dog in ninja world

June 19, the fifty-fifth year of Konoha.

The Country of Fire, Konoha Village.

Inside the Hokage's office.

It has been two days since the explosion. As the alarm was lifted, most villagers' lives have gradually returned to normal. Schools have started classes again, shops have resumed business, and there are more and more children playing in the streets.

However, for some people, the work of dealing with the aftermath continues.

At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen was having a meeting in the office. Due to Minato's death and Shimura Danzo's deprivation of power, this meeting seemed a little deserted compared to the past, with only two people at full capacity.

"So far, we have not found any trace that the person is still active in the village."

In the office, Xiaochun, who had moved to bed, was reporting to him the results of his work over the past two days.

As one of the only two remaining high-level officials, she has not been idle these days. Instead, she has been searching for traces of Obito in the village with her ANBU and Hinata, who have the strongest reconnaissance ability, and the Inuzuka clan. Unfortunately, there are no traces of Obito.

Find something useful.

Although the ninja dogs of the Inuzuka clan obtained a unique smell from the stumps left by Obito, what was found based on those smells were only some traces left four or five days ago. They were already out of date and could not be proven at all.

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Therefore, Konoha Village still has no way of knowing whether Obito is alive or dead, and where he is.

Not being able to get a definite result is a particularly disturbing thing, especially at this critical point in time.

"In other words, we can't be sure of anything now?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen sat in front of the Hokage's desk, smoking a cigarette and sighing.

"Yeah." Xiaochun nodded when he went to bed, with a trace of sadness on his face. After a fight, he didn't even know whether the enemy was alive or dead. This was a situation he hadn't encountered in a long time.

Compared with other ninja villages, Konoha, which has the Hyuga clan, the Inuzuka clan and the Aburame clan, has a natural advantage in intelligence gathering. If you are an ordinary person, you can always find some clues as long as you check carefully. But Obito

Different, his time and space ninjutsu can enter and leave any barrier at will without leaving any traces and will not be noticed by anyone. At the same time, it is difficult to locate his position through smell and other methods. He is as weird as a ghost.

Measurement.

This is one of the reasons why ninjas who can use special time and space ninjutsu are always the most difficult to deal with.

"However, I have ordered the barrier team to modify the frequency of the barrier. The ninja dogs of the Inuzuka clan and the bugs of the Aburame clan have also been deployed in every corner of the village. This way, even if the other party has other plots, once they are launched

, we can also know as soon as possible.”

Koharu added that although it was impossible to completely grasp Obito's traces, no matter whether it was useful or not, preventive measures should still be taken. There have been several incidents where people sneaked into the village without being discovered. Of course, this loophole cannot be allowed to happen again.

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"Yeah." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded. He knew that this kind of precautionary measure was the limit that Koharu could do. Among all the types of ninjutsu, time and space ninjutsu itself is very difficult and completely impossible to do.

To absolute defense, so we can only use some stupid methods to prevent it.

"Sorry to trouble you, Koharu." He said. In the past few days, the workload of Konoha Village has almost doubled. He took control of the overall situation, while Koharu was transferred to handle some specific matters. Both of them were exhausted to death.

"It's okay." Xiaochun shook her head when she went to bed. Compared with the sacrifices of Minato, her hard work was nothing.

"but……"

Her eyes flickered, she hesitated, and then continued.

"Hiruzhan, what exactly do you think?"

She raised her head, looked into Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes, and asked seriously.

"What do you think will happen to that person? Will he be dead?"

"This..." Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitated for a moment, thought again and again, and finally shook his head and said: "It's too early to say anything now. Before the results appear, any hypothesis is meaningless, no matter where it is.

In every case, we need to find tangible evidence."

As he spoke, he looked thoughtful, then as if he suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up and he spoke immediately.

"Koharu, pay close attention to Kirigakure's movements recently."

He solemnly ordered: "If any special circumstances arise, please notify me immediately."

"No problem." Koharu nodded as she went to bed. Obtaining information from other countries was not a problem for her after taking over Gen. Although Kirigakure Village had closed its foreign policy for decades and began to close the country, they

There is always a need for development. The Kingdom of Water is remote and many resources need to be imported from the outside world. Spies only need to find ways to sneak in under the guise of businessmen.

Therefore, although it is not as convenient as other countries, it is still one of the five major countries, and the movements of the Water Country have always been under their attention.

In fact, there are more than ten spies planted in the Water Kingdom alone.

"But is there any connection between them?"

She asked with some confusion, wondering what the relationship between Kirigakure's situation and that mysterious man was.

"This may lead us to the answer."

Sarutobi Hiruzen thought in his mind and replied like this.

Yes, Kirigakure and Obito at this time are indeed inextricably linked.

