Chapter 567 Four Shadows

In the woods, there was a sound of metal clashing.

After Kunai and Kunai came into contact, both sides retreated quickly, and then unanimously regrouped and rushed towards the opponent.

Looking at Sakura rushing towards him from the front, Tenzo grabbed Kunai's hand and suddenly squeezed hard, the Kunai in his hand instantly left his palm and flew towards Sakura's face.

Sakura raised her arm with the same complexion, and used the kunai in her hand to bounce off the kunai thrown by Tianzang, letting the kunai fall to the ground.

The moment Sakura blocked Kunai, Tenzo's hands quickly formed a seal, concentrating the chakra in his body.

"TudunTuliu cut!"

Snapped!

Slapping the ground with the palm of her hand, before Xiao Sakura had time to rush in front of her, the ground in front of her suddenly bulged and quickly cut open from the middle, leaving Xiao Sakura's feet empty and disrupting her attacking steps.

Sure enough, Sakura, who lost her balance, suddenly fell towards the cracked ground, and had no choice but to swing her arms, stabbing Kunai into the earth and rocks beside her, in order to stabilize her body.

Seeing this scene, Tenzo didn't intend to let go.

However, considering Sakura's reflexes, this level is barely enough.

At least compared to the information he got before, he should perform better.

It is probably related to the factors that followed Tsunade's practice during these days.

However, this is not enough.

"Water EscapeWater Wave Hand!"

Without hesitation, Tianzang once again formed a mudra with both hands, and calmly released the next ninjutsu.

Out of the open palm, an extremely powerful water flow instantly rushed towards Sakura's body, intending to drag her into the torrent of rampage.

"Screw pill!"

As a figure flashed in front of Sakura, she pushed out the chakra ball in her hand.

The torrent, which was powerful enough to wash away dozens of people, was immediately stopped by the force of the spiral, turned into collapsing water droplets, and disappeared in the air.

When Tianzang saw this scene, his expression remained the same, and then his eyes squinted around.

I don't know when, I have fallen into the encirclement.

There are more than a dozen shadow clones of Naruto around, and they encircle themselves and swarm them.

So far, the actions of the two men have been within Tianzang's expectations, and their capabilities and tactical configurations are exactly the same as described in the intelligence.

However, just because it is exactly as described in the intelligence does not mean it is easy to deal with.

After hand in hand with the shadow clones, Tianzang's complexion couldn't help but sink, and his eyes directly revealed seriousness.

Although ninjutsu and tactical configuration are not different from intelligence, the experience of the shadow clone against the enemy has become the key to reverse the occupation.

The shadow clone that was supposed to be used as cannon fodder, intelligence gathering, and attracting the attention of the enemy, used physical skills quite well, and the posture of unarmed combat also became a certain method.

Three or five might not feel the pressure yet, but Tianzang also felt a little pressure when a dozen or so went together.

It seems that this kid has followed Jiraiysama for several months, and he is not wasting his time! Tianzang sighed in his heart.

In this way, he also had to show his strength as a jounin.

Sakura is second, but once Naruto disperses more shadow avatars, it will undoubtedly make this battle to find out more difficult.

Young people these days are scary.

"Earth DungeonEarth Flow City Wall!"

Freed from the entanglement of the shadow clones, Tianzang retreated to the rear, keeping a sufficient safe distance from the shadow clones.

Then, clap your hands on the ground.

Boom!

Boom!

When the shadow clones were about to rush forward, the ground suddenly shook violently.

"Wow, what happened?"

Naruto, who was standing with Sakura, looked around nervously.

I saw the sand and rocks on the surrounding ground constantly vibrating, accompanied by the sound of crackling, cracks appeared on the ground in front, and a whole piece of ground rose high, forming a huge cliff.

"This is"

Looking at the huge city wall created by Tianzang, Naruto and Sakura opened their mouths wide.

"Water EscapeGreat Waterfall Technique!"

First, a small piece of spray flowed down from the top of the mountain, followed by a rolling torrent, smashing the rocks along the way, and overwhelmingly slanted down from the sky, forming a large shadow, swallowing Sakura, Naruto and all the shadow clones.

"careful!"

The attack range of the water flow is very wide, and the simple spiral pill can no longer make a gap in it.

