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Konoha, the rain island family.

It is a slightly larger two-story residential house, surrounded by a wide courtyard wall, and a large number of flower pots are placed in the courtyard, and since it is winter, most of the flowers planted in the pots have withered and are covered with white snowflakes.

At this moment, this two-story residential house is in a state of being blocked by the personnel of the garrison, in addition to Tenzo, a close confidant Shangnin, who came with Tsunade, there are also two groups of eight dark ninjas.

When you come to the living room of the rain island house, you can see the blood spilled on the floor and walls.

On the sofa in the living room, there were a few kunai, and on the blood-stained wall, there were also a few more shuriken fixed to the wall.

Not only that, but the tea table, which was originally used to store things, was burned by the fire, and in some places it was burned black.

There is also an extra hole in the floor in the center of the living room, which is a trace of a burning flame.

Tsunade just glanced at it, and with years of eyesight, he understood that this trace was left over from the Fire Escape Technique.

"Something strange......"

The personnel of the garrison who did not care about the traces of the scene here pinched a handful of black ash on the floor, and the burned floor had already cooled.

"It's kind of weird." Tianzo also nodded, his eyes casually scanned around, and he also found a lot of abnormalities: "Judging from the battle scene, Shinobu Yushima should have met a strong opponent here, and many parts of the living room have been damaged. However...... The people around me didn't notice it at all. It wasn't until the dark patrol that I found out what was going on here. ”

In general, this is simply not something that can happen.

In such a tragic battle, the movement must be huge, and it is impossible not to attract the attention of the people around him.

As a matter of fact, until the darkness came, the inhabitants had reported that no unusual sounds were coming from the area.

What's more, Rain Island is the upper ninja of Konoha Village, although the level is still a special upper ninja level, but it is also the threshold of entering the upper ninja.

Ninjas who have reached this level, even if they encounter a surprise attack from the upper ninja, should have enough time to ask for help from outside.

And the battle time on the scene seems to be a bit lengthy, proving that Shinobu Yushima was not controlled by the enemy at the first time, but experienced a tragic battle before being subdued by the enemy.

Therefore, Shinobu Yushima has time to call for help from the patrolling shadows and subdue the attackers together.

"Are you sure that when there is a battle here, the people around you are not alert?"

Tsunade's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked again.

"Sure."

Tenzo nodded.

On this issue, he asked the personnel of the dark department and the garrison in charge to ask him more than a dozen times, and repeatedly confirmed the testimony of the surrounding residents.

"If that's the case, there's only one possibility. This place was blocked by magic, and it seemed like a fierce battle, but from the outside, it looked very normal. ”

Tsunade guessed.

This is the only speculation that fits the current situation.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain the traces of the battle here, it would be so fierce that outsiders would not be aware of it.

"Obscuring vision and sound, and illusion disturbing ...... Is it a compound illusion enchantment? ”

Tianzo was speechless.

In this way, the person who started it is very strong. Among the upper ninjas, the strength also belongs to the extremely strong category.

Moreover, he is proficient in enchantment and illusion, and can easily combine the two techniques perfectly to achieve the effect of blocking the vision and sound of outsiders.

In this way, in the eyes of outsiders, the place is naturally calm, and Shinobu on the rain island cannot ask for help from the patrolling shadows until he defeats the enemy.

"Hokage-sama, what's next?"

Tenzo asked.

Tsunade frowned and thought about it, in a few days in a row, so many people had disappeared, including the middle ninja and a upper ninja...... To be honest, the severity of the incident is escalating.

Before creating panic, it must be addressed as soon as possible.

However, no matter how you think about it, there seems to be little connection between these serial disappearances.

And the attackers, and what made these people disappear.

Judging from the report, there was no loss of property here, and all kinds of valuables were well preserved, which shows that it was not a monetary crime. Besides, it is not worth it at all to make such a big battle and commit a crime for money, and it is a bit overkill.

"Keep following up."

After thinking for a moment, Tsunade couldn't understand the connection, and the disappearance of all the personnel was extremely strange.

