On the road to Konoha Hospital.

Jiraiya and Lu Jiu walked side by side, and judging from the expressions on their faces, they were talking about important things.

"Now that there are no leaders in the village, I still hope that Jiraiya-sama can act as soon as possible to bring Tsunade back and stabilize the turbulent hearts of the people in the village. Of course, if Jiraiya serves as the fifth Hokage, I don't mind. ”

As he walked forward, Shikaku smiled at Jiraiya.

"Spare me, I can't be a good Hokage. Even if it's that guy from Tuanzang, maybe he's a little more suitable than me. ”

Jiraiya mocked himself in a self-deprecating tone.

I am still very clear about my political mind, and I have a few pounds and taels. In the past, when his mentor Ape Fei Ri was alive, he talked about this issue more than once, but in the end he simply rejected it.

His wandering nature is not suitable for staying in one place.

His succession as Hokage will only make Konoha more chaotic.

"But there's a just what if...... If Tsunade-sama refuses, that's the only way to do it. ”

Lu Jiu said.

"Don't worry, I'll bring Tsunade back, then it'll be fine."

Although he was guaranteed by Jiraiya, Lu Jiu still couldn't let go of it in his heart.

At all times, as a planner, he must prepare for the worst. There are some things that you can't think about too optimistically.

"In that case, when do Jiraiya-sama plan to depart?"

Lu Jiu paused and continued to ask.

"I'll leave early tomorrow morning, and I'm in a hurry anyway, and I can't solve anything now, can I?"

"Yes, it's better to stabilize this situation now."

"So, how did the negotiations with the advisors go?"

Jiraiya asked with interest.

"It's still like that, they still have something to hide, and I really don't know what kind of bombs are hidden in this peaceful village."

When Lu Jiu said this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his eyes revealed dissatisfaction.

"It's good to get used to this kind of thing." Jiraiya patted Lu Jiu's shoulder comfortingly, and said with a smile: "However, after that, please limit the power of those two people a little more." The two of them are only suitable for logistics and transportation, as for other aspects, it is better not to have confidence in them. In the past, Teacher Ape Fei was too accustomed to them and gave them too much right to speak, so many things happened in the village. There are a lot of things that should have been avoided, but they ended up like this. ”

This has been clear from the beginning.

But with his power, he is powerless to change all this.

In terms of relationship, those two advisors are his mentors, and they are the same generation as his teachers.

In terms of origin, they were the disciples of the second Hokage, and before he became famous and gained a certain status in Konoha, they were already the most prominent names in the village.

If you want to bring them down, you can only rely on the power of the Hokage.

Once the Hokage also shielded what they had done, even the Sannin could only sigh.

He has been wandering outside all these years, on the one hand, to find the child of prophecy, and on the other hand, to avoid the political struggle in the village, and not to take care of these messy things and let himself be quiet.

It's okay now, it's indeed a lot quieter, and Tuanzang, who has always been at odds with him, has also ended his political career, but the sacrifice made by Konoha can be said to be extremely tragic.

For Jiraiya's words, Lu Jiu agrees.

The Hokage passed away and Danzo was imprisoned, so now he, the leader of the upper ninja squad, is the first to face these two high-level advisors.

Their difficulties, Lu Jiu is deeply aware of.

"By the way, what's going on with Sasuke Uchiha? Have you investigated his whereabouts? ”

I asked this question too.

Shikaku nodded and replied, "Not long ago, there was an urgent report from the border that someone witnessed Sasuke Uchiha and Kakashi together before disappearing in the territory of Tanokuni. ”

"Kakashi?"

Jiraiya's face was complicated.

If it weren't for the conclusive evidence, it would be hard for him to believe that the head of the dark department, who he regarded as an excellent junior and served as the Hokage's deputy, would be Orochimaru's spy rooted in Konoha.

Over the years, Kakashi has used his identity to pass on how much information has Orochimaru delivered?

This kind of loss is unimaginable.

"So, the person behind the scenes who instigated Sasuke Uchiha to leave the village was Orochimaru?"

"Eighty percent of the time. I heard that during the middle ninja exam, Orochimaru had his eyes on Sasuke early, and now that Uchiha Sasuke left suddenly, I am afraid that his instructions are indispensable behind this. And Kakashi, I'm afraid, is the liaison between them. ”

"Is it to get the Sharingan? That guy from Orochimaru, it seems that he hasn't given up on that unrealistic idea yet. It would be bad if he was given the power of the Sharingan. ”

Jiraiya's expression became solemn.

