The Devil of Konoha: Starting as a Medical Ninja

Hongzhi answered casually, and from Konoha's perspective, this was perfectly correct. After all, Hongzhi's medical skills far exceeded his displayed strength, and of course, this was the view of most ninjas.

The only two people who know the truth are in Ryuchi Cave. It's unclear whether Karin has fully transformed into a Sage. Orochimaru wouldn't use Karin as a test subject, would he?

Hongzhi wasn't sure about this, but Orochimaru shouldn't be the kind of guy who would recklessly court death, so Karin's safety should be no problem.

"A medical ninja?!"

Kurotsuchi was somewhat taken aback. How could a medical ninja have such a status? Did she think she was the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade?

"Indeed, a medical ninja."

Hongzhi nodded and continued forward. After arriving at the separate tent prepared by Konoha, Hongzhi gestured for Kurotsuchi to go inside directly.

"Aren't you going to take me to see someone in Konoha who can make decisions?"

Upon entering the tent, Heitu calmly asked, "If that scroll were given to someone else, the expected result might not be achieved."

"Since you are an envoy, you should have a peace petition or something. Give it to me and I can help you deliver it. Of course, you can choose not to hand it over, but the result will be that you will be locked up here indefinitely. To Konoha, you are just a bargaining chip, not the princess of Iwagakure who has a transcendent status."

Hongzhi stared at Kurotsuchi and slowly spoke. If he took her to see Jiraiya, Kurotsuchi would see Konoha ninjas with butterfly marks on their heads. After all, they were different from ordinary ninjas. Many of the people in charge of decision-making would not be suspected of their identity even if they did not wear headbands, so they naturally had no way to cover the butterfly marks on their foreheads.

It's strange, but all the Iwagakure ninjas who saw the butterfly mark died, so the Iwagakure didn't know about the blind Hyuga clan and the butterfly mark.

Hongzhi guessed that they would be attracted when they saw the butterfly mark, thus giving the Konoha ninjas an opportunity to launch a sneak attack. However, it was not a big problem; it was just a matter of consuming a little natural energy.

By the time Konoha and Iwagakure negotiate, they should have collected most of the tailed beasts, and then they won't need to deliberately maintain the natural energy consumption of the butterfly mark anymore.

After a few seconds of silence, Kurotsuchi pulled out a scroll and tossed it to Hongzhi. She then found a comfortable spot to sit down. She had done all she could; now it was up to Konoha to decide what to do and whether the negotiations would succeed.

Upon receiving the scroll, Hongzhi immediately opened it. Upon seeing this, Kurotsuchi's expression changed, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she could only obediently shut her mouth. After reading the scroll, Hongzhi did not delay and walked directly towards the tent used for discussing matters.

Inside the tent, Jiraiya and Shikaku Nara were discussing how to deal with the situation if the Iwagakure ninja broke through the so-called "Forest of Death." Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for outsiders to enter the tent at this time.

However, since Hongzhi did not belong to those so-called idle people, he naturally went straight in. Jiraiya and Nara Shikaku, who were discussing, stopped. Seeing this, Hongzhi threw the scroll in his hand to Jiraiya.

"The scroll sent by Onoki's granddaughter from Iwagakure Village must be a request for peace talks."

After leaving those words, Hongzhi turned and left. As for the tactics the two had discussed, they were meaningless to him. After all, they were beings that could be wiped out with a wave of his hand. Even if they coordinated well, it would only look impressive at first glance, but in reality, it would probably be useless.

After Hiroji turned and left, Jiraiya immediately opened the scroll, while Nara Shikaku silently turned his head. Although he wanted to know the specific contents of the scroll, he still had to wait until Jiraiya decided whether to show it to him.

As Jiraiya looked at the scroll, his gaze gradually sharpened. He felt that the contents of the scroll were somewhat unreal, but considering the information about Konoha and the results of his investigation, the contents were still trustworthy.

"Something terrible has happened."

After reading the scroll, Jiraiya spoke with a solemn expression, and then took out a brand new scroll to begin writing. This was not a decision he could make alone; at the very least, he needed Tsunade's consent.

It remains to be seen whether Obito Uchiha, who has been controlling Onoki during this period, will discover something amiss and thus control Onoki to launch a massacre against Iwagakure and Konoha. As for the fact that Onoki is being controlled, Jiraiya still has no doubt about it.

After all, when Sakura Haruno was controlled, it was truly terrifying. The entire Hidden Leaf Village was like a blind man, so it's not unacceptable that Onoki was controlled by such a genjutsu.

Chapter 377 What did you do to me?

After Jiraiya finished writing the scrolls, he wrapped them up and slowly walked out of the tent. Nara Shikaku, who saw this, was curious but more shocked.

The fact that Jiraiya is taking this so seriously suggests just how terrifying it must be, but without any information, he can only speculate wildly.

Jiraiya, who came out of the tent, first found Kurotsuchi to confirm the accuracy of the matter. This time, Hiroji was excluded. Hiroji did not react to this. Anyway, the goal had been basically achieved. There was no point in continuing to control Onoki. Moreover, even if the five great ninja villages joined forces, it would be impossible to stop the Akatsuki from collecting the tailed beasts.

