Chapter 72 Betrayer

Time passed slowly in the rising smoke, and just when Ye Shan wanted to light up his sixth cigarette, an obscure smell appeared in the yard. This smell was hidden before entering the yard, but after entering the yard, it became more prominent as if it was deliberately showing its presence.

A ninja who was about forty years old walked into the yard, knelt on one knee solemnly and said, "Master White Fang."

Ye Shan, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, stood up hurriedly and tried to avoid the indiscriminate gift from the ninja, but was stopped by Hatake Sakumo.

"From today on, you are their new leader. There is no need to avoid you."

Ye Shan's heart skipped a beat, knowing that Hatake Sakumo was starting to make arrangements for his funeral.

"Yujiu, you're here early as always." Hatake Sakumo said with emotion as he looked at the ninja who was half-kneeling on the ground.

"As long as the Lord summons me, I will come a moment in advance even if it is at the ends of the earth."

The simple words revealed an extremely firm will. Hatake Sakumo smiled and said, "Okay, okay, wait for the others. You go find a place to sit first."

After hearing this, the ninja named Yujiu first glanced at Yeshan, and then responded with a solemn expression. However, he did not find a place to sit down. He just stood in the yard with his hands clasped, closing his eyes and resting quietly.

After a moment, another shadow suddenly fell down. He was wearing a gray-white hooded cloak and a raccoon mask on his face. It was the standard attire of an Anbu. The only special thing was perhaps the long samurai sword at his waist.

Hatake Sakumo pointed at Hayama, then at the Anbu who was half-kneeling on the ground, and said, "Let me introduce you. This is the jonin Bai Kumo Hayama, and this is the Anbu Toushi."

The Anbu stretched out his right hand to remove the mask on his face and said, "Ukyo Toushi, the captain of the first squad of the first battalion of the Anbu, nice to meet you."

Ye Shan narrowed his eyes and thought about the information revealed in the other party's words.

Squad leader of the first squad of the first battalion.

In the Anbu, this position is already a very advanced position. Although this does not mean that the ninja named Ukyo Toshi can completely control all the members under him, this position can already conveniently obtain certain secret information.

Ukyo Toushi held the mask in his hand for a moment, making sure that Ye Shan had enough time to remember his face, then put the mask back on and stood beside Yujiu with his hands folded.

Yeshan knew every active supporter of Hatake Sakumo, but people like Konishi Kakuei and Hyuga Tetsujiro did not show up tonight, which made him have some vague speculation in his heart.

About half an hour later, thirteen ninjas with solemn expressions stood in the yard. Ye Shan concluded that each of them was an elite who had survived hundreds of battles.

Finally, when the fourteenth ninja finished introducing himself, Hatake Sakumo stopped waiting. He stood on the slightly higher corridor, looked around at the fourteen ninjas standing in the yard, and said with mixed emotions: "All are here. You... didn't let me down after all."

"Hahaha", the laughter came from a female ninja who seemed to have the most lively personality. She was wearing a short ninja uniform. In addition to protecting the important parts, a large amount of snow-white skin was exposed in the cold moonlight. The whole person looked extremely hot. However, just now she personally admitted that she was the mother of two children.

"Lord White Fang, tell me, who will not respond to the call?" The woman dressed extremely hotly spoke in an equally hot tone, making the atmosphere in the courtyard so hot that it was even fun to laugh.

Hatake Sakumo shook his head and smiled, then pointed at her and said, "Yuuna, how many times have I told you not to dress like this? You are already a mother of two children."

"Besides, you are the last person who should have come."

Someone in the audience laughed out loud immediately. The female ninja named Yuna raised her eyebrows and her beautiful eyes shone. She pointed at the person opposite and cursed: "What are you laughing at? No matter what I am, I am better than a dead cripple like you! If I hadn't helped you back then, you would have died long ago. How could you have eaten for the past few years!"

The thin ninja, who was leaning on a wooden cane to support his disabled body, paid no attention to Yuna's sarcastic personal attack. Instead, he stretched out his little finger to pick his ear and said, "Speak louder. I can't hear you."

Hatake Sakumo was about to speak, but Yuna glared at him and shouted, "Boss, I just want to say one thing. If you say that people with families cannot come, who among you here doesn't have a few relatives to worry about, except for the dead cripple who has no family? You advised me not to come, but you look down on me because I am a sensory ninja and a woman!?"

Someone immediately responded coldly, "Yuuna, be careful with your words. It sounds as if Lord White Fang summoned us here to start a rebellion in the village!"

