Chapter 166 Orochimaru's interest, frustrated Asuma, Root Ninja: Did Orochimaru do it?

"Master Danzo, I failed to intercept that guy after he left, and I felt that he was in a very bad state."

At the end, the voice of this Root Ninja was filled with hidden annoyance.

You know, that guy was in the same team as him.

And this happened.

After hearing what this guy said, Danzo stared coldly at the Root Ninja who was reporting in front of him.

There is such a thing?

It's simply inexplicable!

"Since he dared to resist, someone must have contacted him behind the scenes."

Danzo said coldly: "It is very likely that the guy who attacked our Root base before."

Speaking of this, Danzo slowly stood up.

The shadow stretched out in the dim light, as if it merged with his pressure.

Danzo turned his eyes to the core Root members standing beside him.

These people were all elites trained by him personally, well-trained and extraordinary.

"Mobilize the team and act immediately."

Danzo gave the order decisively, his voice grim: "Must capture alive!"

"Also, see where this guy will go and notify the people outside the village to guard him."

"Yes!"

Hearing Danzo's words, several Root ninjas responded quickly and exchanged silent glances with each other.

They knew that Danzo's decisions were always decisive and cold, and there was no room for this action.

And Danzo's eyes swept over them, and a trace of cold edge flashed in his eyes: "Remember, don't take it lightly, the Hyuga clan must also arrange manpower."

Speaking of this, Danzo's voice was low, and he continued: "Must capture alive!"

Hearing Danzo's repeated orders, the elite of the Root took the order and left, with vigorous and fast steps.

Their figures moved quickly in the dark passage, as if turning into silent black shadows.

Danzo's eyes followed their backs closely, his eyes were deep and indifferent.

If possible, he would also like to go out.

But he was afraid that he would be attacked again.

Even if he went out now, he would use the clone technique to do it.

But he believed that Ding San would not be able to escape from his grasp!

Under the command of Danzo, the Root ninjas were quickly mobilized.

They each left the Root base, holding weapons and looking alert, forming an invisible hunting net in Konoha Village.

Danzo's plan was extremely rigorous. He took all possibilities into consideration to ensure that the guy had nowhere to escape.

The formation of the Root ninjas changed quickly and orderly, operating like a precision machine.

Their figures shuttled between the shadows of Konoha Village, searching unscrupulously.

"Danzo-sama!"

At this time, another Root ninja quickly ran over and respectfully reported; "Hokage-sama sent someone to ask us who we have arrested. If possible, please go to Hokage-sama's office."

Then, he briefly explained the situation.

Hearing this, Danzo's face darkened: "Tell him that I am cleaning up the house and I don't have time to go now."

Damn Sarutobi, he actually wrongly accused him of arresting people.

"Yes."

Hearing that Danzo had no intention of continuing to speak, this Root Ninja immediately took the order and left.

And Danzo watched this guy leave, with murderous intent in his eyes.

He was targeting what he had encountered during this period.

Now, even if he is in good health, he dare not walk casually on the streets of Konoha Village.

If he doesn't find the murderer behind the scenes, he can only live in the base of the root.

Being forced to be in the base of the root and being in the base of the root on his own initiative are two different things!

Now that there is a clue, he doesn't believe that he can't catch the murderer behind the scenes!

When Danzo thought so, the Root Ninja went out directly and quickly tracked down everything in Konoha Village.

This scene also alarmed many ninjas.

"What is that old thing Danzo doing again?"

In the territory of the Hyuga clan.

Hyuga Hiashi received the words of his family's death warriors, and his face was strange.

They sent out the Root Ninja openly.

In broad daylight, who are they looking for?

"Investigate again and report back."

Hinata Hiashi continued to give orders.

Not only was Hinata Hiashi ordered, but even Kakashi noticed the actions of the Anbu Ninja and frowned slightly.

The second round of the Chunin Exam has already alarmed the Root?

This shouldn't be the case.

Based on his understanding of the Root, Danzo didn't take it so seriously.

But the next second, Kakashi didn't care.

"Uh."

On the other side.

Yuhi Kurenai, who was walking to the door of Ichiraku Ramen, saw a Root Ninja passing by her quickly and stopped in astonishment.

What's going on.

Why are the Root Ninjas going out so openly?