"That being said, we can't do anything on our side. Stabilize the village first, and talk about Orochimaru's affairs later. I just don't know what action the Oni Country will take when they hear the news. ”

Lu Jiu thought about this question.

"Are you planning to use the Oni no Kuni against Orochimaru?"

Jiraiya also heard Lu Jiu say this, and heard his off-string sound.

He looked thoughtful, as if he was also thinking about the feasibility of it.

"Ah, yes, the Uchiha clan on the other side of the Oni Country must have a hard time tolerating their own bloodline being stolen by others. It would be great if you could provoke it and let the Oni Country destroy Orochimaru. ”

Although this idea is a bit taken for granted, Shikaku does not completely deny the feasibility of this method.

The Uchiha clan is a ninja clan that takes great family honor seriously.

In order to prevent the family's bloodline from being stolen by others, after learning the news, he will definitely not sit idly by.

Even if he sits idly by, Konoha can secretly guide public opinion and point the spearhead of the Oni Country at Orochimaru.

In this way, not only can the great problem of Orochimaru be solved, but it can also consume the energy of the Oni Country and divert its attention.

Of course, the premise of all this is to attract enough attention from the country of ghosts.

If the Oni Country doesn't pay enough attention to this aspect of things, then, no matter how much you guide it, you won't be able to stir up the relationship between the Oni Country and Orochimaru.

"It's not that simple to let the country of ghosts fall into a trap, and since they didn't take Uchiha Sasuke with them when they came to visit Konoha four years ago, I'm afraid Uchiha Sasuke is not a vital existence for the Uchiha clan over there."

What's more, belonging to two camps, the Uchiha clan on both sides cannot be said to be completely free of friction, but in terms of relationship, it may not be as friendly as they imagined.

When the Konoha Uchiha was exterminated, the Uchiha clan in the country of demons did not have any overreaction, and only took away the inheritance belonging to the Konoha Uchiha in the name of visiting, and other than that, he did not make any requests, nor did he mention the orphan of Uchiha Sasuke.

Just like the Hyuga clan today, although they all inherited the name of Hinata, in essence, they are two families, not one whole.

"That's right, but we'll talk about that later. Then, Naruto's side will ask Jiraiya-sama. Although the guards have been reorganized, the situation in the village is now ......"

Shikaku sighed.

Now that the village is in ruins, many ninjas are busy, including the shadows, so there is a shortage of people to protect the human pillars.

If there was no ninja of the level of Sannin in person, Shikaku really couldn't feel at ease.

In the absence of the Hokage, the power of the Nine-Tails is an indispensable deterrent for Konoha.

"I'll protect Naruto's side personally, your job is to stabilize the village...... If those two advisors get into trouble, they can use force to solve the problem if necessary. ”

"Hopefully it won't come to that point."

"If the two of them were really courageous, they wouldn't have been the grass on the wall in high-level meetings. But just in case, you can't take the two of them lightly, they may have all kinds of shortcomings, but to be able to stand out from that era and become the students of the second generation Hokage, their strength should not be underestimated. ”

Jiraiya smiled slightly, patted Lu Jiu's shoulder, and walked towards the inside of Konoha Hospital.

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Ever since he woke up, Naruto had been lying quietly on his bed, staring blankly at the ceiling above him.

Although the smell of disinfectant water in the ward had a calming effect, Naruto felt irritable.

Medical bandages were wrapped around the abdomen, chest, arms, and neck.

The ribs in his chest still ach to this day.

Perhaps feeling his body stiffen, Naruto gritted his teeth and sat up slowly from the hospital bed.

The bones creaked, and despite the pain, Naruto held on, at least not as painfully as it had been at first.

"It's better to lie down like that."

A voice came from one side.

I saw that the door of the ward was pushed open, and Shikamaru and Sakura walked in.

Like Naruto, Shikamaru also has bandages wrapped around his body, but since his injuries are basically skin injuries, he recovers faster with the treatment of medical ninjas.

"Shikamaru, Sakura......"

"What, didn't you wake up and didn't come back to your senses?"

Shikamaru asked with a smile.

"I'm sorry...... I didn't have ......"

Naruto couldn't remember what happened when he was unconscious, but he still remembered what happened before he fell unconscious.

I lost, I lost to Sasuke.

Obviously, his own attempt to prevent Sasuke from leaving failed.

"Why apologize? You've tried, and you've made yourself look like a mummy......"

Sakura smiled and put down the fresh fruit she had bought.

