Konoha: The road to the gods starting from Kannabi Bridge

Chapter 423 Kakuzu’s whereabouts

Almost three months have passed since the chaos broke out in Konoha Village. During this period, Konoha, Mist Ninja, Cloud Ninja, and Suna Ninja have not relaxed their tracking and investigation of Uchiha Hatoha and his party, but Unfortunately, nothing was gained.

Occasionally something is discovered, and it will soon be proven to be a smoke bomb released by Uchiha Hatoha to interfere with vision.

The ninja world has entered a brief period of calm.

just,

Everyone knew that this calm was only temporary.

Not only because the scourge of Uchiha Hatoha has not been eliminated, but if you look at the past history, you will find that the ninja world has never had a long period of peace in the true sense, not to mention the endless disputes and confusion during the Warring States Period. of.

And even in this era when five major countries and five major villages stand side by side,

In just over fifty years,
Three ninja wars have broken out. On average, there will be a wave of large-scale wars every fifteen or six years. During this period, there are countless small-scale conflicts. Even if there is no threat from Uchiha Hatoha, the ninjas are still in trouble. There is a chance that they will continue to fight and fight for other reasons.

However, it is precisely because of this that

After the two advisory elders Mito Kado and Koharu Koharu expressed their clear objections, Minato directly entrusted Jiraiya to find Tsunade, who was also one of the Sannin, and told many people that he was not allowed to do so. Ye needs younger advisory elders to stay active.

After these words spread,

correct,

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"...Does this old guy Hiruzen Sarutobi finally know what it means to make way for young people?" Yuzhang looked at the information sent back by the spies stationed in Konoha and sneered.

The ninja world was temporarily calm, but the interior of Konoha Village was in turmoil.

At the same time, the number of public appearances of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the two elder advisors dropped off a cliff. If they hadn't seen any obituaries, one could not help but wonder whether these three old guys suddenly Died violently.

finally,
The reform of Konoha Village continued to be implemented with the iron-firm will of the fourth generation Hokage.

Needless to say, the latter is stationed on the border of the Country of Fire, far away from the center of power of Konoha. There is basically no possibility of interfering in the changes in the situation in Konoha Village, and the Defense Department... was diverted The ANBU members who entered were immediately assigned the task of searching for Uchiha Hatoha.

This made Sarutobi Hiruzen stunned on the spot.

Yes,

Mito Kaden and Koharu were angry and anxious, and hurriedly went to find Hiruzen Sarutobi. But when the three of them arrived at the Hokage's office, besides Minato, the Hokage, there were also the Nine-Tailed Jinchūra waiting for them. Riki, the acting chief of the Uchiha clan, the chief of the Aburame clan, the chief of the Inuzuka clan and... Nara Shikaku.

The appointment of Uchiha Shisui has attracted huge criticism, not only because Uchiha Shisui has a surname like Uchiha that has a bad reputation in the village, but also because Uchiha Jiuha is really a bit young.

Jiraiya and Tsunade are the best candidates to advise the elders.

Human beings in the ninja world have been trained to have a high tolerance for the living environment. For example, the villagers of Konoha Village quickly put behind their resentments when they went to the shelter, and instead discussed the recent events in the village enthusiastically. turmoil.

Ever since he was appointed to become the Sandaime Hokage when he was in danger, the Ino Shika Butterfly clan, which has close ties with the Sarutobi clan, has been the Sarutobi clan's most loyal supporters. He really did not expect Nara Shikaku to fall in love with Minato, the young Hokage.

Can face criticism,
However, Minato changed his past gentle style and showed a completely different iron fist from the past. He ignored the objections of Sarutobi Hiruzen, the previous Hokage.

The Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato took action to rectify the Anbu, a powerful armed organization in Konoha Village, and gave the Anbu a top-to-bottom change with an extremely tough attitude. Many Anbu members were single-handedly promoted by the Third Hokage. They were all cleared out of the ANBU by Minato, and the cleared personnel were divided into the Defense Department and the Border Guard Force.

Kirigakure Village,
Water Shadow Building.

After the funeral of Akimichi Tōfū was held, the Ministry of Defense also welcomed its second minister—Uchiha Shisui!

But anyway,
Konoha seemed to have shaken off the shadow left by the Third Hokage, and truly entered the reign of the Fourth Hokage.