Looking for someone?

Who?

Almost instantly, Yuhi Kurenai gave up the idea of ​​opening the cans temporarily.

She took a shower after waking up and prepared to open the cans at Lin Mo's can shop.

Unexpectedly, I encountered this situation not long after I went out.

The Root Ninja seemed to be crazy.

"Now is not a good time to open the can."

For a moment, Yuhi Kurenai looked sad.

It seems that I can only wait a little longer.

Thinking of this, Yuhi Kurenai walked into Ichiraku Ramen and ordered a bowl of ramen.

In the distance.

Sarutobi Asuma looked at Yuhi Kurenai with a complicated expression, and his face showed sadness.

The scene he saw last night is still vivid in his mind.

He really wants to ask Yuhi Kurenai what the relationship between that person and Yuhi Kurenai is.

But when he thought about offending Kurenai, Sarutobi Asuma looked sad, and finally sighed deeply and turned away.

Let's talk to Shikamaru and the others.

Let Shikamaru talk to Kurenai's team and ask around.

And Shikamaru and the others are still in the Death Forest of the Chunin Exam.

He still has to go there.

The team led by Kurenai has not only passed, but also refreshed the record, making him feel that he is one step behind Kurenai.

At this moment.

Outside Konoha Village.

The breeze blew through the branches and leaves, making a rustling sound.

The root shadow that turned into a real person walked quickly and swiftly, walking in the shadows, as if merging with the surrounding shadows.

Now he felt very dangerous, and many people were looking for him, so he thought about leaving.

However, when it was about to pass through the dense forest, the atmosphere around it suddenly became tense.

I saw several figures quietly surrounding it from all directions.

The Root Ninjas held weapons and looked grim, forming an invisible hunting circle, locking the real shadow in the center.

Everyone's movements were tacit and fast, obviously after careful planning and deployment.

"Danzo-sama's order, lock the target, and make sure to capture him alive!"

One of the Root Ninjas whispered an order, waved his hand, and the other ninjas immediately took action and quickly formed seals.

"Boom!"

"Swish, swish, swish!"

In an instant, countless kunai and shurikens shot from all directions, covering the real shadow like dense raindrops.

The shadow had no extra time to hesitate.

He dodged quickly, his figure was like a ghost, and he flexibly avoided the attack.

"Dang, dang, dang!"

The blade and kunai drew a cold light in the air.

The real shadow's evasive movements were as fast as lightning.

Between a few rolls, he quickly counterattacked with several wind escape ninjutsu.

The howling wind stirred the leaves, forcing the Root Ninjas around to temporarily avoid the sharp edge.

"When did Ding San become so proficient in wind escape ninjutsu?"

Seeing this scene, a familiar Root Ninja cursed secretly and suddenly accelerated the rhythm of attack.

"Capture it first."

As several Root Ninjas communicated, they quickly took action.

"Boom!"

Fire escape ninjutsu and lightning escape ninjutsu appeared, and the explosions and lightning flashes continued in the woods.

The Root Ninjas continued to suppress the real shadow with tacit cooperation, gradually forcing it into danger.

Because they wanted to capture it alive, their speed was very slow.

Otherwise, it would be easy to kill the target.

Although the real shadow was strong, it gradually became powerless in the face of siege.

Although his moves and ninjutsu could imitate the movements of the Root Ninjas, his experience was limited after all, and the rhythm of the battle was firmly controlled by the opponent, so his reaction was a little slow.

However, after just a few confrontations, his movements began to become stiff.

Even after being hit several times, obvious scars appeared on his shoulders and calves.

"Speed ​​up."

Seeing this, a leading Root ninja gave a cold order, his eyes were like knives, and the speed of the seals in his hands suddenly increased.

Several Root ninjas reacted immediately and formed seals one after another.

"Boom!"

A series of earth escape and wind escape intertwined together, forming a tight encirclement ninjutsu, directly forcing the shadow that had turned into a real person into a dead corner.

The shadow that had turned into a real person could not dodge in time and was instantly trapped between the earth wall and the wind blade.

"Hua La La!"

The next second, several iron chains suddenly shot out, locking his limbs tightly.

For a moment, his face changed drastically and he struggled desperately.

