Chapter 549 Resolution

"I have to say, the leader is a bit too partial this time."

On the back of the huge rock, there is a notch where people can sit and rest. After dispelling the ninjutsu, Kisame opened his eyes. This sentence was said to Itachi.

Itachi also just opened his eyes at this time, hearing what Kisame said, there was no obvious emotional fluctuation on his face.

"Is it really okay to go on like this, Itachi?"

"what do you mean?"

Itachi stood up from the ground, and put the bamboo hat with the wind chime on his head.

Sharingan loomed under the cover of the bamboo hat, exuding a cold scarlet light.

"I heard that Orochimaru had some quarrels with you in the past. This time, he murdered your brother, probably in order to revenge you. And from the tone of the leader, he seems to be on the side of Orochimaru."

Kisame also stood up from the ground, patted the creases on the clothes, and swept away the dust by the way.

Finally, he put the big knife and shark muscle back and hung it up again, and turned to look at Itachi's Sharingan.

"The importance of Orochimaru to the leader is self-evident. In fact, I am not angry about this kind of thing. Besides, he is just my spare eye... That stupid brother, I will temporarily store it with Orochimaru."

Itachi's tone was always calm, or it could be said to be a kind of strong confidence in everything in his hands.

This kind of self-confidence that is different from ordinary people, even Kisame can clearly feel it.

"As expected of you, Itachi, if it were me, it would not be so easy and comfortable to deal with Sannin. There is a high probability that Orochimaru will kill you instead."

Kisame chuckled, and nothing other than a smile could be seen from his smile.

"You are too modest, Kisame."

Itachi's writing wheel eyes are still calm, but anyone can hear the emphasis on Kisame in his words.

"No, I'm just telling the truth."

"Let's just treat it like this. Next, I'm going to do some activities alone to deal with some private matters. I'll meet you at the old place in half a month."

Itachi withdrew his gaze, looked into the distance, and said calmly.

Kisame raised his eyebrows, looking at Itachi with scrutiny.

"Itachi, it's dangerous to act alone at this time. Now it's not just Yun Yin who is eyeing our organization. Konoha may also take practical actions, and there may even be Yan Yin who also lost the tail beast. If you don't mind, I can act together with you. Anyway, I am quite free now by myself."

"...you can, but don't talk too much."

Itachi looked into the distance, spoke after a long time, and agreed to Kisame's request to follow.

"Of course, I think you should know that I am the most secretive ninja. And if you die, I will be very troubled. So, in the days to come, let's get along friendly."

Listening to Kisame's unconventional kind words, Itachi snorted softly, accepting Kisame's kindness, which is not out of good intentions.

Xiao Organization is originally a concentration camp for rebel ninjas. The rebel ninjas here keep each other warm, fear each other, and guard each other. There is no real trust in others.

Although Nagato provides a relatively stable living environment for the rebels, this does not mean that these rebels will truly be loyal to Nagato.

Firstly, because of Nagato's powerful strength, and secondly, the cost of another betrayal is too high, coupled with the huge profits promised by Nagato, this has resulted in the superficial 'stability' of Akatsuki's organization, creating the illusion that everyone is fighting desperately for Akatsuki's great cause.

Because of this, even knowing that Kisame may have received the task of Nagato to monitor him, Itachi still gives Kisame a certain amount of trust.

Kikisame can betray himself in the same group, so he may not betray his boss Nagato in the future... Trust, for rebels, is a luxury.

Naked interests are the most essential and true portrayal of this organization.

For Itachi, these team members are not only enemies with different positions, but also trustworthy "comrades in arms", it just depends on how you define and use their value.

"What's wrong?"

"No, nothing, let's go."

Itachi shook his head and walked straight forward.

The wind chimes hanging on the bamboo hat began to shake, and the crisp jingle sound floated into the distance.

In the empty room, there are about a dozen root ninjas conducting investigations here.

The information files that were originally placed on the bookshelf, as well as the computer tools that stored the research materials, all disappeared from the room.

Shan Zhongfeng's gloved fingers gently touched the empty bookshelf, passing slowly, as if he was feeling something carefully.

Then he turned his gaze elsewhere, carefully searching every corner he could see.

"How is it, have you noticed the abnormal point?"

The voice reached his ears, Qu Gen came over and asked.

Shan Zhongfeng turned his head, he nodded first, then shook his head, and said to Qugen: "I don't know if this is a breakthrough. I have been investigating here for several days, and there is only one thing I feel here, that is, the cleanliness of the reference room is a bit strange."

"Do you feel the same way?"

Take the root and ask.

Obviously, he also felt that the stolen reference room was so clean that it was a bit weird.

