Naruto's water escape is the strongest

"Hmph, Jiraiya, you must make him look good next time you return to the village." Tsunade put down the letter, with a hint of sullen pink on her cheeks, and spat.She raised her head and wanted to say something else, but found her master holding the intelligence letter with a heavy expression on his face.

"Master, what did it say?" Tsunade put away her slightly stunned expression and asked seriously.

"The above mentioned some information about Akatsuki." Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly read the last few sentences, and then handed the letter to Tsunade. He suppressed his smile, hiding the side of the kind old man, and the aura of a generation of Shinobu heroes quietly reveal.

The Third Hokage solemnly said: "Tsunade, are you really sure that the person who sniped Orochimaru that day was one of Danzo's men?"

"No, this is just a speculation on our part. To deal with Orochimaru, you have to be at least a ninja close to the 'Shadow' level. I think Danzo probably can't find a ninja of this level. At the same time, he also has a strong desire for Orochimaru. Are the hostile ninjas going to deal with him?" Tsunade said with a frown, while hurriedly flipping through the short information letter.

Then very quickly, Tsunade's expression became as solemn and gloomy as the third generation's.

It was as if there was a layer of frost on his face.

"Orochimaru... joined the Akatsuki organization more than ten years ago, and then broke away from it for unknown reasons eight years ago. Therefore, he was hunted by the Akatsuki organization for a long time..."

She read softly.

Tsunade raised her head and looked at the Third Hokage.

"So the one who sniped Orochimaru that day was not Danzo's roots... This also explains why Danzo has such strong ninjas but we don't know. That's because they are not roots, but People from Akatsuki!" Tsunade said in a deep voice, "Similarly, this also explains why Orochimaru moved out of the base in a hurry."

"In addition to avoiding us, he is also avoiding Akatsuki's pursuit!"

"As for why Akatsuki cooperated with Danzo, I think there must be some kind of deal behind it." Her eyes suddenly turned cold, "Duanzo...could he have betrayed Konoha?"

"..." The Third Hokage smoked his pipe in silence and narrowed his eyes.

In the smoke, the light from the tobacco fire made the old man's eyes flicker.

After a long time, he finally said: "Duanzo... is not that kind of person. He will not be harmful to Konoha."

"The question is, what kind of behavior is beneficial or detrimental to Konoha? The judgment standard has always been his free will!" Tsunade said coldly, "Behavior that is detrimental to Konoha in our eyes may be beneficial in his eyes. Woolen cloth?"

The Third Hokage tapped the table with his pipe and said calmly: "We can discuss this issue later. The top priority now -"

"It's to send an alarm to the dark troops you sent out, pull them back, and wait for the report from the reconnaissance troops!"

The old man stared hard into Tsunade's eyes.

The Fifth Hokage lowered his eyes, and after a moment's thought, he realized that since the members of the Akatsuki organization were also chasing Orochimaru over there, they would probably run into the ANBU team that was on a mission!

"No...it's to send an alert to them, ask them to get to the situation on the spot, and then send out a support team!" She slammed the table and stood up, "In this operation, we have to catch Akatsuki's tail!"

The Third Hokage lowered his eyelids, glanced down at the high-spirited Tsunade, and put on the Hokage hat.

What a spirit...!

If he were 20 years younger and in good health, he might have made the same decision.

However, he is now very depressed. Faced with this situation, his first reaction is to remove his subordinates for safety.

There is nothing wrong with being conservative, but being too conservative will only make Konoha lose its enterprising spirit.

It was precisely after realizing this that the Third Hokage made the decision to abdicate. Even if he was not injured after the Chunin Exam, he would still do so.

He turned his head and looked out the window. The rising sunlight shone on him through the window, bringing with it a warmth that was almost blazing.

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Team No. 14, who had collected the information, did not know the situation in the Hokage's office.

No one realizes that when they wander here, the most likely person they encounter is not Orochimaru, but Akatsuki's undead duo who have been searching for Orochimaru.

They didn't even know that there were two people squatting near Orochimaru's main base, hoping to wait for Orochimaru's trace...

When Team [-] left the underground base and walked to the surface, Shino first noticed something was wrong.

"Inuzuka Makoto! Where are you?" He shouted at the top of his lungs.

However, the reply I got was another unfamiliar voice——

"Is this the person you are looking for?"

A tall man wearing a black red cloud trench coat said coldly.

With his iconic clothes, Haruno Sakura could tell at a glance that the enemy was a member of Akatsuki.

The man kicked a body under his feet, and the scout ninja of the Inuzuka family lay lifeless in a pool of blood, motionless.

Apparently dead.

Sakura's eyes narrowed, and she saw Torataro's body again. The upper body was next to Inuzuka Makoto, and the lower body was cruelly stepped on by another Akatsuki ninja.

The girl was silent and her murderous aura gradually overflowed.

"You rebel ninjas actually dare to kill Konoha ninjas. Do you want to make Konoha an enemy?" Shino said coldly.

The atmosphere became solemn.

Since the other party killed their companions, it is absolutely impossible to resolve the matter today...

"I'm sorry, we didn't intend to do anything..." The tall man shrugged his shoulders, and there was no trace of apology in his eyes. "Who told him to discover us?"

"Hey, Kakuzu, what are you talking about? Since these people are the companions of the ninja walking the dog, let's just kill them all together!" the silver-haired young man said impatiently, waving the sickle in his hand.

Kakuzu?When Haruno Sakura heard this name, she felt it was vaguely familiar.

No, she was sure that this name had never appeared in the original work she had read. Maybe she had read it in a post on the Internet or in a novel in her previous life, but she couldn't think of his abilities and intelligence, so it made no sense. Meaningless.

Of the two opponents in front of me, the silver-haired young man holding the scythe was better. He seemed to be following the path of physical skills and did not have the oppressive aura of a shadow-level opponent.

The one named Kakuzu has a very terrifying aura, and the chakra he perceives is extremely complex and thick. He is a true "kage" level ninja!

Haruno Sakura slowly increased the excitement of chakra in her body and opened Sakura-Chong-State [-].

Get ready for battle.

She stared at Kakuzu closely, watching him turn around and scold the silver-haired young man: "What do you know, Hidan, you idiot! I want to first think about whether they are ninjas with names on the bounty list. Otherwise, what if a fight breaks out and their bodies are destroyed!"

"Opportunity!" Sakura thought subconsciously when she saw the two people arguing.

In Ying Chong's state, her reaction speed was extremely fast. Almost as soon as the thought appeared, she had already begun to form seals in her hands——

"Ice escape - Yan Chuuxue!"

The ice darts with flashing cold light were spinning crazily, shooting towards the bickering Akatsuki duo like a gust of wind!

However, Akatsuki's duo are also experienced ninjas. Even if they seem to be gossiping without warning, how could they really let down their guard?

"Tu Dun-Tu Liubi!"

A thick and solid earth wall quickly rose in front of Kakuzu!

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