Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

Konoha Village.

"What?!" Tsunade slammed her right hand heavily on the table, the immense force shattering Hiruzen Sarutobi's desk.

"Old man! Explain yourself clearly, what do you mean by 'Nara Shikatoki is missing'?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep drag on his cigarette.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi first saw the report from the Land of Fire, he didn't believe it either.

Given the strength Nara Shikatoki displayed, even if he couldn't win, couldn't he at least escape? How could anything possibly happen to him?

But the truth is, the daimyo of the Land of Fire was unharmed, but Nara Shikatoki went missing.

"Tsunade, I know how you feel right now. Shikatoki is just missing. The fact that there's no news is the best news." This was the only way Hiruzen Sarutobi could comfort her.

"Old man, I want to go to the Land of Fire."

Tsunade spoke seriously, and Hiruzen Sarutobi did not stop her.

Konoha's medical system has gradually improved, and Tsunade is now more focused on researching advanced medical ninjutsu, so her presence or absence is no longer important.

Moreover, with Tsunade's departure, she will be able to take control of the hospital.

This is not necessarily a bad thing.

"Okay." Hiruzen Sarutobi took out a mission sheet and handed it to Tsunade. "Take this. It's Shikatoki's reply to this mission, as well as a message of condolence to the Daimyo."

Without saying a word, Tsunade quickly ran home.

Zhu Yin stood anxiously waiting at the door.

"What's wrong with Shikatoki?" Akane asked worriedly. "I used my prophetic powers, but I can't lock onto Shikatoki at all!"

Tsunade's heart sank upon hearing this.

However, she did not hide the truth about Lu Shi.

"I want to go too!"

"Akane, listen to me. You should stay in Konoha. If even Shikatoki can't handle an enemy, then that enemy's strength is not to be underestimated! If Shikatoki comes back, you can at least let me know."

Although Tsunade didn't say it explicitly, Akane understood.

If I insist on going, I might become a burden.

"Okay, be careful."

"Um."

Meanwhile, at the roots.

"Orochimaru, what do you think of Wood Release?" Shimura Danzo asked calmly, with a hint of barely perceptible expectation.

Orochimaru licked his lips and looked at Shimura Danzo. "Wood Release is very powerful."

"That's right!" Danzo Shimura exclaimed. "The First Hokage, Lord Hashirama, relied on Wood Release to fight against Madara Uchiha and ended the chaos by establishing Konoha. But what about Wood Release? It has disappeared. Even Hashirama's grandson in the Senju clan has not awakened Wood Release."

"Therefore, we need to conduct research, Orochimaru! Konoha needs your research capabilities."

"If Wood Release can be revived once more, Konoha will be great again!"

Looking at the fanatical Shimura Danzo before him, Orochimaru remained unmoved, his hoarse voice calm, "Konoha is already very good. Minato and Shikatoki alone don't need Wood Release."

"Heh, Nara Shika has already disappeared, his fate unknown."

Orochimaru's gaze sharpened. "Are you sure?"

"You can ask Hiruzen Sarutobi about this directly."

"I see."

Orochimaru gave Shimura Danzo a deep look. "This has nothing to do with you, does it?"

"Irrelevant."

Danzo Shimura's expression remained unchanged.

He hated Nara Shikatoki, but this time he didn't actually do anything; someone just found him and bought Nara Shikatoki's information.

I must say, information about the Nara Shika is really expensive.

"It's best if it's unrelated, otherwise Tsunade won't let it go."

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic. Orochimaru, join Root! Let's research Wood Release together!"

"The teacher won't agree, and neither will Lady Mito."

Orochimaru's words made Shimura Danzo speechless.

He knew Orochimaru was right.

He was confident about Hiruzen Sarutobi's side, but what about Mito Uzumaki?

Tell her you want to study Hashirama Senju's corpse?

Isn't that just asking for death?!

However, Shimura Danzo quickly raised his head and said, "No rush, no rush, Orochimaru. I hope you can make the right decision next time we meet."

"Then let's talk about it next time."

In an unknown forest in the ninja world.

The deer slowly opened its eyes.

A feeling of weakness washed over me.

I haven't felt this way since I obtained the template of the evil god.

Deer attempts to mobilize the natural energy within their bodies.

But they found that there was no energy around them.

It has no natural energy, not even chakra.

"Cough cough!" Shikatoki leaned against a tree to stand up. "This is unbelievable! Is this still the ninja world?! Speaking of which, those two white-armed figures at the end, were they White Zetsu? Are White Zetsu that powerful?!"

