Chapter 58 The Night Before Departure

Ye Shan didn't even have time to eat lunch. He just stayed in the training ground and practiced until the sun set, then he left with satisfaction.

Walking on the bustling street, Ye Shan first went to the ninja tool shop to buy some necessary ninja tools, and then had a simple meal and came to Yamashiro Chen's home.

Shancheng Chen's family was much richer than Ye Shan's, and they lived in a relatively prosperous area, and their house was also well decorated. After Ye Shan knocked on the door, he quietly waited for a response.

To Ye Shan's surprise, the person who opened the door was not Yamashiro Tatsuo or his brother, but a young girl dressed at home, obviously a member of the family.

"Who are you?" The girl didn't know Ye Shan and asked puzzledly.

"I'm Ye Shan, is Yamashiro Tatsuya home?"

"Yes, please come in, I'll go call him." When the girl heard that Ye Shan was looking for Shan Chengchen, she hurriedly opened the door and warmly invited the guest to come in and wait.

Ye Shan had no intention of sitting there, so he shook his head and said, "Just call him out, I'll say a few words and then leave."

After a while, Shancheng Chen appeared in front of Ye Shan holding a long sword and asked directly: "Captain, do you have a mission?"

"Pack up and follow me."

"good!"

A moment later, Ye Shan took the fully armed Yamashiro Tatsuya out of his home and headed towards the Uchiha clan. On the way, Ye Shan briefly explained the origin and purpose of the mission to Yamashiro Tatsuya so that the other party would be prepared.

There is no doubt that this mission will be difficult, otherwise Ye Shan would not bring Yamashiro Tatsu with him. On the battlefield, reliable teammates are like a second life for a ninja, and Ye Shan dare not leave his back to a ninja from the Hokage family.

It's always better to be cautious in everything.

Outside the Uchiha clan, two ninjas were standing under a tree chatting. When Ye Shan walked in, he found that they were Uchiha Fugaku and his cousin Uchiha Seiji, and he was a little surprised. Ye Shan's purpose of coming to the Uchiha clan was not to seek help, but to explain his whereabouts and thank Uchiha Shinichi for his help this morning.

"Fugaku, what are you doing here so late?" The two were familiar with each other, and Ye Shan didn't want to be polite, so he asked directly.

Uchiha Fugaku smiled and said, "Of course I'm waiting for you."

"Ye Shan, you don't know yet, right? The Uchiha clan will send two teams of senior ninja to participate in this mission, and your brother will be the captain." Uchiha Seiji on the side echoed.

Ye Shan was delighted after hearing this. The participation of the Uchiha clan would undoubtedly greatly reduce the danger of the mission. Apart from anything else, it would still be possible to escape unscathed. After all, in front of the famous Sharingan, all ninjutsu could be exposed.

"The clan leader is very smart. He sent out two teams. This is not only inconspicuous but also can win the favor of the civilian ninja group. It's smart, really smart."

Since it doesn't cost any money to say nice things, Ye Shan immediately gave him a lot of flattery.

Uchiha Fugaku waved his hand and said, "The clan will only send six jonin. Qingsi and I will join your team, and the command will be handed over to you."

Ye Shan shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, no, let Fugaku take charge. I haven't been a captain for several years. It's not appropriate to leave it to me."

After that, he pulled Yamashiro Tatsu and called Captain Uchiha Fugaku directly, leaving him no chance to refuse.

"You are just too cautious." Uchiha Fugaku pointed at Ye Shan with a helpless look.

"Hey, I won't go in. We'll meet at the gate at six tomorrow morning."

After parting with Uchiha Fugaku, Yeshan and Yamashiro Tatsuma rushed to the vicinity of Hatake Sakumo's house, stood on the roof of a building and looked down at the surrounding affairs.

The Hatake clan was once glorious, and their territory was not small. Even though they are now in decline, they still cannot be underestimated because they have strong men like Hatake Sakumo to support them.

I saw a group of fully armed ninjas sitting cross-legged at the gate of the Hatake clan's territory. They didn't say a word, but wiped their weapons and waited for dawn.

Hatake Sakumo had been serving as a front-line commander throughout World War II, so he naturally had many fans. Yeshan squinted his eyes and looked carefully in the crowd. Sure enough, he found that Konishi Kakuei was among them, and everyone even seemed to be vaguely following him as the leader.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's order is very interesting. It calls on all the ninjas in the village to volunteer to participate in the mission. It is a call rather than an order, which is enough to prove that the top leaders are dissatisfied with Hatake Sakumo. Otherwise, they would have sent out elite ninjas to sweep away the ninjas from Sunagakure and Amegakure who were deliberately obstructing them. There would be no need to issue a call.

