Seeing the appearance of this root leader, whether it was Shikamaru sitting on the hospital bed, or Shikaku, who was standing on one side, his body suddenly stiffened, he felt stunned for a while.

For the arrival of Tuanzang, they were not mentally prepared at all, and they did not expect that the other party would come out of the Konoha torture room.

Although everyone knows that being held in a heavy torture room is just a formality, and it is impossible to really restrain the movements of the group in this way, the number of times that the other party has personally left the heavy punishment room during his detention is only a handful. Even when Uchiha Sasuke attacked Konoha before and caused huge losses to the village, most of the other party's roots were indifferent, so it can be seen that it did not affect his deployment arrangements, so what is the reason for appearing here this time?

Lu Jiu didn't feel that he or his son Shikamaru had such a big face and could let the other party go out in person. A few days ago, he went to the heavy punishment room to visit Tuanzang in his mind, but there were basically few words of communication with the other party, just according to Tsunade's instructions, to ask about Uchiha Sasuke, in addition, he did not involve Shikamaru and the root of the secret communication, in order to avoid more trouble. But now that the other party came to the door in person, Lu Jiu suddenly couldn't calm down.

After a moment of astonishment and nervousness, Shikaku stood in front of the bed where Shikamaru was without hesitation, blocking Danzo's way to continue his progress.

The two shadows that followed Lu Jiu also flashed from the shadows

He came out and stood at Lu Jiu's side, staring at Tuanzang's every move with vigilant eyes.

It seems that the other party is just an old man who is dying, but those who have dealt with him know the horror and difficulty of this person.

If he was targeted, it would be an extremely tricky event. For Lu Jiu's interception, Tuan Zang didn't take it to heart, but just met the other party's gaze with a calm gaze, and his breath was calm and long.

It was exactly like this, Lu Jiu and the two shadows accompanying him couldn't help but sweat on both sides of their foreheads, and their palms were slightly clenched, so that they could fight at any time in the event of a conflict.

"Elder Tuanzang, now that you have abdicated from the top, you should go back and forth from somewhere. We will not ask you to come forward in the matter between our father and son."

It's a tactful refusal.

As the leader of the upper shinobi squad, Shikaku didn't want chaos inside Konoha to be.

In the face of a powerful leader like Tuanzang, he is also in line with the attitude of forbearance and forbearance, and does not want to be an enemy with him.

Otherwise, facing a huge martial arts organization with no lower limit in terms of means, even the three clans of pigs, deer and butterflies really can't withstand the toss of Tuanzang.

Tuan Zang didn't speak, except for the words he said before, he didn't open his mouth again, but he still maintained a calm and relaxed posture, standing in the ward, bringing unparalleled pressure to Lu Jiu.

Until there was a rush of footsteps in the hallway outside

Clanzo, Lu Jiu and the others turned their heads and looked at the door of the ward.

Bang!

The door was kicked off.

"Danzo, you old bastard, if you want to fight, I, the Hokage, will personally accompany you in a fight!"

Tsunade, who was already in an extremely bad mood, immediately became angry when he conveyed the situation here in the shadows, and directly put down all the work in his hand, and inserted it angrily, preventing further actions of Tuan Zang.

"Danzo-sama!"

Seeing Tsunade rushing in with a detachment of shadows, the two cronies of the oil girl Takine and Yamanaka Stroke immediately flashed into the house from the window, struggling to resist the powerful chakra that Tsunade burst out.

"Wind, take the roots, and stand down." Danzang said softly.

Yamanaka Stroke and Oil Girl Takine glanced at each other, and immediately put down their posture of resistance and stood behind the group, but the vigilance in their eyes for Tsunade did not relax.

Yi Tuanzang's body bones at this time, if he is touched by the opponent's fist····· No, even if it is rubbed, it will cause unimaginable consequences.

Seeing Lujiu coming over from Tsunade, he was relieved as if he had found the backbone.

"Tuanzang, this is my chassis, don't give me nonsense here! Give me

Go back to your prison!"

Although he knew that the martial arts faction led by Danzou was strong at this time, Tsunade was also not to be outdone.

After several years of secret manipulation, the power she has gained is not weak, and she may be overstretched in a direct competition with the country of ghosts, but she competes with the roots, and Tsunade still has this confidence.

Moreover, when dealing with the affairs of the country of ghosts, she made her Hokage have a belly full of fire, and she was worried that she had no place to vent. The appearance of Tuan Zang just allowed her to find this outlet.

And the group that was not surprised by Tsunade's arrival, or rather, attracted Tsunade, which was also his original intention.

Therefore, he said flatly: "It just so happens that the old man has something to discuss with you, so let's go to another quiet place to talk."

