Konoha's task master

Ryongchi Cave·Secret Stronghold.

Uzumaki Kushina was lying on the bed, wearing very cool clothes, revealing her slender straight legs, holding a book in her hand, and flipping through it with a look of helplessness on her face.

This is the thirteenth month she has been trapped here, and the storybook she originally enjoyed has been read several times.

This platform made of wood is no different from a prison to her, but she has the responsibility to protect it.

At this time, her mood had become extremely depressed and painful. Fortunately, Kakashi, Obito, and Nohara Rin would come to stay with her for a while every day.

Although everyone else was deliberately hiding it, she knew... Namikaze Minato was in a very bad situation, but unfortunately she couldn't do anything.

Today, Konoha is surrounded by powerful enemies outside, and the internal chaos is unclear...

I don't know when these days will end.

Next to him, in the cradle covered with blue soft cloth, Uzumaki Naruto was sleeping soundly. His round face was full of collagen. Naruto was the reason why Uzumaki Kushina persisted and did not go crazy and do irrational things.

She may have been a fearless red-haired witch in the past, but now she has a weakness of not daring to lift the table because of Naruto.

Even for the sake of her children, she must remain calm.

The square here was exceptionally empty and quiet, but suddenly Uzumaki Kushina heard the sound of leisurely footsteps, gradually approaching from a distance. The visitor must be in a good mood, and his footsteps were very brisk and regular.

Uzumaki Kushina's eyes suddenly became sharp. A few seconds ago, she was still a lazy housewife, but now she is full of momentum and is already a qualified ninja.

The originally dark roof was split into stairs connecting the upper and lower floors. The entire structure was made of wood, exuding faint fluorescence, which prevented people from being in danger due to the darkness, and connected the secret stronghold on the upper floor.

"Winter, winter, winter."

The soles of everyone's shoes and the stairs made a dull sound. Uzumaki Kushina on the second floor immediately heard the sound and quickly came to the end of the stairs.

He directly held the kunai on his right leg with his backhand, his eyes full of alertness.

"Who are you?"

"Kushina-nee...it's me."

Yakumo added luminous elements to the inside of the plants that formed the stairs, allowing them to illuminate his face, as well as Masako Mori and Chiyuki Chiyuki behind him.

Listening to the familiar voice, Uzumaki Kushina put the kunai in her hand back into the ninja bag on her thigh, and...since the surrounding plants did not attack, there is a high probability that this person is the owner of this place.

"You...are Yakumo? You are finally back!"

Uzumaki Kushina said in great surprise.

Several people quickly arrived at the second platform. Yakumo pointed to Shyvana behind him and took the initiative to explain.

"This is the disciple I took on while traveling, named Shyvana."

Yakumo quietly observed Uzumaki Kushina. After two years of not seeing her, she was still very charming, and her original heroic demeanor had a touch of motherly tenderness.

In particular, her figure has become much thinner, and she looks particularly adorable. At the same time... she is full of sadness.

Uzumaki Kushina and Shyvana exchanged a few simple greetings, and then she turned her attention to Yakumo again, she hesitated to speak.

"What happened in the past two years?" Yakumo asked proactively.

"A lot has happened in the past two years, let's talk about it later."

Several people came to the wooden house that originally belonged to Kakashi, which is now the home of Kushina Uzumaki. The house was very clean, but there were many pink dolls in the living room, which looked full of girlishness.

Yakumo judged from the traces that Uzumaki Kushina had lived here for a long time, at least for more than eight months.

Yakumo found his own breath on her wrist, which was a messy wooden sign. This was the reason why Uzumaki Kushina was not attacked.

Masako Mori and Chiyuki Chiyuki decided to familiarize Shyvana with Konoha, so they took the initiative to activate the key and left the secret base. Only Yakumo and Kushina Uzumaki were left sitting on the round wooden table in the living room.

There is a fruit plate on the wooden table. The fruits in it look very fresh, and there are nuts and other things next to it. It is obvious that Uzumaki Kushina is being treated quite well at this time.

There are also several storybooks on the table to relieve boredom.

"What exactly happened in the past two years?"

Uzumaki Kushina's eyes narrowed slightly and she slowly spoke.

"This happened for about two years."

"First, the Senju Rope Tree represents the comeback of the Senju Clan. It has attracted many followers in a very short period of time, but its influence is still weaker than that of the Hokage at that time."