He muttered to himself.

The deer was also observing its surroundings.

The surrounding area was full of trees, stretching as far as the eye could see.

"This environment has no natural energy? Are you kidding me? Am I under an illusion?!"

Lu Shi tried to break the illusion, but suddenly realized that he had no energy in his body, so what kind of illusion was he under?

"Damn it! What kind of place is this?" Lu Shi found a clean spot to sit down, then comforted himself, "Oh well, it's good that I'm alive. I'll go out and see what happens after my injuries heal a bit."

The outside of the forest.

The three people stood not far from the deer.

"Kra, is this guy really not going to die?" The speaker was a burly man.

Klara looked exhausted, with a hint of resentment in his eyes. "I'm absolutely certain that even without chakra and those so-called natural energies, this body is constantly repairing itself."

"Chongyue, Yangyan, you both did it yourselves. Half a month ago, you pierced his heart and abdomen. Although his recovery speed wasn't as abnormal as ours back then, it's still terrifying now."

"Moreover, while he was unconscious, we tried every possible method, but we simply couldn't kill him!"

Chongyue slammed his fist on a tree. "This guy's a monster! He survived even after his brains were shaken to pieces!"

"We've come all this way at such a high cost since we can't kill the Nara deer at all, what are we going to do?" Kagerou said helplessly.

"Where are the people from Konoha?" Clara asked, puzzled.

"I don't know. They said they were trying to figure something out, but for now, we can only keep him locked up here for the time being."

"Do you think this place can really hold this monster?"

Yang Yan's words silenced the atmosphere among the three of them.

"We can't stop him if we can't contain him, so we'll just have to leave it at that for now. Starting today, we'll take turns on duty. If he shows any signs of recovering his chakra, we'll act immediately. Otherwise, we'll try not to show ourselves."

Chongyue made the deployment in a heavy tone.

"Um!"

The Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Fire.

The gate was instantly blasted apart.

Debris flew everywhere.

"Enemy attack!" Sanjo quickly appeared beside the daimyo. "Who goes there! This is the daimyo's residence!"

"Get out of my way!"

Tsunade angrily grabbed Sanjo's head and slammed it hard onto the ground.

The three of them didn't even react much before peacefully falling asleep.

Master Tian Si followed closely behind, but upon seeing the miserable state of the three, he immediately took a step back, clasped his hands together, and said, "This benefactor, please calm down."

The terrified man, upon recognizing the person who had arrived, actually breathed a sigh of relief.

"So it's Tsunade! What brings you to the Daimyo's residence?" The Daimyo stood up, dusting himself off. "Master Tenji, please take Sanjo and leave. She is a princess bestowed upon me by the Land of Fire."

Master Tiansi nodded repeatedly, grabbed the three unconscious animals, and quickly left.

Tsunade's grandfather was Hashirama Senju.

Although Hashirama Senju was a ninja, his status in the Land of Fire was comparable to that of a nuclear bomb.

Therefore, Tsunade's status as a princess was also a gesture of goodwill from the Land of Fire towards Hashirama Senju.

"Uncle Fujiwara! How exactly did Nara Shikatoki disappear?!"

Tsunade and the daimyo knew each other. This generation's daimyo had lived long enough, and Tsunade's status as princess was bestowed upon her by the daimyo in front of her.

"Tsunade, we're actually completely baffled by this too."

"What do you mean?"

"You should know about my disappearance a while ago," Daimyo asked.

Tsunade nodded. "I know. Shikatoki came to the Land of Fire to find you."

"Yes, actually I was kidnapped by my eldest daughter. According to Soya, it was Shikatoki who found me, but Ayano and I were both unconscious and had no idea what happened next."

Seeing Tsunade's rising anger, the Daimyo quickly continued.

"I have another piece of information."

"explain!"

"Ayano said that she has been in a daze lately. She was originally madly in love with that poor boy, but suddenly she thought of kidnapping me. After this incident, Ayano said that she doesn't seem to like that poor boy as much anymore."

Tsunade's gaze sharpened.

"I want to see Ayano."

"Okay, I'll let you..."

"Daimyo! We've come to rescue you!"

Cangye led his soldiers and some ninjas in and rushed in.

Tsunade turned her head.

Ao was taken aback. "Tsunade? Where are the attacking ninjas? Did you take care of them?!"

The daimyo waved his hand, "It was just a misunderstanding. You may all leave. Soya, take Tsunade to find Ayano. During this time, you must fulfill any requests Tsunade makes."

"yes!"