Tuan Zang looked joyless and sad, and there was a sense of powerlessness that made Tsunade punch the cotton, and he slurred his lips unhappily, and said, "I don't have anything to talk about between me and you, you are honest and responsible, which is the greatest help to the village."

After all, after becoming the Hokage, Tsunade didn't dare to say that he knew all the things that Danzou had done before, but there were seven or eight percent of them.

Even so, the degree of bastardization of Danzang is far beyond Tsunade's imagination.

Without this old guy getting in the way, Konoha and the Uchiha clan wouldn't have gotten into trouble to this point.

It can be said that the reason for the rise of the country of demons and the reason why Sasuke Uchiha attacked Konoha is that the two sides are incompatible, and Danzang has to contribute to it, which can be called the first hero.

And these are also the bitter fruits of her teacher's ape flying and indulgence.

As soon as he thought of this, a nameless fire erupted in Tsunade's heart, glaring at Tuan Zang angrily.

However, as if he hadn't heard Tsunade's words, Danzou directly missed Tsunade's body and left the ward with Yamanaka Stroke and Oil Girl Root, but the speed of walking was not fast, and it was obvious that he was inviting Tsunade over.

Tsunade smacked his mouth again in displeasure. "Lujiu will come with me, and the rest will stand by."

Although he said that he didn't want to communicate with Tuanzang, he was still very curious about Tuanzang's purpose for drawing out his own.

It's not that she didn't think about easing the relationship with Tuan Zang.

Although Tuan Zang has done something bastard, it is too late to regret it at this time, so it can only be borne by Konoha on his behalf. Moreover, under the tremendous pressure of the external environment, Konoha can only survive the difficulties by uniting all the forces in the village.

Continuing to suffer from internal friction will only give others the opportunity to take advantage of the situation again.

In a secluded lounge in the hospital, Tsunade and Danzo sat on the couch, looking at each other.

Lu Jiu, Yamanaka Stroke, and Oil Girl Takine followed behind their respective superiors, their faces flat.

Tsunade crossed Erlang's legs, and his right hand was casually lifted from the coffee table

With a cup of tea, he went straight to the point and said, "You old guy has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, just say what you have to say, let me hear what good things you have done secretly behind your back on the village."

On the word 'good thing', Tsunade's tone suddenly intensified, and there was a sense of gnashing of teeth.

For Tsunade's cynicism, Danzo didn't seem to care, and his face was always calm, not showing the slightest anger. "The old man is seventy-three this year, it's time to find an heir..."

Burst!

The tea that had just been drunk before he could swallow suddenly squirted out of Tsunade's mouth and splashed onto Tuanzang's body, causing Tsunade to cough violently and look at Tuanzang with wide eyes in shock, as if to inquire if the other party had been dropped.

Danzang still didn't seem to care, just calmly picked up a tissue and wiped the tea off his clothes.

"Roots······ When is the need for a so-called heir?"

Tsunade was surprised by this, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

The roots are a distorted organization born out of the political balance of Konoha and such an organization is the right way to die out in the dust of history.

No matter who is on the throne Hokage, he doesn't want to see the banner of the Shadow Department, and there is such a team that is not controlled by the Hokage, or even the village, and only serves

A powerful armed organization for individuals.

Ignoring these Danzo continued, "So far, the members of the martial arts faction who have merged under the command of the root, there are forty-three people in the upper ninja,

There are more than 2,000 people in the middle ······ All these are the products of the compromise of the policy of appeasement in the past. His strength was not enough to support the duties of the Shadow, so I was born as a Dark." The more I listened, the more frightened I became, although Tsunade knew that the martial arts faction under Tuan Zang's command was extremely powerful, but he didn't expect it to be so huge.

More than forty upper ninjas, more than two thousand middle ninjas, plus the lower ninja that has not yet been calculated, the power of the martial arts faction is already strong enough to shake the foundation of the Hokage.

Moreover, the roots have not yet been incorporated into it.

It is conservatively estimated that the root has taken out twenty nameless and surnameless, only the secret forbearance of the existence of the code name, which is not a problem.

The corners of Tsunade's eyes began to jump.

"Danzo, what do you mean by that? Are you threatening me?"

Tsunade sighed and sat up, his eyes instantly sharpened, shooting straight at Danzo.

Tuan Zang said to himself, "No, the old man just wants to explain that when the old man is alive, he can still suppress this group of people. But once the old man dies, with your strength, can you subdue them all?"

Tuan Zang's question, whether it was Tsunade or Shikaku, after listening to it, gave a silent response.

Although Danzang's words were very ugly, they were also an extremely cruel truth.

This group of martial arts factions was originally a radical born after the Third Ninja World War because of the appeasement policy implemented by the three generations of Hokage for a long time.

