In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"They attacked me twice, with long intervals between attacks, right under the noses of the Anbu and the Root. I'm just a Genin, and it was not easy for me to survive when Uchiha Itachi was searching like he was in an empty place."

"Why didn't you report it?" asked Utane Koharu.

"Report?" Naruto showed a confused expression and stared at the old woman Utane Koharu for a long time. "Do you want to listen to what you are talking about? The other party is Uchiha Itachi, the man who became the captain of the Anbu at the age of twelve."

"Where should I report this? The Root people have flooded into the Anbu. Should I report this to Danzo-sama for a decision?"

"Even after Uchiha Itachi left, the Anbu people arrived. If this isn't incompetence, what is? Relying on them to save my life is enough for me to die a thousand times."

"The village was in turmoil at the time, and the Anbu was short-handed and unable to provide effective feedback." Danzo finally spoke up to explain.

"I don't want to hear these explanations afterwards. If the Anbu and the Root wanted to protect the village, they would find a way to detect the enemy in advance." Naruto shook his head.

"The truth is irrefutable, and...Danzo-sama, you should recognize this thing."

With a snap, a mask was thrown onto the long meeting table.

"Every Root Ninja mask has a number, Danzo-sama. Why do you think it's in my hands?"

The mask on the table was like a boulder thrown into a lake, finally creating a ripple in the lukewarm meeting. There wasn't necessarily any evidence of the Nine-Tails, but the Root ninja attack was a real fact.

Danzo's face was expressionless, but the two advisors' faces were livid.

Things took a turn for the better at this moment, and the two consultants' faces changed immediately.

The issue of the Jinchūriki was a legacy left to the advisors by the Third Generation. Having once served as the Third Generation's right-hand men, they were dedicated to expanding any possible benefits to the village.

As for the other clan leaders, they are more concerned about the direction rather than the outcome of the matter.

Regardless of whether Danzo or Tsunade holds the upper hand in this meeting, being able to see the new generation of Kage and the old core leaders fighting each other is also a rare opportunity to see the future direction.

As for how to view the Jinchūriki, they had long since become numb. The situation was too serious and it was not the time for them to express their opinions.

The current situation is no longer a battle for the Nine-Tails, but a contest between Tsunade and the veteran leaders. How to save Naruto will be the key to winning the hearts and minds of the other silent clan leaders...

Even if Tsunade didn't think so, other senior leaders would think of this meaning.

For them, they know the role they play, which is just silent spectators.

The Jinchūriki were too important to the village, and the Fire Nation had been on a downward spiral since the Nidaime's death. Its awkward inland location meant it was constantly facing powerful enemies from three sides.

In the successive wars, Konoha has lost too much and cannot afford to lose any more Jinchūriki.

At first, Naruto's behavior of sticking the knife on the table surprised them because Naruto chose to prove his innocence by dying. This was not a wise choice. From that time on, the consultant had consciously interrupted Naruto's words and tried to let him live.

The two advisors began to waver after Tsunade said that. Naruto had too much background, and if he really died, the two of them could not bear the consequences.

But from the moment Naruto threw out the mask, it meant that he had already made the choice to live.

Living towards death, this simple and unpretentious strategy suppressed Danzo and forced the two advisors to express their attitudes and make choices, which was amazing.

silence.

There was a three-minute silence.

Nara Shikaku was sitting nearby, his face equally blurred. During the confrontation between the four top leaders of Konoha, he remained silent throughout.

Everyone's eyes were on Naruto, the undisputed focus of the crowd.

But he set his eyes on the face of the chief Tsunade. If Naruto was a knife in the high-level meeting, then Tsunade was the ghost behind the scenes.

She seemed to remain neutral throughout, and even when her two advisors clearly turned against Danzo, she remained calm and silent most of the time.

She had said only a few words since the meeting began, but each one was perfectly timed and fitting. If Naruto was being quibbly, Tsunade remained rational.

To put it simply, Naruto tried to arouse the emotional fluctuations of Danzo and the two veteran advisors from the very beginning. The scene of throwing the knife was explosive at the beginning, and then the words were gradually introduced, and finally throwing out the mask of the Root Ninja and facing death was really exciting.

But Tsunade always played the role of withdrawing from the situation, which was equally important. She did not blindly explain for Naruto, but chose to remain silent, only reminding the two advisors from an outsider's perspective when the meeting got stuck.

