In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 319 Erzhuzi's Recent Situation

Konoha Village entrance.

Tsunade and Chinatsu, fully prepared and ready to go, encountered Kakashi, who had been waiting for them, as many Konoha ninjas and residents watched them go.

Naruto, Yamato, and Karin also arrived at the same time.

Wherever Naruto appears, there are always Yamato and Karin, who are able to suppress the Nine-Tails within Naruto.

This has become the norm in Konoha.

The only time Pain invaded Konoha was when Chiya intervened and prevented him from stopping him.

Upon seeing Tsunade arrive, Kakashi and the other three felt awkward and scratched the back of their heads.

"Kakashi, Naruto, Yamato, Karin?" Tsunade crossed her arms and stared at the four of them with a strange expression. "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Upon hearing this, Kakashi and the other three exchanged glances. They looked down at each other, a hint of guilt on their faces, before finally turning to look at Kakashi.

Of the four of them, all except Yamato had their own selfish motives.

It goes without saying that Naruto wanted to see the Raikage.

Kakashi, on the other hand, wanted to help Naruto, his teacher's son, and his student.

As for Karin, she simply wanted to take this opportunity to see if she could meet the man she had been longing to meet, Lord Senya.

"Haha. Well, Lady Tsunade, Naruto just spoke with two envoys from Kumogakure and learned about Chiya and Sasuke from them. Naruto wants to go see the Raikage. Currently, those Kumogakure ninjas already have Yamato's Wood Release seed on them."

Kakashi let out an awkward laugh.

It's unclear whether he felt guilty for acting on his own initiative or because he was afraid Tsunade would refuse.

In that case, the plan would fall through.

"I knew it would be like this." Tsunade sighed helplessly, then suddenly looked up and refused with a smile, "Of course not."

"Why are you like this, Granny Tsunade? Please." Naruto rarely acted like a child, his eyes wide open, tears glistening, his pupils full of innocence.

If a cute girl shows this expression, few people can resist.

But Naruto... Ugh!

Tsunade gave Naruto a big shove, saying, "Let me finish what I have to say." A big bump appeared on Naruto's head.

"Kakashi needs to come with me to the Five Kage Summit. You're also a key target for Akatsuki right now. I can't trust Karin and Yamato alone."

Tsunade looked at Kakashi: "How is Team Guy's situation?"

Kakashi replied, "Neji, Tenten, and Lee are alright; they were just affected by Chiya's genjutsu, but they've already recovered. Guy's injuries are more severe, and he'll need some more time to recover."

Tsunade nodded, pondered for a moment, and solemnly said, "Now, as the Fifth Hokage, I order that Team Guy, Team 8, Yamato, and Karin temporarily form a team to escort Naruto to see the Raikage."

"Because Guy is still recovering from his injuries and Kurenai Yuhi, the Jonin leading Team 8, is on leave, Yamato will be the captain. We'll meet at the village entrance in half an hour."

"Thanks, Granny Tsunade." Naruto was overjoyed upon hearing this, and he grabbed Karin and Yamato, then ran off to gather more people.

"That guy is as energetic as ever." Tsunade smiled with satisfaction as she watched the three figures disappear into the distance.

"That's more like Naruto." Kakashi's face also beamed with a smile. "But speaking of which, Lady Tsunade, it's been quite a while since we've seen Kurenai. Is she on vacation? When?"

"She's been on leave for several months now." Tsunade sighed softly, gazing at the sky. She really couldn't bring herself to tell Kurenai that she was pregnant.

There's no way to say it.

Who told Kurenai Yuhi to be pregnant with Chiya's child, just like her?

A spacious but dimly lit stone chamber somewhere in the Land of Hot Water.

"Finally recovered. It's really troublesome not having a medical ninja in the team. We can only recover with simple medicine and chakra stimulation."

Shuiyue stretched her limbs briefly, unwrapped the bandages from her body, and complained.

"There's nothing we can do about it. Sandou was captured by Konoha ninjas long before he met Uchiha Itachi."

The one speaking was Jugo. Among the three members of the Hawk Squad, he had the strongest recovery ability and was the least injured. During this time, he had been the one communicating with birds to find the Cloud Village pursuers hidden in the dark.

"That good-for-nothing San Tang is good for nothing but gambling. In the end, he didn't serve any purpose at all," Shui Yue complained.

"Don't say that. After all, he was our former comrade. At least he didn't betray us, did he?" Jugo corrected.

Shuiyue scoffed and looked toward the innermost part of the stone chamber, where a figure sat leaning against the giant stone steps, appearing and disappearing in the darkness. "Sasuke-kun, your injuries should be almost healed by now."

"Ah!" Sasuke's voice came from the darkness, and he opened his eyes to reveal a pair of scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan.

He slowly got up and walked straight towards the cave entrance.

"Where are you going?" Shuiyue asked in surprise.

"First, find a companion with sensory abilities and medical ninjutsu, then head to Konoha." Sasuke stopped in his tracks.

Mizuki was taken aback. "Konoha? Aren't we waiting for that masked man? I remember you said you were going to kill that guy named Dan something, he's in Akatsuki's hands."

"It's Danzo." Sasuke turned around, his crimson Sharingan eyes icy cold. "I've been waiting impatiently. Before the Fifth Hokage took office, there were four high-ranking officials in Konoha, including the deceased Third Hokage and Danzo, who was forced to defect by Chiya."

"That means there are still two high-ranking officials hiding in Konoha."

"At that time, the four of them held the highest power in Konoha. Although the order to exterminate the Uchiha clan was given by the Third Hokage and Danzo, those two high-ranking officials were undoubtedly accomplices."

"There is another point to consider: whether Danzo is in Akatsuki's hands remains to be seen."

"Therefore, before finding Danzo, I decided to prioritize eliminating them."

In reality, only Sasuke himself knew his true purpose for going to Konoha; it was not the so-called attempt to assassinate Konoha's high-ranking officials.

Instead, it was to take revenge on the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

To take revenge on Konoha, which sacrificed the Uchiha clan to achieve so-called peace.

He only told Obito this.

The reason he lied was because he knew that if he said he wanted to take revenge on the entire Hidden Leaf Village, the members of the Hawk Squad would absolutely not agree.

They did not challenge the magnanimity of a great power.

Using the pretext of targeting Konoha's high-ranking officials is simple; once they get involved in the battle, they won't be able to escape unscathed.

Shuiyue sighed, "Whatever you want, I'm pretty much stuck with you no matter what."

Jugo chimed in, "You are the reincarnation of Kimimaro. Your will is Kimimaro's will. Wherever you go, I will follow you to the death. This is my promise to Kimimaro."

"Then let's set off. Our destination: Konoha."

Erzhuzi's lips curled slightly, and the three of them walked out of the cave.

Passing through a forest, before I had gone far, a figure blocked my way.

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(End of this chapter)