Despite smiling, Naruto was able to see the sense of loss and reluctance on Sakura's face.

"Sakura-chan, I'm ......"

"Needless to say, Naruto, Shikamaru has already told me about it, I'm fine."

Sakura took a deep breath and looked at Naruto earnestly, as if revealing some kind of determination.

"Yes...... Is it? At this moment, Naruto suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, how is Hinata?" Is her injury okay? ”

"Well, it's okay anymore, and now I'm being sent to the Hyuga clan to recuperate. Sasuke showed mercy in the end, or maybe it was to make us feel his determination, but it's also true that he didn't kill in the end......"

Shikamaru walked to the window and looked at the scenery outside and said.

"Then ...... then"

As if sensing Naruto's compassion, Shikamaru's expression suddenly became solemn.

This serious look made Naruto's heart flutter.

"What's wrong?"

"Stop chasing Sasuke. Soon, when the fifth Hokage succeeds to the throne, a wanted warrant will be issued for him, and he will be treated as a traitor to the village. I didn't want to say these words, but I was friends with you, and I didn't want to deceive you - Sasuke couldn't have come back. ”

Shikamaru's expression was more serious than ever.

Naruto's expression stiffened directly.

Even Sakura kept her head down, as if she was grieving for it.

"But ......"

"It's nothing, although Sasuke spared our lives, it's also true that he hurt his companions. Moreover...... Forget it, nothing. ”

Although I really wanted to tell Naruto the truth I guessed, but in this situation, it was really not suitable to talk to Naruto about such a thing.

It's better to wait for Naruto's mood to calm down, and then reveal a little bit to him to dispel his thoughts of chasing back Sasuke.

"Sakura-chan, let's go, let's be quiet here for a while."

Shikamaru felt Naruto's depressed will and said to Sakura.

"Well, then we'll leave first, Naruto, you can rest here."

Sakura nodded, and followed Shikamaru out of the ward to visit the other wounded.

Shikamaru and Sakura left, and Naruto was once again alone in the room, sitting on the hospital bed, his shoulders twitching slightly, as if sobbing.

"Don't make yourself like a little girl, do you cry when you encounter this little thing?"

The inopportune words reached Naruto's ears, causing him to look up at the window.

A white-haired man in his fifties appeared there, teasing him.

"Lustful immortals?"

"It's been a long time since I said goodbye to the country of demons, Naruto. I didn't expect that the little ghost who didn't admit defeat would also cry secretly. ”

"I didn't cry!"

Looking at Naruto's embarrassed appearance as he wiped his tears, Jiraiya burst out laughing.

Naruto stared at Jiraiya viciously, unhappy with the other party's falling stone.

"What's so funny?"

"No, I'm not making fun of you, it's just that you're kind of funny as a mummy. However, that kid from the Nara family is right, it's impossible for Sasuke Uchiha to come back, so you'd better completely die of this heart. ”

Naruto was about to refute, but Jiraiya exploded a fierce bomb again:

"Not only that, but the ninja who prompted him to leave Konoha and assisted him in his defection is the 'Kakashi-sensei' you have always respected!"

“？”

It seemed that because Jiraiya's words were too shocking, Naruto sat on the bed in a daze, and didn't react for a long time, thinking that his ears had heard it wrong.

"Don't put on such an incredulous look, not only you, but I was shocked when I first learned this information. And Kakashi's defection charges will soon be determined - to assist Orochimaru and assassinate the three generations of Hokage! ”

Jiraiya's speech made Naruto even more incredulous, his mouth was wide open, he didn't know what to react to, his brain was obviously unable to handle such a complicated person in a short period of time.

Today, it's not April Fool's Day.

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Through the long, dark and narrow corridors, flanked by iron prisons where prisoners were kept.

The prisoners, scrawny and gray-eyed, with heavy shackles on their hands and feet, stretched out their black-and-gray hands, grasped the bars, and stared directly at the two men walking down the aisle with their large bulging eyeballs.

Sasuke looked at the mental outlook of these people, and his spirit could be said to be extremely poor, and the sound coming out of his mouth was not clear at all, like a wail, and like a scream.

Suddenly, you can still hear the hoarse voice of someone shouting for mercy and help.

Oni Boy Maru led the way ahead, unconcerned about the prisoners on both sides, and he had grown up in Otoshinobi Village since he was a child, and he had long been accustomed to these scenes.

"It's just ahead, Sasuke-sama."

After turning a corner, Oni Boy Maru said respectfully to Sasuke behind him.

