Escape From Konoha

As the dark iron door opened, a masked man in an Anbu ninja costume walked in.

He stopped in front of the old man with a gloomy expression, and bowed slightly to salute.

"Master Danzo."

Danzo, who was closing his eyes in deep thought, immediately opened his eyes when he heard the call.

At the beginning of the old body, only the eyes were still shining in the dark, shining a cold and indifferent light, like a sharp blade.

"Say."

"Dou has disappeared. In addition... the data in the data room at the headquarters, including the computer where the data was stored, have all disappeared."

The root ninja lowered his body to report this to Danzo, and his tone was full of dissatisfaction with Anbu.

In place of the root, it is enough to control the headquarters base of the root. As a result, the Anbu also caused all the precious information in the root headquarters to be stolen.

Therefore, he tried his best to suppress the anger and dissatisfaction in his heart, but after all, he couldn't control it completely.

When Danzo heard the news, his face moved slightly, and he frowned slightly.

"Is it made by Orochimaru again?"

Tou was not captured by Genbu, so he was fully capable of taking advantage of the gap period when Genbu was replaced by Anbu. Through his past understanding of Genbu's headquarters, he quietly sneaked in and steals the research materials there.

Dou not only has this motivation, but also has this excellent ability to sneak.

"Nine times out of ten."

Root ninja answered.

"Tell me all about the situation at the scene, and don't let go of a single detail."

After Danzang paused for a while, his voice was low.

"Yes."

Although the root ninja was puzzled, he explained Danzo in detail.

About ten minutes later, the root ninja finished explaining the details of the stolen data room, and the more Danzo listened, the deeper his brows became.

"You mean... the bookshelf partition list posted on the wall, and the duty roster are gone?"

"yes."

"Why do you want to take that kind of thing with you?"

"..."

The root ninja was speechless, and he also wanted to know the reason for doing this.

But he is not a pocket, how can he know what the other party is thinking.

It's just that the current evidence points to the other side.

It was Orochimaru who trapped the root so far. He received an order from Orochimaru to take advantage of this opportunity to steal the research results of the root.

"Dou is also a senior researcher. In that case, taking away the most valuable things as quickly as possible is the best option."

"Lord Danzo, what do you mean..."

The complexion under the root ninja mask changed slightly, and I heard the meaning of Danzo.

"Go to the investigation site again, don't let go of any suspicious places, and then take pictures and bring them here. It's not ruled out that Dou deliberately disturbed the line of sight, but if there are hidden black hands in the dark..."

Danzo's already gloomy face became even more gloomy.

If there are hidden black hands in the dark, does that mean that there are deeper reasons behind the downfall of the root?

Kakashi "resurrected from the dead", and then Uchiha Sasuke learned the truth about the Uchiha clan's extermination. According to witnesses, the two had a short-lived appearance on the northern border of the Land of Fire, and then disappeared.

Although the ultimate goal is just right to point to Orochimaru, even the decision-making level of Konoha has deduced this most reliable guess...

But what if all this was secretly misled?

If so, Kakashi and Sasuke must have one... or both have big problems.

So, does Orochimaru understand this?

Is it to know everything, but for a certain purpose, willingly become a blade in the hands of others? Or is it ignorant and simply being blinded by others, putting you in a dangerous situation?

"Lord Danzo, I'll send someone to investigate!"

The root ninja nodded heavily and was about to leave when Danzo's voice suddenly sounded behind him:

"Wait, has Tsunade returned to the village?"

"Lord Tsunade? She hasn't returned yet, but it will be soon."

"That Chiba Shiroishi appeared in the Iron Country before?"

"Yes, this is what Feng He Tougen and the rest of the members saw with their own eyes. But I heard that the other party has now left the Iron Country and disappeared. Before he left, Tsunade-sama suddenly made a decision to return to the village. Decide."

The root ninja answered truthfully.

Danzo's face was strange, and he changed his gloomy and terrifying expression erratically.

