Chapter 725 Return

At the beginning of August, it was the scorching heat, and the clouds seemed to be melted, disappearing without a trace in the sky.

The damaged buildings in Konoha Village are still under construction, but due to the distance from the attack, almost 20 days have passed, and most of the projects are gradually coming to an end and are in the final stage.

Although there is a muggy air in Konoha Village, Konoha, which is located in the middle of the Forest of Fire, is still within the range of tolerance even if the weather is muggy. The ninja on duty did not have any complaints, and was on duty conscientiously at his post, avoiding the attack more than 20 days ago from falling on Konoha's head again.

Not only the ninjas in the village resumed their work and started to get busy, as Tsunade of Hokage, he never stopped working from the very beginning.

As Hokage, there are too many things to deal with every day, especially the task entrustment, which takes up almost half of Hokage's working time. In many cases, even though Tsunade knows that such a task entrusted with such a job, if it goes on for a long time, it will soon be opened up by the ghost country, but such a "tradition", to be honest, it is impossible to change this kind of "tradition" in Konoha's current state in a short time.

Although many major events have happened to Konoha in the two or three years since she became Hokage, her main focus of work is still on gathering power. If even this step cannot be achieved, then this Hokage is just a puppet supported by the people below.

Furthermore, no matter how good you are at the grassroots, if you want to learn from your teacher, Sarutobi, and cultivate a large number of loyalists belonging to your own faction, it will not take ten or eight years, which is not realistic at all.

And at that time... Tsunade couldn't help but smile wryly and have a headache. At that time, he was already over sixty years old, and it was almost time for the election of the sixth Hokage.

Regarding the election of the sixth Hokage, in fact, in the current Konoha Village, some voices that are not conducive to Konoha have already begun to appear.

For example...no successor.

Currently, among Konoha, there is not a new generation of ninja who can really take the lead.

Tsunade doubts that he will continue to work in this position for the next twenty or thirty years.

Of course, if she can do it for 20 or 30 years, she can do it too. With her physical health, it is not a problem to live to the age of ninety. But the premise is... until then, there will be no new turmoil in Konoha.

Looking at the confidential information sorted and submitted by Anbe, Tsunade frowned tightly, and there was a suffocation in her chest that could not be released, which made her feel worried about Konoha's future.

"Too fast..."

Tsunade put down the document in his hand. The content described above is basically related to the kingdom of ghosts, followed by the kingdom of thunder.

These are the two most powerful military forces in the ninja world today.

Regarding these two military powers, it is no secret in the ninja world that they use small countries as the stage of battle to fight behind the scenes.

Among them, the kingdom of ghosts is the most important, and it has won over a number of small countries, forming a system of allies with the kingdom of ghosts as the core. The values and ideology of these small countries have begun to tilt like the kingdom of ghosts, and even some places have begun to build shrines to worship the witches of the kingdom of ghosts.

In Tsunade's view, this is even more terrifying than pure force aggression.

As for the small country that was interfered, at least the bottom layer did not show much resistance, and the dissatisfaction was almost all the aristocratic group of the country.

Tsunade is very clear that this is the kingdom of ghosts deliberately dividing the upper and lower ties in these countries and arousing conflicts between the two sides.

No longer concealing it, she is completely in opposition to the one country, one village system established by her grandfather.

Although Ninja Village belongs to the country in name, it actually only borders the country's noble group, because these nobles with a long history are the masters of the country.

But with the intervention of the Kingdom of Ghosts, the situation is completely different.

It won't be long before the next conflict erupts.

So the idea of continuing to develop steadily in Konoha for 20 to 30 years is simply unrealistic.

In the first conflict, the Nation of Fire organized the Fourth Ninja World War.

Now the Fifth Ninja World War is estimated to be not far away according to the current strategic layout of the Ghost Kingdom. And Tsunade has a hunch that the next war will not be as simple as the Fourth Ninja World War, and it may be a situation of endless death.

"However, it's useless even if you know, that kid won't give Konoha such a chance... Now Konoha doesn't have the ability to take the initiative to start a war."

Tsunade rubbed the space between his brows, worrying about such things.

Because the initiative is in the hands of the Kingdom of Ghosts, if you want the Kingdom of Fire to gain the initiative, gathering all the power is a necessary prerequisite, otherwise it will only repeat the same mistakes and increase casualties.

But in order to gather all the power, with Konoha's current situation, it will take several years of preparation.

While she was worried about this, Tianzang, the captain of the seventh squad, knocked on the door and walked in. When he held a thick document in his arms, there should be something important to report.

"Master Hokage, this is something sent by Elder Danzo, please read it."

