Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 84 The Seal of the Extinction of the Tongue

Arrived at the Hokage's office.

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries with Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato got down to business.

"Third Hokage, could you please choose a mission for us to go to the Land of Hot Springs?"

"Oh?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was surprised to hear that Minato had some requirements for the mission.

"Well, it's getting cold, so we thought we'd like to try out the hot springs in the land of hot springs."

After listening to Minato's explanation, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in understanding.

Unless it's an urgent mission, ninjas do get a short rest after completing their mission.

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought for a moment, then, without searching for the mission list, smiled and said, "In that case, I do have a mission that requires you to go to the Land of Hot Springs. And it's a mission that truly requires your personal involvement, Minato!"

Upon hearing this, Minato's face turned solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "Please give your orders, Third Hokage!"

In his mind, any task that required his personal involvement must have required his special talents.

His special talent is clearly the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Don't be so serious, it's not a difficult task."

Seeing Minato's expression, Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled and asked, "Speaking of which, Minato, it's been quite a while since you've seen your teacher, hasn't it?"

"Uh, yes, it's been more than half a year since the Third Hokage!"

"Third Hokage, do you want us to bring Jiraiya-sensei back from the Land of Hot Springs?"

Minato didn't realize it at first, but after carefully recalling where Jiraiya was, he immediately understood.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi also spoke frankly.

"Third Hokage, if you truly need to find Jiraiya-sensei, I can actually use the Summoning Jutsu to notify him. I'm sure he'll return after receiving the message!"

Watergate still has some conscience; it's impossible for them to do something as blatant as using public funds for a trip.

"There's a reason I asked you to go."

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand dismissively, "If Jiraiya could be summoned back with a toad, that would be great! That kid has already sent away three waves of my ANBU. If you, his disciple, still can't bring him back, then I'll have to come myself!"

At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened.

Currently, two of the three legendary Sannin are still in Konoha, but Tsunade is practically semi-retired due to her hemophobia.

Orochimaru has been transferred to Root and is currently having a great time playing with Danzo Shimura. He doesn't want to return to the Anbu anytime soon.

For a time, Hiruzen Sarutobi only had one high-level combatant among his subordinates: Sakumo Hatake.

The situation in the ninja world was becoming increasingly dire, so Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to bring back his unreliable disciple.

"Perhaps Jiraiya-sensei has important information to gather."

Upon hearing this, Minato awkwardly offered an explanation for Jiraiya.

"It's settled then! We'll set off first thing tomorrow morning. Mission level B. Make sure you bring Jiraiya back to me!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his hand on the table and said in a deep voice.

The Third Hokage has already made finding Jiraiya a mission, which shows he's exasperated by Jiraiya's unreliable nature.

After sending out three waves of ANBU to no avail, the fact that Hiruzen Sarutobi only sent Minato to persuade Jiraiya to return by appealing to the bond between master and disciple clearly showed that this was the limit of his patience.

If Minato still can't be persuaded to come back.

It's unrealistic for Hiruzen Sarutobi to personally take action, but he could certainly get some action against Sakumo Hatake.

By then, Jiraiya was driven back by Sakumo Hatake in a flash.

"Yes, Third Hokage!"

Seeing this, Minato didn't say anything more and could only obey.

Once again, Chiga was leaving the village and went to Kushina's house. With the access pass, Chiga easily got in.

Because a female ANBU was watching her all the time, Chiga didn't say much. She just told Kushina that she had to leave because of a mission, and then returned home.

As night fell, Chiga decided to do something before leaving the village.

He sensed the Flying Thunder God Technique marks and found that three of the marks he had inscribed on the Root ninjas were undetectable.

It seems to be in a place where a barrier exists.

The other one is located somewhere in the village.

Chiga used his memory of the map of Konoha Village and the current location of the Flying Thunder God Mark to determine the exact location.

That place wasn't an important part of the village; it was just an ordinary residential area for villagers.

"A great opportunity!"

Chiga's eyes lit up; there was a high probability that the Root ninja lived alone.

Without much thought, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique and vanished instantly.

Murata, who was fast asleep, was suddenly awakened. Sensing someone behind him, he turned his head and saw a pair of Sharingan eyes emitting a scarlet glow in the dark room.

Is it Uchiha Chika?

How did this guy suddenly appear behind me?!

In just a moment, Murata was hit by Chiga's Sharingan again.

This time, Chiga only used the hypnotic ability that came with the Sharingan to hypnotize Murata.

Looking at Murata's dazed expression, Chiga thought for a moment and asked, "What's your name?"

"Hirashima Murata."

"How old are you?"

"25 years old."

Seeing that Murata answered every question, Chiga nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "What happened to Shimura Danzo's right arm?"

As a time traveler, Chiga naturally knew what was going on with Shimura Danzo's arm.

But at this point, Shimura Danzo had already tied up his right arm. Chiga wanted to know if the Sharingan had appeared on Shimura Danzo's arm at this moment.

If he does have it, then where did his Sharingan come from?

However, just as Murata was about to answer, Chiga felt Murata shudder and then collapse.

Furthermore, it broke free from the Sharingan's control due to the pain it felt.

Murata lay stiffly on the ground, struggling to ask, "Uchiha Chika, what exactly do you want?"

Chiga raised an eyebrow, realizing that this had touched upon Shimura Danzo and triggered the "Tongue-Severing Technique."

He ignored Murata's words and only regained control of Murata by increasing the power of his illusion.

After Murata recovered, Chiga thought for a moment and then said, "Write down the reason why Shimura Danzo's right arm was bandaged."

Upon hearing this, Murata stood up and found paper and pen. Just as he was about to write it down, he also trembled.

Upon seeing this, Chiga frowned.

It seems that this method of eradicating the root of tongue-related troubles is not so easy to bypass.

Chiga asked several more questions, some of which Murata was able to answer, while others he was unable to.

Chiga didn't seem to care much about this.

After getting all the information she could from Murata, Chiga finally got down to business.

(End of this chapter)