Chapter 720 Time

Late July.

Jiraiya, who protects the safety of Daming Mansion in the Land of Fire, waited for others before rushing back to Konoha Village from Daming Mansion. At this time, in the village area destroyed by Uchiha Sasuke, except for the severely damaged northwest plate, the rest of the area was basically repaired in a hurry when the construction team stayed up all night.

As the Hokage's Tsunade, he no longer placed his office in the Anbu Building of the subordinate organization, but moved back to the restored Hokage Building.

Although there are still some places outside the Hokage Building that need to be recuperated, at least they can be used for normal office work without any problems.

"How's the daimyo's situation?"

Seeing Jiraiya, Kai, and Tenzo appearing in the office, Tsunade asked about the recent situation of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

As Hokage, the relationship with that daimyo is not unfamiliar. She has met that daimyo more than once since she was very young. The other party belongs to the same generation as his teacher Hiruzaru Sarutobi. Strictly speaking, he is also her elder.

"Under our constant surveillance, nothing happened in the Daming Mansion. We also rushed back after the envoys from the Kingdom of Ghosts left."

Zilai also said so seriously.

Otherwise, their team would not dare to let the Fire Nation daimyo get in touch with such a dangerous person.

"However, this time there is such a big commotion in Konoha in the Oni Country, is this the case in the village?"

Although he has been in charge of protecting the daimyo in the daimyo mansion for a while, and did not participate in the battle to protect Konoha, he can also get a general idea of the situation in the village through the information sent by Anbu.

It goes without saying that the buildings were damaged, but the hundreds of ninjas sacrificed really dealt a big blow to Konoha.

"At this time, there is no other way but to restrain yourself. Could it be that we are going to start a war against them again?"

Tsunade's rhetorical question left Jiraiya speechless.

Tsunade gestured to Kai and Tenzo behind Jiraiya, the two nodded knowingly, and left the office, leaving Tsunade and Jiraiya here.

Tsunade took a sip of tea calmly to relieve the fatigue on his face, and then said: "As long as the power dispute within Konoha is not resolved for a day, it is impossible to concentrate our power to deal with the external environment. Next, I have to restrain the power inside the village faster and gather them together. Otherwise, if the same thing happens next time, we will still not be able to act rashly."

At this time, no matter which country it is, it doesn't want to fight the ghost country head-on on the battlefield.

Although it is said that the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Earth are in the western part of the mainland, and they are extremely at odds with the Kingdom of Ghosts, the two countries are also suffering under the oppression of the Kingdom of Ghosts. Even so, they don't want to start a war with the ghost country here, but step up their own country's military power, hoping to fight back quickly in the future.

At this time, Yunyin, the only country of thunder that had fought against the army of the ghost country, also used the small country as a stage to use the power of other countries to fight against the ghost country's agents, suppressing the scale of the battle to a minimum. And judging from the information collected by the Anbu, it seems that the small country regime controlled by Yunyin has also begun to lean towards the disadvantage.

Fanning the armed forces of non-governmental organizations and using the huge population base to develop a fairly large-scale self-defense counterattack force in the local area is the specialty of the ghost country.

Compared to the past, the allied forces of the ghost country are growing stronger year by year.

The bad news is that the growth of the ghost kingdom cannot be stopped.

The good news is that there are currently no other big countries joining its alliance, and the relationship with the ghost country is relatively bad, otherwise the situation of the other big countries will be even more precarious.

"Accelerating internal integration? I heard those two advisors..."

Jiraiya also remembered something, looked straight at Tsunade, and confirmed the truth of the news.

Tsunade nodded without hiding.

"Xiaochun was able to find a charred and mutilated corpse in Zhuanzhu. As for Mitomon Yan... he can only build a clothes tomb. The time for burial is the day after tomorrow. At that time, I will lead the ninjas and see him off in person."

This kind of thing should have been dealt with long ago, but the recovery of the village is more important.

Therefore, the funeral arrangements for the two consultants can only be postponed.

"Unexpectedly, only Uchiha Sasuke can do this kind of thing. Those two old guys, even if they are old, are also good players among Jonin, and they also..."

I also sigh when I come here.

It is useless to say anything at this time, after all, the living are gone.

Moreover, his relationship with those two advisors, to be honest, wasn't exactly harmonious. At most, it was because the other party was from the same school as his teacher, Sarutobi Hiruzashi, so there was a trace of respect in his heart. In addition, the passing of these two people made him feel emotional at most, and he had no other thoughts.

