Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

Chapter 24 So you are here!

The ambush ended here.

Of the six Sand Ninjas, one was captured, two were seriously injured, and three died.

Five Anbu members of Konoha were killed and one was slightly injured.

It was not until it was over that Toru Ito breathed a sigh of relief.

Lucky! Very lucky!

If it were any other Genin faced with such a situation, he would surely die!

Teacher Orochimaru, is this also within your calculations?

5 taels is a bit too little!

I'll have to ask Orochimaru for more money when I get back, as this mission is definitely level A in difficulty!

Ito Toru thought.

At the same time, he finally saw the true appearance of the team that came to support him.

Although it doesn't make much difference whether you see it or not.

Because these people all wear the same masks as the Anbu...

After they appeared, they completely ignored Toru Ito and began to deal with the battlefield in an orderly manner.

The Aburame clan member wearing sunglasses controlled the insects and cleaned up the blood and traces of battle around them.

As for the members of the Nara clan and the Yamanaka clan, they took out sealing scrolls and sealed all the leftover corpses and captives inside.

The last one was a member of the Hyuga clan. He stood on the tallest tree like a hawk, with his Byakugan open, alert to his surroundings.

Everything looks very organized.

This also made Toru Ito understand why the six-member Sand Ninja group was defeated so miserably.

With the Byakugan's vision, and the Nara clan, Aburame and the Yamanaka clan who are the best at assassination, it will be difficult to lose this battle!

but……

These guys are somewhat similar to the Anbu, but their styles of doing things are subtly different.

When he blinded Alib's eyes, Toru Ito originally thought that his actions would be stopped, but these people didn't say anything, just like cold and efficient machines.

Only after everything was dealt with did the member of the Hyuga clan come before Ito Toru.

"Give us the information."

"But in my mission, the information is to be handed over to the Anbu, and you don't look like Anbu."

Ito Toru narrowed his eyes.

If any other ninja was confronted like this, he would inevitably get angry, but when it comes to this member of the Hyuga family, Toru Ito did not feel any emotional fluctuations.

"……interesting."

He nodded slightly.

"You are very cautious. Maybe we can meet in the Root in the future."

"You have the awareness to bear this darkness, and so does your teacher Orochimaru."

"root?!"

Toru Ito was slightly stunned. He finally understood why these guys had such a cold and capable temperament.

It turns out that you are all Danzo's subordinates!

Danzo is an old dog, there is no doubt about that, but the reason why this old dog can survive to this day is because of his ability to pick the best.

He would select some of the top fighting forces from each family that made up Konoha and recruit them as his subordinates.

Just like the rocket class in school and the sharp knife company in the army.

Even later Kakashi Hatake was almost tricked into the Root.

Using these guys to deal with ordinary Sand Village jonin is like killing a chicken with an oil knife.

"Give."

After learning the other party's identity, Toru Ito no longer hesitated and handed over the information.

Although the members of the [Root] organization have been walking in the dark for a long time and carrying out some shady tasks, they have all been turned into crazy fans by Danzo through various means.

But when outside the village, he is still very trustworthy.

"Ah."

After receiving the information, these members of the Root organization left immediately.

There was no sign of any movement from them, and with a few whoosh sounds, they disappeared.

The huge forest became empty again, leaving only Ito Toru standing there alone.

He really left like that!

Toru Ito stood there, a little confused.

Without even saying a word?

As expected of a [Root] that exists only to complete missions!

But he can understand it.

After all, the appearance of these root organization members here definitely means they have more important tasks to perform.

He saved me, probably because of his teacher Orochimaru...

Now it was gradually getting into the evening and the depths of the forest were beginning to be shrouded in darkness.

A cool breeze blew by, causing the leaves to rustle, which was a bit creepy.

In the darkness, there seemed to be a pair of terrifying eyes watching everything.

"Orochimaru-sensei...are you there?"

Ito Toru took a deep breath and then spoke slowly.

This familiar cold aura... could it be anyone else other than Sensei Orochimaru?

rustle……

The sound was like that of a snake crawling on fallen leaves, coming slowly from the darkness.

A figure also emerged from the darkness deep in the woods.

"Hey hey...how do you feel?"

Orochimaru's snake eyes flashed with a cold light and fell on Ito Toru.

"A life-and-death battle with a jonin is not something that an ordinary genin can experience... hehe..."

“I feel like I’m almost scared to death…”

Toru Ito's face was full of helplessness, and his body completely relaxed at the same time.

"You weren't just standing there watching me fight the entire game, were you? Orochimaru-sensei?"

"hey-hey……"

Orochimaru did not answer, but asked: "When did you notice it?"

"When that Root member introduced himself."

"Oh? Go on."

"They regard the mission as more important than anything else, so how could they save me? I'm afraid you are the only reason that can make them take action..."

Ito Tetsu closed his eyes.

It's a very simple reasoning, how could the root members have humanity!

The only thing on their minds was the mission assigned by Danzo, and they didn't care about the life of a Genin like themselves.

And... with Orochimaru's ability, it is impossible for him to make such a low-level mistake.

"Very good, Ito, you are more talented than I thought."

Orochimaru clapped his hands gently, then slowly said: "However, this battle will not appear in any records, nor will it be counted towards your record."

"Even the Root members just now wouldn't mention it."

"Do you accept this result?"

His eyes were fixed on Ito Toru, wanting to see his reaction.

I can totally accept it!

Toru Ito is worried that he might become a Chunin as soon as he returns, because then the missions he receives will be even more dangerous!

Hearing Orochimaru say this, he was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "Of course I accept. In a battle of this level, it is already a good thing for me to be able to save my life, how can I expect any credit."

"Not bad."

The admiration in Orochimaru's eyes grew stronger.

"How's the injury?"

"It's almost done."

Ito Toru stretched his body.

Although the bones still creaked a little, the key parts had healed.

It's just that the chakra was consumed a little too much, but now it has been restored to one-fifth.

"good."

Orochimaru nodded in satisfaction: "Let's go, we should go back."

"Yes! Teacher Orochimaru."

The two began to run towards the town.

Orochimaru was in a good mood, his steps were much lighter, and the gloomy aura on his body was also much less.