Chapter 615 is missing

The atmosphere in the village is much more depressed than the naked eye.

Leaving the hospital and returning to the commercial street, Sakura lamented how hard it is for ninjas to live.

What caused all of this probably originated from this war.

Only from the observation of a large number of wounded and patients transported back from the front line in the hospital, I also know how crazy the so-called war is.

At least in her observations, among the wounded brought back, there are already a few serving ninjas who need to be amputated in order to save their own lives. But in that case, disabled ninjas will face the risk of unemployment. Although there will be compensation in the village, the quality of life in the future will definitely not be good, and they need to live in poverty.

After all, the economy of the Kingdom of Fire has not been very prosperous in recent years, and many market shares have been seized by the Kingdom of Ghosts.

The loss of this war will also affect the economic balance between countries, and the financial revenue of the country of fire will be even worse.

In the past, Sakura didn't pay attention to this issue, but the situation is different now. With the rise of her qualifications, as a medical ninja rookie and a student of Naruto, it is very difficult for her not to understand these things.

While passing by the pharmacy branch opened by the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association, the store that was supposed to be closed has reopened at some point.

There are also more ninjas patrolling here.

Probably to ensure the smooth opening of the pharmacy here.

At the beginning of the war, all the businesses of the Demon Country Chamber of Commerce in Konoha were blocked, and the staff were also detained. However, as time went by, these personnel returned to their old jobs in Konoha like innocent people.

I believe that if the higher-ups don't send ninjas here to protect them, then another part of the ninjas who lost their lovers, relatives, and friends in the war will probably directly use violence to clash with the Chamber of Commerce personnel in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Considering the reality, the reopening of the chamber of commerce's stores, in Sakura's view, is also an act of following the general trend.

The loser has no right to refute.

Thinking of this, Sakura was a little upset, but she entered the pharmacy honestly.

Over the years, the medicines produced by the Kingdom of Ghosts are getting better and better.

The chamber of commerce research institution under the government of the ghost country has never been stingy in funding drug research. Not only the quantity and quality, but also the varieties are more complete than the medicines produced by Konoha.

In addition, there are also ninja shop, all kinds of new ninjas are also rapidly crowding out Konoha's ninja market. The ninja shop that caused Konoha to sell traditional ninja tools is getting more and more difficult.

For example, Tiantian, whom she knew, opened a ninja shop at his home. Due to the lack of supply of new ninja tools, the response in the market seemed to be fading.

Entering the pharmacy, what Sakura saw was an exquisite counter display, and the glass was filled with medicines.

There are some that Sakura has never seen before, whether they are drugs for ordinary people or for ninjas, they have everything that one expects to find.

As a medical ninja, he doesn't really need healing medicine.

Sakura just bought a bag of new Bingliang pills, and there are ten new Bingliang pills in the bag.

The effect is to solve fatigue and hunger, and focus on faster recovery of chakra used by ninjas.

Sakura values the effect of recovering Chakra faster, and the ability of ninjas is inseparable from the energy of Chakra. At critical moments, this kind of Bingliang Pill is a life-saving treasure.

"see you next time."

The sales lady is dressed in trendy clothes, with a professional smile on her face. From a sensory point of view, people can't find any faults.

Sakura thought to herself, if it were the ninjas who died in the war, what they might feel would be a naked ridicule, and maybe there would be a big scene here. Then the management of Konoha will come forward to compensate the chamber of commerce in the ghost country and imprison the troublesome ninja to resolve this conflict.

Sakura nodded slightly, put a bag of Bingliang pills she bought into the ninja bag, and walked out of the pharmacy.

Leaving the pharmacy, Sakura considered whether to go home for lunch, or find a random place for lunch.

The medical work in the morning has been completed, and in the afternoon, I will go to the practice field to practice strange power.

Because the hospital provided a large number of wounded, the accumulated medical experience has been rich enough, but it is not particularly necessary to focus on accumulating medical experience.

Sakura remembered what Tsunade said to her in the past, an excellent medical ninja is built on the basis of countless dead.

For medical ninjas, medical ninjutsu is important, but equally important is experience.

Experience is the fastest to accumulate in wars!

Thinking of this, Sakura didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, and her mood was extremely complicated.

Just as she continued to walk forward, she suddenly spotted a familiar figure.

"Sai?"

Sakura called out the name of the boy hiding next to the telephone pole, slightly surprised.

Sai, who was hiding there, also turned his head slightly, showing his usual smile.

"It's Sakura, good afternoon."

"Are you waiting for me here? As I remember, there are no missions these days."

"No, my words, because..."

Sai tilted his head, and his gaze swept to a smear of yellow not far away.

"Naruto?"

Sakura showed a surprised look.