Yuna didn't say anything, but the lame man said, "Why? Is Lord Niimura scared? That's right. Lord Niimura has been very successful in the Hokage's office in recent years. He has been promoted step by step and is almost the Hokage's assistant. It is not impossible that he will run for Hokage in a few years. Naturally, he is unwilling to do such a thankless job. For someone like me who has no ties, what can I do even if Lord White Fang really wants to rebel? It's just a scar on my forehead. As long as the Lord says the word, I will be the first to act!"

"I've known you for so many years, and these are the only words a man should say." Yuna gave the cripple a wink of approval.

The ninja named Niimura was so angry at what the two said that he trembled all over. After suppressing his anger, he respectfully asked, "Sir, why did you summon us here? Please tell me."

Hatake Sakumo looked at the people standing in the yard, a smile appeared on his face, and he said: "My affairs have been widely spread today, I am sure you all know about it. I summoned you here tonight for no other reason than to see you for the last time."

These words caused a huge sensation in the yard. Several people immediately knelt on the ground to express their determination to escort Hatake Sakumo out of the village. Of course, there were more people who were confused and at a loss.

The ninjas in the courtyard were all loyal subordinates of Hatake Sakumo, but to abandon their families and careers to follow him as a traitor would undoubtedly make them feel awkward. They had people they cherished and a peaceful life they didn't want to be disturbed. Until now, they were only relying on their past friendship. Hatake Sakumo had nothing to give back to them. It should be said that under such circumstances, they were willing to obey the call and come here secretly, which was already considered to be kind and righteous.

"Okay, stop arguing and listen to me."

After the courtyard returned to silence, Hatake Sakumo continued speaking.

"I called you here not to ask you to defect with me, but just to introduce you to someone."

Hatake Sakumo pointed at Ye Shan beside him and said: "This is Baiyun Ye Shan, he is my disciple. From now on, you will all contact him, and Kakashi will be entrusted to him, so you can rest assured that you will not be exposed."

Everyone was silent, obviously noticing something was wrong.

Yuna's eyes turned to Ye Shan who had been sitting cross-legged on the ground like a wooden man, and asked: "Baiyun Ye Shan?"

Ye Shan nodded, extinguished the cigarette in his hand, and stood up. Seeing that everyone looked a little puzzled, he made a few seals expressionlessly and released his aura unscrupulously.

The extremely domineering lightning and fire attribute chakra spread in the courtyard, shocking everyone so much that they stopped looking down on it and started to take it seriously.

Obviously, all the ninjas were rebellious, and they could obey Hatake Sakumo's orders because Hatake Sakumo had the power to make them submit. If a young ninja from the same village wanted to give them orders, it would take more than just White Fang's appointment.

Ye Shan certainly knew this. He grinned and disappeared on the spot with a flash of lightning.

The eyes of everyone in the courtyard narrowed. This was Lord White Fang's famous skill, the Flying Thunder Kill. Of course they recognized it, but they did not expect that this ninja named Ye Shan had the good fortune to learn this secret technique.

Before the ninjas in the courtyard could react, lightning flashed again in the corridor, and Ye Shan appeared in the original position, but he was holding two masked heads in his hands.

"Grumpy"

Two heads, still steaming and bleeding, were thrown into the courtyard by Ye Shan and rolled to the feet of the ninja named Shinmura, making him look grim.

"Hehe, the successor chosen by Lord White Fang is so fierce. He killed two ANBU ninjas without hesitation. I like it."

Yuuna's words did not elicit a response from the crowd. Everyone stared at Shinmura, questioning him with their eyes where the two ANBU came from.

Hatake Sakumo sighed deeply and said, "Shimura, please go."

Ye Shan narrowed his eyes and said word by word in a cold voice: "You are just too soft-hearted!"

Everyone wisely made room, and a short, fierce fight broke out in the courtyard. A moment later, a dagger stabbed into Xincun's back.

Ye Shan smiled coldly, and his fire-attribute chakra broke through the seal and instantly burned the corpse into charcoal ash. Then he put away the dagger and looked at everyone with his eyes narrowed into slits.

The lesson of Xincun was placed in front of everyone, making Ye Shan become gloomy and terrifying.

Hatake Sakumo hid his hands in the sleeves of his loose home clothes and said unhappily: "Okay, Ye Shan, I didn't call you here tonight to kill someone."

"Humph!"

When Ye Shan sat down and lit another cigarette, Hatake Sakumo said, "Everyone, I'll leave it to you from now on!"

All the ninjas responded and then dispersed instantly, leaving only four people standing still in the courtyard.

Ye Shan naturally knew that among the fourteen people, the only ones he could really count on were the four who remained.