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Among the four people, Kidomaru spit out a huge spider web from his mouth to block the pursuit of those Anbu members.

Orochimaru, Menma and the others retreated quickly to the other side.

He completely ignored the Sand Ninjas who were still fighting below, and the One-Tailed Shukaku who was still roaring not far away.

After all, whether it was Orochimaru or Menma, they both only treated the Sand Ninja as objects of use from the beginning.

The former even killed the Fourth Kazekage himself.

Abandoning the Sand Ninja and retreating alone now would be no pressure at all.

As for the other Otoninus, Orochimaru didn't care about them either. After all, they were just cannon fodder, and he didn't feel sad at all for losing them.

The only valuable subordinate, Kabuto Yakushi, quietly left from the other side the moment he saw the Four Purple Flame Formation dissipate. The rest of the rearguard work was left to the Sand Ninja.

"Menma!!!!"

Naruto, who was already unable to catch up, could only watch Menma's receding back and shouted weakly.

However, Menma, who had already gone far away, could not respond to Naruto.

Rock Lee, who was also unable to stop Naruto in time, jumped to Naruto's side. Looking at Menma and Orochimaru who had already gone completely far away, Rock Lee could only sigh silently. He had already prepared himself to fight to the death even if it meant breaking his limits and opening the fifth gate.

But Menma didn't give such an opportunity.

Xiao Li could only pat Naruto on the shoulder silently, then turned around and joined other battles.

The enemy has not been completely cleared out yet.

However, with the departure of Orochimaru and Menma, this war will finally come to an end.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 126 Epilogue (Third Update)

Traces of war flames.

Blood splattered everywhere.

The entire Konohagakure Village was in ruins at this moment.

Even though the Sand Ninja and the Sound Ninja did not send out too many troops in this raid, the damage they brought to the Hidden Leaf Village was very terrifying. Fully one-fifth of the Hidden Leaf Village was destroyed. The number of Konoha ninjas killed and injured was only slightly less than that of the Sand Ninja and the Sound Ninja. This was based on the fact that Jiraiya appeared at the main entrance of the village at the first moment and prevented the invasion of several giant summoning snakes.

Otherwise, these summoned giant snakes, combined with the Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja's assault troops, would only deal a huge devastating blow to Konoha.

But it was also because Jiraiya appeared on the battlefield ahead.

But he did not appear at the Chunin Exam venue.

It resulted in the direct death of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and nearly a hundred people from the Anbu directly under the Hokage and other Konoha ninjas were also killed or injured, not to mention the deaths of a considerable number of civilians and the direct economic losses caused, which are incalculable.

We all have to thank Might Guy for holding Shukaku back during that period of time, and later opening the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu to the seventh gate - the Jingmen, and using the Hirudo to forcibly defeat Shukaku, who had not yet fully exerted his power. Otherwise, the One-Tailed Shukaku would have very likely brought greater damage to the Hidden Leaf Village. After all, a tailed beast is a tailed beast. Even if the One-Tail is not as good as the Nine-Tail, it is not an existence that can be measured by the power of ordinary humans.

Because of this, the Sand Village became the biggest loser in this plan.

The Sand Ninjas who were specially selected as the assault force are almost the elite ninjas currently available in the Sand Village. More than half of these people were killed or injured, and a considerable number of the rest were captured. Only very few of them were able to escape successfully.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, had died in battle long before the war began.

The Sand Ninja is still unknown.

After Shukaku, the one-tailed beast he relied on, was defeated by Might Guy, Gaara, the Jinchūriki, was also easily captured.

Kankuro and Temari, a brother and sister, are no exception.

Only Maki managed to break through with his own personal strength.

It can be said that this time, the Sand Village really lost most of its own belongings.

This is also a risk that war must take.

The Sand Village should have been used to it long ago, but after this battle, the already weak Sand Village will surely face an even more precarious situation.

It can be said that this is a war with no winner.

The Konoha side was also equally heartbroken.

On top of the highest roof of the venue.

A group of Konoha ninjas gathered together, with Jiraiya standing at the front. Looking at the cold body of Sarutobi Hiruzen who was already in Asuma's arms, this Konoha hero sighed silently in his heart.

Even though he was somewhat dissatisfied with his teacher, he was still his mentor after all.

Not to mention that he died at the hands of Orochimaru, his former best friend and also a disciple of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

This has to be said to be an extremely sad thing.

However, compared to the death of Sarutobi Hiruzen, another thing is the most important thing for Konoha now.

"Did Menma really kill Genma and know his identity? And left with Orochimaru!?"

Jiraiya looked at Kakashi with a serious and shocked expression and asked in a deep voice.

Uzumaki Menma.

Just as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he plays a vital role for the Hidden Leaf Village, which no longer has a strong figure like the First Hokage to suppress it, not to mention that Menma is the son of the Fourth Hokage.

Once the news of Menma's defection spreads in the Hidden Leaf Village and even the entire ninja world, it will definitely cause an uproar.

"Yes, Lord Jiraiya."

Kakashi also nodded with a heavy look on his face.

Everyone knew that Menma's defection was a heavy blow to Konoha.

But under the previous situation.

No one can stop Menma from leaving.

Not to mention Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai Yuhi and other senior ninjas all have enemies standing in front of them, even if there are no enemies.

The power displayed by Menma.

