From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 111: Run Away (6k)

After the meeting, Tsunade and the other two were actually the busiest people.

However, no matter how urgent the following matters were, there was still one thing they had to do.

"Tread, step, step"

The long underground corridor was filled with hidden traps, seals, and surveillance techniques. Almost the entire corridor was covered with dense sealing spells. In the pitch-black space, only the candlelight on both sides illuminated the road. It was conceivable what would happen to anyone who rashly entered here without the corresponding token and identification.

Tsunade and the other two all looked silent. Under the guidance of Mito Kado En, they walked through the straight corridor.

It wasn't until he reached a certain wall that he suddenly pressed his palm there.

The entire stone brick sank, revealing a horizontally sliding door.

Revealing the brightly lit medical space inside.

In the center of this pure white space, a wide stone bed spread out medical seals like chains from all sides to the center, until they circled to the body surface of the person in the middle.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's shriveled and skinny body lay on the stone bed with his limbs spread out, and a sealing spell with the word "medicine" written on it was pasted on his head.

Faintly, you can see the rise and fall of the chest and the most basic metabolic process.

However, with Tsunade's keen eyesight, she could tell at a glance that this was almost like using a large amount of Yang Release chakra to barely hang on to life.

Next to Sarutobi Hiruzen, there was a boy who looked to be only about ten years old, sitting quietly beside him, looking at a loss.

Orochimaru looked over.

That was a son born to the teacher when she was nearly 40 years old. His name was Sarutobi Shinnosuke. He looked quite well-behaved, but he was growing up a little fast at such a young age - in this respect, he was very much like the teacher.

"Shinnosuke, please go out first."

Mito Kado Yan slowed down his tone slightly and spoke calmly.

"Mitomon uncle"

Shinnosuke called out to him, as if he wanted to say something, but when he looked at the three people with serious expressions behind him, he shut up and walked out of the stone chamber.

Orochimaru's golden snake eyes fell back on Sarutobi's shriveled body, and his chest could barely be seen rising and falling.

He opened his mouth, as if he suddenly wanted to say something.

For example, when he was struggling to hold on in the Wind Country battlefield, the troubles caused by various discords in the rear forced him to use his weak troops to face the Sand Village Army that was at least three times his size;
For example, your plan failed in the end. Even though you went to the front line of the Land of Lightning to support Jiraiya, the one who won the war was still Orochimaru, a genius like me.
For example, Hatake Sakumo and Sawara Kiri, who were considered by you as troubles beyond the control of the Hokage family, were used to the fullest extent under his hands, and even made great contributions.
Those arrogant, sarcastic, mocking and helpless words finally turned into an inexplicable sigh at this moment when he looked at the "lifelike" appearance of Sarutobi teacher.

He held his mentor's hand.

Jiraiya looked at this scene and opened his mouth awkwardly, but he didn't know what he should say at this time.

Even though Orochimaru and Sensei Sarutobi usually don't get along, those who are familiar with the relationship between Sarutobi and Orochimaru all know that from childhood to adulthood, the disciple that Sarutobi Hiruzen is most proud of, the only disciple he personally praised as a 'genius', has always been Orochimaru.

As for Orochimaru, who usually looks cold and rational, and whose temperament is almost cruel, his personality is even more complex and almost contradictory.

When he was very young, he would sigh at the fragility of life when seeing snakes shed their skins, and sigh for the lives lost inadvertently around him. As time passed, his mind was worn away from the outside to the inside, and his entire soul was rubbed into a thick cocoon as it struggled in pain.

Only the innermost fragile and soft side can touch his heart.

That side could be Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tsunade, or even Jiraiya.

But, there are only a few of them.

Now, one of the few people who cared about him had lost another one, and Orochimaru froze in place like a machine, with his head lowered, as if he had also lost a part of his soul.

"Okay, stop standing here and getting in the way!"

However, just when the scene fell into such a silent moment, Tsunade said unhappily: "The person is not dead yet, why are you so sad in advance?"

"Let me check it first."

Orochimaru was stunned when he heard this, and before he could say anything, he was pulled away by Tsunade.

Looking at Tsunade who placed her hands on Sarutobi Hiruzen's head, with the surface of her palms gradually glowing with bright chakra light, Orochimaru stood there in a daze for a while, and his expression seemed to suddenly relax a little.

Sometimes, when dealing with such sensitive, suspicious, and particularly fragile people, you have to use a more direct and rough approach.