From the root system, Tsunade is also labeled as the three generations of Hokage, and to a certain extent, he will also be regarded by this group of martial artists as the successor of the appeasement policy of the three generations of Hokage.

With her ability, whether or not she can suppress this group of people is an incomparably terrible disaster for Konoha.

"What do you mean... ...」

"The old man needs a successor to avoid future chaos. In addition, the old man's body has already been riddled with holes, and even if he doesn't fight, he will only live for another year at most."

Danzou gave very bad news. At most, in a year, Danzang will die.

In the past, Tsunade felt that this was a happy event to celebrate. But in reality, this may well be the beginning of the Konoha Trouble.

As soon as Tuan Zang dies, the martial arts faction will inevitably lose due control, and civil war is very likely to occur.

If you want to avoid such a thing, you can only let the roots continue to stabilize the rule of the martial arts faction.

And if you want to rule steadily and for a long time, you need to have a new leader.

It is precisely this intention that Danzo expresses.

It can be said that it is a conspiracy, there is no hidden conspiracy, but it makes Tsunade and Shikaku have to jump inside.

"What do you think? Anyway, it has a lot to do with you."

Judging from the attitude of Tuan Zang to find Shikamaru, he should have taken a fancy to Shikamaru's potential qualifications.

So, Tsunade put the decision in Shikaku's hands. Lu Jiu shook his head with a wry smile and said, "No, I don't know how to do it."

From the village's point of view, this seems to be a very beneficial thing.

But what kind of place is the root, how could he not know?

He didn't want his son to work in such a place at all.

Moreover, the thought that Shikamaru might return home with such a gloomy expression as Danzo in the future, the muscles on Shikaku's face couldn't help but throb.

"In that case, how about the old man personally negotiate with that child? Either way, he's a good ninja and he's going to have his own opinions. After all, it's not a good thing to spoil your children too much."

Danzou said.

「.....·」 Shikaku sighed and nodded helplessly, "Yes, but Hokage-sama and I will be listening in secret, and I ask Elder Tuanzang not to force that child." Moreover, the child is still in the recovery period, and he can't stand too much stimulation, and the time for communication,

I'll leave it after he's discharged from the hospital."

"Yes."

Danzou agreed to the request and got up.

"By the way, if you value Inuko so much, why did Sasuke Uchiha make him do such a risky thing when he attacked Konoha?"

Shikajiu didn't understand this. So he asked.

Shikamaru's injuries on that day were very serious, and if Naruto's immortal talisman had been lost, it was likely that he would have been sacrificed.

This is not in line with Tuan Zang's words and deeds at this time.

Danzou glanced at Shikaku and Tsunade, and said slowly, "When he met with the old man through Sakai that day, the old man secretly left the 'Izanagi' pupil technique in his eyes, which would be automatically triggered when he died, rewriting the fact of his death. Even without Naruto Uzumaki's immortal talisman, he would be fine. But since this pupil technique hasn't been triggered, let's stay in his eyes all the time."

After speaking, without waiting for the reaction of Lujiu and Tsunade, Danzang left with a mountain stroke and an oil girl to take the roots.

"Lu Jiu, have you really thought about it? If you are persuaded by Tuan Zang, there is no turning back."

After Danzo left, Tsunade asked Shikaku.

"There are one, there are two, that stinky boy met with Danzang behind my back once before, so there may be a second time in the future. If he didn't dispel this idea himself, it didn't make sense to block it many times. Moreover, what Tuan Zang likes is also the strength of the Hokage and Pig Deer Butterfly, and his intelligence actually does not occupy a large proportion."

Lu Jiu sighed wistfully.

Otherwise, with the current Shikamaru alone, he can't enter the eyes of the group, and he can only be said to be a young ninja with great potential, and he is still too far from being truly in charge.

Therefore, the Hokage faction represented behind Shikamaru, as well as the power of the family, is what Danzou really values.

"If only you were sure. However, if I get rid of the thorn in the thorn, I can also take a slightly stronger attitude towards that stinky boy in the country of ghosts."

After all, being always pressed under his past students is also a very aggrieved thing for Tsunade.

For Tsunade's words, Shikajiu couldn't deny it.

Tsunade's forbearance of the country of ghosts, it's not that she likes to forbear, but before the internal forces of Konoha can't be unified, no matter how she touches the country of ghosts, it will end in failure, and she can only choose a way to minimize losses, and at the same time accelerate the internal unity of Konoha to have the strength to fight back.

The loss of the Fourth Ninja World War could have been avoided, but the division within Konoha gave the Oni Country too many opportunities to take advantage of, causing the battle situation to be unfavorable all the way.

After learning this lesson, for the country of ghosts, Tsunade is based on the strategy of treating nothing as long as it does not come over on a large scale, and it is imperative to unify the interior as soon as possible. If the negotiations with Danzo go well this time, then it is only a matter of time before Konoha is unified internally.

