Chapter 515 Roots in the Darkness

"It was a fierce battle, what happened over there?"

Although he didn't witness the battle between Kakashi and Kisame with his own eyes, but with the water bombarding the ground and the fallen trees accompanied by the occasional thunder and roar, Hong can judge that the battle there is very urgent.

In this situation, Hong can no longer tell who is more dominant.

"Hinata, can you see the scene over there?"

Turning her red face around, she looked at Hinata next to her and asked.

She wanted to know the situation on Kakashi's side.

Hinata opened her eyes, shook her head, and said in a tone of self-blame: "Sorry, Hong-sensei, I can't see the battlefield on Kakashi-sensei's side, my eyes are not far enough away."

Although Baiyan has the ability to see far and see, Hinata's Baiyan can only observe a limited distance.

The battlefield where Kakashi and Kisame are located is beyond the distance she can observe.

Hong wasn't too disappointed. With Hinata's level, it was really difficult to bring out Bai Yan's ability.

As far as she knows, the distance that an adult Hyuga Clan Jnin can observe is about one kilometer.

And Hinata's strength is probably not as good as Chunin's, and it is estimated that the distance of 200 meters from a distance is the limit of Hinata's white eyes at this time.

"Well, it doesn't matter, as long as you protect yourself."

Hong gave a word of comfort.

Hinata lowered her head, still blaming herself for her lack of strength.

In fact, she has no need to blame herself at all. Even a ninja of Hong's level is very reluctant to intervene in such a battle, let alone a ninja.

"Are we just watching?"

Naruto asked unwillingly, he seemed to want to go up and help.

"Don't be impulsive! You will only get in the way when you go up, and Kakashi and Kai will be distracted from protecting you."

Hong seriously dismissed Naruto's idea of going up to help.

Although she is a newly promoted Jonin, she still has eyesight. Naruto's ninjas are quite good compared to their peers, but this is not a battle he can intervene in.

Moreover, this is a life-and-death struggle without the so-called no-kill rule. As Jinchuriki, Naruto is the primary object of protection, and no accidents can occur.

"Where's Asma Jonin? You can detect the abnormality here, and it's impossible for him not to notice it."

Sasuke was also very unwilling, but he knew that going up to fight Itachi would only be a disservice. If he wanted to join such a battle, he would at least be a Jonin.

"He is maintaining the safety of the camp. Maybe there are other guys watching in secret. There must be a guard there."

Hong replied.

Afterwards, she refocused her eyes on Kai and Itachi, the light in her eyes flickered, and she wanted to look for an opportunity to strike.

But Itachi's every move is impeccable. While rivaling Kai in physical skills, he can still pay attention to the movement around him. He is calm and composed, and his face has not changed from beginning to end.

Itachi's calmness made Hong feel more stressed.

If she was replaced, she might have been mercilessly defeated by Itachi's overwhelming physical skills.

As for the illusion competition she is best at, she doesn't feel that her illusion can beat Sharingan, and she is already thankful for being undefeated.

The kunai and the nunchaku collided with each other, and in the dark forest, there was a continuous sound of metal clashing, and sparks shot out.

Strength, speed, and responsiveness, Itachi can keep up with ease.

In other words, his poker face, which has remained unchanged for thousands of years, makes it completely impossible to read from his face whether he has used his full strength.

The veins on both sides of Kai's temples began to throb, his skin was congested, and his eyes were fixed on Itachi's every move. The countless stick shadows he swung out in an instant, no matter which direction he attacked, were intercepted by Itachi with Kunai, unable to touch Itachi's body.

"Water Escape Water Fang Bullet!"

It's this kind of ninjutsu that seems to be released without going through the seal.

Spiral jets of water appeared everywhere, hitting Kai's body.

Kai flashed back, and the spiral jet of water flew into the air.

Afterwards, countless shurikens occupied the field of vision, flying out from Itachi's hands at some unknown time, and all the attacks were perfectly connected, one after another, leaving Kai with no chance to breathe.

Kai stepped on the ground, the shadow of the stick swept out, Ding Ding Ding knocked down all the shurikens, and gasped slightly.

Itachi's shoulders also shrugged slightly. Although his face still had a relaxed posture, it was obvious that after such a long period of high-explosive body skills, his physical strength was a bit too much.

It was more difficult for Kai, who wanted to block the five-door state, than he imagined.