While Iwagakure and Konoha were dealing with Onoki's situation, Akatsuki was able to successfully collect the Tailed Beasts. By the time they delivered the scrolls to Kirigakure and Kumogakure, their Tailed Beasts would probably be gone.

Jiraiya stepped out of the tent and glanced at Hiroji, seemingly wanting to say something, but ultimately remained silent. Because of the butterfly mark, Hiroji knew that Jiraiya was somewhat displeased with him for opening the scroll without permission.

But this was not the time to worry about such things. Hongzhi felt indifferent about it. As for what the Konoha higher-ups might do next, Hongzhi didn't care at all. Although his Root identity had disappeared, it still proved some things.

Even Tsunade, if she senses something is wrong with you, will isolate you. As for what will happen afterward, Hongzhi doesn't care. After returning this time, he will force Naruto to grow too fast, and then he can give up this identity.

How to exit the stage when the time comes is a question worth considering. Hopefully, any clues left behind will be discovered, otherwise it will be extremely boring.

"As a reward for telling Jiraiya everything, I'm giving you something nice."

Hongzhi looked at Heitu inside the tent and slowly smiled. Upon seeing this, Heitu subconsciously took a few steps back, as if trying to be on guard, but all his efforts were in vain.

......

Jiraiya found Kakashi, who was reading a book, with two scrolls and asked him to deliver the scrolls to the Hokage as quickly as possible. Only then did he slowly return to his original tent. Jiraiya was quite concerned about Hiroji having seen the scrolls ahead of time, as this did not conform to the rules among ninjas.

But at this moment, he was powerless to say anything. Sometimes, a person's high reputation is not a good thing for Konoha. Let Tsunade deal with this after the matter is over.

Back in his tent, Jiraiya calmly looked at Nara Shikaku, who was waiting beside him. After a moment's thought, he decided to tell the strategist about the matter, since he would definitely need the man's analysis later.

"Iwagakure's Koto asked us for help in rescuing Onoki, who is being controlled by Akatsuki members. It seems that the person controlling Onoki is Uchiha Obito."

Jiraiya explained the current situation, since Iwagakure didn't know who was controlling Onoki; this was his deduction based on the information he had gathered.

"So, if Iwagakure wasn't lying, then this war was started by Obito Uchiha and the Akatsuki?"

Nara Shikaku looked at Jiraiya and tentatively spoke, since he didn't know the specific information and could only speculate slowly. Only when he got a definite answer could he continue the analysis.

"The goal is to take this opportunity to collect the Tailed Beasts. The Four-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure has been captured, and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki lost contact with Iwagakure a long time ago, so the specific situation is uncertain..."

Jiraiya said solemnly, "If the Akatsuki and Obito Uchiha's goal is really to collect the Tailed Beasts, then it's impossible that they're only targeting the Four-Tails and Five-Tails of Iwagakure. They may have already secretly collected even more Tailed Beasts."

Perhaps after some time, Konoha's Nine-Tails will also be targeted, which is definitely not good news for Konoha.

One Obito Uchiha was enough to give Konoha a major headache, and the rest of the people were at least capable of capturing tailed beasts. If Konoha wanted to deal with them, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand it.

"What do they want to do with collecting the Tailed Beasts? Use the Sharingan's eye power to control them and destroy the world?"

Nara Shikaku didn't quite understand, since very few people knew about the myriad phenomena of the universe, and even if they did know about the myriad phenomena, they couldn't possibly deduce its relationship with the tailed beasts.

"I don't know, but one thing is for sure, it's definitely not a good thing."

Jiraiya shook his head helplessly. Perhaps only Obito Uchiha and the Akatsuki knew the purpose of collecting the Tailed Beasts, but they were powerless against the Akatsuki and Obito Uchiha.

......

Inside the tent, Kurotsuchi groggily opened her eyes. She felt she had forgotten many things. After the so-called medical ninja smiled, she had completely passed out. Now, waking up again, she felt only dizzy and disoriented.

What did you do to me?

Kurotsuchi looked at Hiroji, who was sitting by the window gazing at the starry sky. She had to find out what had happened, otherwise it might cause trouble when she returned to Iwagakure.

"What do you think? But don't worry, it's definitely not a bad thing. That old man Onoki will probably be ecstatic when he finds out."

Hongzhi spoke with a smile, but Kurotsuchi felt a chill run down her spine. After carefully examining his body, she found nothing unusual. This did not reassure Kurotsuchi; instead, it made her even more uneasy.

"Aren't you afraid of affecting the peace between Iwagakure and Konoha?"

Unable to find the problem, Kurotsuchi had no choice but to choose another direction, since, according to Jiraiya, Konoha also hoped to stop the war.

"It's okay. Once you see a blue butterfly, you'll forget what just happened."

As Hongzhi spoke with a smile, Kurotsuchi looked on with a face full of question marks. Just then, she vaguely saw the medical ninja opposite her turn into a butterfly. When she tried to see clearly, she found that there was no butterfly at all.

"Will your Konoha village agree to what's written on the scroll?"

