Naruto, this is called Kuuga, not White Zetsu

Apart from the emergence of a mercenary organization called Akatsuki, there is nothing else worth paying attention to in the entire ninja world.

Tsunade rested her chin on one hand and said after a long silence: "Konoha is short of manpower. It is impossible for you to resign as the captain of the Anbu, but there happens to be a mission here that may be related to the clue you want."

"Even the Anbu on Lord Jiraiya's side has no news about the tiger-masked man?" Kakashi looked at Jiraiya.

Although the Root had provided the village with a large amount of useful information over the years, it was rejected by all those who knew about it because of its talent selection and training methods. Therefore, Tsunade disbanded the Root directly.

However, for such a big village, it is absolutely impossible to rely solely on the Anbu to collect intelligence.

However, if they want to expand the number of ninjas in the Anbu, it will inevitably involve the interests of the Sarutobi clan in the Anbu, and will more or less involve the power of the Hokage and the issue of whether it is too arbitrary.

Finally, at Shikaku's suggestion, Konoha implemented a new Anbu system two months ago, and at the same time made some changes to the original position of Hokage assistant.

The new Anbu is divided into two parts. One part is directly under the Hokage, and the other part is also directly under the Hokage, but during peacetime, it is managed by the Hokage's assistant, who will review the members of each ninja clan to see if they are capable of joining the Anbu.

The daily work mainly includes collecting information about the ninja world, sneaking into various ninja villages to collect intelligence, assassination work, etc. Although it seems cruel, these are actually the inevitable tasks for ninjas.

The position of assistant to the Hokage is held by Jiraiya, not only because at the current stage of Konoha, only Jiraiya has the qualifications to become the assistant to the Hokage.

It is also to prevent Utane Koharu, Mito Kado En, and Sarutobi Hiruzen from touching the high-level power of Konoha.

The opinions provided by the three people were managed by Jiraiya, who finally submitted them to Tsunade.

In this way, not only will the number of Anbu members be expanded, increasing the power of the Hokage to the limit, but the proportion of Sarutobi clan members in the Anbu will also be limited, ensuring that the Hokage will not become a puppet Hokage.

Although this would be more difficult for Jiraiya, it was the best way to change the Anbu without using force at this stage.

"Feel sorry."

Jiraiya responded to Kakashi with a bitter smile, and said tactfully: "Most of the Sarutobi clan members on my side have not yet stepped out of the Anbu environment."

"I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Master Jiraiya."

Kakashi sighed in his heart, he also knew the style of the Sarutobi clan ninjas.

He had relied on his own strength and reported to the Third Hokage many times to make all the ninjas of the Sarutobi clan obey him.

"Here, this is the information for this mission."

After Tsunade finished speaking, she handed a document on the table to Kakashi. The latter flipped through the document a few times, his eyes gradually widened, and his expression suddenly became a little stunned.

"Akatsuki? Rain Country? Rebel ninja?"

He was very familiar with some of the contents on the document, or rather, he had seen the contents on the document when he was sorting out documents dozens of days ago.

"According to Danzo, the Akatsuki organization should have been destroyed several years ago. However, in Danzo's memory, apart from the confirmed death of the child named Yahiko, there is no scene of the other two people dying. These two people are very likely still alive."

"Since that incident, Hanzo of the Salamander has not had any contact with Danzo. The demigod of the Rain Country also faded out of people's sight after the end of the Third Ninja World War."

"What if that child named Nagato really mastered the power of the Rinnegan at the critical moment and killed Hanzo?"

"Or maybe he was injured in that battle, and only gained the power of the Rinnegan in the past two years, and re-established the Akatsuki organization. Either of these two speculations is not good news for Konoha."

"So, your mission this time is to go to the Land of Rain, confirm whether Salamander Hanzo is still alive, and secretly investigate the child named Nagato."

At this point, Tsunade looked at Kakashi's troubled expression and naturally knew what the other party was thinking: "Don't worry, you are not alone on this mission. Jiraiya and Seto Chihiro will also team up with you and go together."

Hearing this, Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief.

This organization called Akatsuki is basically composed of rebel ninjas from various villages. Just the fact that Kakuzu was suspected to have lived for 60 years made him feel a little tricky.

He thought that he had done something that displeased the Hokage, so he was allowed to go to the Rain Country alone.

