"Here...... What's going on?"

In the middle of the hollowed-out forest, a huge crater with a diameter of hundreds of meters came into view.

This crater extends down in an orderly manner, in which not a single inch of grass grows, and it is a barren scene, which is difficult to accurately describe in words.

At this time, Zilai squatted on the edge of the pothole, only grabbed a handful of sand on the ground, and before he could hold it tightly, the sand in his hand had turned into powder and was blown away into the distance.

Even the small pieces that are mixed into it can be mixed into powder at any time, turning into powder at the slightest touch. Seeing this, Jiraiya's face couldn't help but be solemn.

Although it is a bit unbelievable, this abnormal and layered pit is obviously not naturally formed, let alone artificially and carefully excavated, but caused by the ninjutsu of ninjas.

Moreover, within one blow, the earth was sunk hundreds of meters away.

"Is it Tailed Beast Jade......

No, Zilai was quick to dismiss the speculation.

The earth after being blasted by the tailed beast jade, that kind of miserable state he had seen with his own eyes, it was not like this.

However, if you can use ninjutsu to destroy the earth into such a state, I'm afraid that its power will not be much worse than that of Tailed Beast Jade.

"This ninjutsu...... Who did it? 「

Why did a ninja with such power appear in the forest country, which is adjacent to the land of fire?

Jiraiya stood up from the ground and patted the dust on the clothes in front of him, dusting off the dust, revealing a pensive look.

He didn't believe that a ninja with such abilities would just be idle and have nothing to do to go around the forest country and then leave.

Even the ninjutsu of such a huge range must have been used for a purpose.

In his decades of memory, it can be said that there is almost no ninja who can expand the power of ninjutsu to such a scale.

Except for Chiba Shiraishi in the country of demons, in his memory, there is no second such ninja.

However, this is clearly not caused by Chiba Shiraishi.

The ninjutsu that the other party once demonstrated in the Land of Wind to annihilate a thousand ninjas with one blow, the scale after the explosion, and the terrain generated are much worse than this.

In other words, it was caused by a ninja who didn't exist in his memory.

Thinking of this, Zilai no longer hesitated, and his figure jumped to the bottom of the pothole.

The desertification of the land here is even more severe, and even after a long time, there is still a sharp and cold smell that lingers here, piercing the muscles and bones.

"Jiraiya-sama."

With a respectful voice, four figures landed in an instant, appearing in front of Jiraiya.

The leader is a Konoha Shadow Ninja wearing a beige trench coat, serving as the leader of the team, followed by three Konoha Shadows, who all wear masks and carry a standard ninja knife behind their backs.

Judging from their dusty attitude, it seems that they have just arrived here.

"It's you, can you tell me what's going on here?"

Jiraiya continued to look around, looking for any traces that could determine the identity of the caster.

Even a hint of it will play a key role in his validation.

No, we don't know very well, we're new to here, so we don't know much. What has been verified so far is only that it is determined that this should be caused by some kind of powerful ninjutsu. But who caused it needs to be further investigated."

The Land of the Forest is adjacent to the Land of Fire, which is overland, and it is also a small country that lives between the big countries. Although the relationship with the Fire Country and Konoha has not been harmonious in recent years, and the ninja armed organization in the country is more than one of the radicals, but in any case, this country is also one of the gateways to the Fire Country.

Now that this kind of thing has happened in the territory of the forest country, Konoha, who is the representative of the fire *** thing, naturally wants to conduct a thorough investigation here.

A ninja with such an ability is by no means an ordinary person in the ninja world, and if the other party can do such a thing regardless of his identity in the territory of the forest country, then, it cannot be ruled out that the other party will also be right

The Fire Nation does the same.

Prevention is better than prevention, the purpose of their dark existence is to protect Konoha and the Hokage, and eliminate possible threats as soon as possible.

From this point of view, when it comes to external aspects, their mindset and roots are no different. It's just that they won't do anything to launch radical actions without investigating the truth of the matter.

"Judging from what I've observed, it's probably not the person from the Oni Country...... Moreover, that person's identity at this time is the Minister of Ghost Affairs, and under normal circumstances, a person of his status cannot leave the Ghost Country rashly. In this way, it is very troublesome to investigate. 「

Jiraiya also voiced his guess.

"We're thinking the same thing, so for further investigation, we've collected a portion of the dirt containing the caster's chakra and are going to take it back for testing. As long as you know the characteristics of Chakra and compare it with the ninjas in the intelligence system, you will soon be able to find out the identity of the caster."

The Dark Force Commander pulled out a sealed transparent bag containing a small amount of sand.

This kind of sealed bag can preserve the chakra for a long time and will not cause the chakra in the sand to disappear over time.

