Naruto - The Wind Calamity (2)

Chapter 209 : Hiruzen's Neverending Schemes!

Though Hiruzen received the message almost half a day later than A, the Anbu squads he dispatched moved much faster than Kumogakure's negotiator group.

Under the cover of the night, Kakashi left Konoha along with Guy and 200 ninjas. They disappeared into the vast neverending forests in the Land of Fire.

A few hours later, 3 Anbu squads arrived outside Yusuke's mansion. No one in the Hidden Hot Springs Village detected them.

Yusuke was sleeping in his bed. He had a smile on his face as he dreamt about being the new Daimyo of the Land of Hot Water. As Hiruzen had guessed, he was working together with Kumogakure. He wanted their support to overthrow the current Daimyo. In return, he will help them kill Konoha's ninjas and will remove Konoha's influence on the country after he becomes the Daimyo.

Unfortunately for him, an Anbu ninja appeared next to him while he slept. He grabbed a tanto and pierced it into Yusuke's heart leaving him permanently in the dream world. Yusuke died without knowing who killed him and how!

In a few minutes, everyone in the mansion was killed! Not a single being was left alive. Instead, blood was flowing on the ground. The Anbu also burned or confiscated all the documents.

After confirming that their work is done, they destroyed the pillars supporting the mansion with Lightning jutsus and escaped. The village, which was resting peacefully, suddenly woke up due to loud noise. However, before anyone could figure out what was happening, the Anbu ninjas had already escaped. They kept moving towards the Land of Frost.

The Daimyo of the land of Hot Water was woken up due to the massacre and destruction. He reached Yusuke's destroyed mansion and frowned, 'He had found a chakra metal mine a week ago. And he is already dead? He had said that he will employ Konoha ninjas, is this their work?'

Daimyo analyzed for a bit before concluding, 'No, this isn't the way the Hokage acts usually. Besides, why would he even do this when we were offering Konoha the most benefits?'

At that time, Takeshita Tokuhei appeared in front of the Daimyo and reported, "Lord Daimyo, everyone in the mansion, including Lord Yusuke, has been killed. They are all killed with swords. From their wounds, it doesn't seem like they even had a chance to struggle. The documents are all destroyed though we don't know if some of them have been stolen. And the pillars have been destroyed with Lightning jutsus."

Daimyo asked, "Lightning? Do you mean that Kumogakure is behind this?"

Tokuhei answered, "It's either them or someone who wants to frame them."

Daimyo analyzed the situation, 'This sort of activity is something Kumogakure would do. Did they find the mine as well? If so, it would make sense that they want to silence Yusuke and secretly mine the mine themselves. But, such a thing is impossible to be kept a secret. Are they planning to wage another war in my country?'

The daimyo frowned. He said, "Tokuhei, come with me."

He brought Tokuhei to his own office and told him about the mine in Yusuke's province. Tokuhei was shocked. He exclaimed, "There is a chakra metal mine in our country?"

The Daimyo corrected him, "A mine that might have some deposits of it. The quantity won't be much but it might be sufficient to cause a war."

Tokuhei frowned. He said with a bitter expression, "Our country will be ravaged once again."

The Daimyo nodded, "That is why I wanted to keep it a secret. I suspect that the mine has been taken over by other forces. Most likely by Kumogakure. I want you to lead a force of 15 ninjas there stealthily and check. You are not to engage in any combat. After you confirm, leave immediately and return back."