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Chapter 271: Attention from the Old Friend, Dai To!
Chapter 271: Attention from the Old Friend, Dai To!
Bam! Kiwazawa's hands slammed heavily on the desk.
"Is this the capability of my Shadow Unit?"
"Facing a sudden mercenary organization, they're helpless and suffer such heavy losses?"
"From now on, when the Shadow Unit carries out missions, will they succeed or fail depending on whether mercenaries intervene?"
...
He truly hadn't anticipated such an occurrence.
The Shadow Unit he dispatched to eradicate the remnants of the Lantern Clan was actually blocked by two mere mercenaries.
Now, with many members of the Lantern Clan having escaped, they would have to prepare for potential retaliation.
At this thought, Kiwazawa regretted not accompanying them and instead visiting the Ninja Clans.
After a full fifteen minutes of scolding...
"Alright, you're dismissed. Go and apprehend the remnants of the Lantern Clan!"
Kiwazawa waved his hand, dismissing the Shadow Unit from his office.
As the office door closed...
Whoosh! A figure emerged from the distorted air.
Kiwazawa's eyes flickered with an eerie red light as he sat motionless in the Water Shadow's seat.
"The Shell Organization?"
Dai To muttered to himself.
His keen senses alerted him to the potential issues with this organization.
"This is a mysterious organization that has recently emerged. Not only is it wanted by the Root of the Leaf Village, but the Stone Hidden Village is also investigating it!"
Zetsu's voice echoed in agreement.
They had also been monitoring this organization, but the other party was too mysterious, and no matter how they probed, they couldn't find any traces.
Unexpectedly, they had appeared.
"In the future, gather more intelligence on them. I believe they might affect our Moon Eye Plan!"
Dai To assigned a task to Zetsu.
The other party was too mysterious, extremely powerful, and not under their control, which indeed posed a potential threat to their Moon Eye Plan.
"I understand."
Zetsu nodded seriously.
Dai To walked to the window, gazing at the Mist Hidden Village in front of him with hatred in his eyes.
On the other side!
Dong Ping and his team quickly caught up with the three wooden boats that were rowing towards a small island.
Yes, only three.
Two of them had sunk halfway.
It wasn't due to poor boat quality but because they encountered sea beasts along the way.
Normally, the Moonlit Lanterns could have protected the boats.
However, with almost everyone injured and most of their strength inferior to even Genin, they didn't even qualify to participate in the plan.
When they encountered the sea beasts, even if the Moonlit Lantern disregarded his injuries and took action, he could only protect three boats.
These boats were hastily assembled and had poor resistance to wind and waves, which might not have caused issues with regular boats.
Their luck was truly terrible! In this nearshore area, one would typically not encounter danger.
After spending nearly two days, the remaining 1,500 people finally reached the target island.
This number was close to Dong Ping's estimation.
The key point was... nearly one-third of them were not members of the Lantern Clan, which made it very interesting.
In their original plan, they only needed members of the Lantern Clan.
But now... they could accept it, and the one who could accept it the least should be the Moonlit Lantern.
Due to his reasons, many clan members who could have been rescued were missing.
After seeing these people arrive on the island, Dong Ping and Hyuga Cangyue finally left.
From then on, they didn't need to worry.
About a day later!
A fleet appeared on the distant sea.
"Send out small boats to pick up people, and all ninjas come with me to help. We can only stay here for two hours!"
Uchiha Meika looked at the distant island and shouted orders to the sailors and clan ninjas behind her.
In this rescue mission, she was in charge of commanding the fleet to bring the people back.
A fleet of dozens of large ships was more than capable of accommodating these escapees.
Previously, the fleet would carry refugees on their return journey, but this time, they didn't, specifically leaving space for the Lantern Clan.
"Yes!"
The sailors and ninjas all nodded and began their actions.
Bam, Bam!
Numerous small boats hanging on the sides of the ships were lowered, and the sailors rowed them towards the island.
As for the several wooden ships they had arrived on, they were sunk as soon as they reached the shore.
If they had left the ships on the shore, were they afraid that the Mist Village's Shadow Unit wouldn't be able to find their traces?
In other words, they had only hidden for a little over a day. If they had more time, with the Mist Village's capabilities, they would have easily found them.
Step by step!
Uchiha Meika, leading over a hundred Uchiha, stepped onto the island before the small boats even reached the shore.
As soon as she landed on the island, she sensed something.
"Who's there?"
If she wasn't concerned about the possibility of it being the rendezvous target, she might not have asked but instead directly thrown a kunai.
"It's me, from the Lantern Clan...!"
A young member of the Lantern Clan stepped forward.
When he saw the 'Sky' character headguard on Uchiha Meika and her followers' foreheads, he visibly relaxed.
He was a member of the Lantern Clan sent by Ghost Lantern to monitor the shore, and his stealth skills were considered strong within the clan. He never expected to be discovered so easily.
In fact, it was Uchiha Meika who was assigned to the rendezvous mission.
If it were Hyuga Cangyue, he would have sensed them from several kilometers away.
"We are ninjas hired by the United Fruit Corporation. We're here to rendezvous with you. Now, take us to see the others!"
Uchiha Meika's eyes instantly transformed into the Sharingan.
Proof!
Since the other party hadn't seen her before, the best way to prove her identity was, of course, the Sharingan.
Headguards could be easily forged, but the Sharingan was not easily faked.
"This way, please!"
Upon seeing the Sharingan, this 'anti-counterfeit mark,' the Lantern Clan member visibly relaxed and then led them further into the island.
However, before they arrived, another clan member had already gone ahead to deliver the message.
Uchiha Meika pretended not to notice this.
Soon after.
With a listless expression and numerous bandages on his body, Ghost Lantern emerged to greet them, with a little radish head by his leg.
In the Shinobi World, children, especially those from ninja clans, could run and jump at one or two years old, which wasn't unusual.
"Is it... Minister Meika?"
Ghost Lantern's expression was conflicted, but in the end, he used this title.
The title 'Minister' was because Uchiha Meika held the position of Minister in the Heavenly Fortress, specifically in the Defense or Security Department.
This title also represented that Ghost Lantern regarded himself as a member of the Heavenly Fortress.
At this moment, he was no longer the 'unruly' person he was before. He was as obedient as could be.
It must be said that the heavy casualties among the clan members taught him a painful lesson, even changing his personality.
It was only that Dong Ping wasn't there.
Otherwise, he would have surely said something like, 'I still like your previous unruly personality. Please change back.'
Some things are said to be impossible to teach, but when faced with facts, one lesson is enough to teach the other party.
"We only have two hours. Quickly gather the others and board the ship!"
Uchiha Meika got to the point.
If they stayed any longer, they might be discovered, and that would be troublesome.
Now, they weren't directly confronting the Mist Village, so their actions must be kept secret.
"Yes!"
Even in his current state, Ghost Lantern nodded decisively.
The group began to bustle with activity.
Around fifteen hundred people, compared to the nearly ten thousand at the start, showed that the casualties along the way were severe.
"It's all your fault! If you had come earlier, my wife wouldn't have..."
As the dense group headed towards the shore, a Lantern Clan member suddenly rushed out in anger.
"Yes!"
"It's all their fault!"
"Father!"
...
More people rushed out one after another.
Of course, they were just acting on impulse, venting their grief over their loved ones' deaths on the rendezvous team.
If it were anyone else, they would have let them vent their sadness.
But they didn't even bother to look at who was in front of them.
"Don't!"
Ghost Lantern's pupils dilated, and he instinctively covered the little radish head's eyes with his hand as he shouted.
(End of Chapter)
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