"Hokage-sama, Jiraiya-sama needs to manage another Anbu. Is it really okay to leave at this stage? Among the rebels is Uchiha Itachi. If Chihiro runs into that guy, will there be any accidents? I heard..."

Kakashi didn't finish his words, but he expressed everything he wanted to say.

As the captain of the Anbu, he often saw Uchiha Izumi avoiding Seto Chihiro, although in the past few days, even if the two met, they went their separate ways.

This is good news under the current circumstances, but Seto Chihiro has been in a depressed mood and has put all his energy into learning ninjutsu. I heard that he destroyed the Senju clan's grove when he was controlling the wooden man a few days ago.

Tsunade's face darkened after hearing the whole thing: "Don't worry, Jiraiya, the other ninja clans are not just joining in the fun, they will not watch the Sarutobi clan encroach on their interests. As for Seto Chihiro... The Ninja Academy is on vacation during this period, so let him go out with you, hoping that he can change his mood."

"Okay Hokage-sama."

Kakashi nodded, then looked at the mission scroll in his hand. His eyes became a little complicated and he made a decision in his heart.

The tiger-masked man created the Night of the Nine-Tails, killed Sensei Minato and Mistress Kushina, and provoked the relationship between Konoha and Uchiha, which led to the extermination of the Uchiha clan. Regardless of whether he is Obito or not, he must seek justice for these dead people.

"As for the specific time of the mission, wait until you are ready. You are not suitable to go to the Rain Country in your current state."

"I will go back and rest, Hokage-sama."

After saying this, Kakashi turned and left the Hokage's office. It was not until Tsunade saw him leave through the window that she sighed helplessly.

"Can you confirm that the body on the Kannabi Bridge is that of Uchiha Obito?"

Although there were still three people left in the room, Jiraiya knew that these words were directed at him.

"The ANBU ninja did find a skeleton pressed under a rock based on Kakashi's description. The descriptions all matched, but too much time has passed, so it is impossible to confirm whether this is Uchiha Obito's skeleton."

Chapter 2 The system exploded with gold coins

"Whoo~"

“Is this my limit?”

Seto Chihiro looked at the forest covered with vines, pinched her sore neck, took a deep breath, and was a little surprised at her current strength. Three months ago, the coverage range of the crazy plants was only about 800 meters, but now when she fully released the "Wood Release: Flower Tree World Advent", she can cover about 8 meters.

Although the range of Wood Release is not what matters in the battle, the larger the range of Wood Release is, the more it can be used with the Arc of the Tree.

"But after using this level of Wood Release, you can just wait for death, except for fighting against the Jinchūriki who has transformed into a Tailed Beast."

You know, after his body absorbed the chakra of the Nine-Tails and the Eight-Tails, his chakra was close to 80k, and this vine created by "Wood Release: Flower Tree World Advent" consumed all the chakra in his body...

Unfortunately, once Kinkaku and Ginkaku transformed into tailed beasts, they would be instantly noticed by Naruto even if they were in the Wet Bone Forest. Although Tsunade didn't say anything afterwards, in order to prevent it from affecting the Perfect Jinchūriki Plan, she still confiscated his red gourd and gave it to Shizune for safekeeping under normal circumstances.

When she thought of this, Seto Chihiro sighed and a helpless look appeared on her face.

Konoha wants to cultivate the perfect Jinchūriki for its own village. It's a good idea, but the Nine-Tails is different from other tailed beasts in the ninja world.

As the eldest of the tailed beasts, he was first controlled by the Sharingan, and finally Hashirama said that he was too dangerous. He had done nothing wrong but was trapped in a human's body, and then he was forcibly reformed by the Jinchuriki.

Either make the Nine-Tails realize that Naruto is the son of prophecy mentioned by the Sage of Six Paths, or let Naruto enter the Nine-Tails' heart. However, after experiencing the events of Kinkaku and Ginkaku, Naruto empathized with what the two men did in Konoha, and it was difficult for him to communicate with the Nine-Tails heart to heart.

Just as Seto Chihiro was thinking about how to obtain the chakra of the tailed beast, he found that Black Zetsu was moving towards him, and then stopped in a big tree about ten meters away from him.

As if nothing had happened, he took out a special ration pill, swallowed it, waited for a few minutes, and then headed towards the exit of the Death Forest.

Sensing that the target had left, Black Zetsu crawled out from a big tree, glanced at the surrounding environment, and frowned slightly.