Sasuke stepped forward without changing his face, deaf to the wails of the prisoners on either side, and just followed behind Oni Childmaru with a cold expression.

It didn't take long for Oni Boy Pill to push open the door in front of him.

A miserable green light emerged from the room and shone on Sasuke and Aki Childmaru's faces.

On both sides of the road are the opposite cultivation tanks, and through the transparent glass, the cultivation tanks can be seen filled with a green glowing liquid, and in the liquid, soaked in a twisted alien that cannot be called any known creature.

It's like a biological mutation, terrifying and evil.

At the end of the road, a slender figure stood.

The pale complexion of the candle-like transparency, the long black hair that fell down, and the vibe that was too evil to be evaluated, surrounded his whole body.

Especially his gaze towards himself, full of fanaticism and greed, made Sasuke's body tense and feel extremely uncomfortable.

"You came here a little earlier than I thought, Sasuke-kun, I said a long time ago, playing in a place like Konoha can't make you grow up at all, and I'm here is your real home."

The long-haired man grinned.

"You're still the same as the middle ninja exam, it's disgusting."

Sasuke looked at Orochimaru fearlessly, his eyes revealing coldness, and the three-hooked jade writing wheel eyes that exuded great deterrence appeared from his pupils, resisting the strong coercion around him.

Unlike at that time in the middle ninja exam, he was already able to act freely according to his own will under Orochimaru's murderous realm, and he could even find an opportunity to fight back.

Oni Tongmaru heard that Sasuke was disrespectful to Orochimaru as soon as he opened his mouth, and his face immediately turned pale, and he gave Sasuke a frenzied look.

So far, he has seen countless ninjas who got carried away because they got the curse mark, behaving in front of Orochimaru, and eventually became a regular on the operating table, and never saw it again.

He didn't want Sasuke, who he had just bet on, to be given up by Orochimaru for this reason.

"Don't worry, Oni Boy Maru, I don't mind. After all, Sasuke-kun was able to directly enter state two with his own strength, which really makes me happy. ”

The only disappointment is that Sasuke didn't awaken the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye because of this.

According to his initial prediction, after learning the truth and the double erosion of the spell seal, it should be enough to create the dark feelings that made Sasuke Sharingan evolve into a kaleidoscope Sharingan.

However, this 'miracle' did not happen.

Could it be that there are no preconditions for the completion of the kaleidoscope writing wheel?

In this, what is missing?

Although Orochimaru was puzzled, he didn't say anything like that.

As long as Sasuke is in his hands, it will be a matter of time before he gets the Kaleidoscope Sharingan, and even the Eternal Kaleidoscope Sharingan.

Or even the eye of reincarnation...... It's not impossible.

"Thank you for your magnanimity, Orochimaru-sama."

Oni Boy Maru immediately knelt down on one knee and pleaded guilty to Orochimaru, sweat still running down his forehead.

For Orochimaru, he is both worshipful and very afraid.

"Then, next, you four people of Otoshinobi, let's follow Sasuke-kun to act."

As soon as Orochimaru finished speaking, Sasuke said coldly:

"It doesn't matter if this kind of thing happens, I came here when Kakashi said that this place can give me strength. If I can't meet my requirements in this regard, then I don't have to do your bidding. ”

"Don't worry, Sasuke-kun. Before teaching you to cultivate, you must first master the power of the second state of the spell seal, which will help you in your future cultivation. In terms of state two, the four have unique insights that will give you good inspiration and help. ”

The real reason is to let the spell mark further control my body! Sasuke snorted coldly in his heart.

The curse mark on his neck was something created by Orochimaru.

The deeper you go into the power of the spell seal, the more you can't get out of Orochimaru's control.

Especially the so-called state two, although you can gain great power, it also means that if you abuse this power, the more you rely on Orochimaru to survive.

He had already noticed it when he was fighting Naruto.

The darkness in his heart is not only guided by the writing wheel, but also the curse mark on his neck, which is also the culprit that guides the dark feelings in his heart.

Orochimaru is well aware of the eye-opening conditions of the kaleidoscope writing wheel! Sasuke established this fact.

"Then, Oni Boy Maru, Sasuke-kun has been entrusted to you for the time being. When you're proficient in the power of state two, come back to me. ”

"Yes, Orochimaru-sama."

Oni Tong Maru said respectfully.

Then he stood up and said to Sasuke beside him, "Lord Sasuke, please give me a lot of advice next, we will train you strictly." ”

"It was better to do so."

Sasuke dropped the sentence and turned to leave.