If they fight alone, they will also be unable to stop it, and there is a high probability that Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai will be killed by Menma.

Xuanjian's body is still covered with white cloth underneath.

“Is it really like this!?”

Jiraiya closed his eyes in pain.

Originally he believed that his teacher could handle everything, but the cruel reality now was that it gave everyone in the Hidden Leaf Village a slap in the face.

Menma knows everything.

At this moment, the emotion called regret was rapidly eroding Jiraiya's heart. He had clearly had many opportunities to change everything.

And it was at this moment that Jiraiya completely understood why Menma was so 'respectful' when they first met that day.

That is actually a great kind of alienation and isolation.

Because he knows his identity!

"Jiraiya, we need to have a good talk. For the sake of this village."

And at this moment, on the other side, the two Hokage advisors, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu, also walked over with a solemn look on their faces, looked at Jiraiya, and spoke in a very solemn tone.

At this moment, the eyes of the senior ninjas such as Kakashi, Kurenai Yuhi, Bizuku Leidō, and Mitarashi Anko who were standing nearby also flashed with a strange color.

"Yeah, I understand."

Jiraiya, who knew very well that he was now the pillar of the Hidden Leaf Village, nodded, and took a last look at the body of Sarutobi Hiruzen which had been buried by Asuma, and then followed Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu to the location of the Hokage Building.

At the same time.

In a dark basement in the eastern part of Konohagakure Village.

Danzo sat on the main seat with a calm expression, listening to the intelligence reports from his own Root people. When he heard the news of Sarutobi Hiruzen's death, a trace of sadness flashed in the pupils of this Dark Lord of Konoha, but only for a second, his heart was filled with great joy.

Only the Third Hokage died.

Only he can get his hands on the throne of Hokage.

Later, when they heard that the attacking Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja were all wiped out, and the One-Tail Jinchuriki was successfully captured.

There was also a faint smile on Danzo's lips.

This result was exactly what he had expected from the beginning.

However, when he heard that Menma, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, actually betrayed the village on the spot and left with Orochimaru.

Danzo suddenly opened his eyes, a cold expression on his face: "What did you say? The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki defected with Orochimaru!?"

The words were full of disbelief.

"Yes, Lord Danzo."

"Asshole! Orochimaru!"

After the subordinates confirmed it twice.

Danzo also slammed the armrest of the chair, his face full of anger.

Just like what Sarutobi Hiruzen, Kakashi and others thought before, they didn’t think this would be Menma’s own choice.

Instead, they would think that it was the result of Orochimaru's bewitching.

At this moment, Danzo also felt that he had been tricked by Orochimaru.

How dare they take away Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki! ?

There is no way Danzo would allow such a thing!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 127 Meeting and Rage

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This time, the Sand Ninja and the Sound Ninja joined forces to plan the collapse of Konoha.

The core organizer is naturally Orochimaru.

But Danzo Shimura also played a very important role in this. Without the help of Danzo Shimura, it would be impossible for thousands of Sand Ninjas and hundreds of Sound Ninjas to hide from the huge border garrison of Konohagakure and sneak all the way to the suburbs of Konohagakure.

To put it bluntly, Danzo is the 'third-party ally' in Konoha's collapse plan, assisting with intelligence, covering and erasing traces, and finally keeping his troops inactive. Although the Root does not have many people, each of them is an elite Chunin-level existence.

Such a force was not put into the battlefield to resist foreign enemies.

This is enough to explain Danzo's thoughts.

He just hoped that Sarutobi Hiruzen would die in this war, even if Konoha had to pay a certain price for it, it didn't matter. In Danzo's view, their Konoha family was big and powerful, with decades of foundation. Even if there was a little loss, they could still sit firmly on the throne of the number one in the ninja world. The decline over the years was not the weakening of the village's strength, but was simply caused by Sarutobi Hiruzen's weakness.

Danzo felt that as long as he successfully ascended the throne of Hokage, he would be able to wipe out all enemies in Konoha. This was Danzo's "confidence"!

Therefore, Danzo felt that the death and injury of some Konoha ninjas and civilians and the destruction of some buildings were not a big deal, as they were sacrifices that had to be made for the sake of "righteousness".

But this definitely does not include the defection of Menma, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!

This is a strategic weapon that even Danzo thinks is extremely important.

Therefore, after hearing that Menma was actually bewitched by Orochimaru, this Dark Lord of Konoha really could no longer maintain the calm expression on his face.

"Damn it, send someone to contact Orochimaru immediately and tell him to send the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki back immediately. Otherwise, he will bear all the consequences. I will never let him go!"

Danzo looked coldly at the Root man below and spoke in an extremely chilling voice.

Danzo, whose self-confidence was extremely inflated, could not bear to see Orochimaru playing tricks on him like this.

"Yes!"

"Master Danzo, there is news from the Mitomon elders that a high-level meeting is to be held immediately. Please come over immediately!"

After the root man in front responded, a figure flashed in from the left.

He knelt on one knee and reported to Danzo above him.

After hearing this, Danzo's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he nodded and said, "Well, I understand. You must deal with what I just told you to do immediately. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Lord Danzo!"

After finishing the explanation.

Danzo also leaned on his wooden staff and walked lightly away from the Root Base. He walked straight all the way and soon arrived at the building under the Hokage Rock. Looking at the four Hokage statues on it, a very obscure fiery color flashed in the depths of Danzo's pupils.