But as he struggled, he could only feel that he was getting deeper and deeper, and the pressure from all around him was like an iron clamp that suppressed his actions tightly.

The Root ninjas approached step by step, ruthlessly preparing to capture her completely.

"Huh."

However, just when the shadow that had turned into a real person was about to be completely controlled, a strange cold light suddenly flashed beside him.

Accompanied by a cold breath.

In an instant, a huge snake shadow suddenly jumped out from the bushes next to it, opened its bloody mouth, and pounced directly at the Root Ninja!

"What?!"

The sudden situation shocked the Root Ninjas, and a trace of astonishment and disbelief flashed in their eyes.

Where did the big snake come from?

"Is it the murderer behind the scenes that Danzo is looking for?"

Some Root Ninjas thought of something, and their eyes instantly turned cold.

He had also experienced the bombing of the Root base and the attack on Danzo before.

The reason why Danzo arrested this guy was that he suspected that this guy was related to the murderer behind the scenes!

However, they didn't have time to think too much. The snake was extremely fast and its strength was extremely fierce. It bit the weapon of one of the Root Ninjas, threw it out, and smashed it hard on the ground.

"Retreat first!"

The Root ninjas were shocked by the sudden change and retreated immediately.

"It's Orochimaru!"

The next second, a Root ninja who was about to continue to attack instantly recognized the source of the snake shadow, his face suddenly changed, and he was shocked and angry.

"What!"

"Orochimaru?"

"How could it be!"

No matter how much they thought, they didn't expect that such a dangerous existence would appear here.

Orochimaru, the traitor ninja of Konoha Village, would suddenly intervene in this matter, which was really unexpected.

The most important thing is that Orochimaru shouldn't intervene.

Orochimaru slowly emerged from the shadows, with a sneer on his face, his eyes full of teasing and contempt.

Raising his hand and gently patting the giant snake beside him, Orochimaru sneered: "It's really lively. Danzo sent you guys to catch this guy. It's too much for him. Does he know any secrets?"

Originally, Orochimaru was going to leave here first to observe Uzumaki Naruto.

Unexpectedly, he encountered such an interesting scene.

Danzo actually sent a Root ninja to capture a Root ninja in broad daylight.

Or captured alive.

He was very curious, could this guy know any secrets.

But aren't those the secrets of Danzo? ?

What else could there be?

But he decided to capture him first.

Anyway, Danzo can negotiate slowly later.

"You did it!"

The Root Ninja glared at him, his eyes full of murderous intent and anger, and he couldn't even believe it.

It shouldn't be Orochimaru.

How could Orochimaru attack Danzo-sama?

However, facing the gaze of this Root Ninja, Orochimaru didn't care at all.

Instead, he stared at the trapped real shadow with appreciation, as if he was looking at a particularly interesting work.

"Don't worry, I'm very interested in the person you captured, so I'm helping you."

Orochimaru laughed in a low voice, his tone was cold, with a playful sarcasm.

As he spoke, another big snake emerged around.

The Root Ninjas looked gloomy, and the speed of the seals in their hands increased.

But facing such a powerful opponent, they had to be afraid in their hearts.

The two sides were on the verge of a fight, and the air was filled with tense murderous intent.

The joining of Orochimaru made the originally one-sided roundup go out of control in an instant, and the Root Ninjas were forced to adjust their formation and confront Orochimaru again.

At this moment, the real shadow had taken advantage of the chaos to get rid of the restraints, quickly retreated, and stood vigilantly behind Orochimaru.

"Follow me for the time being. I am curious about what secrets you have mastered about Danzo that can allow him to capture you."

Seeing the real shadow, Orochimaru tilted his head slightly and chuckled, with a voice that was irresistible.

Although the real shadow didn't understand, he stood quietly in place.

He had realized that he couldn't leave here.

And the guy in front of him could help him.

"Back off."

The next second, Orochimaru looked at the root ninja in front of him and said slowly: "Tell Danzo that I took his people away first and will bring them back to him."

"Impossible!"

Hearing this, the root ninja looked angry.

Even if Orochimaru was very dangerous, the order of Danzo was the most important.

But when they thought of the danger of Orochimaru, they seemed to be no match at all. They gritted their teeth for a while, but they could do nothing.

"Do it!"