"It seems that you can't completely eat my attack."

Kai was still in the mood to smile, but the seriousness in his eyes lingered.

Being able to fight so inextricably with his five-door state, Itachi's ability in physical skills surprised him very much.

No wonder his strength is so respected by Kakashi.

Itachi pursed his lips and said nothing. He doesn't like to say meaningless words in battle, it's just a waste of energy.

At this moment, Itachi rolled his eyes, and a figure jumped beside him.

The posture is rather embarrassing. There are a few wounds cut by the blade on the red cloud coat with a black background, and the skin on the back of the hand is also a little blackened, but he firmly grasps the bandage knife in his hand, and stares fiercely at the front.

Kakashi appeared next to Kai at some point, standing side by side, confronting Itachi and Kisame again.

Kakashi was also a little out of breath, his clothes were wet and a little torn, just like Kisame, he grabbed the dagger in his hand with a calm posture and didn't relax.

"You seem to be in a mess, Kakashi."

"Don't talk about me, don't you too? This guy's strength is extraordinary, even you may not be able to match him. And his weapon can **** my chakra."

Kakashi glanced at Kai and said.

"Is that so, then do you want to change your opponent next? Itachi used to be your subordinate, you should be more suitable than me to deal with him."

Kay suggested.

Kakashi didn't speak, just holding the knife, staring at Itachi and Kisame.

"If you want to take them down, you may need to show your real skills. Such a harmless attack is useless to them."

Kisame turned to Itachi and said.

Itachi was silent for a while, and said: "It seems that there is no way to recover the legacy of the Fourth Hokage this time."

"Huh? You mean..."

"Since the sneak attack failed, the action of taking Naruto away is meaningless."

Itachi gave up the idea of continuing to fight.

"Let's go, the meaning of staying here is gone. If we continue to fight, maybe we will suffer even more. There is no need to rush for a while. The intelligence collected here is enough."

After finishing speaking, Itachi turned around and ran back, leaving very simply.

Kisame took a deep look at Kakashi and the others, ran behind Itachi, and left here.

Seeing Itachi and Kisame escape so cleanly, Kai and Kakashi relaxed their bodies, as if they had avoided a fierce battle and let out a sigh of relief.

In fact, if the battle continues, in a two-on-two situation, the two of them don't need to be afraid.

It's just that it's too clumsy to fight with hands and feet when there are people around, and it may affect your own people if you are not careful.

Besides, in this situation, protecting Naruto is the most important thing, not dealing with the rebellion against Jinchuriki.

"finished?"

Hong walked over with the three of Naruto.

The slightly swollen muscles on Kai's body began to shrink and returned to normal. The color of the skin also returned to normal. The strong chakra fluctuations on his body disappeared, and no excess energy was leaked.

"It should be over. Even if they go and turn back, the result is the same as before. Taking Naruto as the target, they should belong to an organization..."

Cayson said in a tone.

Although he is not a member of Anbu, he has heard a little bit about the fact that a certain organization is capturing tailed beasts within the scope of the whole ninja world.

"Well, it seems that after going back, I have to solemnly report to Master Hokage. I hope that the next journey back will be safe."

Kakashi put away the White Fang dagger and put it in the sheath behind his back.

Looking at the unwilling Sasuke, Kakashi said:

"Don't worry too much, the current you, can't be Itachi's opponent. If you aim at him, let me get stronger next time."

"You don't need to tell me about this kind of thing, of course I know!"

The corner of Sasuke's mouth twitched slightly, with an unhappy tone.

Among the group, he was the most seriously injured. He can barely walk now and needs Naruto's help to walk normally.

Then, Kakashi looked at Naruto, who was hesitant to speak, and wanted to ask something, and said: "About this matter, I will explain to you after I go back. Now we have to leave overnight, and this place is no longer safe. Red, notify Asma, and return to Konoha as soon as possible."

"good!"

Hong nodded, and returned towards the camp, telling them to stop building a camp there, and rush back to Muye Village overnight to minimize the risk factor.

In the next day, under the leadership of Kakashi, a group of sixteen people traveled day and night, running towards Konoha without stopping.

If you are hungry, you can directly eat cold rice **** bought at the roadside, or use Bingliang pills to supplement the consumed chakra and physical strength, as something to satisfy your hunger.

