Konoha, Year 62, April 26
The morning light passed over Naruto Rock in Konoha, and it was still drizzling in the Rain Country next door.
Uchiha Itachi has been in the Rain Village since the day before yesterday. The order they received before was to wait for an opportunity to sneak in and investigate. If they can't sneak in, then they can break in. Itachi is not an arrogant person. He knows his own strengths, and he also knows the strengths of others. For example, his colleagues in the Intelligence Department who didn't have any advantage in fighting but could provide him with information as long as he asked for it. When they couldn't sneak in and even lost their soldiers … there was no lack of Uchiha in the Intelligence Department, his clansmen.
So when they arrived at the Rain Village's gate, Itachi used the Sharingan Genjutsu as a greeting. Who would've thought that they would actually swagger into the village? And whether it was the password radio, the Swift Eagle, or Thor's communicator, they didn't find any damage or uncontactable.
But according to the Intelligence Department's guidance, they still couldn't find the person who sneaked in before. They tied their tongues and didn't ask why. Instead, they felt like they were being watched all the time while hiding in the dark, and the person who should be watched by them was avoiding them.
But now, three days later, it doesn't matter who's in the dark or Konoha spying on the Rain Ninjas, or the Rain Ninjas spying on Konoha.
Itachi didn't see the big pit left in Konoha last night, but just listening to it was enough to make his blood boil. The Third Kakashi Jiraiya and Yamato couldn't stop the enemy, and they had to force the Four Generations to give up their son's safety to save the enemy … Uchiha Itachi can't defeat them.
At least, he has to take revenge. The Konoha Anbu will remember this grudge! Not counting the two times when Naruto was taken away, just the street in the big pit, facing the gate, with shops and warehouses on both sides … It accounted for 30% of Konoha's annual land rental income and almost half of its tax revenue. It was the busiest commercial street in the city!
Yes, because of the vigilance of the Four Generations, no one died because of this, whether it was the ninja civilians or their pets. However, the commoners and merchants would have to be compensated, and the ninjas with minor injuries would have to pay for their medical bills. Furthermore, there was also the compensation for the loss of working time. They would also have to settle the gushing groundwater, level the land, rebuild the Anbu passageway, water and gas systems, foundations, and houses. No matter how good Konoha was at construction, this piece of land wouldn't have any income for at least two or three years and would only have to spend money. Who would believe that Payne's ninjutsu was just random?! If the Four Generations hadn't used nine Four Crimson Yang Formations to separate Konoha from the rest of the world, Konoha might not even be here!
I really, really want to fight with Payne!
"Did someone from Akatsuki or Salamander jump out?" Due to his duty, Itachi couldn't go after Payne right now. He could only hope that the Rain Ninjas under Konoha's direct control didn't have any accomplices left.
"No, the civilians were all gathered in the gymnasium. Some people complained, but no one dared to move. The Rain Ninjas were still very cooperative. We wanted to search everywhere, but they didn't know anything. We used a few methods that were suitable for Jonins, but we still didn't find anything."
Itachi continued to release his anger in the drizzle. He really couldn't understand the Rain Ninjas, Salamander, or Akatsuki. The Rain Village wasn't a big village. Looking at the tall buildings up and down, the only place where people lived was a little bit away from the wet ground. There were only a few ninjas in the village. The reason why they were able to stand in the battlefield without falling was because of Hanzo the Salamander. But with nearly a hundred Konoha Anbu, could they completely make the ninjas of a village give up resistance? Speaking of which, it was absolutely a fantasy story. However, the Rain Ninjas didn't resist! No matter how excessive Konoha was! Why didn't the Rain Ninjas resist? "Then do something even more excessive. Hide their food, hide their gold, hide their files! Find all the places where they hide their secret techniques! I don't believe that they won't react! "
"Cough, we found them, and we have ordered them to be sealed on the spot." The experienced and knowledgeable Field Captain suddenly felt that the situation was very tricky. The Rain Ninjas assassinated Naruto, kidnapped the Force Of Human Column, and destroyed Konoha. Konoha came to seek revenge, so Konoha should be in the right. But the Rain Ninjas didn't resist, making it seem like Konoha was looking for trouble.
Itachi didn't know what to do, but fortunately, he still had a superior. "Hello, Kakashi."
"This is Konoha's high-level meeting room. Field Captain, please speak." Kakashi connected to Thor's communicator and connected it to the microphone.
"Yes, Kakashi -sama." Itachi's voice wasn't clear. "There's no progress. All the Rain Ninjas' secret and precious things have been dug out by us, but we still haven't seen any of the Rain Ninjas, let alone Salamander and Akatsuki. However, it has been confirmed that the Rain Ninjas' organizational structure is indeed different from ordinary villages. The orders given by the superiors don't have to be explained at all. So now a bunch of Rain Ninjas only know that the superiors want them to cooperate with Konoha. Also, Payne still hasn't returned to the Rain Ninjas. Report over. "
"Received, thank you for your hard work." Kakashi hung up with a little disappointment and continued to work.
But the others who heard the report began to think. For example, the former Chief of Staff Hiroyuki Yamanaka. "Kakashi, let the Anbu transport the gold and the Rain Ninjas' secret techniques back to Konoha."
