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

Just as he sensed something and was about to turn his head, a kunai suddenly pierced his neck from behind, protruding from the front with a large amount of blood.

Having suffered this fatal blow, he was no longer able to retaliate.

At the last moment, he tried to turn his head to look, only to see another blond-haired boy standing behind him.

In his final moments, only one thought occupied his mind:

"Where did that Jonin from the village go?"

Chapter 41 You're the undercover agent?

Meanwhile, just as Minato finished off the three genin, somewhere in the forest not far from them...

At this moment, the Jonin who had been waiting anxiously for the Kumogakure genin was standing there in terror, unable to move.

And standing in front of him was Kagura.

Even Minato was able to track her all the way here, so how could Kagura not discover the clues left by Kushina?

However, for the sake of his disciple's "heroic rescue" storyline, he did not appear in front of Minato, but instead followed him closely.

Just as Minato discovered the three genin, Kagura also found the jonin from Kumogakure who had arrived earlier to make contact.

Although Minato's strength has improved rapidly recently, sending him to face a Jonin-level opponent would be tantamount to suicide.

So the moment she spotted the enemy, Kagura rushed over to clear the way for her disciple.

It has to be said that Kagura went to great lengths to ensure that Minato's "heroic rescue" scene could be staged smoothly.

Meanwhile, the Cloud Village Jonin, who originally thought it was just a simple rendezvous mission, faced his doom.

He suddenly felt a pair of magnificent and mysterious Sharingan appear before his eyes, and the next second, he found himself in an illusion, unable to move his entire body.

Looking at the enemy in front of her, whose face was full of terror but who could not control his body, Kagura's Sharingan slowly rotated.

He looked directly into the other person's eyes and asked:

"What is your mission?"

Besides the three genin who carried out the mission, do you have any other people in Konoha?

At this point, Kagura had already resorted to Kotoamatsukami in order to get clues.

After a moment of struggle, the Jonin quickly calmed down.

He stared blankly at Kagura and truthfully said:

"My mission is to bring that girl from the Whirlpool Clan back to the village."

As for whether there are any other members of our group in Konoha Village, I have no idea.

However, I learned from my superiors that there must be an inside agent of ours in Konoha.

But I don't know exactly who it is.

Upon hearing this, Kagura's face showed a hint of disappointment.

Sigh, what a waste of Kotoamatsukami's cooldown; I didn't even get any useful information out of him.

Seeing that he could no longer obtain any other information, he gently waved his right hand, which was holding the kunai.

As he moved, a red thread appeared on the ninja's neck.

Suddenly, a look of terror appeared on the ninja's face, and a fountain of blood gushed out from his neck.

As for Kagura, she had already left the spot the moment the blood splattered.

Completely unaware of the silent battle unfolding nearby, Minato coldly pulled a kunai from his enemy's throat.

As he moved, the genin seemed to lose all his strength and slowly fell from the tree.

At that moment, the "Water Gate" that was still in the air also disappeared into the air with a wisp of smoke; it was actually just a clone.

Minato's strategy was actually quite simple, but in order to take down Kushina who was being held hostage, he had to try his best to use feints and diversions to defeat these enemies.

These low-level ninja enemies couldn't even withstand a single move from him.

Just as Minato had achieved his goal and was taking a deep breath, a scream suddenly came from beside him.

It was Kushina's scream as she fell from the tree trunk, unable to control her body.

Upon hearing the sound, Minato paused for a moment, then immediately transformed into a blur and rushed over.

"what!!!!"

Kushina, who kept screaming with her eyes closed, did not experience the pain she had imagined from falling to the ground.

Instead, there was a somewhat thin chest that gave capable people a sense of security.

She opened her eyes with a slight sense of doubt, and what came into view was a familiar face with a warm smile.

"yes...

"Is it you?"

After Kushina saw the person in front of her clearly, she spoke with some disbelief.

Because she had been held captive with her face down the whole time, she hadn't seen the scene of Minato's battle.

She only heard some sounds of fighting before she realized that the person who had been holding her hostage had somehow placed her on a tree trunk.

But the tree trunk was clearly too small, and unable to move, she could only watch as she slowly slid down it.

When she realized she had been caught, her first thought was that Kagura-sensei had finally arrived.

But to her utter surprise, the one who came to her rescue was none other than Minato, who usually seemed a bit naive.

She said with some doubt:

How did you find me...?

Upon hearing this, Minato smiled and took out the red hair he had picked up along the way, placing it in front of her.

"Wasn't this a clue you left behind?"

Speaking of which, I've always thought your red hair was beautiful, so it was easy to find it.

Looking at Minato's smiling face, Kushina suddenly felt her heart start to race.

The smile that Ming usually saw every day seemed to have a filter on it, making her somewhat mesmerized.

Without her noticing, a blush crept onto her face.

It was only because the light in the dark forest was too dim that Minato, who was standing right next to her, did not notice anything unusual about her.

At this moment, Kushina was still being held in Minato's arms in a princess carry.

At this moment, Minato finally realized that the position seemed a bit inappropriate, and asked somewhat shyly:

"that...

Should I put you down?

"They sealed my chakra with a sealing technique, I have no strength..."

As she spoke, Kushina felt her face burning, so she rubbed her face against Minato's chest and almost buried it completely in his arms.

"oh...

Oh well..."

Although he didn't notice Kushina's unusual behavior, Minato wisely kept quiet.

He steadily carried the seemingly "weak" Kushina and slowly walked towards Konoha Village.

At this moment, Kagura, who had been peeking from the big tree nearby, finally revealed a smile that resembled that of an aunt.

Hehe, that's more like it!

You guys work hard and give birth to Naruto exactly as the story goes.

Seeing that the main mission had finally been successfully completed, Kagura stopped following behind the two and quickly headed back towards Konoha Village.

However, not long after he started moving forward, he encountered a Jonin wearing a Konoha headband.

This is a man wearing a black cloak and black sunglasses, with a purple mark tattooed on his right cheek.

Upon seeing Kagura, he was slightly taken aback, but quickly regained his composure and spoke:

"Oh, why are you back?"

Have you found Kushina, who was kidnapped?

However, when facing this fellow Konoha member, Kagura revealed a rather amused smile.

He stared at the other person's sunglasses and said softly:

"oh...

So you were the undercover agent?

Chapter 42 Danzo's Spy

Looking at her seemingly supportive comrades, Kagura smiled playfully and said softly:

"So, you were the undercover agent."

Upon hearing this, the man opposite him was also taken aback.

But there was no sign of panic on his face. Instead, he frowned and questioned:

"what are you saying?

I don't understand.

Kagura didn't react at all to his denial. Instead, she reached out and stroked her chin, looking at him with a hint of interest.

After a moment's thought, Kagura continued, "..."

"Let me think, your name seems to be..."

correct.

Your name is Aburame Ryoma, right?