Hokage's office.
Tsunade had a headache sitting behind her desk. Today's Konoha Village is undoubtedly a huge mess. The new generation has not yet grown up, but the shadow-level combat power of the older generation has withered away. She has actually become the strongest within Konoha. One of two people.
And there are a lot of troubles. Danzo sent a statement this morning. The root has entered a three-year internal investigation phase. During this period, it refused to have too much contact with the outside world. Sunagakure Village submitted a notice for the umpteenth time, demanding the immediate return of the tailed beast Shukaku. , otherwise there is a possibility of the alliance breaking up. In addition, when the Akatsuki organization appears in front of the world, we need to pay attention. The suggestion of the two consultants is to organize a strong and professional investigation team as soon as possible, but the problem is that the roots refuse to cooperate, the Anbu leader dies, and she has no one available. .
At the same time, Shukaku involved a Senju clan member, which surprised Tsunade. She seemed to have some impression of that child, but it was very vague. In her memory, Shizune should have mentioned it to her once a few years ago, if she remembered correctly. , Senju Okra is still young, and considering the opponent's ability to independently subdue the tailed beast, it can be said that he has a bright future.
"Why was Senju Okra imprisoned in Ghost Light City?" Tsunade asked in surprise. She has not yet adapted to Konoha's seemingly strange practices.
"Of course it's for protection." Mito Kadoen said calmly, "Sunagakure Village demands the return of Shukaku, but the jinchūriki will usually die if they leave the tailed beasts. Okra is a genius. In order to avoid the people from Sunagakure Village, Due to the pressure, we held a meeting and decided to send him to Ghost Lantern City. In this way, the return date can be set until the end of his sentence. At that time, we can arrange an accident and change his identity so that he can come back. At the very least, it will be inconvenient for him to use Shukaku's power. "
After going to bed, Koharu picked up the tea cup and took a sip. This was not the case when they discussed it, but it didn't matter because Tsunade didn't have much experience in handling affairs.
"this matter……"
Before Tsunade finished speaking, Kakashi appeared in the office with a scroll. He was very busy during this period and didn't even have time to lead Team 7 on a mission. As Jiraiya's second disciple, he In view of his outstanding experience in the two secret departments of Konoha, it is natural that he now acts as the leader of the ANBU.
"Tsunade-sama, there is information from Ghost Light City."
After Tsunade took it, she opened the scroll and her expression suddenly changed after just looking at it for a moment. Oni Lantern City was completely destroyed, and more than 70% of the elite ninjas of Kusugakure Village were killed in the incident. According to the preliminary analysis of the frontline investigation team, the strongest remaining traces were not found. It does not belong to the five-element escape technique, but is very similar to some of the tragic destruction caused by Kyuubi twelve years ago.
The power of the tailed beast is raging, so the answer to who the murderer is is relatively clear.
Jiraiya, who almost fell asleep in the office, took the scroll, his eyebrows showing a rare seriousness.
"Tsunade, what are you going to do about it?"
There are prisoners from various countries in the Oni Lantern Castle, and some of them have taken refuge outside. The consequences of their death are very serious, and it is likely to put Konoha into a dilemma in its external relations. At least Kumogakure and Iwagakure will not give up their attacks. Chance.
"Let's have a meeting and decide." Tsunade said, taking this opportunity to observe the tendencies of the major families in Konoha.
Jiraiya shook his head, stretched out his hand to stop the two advisors from agreeing, and asked repeatedly: "How do you plan to deal with it?"
Tsunade was stunned for a moment, mainly because she rarely saw the other person acting serious, but without delay she understood what this guy meant. It was the first time the Hokage took office to make a decision, no matter whether it was correct or not, no one would be allowed to interfere.
"Order the ANBU to inform Senju Oki that she must return to Konoha within seven days, otherwise she will be treated as a traitor."
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Entering the northern part of the Fire Country from the Country of Grass, and then passing through the Country of Tang and the Country of Frost, you can reach the Kingdom of Thunder. Jiang Yuan sat in the caravan carriage and opened the curtains to look out. The terrain has increased significantly in recent days. , the distance to Yunyin Village is gradually shortening.
This caravan is large in scale, with a total number of nearly a hundred. Behind it is a certain noble noble from the Land of Fire, so the escort force is not weak. There are more than ten genin, two chuunin and a special jounin level expert. Along the way, real jounin are not everywhere in the ninja world. Even the wallets of the great nobles are difficult to recruit such sacrifices. Generally speaking, the great nobles are not inclined to issue commissions to Konoha. After all, the darkness of the ninja world It is a consensus that the food is too ugly, and large-scale caravans are not just ordinary commercial transactions, they can easily be caught. This is a lesson learned at a heavy price.
