I'm in Konoha, and I have ten skill slots.

Chapter 56 Danzo's Astonishing Escape Genius

From the moment Shigure was held back by two enemies, to the moment he chased after them and carefully approached them using his teleportation technique.

After leaving Konoha, Shigure began to think at an accelerated pace.

Shiyu didn't miss any trace along the way.

At the same time, they found no opportunity to discover that the other party was hiding anyone, and they were also certain that no other person had contact with the other party.

With heightened concentration, one's observational skills are so sharp that it's impossible to miss any detail.

But how could Naruto, such a big person, suddenly disappear?

After searching for a long time, Shigure sent out more than twenty clones, and the entire forest was basically turned upside down by Shigure.

But still, nothing was found.

Did Naruto really just vanish into thin air?

Space-time ninjutsu?

If it really is such a ninjutsu, then why bother leaving Konoha!

After capturing Naruto, wouldn't it have been better to just disappear?

And since I don't know any space-time ninjutsu, I definitely can't catch up with them.

Shigure refused to believe it and searched for a full half hour, using her clones to search the entire area from the forest to the outskirts of Konoha.

Shigure has searched every possible corner.

There was still no trace of Naruto, and the ninja didn't have any scrolls or anything like that on him.

A perfectly healthy person just vanished into thin air?

If it's not a space-time type ninjutsu, or something like a special sealing scroll, then the only remaining possibility is...

Naruto is still in Konoha.

Shigure's accelerated thinking began when he left Konoha; the only thing he might not have noticed was when he was in Konoha.

Shigure quickly returned to Konoha and used his Transparent Release technique to evade the Anbu ninjas who came looking for him.

Yu had just returned to Konoha when she suddenly spotted a group of Anbu ninjas by the roadside.

"How did that little fox demon suddenly faint here?"

"The Hokage told us to send him back and then we don't need to worry about him anymore!"

Naruto is really in Konoha.

Shigure, hiding in a dark corner, was puzzled.

They grabbed Naruto and then casually tossed him aside!

What kind of operation is this?

If Naruto is irrelevant to those three guys, then... that means these three guys are after him!

……

Danzo is currently hiding in the Root organization's rat hole.

He had his back to a Root ninja.

"Lord Danzo, the operation has failed. All three have been killed!"

"Oh!" Danzo was taken aback. "They took down three of my Root ninjas, all of whom were Chunin-level rank members, and elite ones at that!"

How can a kid who hasn't even graduated from the ninja academy possess such fighting power?

"Lord Danzo, the bodies of two of them have been discovered by the Anbu, but the body of the remaining person has not been found!"

"According to the ANBU ninjas' investigation, both of them were killed instantly by having their throats sealed!"

moment!

Throat slit!

Danzo suddenly opened his closed eyes.

That's impossible, a kid with only slightly outstanding swordsmanship talent.

How could they possibly have such strength? Although Danzo looked down on the Anbu, who were Sarutobi's people, the investigations of these Anbu ninjas were unlikely to be too inaccurate.

"I underestimated that brat!"

"The ANBU ninjas witnessed firsthand how Gekko Shigure instantly transformed into countless streams, bursting forth with astonishing speed as it rushed out of Konoha!"

"The last one was probably caught up outside Konoha and then killed by Gekko Shigure!"

That's for sure.

But in an instant, it turned into countless streams.

Instantaneous teleportation?

Or is it a teleportation technique?

This is interesting.

How did a kid who hasn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy master the Body Flicker Technique?

Danzo was no stranger to this technique.

His old friend, Hanzo the Salamander, also uses it.

To master such a stealth technique as Instantaneous Movement, one must first possess an incredible talent for stealth.

Moonlight Rain, that kid actually knows it. It doesn't matter where he learned it from, what matters is that he has such talent at this age!

"Hiruzen! Hiruzen, it seems that our lad with amazing swordsmanship talent is not only outstanding in swordsmanship!"

"He's also a genius at escaping!"

Danzo was both surprised and excited.

I never expected such a genius to suddenly emerge from Konoha.

Meanwhile, Hiruzen, whom he was talking about, was still in the Hokage's office, looking at the report in his hand, and he also frowned.

"The man in black who was instantly killed, Naruto who fainted, and the ninja who vanished in an instant!"

Hiruzen had a headache; after investigation, he was 80% certain that the two dead men were Root ninjas.

However, they were not registered ninjas; they were Root ninjas secretly raised by Danzo...

But why did Naruto fall into a coma?

Who was the ninja who vanished in an instant?

What is Danzo doing?

Whom did they send out Root ninjas to kill?

They wanted to get to the bottom of things from Danzo, but since Danzo had chosen to take direct action, he clearly wasn't going to consider their opinions.

Even if you ask Danzo, that guy probably won't tell you.

Danzo is going too far. He's making a scene in the village, no matter who he's dealing with. He's completely disregarding me.

This time, it even seems that Naruto is involved.

Perhaps Naruto stumbled upon something that caused him to be knocked unconscious and left aside!

After Naruto wakes up, Hiruzen will go and ask him himself.

Meanwhile, the ANBU ninjas escorted Naruto back, and Shigure also quietly returned home.

The target is not Naruto!

It's yourself!

The attack took place in Konoha, and at the time, the surrounding Anbu ninjas seemed to be quite far away.

With ANBU ninjas spread throughout Konoha, it's impossible for a certain area to suddenly become deserted.

The matter is quite obvious.

Aside from Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, Danzo was the only other person in Konoha with the ability to influence the Anbu ninjas.

Shigure never expected himself to be so mediocre; his only outstanding performance was demonstrating the swordsmanship of "Breathing" on the training ground.

So that's why they're being targeted?

The reason they lured me out of Konoha was because they were afraid of making too much of a commotion.

They wanted to capture him alive.

If it's not about capturing alive, there's no need to lure it outside of Konoha if it's just an assassination attempt.

Assassinations don't cause too much of a commotion.

Capture yourself alive?