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

"You don't think you can just leave so easily after killing our people, do you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the woman in the two moved her hands slightly, and the two puppets in the room suddenly launched an attack on everyone.

The sounds of fighting came from inside the house, but Hatake Sakumo ignored them and stared intently at the two people in front of him.

He knew very well that eliminating the puppeteer was the only correct course of action.

Judging from their movements and the number of puppets on the scene, he knew that they were experts who could control two puppets simultaneously.

but...

Sakumo Hatake raised the silver short blade between his eyebrows, and as he channeled his chakra into it, the silver blade gleamed with a cold light.

His figure flashed again, like a bolt of lightning rushing towards the two men along a winding and ever-changing path.

The two puppets wielding knives were clearly controlled by the man. Their strategy was simple: one controlled the puppet to attack, while the other was responsible for defense.

The man did not underestimate the legendary "White Fang of Konoha".

He held his hands out to the side, and with a slight movement of his fingers, two sword-wielding puppets blocked Hatake Sakumo's path of attack.

However, Sakumo Hatake ignored the two puppets that were trying to intercept him.

He showed no intention of dodging and continued charging toward his target along the original route.

Seeing this, a hint of anger appeared in the man's eyes, and he immediately manipulated the two puppets to raise their long swords.

Just as Hatake Sakumo encountered the two puppets, his body suddenly accelerated, as if turning into a streak of silver light.

In the blink of an eye, he passed through the puppet and appeared in front of the two of them.

The two puppets collapsed limply, like broken puppets.

"This is..."

Looking at the severed chakra threads on his fingers, the man understood what Sakumo Hatake had done.

Before he could think it through, seeing Hatake Sakumo already rushing in front of them, he decisively dispelled the puppet technique.

He quickly formed a hand seal and slammed it down, and dozens of sharp spikes made of mud suddenly pierced through the ground in front of him.

As a Jonin, he certainly couldn't only know the Puppet Technique.

As Hatake Sakumo, suspended in mid-air, was about to be pierced by those spikes, a triumphant look flashed in the man's eyes.

Just as he had predicted, the spike pierced the body of the Leaf White Fang with perfect accuracy.

The next second, the man frowned.

Because the imagined scene of flowing blood did not appear, the feeling of the spikes being inserted was as if they were inserted into thin air.

He suddenly realized something and said hastily:

"This is...

"Clone!"

The moment he finished speaking, "Sakumo Hatake" in front of him suddenly turned into a ball of light like thunderbolts.

The next second, the ball of lightning erupted in front of the two of them, and wisps of electricity, like small snakes, slithered through the water on the ground and flowed into their bodies.

Both of them let out a muffled groan, and the blue chakra on the woman's fingers broke off along with the groan.

The two puppets inside the house that were launching an attack also lost control and lay sprawled on the ground like a pile of rotten wood.

This was precisely the Lightning Release: Clone Technique used by Hatake Sakumo.

Even if defeated by the enemy, the clone will transform into lightning to attack the enemy.

On a rainy day, the effects of this lightning technique are even more pronounced.

The two people, paralyzed by the electric current, could only stand there, unable to move.

At that moment, the real Hatake Sakumo appeared behind them in a flash.

Looking at the two people standing dumbfounded in front of him, the silver blade in his hand emitted a chilling light.

"Sorry."

As he finished speaking, he swung the silver light in his hand towards the two of them.

......

......

Fifteen minutes later, another group of Sunagakure ninjas arrived at the house.

If Kagura were present, he would easily recognize that the person leading the team was Chiyo, whom he had met before.

Perhaps it was because of the war, or perhaps it was because of the passage of time.

Compared to Chiyo, who was like a mature woman three years ago, she has aged considerably, and many wrinkles have appeared around her eyes.

When she saw the two corpses lying in front of the house, she swayed involuntarily.

"Lady Chiyo, those people from Konoha have escaped."

