Chapter 535 Aftermath

"Sure enough..."

Leaning your back against the wall, move forward cautiously.

The number of ninjas on patrol and vigilance began to decrease, and many important positions were vacant.

Dou, based on his familiarity with the route of the root headquarters base, easily bypassed the Anbu cordon that controls the base.

Now that the root ninjas are restricted from moving around, the defense of this area that originally belonged to Konoha's highest alert level is becoming fragile.

Moreover, due to the lack of manpower in the Anbu, the Anbu who controls the root can only barely achieve superficial control. Many places have become full of loopholes due to staff vacancies.

It was this opportunity that I was waiting for.

In the past, although he was able to freely enter and exit the Genbu base, his every move was monitored by Danzo's subordinates. In such a place, it was impossible to avoid Genbu's sight.

According to Dou's investigation, barrier barriers have been set up in many places in the root base, and even supercilious eyes can't see through them.

The perception ninja is here. If you don't know the route well, it's easy to get lost in this kind of place.

"Next, it seems that there will be no more surprises..."

Dou kept avoiding the pursuit of Genbu these days. Although it was very hard to hide, he was almost pulled out from the dark by the people of Genbu several times, but for today's huge harvest, it was all worth it.

Doudou walked on the floor silently like a cat. Every route here was familiar to him. He had been waiting for this moment for many years.

Even if he has become a plaything in the hands of Danzo these years and has done a lot of dirty things for him that he doesn't want, he will not hesitate.

Soon, Dou came to his destination.

This is a large cold room.

It is also commonly known as the mortuary and morgue.

However, this is not a place to keep corpses for experiments.

The corpses preserved in this room are all Konoha ninjas who once belonged to Gen.

After their sacrifice, if there is no loss of the body, it will be transported here for preservation, so that they can obtain their final rest and tranquility.

And in order to ensure that these root ninjas get the final peace after death, each corpse is stored in a separate coffin.

The number, the original name of the victim, and the code name at the root are marked on the top of each coffin.

There are a total of 113 coffins, which means that there are a total of 113 elite ninjas who died as an unknown Konoha ninja.

It is also the number of all those who died in the mission over the past few decades.

In terms of the root's strict requirements on the strength of full-fledged members, this is undoubtedly a surprising number.

After all, those who can be absorbed into the root must be special ninjas who master the secret art or the limit of blood succession.

Dou swept across the top of each coffin, passing the names and code names of these people, constantly looking for his target.

Finally, he stopped in front of the coffin numbered 81.

Below the number, the name 'Yakushi Nonoyu' is engraved.

She is the eighty-first root ninja who died in the mission. Her medical technology is also the best among the past Konoha.

Because he yearned for the light too much in his heart, during the Third Ninja World War, he half-leaved from the roots, and with the support of Konoha's three generations of Hokage, he opened a wartime orphanage, which can be said to be a heterogeneous in the roots. But even so, due to her powerful medical and espionage capabilities, she was reactivated by Danzo, so she could not erase the traces of her roots until she died.

After her death, the body was still recovered by the root people to prevent the secrets in the body from being probed, and it was kept in the morgue at the root headquarters. This is also a natural result.

"Long time no see, Dean, it's really easy for me to find."

Dou took off the glasses on his face, and a flash of remembrance flashed in his eyes.

Although the current self has found the meaning of life, such as the meaning of life given by Orochimaru, but the person who gave himself the original meaning and name and made him live strong is this woman lying in the coffin.

It's like the report card released in the ninja school. People only pay attention to the first place, and often ignore who is the second place.

The same is true for pockets.

Initially and later, this is a definition that has already been made in my heart, and it will not change over time.

Therefore, whether it is Orochimaru that gives him the meaning of existence, or he regards Orochimaru as a substitute for the most important woman, Dou can no longer tell this point.

But there is only one thing, the pocket is very clear.

That is, in my heart, the status of this woman is irreplaceable.

Some people will spend their whole life to repay the pain of childhood.

Some people can use childhood to heal their whole life.

Dou doubtless belongs to the latter.

From this point of view, he is also one of the luckiest people in the war years.

As a war orphan, I spent a happy and carefree childhood with her company when I was most lonely and helpless.

It is also because of this period of childhood that I was able to survive tenaciously in this cruel world later.

Doudo took a deep breath, put his glasses back on, then stretched out his hands tremblingly, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and an excited and happy smile appeared on his face.

He slowly lifted the heavy coffin board, letting the light shine into the darkness like an abyss.

