Chapter 478: Strength
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Next video title: [Power]
As the video began, Naruto's excited voice was heard.
[Great! I haven't received a mission in a long time! ]
[Naruto, you are so noisy. ]
In front of Team 7, Tsunade, who was sitting on an office chair, said: [But this case is really not something that makes people happy.]
Naruto was stunned.
Tsunade explained to the four members of Team 7: [A tragedy occurred in a small village in a small country bordering the Land of Fire, and the villagers there were massacred.]
[It has been regarded as a holy place since ancient times and is called the Giant Pit. It is said that there are secret treasures hidden there, so there are special people stationed there to prevent thieves. ]
After hearing Tsunade's words, the excitement on Naruto's face slowly disappeared, and he stood quietly beside Sakura.
Sakura whispered: [But, they were all killed...]
[If possible, I would like to send more people, but the situation in the village is quite tight right now.]
Yamato asked: [Are you talking about the theft at the temporary cemetery outside the village a while ago? ]
[Yes, and the forest that sealed the Akatsuki members. ]
Yamato asked again: [That incident of the sickle being stolen, right? ]
[We have to get busy next, but we can't ignore the misfortunes of ordinary people.] After that, Tsunade issued an order: [I want you to find the real culprit who attacked the village and give him the punishment he deserves.]
【please! 】
Yamato responded: [Yes! ]
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Ninja World
"Hiss~ Massacre of the village? This must have been done by Kawaki!"
"It's finally not something in the future. Before, I would feel relieved when I saw things in the future, but now I just feel depressed."
"Someone slaughtered villagers from a small country for the secret treasure. Even if the village was too busy to mobilize manpower, they still had to give an explanation to the ordinary people who died in the surrounding small countries."
"Other major ninja villages would do the same. Tsunade's main goal should be to send people to investigate and nip in the bud any crisis that may affect the Land of Fire."
"Humph! No matter how nice your words are, they are useless. During the war, countless small villages were massacred."
"Anyway, it's good that Konoha can take action after something like this happens. The ninja world itself is very dark."
"Every event that Naruto participated in can be remade into a movie, just like the previous sports meeting. I believe the story of this video will not be too bad. If there is a crew filming in the ninja world, I will definitely buy a ticket to support it."
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After arriving at the destination, the 7th squad split into two groups, Sai and Yamato walked in the ruined village.
Yamato murmured in a low voice: [Almost everything is burned down. What weapons did the thugs who attacked the village use? ]
Sai, who was walking behind, bent down and picked up a portrait that had not been completely burned.
The portrait depicts a middle-aged man wearing glasses.
But soon, the drawing paper began to break in the middle.
After an unknown amount of time, the two walked into a wooden house.
There was a huge sarcophagus inside.
[Is it a treasure house? ]
【Please confirm this.】
the other side
Sakura placed her hand on a tree and felt it, and felt something strange.
[What a lush forest, but outside is a barren wilderness.]
The two men walked through the forest and stopped by a river. Across the river were two connected water towers.
[That device is used to deliver water to a certain place, right? ]
The two men came to the other side and walked to a well.
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Sai and Yamato enter the sarcophagus.
【There is still such space underground. 】
[It’s so big.]
【Amazing room.】
[Nothing left, was everything stolen? ]
[It seems so.]
After checking around and finding nothing, the two walked out of the cabin.
Yamato, who was walking in front, suddenly had a knife pressed against his neck.
A woman with a ponytail and dressed in black held the hilt of the knife.
[Don't move. Are you trying to take advantage of the situation? ]
Yamato explained with a serious face: [No, we are the ninjas from Konoha Village who came here on orders to investigate the incident.]
Hearing Yamato's words, the woman in black put away her knife, and four more men in black walked out from all around.
The black-clad woman, Cecil, bowed slightly: [Excuse me, I heard about this.]
【You are? 】
Cecil explained: [The guards guarding the nearby Yechang Village. We are friendly villages with Tonika Village.]
【I see. 】
Cecil said: [Please come this way. I want to introduce someone to you.]
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Several people came to the villager's tombstone.
An old man in front of one of the tombstones asked: [Cesare, who are these two? ]
After Cecil finished explaining, the old man smiled and looked at Yamato and the other man and said, "I see. Thank you for coming here so quickly."
[I am Disonas, the head of Yechang Village. A few days ago, a villager who was lucky enough to escape the disaster came to ask for help, and we learned about this tragedy.]
Yamato asked: [Do you have any idea about the identity of the thugs? ]
[No. The treasure thieves who were attracted by the legend and came here to look for treasure have had countless fights with the village guards.]
Yamato continued to ask: [Regarding the treasure, do you know what it is? ]
Desonus sighed.
[I don’t know. I’m afraid only a very small number of people in the village know about it.]
the other side
Naruto was lying on the river bank, scooping water with his hands and drinking it in big gulps.
Sakura beside him analyzed: [In other words, the key lies in the attacker's identity and methods. ]
【This water tastes great! 】
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Somewhere in the ninja world
Boruto pouted.
"It's something even I know."
"Spreading the news of the treasure without the ability to protect it is just like following your father and asking for trouble."
Future Sasuke: ...
Ninja World
"I guess it's most likely done by a powerful rebel ninja."
"Shikamaru should be brought in for cases like this."
"Naruto, aren't you afraid that someone is peeing upstream in the river?"
"My intuition tells me that this water is not clean. Will Naruto get an upset stomach again?"
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[You…]
Sakura looked at Naruto helplessly.
Then she turned her gaze to the scenery ahead.
【But it’s really beautiful. 】
[It seems as if this huge pit has absorbed the vitality and nutrients from the surroundings and is singing the praises of prosperity on its own.]
At this moment, a mysterious man wearing a hood said near the two of them: [Yes, the water here is full of life. ]
Naruto and Sakura turned around suddenly and looked in the direction where the sound came from with a vigilant look on their faces.
[When did you...]
【Long time no see, both of you.】
Naruto was stunned.
The mysterious hooded man slowly turned around.
Naruto and Sakura saw the face of the person who came.
【pocket?】
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Ninja World
"It's actually Kabuto?!"
"This outfit... has a kind of hidden temperament."
"So, this is the point in time after Kabuto was injected with Orochimaru's cells and before he became a sage? Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to appear in front of Naruto, because he would be beaten to death."
"Even Kabuto with only Orochimaru's cells fused to him would be difficult to deal with. Naruto and Sakura probably can't stop him now, and they might even suffer a lot."
"He even got a perm before going to learn fairy arts. Did he want to leave a good impression on Ryuchido? Kabuto is really considerate."
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