Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

After all, when they heard Danzo reveal the entire plan, it was as good as a death sentence.

If Kagura wins, then he will have no reason to rush back.

After all, all the enemies who could threaten them had been eliminated, so it was obviously safer to stay next to Kagura now.

With this in mind, after escaping the valley with the three of them, he did not go far, but instead found a place not far away to stop.

Of course, he didn't swagger around on the main road, but instead found a relatively secluded place to hide.

Sure enough, just as they had hidden themselves, they saw Danzo rush out of the valley.

Just when Nara Sora was in despair, thinking that Kagura had been killed, he noticed something was wrong.

Danzo's face was now deathly pale compared to before.

Moreover, the way he ran with a terrified expression looked...

It looks more like they're running away?

Upon closer inspection, Nara Sora's pupils slightly contracted.

Only a few minutes had passed, and Lord Danzo had even had his right arm cut off?

Even Danzo, who was busy escaping, did not notice that just a few meters away from the road, several small figures were hiding.

After Danzo left, Nara Sora, Nawaki, and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Clearly, even the lower-ranking ninja could tell that Danzo seemed to be fleeing.

Rope Tree swallowed hard and asked cautiously:

"Could this have been made by Kagura-nii?...?"

Nara Sora was unable to answer his question.

However, there seems to be no other answer.

He looked at the valley behind him with complicated emotions, listening to the occasional explosions coming from inside, yet a glimmer of anticipation lingered in his heart.

To be honest, Nara Sora was extremely unsure whether Kagura could really defeat those dozen or so Jonin by herself.

Although he had witnessed Kagura's strength, those were all Jonin!

Moreover, there are also skilled members of the Ninja Swordsmen inside.

With such a lineup, let alone a Jonin, even a Kage would probably be badly injured, if not killed.

Just as he was lost in thought, only a quarter of an hour later, the intermittent explosions in the valley finally stopped.

Just as they were feeling uneasy, a figure slowly emerged from the valley.

This person was none other than Kagura, who had just finished her battle.

Unlike his usual serene self, he was now covered in a lot of blood.

A murderous aura, powerful enough to soar to the heavens, emanated from his body.

It seemed that just by looking at him, one could smell the strong stench of blood.

Behind him, there seemed to be a pile of something being dragged along.

The crowd, stunned by Kagura's terrifying killing intent, were momentarily speechless.

In the end, Nara Sora was the first to react, gritting her teeth and stepping out first.

As he appeared, Rope Tree and the others behind him also came out one after another.

In fact, the moment Kagura saw Nawaki, the murderous intent in her heart began to gradually dissipate.

As he took a few steps closer to the group, the murderous intent finally dissipated.

In Nawaki's eyes, the man in front of him seemed to have turned back into the approachable Kagura-nii he always was.

Seeing Kagura smile at him, seemingly breaking down the previous awkwardness instantly, he happily walked up and called out:

"Brother Kagura!"

Kagura didn't say anything, but gently ruffled his hair.

At this moment, Nara Sora, who had approached, finally saw clearly what Kagura was dragging behind her.

Kagura suddenly produced a huge piece of cloth, which contained five strangely shaped knives.

It was those swords that the Ninja Swordsmen carried on their backs!

The moment Nara Sora saw those knives clearly, he seemed to understand something.

He said to Kagura in disbelief, stammering:

"this...

Could it be...?

Before he could finish speaking, Kagura nodded at him.

He spoke in a tone as if he had just killed a chicken:

"From now on, there will be no more titles like 'Ninja Swordsmen'."

Even if there were, they would only be from Konoha.

Upon hearing this, Nara Sora nervously swallowed, and then he heard Kagura continue:

"By the way, I estimate that the Land of Water will announce its withdrawal from this war soon."

After all, they didn't seem to have many Jonin left.

If Nara Sora was only nervous about the previous sentence, this sentence made him feel completely terrified.

He had previously thought that even if Kagura were to win, at most she could only kill or seriously injure a few Jonin before the enemy would be routed and flee.

He never expected that he would slaughter all the dozen or so Jonin in the valley by himself.

You know, those are all Jonin!

Even if they can't win, can't they escape?

They truly had no chance of escape from Kagura, who possessed the Flying Thunder God technique.

Seeing Nara Sora's terrified expression, Kagura didn't pay too much attention.

After pondering for a moment, he frowned and asked Nara Sora:

"Speaking of which, did you see Danzo while you were hiding here?"

At this moment, Nara Sora finally came to his senses. He looked at Kagura with a slightly fearful gaze and nodded.

"Then the direction he escaped from...?"

"He fled towards the headquarters."

Before Kagura could finish speaking, Nara Sora answered his question.

Kagura nodded and said nothing more, standing there lost in thought.

Seeing his appearance, no one dared to ask him anything.

Several minutes later, it was Nawaki, who was close to him, who spoke first:

"Brother Kagura, what should we do next?"

Should we return to headquarters and expose Danzo's true colors?

Hearing his question, Kagura shook her head slightly. While stroking Nawaki's hair, she softly said:

"We can't go back now. I bet before we even get back, we'll hear the news that we've been labeled as rogue ninjas."

"What? We've become rogue ninjas?"

Rope Tree shouted in disbelief.

Nara Sora, who was standing to the side, frowned and thought for a while before nodding slightly in agreement with Kagura's statement.

Indeed, if he were Danzo, he would have returned to headquarters first and loudly proclaimed that Kagura and the others were the real rogue ninja.

Because that was the only way for him to survive.

"Then what do we do next?"

Having figured this out, Nara Sora looked at Kagura and asked.

He knew that if Danzo wanted to make a false accusation, he would definitely include them in the lie, otherwise he wouldn't be able to cover it up.

However, Kagura remained relaxed. He wiped the blood off his body and calmly said:

"We don't need to do anything. The next problem should be left to that old man Sarutobi to worry about."

That old man Sarutobi...

Um, he must be referring to the Third Hokage.

Faced with Kagura's rude remarks, Nara Sora could only express his opinion by remaining silent.

A day later, explosive news was presented to the high-ranking officials of Konoha and the Land of Rain on the front lines.

Kagura has become a rogue ninja!

Chapter 37 Sarutobi's Choice

Inside the Hokage Building in Konoha Village, a so-called frontline report was placed in front of Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu.

With the war on the front lines in turmoil and both the Hokage and Danzo stationed there, the roles of these two senior advisors to Konoha became crucial.

If it weren't for their presence in the rear, providing a steady stream of supplies and support to the front lines, Konoha would probably have been defeated long ago in this war of being attacked from both sides.

However, the two advisors, who remained unfazed when faced with various war intelligence reports, seemed somewhat bewildered when looking at the report in front of them.

"Sigh... Danzo acted too hastily this time."

After a long silence, Mitokado Homura spoke first.

As friends who had fought alongside Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo for many years, they were well aware of some of Danzo's thoughts.

In fact, many of the tragedies orchestrated by Danzo in the original storyline involved the tacit approval of his two advisors.

In their view, Danzo's methods might be somewhat radical, but they were beneficial to the village.