Hidden Otsutsuki

"I don't understand." Kakashi stared blankly at the black substance surging around his feet, not only confused but also a little scared.

Yu Ling...why do you know this?

Even he, the famous Copy Ninja, couldn't identify this strange substance, but Yu Ling...

"I also do not understand."

"..."

Everyone was speechless for a while, looking at Yu Ling, who was full of murderous intent but had a serious look on his face, just breathing lightly and making no movement.

"But, I'm sure this is what affected Captain Yamato." The Yin-type chakra on the body trembled, and the silence around him increased to another level. Shikaku lowered his head first and studied the pool of blood on the ground. Distorted matter.

"Haiyi, do you think this thing looks familiar?" Lu Jiu said it inadvertently, but turned his head to one side as if he didn't care, avoiding everyone's sight.

"Huh?" Haiyi closed his eyes instinctively and turned to use his perception to analyze this substance.

Eyes, at this time, will only play a misleading role.

No one present has ever seen such a strange thing. After all, there should be monsters in Orochimaru's stronghold, and it is not strange to appear in the imprisoned Yamato's body.

"This thing doesn't belong to Orochimaru." Kaoru, who had been hiding behind Suigetsu, muttered in a low voice, but his neck was grabbed at that moment, and his thin hands were wrapped in thick chakra without mercy. locked her.

"Why are you so sure?" The person coming was naturally Yu Ling.

The pained expression shown by Xiang Lu only lasted for a second. After confirming the person coming, Bian collapsed and even put on a nymphomaniac smile.

"You don't know my ability, right? The range that Kagura's inner eye can detect can accommodate dozens of Orochimaru's strongholds. What kind of things have I not sensed inside? But, the aura coming from this thing I'm not familiar with it at all, and I can't find it in my memory!" Xiang Ling raised her head and twisted around in Yu Ling's hand, trying to turn around.

"Do you still have memories?" Shui Yue looked at Xiang Ling's proud look and couldn't help but started to yell, not afraid of being overheard by Yu Ling.

"You...big idiot, I'm not you."

"Shut up and continue." Yu Ling slowly turned his head and glared at Shui Yue, then raised his chin to Xiang Ling.

"There's no Orochimaru-specific smell here. Ah... I can't forget that domineering and insidious aura, right?" At this point, Xiang Ling also glared at Suigetsu before struggling to look for it. Yu Ling.

"knew."

It’s useless to know all this...it’s just that the person asking has no intention, but the person listening has intention.

"Sure enough... that person was also here." Shikaku nodded to the two old teammates around him, then stepped forward and muttered a few words in Kakashi's ear, squatted down and grabbed a handful of black material stained with blood. , carrying it behind his back and returning to his original place.

"Scorpion...?" Senior's message echoed in his mind, and Kakashi just stood with his hands in his pockets, neither speaking nor moving.

Yamato was still lying in a pool of blood, but the blood slowly pouring out no longer contained the black substance.

"Sharingan, open!" Yu Ling scanned Yamato's body from a distance, and after seeing that there were no more impurities in the blood, he bumped his head against a broken pillar.

Pillars cracked and people fell.

Another pool of blood.

"Eh? What is Yu Ling doing?"

"Don't worry... this is his way to control his rampage. After all... if he can't control it anymore, we can't stop him." Kimimaro was also frightened by such a violent behavior, and ordered Jugo to take care of him. Then he trembled and gave his explanation.

"Yu Ling... Even if you are thinking about us, can you stop being like this..."

Kakashi had not yet recovered from Yamato's situation. The corners of his mouth twitched unnaturally, and he glanced at the three ninjas on the ground who had collapsed due to Yuling... He silently took out his hand from his pocket and wiped his forehead. Cold sweat on the face.

"Everyone... pack up and prepare to return. The mission is over." Naturally, the only remaining captain was Kakashi, who volunteered to carry Yamato, and the remaining two were handed over to other teams.

"Hey, Kakashi, are you missing someone?"

"Yes! Kakashi, why did you abandon your ANBU companions like this?"

"Yo Xi! Kakashi, a ninja who doesn't care about his companions is...ah!" Kai's mind just turned around when a straight punch flew towards him and he hit his nose mercilessly.

The last scene is fixed on that gloomy cheek...

"Someone, take Kai back."

"yes……"

…

"I heard that the mission of that brat Yu Ling is over?"

"Yes, Lord Danzo. I just received a letter from Lord Hokage. Everyone will return to Konoha Hidden Village within three days."

"Are our people still there?"

"this……"

"Um?"

"The Hokage side didn't mention anyone from our 'roots'."

"Not mentioned? What does this mean?"

"According to reliable sources, the report sent back by Kakashi did not mention any members of the Roots. Four people seemed to have disappeared..."