"Uchiha Sasuke's strength is a bit surprising, but...the ability to intercept me that day, and there are a group of Anbe's Sharingan ninjas, are even more incredible. His kaleidoscope Sharingan focuses on the time and space dimension, and according to the words of Maki Jami from Sand Hidden Village, the other party wore the costume of that mysterious organization in the past and kidnapped Gaara who was on the front line of the battlefield."

Tsunade said this, his expression gradually became solemn.

He took out two photos, one of which was obviously not new, and showed some signs of damage. This photo was provided by Jonin Maki of Sand Hidden Village.

The figure appearing above is wearing a red cloud coat with a black background, exposing the kaleidoscope Sharingan of the right eye, the mask is orange spiral pattern, and the left eye is covered and not exposed.

The figure in the second photo is similar to it, but it is not a red cloud coat with a black background. The outer clothing is mainly black, and the rest of the colors are not too much. The style of the mask is also different, and in addition to the kaleidoscope sharingan with the same pattern on the right eye, the left eye is also exposed, but it is not a kaleidoscope sharingan, but an ordinary three-pointed jade sharingan.

It is basically certain that the person in the two photos is the same person.

"you mean"

"At that time, Sand Yin mistakenly thought that the ninja who kidnapped Gaara was in the same group as the organization that kidnapped Yun Yin and Iwa Yin Jinchuriki, but now that I think about it, it is not entirely true. The Kingdom of Demons knows the situation of this organization very well, at least it knows more than us. In addition..."

Tsuna pointed to the man with the spiral pattern in the first photo.

"If this kind of impersonation is not groundless, then there may be such a character wearing a spiral mask in this mysterious organization. And, it is very likely that he also has Sharingan."

As he spoke, he pointed to the left eye of the figure in the second photo.

"The people in the two photos are all holding kaleidoscope Sharingan in the right eye. The first photo is covered by a mask, so the left eye cannot be seen clearly, but the left eye in the second photo is a three-pointed jade, which can explain some problems."

"Is this the connection?"

After listening to Tsunade's hypothesis, Jiraiya was also thinking about the connection.

"It's just one of the assumptions made by the intelligence department, but everything must be considered on the premise of the worst possibility. After all, our opponent is not simple."

Therefore, Tsunade believes that the ninja with the spiral pattern mask and also holds the Sharingan exists in the mysterious organization whose hunting target is Jinchuriki.

"I see, I will investigate this aspect. Although Boss Fukasaku and the others have left Konoha and found another place to recuperate, there are still some toads on my side that can be used."

Zilai also said the same.

After teaching Naruto the magic of Mt. Miaomu, the surviving members of Mt. Miaomu, headed by the two immortals, left Konoha more than half a year ago, looking for a secluded place in the ninja world to multiply.

Having hundreds of years of experience, the two sages have no lack of knowledge about the ninja world. Some ancient and remote places are difficult for today's humans to find, but it is not difficult for the two sages.

Therefore, their side is not worth worrying about.

However, due to the heavy losses after the battle in Miaomu Mountain, more than half of the high-level combat power of Hama Village was lost in the hands of the army of the kingdom of ghosts and the ninja cats. In today's Toad Village, there are only two great immortals left, and three or two large toads, such as Toad Wentai, to support the scene.

The strength has declined to the point where even the Ninja Cats are slightly inferior.

Such a Toad Village would naturally not dare to call itself a holy place in the world of psychic beasts.

Losing the powerful existence that competed with the Shigulin Patriarch Slug Immortal and the Longdi Cave Patriarch White Snake Immortal, there is a long way to go to regain the title of Holy Land. But as long as the inheritance of immortal art is not destroyed, there is hope for a comeback.

"I hope so. In addition, this is some information compiled by the intelligence department about Uchiha Sasuke and the mysterious Sharingan ninja's abilities. You should read it carefully. Although it is not very useful, at least you can have an understanding of them, so that you won't be caught off guard next time you encounter them."

Tsunade took out a scroll and placed it in front of Jiraiya.

The gap between Sharingan and Kaleidoscope Sharingan is too large.

If it is just sharingan, you can win the battle with detailed information.

But facing the power of Kaleidoscope Sharingan, there are no ninjas of the same level to suppress it. In a war, it is an extremely terrifying meat grinding machine.

Jiraiya held the scroll for recording information and fell into short thoughts.

"Master Raikage, Konoha's loss this time is not small, and we should pay more attention to the kingdom of ghosts."

Konoha was attacked by Uchiha Sasuke, and this matter was not hidden from villages other than Konoha.

