Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu

Rather than learning forbidden techniques that are unsuitable, it's better to develop abilities that suit you.

Orochimaru suddenly looked at Tsunade's forehead and saw the diamond-shaped curse mark there.

"You...completed that technique?"

Tsunade nodded and said, "Yes, I've managed to seal away my usual chakra and use it in battle."

No sooner had Tsunade finished speaking than Orochimaru suddenly rushed forward.

The two figures briefly passed each other.

The rooftop floor tiles were broken and cracked all over the place.

With her back to Orochimaru, Tsunade slowly retracted the Yin Seal into the diamond-shaped mark between her eyebrows.

Orochimaru's eyes were downcast. He glanced at the Hokage Building and then instantly left the hospital rooftop.

He felt an even greater sense of urgency.

Tsunade's strength has improved dramatically, but she herself has yet to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Xinma walked briskly, rushing towards a training ground on the edge of the village.

Inside the training ground, Sakumo Hatake was instructing Minato and Kakashi.

Seeing Shinma waving to him from afar, Sakumo Hatake instructed Minato to guide Kakashi and then came to Shinma's side.

"Lord Shuo Mao! Something terrible has happened!" Xin Ma said urgently.

"In the final round of the Jonin Exams, two people were missing: Shimura Tanjiro and Sarutobi Yu.

I heard that both of them were assassinated, and that they and their guards were all turned into charred corpses.

Sakumo Hatake's first thought was that the Sarutobi and Shimura clans had deep-rooted traditions, and that even the special Jonin within their clans could be assigned as bodyguards.

Then he realized, what if the village suspects that he did it?

Shinma said from the side, "You recommended Baiyun and me to be Jonin this morning, but the village revoked our qualifications."

In the morning, Shiraku was questioned by the Shimura clan about whether his improved version of the Vacuum Sword was stolen from them.

I was almost killed. If it weren't for the Moonlight Sect leader arriving in time, I would be dead.

Now that the sons and nephews of the village's high-ranking officials have been murdered, aren't we now suspects?

Sakumo Hatake thought for a moment and said, "Shinma, you'll prepare an investigation report."

The report contains alibis of Gekko-michi, Yamashiro-ji, you, Zaojian, and five other special Jonin.

"Finish the report as soon as possible; I reckon the village will demand it sooner or later."

A member of the secret service suddenly landed in the training ground.

"Lord White Fang, the Hokage summons you."

Sakumo Hatake said, "I understand, I'll go right away."

Upon entering the Hokage's office, Sakumo Hatake was questioned by the Hokage. After saying that he had been in the village the whole time, Sakumo Hatake replied that he had been inside the village the whole time.

The Third Hokage demanded that Sakumo Hatake and his subordinates provide testimonies and reports, to which Sakumo Hatake agreed.

He wasn't the one who did it, nor did he instigate it, so Sakumo Hatake wasn't flustered.

As soon as he stepped out of the Hokage Building, Hatake Sakumo saw a mask that looked somewhat like a fox but wasn't.

He was very convinced that he had nothing to do with the death of Shimura Tanjiro Hiroyuki.

But at this moment, he suddenly hesitated.

No...it can't be him...

If it's him... Hatake Sakumo kept thinking, what should he do if it's a fox?

Did he really assassinate his fellow villager?

After leaving the training ground, Xinma went to find Baiyun Zaojian.

Bai Yun was practicing vacuum sword in his backyard that morning.

Through continuous hard training, Baiyun accidentally discovered the knack of releasing the vacuum sword with one hand one morning.

The vacuum sword has been simplified from three seals to a single hand half seal. The palm of the hand holding the sword rests against the hilt, and the fingers form a seal. The wind blade flies out with the blade, greatly increasing its flexibility.

He is very well-suited for the Vacuum Sword technique.

For this reason, the Shimura family questioned him for a long time, and if it weren't for Lord Sakumo's guarantee, he would still be under investigation.

The Shimura clan is a prominent Wind Release clan in the village, and they cannot believe that a commoner ninja could master such exquisite Wind Release techniques.

Shinma arrives at Shirakumo Hayama's house and tells her about the deaths of Shimura Tan and Sarutobi Yu.

While practicing in the morning, Baiyun said, "There's such a thing? Didn't you tell Lord Shuo Mao first?"

"went."

"You went? Lord Sakumo didn't scold you for gloating, so he must have been one of your fellow villagers?"

"I'm not stupid, why would I show any schadenfreude in front of Lord Sakumo?" Shinma said.

"Tell me where you were two weeks ago. Who can prove that we were not present?"

"What? The village suspects we did it?"

When Shirakumo was humiliated by the Shimura clan, he hated them intensely.

It was as if Wind Release was exclusive to the Shimura clan, and no one else in Konoha could learn it.

Now suspected of murder again, Baiyun was even more furious in the morning.

If they can harm their own people, how could Baiyun Zaojian do such a thing?

He sighed and honestly told them where he was half a month ago, asking who could verify it.

He did not leave the village, which easily cleared him of suspicion.

Baiyun thought about it for a while in the morning, and suddenly said:

"Shinma, the last time you were in danger, it was because someone secretly alerted Lord Sakumo. This time, someone killed Shimura Tan and Sarutobi Yu. Do you think... these two people are the same person?"

Singaporean was stunned; he had never considered it from this perspective before.

Could it be?

Xinma said, "Has Lord Shuo Mao cooperated with some force? That force is well-informed and ruthless?"