The caravan camped outside a town, and the caravan manager responsible for logistics went to the city to purchase dry food and daily necessities. The ninjas took turns on duty. After many days of running in, they had a tacit understanding with each other, and they eliminated the covetousness of several groups of bandits along the way. .
"Mr. Noel, your lunch is ready." The leader of the caravan came over with a large bowl of meat soup and his tone was very friendly. The caravan encountered a powerful Yunyou on the way through the country of soup. Ninja, thanks to the other party's timely action, the danger was saved. He had some extravagant hopes in his heart. If he could successfully recruit this strong man for the noble man behind him, it would definitely be a great achievement.
In the transformation state, Jiang Yuan calmly took the meat soup, and then checked it without any scruples. The wandering ninja encountered by the caravan was a clone of Mu. Since he really lacked detailed information about Yunyin Village, he naturally had to be careful first. His goal is high-level lightning escape ninjutsu, and the threat of the AB combination is difficult to ignore, especially the perfect Jinchuriki Rabbi. He has a feeling that Ushiki can beat Shukaku, and the two sides are not at the same level at all.
After resting at noon, the caravan continued to move forward. When they climbed over the mountains in the evening, a sea of clouds appeared in front of them. The setting sun melted gold. Countless rock pillars broke through the clouds and stood. The tallest rock pillar was inlaid with an overhanging building. It was Lei. Photograph the place where you work and live.
The caravan stopped at the stone wall on the top of the mountain. Several cloud ninjas came down to check. The leader was a blond woman, tall and plump, with a cold expression. Samyi walked to the end of the caravan, opened the curtain and clicked She nodded, then turned around and motioned for the Kumo ninjas to let them go. Compared to the strong men with bronze skin in the village, this Raikage secretary had a rare fair skin. She came here specifically for this shipment.
The leader of the caravan led the team into Yunyin Village. On the surface, they were selling local specialties, but in fact they were secretly smuggling conductive metal ore. This strategic resource was strictly prohibited from export by various countries.
One of the advantages of Thunder Release is that it can be easily attached to metal to enhance its power. However, the Kingdom of Thunder has poorer resources than the Kingdom of Fire, so conductive metal ores can be sold at extremely high prices here.
Samyi followed the caravan into Kumogakure Village, and at the same time used the psychic beast to inform the Kumogakure Anbu that she had Jonin-level strength and had certain power within the Anbu. The matter of smuggling conductive metal ore was more important, but Not to the point of bothering the Raikage-sama.
The caravan was finally housed in a stone pillar residence, which is a unique local way of living in Yunyin Village. Multi-story rooms are dug inside the stone pillars, which to some extent saves the cost of transporting building materials to high altitude areas.
The logistics organization of the caravan went out to purchase special products, and the exchange materials promised by Yunyin were already in place. If there was only money, it would not be worth the risk for the nobles of the Fire Country. As for the so-called special products, they were just a fraction of the transaction.
"Mr. Noel, look..." the leader of the caravan asked with a smile. He had clearly felt that the other party's attitude had softened recently. The man who called himself Noel was at least an extremely proficient person in both thunder and water. An elite jounin with attribute escape skills. Because of this, he privately brought him into Kumogakure Village as a guard, even though he knew that the other party must have an agenda.
"Yes." Jiang Yuan replied perfunctorily, "But we can't talk about the details until I see the person behind you."
The leader of the caravan nodded when he heard this. The elite Jonin was indeed qualified to negotiate terms. The only thing he was worried about was that someone would eventually regret it or even leave without saying goodbye. However, there was rarely a time when doing business was a guaranteed profit without losing money. As long as the return was generous enough, he would not Mind taking risks.
Jiang Yuan chose a stone house with windows. He has now successfully entered Yunyin Village. The next step is to find high-level thunder escape ninjutsu, specifically the ninjutsu "Thunder" mastered by the third and fourth generation Raikage. After the improvement and deduction of the two masters of Thunder Escape, the Thunder Escape Body's strengthening of the physical body has been quite meticulous and exquisite, and the order, frequency, intensity, utilization rate, etc. have all reached the peak.
In addition, if the two-tailed cat has the opportunity to be alone, it is not impossible to try hunting.
There was an endless stream of pedestrians on the street. Jiang Yuan casually glanced at his wanted notice, and then looked away. Because he refused to show up and communicate, he was wanted as an S-class traitor. This was not surprising, but Konoha did not No special personnel were sent to pursue and suppress, and the wanted order was just a show for various countries.
"Chaos is a ladder." Jiang Yuan took out a scroll from his pocket and handed it to the wooden clone, who used the flying thunder god's technique to reach the mark that was once engraved in the root cave.
