Late July.

Jiraiya, who protected the safety of the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Fire, and others rushed back to Konoha Village from the Daimyo Mansion. At this time, the village area that was damaged by Sasuke Uchiha, except for the severely damaged northwest plate, the rest of the area was basically repaired in a hurry while the construction team stayed awake all night.

As the Hokage's Tsunade, he no longer placed his office in the dark building of the subordinate organization, but moved back to the restored Hokage Building.

Although there are still some places outside the Hokage Building that still need to be rested, at least there is no problem with using it for normal office.

"How's the situation on the Daimyo's side?"

Looking at Jiraiya who appeared in the office, Kai and the three of Tenzo, Tsunade asked about the current situation of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

As the Hokage, the relationship with that daimyo is not strange, she has met with that daimyo more than once since she was very young, and the other party belongs to the old man of the same generation as his teacher Sarutobi, strictly speaking, it is also her elder.

"Under our constant watch, nothing has happened to the Daimyo's Mansion. We also rushed back after the Oni Country envoy group left. ”

Zilai also said so seriously.

Otherwise, their team would not dare to let the Daimyo of the Fire Nation come into contact with such a dangerous person.

"However, this time there was such a big riot in Konoha in the country of ghosts, is this the end of the village?"

Although he has been in charge of protecting the daimyo in the Daimyo Mansion for a while, and has not participated in the battle to protect Konoha, he can also know a rough idea of the situation in the village and the information transmitted through the shadows.

Not to mention the damaged buildings, the hundreds of ninjas who died really dealt a big blow to Konoha .

"At this time, there is no other way but to refrain from it. Do you want to start a war against them again? ”

Tsunade's rhetorical question left Jiraiya speechless.

Tsunade gestured to Kai and Tenzo behind Jiraiya, and the two nodded knowingly and left the office, leaving Tsunade and Jiraiya here.

Tsunade took a sip of tea indifferently to relieve the fatigue on his face, and then said, "As long as you don't solve the power dispute within Konoha for a day, it is inevitable that you want to concentrate on dealing with the external environment. Next, I had to gather the forces within the village more quickly and bring them together. Otherwise, if the same thing happens next time, we still can't act rashly. ”

At this time, no matter which country it is, it doesn't want to fight the country of ghosts head-on on the battlefield.

Although the Land of the Wind and the Land of Earth are in the western part of the continent and are extremely difficult to deal with the Land of Demons, the two countries are also suffering under the oppression of the Country of Ghosts. Even so, they do not want to go to war with the country of demons here, but instead step up their own military strength in the hope that they can quickly fight back in the future.

At this time, the only country of thunder Yunyin, who had fought with the military of the country of ghosts, also used the small country as a stage, with the help of the power of other countries, to carry out a struggle between agents with the country of ghosts, and suppressed the scale of the battle to a minimum. Judging from the intelligence collected by the shadows, it seems that the small country regime controlled by Yun Yin has also begun to tilt towards disadvantage.

Mobilizing the armed forces of non-governmental organizations and using the huge population base to develop a fairly large-scale self-defense counterattack force in the local area is the specialty of the country of ghosts.

Compared to the past, the allies of the Oni Country are growing stronger and stronger year by year.

The bad news is that the growth of the Oni Country cannot be stopped.

The good news is that no other great powers have joined its alliance at present, and their relations with the country of ghosts are relatively bad, otherwise the situation of the remaining great powers will be even more precarious.

"Accelerate internal integration? I heard that those two advisors ......"

Jiraiya remembered something, and looked directly at Tsunade to confirm the truth of the news.

Tsunade nodded, not hiding it.

"Koharu was able to find a charred and mutilated corpse, as for Mito Menyan...... Only a mound of clothes can be built. The time of burial is the day after tomorrow, and at that time, I will lead the ninjas to see them off in person. ”

This should have been dealt with a long time ago, but the restoration of the village was even more important.

Therefore, the funeral arrangements for the two advisers can only be postponed.

"I can't imagine that just Sasuke Uchiha can do this kind of thing, those two old guys, even if they are old, are also good hands in the upper ninja, and they are ......"

Jiraiya sighed.

It's useless to say anything at this time, after all, the living are gone.

Moreover, his relationship with those two consultants was, to be honest, not harmonious. At most, because of the relationship between the other party and his teacher Ape Feiri and the teacher, there is a trace of respect in his heart. In addition, the death of these two people made him sigh at most, and he had no other thoughts.

