Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu

If Sakumo Hatake were to question him about whether he killed Tanjiro Shimura and Hiroshi Sarutobi, he had prepared a set of excuses that would be enough to deal with Sakumo Hatake.

Who would have thought it was him? Who could have confirmed that it was him? Even the Anbu couldn't find the culprit, so how could Hatake Sakumo possibly find him?

After waiting for a long time, they still didn't receive the contract chakra from the ninja dog Pakkun.

The next day, Ye Guang quickly arrived at the Hokage Building using several Body Flicker Techniques.

Upon entering the Hokage's office, Yagami discovers that Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and Orochimaru are present.

Why did they call him here? There's no murderous aura about these people.

We can't possibly find out he's the murderer, can we?

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "The fox was the first Anbu to investigate the perfect Jinchuriki of Kumogakure. Let's hear what the fox has to say."

Yagami was a little confused. Wasn't the big news recently the killing of Shimura Tan and Sarutobi Yu? Why were they talking about the perfect Jinchuriki again?

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Sakumo Hatake just came to the Hokage's office and said he wants to take people to the Land of Lightning to investigate the information about the perfect Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, and asked for my approval."

I didn't refuse, I just said I'd study the existing intelligence first.

"Fox, you were the first to get the information from the Iwa ninja. Who do you think is stronger, Hatake Sakumo or Ryuujin?"

Yako suddenly realized that Hatake Sakumo was preparing to take the initiative, in order to gain greater prestige and accumulate a more dazzling resume.

What could be more dazzling than suppressing a Jinchūriki?

Ye Guang thought to himself, if he said that Hatake Sakumo was far stronger than the Jinchūriki, then Hatake Sakumo would have no chance to go.

If he were to say that the Jinchūriki was stronger than Sakumo Hatake and that Sakumo Hatake's life was in danger, the Third Hokage would be eager to send Sakumo Hatake off within half an hour.

After a moment's consideration, Ye Guang said:

"Lord Hokage, Sakumo Hatake's swordsmanship is very strong."

If the Jinchūriki were in his normal form, he would be no match for Sakumo Hatake.

However, Sakumo Hatake lacks the means to fight enemies of enormous size. If the Jinchūriki goes berserk and transforms into a colossal monstrous beast, I think Sakumo Hatake will be helpless.

The Hokage nodded; this assessment was very accurate. He turned to Orochimaru and asked, "Orochimaru, what are your thoughts?"

Ye Guang was puzzled again: why was Orochimaru involved in such high-level discussions?

Orochimaru said, "What's there to be afraid of? Kumogakure has two Jinchuriki, one is Sakumo Hatake, and the other is me. Let's see who achieves more significant results. Why not let him go?"

This time, Ye Guang understood. It seemed that Orochimaru had placed Hatake Sakumo in the position of a competitor.

He suddenly realized that Orochimaru was about to start vying for the Fourth Hokage position.

Before Minato Namikaze grew up, Orochimaru, as Hiruzen Sarutobi's disciple, one of the Legendary Sannin, and the vice commander in several wars, was the most popular candidate for the Fourth Hokage.

Faced with the aggressive Sakumo Hatake, the higher-ups chose to promote Orochimaru.

Nightlight glanced at Danzo, who didn't seem to object.

After a moment's thought, Ye Guang believed that the reason Danzo did not object was because Orochimaru was dishonest, and Danzo was confident that he could bring Orochimaru down at any time.

After pondering for a moment, the Third Hokage said:

"I will allow Sakumo Hatake to investigate Ryuujin, the perfect Jinchūriki of Kumogakure."

The fox was sent to follow Hatake Sakumo under the guise of recording intelligence, ensuring the accuracy of the information.

If Sakumo Hatake can't find anything out, that would be great.

"If he finds out anything, Orochimaru, you can use the information Sakumo Hatake gathers to deal with the other Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Brubi."

Orochimaru was somewhat unhappy. Why should he have to follow behind Sakumo Hatake and eat the leftovers? He didn't think he was any worse than Sakumo Hatake.