"I don't think the Sandaime Hokage will give up that easily."

beside,

Oniyouzi Anzhao said aloud, and made further analysis,
"The Sandaime Hokage has been in charge of Konoha for more than thirty years. Although he has entered old age, he is still far from being unable to move. In this situation, he is probably forced to give way. No I will definitely accept my fate!!!"

"It's better not to give up. Internal strife in Konoha is not a bad thing for us... Forget it, Elder An Zhao can just handle this matter as you see fit. There is no need to leave it to me again. Compared to this Such a thing, now I want to know more about the whereabouts of the traitorous ninja who found Takigakure Village?"

"Mizukage-sama, I would like to ask, what are you trying to do with the traitorous ninja from Takigakure Village?" Oniyuzu Anzhao cast curious eyes on Yuzhang.

"Oh?"

However, Yuzhang's eyes lit up, and he sensed the smell of good news from Guiyouzi Anzhao's inquiry, and asked hurriedly, "So there is news?"

"I just received the information that the S-class rebel ninja Kakuzu from Takigakure Village appeared in the underground gold exchange in the country of Waves yesterday evening. It happened that there was someone we inserted in the gold exchange, so we used the fastest method to Speed ​​carried the intelligence back.”

Oni Youzi Anzhao didn't show off and gave a straightforward answer.

"The gold exchange house in the Country of Waves... is indeed the place where the traitors of Takigakure Village go!" Yuzhang touched his chin and nodded slowly. With Ming's character, I'm afraid he has been a regular customer of the money exchange for decades.

underground money exchange,

This is a well-known secret organization in the ninja world. This statement seems to be a bit contradictory. The famous and secret organizations always feel that they are a bit inconsistent.

But this is exactly what happened,

This thing is indeed a secret organization. It does not publicize its existence. It only spends money to buy the corpses of well-known masters from all kinds of ninjas. But precisely because of this behavior of exchanging money for corpses, it is a well-known secret in the ninja world. organize.

One thing that needs to be noted is that the corpses acquired in this underground gold exchange are not limited to traitorous ninjas who are wanted by the villages. This secret organization has its own set of bounty amounts for well-known masters in the ninja world. Even the Five Kages are here. On the bounty list!
these years,

It is not that the five major ninja villages have never taken action against the gold exchange, but this organization is like a weed, and there is always no way to completely eradicate it. Even if many strongholds are pulled out, new strongholds will appear after a while. It remains evergreen to this day.

"Speaking of which, Elder An Zhao, do you know the identity of the master behind this underground gold exchange? How dare this organization offer a reward for the Five Shadows? And where did they get so much money? What's the use of exchanging so many corpses?" Yuzhang asked.

He had been curious about this question before.
It's just that he didn't have the time or energy to investigate this kind of thing before. When he got busy with other things, he simply forgot about this problem. Until now, when he talks about the existence of the money exchange, he immediately forgets about it. This question that had almost been forgotten came up again.

What kind of people or forces are behind this?

To allow organizations like the Gold Exchange to survive to this day, even the five major ninja villages have not been able to completely eradicate them.

"this······"

Ghost Yuzi Anzhao showed a little embarrassment on his face. "Huh? Is there anything else that's inconvenient to say?"

Yuzhang was a little surprised by Guiyouzi Anzhao's reaction. He didn't understand what was so difficult about this for a while. If you know, just say it. If you don't know, just say you don't know. Is there anything else that can't be said?

He joked: "Elder An Zhao, you can't say that the mastermind behind this money exchange is our Wuyin Village, right?"

Oni Yuzu Anzhao's head suddenly shook like a rattle, and he denied without a trace of hesitation: "If our Kirigakure Village is the controller behind the gold exchange, then after you take office, Mizukage-sama, you will I’ll tell you right away, and there’s no need to say it without saying it!”

"Then what exactly is this..."

Suddenly an idea flashed in Yuzhang's mind, his bright eyes stared at Ghost Youzi Anzhao, and he said softly: "Is the supporter behind the gold exchange a daimyo?"

"..."

Ghost Youzi Anzhao moved his mouth, neither confirming nor denying.

But silence itself is an answer.