"Master Danzo?"

Perhaps Danzo's face was too scary at the moment, so the root ninja standing here whispered a tentative question, keeping his breathing as low as possible.

"It's nothing, you go down, and let Feng and Tougen come back to see me immediately."

"Yes."

The root ninja leaves as if granted amnesty.

"Chiba Shiroishi... Tsunade..."

Danzo, who was sitting in the chair, carefully chewed on the two names, thoughtfully.

There are many doubts, but those things are too far-fetched to say that they are doubtful.

After all, from the beginning to the end, in this chess game, it was just him and Orochimaru, and there was no third player.

But if there really is a third-party player, then, compared to him who suffered heavy losses, and Orochimaru, who has more notoriety on his back, the third-party player is always in a safe area, without even showing his face. .

This is not common sense.

To be a chess player, there must be pieces on the board.

In this chess game, there are not many important pieces that can affect the winner of the chess player's battle.

Of course, all these speculations are based on the real existence of third-party players.

You also need evidence, and you need more evidence to verify your conjecture and make your hypothesis stand.

"Tsunade... Let's start investigating from her. If there really is a third party player..."

Danzo's expression became solemn.

If the conjecture is true, then Konoha's situation will become extremely dangerous.

This danger is likely to exceed any previous crisis.

"Tsunade... Will you bring new life to Konoha... or will you destroy it?"

If you bring the latter, even if you are Hokage, the old man will have to do it himself... A terrifying killing intent flashed in Danzo's eyes.

The failure this time made him completely understand.

Darkness that is close to light will burn.

Darkness is his home.

Only darkness can calm his heart and make him feel an unprecedented sense of security.

As long as you are in the dark, you seem to be able to do anything.

It is precisely because he is the incarnation of darkness, who has been calculating people's hearts in the dark all year round, that his sense of smell for certain things is so keen.

This kind of oppressive feeling that the wind and rain are about to come and the wind and the building make Danzang smell the very familiar atmosphere of the past——

war!

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"You still look the same as before, Tsunade."

When Tsunade entered the conference room of the Hokage Building, he heard an old and familiar voice.

Unsurprisingly, it was Xiaochun who was talking, and the person standing beside her was Mito Kadome.

"In short, the return of the spirit can be regarded as letting go of a big stone in our hearts."

Mito Gate Yan also said, showing a nostalgic color.

"I thought you were expecting me not to come back."

Tsunade, who came here in a hurry just after returning to Konoha, also complained a little to the two of them.

Then, she glanced around the conference room again, as if looking for something.

"What are you looking for?"

Turning to bed, Xiaochun asked curiously.

She knew that Tsunade was a restless guy since she was a child, not only because of her special status, but also because of her status as a woman, she often didn't like to reason.

Especially Girls' Generation, it can be said that no one dares to provoke the village tyrant in the village.

Even Danzo doesn't want to provoke her, because it's too troublesome to deal with her, and he can't say anything to her yet.

Therefore, she felt relieved about Tsunade's return, but on a certain level, she also had some concerns.

She was considering whether Tsunade's return would affect their power as advisors.

"No, I just think it's a lot more empty here. In the past, there were four people here, but now there are only two of you left."

Tsunade seemed to miss it, but also sighed in disappointment.

As if lost, why did nothing happen to these two old things.

Instead, it was the two most capable people who had the accident. One died and the other stayed in prison.

As a result, only the two advisors survived.

"We're fine, I'm really sorry."

Mitomon Yan sighed, he would be run on as soon as he came back, and the days after that seemed to be hard, and he didn't know how many years of good life would be left.

"It's good to know."

Tsunade reluctantly sat down.

Immediately afterwards, Zilai also walked in from the outside, and Mute, who was holding the pink piggy, followed up.

"You two, I sent Tsunade back safely. Next, it's time to hold the succession ceremony of the fifth Hokage."