What would losing a Jinchūriki mean to the village, and what would Naruto's death like this mean to the Will of Fire.

Nara Shikaku was sure that Tsunade must have a better and more brutal way to suppress the two advisors, and it would be enough to just use Naruto's life experience.

But she chose protection, a method that was not so brilliant but still effective.

The not-so-clever method actually seems very clever in the astonishing cooperation at this moment.

Nara Shikaku narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at the senior executives opposite him, looked at their blurred faces in the light, and suddenly felt like laughing.

The senior executives sitting in this conference room are not fools. Even if some of them are slow-witted, they will figure it out as long as they go home and lie down for a few days after the meeting.

The most beautiful woman in the ninja world is not just a pretty face. She is a medical ninja who returned from the bloodbath of war, traveled around the world and returned to Konoha. She is definitely not as harmless as her appearance suggests.

The purpose of confusing the Nine-Tails has been achieved, but Tsunade-sama's purpose has not yet been revealed. Nara Shikaku couldn't help but smile. It should be about time now.

The play is over and it's time to draw to a close.

knock knock!

Tsunade knocked lightly on the table, making a dull sound, breaking the silence first.

Everyone's attention was drawn to him, and they looked at the fifth generation, who was like a lotus in the distant mountains, with complicated or puzzled expressions.

Look at her pupils cutting through water, the crabapple blossoms are drunk in the sun.

"Since the Anbu's roots are in disarray, we must separate them. What is light is light, and what is dark is dark. Mixing them together will only create complications and affect the purpose of the Special Ninja Department's existence."

Tsunade said this and took the Anbu back with a casual attitude.

Chapter 122 Haruno Sakura

With Tsunade's words finalizing the matter, the meeting came to an end.

Two veteran advisors defected to Tsunade, Danzo remained silent, and the content of the meeting finally became the details of the handover between the Anbu and the Root, further confirming the issue of the Anbu's direct report to the Hokage.

No one raised the issue of the Nine-Tails, nor did anyone object. Aside from the two advisors and Danzo, no one was qualified to comment on the question of Anbu's leadership.

Danzo remained silent, and the two advisors did not mention anything about the Root Ninja Mask.

In short, it ended in nothing.

The meeting ended, and Naruto remained silent throughout the whole process and followed Tsunade out. After reaching the top of the stairs and turning the corner, only Shizune, Tsunade, and Naruto were there.

Tsunade, who had taken down the Anbu, also relaxed, put her arm around Naruto, and pressed her plump breasts against his face.

“Huh? …I’m suffocating!”

"Why do you look so unhappy?" Tsunade ignored Naruto's complaints and asked while pinching his face, "You didn't get anything, so you're unhappy?"

"No, I just feel that being a Jinchūriki is becoming less and less interesting." Naruto broke free from Tsunade's embrace. "They originally planned to train me as a humanoid weapon. Developing a perfect Jinchūriki was just an excuse."

"Perfect or imperfect, it doesn't matter at all."

The corridor was brightly lit. Tsunade stopped and Shizune hurried into the Hokage's office to prepare some materials. The two of them stood outside the corridor, in the bright sunlight, and Tsunade smiled at him.

"It's really not important, but it's important to me that you're not used as a weapon."

.......

Naruto stopped at the door of the Hokage's office. Looking at Tsunade in the office waving her hand impatiently to drive people away, he immediately frowned and turned away.

This woman is really... hard to describe.

The trouble at the high-level meeting was finally resolved, as the high-level officials believed that Naruto and Tsunade were the winners. Tsunade felt guilty, thinking that she was the biggest beneficiary, which was why she suddenly hugged him and said those words.

But in reality, only he himself knows that there is no beneficiary and everyone has to take a step back.

After leaving the Hokage Building, Naruto looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was already high in the sky. He found a place to eat and halfway through, he remembered that Ino was still at home.

I was suddenly startled and ran away without finishing my meal.

The blazing summer sun was high in the sky, and after just a few steps my back was soaked. The girls in Konoha on the street were dressed normally, though more conservatively than Tsunade.

When it comes to dressing, we have to look to the Kingdom of Thunder.

He walked through the alley and climbed onto someone else's roof, feeling the cool breeze. He jumped and climbed on the rooftops of illegal buildings everywhere, and in less than five minutes, he returned home breathless.

"Ino!"

The door opened with a bang, and the cool summer breeze rushed in.

