Konoha’s Thief Hand

A corner of the black eye entered the cave from the rain, went straight to the fire, and fell silent. The cold breath of his body couldn't be driven away even by the temperature of the flame, but the flame floated.

Because of the mask, Xia Shu couldn't see the black eye's face and expression, but he could guess one or two.

When he came to the fire, he picked firewood and made the flame a little bigger. Without saying anything, he got up and walked towards Shiina.

"If it weren't for Inuzuka to break the queen for us..." Shiina spoke, and then went silent.

The "root" ninja is a cold tool, but people are not a tool after all. In addition to the turbulence of the Jōnin world, Danzo has no time to cultivate a tool for killing people like Sai without emotion.

The comrade-in-arms died in battle, and even the corpse was left in a foreign country. This sad atmosphere silenced the cave.

"What happened?" Xia Shu asked again, couldn't help but glance at the root ninja with purple lines on the mask next to him.

The mansion of the elder Rain Shinobi was originally remote, and the assassination did not waste time at all, and the total amount was less than a quarter of an hour. Therefore, although the front gate feint attack is dangerous, it only needs to deal with a three-person patrol team and a few guards guarding the front gate. , And the secret whistle lurking in the mansion.

Even if Orochimaru hides his strength, the strength of the two sides is still equal, but Inuzuka Yu is still there, so there must be an accident.

"A group of Rain Shinobi suddenly appeared, among them Hanzo's right hand, so they fell into a bitter fight. As for why the other party appeared there... I don't know." Shiina was exhausted, sighing and shaking his head.

Xia Shu glanced away and suddenly noticed the look in Fukuyama's eyes. He consciously or unconsciously glanced at the lonely Orochimaru.

This action made Xia Shu thoughtful. Obviously, during the retreat, not only after Inuzuka Yu broke off, Orochimaru also contributed a lot. The unique ninjutsu style made Fukuyama Hidema also guessed his identity.

Withdrawing his thoughts, because of lack of information, he could not touch the shadow underneath the matter, he turned to ask another thing that puzzled him.

"Before you got out, did you find Senior Takemura?" When he said this, the corner of his eye turned to the ninja from the Takemura team over there. The latter leaned against the cave wall alone as if he hadn't heard it.

"No." Shiina was surprised, and then asked in confusion: "Isn't he with you?"

As he said, he glanced at the cave and was stunned when he saw that there was only one person left in the Wu Village team.

"He..." Shiina turned her head in surprise and looked at the boy.

"I don't know." Xia Shu shook his head and said, "He didn't say anything, but the assassination was successful."

"The ninja only needs to perform tasks." The ninja suddenly said indifferently, and then fell silent again.

Shiina also fell silent. The other party was right. The ninja was a tool to perform tasks. It was enough to know what a task needs to know, and more... knowing too much is never a good thing.

Xia Shu squinted at the ninja, knowing that perhaps they had been used unknowingly, and Shinsuke Takemura’s real mission in Rain Shinobi Village was probably not to assassinate the elder Rain Shinobi who instigated the infringement of the border of the Fire Country, or The assassination of Matsuo Okashi is part of his true mission.

These thoughts were messed up, but for some reason, Xia Shu actually thought of the Akatsuki organization that Danzo calculated to build a bridge to peace. Perhaps this time it was the origin of the collusion between Danzo and Rain Shinobi.

Throwing this matter aside, because the ninja didn't reveal the news of Shingen Takemura at all, after discussing it, they decided to take a rest and set off again in the morning.

She got back into her sleeping bag again, and Xia Shu quickly fell asleep.

The next day the sky was gloomy, but it did not continue to rain. This made the ninjutsu perception methods of the several teams effective, so the journey was particularly smooth afterwards.

Obviously Danzo still needs them very much, and Shingen Takemura's mission does not require any political sacrifice. From this, it can be inferred that no matter what agreement Danzo is preparing to reach Hanzo, his attitude is firm, and even this agreement is to some extent. It also satisfies Hanzo's interests.

As for what Hanzo's interests are, although it is not certain, it should be related to the internal turmoil in the Rain Country, especially this time it involved a conflict with Konoha.

Hanzo's reputation spread throughout the Ninja world, but his style of doing things tends to be conservative. In other words, although he is strong, he still can't reach the level of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara... In Natsuki's view, even if Hanzo and those two are put together It was an insult to the latter.

Hanzo, who has been struggling for survival since the Second Ninja World War, trying to gain a certain status for the country of Rain in the world, would never want to see Rain Shinobi go to war with Konoha. This move is not only unwise, but even worse. It may become an incentive to trigger a larger-scale war. Even if the losses caused by the Second Ninja War have not been healed over time, if there are benefits to be found, the other major powers may not necessarily turn a blind eye.

Of course, these are just Xia Shu's guesses, and I am afraid he will never know what the truth is.

When he was about to return to the border, the ninja from the Takemura team finally stopped being silent.

"Captain Takemura ordered you to return directly to Konoha, and this mission is over." The ninja said indifferently.

Before he could say anything, Orochimaru suddenly appeared behind him, and a thick snake entangled the ninja.

"You should have said this earlier." Orochimaru, who raised his hand slightly to remove the mask, half-faced his face, added a lip, and a chilling smile appeared on his handsome face.

When this happened suddenly, everyone else was an experienced ninja, and the reaction was not too slow. When Orochimaru's voice sounded, he retreated and gave the open space to Orochimaru.

"My lord, please let him go." Shiina released her hand holding the handle of the knife, and said in a begging tone.

This surprised everyone, but did not relax their guard.

"He is one of Sannin, Orochimaru." Fukuyama Hidema suddenly said in a deep voice.

This sentence seemed to bring a haze, making everyone tight.

"Haha, relax." Orochimaru smiled hoarsely, the snake entwined with the ninja raised its head, opened its terrifying mouth, and showed its sharp fangs. Orochimaru smiled and said: "This is not for you. It’s just that some people are playing tricks on me, so I have to express my attitude."

When the voice fell, the snake with its fangs screamed and threw on the ninja's neck. The sharp fangs pierced the artery. Such a wound, even if the snake venom is not mentioned, the wound is enough to kill a human.

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