Vendetta? Or do you simply want to cause panic in Konoha Village as a way to get revenge on Konoha?

"So, ...... over there, Vice Dean Asami?"

Tenzo hesitated.

This case of serial disappearances does need to be followed up, but in this way, he is powerless to be distracted by the investigation of the medical department.

"I'll take care of it myself, and I'll hand it over to you for follow-up investigation. Find out the whereabouts of those missing people as soon as possible, and see people in life and corpses in death. ”

Tsunade said.

"I see."

Tenzo looked straight and nodded.

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Sitting at her desk, Masumi Asami scanned the documents in front of her while tapping her fingers lightly on the table, making a thinking appearance.

Her attention was not on the report on the medical condition of the wounded in front of her, but on the safety of the main members of her team.

Although the 'disappearance' case successfully misled the direction of the investigation of the shadows, the members disappeared voluntarily and disappeared after being attacked. In this way, the root of the problem is not in the missing person, but in the mysterious attacker who caused the person to go missing.

And this mysterious attacker, in fact, does not exist at all.

Investigating a person who doesn't exist, no matter how experienced the Konoha Shadow Department is, would never have imagined that this was an evacuation operation. It's just that in order to avoid suspicion, disguised as a serial disappearance.

Most of the personnel have been safely evacuated...... There is still a small half of the personnel left, and as time goes by, the patrol of the dark department will also increase, whether it is communication or evacuation, the next steps will become more and more cumbersome.

And the more cumbersome the steps, the slightest carelessness may arouse the suspicion of the dark department.

Unfortunately, she didn't have any cards left in her hand to attract the attention of the Shadows and the Hokage.

Being stared at by the shadows all day long, even when it's convenient or sleeping, you can feel the ninjas in the shadows wandering nearby...... With the Hokage, her suspicions had risen, and it was unknown how long she could hold on.

It could be tomorrow, it could be the day after tomorrow, or it could be the next second that he was suddenly surrounded by the shadows and arrested and imprisoned...... But one thing is for sure, the month won't be over by the latest.

There is less and less room to maneuver.

If you continue to sit still, will you fall into passivity? Masumi Asami is not thinking about this possibility, but about how to deal with this possible event.

That bastard superior, at this time, shouldn't General Tu be left behind? Thinking of this, Asami Masumi couldn't help but complain.

If General Tu was still in Konoha, things would be much easier.

Say that you have to upgrade the 'system' of the clones on a regular basis to make her wait a few more days...... If you have enough time, it's nothing, the key is now to race against the clock.

The letter also said that if he was unfortunately caught, he would take rescue measures and said that there was no need to worry...... Is it already on the premise that she will be caught?

This feeling makes Asami Masumi feel that it is as unpleasant as coming to relatives.

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"Ahh

Shiraishi sneezed in the lab without warning, picked up a tissue from the side and wiped it on his mouth and nose.

"What's wrong, Mr. Shiraishi? It can't be a cold, right? ”

Lynn, who was adjusting the machine, heard a sneeze behind her, turned her head and asked.

Shiraishi tossed the paper towel into the trash and piled it with the discarded test materials.

"No, maybe someone is cursing me behind my back."

Shiraishi said.

His eyes fell on the machine that Lynn had adjusted.

The floor-to-ceiling transparent cylinder building is about the size of a standard single room in a house, with a control machine at the bottom, a display screen and buttons on it, and an adult height.

In the transparent cylinder above, an earthy yellow creature resembling a human shape quietly curled up, soaked in a green solution full of vitality, quietly sucking in the energy to nourish its body.

It was his doppelganger, General Earth.

"That's right, Mr. Shiraishi is outside now, but he is an abominable existence of people and ghosts. Moreover, the greater the fame of a person, the more valuable the head is. When I go out in the future, Mr. Shiraishi will have to be more careful. It's not just the rest of the big countries that are eyeing your head, some outlaws, who want to get your precious head. ”

People die for money, birds die for food, this is an eternal saying.

In this world, not only the big countries have ninja weapons, but in the invisible shadows, there are countless ninjas who want to take away Shiraishi's 'golden head'.