Jiraiya's implication is to quickly finalize this matter, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

"Of course, Lu Jiu has already started to deal with this matter. At that time, people from other countries will also come to watch the ceremony. We need this Hokage succession ceremony to stabilize people's hearts."

In the previous Hokage succession ceremony of Danzo, only officials from the Daimyo Palace of the Kingdom of Fire were invited, as well as officials from the Kingdom of Sandyin and the Kingdom of Wind, who were allied.

But the current situation is different. All countries must have received the news of Danzo's resignation, and taunted Konoha fiercely.

Now Konoha urgently needs Tsunade to save face and inspire people again.

"That's really huge, so, what about the specific visitors? You shouldn't even invite people from the Kingdom of Ghosts, right?"

Zilai also said this, and the words were a little dissatisfied.

Turning to bed, Xiaochun said indifferently: "Yes, although the country of ghosts has a bad relationship with our country of Konoha and fire, but now it is also one of the big countries, which is an inevitable result. And if you invite other countries, they will leak the other party alone. If they do, the other party will inevitably cause trouble in diplomacy, and it also seems that our Konoha has no tolerance."

"Although I don't know why you are in a big country, you have such a big prejudice against the country of ghosts, but in the current situation, we have to seriously consider each other's attitude. At this time, don't be angry with children."

Mitomon Yan also opened his mouth and said.

If you want to say dissatisfaction, almost all the people here are very hostile to the country of ghosts.

But no matter how bad the relationship is, since the other party is also a member of a big country, it is eligible to join the game. Even if you are dissatisfied, you need to be patient.

"Don't call me like a kid."

"Your behavior is often the same as a child's. That's why Tsunade is Hokage."

Turning to bed, Xiaochun said bluntly.

"Cut, Hokage is such a tiring thing, even if it is given to me, I don't want to be it."

He also retorted.

But no one wants to let you do it. This was not only the voice of the two advisors, but the voice of the rest of the room.

After arguing with Jiraiya, Tsunade asked directly, "So, when will the succession ceremony start?"

"After two days, if you feel rushed, you can hold it in three days."

Now that Tsunade has returned, there is no need to rush things too quickly.

Moreover, they also need to arrange the scene in advance, and they can't be as hasty as Danzo.

If the Hokage succession ceremony happens again, some will cry.

"Then three days later, just as I also need to familiarize myself with the current environment of the village."

Tsunade stretched her waist and ran all the way, she was also a little tired now.

On the pretext of being familiar with the environment of the village, let's call in the old part of the past in advance. Turning to bed, Koharu and Mito Kazuto saw through Tsunade's mind, but they were helpless.

Once Tsunade is in power, he is not a powerless Hokage.

She was born in the war years, but she is quite a popular Jōnin.

In particular, she used her medical ninjutsu to rescue countless Konoha ninjas.

Most of the ninjas of a certain age have directly received her favor.

In addition, the current ninjas in the medical department are either Tsunade's past subordinates, or students she once taught at the ninja school, or close colleagues... There are also multiple prominent identities such as the granddaughter of the first Hokage and the third Hokage... …

It can be said that as long as Tsunade serves as Hokage, in addition to the areas under the jurisdiction of the ninja clan, he can immediately exercise real power control over many departments of Konoha, rather than just in name.

In addition, the relationship between the three clans of the pigs, deer and butterflies seems to be very close to Tsunade, or the Qianshou clan in the past.

As long as Tsunade is willing to activate his network and meet the old man of the three clans of Pig, Deer and Butterfly... On the Ninja side, there will be no problem.

Most importantly, Tsunade's own abilities and strengths are also indispensable to Konoha.

Such a person is expected to become a Hokage.

It is for this reason that Koharu and Mito Kazuya feel at ease and have real worries on the other hand.

Not only Hiruzen who is Hokage, but also Danzo's protective umbrella has stepped down. So, is there room for consultants in Konoha's decision-making level?