As he spoke, he placed the documents in his arms on Tsunade's desk.

Because this document was too important, Tianzang personally escorted it.

Perhaps because of Shikamaru's relationship, the relationship between the Hokage faction and the martial arts faction headed by Danzo has eased a lot recently.

Although it was a surprise, Tsunade still didn't dare to be careless about Danzo's thoughts and let his guard down.

This is a poisonous snake hiding in the shadows. Once he relaxes, he will bite him hard.

However, after opening these documents, Tsunade's eyes widened, and an incredible color appeared on his face, as if he was surprised by the content of the documents.

"Are you sure it was sent by that old Danzo?"

Tsunade closed all the documents in front of him, and looked at Tianzang seriously, the surprise in his eyes hadn't disappeared yet.

Although Tianzang didn't know what was recorded in these documents, he could tell from Tsunade's reaction that the information in the documents was very important to Tsunade.

So, he nodded solemnly.

"Yes, Hokage-sama, this is something sent by Danzou's confidant, Younv Togen."

The other party is not only from the oil girl clan, but also a jonin who is highly trusted by Danzo in the root. The things he escorts are naturally not simple.

Tsunade kept frowning and frowning, and cycled back and forth several times, as if he was extremely confused.

"Master Hokage, may I ask what is on this..."

"According to the information about ninjas of the martial arts faction, according to the meaning of Danzo, it should be intended to integrate these forces into the Naruto faction."

Tsunade didn't think there was anything he couldn't say about Tenzo.

Moreover, if you really want to take action against the militant faction, you also need to rely on Tianzang to lead the Anbu to execute it.

Tianzo opened his mouth slightly, as if he was also surprised by Tsunade's words.

That Danzo elder would...

Tianzo's reaction was within Tsunade's expectations.

In fact, she has been waiting for an opportunity to absorb this powerful force, but she has never found a suitable opportunity, so she has to give up.

Now it seems that Danzo seems to have offered to help, which made Tsunade a little uncomfortable.

"That old guy Danzo, it seems that the body is really already..."

Tsunade sighed quietly, thinking of something, his eyes showed a color of confusion or worry, which made Tianzang unclear.

"I haven't been able to find any tasks to do recently. I feel so boring waiting in the village!"

Inuzuka Iba lying on the concrete pipe in the open space of the park, complaining while basking in the sun.

The rest of the people, such as Shino, Ino, and Choji, were either leaning on their backs or sitting on the cement pipe, listening to the complaints made by the teeth, and at the same time deeply believed.

Because of the tense external situation, some high-level mission entrustments can be saved if possible. Except for some D-level tasks that are not very helpful to them, such as C-level and B-level tasks, it is also difficult to grab them from other experienced ninjas.

Not to mention, their leader Jonin was also assigned to work in the village, so he couldn't go out.

As subordinates, they can only stay with them.

"Is there any way, I heard that because of Sasuke's matter, the village is going to go to war with the country of ghosts again. Judging from this situation, from now on, the village is estimated to enter a state of preparation for war."

As the eldest lady of the Yamanaka family, Ino collects information much faster than ordinary ninjas.

After all, when Sasuke attacked Konoha, some ninjas of the Yamanaka clan also suffered casualties. Although there were not many, many people in the family also felt resentment and dissatisfaction with this Uchiha descendant member who was born in Konoha, and wished to get rid of it quickly.

This made Ino feel very complicated and guilty. At the same time, he also clearly ordered himself not to have any more contact with the other party, and to cut off the last trace of friendship.

After all, Sasuke has done such a thing, and she has no way to find any reason to excuse it.

"But the above has not issued such an order, it's a bit overthinking."

Iba sat up straight from the cement pipe, holding Akamaru who was similar to himself in his arms, and expressed his opinion.

The voices against Sasuke in the village can't be stopped at all. Although they are classmates, even if they can't bear it, they can't change anything in the face of such a general situation. At the same time, the diplomatic issue with the Oni Nation that Sasuke was involved in was also completely detonated.

The fact that Konoha has many criminals privately hidden in the land of ghosts has been criticized by Konoha recently, although the effect is said to be not obvious.

The reason is that recently, the daimyo of the Snow Country, Fenghua Xiaoxue, made another phenomenal movie that swept the market, and successfully won the championship, attracting more people's attention.

"Not necessarily, it depends on what the higher-ups think. However, I think that even if the war breaks out, the victory rate of the village should not be high."

Shino pushed the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose and expressed his opinion.

"Zinao, how do you build up the ambition of others and destroy the prestige of your own? If a war really breaks out, I plan to fight a big one next. I heard that in a war, the speed of ninja promotion will be much faster than usual."

