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

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

"Danzo-sama."

Danzang, who was meditating with his eyes closed, immediately opened his eyes when he heard this call.

The body began to grow old, but the eyes still sparkled in the darkness, shining with a cold and indifferent light, like a sharp blade.

"Say."

"Pocket is missing, and the other ...... The data in the headquarters data room, including the computer on which the data was stored, were all gone. ”

The root ninja leaned down to report the incident to Danzo, his tone filled with dissatisfaction with the Shadows.

Instead of the roots, the headquarters base that controls the roots is just that, and as a result, the dark department has also led to the theft of all the precious materials in the root headquarters, which is not only the word dereliction of duty, but also the degree of waste that can be described.

Therefore, he tried his best to suppress the anger and dissatisfaction in his heart, but in the end, he could not restrain it all.

And after Tuan Zang heard the news, his face also moved slightly, and he frowned slightly.

"Is it made by Orochimaru again?"

Dou was not caught by the roots, so he was fully capable of taking advantage of the gap when the roots were replaced by the shadows, and through his past knowledge of the root headquarters base, he quietly infiltrated it and stole the research materials inside.

Not only does Dou have this motivation, but he also has this excellent ability to sneak in.

"Nine times out of ten."

The root ninja replied.

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

After a pause, Danzang's voice was low.

"Yes."

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

After about ten minutes, the Ninja of the Root finished explaining the details of the stolen data room, and the more Danzou listened, the deeper his brow furrowed.

"You mean...... The list of bookshelf partitions attached to the wall, as well as the duty roster, are also missing? ”

"Yes."

"Why did you take that stuff with you?"

“……”

The root ninja was speechless, and he also wanted to know why he did it.

But he is not a pocket, how can he know what the other party thinks in his heart.

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

It is the big snake pill who has hurt the root so far, and after receiving the order of the big snake pill, it is also a matter of course to take this opportunity to steal the research results of the root, all the logic can make sense, and it is also in line with the usual style of the big snake pill.

"Dou is also a senior researcher, and in that case, taking the most valuable thing as quickly as possible is the best option."

"Danzo-sama, what do you mean ......?"

The face under the mask of the root ninja changed slightly, and he heard the meaning of Danzo.

"Then go to the scene and don't let go of any suspicious places, and then take pictures and bring them over. It is not ruled out that it is the possibility that Dou deliberately disturbs the line of sight, but if there is a hidden black hand in the shadows......"

Tuan Zang's already gloomy face became even more gloomy.

If there is still a hidden black hand in the shadows, does it mean that there is a deeper reason behind the collapse of the roots?

Kakashi 'came back from the dead', and then Sasuke Uchiha learned the truth about the Uchiha clan's extermination, and according to eyewitnesses, the two were short-lived on the northern border of the Fire Nation before disappearing.

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 that's the case, there must be one of the two Kakashi and Sasuke...... Or there is a big problem with both.

So, does Orochimaru know anything about this?

Is it knowing everything, but for a certain purpose, willingly becoming a blade in the hands of others? Or is it ignorant and simply blinded by others, which leads to a dangerous situation?

"Lord Tuanzang, I'm going to send someone to investigate!"

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

"Wait, is Tsunade back in the village?"

"Tsunade-sama? She hasn't returned yet, but she's coming soon. ”

"That Chiba Shiraishi appeared in the Land of Iron before?"

"Yes, this is what the wind and the rest of the members saw with their own eyes. However, I heard that the other party has now left the Iron Country and is missing. And before he left, Tsunade-sama suddenly made the decision to return to the village. ”

The root ninja answered truthfully.

Tuan Zang's face was strange, and he changed his gloomy and terrifying expression uncertainly.

"Danzo-sama?"

Perhaps it was because Danzo's face was too frightening at the moment, and the root ninja standing here whispered a tentative question, trying to keep his breathing as low as possible.

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

"Yes."

The root ninja left if he was granted amnesty.

"Chiba Shiraishi...... Tsunade......"

Danzang, who was sitting on a chair, chewed on the two names carefully, thoughtfully.