On the contrary, people like Jiraiya who are always hesitant never accomplish anything.

Tsunade didn't think too much about it. She was just her usual hot-tempered self and said whatever she wanted to say.

At this moment, she was seen placing her hands on Sarutobi Hiruzen's head, with her eyes closed, using chakra as a medium to sense the condition inside Sarutobi Hiruzen's brain and the abnormalities of his soul.

Everyone waited quietly.

It was not until a long time later that Tsunade let go of her hands, sweating profusely and frowning.

"Tsunade, Hiruzen's condition?"

Noticing that Tsunade had exited her state, Mizuto Menen quickly asked.

After experiencing the two battles just now, he finally recognized the truth - none of Sarutobi Hiruzen's disciples were easy to deal with.

Orochimaru, who has the greatest chance of reaching the top now, is a ruthless, cruel and violent man, and the remaining two are not much better.

As for the next generation, Sawara Kiri, there is no need to say more. He is simply a traitor to his teacher and ancestors and has no respect for his elders!
Now Mizuto Menen has clearly realized the true source of the power he holds as the Hokage's advisor!

Only when Sarutobi Hiruzen is still alive are the good days!

"No chance."

Tsunade frowned in annoyance and shook her head: "Sarutobi's soul has been severely damaged, but it is not something that can be solved by simply replacing a part of his body. His main problem is that the total amount of his soul has been reduced. It seems that he used some kind of forbidden sacrificial technique, but in the process of using it, he forcibly stopped the sacrificial process."

"Now, if we want the teacher to wake up, the first thing we need to do is to find a way to help him make up for the total amount of 'lost'."

"I don't know of any way to help him do that."

Hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but show despair on their faces.

Among them, only Mitomon En's despair was the most sincere, as if he was lamenting the impending death of his old friend.

"but."

The next second, Tsunade suddenly gasped.

Everyone's attention was focused again.

Tsunade turned her head and looked in the direction of Jiraiya: "As far as I know, the Great Toad Sage of Myoboku Mountain has always had the ability to predict this kind of unknown content. And it seems that in history, it is not that no one has been able to replenish the soul. In fact, if there is a strong enough vitality as a feedback, then the restoration of the soul is not impossible."

Hearing this, Jiraiya immediately perked up: "I understand."

"Next, I will go to Myoboku Mountain to ask the Great Toad Sage for a prophecy."

In addition, he also needs to continue learning immortal arts.

Jiraiya was secretly swearing in his heart that no matter what the price was or how many bugs he had to eat, he must learn that damn technique!

He no longer wanted to face the situation where he could only rely on the teacher.

However, just as they were still discussing Sarutobi Hiruzen's condition.

"buzz"

The ground seemed to vibrate slightly.

Orochimaru raised his head towards the sky and narrowed his golden snake eyes slightly.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Oh! Amakusa, you've worked hard today too!"

"Hehe, it's really easy to make money today, Mr. Ninja."

"Just shut up, kid, and go home."

"I know."

The young man then picked up the empty fishing basket, smiled and nodded to the old fellow who was also packing up his stall, then strode towards home.

On the way out, he was chatting and laughing with the merchants he was familiar with, and occasionally stopped to chat with a widow on the street corner. His eyes followed the movement of people's buttocks. Before reaching home, he weighed the purse in his arms to make sure that it had not been stolen by pickpockets on the road. Only then did he finally relax and walked into the house with a grin on his face.

Just like the most common vendors we see on weekdays.

His name is Amakusa Shiro.

Of course, this was an alias he made up after sneaking into Konoha.

His actual identity is actually a Kirigakure ninja, who is specifically responsible for compiling and collecting intelligence on Konoha's trade.

Thanks to the professional training in the Hidden Mist Village, the overall structure of one-way communication between the upper and lower lines, and the various sealing techniques on his body, Amakusa Shiro's life is relatively easy every day. Basically, he does not have to worry too much about the small problem of whether he will be exposed. At the same time, he occasionally feels that if he is really just an ordinary fisherman, then life seems to be pretty good.

However, after he entered the gate today, the expression on the young man's face changed quietly and turned cold.

The strand of hair stuck in the gap of the door is gone.

He clearly noticed something was wrong, but he acted as if he hadn't noticed anything. He strode into the room as usual, only secretly holding a kunai in his palm.

"I come back--"

"Snapped!"

