Konoha: Naruto, trained by Aizen

The three generations firmly believed in all of this.

“Naruto isn’t someone who would threaten Konoha,” even Jiraiya said with certainty.

He taught Naruto and took him to the Spirit World.

Naruto is a kid that even two sages like very much.

His kindness is acknowledged by everyone.

Even the awkward Uchiha Sasuke was inspired to want to become Hokage.

If Naruto poses a threat to Konoha.

Then this world would be far too unreal.

"You two seem to have been brainwashed by Naruto Uzumaki." Seeing the Third Hokage and Jiraiya's affirmative expressions, Tsunade's lips twitched slightly, and she said with a black line on her forehead.

"Since you all believe him, let's leave it at that for now. Jiraiya, continue handling my official duties." Tsunade stretched, revealing her impressive cleavage.

Jiraiya was stunned again, and two streams of blood flowed from his nose.

...

After a few days of rest, Naruto soon received a new request.

Summoned by Danzo, he came to the Root Base.

Dan, hidden in the darkness, handed the letter of request to Naruto.

"This commission is of utmost importance, so you must hide your emotions."

Letter of authorization: Mysterious creature, unseen.

Mission: Go to Otogakure (Hidden Sound Village) and make a deal with Orochimaru, a traitor to Konoha and one of the former Legendary Sannin.

Halfway through the reading, Naruto looked up and stared at Danzo in surprise.

He hadn't expected Danzo to entrust this task to him.

Chapter 168 The Sound Village: Except for Aburame Nene, everyone is one of us.

Well known.

Orochimaru was a Kage-level rogue ninja who orchestrated the collapse of Konoha.

Orochimaru was once deeply loved by the villagers.

Now, he is despised by everyone.

As the saying goes, the more you love, the more you can hate.

Under Orochimaru's machinations, the terrifying Hollows and Sand Ninjas inflicted indelible damage on Konoha.

Countless ninjas were injured.

Countless houses collapsed.

No one could have imagined that the once prosperous Konoha would end up in such a miserable state.

Even after the Konoha Crush plan ended, other ninja villages launched further political oppression against Konoha.

In their view, the fact that Konoha could be so oppressed by mere Sand Ninja suggests that Konoha's strength was not as great as they had imagined.

Under such circumstances, life in Konoha was not easy.

Life only got a little better after Tsunade, with her iron-fisted approach, took office.

However, the Konoha ninjas were also extremely busy during this period.

They have to leave the village from time to time to carry out top-secret missions.

Most of the requests were related to other ninja villages.

Tsunade is not like the Third Hokage, who was submissive to outsiders but ruthless to his own people. Whenever Konoha's interests are infringed upon, she will order an attack.

In places unknown to the villagers of Konoha, many bloody incidents continue to occur.

It was precisely Konoha's more aggressive attitude than before that made the other ninja villages think twice before acting.

After all, Konoha now has two Kage-level shinobi, Tsunade and Jiraiya.

The Sand Village had recently formed an alliance with the Leaf Village.

Konoha has temporarily entered a period of peaceful development.

However, the hatred left behind by Orochimaru will not be forgotten.

The villagers who lost their loved ones wished they could carve Orochimaru directly onto a pillar of shame.

That's why this commission seems so outrageous.

The Root organization is actually going to make a deal with Orochimaru, who is trying to destroy Konoha?

This is absolutely ridiculous.

As someone in the know, Naruto naturally knew that Danzo and Orochimaru had been colluding all along.

While secretly chuckling to himself, he also revealed an expression of ignorance, confusion, and indignation.

"Teacher, Orochimaru is a rogue ninja who carried out the Konoha Crush plan. Do we really want to make a deal with them?"

Seeing Naruto's performance, Danzo sighed, a compassionate expression on his face, and said in a low, sorrowful voice:

"How could I not know all this? How could I not hate Orochimaru just as much as you do!"

"But besides him, who else can tell us about Hollows? Can you guarantee that Konoha will not be invaded by Hollows again in the future?"

"If it really happens and we don't understand it, the damage next time will be even greater."