The problem of black soil followed, but compared to the previous problems, this one was insignificant.

"Probably, since Konoha is the weaker party."

Hongzhi answered casually. He naturally wouldn't do anything to Kurotsuchi. Even though the Tsuchikage was far inferior to Hinata Hyuga, Hongzhi had even put Hinata Hyuga in a nutrient tank, so it was even less likely that he would do anything to Kurotsuchi.

"Won't you be isolated for saying that?"

Hei Tu was somewhat taken aback. Who would admit to being at a disadvantage in front of an opposing force?

"Really? That's great. I often find them annoying."

Hongzhi smiled slightly and didn't say anything more. Instead, he turned his head to admire the scenery outside the window.

Chapter 378 Hoping everything goes smoothly

Kakashi, carrying two scrolls on his back outside Konoha Village, breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the village gates so close by. Although he didn't know the specifics of the scrolls, the fact that Jiraiya-sama was taking them so seriously meant they must be very important.

The dawn sunlight woke Tsunade, who was resting in the Hokage's office. As the Hokage, with the situation in Iwagakure still far from optimistic, she naturally couldn't go back to rest, since a scroll that could change the fate of Konoha could arrive at any time.

Before Tsunade had fully regained her senses, Kakashi had already appeared in the Hokage's office with the scroll. Upon seeing Kakashi, Tsunade was slightly taken aback. The fact that Kakashi, as a general on the front lines, was sent to deliver the scroll was enough to show just how important it was.

Without much small talk, Tsunade took the scroll and began to read it carefully. Looking at Jiraiya's somewhat messy handwriting, Tsunade felt that things might be more serious than she had imagined.

After reading Jiraiya's scroll in one go, Tsunade silently picked up another scroll. She had a general understanding of the matter, but making a decision was still difficult, as it involved many things.

If things go wrong, the state that Konoha can barely maintain will be destroyed, and then Konoha will really be unable to resist the attack of Iwagakure.

After reading the two scrolls, Tsunade fell into a long silence. Although Kakashi didn't know what the contents of the scrolls were, seeing Tsunade's expression, he understood that this matter was of great importance and could even affect the current situation in Konoha.

"Tell Jiraiya that he can take action only if he can ensure his own safety."

In the end, Tsunade made a decision. Although it might be a trap, with Onoki's granddaughter in the Konoha camp, that guy shouldn't be able to do anything too outrageous.

"I understand."

Kakashi didn't ask any more questions, but turned and left immediately. Although the long journey was very tiring, this kind of crucial information still needed to be delivered in time. If the opportunity was missed, it could lead to the sacrifice of more Konoha ninja.

"I hope everything goes well."

Watching Kakashi's departing figure, Tsunade murmured to herself. The thought of Sasuke being taken away by Obito, and the actions of the Akatsuki and Obito, brought Tsunade a sense of relief.

Compared to the Uchiha Obito who had been lying low, the Uchiha Obito who had started to move around felt much safer. After all, any action would leak information. From the current perspective, the Akatsuki organization and Uchiha Obito's target should be the Tailed Beasts.

Although the specific purpose of collecting the Tailed Beasts is unknown, it is certain that as long as they are prevented from collecting all the Tailed Beasts, their plans of Obito Uchiha and the Akatsuki organization can be thwarted. At that time, their location can be located, and they can unite with other ninja villages to wipe them out.

"Increase the number of teams to guard against Naruto Uzumaki being attacked, and report to me immediately if any unexpected situation occurs."

Tsunade calmly gave the order, and the ANBU, who were lying in the shadows, immediately began to carry it out.

Sensing this, Tsunade gazed into the distance at the location of Konoha's camp. If Jiraiya's operation went smoothly, she would be able to get Konoha and the remaining four ninja villages to reach a friendly agreement.

Such a feat has only occurred once before in the entire history of Konoha, during the time of the First Hokage. Although there were not many substantial suggestions, if the Akatsuki and Obito Uchiha's goal was indeed the Tailed Beasts, she could unite the power of the five great ninja villages to deal with the Akatsuki and Obito Uchiha.

They probably wouldn't refuse, since every family has a tailed beast, and it would be a loss if they were captured.

"Remind the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Mist Village to keep a close eye on the Jinchūriki and the Tailed Beasts."

With this thought in mind, Tsunade issued another order: Sunagakure had been attacked by Akatsuki. Although there was no specific news from there, it was certain that the tailed beasts of Sunagakure had been captured.

After all, the Sand Village was engulfed in flames, so there was no need to deliberately gather information to be certain that the Sand Village's defenses had failed.

If the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Mist Village can preserve their tailed beasts, the Five Great Shinobi Villages will have three tailed beasts. Adding the Two-Tails, which is unlikely to be resurrected, they will have four tailed beasts, although they are at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

But at least they won't be in a passive position, and besides, the remaining tailed beasts may not all have been captured by the Akatsuki.

While Tsunade was analyzing the situation, an uninvited guest arrived at Hijiri's tent. This person's name was Hyuga Hiashi. Ever since Hijiri took his Byakugan and passed some information to Tsunade, Hijiri had clearly sensed that Jiraiya seemed to be wary of him.