After all, it is a reward of two billion taels, which is more than the sum of the bounties for the heads of the five shadows.

As long as you take this head, you can eat and drink for the rest of your life.

It can also be seen that how many people in this ninja world want Shiraishi to die quickly.

The release of so many bounties is definitely not one force, but the accumulation of bounties after the union of many forces, reaching two billion taels.

The amount of bounty in the underground black market is high, and it occupies the top position.

"Is this a new kind of cold joke?"

Shiraishi raised an eyebrow.

I don't really care about the bounties on the underground black market.

Although the power of the underground black market is huge and has connections with many countries, there are only a handful of bounty hunters in it who can attract his attention.

Not to mention, it occupies a considerable proportion of the Xuan Ape Crowd and the Thunder Light Regiment, which are private bounty weapons belonging to the Ghost Country.

"It's just to tell you the truth, you don't have to worry about Mr. Shiraishi."

Lin smiled lightly, after all, the bounty amount of two billion taels can indeed attract countless troubles.

Immediately after, she refocused her attention on the front of her, skillfully adjusting the handles and buttons on the machine, and then poured the ground powder, one grain of nothing, into the transfer port, and then mixed it with the solution in the cylinder for the earth general inside to absorb.

"Speaking of which, this maintenance time is a little tighter than last time. Is General Earth in any trouble outside? ”

Lin asked casually.

Shiraishi's doppelganger, although it is convenient to use many times, requires regular maintenance.

At the earliest, it was necessary to maintain it once a year and check the physical condition.

After that, as the technology is upgraded, regular maintenance is required every two to three years.

She remembered that it had been a year and a half since General Tu last maintained it, and it stands to reason that it would take half a year at the earliest before maintenance was needed.

"Maybe it's because I've eaten too much lately and I've eaten my stomach. Since returning from Konoha, he has been having stomach troubles, his spirit is sluggish, and the enchantment space in his body has also been damaged. ”

Shiraishi put his hands in the pockets of his coat and looked up at the sleeping shogun in the container to explain.

"Is that so?" Lin nodded: "It's not that I said, Mr. Shiraishi, you really don't care about your doppelganger, how to say that it is also the meat that fell from you." ”

"Don't worry about this, next I will use the enchantment space technique obtained from Miaomu Mountain to further expand the storage capacity of its body and increase its upper limit...... In that case, there should be no problem. ”

Shiraishi thought for a moment and replied.

"No, it's bigger of a problem now."

Lynn clutched her head, a little headache.

"I'll leave you to take care of it here, I'll go out and take care of some things."

"Isn't the matter of negotiating a truce with the great powers already handled by someone else?"

Lynn asked, puzzled.

"It's Mazumi's side, her intelligence team needs to be transferred from Konoha, and I need to be ready to meet them."

Although some people have broken away from Konoha, the entire Fire Country is now under martial law, so the people who left Konoha are still temporarily staying in the base in the Fire Country.

And as time goes by, the actions on Asami Masumi's side will become more and more difficult.

This side also needs to act quickly to help these people smuggle out of the Fire Nation.

"Actually, I don't think it's necessary to evacuate the entire firing group."

Lynn said.

"No need, the next work center is not Konoha. Miaomu Mountain no longer exists, and Masumi's intelligence team, it doesn't make much sense to stay in Konoha, and all the things that should be obtained have been obtained, and there are more than imagined. Let them stay in Konoha for a long time, there is likely to be a problem. ”

Dropping these words, Shiraishi left the laboratory.

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In an apartment that can be seen everywhere, three figures gather in a private house, playing cards with extremely idle expressions.

But the content of the speech has nothing to do with playing cards.

"Are there only three of us left on Konoha's side now?"

One person played a card and opened his mouth in a very low voice.

"No, there is also a family of three over there in Haruno, in order, he is the last batch of people to leave, just like us."

The other man followed.

"Now the team leader of Asami can't be contacted, and sure enough, the worst happened. Her side is completely targeted, and it is only a matter of time before she is exposed. ”

The third man sighed.

