Chapter 493 493 Past events
"Huh...huh...huh..."
Not matching her charming appearance at all, Tsunade lay facelessly on the Hokage's desk and fell asleep.
There was even a glint of light shining down from the corner of his mouth.
The Hokage's duties were more difficult than she imagined. In addition, the village was being rebuilt and a series of events such as the diplomatic affairs against Sunagakure had to be dealt with. The busyness was not even inferior to that during the Great Ninja War.
Dong Dong~~
There was an urgent knock on the door.
Only then did Tsunade wake up.
Quickly wiping the drool from the corner of her mouth, and after coughing twice, Tsunade shouted: "Come in."
"Hokage-sama!"
The person who came in was a ninja from the Hyuga family. Judging from his attire, he was a member of the guard.
"When we were patrolling just now, we found Haruno Sakura from Class 7 lying on a stone bench not far from the village entrance. According to her..."
After listening to the narration of this Hyuga family ninja, Tsunade couldn't help but frown, and after a while she ordered: "Call me the new chuunin Nara Shikamaru... Hyuga Hinata, too!"
There are two Konoha ninjas who passed this Chunin exam and were promoted to Chunin. One is Nara Shikamaru and the other is Hyuga Hinata.
Although different from the original work, Nara Shikamaru did not fight Temari.
However, due to his excellent command in the battle with the sound ninja and Sunagakure, the higher-ups discovered his unique talent.
The Hyuga ninja was stunned for a moment and replied: "Tsunade-sama, Hinata-sama has gone out to practice."
Tsunade raised an eyebrow, "Then let Shikamaru do it."
"yes!"
After the Hyuga ninja left, Tsunade frowned and whispered to herself: "Have you gone to Orochimaru? Teacher Izuna is really good at predicting things..."
Soon, the newly promoted Chuunin Nara Shikamaru entered the office. Now he had put on the Konoha ninja vest that can only be worn by Chunin and above.
Tsunade explained the matter quickly, and Shikamaru also showed an expression of disbelief, "Sasuke was taken away by the sound ninja's people? How could this happen?"
You must know that it has not been a month since Sarutobi Hiruzen's death. The sound ninja is Konoha's enemy in every aspect.
Uchiha Sasuke's behavior was tantamount to betraying the village.
"There is no time to investigate the specific reasons. Now most of the chunin and jounin are sent out to perform tasks. The village itself also needs a certain amount of chunin and jounin to protect it. Shikamaru, you choose the people you trust from the genin. The team pursues Sasuke.”
Tsunade ordered.
Shikamaru touched the back of his head and frowned: "If it's a guy who can sneak into Konoha, I don't have much confidence in just Genin. But fortunately, there are quite capable guys in our class..."
Recalling what happened in the Chunin Exam, Shikamaru said: "Is Hinata here?"
The one who left the deepest impression was undoubtedly Hinata.
His strength is definitely at the Chuunin level, and in terms of close combat ability, he is probably already a Jounin.
"Hinata went out to practice and there is no way to come back."
Tsunade sighed, then said with solemn eyes: "Let's set off as soon as possible, they can't run far."
Shikamaru was stunned for a while, and finally he could only shake his head and said: "It seems... I have to bite the bullet."
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It took about twenty minutes.
In addition to Shikamaru, there were four genin gathered at the entrance of Konoha Village.
Uzumaki Naruto, Hinata Neji, Inuzuka Kiba, Akimichi Choji.
In Shikamaru's view, these people are the most adept at fighting among the Genin of Konoha.
I wanted to bring Aburame Shino with me, but unexpectedly that guy was injured in the previous battle, and Xiao Li was also in the recovery stage.
Gaara's attack was more ruthless than expected.
Unlike before, Naruto, who was always startled, had a terrifyingly gloomy expression after hearing what happened to Sasuke.
As a young boy, this was the first time for Shikamaru and the others to see such an expression on Naruto's face.
"Let's talk about the specific matters while we catch up, let's go!"
Shikamaru didn't waste any time and waved for the four of them to set off.
This time, it’s a genuine A-level mission!
"Wait a minute!"
The five people turned around and were about to leave, but unexpectedly a voice came from it, it was Sakura.
Shikamaru frowned and glanced at Naruto, who was also in Class 7.
Naruto instantly understood what Shikamaru meant, raised his thumbs to Sakura, and showed a sunny smile, "Don't worry! Sakura, I will definitely bring Sasuke back. This is my lifelong promise!"
If Kakashi and others were here and saw Naruto's smile, they would definitely think of one person——
The Fifth Hokage, Namikaze Minato!
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The southeastern sea of the Country of Fire.
This is the country of vortex.
Or should I say, this used to be the Kingdom of Whirlpool.
Because of the Third Ninja War, this place had long been reduced to ruins.
At this time, Hinata was carrying a small backpack similar to that of Sasuke who left Konoha last night, and followed Izuna obediently.
The two of them traveled and practiced for nearly half a month, and arrived here unknowingly.
"Hinata, take a rest."
Izuna turned around and glanced at Hinata.
"Yes, Mr. Izuna."
Hinata breathed a sigh of relief and gently put down the backpack on her back.
She told her family and reports to Konoha that she went out to practice alone, but in fact she went out with Izuna.
Yuhi Kurenai was originally suspicious, but her body was sealed by Izuna and she couldn't tell at all.
In addition, as a jounin, he had countless missions recently, so he could only let Hinata leave.
"This place seems to have been a village before."
Hinata, who was sitting on a rock, looked around and couldn't help but say.
Although it has experienced many years of vicissitudes, the past prosperity of this place can be recognized from the ruins.
Quan Nai smiled and sighed: "Yes, this is an ancient village that has lasted for hundreds or even thousands of years, but it has been reduced to ruins due to human desires."
To be honest, Izuna has no special feelings for the Uzumaki clan.
However, as a long-lived clan that has lasted for hundreds of years during the Warring States Period, it became a victim in the political struggle between power and desire.
It still makes him, an immortal who is nearly a hundred years old, unable to help but sigh.
The scary thing is not the war, but the human heart.
Hinata pursed her pink lips and whispered: "Teacher Izuna, can you tell me?"
Hearing this, Izuna smiled again and asked, "Hinata, are you interested in the past?"
Hinata shyly whispered: "I... I just want to know more about what Mr. Izuna has experienced in the past."
Izuna took it indifferently, put her hand on Hinata's bobbed head, and raised her head slightly to look at the blue sky, "That's right... It's been a long time... Let me think about it, when should we start talking about it? That’s probably…”