When Ye Guang heard that he was to follow Hatake Sakumo, he knew that the higher-ups had never suspected him and Hatake Sakumo, and that he had hidden himself very well.

Danzo asked, "Are we just going to let Tanjiro and Hiroshi's deaths go by like this? Isn't this just a tactic by Hatake Sakumo to divert attention?"

Ye Guang felt slightly uneasy. Were they going to continue investigating? And even investigate him?

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Although Sakumo Hatake's ideas are out of step with ours, I believe in his character. He won't kill Tanjiro Shimura and Hiroshi Sarutobi out of personal grudges."

Danzo said, "Yesterday you said that the person who assassinated Tanjiro and Yu could not possibly be Tsunade, and today you said it wasn't Hatake Sakumo. It couldn't possibly be the Uchiha clan, could it?"

Uchiha Zhong was a weak and compromising figure within the Uchiha clan; he didn't have the courage to rebel against Konoha.

Hearing Danzo belittle Uchiha Bell like that, Yagami felt that Uchiha Bell had lost all face.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took deep drags on his cigarette, and before long, the entire office was filled with smoke by himself.

Orochimaru said, "Smoke less. Tsunade said that every time she comes to your office, she leaves smelling of smoke and has to change her clothes."

During this period, the person among the Sannin who cared most about the Third Hokage was actually Orochimaru.

There's a reason why the Third Hokage's memories before his death were all of Orochimaru's good side.

"I can't quit, and I can't live without it. I rely on this pipe to relieve stress every day," said Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"The investigation into the deaths of Shimura Tan and Sarutobi Yu continues."

However, I don't think it's necessary to waste time on Tsunade and Sakumo Hatake.

Tsunade loves the village her grandfather founded and would never kill her fellow villagers.

Sakumo Hatake also has his own moral bottom line and wouldn't do such a thing.

Anyone who does such a thing must be an extremely despicable and ambitious schemer, a treacherous insect attempting to instigate internal strife within Konoha.

Ye Guang thought to himself, "This is going too far. How can you swear at people? Just because you're the Hokage doesn't mean you can swear at people."

And you even insulted me to my face?

Chapter 228 Beware of Me (Part 2)

The group in the Hokage's office continued discussing the deaths of Shimura Tanjiro and Sarutobi Yu.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Tsunade, Sakumo Hatake, and the Uchiha clan have all finished their self-proof. I had Shikanobu carefully oversee the process, and they couldn't find any loopholes."

Perhaps a spy from the village learned of the commotion at the Jonin team meeting.

People from the enemy village assassinated Shimura Tanjiro and Sarutobi Yu, creating turmoil and forcing Konoha into internal strife.

Danzo, put aside your reconnaissance of Sakumo Hatake for now.

Sakumo Hatake wants to investigate the perfect Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, so let him go.

"Let the fox follow along and record key information."

Danzo said, "Having a fox alone is not enough; Root should also send one person."

Ye Guang thought to himself, "It's really difficult for Hatake Sakumo to do anything; everyone wants to get involved."

They wouldn't want Sakumo Hatake to die at the hands of the Ryuujin, would they?

Although we don't know Liu Yuren's strength, are the higher-ups overthinking things?

He needs to be careful of the people at the root, lest they cause any accidents.

Danzo said to Yoru, "Fox, keep an eye on Hatake Sakumo and see if he's secretly in contact with anyone or any force."

It's not enough to just keep an eye on Sakumo Hatake's publicly known subordinates; perhaps he's secretly cultivating a faction to do his dirty work.

Ye Guang's heart tightened.

He immediately realized that this was Danzo's habitual way of thinking, judging others by his own petty standards.

If Danzo had really discovered something, Yagami wouldn't be sitting here peacefully listening to the instructions from a few high-ranking officials.

However, Danzo was right after all.

Danzo truly lives up to his reputation as a master of internal strife; his sense of smell is incredibly sharp.

Ye Guang decided to be extra careful from now on and not give himself away. He said:

"Please rest assured, Lord Danzo, I will not overlook any detail. If Sakumo Hatake contacts anyone, I will definitely find out."