In a trance, a gentle smiling face appeared in Dou's mind.

The memory is so clear, the blood seems to be flowing backwards, starting to boil hot.

However, all this came to an abrupt end with the opening of the coffin board.

The smile froze on Dou's face.

Inside the coffin, it is empty.

"How is this going"

Seeing that the surrounding trees and land had been extensively destroyed, Sakura and Shino who arrived here were taken aback.

The sky in the far sky is cloudy, with thunder shining faintly from the dark clouds, and the air is full of dampness.

Right at this moment, it seemed as if he heard faint groans.

Sakura and Shino looked towards the source of the sound, and immediately saw Kiba and Akamaru lying on the ground covered in bruises.

"tooth!"

Sakura and Shino ran over to check on Kiba and Akamaru's injuries.

"It's you...I'm so sorry, we failed to intercept Sasuke..."

Bao opened his eyes reluctantly, and after seeing that it was Sakura and Shino, he said with difficulty.

"how so"

"Leave me alone, I can still hold on, hurry up and find Hinata..."

Fang stopped Sakura, who was about to perform medical ninjutsu on herself, and asked her to go to Hinata.

"Hinata?"

Sakura was taken aback.

"That **** Sasuke... Hurry up!"

After saying this, his teeth fell down and he fell into a coma.

When Sakura was at a loss, a bug flew over and landed on Shino's fingertip.

"Sakura, follow me. Hinata seems to be in danger."

Shino didn't wait for Sakura to respond, and flew in one direction.

"Wait for me, Shino."

Glancing at the unconscious Kiba, Sakura had no choice but to keep up with Shino.

Soon, Sakura followed Shino and stopped in an open space.

Seeing Hinata who was bleeding heavily in the chest cavity, her face was as pale as a dead person, Sakura's expression changed suddenly, she took out the medical kit from the ninja bag without hesitation, rushed to Hinata, and gave her first aid.

Although Shino was worried about Hinata's situation, he also knew that Sakura could not be disturbed at this time, so as to prevent her from making mistakes during the first aid process.

He spread out his parasites and distributed them in the surrounding woods, looking for Shikamaru and others while guarding.

Both Kiba and Hinata are here, so the rest should be here too.

Judging from the battle traces here, it is very likely that the mission of chasing Sasuke failed.

Soon, news came from the parasites that Shikamaru and Choji were found.

Although the injury is serious, it is not fatal, only Hinata's situation is very bad.

Judging from the amount of bleeding in her chest, she was probably seriously injured.

About half an hour passed, Xiao Sakura sat down on the ground as if she had collapsed, with fine sweat streaming down her face, and let out a exhausted breath.

"How is it going?"

Shi Nai stepped forward and asked.

"The injury has barely stabilized. There is a special chakra running in her body to prevent Hinata's injury from getting worse, but she needs to be transported back to the village as soon as possible for the second course of treatment. But fortunately, it only hit the position between the shoulder and the lung. If the position is deflected a little more..."

Sakura didn't finish her sentence, but Shino knew what the consequence of what Sakura said was.

If it hits the heart, I'm afraid it will kill you immediately, instead of leaving a chance for first aid like this.

Hearing what Sakura said, Shino also breathed a sigh of relief, and asked:

"Can you tell what kind of ninjutsu it was that injured Hinata?"

Shino's question made Sakura silent.

Seeing this situation, Zhi Nai didn't ask any further questions. Both of them knew the answer. Then, a flash of anger flashed in the eyes behind the sunglasses, and Zhi Nai's lowered palms slowly clenched into fists.

At this moment, figures flashed in the open space, causing Sakura and Shino to turn their heads to look.

"Hey, are you all right?"

The people who suddenly appeared here were wearing Konoha ninja clothes. In the team, there were three ninjas in white clothes.

On the back of these ninjas in white clothes, there is a word 'medical' surrounded by a circle embroidered.

is a medical ninja from Konoha Medical Department.

In addition to these three medical ninjas, there are four other ninjas, one Jnin and three Zhongnin.

The first person to ask questions was Jonin, the leader of the team.

"You are"

"I am Upper Ninjuku Village. I am a high-level adviser. I have been sent to support you."

The Jnin said.

Sakura and Shino relaxed.

"Thank you for your support. There are several seriously injured people here. Please transfer them back to the village as soon as possible."

Sakura knew that Ino had made progress, so she immediately told them that there were wounded in need of first aid.

"Of course, that's what we're here for."

Takemura Kami Shinobi commanded the subordinates and medical ninjas behind him to go around and bring the wounded.

