Gou in the ninja world

Chapter 125 Empty (6000 word chapter)
Time back to two days ago.

Soup country.

Lost Hill is the name of the northernmost mountain range in Yunokuni. Although it covers a large area, it is very barren and rarely populated. Although Yunokuni is a very famous hot spring country, it refers to In the hot spring area in the north, and in the Gobi and hills in the south where there is no bird shit and no development value, even some local residents of Yuno Country rarely come here.

But today, there are many strange visitors here.

Swish!
In the wilderness overgrown with weeds, a figure quickly passed by, moving forward with the sound of a strong wind, and behind him were dozens of similar black shadows, and they were like lightning, galloping across the field , The speed is so fast that even the eagle with the best eyesight can only see a few blurred shadows.

Like lightning, they passed between the rocks and dead trees, and disappeared on the other side of the wilderness in a blink of an eye.

After advancing for more than 20 minutes, the rushing crowd gradually slowed down and revealed their appearance, but they were all ninjas with Konoha forehead protection. The leader was a strong figure, wearing a black combat uniform , the shoulders are equipped with silver protective gear connected to the back, and two long protective belts flutter in the wind behind him.

Although he is already over sixty years old, his figure is still very strong, and he moves quickly and nimbly like an ape. His eyes are fixed on the front, and there is a sharp light in his old eyes. He is the third Hokage of Konoha Village. Sarutobi Rislash.

"Is it here?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped at the edge of the wilderness and looked forward.

In front of him was an uninhabited forest. Because of its remote location, it looked very desolate. If you only observed it with the naked eye, you couldn't find any traces of human existence.

"Yes, it's here, Sir Three Generations."

Behind him were more than a dozen investigators who set off from Konoha, and one of them pointed to the forest in front of him after hearing his question, and answered in the affirmative.

"According to the map, this is what the intelligence said."

"I didn't expect it to be here..."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi raised his head, looked at the seemingly inconspicuous forest in front of him with complicated eyes, and murmured.

The purpose of their trip to Tango Country was to investigate Danzo, and they came to Lost Hill, naturally also to find the whereabouts of Danzo and Gen.

"Lost Hill? It's a good place to hide."

Anbu behind him sighed softly.

That's right, the surrounding area is full of hills with no living things, sparsely populated, and poor resources. It is not a place suitable for human habitation, and only in such an area can one hide without being discovered by the outside world.

"Yes."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi nodded, and said in a deep voice, he didn't know what he was feeling, and after a pause for a while, he turned around and said hello.

"Okay, let's go in, but be careful."

He reminded that although before coming here, they had received a security message from Anbu, saying that they had completely controlled all the members of the root organization, but Hiruzaru Sarutobi still did not dare to be careless.

After all, what is about to be faced is under the leadership of Danzo, who has troubled Konoha for many years. If it weren't for the encrypted letters sent back by the sent Anbu who all said that there was no danger, Hiruzaru Sarutobi would not even dare to come easily to here.

Even so, this is likely to be a trap set by Danzo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew very well what Danzo was capable of. He was a person who had been in charge of the darkness of Konoha Village for decades. His style of acting and cold-blooded and ruthless methods of doing things are well-known in the ninja world, and he has been awarded the title of Ninja Darkness. He is a conspirator who is no less dangerous than Orochimaru.

It's just that in the past, these methods were used to deal with the common enemy, but this time, it was him who had to face himself.

Thinking of this, Hiruzaru Sarutobi sighed slightly in his heart, who would have imagined that in such a situation now, there was a time when they were partners who entrusted each other with their backs.

"Everyone, be careful. There may be an enemy ambush inside. Sensing ninjas should be more vigilant. Once they find any signs of trouble, they will immediately issue a warning. Everyone's safety comes first."

"Yes, three generations of adults."

In any case, Danzo and Gen should not be underestimated. If it was him, once he found the existence of Anbu, it would be very possible to control those Anbu and set a trap to lure him to come. Therefore, the more critical it is, , the more you have to be careful.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi understands this very well, but there is still something he can't understand in his heart. In three days, he sent a total of more than 40 ninjas to this direction, and this morning, he also received more than 40 letters from various sources. The secret letters sent back through the channel have been verified by passwords. These secret letters are indeed sent back by those ninjas and Anbu who sent back, without any trace of counterfeiting. There is only one content in it, that is, to find the Roots in the south, and have completely controlled the root personnel.