"You also think about money?" Kakashi said casually. Huo Xuanmen said early in the morning that he was tired and needed to sleep. As a result, he slept until late in the morning. Everyone also saw that he wasn't in a good state these days. Since he wanted to rest, they would let him rest for two days. Shikamaru was also useful. But no matter how useful Shikamaru was, they couldn't let a child be responsible for the various decisions of the General Staff Department. So Sandaime proposed that the others discuss, while he reconsidered and asked Hiroyuki Yamanaka.
"In the end, it's something that should be compensated." Hiroyuki Yamanaka stood in front of the tactical board and wrote and drew. He was under a lot of pressure. When he retired in advance, he expected that Konoha would have some small difficulties, but with Watergate, they would be safe. But he didn't expect that Watergate would be the first to encounter difficulties. If he could hold on for two more years, even if Fugaku died, Watergate wouldn't have racked his brains for personnel changes. In fact, at that time, he saw that the new high-level team of Konoha was a bit weak, but he still thought that Watergate would have a way. "Also, Kakashi, is that Xiaonan still alive?"
"Yes."
"Tell the Medicin to clean up and send her to Itachi. Let Itachi hang her at the gate of Amegakure. I don't believe that no one will jump out with such a two-pronged approach."
"That's feasible." Shikaku Nara rubbed his head. "Of course, it's good if someone comes out to save her, but it doesn't matter if no one comes out to save her. Although the Akatsuki are rebellious ninjas, they have companions. By the way, it can also boost the morale of Konoha. "
"But … isn't it a bit too low?" Kakashi felt that something wasn't right.
"Konoha is a scam, and Naruto's son was kidnapped. Kakashi, you're telling me that I'm low?" Hiroyuki Yamanaka sighed. "Shinobu Iwa doesn't dare to meddle in other people's business at this time."
"No, that's not what I meant. Wait! Surrounding the Amegakure to force the Akatsuki out, are you waiting to negotiate terms with the Akatsuki in exchange for Naruto? It's really exciting to show your power and make enemies, but if you really annoy them, what about Naruto? "
"Four Generations will understand." Hiroyuki Yamanaka felt that it was very difficult for him to say this sentence, but he knew that he was called out by Sandaime to take responsibility for this. Some things have to be done. "Kakashi, let's be honest, if you have a super large-scale destructive ninjutsu like Shinra Tensei, you can just stand in front of Konoha's gate and ask for whatever you want, and Konoha will give it to you. Even if Four Generations is healthy and can transfer all the people of Konoha in one go, what's the point of it all if the whole Konoha is turned into a big pit? "
"Use your not-so-stupid brain to think about it." Shikaku Nara helped Hiroyuki share the pressure, "Although I don't know why Payne kidnapped Naruto, he's not going to use him to negotiate terms with Konoha. He doesn't need to do anything superfluous."
"In fact, with your Sensei's experience, intelligence, and judgment, as long as he saw Payne's last ninjutsu, he would understand the truth. I hope you understand. "
Kakashi understood and began to panic, "You two, what are you hinting to me!"
"Of course we have to save Naruto, but we can't keep looking for him even if we can't find him, we have other things to do at the same time." Shikaku Nara continued to share the pressure for Hiroyuki, and he was glad that Watergate was lying in the hospital and didn't have to make the decision himself.
"…" Kakashi could only look at Hinata who was silent.
Hinata nodded to Kakashi, but still didn't say anything.
Kakashi couldn't tell what Hiashi was thinking, and he tried to organize his words, but he couldn't find any reason to refute. After all, Sensei has to take Konoha into consideration before doing anything.
"Then, let's do it this way, give Itachi the order." Hiroyuki Yamanaka looked at the dejected Fifth Generation candidate and felt that he looked worse than Genma. "Kakashi, why don't you take a nap? I'll give the order. "
"I can."
"Don't learn from your Sensei, everything he's suffering now is because he thought he was fine when he was 30 years old."
"But …"
"He couldn't do without you back then, but now he doesn't need you to sleep eight hours a day. Let's go straight to the hospital and see your Sensei, then take a hot bath and ask the medical ninja to give you a massage, and come back tonight to cooperate with Shisui. Look at Shisui, he sleeps whenever he wants. " Hiroyuki Yamanaka pulled Kakashi up, "My body can't stand working all day, but I can occasionally cover for you, no problem, trust me, I'll call you as soon as there's news about Naruto. There's really no one who doesn't care about Naruto, he's not only Watergate's son, but also Konoha's Force Of Human Column. "
"Yes, the indispensable Force Of Human Column." In the end, Kakashi obeyed the former Chief of Staff, who still had great prestige in Konoha. Thor went to the hospital several times. He was very sleepy and afraid of sleep, he was really afraid that he would wake up … It had been more than ten hours since midnight last night, and he still hadn't found Naruto. Moreover, Konoha's focus was obviously shifting from rescuing Naruto to restoring order in Konoha. He was so useless, he had been taught by his Sensei for so many years, and he knew that he couldn't leave Konoha without a map!
