ninja to the main character.
Seeing Taiichi's embarrassment, Hatake Sakumo didn't care about the so-called tail at all. "You stay here and treat Yusuke. I'll go take care of the tail behind him!"
Without waiting for Taiyi's reply, he turned and walked straight out of the cave.
"What a straightforward personality!"
Thinking about it, Tai looked at the ninja named Yusuke lying on the big rock. Judging from his attire, he should be a special Jonin. If Tai's guess was correct, this should be the person who caused White Fang's suicide and the one who blamed White Fang.
Taiichi stared at Yusuke, his fingers trembling slightly. The other man's face was growing paler due to blood loss. If he did nothing, without Shiroya's supervision, the other man would soon die from excessive blood loss.
After a long while, Taiichi's hand still glowed green and he pressed it against Yusuke's chest.
Although Taiichi isn't a good person, he wouldn't go out of his way to kill someone for something that hasn't even happened yet. Otherwise, someone like Obito Uchiha would have been killed countless times already.
A green light surrounded the patient, and the magic of the palm stopped the bleeding. The technique of drawing out the stagnant blood was used to remove the blood clots, and everything proceeded in an orderly manner.
A moment later, figures flashed by. Before Taiichi's treatment was finished, Hatake Sakumo had already cleaned up the tail and returned to the cave.
Tai didn't even look up, and asked as if nothing was wrong, "Senior, what mission were you on? Why are you in such a sorry state?"
"It was a secret mission. We encountered a tough enemy. Yusuke was seriously injured, so we had no choice but to bring him back first." Hatake Sakumo was also helpless. Who would have thought that the assassination would run into Sunagakure's Chiyo? The old woman was old, but her senses were not weak at all. She was able to detect him.
Furthermore, with Yusuke severely injured by the explosive tag, Sakumo had no choice but to abandon his plan to kill him outright and retreat with Yusuke.
"Abandoned the mission!" It seems that Hatake Sakumo has no idea about his current situation. Normally, abandoning a mission would just result in a mission failure being recorded.
Of all the ninjas in Konoha, how many have a 100% mission completion rate? But that doesn't stop some people from trying to exploit this.
Taiichi glanced at Sakumo, who was still completely unaware, and while his hands continued moving, he said, "The Sand Village ninjas are currently searching for you relentlessly. Your target's defenses must be weak. Have you considered a surprise attack, senior?"
Sakumo was taken aback by his words; he hadn't considered this idea before. After all, there was still an injured person to care for back then, but things were different now. Looking at Taiichi, who was casting a spell, Sakumo unconsciously asked, "How long can this shadow clone last?"
Hearing Sakumo's question, Taiichi's lips curled up slightly, "If we don't fight, after treating this person, he can probably hold on for about half a day."
"Alright," Hatake Sakumo made up his mind after only a moment's thought. Of course, he also wanted to complete the mission, but his comrades held a higher place in his heart, and now that he had a chance to make amends, he would not hesitate.
Before leaving, Sakumo left behind a shadow clone. A Sand Ninja had just been killed here, so it was no longer safe. Once Taichi finished treating them, they would definitely need to be moved. With this shadow clone, they could also notify the main body of their new location.
Watching Sakumo Hatake leave, Taichi's worries did not diminish at all. Sakumo's suicide was not only due to the rumors in the village, but more importantly, the collapse of his own beliefs, which was the key.
Taiyi can only take it one step at a time and do his best to turn the situation around. After all, he received his teachings from their family when he was weak.
Half an hour later, Taichi finished his treatment. Thanks to the timely treatment, the ninja named Yusuke's ninja career for the rest of his life was saved.
Taiichi was also stunned when he thought of this. He wondered if this ninja was blaming Hatake Sakumo because his ninja career was ruined and the mission was not completed because Sakumo wanted to save him.
Taiichi shook his head, dispelling those thoughts. "Sakumo-senpai, let's go!"
Two shadow clones, carrying a wounded soldier, swiftly traversed the dense forest. About two hours later, they finally found a new hiding place.
