Chapter 85

Thinking of this, Naruto's first reaction was not to inform others, but...

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Countless shadow clones almost turned the entire Konoha upside down. When the moon was at its zenith, Naruto suddenly realized that he should go and inform Granny Tsunade.

He ran all the way to the Hokage Building.

"Pah!"

Naruto knocked on the door twice, and without waiting for the people inside to agree, he pushed the door open and walked in.

"Granny Tsunade, something bad has happened, Sasuke is missing!"

Tsunade got up from the table with sleepy eyes, wiped the saliva from the corners of her mouth, waved and said hello: "Good evening, Naruto!"

"Granny Tsunade, you just fell asleep!"

Naruto complained loudly, but soon reacted and hurriedly shouted: "No, no! Granny Tsunade, Sasuke is missing, I looked for Sasuke in many places but couldn't find him!"

"Sasuke?"

Tsunade quickly reacted. As a member of the Senju clan, she was extremely sensitive to the surname "Uchiha".

"Uchiha Sasuke... is missing in the village?"

Tsunade immediately realized that Orochimaru had already started to act.

Naruto yelled, "Tsunade-chan, what should we do now? Should we send someone to look for Sasuke?"

Looking up at Naruto, Tsunade asked, "Naruto, when did you find out that Sasuke was missing?"

Naruto scratched his head, "Probably this morning!"

"This morning???"

Tsunade slammed the table and said angrily, "I found out that he was missing this morning, why did you come to report it in the evening?"

Naruto said stupidly, "I thought Sasuke went out to play with Kakashi-sensei!"

Tsunade had a gloomy face and said in a concentrated voice, "If Sasuke was taken away by Orochimaru, it has been a whole day so far. Even if we send ninjas to track him immediately, it will probably be difficult to catch up."

Naruto yelled, "Orochimaru? Why did he take Sasuke away?"

Naruto was not unfamiliar with the name 'Orochimaru'. Although he had never met Orochimaru face to face, he often heard Jiraiya and Tsunade talking about Orochimaru together.

Tsunade said in a deep voice: "Orochimaru took Sasuke away, probably to get the power of the Uchiha clan."

Naruto was scratching his head anxiously, but he couldn't think of a feasible solution.

After thinking for a while, Tsunade stood up suddenly, slapped the table with both hands, and shouted: "We must not let Sasuke fall into Orochimaru's hands!"

"Naruto, you immediately find Shikamaru and Hinata and let them form a pursuit team to bring Sasuke back to me."

Naruto responded loudly: "Okay! I'll go right away!"

Looking at Naruto's back as he ran away, Tsunade's eyes were a little complicated.

From last night to now, Sasuke has been missing for nearly 24 hours.

According to the speed of the ninja's travel, Sasuke has probably run out of the Fire Country at this moment.

If you want to catch Sasuke after leaving the Fire Country, it is simply a foolish dream.

However, Tsunade is not considering how to bring Sasuke back, but the truth behind this matter.

Tsunade just returned to the village yesterday, and the orphan of the Uchiha clan defected from the village today. Tsunade has to consider the adverse effects of this incident.

More importantly, how did Sasuke escape from Konoha?

There is a perception barrier outside Konoha, and there are ninja patrols near the village. People who don’t understand Konoha’s defense can’t sneak into Konoha at all, let alone leave Konoha silently.

There must be someone in Konoha who secretly helped Sasuke to defect.

As for sending people to retrieve Sasuke, instead of announcing Sasuke as a traitor on the spot, Tsunade just wanted to make an attitude.

Although her last name is Senju, she does not reject Uchiha.

In addition, Tsunade also wants to see the problems within Konoha through this incident.

Konoha... How rotten is it!

Is it just one person, or a large group of people like this!

Although it was just a Genin who defected, Tsunade saw the seriousness behind the incident.

The corruption of Konoha’s organization has left this village full of loopholes.

…

After dinner, Hinata lay on a rocking chair in the courtyard, looking at the twinkling stars in the sky, with a slightly dazed look on her face.

As she rocked, she felt sleepy.

“Hinata!”

Naruto climbed over the wall and yelled, “No time to explain, follow me!”

After that, Naruto stepped forward and wanted to grab Hinata’s hand.

‘Bang——’

Hinata patted the non-existent dust on her clothes, looked down at Naruto lying on the ground, and asked lightly, “Do you have time to explain now?”

Naruto instantly turned over and said hurriedly, “Hinata, Sasuke was captured by Orochimaru! Grandma Tsunade asked me to find you and Shikamaru, and asked you to form a pursuit team to bring back Sasuke, the bastard!”

Hinata looked up at the sky speechlessly.

I’ve been waiting for a day, and you only know it now!

