Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

Of course, politicians are the same everywhere.

Faced with Konoha's anger, Sunagakure expressed their regret that your important items had been lost.

However, regarding the espionage allegations you have raised, there is absolutely no truth to them.

Yes, you know it was one of my people who was stolen, and that person is fleeing this way.

But doing it is one thing; from the official standpoint, it's something that can never be admitted under any circumstances.

However, the Sunagakure leadership did not expect that Hiruzen Sarutobi was waiting for these words.

Shortly after Sunagakure responded, Konoha's Jonin set off and used ninjutsu to teleport directly to the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Sand.

Since you don't acknowledge that they are your people, then I'll just send people to guard the border, right?

Moreover, these Jonin were all within the Land of Rain and had not crossed the border.

Sunagakure was unable to react to such behavior.

No one has entered your territory, and the other party is indeed hunting down a criminal who has nothing to do with you.

From any perspective, they have no justifiable reason to send someone to provide assistance.

This is the covert war between major powers.

The Sand Village's decision to expose its spies at this time to carry out the theft was not without its reasons.

This was actually a test of the newly appointed Hokage.

To test the style and habits of this new leader.

They just didn't expect that Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had always presented himself as a dove, would...

They were so decisive and tough in the face of this crisis.

Caught off guard, Sunagakure had no choice but to suffer this loss in silence.

A group of Jonin guarded the border, which basically confirmed the possibility of Shota Futata returning to Sunagakure.

Not long ago, Danzo had already received information from the Anbu.

The frontline members of the ANBU have already encountered and fought with Shota Futata.

What no one expected was that a group of skilled fighters jointly formed by Sunagakure and Amegakure had already gathered around Futata Shota.

Both sides suffered considerable losses in this encounter.

However, in the end, Shota Futata still managed to escape.

The good news is that after Shota Futata's route was figured out, the ANBU had roughly deduced his possible hiding place.

All that's left is to wait for the reinforcements to arrive and then encircle and capture them.

It was because of this information that Danzo decided to find a place to rest temporarily.

This led to the scene at the beginning where they were warming themselves by a fire in the abandoned house.

Kagura took a piece of freshly roasted rations from beside the fire and took a big bite.

Hard, dry food is baked at high temperatures, and the outer layer becomes crispy.

Meanwhile, Tsunade and the other two were resting with their eyes closed.

After all, the three of them had exhausted a lot of energy traveling for the past two days.

After poking at the fire in front of him with firewood, Danzo said to Kagura expressionlessly:

"I estimate that there will definitely be more ninjas from Amegakure intercepting us later."

If this happens again, I will abandon you all and break out on my own.

At that time, I hoped you could do your best to slow down the enemy's advance.

Upon hearing this, Kagura looked up at him, and after a moment's thought, nodded in agreement with his suggestion.

After all, he knew very well that the fact that the police station had Jonin blocking the boundary line did seem very tough.

However, this approach is also subject to time limitations.

Let's not even talk about how long Sunagakure can tolerate this arrangement.

This practice of sending out all of Konoha's top combat forces will leave the village vulnerable, forcing Konoha to be wary of attacks from other interested parties.

So, in general, they don't have much time left to capture Futata Shota.

In this situation, it is obviously more important to get Danzo to the scene as quickly as possible.

Seeing Kagura nod, Danzo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew in his heart that although he was nominally the team leader, he was still in a difficult position.

However, the core figure of the entire team is Kagura, who is standing in front of us. If he does not agree with our strategy, then it will probably be difficult to implement it later.

After a short rest, the group extinguished the fire and set off again.

Not long after, in a stone forest surrounded by rocks.

Kagura and the others were once again surrounded by the enemy.

Danzo frowned as he swung his kunai to deflect a dart flying toward him.

Clearly, this time there were even more people sent to obstruct them.

Moreover, this time the enemy clearly knew their strength.

After driving them into this stone forest, they did not reveal themselves, but instead hid among the piles of stones, launching harassing ranged attacks against them.

