"Captain, what's wrong with the rice balls?"
Shizune noticed that Nara Langui was stunned for a moment after taking a bite of the rice ball, and couldn't help but ask.
"No, there's nothing wrong with the rice balls, Hinata is the one with the problem."
Nara Langui raised the triangular rice ball in his hand, looked around, and said in surprise.
"Speaking of which, this is my first time taking food from Hinata's hand... It's a very novel feeling."
Shizune's expression became a little subtle.
She thought it was because the taste of the triangular rice balls was not in line with the captain's taste, so he was stunned.
Since we were on the front line of the battlefield, the celebrations in the Konoha camp were actually small campfire gatherings held by small teams.
The atmosphere is there.
But the food for the party...
In fact, it is the food made by each team.
As a logistics medical soldier, Shizune invested a lot of research energy in cooking.
The team's daily food, and even the production of emergency food pills, will be entrusted to Shizune.
For example, the triangular rice ball in Nara Langui's hand is actually a "bonfire dinner" made by Shizune.
Shizune was silent for a moment and said softly.
"Hinata, she's on a diet."
"It sounds more novel."
Nara Langui took another bite of the rice ball and turned to look at Hinata.
"Hinata, are you saying that your Hyuga clan is going bankrupt? Is it because you eat too much?"
"Captain, eat more."
Hinata handed over another triangular rice ball. Her food consumption and food storage were the best in the team.
Even though he had given Nara Langui a rice ball, there was still a pile of triangular rice balls piled next to Hinata.
"What happened?"
Nara Langui took another rice ball without knowing why, and looked at Uchiha Shisui and Shizune.
"Hinata knows how to go on a diet. Could it be that I'm under a genjutsu?"
"It's Lord Orochimaru."
Uchiha Shisui smiled and told the reason.
"When our team, and Minato-senpai's team returned to camp, Lord Orochimaru told us that in three days at the latest, we can return to the village to rest for a while."
"It turns out it's holiday soon..."
Nara Langui understood it, took a bite of the rice ball in his hand, and glanced at Hinata Ji who was aside.
"So Hinata is planning to save her stomach and go back to the village to eat well?"
"I'm tired of having rice balls every day!"
Hinata chewed the rice ball heavily as if he was biting the flesh and blood of his enemy.
"Fried chicken! Barbecue! Ramen! Ganligan! Three-color meatballs! Rice cake and red bean soup..."
Hinata was frantically naming dishes while eating frantically.
The pile of triangular rice balls piled next to her was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"It doesn't look like she's going on a diet..."
Nara Langui's mouth twitched and he stood up with two rice balls.
"You guys eat first, I have something to discuss with Brother Minato."
In the bright yellow bonfire.
Nara Langui nodded to Namikaze Minato who was not far away. The latter gave understanding instructions to the three Minato squad members next to him and stood up at the same time.
Not long after.
Nara Langui and Namikaze Minato met in a cold open space in the Konoha camp.
"Brother Minato, I just heard from Shisui and the others that my team will return to the village to rest in three days at the latest."
"me too."
Namikaze Minato sensed the surrounding environment and smiled gently.
"Mr. Orochimaru also gave my team a short vacation."
"So what about the Uchiha mirror we met before, and the very suspicious Uchiha Madara behind him?"
Nara Langui took a bite of the rice ball and said with some doubts.
"Isn't the village going to take care of these two people?"
"I just want to tell you about this matter."
Namikaze Minato took out the special kunai he had during the day from his ninja bag.
"After we separated today, I have been sensing and searching for the existence that is suspected of being 'Uchiha Madara' based on the chakra contained in this special kunai.
"But with my range of perception, I couldn't sense chakra similar to this chakra.
"According to my guess, that 'Uchiha Madara' is most likely not in the Country of Grass."
'Yong Daimei's subtext means that he has swept through the entire Country of Grass... This power of action is really exaggerated! '
Nara Langui translated Namikaze Minato's words in his mind.
"Besides, um..."
Namikaze Minato raised his finger and pointed faintly in the direction of the main tent in the Konoha camp.
"I have also secretly sensed Mr. Orochimaru's chakra. His chakra is very different from the chakra sealed in this kunai.
"So... although there are still certain suspicions about Mr. Orochimaru, we can basically rule him out as the mastermind behind today's attack."
As for why there is still some suspicion about Orochimaru...
Of course, this is because the confidentiality standards of "Flying Thunder God Art" and "Dirty Earth Reincarnation Art" are too high.
In Konoha Village, there are only a handful of ninjas who can clearly know the existence of these two ninjutsus.
Not to mention that Uchiha Kage himself is an "undead" summoned from the pure land by the "Jutsu of Reincarnation in the Dirty Land"!
before completely identifying the suspect.
It is absolutely impossible to completely cleanse Orochimaru of the suspicion.
"Then why did the village give us a day off?"
Nara Langui asked.
"Ignore the Uchiha Mirror and that 'Uchiha Madara' for the time being?"
"no."
Namikaze Minato shook his head.
"Sandaime-sama informed me today that I should continue to carry this kunai to the country of Taki and secretly search for the location information of Madara Uchiha. The country of Taki is the place where senior Kagami Uchiha last disappeared.
"As for the specific response plan, the village senior management is still discussing it."
Nara Langui understands everything.
He takes a normal day off.
Master Kemen, you still have to go to work.
Master Nara excused himself, "Brother Minato, thank you for your hard work."
…
Just when Nara Langui and Namikaze Minato were exchanging intelligence information with each other.
In Konoha Village, the Hokage Building.
A very high-level small meeting was being held in the Hokage's office on the top floor.
As the saying goes, hold a general meeting for small things and a small meeting for big things.