The purpose of the top leaders is nothing more than to test Hatake Sakumo's influence in the village. They want to see which of Hatake Sakumo's cronies will come out to follow Hatake Sakumo to participate in the mission under the special targeting of the top leaders, so as to prepare for the subsequent liquidation.

It has to be said that the defeat of the Senju and Uchiha clans was not unjust, as Sarutobi Hiruzen obviously made the decision on the spur of the moment, which shows how cunning he was.

People who are good at turning disadvantages into advantages and can ensure that they are always in the upper hand are born to be qualified politicians. Sarutobi Hiruzen was able to come up with such an excellent idea under Hayama's questioning, which fully demonstrated why he would be the Hokage and Shimura Danzo could only be a senior official.

Kakuei Konishi, who was wiping his weapon, seemed to have discovered something. He looked towards the direction of Ye Shan with his eyes shining, but could not find anything unusual.

The two ninjas sitting next to him disappeared without a word, and when they reappeared, they had already arrived at the place where Ye Shan had just stopped. One of them squatted down, made a few seals to sense the situation, and shook his head at his companion. The two returned to Konishi Kakuei's side and reported the situation in a low voice.

"Sir, there are two ninjas watching us. Judging from the remaining chakra, they seem to be quite powerful. I guess they are the Anbu in the village."

Konishi Kakuei sneered a few times, but his eyes looked towards another dark corner and said, "It's okay, just let them watch it."

......

Late at night, Ye Shan did not sleep, but carefully wiped the dagger given to him by Hatake Sakumo, with an extremely focused expression.

"Captain, will Lord Hatake be like Uchiha Kagami?"

Ye Shan paused what he was doing and said without even looking up, "Not really. At most, he will lose his position as the head of the Anbu."

According to Yeshan's speculation, the reason why Sarutobi Hiruzen launched the rebellion was nothing more than wanting to push Orochimaru to the throne of the Minister of Anbu. The authority and interests of the Fire Country were all bullshit. The demise of the Senju clan and the Uzumaki clan were the real culprits for reducing the national strength of the Fire Country. More than 10,000 civilians would not even make a sound in the country.

Even if the recapture mission fails again this time, the worst that can happen is that Hatake Sakumo can just resign and stay at home idle. Anyway, his job as the head of the Anbu is meaningless and as boring as a secretariat.

After wiping the dagger, Ye Shan took out two large ninja tool bags, put kunai, shuriken wire and other ninja tools into one, and filled the other with logistical supplies such as medical supplies and military rations pills.

Shancheng Chen, who had been watching Ye Shan's movements, had a look of reminiscence on his face. Before countless missions back then, Ye Shan's actions were so memorable that he missed them very much after not seeing them for a long time.

"Captain, your preparations are as solid and thorough as ever."

Ye Shan smiled and said, "That's nothing. Do you see any difference in my wrist?"

Shancheng Chen held Ye Shan's wrist, and then found a sealing spell on it with the light, and asked: "What is sealed inside?"

"Detonating Talismans. Thousands of Detonating Talismans given by the Uchiha clan."

"The captain has really become rich. In the past, we used each detonating talisman carefully, but now, we use thousands of them at a time."

"It's nothing. Everyone in the ninja world knows that the Uchiha clan is the largest seller of explosive tags. This amount is just a drop in the bucket for them."

Exploding Talismans are good things. In the last mission, if Orochimaru hadn't killed the Mist Ninja holding the explosive sword, Yeshan would definitely have shamelessly obtained the explosive sword. Apart from anything else, the huge amount of Exploding Talismans sealed in the sword would be enough for Yeshan to make a fortune.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru is not a ninja who can let Hayama get it for free.

After packing up everything, Ye Shan stretched and said to Shan Chengchen: "Take a good rest, maybe you will have to spend many more nights at night."

After saying that, Ye Shan lay down on the ground, simply covered himself with a piece of clothes, and fell asleep.

On December 7th, the 42nd year of the Konoha calendar, on the night before departure, many ninjas like Hatake Sakumo, who had received favors from Hatake, polished their weapons, put on combat uniforms, and waited for dawn.