Zi Xiao firmly refused to admit that the snake-playing ninja in the manga was his daughter, because this was completely different from what he imagined, and it shattered all his hopes for the future.
"Calm down, the future might not be like the manga."
Akabane tried to appease him.
Children were always cute and beautiful when they were born. Anko was also pretty and cute when she was young, but that might not be the case when she grew up.
Besides, Mitarashi Sweet Potato hasn't even appeared yet, and you're already unable to hold on?
Zi Xiao felt more and more depressed as he continued reading.
No matter how he looked at it, this girl didn't seem like the type of daughter he had in mind, and why did she die before he even appeared?
He had no cards to play.
He read all the way from the Chunin Exam to the death of Sandaime-sama. He stopped for a long time and read these pages over and over again, and then continued reading.
The plot was wonderful and occasionally moved him, especially the part where the Third Generation died. He even felt like he was part of the story, as if he had become one of the Anbu outside the barrier.
Zi Xiao couldn't help but think of the Jinchuriki in Sand Crypsis Village. Although that terrifying Jinchuriki weapon didn't directly kill the enemy, just a single blow was terrifying enough.
That single blow turned a mountain into a sand dune.
That feeling of powerlessness and despair was exactly the same as the scene in front of him. He could also feel Sasuke's feelings when he faced the Jinchuriki.
No matter how hard you tried, you couldn't do anything to those with special powers unless you risked your life.
Zi Xiao felt a heavy weight in his heart.
Until he saw Akabane appear …
"He even drew himself to death. What a ruthless person. But aren't you afraid that Tsunade will come after you for making up such a story?"
"Zi Xiao, you're behind the times. Akabane and Tsunade …"
In the shop, Kumuro gestured with his hands, but halfway through, he was so scared that he hurriedly stopped and almost collapsed under the counter.
Everyone turned to look at him.
They originally wanted to joke around, but when they saw who it was, they didn't dare to speak.
"What's the matter?"
Tsunade slowly walked over to their table and sat down beside Akabane. "Hey, isn't this Zi Xiao? You look like you've gotten a lot stronger."
"Of course, I'm going to be promoted to Chunin soon."
Zi Xiao said proudly.
Tsunade raised an eyebrow, then smiled warmly and said, "Is that so? What a coincidence, I just came back from Teacher Yuan Fei's place today. From today onwards, it seems like it's also Chunin."
"What?"
Zi Xiao opened his mouth wide and wanted to slap himself a few times.
What's there to show off for?
This person was the Third Generation Disciple, how could he be mediocre?
No, there seems to be another Jiraiya.
He thought for a moment and asked cautiously, "Jiraiya, he …"
"How can that idiot be promoted? Just wait for the Chunin exam."
Tsunade pursed his lips.
There were many kinds of Chunin promotion. She, Sho Sho, and Zi Xiao were all promoted because of military exploits.
Jiraiya didn't have any military exploits, so he could only pass the Chunin exam and be recognized by the Wood Leaf Alliance. Only then could he be promoted to Chunin.
Zi Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, not everyone was a Chunin. If everyone was a Chunin, and he was still showing off everywhere, he would really be showing off.
Low-key ~ low-key ~
He had been suppressing himself for a long time, which was why he was so different after returning to the village. From a different perspective, it was because he was arrogant.
He just needed to get used to it.
"I've been too busy, so let's get together tonight. I'll treat everyone!"
Tsunade received a large sum of money for her work at the hospital, so she was quite generous.
Akabane didn't object.
It was impossible for Tsunade to save money, but treating everyone to dinner was better than spending it in the casino.
In the evening, everyone gathered together, which was rare.
Although Jiraiya was practicing in Mount Myoboku, he still informed everyone through the toads stationed at the Wood Leaf Insect Restaurant.
When everyone heard that Zi Xiao was back, they quickly gathered together.
Of course, some of their companions weren't there, such as Shinnosuke and Yaya, the two of them were carrying out a secret mission and weren't in the village.
The seven of them gathered together, which was a small class reunion.
As for the food, it was naturally the hot pot that Akabane personally prepared. Halfway through, he came to eat with the Third Generation and Danzo.
Although Mito Vortex wasn't there, Danzo and the Third Generation didn't talk about any business. Everyone just ate and drank. But before leaving, Danzo asked Akabane to go to his place the next day.
Ever since Orochi Maru and Tsunade's laboratory moved, he rarely took the initiative to come here.
The Anbu department was still the same as before. The place where it was built was always strange and gloomy, which made it difficult for Akabane to like it. But in terms of scale, there was an expansion, and there were new masks.
Danzo walked all the way to the office.
Akabane pulled the trigger on the door and walked into Danzo's office.
Danzo was sitting there working.
His eyes were still blind, and it didn't get much better, but he seemed to be able to "see" things on his right side.
Danzo didn't know how he did it …
Akabane was curious. He was sure that this wasn't the same perception ability as Kagura's Mind's Eye, but another perception ability with a small range.
"Sit."
Danzo took a sip of juice.
Akabane sat down and paid attention to Danzo's every move.
Ever since the hot pot last time, Sensei seemed to like this drink. Although he usually drank tea, the frequency was much less than before.
He then looked at the other things on the table.
