Naruto: Konoha Uzumaki Shirataki

One year after the Nine-Tails Capture Plan in Kumogakure Village, time came to Konoha 42.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had already predicted that the third war was coming, had already begun to prepare for the next ninja war after Kushina was captured.

Among them is the teaching system of the Ninja School, which was changed from the original six-year system to a four-year system. This resulted in a large number of children who graduated early and became genin and went out of school to perform tasks.

Although most parents do not agree with Sarutobi Hiruzen's decision, most of these people are civilians and have no idea that the Third Hokage's actions this time are to prepare for the upcoming Third Ninja War.

Let these children who graduate early have enough time to practice. Although casualties will inevitably occur during the mission, the survival rate is much higher than if they go to the battlefield right after graduation.

This batch of graduating students also includes such outstanding ninjas as Metkai, Sarutobi Asuma, Uchiha Obito, Harano Lin, Yuhi Kurenai, and Kato Shizuka. Due to their own reasons, the Sannin of Konoha who no longer appeared in the village often were recalled by Hiruzen Sarutobi. On the one hand, they were in order to cope with the war that could break out at any time, and on the other hand, they planned to train the three of them. Come on, the new generation of children.

Of course, this was just wishful thinking on the part of Hiruzen Sarutobi. The Sannin had no intention of accepting disciples from this new generation. Fortunately, Orochimaru has been tinkering with his research since World War II. As for what he is researching, only he knows. Tsunade and Jiraiya, on the other hand, had nothing to do all day. Apart from gathering materials at the bathhouse every day, Jiraiya accompanied Minato to practice. Tsunade is even simpler, drinking alone at home every day.

Konoha Village, Hokage's office.

The Hokage's office, which has always been relatively deserted, welcomed a lot of guests today. On both sides of Sarutobi Hiruzen's desk, a few new stools were added. The people sat on both sides of Sarutobi Hiruzen. Behind Sarutobi Hiruzen, the ANBU captains Kaima and Hokage stood directly under the ANBU with serious expressions.

"Lord Hokage! The news has been confirmed. Sunagakure Village has indeed sent a large number of troops towards the border of our Land of Fire."

"However, the opponent's route of action is a bit strange. All the ninjas are not heading directly towards our border."

"Instead, they were divided into countless small teams, seemingly searching for something."

In front of Sarutobi Hiruzen, a masked Anbu reported. After hearing the news, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly, and then looked at Shimura Danzo aside with questioning eyes.

Shimura Danzo noticed the way Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at him, and said in a deep voice, "Hiruzen, the Suna ninja are acting like this now, probably because they are dissatisfied with the armistice agreement signed during World War II. Maybe they can't withstand the large compensation. , trying to start a war again. I think we should send a large force to the border of the Land of Fire to strike first and carry out a devastating blow to the Sand Ninja!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to disagree with Danzo's idea. He turned to Mito Kado and asked, "If you do this, war will really be unavoidable. Kado, what's your opinion?" Since Hatake Sakumo After the incident, Genbe was ordered to disband, but Danzo's position as elder was retained. Also after that incident, Danzo kept a low profile.

"I agree with half of Danzo's approach. It is essential to send troops to the front line. Even if it is to prevent the Suna Ninja from changing, we still need to send troops there."

"But the top priority is to find out the real intentions of the Suna Ninja first. This is what we need to know. Is there any news about the spies installed in the Suna Ninja during this time? It is impossible for the other party to make such a big move without any news."

Compared to Danzo, a hawk, Mito Kadenyan was much more prudent, and his suggestions were somewhat constructive.

Danzo Shimura snorted coldly after hearing Mito Kadoen's answer, but he seemed to know that what the other party said was reasonable and did not refute it.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, agreeing with Mito Kadoen's suggestion. Then he looked towards Huima behind him and said in a deep voice, "Huima, can I leave the task of finding out information about Suna Ninja to you?"

"This mission is very critical to us in Konoha. It affects whether there will be a war between us and the Suna Ninja. I wouldn't trust this mission to others. Are you willing to go?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke to Kaima in a consultative tone. After hearing the third generation's instructions, Kaima nodded without thinking and said, "Hokage-sama, leave this task to me!"

"I will find out the truth about Suna Ninja and prepare for the war that is about to begin." As soon as Kagama nodded in agreement, a guard shouted from outside the door, "Hokage-sama is having a meeting with several members of the elders. You can't go in." !”

"Come on, I have something to talk to the old man about. I'll be there in a moment. I won't delay their meeting!" Just as the voice at the door finished, Tsunade opened the door to the office and walked in.

"Teacher Hiruzen, I heard that you want me to take charge of the medical team again? Is it true?" Tsunade walked into the office. At this time, several people in the meeting focused on Tsunade. The momentum was pressing towards Tsunade.

The meeting was suddenly interrupted, and even Sarutobi Hiruzen was a little angry at this time. But when he saw that the person coming was Tsunade, his expression softened a little.

Before Sarutobi Hiruzen could speak, Shimura Danzo stood up from his seat, pointed at Tsunade and shouted, "Tsunade-hime! Didn't you hear that there was a meeting going on right now? What are you doing when you suddenly barge in?"