Oni Boy Maru had no choice but to follow, and thanks to Orochimaru's connivance, he also developed a sense of awe for Sasuke in his heart.

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Iron Country.

The earth is bitterly cold, the north is howling, and it is another cold day.

"Tsunade-sama, please stay."

In the snow of the forest, three Ninja of the Root followed closely behind Tsunade, and it was the Upper Ninja Mountain Stroke of the Root who led the way.

He led the two root ninjas who accompanied him, stuck to Tsunade's back like a cowhide plaster, and never let go.

"As I said, I won't assist you in any human research, anyway, what your roots are presiding over is not a serious human experiment."

Tsunade turned around and said impatiently to the three people of Yamanaka Stroke.

As a medical ninja, she is not against human experiments, but the premise is that there are formal and safe human experiments, and human experiments like Roots, which unscrupulously hold living people and cannot guarantee life and death, will only make Tsunade feel unhappy.

Therefore, even if she was born in the same village, she has never had a good face for her roots.

His teacher was too indulgent of Tuan Zang.

Sooner or later, a big heel will be planted on this.

"I'm sorry, we're not here for this purpose."

Yamanaka said with a wry smile.

Moreover, the human test or something, it was basically an excuse forged for the sake of framing Tsunade, in order to leave Tsunade in the Land of Iron so that she could not get in touch with Konoha side.

As long as they wait for their leader, Danzo, to become the fifth Hokage, they can let Tsunade go.

But the plan never changed in time, and Danzou was convicted of attacking and controlling the Hokage, and unless Danzou killed all the witnesses, the matter could not be concealed.

Moreover, with the power of the roots, it is not said that this cannot be done, and even if it can be done, neither Danzang nor the rest of the roots will dare to act so recklessly.

Because in that case, it will only cause the destruction of Konoha as a result.

This is completely different from the result that the root and martial arts faction want.

What they want is to strengthen Konoha in another way, not to destroy the village of Konoha.

"Then what are you little ghosts still bothering me about, even if you catch Mute, I won't give in to you. Or do you want to convince me by force? ”

Tsunade clenched his fists, and there was a crackling sound in the air, and he looked at the three people with a discerning look, revealing disdain.

Then, Tsunade continued:

"If that's the case, then call out all of your hidden people, just the three of you, not my opponent yet."

With Tsunade's strength, he naturally sensed that in the dark places of the snow forest, there were still many ninjas with roots hidden, and their strength was not weak.

"You—you're laughing."

The mountain stroke was covered with cold sweat.

Not to mention the difference in strength, just the difference in experience, a ninja of the level of the three ninjas is enough to throw them off.

The three ninjas are all Konoha ninjas who came from the war years and have experienced two extremely cruel ninja wars.

Even if Tsunade's main business is medical ninja, it doesn't mean that medical ninjas are easy to bully. If you think so, you can only say that you are very wrong.

"Then get out of here. If the silence is missing a finger, I'll screw your heads off and kick them as balls. ”

Listening to Tsunade's disgusted tone, Yamanakaka's heart was calm.

As one of the members, he naturally knows the virtue of the roots.

For the things they do in secret, if they can be liked, it is a real weird thing.

Therefore, Tsunade's evil words are taken for granted, and Yamanaka Wind and others have long been accustomed to it.

"Actually, the purpose of our visit to Tsunade this time is to ......"

Halfway through the mountain stroke, it paused.

For he saw two figures walking on the snow, slowly approaching them, and their faces changed drastically.

He waved his hand violently, and a whooshing sound sounded, and the root ninja hiding in the shadows jumped out at the same time, and in an instant, he surrounded Tsunade, protecting her in the center, and stared at the uninvited guest with vigilant eyes.

Tsunade naturally sensed the abnormal aura in the air, turned around and swept towards the comer, and suddenly asked with interest, "Why, is it a lively festival today, even you came over to join in the fun?" ”

The person who came was Shiraishi.

Behind him, followed a white-haired boy dressed in white, holding a spear wrapped in a white cloth in his hand, his eyes were piercing, and the bubbles that came out of his nostrils were large and small, and he snored in a steady whisper.

The mouth also grows and grows with the bubbles in the nostrils.

Shiraishi stopped five meters in front of the encirclement formed by the root ninjas, and looked at the group of root ninjas who were staring at him with unkind eyes, and a kind and kind smile suddenly bloomed on his face:

"It's been a long time, Tsunade-sensei...... Well, it seems like I didn't come at the right time. So, do you want me to help you clean up all these vicious guys? ”

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