Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

"Tsunade, let's stop here."

Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared before Danzo Shimura.

Danzo's face lit up with joy.

"Hiruzen! You've finally arrived! Look at your disciple! He has absolutely no respect for his elders! He even tried to assassinate a Konoha advisor. I suggest he be arrested and treated as a rogue ninja!"

With his back to Danzo, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face grew darker and darker as he listened!

He cursed Danzo inwardly.

"Thank goodness the master didn't pass the Hokage position to you, otherwise Konoha would have been destroyed by you sooner or later! Did you even touch Tsunade? I already gave you a way out, and you still don't know how to back down!"

"Shut up!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted loudly, then looked at Tsunade, his tone softening considerably.

"Tsunade, I understand how you feel, but this matter needs to be investigated!"

"Old man!" Tsunade pointed at Shimura Danzo, "When I came here just now, I mentioned the Shikatoki incident, and Danzo looked guilty! He definitely knows something!!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Danzo.

Danzo's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was normal. "Hiruzen, these are all just your disciple's conjectures! When have I ever felt guilty?"

The two have been teammates and friends for many years.

We've been through life and death together many times.

Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew Danzo Shimura very well.

He just lied.

This made Hiruzen Sarutobi frown slightly.

I was just wondering what Danzo was up to, since he seemed so mysterious, and I was going to give him a piece of my mind.

I never imagined that Danzo really was connected to Shikatoki's disappearance!

"Tsunade, you go back first. I will immediately arrange for the Anbu to seal off Root and conduct a thorough investigation. Regardless of whether it's related to Danzo or not, I will give you an answer, okay?"

"Hiruzen, you!"

Danzo became anxious upon hearing this.

There are many secrets hidden within one's own roots!

"Danzo, as a friend I trust you, but there is indeed a possibility that there is a traitor within the village. The Anbu and Root are core departments, so let's start with an internal investigation!"

"Remember! I am the Hokage! This is settled!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke with absolute certainty, leaving Danzo no room for refusal.

Danzo clenched his fists tightly, took a deep breath to suppress his anger, and said, "Fine!"

Seeing this, Tsunade's expression softened slightly. "Old man, I'll give you this face, but you'd better hurry."

"I understand, you can go back now."

Tsunade left without looking back.

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand, and the Anbu left with the injured Root ninja.

Inside the Root base, only Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi remained.

"Danzo! Did you have anything to do with what happened during the Shika period?"

Danzo was about to lie.

As a result, their eyes met Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils.

The tacit understanding they had developed over the years caused Danzo to fall silent for a moment.

He knew his lies couldn't fool Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"It's somewhat related. I only sold some information about the ninjutsu used by the Nara deer; I wasn't involved in anything else," Shimura Danzo hesitated for a moment before answering truthfully.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, without offering any further comment.

"I understand. Hand the intelligence over to the Anbu. You can go home and rest for a while."

Hiruzen Sarutobi left the Root.

Danzo Shimura stood there alone, his eyes filled with bloodlust!

"Hokage! It's the Hokage again! If I had suggested covering their retreat first, would my teacher have passed the Hokage title to me?! I must become Hokage! Even if it means doing anything! Hiruzen, you just wait and see!"

"Ryu!"

"Lord Danzo."

A Root ninja has appeared, or rather, he is currently the only surviving member of Root.

"Starting today, find me several hidden places to establish roots."

"yes!"

Danzo originally thought that with his position in Konoha, who would dare to touch him?

Therefore, the location of the root is not a secret; at least the higher-ups know it.

But after witnessing Tsunade's madness today, and thinking about Shikatoki Nara's Tailed Beast Ball during the Chunin Exams, I suddenly feel that the Root should still be buried for safety.

It took Hiruzen Sarutobi two days to conduct a detailed investigation of the entire root system.

The more they investigated, the darker their faces became.

"This Danzo is truly lawless!"

Of the reports he saw, four were unacceptable to him.

Investigate the whirlpool of Mito.

He secretly studied Wood Release.

Contact the major ninja clans.

And to capture Akane and study the power of the shrine maiden.

Although these plans are still in their early stages, they are enough to show Danzo's ambition.

"Call Tsunade and Orochimaru over here together."

A short while later, the two entered the office.

Tsunade asked impatiently, "Was it Danzo's move?"

"Tsunade, calm down. Shikatoki's matter has nothing to do with Danzo. The Anbu just intercepted a piece of intelligence about Shikatoki. You can take a look." In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi chose to protect his old friend.

