Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 253 Luxury Survey Team
Bing took out the scroll and placed it on the Third Hokage's desk.

The third generation looked at the scroll, his expression incredulous, and said:
"Someone is using a diversionary tactic, creating unrest in the southeast of the Daming migration camp."

Subsequently, two smoke grenades appeared around Daimyo's tent.

After the smoke bomb cleared, four guardian ninjas died.

The four of them... were all ninjas from the Shimura clan.
Three of them had their temples pierced by kunai, and the captain, Shimura Kotobuki, was burned to a crisp by fire-style attacks.

"Fire Release again..."

Shimura Oka, Sarutobi Yu, and the Root members Cho and Mi all died from Fire Release techniques.

The people in the office sketched out a portrait.

A fire-style ninja with exceptional infiltration and body-flickering techniques, he frequently targets Konoha, especially Root and the Shimura clan.

He committed his crimes in places including the Land of Rivers, the Land of Grass, and the Land of Iron, always choosing locations far from Konoha.

The higher-ups looked at Danzo, wondering why he was being targeted in this way.

It's hard to pinpoint exactly what evil deed Danzo committed that made him so hated; Danzo did far too many evil things.

The Third Hokage said, "This kind of assassination has seriously disrupted the normal operation of Konoha!"

With so many ninja killed or wounded, how can the other daimyo continue to trust Konoha?
"What about the Daimyo of the Grass Country? Did the Daimyo of the Grass Country say anything?"

Bing quickly said, "The surviving guardian ninja said that the daimyo of the Land of Grass has written to the daimyo of the Land of Fire, requesting his support."

The daimyo suspected... suspected that the assassin wasn't there to assassinate him, but rather to assassinate the Guardian Ninja Captain Shimura Kotobuki!

The daimyo told the guardian ninja Hyuga Shin that he would recruit two guardian ninja himself.

In other words, the number of guardian ninjas stationed in Konoha will be reduced from 8 to 6.

Trust has been broken, and the Daimyo of the Land of Grass must be extremely anxious right now.

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, "Danzo, what do you think of this matter?"

Everyone else looked at Danzo.

Orochimaru glanced at the Bronze Fox and his first thought was that the Bronze Fox possessed the ability to summon spirits from a distance, meaning that the Bronze Fox could instantly appear in the Land of Grass and then quickly return to the village.

On second thought, it didn't seem like it.

Copper Fox is skilled in Earth Release and Water Release, so surely his Fire Release can also suppress a Jonin.

Shimura Kotobuki is quite strong; his Body Flicker Technique, Wind Release, and combat experience are all quite good among Jonin.

Ye Guang thought to himself, "No one knows I can use Fire Release, so they shouldn't suspect me."

Danzo said, "It is nothing for my Shimura clan to sacrifice a few people, but this matter has already affected Konoha's defense against the daimyo of various countries."

I believe we should establish an investigation team to capture that master of fire-style techniques.

This matter is more important than the conflict with Kumogakure.

He looked at Orochimaru and said, "Orochimaru, you are in charge of this matter. The lynx squads of Root and Anbu will be at your command."

Ye Guang thought to himself, "Orochimaru is leading the team? This is a bit tricky."

He planned to capture a Root ninja who had been marked with the Seal of Tongue Destruction in an attempt to break Danzo's seal.

It seems that this matter needs to be put on hold.

Orochimaru is very clever; it's easy to give yourself away if you act recklessly in front of him.

Yu Jia and the others should not be active any longer and should hide deep within the Land of Rain, avoiding their sharp edge for the time being.

Let them investigate, they won't find anything.

After thinking it over, Ye Guang listened indifferently as Danzo continued to make arrangements.

After they had finished discussing, Hatake Sakumo said:

"The sacrifice of the Hokage, Danzo's advisor, and the four guardian ninja of the Shimura clan is truly pitiful."

However, how should the conflict between the Land of Hot Springs border and the Cloud Village be handled?

I request permission to lead a team to the border of the Land of Hot Springs to deal with the provocations of the Cloud Ninja.