After settling everything, Sakumo's shadow clone dispelled itself, and his memories flowed back to his main body through a mysterious passage, bringing a sense of peace to the main body who was on his way. Now he had no worries about the mission.
Meanwhile, Taiyi, the shadow clone, was either tending to the wounded from time to time or sitting quietly on the ground, trying to conserve energy and hold on as long as possible.
Half an hour later, a soft groan was heard, followed by a low "water."
Tai stood up, picked up the water that had been prepared and handed it to Yusuke's lips.
After taking a few sips, Yusuke regained consciousness. Upon seeing his surroundings and the ninja in front of him, he was startled and instinctively tried to get up, but the pain throughout his body caused him to collapse back to the ground.
"Don't be so nervous, I'm also a Konoha ninja." At that moment, Taichi's voice finally came through.
After a long pause to calm down, Yusuke turned back to Taiichi and asked in a heavy tone, "Who are you?"
What's my situation right now?
He clearly anticipated the injuries he had sustained, which is why his words sounded so sorrowful.
"Matsushita Taichi, your injury is nothing serious. Just rest and recover properly."
"You are Matsushita Taichi!" The surprise in those words was so obvious that even a ghost could hear it.
"You know me?" Taiyi couldn't help but ask, wondering if he was that famous now that a complete stranger, a ninja, knew him.
"The captain mentioned it; your medical ninjutsu is excellent." Yusuke's tone was full of joy. "That's wonderful! I thought—"
As he spoke, Yusuke's voice choked with emotion, "No matter what, thank you so much!"
Goodness, they're even using honorifics now, Taiichi thought to himself.
"By the way, where's Captain Sakumo? We can't find him."
"He's gone to continue his mission; he'll probably be back in a day or two!"
"That's good, that's good!" Yusuke said with a face full of self-reproach. "It's all because of me that the captain gave up on the mission before, but now everything is fine."
A smile bloomed on his face, as if he had received some kind of redemption.
The two chatted casually for a while, during which Taichi asked about their mission, but Yusuke, being a typical ninja, shut Taichi down with a simple "classified mission."
After about six hours, Taiichi suddenly said, "My time is almost up. You stay here and wait for Sakumo-senpai to return."
Taichi took out some pre-prepared supplies and placed them next to Yusuke. Then, with a "pop," he turned into smoke and disappeared.
Yusuke stared blankly at the spot where the white smoke had dissipated, lost in thought. So the one he had been chatting with the whole time was a shadow clone. What about the one who had been healing him earlier?
Yusuke shuddered and sighed, "Are all the kids these days monsters?!"
As the shadow clone dissipated, the original body finally obtained information from the returned memories.
Taiyi's lips curled slightly. So far, everything was going smoothly. He had done all he could, and there was nothing he could do about the rest. The only thing he could do now was to finish his task as soon as possible and return to Konoha.
Taiyi's smile was noticed by his team members who were watching closely, and they all gathered around him.
Before anyone could ask, Taichi spoke up, "It's Sakumo-senpai. He abandoned his mission to save his seriously injured comrade and was being chased by Sand Ninja—"
As Taiichi recounted the events, everyone understood the whole story. Yangping and Saori naturally didn't think much of it. In their eyes, Sakumo's willingness to abandon his mission for his comrades was a display of loyalty and righteousness, embodying the will of fire that never abandons or gives up.
Captain Yamaguchi frowned slightly upon hearing this. It wasn't that he didn't value his comrades, but the mission that Sakumo was entrusted with must be of paramount importance. If he abandoned the mission now, the consequences would be dire.
Although Sakumo continued to carry out missions later, the effectiveness of this remedial measure was greatly reduced. Captain Yamaguchi couldn't help but feel somewhat worried.
Seeing that Yohei and Saori were still happy to be able to help their comrades, Captain Yamaguchi did not voice his concerns.
After the lively atmosphere subsided, the group returned to their inspection tour, and the delegation continued its journey.