It was not until ten o'clock in the morning of the third day that Kakashi and the others finally returned to Konoha Village. Seeing the familiar buildings in the village that had not been seen for a long time, everyone felt very cordial and their sense of security increased greatly. They no longer had to worry about being attacked halfway.

"All the ninjas, go back and rest, let's report on this mission."

Asma said.

He asked the lower ninjas to return to their respective homes to rest, and the upper ninja handed over the mission report to Hokage.

Naruto waited for Shinobi to have no objection at all, dragging his tired body, after saying goodbye, they all returned to their home and began to rest.

Looking at the ninjas who went back to their homes, Asma and the others turned their gazes back. After looking at each other, although they also wanted to go home and sleep, they still needed to finish the task report before that, and it was not time to completely relax.

At this time, just after Hokage went to work, the staff in the Hokage building began a new day of governance.

"Yo, Kakashi, you guys are back so soon?"

In the corridor of the Hokage Building, a young ninja walked towards him.

The ninja uniform on his body is slightly lighter in color, so you can tell that this is a Chunin.

Steel iron.

Although he is only a Chunin, his strength is also outstanding among the Chunin, and he has the potential to become a Jonin.

The direction he was coming from should have just come out of Hokage's office.

"Yeah, are you and Izumo resting today?"

Kakashi nodded. He was not at Konoha's main entrance before. When he saw Kokotetsu and his good partner Kamizuki Izumo, he knew that today was their day off.

"Yes, I'm here to hand over the task. Izumo has already gone back. I'm going back to rest soon."

Gang Zitie nodded.

"That was really hard work."

"Compared to you junin, our hard work is nothing. However, you are the first batch of junin who came back from the kingdom of ghosts."

Gang Zitie said.

The number of Konoha jami who went to the ghost country this time is far more than these, but because those junin did not go to the ghost country with a mission, they entered the ghost country as tourists, so they are relatively free in action.

It is different for Kakashi and the Jnin who lead the team. If there are no special circumstances, their time to return to the village will be limited, and they must return to the village safely within the specified time.

A few days after the end of the Chunin exam, they returned directly to Konoha, not daring to stay.

"Well, the business and tourism industry is very prosperous there, and it is indeed a good place for vacation."

"That's great, next time I will go there to have fun too. Then, I won't bother you, see you later."

"See you."

After saying goodbye to each other, the four of Kakashi walked to the door of Hokage's office without hindrance, knocked on the door and entered.

The image of the third Hokage, who is smoking a pipe in the office early in the morning, is really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Hong was somewhat dissatisfied with the smell of tobacco in the office, but faced with Hokage, she had no choice but to endure it.

From the perspective of a ninja, tobacco should not be contaminated. It will not only drain the willpower of the ninja, but also easily infect people with the smell of tobacco and be used by the enemy in battle.

Asma is used to it. If he hadn't noticed the red staring eyes, he would have wanted to take out a cigarette and smoke.

But for now, forget it.

As usual, I put the cigarette in my mouth, did not light it with a lighter, and just put on a smoking pose.

"Ahem."

Three Hokage is coughing because of the smell of tobacco.

The furrow-like wrinkles on his face deepened, and his fatigue was obvious. Obviously, he was in a state of high-intensity work these days, and his body felt worse day by day.

It's just that he himself feels good. Compared with his body, quitting smoking is more painful to him, even though his body is very old.

"Thank you for your hard work this time. Regarding the video of the Chunin exam, I have watched it after the Kingdom of Ghosts sent it over yesterday. As for the rating of the Chunin, it will take a little time to list the qualified candidates."

Naruto, who entered the finals, was something that Hirizhan did not expect.

At first he thought that Sasuke and Neji's grades would be even better.

But unexpectedly, Ning Ci was directly eliminated in the first round, and was defeated by the opposing player with overwhelming strength.

Sasuke persisted until the second round, and he had tried his best, and it was not easy for Hirazan to force it, knowing that it was Sasuke's limit.

Only Naruto had a question mark on him.

He doesn't know what Kakashi and Jiraiya did in Naruto, but obviously, it's probably not Naruto's own power.

What exactly it is, needs further observation.

Therefore, in the list of qualified Chunin, Hizan crossed out Naruto's name without hesitation.

The first round of exams was severely failed, and the basic knowledge and intelligence collection ability were seriously lacking. Although the judgment ability was a little bit, it did not affect the final evaluation.

Compared with the scores on paper, Sun Zhan pays more attention to the candidates' answering process in the first round of exams, not the answers themselves.