Almost at the moment when he pushed open the door, Amakusa Shiro suddenly caught a glimpse of a black shadow in his field of vision, and he immediately stabbed at the figure with the kunai in his hand without hesitation.

However, his expression was stunned.

The wrist was held.

"Very good, Shicao."

"You didn't let your guard down."

Hearing the familiar code name, Shiro Amakusa couldn't help but relax his vigilance.

When he looked at the figure's face again, his defenses were completely relaxed. He let out a low breath, and then said helplessly:

"Boss, I was almost scared to death."

The man in front of him was his direct superior, codenamed Shen Hu.

However, even though he reveals his appearance every time he appears in front of him, Amakusa Shiro doesn't know whether this is his real face.

"So, what's the mission today? Were you not discovered when you came?"

Amakusa Shiro asked a few questions casually, his tone quite dissatisfied - this was his temporary base, this guy came here and ended up killing himself.

"It's not safe here. We'll talk about the rest later. Just follow me."

Shen Hu did not answer, but simply turned around and walked towards the bedroom of his small, shabby house.

Amakusa Shiro was startled, but he quickly followed. However, when he stepped into his bedroom, his eyes couldn't help but bulge outward, staring at the passage under the tatami in his bedroom:

"No, when did you dig the secret passage in my house?"

"just."

"what?"

Shen Hu said this and went into the passage first.

Although Amakusa Shiro was dissatisfied, he still followed him in.

After going down, he found that this was a narrow tunnel that could only be walked through with a bent back. It was only wide enough for one person to pass through at a time, and there were obvious signs of earth escape around it.

It was not until the two of them dived deeper into the tunnel that they finally discovered an empty stone house hidden on a lower level.

At this time, a faint candlelight was lit inside the stone house, and several figures were sitting around the candlelight, quietly waiting for something.

Hearing the voice coming from outside, they suddenly raised their heads and said in unison:
"Deep Lake Boss."

When Shiro Amakusa saw the situation in the room, his heart suddenly sank.

Under normal circumstances, if these spies who were in single-line contact met each other, it would most likely be their last mission in this village.

And this so-called 'last time' must be so dangerous that most of them will not survive.

Otherwise, the village would never have hired them.

Obviously, all the other spies present understood this, so the expressions on their faces were extremely heavy.

Shen Hu nodded to them, led Tian Cao into the cave and sat down, then he spoke:

"This time, the reason why I summoned you here is because I received instructions from the village."

"Do you know anything about Sahara Kiri?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present had an extremely heavy expression on their faces.

Of course they knew who this person was.

Recently, all kinds of news have spread almost everywhere in Konoha's newspapers.

A fifteen-year-old genius jonin who developed his own special ninjutsu and had various achievements in killing Rasa and exploding the tailed beast on the battlefield of the Wind Country alone.

Any one of his characteristics is enough to be called a legend and is the backbone of the entire Konoha's future.

Could it be that the mission this time is to eliminate this major future threat to the village?
The moment they heard this, all the Kirigakure ninjas present were mentally prepared to sacrifice.

"Yes."

Shiro Amakusa's blood was boiling.

Isn't this moment of sacrifice what he wanted to become a spy? !
Then, Shen Hu continued to speak:

"In fact, he is a spy from our Kirigakure."

"what--?!"

Almost at the same time, all the Kirigakure spies present let out a sound of surprise and doubt.

He? A spy?!
Is there something wrong with the village's top leaders' brains?
Shen Hu seemed to share the same feeling, but he still had to lead the team, so he naturally couldn't say such words casually.

Therefore, he could only suppress the urge to complain in his heart and continued helplessly: "In short, there are many complicated internal factors that led to the top management to arrange such a genius to be an undercover agent in Konoha, and the undercover time was more than ten years."

"ten years--?!"

There was another round of surprised shouts in the field.

Among all the people present, the longest undercover time was only a little over two years.

What's more, that kid was only five or six years old ten years ago, right?
Suddenly, the undercover agents present understood what was going on.

Most likely, those blind people in Kirigakure used a talented person with great potential as an ordinary boy scout in a certain mission, and he accidentally grew into a towering tree in another village.
Shen Hu only felt his scalp getting harder and harder, and he looked helpless:

"That's probably what happened."

"For various reasons, the village finally discovered his talent, which he had revealed on his own initiative. However, this guy was no longer willing to return to the village and had the intention of rebelling."