At the same time, in the capital of the land of rivers.
Alone, Sakumo easily infiltrated the city, and his mission was simple: to kill all ten trusted subordinates of the new daimyo of the land of rivers.
The reason? Betrayal. That's right, the new Daimyo of the Land of Rivers, formerly the eldest son of the king, turned his back on everyone after ascending to the position. He broke his alliance with Konoha and began flirting with Sunagakure.
Konoha could no longer tolerate this, after all, traitors were far more hateful than enemies.
Thus, Sakumo Hatake carried out this assassination attempt. Firstly, it was to warn the daimyo of the Land of Rivers not to go too far; secondly, it was to make room for officials who were close to the Land of Fire, since the new daimyo had removed many officials who were close to the Land of Fire.
Of course, it is best to do these things quietly, after all, assassinating a nobleman from another country is not a very honorable thing, and if it is not handled well, it is easy to be resisted by the noble class.
But now, Sakumo Hatake can only say he has no choice, because one of his previous mission targets was actually discussing things with Chiyo of Sunagakure.
Chiyo, true to her veteran ninja status, possessed strength undiminished from her prime. She easily discovered the other Konoha ninja who was also lying in ambush.
The consequences were obvious: faced with the siege of Sunagakure, Sakumo Hatake ultimately abandoned the mission for the sake of his comrades.
Fortunately, he encountered Taiichi later, and thinking of this, Sakumo couldn't help but smile. Looking at the targets not far away, this surprise attack had clearly caught everyone off guard; the guards around the targets hadn't been strengthened, but rather significantly reduced.
This was the last target of the mission. Relying on his speed, Sakumo silently crept up behind the target, covering his mouth with one hand and slitting his throat with the other, his movements incredibly practiced. After finishing, he quietly left.
It wasn't until Hatake Sakumo left the capital of the Land of Rivers that the first dead body was discovered by the servants of his household. As more and more bodies were discovered, the entire capital was in an uproar.
The complete blockade and the manhunt for the killer were just for show. The Daimyo of the Land of Rivers knew perfectly well that this was Konoha's doing, but what could he do? He was genuinely afraid. This time it was his minister who was killed; next time, would it be him?
Meanwhile, on the other side of the capital, inside an inn, Chiyo and several Jonin were gazing in the direction of the Daimyo's residence.
"We miscalculated. We didn't expect Sakumo Hatake to come back again." A Jonin took the blame.
"Elder, what should we do now? I think the daimyo of the Land of Rivers will probably back down," another Jonin asked worriedly.
"Once you're on the ship, it's not like he can just walk away. Konoha can kill people, but does that mean the swords of Sunagakure aren't sharp enough?" Chiyo suppressed her anger. Her son's killer had come and gone twice before her eyes, yet she hadn't seized the opportunity. You can imagine how she felt at that moment.
"Give the order to spread the news that Konoha ninjas have wantonly slaughtered nobles from other countries, so that everyone can see their true colors and how Konoha will behave."
"Yes!" The Jonin exchanged glances, their faces beaming with joy. This move, without shedding a drop of blood, could humiliate Konoha and perhaps even instill fear in everyone in the Land of Rivers. In that case, all the requests that were originally made by Konoha would end up in Sunagakure.
After leaving the capital of the Land of Rivers, Sakumo immediately headed towards the location where Yusuke was hiding. The distance was quite far, and it wasn't until the next day that Sakumo arrived at the cave where Yusuke was.
Seeing that Yusuke was already able to move on his own with difficulty, Sakumo once again marveled at Taichi's prowess. He was also grateful to have met Taichi, because if it weren't for him, this mission might have turned out very differently.
After exchanging pleasantries, Sakumo carried Yusuke on his back and headed towards Konoha. It wasn't safe there; Sunagakure ninjas could come after them at any moment, so it was better to leave as soon as possible.
On the way, Sakumo also told Yusuke about his gains. When he learned that all the mission targets had been killed, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Now he had nothing to worry about anymore.
0