Chapter 301

Subsequently, the Root ninjas skillfully dismantled the corpses of several Cloud ninjas, then looked for suitable locations to bury these corpses.

And the way they were buried was also extremely particular; these Cloud ninja corpses were buried in locations that were not easy to find, but could always be discovered after spending some time.

They even calculated that the Rock ninjas were good at Earth Release, so it didn't matter if they were buried a little deeper.

This was not over yet; a Root ninja took out a decisive "evidence."

——A Cloud ninja forehead protector shattered to only half.

Then it was the same old routine: after finding a suitable location, bury it.

Even before burying it, he used Fire Release to roast this half of the forehead protector until it was charred.

After some actions, the members of the Root organization completed their tasks one after another, and the originally charred land already had a new appearance.

Subsequently, Danzo came to the side of a Root organization member, cut off a corner of this member's clothes with a kunai, and then threw it on the ground casually, and even the kunai that cut the clothes was thrown on the ground by Danzo casually.

"My lord, what are you..."

This member of the Root organization asked in an incredulous tone.

"What do you know?"

"Truth and falsehood, leaving traces of Leaf ninjas in obvious places can better clear the Leaf of suspicion."

Danzo said coldly, his cold eyes making this Root ninja's body tremble.

Only he himself knew what he was actually thinking.

"Yes!"

He responded to Danzo hurriedly, fearing that he would suffer if he didn't respond in time.

"Let's go."

After doing all this, Danzo turned to leave, but when he looked at the ninja who had raised the objection just now, there was a trace of cold light in his eyes.

The Root did not need ninjas who disobeyed him.

Soon, Danzo led a group of Root ninjas to rush to the next location where Rock ninjas were attacked, but it seemed that one person was missing from the team...

After Danzo had gone far away, a burly ninja without eyebrows emerged from the ground.

He looked around, and after confirming that there was no one, he walked toward the town on the side.

It was Kaguya Yuta, who had been arranged here by Mizunuki Ryosuke early on. Few people knew that besides the fierce Dead Bone Pulse, Kaguya Yuta also had exquisite Earth Release ninjutsu, especially the ability to escape underground; the entire Mist probably only had Mizunuki Ryosuke above Kaguya Yuta.

Time passed bit by bit, and about five hours later, the Rock force wearing earth-yellow vests and Rock forehead protectors arrived late.

This Rock force did not come from the front line of the Land of Moon where Onoki was, but from the Rock Village in the Land of Earth.

Compared to the Leaf of the Land of Fire, which bordered the Land of Frost, the Rock of the Land of Earth, which was separated from the Land of Frost by the Land of Waterfall, arrived much slower.

On the Rock side, the leader was a man wearing a conical hat, a mask, red armor, and a facility similar to a "gas tank" on his back, looking somewhat incongruous.

The man scanned the surroundings, and a trace of depth flashed in his eyes.

"Lord Han, it should be here..."

A Rock ninja said to the man in red armor in a sorrowful voice.

This person was named Han, one of the top experts within the Rock. He became famous during the ten-year peace period after the First Ninja World War and was one of the leading figures of the prime-aged ninjas of the Rock.

Han had always enjoyed the title of "Steam Ninja" in the ninja world.

Being able to win such a title was because Han had the bloodline talent of "Boil Release" and could use steam to fight.

And the gold content of Han's "Steam Ninja" was much stronger than Toroi's "Magnet Release Ninja," and the reason was also very direct—because Han was a Kage-level powerhouse.

Han scanned the messy battlefield, complex colors flashing in his eyes; he seemed to have thought of something and let out a faint sigh.

In fact, Han was internally resistant to investigating the attack on the logistics force.

But hindered by his responsibility as a Rock ninja, he ultimately could not shirk it.

The Rock Village was a highly authoritarian, high-pressure violent institution; from the moment every Rock ninja became a ninja, they were instilled with the ideas of forbearance and obedience.

But when a person reached a certain level, relying solely on ideological suppression could no longer suppress the ambition from the bottom of one's heart.

There was a saying that "blocking is not as good as dredging," and Han was in such a situation.

The conflict between Han and the high-level Rock, especially the Third Tsuchikage Onoki, was almost known to everyone in the Rock at the moment.

The reason was also very simple and direct: the current Tsuchikage Onoki was active in the ninja world during the First Ninja World War, and both his age and seniority were a generation older than Han.

From the perspective of age, after the Third Tsuchikage Onoki stepped down, Han had the opportunity to succeed as the Fourth Tsuchikage.

So Han hoped that after Onoki stepped down, he could obtain the qualification to inherit the position of Tsuchikage.

Han, who had Kage-level strength, indeed had such qualifications.

Coupled with the fact that unlike the young generation of ninjas, Han of the prime generation had worked hard for the village for many years, not only winning a good reputation in the ninja world but also enjoying a certain prestige within the village.

But to this, the Third Tsuchikage Onoki's attitude was also very direct, which was——suppression!

Compared to Han, the Third Tsuchikage was obviously more fond of his own son, the young generation ninja of the Rock, Kitsuchi.

And this was obviously something Han could not accept; over time, the conflict between Han and the Tsuchikage became very sharp.

So much so that for a major event like launching a war against the Cloud, Onoki did not take Han with him, but arranged for Han to guard the Rock Village.

Such an arrangement was undoubtedly intended to marginalize Han and prevent Han's prestige from further expanding in the village.

To this, Han was naturally very dissatisfied in his heart, and even developed some resistance.

This was also the reason why Han did not want to take this errand.

But helplessly, as a Rock ninja, at this critical juncture, Han could only choose to stand up.