Ye Guang thought to himself, "What a coincidence. As long as I don't secretly contact Hatake Sakumo, Hatake Sakumo won't secretly contact anyone."

This side task is too easy.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "The Ryuujin's development of the Tailed Beasts is so advanced that the Hidden Cloud Village allows the Ryuujin to carry out missions in the Land of Lightning."

The Two-Tails Jinchuriki left Kumogakure openly and stayed in places like Kyoto and the port.

The Hidden Cloud Village is very confident in its ability to seal Jinchūriki.

Danzo, you have activated a spy from Kumogakure.

The next time Ryuujin leaves Kumogakure for a mission, he will have Sakumo Hatake and the fox carry it out.

Nightlight left the Hokage's office and returned to the Anbu.

As soon as Purple Cat entered the office, she sniffed the cigarette smoke off Nightlight and said:

"Fox, I can tell who was summoned by the Hokage just from the smell of secondhand smoke on each squad leader. Doesn't that mean that important information like who was summoned by the Hokage is easily exposed?"

Ye Guang raised his hand and sniffed his arm; it really did smell of burnt smoke. He said:

“Purple Cat, you’re so meticulous. Write a report and I’ll give it to Minister Yellow Dog. Tell each squad leader to spray perfume when they leave the Hokage’s office to avoid being noticed by anyone who might notice that the Hokage summoned that squad.”

Ye Guang thought it was a joke suggestion, but to his surprise, Zi Mao wrote it down seriously, Huang Quan read it carefully, and finally carried it out seriously.

The three squad leaders of the Dark Division gathered in Nightlight's office, a rare occurrence.

"So that no one can tell who was summoned by the Hokage, each squad leader has to wear perfume every day?"

"So, you're the one who suggested we wear perfume every day from now on?"

"Is the perfume homemade by the secret service, or bought from the village?"

Ye Guang scratched his head and said, "I'm sorry everyone, I didn't know it would have such a serious impact. How about we unify the perfume scent?"

Purple Cat recommended a men's perfume, a tea-scented fragrance. Trust me, this perfume isn't feminine at all.

The yellow dog is overreacting. Why is this being taken so seriously?

Just then, Butterfly entered Nightlight's office:

"I suggested using air freshener, not perfume, and Lord Yellow Dog agreed."

Therefore, all squad leaders, please go back and inform your respective platoon leaders that all Anbu members leaving the Hokage's office must use air freshener to remove the smoke smell.

Ye Guang breathed a sigh of relief and put away the perfume that Zi Mao had given him.

Several days later, Ye Guang arrived at the Hokage Building.

Inside the Hokage Building, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and Orochimaru were all present.

Recently, Orochimaru has been spending a lot of time in the Hokage's office, distributing missions with the Third Hokage.

Anyone with eyes can see that the Third Hokage is grooming Orochimaru to be the next Hokage.

The power to assign tasks is a more core power than the power to recommend ninja positions.

Then, Sakumo Hatake led the four people into the office.

Yamashiro-ji Temple, Gekko-zong, Singapore and Malaysia, morning in Baiyun.

These four were Sakumo Hatake's core subordinates, two Jonin and two Special Jonin, which is why they dared to investigate the Jinchuriki.

Sakumo Hatake glanced at Orochimaru's position. Orochimaru was standing to the side of the Third Hokage, and could see the scroll on the Third Hokage's table if he looked down.

A formidable rival... but Sakumo Hatake is fearless.

He is determined to become Hokage and completely change the village.

Danzo said, "My spy reports that the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Ryuuto, has left Kumogakure and is heading to Kumogakure Port in the Land of Lightning to carry out a mission."

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued:

"Shuo Mao, you can take your men to Yunwu Port to carry out the mission."

I will send Fox and Ding to assist you; they will be responsible for recording intelligence on the Flowing Feather People. You can fight without restraint.

Xinma glanced at the fox and Ding, wondering if the Hokage was so worried about the master that he sent two Anbu to keep an eye on him.

Even the luminous one felt uncomfortable.

What troubled him was that if only Ding died in this mission, Danzo would definitely know that the others were involved.

Either Sakumo Hatake has a problem, or the fox has a problem.