Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 317 Konoha's Betrayal

Four Jonin each selected Chunin from their respective squads to fill the composite formation.

Yang Yong and Gongzhi Jiu found four more Uchiha, and two Chunin from other clans with special abilities. No need to emphasize this, they gradually completed the team's setup.

As for the Red Stone—

"Captain Akimichi, let me check who's here first, and I'll get back to you in two hours."

After reporting for duty, Akaishi has been stationed in Akai, and it's unclear who is in the Iwagakure countermeasures unit.

"Okay, we'll set off at four o'clock this afternoon. You can just bring your people to meet us." Akimichi Torifu nodded.

Since it was a surprise attack, we had to travel through the night.

The agreement was to launch the attack together in the early morning of April 10th to avoid them alerting each other. Orochimaru and his group could reach Mount Shiyu in a day, so the five days were mainly for the Uchiha Akimichi team to travel.

Four and a half days, from here to Kannabi Bridge ——————

The time wasn't too tight, but it wasn't exactly relaxed either!

Akaishi went straight to the medical station and found Lanwu.

"A surprise attack? Great! I've been waiting for this for ages!" Lan Wu had been holding back her anger towards Yan Yin.

At this time, the medical department's tasks were not urgent, so Lan Wu readily agreed.

"Let's go find Hizashi again; he should be here too," Akaishi said.

Now Akaishi won't admit his mistake —

As the heir to the main branch of the family, Hiashi Hyuga would never come to the war zone.

"By the way, isn't her name Ueno Nou?" Lan Wu hesitated for a moment, then looked in the direction of Nou, who was changing the bandages for the wounded.

"Don't take her!" Akaishi said loudly on purpose.

Nonou: ————

Nono pouted. She already knew she was going too, so Akaishi's childish rebuttal had no effect.

Akashi inquired and learned that Hyuga Hizashi had gone out on patrol, but fortunately he returned on time a little over an hour later.

Akaishi invited him to join his team.

"Okay, I'll go tell the captain." After hearing this, Hizashi immediately agreed and went to inform the patrol team that the raiding force was supposed to be "prioritized" and there would be no obstacles in transferring them to Akaishi.

-

"There's one more spot—we already have medical, sensory, sealing, genjutsu, Sharingan, combination ninjutsu, and strategist skills—" Akaishi muttered to himself as he pondered.

Lanwu, Richa: ————

"Why do you count yourself so many times, so important?" Lan Wu blurted out.

Illusion isn't necessary!

The Sharingan doesn't even need to be mentioned separately!

Combination Ninjutsu —

"There's no need to specifically talk about combination ninjutsu, is there?" Even the honest Hizashi couldn't help but say—isn't this just a pure damage skill?

"Hmm? Is this how the Hyuga clan usually views combination ninjutsu? You can't say that, the Third Hokage was still very strong."

Akaishi snapped out of his daze and corrected him.

Hyuga and day difference:————

Hyuga Hizashi felt a bit heavy on his head.

However, since it was about the "Hyuga clan," Hizashi didn't pay any attention to it.

Just as Akaishi was still struggling with who to find as the last person—

"Akaashi, Ranwu, Hizashi————"

A familiar voice came from over.

Akaishi was delighted upon hearing this and turned around to find that it was indeed Minato.

"Minato? You're here too?" Akaishi exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, I was just about to go and report to Commander Orochimaru," Minato said.

"You've been promoted to Elite Chunin?" Akaishi immediately understood.

The Iwagakure countermeasures force is quite large. If it's just an ordinary Chunin, there's no need to report to the commander. At least an elite Chunin would be required.

Elite Chunin can be selected simply by evaluation; the main concern is that if all those selected to lead Chunin teams are Chunin themselves, their authority might be insufficient.

"I was promoted last month." Minato nodded.

"Not bad, not bad, that's pretty fast." Akaishi patted Minato on the shoulder, speaking in an encouraging tone.

Because it was during the most intense period of the war and when Jonin were most needed, Akashi did not have an "elite Chunin" stage.

"By the way, it's perfect that you're here—join my team right away!" Akaishi invited directly.

"Sure, but I have to go first—" Minato had to report for duty first.

but----

"I'll go report for you. I need to speak with Orochimaru to get his command. You, Lanwu, and Hizashi go ahead and meet up. We need to set off tonight. Ask them for details." Akaishi said, volunteering to go find Orochimaru for Minato.

Water Gate: ————

Minato could tell that Akaishi was afraid Orochimaru would assign him other tasks, but he still nodded in agreement that if there were other tasks that he absolutely had to do, Captain Orochimaru would send Akaishi back!

Orochimaru: ————

Looking at Akaishi, who kept saying he was reporting for Minato and even wanted to take Minato away, Orochimaru rubbed the corner of his eye: "Akaishi-kun, I brought Minato-kun here for an important mission—"

That's right, Minato was someone Orochimaru specifically requested, originally intended for his own team.

Not only because Minato's "cost-effectiveness" far surpasses that of any elite Chunin, but also because Orochimaru originally had high hopes for Minato!

"That's right, such an important mission as raiding Kannabi Bridge is perfect for Minato!" Akaishi said matter-of-factly.

"The battle at Rankumo Peak requires sensory ninjas, so Minato-kun should come instead—" Orochimaru reminded him.