Clearly worried about the situation today.

After all, this kind of work is not easy to do, and the end of being found is basically a dead end, and it will also affect your family.

What's even more terrifying is that in this long-term spy career, as executors, they also have to bear huge mental pressure and cannot relax at any time.

On enemy territory, this is a class that belongs to the 'light of death'.

Even if they were mentally prepared at the beginning to embark on this path and learn the mental anti-stress method, this situation still makes them feel uneasy.

I don't know when the bait that is released will disturb the vision of the dark parts.

If they are caught by the shadows, they will probably stay here forever.

Today's Konoha is like a terrifying demon cave to them.

The more you stay here, the more danger you have.

If it weren't for the circumstances, they would have flown away and get out of this dangerous situation.

Once targeted, they are powerless to resist in the face of the capture of the shadows.

"Just go with the plan, and the more times like this, the less we can get upset and need to stay calm."

The man who spoke also sighed, took out a pill from his pocket, poured out a pill, put it in his mouth and chewed it.

The originally nervous state of mind instantly regained his composure.

This is a new medicine from the country of ghosts, and it can forcibly restore one's mood to calm down, so that you don't lose your cool at such a time.

At this time, the interior of Konoha Village was already turbulent, and they also risked their lives to gather together again.

Even if you know that the shadows haven't been eyeing them yet, you still have to be calm and can't show a different appearance than usual.

"In that case, three days later, at five o'clock in the afternoon, act on time."

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At 5:30 p.m., it was already dark, and there was light snow on the streets.

A special guest has come to the Haruno barbecue restaurant.

"It's Mr. Yamato, it's been a long time, how did you come here at such a time? Is Sakura-chan causing you trouble? ”

Haruno Zhao saw the guest who entered the door, it was none other than the leader of the seventh class where his daughter Sakura was located, and his external name was Yamato.

In the eyes of outsiders, it's an unusually mysterious Konoha Shinobi.

He didn't wear a dark costume, and he didn't look different from the rest of Konoha Kaminobi.

But Haruno Zhao knew that when the other party was in power during the reign of the three generations of Hokage, he was the right-hand man of the three generations of Hokage, and now that the five generations of Hokage are on the throne, he is naturally also a cronie of the five generations of Hokage. And the other party is in an important position in the dark department, and in the case of a vacancy in the dark minister, the other party is likely to be the next dark minister.

In the face of this level of upper ninja, Haruno Zhao did not dare to be careless at all, and his mind was extremely vigilant.

The heart is also beating the drum, did the other party find something?

"No, there haven't been any missions in the seventh class lately, Sakura-chan, I'm training at Hokage-sama's."

Tenzo replied with a smile.

Acquaintance with Haruno Zhao is also based on Sakura's sakura.

Class 7 celebrates here occasionally when they have a meal.

Of course, it was his ninja money that was used.

"So, ...... you come this time?"

"Hmm...... How can I say it, there is something I want to trouble the store manager Haruno, and I am entrusted by Hokage-sama to ask about some things. ”

At present, the focus of his work has changed from monitoring Masumi Asami to investigating the truth behind the disappearance of the personnel.

During the investigation, he found that the working ninjas among these missing people usually do not have deep contacts, just ordinary friendships, and on the surface, there is no difference.

But the way they disappeared was very strange.

Kidnapping is not in line with ordinary incidents.

Even after the disappearance, whether they were alive or dead, Tenzo also did not know.

Especially when it involves a shinobi, Tenzo knows the truth behind this scene, I'm afraid it will be very shocking.

After reading the materials collected in the shadows for a day and a night, it took a lot of time to eliminate all kinds of unnecessary messy information, and finally came to a conclusion that surprised Tenzo.

These missing ninjas, although they seem to be unrelated, have one thing in common - that is, they love the barbecue at Haruno Yakiniku Restaurant very much.

Tenzo also thinks that the barbecue at Haruno Yakiniku Restaurant tastes very good, the meat and vegetables are very delicious, and all kinds of condiments are available, and the price is fair, and it is not an exaggeration to call it good quality and low price.