Bai Yun nodded in the morning; he thought so too. He said:

"If it's true, that would be great. Lord Sakumo is good in every way, except that he's a bit too gentle."

I heard from Yamashiroji that during the Second Hokage's reign, Lord Sakumo carried out many extremely dangerous missions in the Anbu, sacrificing many comrades, and therefore he valued his comrades very much.

But things are different now.

During the Second Hokage's time, the Anbu didn't use ninja swords against their own people. Can you still trust the Anbu now?

I've heard that the current Anbu is extremely radical and has long since deviated from the original intentions of the Second Hokage in establishing the Anbu.

One of them, in particular, stood out for his extreme and ferocious nature.

I fought alongside him in the Land of Whirlpools, and he even saved me once. At first, I thought Copper Fox was a powerful ANBU member.

When he tortured Hozuki Ryougetsu, I heard Hozuki Ryougetsu scream.

My impression of the Bronze Fox changed from gratitude to fear.

The scream sounded like that of a vengeful ghost.

I was terrified. I'm a highly skilled Jonin, and I've never heard a ninja scream so pitifully.

If the moonlight were here, it would definitely have to say a few words in its defense.

The reason Hozuki Ryougetsu was screaming and howling was because he was falsely accused of revealing the secret technique of the Water Gun. It wasn't because he used any extreme torture methods.

Xinma nodded repeatedly. He had heard of the name Copper Fox many times; it was indeed ferocious.

While writing his innocence report in Singapore and Malaysia, Uchiha Zhong was in a state of utter distress.

The Senju clan and the White Fang faction currently have relatively few members, making it easier for them to prove themselves.

The Uchiha clan is different; the Uchiha clan has more than 900 members.

Investigating over 900 people and having solid evidence is extremely difficult.

As soon as Uchiha Zhong began his self-investigation, he discovered that the Anbu and Root were investigating the Uchiha clan.

Suddenly, everyone in the Uchiha clan territory felt insecure, wondering why the Anbu and Root had stopped their act and were conducting various investigations into the Uchiha ninja.

In particular, the Jonin and Special Jonin of the Uchiha clan must write a statement proving that they were not in the Land of Grass or the Land of Hot Springs half a month ago.

If it were just a matter of investigating these people, that would be one thing, but Root actually demanded that Uchiha Zhong provide a list of Uchiha ninjas who went missing on the battlefield in the past ten years to prove that they were not rogue ninjas.

Perhaps some Uchiha ninjas disappeared on the battlefield, secretly became rogue ninjas, and turned against Konoha, assassinating their fellow Konoha members.

During the First and Second Shinobi World Wars, no remains of Uchiha clan members could be found, meaning at least 50 shinobi went missing.

How could this possibly fulfill the requirements of the root?

Judging from the appearance of the Root, if the missing people cannot be proven to be dead, they will definitely become rogue ninja.

At the home of Hatake Sakumo.

Kakashi was very tired from playing. Like a child who has exhausted all his energy, he went upstairs to sleep.

In the living room on the first floor, ninja dog Pakkun stared at Sakumo Hatake across from him.

Sakumo Hatake had his eyes closed and his arms crossed over his chest, seemingly lost in thought.

Parker waited quietly for half an hour, but did not receive a decision from Hatake Sakumo.

Parker couldn't help but speak up:

"Shuomao, we can't hesitate any longer. Xinma almost got killed. Can't you see what's going on?"

If the Konoha leadership is willing, a single mission can send a Konoha ninja to their death.

"Should I go see the fox? And if I do, should I break ties with him? You need to make a decision quickly."

Chapter 227 How Can You Swear?

Sakumo Hatake opened his eyes, and the hesitation in his eyes slowly dissipated.

No matter how hard he found it hard to believe, the Konoha leadership had tried to kill Shinma.

He thought the conflict between him and the village leaders was a difference in policy and direction, but he never expected it to be a life-or-death struggle.

Parker continued, "The deaths of Shimura Tan and Sarutobi Yu might have been caused by the fox. Should we confront the fox, or take this opportunity to do something? Make a decision quickly."

Sakumo Hatake stood up and said:

"Regarding the incident of Xinma's murder, I ultimately sent Yueguangzong to rescue Xinma."

I knew that Xinma was going to his death. The village's higher-ups knew that I knew Xinma was going to his death through the appearance of the Moonlight Sect.

It was an unspoken understanding, just not explicitly stated.

Now, it's out of my control.

If I continue to compromise, the people around me—Moonlight Sect, Yamashiroji, Hakuun Hayato, Shinma, and even Kakashi and Minato Namikaze—may be framed by the village's higher-ups.

My strength and the threat I pose to the village leadership leave me with no other choice.

Sooner or later, I will challenge the current order of Konoha.

If I withdraw, Singapore, Malaysia, and others will die sooner or later.

If I go in, there's still a glimmer of hope.

There's no need to dwell on who killed Shimura Tanjiro and Sarutobi Yu. Tomorrow I'll go to the Hokage Building to take on Konoha's most dangerous mission, a mission that no one else can do.

"Using this as a strategic retreat, there's no need to explain anything to the village."

In the basement training room of the Tsurugi Izakaya, Yoru waited all night.

He was somewhat surprised that he didn't receive a notification from the ninja dog Pakkun about his contracted chakra.

How exactly does Sakumo Hatake plan to respond?