Chapter 265: Racing to the Rescue

Tell me exactly what's going on!

Kakashi and Yeyuan Lin—shouldn't they be in the village? How did they suddenly end up at the border?

Since they had to rely on Pake to track Kakashi and the others, Dong Shilang didn't choose to fly.

They were just supposed to carry out some simple missions, but for some reason a large squad of Mist Ninja ANBU burst out and captured Yeyuan Lin.

Even though Kakashi gave chase, those Mist Ninja ANBU were each incredibly tough; with just his strength, there was no way to rescue Yeyuan Lin.

Honestly, the Mist Ninja are bizarre—even their own ANBU can be controlled by others; there's no one like them!

Moreover, Dong Shilang seriously suspects that not only those ANBU might be controlled, but the Third Mizukage could also be under Madara's control.

In that case, add the Fourth Mizukage as well.

The Mist Village has had both successive Mizukage controlled by others—it's just pathetic.

Saying my family has been suspected by generations of Hokage isn't baseless; they themselves know whether they've been controlled.

But as for the people around me, who knows if they've already been controlled by the Sharingan; none of them dare to guarantee it.

If things go wrong, those Uchiha will give a look, and my subordinates will stab me in the back—I'd die a wrongful death.

Any leader would have to guard against this kind of thing, huh~

Haven't you notified Senior Minato? I remember Kakashi has Minato senior's kunai; with the Flying Thunder God's speed, he should be able to reach Kakashi in an instant!

Given Namikaze Minato's condition, if he senses anything, he'll rush to Kakashi's side and should easily handle an AB combo—there's no need for me to get involved.

Although my side is the closest.

I don't know! It seems there's another mission!

As for that, Pake, being a ninja dog, has no idea what's going on—he's just a dog.

Over here!

After sniffing the air, Pake led Dong Shilang's silhouette off in a direction at full gallop.

Having grown up together with Kakashi since childhood, Pake still worries about his safety; this time the enemies are truly too many—just Kakashi alone trying to rescue Yeyuan Lin is nearly impossible.

If we don't bring the reinforcements behind us and quickly reach Kakashi, we might not even be able to retrieve his corpse.

Fortunately, the Spirit Technique hasn't been dispelled yet, so there's still time.

……

Yeyuan Lin! You go first, I'll hold these people off!

Grabbing Yeyuan Lin and shoving her in front of him, Kakashi turned and charged at the pursuers behind him; he had made up his mind—this time he would protect his comrades no matter what, and wouldn't let the previous tragedy happen again.

I promised Obito I'd protect Yeyuan Lin well!

But, Kakashi...

No buts, hurry up… Yeyuan Lin!

While fending off the enemies' attacks, Kakashi didn't forget to urge the hesitant Yeyuan Lin forward, while he stayed behind to block those foes.

Seeing this, even though Yeyuan Lin felt something was off inside her body, she didn't continue to linger and drag Kakashi down.

She turned and rushed straight into the forest.

Can't let the test subject get away!

Seeing the prey slip from view, someone in the Mist Ninja ANBU shouted, pointing at distant Yeyuan Lin, voice excited, as if afraid she'd escape their control.

Divide some of the people to chase that fleeing girl, and the rest of you, come with me to take out this nuisance!

A figure who seemed to be the leader of the Mist Ninja ANBU began assigning tasks.

If you observe closely, though they verbally seem urgent, their actions still show a bit of dragging feet.

They're not that proactive!

They're not in a hurry at all; their mission is simply to closely tail these two brats and drive them back to the Leaf Village.

As long as that girl doesn't disappear from the sensor ninja's tracking range, that's fine!

No way am I letting you get past me!

Watching those preparing to go past me to chase Yeyuan Lin, the Mist Ninja ANBU, Kakashi directly unleashed a Thousand Birds, turning into a bolt of lightning that killed those preparing to attack Yeyuan Lin.

Take down this bastard!

Seeing a comrade killed, some of the Mist Ninja couldn't stand it; this white‑haired brat is too arrogant.

Although they meant to hold back, this brat is just too clueless; it'd be simpler to just take him out.

Don't be impulsive! The mission comes first!

As the captain of the Mist Ninja, how could a moment's impulsiveness cause a leak in this mission?

If it were merely that one experimental subject, a living time bomb, escaping alone to the Leaf Village, even if the Leaf folks were idiots, they'd know something was up.

But, captain?

Any sacrifice is just for completing the mission!

Not giving his subordinates a chance to speak further, the Mist Ninja captain outright ignored their sacrifice and prepared to continue according to plan.

Utterly cold‑hearted.

Just behind that mask, no one could see his expression!

He covertly made a few hand signals, letting his companion 'unintentionally' reveal an opening, allowing the white‑haired brat in the encirclement to break out of their surround, after which they clung tightly to the backs of those two Leaf Village brats.

Constantly applying pressure, they pushed those two toward the Leaf Village.

Kakashi, my body feels off! Just now those Mist Ninja seemed to have done something to me!

Seeing Kakashi by her side, Yeyuan Lin's heart steadied considerably; as long as he was with her, she could face any difficulty.

But those Mist Ninja seemed to have placed something in their body, and there might also be a plot against the Leaf Village.

But at the time I seemed to have been caught in a genjutsu, my memory was fragmented, and I can't recall some things.

Now isn't the time to talk about that—I promised Obito I'd definitely protect you well!

He had also just heard those Mist Ninja talking, sounding like some experimental subjects or something, but faced with the current situation, he couldn't worry about those for now.

Damn it! These Mist Ninja really won't give up!

Feeling the pursuers behind him drawing ever nearer, Kakashi had no mind to spare at this moment for thoughts of experimental subjects or such.

He hastily pulled out several explosive tags from his ninja pouch and flung them behind him, hoping this would make the pursuers behind him wary.