After all, on the day Konoha was attacked, Yun Yin and several other ninjas who existed were watching from it.

In the office, Secretary Ma Buyi made a brief analysis after reviewing the information compiled by the Yunyin Intelligence Department.

In the center of the office, the Fourth Raikage, who easily lifted the barbell in units of 'tons' with one hand, snorted softly without panting, while continuing to lift the barbell that was so heavy that it could knock down a house with one hand. The bulging muscles of the arms seemed to be made of poured steel.

"The matter of the ghost country will be discussed later. In the territory of those small countries, haven't you always fought with them?"

Fourth Raikage said.

Although this was personally entrusted by the daimyo of the country of thunder, Yun Yin also gained a lot of benefits from controlling the small country behind the scenes.

Today's Yunyin has also begun to imitate the country of ghosts, and in the name of military protection, began to settle in the territories of some small countries.

The difference is that, unlike the soft policy of the Ghost Country, Yun Yin directly controls the country's Daming Mansion in order to gain huge benefits for the Thunder Country and Yun Yin.

And use the small civil war to launch war money.

"Having said that, we have always been at a disadvantage. Sure enough, in terms of people's hearts, the country of ghosts is better. I heard that the country of water seems to have suffered a lot from it. I don't know how effective the suppression of the former Mizukage is."

Azabuyi made an objective speech based on data, and then mentioned the country of water.

This sea power is surrounded by the sea and is separated from the mainland by a huge sea area.

The fourth-generation Mizukage Goju Yagura, after abdicating the throne, heard that he handed over the management of Kirigakure Village to the fifth-generation Mizukage Terumimei, while he himself cooperated with the Water Country Daimyofu to suppress the rebels in the Water Country provoked by the Oni Country.

Although Azabui is not optimistic about the character of this former Mizukage, he is still a generation of Mizukage after all, and he is still in his own territory. Anyway, the grassroots riots caused by the ghost country will be solved by this former Mizukage who freed up his hands.

Unless the kingdom of ghosts is willing to increase its strength and expand the incident.

But in that case, it is bound to break the stability that was briefly restored after the Fourth Ninja World War, and then it is very likely to trigger the Fifth Ninja World War.

"The matter of the country of water is left to Kirigakure to solve by himself. As for the small country under our control, it only needs to get funding for military development and scarce resources. As for the so-called public opinion, let the country of ghosts do that."

The Fourth Raikage dismissed this.

In a big country war with a small country as the stage, his only purpose as Raikage is to raise more military development funds as soon as possible. Therefore, the so-called long-term interests are not within his consideration at all. In this chaotic world where the powerful act recklessly, allies and the like are unreliable, and the only thing they can rely on is their own force.

Too much trust in the ability and character of the allies will turn into deceiving the allies like Kirigakure, causing the tragedy of losing the war to happen again.

Thus, the fourth generation of Raikage is not worried about the defeat situation in the small country battlefield. What he wants is to take away all the benefits that can be taken away from a country before the ghost country infiltrates it, and bring it back to Yun Yin.

Funds, food, specialty products, and even secret and forbidden techniques are all being collected.

As a big country, the Land of Thunder has no shortage of population and land, but there will always be a shortage of resources.

This is Yunyin's current external development strategy, only the small neighboring countries are immune from such a disaster.

Placing down the heavy barbell in his hand, secretary Mabuyi walked up to him thoughtfully and handed him a wet towel.

Because the Fourth Raikage's physique is too strong, even a woman like Azabui who is not petite is tall and tall among women, but in front of the Fourth Raikage, she looks extraordinarily slender.

"The plan for the special operations team with Konoha, Sand Hidden, and Iwa Hidden has been reached. Next, it's time to take action on that organization. As for the interruption of the joint Chunin exam that hasn't started yet, it will be postponed for one month and held in the village itself. Let's deal with everything like this for the time being."

For the interrupted Chunin exam, the Fourth Raikage doesn't take it seriously.

Under the impetus of Oni no Kokuni, Sasuke Uchiha launched an attack on Konoha, but he also didn't care and chose to ignore it.

All he cares about is when can Erwei be recaptured, so that Yunyin's military strength will grow again.

Konoha Severance Room, underground.

Danzo, who was sitting on the chair in the convalescent room, had a bare arm that looked like dead wood, and another arm full of red eyeballs, filled with a large number of needles, and was undergoing an infusion.

He sat quietly on the seat, his entire face was numb, as if he had lost all consciousness, and he didn't pay any attention to the pain caused by the powerful chakras colliding in his body.