In the end, the root ninjas gritted their teeth and launched a joint attack without hesitation.

In an instant, several Root ninjas quickly formed seals, and various ninjutsu swept towards Orochimaru like a storm.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"

"Lightning Style: Ground Walk!"

"Boom!"

Flames, winds, and lightning intertwined into a terrifying energy net, which exploded.

The surrounding trees were instantly scorched, the ground was split, smoke and dust filled the air, and fire flickered.

Several Root ninjas took the opportunity to quickly approach the real shadow, intending to capture it in the chaos.

Their purpose was only to delay Orochimaru and take people away, not to fight with Orochimaru.

Seeing this, Orochimaru's eyes flashed with disdain.

With a sneer, his body twisted flexibly like a snake, and lightly avoided most of the attacks.

Facing the overwhelming ninjutsu, Orochimaru just slightly turned sideways, flicked his fingers, and instantly used the unprinted ninjutsu.

"Hua La La!"

Several huge snakes rushed out from the ground, opened their bloody mouths and bit the Root Ninjas with fierce force.

The Root Ninjas saw that the situation was not good, and immediately changed their formation and quickly performed defensive ninjutsu, but they were still beaten back by the snakes and could not get close at all.

Orochimaru's movements were as fast as ghosts, as if dancing on the battlefield, and his eyes showed the coldness and enjoyment of fighting.

"Come again!"

The Root Ninjas gritted their teeth. Although they were frustrated many times, they did not dare to retreat at all.

A ninja suddenly jumped up, and the kunai in his hand pierced Orochimaru's throat with a cold light.

The other two ninjas performed earth escape and water escape respectively, and attacked from the left and right, blocking Orochimaru's retreat.

"Stupid."

Seeing this, Orochimaru shook his head slightly, his expression was indifferent, and there was a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth.

Then he formed a seal with one hand, and a water escape technique, water prison technique, was quickly formed, trapping several Root ninjas.

The water was as hard as steel, freezing their movements instantly, and they could not escape no matter how hard they struggled.

"Orochimaru is forming a seal with his hands?"

Seeing this scene, the Root ninjas' eyelids twitched violently.

I have never heard that Orochimaru can do this.

"This body is really troublesome."

At the same time, Orochimaru, who easily avoided all attacks, was not excited at all, but sighed.

While sighing, his footsteps silently shuttled through the gaps between ninjutsu like sliding.

Suddenly, he waved his hand lightly, and a snake bite technique quickly attacked a root ninja in the front.

The ninja had no way to avoid it, and was directly entangled by the giant snake, and the whole person was thrown out.

With a "bang!", he hit the tree trunk heavily, and blood flowed from his mouth.

"Do you want to continue?"

Orochimaru sneered, his eyes full of teasing and contempt.

He did not hide his disdain for these root ninjas, and his relaxed attitude was particularly dazzling

"Damn Orochimaru!"

"It's not a match at all."

Several root ninjas were shocked and retreated one by one, exchanging angry and helpless looks with each other.

Every time they attacked, Orochimaru could easily resolve it.

Not only that, the opponent's counterattack was swift and deadly, making them unable to resist at all.

The shadow that turned into a real person was also struggling in the melee.

It keenly sensed the intention of the root ninjas to encircle and capture, desperately avoiding the attack, and at the same time imitating the opponent's movements to protect itself.

Although its combat capability was not good, in this situation, its instinct and desire to survive stimulated its powerful potential.

Seeing that the shadow that had turned into a real person was about to be caught again, Orochimaru appeared like a ghost and blocked the Root Ninjas.

"Swish!"

A sharp Kusanagi sword suddenly appeared in Orochimaru's hand, and the sword flashed, approaching the Root Ninja in the front.

The Root Ninja was startled and hurriedly defended, but was forced back by Orochimaru's swift blow, and his body fell heavily to the ground, making a painful groan.

The offensive of the Root Ninjas was instantly suppressed, and each of them looked extremely ugly, but helpless.

Orochimaru's strength was far beyond their imagination.

Even though they were the most elite troops under the command of Lord Danzo, they seemed extremely vulnerable at this moment.

"You people are not qualified to attack me."

Orochimaru sighed lightly: "Do you still want to continue? If you continue, your lives will be left behind, which is not good."