Those two gentlemen...

Beside her, a subordinate was kneeling on one knee, reporting something to her.

However, Chiyo seemed not to hear anything, her attention completely focused on the two corpses on the ground.

Noticing her unusual behavior, the subordinate stopped reporting and simply shook his head in pity.

No one present was surprised by Chiyo's performance; they simply stood silently at the back without disturbing her.

Because they all knew that the two people lying on the ground were Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law.

Chiyo calmly walked to the body, and as she reached out to touch the man, her hand finally began to tremble uncontrollably.

As a medical ninja, she could naturally tell at a glance that the two had been dead for some time.

Gently stroking the man's gruesome wound, she murmured angrily:

"Konoha... White Fang..."

Chapter 49 Intelligence? A Trap?

At the Konoha headquarters, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in satisfaction as he watched Sakumo Hatake return safely with his four remaining companions.

Although they lost nearly half of their team members this time, it was still an extremely rare achievement for such a deep-penetration decapitation operation.

He smiled slightly at Sakumo Hatake and said:

"You've worked hard, you should go and rest now."

Sakumo Hatake's face remained expressionless; he simply nodded slightly in response before turning and leaving.

Watching his departing figure, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a sense of comfort.

Among the younger generation in this war, those who satisfied him the most were not the students from the Seventh Class he had once led.

Instead, it was the White Fang of Konoha standing before him.

In terms of strength, Sakumo Hatake is probably a notch above Jiraiya and the other two.

Keep in mind that this is a world where Kagura exists, and Jiraiya and the other "Sannin" are much stronger than in the original story.

Even so, Hatake Sakumo's strength was no less than theirs.

This is the kind of person who is known as the genius of Konoha.

Although Kagura is stronger than him in terms of pure strength, Hatake Sakumo is obviously more obedient!

As Kagura's strength has grown over the years, Hiruzen Sarutobi feels that he is finding it increasingly difficult to control the kid.

In comparison, Sakumo Hatake in front of me seemed much more comfortable.

He sighed inwardly, then his attention returned to the map in front of him.

He has hardly been to the Eastern Front since a year ago.

After all, the three countries already knew that this stalemate would not last long.

Knowing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped wasting time guarding that area. However, due to Danzo's defection, a command position was temporarily vacant on the eastern front.

However, before leaving, he heeded Kagura's advice and promoted Nara Sora, who was only a Chunin-level ninja, to the position of commander-in-chief.

Just as Kagura said, as a commander, strength is not the most important factor; brains are.

It turns out that the Nara clan members are all quite intelligent.

Although the fighting on the eastern front was not intense, Nara Sora's command did indeed satisfy Hiruzen Sarutobi.

However, compared to the ceasefire on the eastern front, the battle in the Land of Rain made him frown.

In fact, during the two-year Shinobi World War, the Land of Rain was the main focus for Konoha.

This small country acted like a meat grinder, causing Konoha to lose a large number of ninjas.

As the war progressed, the various countries obviously increased their military strength, and the war situation became increasingly tense.

With the ceasefire on the eastern front, Konoha also redeployed new troops.

But these troops were like a stone thrown into a lake, seemingly unable to elicit any response.

Besides that, Hiruzen Sarutobi's biggest headache was someone he hadn't anticipated.

He looked away from the map and glanced helplessly at the information about a person next to him.

On those few thin pages, the words "Hanzo" were prominently written at the top.

In fact, it wasn't just him; during the wars of the past two years, this person has become the most troublesome figure for the three major powers.

As the leader of Amegakure, Hanzo's strength is undoubtedly at the Kage level.

But in terms of Kage-level skill, his strength isn't particularly top-tier.

However, Hanzo's unique ninjutsu allowed him to shine in this battle.

poison.

In a densely populated battlefield, this is one of the most effective ways to kill.

Moreover, the key point is that Hanzo can release a large amount of poisonous fog all by himself.