At this time, the only people qualified to participate in this meeting were the Hokage and two senior elders.
Including the ANBU stationed in the shadows of the Hokage's office, they were all driven out at this time to prevent the leakage of secret information.
"I've been busy with things during the day, and I haven't had time until now."
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff of his cigarette, and the smoke dispersed in the office.
"Yan, Xiaochun, you should have received information from the front line, right?"
"Yes, the war against Iwagakure was a great victory, and another genius ninja appeared in our village."
Mito Menyan pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, a happy smile appeared on his old face.
"Single-handedly suppressing the Two Scales Ohnoki, and even almost completely annihilating the Iwagakure frontline troops...
"Shadow of Darkness! What a majestic nickname!"
"Shadow" is a title suffix that not everyone is qualified to afford.
Just like "Naruto".
The meaning is "the name of the ninja leader who protects the Land of Fire from the shadows."
Others include Tsuchikage, Raikage, Water Shadow, Wind Shadow... all are like this.
Nara Langui was dubbed the "Shadow of Darkness".
On the one hand, it is because of the characteristics of his [Shadow Secret Technique], and on the other hand, it is the implicit recognition of his strength by Iwagakure Village.
"I never expected that such a talented ninja would appear among the Nara clan."
Xiaochun also had a smile on her face when she went to bed.
“I originally thought that the Battle of Platycodon City was the limit of this genius, but I didn’t expect that he was far more powerful than imagined.
"His opponent is Ohnoki, a man with two legs!"
"Nara Langui is indeed a good young man who cares about the village and his companions, but his temper is a bit tired..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff of cigarette, and the depression in his heart dissipated a little.
"But Nara who doesn't want to be lazy, I may never see him again in this life."
Mito Kadoyan and Koharu who moved to bed also smiled.
Who among the Konoha ninjas doesn’t know the traditional nature of the Nara clan?
It is simply more difficult to get the Nara clan to be active and diligent than to get the Akimichi clan to go on a diet!
"According to the intelligence information passed back from the front line, our battle not only defeated almost all the forces deployed by Iwagakure Village in the Land of Grass, but also captured one of the Jinchūriki of Iwagakure Village."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said seriously.
"The Five-Tailed Jinchuuriki Han himself is also an ability user with the blood inheritance limit.
"I have asked Orochimaru to arrange for the Nara Gui team to escort the Five-Tails Jinchuuriki back to the village as soon as possible."
Both Mito Kadoen and Kaden Koharu knew what the tailed beast's power symbolized, and they couldn't hide their excitement at this time.
The defeat of Iwagakure Village in the Country of Grass had greatly reduced the opponent's strength.
Now that the Five-Tails have been lost again, the overall strength of Iwagakure Village has been greatly reduced again.
In comparison.
Konoha's ninja power in the Land of Grass has been well preserved.
With the addition of the five tails that are about to be obtained, Konoha's overall strength has improved a lot again.
If the Five-Tails can be released from the Jinchuriki's body as soon as possible, and then used as a weapon on the battlefield...
The Third Ninja War has been going on for so long.
Mito Kadoyan and Koharu Koharu finally saw the dawn of victory in the war!
"You all should understand what having an extra tailed beast means to us in Konoha."
Sarutobi Hiruzen put out the cigarette butt in his hand and said seriously.
“But the reason why I convened this meeting today is not because of the issue of the disposal of Wuwei or the issue of victory in the war, but because of the news of the appearance of an old friend.
"Yan, Xiaochun, Jing was resurrected!"
"mirror?"
Mito Kabuto pushed up his glasses and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen uncertainly.
"Hiruzhan, are you talking about...Uchiha Mirror?"
"Yes."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.
"it's him……
"According to the information sent back by Minato, Kagami, he was recalled from the Pure Land to the present world using the technique of reincarnation from the dirty land."
As a member of the escort team of the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama.
Both Mito Kaden and Kaden Koharu know about the existence of the "Jutsu of Reincarnation".
"This is impossible!"
After going to bed, Xiaochun subconsciously denied it.
"The Jutsu of Reincarnation... Such an evil ninjutsu has been completely banned by us!
"No one can use it!"
"But Kagami did appear in the Kingdom of Grass in the form of reincarnation from the dirty soil. Moreover, he was deprived of the art of reincarnation from the dirty soil behind the scenes, and his soul returned to the pure land."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said solemnly.
"According to Mirror's self-report, the person behind all this is Uchiha Madara!"
"This is even more impossible!"
Mito Menyan opened his mouth to deny it.
"Everyone knows that Uchiha Madara died in the hands of the first generation!"
"That's what puzzles me."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said.
"Uchiha Madara's death is known to everyone in the ninja world.
"But as a dead person, the mirror has no need to deceive us.
"I strongly suspect that the person behind the scenes who manipulated the resurrection of the mirror is Uchiha Madara, and as one of the founders of Konoha, he also has the qualification to read the sealed book from the hands of the first generation.
"After all, you all know the first generation's attitude towards Uchiha Madara..."
"Those are two different things."
Mito Menyan shook his head and said.
"Hiruzen, you and I are already ninjas of this age.
"If Uchiha Madara really survived the Battle of the Valley of the End, according to his age, he should have died of old age."
"No matter what, we cannot be careless at all regarding Uchiha Madara's existence."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said meticulously.
"And once it is confirmed that Uchiha Madara did not die in the Valley of the End, many questions in the past may be answered, such as the destruction of Uzushio Village...
"In short, once Minato confirms the other party's location information.
"I plan to send him, along with Nara Langui, to see if the messenger behind the scenes is the real Uchiha Madara!"
Third update.
The fourth update... there will be one.
A little later, maybe three o'clock?
(End of chapter)