The teeth seem dissatisfied with the pessimistic and negative thinking of the will.

Yeah, death is faster than usual. Ino silently complained about those words in his heart.

She not only learned the secret arts handed down from her family, but also dabbled in medical ninjutsu. Therefore, she once worked in a hospital for a period of time, and received more than one job to appease the wounded who survived the war.

She can more or less guess that war is by no means such a light thing.

What's more, the opponent is still the kingdom of ghosts who defeated Konoha.

"However, Shikamaru and Naruto don't seem to be here, and the other two from class 7 don't know where they are."

Ino looked around, but did not see Shikamaru, Naruto and others.

"That... that..." a soft voice sounded, Hinata, who had been quietly listening to her companions, said slowly: "In the morning, I saw Naruto-kun and the other two from Class 7 going out, I think they should go to practice."

"Really? It's really hard work. I heard that this time he repelled Sasuke alone. I went to see the venue where they fought. It was really horrible, and I don't know how it was done..."

Ino thought of something, and secretly became speechless.

"So, where is Shikamaru? Choji, I remember you said you were going to visit Shikamaru's house this morning."

Saying that, Ino turned his gaze to Choji who had been eating snacks.

Choji stopped chewing potato chips.

"This matter, when I went in the morning, he had already gone out, so he didn't encounter it. I guess he wanted to be alone."

"It's not like him. Moreover, when we went to deal with Sasuke before, he didn't even tell us, and just passed by alone."

Ino put his hands on his hips in dissatisfaction, as if he was dissatisfied with Shikamaru's actions alone.

"I don't know about that. I always feel that he has something on his mind. When he wants to say it, he should take the initiative to say it. Moreover, we can't rely on him and Naruto for everything."

Choji didn't seem to care about it, just eating snacks.

Ino was a little speechless. The guy who has been eating snacks is not convincing at all.

"Welcome."

There was no grand welcome ceremony, and standing in front of Shikamaru was a ninja dressed in jet black.

Behind him, there were two root ninjas wearing masks, looking at Shikamaru from top to bottom with indifferent eyes through the eye holes of the mask.

Shikamaru stood still in front of the three of them without saying a word.

Yuyue Qugen is not a talkative person, and felt that this was already a welcome ceremony, so she turned and entered the passage behind her, signaling Shikamaru to follow his footsteps.

Shikamaru was not afraid, but with the mentality of revisiting his old place, he re-entered this deep passage that he had visited more than a month ago.

The remodeled Konoha Severe Penalty Room has been completely reduced to the root office base.

This also made some people think that the location of the severe punishment room could be shifted so that the prisoners here would not be too close to the root.

It is not for the safety of the roots, but for the safety of the prisoners inside.

Follow You Nu Qu Gen to go deep into this base until you stop in front of a room door. You Nu Qu Gen actively pushes the door open. It is a small study room with bookshelves on the walls and a lot of books and scrolls on it. In addition, there are beds for rest and writing desks for office work.

"In the future, this will be your room, and you can use the things in it as you like. The information files on the bookshelf will allow you to understand the operation mode of this organization faster."

Aburometori didn't look at Shikamaru, but just looked at the furnishings inside the room, talking to the air.

"Don't you need to see Danzo?"

Shikamaru asked.

Yunyo shook her head, looked at Shikamaru and said, "Honestly speaking, since more than two years ago, Danzo-sama's physical condition has been declining sharply. For the current Danzo-sama, rest is more important than anything else. If there is nothing particularly important, it is best not to bother him. Just tell me if there is something. Unless Danzo-sama takes the initiative to find you, understand?"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Shikamaru to open his mouth, Yuyue Togen turned and left with the two root ninjas behind him.

In the underground ward.

Danzo heard footsteps, and he, lying on the seat, opened his eyes faintly.

Didn't speak, just stared with a pair of indifferent eyes at the oil girl Qugen who came over to look for her.

Looking at the other party's attire, the long-lost and the dead subordinate in the memorythe oil girl Ryoma overlapped.

The same talent is outstanding, the same origin of the oily girl family, and the same...entered the roots, and became an unknown person in the dark.

However, this nostalgia was quickly cut off by Danzo.

Maybe there are still human feelings in his heart, but he who has fallen to this point absolutely cannot indulge in such nostalgia.

Because remembering the dead is meaningless, people have to live in the present and have a future.

I have no life left, only one purpose leftto cut off all the people, organizations, and countries that threaten Konoha.

"Danzo-sama, Nara Shikamaru... I have made arrangements according to your instructions."

