Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 324 The question arises: Who is suitable to be the deputy head of the Dark Division?
Ye Guang returned to You Jia's side and said, "You Jia, the deputy head of the Dark Division, the lynx of the Shimura clan is dead."

Next, hide in the Uzumaki clan's hideout and don't come out for now. There's a major battle coming to the Land of Rain, and I have a mission—to meet with Uchiha Madara.

Yu Jia thought the fox was going to snatch back Nagato, so she quickly said, "Fox, don't take the risk. Didn't you say that Madara Uchiha was training Nagato? You shouldn't take the risk either."

"It's nothing, just saying hello to Uchiha Madara. I know my limits."

Both Ye Guang and You Jia were reverse-summoned. You Jia returned to the depths of the rainforest in the southwest of the Land of Rain, while Ye Guang returned to the northeast of the Land of Rain to continue pretending to search for Uchiha Madara.

The land of grass.

Sarutobi Hippo found the lynx's headband. The headband was melted and had black spots on it, which were probably remnants of bloodstains scorched by the explosion.

The Hyuga ninja from the reconnaissance squad said, "Hisaku Jonin, Lynx-sama, at the last moment of the explosion, did his best to leap into the distance."

However, the explosion was too widespread and too powerful, and Lord Lynx was killed. He was left with only this melted headband.

The Konoha emblem on his headband was twisted and chaotic, just like Hiruzen Sarutobi's mood at that moment.

Sarutobi Hippo said, "Lynx had just become the deputy head of the Dark Division and had just been addressed as 'sir,' but he sacrificed himself in his first mission."

Sigh, let's send this message back to the village as soon as possible using the Ninja Hawk.

The deputy commander of the Anbu, Lynx, the squad leader of the Lynx squad, two Anbu teams, and Sarutobi Shizudo—all were killed.

What terrible news! Even a high-ranking official like the deputy head of the Anbu has been killed by a rogue ninja.

Sarutobi Hippo looked at his younger brother Sarutobi Hiyu, only to see that Hiyu was still lost in thought.

Hiyori Sarutobi has been a womanizer for so many years, relying on his status as Sarutobi Sasuke's most beloved youngest son, he has ruined the lives of many female ninjas in the village. Having such an illegitimate child can be considered retribution.

The Hyuga ninja asked, "Hisaku Jonin, shall we continue investigating Sarutobi Kanosuke?"

Sarutobi Hippo said, "Investigate, keep investigating. Unless the village orders us to return, we must continue the investigation."

If Danzo were to find out that the lynx had died here and that they had abandoned their mission and returned to the village, it would surely lead to a bloodbath.

The lynx was too important to Danzo. The fact that there were fewer and fewer skilled members of the Shimura clan was also a painful blow to Danzo.

Cannon fodder is easy to find, but top-tier ninjas are hard to come by.

Sarutobi Hippuku thought to himself, "Sarutobi Kanosuke, what exactly did your family and village do to wrong you? Tell me!"

Give me a chance.

If you don't tell us, how can we make it up to you?
Hibiki Sarutobi judged that the village would recall the team investigating Madara Uchiha from the Land of Rain once they made a breakthrough or suffered a major setback.

Three days later, Ninja Hawk sent the message back to Konoha.

Inside the Hokage's office, the high-ranking officials were gathered together.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was smoking a cigarette, in a terrible mood.

If the lynx had died in the Land of Grass as the captain of the Dark Squad, there would be no need to be so upset.

However, the lynx's identity is that of the deputy head of the Anbu, not an unknown Anbu ninja.

Even with Hisago, the lynx, and an elite intelligence squad, they were no match for Sarutobi Kanosuke?
And then there's Hiruzen Sarutobi. Just thinking about Hiruzen Sarutobi makes me furious.

It's one thing to be unable to control your own desires, but to have an illegitimate child and then not care about it at all, causing such a huge disaster.

Seeing that no one else spoke, Nara Shikaku said:
"My lords, I believe the person who calls himself Sarutobi Kanosuke has already reached the strength of a Kage-level ninja. Should we send a Kage-level ninja to hunt down Sarutobi Kanosuke?"

A single Five Elements Great Barrage possesses the power of a small Tailed Beast Ball, capable of destroying an area with a diameter of over a hundred meters with a single technique.

Such strength is undoubtedly at the Kage level.

