Chapter 300
Momochi Akagen had only spoken two sentences—one was a question, but the second was a statement of certainty!
In fact, he had already been suspicious. When the battle restarted, Haruto Saito and his three allies launched an attack using kunai with sealed explosive tags simultaneously. The sheer number of B-rank explosive tags detonating at once was extraordinary and unusual!
At first, Momochi Akagen assumed it was some kind of secret technique amplifying the power of the explosive tags. But soon, he realized they were sealed explosive tags!
Sealed explosive tags were a unique kind of tag created exclusively by the Uzumaki Clan. After the clan's destruction, the technique to create them was lost!
Of course, that didn't mean sealed explosive tags had completely disappeared from the world. There were definitely some still in existence!
For instance, a wandering Uzumaki ninja might have preserved a few to use as a trump card!
But using so many sealed explosive tags at once in battle? That was highly unusual! It was as if Haruto Saito wasn't worried about running out of them!
However, this alone wasn't enough for Momochi Akagen to conclude that Haruto Saito had found the Uzumaki treasure—it was too far-fetched!
The reason he even considered this possibility was due to information exchanged between the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and the reconnaissance units two days prior. Momochi Akagen had learned that the mysterious assassin had been to Duanhai Village and had killed several high-ranking reconnaissance unit ninjas!
More importantly, he had taken a large number of secret documents from a hidden chamber in Duanhai Village!
One of those documents contained information about the Uzumaki treasure!
In other words, Momochi Akagen knew that this mysterious assassin—Haruto Saito—was aware of the Uzumaki treasure's existence!
Moreover, Momochi Akagen was certain that the sealed explosive tags were provided by Haruto Saito. When Tsunade and her group had fought earlier, they hadn't used such tags. It was only after Haruto Saito joined them that they appeared. It was easy to deduce that Haruto Saito had given them the tags!
But even with this reasoning, he was still uncertain whether Haruto Saito had truly found the Uzumaki treasure. How could he have? The Mist Village had searched for it for so long, investigated countless leads, and still hadn't found it!
Then, Haruto Saito launched another kunai attack—with three A-rank sealed explosive tags!
Momochi Akagen finally confirmed his suspicions!
Haruto Saito was using them without hesitation! A-rank sealed explosive tags were incredibly rare—even when the Uzumaki Clan still existed, very few ninjas had access to them!
Based on previous intelligence, Haruto Saito had never used sealed explosive tags before. Even when the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had pursued him previously, he hadn't used them!
This meant that he had only recently acquired them!
By piecing together past intelligence and logical deductions, Momochi Akagen arrived at his conclusion:
The mysterious assassin had found the Uzumaki treasure!
Only the Uzumaki treasure would contain such a vast number of sealed explosive tags!
There was no other possibility!
Momochi Akagen was certain of it!
This wasn't just some wild guess!
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Haruto Saito was truly impressed by Momochi Akagen. He hadn't thought he had left any clues, yet Momochi Akagen had figured it out! Just because he had used sealed explosive tags?
Tsunade and the others, however, were confused.
Uzumaki treasure?
What was that?
They had never heard of it!
Momochi Akagen assumed that Haruto Saito had already reported the Uzumaki treasure to Konoha, which was why he openly spoke about it without worrying about Tsunade and the others hearing. In reality, Haruto Saito hadn't mentioned it at all!
The explosion from the tags affected a radius of dozens of meters, forcing everyone to scatter!
As the shockwave weakened, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Haruto Saito quickly regrouped. They couldn't separate—otherwise, they wouldn't stand a chance!
"You know about the Uzumaki treasure! You found the Uzumaki treasure! Someone found the Uzumaki treasure! Hahaha!" Momochi Akagen shouted excitedly, laughing maniacally!
Then, his voice turned deadly serious.
"All units, listen up! Abandon the pursuit of Tsunade and the others! Focus all efforts on capturing this Konoha assassin! If possible, take him alive—but if not, kill him! He must die!!"
Tsunade and the others' expressions changed instantly. They turned to look at Haruto Saito, their gazes unreadable…
What kind of disaster had Haruto Saito caused for Momochi Akagen to issue such an order?!
Giving up the pursuit of Tsunade and the others—just for Haruto Saito?!
How serious was this?!
Because of the Uzumaki treasure?!
Haruto Saito had a look of absolute disbelief. Things had escalated way too fast!
Momochi Akagen was ruthless—issuing such an order so decisively. He was forcing Haruto Saito into a corner!
From the way Momochi Akagen spoke, Haruto Saito could tell that the man believed he hadn't taken all of the treasure yet—only some of it. The assumption wasn't entirely correct, but it was logical!
If Haruto Saito didn't have a spatial storage bag, he really wouldn't have been able to carry everything. There was simply too much treasure!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The battle resumed!
"Go! Get out of here! We'll hold them off!" Tsunade shouted urgently.
Haruto Saito was now the sole target of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. In this situation, even Tsunade and the others would struggle to protect him!
"You should be the ones leaving! If you run, they won't chase you!" Haruto Saito replied quickly.
"Are you insane?! You'll die!"
"Better one of us than all three!"
"Shut up! Don't underestimate us—we're not necessarily going to lose!"
"Fine! Then I'll go first!"
Haruto Saito actually agreed. He threw out hundreds of sealed explosive tags, causing a massive chain explosion, then turned and sprinted away!
"Stop him!" Tsunade shouted sharply!
Jiraiya and Orochimaru both unleashed their most powerful techniques…
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amazingly, they actually managed to hold the enemy back! Haruto Saito ran several hundred meters away, disappearing into the night, and still, no one had come after him!
"What a bunch of idiots!" Haruto Saito scoffed.
He had never planned to truly escape—he just wanted to lure a few enemies away to relieve the pressure on Tsunade and the others. With his earth escape techniques, he had a good chance of slipping away!
But Tsunade and the others had managed to hold them all back, risking their lives!
"Damn it!" Haruto Saito cursed again, turning around and running back, taking a different route…
Moments later—
"Hey! Is no one coming after me? Come on! Come kill me!" Haruto Saito suddenly appeared behind the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, yelling provocatively while waving an emblem from his storage space. "Look! The Land of Whirlpools' Sovereign Seal! I really did find the Uzumaki treasure! And only I know where it is! Who's coming to kill me?!"
Haruto Saito was taunting them to an extreme degree!
Tsunade was furious! He ran away, only to come back?! Was he trying to die?!
Momochi Akagen and the others immediately turned and charged at Haruto Saito. Given their positioning, they were closer to him than Tsunade's group—Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru couldn't intercept them in time!
"You idiot!!!" Tsunade roared, enraged!
With blinding speed, she rushed at the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, smashing the ground with a devastating punch!
The earth quaked!
A hundred-meter radius shattered!
Jiraiya and Orochimaru followed up with their own large-scale techniques! The Seven Ninja Swordsmen were forced to turn back to defend!
The battlefield descended into chaos once more!
But one person managed to break free and pursue Haruto Saito!
Momochi Akagen!
Haruto Saito fled at top speed!
In his mind, one thought echoed over and over—
"Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!!!"
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