"Naruto has been back from Mt. Miaogi for several days, don't you know?"

Sai asked strangely.

"No, I'm basically busy in the hospital these days, or I'm practicing, I don't know about it at all."

Sakura shook her head, expressing that she didn't know about Naruto's return.

"Really? Naruto came back from Mt. Miaogi, and Captain Yamato is not here. So, keeping an eye on him is naturally up to me now."

Sai said so.

"Even so, this is a village, so there's no need to stare at it to this extent, right?"

Sakura said helplessly.

"No, the conflicts between countries are becoming more and more intense now. In this case, Naruto, who is a human being, is more likely to be targeted. Even in the village, we cannot relax our vigilance. In addition..."

"in addition?"

Sakura tilted her head.

"Mt. Miaomu is gone."

Sai said blankly.

Sakura suddenly opened her pupils wide and stayed where she was.

Mt. Myoki is gone?

"I also learned about it from Danzo-sama, and it hasn't been spread yet."

"What's going on here? How could Mount Miaomu..."

Sakura asked hurriedly.

She, who signed a contract with Wetbone Forest, also knows the mystery and power of these psychic beasts, how could she just say no?

Being busy with medical work and cultivation these days, she doesn't know these things at all.

"The war with the kingdom of ghosts this time will not only affect the human world, but also usher in a new pattern in the world of psychic beasts. The original balance of the Three Holy Lands has also been broken, and it is the kingdom of ghosts that broke this balance."

Sai continued, his tone was quite calm, as if the destruction of Mt. Myogi was nothing more than an insignificant matter to him.

"You mean to say that Mt. Myogi was..."

Sakura's pupils were filled with shock.

Sai stared into Sakura's eyes and nodded heavily.

"The kingdom of ghosts and another sacred place, Ryuji Cave, reached a cooperation and wiped out Mt. Miaomu. The leader of Mt. Miaomu, the Great Toad Immortal, died directly in the battle, and countless guards of toads also died in the battle. Except for the two immortals, there are only a handful of toads left on Mt. Miaomu... In short, the name of Mt. Miaomu as a holy place has been removed."

"Naruto must be very sad right now."

Sakura said so.

The mood is also a little low.

Sai did not comment on this, and what happened to Miao Mushan was not within the scope of his mission. His mission was to guard Naruto.

"Well, let's go over there and cheer him up."

Sakura suggested.

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Sai's response, he walked towards Naruto.

The place Naruto went to was Yile Ramen Shop. Before he entered, he heard Naruto's angry voice: "Uncle Hands, a big bowl of miso char siu ramen!"

"It's Naruto, it's been a long time. Wait a minute, a big bowl of miso char siu ramen will be here soon!"

Yile's hand-slapping uncle responded, feeling quite good.

"As soon as I got back, I ran towards Ichiraku Ramen. It really looks like your style, Naruto."

"Um?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Naruto glanced back, and saw that Sakura opened the curtain and walked in, and suddenly showed joy.

"Sakura, why are you here?"

"You still talk about me, I've been back for a few days, why don't you come over and let me know."

Sakura's tone was slightly reproachful.

"Ah, that, I have something to do in the past few days, so I forgot for a while."

Naruto scratched his head in embarrassment.

"I will spare you this time."

"Thank you very much. But..." Naruto glanced at Sakura's figure, and said with a smile, "I always feel that you, Sakura, are becoming more and more feminine after the Chinese New Year."

Sakura glanced at Naruto in disgust.

This guy is still as out of tune as ever.

"Compared to me, Hinata looks more feminine."

Sakura said so.

Especially every time I go to the hot springs with Hinata, the whole person will become extremely autistic.

Not only her, but even Ino feels autistic.

"Is this so..." Naruto thought about it seriously, compared the figures of Hinata and Sakura, and said without thinking: "Indeed, Sakura, your breasts..."

boom!

"ah!"

screamed, his fist landed on Naruto's head without hesitation, and a big bag bulged.

"I'm sorry, I slipped my hand just now, I can't help it. Are you okay, Naruto?"

Sakura smiled without sincerity.

"...don't keep hitting me on the head, Sakura."

Naruto complained.

"It's not that you are outspoken."

Sakura sat down.

At this moment, the door curtain opened again, and Sai walked in from the outside.

"Good afternoon, both of you."

Smiling, as if just came here.

Sakura was slightly speechless, but she didn't expose it.

"It's you, Sai, the good mood of the day after seeing you is gone."

Seeing the smile on Sai's face, Naruto told the truth.

"I'm a teammate anyway, so can't you be a little more gentle?"

Seeing Naruto confronting Sai again, Sakura smiled wryly.

"I'm really not very good at communicating with people."

Sai said with an undisguised smile.