On his numb face, there was only a pair of flickering eyes, which proved that he was still alive, and his brain still had clear and flexible thinking ability.

The root ninja who treated him next to him was wearing a white coat and a white mask on his face. He was concocting potions on the workbench, trying his best to make Danzo live as long as possible.

"Spine, how long is my time left?"

Danzo still stared forward with a numb face, but his attention was focused on the medical ninja who was preparing medicine for him.

Although the other party was wearing a mask, the wrinkles between his brows, including his slightly dyed white hair, meant that he was not young, at least fifty years old.

As one of the earliest members who joined the root with the oily girl Ryoma, the medical ninja named 'Spine' has always been one of the best medical ninjas in the root, and belongs to the few trusted confidants of Danzo.

"Judging from the recent results, Danzo-sama, you have at most less than half a year to live. No matter how you concoct the medicine, the power of Sharingan and Mutun is not so easy to reconcile. Perhaps it was a wrong idea to use these two completely different forces to achieve balance in the body and carry out symbiosis."

Medical ninja paused in tricky movements, glanced at Danzo with muddy but shrewd eyes, and sighed softly.

In terms of facts, whether it is Sharingan or Mutun, they will bring unparalleled repulsion to mismatched bodies.

Now Tianzang, who is highly valued in Konoha Anbe, is the only experimental subject suitable for Mu Dun.

But Danzo is not like this. His body is not very suitable for Sharingan and Mutun.

Just use its own powerful chakra to temporarily suppress this hidden danger. But this is also based on the mutual consumption and resistance of Sharingan and Mutun. Otherwise, even a ninja like Danzo would have difficulty suppressing the two blood successor boundaries with his own chakra.

Not to mention, all kinds of precious secret medicines that have to be spent on Danzo every year.

But even so, this body is almost reaching its limit.

Danzo did not answer, nor did he comment on this possible possibility, whether there is an error.

What he did, he will never regret it.

Since he missed the position of the Third Hokage, there is no need for such words as regret and hesitation in his life.

To complete one thing, no matter what the price is, you must be unswerving to complete it to the end.

Moreover, there is no resentment in his heart.

From darkness to light, and from the moment the light fell to the bottom of darkness, he already understood that he would never be able to get the throne of Hokage.

That position, from the very beginning, did not belong to me.

The rats in the dark can only continue to linger on in this twisted posture that cannot see the light, until the end of their lives is ushered in the dark.

Tears, compassion, weakness, those are not things I need to consider.

The current self only needs to use all means to crush all obstacles in front of Konoha's path before the end of life.

"It seems that the relationship between the old man and this village is coming to an end..."

Danzo muttered to himself, Ji didn't hear any meaning of worrying about gains and losses, or being discouraged or afraid.

For this old man who has lived in darkness for decades, death is a cowardice that has long been forgotten.

"That's right." Thorn nodded, acknowledging the fact that the other party's life was not long, and continued: "So, Danzo-sama should really pay attention to the matter of the heir. As long as you die, the roots can still be controlled, but those martial arts factions attached to you may completely lose control and cause huge troubles to the village."

"Heir? For a ninja like this old man, it's quite an ironic word."

Danzo's mouth twitched slightly, and he squeezed out a smile of unknown meaning.

Ji also smiled and replied: "Yes, after all, you are no longer able to become Hokage, and the heirs are also forced to be agile. We who live in the dark are far from the values of Hokage and others. From the beginning, we should not waste the so-called light, but die as nameless people in the darkness."

The name Thorn is not so much a name as a code name.

As for the original name, he could still remember it when the root was first added.

But as the years passed, and then decades passed, the only name he could remember was the code name 'thorn'.

He only remembers that he has a wife, children, and a warm family of his own. But the faces and names of these people are gradually blurred in memory.

The root is a non-staff organization that gathers people who have forgotten their names and pasts.

"The brighter the place, the stronger the roots underneath it, and they are deeply rooted in the ground. A tree cannot survive without its roots. But the roots we build...will it really be the roots that Konoha depends on?"

Danzo's words came out, and the reagent tube in Ji's shocked hand fell to the ground, shattered with a snap, and the liquid inside splashed out.

"Master Danzo..."

"Don't worry, Ji, the old man has never questioned the correctness of the path. But the future of the root may be different. It's just that the old man will never see such a future again. This time the treatment is here."

Danzo pulled out the intubation tube on his arm and stood up from the seat.

At this moment, the door of the convalescent room was pushed open, and You Nu Qu Gen walked in from the outside.

"Master Danzo, it's time for the funeral of the two advisors."

(end of this chapter)