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

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

But if there is really a third-party chess player, then, compared to him, who suffered heavy losses, and Orochimaru, who has more notoriety on his back, the third person has always been in a safe place, and he has not even shown his face.

This doesn't make sense.

To become a chess player, you must have pieces on the board.

And in this chess game, there are not many important chess pieces that can affect the victory or defeat of the chess player.

Of course, all this speculation is based on the real existence of third-party chess players.

You also need evidence, and you need more evidence to test your own conjecture and make your hypothesis valid.

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

Tuan Zang's expression was solemn.

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

This danger is likely to exceed that of any previous crisis.

"Tsunade...... What exactly will you bring new life to Konoha...... Or destruction? ”

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

This failure made him understand completely.

Darkness that is close to light will be burned.

Darkness is where he belongs.

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

As long as you are in the dark, it is as if you can do anything.

It is precisely because he is the embodiment of darkness and calculates people's hearts in the darkness all year round that he has such a keen sense of smell for certain things.

This sense of oppression that the wind and rain are about to come and the wind is full of buildings, so that Tuan Zang smells the incomparably familiar breath of the past-

War!

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

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

Not surprisingly, it was Koharu who was talking, and Mito Menyan was standing next to her.

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

Mito Menyan also said, showing a look of nostalgia.

"I thought you weren't expecting me to come back."

As soon as he returned to Konoha, Tsunade who came here in a hurry also complained to the two of them a little.

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

"What are you looking for?"

Zhuan Xiaochun asked curiously.

She knows that Tsunade is a restless guy since she was a child, not only because of her special status, but also because of her status as a woman, many times she doesn't like to be reasonable.

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

Even Tuan Zang didn't want to provoke her, because it was too troublesome for him to say anything to her.

Therefore, she is relieved by the return of Tsunade, but on a certain level, she also has some concerns.

She wondered if Tsunade's return would affect their power as advisors.

"No, I just think it's a lot empty, there used to be four people here, and now it's just the two of you."

Tsunade sighed as if nostalgic and disappointed.

As if lost, why didn't something happen to these two old things.

Instead, it was the two most capable people who had an accident, one died in the line of duty and the other stayed in prison.

As a result, only the two who acted as advisers were unharmed.

"We're fine, I'm a little sorry."

Mito Menyan sighed, as soon as he came back, he was going to be squeezed, and in the days after that, it seemed that he would have to endure it, and he didn't know how many years there would be to live.

"It's good to know."

Tsunade sat down unceremoniously.

Immediately afterwards, Jiraiya walked in from the outside, holding the mute of the pink pig, and followed up.

"Two, I've sent Tsunade back safely, and next, it's time to hold the succession ceremony of the fifth Hokage."

The implication of Jiraiya is to hurry up and finalize this matter, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

"Of course, in this regard, Lu Jiu has already begun to deal with this matter. When the time comes, people from other countries will also come to watch the ceremony, and we need this Hokage succession ceremony to stabilize people's hearts. ”

In the previous Hokage succession ceremony of Danzo, only officials from the Daimyo Mansion of the Fire Nation were invited, as well as officials from the Land of Sand and the Land of Wind as allies.

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

Now Konoha urgently needs Tsunade to save face and re-inspire.

"That's really a big momentum, but what about the specific visitors? Aren't you going to invite even the people of the Oni Country? ”

Speaking of this, the words are a little dissatisfied.

Zhuan Xiaochun said indifferently: "Yes, although the relationship between the country of ghosts and our country of Konoha and fire is not good, but now it is also one of the big countries, which is an inevitable result." And if you invite the rest of the countries and leave out the other party alone, the other party will inevitably cause trouble in diplomacy for no reason, and it will also seem that we Konoha have no bearing. ”

"Although I don't know why Jiraiya is in a big country, and you have such a big prejudice against the country of ghosts alone, but in the current situation, we have to seriously consider the attitude of the other party. At this time, don't make a child lose his temper. ”

Mito Menyan also spoke.

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

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

"Don't call me like a ghost."

"Your behavior is often the same as that of a child. That's why Tsunade will be the Hokage. ”

Zhuan Xiaochun said unceremoniously.

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

Zilai also refutes this.