"Well, this place is too clean, but it's strange to say what's specific, and suddenly I can't say it. To be honest, this is the first time for me. How about it, do you have any other opinions?"

Shan Zhongfeng frowned, trying to think about the indescribably strange feeling in this stolen reference room.

"Could it be because of the 'word'?"

Qu Gen paused, and said what was in his heart.

"Word? What word?"

Shan Zhongfeng was slightly taken aback, staring at Qugen's face, not understanding what the word he mentioned at this time meant?

Qigen pointed to the bookshelves, walls, and floor, and said, "According to my observations in the past few days, I think the strangest thing about this stolen reference room is that all the 'words' in it have been taken away. That is to say, after a certain 'prisoner' raided, there was not a single thing written with 'words' in this reference room. The most unusual point here is probably this."

You should know that even in the reference room, there are a lot of meaningless paper documents, which do not record research materials, such as duty lists, which are also posted here.

There are still many waste products like this, but you can still tell that they are waste products at a glance. There is no need to take them for identification and judge the value.

However, such things were still taken away, leaving nothing behind.

Hearing what Qugen said, Shan Zhongfeng seemed to understand something, and his face changed.

"So that's it. This indescribable feeling of weirdness is caused by the 'words'... But why is the other party obsessed with taking away all the 'words'? If it is to confuse our sight, it doesn't make much sense at all, and there is no need to do it at all. Moreover, some words were engraved on the walls and floors by the staff on duty when they were bored..."

Shan Zhongfeng looked at the walls and floors in some places, and the reason why one piece was missing was also found.

Because of this, the mountain apoplexy caused even more headaches.

Thinking about what the other party's purpose is for doing this, and what kind of information hints they want to leave behind.

However, even though Shan Zhongfeng thought about it for a long time, he still couldn't understand what the other party's intention was when he took away all the things related to 'words'.

"Could it be because the thief's brain is not very bright? For example, the other party couldn't tell which of the information here was important and which was not, so he took away all the things related to the word..."

Take the root and boldly make this assumption.

"No, this kind of thing is impossible to know without thinking about it. Someone who can sneak in silently and steal such a large amount of data files in a very short period of time is definitely not an ordinary person. It is impossible to distinguish such a basic common sense. The reason why he did this must have a deeper meaning. As long as we find out this point, it may provide unexpected help to our investigation work..."

Shan Zhongfeng insisted on his own idea, thinking that the infiltrator who stole the data, stole the data files with such an abnormal behavior, must have left some extremely critical information.

Otherwise, it would be too childish to guess according to the idea of rooting.

As a Jonin at the root, Kaze Yamanaka believes in his keen intuition that he has worked for many years, which made him realize that this matter is definitely not simple.

There must be hidden secrets behind it, which they have not noticed.

Listening to Shan Zhongfeng's serious analysis, Qu Gen couldn't help rubbing his chin in thought, as if he had realized something.

He also felt that his guess was a bit too much for his daughter-in-law, and Shan Zhongfeng's deduction was more in line with normal logical judgment.

Just taking the root is not as obsessed with the answer as Shan Zhongfeng, but said:

"Okay then, but I'm not particularly good at reasoning. I'm going to report the progress of the work here to Mr. Danzo."

"Understood, I will direct the investigation work here, go and report the matter here to Lord Danzo."

After Shan Zhongfeng returned to the words of taking the root, he lowered his head again and pretended to be thinking. It seemed that he planned to dig deeper on this matter.

Late November.

The weather is getting colder.

The weather on this day is very gloomy, giving people a sign that it is about to rain.

In fact, this day is indeed an extremely heavy day for Konoha.

That is Sarutobi Hiruzen of the Third Hokage, who will be buried today.

The death of the third Hokage has been kept under wraps by the high-level executives. Now that the matter is revealed, it is only after Konoha has a new Hokage and has a stronger self-regulation ability that he dares to announce it.

After all, this kind of thing is too sudden for people who don't know.

The cause of death of Sarutobi Hiruzen of the Third Hokage is somewhat confusing.

According to the official definition given by Konoha, under the circumstances of Anbu's lack of protection manpower, he was suddenly betrayed by the spy Hatake Kakashi, and died heroically under the double assassination of Orochimaru, fighting to the last moment.

After the two successfully assassinated the third Hokage, Hatake Kakashi, who was trusted by the first two Hokages, left Konoha with Orochimaru and officially joined Orochimaru's camp.

Therefore, when the heroic death of the third Hokage was announced, the S-level wanted document about Kakashi Hatake, the former Anbu Minister of Konoha, was also sent to various countries at the fastest speed, and it was widely circulated among the people.

