Silence filled the room.
Both Yagura and Fuguki were looking at Sora with extremely astonished and shocked expressions.
"Sora…"
"Are you saying you encountered Jiraiya, one of Konoha's Sannin, during the mission?"
Yagura asked in surprise and doubt.
"Yuki Sora!"
"Can you take responsibility for what you just said?"
Compared to Yagura's questioning attitude, Fuguki's approach was more direct. He loudly reprimanded, "As an Anbu Captain, you should know the consequences of falsely reporting military intelligence. As your superior, if you intentionally provide false information to mislead the village's decisions, I have the authority to execute you directly!!!"
After speaking,
Fuguki's Chakra instantly erupted. As his aura surged, dust flew within the large tent, and the atmosphere instantly became oppressive.
"Execute?"
Feeling Fuguki's sharp gaze, Sora remained unfazed and said, "I am an Anbu, directly subordinate to the Mizukage-sama. Apart from the Anbu Commander and Mizukage-sama, orders from others hold no binding power over me."
"Of course…"
Sora's right hand gently stroked the hilt of Hyorinmaru at his waist, his tone ominous. "As a Ninja from the Village of the Bloody Mist, I do not fear battle. If Fuguki-senpai is interested, we can certainly have a private duel to the death."
The next moment, the killing intent in Sora's eyes bloomed undisguised, clearly unimpressed by the threat from the head of Kirigakure's Intelligence Division.
"Hmph!"
Unexpectedly, Fuguki didn't get angry. He just snorted coldly and said, "Yuki Sora, you do have some mettle. It seems the village has worthy successors after all."
As he spoke, Suikazan Fuguki pointed to the sand table in front of him, acting as if nothing had just happened, and said coldly, "Mark the location where you encountered Jiraiya, your mission target, and your subsequent retreat route on this. Since we have firsthand intelligence on Jiraiya, the assassination plan should begin."
Sora narrowed his eyes, looking speechlessly at Fuguki opposite him.
'Are all intelligence division's people this shameless? One moment they're ready to flip the table and fight to the death, the next they can sit down amicably and discuss mission details?'
"Fuguki-senpai."
Yagura, standing nearby, let out a light laugh and teased, "It seems you were slightly outplayed. It appears you are not Sora's match!"
"This is a good thing."
Fuguki, however, was unusually not angry and said in a deep voice, "I wish the village were full of tough bones like this guy, not just spineless mice who only know how to be submissive in front of me."
"Those timid mice are just annoying to look at."
In fact,
As an Anbu Captain, Sora had always been on Fuguki's key watch list. He quite appreciated Sora's combat power, mettle, and courage. It was just that he naturally disliked Sora's face, which was prettier than a woman's, so it added a bit of hostility to their interactions.
Fifteen minutes later,
Matsunaga Yuzuki and Yato Toden, the two Jonin who had finished simple bandaging, were also summoned into the large tent.
This time, Fuguki was even more shocked.
Because as soon as Matsunaga Yuzuki entered, without a word, he unsealed a storage scroll.
Then-
A head wearing a Konoha's forehead protector rolled onto the ground.
Everyone present was a Kirigakure's Jonin, battle-hardened veterans. They immediately recognized the identity of the head.
"Hyuga Hizashi?"
"It's actually a Kekkei Genkai Clan's member from Konoha?"
To be honest,
High-ranking figures like Fuguki and Yagura wouldn't normally be shocked by the death of a single Konoha's Jonin. But it was completely different when the owner of this head was a Jonin from Konoha's Hyuga Clan.
Everyone knew that Konoha's Hyuga Clan possessed a Kekkei Genkai coveted by the entire Ninja World, the Byakugan!!!
The Byakugan could see the enemy's Chakra Pathway and possessed unparalleled strategic reconnaissance capabilities.
Whether in solo combat or team fights, it held incomparable power.
To put it bluntly, Byakugan could be called one of the most practical and powerful Kekkei Genkai in the Ninja World!
Of course, Konoha spared no expense in protecting such a precious treasure. Obtaining a Byakugan was inherently very difficult.
Once-
Kirigakure paid the lives of eleven Jonin to barely seize one Byakugan. And now, lying on the ground of the large tent were two precious Byakugan.
Moreover, the owner of these eyes was the head of the Hyuga Clan's branch family, Hyuga Hizashi!!!
Petrified.
Breathless.
Shocked.
At this moment.
Neither Fuguki nor Yagura could remain calm. Their gazes fixed with utter madness on Hizashi's head on the ground.
"Damn!"
"You're really something else, you bastard!!!"
After staring blankly for a moment, Fuguki directly cursed out loud. He shouted within the tent, "Quick! Where the hell is everyone? Go get the Sealing Team, now!!!"
"Anyone who delays, I'll chop you up and feed you to the dogs right now!!!"
After roaring, Fuguki seemed distrustful of his subordinates' speed. He directly flung his obese body out of the large tent like a meat tank, charging into the camp.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
"Where is the Sealing Team!"
"Get the hell out here now, hurry!!!"
"If the Caged Bird Seal destroys the Byakugan, you will all die, die!!!"
Outside the large tent-
Fuguki's hoarse, desperate shouts were incessant, throwing the entire camp into an uproar.
Inside the tent, Yagura's expression also became extremely grave.
He took a deep breath before slowly saying, "Sora, you've truly done something incredible. Now I'm really curious about what exactly happened during the mission?"