Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 547 Hideout

"Raikage!"

At the Allied Command Headquarters, Toshiro looked at Raikage Ai beside him and asked a question.

"What's your decision?"

With such a large-scale battle, especially a siege, and with Raikage around, there's no longer any need for him to be stationed at the command post.

Especially since Kabuto has already summoned a large number of the dead, if they don't go to help, the Tsuchikage and the others will be under tremendous pressure.

If one thing goes wrong, and several more are reimbursed, then it's not worth the loss.

"That's all we can do."

With a furrowed brow, he was naturally happy to see his father again, but... meeting him under these circumstances was rather speechless.

"Although the Allied Forces are quite strong, none of the people summoned by Kabuto, especially those Kage, are weak."

"Putting aside others, even just the Golden Horn and Silver Horn are not easy to deal with. If something unexpected happens, things will become very troublesome."

"And then there's my father, his strength..."

The Raikage felt a headache coming on when he thought about his father's strength.

He's a man who can go toe-to-toe with the Eight-Tails, possessing the strongest spear and the strongest shield, coupled with the high-speed movement of lightning release. Just thinking about it gives him a headache.

"Oh, right..." Remembering something, the Raikage turned to his secretary beside him: "Mabui, any news about the unit that was tasked with searching for that Kabuto?"

Compared to supporting the Tsuchikage in the past, directly targeting the caster is a simpler approach.

"The search team hasn't sent any news."

With a somewhat dejected reply, Mabui turned her gaze to her Konoha partner beside her.

"Mr. Shikaku, I heard that Itachi of the Uchiha clan in Konoha has also gone to search for Kabuto's whereabouts. I wonder if there has been any progress."

Although it was an inquiry, Mabuyi didn't have high hopes.

Finding a hidden ninja in a vast sea of ​​people is incredibly difficult, especially when the target is a skilled individual who is intentionally concealing their abilities.

It's perfectly normal to have no trace of them.

"We haven't received any specific news yet, but we just discovered some traces left by Itachi, and we've already dispatched some people to follow those traces and provide support."

Although Itachi left some traces, no one could be sure that the place he was tracking was where Kabuto was hiding, so only a portion of the team was sent there.

"As expected, it wasn't that easy to find that guy." The Raikage wasn't surprised by this news and turned to look at Toshiro.

"In that case, let's go."

"Otherwise, if the Tsuchikage and his men can't withstand the pressure and the front lines collapse, things will be difficult to manage."

"Um!"

Toshiro didn't object; things had come to this point, and it was time for them to make their move.

I wonder how Nagato will respond.

"Lu Jiu, Mabuyi, after we leave, you two will be in charge of command matters at the front. If anything happens, let Haiyi inform us."

"Raikage, you go to the battlefield alone first. I'm going to the Mizukage's place. She has nothing to do there, so she might as well come to the front lines."

Mei Terumi has been protecting the daimyo and has been idle since the start of the war, which is a waste of her combat power.

"That's fine too!"

The Raikage wasn't one to dawdle; after agreeing, he turned and stepped onto a high platform behind him.

That was the Cloud Ninja's Heavenly Delivery Technique.

A had prepared this ninjutsu long ago, and this was exactly the moment he had been waiting for.

As for Toshiro, he doesn't have that kind of trouble.

Use Flying Thunder God directly.

……

tread!tread!

A barely audible sound of footsteps scraping the ground echoed through a sparse forest, going unnoticed by anyone.

"Is it just ahead?"

Itachi reached out and swiped a tree beside him, leaving a faint mark. He followed closely behind Hanzo the Salamander, carefully observing the surrounding environment.

This is a small, dilapidated grove of trees nestled in a canyon. Sunlight filters through gaps in the clouds, casting dappled shadows and highlighting the muddy terrain of the woods.

Having taken in the scene of the grove, Itachi's gaze fell behind it, where a secret was hidden.

Itachi glanced at Hanzo beside him, then followed him through the rugged and deep cave, into a spacious cavern.

The cave is filled with strangely shaped rocks, stalactites, stalagmites and other unique formations. Every now and then, you can hear the crisp sound of water dripping from the stalactites.

"Who goes there!"

As Hanzo stepped into the cave, a voice filled with surprise and uncertainty rang out from the depths of the cave.

Dou, who was sitting on the ground with a few chess pieces in his hand, suddenly changed his expression and stared intently at the entrance of the cave. He was so surprised that he accidentally crushed the chess pieces in his hand.

The hiding place he was looking for was very well hidden, but he didn't expect that the Allied Shinobi Forces would find it so quickly. The other side has a capable person!

Moreover, he had set up many traps in the cave, and he didn't realize that the person was almost touching him before he noticed.

"How could it be you, Hanzo the Salamander?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Dou couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"Weren't you sealed away by Jiraiya? How did you find this place?"

Hanzo the Salamander was sealed away by Jiraiya to protect the Second and Third Hokage. How did he suddenly regain his mobility?

And by sheer coincidence, he arrived at the very spot where he was hiding.

"Who exactly are you?"

Hanzo the Salamander is already a dead man; he couldn't have found his way here on his own. He must have been manipulated by someone.

"Is it the Fifth Hokage?"

After going through the matter in his mind, Kabuto focused his suspicions on the Fifth Hokage, but this didn't quite fit the latter's style.

The opponent was well-versed in the Impure World Reincarnation jutsu and possessed terrifying strength, so it's not surprising that they were able to do this.

However, he quickly dismissed the idea.

If it were the Fifth Hokage, he would probably come and kill me personally, or send a large number of elite troops to surround and kill me, following behind Hanzo of the Salamander.

Isn't it a waste to come looking for me like this, alerting the enemy?

"The one who will kill you!"

Facing Kabuto's questioning gaze, Hanzo the Salamander coldly replied, then swung his chain scythe towards Kabuto.

"Hmph!" With a cold snort, Kabuto easily dodged the scythe's edge: "No matter who you are, since you're here, you'll show your true colors sooner or later."

Since it wasn't the Fifth Hokage who came in person, nor was there a large force surrounding him, he had nothing to fear.

As for Hanzo the Salamander, a mere dead man poses no threat whatsoever. At most, it will take some effort to deal with him.

However, this place has been exposed, so it seems we can't stay here any longer.

(End of this chapter)