factory.
The roar of machinery never stopped. Even in the sewer at the bottom of the factory, through the thick wall panels, the sound of mechanical operation could be heard from above.
A large number of figures in purple coats quickly ran through the wide sewer space, converging on a certain location with a very clear goal and starting to move forward.
As he got closer and closer to the target location, the mechanical roar in his ears seemed to be a little far away and no longer so clear.
In the space of the sewer, only dim lights were shining, placed in the corner, and the pipes that were beginning to rust were filled with water droplets, slowly dripping down, and the sound of water droplets was not obvious.
Just as the group of people were running forward, the fire suddenly shone in front of them, and the flames that filled the entire sewer quickly rushed towards them.
The hot air made their throats feel dry, as if they had poured boiling water into their mouths, and the skin on their faces became extremely hot.
"Water Release·Shui Luanbo!"
The endless turbulent water spurted out from the mouth of the leading ninja, and the chakra in his body was rapidly depleted.
Being able to use simple C-level ninjutsu to such an extent that he could block all the flames filling the sewers with ease on his face proves that this is no ordinary ninja.
After the water and fire came into contact, the white steam quickly filled the space. Everyone was in it, and the figures of the companions beside them became blurred.
"careful!"
As if sensing something approaching quickly, a person shouted loudly.
However, after he finished these words, a dark figure emerged in the steam, and then disappeared in a flash, and there was the sound of a body falling heavily to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of kunai and kunai clashing came from the thick steam, which was crisp and clear to the ears.
The leading ninja began to fight with the people.
He sharply captured the traces of the person who attacked them, his eyes were murderous, and his face was as cold as a piece of ice that would not melt, extremely cold.
"Thunder Escape..."
Just as he was preparing to release his ninjutsu, a scarlet gaze penetrated from the front, a dark gun barrel was pointed directly at his eyebrows, and the trigger was pulled.
boom!
The bullet carrying the electric light grazed the edge of his cheek, spurting out blood.
The leading ninja rolled out and retreated to a safe area. He looked in the steam ahead in shock, looking for the location of the illusory figure.
"Are you looking for me?"
A cold voice came from behind, and the leading ninja suddenly changed his face and turned back.
However, it was too late.
With a pop, the kunai pierced into his chest, and it was covered with nerve-paralyzing thunder and lightning. It immediately covered his whole body, leaving him exposed to the dense current, and his body fell to his knees uncontrollably. land.
What appeared in front of him was a girl with long black hair who was only fifteen or sixteen years old. The scarlet three-magatama Sharingan rotated in her eyes. One hand was empty, and the other hand held a short gun with a smoking muzzle. A flintlock gun, the muzzle pointed at his forehead.
The man gritted his teeth, with an unyielding look on his face, and remained silent, as if he had accepted his fate.
The ninjas who were following him around him had already stood there numbly, with either dementia or fear in their eyes. They were obviously trapped in some kind of powerful illusion and could not break free.
"Miss."
The ninjas from the Kingdom of Oni who protected the factory arrived late after the battle, and stood beside the girl a little awkwardly. They wanted to come over to support them, but only here did they realize that all the stowaways who invaded the factory had already been killed by the girl alone. All uniforms.
"You are here just in time, these guys will be handed over to you for interrogation."
Ichiki ignored the embarrassment of these subordinate ninjas. To her, this was just a small warm-up, far from being called a battle.
"yes."
A Jōnin from the Kingdom of Demons nodded.
Since the battle has nothing to do with them, then the interrogation work must be done well.
They happen to have a few ninjas who are good at interrogation. I don't believe that they can't pry out anything useful from these guys.
The Jonin of Oni Country took a step forward and looked at the leading male ninja. The other man's body had been paralyzed by Ichiki's thunder escape. Not to mention his body, even the chakra in his body had lost control and fell to his knees. I couldn't move there.
However, the purple coat worn by the male ninjas also had a purple waning moon mark embroidered on the back, which reminded the ninjas of the Ghost Country of something, and they looked surprised: "Are these guys from the Purple Moon Clan?"
"Ziyue Zhong?"
Yiji raised her eyebrows.
The Jonin of the Kingdom of Ghosts explained: "Yes, Miss. The Purple Moon Clan was a large bounty hunter group that once ran rampant in the western part of the continent. It was very famous in the underground black market. It is said that at its peak, the group had as many as one hundred people. There are many people, gathering many wandering ninjas and samurai. Speaking of which, when the military was raiding underground black market strongholds in the western part of the mainland a few years ago, they clashed with many bounty hunter groups headed by the Ziyue Zhong."
And the results are obvious.
The Kingdom of Ghosts stands firm in the western part of the continent, and has the potential to suppress the two great powers of Fengtu, while the Purple Moon Clan is just a bounty hunter force in the underground black market, and the two are not on the same level at all.