"Uchiha Sasuke's strength is certainly a bit surprising, but ...... The ability to intercept me that day, as well as the ability of a group of dark Sharingan ninjas, is even more incredible. His kaleidoscope chakra focuses on the plane of time and space, and according to Maki Kamishinobu of the Sand Hidden Village, the other party used to wear the costume of that mysterious organization and kidnapped Iara, who was on the front line of the battlefield at the time. ”

Tsunade said this, and his expression gradually became solemn.

He took out two photographs, one of which was clearly not new, and had some signs of damage. This photo was provided by Kamishinobi Maki of Sand Hidden Village.

The figure that appears above is wearing a red cloud coat on a black background, revealing the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye of the right eye, the mask is an orange spiral, and the left eye is covered and not exposed.

The figure in the second photo is similar, but it is not a red cloud coat on a black background, and the outer clothing is mainly black, and the rest of the colors are not too much. The style of the mask is also different, and in addition to the same kaleidoscope writing wheel eye on the right eye, the left eye is also exposed, but it is not a kaleidoscope writing wheel eye, but an ordinary three-hooked jade writing wheel eye.

It is almost certain that the person in the two photos is the same person.

"What do you mean......"

"At that time, Sand Yin mistakenly thought that the ninja who kidnapped my Aira was in the same group as the organization that kidnapped the pillars of the Cloud Hidden and Iwakuin people, but now that I think about it, it's not necessarily the case. The Oni no Kuni knows a lot about this organization, at least more than we do, and ......"

Tsunade points to the spiral man in the first photo.

"If this kind of play is not groundless, then there may be such a character wearing a spiral mask in this mysterious organization. Moreover, it is very likely that it also has a writing wheel eye. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the left eye of the figure in the second photo.

"The people in both photos are holding a kaleidoscope writing wheel eye in their right eye. The first photo is obscured by the mask, so it is impossible to see the left eye, but in the second photo, the left eye is a three-hooked jade, which is very revealing. ”

"Is that the connection?"

After listening to Tsunade's hypothesis, Jiraiya is also pondering the relevance of this.

"It's just one of the assumptions made by the intelligence services, but everything should be considered based on the worst-case scenario, after all, our opponent is not simple."

Therefore, Tsunade believes that ninjas with spiral masks and the same possession of writing wheels exist in a mysterious organization that targets human pillar forces.

"I see, I'm going to look into that. Although Boss Fukasaku and the others have left Konoha to find another place to recuperate, I still have some toads to use on my side. ”

Zilai also said.

After teaching Naruto Myoki Mountain's immortal arts, the remaining members of Myoki Mountain, led by the two great immortals, had already left Konoha more than half a year ago, looking for a secluded place in the ninja world to thrive.

With hundreds of years of experience, the two immortals have no shortage of knowledge of the ninja world, some ancient and remote places, it is difficult to find with today's humans, but it is not difficult for the two immortals.

Therefore, their side is not something to be very worried about.

However, due to the heavy losses after the battle in Miaomu Mountain, more than half of the high-level combat power of Toad Village was lost to the military of the Oni Country and the ninja cat clan. In today's Toad Village, there are only two immortals left, as well as three or two large toads such as Toad Wentai, to support the scene.

The strength has slipped to the point where even the ninja cat clan is slightly inferior.

Such a toad village naturally did not dare to go to the holy place of the self-proclaimed psychic beast realm again.

Losing the powerful existence that competed with the Wet Bone Forest Patriarch Slug Immortal and the Dragon Land Cave Patriarch White Snake Immortal, there is a long way to go to regain the title of the Holy Land. But as long as the inheritance of immortal art is not extinguished, there is hope for a comeback.

"I hope so. In addition, this is some information about Sasuke Uchiha and the ability of the mysterious Sharingan ninja compiled by the Ministry of Intelligence, so take a closer look. Although it is not very useful, at least you can have an understanding of them, so that you will not be caught off guard by the next encounter. ”

Tsunade took out a scroll and placed it in front of Jiraiya.

The gap between the level of the writing wheel eye and the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye is too large.

If you just write the wheel eye, you can still win the battle with detailed information.

But in the face of the power of the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye, there is no ninja of the same level to suppress it, and in the war, it is an incomparably terrible meat grinding machine.

Jiraiya held the scroll that recorded the information and fell into a brief thought.

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"Lord Thunder Shadow, Konoha has suffered a lot of losses this time, and we should be more attentive to the country of ghosts."

Konoha was attacked by Sasuke Uchiha, and this matter was not hidden from the villages outside Konoha.

After all, on the day that Konoha was attacked, Yun Yin and several other ninjas were watching from there.

In the office, the secretary Ma Buyi made a brief analysis after reading the information sorted out by the Yunyin Intelligence Department.