Bing glared hatefully at Hatake Sakumo. Lord Danzo had suffered another heavy blow, and Hatake Sakumo was already eager to demand power and credit. No wonder Lord Danzo hated Hatake Sakumo.

Danzo's eyes were unfriendly, but he said nothing. He didn't want to get involved in the Land of Hot Water right now; he only wanted to capture that Fire Release assassin.

The Third Generation and Mitokado Homura exchanged a glance, neither seeing any helplessness in the other's eyes.

Apart from Orochimaru and Sakumo Hatake, there are no other Kage-level ninjas in the village who can stand alone.

Mitokado was unable to go to the front lines to take command.

He was the foreign affairs advisor for Konoha Village, and his most important task at the time was to travel to the Land of Grass.

He wanted to meet with the daimyo of the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass to restore Konoha's image and demonstrate to the daimyo that Konoha's guardian ninjas were absolutely trustworthy.

"Sakumo, you will command several battalions to the border of the Land of Hot Springs. As for how many battalions..." The Third Hokage thought for a moment and said:
"Four battalions, let's not escalate the war for now."

Exercise restraint; this is a limited conflict, and we must not allow it to escalate into an arms race.

After a border conflict involving several hundred people, simply force the Hidden Cloud Village to surrender.

Sakumo Hatake nodded, looking much more relaxed.

Even if the higher-ups dislike Sakumo Hatake, he is still one of only two strong young ninjas in Konoha, and they have no choice but to rely on him.

In fact, Tsunade now possesses Kage-level strength, but she has not proactively reported that she has mastered the Yin Seal.

Orochimaru didn't have the time to inform the higher-ups about Tsunade.

After the high-level meeting ended, Ye Guang followed Huang Quan back to the Dark Division.

"Minister, the Lynx Squad went to the Land of Grass with Orochimaru. Will the Anbu send someone to the Land of Hot Springs?"

"Yes," said the yellow dog. "The Hokage needs to obtain information about the border conflict in the Land of Hot Springs and cannot completely trust Sakumo Hatake's mission report."

"Go then, Fox. Lead a squad to the Land of Hot Springs."

"Okay, Minister."

This is exactly what Ye Guang was hoping for.

Two nights later, Nightlight received a notification from the Contract Chakra.

He was transported by reverse spirit to the foot of a low mountain.

Youjia and her two companions arrived at their destination.

Aishan is the only mountain in the grassland, and it is also the evergreen sacred mountain worshipped by the daimyo of the Grass Country.

According to the daimyo of the Grassland, Evergreen Mountain is the guardian deity of the grassland.

The soil from Evergreen Mountain formed the body of the first Daimyo of the Grass Country, and the grass from Evergreen Mountain became his hair.

These myths are quite far-fetched; I don't know if others believe them, but the Daimyo of the Grass Country firmly believes them.

Inside the belly of Evergreen Mountain, Ye Guang discovered a secret laboratory.

This laboratory is far inferior to the vortex laboratory set up by Danzo in the Land of Whirlpools. It is not large in scale, and there are only a dozen or so experimental subjects.

Kanon Uzumaki was covered in teeth marks, but she was not in mortal danger.

After rescuing Xiangyin, Yeguang said to Youjia:

"Danzo panicked and dispatched Orochimaru, the lynx squad of the Anbu, and new recruits from Root to form a large-scale investigation force."

We both need to be careful during this period and must not take any further action.

"Hide well deep in the rainforest of the Land of Rain, and wait for this storm to pass before we carry out our new revenge plan."

Yuuka nodded. Orochimaru is renowned and very powerful.

"Then you must be careful, fox, you're in even more danger inside Konoha Village."

"My concealment was very successful," Ye Guang said.

"All my actions against Danzo have been disguised as a power struggle between Vice Minister Yellow Dog and Minister Danzo, so no one has suspected me for the time being."

After seeing Youjia and the others off, Ye Guang quickly returned to the basement of the izakaya.

He carefully closed the door.

I will not come to this basement for the time being, until Orochimaru's investigation team is disbanded.

(End of this chapter)