"I see, it's a daimyo! No wonder there is so much money to reward well-known masters in each village... Are you planning to use this method to gain the power of the ninjas by purchasing those corpses?"

Yuzhang spread his thoughts and immediately thought of the many uses of the corpses of those well-known masters.

Don't say anything else,

There is a lot of intelligence and data stored in the ninja's head. If there are suitable mining methods, a lot of things can be unearthed from it. It seems that the daimyo is not very confident about the one country, one village system, so he still relies on generals. The plan to incorporate force into direct control!
"The supporter behind the gold exchange should not be a single daimyo. There should be support from multiple daimyo. This matter... is very complicated. Mizukage-sama, if you are interested, I can ask someone to Send the corresponding information over." Ghost Youzi Anzhao sighed and stopped remaining silent.

"The support from many big names... it's interesting."

Yuzhang raised his eyebrows.

This issue,

It sounds like quite interesting.

"You can send the information over. I'll take a look at it later when I have time. Now, I have to go to the Country of Waves."

Saying,

Yuzhang stood up.

"Leave now?"

Ghost Yuzu Anzhao was stunned for a moment.

"That's right, let's set off now. I'm worried that I'll be late. The rebellious ninja from Takigakure in Kakuzu has gone somewhere, so I have to get there as soon as possible."

"That's it! Then I hope you get what you want, Mizukage-sama!"

Yuzhang walked towards the door, but when he reached the door, he stopped again and answered the question asked by Oni Yuzi Anzhao before, "Elder Anzhao, I have nothing to do with Kakuzu, the rebellious ninja of Takigakure Village. For a special purpose, I just focused on the forbidden technique he took away from Takigakure Village that allowed him to survive from the Warring States Period to the present."

"...Mizukage-sama, I think you don't have to worry about aging, right?" Oniyuzu Anzhao was stunned for two seconds, and then expressed his confusion and confusion tactfully.

to be frank,
If Master Yuan is interested in this forbidden technique that can lead to longevity, then he won't have any problems, but the question is how old is the acting Mizukage-sama? Why do you start thinking about extending your lifespan?
"...Elder Anzhao, 伱...I don't deny my interest in longevity, but the purpose of the forbidden art in Kakuto that I am eyeing now is not for longevity, but for other reasons. the goal of."

"In short, Elder An Zhao, just wait for the good news from me. After I leave, I still need to trouble Elder An Zhao to handle some matters. If anything happens, just use the preset method to contact me."

Yuzhang had no intention of explaining in depth.

Therefore,
He quickly ended the topic.

"Yes."

Ghost Yuzi Anzhao lowered his head and responded.

Yuzhang stopped talking nonsense and shouted loudly: "Someone, go call Ming over and ask her to come to me on the rooftop."

next second,

There were ANBU who took the order and left.

Soon,
Terumi Mei arrived at the rooftop of the Mizukage Building.

"What do you want me to do here?"

Terumi Mei looked at Yuzhang standing on the rooftop, her green eyes full of vigilance, and she said firmly: "Yuzhang, don't even think about messing around in a place like this! I will never agree to it. !!!”

"Ming, what are you thinking about?"

Yuzhang rolled his eyes angrily, "Everything needs to be done step by step. How could you go to such a difficult venue from the beginning?"

Without waiting for Terumi Mei to answer, he continued speaking quickly, "I came to you to ask you to help me perform the Kirigakure Technique and help me cover my whereabouts. I have mastered a new secret technique, and it is too quiet when I use it. Big, and I don’t want too many people to know that I have mastered this secret skill for the time being.”

"..."

Terumi Mei pursed her lips, glared at Yuzhang fiercely, and formed a seal with her hands, "Water Release: Kirigakure's Jutsu!!"

She made no reservations and went all out to display the signature technique of the Kirigakure. It must be said that the future Fifth Generation Mizukage had already begun to show his style at this time, and the level of this Kirigakure technique was quite high.

The fog was so dense that it was almost blinding, covering the rooftop of the Mizukage Building, and seemed to be connected with the gloomy sea of ​​clouds in the sky.

"Thank you for your hard work, Ming."

Yuzhang said with a smile.

Immediately,

next moment.

A ray of light rose into the sky, but because of the thick fog, no one in Kirigakure Village noticed the movement except Terumi Mei who was very close at hand.

(End of this chapter)