In the center of the office, the four generations of Thunder Shadow, who easily lifted the barbell in units of 'tons' with one hand, snorted lightly without breathing, while continuing to hold the barbell heavy enough to knock down a house with one hand, and the bulging muscles of his arms seemed to be made of steel.

"After the matter of the country of ghosts, let's say that in the territory of those small countries, haven't you always fought with them?"

The fourth generation of Thunder Shadow said.

Although this is a personal commission from the Daimyo of the Land of Thunder, Yun Yin has also gained a lot of benefits from manipulating the small country behind the scenes.

Today's Yunyin has also begun to learn from the Ghost Country in the name of military protection, and has begun to settle in some small countries' territories.

The difference is that, unlike the soft policy of the Oni Country, Yun Yin directly controls the country's daimyo mansion in order to make huge profits for the Land of Thunder and Yun Yin.

And by virtue of the small civil war, the war money was launched.

"That being said, we've always been at a disadvantage. Sure enough, in terms of people's hearts, the country of ghosts is still better. I heard that the water country seems to have suffered a lot, and I don't know how effective the suppression of the previous generation of Mizukage was. ”

Azabuyi spoke objectively with data, and then mentioned the land of water.

This maritime power is surrounded by the sea and isolated from the mainland by a huge sea area.

The fourth-generation Mizukage Goji Yakura, after abdicating and giving way to Xian, heard that he handed over the affairs of the Fog Hidden Village to the management of the fifth generation of Mizukage Terumi Beauty, and he cooperated with the Daimyo Mansion of the Water Country to suppress the internal rebels in the Water Country provoked by the Oni Country.

Although Azabui is not optimistic about the character of this previous generation of Mizukage, after all, he is also a generation of Mizukage, and he is still in his own territory, no matter what, the grassroots riots caused by the country of ghosts will be solved by this former generation of Mizukage who has his hands freed up, all in one go.

Unless the country of demons is willing to increase its power and expand the incident.

But in that case, it will inevitably break the stability that was briefly restored after the Fourth Ninja War, and then it is very likely to trigger the Fifth Ninja War.

"The matter of the water country is left to Wuyin to solve by himself. As for the small countries under our control, as long as they get the funds and scarce resources to supply military development, as for the so-called public opinion, that kind of thing will be given to the country of ghosts. ”

The fourth generation of Thunder Shadow was dismissive of this.

In the war of the big powers with a small country as the stage, his only purpose as a thunder shadow is to raise more military funds for development as soon as possible, so the so-called long-term interests are not in his scope of consideration at all. In this troubled world where the powerful are reckless, allies and the like are unreliable, and they can only rely on their own force.

If you trust your allies too much in their abilities and character, they will deceive the allies like Fog Hide, and the tragedy of losing the war will happen again.

Therefore, the fourth generation of Thunder Shadow is not worried at all about the defeat situation in the battlefield of the small country, all he wants is to snatch all the benefits that can be taken from that country and bring them back to Yunyin before the country of ghosts infiltrates a country.

Funds, food, specialties, and even secret arts, forbidden arts, etc., are all in the process of being scraped.

As a great country, the land of thunder is not short of population and land, but there is always a shortage of resources and the like.

This is Yunyin's current external development strategy, and only the surrounding small countries are immune to such a disaster.

Putting down the heavy barbell in his hand, the secretary Ma Buyi walked up to him thoughtfully and handed him a moist towel.

Because the physique of the four generations of Thunder Shadow is too strong, even a woman like Ma Buyi, who is not petite, is a tall outlier among women, but in front of the four generations of Thunder Shadow, she also looks extraordinarily slender.

"The plan for the special operations team with Konoha, Sand Hide, and Iwakure has been reached, and now it's time to officially start working on that organization. As for the interruption of the joint shinobi exam that has not started, it will be postponed for a month and held on its own in the village. Let's deal with everything like this for now. ”

For the interrupted middle ninja exam, the four generations of Lei Ying didn't pay attention to it.

Pushed by the country of ghosts, Sasuke Uchiha launched an attack on Konoha, but he also didn't care and chose to ignore it.

All he cared about was when he could recapture the second tail and make Yunyin's military power grow again.

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Konoha Torture Room, underground.

Danzang, who was sitting on the chair in the convalescence room, his bare arm that looked pale like dead wood, and another arm full of red eyeballs, filled with a large number of needles, was being infusioned.

He sat quietly in his seat, his whole face numb, as if he had lost all consciousness, and he didn't pay any attention to the pain caused by the cluttered and powerful chakra in his body.

On his numb face, there is only a pair of flickering eyes, which proves that he is still alive, and his brain still has the ability to think flexibly and clearly.