Naruto stood at the door, sweating profusely, but there was no response from inside the room. He quickly changed his shoes at the entrance and searched inside and out, but found no trace of Ino-chan.

He opened the refrigerator and took a look. He couldn't help but grin when he saw that the water he had casually filled in the kitchen had been poured out.

He began to regret his half-eaten meal. He had paid for it, but he was still hungry. He stood in the living room, his clothes soaked through, and shivered when the wind blew.

Thinking that Ino didn't go home last night and would probably not come out again if she went back now, he simply went into the bathroom naked.

After coming out wrapped in a bath towel, he went to his old seat on the sofa and fell asleep.

When I opened my eyes again, the sunset was already dim outside the window.

After getting a glass of water in the kitchen, he began to calm down and think about his future plans. After being interrupted by Ino yesterday, he barely gained a little sympathy from the Nine-Tailed Fox.

He didn't plan to continue to appeal to Jiuwei's emotions and reason; if he did it too frequently, his ulterior motives would become too obvious. He would find a break between delivering toys in a couple of days and describe his extremely difficult life.

Anyway, the Four Symbols Seal is completely controlled by Naruto, and the Nine-Tails can't feel what the outside world is like. The sealed space has become a completely independent space, unable to receive any news from the outside world.

CPU fox?

feasible.

Next time I'll make up some heart-wrenching plots like in Korean dramas and make myself sound more miserable. Maybe the ending will go much more smoothly.

But before that, I still have to find a way to meet Hinata. The quest is stuck for more than halfway through. I don't have to grind it out deliberately, but at least I have to meet her.

To be honest, the Hyuga clan rarely goes out.

He wanted to meet Hinata by chance, and since Team 7 had been in a state of disarray during this period, and the high-level meeting hanging over his head also made Naruto anxious, he had no time to think about Hinata.

But now it is possible.

The best way is to go on a mission with Hinata, but the chances of going on a mission with Hinata are slim unless you bribe Tsunade.

After finalizing the plan, he went out again.

The flow of people on Konoha Street is obviously larger after dark. It is too hot during the day, so only at night is it the best time to go out for a walk and shopping.

Fortunately, there weren't many people around Konoha Hospital. Naruto guessed that Sakura probably hadn't eaten yet at this time, so he packed two servings of takoyaki from a nearby snack bar and carried them into the hospital.

Nearly ten days have passed since Sasuke's defection, and it's time to put an end to it.

Team 7 still had to keep running, and maybe someone would come in to replace Sasuke. Anyway, it didn't matter, as long as they could continue to muddle along.

"Excuse me, is Haruno Sakura still in the hospital?"

The medical ninja who was stopped raised his head and looked at Naruto, his expression suddenly became a little strange, and he answered.

"In the duty room on the third floor."

"it is good."

Naruto didn't think much of it after receiving the answer, and went straight to the third floor with two takoyaki. The smell of disinfectant in the corridor was still pungent and a little unpleasant.

"Third floor...duty room."

Following his memory, Naruto slowly searched the corridor on the third floor and finally found the duty room in the third to last room.

The entire corridor was brightly lit, and the door to the duty room was ajar. To be more precise, it was only half closed, which was basically the same as not closing it at all. Usually, this meant that you could go in directly.

Almost without thinking, Naruto pushed the door open and walked in.

The duty room seemed a bit messy, with documents neatly stacked together but piled up like a mountain on the table.

The filing cabinet was also filled to the brim with various files. Sakura sat upright in the chair, raised her head from the pile of documents, and although there was no smile on her face, her eyes were already filled with laughter.

"How did you come?"

"I just happened to be on my way, so I came to see you." Naruto subconsciously felt something was wrong, and the moment he handed the takoyaki over, he said, "I'm really sorry about Sasuke..."

Sakura took the takoyaki and smiled as she asked a question that sent chills down Naruto's back.

"Who is Sasuke?"

Chapter 123: Non-staff Members of Class

In the small duty room, moths were flying around the lampshade.

Naruto's hand shook and he almost knocked over two servings of takoyaki. Fortunately, Sakura caught it quickly, thus avoiding the tragic fate of being forced to mop the floor.

"Thank goodness." Sakura breathed a sigh of relief, her puffed chest moving slightly.

"Oh, sorry." Cold sweat broke out on Naruto's back. He calmed down and immediately calmed down.