Chapter 348 Loyalty and Filial Piety

The content of what Sai reported to Danzo was naturally more detailed than in the Hokage's office...well, relatively speaking.

Orochimaru's reason for letting him go?

How could a soldier like Orochimaru know what he wanted to do?

Anyway, Sai said he was wrong. His fault was that he was too weak, not even comparable to Orochimaru's men, and had embarrassed Danzo-sama. As for the psychological game between big shots, Danzo can definitely come up with a reason that is enough to convince him. Quansu Quanwei registered in front of the Hokage, and the probability of no problems was very high.

Habits are developed.

Different from the previous attacks, Orochimaru would leave one alive no matter what and come back to report the news. This time, Danzo just sent a single person to attack. If Sai did not come back, there was no news for a long time, and he disappeared and died outside, maybe Danzo died. Instead, he was worried that Orochimaru might have an overreaction.

Of course there are stronger ninjas under his command, but Danzo is reluctant to send them out as scouts to take down Orochimaru. Naturally, Saoi's strength cannot deal with Orochimaru, but such a growing ninja will lose It doesn't matter.

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A mere Sai returning to the village is not even a task that can be openly discussed. Of course, if another person returns to the village, the importance to Naruto Tsunade will be completely different.

Several major countries have returned to calm, but this does not mean that the situation is normal, especially the Kingdom of Rain, which is a military important location at the junction of the Kingdom of Wind, the Kingdom of Earth, and the Kingdom of Fire, and is very close to the former Beilihu base. .

Quiet, or it can be described as quiet, under martial law, but it seems that it is not disturbed by the stalled war at all.

If we say that this is the lingering power of Hanzo the Sanshoyu that caused all countries to actively avoid setting foot in their red line restricted areas, this is naturally fart. Ninjas do not follow rules like this. Times have changed, and the long-standing reputation only exists in history. In the book, compared with the immediate war, the military location in the Kingdom of Rain, which is the center of the battlefield, must be explored in advance.

The spies have gone and come back.

Not only was nothing detected within the Kingdom of Rain, it could even be said that they were discovered and captured as soon as they set foot in their town. They were closely detained and monitored, but they were deported alive from the Kingdom of Rain not long after. .

The ninja who was captured and imprisoned in the village still got some information from the local residents, but it was really not of much use to the war at that time. During my stay in the Land of Rain, I didn't see the rumored Sansho Hanzo, nor did I see any big figures who had appeared in history. It seemed that there had been changes in the top management, and I had some blind worship of the current management.

These pieces of information were picked up by Jiraiya, who was collecting intelligence from the front line. After a little integration with the known information about the Akatsuki organization in his hand, the conclusion that "the base of the Akatsuki organization is in the Land of Rain" emerged.

Return to the village to report to Tsunade, apply for a mission to find out the news, say goodbye, and leave the village.

The fate of Jiraiya, the filial son of Konoha, is related to Naruto, Tsunade, Konoha Village, and Mt. Myoboku, but it definitely has nothing to do with Uchiha. Put aside your need to help others and respect the fate of others.

However, on Konoha's only way to the Land of Rain, he had long ago funded several water shops that earned money for horses and tea so that he could gather information. This kind of trivial matter was easy for Sasuke.

The location of the Akatsuki organization's lair was obtained. Before more detailed information could be collected, Jiraiya suggested that Tsunade would assign tasks to Naruto and pay attention to the direction. If possible, stay away from the Land of Rain for the time being, or just do something casual. to divert his attention.

Not letting Naruto out of the village? It seems that the situation is not yet at an urgent stage. When Naruto is sent out of the village to do a mission, dynamic coordinates seem to be more conducive to protecting the Jinchūriki.

On the surface, it is a division of labor to search for intelligence about the Akatsuki organization, but in fact it is a foreign mission with the primary goal of protecting the jinchūriki.

When Naruto was sorting out his equipment, he discovered that the mark on the psychic scroll he carried had changed at some point, and he quickly channeled the fish cake.

"I finally discovered it, and there's nothing else to do. Sasuke asked me to ask you, have you met his brother recently, nya?"

Sasuke's brother? Uchiha Itachi? Naruto felt like he had forgotten something, but as Yu Cake reminded him, he met Uchiha Itachi a few days ago!

After a brief period of hard thinking, Naruto suddenly realized,

"How did he know about this?"

Fishcake nodded upon seeing this. Sasuke was the main sponsor of the payment, and he didn't say much to Naruto. The answer was already obvious from Naruto's expression.

"You're just asking me because you don't know. You're so stupid. Let's go, meow."

Naruto hurriedly prepared to write a detailed letter to ask Sasuke if he wanted help.

"Naruto!"

"Why didn't you say such an important thing earlier!"

"I forgot. If the fish cake hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have remembered such a thing at all..."

Who is Uchiha Itachi, a member of the Akatsuki organization, an S-class rebel nin, who attacked Konoha, and then met his own Jinchuuriki alone? Captain Yamato deeply felt that his supervision was inadequate and he was afraid.

But Naruto is in good health now, and he has never looked so disgraced before.

"What were you talking about with him then!?"

"Hmm...it seems like there was a mention of Sasuke or something...I can't remember."

Memory sealing technique, okay? At least we can know that the Akatsuki organization has mastered Naruto's whereabouts and can approach him quietly. So no matter what Uchiha Itachi was thinking, this long-term mission had lost its effectiveness. Captain Yamato immediately made adjustments to the action plan that had become dispensable.

"This search mission has come to an end, everyone returns to the village."

"The subsequent consequences of this matter need to be arranged by the Hokage."

"You are not allowed to travel alone when returning to the village."

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On the other side, Sasuke received the news that his brother had appeared in front of Naruto, and combined with knowing that Jiraiya was heading straight for the Land of Rain, then the prerequisites were met, and it was time to take action.

As a filial son of Konoha, Itachi Uchiha is the one Sasuke should be responsible for.

"This time the enemy is expected to encounter two Akatsuki detachments, that is, 4 ninjas. If there are more than 4 enemies, retreat and wait for an opportunity."

"The first priority is to protect ourselves. Secondly, if it's not too dangerous, just hold on until Uchiha Itachi and I decide the winner."

"If nothing happens, maybe I just need you to help me cast the barrier."

"Wouldn't that be boring?"

"The intelligence said that Uchiha Itachi and Inikaki Kisame are now on the same team, have you forgotten?"

Yakushi Kabuto's reminder made Shui Yue instantly get excited.

"Then leave the main attacker to me! Sasuke was the one who promised me about Samehada in the first place!"

Yakushi Kabuto kept an eye on him, thinking that nothing big would happen.

"Be careful about his ability to absorb chakra, don't take it off for fun."

Then there are only four people left to place the enchantment...

"Zhonggo, is your barrier technique okay?"

Barrier technique is not Jonggo's strong point. The interference of natural energy will cause the chakra absorption amount to be unstable. Although he has prepared several just-in-case measures over the past few years, in actual practice, only Jonggo has done it. Uncontrollable accidents, if Suigetsu is not responsible for the main attacker's position, he will usually let Jugo take the lead.

"It's okay. I'll consume some of the chakra before I do it..."

"Don't worry, I'll give Chongwu the full answer. It won't be a big problem if I can stand in two formations."

With enough fragrant phosphorus chakra, talent and the guidance of a famous teacher, even one person can create the Four Purple Flame Formation, but for the sake of error tolerance, it is still necessary to increase the number of participants.