"I just don't really like the fake smile on your face."

Naruto said so.

Sai smiled and said nothing, did not answer.

"So, now that you're back, what are you going to do next?"

Didn't mention Mt. Miaogi, Sakura was afraid it would bring back bad memories in Naruto's heart.

Naruto thought for a while and replied: "The next step is of course to continue to practice. I have already begun to learn the art of immortality. I want to master the application of immortal art faster and work hard to become stronger."

When he said this, the hippie smile on Naruto's face had disappeared, and the expression on the side of his face was extremely firm.

"Yeah?"

Sakura lowered her head and sighed.

"Let's put it down, Sakura, Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei, I will bring them back. Definitely!"

Naruto thought that Sakura was troubled by Sasuke and Kakashi, so he immediately comforted him.

"No, no need, actually think about it carefully, Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei, it is impossible to come back. Naruto, you'd better not indulge in such things too much, otherwise you will only be sad."

Sakura forced a smile on her face, and seriously warned Naruto.

"Sakura..."

"Come here, I'm leaving first. If you have anything to help, you can come to me at any time."

After speaking, Sakura stood up and left the Yile Ramen Shop.

"Did I say something bad?"

Looking at Sakura who hastily left, Naruto blinked suspiciously.

"I think Sakura just doesn't want you to bear so many things alone. Recently, she is also working hard to become stronger in her practice, and she wants to become a person who can be relied on."

Sai looked at the direction where Sakura left, and said from the side.

He was a little envious of this kind of friendship.

"I don't understand at all."

Naruto sat in his seat thinking, and didn't turn his attention until the ramen came.

Night.

The Haruno House is a standard two-story residential house, plus a small yard surrounded by walls.

In the residential streets of Muye Village, where every inch of land is expensive, they can be regarded as a family with a small fortune.

Father Haruno Zhao and mother Haruno Mebuki's bedrooms are on the first floor, Sakura's bedroom is on the second floor, next to it is a study, and there is another room that was originally a warehouse, but she converted it into a simple research room.

At this time, she was in the research room on the second floor, sitting on the chair in front of the desk. There were various books and scrolls on the table, recording the content related to medical ninjutsu and sealing art.

In addition, there are tools such as paper, pen, scissors, and chakra paper cut into the shape of talisman paper.

Under the desk lamp, Sakura alone ate knowledge related to healing and sealing techniques. The semi-finished 'medical talisman' she made was randomly placed on the table, and she didn't have time to clean it up.

It wasn't until the alarm rang that it was already two o'clock in the morning, and Sakura finally came to her senses. Before she knew it, it was so late.

In the morning, she had to arrive at the hospital before eight o'clock, leaving her time to sleep, and there wasn't much left.

It was dark outside, the windows were whining, and the wind was cold.

Sakura yawned.

"Come here today."

As she spoke, she put down the tools in her hand, turned off the desk lamp, and walked skillfully in the dark. She was just about to turn on the corridor lights when she went outside, but found that the corner of the stairs was already illuminated by lights.

The lights on the first floor were turned on.

Sakura took advantage of the dim light, curiously walked towards the turning of the stairs, and walked towards the first floor.

Stopped at the landings on the first and second floors, and could hear whispers from the living room on the first floor.

But because the voice was too low, Sakura couldn't hear what the people in the living room were talking about.

"Is anyone at home?"

Sakura came out and asked her parents standing in the living room.

"Sakura, sorry to bother you?"

Haruno Zhao turned his head and saw Sakura walking down the stairs, and smiled apologetically.

"No, that's not it."

Sakura glanced at the person talking to her parents at the door.

Wrapped in a black coat all over the body, with a mask on his face, he couldn't see his original appearance.

It was windy and snowy outside, and the other party dressed like this, probably to avoid the blowing of the wind and snow outside.

"This guest is..."

"I'm a customer of the barbecue restaurant. I have something to discuss."

"It's really hard to run here at night."

Sakura thought it was strange, but she didn't ask too much, maybe there was some urgent matter, so she had to come here now.

Poured herself a cup of hot water, and Sakura went upstairs.

Personnel disappearance, generally speaking, it is not the turn of Hokage to handle this kind of matter in person.

If such a small matter requires her, Hokage, to handle it personally, then even if Hokage is given forty-eight hours a day, it is not enough to handle official duties.

Therefore, if the matter is not too serious, this kind of matter will basically be handled by the security forces, and manpower will be dispatched there to find the missing persons.

However, the disappearance this time was no small matter, and the security forces did not dare to make their own claims at all, so they could only hand it over to Hokage to handle it himself.