"Sorry, Elder Danzo, I have something very urgent to ask Mr. Hiruzen. If it disturbs your meeting, I'm sorry." Tsunade saw Danzo who suddenly stood up and shouted, and explained casually. He looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with a questioning look in his eyes.

Although Tsunade's tone of voice was relatively soft, this behavior of ignoring Shimura Danzo made Danzo even more angry. "This bastard!" Seeing that Tsunade ignored him, Danzo could only curse in his heart with cold eyes. He glanced at Tsunade and sat down on his seat.

"Danzo, don't worry about these little things. Tsunade is no one else. I have officially appointed him as the captain of the medical force. It doesn't matter if he knows about this matter!" Hiruzen Sarutobi came out to smooth things over, and his words It also made Tsunade's doubts dissipate. From Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, Tsunade knew that she had indeed been appointed captain of the medical force.

Tsunade had no plans to take charge of any more medical troops. She had no intention of going to the battlefield right now. She immediately said, "I will not be the captain of the medical troops. You can go to whoever you want. I don't have that much time." After that, Tsunade ignored Sarutobi Hiruzen's livid expression, turned around and left the Hokage's office.

Looking at Tsunade who slammed the door and left, Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was as dark as if he could drip ink, but he finally calmed down and began to discuss countermeasures with everyone.

In the early morning, the sun has not yet risen, and the forest is shrouded in a veil-like mist. Several figures passed quickly between the treetops, and the leaves fluttered weakly from the branches and slowly fell to the ground.

"Minato-sensei, we are about to arrive at the border of Kawa no Kuni. Don't we need to disguise ourselves?" The few people walking through the woods were Minato's team who set out from Konoha to the Sunagakure Village to investigate the reason for the dispatch of the Suna Ninja army. There are four people in their team, the captain and leader is Namikaze Minato, the genius Kakashi, Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin.

This exploration mission was a joint operation. Under the organization of the dark force leader Huima, ten teams set off one after another, and the Minato team was one of them. They set out from Konoha Village to the Country of Wind five days ago. Now they have arrived at the border of the Country of Fire, and are about to enter the country between the Country of Fire and the Country of Wind, the Country of Kawa.

"We don't need to put on any special disguises in Kawakuni. If we put away our forehead protectors and knife bags and put on the clothes of ordinary people, we won't be able to tell the difference." The leader, Namikaze Minato, also didn't He said something in reply, and then hurried on his way.

The Country of Sichuan is a small country sandwiched between the two big countries, the Country of Fire and the Country of Wind. The entire country is rich in fresh water resources and densely covered with rivers. The name Kawa no Kuni is precisely due to this feature. Although the map of Naruto World is not very big, there are actually racial distinctions here.

The one with the most distinctive characteristics is of course the Kingdom of Thunder. There are many brown people with distinctive characteristics living in the Kingdom of Thunder. For example, the racial characteristics and lifestyle of the people living in the Land of Sichuan are similar to those of the people in the densely forested Fire Country. Therefore, as long as the ninjas of Konoha appear in the Kawa Country without obvious identification marks on their bodies, they can easily blend in with the local people.

The first target of their team's investigation was the Kingdom of Sichuan, which was adjacent to the Kingdom of Wind. If the Kingdom of Wind really plans to go to war with Konoha, then there should be a lot of Sand Ninja infiltrating into the Kingdom of Kawa now.

A small town located in the west of the Kawa Country, which has always had a sparse foreign population, welcomed a group of business travelers this morning. After the business travelers entered the town, they booked a hotel in the center of the town. Then many businessmen wandered around the town and bought many local specialties.

"Captain Ye Cang, the ninjas who dispersed reported that there was no trace of the Third Kazekage."

"It seems that Mr. Kazekage is not in this town." On the third floor of the hotel, which is the most high-end room in the hotel, in one of the east wing rooms, a young man wearing gray cloth was half-kneeling on top of a girl. Reporting before.

The girl's long green hair is draped over her shoulders, and two strands of yellow bangs on her forehead cover part of her face. The girl was wearing a gray dress, sitting on a chair, looking at a scroll in her hand with a serious expression. After hearing the report from his subordinates, he picked up a pen beside the table and drew a cross somewhere on the scroll.

"Expand the search range. If there is still no trace of Kazekage-sama within ten kilometers, we will go to the next stop." The girl stood up from her seat and gave a new order. Her subordinates disappeared instantly after receiving the news. In the wing room.

It turns out that the businessman who booked the hotel here was not a real businessman, but a ninja team dispatched from Sunagakure Village in the Land of Wind to search for the missing Third Kazekage. They disguised themselves as ordinary merchants and launched a carpet-like search in the country of Kawakawa.

"It has been a month since Lord Kazekage disappeared. After searching so many places, if he cannot be found in Kawakuni, then Lord Kazekage may have really been killed."

"A person who can silently kill the Kazekage-sama from our Sunagakure Village, with such strength, may be like what Elder Chiyo said, only the Uzumaki of Konoha is white!" Ye Cang whispered softly, holding the scroll in his hand. Burning instantly, Ye Cang seemed to be unable to feel the burning sensation of the flames, letting the scroll burn into ashes in her hands.