One of the criteria for a Kage-level ninja is the ability to put up some resistance against a Tailed Beast. Sarutobi Kanosuke's Five Elements Great Barrage is powerful enough.

Of the village's Kage-level ninjas, the Third Hokage couldn't go, and advisors Danzo and Mitokado Homura wouldn't take the risk, leaving only Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Hatake Sakumo.

Orochimaru arrived late, thinking it was the fox who had made a name for himself with Wood Release. However, upon seeing the information scroll being circulated, he learned that Sarutobi Kanosuke had caused the commotion, and his interest waned.

Judging from Orochimaru's expression, Nara Shikanobu probably isn't interested in Sarutobi Kanosuke. Tsunade... Tsunade is even less likely.

Should we send Sakumo Hatake instead?
Nara Shikazu thought that at least Hatake Sakumo wouldn't refuse.

Danzo's eye bags twitched a few times before he almost gritted his teeth and said:

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, have you seen the scroll? Sarutobi Kanosuke said that every member of the Sarutobi clan can be spared death once by him."

Hiruzen Sarutobi, can you still sit still? Why don't you go to the Land of Grass and purge the rogue ninja of your Sarutobi clan?

Hiruzen Sarutobi silently smoked his cigarette.

He shouldn't go to the Land of Grass.

If he goes to the Land of Grass, Onoki will definitely make a move.

He had defeated Onoki during the First Shinobi World War, and Onoki had been holding his breath ever since.

As the Hokage, the Kage of the largest ninja village in the ninja world, he wears shoes, he doesn't go barefoot, so it's inconvenient for him to leave the village to fight against the enemy Kage.

If he doesn't move, it's fine, but as long as he fails even once, his invincible status will be broken.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Sarutobi Kanosuke has become a major threat; we must send someone to kill him."

Ninjutsu-type ninjas are most afraid of speed-type ninjas. Against speed-type ninjas, ninjutsu-type ninjas have a low hit rate and may even be caught in close combat.

"How about we send Sakumo Hatake's squad to the Land of Grass?"

Mitokado Homura nodded repeatedly, saying that it was a good choice to send Hatake Sakumo, who was currently leading genin, to the Land of Grass with three genin.

Mitokado said, "The chaos in the Land of Grass must be ended as soon as possible."

The Daimyo of the Land of Grass has a lot of complaints about us. If we can't end the chaos, we can't guarantee our share of the mission in the Land of Grass.

The guardian ninja of the Land of Grass have already been killed two or three times. This is not only a heavy blow to the Shimura clan, but also a blow to the reputation of Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Sarutobi Kanosuke is Madara Uchiha's subordinate. The key now is the mission of investigating Madara Uchiha in the Land of Rain."

If Sakumo Hatake had been sent to the Land of Grass, Sarutobi Kanosuke might have already returned to Madara Uchiha's side.

Let's talk about this after the mission in the Land of Rain is over. Madara Uchiha is the real culprit.

Orochimaru nodded repeatedly. His teacher's judgment was accurate. Perhaps Sarutobi Kanosuke had already returned to the Land of Rain.

Country of Rain, fox, you must perform well and prove my experiment right.

Danzo turned to Yellow Dog and questioned, "Yellow Dog, the Root's intelligence system has been handed over to your Anbu."

Can you find out where Sarutobi Kanosuke is now? What about your intelligence? Are we just supposed to guess?

Yellow Dog felt a bitter taste in his mouth. He also desperately wanted accurate information about Sarutobi Kanosuke, but he really couldn't get it.

The gibbon still hasn't sorted out its spy system, and the lynx's spy system is even more beyond the reach of the yellow dog.

Mitokado Homura then said, "Yellow Inu, the spy system was working very smoothly before. You must pay close attention and make sure there are no problems with the spy system, otherwise Konoha will become blind."

"I understand, and I will place even greater emphasis on the intelligence system."

Hiruzen Sarutobi brought up another matter:

"The position of deputy head of the secret service cannot be left vacant."

The head of the secret service is stationed in the village, while the deputy head is required to leave the village to carry out dangerous and difficult missions for the secret service.

The new deputy minister cannot be killed as easily as a lynx.

The situation is becoming increasingly difficult. The death of the deputy head of the Anbu is not only a loss of an elite member, but also a major blow to Konoha's prestige.

Who do you think is suitable to be the deputy head of the Dark Division?

(End of this chapter)