Yuyue Togen saw Danzo lying on the seat in a sickly posture, hesitated for a while before speaking.

He has seen Danzo's cruelty, ruthlessness, and cold-bloodedness, but he has never seen such a weak and decadent scene.

So much so that he forgot that the old man in front of him was also a mortal.

In the face of the carving knife of time, no matter how powerful a ninja is, there is nothing he can do.

Besides, there are many hidden dangers in the body.

This is no longer within the reach of medical ninjutsu.

Thinking of this, the oily woman who had already decided to give up her feelings couldn't help feeling sad in her heart.

"In addition, I also handed over the information of some important personnel of the Fighting Faction to Hokage according to your instructions. With the ability of the other party, they should be able to gather the main force of the Fighting Faction before your deadline, avoid internal fighting, and better deal with the Kingdom of Ghosts..."

Younv Togen told Danzo one thing.

Danzo just opened his eyes and listened quietly, without saying a word during the whole process.

It wasn't until You Nu Qu Gen finished speaking that he slowly closed his eyes.

Seeing this, Younv Togen sighed, knowing that Danzo was not in a good state of mind, and left after a slight salute.

Sasuke returned to the country of ghosts again, it was the first ten days of August, near the middle ten days of the month.

Knowing that returning to the kingdom of ghosts, they will not have too many days to meet.

Kakashi will probably continue to work in the intelligence department, and then be transferred to an important department by his superiors.

On his side, he also has to accept the arrangement of the Uchiha clan, but he doesn't know where he will be transferred for the time being.

As for what position the family will get him in the military, Sasuke honestly doesn't care.

He believes in his own strength.

As long as his power is still there, he can gain a foothold in the army of the ghost country without the help of his family.

On the contrary, if you have no strength, even with the help of your family, you will not be able to go far.

From the very beginning, he had a very clear understanding of himself.

So, after arriving at the military area where Ziyuan City is located, Sasuke said goodbye to Kakashi briefly, and then rushed all the way to the research area.

His next goal is very clear, that is to integrate Itachi's pair of kaleidoscope Sharingan, let his eyes go further, and gain the power beyond the kaleidoscope Sharingan!

Through a series of strict identity verification, Sasuke came to the special research institute where Shiraishi was located.

The area here is huge, but Sasuke knew that the only researchers working here were Shiraishi and a woman named Rin Nohara.

Before arriving at the destination, Sasuke saw Shiraishi in the corridor.

The other party should have already sensed his own chakra and waited here in advance.

The image of the other party is still the same, wearing a spotless white coat, with his hands in the pockets of the coat, and there is always a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, looking quite friendly.

"It's just in time for you to come, hurry up and help me transplant Itachi's eyes, don't tell me it's been so long, your side is not ready to work yet."

However, Sasuke ignored the affinity shown by the other party, and said bluntly.

"I was so impatient when I just came back. I'm still a young man after all." Baishi didn't mean to blame in his tone, but continued in a normal tone: "Don't worry, your brother's Sharingan, the result of the simulation fusion is very smooth. In addition, my medical ninjutsu will give you the bottom line, so there is no risk of failure."

"So much the better."

"Follow me, the operating room is here."

Baishi turned around and led the way.

Sasuke followed him and came to an operating room with several computers, and a large number of Sharingan compositions were displayed on the screen, including the kaleidoscopic Sharingan graphics of him and Itachi.

Beside the operating table, there stood a mature woman with a slender figure and also wearing a white coatNohara Lin.

Her right hand holds a glass bottle, and a pair of scarlet eyeballs are soaked in the solution.

Sasuke was able to recognize that this was the pair of Kaleidoscope Sharingan belonging to Itachi.

Taking a slight breath, Sasuke suppressed the inexplicable agitation in his heart, and tried his best to calm his mind.

"Come and lie down here."

Didn't care about the tension in Sasuke's heart that was so thin that it almost didn't exist, Shiraishi just ordered lightly, as if the surgery to be done next was just a normal little thing, not worth mentioning.

Sasuke nodded, and according to Shiraishi's request, he lay down on the operating table.

Watching Sasuke lay down, Shiraishi stretched out his hand to Sasuke's forehead, and pressed it lightly.

Sasuke immediately felt a strong drowsiness hit him, and he didn't resist, allowing this drowsiness to erode his consciousness and let him fall into a coma.

"Lin, it's time to start."

Seeing that Sasuke was asleep, Shiraishi's expression became serious.

"is teacher."

Lin pulled off the lid, and stretched her finger to the scarlet eyeball in the glass bottle.

(end of this chapter)