And…Sasuke has been away from Konoha for 24 hours, there’s no point in chasing him now!

Chapter 129 Shikamaru: It was Hinata who gave me the courage

Although Hinata was a little lazy, she was not stupid.

In fact, born in the Hyuga family and designated as the heir to the main family, Hyuga Hiashi began to deliberately guide Hinata to get involved in some political matters since she was five years old.

Tracking Sasuke was just a cover, and Tsunade's purpose was not to get Sasuke back, but to express an attitude.

Otherwise, if Sasuke left the village silently like this, if it was someone else, he would be declared a traitor on the spot, and then the Anbu would be sent to hunt him down.

Tsunade sent people to chase him in order to tell everyone that Sasuke did not defect from the village, but was forcibly captured by Orochimaru.

So how did Orochimaru's people sneak into the village?

This requires a thorough investigation!

Even in the original work, Sasuke was officially declared a traitor because he attacked Killer Bee.

Sasuke was involved in many things.

Especially since Tsunade is a member of the Senju clan, many things are actually very passive in dealing with.

"You go find Shikamaru first!"

Hinata said weakly: "I'll go change my clothes and meet at the entrance of the village in half an hour."

"Okay!"

Naruto responded with full momentum, then climbed over the wall and left, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Back in the house, Hinata changed into the same robe as Kaguya Otsutsuki, and her aura suddenly changed.

Well... she looked a little silly.

Not only was she smaller, but her hair color was also different.

The key point was that Hinata still had short hair and white pupils, which made her look a little innocent.

"..."

After taking the ninja tools, Hinata thought about it and put on a backpack to take the snacks and dried fruits that she hadn't finished eating in the afternoon, preparing to use them as breakfast tomorrow morning.

They staggered to the gate of Konoha, where Naruto, Shikamaru, Choji, Xiao Li, and Kiba had already arrived.

Naruto stood at the front of the team and shouted with great momentum: "That's it, let's go!"

"..."

The two Chunin adults were still there, and no one paid attention to him, a Genin.

Hinata and Shikamaru looked at each other and nodded slightly.

Smart people are like tacit understanding.

Although the first mission after being promoted to Chunin is bound to fail, the complexity behind this matter is far beyond the participation of a few Chunins and Genins.

This time, it is better to say that it is a public trip rather than a mission...

At most, we will just wander around outside, and then return to the village to announce that the mission has failed.

Shikamaru pouted and said, "Although it is troublesome, I will still explain it briefly."

"Sasuke has been away from Konoha for more than 24 hours. Our purpose is not to save people, but to investigate the enemy's intelligence."

"If you have the ability, bring Sasuke back by the way."

"Although it is just to investigate intelligence, our opponent is Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas after all!"

"To be honest, if we are a mess... we may not survive!"

Hinata didn't want to interrupt, but when she heard Shikamaru say that, she was a little unhappy.

Isn't this to boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige?

How many times has Orochimaru fallen at his hands?

You let him count by himself, doesn't he count in his heart?

Would I be afraid of him?

Are you kidding!

"Can Orochimaru be considered a strong man?"

"I'm telling you, Orochimaru was defeated by me! This time when I went to meet the fifth Hokage, I beat him away."

Shikamaru looked at Hinata in surprise and asked, "Hinata, have you ever defeated Orochimaru?"

"Yeah!"

Hinata nodded repeatedly, and explained seriously with her little face, "Orochimaru was seriously injured by the third generation and can't make hand seals until now. Humph! Sooner or later I will kill him!"

In a few years, I will go to Uncle Snake's house for dinner.

Speaking of food, Hinata immediately began to fantasize.

Ryuchi Cave... delicious snake soup.

And the roasted frogs of Myoboku Mountain...

As for the slugs in the Wet Bone Forest, you can also sprinkle some salt... uh, too disgusting, forget it!

Shikamaru nodded and continued to explain: "Our target this time is the Otogakure in the Land of Rice. It is relatively safe in the Land of Fire, but once we enter the Land of Rice, we may face danger."

"And the six of us..."

"Hinata and Kiba are responsible for the most difficult guard mission; I and Choji cooperate best and can provide support in the middle; Naruto is responsible for supporting various places; as for Rock Lee... he can burst out with powerful strength at the critical moment."

"As for the rest, let's talk about it when we get to the Land of Rice!"

"Let's go now!"

"Wait a minute!" Hinata shouted, suddenly turned her head to look at Shikamaru, and asked in disbelief: "You just said... where are we going?"

Shikamaru said in surprise: "Go to the Land of Rice to investigate Orochimaru's information?"

"Where to?"

"The Land of Rice... Otogakure!"

"..."

Hinata suddenly realized that she and Shikamaru were not in sync at all, but were talking nonsense.