"However, the ordinary chakra is volatile and does not exist for too long, but this chakra is rooted in the destroyed soil, and there are still some residues that have not disappeared. To be honest, the power of the caster is terrifying. It's like being destroyed by the Tailed Beast Jade......

The Dark Captain was speechless, and there was inevitably a look of worry in his tone.

"Besides..."

The Dark Captain paused, not saying any more.

"What else?"

I'm curious, too.

"We asked the townspeople who were closest to here, and they said that last night there was a sudden thunderstorm in the forest, and then a huge 'ball' appeared in the sky and blocked the moon. I think this information is somewhat important."

"Thunderstorm...... Ball ......"

Jiraiya pondered these words, but found nothing.

With these words alone, there is no way to determine what is really going on here.

Moreover, the "ball" obscures the moon, which is a bit too exaggerated, right?

"It's a little weird."

The Dark Captain continued.

He glanced around and whispered, "Normally, the lost dirt of such a huge pothole doesn't disappear out of thin air, but in the nearby forest, we don't see a lot of sand piled up except for the fallen trees. This simply does not make sense. I wonder if the townsfolk saw the "ball" that obscured the moon last night, could it be ......."

「......「

Jiraiya suddenly fell silent.

Some shuddered.

So, the group left the pit and continued to investigate around.

Not long after, a forest passage was discovered that stretched to the northern part of the forest country, and there were traces of battle everywhere along the way.

Some places are still muddy and have not recovered from last night's torrential rains.

However, it does not affect the investigation of the ninjas of the Shadows.

The scorch marks of the trees are the best evidence.

Following the dark part of Jiraiya's action, he collected a part of the charred bark and waited until he brought back the leaves to be handed over to professionals for laboratory examination.

About an hour later, they arrived at the northern border of Lin Zhiguo.

The tall walls were completely crumbling, revealing the dilapidated buildings that had been reduced to rubble within.

Like a group of bloodhounds smelling flesh, the shadows bared their fangs and began to act.

They stepped into the ruins of the inner wall, which, unsurprisingly, was the heart of the battle.

Without saying anything, he condensed the chakra with both hands, pushed away the blocked rocks in front of him, and explored ahead.

Finally, as the last rock was pushed away, a half-broken layer of internal walls appeared in front of everyone.

In front of the wall, there is a stone with a corner missing

chairs, and on the wall, is printed with a conspicuous mark that makes people unable to take their eyes off it at a glance.

Fans.

"Uchiha ......"

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes and muttered about the origin of the fan logo.

This is the family crest of the Uchiha clan.

"I've heard that in the past, although the Uchiha clan had its main trunk in Konoha, they would still establish some secret bases outside to communicate with the people who went out, or to rest. I guess this is one of the secret strongholds they've set up."

The Dark Force Captain said.

"Keep looking, the traces of the battle here are very new, it should have happened last night, and there will definitely be something left around."

With the order of Jiraiya, the dark people nodded one after another, scattered around and began to investigate.

Jiraiya was not idle, and after knowing that this was a secret stronghold of the Uchiha, the bad premonition in his heart became stronger and stronger.

He jumped onto a boulder at the top of the ruins and stared fixedly ahead, as if there was something there that attracted him.

I saw a black flame fall on a gap in the wall, burning silently.

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Rain hidden.

On the platform of the tower, the sound of rain was dripping.

A tall figure stood in the midst of the rain, as if ignoring the chill brought by the rain, just looking up at the gray sky, and there was a sad atmosphere around it that no one should enter.

It wasn't until footsteps sounded behind him that he withdrew his gaze from the sky and turned to look at the comer.

"Oni Shark, the meeting is about to begin."

It was Xiao Nan, and after she finished speaking, she turned around and left.

As he stepped on his feet, his voice faded away, as if he had just come to announce this command.

The ghost shark scratched her head in annoyance and muttered, "Really, you can't let me rest for a while. Itachi is dead, and as a companion, I have to at least mourn."

But looking at Xiao Nan's appearance, it seems that he is not ready to give him time to mourn the death of his companion.

The ghost shark had no choice but to shrug his shoulders, go under the eaves, shake the rain from his hair, and dry the water vapor on it.

Fortunately, the coat on the outside is waterproof, so you don't have to put on a new one.

Follow Xiao Nan to the conference room of the Rain Hidden Tower.

As in the original configuration, there is a large round table, and ten stone chairs that fall to the ground around the round table.

Every time, as long as you don't use the slide show technique for remote audio-visual conferences, you basically start a real-life friendship here.

When he came here, he found that there were already two people sitting in their own places, it was a mixture of black and white, and Belyuhu who came from afar.

Other than that, there are only himself and Xiao Nan.

There are four people in total.

The atmosphere in the conference room was, to be honest, a little too deserted.

Everyone sitting in the seat seemed to be a little silent with expressions on their faces, not knowing where to start.