The result was, of course, a complete victory for the Ghost Country's military. The bounty hunter team headed by the Purple Moon Zhong and active in the west of the main road suffered an unprecedented bloody suppression.
Either they will be arrested by the military and undergo labor reform, or they will be expelled from the territory of the Ghost Country.
That battle also directly caused Ziyue Zhong, a team of bounty hunters that once dominated the underground black market, to drop from first-rate to third-rate.
It can be said that there is an old grudge between the Purple Moon People and the Kingdom of Ghosts.
It is not impossible to attack the military factory established by the Kingdom of Demons in the Country of Waves in order to avenge the Kingdom of Demons.
"Is that so? If it's revenge, it would make sense. But I don't think a declining third-rate bounty hunter group can recruit master ninjas at the level of Jonin."
Yiji glanced at the unyielding face of the male ninja for a while and expressed her opinion.
Although this male ninja was defeated by his own hands, the existence of a jounin did not mean that he was not strong.
More than 90% of ninjas can only linger in the chuunin and genin stages. Those who can become jounin are the elites selected from a hundred.
And since the Purple Moon Clan was crippled by the Ghost Country's military a few years ago, and now it's too late to lick their wounds, after clearly understanding the gap between them and the Ghost Country, she doesn't think these guys will come here to provoke the ghosts at will. country.
Moreover, the person taking the lead is a powerful Jonin. This is not an existence that the declining Purple Moon Sect can recruit. Therefore, this situation is very problematic no matter how you look at it.
The Jonin of Oni Country nodded, and he understood Ichiki's concerns.
The Purple Moon Clan has long since declined. Those who attacked the Ghost Country's military factories may not necessarily be Purple Moon Clan's bounty hunters. They may also be Purple Moon Clan pretending to have a quarrel with the Ghost Country to deceive others.
"Then I'll leave it to you. It seems that it's not just the Anbu and Roots of Konoha who are eyeing the arms design drawings in this factory. Maybe ninjas from other major countries will also get involved. It's really interesting."
Yi Ji smiled softly, turned around and left without any fuss.
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"Kakashi-sensei, I have completely mastered the tree climbing you mentioned! How about it, I'm pretty good!"
Naruto was dirty and had a lot of dust on his face, but his feet hung upside down on the branch with an excited look on his face and he did not fall from the branch.
It was obvious that after several days of persistent effort, he had mastered the art of climbing trees with his feet.
Currently showing off to Kakashi.
"Yeah, great, great."
Kakashi nodded, as if he really thought Naruto's behavior was awesome.
In fact, it took several days to learn the skill of climbing trees, which really left Kakashi at a loss for words.
You know, Sakura only tried three times before she completely mastered the trick of climbing a tree, which took no more than five minutes in total.
He didn't know what Naruto had in mind to show off his 'talent' here.
In terms of chakra control, Kakashi believed that Naruto really had no talent.
In this way, every time you use ninjutsu, you will definitely waste a lot of chakra.
However, this kind of trouble of wasting a lot of chakra is indeed a problem for ordinary ninjas. But for Naruto, it is not a so-called problem at all.
Kakashi believed that Naruto's chakra level at this moment might be at the same level as him, or even slightly superior.
Even if he inherited the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan, the chakra possessed by Naruto was too abnormal.
It's not like the amount of chakra a genin can hold.
In the future, Naruto might be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure Village, possessing tailed beast-level chakra.
This possibility seems very high to Kakashi.
Not to mention, Naruto also hides an extremely terrifying and powerful tailed beast - the Nine-Tails.
The potential is immeasurable.
"Kakashi-sensei, what training are we going to do next?"
Naruto jumped down from the tree and came to Kakashi and asked.
Sakura, like Naruto, looked at Kakashi.
"Um……"
Kakashi glanced at Naruto. Originally, he wanted to teach Naruto the training of treading water continuously.
However, Naruto, who has only barely mastered tree climbing, may not be able to master the skill of treading water that easily.
Unlike solid objects like trees, walking on water is more difficult than climbing a tree.
The requirements for chakra control are also more stringent.
It is probably a bit unrealistic for Naruto in his current state to learn the skill of treading water in a short time, and it will also disrupt his training plan.
"Let's continue with the missions. I have selected several D-level missions that are suitable for you, so that your tree-climbing ability can be better used in actual combat."
Kakashi said.
"What kind of mission is that?"
"Helping the farmer uncle collect fruits from the trees, and... catching wild monkeys in the nearby forest can effectively exercise your tree climbing ability and put it into practice faster."
Kakashi said.
"I understand, don't worry and leave it to us, it will be done soon. But speaking of that, where is that guy Sasuke? Why didn't he see anyone else?"