"But last year, the Hokage suddenly announced the establishment of a swordsmanship class, with Kakashi as the instructor, teaching Hatake's secret swordsmanship to all school-age children in Konoha."

"Things started to go wrong because of this."

Yakumo nodded, and he could probably guess what happened next. Hatake's secret teachings are secret scriptures that directly point to the shadow level. If they are not curbed, there will be many battles in Konoha that focus on swordsmanship in more than ten years.

The strong man of the way.

These strong men will establish new ninja clans and share the interests of those people.

"Senju Nōshu took advantage of the situation to win over the ninja clan, including the Third Hokage."

Uzumaki Kushina took two sips of herbal tea and continued.

"The final result is that Hatake Sakumo lost, the swordsmanship hall was forced to close down, and Senju Nezuki became the Fifth Hokage."

"How come?"

After Yakumo knew Hatake Sakumo's idea, he had a premonition of this situation, and he used his interests to bind the Uchiha clan and Hatake Sakumo.

Uchiha Tsuru has fused Hashirama cells to strengthen the power of his Mangekyō Sharingan. Coupled with the regenerative nature of child power, his strength is definitely at the top of the super shadow.

No... Yakumo suddenly thought of the loophole he expected.

That's because he ignored the strength of the Senju Rope Tree.

"Could it be that... the Senju Rope Tree is very strong?"

"That's right."

Uzumaki Kushina nodded, her eyes slightly contracted, which was due to residual fear and a bit of disbelief.

"With one move, the great elder of the Uchiha clan... was defeated."

"The wooden escape of the first generation master was reproduced in his hands. Because of this, everyone is willing to support him to become the fifth generation Hokage, and he also showed tough methods that are different from his age."

Yakumo probably understood this matter. Hatake Sakumo lost his position as the Fourth Hokage, but if that was all...it shouldn't make Uzumaki Kushina so sad.

"Then what happened to Brother Minato?"

"That bitch Naoki believes that Minato is colluding with Kumogakure Village, and is being detained in Konoha Prison awaiting final investigation."

Uzumaki Kushina suddenly clenched her fists, her eyes showed real anger, and the chakra all over her body suddenly exploded uncontrollably. Yakumo felt the aura of the fox on her body.

"Minato-nii, after all, he is a member of the jounin class. We need evidence to confirm that he colluded with Kumogakure. We can't just create a trap out of thin air."

Although Yakumo's expression did not change, there was some anger in his heart. If it was just a struggle for power between two forces, it would not make Yakumo angry. Using this method to restrict Namikaze Minato's freedom really made him feel

A little more angry.

"Half a year ago, a battle broke out between Minato and the Fourth Raikage at the border of the Land of Fire... Minato did not kill him and let the Fourth Raikage go."

"This...hey."

Yakumo sighed, it was Namikaze Minato's fault. Even if the heroes cherish each other, the two are in a hostile relationship after all, and it would be easy to let people go if they let him go.

But this problem is not enough for a war hero to be thrown into prison.

"The main problems within Konoha stem from the power struggle. The biggest source is the Senju Rope Tree. For me, it is not a problem."

After listening to Uzumaki Kushina's description, Yakumo finally understood the whole story and already had several executable plans in mind.

He can be sure that the current Senju Roden is actually Orochimaru. Only in this way can he explain that he was able to improve to such a level in less than two years.

"The threat outside the village...comes from Uchiha Madara?"

"That's right." Uzumaki Kushina nodded.

This is a simple reasoning. Currently, the Senju Nope Tree can kill Uchiha Crane instantly, but he cannot solve the problems outside Konoha Hidden Village, which means that he must have the same level of combat power.

Looking at the ninja world, the only person with such strength is Madara Uchiha.

Logically speaking... Yakumo destroyed the Rinnegan Eye back then, so he shouldn't have regained his strength so quickly and regenerated his eyes.

"Have his eyes recovered?" Yakumo asked.

"No... He still has the Sharingan now, but he is collecting tailed beasts. Currently, one to eight tails have been successfully captured by him."

This is the reason for the chaos in the ninja world. Uchiha Madara began to implement his Eye of the Moon plan and has now obtained the tailed beasts from the four major ninja villages.

The Nine-Tails in Uzumaki Kushina's body is his final target, which is why she is hiding in the secret base.

According to her, the person who attacks the defense system should be Madara Uchiha, but if the Ten-Tails is added, the defense of the Wooden Creation should be unstoppable.

Unless...the person attacking is not Madara Uchiha.

