“…… None of us expected that the man would suddenly appear in Naruto's shadow and ...... after that"

In the special ward of the central tower, Sasuke, who woke up, was staring blankly, and narrated the whole process that happened in the 44 practice field in an emotionless tone.

And beside him, in addition to Kakashi, who is not here, Asma, Red and Kai, the three shinobi and the Miyome Hokage, who has a pipe in his mouth but does not light it, are reconstructing the scene in his mind according to Sasuke's account.

When Sasuke recounted everything, including Naruto's initial plan, there was a long silence in the room.

Everyone was shocked by Naruto's combat wisdom and amazing personal strength in the process, and at the same time deeply regretted his misfortune.

Being able to mediate with Orochimaru for so long at this age is already a performance close to Shangnin, but such a genius of Konoha is lying in the cold basement waiting for the medical team to dissect at this moment, even if the people present are all battle-hardened people, it is inevitable that his heart will be sour.

"Yes, Naruto, didn't he give up until the end......" Miyome closed his eyes, as if he was forcing himself to accept this reality, after a long time, he opened his eyes and looked at Sasuke and said slowly: "Thank you for your hard work, Sasuke, the most important thing for you now is to recover, don't burden yourself too much, I think this is also what Naruto doesn't want to see." ”

After comforting Sasuke a little bit, the six gods and no master at the moment, the three generations did not stop any longer, and turned around and left the ward directly, leaving only the staff of the medical team and the guards in charge of the guards, except for Sasuke, the staff of the medical team and the guards of Gangko Iron and Izumo Kamizuki.

"How's the situation with the red bean?" Bringing a few shinobi back to Sasuke's office, Miyome asked as he lit his pipe.

Hong Wenyan immediately reported: "The body is fine, the result of the medical team is the rejection of the body caused by the reactivation of the curse seal, and it should be possible to recover mobility after the reseal." ”

I don't know if it's Orochimaru's accidental nostalgia or if it's something else, anyway, judging from the results, Azuki doesn't have any other serious injuries except for a penetrating wound on her palm, and from the wound on her hand, it should be caused by herself.

"Hokage-sama, Orochimaru chose to come back at this time, I'm afraid it's not just for Uchiha Sasuke, but for the sake of the middle ninja exam, you can see if it's ......" Kai on the side immediately stepped forward and said after the red report.

What he meant couldn't be more obvious, the ninja world joint middle ninja exam, resting on the usual days is naturally a good opportunity for Konoha to show prosperity and promote communication, but it is also the weakest moment for defense.

Because ninjas and even dignitaries from various countries will rush to come, the defensive barrier is like a fictitious form, and the chance of being mixed in by someone with a heart is greatly increased, Kai's proposition is to immediately suspend the middle ninja exam, at least to find out the dangerous element of Orochimaru and then recover, otherwise it is hard to imagine what this madman will do next.

"I see what you mean, Kai, but no." The third generation shook his head, exhaled a long white mist, and gave his reason and said: "This time is different, in a week, the daimyo will be there to watch the battle in person, and the exam will continue." ”

The Zhongnin exam is held every six months, and it stands to reason that it is okay to suspend or even cancel it for special reasons.

However, this time it is a special case, this time the exam, the daimyo of various countries will attend the third exam, that is, the last and most exciting dueling part, forced to cancel or postpone, Konoha and even the influence of the Fire Country in the ninja world will be greatly reduced, out of political considerations, the three generations of Hokage vetoed this proposal for the first time.

"But ......" Asma on the side obviously meant the same thing, and was about to argue, but was interrupted by the third generation waving his hand: "Don't talk about this matter anymore, the daimyo have already set off, and it is impossible to let them go back at this time, now let's talk about Naruto's problem, has the sealing class come back?" ”

As soon as he learned of Naruto's accident, the three Hokages thought of the problem of the Nine-Tails, and sent the perceptual ninja and the sealing squad to the scene to investigate, and at the same time completely closed the 44th practice field.

Unlike Asma, the three generations of Hokage knew very well how the sudden death of the human pillar force would affect the completion of the Nine-Tails, and he responded to it as soon as possible.

According to common sense, when the human pillar force encounters unexpected misfortune, the tailed beast will often "die", but the existence of the tailed beast, which is not so much a creature as a high-concentration chakra aggregate, will not really encounter death, and the so-called "death" is more accurate to describe as "disappearing".

Although most of the Pillar Strength had the opportunity to transfer the Tailed Beast to a new container when they were dying, just like Mito and Kushina, it was not to say that there were no accidents, as there had been incidents where the Pillar Force suddenly died and the vanished Tailed Beast suddenly appeared and attacked the village.