Such a weird situation, if it is a trap, it is a bit too abnormal. Let alone the possibility that none of the more than 40 Anbu escaped, let’s talk about the content of the secret letter. Isn't that kind of unrealistic content arousing suspicion?

Hiruzaru Sarutobi didn't understand, Danzo shouldn't be so stupid, but it takes at least a day for a secret letter to go back and forth, he doesn't have time to sit and wait, and if it is really the worst case As a result, the sent ninjas became captives of the enemy, and Sarutobi Hiruzen also had the obligation to rescue them.

The goal is right in front of him, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, he still has to try again.

Moreover, Hiruzaru Sarutobi has confidence in himself and the ninjas under him. They are all experienced masters, and they can protect their own safety even if they encounter any unexpected incidents.

So, he narrowed his eyes slightly, stood at the forefront of the team, and stepped cautiously into the forest ahead while being alert to any possible enemy situation.

The area of ​​the forest is not that big, about half the size of the Konoha Dead Forest. There is a hill not far in front of it, but because it is close to the ocean, the climate inside is a little humid. The air is oncoming.

The ninjas were divided into four groups very flexibly. Those with kunai held kunai, those with knives picked up knives, and those with dogs released their dogs to form the most favorable formation.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi led the Inuzuka Clan and Ninja Dogs to open the way ahead, and the people with the strongest combat capabilities guarded the two wings so that reinforcements could be quickly provided in case of emergency, while the last one stood a member of the Hyuga Clan Members, keep their eyes open to prevent enemies who may suddenly attack from behind.

"Samahira, you still can't see anything?"

While walking forward, Hiruzaru Sarutobi asked Anbu who was following behind him. Like the person behind, this Anbe was also a master of the Hyuga clan.

"Sorry, three generations of adults."

Anbu behind him was silent for a second, then shook his head and said regretfully.

"Probably because there are many enchantment illusions in the forest, Baiyan's ability is greatly restricted, and he can't see anything clearly."

"Is that so... okay."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi groaned and nodded lightly, which was expected. Orochimaru has a special barrier to deal with white eyes, and Danzo's side will naturally not miss it. For these ninjas from Konoha Therefore, it is very necessary to prevent white eyes.

In this case, Bai Yan has no hope, and can only rely on his own ability.

"Wang Wang!"

At this moment, the Ninja Dog in front suddenly let out several warning howls, and the crowd was startled, stopped for an instant, and looked ahead vigilantly.

In the woods in front, at an unknown time, there was a sudden rustling sound, the leaves were shaking slightly, and a figure ran out of the dense forest with dense branches and leaves.

"Three generations of adults."

The person who came came to meet him while shouting, and approached him in a short while.

"Pingji?"

There was a cry of exclamation from the crowd, and someone obviously recognized the identity of the person who came, it was one of the ninjas they sent here.

strangeness.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi frowned slightly, it seems that the appearance of the person does not seem to be a sign of being controlled.

"Master Three Generations, please let me go and confirm."

Anbu in front turned around and asked for instructions. Although the person who came here did not seem to be controlled by others, it does not rule out the possibility that Anbu was controlled by someone using some deep-seated secret techniques. After all, Danzo's subordinates are also proficient in the art of turning around. If it is that kind of ninjutsu, it is impossible to quickly judge whether the opponent is dangerous or not just by superficial judgment.

Therefore, it must be checked carefully.

"Okay, but be careful."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi nodded and said, the inspection is of course necessary. In order to prevent some possible situations from happening, the Anbu people have set curse marks on their bodies before going out. Even if the spirit is controlled, as long as the external injection inspection When Carat is activated, another personality in consciousness can be driven out of the body through strong mental stimulation.

"Yes."

Anbu who spoke agreed, walked forward, and started talking with the person on the opposite side. In the middle, you can see that the two of them touched each other a few times, as if they were testing something. Minutes later, Anbu asked the person across from him to stand still, and came back to report by himself.

"Three generations of adults, there is no problem."

"Are you all right?"

Hiruzaru Sarutobi frowned and breathed a sigh of relief, which also made him even more confused. If it was a trap, it's okay. If it wasn't a trap, how did the forty Anbu wipe out all Gen?
"In fact, we didn't encounter too much resistance at all. No one thought that the battle would end so quickly."