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"Danzo-sama, Senju Okra is back." Shanfeng reported respectfully.
"You know how to come back." Danzo snorted coldly, "There are many chess pieces in Ghost Light City, but they are all wasted now. He should not have taken the initiative to bear the pressure from the Sarutobi clan and ignored the overall situation. He killed himself, it was simply stupid, and in the end he was forced into a violent rage and told him to come over quickly."
"Yes." Shanfeng turned around and left. Not long after, he led a young man with a very outstanding appearance into the top floor. The black scale robe and the long straight-style grass pheasant sword gave it a sense of danger, and the other person's face was The indifference above is like an alien, a murderer, a powerful person, but not like a teenager.
"I won't regret it later." Danzo asked with his hands on his sleeves. As long as the other party stopped being rebellious and sincerely admitted his mistake, he was willing to pay a huge price to protect this genius. Senju Okra could even walk like a normal person. In Konoha Village, he vaguely saw the shadow of himself in this guy.
"The root itself has the obligation to bear the darkness. Kusakure Village planned to open the Box of Bliss, and I destroyed it. As for the blood stained on my hands, it is insignificant. Today's Konoha can no longer face that kind of threat." Jiang Yuan said calmly. .
"Even if the hero who sealed Shukaku became a wanted criminal?" Danzo asked, narrowing his eyes.
"The result will not change." Jiang Yuan said.
"Indeed, actions are more powerful than words," Danzo nodded, "So why did you come to me this time?"
"Compared to Konoha, Cloud Hidden Village is a bit too powerful. I think it is necessary to weaken it. One Kage and two perfect Jinchuriki. At least one of them must be eliminated. Otherwise, Tsunade and Jiraiya will The representative’s combat strength is at a numerical disadvantage.”
Danzo sat up slightly. He had already had similar thoughts when he got the information about the two-tailed Jinchuuriki, but he had no focus. Now that Senju Okra has a record of defeating tailed beasts, as the spearhead, he can Not too suitable.
"very dangerous."
"My true body is currently located inside Yunyin Village."
The wind in the mountain next to it was speechless. There was actually someone who was willing to do this for the village. Even if he was wronged as a hero, he had no regrets. After solving the threat of the Box of Bliss, he rushed to the next battlefield without stopping. Ignoring the risk of death and continuing to cut off the fangs of the coveted person, it is like burning the darkness surrounding a blazing campfire.
"successor."
This treasonous idea arose in Shanfeng's heart. Force may only make people surrender, but ideals can make people follow him. He is an outstanding child of the Konoha clan. Joining the Roots is not only promoted by the family, but also his own choice.
After a long silence, Danzo said: "I only want the result. One of the two Jinchuuriki must die. The Fourth Raikage is very strong, so I won't consider it for the time being. In addition, this matter was initiated by the traitorous Ninja Senju Akira, and with Konoha It has nothing to do with the roots, the secret spies in the Kingdom of Thunder are all at your disposal to cause as much damage as possible, Aburame, give him the stuff."
Aburame took out a clay pot from behind the seat, which contained some kind of special flying insect used for communication.
"When necessary, I will rush to the battlefield. Don't underestimate me. Back then, Sarutobi and I were on par."
Shanfeng and Aburame's pupils contracted.
The wooden clone left with the clay pot.
In the empty and silent top floor, Danzo asked aloud: "Do you two think he is still as loyal to me as he was in the past?"
Without an answer, the question is fatal.
"I'm asking you questions."
Shanfeng gritted his teeth and said: "My subordinates feel that it is no longer important whether they are loyal or not. If we share the same ideals, we can always move forward together."
"Going side by side?" A smile appeared on Danzo's skinny face, but he couldn't tell whether it was approval or ridicule.
"I have almost forgotten why I want to become Hokage. Let's continue to do things. Continue to select a group of experimental subjects from the orphanage. They are required to have the two chakra attributes of water and earth. Okra is here without cell transplantation. I used Wood Release in the Chuunin Exam, and although the effect is still not up to that level, it shows that the qualification is still useful, as soon as possible."
"clear."
"clear."
On the other side, Jiang Yuan in Yunyin Village received the clay pot sent by the wooden clone. When the sealed lid was opened, countless tiny bugs crawled out and scattered around. This was to inform the secret agents in Yunyin Village. Contact information, special bugs have been cultivated for several generations and there is no difference in perception from ordinary bugs.
At night, the lights in Yunyin Village were brightly lit. Although the buildings were mostly made of stone and were somewhat crude, the streets were still prosperous. A middle-aged man who looked like a wealthy businessman came to visit the leader of the caravan. After introducing himself, he was respectfully welcomed in.
(End of chapter)