In the entire Konoha Village, the reputation is very good.

Except for those who don't like to eat barbecue very much, if you like this kind of food, Haruno Yakiniku will be their first choice.

Therefore, even if they are all interested in coming to the Harunno barbecue restaurant, it seems that there is nothing unusual.

However, there are a few strange things in it, and Tenzo feels the need to dig deeper.

"Hokage-sama entrusted you? In that case, let's talk to Mr. Yamato. ”

Haruno Zhao thought for a moment and took Tenzo to a secluded corner and sat down.

"Well, Mr. Yamato, I don't know what you want to know."

Haruno asked, after sitting down.

Tianzo didn't hesitate, he took out a stack of photos directly from his arms, and then picked out a few more from it, all of them were working ninjas among the missing people, and put them in front of Haruno.

"I think the store manager Haruno also heard that there is a very bad disappearance going on in the village, and not only civilians, but also working ninjas have been implicated. Regardless of these civilians, when I was investigating this incident, I found that the missing working ninja had come to Haruno's barbecue restaurant to celebrate, so they came over to ask about something. ”

"Excuse me."

Haruno said calmly.

Tenzo pulls out a photograph of a slightly obese man.

"Manager Haruno, do you have any impression of this person?"

"Hmm...... Of course I know, this is Shinobu Dodanaka. "7zw

"Really? The manager of Haruno has such a good memory, and an ordinary ninja like Shinobu Doda can remember it. ”

Tenzo praised it intentionally or unintentionally.

Haruno Zhao laughed and said: "Where, my memory is actually average, but this Dodanaka Shinobu impresses me more deeply, so I remember it more clearly." Once you come and go, you will become familiar. ”

"Oh?"

"That's right, this Shinobu Dodanaka is actually a vegetarian, and he always comes to the barbecue restaurant alone...... At that time, I kept an eye on this man. ”

"Does he still have any strange behavior in the rotisserie?"

Tenzo thought for a moment.

"The rest of the strange behavior? Well...... How to put it, it gives me the feeling that when he came to the barbecue restaurant, he was waiting for someone. After all, a vegetarian is a little strange when he comes to a barbecue restaurant to eat, and he still comes alone. ”

"Wait for someone?"

"Yes. That's what it feels like to me. ”

Haruno replied.

"So, do you know who he's waiting for?"

"I don't know, I haven't seen anyone sitting across from him. I also asked him if he was waiting for someone, but each time he shook his head and didn't speak. Then I finished the baked vegetarian food and left. ”

Haruno Zhao smiled bitterly, obviously feeling extremely depressed about the strange behavior of that Tanaka Shinobu.

"Is that so?"

Tenzo thought with a frown.

"How is it, Mr. Yamato, do you have any eyebrows?"

"This information is valuable."

With that one sentence, Tenzo began to ask the next question.

Haruno Zhao's face either frowned, or began to recall in distress, as if racking his brains, he stumbled and recalled some things, and said to Tianzang, but there was also some information missing, resulting in the information that Tianzang obtained, which was very scattered, and a lot of it was useless.

In the end, Tenzo found that it was the 'waiting' behavior of Shinobu Doda at the beginning that was the most valuable information.

When Tenzo was leaving, he also quietly asked a few regular customers of the barbecue restaurant about the matter of the doda Nakashinobu, and the result of the answer was basically the same as that of Haruno.

Sure enough, did I think too much? Walking outside the barbecue restaurant and looking at the thriving Haruno barbecue restaurant, Tenzo shook his head.

The information provided by Haruno Zhao is said to be valuable and valuable, and it is said that it is worthless and worthless. The breakthrough of this information is the missing Doda Naka Shinobu.

And if you can't find the Tanaka Shinobu, this piece of information will be extremely chicken.

While pondering, Tenzo put his hands in the pockets of his pants and stepped forward, ready to meet with the rest of the shadows to discuss and rearrange his next move.

At the door of the barbecue restaurant, Haruno Zhao kept a smile on his face that was no different from usual, and watched Tenzo leave.

Everything is normal.