This caused Tsunade a headache. Originally, the affairs of the medical department were enough to bother her. Although Masumi Asami's investigation has made some progress, it is impossible to say that she has conclusive evidence to prove that Yui is an insider. If the wrong person is wronged in the end, Konoha will not only lose an excellent medical ninja, but also let the real ghost go free.

However... one wave of ups and downs and another wave, this time the disappearance of personnel was transferred from the Security Department to Anbu, and then from Anbu to her, Hokage.

The first disappearance was five days ago.

The surname of this family is Tang Tian, and there are five members in the family.

The head of the family is Dota Nakin in the village. In addition to Dota Nakin's wife, the other three are the children of the Dota couple, two sons and one daughter. All three children are in the ninja school and have not yet graduated from school.

And Tanaka Shinobi, a teacher at the ninja school, is responsible for the practical courses of Class B of the fourth grade and Class C of the fifth grade.

This year is twenty-eight years old, married when he was seventeen, his wife is one year younger than him, two sons are ten years old, and daughter is eight years old.

Tsunade has inspected ninja schools, and his impression of the famous Tanaka Shinobi is that he is an honest person who is also very responsible for the education of the students. Generally speaking, he is an excellent teacher.

Dotanaka Shinobi's wife opened a breakfast shop in the village. Judging from the information provided by the neighbors, the husband and wife have a harmonious relationship and there are no quarrels.

is a very happy and ordinary family of five.

However, on an ordinary morning five days ago, Don Tanaka Shinobu reported to the police departmenthis wife and three children disappeared overnight.

The security force who received this case immediately dispatched people to search for traces of Dotanaka's family.

On that day, Dota Nakashi also took a day off from school to join the search mission of the security force.

As a result, after searching for a long time, there was no trace of Dotanaka's family.

Not only that, at two o'clock in the afternoon that day, Dota Nakashi also mysteriously disappeared from the village.

Let the search personnel of the police force not know what to do.

However, based on the rules of the garrison, additional personnel were sent to search the village, and even invited ninjas from the Hyuga clan to assist in the investigation, but they failed to find the disappeared Dota Zhongren, and his family also found nothing.

Until the next day, someone came to report the crime again.

But this time it was not the family members who disappeared, but the Takizawa Chunin in the village, and it was Takizawa Chunin's family who reported the case.

Although it is strange that there have been missing cases for two consecutive days, in accordance with the principle, the security force continued to send search teams to carry out investigations.

Immediately during the search, the family members of Takizawa Chunin also disappeared one after another, and their whereabouts disappeared, which made the security forces aware that something was wrong.

On the fourth day, the case of disappearance resumed. And it was two disappearance cases, which happened together.

Another two families, all missing.

No matter how slow the guards are, they still know about this series of disappearances, and the inside story behind the scenes is very complicated.

In view of this, the security force submitted this case to Hokage's desk, and Hokage's Anbu, directly under Hokage, launched a more thorough investigation.

At this moment, Tsunade was also frowning as he looked at the report submitted by the security forces. Although he had a headache, he still read the report patiently.

There is basically no connection between the missing persons in terms of interpersonal communication.

If there is contact, it is only a work arrangement.

In the family of Shinobi Dotanaka, the family members disappeared first, followed by himself.

Takizawa Chunin himself disappeared first, and then his family members disappeared.

The two missing cases on the fourth day were more complicated. In the home of the missing person, traces of fighting were found, in addition to blood.

But no body was found, and all members disappeared.

After testing by the medical ninja in the hospital, the blood left by the battle was indeed from the missing ninja.

It can be seen that when they disappeared, they had a fierce battle with the enemy.

Looking at this messy report with no way to touch the rules, Tsunade felt dizzy for a while.

Just as she was thinking hard, the office door was pushed open.

Tianzang walked in from the outside.

"What's the matter? Is there any new progress in the investigation at the hospital?"

Tsuna asked without looking up.

Tianzang shook his head and said, "No, Hokage-sama, it's from the security forces... well, another case of disappearance was found there. The missing person is Ushima Shinobu, and in Ushima Shinobi's bedroom, traces of a fierce battle and a lot of blood were found."

Tsuna raised his hand and saw Tianzang's same helpless expression.

Obviously, he was also dizzy by the serial disappearances.

"Ninja Ushima?"

Among the missing persons in the past few times, the highest level was the Chunin, but now even the Jnin has an accident?

A trace of irritability emerged in Tsunade's heart.

The disappearance of a Jnin without a sound is no small matter.

"Yes."

"I'll go to the scene to see for myself."

Tsunade put away the investigation report on the desktop.

As of now, more than 20 people have disappeared from the village, including several Chunin and one Jnin... This is not a trivial matter that can be taken lightly.

If the situation is allowed to develop, it will cause panic in the village sooner or later. Before that serious situation comes, it must be contained.

(end of this chapter)