Yakumo could not deduce the truth through the covered traces.

This is a lot of information provided by Uzumaki Kushina's mask. As for other truths, Yakumo needs to find it himself... After all, what he hears is false.

The two talked about some more details. Generally speaking, Yakumo did not find any loopholes, but these cannot be regarded as the truth.

Yakumo stood up.

"I'll go see Uncle Hatake first."

"good."

With a flash of golden light, Yakumo left immediately.

Hatake residence, study room.

The decoration here is the same as it was a few years ago, except that the bookshelves have been increased from two to five, and the number of books in the collection is probably close to a thousand.

There are old books that look ancient, and there are also newly published books.

Behind the desk, Hatake Sakumo was reading an ancient book, with a steaming teapot at his hand and wearing a pure white casual shirt.

At this time, he didn't look like a ninja, but more like an elegant intellectual. He only exuded a scholarly scent without any edge.

Hatake Sakumo picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then turned the pages of the book with his right hand and continued to concentrate on

Suddenly, a golden light lit up in the study, and Yakumo appeared out of thin air.

"Back?"

Hatake Sakumo put down the book in his hand and forced a smile on his face.

"Back."

Yakumo nodded and sat on the wooden chair opposite Hatake Sakumo. Judging from the appearance...Hatake Sakumo was in good condition and in good spirits. He was not discouraged by losing the position of Hokage.

"I didn't expect that it would be nearly two years since you left."

Hatake Sakumo sighed with a smile, his tone filled with memories.

The past two years were extremely unforgettable for him. From these adversities, he found many things that he did not possess originally.

"I want to hear about the secrets of the Thousand-Armed Rope Tree."

"He feels more like... Orochimaru to me."

Hatake Sakumo continued in a speculative tone.

"The way he handles things, the gestures he makes during battles, and the decisions he makes during battles all remind him of Orochimaru."

Hatake Sakumo and Orochimaru were geniuses at the same time. At that time, Jiraiya had not yet shown his prominence, and many of the class's practical tests... were conducted between him and Orochimaru.

So...he is very familiar with Orochimaru's characteristics when fighting.

"I guess he is also Orochimaru, but as long as he is unwilling to admit this kind of thing, who will be willing to believe what you and I say." Yakumo said.

"Jiraiya and Tsunade are more familiar with Orochimaru than I am."

The meaning of Hatake Sakumo's words is very simple. Since he can see the characteristics of Orochimaru in Senju Nōju, then... Jiraiya and Tsunade, who are more familiar with Orochimaru than him, can naturally also discover it.

"Has he used any other means besides Mudun?"

"No more, his Wood Release is enough to suppress everything."

Hatake Sakumo once watched the battle between Senju Nawaki and Uchiha Madara. It was a terrifying violence that moved mountains and filled seas. It was precisely because he had witnessed the power of the enemy with his own eyes that Hatake Sakumo was willing to give up and go home.

Read behind closed doors.

"Mudun?"

If he can fight Madara Uchiha just by relying on the secret technique of Wood Release, it means that his proficiency in Wood Release has surpassed the master.

Other means of combat are unknown...

"Uncle Hatake, what are your plans for the future?" Yakumo asked.

"I probably won't be Hokage anymore. Namikaze Minato is a good successor. I plan to cooperate with him in reopening the swordsmanship hall so that civilians can have a fair space for advancement."

Hatake Sakumo still hasn't given up on his former ideals. He once lost everything and lived a life where he could only receive a meager bonus while performing tasks hard.

So...he wants to speak out for the vulnerable groups in this world and seek justice.

"Anyway...I will support uncle Hatake's matter."

Yakumo answered without thinking.

"Even if I fail...someone will eventually stand up."

Hatake Sakumo believes...someone will fight for fairness in the future, just like what the book says...oppression means resistance.

The two continued to exchange some secret information.

Hatake Sakumo was not sure who attacked the wooden escape creations defended by Ryuji Cave at that time. It may be difficult to obtain the truth.

But he gave another clue.

He could confirm that neither Uchiha Madara nor Senju Nōju tried their best, as if there was some kind of tacit understanding between the two.

Yakumo immediately thought that Orochimaru had cooperated with Uchiha Madara.

It's possible that the two of them are colluding now.

"In this case, I should also go see the Rope Tree."

In the perception of the soul, Senju Nezuki did not take that step, so naturally he could not resist Yakumo's soul energy. He only needed to ask, and he could get the truth from Senju Nezuki.

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