"What? Go and get in touch with him now! I don't care how many people you need, just find him immediately!"

"Yes, Lord Danzo."

"Hokage... is this how he despises people of our 'roots'!"

In the center of the "Root" stronghold, at the cross bridge, the old man leaned hard on the ground with his cane, and his deep voice echoed underground.

…

Outside the country, underground, a no-man's land.

"Hey, what's going on with Yamato now?" Orochimaru made a small space and controlled several small snakes to look around. A pair of snake eyes stared at the glass beads hidden deep in the two layers of puppets.

"I can't control it anymore." A pool of black substance flowed from Scorpion's hand, slowly adding chakra, but he could no longer sense any signs of life. "It seems...either it was lifted, or it was killed by the Konoha gang."

"Haha... From my perspective, Yamato is more likely to be killed." Orochimaru joked nonchalantly, sat down on the spot, closed his eyes, and concentrated his chakra.

"Are you so confident in your Konoha companions?" Xie raised his eyebrows slightly, and his feminine voice trembled from deep in his torso.

"Haha... On the contrary, I just don't believe they have the ability to discover your ninjutsu... So, it's easier to kill them. If nothing else, they still have the strength to kill ninjas." Without even raising his eyelids in happiness, he tilted his mouth and denied his... "Also, he is a former Konoha companion."

"Haha... Got it. But, in this case, our plan..."

"continue."

…

"That guy Yu Yefei... How long has it been? Hasn't he taken the majesty of our elders seriously!?" An old man wearing a white robe decorated with five magatama jade was pacing in place, his hands behind his back. Behind him, he held several unsent scrolls in his hands.

"Elder, please calm down. After all, Master Yu Yefei is currently on a mission..."

"This is no excuse! The elder's words are orders, and even he can't obey them!" The old man still ignored the fuss, flicked the scroll in his hand, and hit the magatama warrior in front of him.

"It's the elder. I'll go and hurry you up." The warrior didn't dare to say anything more and retreated respectfully, holding the scroll he just picked up in his hand.

"Do you know what you want to do?" As soon as he came out of the tent, his expression changed immediately. He ordered a child-like ninja with a stern voice, threw the scroll out, and walked away without looking back.

"Sir...there is something..." The child held a scroll in his hand and was about to hand it over obediently, but he was greeted by a cold figure from behind.

"This scroll... comes from Master Yu Yefei..." With his status, he couldn't enter the elder's tent, and those who could get in ignored him, so the child could only throw the scroll helplessly in front of the door. on the ground and ran away quietly.

…

On the other side, the neighboring country of the Fire Country, the Wind Country.

"How's it going, Maki, have you found the Fourth Kazekage-sama?"

"Yura, don't worry. That's the Fourth Kazekage-sama. He's just going out to perform a mission. Nothing will happen. Isn't it still within the time limit of the mission?" Maki patted the thin man next to him with a confident look. With his other hand behind his back, he straightened his back and looked towards the sky, looking forward to the return of Lord Kazekage in his heart.

These two people, one is the captain of Sunagakure Village's security force, and the other is the instructor of the Fourth Kazekage's three children. They are not unimportant to this village. Perhaps this is why they care about the Fourth Kazekage. reason.

"Okay, then... let's stop talking and go back to work." Yura touched his beard, waved his hand, and walked into an underground building in Sunagakure with his back to Maki.

"Kazekage-sama will be fine, hahaha."

…

"Shikaku... Shikaku! Shikaku, come back quickly..." Konoha, Hokage room...

A bright yellow head emerged from a pile of documents, with clearly visible wrinkles on its forehead and a pair of lifelike panda eyes.

This is obviously the fourth generation Hokage who lost his Hokage secretary, Minato Namikaze...

"Oh, I really don't know why I risked my life to get Zhu Lu Die out... I'm so tired! I really can't work well without Shikaku..." Minato punched the table in frustration, one by one. The paper was blown up by the shock, and he had no time to step out of his enclosed seat to pick it up...

"Is there anyone here to help me... Shikaku, Shikaku..." Minato raised one hand feebly, dangling in the air without any purpose.

"Hokage-sama!" A quick knock on the door came, frightening Minato to the point where he sat upright and gently brushed the god robe on his body.

"Please come in."

"Report! Today Madam Hokage and others returned triumphantly. They have now entered the Land of Fire and are protected in the dark by a team of border guards."

"Ah...I know, I know...give those border guards a holiday after they come back. One week." Minato yawned and raised a finger, flicking it as if he couldn't open his eyes.

"Yes." The messenger turned around and walked out. When he reached the door, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

"I heard that Hokage-sama has been in a bad mood lately...it doesn't seem that bad after all!"