Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

Chapter 172: Traces of the Roots

"Ok!"

Nono nodded, and as the distance between them got closer, her mood became more relaxed.

I'm about to go back to the camp and see those kids!

I don't know if they have learned medical ninjutsu properly without my supervision...

It should be possible, after all, they are all good kids.

But soon, Nono's relaxed mood disappeared.

"here……"

The woods they were passing through were filled with a faint smell of blood.

Moreover, there are still traces of fighting on the surrounding trees!

"Why is there a fight here?"

Nono was a little confused.

Because logically speaking, this should be the territory controlled by Konoha.

If a battle breaks out here, it means that the Sand Ninja's troops have advanced here and have chosen an offensive stance!

but……

Even the Kazekage is missing, why are they still attacking so aggressively?

Shouldn’t the most urgent task be to find the missing Third Kazekage?

"It seems that old lady Chiyo on the front line has a different opinion."

Toru Ito was able to figure it out.

After all, this old woman’s thinking is different from that of normal people, and she is very narrow-minded!

If I was reluctant to go to the front line at first.

Well, after Tsunade kept breaking her poison, the old woman actually got a little bit drunk.

It seems like a competition with Tsunade, and it may also be a warning to the people within the Hidden Sand Village.

Aren't you going to send an old woman like me to the front line of the battlefield? Then I will use people to death!

Next time you encounter such a situation, you should think carefully!

"No matter what, let's go back to the camp first!"

Jiraiya said as everyone sped up a bit.

"what?"

Toru Ito found a kunai nailed to a tree he passed by.

"It looks quite new. The battle happened not long ago."

He pulled it out and looked at it carefully, and at the same time he noticed that the forest was full of traces of ninja battles. The branches were chopped off, the leaves were scattered on the ground, and there were some deep and shallow footprints and bloodstains on the ground.

"Pause."

Jiraiya raised his hand, and everyone stopped and became alert to their surroundings.

"The battle here just ended not long ago. It seems that our Konoha side has engaged in combat with the Sand Village."

"It's a small Root organization."

At this moment, Nono suddenly stopped and stared at the empty space in front of her, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"How did you know that?" Jiraiya asked quickly.

"It's the internal communication of the roots." Nono pointed to a place marked with a special symbol on the ground and said, "They are asking for support, and they left it an hour ago."

"An hour ago? It should still be in time..."

Although Jiraiya doesn't like Danzo very much, they are still comrades on the same front after all.

"Let's go and provide some support."

"Ah this..."

Nono was a little hesitant.

Because she knew the morality of the Root Organization, the tasks they performed were generally shady tasks.

If Jiraiya saw this, it would be a bit hard to say.

"I'll just go."

At this time, Toru Ito stood up.

"Take Kimimaro with you and go with me."

"Master Jiraiya, you need to go back with Nono first."

"The information about the Hidden Sand Village must be delivered as soon as possible!"

"Well……"

Jiraiya thought about it and felt that it made sense.

He was well aware of Ito Toru's strength, and with Kimimaro, there would be no problem in successfully retreating even if he couldn't provide support.

"Then I'll leave it to you. Remember to put your own safety first."

"no problem."

Ito Toru nodded confidently and winked at Nono.

Nono understood and nodded slightly, then said:

"Master Jiraiya, let's get going soon."

"Well, be careful, Ito."

Jiraiya gave repeated instructions before quickly leaving with Nono.

"Let's go, Kimimaro."

After Jiraiya left, the expression on Ito Toru's face slowly turned cold.

"You don't look like you want to save them." Without Jiraiya and Nono, Kimimaro felt more at ease and talked more.

"Didn't Orochimaru-sensei tell you about the relationship between us and the Root?"

"I said that the other party is a despicable collaborator."

"Then you know what we should do, right?"

"Ah."

Kimimaro suddenly realized, and then nodded in agreement.

"I was wondering how you could be so kind..."

"..."

Ito Toru was speechless.

The two of them ran quickly towards the place where the chakra fluctuations came from!

They were moving very fast, and the traces of battle left along the way also guided them in the right direction.

"These Root members are quite tenacious. Should we say they are worthy of being called the Root?"

Ito Toru noticed that although the traces of the battle left behind were very fierce, there were no corpses.

Judging from the location and number of ninjutsu released, the Root organization is in a weak position.

"The Sand Ninja has a puppeteer, a guy who is good at using swordsmanship, and a guy who is good at using wind jutsu."

Kimimaro was also observing the information left on the traces of battle around him.

"There are at least three of them."

"No, four."

Ito Toru pointed out the blind spot: "Those guys in the Root Organization are not weak in stealth."

"They were able to find them and keep chasing them. There must be at least one ninja with strong perception in the Sand Ninja team."

"so what should I do now?"

"use this."

Ito Toru took out a sealing scroll and handed it to Kimimaro.

"It's a sealing technique that I recently developed that can seal chakra. I can release it when I get close to you."

"it is good."

At the same time, in the dense woods about five miles ahead of the two men, a fierce battle was going on!

when!

The two flying shurikens collided with each other, flashing brilliant sparks!

"You just have to keep chasing me, don't you?"

A masked Root member shouted angrily:

"Our mission does not conflict with yours, so don't force us to take action!"

They felt very angry.

Originally according to Danzo's orders, they should have crossed the line to intercept Jiraiya and his group who might have returned.

But now he was stopped by this group of Sand Ninjas!

In order to facilitate operations, most of the members selected this time are good at physical skills and stealth. Unexpectedly, there happened to be a Sand Ninja in the opponent's team who was extremely good at perception!

This has led to the situation where they are being chased and beaten now!

"Ha ha……"

A cold laugh came from the dark forest.

"Who are you taking for a fool?"

"It's hard to imagine that someone as naive as you can be a ninja. This is a battlefield!"

"We are the enemy. How can we do what the enemy says?"

"..."

The faces of the root members present all looked grim.

"What conditions do you want in order to let us go?"

One of them looked up and asked.

"...Are you really stupid?"

Even the Sand Ninja on the opposite side felt speechless.