To this question, that Anbu answered in this way.

"As for the specific process."

He thought about it for a while, and seemed to feel that it was not easy to express, so he said, "Master Three Generations, you should take a look for yourself."

"That's fine too."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi gave him a scrutinizing look, nodded, and walked into the forest with Anbu.

Across the bushes in front, the field of vision suddenly widened.

What appeared in front of them was a small camp. A row of simple wooden buildings, several lawns and training grounds filled with various living and training materials constituted the most basic architectural pattern of the camp.

From this special environmental facility, it can be seen that this place should be a special place for cultivating and training ninjas. There are various charms on the trees on both sides. The interior cannot be observed.

Shurikens and kunai of various styles are scattered all over the ground, traces of battle can be seen everywhere, there are a lot of corpses piled up in the surrounding grass and on both sides of the road, there are about thirty or forty corpses, most of them are prone or supine Lying on the cold grass, the blood under his body has solidified at this moment, staining a large area of ​​grass red, emitting a strong bloody smell.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi stepped forward, and he was surprised to find that there were no Anbe members in the corpses, not even a familiar root member. Judging from the dress and traces of these corpses, it seemed that most of them were It's just common wave ninja and hired ninja.

And the number of people is not right, if it is really the base of the root, at least the number of people should be several times more.

Could it be a mistake?
Hiruzaru Sarutobi glanced at it calmly, keeping this strange situation in mind, but continued to walk forward without stopping.

It wasn't until he walked more than 100 meters forward and rounded a huge corner that the scene in front of him finally caught his eyes.

I saw a square of thousands of square meters, under the guard of the Konoha ninja, there were countless figures sitting densely, one after another, sitting in the center of the square in an orderly manner, with their arms wrapped behind their backs and wristbands on their wrists. Wearing a pair of characteristic chakra handcuffs.

It turns out that the real gains are all here.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes flashed, and he keenly discovered that although the crowd in the middle were all captives, they were clearly divided into two different teams. The first team was dressed and dressed more like the corpses outside, and there were about 200 people. People, dressed in disorder and in various shapes, looked dejected and noisy.

On the other side, although there are only forty or so people, the impression they give people is completely opposite. They are wearing very delicate uniforms, expressionless, silent, staying in the corner very quietly, appearing very calm , or numbness, if the eyes were not still open and breathing, it might even be regarded as a dead person. The silent scene was in stark contrast to the group of ninjas shouting loudly next to them.

It seems that these are the real elites cultivated by the roots. They have no feelings, no thoughts, no past, and no future. They are indeed cold-blooded murderous weapons cultivated by the roots.

And the others are just wave ninjas that are temporarily used as cannon fodder.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi took a closer look at the root members who were captured. Sure enough, he saw a few acquaintances inside. He had seen a few acquaintances in it before. The roots that were taken away seem to be basically here.

And some of the other strange members he has never seen before should have been cultivated by Danzo in the past few years after he left Konoha. He is a well-trained warrior, and his strength is at least not inferior to that of Anbu he brought.

So the question is, how did such a group of top elite fighters, plus a group of cannon fodder of different heights, be captured by Konoha ninjas whose total number is less than a quarter of them?
Regarding this question, Hiruzaru Sarutobi asked the commander here, Jonin, the patriarch of the Yume clan, and Yume Shiwei, the father of Konoha Twelve Strong Yume Shino.

"Actually, my lord Three Generations, we basically didn't encounter any obstacles when we attacked this time. In other words, we never fought against the official root at all."

Yume Zhiwei accurately answered Sarutobi Hiruzen's question.

There is only one reason why there are only Rangin's corpses outside Anbu and Gen's corpses, and why only forty Anbu can directly break through Gen's base camp in Tango Country. There is no resistance.

At that time, the only ones who participated in the battle were some wave ninjas who were not sure about the situation, and the root members all stayed quietly in the base, doing nothing, watching themselves being captured by Konoha's ninjas, so they killed those After Langren, Anbu took control of the entire base very easily.

"How could this be?"

Hiruzaru Sarutobi frowned and said, this situation was too unexpected, he was ready to fight a tough battle, but in the end the battle ended without any effort.

"Probably because the person giving the orders is gone. Without the commander, the weapon loses its means of attack."