"But for the sake of the village, we can't allow a genius of this caliber to continue staying in Konoha Village."

"So, the village has issued an order. If Sawara Kiri still shows no signs of leaving Konoha after three days, immediately mobilize your troops to publicize the information Sawara Kiri has stolen and the high-ranking figures of the Land of Fire that he has killed throughout Konoha."

"In short, use whatever means necessary to force him to return to the village."

As he spoke, he took out pieces of information from his arms.

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present couldn't help but sink a little, but they still quietly reached out to take the information related to Sawara Kiri.

It is human nature to feel indignant for a genius.

However, they had also vowed to give everything for the village the moment they became spies.

In this case, the mission cannot be disobeyed.

"grown ups."

While distributing the information, someone suddenly asked, "What if that guy Sawara Kiri still refuses to leave Konoha, and even the Konoha upper echelons are protecting him, what should we do next?"

"Of course, they mobilized the Fire Nation's high-ranking officials who had been murdered, and mobilized the family forces behind them to create public opinion."

Shen Hu said casually, and finally distributed the information to the last person.

However, when he raised his head, he saw that Amakusa Shiro beside him had empty hands.

Amakusa Shiro looked at him with the same confused expression - where is mine?

One less copy printed?
The same thought subconsciously popped up in Shenhu's mind.

wrong!

Years of lurking experience made him suddenly deny this subconscious thought. He suddenly jumped up from the ground, took a few steps back, and looked at the crowd in front of him.

One more person!

"Who are you!"

Almost in an instant, his eyes fell on the person who had just spoken in doubt.

Why does it appear here?
Why didn't I notice him until just now?

Why didn't I notice the problem with his voice the moment he opened his mouth?
A series of doubts suddenly filled his mind, causing him to be terrified deep inside.

What level of illusion could make me fall into his trap without knowing it?

However, just when Shen Hu was filled with fear, he suddenly noticed another small problem.

He had clearly made such a loud noise just now, but all the other spies present kept quiet and looked through the documents.

Even Amakusa Shiro, who was aware that he didn't get the information just now, was flipping the air with a serious look as if he was holding a real document in his hand.

Only the man standing between them was looking at him with his six blue eyes. His cold gaze and gentle smile made people feel a little chilly in their hearts.

Like everyone else, he sat there with his arm around another spy, smiling, but looking a little puzzled, and pointed at himself:

"It's me, don't you recognize me?"

"Your target, Sawara Kiri."

"Why do you have that expression on your face? Didn't we have a good chat along the way?"

Sawara Kiri smiled warmly, brushed off the dust on his body, stood up from the ground, and patted the man next to him on the shoulder.

The person next to him even nodded and smiled at him, as if they were all good companions.

Shen Hu's heart felt as cold as if it was frozen.

Sawara fog? Chatting? Along the way?

when?
When did it start?

Why doesn't he have even the slightest impression?!

"Also, it's all thanks to you." Sawara Kiri looked at the people around him.

"If it weren't for you, I would have spent a lot of effort to find them one by one."

"I am very grateful to you."

Almost at the moment when Sawara Kiri finished speaking, the people around him seemed to have finally finished reading all the information. They put down the papers in their hands and stood up one by one.

Shenhu watched as they took out the kunai hidden on their bodies and placed them around their necks.

"Chichichichi——!"

The sound of the sharp blade cutting through the aorta and trachea merged into one, and blood gushed out like arrows, but there was not even a trace of hesitation on the faces of the people in front of him.

The bright red blood and the blue eyes complement each other.

Under the dim candlelight, completely opposite colors were lit up.

“Thump, thump.”

One body after another fell to the ground with a dull sound.

Shenhu looked at this scene and couldn't help but sit down on the ground with a pale face, his eyes full of despair.

The Konoha intelligence network that he had worked so hard to build up for the village over the years was destroyed in an instant.

However, even though he was in such despair, Sawara Kiri had no intention of letting him go.

He walked over the corpses on the ground and approached the deep lake:

"Why do you have that expression?"

"As if I'm a bad guy. I'm a rare good guy in the whole ninja world. I'll reluctantly let you go today."

Sahara Kiri leaned down, the smile on his face seemed to be buried in deep shadows under the candlelight, only his deep blue eyes shone with a different kind of brilliance.

He urged softly in a low, gentle voice, like a whisper:
"Run away."

　First update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)