Afterwards, Naruto's game was remarkable...Although the strength is enough, but the other important abilities of becoming a Chunin are not enough for Naruto.

Hizhan can only look forward to Naruto's performance next year with regret.

Although Sasuke and Neji failed in the exam, they performed well and possessed the qualities necessary for Chunin.

Shikamaru of the Nara family was eliminated due to the qualifiers and had no chance to show his true strength. Like Naruto, he will wait to fight again next year.

"Yes, Hokage-sama. In addition, we have one more thing to report."

Kakashi came out and said.

"What's up?"

"We were attacked by Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Kisame on the road. They came here for Naruto."

Kakashi looked serious.

"... Itachi? It's really a long-lost name. Has that organization been able to bear it so soon?"

Hi Zhanmei is very clear that Itachi's attack on Kakashi and the others was not to arrest Naruto, but to use this fake attack to hint some information to him.

But because the message was too ambiguous, Ri Zhan couldn't tell what message Itachi wanted to send.

There is only one thing that can be confirmed. The danger of this organization is getting higher and higher, which makes Itachi start to fidget. He tells Konoha by attacking, hoping that Konoha will make preparations early and can no longer passively fight back.

"Yes, there is something about Sasuke at the end..."

"Huh, things are getting more and more difficult. The three of you go down first, Kakashi."

Hizan looked solemn, and left Kakashi alone to discuss.

The other three jounin heard this and had to leave the office to make room here.

In the dark and gloomy room, countless black shadows gathered.

Each of them was wearing a black windbreaker and a set of masks on their faces. They exuded a icy and bone-chilling aura from all over their bodies, as if they were standing there in ice.

"Next, each group will perform its own duties, let's disperse."

Danzo is located at the front, and there are two guards standing next to Shan Zhongfeng and You Nv Tokegen.

He was leaning on a cane in his hand, like a frail old man who could stand alone by walking on crutches.

Among Danzo's short and indifferent words, a root ninja in front of him disappeared without a trace in an instant, and he didn't know where he was going.

Since the end of the Third Ninja World War, the power of the roots has been expanding rapidly.

Both the quality and quantity of ninjas have far exceeded the previous scale and reached an unprecedented state of prosperity.

It was supposed to be the root of the Anbu branch. After years of unremitting efforts and development by Danzo, it has already possessed a strong force to counterattack the Anbu.

Thinking of the countless painstaking efforts I have spent in these years for the development of the root, Danzo can't help but feel a little excited because his era is coming.

However, it is not yet possible to mess up.

Not yet the best time to make a shot.

In order to get the position of Hokage, I have been waiting for decades, not short of this time.

"Master Danzo, Kakashi has just returned, do you need to summon him at this time?"

Mountain Stroke reported.

"No, it's fine for him to appear at the most critical time. There is no need to let him participate in the plan for the time being, so as to prevent Ri Zhan from seeing the abnormality."

Danzo looked very calm.

Although victory is in sight, some plans still need to be prepared in advance.

Danzo was not dazzled by the sudden joy because of the huge victory that was about to be completed.

If there is a flaw in the plan due to greed and aggressiveness, then it may not even be possible to buy regret medicine.

So, the more critical the time is, the more you need to calm down and think about it, and find out if there is anything that needs to be added.

Because once the next shot is made, it means that the roots and Naruto are dead, and there can only be one of the two.

Danzo has obviously already made up his mind in this regard.

"The most important thing now is to keep Tsunade under control, and then use Tsunade to call Jiraiya out of the village, leaving Hirazan in a state of isolation and helplessness."

Danzo's mind is very clear.

If you want to win the Sun Slash and have enough time to deal with the subsequent complex changes, you must ensure that people with the ability to make trouble will not return to the village during this period to increase the working ability of the roots.

Tsunade and Jiraiya also think that they are two people with the ability to make trouble, especially the former, her existence is very important.

Because relying on the normal Hokage election method, he will not be able to defeat Tsunade no matter what, so cutting off Hirazan's final retreat and making everyone have to choose themselves is also a way out.

Although doing so may cause some bloodshed, but thinking that I have reached this point, it is too late to retreat.

"Then, in order to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan, the two of you will officially participate in the plan to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan."

Danzo narrowed his eyes and made this important decision.

"Yes, Danzo-sama."

(end of this chapter)