Thinking of this, the three generations couldn't help but press their eyebrows, and felt that it had been really eventful recently, Orochimaru's conspiracy was not clear, and he had lost an important human pillar power first, and the nine tails had become a thorn in his heart, and he didn't know what it would appear in when and in what form, and when the time came, he could only use the technique of the fourth generation.

He wasn't afraid of death, unlike the other three Hokage's long lives, he was already content, but in this awkward time, Konoha couldn't live without him.

The clouds in the north are constantly accumulating force, and the Onoki of Iwakuin has been hiding in the shadows like a cunning hyena, and although the sand is an alliance, it cannot be trusted, and the situation in the ninja world is already very difficult, and the village is full of holes; Jiraiya Tsunade ran away, Orochimaru defected, and the next generation has not yet been able to really provoke the appearance of the main beam, if such a green and yellow Konoha is left to the group to hide that it will be a real nightmare, so no matter how difficult the current affairs are, he must persist for Konoha until the end.

"Now I can only pray that the Nine-Tails will stay where I am honestly, Mizumon, you must have been prepared for it." The corrupt situation made the three generations feel more and more powerless, and at the same time, they couldn't help but think of the young Hokage as young as the sun.

"Knock knock!"

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and then a middle-aged ninja with his trademark ponytail and hair color walked in, it was none other than Kaichi Yamanaka, the head of the illusion unit and sealing class.

"Hai Yi is back, hard work, how is the situation?" When the three generations saw him come in, they asked for the first time.

Now the movements of the Nine-Tails were the most urgent thing for him to know.

"......" Yamanaka Kaichi shook his head solemnly at first, and then reported: "Although all the perceptual ninjas including the Hyuga family have been dispatched, and the entire 44 practice ground and the surrounding area have been searched at the same time, no trace of the Nine-Tails has been received so far, and even traces of its chakra have been perceived, so the subordinates suspect that it is still in the body of the human pillar force with a high possibility." ”

"Is this so......" After listening to Yamanaka Haiyi's report, the three generations closed their eyes and pondered for a moment before raising their heads and ordering Kai and the others: "A few of you will arrange it now, send more people to the enchantment class, restart the enchantment from the inside out, search one side more within the village, and report back to me after the end, and I will ask the dark department to cooperate with you." Saying this, the third generation looked at Yamanaka Haiyi again, "Haiyi, you and I go down to see Naruto." ”

"Yes!" The Shinobi, including Yamanaka Haiichi, replied in unison.

Without further ado, Kai and the others acted according to the orders of the three generations, while Yamanaka Kaichi and the third generation came to the underground of the central tower.

Coming to the negative floor, the air suddenly became cold, and Naruto's body was placed here, this is the temporary morgue of the central tower, which was originally prepared for possible accidents during the exam, but what was unexpected was that it was the people of the village who were lying here.

"Kakashi, are you still here?" Pushing open the door and entering, Miyome saw Kakashi standing next to Naruto covered in a white cloth at first glance, motionless like a stake.

"......" Kakashi looked down at Naruto's corpse as if he hadn't heard the two of them come in.

Miyome frowned when he saw this, he could understand Kakashi's mood at the moment, but at a time like this, blind sadness would not solve the problem, and now was the time to cheer up.

But despite this, the third generation did not reprimand or teach this, because there was more important things to do at this time, and he turned around and signaled to Yamanaka Kaichi to confirm the situation of Renzhuli as soon as possible.

"It's rude." Despite being a senior, Kaichi Yamanaka still whispered a word of apology to Kakashi for this situation, and then slowly lifted the white cloth, revealing Naruto's pale and bloodless face at the moment.

He then gently placed his right hand on Naruto's corpse's head, slowly closing his eyes and casting his masterful illusion technique.

As soon as the screen turned, Yamanaka's consciousness entered Naruto's interior at this moment.

"This is ......" As soon as he entered, Yamanaka looked horrified, and although he had done something like this countless times, it was the first time he had seen such a scene.

Fire! The flames that soared into the sky illuminated the entire space in a blood-red color, and this was the scene that greeted his eyes.

Unlike other people or corpses, where most of the spaces were filled with impressive scenes such as the homes of the dead and the doors that had been sealed, Naruto's interior was a dazzling and blazing flame.

And at first glance, the mountain instantly felt the difference of this flame, which was neither a chakra qualitative fire nor an oxidation phenomenon in nature.

The fire felt to him as if it were the source of the world, the god of creation, and he felt the urge to bow down to it, making him want to plunge into it, even if it would be burned to ashes in an instant.

"Impossible...... How is this possible?! Yamanaka let out a groaning of disbelief in shock, and his body seemed to float uncontrollably towards the flame in the center of the space.