However, even though Naruto and Sakura were allowed to retreat backwards, they were still unable to exceed the speed of the water pouring down from the sky. In the blink of an eye, the two of them and their shadow clones were drawn into the torrent and rushed to the distance.

The surrounding trees were also shivering under the rush of the torrent.

One by one, the shadow clones disappeared under the impact of the water flow, and Naruto was directly gulped with water because he couldn't dodge in time.

He poked his head out of the water in embarrassment, his hair was wet, his mouth was wide open, constantly exposed to the outside air, and he coughed violently.

"it's over."

The voice that suddenly appeared from behind made Naruto's body stiffen.

boom!

Kicked Naruto who was about to get out of the water with one kick, causing his body to roll over in embarrassment on the water.

However, after rolling over a distance of more than ten meters, Naruto's body exploded and dissipated into a cloud of smoke.

is the shadow clone.

"Successful!"

Two Naruto appeared on the left side and the right side behind Tianzang respectively, waved their fists, and smashed towards Tianzang's back.

Tianzang didn't look back, he saw this calculation clearly from the very beginning.

Using shadow clones to confuse other people's vision, and then looking for the enemy's flaws to sneak attack, this is Naruto's specialty, and he has no reason not to think of this aspect.

Just as the two Naruto's fists were about to hit, a tree-like vine suddenly appeared from behind Tianzang, wrapping around the two Naruto's bodies like a snake, binding his hands and feet tightly so that he could not move.

"Damn, what is this!? Wood?"

It seems that he didn't expect such a thing to happen. Naruto desperately pulled the wooden vines wrapped around his body, trying to tear them off.

But as his movements became more and more intense, instead of being pulled and broken, these wooden rattans became tighter and tighter under Naruto's pulling, making Naruto's face turn purple.

The other Naruto, unable to bear the pressure, turned into smoke and disappeared.

By the side, Sakura, who had just surfaced from the water and was coughing non-stop, raised her head and looked at Tianzang's method of restraining Naruto in shock, showing disbelief.

"This is... Wood Dun? Why..."

Sakura couldn't believe the scene before her eyes.

As far as she knows, Mudun Ninjutsu has long since disappeared in Muye Village.

The last ninja who can use Mudun is the legendary original Hokage.

Since the death of the first Hokage, there have been no more ninjas in the ninja world.

But, what's going on with the ninjutsu in front of you?

No matter how you look at it, this is wood escape ninjutsu.

Could it be an illusion?

However, there is no need for illusion to present the illusion of wood escape.

Ignoring Sakura, who was shocked and unable to talk to herself, Tianzang let go of his palm, released the ninjutsu, untied Naruto from the restraints, and let him fall from midair.

Just when Naruto was about to continue to attack, Tianzang turned around and stretched out his palm to stop the gesture of prohibiting fighting: "Okay, let's end the practice battle here. I probably know your current level."

In the battle just now, he was not too merciful, at least he used some real skills.

Naruto's strength needless to say, has reached the level of Chunin, and judging from the opponent's past combat performance, this is not his limit.

Because once his physical skills become a method, then the upper limit of his strength brought by the shadow clone technique will become very terrifying.

So, he couldn't look at Naruto's strength with normal eyes.

The lower limit is Chunin, and the upper limit is unknown.

And Sakura's level is easy to see through.

In terms of strength alone, it has not reached the standard level of Chunin, and can only occupy a place among Genin. However, considering the opponent's medical ninja, the role in the team far exceeds the contribution of a Chunin. The value of medical ninjas can be seen just by looking at previous ninja wars. They are absolutely precious resources.

In general, through the simple test just now, he is very satisfied with the level of the two, and it is enough to test it to this point.

If you continue to test the remaining things, you may have no way to keep them, and you can only rely on actual combat to test them.

"Is this the end? The B-level task is too simple."

After Naruto was stunned for a moment, he still stopped and did not continue to attack Tianzang.

However, in his opinion, this B-level mission is a bit too simple, and it is not as difficult as the exercise and battle a year ago when the seventh squad was not established.

At least that time, the three of them failed to get benefits from Kakashi, and it can even be said that they ended up very miserable.

Tianzang knew Naruto's thoughts, smiled and replied: "Of course, because compared with the past when you first became a ninja, your strength has grown significantly after a year of actual combat. Especially you, Naruto, give you a little more time, maybe even I am no longer your opponent."

This is not a joke.

From his point of view, Naruto's growth rate is very abnormal.

