Konoha Family's Bones

Does Jiraiya know something?Otherwise, why was this guy asking around about what the white-haired ninja was doing some time ago?

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who carefully checked the information, suddenly remembered Jiraiya's strange behavior before, and decided to call Jiraiya over for questioning.

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"Old man, what did you call me for?" As soon as he entered the Hokage's office, Jiraiya looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen in confusion and asked, shouldn't it be the busiest time for the old man just after returning to the village?Why do you still have time to find him?

"Jiraiya, why were you looking for a white-haired ninja some time ago?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said straight to the point.

"Huh? Teacher, why did you think of asking about this?" Jiraiya became even more confused when he heard that Sarutobi Hiruzen actually asked about the white-haired ninja.

"What other reasons could there be? Let me tell you..." Ask Jiraiya about the white-haired ninja, and it would be impossible to hide the information about the Seven from Jiraiya.So Sarutobi Hiruzen told Jiraiya all the information Matt Dai had about the mysterious ANBU, as well as the feedback from the Mist Ninja.

After listening to Sarutobi Hiruzen's narration and detailed written information, Jiraiya's face showed a look of shock.Jiraiya knew exactly when Aoki arrived on the battlefield.He didn't expect Taketori Aoki to do such a big thing before rushing to the Kumogakure front line.

Now Jiraiya is very sure that the variable in the big toad sage's prediction is Taketori Aoki.But how long has it been since that boy Aoki graduated from the ninja school?Now he can actually kill a Jonin instantly with one sword?

Jiraiya had thought before that he had underestimated Taketori Aoki's strength, but he didn't expect that even so, he still underestimated this kid.Kill an elite jounin with one sword?What kind of terrifying power is this?Even Jiraiya, who had Kage-level combat power, was shocked at this moment.

Presumably, even Aoki wouldn't be able to make a few cuts with such a powerful move.But even if he could only make one slash, it would still be impressive enough.

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"What are you thinking about?" Seeing the shocked look on Jiraiya's face, Sarutobi Hiruzen guessed what his disciple was thinking about and asked quickly.He now desperately wanted to know who this ANBU ninja, who could be called White Fang's second best, was.

When he thought of Konoha White Fang, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt filled with regret.Such a shadow-level combatant committed suicide in vain, and now he still regretted it when he thought about it.Now that the Anbu suddenly had a ninja who could match White Fang's combat power, the Third Hokage naturally wanted to know.

"Taketori Aoki." Taking a long breath, Jiraiya said a name with a solemn expression.

"Taketori Aoki?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that Jiraiya would also say this name.But could this name and the mysterious sword ninja be the same person?

Sarutobi Hiruzen never expected that the mysterious sword ninja would be the same person as Taketori Aoki.

How old is Taketori Aoki now?It's amazing that he can possess the strength of a chuunin at this age, even compared to some special jounin.But let Hiruzen believe that the current Taketori Aoki has the strength to kill elite jounin with one sword?

He couldn't agree with it at all.

Seeing that the old man didn't seem to believe what he was saying, Jiraiya told the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage of Mt. Myoboku, as well as some of his secret observations about Aoki.It specifically stated that several times he was almost seen through the disguise by this kid.

As a Kage-level combatant, Jiraiya's level of invisibility is unquestionable.But even Jiraiya was almost seen through the disguise, which reminded Sarutobi Hiruzen of the first time he met Taketori Aoki.

Although he didn't deliberately disguise himself at that time, with the strength of the Hokage, he didn't emit any chakra. The fact that he was still spotted by this kid right away while sitting in the house speaks volumes.

How strong was Aoki at that time?During the confrontation, the third generation could clearly sense that Aoki's chakra was no match for the chuunin.However, the strength of the chuunin could detect him as the Hokage. Hiruzen did not delve into this matter at the time. He just felt that Aoki's spiritual sense was relatively sharp, but now that he thought about it, there was a big problem.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had also heard about the giant toad in Mt. Myoboku.But before that, the Third Hokage didn't have much interest in the big toad. Now that he thinks about it carefully, the big toad is not completely unreliable.

Compared with Jiraiya's trust in the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage, in the world of Naruto, before Naruto showed extraordinary potential, Konoha's top brass still dismissed the prophecy of the Child of Destiny.

To put it bluntly, the top leaders of Konoha believe that the Great Toad Sento is a magic stick, and his predictions are not trustworthy or reliable at all. They are illusory things.

"Teacher, what are you still hesitating about? Call Taketori Aoki over now, and we'll know as soon as we ask!" Seeing that he had already told the "variable" thing, his teacher still had a solemn look on his face. Raiya asked in complete confusion.

In his opinion, since the matter has been discussed, there is no need to hide it.Wouldn't it be enough to just call Taketori Aoki over and ask him face to face?If the mysterious ninja Dai mentioned was really Taketori Aoki, then he might as well just promote him to be a jounin.

Anyway, the Ninja War has just ended, and there is still a big gap in high-end combat power in the village.

"I also want to call you over, but I can't do it now." Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a long breath.

"Why?" Zilai didn't understand.

"It's your uncle Shimura Danzo. Just before we returned to the village, I received his request for help. The letter named Taketori Aoki and asked him to come over for support. Thinking about it now, I'm afraid it will be a bit troublesome..." At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen He also had a sad look on his face. He originally thought that Taketori Aoki only had the strength of a special jounin.But now after reading Matt Dai's narration, combined with Jiraiya's intelligence, Sarutobi Hiruzen realized that he seriously underestimated Taketori Aoki's strength.

If that mysterious sword ninja is really Taketori Aoki, I just hope Shimura Danzo can use less drastic methods.Otherwise, relying on Taketori Aoki's strength, once he fails to force him to join the root, it will be self-defeating and force him out of the village. This will be a big blow to Konoha Village.

Originally, Sarutobi Hiruzen underestimated Aoki's strength, and specially sent Shisui and Kakashi to escort him.Thinking about it now, he just prayed to Danzo not to go too far, otherwise the damage to the village would be too great if they really broke up!

But the Third Hokage didn't know that Danzo Shimura had no intention of recruiting Aoki to join the Roots.His only thought was to let Taketori Aoki die!Since it can't be used by him, he might as well destroy it!