"Well, the other one is Uzumaki Naruto, I don't know where he went for the time being, and it is likely to continue to look for Sasuke..."

Before Sakura finished speaking, Takemura Kami Shinobi said:

"Please rest assured, Uzumaki Naruto's side has already been dealt with by Jiraiysama, one of the Sannin, and the perception ninja of the Yamanaka clan is also accompanying him. Uchiha Sasuke should also be brought back smoothly."

Takemura Kami Shinobi's mission is to deal with the possible wounded during the pursuit. As for Naruto's safety and the matter of bringing Uchiha Sasuke back, Sannin himself will come forward.

Although there are still some doubts in this, Takemura Kamishin doesn't care about these things, he just needs to complete his work.

Sakura and Shino looked at each other, and gave up the idea of continuing to chase Sasuke and find Naruto.

Valley of the End.

The rain wets the forest and the earth.

When Jiraiya waited for others to arrive here, he only saw Naruto lying on the muddy ground covered in blood.

There are three people who followed Jiraiya.

Jonin of the Yamanaka Clan and Inuzuka Clan respectively, responsible for perception and tracking in the team.

The last person is the sub-captain of Anbu, wearing an Anbu ninja outfit and a beige hooded coat. He is an expert in assassination and medical treatment.

He walked up to Naruto who was lying on the ground, squatted down, his hands were covered with emerald green light, covering the wound on Naruto's body.

The wound on Naruto's body was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye, but because of ischemia, his face was still pale, but his breathing finally calmed down.

"How's it going?"

Zilai also stepped forward and asked.

The captain of the dark section stood up and replied: "Even if you don't use medical ninjutsu to treat it, there is no danger. It should be related to the Nine-Tails Chakra. I will probably be alive and kicking tomorrow."

In the symbiosis of Jinchuriki and Tailed Beast, once Jinchuriki is in danger, Tailed Beast will provide its own chakra for protection and fighting.

Naruto is also in this situation now. In order to ensure that Naruto will not die, Kyuubi will do his best to keep Naruto's life and prevent him from dying.

He, a medical expert, only needs to deal with it briefly in the follow-up.

At the same time, he was also shocked by Naruto's resilience. Even with the assistance of a tailed beast, it would be very difficult to recover from this injury within a day.

Maybe his own physique is at work.

The huge vitality of the whirlpool family.

"That's good. This kid really messed up and left the village rashly. If he meets someone from that organization, it will be terrible."

Jilai also carried Naruto on his shoulders, and could not help but complain softly to Naruto.

First, there was an accident in the village, and then his teacher Hiru Sarutobi was beheaded to death. If there is a problem with Naruto now, he really doesn't know what to do.

Fortunately, the worst did not happen.

"What should we do next, are we going to chase Uchiha Sasuke? It seems that he has already left. Judging from the traces of the battle, it will take at least half an hour."

The captain of the dark part said.

"I want to **** Naruto back to Konoha, and I will leave it to you to chase Uchiha Sasuke. You can try to communicate with the troops on the border. It is not that simple for that Uchiha boy to pass there."

Jiraiya gave instructions to the Jonin of the Yamanaka clan and the Inuzuka clan.

Now Konoha's internal management system is very chaotic, and many places need to be controlled by jounin.

For this support mission, how many Jonin can be squeezed out is already the limit.

After all, in Konoha, the unstable bomb of Danzo still exists, causing the energy of Anbu and many jounin to temporarily focus on internal stability.

One more point, compared to Uchiha Sasuke, the importance of Naruto, whether in his eyes or in the eyes of high-level executives, is the highest priority.

"yes."

Receiving Jiraiya's order, the jonin of the Yamanaka clan and the Inuzuka clan immediately nodded and launched a pursuit operation.

"come in."

In front of a huge rock with no entrance, Kakashi stopped, stretched out his hand and put it on a raised stone of the rock, and turned slightly.

On the huge rock, signs of trembling immediately appeared, and a stone door opened. Inside the stone door, there was an underground ladder leading to the ground.

Panting, Sasuke followed Kakashi into the rock, and walked down the underground stairs towards the ground.

After about a dozen meters deep into the ground, the underground stairs reached the end.

Followed by a smooth secret passage.

There are many intersections in the secret passage. On both sides of the secret passage, there are snake-like candlesticks, and the candles on them have long been extinguished.

Kakashi could only take out the lamp in the ninja bag to illuminate the road ahead.

