Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

Aoya led Tsunade to Fujiwara Ayano.

"Tsunade, Princess Ayano is currently inside. Because of what happened before, the princess may feel some... uh, remorse! So please be a little gentle, Tsunade."

"Okay! I understand."

Tsunade pushed open the door and went in.

Ayano was curled up in the corner, clearly somewhat withdrawn.

She saw the person approaching, glanced up at them, and then looked down again.

Tsunade walked up to Fujiwara Ayano.

Do you still recognize me?

"Who are you?" Ayano's voice was a little hoarse.

"Tsunade of the Senju clan, we met when we were kids."

After a moment of silence, Fujiwara Ayano nodded. "I vaguely remember. You came to see me, also about Nara Shikatoki?"

"That's right."

"I don't know, I really don't know!" Ayano lowered her head, her hair disheveled.

"I know it has nothing to do with you. I'm just here to find out what's going on." Tsunade said calmly, a gentle chakra fluctuation appearing in her hands to soothe Fujiwara Ayano's emotions.

After a short while, Ayano's emotions stabilized.

"I heard from Daimyo that you stopped liking that person after you disappeared in Shiro?"

Fujiwara Ayano nodded. "I don't know why either. I'm the princess of the Land of Fire, how could I possibly like a commoner?! And to do that, I even kidnapped my own father because of this commoner!"

"But! But during that time, he was all I could think about, I just couldn't get rid of him, and I kept having this voice telling me that if I kidnapped the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, I could break off the engagement!"

Tsunade placed her hand on Ayano's head.

"Relax, I know it has nothing to do with you."

Chakra continuously circulates.

Finally, traces of illusion were found inside Ayano's body.

It's very slight; it can't really be considered control. It's more likely a form of psychological suggestion.

Tsunade felt as if everything suddenly became clear.

During the time that Daimyo disappeared.

Jiraiya had long ago left Konoha under the guise of traveling.

Orochimaru was busy with important research.

He himself is reforming the healthcare system.

Minato and Sakumo-senpai both have important missions outside the Land of Fire.

At this time, someone controlled Ayano to kidnap the daimyo.

If the Daimyo cannot find the information, they will inevitably seek help from Konoha.

Of all the remaining people in Konoha Village, the only high-level combat force that can be mobilized is Nara Shikatoki.

In other words, from beginning to end, this was a scheme targeting Lu Shi!

"Who on earth is it?! How do they know so much about the situation in Konoha?!" Tsunade clenched her fists.

After taking a deep breath and suppressing her anger, she channeled some chakra into herself, calmed Fujiwara Ayano down, and then walked out of the courtyard.

Cang also hurriedly came to greet him.

"Tsunade, how is it?"

"Take me to the place where the deer disappeared."

Seeing that Tsunade didn't want to talk, Soya didn't ask any more questions and soon led Tsunade to Fujiwara Ayano's residence.

Soldiers guarded the outside of the mansion.

"Ever since Shikatoshi-kun went missing, the daimyo has demanded that this mansion be sealed off, and no one may enter or damage its layout without his permission," Cangya explained.

"Okay, take me inside and have a look."

Holding the daimyo's token, Aoya led Tsunade into the underground chamber.

"This is where the daimyo and the princess were found. After entering, Shikatoshi-kun never came out again and disappeared. At first, I thought Shikatoshi-kun was chasing the enemy. It wasn't until the princess woke up that I realized the princess had kidnapped the daimyo."

Tsunade looked at the dried bloodstains, her hands trembling slightly.

"Lu Shi's Sage Mode has strong sensory abilities and his immortality guarantees his life, yet there were almost no signs of a fight at the scene, only bloodstains."

"There's only one possibility! It's a ninjutsu specifically designed to counter Shikatoki!"

Tsunade muttered to herself, the more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

Given the circumstances, Lu Shi was definitely ambushed, captured, and taken away.

Given Lu Shi's own abilities, who but someone who knows him extremely well would know so much about Lu Shi's situation?

"There's a traitor in Konoha?!"

Once this idea takes hold, it cannot be stopped.

This was the only possibility Tsunade could think of.

Otherwise, who would know so much about deer?

"Tsunade, what's wrong?"

Cangye looked at Tsunade, who was standing there in a daze, and asked with some concern.

Tsunade snapped out of her daze, turned around and left, saying, "I'm going back to Konoha. Please say hello to Uncle Fujiwara for me."

Inside the Hokage Building in Konoha Village.