Naruto looked around and found no sign of Sasuke, so he asked a little strangely.
"He has something to do in the morning and will come here to gather in the afternoon. At this time, he should be checking some information at the Intelligence Department."
Kakashi gave an ambiguous answer, looking into the distance.
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Konoha Intelligence Department.
Belongs to an important department that is directly responsible to the Hokage.
The importance of this department is no less important than ANBU, but unlike ANBU, which conducts covert operations, the role of the Intelligence Department is to organize and analyze the intelligence brought back by ANBU, and to interpret it effectively, so as to analyze the various abilities of ninjas. confidential.
This is an indispensable and important part of a ninja village.
Located in the Intelligence Department area, there is a specially built library, which contains a variety of materials for review, making it easier for Intelligence Department personnel to interpret various intelligence.
Therefore, the people in the Intelligence Department are all ninjas with excellent knowledge, memory and reasoning abilities.
Entering the library of the Intelligence Department, Sasuke felt that the atmosphere here was obviously different from the outside.
A strong scent of books rushes into the nose, making people subconsciously hold their breath in silence, not daring to make too much noise to disturb this peaceful pure land of knowledge.
Generally speaking, the library of the Intelligence Ministry is not open to the public, because many of the materials here are too important, and those who come here are basically chunin or jounin with missions.
Sasuke was able to get the pass here thanks to the pass document that Kakashi approved for him. As the ANBU minister, Kakashi still has this power.
"You are Uchiha Sasuke, right? Mr. Kakashi recommended you to come here. What kind of information do you want to check here?"
The administrator of the library of the Ministry of Intelligence is a young woman about twenty-two years old. She wears a pair of light red thick-rimmed glasses and her long black hair is tied into a braid, giving her a sense of intellectual beauty. .
She glanced at Sasuke and asked with a soft smile at him.
"Hello."
Sasuke nodded politely, glanced at the administrator, and then said: "I want to check the information about Uzumaki Naruto's parents."
"Information about Naruto Uzumaki's parents?"
Regarding the information Sasuke wanted to check, the administrator lady showed a strange look, but then said: "Sorry, the information you want to check is not placed with the Intelligence Department."
"No?"
Sasuke was slightly surprised.
This is the information center of Konoha. Not to mention the ninjas from other villages, there is no way that the information about the ninjas from our own village is not included.
However, he gave an explanation that it was not placed in the Intelligence Department, which surprised Sasuke.
"what happened?"
The administrator did not answer immediately, but began to type on the keyboard in front of her. The dense fonts on the screen quickly passed over her reflective lenses, and finally settled into a picture.
She smiled helplessly: "I checked and found that the information about Uzumaki Naruto's parents had been transferred to the ANBU twelve years ago. In other words, if you want to check this information, you can only go to the ANBU's book collection. room to search.”
Anbu library.
That is Konoha's most core database.
Compared to the library of the Ministry of Intelligence, the information and materials recorded there are, without exception, top secret and cannot be made public.
Transferred to ANBU twelve years ago... Sasuke frowned even more. Doesn't it mean that when Naruto was born, his parents' information was transferred from the Intelligence Department and was handled directly by ANBU instead of being returned to the Intelligence Department? jurisdiction.
This made Sasuke even more curious about who Naruto's parents were.
If it is an ordinary person, it is absolutely impossible for the Anbu to accept it directly.
The reason why ANBU did this must have been the order given by the Hokage himself.
At the same time, it also sent a message that Naruto's parents' status in Konoha was not simple.
Moreover, speaking of the surname Uzumaki...if Sasuke remembered correctly, that should be the maternal surname of the wife of the first Hokage of Konoha.
Naruto's last name was also Uzumaki, it was definitely no accident.
The first Hokage was a big shot in establishing Konoha Village with Uchiha Madara, the ancestor of the Uchiha clan. If he could become the wife of the first Hokage, then the meaning of the surname Uzumaki would definitely not be simple.
"Then I will look for information on all the ninjas with the last name Uzumaki in the village in the past twenty years."
"Okay, I'll look for it."
The administrator lady smiled and started to use the computer to find the information Sasuke wanted.
Then, her smile stiffened, she looked at Sasuke, and said with an embarrassed look: "Sorry, there have been no ninjas named Uzumaki in the village in the past twenty years, and there are no ordinary people named Uzumaki."
"..."
Sasuke looked at the administrator lady strangely.
His meaning was very clear. There had been no ninjas or ordinary people named Uzumaki in the village for the past twenty years. Could it be that Naruto jumped out of a stone?
"Is this really a library under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Intelligence?"
"Yes, it's guaranteed to be genuine."
