The border of the Land of Fire, the forest.
The eleven figures headed by Shikamaru and Shizune stopped and looked at Uchiha Haruki who had returned from the border of Tian Country.
"Captain Yang Shu, where have you been?" Shizune asked.
"In Otogakure, Orochimaru has escaped." Uchiha Yangshu said.
"You went to Otoyin Village?!" Shizune was shocked.
"Well, I will report to the Hokage-sama and go back now."
Shizune said nothing more.
"yes!"
Twelve figures flashed back quickly.
Compared to chasing Sasuke, it was much easier to go back now, resulting in a much faster speed.
But after a whole day of hunting, you can't go back immediately.
I can only rest in the forest for one night and go back tomorrow.
...
The next day.
sunny.
At the entrance of the village, Ino and Sakura waited for a long time.
When Sakura saw that Sasuke was not among the twelve people, her eyes suddenly darkened.
"He will come back." Uchiha Yangshu patted her shoulder.
Sakura was silent, seemingly nodding, and lowered her head in despair.
Shizune and Ino held her and whispered comfort.
A group of fourteen people headed towards the Hokage Building.
Soon, everyone saw Tsunade, and Uchiha Haruki, as the captain, explained the mission situation.
"Didn't you catch him?" Tsunade was a little surprised.
She is aware of Uchiha Haruki's combat prowess.
Although Danzo is old, he is still at the shadow level. Even though he was invincible for ten minutes, he was still beaten by Uchiha Haruki, which shows his strong fighting ability.
Even if Orochimaru takes action, he's not his opponent, right?
You can't even capture a genin?
"Orochimaru took action. While I was injured, he teamed up with Banshe and Yakushi Kabuto to besiege me." Uchiha Haruki said.
"What?!" Tsunade slapped the table and stood up.
Then, she bit her nails and frowned.
Why?
Doesn't Orochimaru want Uchiha Sasuke's body?
Why take action under such circumstances? Shouldn't we seize Uchiha Sasuke's body immediately...
Suddenly, she looked at Uchiha Yangshu.
If you want to say how good Uchiha Sasuke's body is, wouldn't Uchiha Haruki's body, who can constantly use forbidden techniques, be even better?
so...
"His goal is actually you?"
"It should be right." Uchiha Yangshu said.
Hearing this, Tsunade sat back down with some luck. The round waves were undulating, and you could feel the softness in them just by looking at them.
"Fortunately you're okay."
If Uchiha Sasuke had not been captured and Uchiha Haruki was captured by Orochimaru, then Tsunade would not know how to explain to Uchiha Fugaku that Konoha was not targeting his Uchiha clan.
"Fortunately, I have Gaara's help." Uchiha Yangshu patted Gaara's shoulder, acting like a good brother.
This made Temari and Kankuro look horrified and took two steps back.
The pain in his shoulder made Gaara a little impatient, but his eyes softened a lot.
After experiencing the Konoha Collapse Plan and coming into contact with Naruto, he changed.
He would resist anyone who was willing to get close to him in the past, fearing that he would be hurt again because of the existence of the bond.
But now, he's willing to give it another try.
Tsunade glanced at Gaara and said somewhat seriously: "Thank you for the support of Sunagakure Village."
Temari and Kankuro were a little flattered and said hurriedly: "Tsunade-sama, you are so polite."
Gaara nodded slightly, expressing this awkwardly and silently.
But in unfamiliar eyes, it seems as if he is arrogant and disdains to speak.
Tsunade understood him very well.
After all, considering his past as a Jinchuuriki, it is quite good to have a calm state of mind now.
"Lord Hokage, I hope you can send me a mission." Uchiha Yangshu said.
"What mission?" Tsunade asked.
"The long-term mission to hunt down Orochimaru."
"What's the reason?"
"My curse seal can find his location."
"Curse Seal? Okay, when the day mission comes back, your Yangshu team can act together."
"yes!"
...
Three days later, when Hinata Hizashi returned from the mission, he immediately went to hunt down Orochimaru with Uchiha Haruki and Nara Shikamaru.
It's been a month since I left.
During this period, the Twelve Little Strong have undergone some different changes.
Naruto was seriously injured. Although he was healed by Uchiha Yangshu, the mental fatigue could not be cured, making him sleepy for a whole day.
After waking up, he was taken out of the village by Jiraiya for training.
Because Sakura learned medical knowledge in advance and showed a lot of talents, she was regarded as a disciple by Tsunade and taught ninjutsu and psychic arts.
Ino saw Shikamaru's careful plan, and thought that if someone helped him act as a microphone, the plan would go more smoothly.
Therefore, she did not choose to try to become Tsunade's disciple this time, but directly asked her father Yamanaka Haiichi to teach the family secrets.
Dingci's role in the battle was even smaller than that of Shino. He felt that he was weak and decided to practice family ninjutsu with his father Akimichi Dingzao.
Neji went to seek help from Teacher Kai, and finally learned Oo Renge (the first of the Eight Gates of Dunjia). He practiced harder and began to overdraw his body.
And Xiao Li was used to Uchiha Yangshu's treatment, and the same was true.
As a result, the responsibility of their treatment fell on Tsunade, which made her very irritated.
Not only do you have to be Hokage, you can't gamble or drink, but you also have to treat these two brats all day long.
If Sakura hadn't been able to take the opportunity to beat someone up every day while teaching her and vent her stress, she would have run away sooner or later.
As for the third team, Tiantian, who is a member of Neji and Xiao Li, is still hiding in the room studying the Flying Thunder God Technique, and the progress seems to have encountered difficulties.
The most obvious manifestation is that the usual voice of "I understand!" has not been heard for a long time.
If someone hadn't eaten the meal that was delivered to her, everyone would have thought she was lying on the bed.
As for Shino, Hinata, and Kiba from Class 8, they seemed much quieter.
Shino stayed within the family, constantly controlling the parasites carefully, and imitating the ninjutsu of Sunagakure Village.
Hinata also stayed in the family to practice, but the direction of her practice was no longer under the control of Hizu.
The dismantling of the family division and clan system has resulted in the atmosphere within the family becoming much gentler.
With a weak personality, she understood that fighting was inevitable after Sasuke's kick.
But at least she doesn't want to be a drag.
So, she began to study ninjutsu that would not hurt people, such as control and defense.
Either the change in mentality or the firmness of will make her seem to have a very good talent in this aspect.
Kiba still walks in the forest with Akamaru as always, cultivating a tacit understanding between the two parties in order to meet the requirements of the family's secret technique.
...
The country of soup.
The fierce water hits the reef, adding to its rugged appearance.
boom--!
A figure emitted ferocious green energy and landed on the dark rocks, causing violent damage. The rocks shattered and flew away.
"Orochimaru! I know you're here!"