The root ninja who was treating him next to him, wearing a white lab coat and a white mask over his face, was dispensing potions on the workbench to do his best to keep Danzou alive as long as possible.

"Thorn, how long do I have left in my time?"

Danzou was still staring ahead with a numb face, but his attention was focused on the medical ninja who was preparing medicine for him.

Although the other party was wearing a mask, the wrinkles between his eyebrows, including his slightly dyed white hair, meant that he was not young, at least fifty years old.

As one of the first members of the Root with the Oil Maiden Ryoma, a medical ninja named 'Thorn' has always been one of the most skilled medical ninjas in the Roots, and belongs to one of the few trusted cronies in the group.

"Judging from the results that have been shown recently, you have less than half a year to live at most. No matter how much you concoct the medicine, the power of the Writing Wheel Eye and Mu Dun is not so easy to reconcile. Perhaps it was a mistake to use these two completely different forces to achieve a balance in the body and to coexist in the first place. ”

The medical ninja's tricky movements paused, and he swept towards Danzou with a cloudy but shrewd gaze, and sighed softly.

In fact, whether it is writing wheels or Mu Dun, for the mismatched body, it will bring unparalleled rejection.

Tianzang, who is now highly valued in the dark part of Konoha is an experimental subject that is not suitable for Mu Dun in ten thousand.

But this is not the case with Tuan Zang, his body is not very suitable for Sharingan and Mu Dun.

It's just that with its own powerful chakra, this hidden danger will be suppressed for the time being. But this is also based on the mutual consumption and resistance of Sharingan and Mu Dun, otherwise, even a ninja like Tuan Zang would be difficult to suppress the two blood inheritance limits with his own chakra.

Not to mention, the various precious secret medicines that have to be spent on Tuanzang every year.

But even so, this body is almost at its limit.

Danzou did not answer, nor did he comment on the possibility of this possibility, whether it was wrong.

He will not regret what he has done.

Since missing out on the position of the third Hokage, there is no need for words like regret and hesitation in his life.

To accomplish something, no matter what the cost, it must be resolutely completed to the end.

And there was no resentment in his heart.

The moment he went from darkness to light, and from light to the bottom of darkness, he already knew that he would never get the throne of Hokage.

That position, from the very beginning, did not belong to me.

The rats in the darkness can only continue to breathe in this distorted posture that cannot see the light until they usher in the end of their lives in the dark.

Tears, compassion, weakness, that's not something you need to think about.

Now I only need to use all means to crush all the obstacles in front of the Konoha Road before my life comes to an end.

"It seems that the old man's relationship with this village is also coming to an end......

Tuan Zang muttered to himself, but Thorn didn't hear any meaning of gain or loss, or discouragement or fear.

For this old man who has lived in the dark for decades, death is a cowardice that has long been left behind.

"That's right." Thorn nodded, acknowledging the fact that the other party's life was not long in coming, and continued: "So, regarding the matter of the heir, Lord Tuanzang should also really care. As long as you die, the roots can still be controlled, but those martial arts factions that are attached to you are afraid that they will completely lose control and cause huge trouble to the village. ”

"An heir? For a ninja like the old man, it's quite an ironic word. ”

The corners of Tuan Zang's mouth hooked slightly, squeezing out a smile of unknown meaning.

Thorn also replied with a smile, "Yes, after all, you can't be the Hokage anymore, and the matter of the heir is also urgent. We in the darkness are far from the values of the Hokage, and from the beginning, we should not have been extravagant in the so-called light, but died as nameless beings in the darkness. ”

The name Thorn is more of a code name than a name.

As for the original name, he could still remember it when he first joined the roots.

But as year after year passed, and then decades passed, all he could remember was the code name 'Thorn'.

He only remembers that he has a wife, children, and a warm family that belongs to him. But the faces and names of these people are also gradually blurred in their memories.

The root is a supernumerary organization that gathers people who have forgotten their names and the past.

"The more light there is, the stronger the roots beneath it, and the deeper it is in the ground. A tree cannot survive without its roots. But we've built the roots...... Could it really be the root of the tree that Konoha depends on for survival? ”

As soon as Tuan Zang's words came out, the reagent tube in Thorn's shocked hand fell to the ground, shattered with a snap, and the liquid inside spilled out.

"Danzo-sama......"

"Don't worry, Thorn, the old man has never questioned the correctness of the path. But the future of the root may be different. It's just that the old man can't see such a future anymore. That's all for this treatment. ”

Danzo removed the intubation from his arm and stood up from his seat.

At this moment, the door of the recuperation room was pushed open, and the oil girl took root and walked in from outside.

"Lord Tuanzang, it's time for the funeral of the two advisors."

(End of chapter)