It must be said that in such rainy weather, the ninjas of Amegakure, who are skilled in water-style techniques, have a unique advantage.

As soon as Danzo charged toward the enemy, they would immediately use Water Release to hide in puddles or ponds.

Then, others in the distance will throw a bunch of ninja tools, forcing Danzo back to his original spot.

It is clear that these people were ordered to be dragged here.

Seeing the intense battle before him, Danzo looked at Kagura.

Kagura immediately understood his meaning; it was a signal to help him break through the encirclement.

However, Kagura was also in a dilemma, because he did not have a suitable ninjutsu to break the deadlock.

It's not that he didn't have it, but it wasn't appropriate for him to reveal his Tailed Beast Cloak form and Chidori in front of Danzo at this time.

The Uchiha clan's signature Fire Release techniques were unable to be effectively used in the rainy weather.

As for the eye technique Kotoamatsukami, he wouldn't mind using it in front of Danzo.

The problem was that the hazy rainy weather already limited the use of his eye techniques, and moreover, since his opponent hadn't engaged in direct combat, he hadn't had a chance to use them.

After thinking for a moment, he made a gesture to the other three.

Tsunade and the others instantly understood his intention and nodded to him.

He took a deep breath, and suddenly four shadow clones appeared around him.

As soon as the shadow clones appeared, they immediately rushed out in four different directions.

Clearly, these clones were there to draw fire, and the five of them suddenly rushed off in another direction.

Just ahead of them as they charged forward, several enemies suddenly emerged from the water.

After this period of fighting, Kagura and the others have clearly become accustomed to this water-style entrance.

Tsunade leaped high into the air and slammed down, sending all the enemies in front of her flying.

It was her signature move – the Painful Kick.

Kagura also drew her kunai and took the initiative to meet the remaining enemies.

Orochimaru and Jiraiya followed Danzo forward, one on each side.

However, they had only taken two steps when a large number of kunai and shuriken appeared in front of them.

A massive number of ninja tools rained down on the three of them like a torrential downpour.

Orochimaru immediately stopped and quickly formed hand seals.

As he puffed out his cheeks and exhaled, a huge gust of wind appeared.

The storm instantly blew away all the ninja tools in front of them, but Danzo and Jiraiya did not slow down at all and broke through the storm zone directly.

Just as the two were about to leave the stone forest, the final wave of interception from the enemy finally appeared.

Two ninjas stood atop the last rock, and as they formed hand seals, hundreds of water-based arrows materialized in mid-air.

The water arrows had barely solidified when they shot out towards the two of them in a deluge.

In rainy conditions, water-style ninjutsu is significantly enhanced, with its power and speed being noticeably greater than usual.

Seeing the massive number of attacks in front of him, Jiraiya suddenly appeared in front of Danzo.

After a simple one-handed hand seal, his silver hair suddenly grew wildly longer.

In the blink of an eye, the silver hair transformed into hard armor, completely concealing him and Danzo.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

Sounds like metal clashing were heard incessantly, as if the seemingly sharp water blades were hitting a solid iron wall.

Aside from leaving some white marks on the fortress made of silver hair, it was impossible to break through its defenses.

A few dozen seconds later, the seemingly endless attack finally disappeared.

Just as the attack disappeared, the silver fortress suddenly opened a gap, and Danzo burst out like a cannonball.

A figure flashed into view, and a ninja blocking the way suddenly changed his expression, clutching his neck in terror.

But his actions clearly had no effect, and blood still gushed from between his fingers.

In that split second before they passed each other, Danzo had already taken down an enemy.

The last ninja's eyes narrowed upon seeing this, and he threw all his weapons at the dark figure without holding back.

Seeing several kunai flying towards him, Danzo, who could have easily blocked them, dodged them in order to escape faster.

Ignoring the enemy in front of him, he pushed off with his feet and finally left the stone forest.

However, it was at this moment that the accident occurred.