The ghost shark really wanted to tell a bad joke to liven up the atmosphere, but after thinking about it, he forgot about it.

At this time, I still tell bad jokes, and I feel that I will be targeted by the collective.

Now is not the time to joke, but almost to the point of exhaustion.

Before half of the tailed beast was captured, half of the core members were either sacrificed or captured because of various accidents.

"By the way, aren't the leaders and Ah Fei here?"

The ghost shark felt that the atmosphere in the room was a little difficult, so he took the initiative to stir up the topic.

"The leader has important matters to deal with, and Ah Fei is currently recovering from his injuries and is unable to attend this meeting."

Hei Jue said in a hoarse voice.

"In other words, there are only four of us in this meeting...... No, are there five of us?"

The ghost shark wrenched its fingers and began to count.

If you separate the black and white absolutes, it is indeed five people who participated in this meeting.

"Actually, that's true." Hei Jue continued to speak in a deep tone: "Also, Oni Shark, you and Beiliuhu are staying in Yuyin Village for the time being, and you don't need to go out."

"Huh?"

The ghost shark raised an eyebrow, a little surprised by this decision.

"There are too many eyeliners of the Oni Country outside, and it is not 100% safe to work in pairs, let alone acting alone, which will only become a live target for the hunting of the Oni Country, and continue to detract from the vitality of our side."

Ghost Shark and Beiliuhu are both invaluable combat power of the organization, if there is any accident between the two of them, then the organization will really have no one to use.

"I don't care, as long as I don't interfere with my experiments."

Beryuhu said his decision very simply.

The ghost shark also nodded, agreed, and promised to stay in Yuyin for the time being and no longer go out for activities.

"Now, let's start the meeting......

Seeing that Beryuhu and Oni Shark agreed to stay, Hei Jue's voice sounded in the conference room again.

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Konoha.

Looking at the information gathered by the outgoing shadows, Tsunade's brows tightened, and she subconsciously bit her fingers, judging from her posture, she should be quite distressed about the content of the information, so that her thoughts were confused.

"How about it, Lu Jiu, what do you think after reading this information?"

Tsunade asks Shikaku, who has finished reading the intelligence documents with him, and asks for his suggestions and opinions.

The northern forests of the Forest Country are suspected to have been bombarded by some kind of powerful ninjutsu, and a huge crater with a range of several hundred meters has appeared.

In addition to this, on the border line of the northern forest, a building suspected of being a secret stronghold of Uchiha was discovered.

That building, also damaged by the fighting, was reduced to rubble.

In addition to the text description, the intelligence document also includes a stack of photographs documenting the battlefield. Even if you haven't been there to observe it in person, you can still have a very detailed understanding of the battlefield.

"It's an exaggeration."

Looking at the huge pothole in the photo, Lu Jiu rubbed his eyebrows and gave such an evaluation.

A pit hundreds of meters in size, Shikamaru was very skeptical, was this really something that a ninja could do?

In any case, this is an exaggeration.

But the truth is in front of us, this is indeed caused by ninjas with ninjutsu.

Ninjas who can do this level of ninja are not absent in the ninja world, but such a layered pit does not fit any of the Konoha intelligence systems.

And......

Looking at the huge hole in the photo, Lu Jiu's brows were once again tightly knit, and he felt tricky.

"What's wrong?"

"No, I think this pit is a little strange, Hokage-sama."

"Strange?"

Tsunade picked up the palm of the teacup and paused slightly.

Shikahisa put down the photo, pointed to the pit above and said, "Here, although some of the trees at the edge of the pit have fallen, most of them are still intact and undamaged. I think that an attack that can cause a crater should have enough force to blow everything off the edge of the pothole...... As a result, the trees remained intact at the edge of the pothole, and the damage was limited. It feels ...... It's not like a top-down, or inside-out shock. It's this land, which has been "carried and walked" from the bottom up......

Immediately, Shikahisa pointed to the eyewitness testimonies of some small towns in the intelligence and mentioned the "ball" that blocked the moon.

"The dark part of the investigation guesses that the ball that obscures the moon is made of stone and soil that has disappeared from the pothole. I think there is some truth to this speculation. Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why the marginal forests were not crushed by the impact, but suffered very little damage. Someone sucked the land away and formed a "ball" in the sky.

Tsunade bowed slightly, agreeing with Shikaku's guess.

"By the way, I've heard that Hokage-sama has a lot of strength, so I take the liberty of asking, Hokage-sama, can you carry such a large piece of land at once?"

Lu Jiu asked with interest.

When Tsunade heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, and his face turned dark: "I can't do it."

Although her strength is great, it is not enough to surpass the common sense of ninjas.

She didn't know how heavy the accumulated rocks and soil weighed in such a huge pothole, but it was definitely not a human being who could be carried away at once with brute force.

Even if she used her strange powers, she couldn't do it.