Seeing Sasuke's questioning eyes, the administrator almost couldn't maintain the professional smile on her face, and finally managed to maintain a gentle smile and said to Sasuke.
"Excuse me, do you need to find any other information?"
"I want to check the information on the ninjas of the Uchiha clan. Information on all the ninjas of the Uchiha clan since the establishment of Konoha."
Sasuke said.
The administrator typed quickly, and then she breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, there were no more mistakes.
She had some doubts as to whether Sasuke was deliberately trying to trouble her.
She smiled and said: "The thing you are looking for is on the bookshelf No. 11 on the second floor. The thickest book is there."
Sasuke nodded and ignored the useless librarian. He walked directly to the second floor and came to bookshelf No. 11, where he quickly found his target.
It is a very thick book, with the cover completely blackened, except for a white label affixed to it, with the Uchiha clan's Uchiha fan logo painted on it.
Sasuke came to a secluded corner and sat down, opened the book, and began to look for what he wanted to find.
Itachi once said that, including himself, there are currently three Uchiha ninjas who have activated the Mangekyō Sharingan, and all of them are still alive.
The other two holders of the Mangekyou Sharingan were probably the accomplices of Itachi when he exterminated the clan.
This is something Sasuke wants to find out no matter what.
It's just that he is too young and doesn't know much about many things about the Uchiha clan. Itachi's accomplice is most likely a member of the Uchiha clan from the past.
Therefore, starting the search from the Uchiha clan ninjas during the establishment of Konoha can ensure that no one is missed.
Turning to the first page, it was no surprise that it was the Uchiha ancestor named 'Uchiha Madara'.
The back is marked with dead results.
The following pages record the name of an Uchiha ninja. Sasuke doesn't know any of these people, nor has he heard of them. They are the older generation of Uchiha ninjas that have existed since the establishment of Konoha, or in Those who died in the First Ninja War or died in the Second Ninja War, and occasionally a few people died in the Third Ninja War.
No one survived.
Later, Sasuke turned faster and faster, and after about half of the pages, Sasuke's hand suddenly stopped and his body was startled.
Uchiha Ruri was born in the 24th year of Konoha, and has the ninja number 006745.
A member of the White Fang Team who made contributions in the Second Ninja War, killing many Sunagakure Jonin, restraining the main force of Sunagakure Village several times in blitz mode, and ending the Second Ninja War. One of Konoha's heroes, and was awarded a special rank after the war. Merit commendation.
In the 40th year of Konoha, he left the White Fang Team, was promoted to Jonin in the same year, returned to the Uchiha Guards, and became one of the candidates for the leadership of the Uchiha Clan.
There was still normal information and data in the front, until 43 years after Konoha, the entire paper below was torn off, and the information and data disappeared.
what happened?
Why are all the later information missing?
Sasuke was confused.
Although the record is very gorgeous, among the Uchiha clan, which is full of outstanding people, it is not without rivals.
No matter how you look at it, there is no need for a hiding place.
And the White Fang team... If Sasuke remembered correctly, it seemed to be a team that was good at blitzkrieg that Kakashi's father once led. Kakashi's father was the captain of this team.
Sasuke thought for a long time but failed and continued to turn to the next page.
The frown deepened.
Because for many Uchiha ninjas in the future, all the previous data were normal. Until Konoha 43 was recorded, their data were deliberately cut, and important parts were missing.
No conclusion has been given as to whether these people are alive or dead.
After that, Sasuke continued to read.
Uchiha Obito is missing.
…
Inari Uchiha, a follower of his father Fugaku Uchiha, is dead.
Yashiro Uchiha, one of the followers of his father Fugaku Uchiha, is dead.
Uchiha Shisui committed suicide.
Uchiha Iron Fire, dead.
…
Uchiha Itachi, defected.
"call……"
It took a total of an hour to read the entire book.
Sasuke let out a long breath, his eyes confused.
How should I put it, things were unexpectedly weird.
Not to mention the Uchiha Obito who disappeared during the war, the Uchiha Ruri and other tribesmen who had no information records earlier since Konoha 43 years ago had no accurate information whether they were alive or dead.
Was one of these people the accomplice of Itachi's annihilation?
If none of these people died, then why had I never seen these people in Konoha?
If all these people died, why was the subsequent information cut out?
Those who defected should be wiped out by Konoha's troops.
If he is a missing clan member like Uchiha Obito, why is there no conclusion about his disappearance?
Not only Naruto's identity, but also the Uchiha clan themselves are shrouded in mystery, making it difficult to see clearly.
Konoha 43, that year was the year when the Third Ninja War officially started. At that time, what happened to Uchiha?
Why was all the information about some tribesmen’s actions after that year cut out?
Sasuke felt that his mind was very confused.