Occasionally shines on those snake-shaped candlesticks, giving people a gloomy feeling, as if a live snake is twisting there.

"here it is"

Sasuke endured the weird and rancid smell here, and asked Kakashi in front of him.

"Oshemaru was placed in a stronghold in the Land of Fire, which was probably created during the third Ninja World War. However, later Orochimaru left Konoha in a hurry, and this stronghold has been abandoned. It is said that this is the place where Orochimaru was used for human experiments."

As Kakashi walked forward, he explained to Sasuke who followed him.

"That's pretty nasty. No wonder there's a rotting corpse smell in the air. How many corpses did that guy dispose of here?"

Sasuke covered his mouth and nose, disgusted by the smell here.

"I don't know. There were too many missing people during the war, so it's hard to count exactly. However, at that time, Orochimaru had not defected to Konoha, and the living bodies used for human experiments were all enemy ninjas."

Although the middle and lower levels of the village are not very supportive of human experimentation, human experimentation is an unavoidable part of the development of medical technology and the study of various forbidden and secret arts.

Among Konoha, there are ninjas who are keen on human experiments to bring power, especially Danzo and Orochimaru.

In order to win the war, these two people don't care what means they use.

"arrive."

Kakashi turned several intersections, and brought Sasuke to the door of a stone room.

Kakashi entered the stone chamber first, and lit the candles in the stone chamber.

There is only one bed for resting inside, and nothing else.

Sasuke found that the place was not as dirty as he had imagined, even the dust on the bed boards and the floor had been cleaned, it didn't look like a place that had been abandoned for more than ten years.

"Only here is clean. I sent someone to clean it a few days ago. Tonight, we will rest here."

"Then what should I do with dinner? I have no Bingliang pills on me."

Sasuke said.

There is still a lot of time until tomorrow.

He left Konoha non-stop today, without eating breakfast or lunch.

He now needs to restore his physical strength and chakra, and he must get enough food.

"Someone will deliver it after dinner."

Kakashi also considered this issue, reassuring Sasuke.

After hearing this, Sasuke took out a portable medical kit from his ninja bag.

When he took it out, Sasuke didn't open it immediately, but fell into some kind of memory.

"Sakura gave it to you, this medical kit."

Kakashi said.

He knew that for the safety of the members of the team, including his mentor Jonin, Sakura had sent a self-made medical kit. The medical equipment inside could be used to stop bleeding, heal wounds, and detoxify. Compared with Konoha's unified standard medical box, each has its own advantages.

"This kind of thing makes no sense."

Sasuke opened the medical box, took out a medical bandage from it, and expertly wrapped it around his arm and abdomen.

"The movements are very skillful, just like real medical staff, is this also what Sakura taught you?"

Not knowing why, Sasuke was very angry.

"Now you can tell me who you are. You are not on Konoha's side at all."

If Konoha was on the side, he should have been brought back to Konoha by Kakashi before the high-level interrogation.

But Kakashi did not do this, but chose to take him away and sent him to the stronghold abandoned by Orochimaru in the Land of Fire, and... Kakashi's identity may be far more than that.

"Didn't you secretly investigate me?"

Kakashi asked back.

"Yes, I used to secretly investigate you out of curiosity. You were a disciple and confidant of the Fourth Hokage at the beginning, but after the Fourth Hokage died in the line of duty, you became a popular person around the Third Hokage. That's all I know."

Moreover, this is something that many ninjas in Konoha know, and it is not a secret.

"Fourth Hokage... What a long-standing title. You are right. After the fourth generation passed away, I worked under the third generation, but on the other hand, I also took refuge in Danzo and Orochimaru, and did a lot of things for them. For example, helping them ambush nails in the Anbu and the security team, and submitting the movement of the third hokage to them, so that they can always grasp the traces of the third generation's actions."

"You are really scary."

After listening to Kakashi's narration, Sasuke couldn't help being shocked by Kakashi's boldness.

The fourth Hokage, the third Hokage, the high-level man called Danzo, and the S-rank rebellious ninja Orochimaru, each of which can be said to be an important figure, but Kakashi lives like a fish in water among these people. It's hard not to be shocked.

"Nothing, just out of mission."

"Mission? Speaking of which, I remember you mentioned the kingdom of ghosts before..."

"It's rare that you still remember this. That's right, the reason why I acted as a multi-faceted spy among the four of them is because of my own reasons on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is also because Chiba Shiraishi gave me this task. He can be said to be my immediate superior. The information station of the kingdom of ghosts in Konoha was established by me and others, of course, with the help of Anbu's identity."

