Naruto: The Iceman of the Senju Family

Konoha Village, Hokage Office.

shuh~

A dark shadow flashed across the room, and suddenly a figure kneeling on one knee appeared in front of the third generation desk who was reviewing the files.

"Master Hokage, you are looking for me."

"Well, Kakashi, I have a task here that I need you to do right away."

The Third Hokage nodded without hesitation and handed over the information at hand. Upon seeing this, Kakashi quickly stood up and took it.

"A few days ago, I sent Shikaku's team to the Kingdom of the Sea to investigate the 'Kamiyin Incident'. This is the information Shikaku sent back with Ninja Eagle, saying that they met an unknown person while going to a small island called Onigashima to investigate. After a monster attack, I met Orochimaru's students on a nearby island..."

Having said this, the Third Hokage paused slightly.

Although it was not stated explicitly in the letter, with Shikaku's wisdom, he would definitely doubt whether the local incident was related to Orochimaru...

If it is really Orochimaru who is behind this incident, then it must be treated with more caution.

The Third Hokage's face was very serious:

"I now order you to immediately lead two ANBU teams to the Kingdom of the Sea at full speed to meet up with Shikaku's team, and combine their intelligence to thoroughly investigate the matter!"

"Yes! Hokage-sama!"

Kakashi lowered his head to accept the order and was about to leave, when he suddenly heard the faint voice of the Third Hokage coming from above his head:

"Konoha Village has always been a peace-loving village. No matter who is involved behind this incident, we will take protecting ordinary people as our duty and resolutely fight to the end against the evil forces that kill people."

"..."

Kakashi was silent for a moment, then bowed his head resolutely and accepted the order: "Yes!"

Swish!

Kakashi left, but looking at the empty office, the Third Hokage no longer felt in the mood to continue working.

He stood up and walked to the glass window, looking at the increasingly prosperous streets outside. Every time he felt restless, only the villagers with happy smiles could make his heart gradually calm down.

'Orochimaru, I hope you haven't really taken that step...'

'I...will never allow anyone to smear Konoha's existence. '

……

Jiro Island.

Three days have passed since I picked up the red beans that day.

No matter how Nara Shikaku asked why she appeared here, as well as the weirdness of Onigai Island and the things about Orochimaru, Anko always scratched her head with pain on her face, unable to think of anything useful.

"Her memory must have been tampered with. We can only wait until Tsunade-sama returns to see if there is anything we can do."

This was the case after asking several times, even after a night's rest. Nara Shikaku finally had to make this judgment.

Since almost all the people in the group were sick, after Hyuga Tokuma used his Byakugan to search for a cave on a high ground not far from the shore, they spent most of their time in simple and in-depth studies. On the first day, they all took Bingliangwan. To satisfy hunger.

Fortunately, Nara Shikaku's body was almost recovered the next day. He could use the transformation technique to go out and buy some cooked food to solve the problem of eating.

Just because I still haven't figured out what happened to Anko, I decided to hide it temporarily after discussion, and wait until I receive a reply from the Third Hokage.

Of course, in the meantime, Nara Shikaku went to meet with the person in charge of the Kingdom of the Sea as the team leader.

The first is to carry out task docking,

Secondly, it is also to report the general situation and show that we are investigating, lest the other party think that this side is passive and sabotaging, thus affecting Konoha's reputation.

"We understand! Fighting a monster like that is definitely not an easy task! If you need any help, please be sure to tell us and we will do our best to cooperate!"

Probably because the battle that day was so noisy that many people on nearby islands saw it. Nara Shikaku just mentioned it, and the other party immediately said excitedly, "The people of Konoha can handle it, and they will really come to the rescue if something happens." ah!"

……

Swish!

A white shadow flashed past, and the people in the cave were startled at first, but then relaxed immediately after seeing the person coming.

"Isn't Shikaku-sensei back yet?"

Hinata Tokuma's expression looked a little tired,

In the past three days, he would take time to touch the other end of Jiro Island every day, observing the situation on Ghost World Island with his white eyes, hoping to collect as many clues as possible.

"Not yet~"

It was Anko who answered him.

Although Quan had woken up the next day, the remaining poison in his body had not yet been cleansed, so he still rested most of the time;

As for Senju Shinetsu,

He seems to be in a daze...

After recovering from that day,

not right

It should be said that after entering this cave and settling down that day, he looked at the unconscious Quan and fell into a long silence.

After he recovered, he began to enter a meditative state from time to time, or went out alone for a while. When he came back, he was basically exhausted to the extreme every time.

And after coming back, he would not lie down and rest, but would continue to sit and meditate. After he was almost recovered, he would go out again...and so on...

Several others couldn't even remember how many times he had gone out, and whether he had ever truly rested...

Of course Nara Shikaku also knew about this. In fact, when he first discovered it, he had already followed him quietly, only to realize that his student was actually tempering his spirit and perseverance in an almost destructive way. !

Although it is good for students to be keen on training,

It's just that this kind of exercise, which is almost self-mutilating, is really not a good choice for the underage Senju Mayuki.

Again, he is still young now. In fact, he only needs to exercise step by step in accordance with the development of his body, and he can still grow beyond ordinary people.

However, after one time he couldn't help but stop him, and seeing those tired but calm eyes, Nara Shikaku was silent for a while, and finally let him go...

He saw it in these eyes,

Because of the battle a few days ago,

In other words, from the moment I saw Quan injured,

There have been some changes in this student's heart that even the teacher cannot detect...

……

Towards the evening, Nara Shikaku finally came back. He had just shared the news he had collected outside with a few people when suddenly two birds chirped "Gu~Gu Gu~~" from outside.

The children didn't pay attention, but Nara Shikaku's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard it, he smiled and said "Come", and then immediately walked out of the cave and responded with "Gu Gu~" twice.

Then, in just a few breaths,

shuh~

shhhhh~

Several black shadows flashed past, and six ninjas wearing animal masks instantly appeared next to Nara Shikaku.

"I thought I would receive a reply from Hokage-sama, but I didn't expect you to be waiting~"

Looking at the ANBU member wearing a white cat face mask in front of him, Nara Shikaku certainly knew his actual identity, but he still knew that ANBU personnel and tasks needed to be kept secret.

"According to Hokage-sama's order, the task of the Kamigakure incident will be taken over by ANBU from now on, and Shikaku's team will return to the village immediately."

The leader of the team, Shirogane, was of course Kakashi. After using an official tone to inform Nara Shikaku of the Third Hokage, his voice suddenly softened:

"However, considering the physical condition of several of you, Hokage-sama specifically proposed that you, seniors, can slow down on the road and there is no need to rush."

"..."

Nara Shikaku did not answer immediately after hearing this, but looked back at the cave.

His own was nothing. In fact, from the moment he recognized Hongdou's identity, he already had a premonition that the result would be like this.

The only thing I worry about is that if someone else takes over the task in the middle of the task, will my students have a strong psychological gap as a result...

"Okay, I see."

Life is never smooth sailing all the time. Frustration and unwillingness are also part of growth, aren't they?

Children, if you don’t want to experience this feeling of powerlessness in the future, then train harder!