In the end, the possibility is that as long as Tsunade does not make a big mistake of principle, the high-level meeting can be said to be her speech, and her power even surpasses the three generations of Hokage who have been in power in Konoha for decades.

"In addition, regarding Anbu... I will re-select the elite backbone of the village to join in the future. I dare not say that this department is bad, but more than half of the people need to be replaced. Also, Anbu's manpower needs to be expanded. You should have no objection. Bar?"

Hokage's orders can reach all corners of the village, and Anbu's power is absolutely indispensable.

It is not only the **** of Hokage, but also the representative organization of Hokage's power.

"We have no objection to replace some of the staff, but continue to expand the manpower of Anbu, is this..."

Turning to bed, Xiaochun looked hesitant.

The stronger the power of Anbu, the greater the power of Hokage, and the easier it is to centralize power.

"Damingfu's capital injection into Shinobi Village is increasing every year, and there is still a surplus. I think these funds should be spent on the blade. Anbu is the most powerful blade in the village!"

Tsunade's eyes were firm, as if he was not discussing with the two advisors.

"But……"

"Not only that, Konoha has gone through several rounds of military expansion over the years, and the total number of ninjas has reached 20,000... If you want to manage such a large number of ninjas, it is necessary to expand the manpower of Anbu. In the four divisions On the basis, two additional teams, the fifth and sixth, will be added—24 team members, eight squad leaders, and two team leaders, that is, an increase of 34 people.”

"..."

Two detachments...Is this not going to give the consultant a way to survive?

Turning to bed, Koharu and Mito Kazuto suddenly felt that it was not a good decision to let Tsunade serve as the fifth Hokage.

"In this case, those ninjas might have opinions."

"About this matter, I will organize a meeting tomorrow night and explain it to their patriarch in person."

"This... don't be in such a hurry, right?"

Xiaochun was a little flustered when he turned to bed.

Generally speaking, shouldn't these matters wait until after the succession of Hokage to negotiate slowly?

"It's too late, and Jiraiya explained the current situation of the village to me. I think that all these matters should be dealt with as soon as possible before succeeding Hokage, and then I can immediately put into work. Not only that, because Danzo was eliminated, the village There is also a need to add a senior elder at the same level as the advisor."

"No! There are only three days left until the Naruto succession ceremony. Three days to deal with these things is simply not enough time!"

Turning to bed, Xiaochun refused directly.

"Well, do as you say."

Tsunade nodded in agreement.

Let Koharu and Mito Kazuya be stunned.

I saw Tsunade stood up from the seat and shouted to the silent mute, " mute, let's go."

"Go? Where are you going, Tsunade-sama?"

"Of course it's leaving Konoha, I'm not doing this Hokage, let them play here by themselves."

Tsunade's words left everyone present dumbfounded.

"Wait, Tsunade, the three days are indeed a bit rushed..."

However, no matter how Koharu and Mito Kadenyan tried to persuade him to go to bed, Tsunade walked unswervingly towards the door of the conference room.

This time, the two were even more panicked.

Because Tsunade's consequences for not being Hokage are more terrifying than her controlling too much real power. Those rioting Jōnin can definitely bring them down

"Well, what we actually mean is that this aspect is not impossible, but we need to discuss it seriously. Let's sit down and discuss it slowly... For example, how do you want to talk to those patriarchs?"

In the end, the two consultants had no choice but to admit defeat with a wry smile.

What is this.

Being a Hokage is too shameless.

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"This is Miaomu Mountain, it's really hidden..."

Shiraishi stood in a deep mountainous area covered by thick fog, and the visibility to the human eye was very low here.

And the air is humid, mostly swamps. In the deep mountains, there are towering huge ancient trees, covering the sky and the sun, and the bark of many ancient trees began to crack.

There are also a large number of worms and snakes, which are larger than the worms and snakes that ordinary people understand.

To put it simply, these worms and snakes can even be used as ninja psychic beasts in the outside world.