As usual, the table was piled with information scrolls from all over the world. As the Anbu department head, his job was to filter out information that might be useful or harmful to the Wood Leaf, and then deal with it.
How tiring!
Hokage, Anbu department head, these are all professions that I won't consider at all.
Akabane thought to himself.
"Zi Xiao's mission this time was to investigate the situation of the Earth Country and the Wind Country. It wasn't until you suspected that Sand Crypsis Village might start a war against the Country of Birds that I temporarily transferred Zi Xiao to the Country of Birds."
Danzo said as he took out a scroll and handed it to Akabane.
This scroll was covered with a high-level sealing technique.
Akabane glanced at it, hesitated for a moment, then opened the scroll and read the information inside.
This was only one of the reports, but it was the most important one.
"Sand Crypsis Village sent out Shukaku, and it turned the mountain into a sand dune with a single blow. It deterred and conquered the Country of Birds."
He was surprised for a moment, then looked up at Danzo.
"Although Shukaku is only one tail, its strength is quite strong among the tailed beasts, and its personality is also very violent. Ordinary people can't exert this kind of strength even if they become a Jinchuriki."
Danzo was dealing with the work at hand while talking to Akabane.
Monk Bunpuku.
Akabane remembered the information about this Jinchuriki.
He was a great monk who advocated that there was no difference between humans and beasts. Although he was weak, he had a great heart of love, which made Shukaku recognize him to a certain extent.
That blow was definitely not controlled by Bunpuku, but by Shukaku himself.
"Tell me your opinion."
Danzo finished the information at hand, then sat down and looked at Akabane.
Akabane thought for a moment and said: "I think the Sand Crypsis Village's Jinchuriki has many restrictions, and it's not as strong as it seems. If the Country of Wind could really control Shukaku perfectly, they wouldn't have to fight the Country of Birds."
Danzo was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "I think so too, but he did exert the power to destroy a mountain. I can't figure it out."
"I noticed that Zi Xiao mentioned that the Jinchuriki is a monk. Sensei, do you know anything about monks?"
"Monk?"
Danzo was stunned for a few seconds.
His mind was on ninja and Jinchuriki, so he didn't pay attention to the monk. At this time, when Akabane mentioned it, he remembered some of the key points of Professor Nidaime's analysis.
A monk's thinking is indeed different from ordinary people.
He quickly picked up the information scroll and looked at it again.
Mountain!
Deliberately choosing a mountain with few creatures, it's really the style of a monk. No wonder Shukaku's Jinchuriki didn't really participate in the war, and he acted to reduce the casualties of the Country of Birds.
The real casualties of the war were actually caused by the battle between Sand Crypsis Village, Iwagakure, and Rain Village.
It's really the style of a monk.
However, Danzo was still surprised: "Shukaku obeys a monk? Is it a ninja? "
"I'm afraid you'll have to ask your old friend."
Akabane rubbed his temples.
"Brat, what are you talking about …"
What a pain!
This series of actions was undoubtedly Sandgate's doing. The old guy didn't die, so Danzo didn't make a lot of money.
Of course, there was a small profit.
If Sandgate had the ability to fight, this war wouldn't have been fought by Sha Jie.
Although Sha Jie was strong, he was still a young man. He was definitely weaker than Hanzo and Onoki. However, these two were afraid that the Third Generation Wind Shadow was a conspiracy, and they were afraid of Sandgate in the dark, so they didn't dare to fight in person.
Death Zhuge scared away Life Zhongda, probably because of this.
However, Akabane felt that Sand Crypsis Village's actions were probably related to him. The original Bunpuku didn't fight until his death, let alone participate in the war of the Country of Birds.
Including the war against the Country of Rivers.
Although Sha Jie's actions were hidden, it was obvious that he wanted to fight against the Country of Rivers, but later he changed his mind …
Could it be that Sand Gate had read his comics?
"What are you thinking?"
Danzo felt a little strange.
"Well, why did Sandgate cancel the attack on the Country of Rivers? At that time, most of our Wood Leaf people went to the Country of Whirlpools. If Sand Crypsis Village wanted to fight against the Country of Rivers, we only had a small number of scouts. It was impossible to send a large number of troops into the Country of Rivers …"
Red Feather pondered for a moment and said, "Their way of thinking about Shukaku has always been relatively rigid. This time, their actions are very strange. So, I think that he read my manga and thought of these things, but at the same time, he was also scared by the techniques in my manga?"
It's not that he was narcissistic or shameless, but the possibility was very high. Naruto wasn't banned in the Country of Fire, so it was easy to buy it privately. The probability of Sandgate getting Naruto manga was very high.
Therefore, this guess was logical.
"Scared?"
Danzo froze for a moment, he didn't understand Akabane's thinking logic.
"At that time, I remember that it wasn't long after I finished the Wood Leaf plan …"
Akabane said his speculation.
Danzo didn't believe it at first.
How could a person like Sandgate be so stupid to change his strategy because of a manga? So he angrily drove Akabane away.
But after Akabane left, he thought about it carefully.
If he was the leader of Sand Crypsis Village, and there was no information about Wood Leaf's techniques, would he believe it or not?
The safer choice was to believe it first. What if the other side really had it?
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