Listen to advice: I, Sasuke, why should I defect to Konoha?

The next day, Konoha.

"What? The Fire Temple was attacked by Akatsuki? The whole temple was nearly destroyed!!" Shizune's face suddenly changed when she heard the report from the Anbu captain Tenzang. Why did it happen at this time?

Lady Tsunade has secretly gone to the daimyo's mansion and has not returned yet. What should we do now? ?

"It is indeed Akatsuki. According to the description of the monk who escaped from the Fire Temple, those two people are Kakuzu and Hidan, the S-rank rebel ninjas codenamed Hokuto and Santai. The intelligence about Akatsuki has been circulated to the entire Anbu by the Hokage after the joint Chunin exam. There is no mistake."

"It's them! No, it must not be an accident that Akatsuki appears in the Fire Temple at this time! We must ask Lord Jiraiya..." Soon, Shizune took a quick breath and was about to leave with the documents in her arms.

"Wait, maybe this is a trap!" But just as she got up to leave, a voice suddenly appeared.

"Mr. Shikaku, what do you mean? The Fire Temple is a place where the spirits of successive daimyos and important officials are enshrined. Do you want us in Konoha to just leave it alone?" Shizune asked sternly when she saw the man coming towards her.

Currently, Lady Tsunade is discussing war support with the Daimyo. If we ignore her at this time, the Daimyo will most likely cut off or reduce material assistance when he finds out.

This is definitely not good news for the upcoming war!

Therefore, they must handle this matter before Daimyo knows about it and give Daimyo an explanation!

Shikaku gently waved his hand to signal Shizune to calm down, "It is now clear that Akatsuki's target is the tailed beast, and we have already started a war with Akatsuki! In this case, why would they waste their troops to attack the Fire Temple at this critical moment?"

"So, there are only two reasons why Akatsuki could attack. Either there is something in the Fire Temple that is worth them taking the risk at this time!"

"Or, it's a conspiracy..."

"Conspiracy!" Jingyin's pupils shrank when she heard that, and her anxious mood quickly calmed down.

"Logically speaking, if we find Akatsuki members in the Fire Nation at this time, they will spare no effort to destroy them and weaken Akatsuki's strength."

"But because of this, we might fall right into Akatsuki's trap!"

"You mean, Akatsuki will ambush and counterattack?" Shizune's body trembled as she suddenly realized.

Seeing this, Shikaku shook his head again, "It's not certain yet, maybe it's a counter-ambush to weaken Konoha's strength, or maybe it's..."

"What is it?" Looking at Shikaku who was frowning slightly, Shizune hurriedly urged.

"Lure the tiger away from the mountain and launch a surprise attack on Konoha!!"

"What? How dare they?" Upon hearing Shizue's guess, Shizue's face changed again, she couldn't believe it.

Although Konoha has sent out 5,000 troops, there are still no less than 8,000 registered ninjas in the village...

With such a large overall strength, how dare Akatsuki attack Konoha?

"Hahaha, this is just my guess. Maybe I'm overthinking..." Lu Jiu couldn't help but laugh when he saw that the atmosphere was a bit tense, but then his face suddenly became serious.

"Whether it's a conspiracy or not, we can't just sit back and watch! I believe this is why Akatsuki attacked the Fire Temple. The most suitable person to check on the village right now is Master Jiraiya, but he also has to monitor Orochimaru and stay in Konoha!"

"So, we can only dispatch other teams to investigate. At present, it seems that only Asuma's Team 10 and Kurenai's Team 8 can work together. Didn't Shikamaru and his team fight against each other in the last joint Chunin Exam?"

"But Shikamaru still has to coordinate logistics. The red jonin just found out she's pregnant and can't carry out the mission for the time being." Shizune said with a bitter face, pausing and looking at Shikaku with hesitation. "How about letting Sasuke and Naruto..."

"No, these two are important factors that determine the outcome of this war. We cannot let them leave the village, and we are not allowed to reveal their information casually!" Lu Jiu interrupted immediately and refused in a cold voice.

Seeing Shikaku's intense reaction, Shizune also reacted, with beads of cold sweat on her forehead...

Indeed, whether it is Sasuke's Rinnegan or the Nine-Tails in Naruto's body, they are existences that cannot be easily risked!

"Then let me take people there..." Suddenly, the Anbu captain Tenzang next to him took off his mask and volunteered.

"You?" Shikaku looked at Tenzo's kind face, groaned and refused again, "Anbu still needs you. Your Anbu's current mission is to strengthen the patrol and vigilance of the village."

"Tenzo, notify Asuma to take the 10th and 8th squads. Leave the logistics coordination to me for the next two days."

"Yes, Senior Lu Jiu!" Tian Zang immediately took the order and left in an instant to convey the order.

After watching Tenzou leave, Shikaku turned his gaze to Shizune and said, "Inform Lord Jiraiya about this matter and the arrangement, and tell him to be careful of Orochimaru. No other accidents can happen at this time!"

"Yes." Shizune nodded quickly and turned around to leave the Hokage building.

"I hope my worries are unnecessary..." Looking at the peaceful village outside the window, Shikaku sighed and walked quickly towards the barrier class.

Ten minutes later, at the gate of Konoha.

"Haha, I was envious of Neji and the others for being able to join the war right away. I didn't expect the war mission to come so soon! I will definitely perform well..."

"Gian, don't be impulsive. This is an S-rank mission, so please follow Asuma-sensei's instructions."

"Of course I know this, Hinata. Teacher Hong specifically told us that, but I can't help but get excited when I think about the opponent being Akatsuki..."

"By the way, when did Teacher Hong get pregnant? Why was it so sudden?? I haven't heard that Teacher Hong is dating anyone???"

"Ahem..." Hearing Inuzuka Kiba's suspicion, Asuma coughed dryly and almost couldn't recover from the thick smoke. I don't know if it was because he was holding it in or because he was embarrassed, but his face turned red for a while (′▽`〃)

"Well, well, although it's troublesome, I still have to explain it." Seeing this, Shikamaru hurriedly changed the subject and gave Asuma a contemptuous look.

Ino was laughing beside him, which made Asuma feel very embarrassed for a moment...

"Our opponents this time are Kakuzu and Hidan of Akatsuki. Our two teams have fought against their Stands before in the Demon Desert. We have a general understanding of their abilities, but correspondingly, they also know our intelligence very well."

"So, we must outsmart ourselves in this mission and not act impulsively! Especially that guy named Feidan. He gave me a very unusual feeling last time..."

"Of course. To be honest, I'm still scared!" Upon hearing Shikamaru's warning, Inuzuka Kiba's pupils shrank, and he thought of the previous life-and-death crisis.

"However, we have made some progress during this period. Let's go, everyone..." Ino's eyes flashed with a gleam, and she shouted confidently.

"I still remember the smell of those two guys, let's go..." Inuzuka Kiba nodded and took the lead to head straight towards the Fire Temple.

"Di Lu, I will avenge you!" Asuma murmured and followed immediately. Shikamaru, Ino and Choji were in the middle, while Shino and Hinata were on the left and right, forming a pursuit formation tacitly.