Younv Zhiwei said so, Gen is different from ordinary ninja organizations. Although ordinary ninjas also perform tasks, they also have their own lives and emotions. When there are no tasks, they are no different from ordinary people.

But root is not, root ninjas who have undergone cruel training do not have such things as feelings, they are just tools specially trained by Danzo to execute his orders, a group of weapons that have obliterated the inner self, without thought and will .

The root members are like kunai and shuriken commonly used by ninjas. They can kill enemies in the hands of ninjas, but if they are out of the control of ninjas, no matter how sharp they are, they are just dead objects that cannot move. .

The root is the same. Although they have the same flesh and blood as ordinary people, their thoughts have been obliterated. They are like those dead things. They are just tools without their own will and soul. Since they are tools, if there is no user Of course, it is impossible to act according to one's own wishes.

Therefore, there is only one reason why there is no resistance at all, and that is that no user ordered them to resist, or in other words, they have lost their reason to resist.

Younv Zhiwei took Sarutobi Hiruzen to the back of the base, that is, at the foot of the hill deep in the forest, under the wide rock wall, there was an extremely secret secret entrance.

"According to the information we got from those ninjas, this cave is Danzo's command room. He and his confidants have been hiding here these days."

Younv Zhiwei pointed to the entrance of the cave and said, this entrance is very difficult to find, if someone didn't know the situation, it would not be easy to find this place at once.

"So, what about Danzo?"

Hiruzaru Sarutobi turned his head and asked, since most of Danzo's subordinates are here, where will Danzo himself be?

With his ability, these Anbu are not enough to force him to leave his men and flee alone.

"In fact, the situation inside is a bit complicated, very strange, and I don't know how to explain it..."

Younv Zhiwei led Sarutobi Hiruzen into the cave, and pushed open the door in front of her.

"So, you'd better see for yourself."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi got up and walked in, but he stopped quickly because he saw something behind the gate, a stone cave with an area of ​​more than 200 square meters, and under the walls on both sides, there were many similar Regarding weapons and tools, there are many scrolls scattered on the ground on both sides. Judging from the marks on the scrolls, it seems that they are all technical materials that Danzo carried when he escaped from Konoha Village.

These are very precious resources in Konoha Village, but now, Sarutobi Hiruzen can't concentrate on those precious scrolls at all, because what appears in front of him, or at his feet, attracts his attention even more .

No, it should be said that the nothingness in front of him attracted his attention.

Completely different from the messy scene on both sides of the cave, in the middle of the cave, there is nothing, no weapons, no furniture, no equipment, and scattered props, even a little bit of paper or other residues. does not exist.

This place is clean, there is nothing, there is only a huge semi-circular pothole that imprinted in the eyes.

This pothole is located in the very center of the cave, presenting a standard hemispherical shape with a radius of about five meters. Going up, I can't find any artificial traces at all.

"Three generations of adults, this is what I said, a strange place."

Younv Zhiwei pointed to the pothole ahead, and said with doubts
Everything that happened in the root base made him feel unusual. He was prepared for a hard fight, but the root ninja threw himself into the net without any resistance.The target is Danzang, but Danzang, who was supposed to be in the cave, has disappeared and disappeared, leaving only a strange pothole in place.

Such a puzzling situation is exactly what Younu Zhiwei can't understand.

Although it is true that Earth Dungeon Ninjutsu can change the terrain, such a clean and tidy terrain without even a little sand and gravel around it is beyond the reach of Earth Dungeon.

However, on the other hand, it is impossible for such a smooth and clean cavity to form naturally, so the scene in front of him looks very strange, and it feels as if a large piece of the ground has been eaten away by something.

And it's not just the ground, if you look carefully, you can also find that on the ceiling above the head, although there are very few, a thin layer has also been cut off, and the incomplete surface presents a little curved arc. It just corresponds to the pothole below, plus the blank part in the middle, if combined, it happens to form a very intuitive and complete sphere.

"this thing……"

Standing on the edge of the pothole, facing such a strange scene, Hiruzaru Sarutobi's face gradually became solemn. There is only one ninjutsu that can create such a scene in his memory.

And that ninjutsu...

Thinking of this, his heart sank suddenly, and he suddenly realized that the situation seemed to be developing towards the most dangerous situation.

　Hello pot king, goodbye pot king!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)