But in this sacred place that belongs to toads, it is nothing but food raised by the toads.

It seems that any road can lead to the deep mountain of Miaomu Mountain, to the kingdom of toads - toad village.

However, according to the information given by the living scorpion, the thick fog surrounding Miaomu Mountain has the effect of illusion, and the level of the technique is very high. Even a ninja with considerable strength will stay here for a long time and get lost in it. , do not know the way back.

For this reason, Mt. Myogi is also known as the Lost Mountain.

It is not difficult for Shiraishi to find the real road to Toad Village in the depths of Mt. Miaomu in this foggy area.

Having practiced immortality, he was extremely resistant to illusions. In addition, there is the shadow dancer, a yin clone, who can help Shiraishi crack the illusion at any time.

It is very difficult to interfere with his Chakra.

Therefore, Shiraishi can see through a path that is very complicated in the eyes of others.

"If the scope of the spell is so large, there should be an 'anchor point' around which the spell will always exist."

Although by destroying the anchor point, the effect of the fog on oneself can be reduced, but doing so will mean that Miaomushan will be alerted.

His purpose was to spy on intelligence, not to fight Miaomushan directly.

Shadows clinging to the ground silently passed through the surrounding mountains and forests.

By relying on the shadow dancer's shadow, Shiraishi cannot attack outsiders in this state, but in the same way, outsiders cannot attack him or the shadow dancer.

The 'world' inside and outside the shadow is completely isolated.

After all, if he turned into an entity and moved forward, the dense toads here would definitely reveal his whereabouts.

There are many shadow areas in the mountains and forests, you can use this point to move forward and avoid the sight of the toad.

After moving like this for about an hour, they finally reached the deep area of ​​Mt. Miaomu.

The entrance to the deep area is two huge stone toads, and on the toad's body, a white rope similar to the shrine's rope is wrapped around it.

From these strings, Shiraishi felt the strong chakra fluctuations of the immortal technique.

Enchantment.

It's probably a perception barrier.

Once inside the enchantment, it will be perceived by the enchantment.

And those who cast the enchantment and keep the enchantment running are the ropes on these stone toads.

Just as Shiraishi was thinking about how to sneak in, the ground rumbled loudly.

A huge shadow shrouded it, and it was a reddish-brown toad that looked like a huge mountain.

In terms of volume, the size of this toad has exceeded that of the tailed beast.

Although there is no way to compare it with the body size of a live gnat, this is undoubtedly a huge creature beyond common sense.

And the body of this huge toad contains extremely huge chakra.

I saw it stretched out its forelimbs, firmly grasped the huge rock in the mountain forest, and the huge python wrapped around the rock, then stuffed it into its mouth and swallowed it into its stomach with a grunt.

Like a gatekeeper ~www.readwn.com~ guarding the entrance to the enchantment.

Chakra's breath is very familiar. In the battlefield of the Land of Winds a few years ago, it seems to have fought in its stomach. Is it the big toad of Yansu from Miaomu Mountain? Shiraishi thought of the identity of this giant toad.

——Miaomushan Yansu giant toad, a giant creature that is rumored to be able to catch giant beasts for food.

Its esophagus has the power to digest everything, and judging from its exaggerated size, its destructive power must be amazing.

A tailed beast that does not use the tailed beast jade may not be able to overcome this giant beast in terms of strength. Nine tails have reservations.

Is this Myogi Mountain? If Liuli knew about the situation here, she would definitely be very excited, saying that she finally had an opponent worth trying. Shiroishi smiled in his heart.

However, despite the strong sense of oppression of the Yansu giant toad, there is no fear in Shiraishi's eyes, but instead he is full of interest, and has the idea of ​​dissecting the Yansu giant toad.

Then, Shiraishi ignored the big toad of Iwajuku who was guarding the gate, and ordered the shadow dancer to hide the shadow in the shade of the tree and slowly move towards the toad of the stone wrapped around the rope.