Danzo's voice grew increasingly low, and even murky tears welled up in his eyes.

"I want to kill Orochimaru more than anyone else, but I understand that Konoha cannot do without Orochimaru's information right now. We need information about Hollows, or even control over Hollows."

"To stand in darkness, to endure its pain, and to leave light for others—this is the mission and awareness of our roots!"

"teacher!

After hearing Danzo's words, Naruto was deeply impressed and said with great emotion, "Please entrust the task to me, and I will definitely master the core technology of the Hollow!"

"

"It's good that you have the intention. Go back and prepare; we'll set off tonight." Danzo nodded in satisfaction.

After Naruto left, Danzo, hidden in the darkness, muttered to himself:

There is no such thing as a peaceful and tranquil life; it's just that some people are bearing the burden.

In the darkness, three figures darted through the forest at breakneck speed.

It was none other than Naruto, Aburame Nene, and Rock Lee.

"This mission requires me to go to the Sound Village, negotiate with its leader Orochimaru, obtain information about the Hollow monsters, and bring one of the Hollows back to Konoha while it is under his control," Naruto stated the mission details with a blank expression.

"Orochimaru? The Orochimaru who destroyed Konoha??" Rock Lee was stunned and asked in astonishment.

"That's right, it's Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha, the one who carried out the Konoha Crush plan, and the one who created the Hollow monster."

Naruto exchanged a meaningful glance with Rock Lee and said...

Lee Locke immediately looked at him strangely.

Through his previous conversation with Naruto, he knew that Orochimaru had made Naruto a scapegoat.

However, virtual experiments are indeed being conducted now.

Naruto had previously expressed that he needed to find an opportunity to go to the Sound Village again, and now the opportunity has unexpectedly come knocking on his door.

Apart from Aburame Neri, they're all "one of us"!

"Orochimaru? How could you have a deal with Orochimaru?" Aburame Nene frowned, remaining silent as her mind raced.

As a seasoned veteran in the grassroots, she knew all too well that the grassroots were doing things that were inhuman.

She had also done research with Orochimaru, so she naturally understood that Orochimaru's research style was extremely realistic and cruel.

It's normal for the root to have dependencies.

But why would they engage in fictitious transactions?

Could it be that the Hollows appearing in Konoha are also involved with the Root?

Seeing Aburame's confusion, Naruto slowly said, "Let me talk about Hollows first. Hollows are non-human, non-summoning beast creatures with enormous potential. They are not afraid of pain, and pain can even stimulate them. When the power in their bodies reaches a critical point, they can unleash a small Tailed Beast Ball with extremely strong power, which can even kill Jonin."

"Our mission this time is to obtain information about the Hollow's body and to observe and understand it up close."

"We have reached an agreement with Orochimaru to transport some experimental materials, and eventually we will take away a Hollow."

"This commission is somewhat dangerous, so we must remain vigilant at all times."

The oil-woman Neri's eyes shone brightly, her mind filled with the ethereal beauty of the ketone body.

She swallowed hard, her face filled with longing.

Silent all night.

After traveling all night, they soon saw the beginnings of the Sound Village.

After passing through the forest, a bright and cheerful sight appeared: the village with its chimneys and wisps of smoke rising from its chimneys.

There are countless small ninja villages in the ninja world, and the Sound Village is one of them.

Established several years ago, its leader is unknown.

However, no one would care about the leader of a small ninja village.

It should be noted that even the leader of a not-so-small ninja village like Kusagakure was only at the Jonin level.

No one would associate the leader of the Sound Village with Orochimaru.

The atmosphere in the Grass Village was relatively peaceful, with villagers carrying out their daily farming activities, and occasionally a few ninjas would pass by.

In the Hidden Grass Village, ninjas are extremely rare.

The moment Naruto's team entered the Sound Village, they were noticed, and several pairs of eyes were fixed on them.

"As expected of the ninja village founded by Orochimaru, it's truly extraordinary." Rock Lee, with his keen intuition, immediately noticed the gaze and secretly admired it.