Not only that, Konoha's high-level officials claimed in the official information that the elder Danzo's attack on the Third Hokage was not out of intention, but was misled by the spy Hatake Kakashi, and he did something wrong for a while, and Hatake Kakashi was the nail planted by the traitorous Orochimaru in Konoha.

Therefore, in view of the great harm of Rebel Orochimaru to Konoha and even the ninja world, Konoha will adjust the pursuit of Orochimaru to the highest level in the future.

Once such news was announced, there was an uproar in Muye Village.

Although most people did follow the expectations of the high-level people, they began to attack the rebellious Ninja Orochimaru with fierce words, and many ninjas were filled with righteous indignation, and offered to join the pursuit force to kill Orochimaru.

But there are also a small number of calm factions who expressed doubts about this matter, and they even did not believe that Kakashi, who had made countless contributions to Konoha, would betray Konoha... They demanded that the high-level officials announce the real truth.

The medical ninja who conducted an autopsy on the third Hokage, after repeated inspections, came to a consistent conclusion, that is, the wound that killed the third Hokage completely matched the shape of the wound stabbed by White Fang's short knife. It can be confirmed that the third Hokage was killed by Bai Fang's dagger.

This undoubtedly further confirmed the testimony of the high-level officials. It was Kakashi Hatake and Orochimaru who killed the third Hokage when Anbu's protection was insufficient.

So, on this day that is not very suitable for travel, the high-level Konoha, headed by the fifth Hokage Tsunade, began the grand funeral of the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruza.

Condolences to the three generations of Hokage who unfortunately died heroically in the large-scale chaos in Konoha.

All the jounin who stayed at Konoha participated. Even the jounin stationed far away at the border heard about this, and some of them rushed back to Konoha non-stop to attend the funeral of the third Hokage.

Although the policy of appeasement adopted by the outside world during the ruling period of the Third Hokage caused many ninjas in Konoha to be dissatisfied with this, and also spawned a terrorist organization such as Nebe that was separated from Anbu...But during the 30 to 40 years of the other party's ruling, everyone also recognized his great achievements connecting the past and the future.

With the power of one person, he reconciled the friction between the ninja and the civilians, and successfully resolved many contradictions left over from Konoha's history for the stability of Konoha's environment.

Therefore, even the militant factions who are dissatisfied with the various appeasement policies of the Third Hokage will not be able to openly resist at the other party's funeral.

The dead are the greatest.

"I didn't expect that when I came back, I would be so busy that I would attend my teacher's funeral... I really don't know what to say..."

After the crowd gradually dispersed, Tsunade stood in front of the tombstone of the teacher Sandai Hokage, looking at the black and white photo, on which was a kind smiling face of an old man, with complex colors appearing on his face.

In terms of policy, she is not a traditional conservative, and what she does is not in line with tradition.

Because of this, she has a lot of dissatisfaction with some of the policies implemented by the teacher Sandai Hokage.

But this does not mean that she agrees with the radical thinking of the martial arts faction in the village. Therefore, she also resists the martial arts organization headed by Danzo, and privately believes that it is a cancer of Konoha.

She never objected to the existence of fighting thoughts, but Danzo's fighting thoughts are too extreme. This kind of extreme fighting thoughts will cause extremely **** and cruel high-pressure terror in the village... eventually forming an alternative version of the village of blood mist.

"Because of this, your return is very important, so that Sarutobi-sensei's sacrifice will not become meaningless. I will handle the matter of Orochimaru, and you only need to manage the village well. Shikajiu is a rare talent, you must make good use of him."

Jiraiya, who was standing next to Tsunade, spoke.

"It's too dangerous for you to investigate Orochimaru alone. I heard that there is a huge organization behind him that supports him."

When Tsunade heard Jiraiya's proposal, he immediately frowned and rejected it.

"That's why I went to investigate him. In addition, regarding that organization, it should be difficult recently. I heard that Yanyin and Yunyin have organized a pursuit force and started to hunt down the members of this organization. Although the two villages are not united, I want to face the common pursuit of the two ninja villages. Even the most powerful ninjas cannot truly remain indifferent."

After all, human beings are not steel, and there is always a need to eat and sleep, and it is impossible to stay alert all the time, otherwise it will cause a huge load on the body.

Most of the rebellious ninjas who betrayed the village did not die in direct combat, but were unable to survive in the outside world alone. When they were exhausted, they were easily dealt with by the ninjas, the chasing force of the village.

"But"

"Don't talk about me, your job here is not easy." Jiraiya also interrupted Tsunade's words, and said solemnly: "You are the Hokage of the village now, and the person you are going to deal with next is much more dangerous than Orochimaru."