And it is even more impossible to pull such a large piece of land out of the ground in such a neat way.

"This hole, as well as the matter of the Uchiha stronghold, let the shadows secretly follow up and investigate for the time being. The most important thing at the moment is the next middle ninja exam, and there is such a big thing in Lin Zhiguo, I'm a little worried about whether this year's middle ninja exam can be carried out smoothly......

Tsunade is justified in his concerns.

Lin Zhiguo's incident this time was too sudden and happened without warning.

If this unknown ninja came to the land of fire next, Tsunade felt that his head was big just thinking about it.

After all, the country of the forest is so close to the country of fire, this cannot be ignored, and the identity of the caster must be clarified as soon as possible. At that time, whether it is prevention or other means will not be rushed.

Lu Jiu really wanted to say that this year's middle ninja exam was canceled...... However, it has come to this point, and it is too late to regret it.

Not to mention, the ninjas in each village are ready, and some ninja villages have already sent their shinobi in advance to prepare for the exam in Konoha Village. At this time, it is too difficult to suddenly cancel the middle ninja exam.

Neither the Hokage, nor the rest of the higher-ups, would agree.

But first, the encirclement and suppression of Orochimaru failed, and the northern forests of the nearby forest country were attacked by unknown ninjas, and it seems to be related to the Uchiha clan...... All kinds of accidents happened, so that Lu Jiu had to be cautious.

"If Hokage-sama is not at ease, then, let's increase the patrol personnel in the Fire Country, so as to ensure that the candidates from each village can reach Konoha safely."

Lu Jiu felt that there was only one thing he could handle at the moment.

In short, in order to complete this Zhongnin exam smoothly, there must be no accidents halfway.

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After resting in bed for I don't know how long, Sasuke felt like he was finally able to get out of bed.

The moment I got out of bed, I still felt the pain in my bones, but fortunately, I was able to walk freely.

Chakra's overdraft situation is more serious than he imagined.

But the main injury was still affected by Itachi's slash.

A slash force of that level, even if it was just an aftermath that emanated, could easily shatter the bones of a human body.

Luckily, his body was much stronger than that of a normal ninja, otherwise it wouldn't have been as easy as lying in a hospital bed for two days.

The eyes are a little stinging, it should be because of the awakening of the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye, this power, I still feel a little uncomfortable when I use it myself.

Thinking of this, Sasuke laughed to himself.

He kept saying that he didn't bother to gain power in this way, but as a result, he still gained this power beyond the writing wheel in the same way as Itachi.

In other words, he also longs for such a will in his heart.

Otherwise, as long as he doesn't have this kind of thought in his heart, and he doesn't have such strong emotional fluctuations, there is no way for Sharingan to evolve independently.

The writing wheel eye is the eye that reflects the soul.

Stepping out of bed, Sasuke didn't take off the bandages on his body, put on the brand new clothes that he had already placed here, and was just about to walk out the door when a figure appeared at the door.

"Yo, little Sasuke, it's been a long time. Judging by the way you look, you must have recovered."

Appearing at the door was a baby-faced girl who looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, or even younger.

The other party was dressed in clothes printed with "thunder pattern", with his hands on his waist, and he had a majestic little adult temperament.

But in Sasuke's opinion, the other party's height and body shape are not the slightest different from a few years ago, and there is no growth.

"Are you...... Chino, the leader of the Thunder Light Regiment."

Sasuke recalls the baby-faced girl's identity and name.

The leader of the Thunder Light Regiment in the underground black market.

Because they were hired by the Wave Country Farmers and Workers' Regiment, the ninjas of the Thunder Light Regiment have been active in the country of waves, clearing out unknown armed forces that covet this land.

Although the Thunder Light Regiment has few personnel, each of them is very strong.

Chino, a baby-faced girl who can lead this group of elite ninjas, is naturally not a simple person.

As far as Sasuke knew, she possessed an extremely terrifying bloodline limit.

But...... As the leader of the Thunder Light Regiment, why is she here?

Where he is now, is it the stronghold of the Thunder Light Regiment in the Land of Waves?

In other words, this is the country of waves, sandwiched between the country of fire and the country of water?

Taking a deep breath, Sasuke felt like he had discovered an amazing secret.

- Thunder Light Regiment, the surface is mixed in the underground black market, and its actual effect is the *** side of the ghost.

It is one of the secret forces of the Demon *** side, just like the Thorn Group. In the name of mercenaries, they secretly replace the *** side of the ghost, and remotely control the country of waves behind the scenes.

This land of fire...... The largest gateway to the sea!

And, if Sasuke thinks he remembers correctly, the country of Wave has a bridge that leads directly to the land of the Land of Fire, which makes it easy for the two countries to travel between the two countries without hindrance.

In the same way, it will be very convenient to attack.

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