"Captain Orochimaru, with you here, why would we need other sensory ninjas?" Akaishi immediately interrupted.

Minato's sensory ninjutsu is not the same type as the "Byakugan," but rather they can be said to complement each other.

But----

His abilities overlapped with Orochimaru's, and were completely overridden by Orochimaru!

Seeing that Akaishi wouldn't release him, Orochimaru didn't insist any further.

As Akaishi left, completely satisfied—

"Akaishi-kun—" Orochimaru called out to him again.

"Huh?" Akaishi turned around in confusion, thinking that he was going to change his mind.

Orochimaru's expression froze for a moment, then he said in a sinister voice, "Hehehe, don't die at the Kannabi Bridge."

Akaishi:————

After Akaishi left, Orochimaru gradually composed himself.

After leaving, Akaishi glanced back at Orochimaru's command post—Orochimaru must have been trying to warn him to be careful, not only of Akaishi himself, but also of Ranmai and Minato, but—

Because this was somewhat out of character for Orochimaru, he didn't give him a proper warning, but instead made a sinister "threat."

Clearly, although Orochimaru wanted to cover it up, the death of Nawaki had still had a significant impact on him.

Five days later.

In the Mountain Graveyard, Black Zetsu reported to Madara Uchiha—

"So you couldn't resist running away so quickly? As expected of his grandson—heh." Madara Uchiha's tone was deep, yet also playful.

"Master, what if he leaks your information—" Black Zetsu was extremely anxious.

"He has no chance—you should keep an eye on him." Uchiha Madara shook his head matter-of-factly.

"Yes—" Black Zetsu also knew about Madara Uchiha's plan, but—in his opinion, it was too risky.

-

Several days later, at the border of the Land of Fire —

A short figure, his entire body wrapped in bandages, staggered and ran towards the Land of Fire.

[That madman, what's with the claim that he's Uchiha Madara?]

[They even claim that Konoha has betrayed Grandpa—bah! What utter nonsense!]

[Luckily, he wasn't smart enough to actually believe me, hehe————]

[Finally back in the Land of Fire—it's so painful not being able to speak, but—as long as I return to Konoha—my sister will definitely be able to completely heal me—]

[If Orochimaru-sensei saw that I was still alive, he would definitely be shocked, right?]

Nawaki was not swayed by Madara Uchiha, and instead escaped despite his severe injuries.

but----

He was indeed too impulsive. At this moment, Rope Tree was severely injured, disfigured, and his voice was blown away, but he was still anxious to escape.

If Black Zetsu hadn't been following him all the way, he might have died on the road. Black Zetsu was already prepared to capture him and take him back, or even to silence him!

However, it's hard to say whether Nawaki's luck was "good" or "bad," but upon entering the Land of Fire, he was immediately spotted by Root ninjas—

Upon seeing the masked Konoha ninja, Nawaki was overjoyed and quickly ran over—

"Aba, aba aba—" Nawaki anxiously tried to ask his comrades in the Dark Division for help.

"Hmm? A child? A ninja?"

"It's probably just some chakra, right?"

"Aba, aba————"

"Heh, kid, stop yelling—consider yourself lucky, at least—you'll live a few more days."

Nawaki suddenly realized that the "Konoha comrades" before him were reacting quite differently than he had imagined.

"Hmm, he's not too old yet. Take him back to Lab 4 and conduct cell rejection experiments first."

"We still don't know his identity."

"Shut up! Since you're fleeing here, you're from an enemy country. Lord Danzo said that all orphans from enemy countries will be sent to the laboratory for rejection experiments. If they pass, they'll be tested further. If they fail but are still alive, they'll receive further training."

"Aba?"

Rope Tree didn't understand for a moment—what were these people saying?

"Little mute, you're lucky—"

Severely injured, Rope Tree was knocked unconscious by the opponent's illusion before he could do anything.

When Rope Tree woke up, he found himself in a prison.

"Aba aba!" Nawaki was very excited. "I am Nawaki! Here—even if I am not Nawaki, I shouldn't be treated like this, right? My grandfather's original intention in creating Konoha was to protect children, wasn't it?"

"Hey! Little mute, keep your voice down—don't attract those Konoha ninjas—"

A little girl who was also a "test subject" nearby quickly stopped him.

ah-

Just then, a child's pitiful scream came from afar.

The other children around them all showed expressions of fear.

"Three times—Ah Jie only survived three times—" The little girl lowered her head.

-

What exactly is this place?

Rope Tree was stunned.

Having obtained Hiruzen Sarutobi's permission, Danzo naturally wanted to take the initiative and immediately dispatched Root members to blockade the routes leading into the Land of Fire. If there were any orphans, great; if not, he'd find a way to have them adopted in his laboratory.

Those cells that initially showed adaptability to the "intercolumnar cells" were kept for further experiments. Those that did not adapt but survived due to their strong constitution were sent for root survival training. As for those that did not survive—they were simply harmed by this chaotic world.

Seeing that Rope Tree was taken away by the people from the Root, Black Zetsu breathed a slight sigh of relief. At least this step was correct. After that—he still had to continue monitoring!

Firstly, we cannot give Nawaki the opportunity to reveal his identity; secondly—we must let him fully experience the Hashirama cell experiment that Konoha is currently conducting.

The Root's laboratory, though secluded and heavily guarded, still couldn't stop Black Zetsu.