At best, there is only one year to graduate. If he is given another year or even two years, if he is not careful, he may be at risk of overturning.

Besides, the B-level task is actually not difficult in the strict sense.

Ninjas are considered C-level and D-level tasks.

The B-level task is to fight with ninjas. As for the ninja level, even if it is a ninja encountered in the process, it will be recognized as a B-level task.

The really difficult missions start with A and S ranks, and basically they are directly confronted with ninjas with the strength of the ninja.

"is that so?"

Naruto grinned and began to scratch his head, as if he was a little embarrassed to be praised by Jonin.

"Naruto, I'm not joking, I'm saying this seriously... It seems that the shadow clone training method taught by senior Kakashi is really effective, allowing you to maximize your potential."

Tianzang is very aware of how poor Naruto's foundation was in the past, and Taishu is a difficult field. There is no cheating device like Sharingan, so it is difficult to learn from others.

And Naruto these days, only learned Taishu from Jiraiya for two or three months, and he already has quite a trick... This kind of rapid and steady growth made Tenzo not know what to say.

"Kakashi...Senior?"

When Tianzang said these words, both Naruto and Sakura were stunned, and looked at Tianzang in unison.

Tianzang smiled helplessly.

"As you can imagine, I was born in Anbu, and my direct supervisor in Anbu used to be Hatake Kakashi."

His current position in Anbu is at the level of deputy minister, and he also holds the position of team leader.

As for the position of the minister, it has not yet been determined.

On the one hand, it is because no suitable candidate has appeared yet, and on the other hand, it is also obstructed by other forces.

"Is that so..."

It can be seen that when Kakashi was mentioned, the expressions of both of them were very lonely, and their shoulders shrugged weakly.

Tianzang didn't point it out either. He knew Kakashi's status in the hearts of the two, and he could tell from the fact that they only called themselves 'Captain Yamato' instead of 'Teacher Yamato'.

In their minds, Kakashi may be the only teacher in Class Seven.

Tianzang also felt puzzled and regretful about Kakashi's betrayal.

But he's an adult and won't wallow in idle emotion.

During so many years of living in Anbu, he is used to loss and betrayal, and his heart has long been honed to be tenacious.

"Then, Captain Yamato, do you know why Kakashi-sensei killed the third-generation grandfather and why he betrayed the village? I went to ask Granny Tsunade, but she didn't tell me anything. Then I went to ask the lewd fairy and it was the same."

At this time, Naruto raised his head and looked at Tianzang with firm eyes.

Since the other party is Kakashi's subordinate, he must know a lot about Kakashi.

After hearing Naruto's question, Sakura also looked at Tianzang after being dazed, with longing in her eyes.

Obviously, she also wanted to know why Kakashi betrayed Konoha on the charge of assassinating Hokage.

She didn't believe that the man in his impression who was a bit lazy but always concerned about the safety of the students would be a cold-blooded betrayer.

Looking at the anticipation in the eyes of the two, Tianzang was a little embarrassed.

If this matter is not handled properly, will there be some estrangement in the team?

What a headache. Tianzang sighed helplessly.

"Since this is the case, let's briefly talk to you. However, you must not tell outsiders this kind of thing, because it involves some privacy in the past."

"Don't worry, we won't talk nonsense. Tell us the truth quickly, Captain Yamato."

Naruto patted his chest and assured.

Tianzo nodded, and after a pause, he said, "Before talking about this, do you know Kakashi-senpai's father?"

Naruto was stunned, but Sakura thought of something, and replied: "I know something. I heard that Kakashi-sensei's father was also a great Konoha ninja, and he seemed to be called Konoha White Fang. However, it is said that that White Fang passed away a long time ago."

"Then do you know the reason for passing away?"

Naruto and Sakura shook their heads blankly.

Tianzang took a deep breath, obviously the following content also made him feel a lot of pressure.

However, if they continue to struggle, the truth of this part will be investigated sooner or later.

It would be a good thing if they could pass this matter and solve their doubts.

"Kakashi-senpai's father is called Hatake Sakumo. More than 20 years ago, he was an extremely shining star in Konoha. In terms of prestige, he was not weaker than Sannin at that time, and Bai Fang was the title he won by deterring the enemy. Kakashi-senpai's swordsmanship was passed down from Bai Fang."

"Then how did such a ninja die? It was on the battlefield..."

