The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

As Kakashi thought this, he turned to look at Hiroji beside him. However, to Kakashi's surprise, Hiroji, who had been perfectly awake just five minutes ago, was now asleep.

Kakashi shook his head helplessly, raised his hand to summon a shadow clone, left it in the tent, and then walked out of the tent himself.

The Konoha ninjas on patrol late at night were all somewhat taken aback when they saw Kakashi appear.

Kakashi's expression stiffened as he looked at the Konoha ninja in front of him.

Have you been here just now?

Although he already sensed something was wrong, Kakashi still asked directly, "If it's just a misunderstanding, that would be best; if not, then the situation is very bad."

This is our second patrol tonight, and we've only just arrived here!

The captain answered calmly. He greatly admired Kakashi, but this sudden question caught him off guard.

Does Kakashi-senpai not trust him?

Kakashi's face turned extremely ugly upon receiving the answer, but before he could say anything, a white light rose directly into the air from the adjacent street.

This is the light from a signal flare.

Upon seeing this, Kakashi rushed towards the next street at an extremely fast speed. When he arrived there, he saw Asuma with a solemn expression and Choji Akimichi with an incredulous look on his face.

In addition to these, there were some patrolling ninjas from Konoha, but Kakashi's focus was not on them.

He immediately noticed the problem: Nara Shikamaru didn't seem to be in the group.

"Where's Shikamaru?"

Kakashi calmly looked at Asuma. Although the primary target for protection was Hiroji, Nara Shikamaru was still very important to Konoha.

"do not know."

Asuma's answer was simple: after being awakened, he found that Nara Shikamaru was missing. When he stepped out of the tent, he saw the patrolling ninja looking at the bloodstains on the ground with a solemn expression.

"It looks like they've been kidnapped."

Kakashi looked at the bloodstains on the ground, thought for a moment, and immediately began to form hand seals.

After a puff of smoke, eight ninja dogs appeared right next to Kakashi.

At the same time, Temari, who was also awakened by the signal flare, rushed towards the place where the signal flare had been launched as quickly as possible.

Chapter 267 May I ask a question?

Temari hurried along, her heart pounding. The relationship between Konoha and Sunagakure hadn't even entered its honeymoon phase yet, and this incident was truly unsettling.

However, just as Temari was about to approach Konoha, she encountered Kankuro, who also looked terrified.

"what happened?"

Seeing Kankuro so flustered, Temari's first thought was that Gaara was in trouble again.

Gaara is missing!

Kankuro asked in alarm, "Gaara was fine when I closed my eyes, but after being woken up by the signal flare, he just disappeared."

"what!"

Upon receiving this information, Temari felt a wave of dizziness. If the signal flares from Konoha had previously made her feel that something was wrong there, then she now had reason to suspect that Konoha was behind it all.

"Go find the two advisors!"

Although there are such speculations, Temari will not say them directly. If it is a misunderstanding, saying it now will only make things more complicated.

However, this matter is beyond her control. Gaara's disappearance is a top priority for Sunagakure, and it would be better to let the two advisors handle it.

"What did you say!"

When Granny Chiyo, who had just woken up, heard Temari's report, her face turned ashen. Gaara was missing, and Konoha had sent a signal flare.

If this was Konoha's plan, then it would probably have meant the complete annihilation of Sunagakure, but it seems unlikely now.

If it were Konoha, the assassination squad would already be here, and even Temari and Kankuro wouldn't be able to get here.

"Go to Konoha."

After a moment's thought, Granny Chiyo made a decision: the most urgent task now was to share information with Konoha. If both sides started to make wild guesses, things would only get worse.

"How is the situation?"

Beside the bloodstains, Kakashi stared gravely at the eight ninja dogs before him. Their usually prized sense of smell had failed to detect the presence of Nara Shikamaru, the intruder.

If it weren't for the obvious bloody footprints on the ground, they wouldn't even know how the enemy got in.

"The smell of blood is very faint. The footprints here are okay. If it were in the desert, there would be no way to track them."

Parker shook its head helplessly. This was the first time it had encountered such a situation. The bloody footprints had not been treated in any way, but the smell was very faint, as if several days had passed. This really left it feeling somewhat bewildered.

"This is difficult."

Kakashi's expression was somewhat unpleasant. Although there were many suspicious points in this matter, Kakashi did not believe that it was done by Sunagakure. If it were Sunagakure, they would not have taken Nara Shikamaru away. Their first choice should have been Hiroji.

Next should be Karin, who has the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan and is also Tsunade's apprentice.

Even if he were third in line, it wouldn't be Nara Shikamaru.

Since there was no way to find Nara Shikamaru's whereabouts by smell, the matter had basically reached a stalemate.

The bloody footprints are impossible to track, and Nara Shikamaru's scent won't work either. This is really a difficult situation!

Just as Kakashi frowned, Granny Chiyo slowly arrived with Temari and Kankuro.

"What happened?"

Although I feel that Gaara is very important, we have come from Konoha, and if some important person is really missing, things will become even more troublesome!