As Hokage's direct confidantes, even if they are an unemployed person in the Anbu, they have priority over many Jnin in terms of status and functions, because this represents the authority of Hokage. So in normal actions, as long as you make good use of Anbu's identity, it is enough to pry a hole in Konoha.

As the position in the secret department continues to be promoted, it is naturally easier to establish an intelligence station.

"Then this time caused chaos inside Konoha, and it is also the kingdom of ghosts..."

Sasuke was slightly startled.

"No, it has nothing to do with that side. It is purely Konoha's own internal conflict. Even if there is no ghost country, this contradiction will break out sooner or later. The Konoha fighting faction is getting stronger and stronger. Danzo wants to seize power from Hokage, either this year or next year. I just triggered this contradiction in advance, and by the way, I pushed Orochimaru in front of Konoha, and let him bear Konoha's anger instead of me."

This is why Kakashi does not plan to return to the ghost country for the time being.

What he did in Konoha has already aroused public anger. If he returns to the kingdom of ghosts, the kingdom of ghosts will inevitably be held accountable by Konoha in this regard, and it will also cause panic in other countries, which is very detrimental to the kingdom of ghosts.

But Orochimaru is different.

He is just rebellious, and rebellious has no credibility, and he cannot make his own voice internationally.

If Orochimaru disturbs Konoha, other countries will not be afraid, but will only applaud and ridicule Konoha.

For Kakashi, Orochimaru is the scapegoat he found and the safest safe haven.

After Sasuke listened, he almost understood most of the things.

"Then lead me to investigate Uchiha..."

"That was arranged by me. But the person who joined Minazuki Teak was not me, but another intelligence officer at the same level as me."

"Asami Masumi?"

There was a flash of inspiration in Sasuke's mind, as if he had grasped some important information.

He suddenly thought of this woman who was the director of the pharmacy department at Konoha Hospital. Her existence is too mysterious, and there is also an unknown secret with Kakashi.

Through Kakashi's words, the other party is working for Konoha on the surface, but it is very likely that he is serving the kingdom of ghosts behind the scenes.

Kakashi didn't speak, as if he had acquiesced.

"Tell me so much, aren't you afraid that I will leak it?"

Sasuke asked.

"It's okay to say it, whether it's me or her, strictly speaking, it's not the most important part."

In this way, it will be easier for Sasuke to have the idea that we are our own people.

Sasuke was speechless.

That is to say, among Konoha, there is an equally powerful 'inner ghost'.

"Tomorrow I will take you to Orochimaru. The next target to be cleared in the Demon Kingdom is Orochimaru. If you can get this nomination certificate at that time, you can quickly gain a certain status in the Demon Kingdom, which will be very helpful for your future promotion. And I will be responsible for your assessment and protect your personal safety at Orochimaru."

Kakashi didn't ask whether Sasuke would like to join the kingdom of ghosts.

Actually, there is no need to ask.

There is an irreparable gap between Sasuke, who knows the truth, and Konoha.

Orochimaru is willing to take in Sasuke, not out of sincerity, but for another purpose.

Able to accept Sasuke, only the kingdom of ghosts remains. There are his fellow clansmen there, and it is the only place in this world where he can still feel intimacy.

Homeless people and homeless people have completely different moods and ways of thinking when faced with difficulties.

Seeing that Sasuke fell silent, it seemed that he was thinking. Kakashi wisely didn't disturb him. It would be better to let him think quietly for a while, but the effect would be better.

Right at this moment, footsteps sounded outside the stone room, followed by a knock on the door.

"Anyway, let's eat something to fill your stomach first, the food delivery person is here."

Kakashi said, and went to open the door of the stone chamber.

A person walked in from the outside, holding a toilet bag in his hand, and it could be seen that there were several hot lunch boxes inside.

"Kakashi, you are really good at calling people. Don't say that it is not suitable for your taste. I choose according to the one-to-one combination of meat and vegetables. I don't want to go out again."

The person who came in handed Kakashi the toilet bag, while scratching his head and complaining.

Obviously dissatisfied with Kakashi asking him to run errands.

"Who are you"

Sasuke raised his head, seeing the food delivery person, his eyes widened in surprise.

This is an acquaintance.

"Hi, Sasuke-san. Why, just haven't seen you for more than half a year, have you completely forgotten the teacher?"

When the visitor saw Sasuke's stunned expression, he immediately grinned, which made people feel bad malice.

"Mizuki!?"

(end of this chapter)