"No, Shirato... Hatake Sakumo died by suicide."

suicide!

When Naruto and Sakura heard this, they both held their breath and stared at Tianzang with wide eyes.

"Because he was on a major mission, in order to save his seriously injured teammate, he gave up the mission halfway. After returning, he was accused by many people, even the teammates he rescued accused him of his fault, thinking that he shouldn't choose to give up the mission for the sake of his companions, causing the village to suffer losses. In such a raging rumor, he chose to end himself."

As Tianzang narrated this past event in a heavy tone, Naruto and Sakura also looked solemn.

Never thought that a hero who fought for the village would end his life in this way.

"So, this matter and three generations of grandpa..."

"Probably Kakashi-senpai thought it was the result of the third generation's deliberation. After all, the more confidential the mission, the less likely it is to spread to the outside world, let alone let ordinary villagers know. There is no other reason than someone deliberately taking advantage of this to kill White Fang's reputation."

Working in the Anbu, Tianzang is very aware of this.

It is impossible to disclose any important confidential missions to the outside world.

Regardless of success or failure, it means that this part of the secret must be permanently sealed, or written off from the village's files.

Without the acquiescence of Anbu, such news cannot be spread to the outside world.

"Of course, this is just speculation. After all, Bai Fang committed suicide twenty years ago. No one knows what happened. Many people think that Danzo did it."

Tianzang said so.

"Danzo?"

In the minds of Naruto and Sakura, a gloomy and terrifying old man's face suddenly appeared, and they all shuddered.

"That's right, it's him. He is the dark side of Konoha. Many people regard him as the dark side of the sun. Assassination and spreading rumors are his forte. At that time, he did have that motivation and the ability to do it."

Tianzo knows that saying this, it is impossible to completely wash away the stains on the Third Hokage, but at least Danzo can help share some of it.

After all, Danzo really participated in that incident, and he was also the specific implementer.

As Hokage, the third Hokage will not do this kind of thing by themselves, but will only do it for the root.

"I heard that the Danzo Elder is suspected of attacking Hokage, trying to control the three generations of adults and seek the position of Hokage. He is now in prison. Is this true?"

Sakura asked.

"Yes, Danzo has been under strict supervision in the severe punishment room, and he can only live in a prison cell for the rest of his life."

Tianzang nodded.

This is true according to the procedural rules, but the elder Danzo, in Konoha, has the power to break the rules.

However, there is no need to be frank with Naruto and Sakura about these things, just a little bit of information is enough.

"Okay, things are almost understood, and then the new seventh class will be established again. Before the last team member arrives, let's use D-level and C-level tasks to hone the team's cooperation."

Tianzo's words diverted the attention of Naruto and Sakura, allowing them to recover from the silence and start their long-awaited mission career.

Looking at Onoki floating into the room from the side door, Tsunade's expression froze in the air for an instant, completely unresponsive, and shocked why he could meet Sandai Dokage of Iwagakure Village in such a place.

This is the Daming Mansion of the Land of Fire, not the Daming Mansion of the Land of Earth.

Could it be that I lost my way and accidentally left the Land of Fire, arrived at the Land of Earth, then lost my way again, and arrived at the Daming Mansion of the Land of Earth?

No wonder!

Tsunade quickly woke up from the shock.

But the shock was not over yet, and then two figures came out from behind Tsuchikage Onoki.

Four generations of Kazekage Rasha of Sand Hidden Village.

And...the fourth generation of Mizukage Yakura of Kirigakure Village.

"Your Excellency Tuying, you are blocking the way."

Luo Sha's impolite voice sounded, and he exited Onogi and walked forward quickly.

"Hmph, I really don't know how to respect the old and love the young."

Squinting at Luo Sha, Tsuchikage Ohnoki, who is known as a cunning, old slicker, two-day scale, etc., quickly floated towards the house, making way for the people behind.

"Isn't this very good, after all, Your Excellency Tsuchikage, you have reached the age of retirement. It's better to quickly decide on the candidate for the fourth generation of Tsuchikage. Of the five kages of the old era, you are the only one left."

Yakura, who walked into the room side by side with Luo Sha, also chuckled lightly, as if he was making fun of Onogi's age.

Onogi gave Yagura a sharp look, with a vicious look.

As long as age is involved, for him, it is a difficult question that stings his heart.