If Yukimura's memory is correct, then at this stage, Yagura, the fourth generation Mizukage of Kirigakure Village, should be under Obito's control. If Obito dies in the explosion, then Yagura will naturally break away from control and recover.

Self. On the contrary, if Obito had not died, then Yagura would still be under his control.

No matter what the outcome is, the answer can be found based on the movements of Kirigakure Village in the past month or so.

If in the next period of time, the Fourth Mizukage Yagura behaves differently than usual, and at the same time there is a certain amount of turmoil within Kirigakure, then it can basically be confirmed that Obito is indeed dead. The same goes for the opposite.

, if Yagura's behavior remains the same as in previous years, it means that he is still under Obito's control, which means that Obito is still alive.

Therefore, from the changes in Kirigakure, we can roughly infer Obito's situation.

This is the advantage of intelligence. With Kishimoto Kishi's strategy book, Obito doesn't know that the arrangements he made have long been exposed to Sarutobi Hiruzen, so he only needs to respond based on the information stated in the report.

Through analysis, you can find the answer without alerting the enemy.

"Hiruzhan, is this another..."

After turning to bed, Xiaochun spoke again. Just as he was about to continue asking, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Dong dong dong...

Xiaochun frowned as he went to bed, who would be coming at this time?

"Please come in."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the door and raised his voice.

Uchiha Itachi pushed open the door and walked in, still maintaining his expressionless poker face, as if everyone around him owed him tens of millions.

"It's Itachi."

Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a hint of joy. Uchiha Itachi was the sounding board between them and the Uchiha clan. Since he appeared here, what he had discussed with Fugaku should have come to fruition.

"Is it over yet?"

"Yes." Uchiha Itachi nodded, and then briefly recounted the results of the discussion at the Uchiha clan's meeting last night.

After hearing the news that the Uchiha clan had given up on the coup, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Koharu breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and the expressions on their faces softened significantly.

If there was nothing they could do, they actually didn't want to start a war with Uchiha. After all, people would die in wars. No matter who died, it would be the Fire Nation that would suffer in the end.

It seems that there are still a few smart people in the Uchiha clan. At this point, if they are still stubborn and insist on a coup, the result will only be self-destruction.

Now this result is considered good. Although Sarutobi Hiruzen also knows that the Uchiha clan's submission is probably just a temporary measure. There is still a long way to go before we can really shake hands and make peace with them, but as long as it doesn't happen

If there was a direct conflict, he would be certain that the Uchiha clan could reintegrate into Konoha.

Even if it can't be done, if news about Obito, Akatsuki, Madara, Ten-Tails and Infinite Tsukuyomi breaks out in a few years, in the face of the threat of annihilation, the Uchiha clan will have to disperse even if they have different intentions.

Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen only needs to ensure that there will be no trouble in the Uchiha clan in the next few years.

"So, what about that matter?"

The Uchiha rebellion was basically resolved, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's inner worries were reduced a lot, and he then focused on another issue that he was also very concerned about.

Itachi Uchiha knew what Hiruzen Sarutobi was asking.

After Obito's existence was exposed, both Sarutobi Hiruzen and Uchiha Fugaku were wondering whether the Uchiha clan's coup had anything to do with him. In addition to factors within the Uchiha, was there any deliberate inducement from outsiders?

This was confirmed at last night's Uchiha meeting.

When Uchiha Fugaku pointed out the existence of Obito, the threats from the outside world, and the situation facing the Uchiha clan, most of the clan members understood that the coup at this time was just a suicidal move, so after some reflection, they all chose to give up.

However, there are still three or four people who were the most active and impulsive in the process of planning the coup. Not only have they not considered the safety of the entire family, but they are also clamoring for a life-and-death attack.

He planned to use his own power to trigger a rebellion, and even attacked several ninjas who were maintaining law and order.

This abnormal behavior aroused the vigilance of Uchiha Fugaku. After careful study, they found that these people had obvious abnormal trends in their spirits. They were excited, their chakra was disorganized, and they were irrational.

Their actions and various performances showed that some of their emotions seemed to have been artificially guided.

This is a very clever illusion. It does not directly change their inner thoughts, but only amplifies their hatred and extreme thoughts towards Konoha. It may not have much effect on other people, but it can be effective on those who have their own psychological loopholes.

For the Uchiha clan, just a little flame can directly cause a big fire.

In other words, their actions in encouraging rebellion and promoting hatred so actively over the years were not their own intentions, but the result of being manipulated by others.

"Is that really the case?"

After listening to Itachi's description, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded thoughtfully.

Just as he imagined, not only the Nine-Tails incident seven years ago, but also the Uchiha clan's rebellion this time was the result of someone instigating it behind the scenes.

As for who caused the trouble, the answer is naturally self-evident.

"Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Madara, and Black Zetsu..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen gritted his teeth and several names came to mind.

"You really have the whole of Konoha under your control!"