"The country of ghosts?"

Tsunade knew what Jiraiya was referring to.

"Yes, Orochimaru's danger lies only in individuals, but the danger of the Oni Nation is the entire country. Compared with your work, this is not difficult for me at all. I have a hunch that the Oni Nation will soon set off a **** storm in the ninja world. You have to be careful, and don't get in the way of the other party."

"Having said that, there is actually a lot of trade between Konoha and the Oni Country. Cooperating with the Oni Country will not necessarily bring bad results."

Tsunade paused, and spoke from a neutral and objective angle.

"The kingdom of ghosts is just using trade as an excuse to spy on our Konoha's reality. The person who leads that country is the one who will bring about the disaster that will destroy the ninja world as prophesied by the big toad sage. As Konoha ninjas, we must not ignore this issue."

Ji Lai also said with a serious expression, and the seriousness in his eyes also silently expressed his hostility and fear towards the kingdom of ghosts.

"...You still believe in that prophecy, you know, I don't really believe in things like prophecies."

Tsunade spread his hands helplessly.

"The Great Toad Immortal is an existence at the same level as the Slug Immortal. You who signed a contract with the Slug Immortal should be aware of their mighty power. As mortals, if we can glimpse a corner of the Immortal's prophecy, it is enough to feel that life has no regrets."

Jiraiya's attitude is extremely firm.

sorry, I still can't agree.

"I know. But it is my responsibility to guide the Son of Prophecy to save the ninja world. Next, I will take him to Mt. Miaomu."

"He? The Son of Prophecy?"

Facing the confused Tsunade, Jiraiya nodded and replied:

"It's Naruto. According to the prophecy of the Great Toad Immortal, he will be the key to leading the world to peace."

"A little kid... are you serious?"

Tsunade was taken aback.

I believe he has that potential.

"Your statement is a bit too messy."

"This is the request of the Great Toad Immortal, it wants to see Naruto."

Seeing that Tsunade seemed to have the intention of refusing, Jiraiya also continued: "Besides, let Naruto go to Mt. Miaogi earlier, maybe he can learn the art of immortality in advance, which is also a good thing. Anyway, he has already signed a contract with Mt. Miaogi, and he will go to Mt. Miaogi sooner or later. With me personally watching him, why don't you worry?"

"It's because of you, an idiot, that I feel uneasy."

When Tsunade was in a dilemma as to whether he should agree to Jiraiya's request, two consultants, Koharu Koharu and Yan Mitomen came over.

"Tsunade, let Jiraiya bring Naruto there. The magic of Mt. Myogi is indeed a powerful trump card. If Naruto can learn the magic of Mt. Miaogi, Konoha will have more confidence in facing other countries. You must know that in the letters left by the first generation of adults, the magic of the gods is also highly respected."

"Why are you two here to join in the fun?"

Tsunade looked at the two advisors.

Mitomonyan didn't care about the displeasure in Irisuzuna's tone, but replied: "It's not a bad thing for Naruto to follow Jiraiya to Mt. Myogi to learn sage art. The current Konoha needs another deterrent besides the two of you."

Tsunade probably understands the meaning of Mitomonyan. Put aside the prophecy and let Naruto learn the magic of Mt.

And what Mitomonyan said is right, Konoha does need more fresh troops, especially the deterrent power of top ninjas.

As Naruto of Nine Tails Jinchuriki, he can be said to be the most promising one.

"Okay, I agree with this matter... However, regarding the legacy left by Minato and Kushina, let Naruto handle it as soon as possible. You, as high-level officials, are not ashamed to still hold the legacy of Minato and Kushina for so many years."

Having said that, Tsunade looked into the eyes of the two consultants, showing dissatisfaction.

"Because his identity was not disclosed in the past, so that..."

"If you made it public earlier, wouldn't there be so many troubles? Besides, you haven't done a good job of concealing Injuriki's identity... I really don't know what you have been struggling with all these years. Is it your face, or that pitiful and ridiculous self-esteem?"

Tsunade's pungent and critical words made the faces of the two consultants dull, and they walked away in despair.

"You are really unreasonable, exactly the same as in the past. Aren't you afraid that they will stumbling you in your work later?"

Seeing the two consultants running away in embarrassment under Tsunade's words, Jiraiya was ashamed.

"If you keep pampering them like Sarutobi-sensei, then there will be problems. Don't worry, these two old guys will not take softness. Only by doing this can I control Konoha smoothly."

After Tsunade finished speaking, under the watchful eye of Jiraiya, he left without looking back.

(end of this chapter)