Tsunade opened the intelligence report to check it.

She indeed saw that someone had bought information about the deer in Konoha.

"I knew it! There must be a traitor in Konoha! Who is it?!" Tsunade was furious.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head. "Uncertain, still investigating."

After a moment of silence, Tsunade took the information, turned, and left. "I'll investigate myself!"

Watching Tsunade leave, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Orochimaru.

"Teacher, what did you want to see me about?"

"Orochimaru, what do you think of Wood Release?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked.

Orochimaru is a smart man. Judging from the recent actions against Root, Hiruzen Sarutobi must know something.

However, he did not cooperate with Danzo, so he was very frank: "Teacher, whether it's because of Lady Mito or Tsunade, I will not participate in this experiment unless you give my approval."

"It's fine as long as you didn't participate."

Hiruzen Sarutobi breathed a sigh of relief.

Of his three disciples, Orochimaru was the one he favored the most.

Meanwhile, in the cave where Uchiha Madara was located.

Black Zetsu slowly appeared.

"Lord Madara, Nara Shika has completely disappeared; it's been almost a month."

Madara Uchiha frowned slightly. "Wasn't Haku Zetsu watching from a distance the whole time?"

"Because Nara Shikatoki has a strong sense of perception, White Zetsu didn't dare to approach. He only saw him disappear from Fujiwara Ayano's mansion in the Land of Fire, and we haven't been able to find him since. Should we continue searching?" Black Zetsu asked.

"Never mind, the plan is more important. Are there any children in the Uchiha clan who meet the criteria?"

"I have a few candidates in mind, Lord Ban."

Madara Uchiha looked at the data and said, "These are the key areas to observe. I need to rest now."

"yes!"

Black Zetsu and White Zetsu left the cave.

White Zetsu quietly sidled up to him, "Black Zetsu, do you think Shimura Danzo lied to us? Did he know we were going to deal with Nara Shikatoki, so he hid her beforehand?!"

The idea provided by White Zetsu made Black Zetsu frown slightly.

It's not impossible.

However, the relationship between Shimura Danzo and Nara Shikatoki was certainly not good! Could it be that Danzo was actually a loyal and righteous person?

"I don't know, you can look it up," Black Zetsu replied.

White Zetsu nodded. "Alright, but could you tell me what it feels like to poop?"

"Goodbye!"

Black Zetsu disappeared.

In an unknown forest in the ninja world.

After resting for a while, the deer are now lively and energetic.

Aside from being unable to use chakra and natural energy, his physical strength is still intact.

He stood on the tree and looked into the distance.

"Holy crap! This place stretches as far as the eye can see. Is this still the ninja world? Or have I been transported here again?!"

The deer was sitting on a tree branch.

After recovering from the injury and calming down.

Lu Shi soon realized that he had been set up.

The most obvious example is Fujiwara Ayano, an ordinary person. How could she possibly kidnap a daimyo without his knowledge when he was being protected by guardian ninjas?

However, the lord had not eaten or drunk for several days and was on the verge of death, so Lu Shi thought of saving him first.

As a result, he said something very honest and heartfelt.

"That white arm, is it a White Zetsu? And the absorption of natural energy and chakra, is it Wood Release?"

This was Lu Shi's first thought.

"Furthermore, when I examined the souls of the Daimyo and Fujiwara Ayano, I found nothing unusual. The person who kidnapped me knows me extremely well! They know the core of my immortality and the energy supply for my soul power."

"Who could this person be, someone even Konoha doesn't have? Could it really be Uchiha Madara! Has White Zetsu figured me out completely?"

Lu Shi had many questions in his mind.

The most inexplicable thing is the enemy's familiarity with him.

This is the most bizarre!

"Forget it, let's figure out how to get out first."

Lu Shi stood up, patted the leaves off his body, and started walking forward.

He took the simplest approach, walking away from the woods.

Make marks along the way.

After walking for two hours, Lu Shi finally saw the mark he had made.

"Just as I expected!" Lu Shi was not surprised at all.

He had expected it; someone had kidnapped him, surely to get something out of him. It couldn't have been just kidnapping for fun, could it? So he certainly wouldn't let Lu Shi go easily before getting what they wanted.

At the same time, Lu Shi also confirmed one thing.

The sealing technique didn't work on him; instead, someone set up a large sealing barrier!