After all, anyone can see that Yanyin Village has no successors.

Tu Ying's heavy responsibility can only be supported by him, an old man from the Warring States period to the present era.

The five shadows who spanned the Warring States Period and the One Country One Village era are still alive today, and he is the only one.

Compared to his seniority, even Konoha Sandai Hokage, who passed away not long ago, is a little inferior.

"Instead of worrying about my old man's health, Mizukage-dono, you should worry about your own domestic problems. I heard that the interior of the country of water is not peaceful recently. I hope that there will be no more troubles similar to the Blood Mist Rebellion."

Onoki's sarcasm made Yakura half smile.

"Don't bother Your Excellency Tsuchikage with regards to the Water Country." Yakura then looked at Tsunade with a friendly smile: "It's our first meeting, Your Excellency Hokage. Please give me your advice in the future."

In the past, although he had heard of the name of one of the Tsunade Sannin and her reputation as a medical master, he had never had the chance to know her.

So, strictly speaking, this is the first official meeting between him and Tsunade.

After Yagura greeted, Luo Sha also nodded to Tsunade, which was regarded as a greeting.

"Not only Grandpa Onogi, who is known as the two-day scale, but the two masters, Kazekage and Mizukage, also came to the Daming Mansion of the Land of Fire quietly...Why, the last of the Five Kages, Master Raikage, hasn't come?"

Tsunade narrowed his eyes, trying to suppress the shock in his heart, making his expression look calm.

But in fact, the heart has already turned upside down.

Including her, this small room has gathered four of the five shadows.

What does the fire country daimyo want to do?

What is the need to invite five shadows from other countries to come here to discuss important matters?

Turning his head to look at Lu Jiu, he found that his expression was always calm, obviously all of this was within his expectations.

Tsunade's hand sank.

It seems that the so-called important military matters to be discussed this time are much more serious than I imagined, and the scope of the impact is far from just related to the country of fire.

"That irritable boy, Raikage, must have been scared out of his wits by the kingdom of ghosts. After all, he was suppressed by that white-eyed **** the past battlefield."

Onoki made a mocking sound.

Regarding Onogi's evaluation, Luo Sha and Yagura just shrugged their shoulders. Raikage has never arrived, so there may be elements of jealousy, but it is definitely not because they are afraid of the power of the ghost country.

Over the years, due to the spared support of the daimyo of the Land of Thunder, the military development of the Land of Thunder has been extremely rapid, and the number of ninjas in Yunyin Village has been increasing sharply every year. Coupled with the oppression of Xiaoguo Ninja Village, it is also more demanding, searching for countless secret techniques to strengthen the ninja power of Yunyin Village. If a few years ago, Yunyin Village was only the head of the Ninja Village in name, then the current Yunyin Village definitely has a powerful strength that surpasses other Ninja Villages!

Ghost country... Hearing Onogi mention this sentence, Tsunade's ominous premonition became stronger and stronger, so that the pretended calm expression on his face began to be unable to maintain.

Called four of the five shadows here for a secret discussion, and the words also involved the kingdom of ghosts... No matter how you look at it, this is a conspiracy to act against the kingdom of ghosts.

And it involves several big countries!

Seeing that Tsunade's expression was wrong, Lu Jiu stepped forward a little bit, and whispered in Tsunade's ear:

"Please calm down, Hokage-sama. Regarding this matter, the three generations of lords and advisors are all in full support. Including Jiraiysama, who just learned about this from the advisor not long ago, also agrees with this matter, but Jiraiysama only said that he is in favor of killing the evil leader of the kingdom of ghosts..."

Shikahisa's words were like pouring cold water on Tsunade's heart.

Sensei Sarutobi, Jiraiya... Tsunade took a deep breath, his lips were slightly bitter.

These two **** really posed a problem for her!

And she didn't know about it until she, and she didn't say hello at all before, she couldn't help but feel boundless anger burning in her heart, her head was so chaotic that she almost ran out of control, and went blank.

Seeing the other three Gokages sitting down, Daimyo of the Fire Country, who was sitting at the top, stood up from his seat with a smile on his face.

"Then, for the next thing, let a few shadows come together to discuss and talk freely. The game over there is not over yet, so I will excuse you for a while."

As he spoke, the Fire Country daimyo left his seat with a satisfied smile, and went out through the side door.

(end of this chapter)