But on the other hand, Lu Jiu didn't want this kind of thing to go too well.

Contradictory feelings were born in Lu Jiu's heart. The land of Zhi.

In the underground tunnels of a huge building, Sasuke struck lightning at the body of the person who wanted to escape, and instantly knocked the fleeing ninja to the ground, paralyzing his whole body and unable to move, only staring fiercely, waiting for Sasuke to pronounce his fate. "Is that all, Kakashi?"

Sasuke turned his head to look at Kakashi, who didn't know when he appeared, followed by heavily armed Onikakuni ninjas, who carried the escaped ninja away from the underground waterways as if they were arresting prisoners.

"Yes, after cleaning up this rat, the intelligence department here in Zhizhiguo will not have any more problems in a short period of time. After all, the official cooperation with Zhizhiguo has been less than a year, and it is normal that there will be some problems in the newly established intelligence subdivision here."

After all, it takes a lot of time to plant a spy in.

In particular, a well-structured intelligence organization like the Oni Country has an extremely strict onboarding process for new recruits. This is true even if it exists as a division.

Therefore, if outsiders want to plant spies in, it will consume a lot of manpower and material resources.

In a short period of time, this kind of thing will not happen

Second. Kakashi and Kakashi went to the upper rooftop of the building and looked out at the scenery below.

The intelligence branch here is located in the capital of Zhizhiguo, and the distance from the Daimyo's Mansion is only separated by a few office streets, and the location is very close.

Here, the intelligence agency of the Oni no Kuni is a regular official organization, so it can be built in a grand manner, and with the support of the Daimyo Mansion of Zhi-no-Kuni, it can be operated smoothly.

But in the same way, the information they get will also be shared with the Daimyo Mansion of Zhino Kuni, and if necessary, they will also catch 'rats' for them to ensure their safety.

For a small country rich in medicinal raw materials and without ninja villages, only with the protection of a big country can it maintain its inheritance in the ninja world.

Moreover, compared with other small countries that are still at war, the domestic situation in Zhizhi Country is favorable, and there is no political turmoil.

At present, there is only one ghost country in the ninja troops of the great powers.

Although the total number of this ninja force is only more than one hundred and fifty people, it is enough to shelter a small country. "It's really a peaceful country, it's completely different from the small country I've walked through before."

Sasuke said.

Before coming to Zhinokuni, he and Kakashi had passed through a small country.

There is a civil war going on in that small country, and the people behind the scenes are the country of ghosts and the country of earth, and they are using that country as a platform to fight between the big powers.

In contrast, the peace and tranquility on the side of Zhinokuni seemed to Sasuke like two worlds.

"I heard that the above is planning to talk to a certain princess of the Daimyo Mansion here

Marriage, and the country's medicinal resources are very rich, for these considerations, troops will be sent to take shelter directly."

Kakashi shrugged his shoulders.

Marriage and union between major forces is not uncommon.

In the past, the Thousand Hands Clan, who were famous in the Ninja Realm, and the Uzumaki Clan, who were good at sealing, were combined by marriage.

The princess of the Uzumaki clan was the wife of the first Hokage, and the first nine-tailed pillar force of Konoha.

This kind of alliance was very common in the Warring States period. Even the Uchiha clan has developed their own power in this way, confronting the Senju clan.

It's just that those ninja clans were eliminated by the brutal ninja battlefield in the long years of battle, and in the end, only the powerful Uchiha clan survived, and until now, they still retain a relatively complete family heritage.

"If you want to revitalize the Uchiha clan in the future, you can also try to develop in this direction, and the revitalization of the clan is not different from the size of the population. As far as I know, it seems that quite a few girls are secretly watching you."

Kakashi squinted and laughed. 「....「

Looking at Kakashi, who was getting more and more crooked, Sasuke didn't expect to get angry, so he didn't pay attention to his teasing.

Tie the knot?

Before killing Danzo, he wouldn't think about such a boring and pointless thing.

"Okay, now that the matter here is settled, let's go to the next country quickly, complete this mission as soon as possible and go back, I still have a lot of things to deal with."

Sasuke shifted the subject and focused his attention on the mission.

In order to save time, he didn't take Shigego and the four with him, but asked Shigego to help train the four and improve their strength.

"That's ······."

Kakashi lazily pulled out a map with a clear course of action.

"The next country to go to is the Land of Wine, which is a hard-hit area of the civil war, and the intelligence division there was attacked by Yunyin's ninja and lost a lot of valuable information. Once there, there's no place to be in the land of Zhi. Take a little rest and set off at midnight tonight, and try to arrive before noon." Looking at the sunset that was about to sink into the western sky, Sasuke nodded and agreed.

After several days of traveling, he was also a little tired.