But no one wants you to do it. This is not only the voice of the two consultants, but also the voice of the rest of the room.

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

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

Now that Tsunade has returned, there are some things that don't have to be rushed.

Moreover, they also need to set up the scene in advance, and they can't be in a hurry like Tuanzang.

If it's the Hokage's succession ceremony, if something happens again, then some will cry.

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

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

Under the pretext of being familiar with the environment of the village, the old ministry of the past should be gathered in advance. Koharu and Mito Menyan saw through Tsunade's thoughts, but they were helpless.

Once Tsunade ascends to power, he is not a powerless Hokage.

Born in the war years, she is quite a popular shinobi.

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

Most ninjas of a certain age have directly received her favors.

In addition, the current ninja of the medical department is either Tsunade's former 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 disciples of the third generation of Hokage......

It can be said that as long as Tsunade serves as the Hokage, except for the areas under the jurisdiction of the ninja clan, he can immediately control many departments of Konoha with real power, rather than in name only.

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

As long as Tsunade is willing to move his network, go and meet the old people of the pig, deer and butterfly clans...... On the ninja side, there will be no problems.

The most important thing is that Tsunade's own ability and strength are also indispensable to Konoha.

For such a person, becoming a Hokage is something that everyone wants.

Because of this, Koharu and Mito Menyan are relieved on the one hand, but there are also real concerns on the other.

Not only the Hichi, who is the Hokage, but even the umbrella of the group has stepped down directly, so is there still room for advisors to intervene at the decision-making level of Konoha?

In the end, it may be that as long as Tsunade does not make a big mistake of principle, the high-level meeting, which can be said to be her Yiyantang, has power even more than the three generations of Hokage who have been in power in Konoha for decades.

"Also, about the dark part...... I will re-select the elite backbone of the village to join in the future, this department is not bad, but more than half of the people need to be replaced. In addition, the manpower of the dark part needs to be expanded. You shouldn't have any objections, right? ”

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

It is both the Hokage's escort and the representative organization of the Hokage's power.

"We have no objection to replacing some of them, but we continue to expand the manpower of the dark department, isn't this ......?"

Turning to bed, Koharu hesitated.

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

"The Daimyo's capital injection into Ninja Village is increasing every year, and there is a surplus, so I think it is necessary to spend these funds on the cutting edge. And the dark part is the most powerful blade in the village! ”

Tsunade's eyes were resolute, as if he wasn't consulting with the two advisors.

"But ......"

"Not only that, but Konoha has gone through several rounds of expansion over the years, and the total number of ninjas has reached 20,000...... In order to manage such a large number of ninjas, it is necessary to expand the manpower of the Shadows. On the basis of the four detachments, two additional detachments were added, the fifth and the sixth—twenty-four members, eight squad leaders, and two detachment leaders, that is, an increase of thirty-four. ”

“……”

Two detachments...... Isn't this going to give the advisor a way out?

Koharu and Mito Menyan suddenly felt that it was not a very good decision to let Tsunade serve as the fifth Hokage.

"In that case, those ninja people may have an opinion."

"Regarding 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? ”

Turning to bed, Koharu was a little flustered.

Generally speaking, shouldn't these things wait until after the successor Hokage to negotiate slowly?

"It's too late, Jiraiya explained to me the current situation of the village, and I think that as soon as possible, before I succeed the Hokage, I can take care of all these things, and then I can immediately put myself into work. Not only that, because of the elimination of the group, the village also needs to add a high-level elder, who is at the same level as the advisor. ”

"No! There are only three days left until the Hokage's succession ceremony, and there is simply not enough time to deal with these things in three days! ”

Turning to bed, Koharu directly refused.

"Alright then, do as you say."

Tsunade nodded in agreement.

Let the turn of Koharu and Mito Menyan stunned.

I saw Tsunade get up from his seat and shout to Mute, who was also stunned, ", let's go." ”

"Let's go? Where are you going, Tsunade-sama? ”

"Of course it's to leave Konoha, I'm not going to be the Hokage, let them play here by themselves."

Tsunade's words made everyone present dumbfounded.

"Wait, Tsunade, three days is really a bit rushed......"

