People are in Wuyin Village, starting from defecting

Chapter 122 Naruto’s speculation

"Is there a possibility that it is for the 'Chūnin Examination'?" Sarutobi Hiruzen thought thoughtfully.

"What does this have to do with the 'Chūnin Examination'?" Tsunade asked confused.

Danzo is also unclear.

He invited the people here, and no one understood the reason why Orochimaru appeared here better than him.

It has nothing to do with the Chuunin Exams at all.

"In the past few months, the only big event in Konoha Village has been the Chunin Examination. By then, outstanding ninjas from all over the world will gather in Konoha Village. If an accident occurs, it is likely that various ninjas will be affected. Conflicts between villages." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

After the Third Ninja War, Konoha Village, Sunagakure Village and several surrounding small ninja villages, in order to increase the feelings between the allies and enhance the strength of ninjas, they specially organized this kind of meeting to unite several surrounding ninja villages. take an exam.

Uchiha Itachi was the first chuunin to pass the exam.

In the absence of war, this is also the best way for ninjas to advance. Therefore, outstanding ninjas from many ninja villages, including Muye Village and Sand Hidden Village, will choose to participate.

If Orochimaru causes trouble here, he might really start a war again.

Tsunade and Uchiha Itachi immediately became nervous. Danzo glanced at their expressions, almost without thinking, and showed a serious expression.

"Don't tell others about this... yet," Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

"Why?" Danzo asked puzzled.

"The war with other ninja villages has just ended, and the villagers are tired of it. Notifying them at this time will increase their psychological pressure. Moreover, these are just my speculations. If the villagers are alerted, the village's economy will be affected. What should we do? What about the lives of the villagers? Naruto, what you are considering is not just as simple as ensuring the safety of the villagers." Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Danzo.

Danzo's mind, of course Sarutobi Hiruzen understands, but in his opinion, Sarutobi Hiruzen is not suitable to be Hokage, otherwise, he would not give the position of Hokage to Namikaze Minato, and after Minato's death, Became Hokage again, never thinking about Danzo at all.

Danzo looked slightly embarrassed and pretended not to catch Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes.

"Then... just inform all departments to be more careful when they are patrolling or on guard?" Tsunade suggested.

Sarutobi nodded, "I'll inform you when it's daytime. You also need to pay attention to Orochimaru's movements, and don't be careless because Orochimaru has escaped. Even if he really leaves, he may still come back... Danzo, go arrange the manpower." , wait until daytime to go to the scene to investigate.”

"Yes." Danzo nodded, feeling relieved.

He went to investigate and Orochimaru was safe.

"The others leave first, Tsunade and I will have some small talk." Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand to signal Itachi, Danzo, and the "Root" members to leave, and Tsunade locked the door with her backhand.

"teacher."

"How's it going? Do you have a clue?" Hiruzen asked.

"A little bit." Tsunade nodded.

"tell me the story."

"First of all, the Uchiha clan itself has a problem with Konoha Village. After all, when it is time to contribute, they do not miss a penny, but they are placed in the corner of Konoha Village. And the police department sounds very beautiful. , is actually a thankless job. Even if they didn't realize it before, after so many years, they have come to understand it to some extent.

"As for the higher-ups, they themselves are wary of the Uchiha clan, but it was after the 'Nine-Tails Incident' that this wariness really became meaningful. Some people may suspect that the Uchiha clan used the Sharingan to control' Nine Tails', causing it to get out of control."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, "Go on."

Tsunade suddenly remembered what Yusuke Terauchi had mentioned to him about Kirigakure Village, and swallowed the words as they came to her lips.

Regarding the Uchiha clan, it is better to ask Uchiha Itachi first.

"Then there is the death of Shisui. The death of Shisui is an extremely heavy loss for Konoha Village. At the same time... Konoye Village should also be responsible for this. Until now, I still think so. He did not die on the battlefield, but He died in the hands of one of our own. It is hard for me to imagine what kind of difficulties and what kind of situation he was in before a person who was used to seeing death would choose to leave the world in this way, and his Where are the twin pupils? Teacher, as Hokage, have you investigated this matter?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked solemn and closed his eyes when Tsunade mentioned Shisui.

"He is a descendant of Kagami... Like Kagami, he is an outstanding ninja who deserves to give his back to each other. I feel extremely sad about what happened to him, but because of his death, the relationship between the village and the Uchiha clan has The conflict is at an extremely difficult stage to mediate. In the Uchiha clan... someone should blame his death on the Leaf Village, right?"

Tsunade was silent.

Although this is not true, it is inevitable that some people in the Uchiha clan will think so.

After bidding farewell to Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tsunade felt heavy. When she closed the door to the Hokage's office with her backhand, Shizune quickly leaned against her ear and said, "Itachi wants to see you."

"Where?"

"downstairs."

"Uh... take him to my..."

Tsunade originally wanted to say "office", but was interrupted by Danzo last time. She hoped that this situation would not happen again this time.

"To our quarters."

"Ah."

Shizune quickly went downstairs while Tsunade sighed.

The conflict between the village and the Uchiha clan may break out at any time. If Orochimaru appears at this time, it may be that he comes with bad intentions.

With her thoughts on her mind, Tsunade returned home and was about to ask Shizune to warm a pot of wine when suddenly there was a gust of wind behind her ears.

"What do you want from me?" Tsunade asked.

"Yes." Itachi nodded, "There is one thing I didn't tell Lord Hokage."

"What's the matter?" Tsunade turned around.

"Orochimaru is not acting alone, there is another person, but that person is a little weird."

"What kind of weird method?"

"He looked like he was with Orochimaru, but he didn't interfere in the whole thing. He just watched from the side and said that he was controlled by the curse seal." Itachi thought of the masked man.

"What does he look like?" Tsunade asked curiously.

"I don't know. He always wears a mask." Itachi shook his head, "However, he asked me to be careful about 'roots' and said that 'roots' would act with me. To some extent, he was holding me back... and let What I find puzzling is that 'Gen' obviously knows that such a person exists, but he didn't mention it in front of the Hokage."

"You mean...'Gen' hid this person."

Tsunade lifted his spirits.

"Gen" is Danzo's subordinate.

"Maybe...you think it's a trivial matter, not worth mentioning?" Itachi thought of a possibility.

Tsunade thought for a moment and realized that this was indeed a possibility.

"By the way, since you are here, let's continue the topic that we left unfinished last time? After this period of consideration, you should have a general idea, right?" Tsunade asked.

Itachi nodded.

(End of this chapter)