"Nara Shikamaru has gone missing. The intruders perfectly bypassed all patrols and sentries and took Nara Shikamaru away."

Kakashi spoke casually, while observing the expressions of Granny Chiyo and the other two. Although it didn't seem very likely, it might really be Sunagakure.

To Kakashi's surprise, Chiyo and the others didn't seem too surprised after receiving this information.

The Konoha ninjas around them were all staring intently at Granny Chiyo and her group, their expressions of having expected this all along were quite suggestive!

“You may suspect that Sunagakure was behind this, but just a few minutes ago, I also suspected that you took Gaara away under the cover of night.”

Granny Chiyo explained casually, then looked directly at Kakashi beside her: "Your ninja dog didn't work?"

Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving the explanation, then immediately shook his head and said, "There's no way. Shikamaru's scent is completely untraceable. The only clue is the bloody footprints, but the scent is very faint. If we're in the desert, it's basically like looking for a needle in a haystack."

As their conversation ended, the surrounding ninjas gradually quieted down. Gaara of Sunagakure was known to almost everyone as a Jinchuriki.

It was that guy's rampage that turned Sunagakure into what it is today. Such an unstable factor certainly won't be left alone.

It's incredibly strange that someone could be kidnapped under such circumstances, considering that the only person in Sunagakure who could suppress Shukaku was Granny Chiyo.

If she's here, it basically means that this whole thing couldn't have been orchestrated by Sunagakure itself.

"That's really troublesome."

Granny Chiyo shook her head helplessly. It was now certain that the same group had kidnapped Gaara and Shikamaru.

This is good news, as it basically allows us to deduce that the enemy is most likely a ninja from Iwagakure.

With Kumogakure being suppressed by a mysterious figure, the strongest ninja village now is undoubtedly Iwagakure, which has been conserving its strength.

Sunagakure was overjoyed by the misfortune that befell its neighbor, Iwagakure. However, the arrival of Konoha brought stability to Sunagakure.

The Iwagakure ninja's objective was thus revealed: to disrupt the alliance between the two ninja villages.

So they took Gaara and Nara Shikamaru away. As for why it wasn't Hiroji, they probably arrested the wrong person.

To quickly ascertain the situation inside Sunagakure and execute the mission so perfectly, unexpected events were inevitable.

The infiltration and withdrawal of the ninjas on the mission were both exceptionally perfect, something that ninjas from small ninja villages could never achieve.

Therefore, the only possible explanation is that it was Iwagakure. They actually did a perfect job, the only flaw being that the kidnapped person wasn't enough to completely throw Konoha into disarray.

Thinking of this, Granny Chiyo subconsciously glanced at the tent where Hiroji was. If it was that guy who had gone missing, then that Konoha guy who could use the Flying Thunder God Technique might already be...

Thinking of this, Granny Chiyo suddenly stopped. Why isn't that guy from Konoha who uses the Flying Thunder God Technique here?

"Excuse me, but where is your elder now?"

Granny Chiyo asked curiously. She couldn't sense that guy's strength, and his absence was quite strange...

Chapter 268 may not be so simple

"do not know."

Not only was Granny Chiyo confused, but Kakashi was also somewhat bewildered. That person should be the commander of this team.

After the incident, Kakashi sent people to look for him, but they were never found.

Granny Chiyo was somewhat bewildered by this answer, even though all signs indicated that it couldn't have been Konoha who did it.

But the sudden disappearance of the strongest person still frightened Granny Chiyo. Although there was nothing left in Sunagakure worth coveting, it would be better to find that person's whereabouts as soon as possible.

“I suspect he has already left with the intruders.”

Seeing the change in the expressions of the Sunagakure villagers, Kakashi added, "This is the most likely scenario, and the only explanation that can put Sunagakure at ease."

"That would be perfect, but we can't just sit here and wait to die. Sunagakure has a way to find Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast. Please help us with our mission."

Granny Chiyo stopped thinking about the matter of the Konoha elder. There really wasn't anything of value left in Sunagakure. Now, she should focus on finding Gaara.

"That's certainly not a problem."

Kakashi readily agreed. Nara Shikamaru was quite important, after all, he was the head of the Nara clan and usually served as Konoha's strategist. Although his position was not as high as that of an elder, he was second only to an elder in Konoha.

Of course, this substance is based on prestige, not the amount of power.

"In that case, let's prepare to set off at dawn."

Granny Chiyo nodded and returned with Temari and Kankuro, even though Gaara's jinchūriki attempt this time was rather unsuccessful.

However, the previous Jinchūriki was very strong, even able to communicate with Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, on equal footing.

This means that Sunagakure is not entirely helpless against Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast. At the very least, they can sense where its chakra is and determine its approximate range without any problems.

While the Sand Village was still busy, the Shadow Clone controlled ten puppets from the Stone Village to arrive at an abandoned town. It was called a town, but the surrounding area had become ruins. Only a house with a basement could barely provide shelter from the wind and rain.

After settling the two down, the shadow clone began to brutally read Nara Shikamaru's memories. This process would take a long time, but it was undoubtedly the best way to obtain information without the Sharingan genjutsu.