Hiruzen Sarutobi smoked a cigarette, his eyes deep, his fingers unconsciously tapping the table.

"Old man! Stop smoking your lousy cigarettes!" Tsunade shouted excitedly.

"Tsunade! What you're saying is all your deductions, there's no evidence at all, not even a direction. How am I supposed to investigate?" Hiruzen Sarutobi felt the same way as Tsunade after hearing her report.

However, this is just speculation.

The amount of work involved in thoroughly investigating the entire Hidden Leaf Village to arrive at a single conclusion is simply too great.

It could also cause the village's ninjas to distrust each other.

"Old man! What evidence do we need?! Isn't this obvious enough?!" Tsunade slammed her hand on the table, expressing her anger.

"Besides, Shimura Danzo is the only one in the entire Hidden Leaf Village who has a bad relationship with Shikatoki; it must have been that bastard who did it!"

Nara Shikatoki's network of relationships in Konoha is quite simple.

There are many clans with whom they have good relationships, such as the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, the Senju clan, the Uzumaki clan, and the Uchiha clan.

They got along well.

The only person I ever clashed with was Danzo Shimura.

Therefore, it's hard for Tsunade not to think about him.

"Tsunade, speculation alone cannot lead to conviction!"

"Heh, old man, I think you're just covering for him!" Tsunade stormed out of the office. "I'll go find Danzo myself and demand an explanation!"

"etc!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to stop her, but Tsunade had already left.

"Owl".

A member of the secret service appeared.

"Hokage-sama, should I immediately lead men to stop Lady Tsunade?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought for a moment, "Fine, let Tsunade cause some trouble to cool things down. It'll be good to see what Danzo's been up to lately! His Root organization is getting more and more mysterious!"

"You just need to lead the team to handle the aftermath."

"yes!"

At this moment, Danzo was unaware that he was about to face a great calamity.

He was in a good mood because of the disappearance of the Nara deer.

"I didn't expect that mysterious person to be able to deal with Nara Shikatoki so easily. I've been having a headache for so long. It seems that Nara Shikatoki is nothing special." Danzo's tone was full of disdain.

"卯!"

A Root ninja appears.

"grown ups."

"What's the situation with Mito Uzumaki right now?"

"Mito Uzumaki has been staying at home all the time. She looks young, but her health is not good. At most, she will have to change her jinchūriki within a year. After losing the Nine-Tails, Mito Uzumaki will definitely die!" Usagi replied without any emotion.

"Okay! I have plenty of time, so I'll wait a bit longer."

boom!

A tremendous roar resounded.

A ray of sunlight shone in and fell on Danzo Shimura's face.

Tsunade descended from the sky.

"Danzo!"

Seeing Tsunade attacking, Danzo quickly dodged.

The ground was lifted up by a strange force.

"Tsunade?!" Danzo was stunned for a moment, then immediately roared, "Tsunade! What are you doing?! Attacking a Konoha advisor is a serious crime!"

"Wasn't it you who betrayed the deer?"

Tsunade's words caused Danzo's expression to change slightly.

Danzo's mind was constantly thinking.

"Where was it exposed? Could there be a traitor in Root?! Impossible, Root ninjas all have the Seal of Tongue Extinction."

It was during this time of reflection that Tsunade became even more certain of her guess.

"Who did you sell the information to?!"

Tsunade charged at Danzo again, and the Root ninjas rushed to stop her.

Tsunade in a rage is not so easy to stop.

Any Root ninja who came into contact with Tsunade suffered broken ribs, or broken calves and arms.

Before long, only Shimura Danzo remained standing at the base.

"Tsunade! What evidence do you have that I betrayed the Nara Shika?"

"I'll find it at the Root!" Tsunade said coldly.

"How dare you! The Root section contains Konoha's confidential documents; you can't just look at them as you please!"

"You can give it a try!"

Tsunade attacked again.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"

Danzo quickly formed hand seals and released a ninjutsu in an attempt to force Tsunade to retreat.

At this moment, Tsunade was burning with rage and had no intention of dodging. She directly attacked Danzo's ninjutsu.

Danzo was momentarily flustered.

Caught off guard, he was punched in the chest and sent flying backward, blood gushing from his mouth.

"Tsunade! What are you trying to do?!"

"I told you! Tell me what you know!"

Tsunade walked step by step toward Shimura Danzo, her killing intent solidifying.

Danzo Shimura could sense that Tsunade truly wanted to kill him.