However, no matter how much Koharu and Mito Menyan tried to persuade him, Tsunade's footsteps were unwavering towards the door of the conference room.

At this moment, the two of them panicked even more.

Because the consequences of Tsunade's not being the Hokage are more terrible than the fact that she controls too much real power. Those who rioted against the upper ninja can definitely take them

"Well, in fact, we mean that this aspect is not impossible, but it needs to be seriously discussed, so 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 to admit with a wry smile.

What a thing?

It's too bad to be a Hokage.

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

Shiraishi stands in the deep mountains covered in thick fog, where the human eye is very little visible.

And the air is humid, and swamps are the majority. In the deep mountains, there are also huge ancient trees that cover the sky and the sun, and the bark of many ancient trees has begun to crack.

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

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

But in this holy land belonging to toads, it is just food raised by toads.

It seems that any road can lead to the deep mountains of Myoki Mountain, and come to the kingdom of toads - Toad Village.

However, from the information given by the living slugs, the thick fog surrounding the periphery of Myoki Mountain has the effect of illusion, and the level of the technique is very high, even a ninja with considerable strength will get lost in it if he stays here for a long time, and he will not know the way back.

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

It is not difficult for Shiraishi to find the true path to Toad Village in the depths of Miaomu Mountain in this misty area.

Having cultivated immortal arts, his resistance to illusions is already extremely high. In addition, there is also a shadow dancer, a yin clone, who can help Shiraishi crack the illusion at any time.

It's hard to interfere with his chakra.

Therefore, the path that seemed very complicated in the eyes of the rest of the people could be seen through by Shiraishi at a glance.

"If the scope of the procedure is so large, there should be 'anchors' around it that maintain the scope of the technique."

Although it is possible to reduce the effect of the fog on oneself by destroying the anchor point, in that case, it means that you will be alerted by Mt. Myoki.

His purpose was to spy on intelligence, not to start a direct war on Myoki Mountain.

The shadows attached to the ground silently passed through the surrounding mountains and forests.

Relying on the shadow of the shadow dancer with his body, Shiraishi cannot attack externally, but similarly, outsiders cannot attack him and the shadow dancer.

The 'world' inside and outside the shadows is completely cut off.

After all, if he turned into an entity and advanced, the dense toads here would definitely expose his whereabouts.

However, there are many shaded areas in the mountains and forests, so you can take advantage of this to move forward and avoid the sight of toads.

After moving like this for about an hour, I finally arrived at the deep area of Mt. Myogi.

The entrance to the deep area is a large stone toad, and on the toad's body, a white rope similar to the shrine's Shiren rope is entwined.

From these infusion ropes, Shiraishi felt extremely strong immortal chakra fluctuations.

Enchantment.

It's probably a perceptual enchantment.

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

And what casts the enchantment, and keeps the enchantment running, is the infusion rope on the body of these stone toads.

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

A huge shadow hung over it, and it was a small rocky mountain that looked like a huge reddish-brown toad, with a dense lump on its back that seemed to burn with raging flames.

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

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

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

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

Like a gatekeeper, guarding the entrance to the barrier.

Chakra's breath is very familiar, it seems that it fought in its belly in the battlefield of the Land of Wind a few years ago, is it the Iwajuku Great Toad of Myoki Mountain? Shiraishi thought of the identity of the giant toad.

- The Toad of Myoki Mountain Iwajuku, a rumored giant creature capable of catching giant beasts for food.

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

A tailed beast that does not use tailed beast jade may not be able to overpower this giant beast in terms of strength. Nine-Tails reservations.

Is this Mt. Myoki? If Ruri knew about the situation here, she would be very excited, saying that she finally had an opponent worth trying. Shiraishi smiled inwardly.

However, despite the strong sense of oppression given by the Iwasuki toad, Shiraishi was not afraid of color in his eyes, but was full of interest, and had the idea of dissecting the Iwajuku toad.

Then, ignoring the Iwajuku toad guarding the gate, Shiraishi ordered the shadow dancer to hide the shadow in the shade of the tree, and slowly moved towards the stone toad wrapped around the rope.

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