"Damn it, what's going on?!"
Fujii Shuichi, the leader of Grass Hidden Village, rushed out of his office and stood on a high platform, looking at the chaotic Village before him, his face filled with shock and anger.
At this moment, Grass Hidden Village was completely in disarray, with civilians screaming and running towards their homes, while Grass Ninja were running back and forth on the rooftops, trying to maintain order.
"Who exactly is it?!"
Fujii Shuichi gritted his teeth, looked at the Grass Ninja gathering around him, and shouted.
"Disperse and maintain order! If you find the culprits, attack with full force, regardless of life or death!"
"Yes!"
All the Grass Ninja immediately scattered, leaving a small squad of about ten people following behind Fujii Shuichi, heading towards the nearest incident location.
When they arrived, they saw that the main road below had become pitted and uneven. A figure wearing a bird mask was firing rock projectiles made of Earth Release in all directions, each one creating a crater.
"Go!"
Fujii Shuichi wasted no time, leading his subordinates to descend to the ground.
The bird-masked man below also noticed them. He quickly stopped releasing Ninjutsu, turned, and ran into a crowded alley.
"Chase!"
Everyone immediately flooded into the alley, but as soon as they rounded a corner, what appeared before them was a dead end, and the bird-masked man had already vanished without a trace.
"Hmm?"
Noticing the opponent's sudden disappearance, Fujii Shuichi frowned slightly, then looked up at the Grass Ninja chasing above him, a questioning look on his face.
After a moment of looking at each other, the few Grass Ninja could only shake their heads helplessly at their leader.
They were above precisely to prevent the enemy from escaping, yet in the blink of an eye, they had lost track of the opponent.
"Hmm?"
Just then, a sharp-eyed Grass Ninja noticed a forehead protector lying quietly in a corner not far away. He stepped forward, picked it up, and after seeing the symbol on it, his pupils immediately contracted. He then turned and shouted loudly.
"Something's been found here!"
This shout immediately attracted everyone's attention. Fujii Shuichi, hearing his name, quickly walked closer and frowned, saying,
"What is it?"
The Grass Ninja didn't speak, merely handed over the forehead protector in his hand. Looking at the four curved lines representing flowing water on it, Fujii Shuichi's face immediately darkened, and he gritted his teeth, saying,
"A Hidden Mist Village forehead protector. Could it be those guys causing trouble this time?"
Even if it was one of the Five Great Villages, as long as it was confirmed to be them, Grass Hidden Village would absolutely not let it go.
But one thing puzzled Fujii Shuichi: Hidden Mist Village was far overseas, and Grass Hidden Village had never had contact or conflict with them. Why would they suddenly come to their Village to cause trouble today?
"Master Shuichi!"
Just as everyone was puzzled, two more shouts came from afar. Everyone looked up and saw two Grass Ninja rapidly approaching. After landing, they wasted no time and directly handed the items in their hands to Fujii Shuichi, panting.
"We lost track of the troublemaker, but we found this where they disappeared."
Fujii Shuichi took it with a frown, and looking at the hourglass-like symbol on it, he couldn't help but say in surprise,
"Sunagakure?!"
At these words, everyone was startled and gathered closer. Looking at the two different forehead protectors, their thoughts immediately became chaotic.
Subsequently, more Grass Ninja arrived one after another, each holding a forehead protector in their hand, and all of them were different.
Looking at the row of forehead protectors laid out on the ground, Fujii Shuichi's brow was tightly furrowed, his face so dark it looked like it could wring out water.
Incidents occurred in so many places, yet not a single culprit was caught, and the clues left behind were so strange.
Furthermore, reports from various parts of the Village indicated that the perpetrators merely caused chaos in the streets and then escaped one after another when pursued. Apart from some minor road damage, there were no casualties, which was the most perplexing point for them.
"Master Shuichi!"
A young man appeared with an Instantaneous Body Technique, looking at his leader and saying breathlessly,
"That… that pair…"
Looking at the stuttering young man, Fujii Shuichi frowned and reprimanded him,
"How many times have I told you, Hiroshi, you must remain calm no matter what happens. What kind of behavior is this?"
"Yes!"
The young man immediately stood up straight, adjusted himself for a moment, and then spoke again.
"That mother and daughter of the Uzumaki Clan are gone!"
Boom!
As soon as these words were uttered, it was as if an Exploding Tag had detonated in their minds, and everyone's minds instantly went blank.
"What did you say?!"
Fujii Shuichi could no longer control his emotions. He took two steps forward, looked at the young man, and shouted,
"What exactly happened?!"
That mother and daughter were his greatest gain since taking office. Uzumaki Clan's powerful healing ability greatly reduced the casualty rate in Grass Ninja Village, which also caused his prestige in Grass Ninja Village to rise even higher.
Now that the mother and daughter were gone, his prestige within the Village would instantly take a hit.
Looking at the furious leader before him, a bead of cold sweat instantly trickled down the young man's face. He subconsciously took a step back and whispered,
"When I went to send my injured comrades there for treatment earlier, as soon as I entered the tent, I saw everyone collapsed on the ground. The mother and daughter were not in the partition, and there was a large hole torn in the tent above."
"Hmm?"
A Grass Ninja nearby walked closer, looking at Fujii Shuichi with some apprehension, and whispered,
"Could it be that the woman flew out, and these people causing chaos in the Village are her accomplices?"
"Fly my ass!"
Hearing such words, Fujii Shuichi was instantly enraged. He slapped him and cursed angrily,
"If she could fly, she would have run away long ago. Why would she wait until now?"
As for these guys causing chaos being accomplices of that woman, that was even more impossible.
Ever since she came to Grass Ninja Village with her newborn child, she had been living in that area, and there were always people secretly observing her, so she had no opportunity to contact the outside world.
Therefore, at this moment, the only thing Fujii Shuichi could think of was that she had been taken by someone and escaped amidst the chaos.
"Chase!"
A fierce glint appeared in Fujii Shuichi's eyes as he shouted to everyone around him,
"You must bring that woman back! She absolutely cannot be allowed to leave the Land of Grass!"
Only within the Land of Grass could they act without restraint. If the other party ran into any of the surrounding three great nations, then it would be difficult for them to pursue across borders, otherwise it would be deemed a provocation by the great nation, leading to disputes and conflicts between the two Villages.
Although Grass Ninja Village's strength was decent, at best it was a second-rate Ninja Village, and with such an awkward geographical location, they couldn't afford to provoke any of the three nations.
Even the neighboring Hidden Rain Village and Takigakure Village were not opponents.
It was not easy to obtain two Uzumaki Clan members, yet they still escaped, so it was no wonder Fujii Shuichi was so enraged.