His Sensei taught him to feel with his heart, as long as there was enough Chakra, he would be able to feel his mark, just at the moment Thor entered the crack in time and space, he had to grasp that line. Kakashi now had a lot of Chakra, the range of his senses was far beyond Konoha, but what was the use of being so far away? He really couldn't tell which one of the countless space-time lines was tied to Naruto at such a distance.
"How is it, Kakashi, is there any news about Naruto?"
Konoha Hospital
Semi-underground ward
"No." Kakashi looked at his Sensei and Yaoshi Dou from afar through the small window on the door of the ward, and then asked Sagittarius. He wasn't sure what the Head of the Black Ops Department would think if he was here, but he knew the big picture. "How are things here?"
"Originally, he would be fine after two or three months of rest, but now he won't recover even after a year and a half." Sagittarius had already handed in his resignation, instead of sitting in his position and doing nothing, he might as well come down and be Watergate's guard. There had been a lot of security incidents in Konoha recently, and the Black Ops even lost their target twice in a row. The root of the problem was the lack of manpower. If the higher-ups in Konoha lacked manpower, they would promote the middle level, and if there was a vacancy in the middle level, they would pick the older ones from the squad leaders to be promoted. But where would the experienced, steady, and outstanding first-line squad leaders be replenished? Watergate said to give the 20-year-olds some time, at least a year and a half, and at most two or three years, and they would grow into a group. But the enemy wouldn't wait for you to be ready to attack. "Kakashi …"
"Is there something you need?"
"No, there's nothing." Dingzhuo swallowed the words in his mouth. He really wanted to tell Kakashi about the scroll right now, and ask Kakashi to quickly seal Watergate's Chakra. But again, the enemy will only attack your weakness, and the current Konoha might not be able to protect Naruto. Yes, after experiencing failure, he had to recognize the truth, and he had to let Watergate maintain some fighting power, at least … he could escape. "I just feel useless."
"No, I'm the one who's useless." Jiraiya chased him out of Konoha yesterday, but he chased until dawn and didn't even touch a single hair.
Sarutobi only felt tired, it was normal for a ninja like him to live for more than 100 years. But fighting at seventy or eighty years old was really tiring. "Kakashi …"
Kakashi had no interest in Sandaime-sama's long speech. He leaned on the small window, and the more he looked, the stranger he felt. Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat, and he shouted. "Genjutsu, dispel!"
There was no change in front of him, and Sensei was still lying on the bed with a ventilator and an electrocardiogram. Yaoshi Dou, who was sitting by the bed and massaging Naruto's fingertips, continued to doze off. However …
"It's Shadow Poison."
"Dou is also fake."
"The heart monitor has been showing the history."
Kakashi kicked the door open. The two wisps of white smoke around the bed dissipated, and he saw a neatly folded note on the bedside table. The forehead protector was his teacher's, and the note was also his teacher's handwriting, but it was so weak and trembling.
"I'm sorry, as Naruto, no one knows better than me, between the interests of Konoha and Naruto's son or a useless Force Of Human Column, Naruto must be ranked second. Of course, Konoha has so many things to do now, and being ranked second can't be said to be unimportant. But as a father, I still have to go find my son, and since I probably can't continue to serve Konoha. Sorry. But you don't have to worry about me, I took Dou with me, after all, I'm sick, and it's more convenient to have a medical ninja around. Finally, for the third time, I'm sorry, because Dou didn't want to go with me, I told Genma, so … "
"No wonder the Mysterious Room had been sleeping for so long!" Sandaime looked at the folded piece of Naruto's cloak under the note, and picked up Watergate's forehead protector with trembling hands. "Bastard!"
Kakashi pushed Sandaime against the wall and pressed down on his head, which had sparse hair, dense wrinkles, and age spots all over his face.
"Kakashi, what are you doing!" Jiraiya was too slow to stop him.
Kakashi's heart was filled with anger, why couldn't Sensei save Naruto? It was because he wanted to save many people in Konoha, but the people he saved were always the ones who needed to be sacrificed – Naruto sacrificed his freedom, his family, his health, and now even his son … Why!
"Kakashi, calm down." Sagittarius struggled in his heart, he wanted to chase after Watergate, but he had a wife, a son, and a family. He was the head of the Chūdō family – it was easy to say, but hard to do.
Kakashi ignored everyone, silently took off his forehead protector, and slammed it on Sandaime's face. Hearing the sound of iron hitting the floor, he took off the remains of the cloak on his arm, and the hand seals disappeared.
"Kakashi!" Sarutobi knew that Bo Fung Watergate's brain sometimes went haywire! It wasn't the first time the kid had done something like this! But he didn't expect Kakashi, who had always been obedient, to go crazy so easily!
Jiraiya stretched out his arms to help Sensei up from the ground, but after hesitating for a second, he began to retreat step by step until he reached the door, and ran down the secret passage. "Sarutobi sensei! I'll leave Konoha to you. Don't worry, I'll bring Watergate, Kakashi … and Naruto back! I won't do nothing like I did with Orochimaru and Tsunade! I promise! I promise! "
The promise included witnesses and physical evidence.
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