"It's really scary. This level of Wood Release is almost catching up with Senju Hashirama."

"Black Zetsu, have you ever seen the Wood Release released by Senju Hashirama?" White Zetsu's voice revealed curiosity.

"Of course... No, Hashirama was already dead at that time."

Black Zetsu was halfway through his speech when he suddenly realized his mistake and quickly changed his words.

Its current identity is the incarnation of Uchiha Madara's will. When it appeared in front of Uchiha Madara, Hashirama Senju had already died, and Madara had also changed from his prime to a white-haired old man.

"But as the incarnation of Madara-sama's will, I have heard of Hashirama Senju's Wood Release. If this brat had a little more chakra, a ninja similar to Hashirama Senju might appear in Konoha."

"Isn't this little devil a little too powerful?"

White Zetsu expressed his own opinion: "Wouldn't it be dangerous to let Obito convince this brat at that time?"

"No, this kid is only this level at best. There is absolutely no way he can become a ninja like Hashirama Senju."

There was a hint of disdain in Black Zetsu's words.

Because he knew that judging from the time, Seto Chihiro would definitely not be the reincarnation of Ashura.

The Senju clan has had members who have awakened Wood Release, and without exception, the strongest Wood Release of these members is only about the same as this kid's. Even if this kid will grow up in the future, it's just that his chakra will increase a little, and he will definitely not be able to release Wood Release as casually as Hashirama Senju and become an existence that surpasses all the reincarnations of Ashura.

but...

What White Zetsu said makes some sense. At the moment, this kid's Wood Release is more than enough to capture ordinary tailed beasts.

If Obito's Mangekyō Sharingan was seen through, he might really be unable to deal with this brat.

"Let's go, White Zetsu."

"what?"

White Zetsu scratched his face with his hand, feeling strange about Black Zetsu's order: "Shouldn't we observe it a little longer? You know, Kakashi has gone back to sleep."

"It's no longer necessary. We have already collected enough information."

Black Zetsu controlled White Zetsu's body and began to slowly sink into the ground: "Konoha is not completely sure that Uchiha Obito is still alive. Now we just need to wait quietly."

Although Konoha's new barrier is powerful, it is more targeted at the chakra of invaders.

In the Naruto world, wars are basically started by relying on the output of ninjas. Now that the era of samurai has come to an end, Konoha has 24-hour Anbu patrols, and coupled with the high walls around it, it has basically completely prevented ordinary people from sneaking into Konoha from the outside.

It looks very powerful and is also very powerful to use. It can prevent 99.99% of chakra creatures in the ninja world, but obviously White Zetsu is not among such creatures.

White Zetsu has an ability, which is to absorb the chakra of the ninja and transform into the appearance of the corresponding ninja. Although entering and leaving Konoha in this way will increase the chance of being exposed, it is the best way to leave Konoha at the moment.

But just like Konoha’s barrier class, they didn’t know there was a bug like White Zetsu, and Black Zetsu didn’t know there was a bug like Seto Chihiro.

When Seto Chihiro felt that the other party really left without looking back, he was stunned for a moment.

He didn't know if his disguise was not good enough, or if the Akatsuki organization's recruitment standards were too high, and he had to become a renegade ninja before he would be worthy of being recruited by the Akatsuki organization.

Otherwise it doesn't make sense. How could he suddenly leave when he was observing everything so well?

Obviously, he had revealed a flaw.

But where exactly did the flaw appear?

Seto Chihiro thought about it over and over again, but couldn't figure out what went wrong with her.

In order to appear more real in the eyes of Black Zetsu, he would go to Uchiha Izumi's dream every night, and plan the encounter every night for the next day.

In the end, Black Zetsu didn't show up, but Tsunade and Uchiha Izumi mistakenly believed that he had some special hobbies.

"Hiss... Is it because my acting is so poor? Tsk... That's really possible."

Just as Seto Chihiro was thinking about whether she should spend time to develop her acting skills, she found that Shizune's chakra appeared in her perception.

He looked up and found Shizune above him looking around. If his guess was correct, the other party should be looking for him. Ever since he completely damaged several large trees of the Senju clan, Tsunade had asked him to go to the Death Forest to train ninjutsu. The other party obviously came here to find him.

"Senior sister, senior sister! I'm here!"

Seto Chihiro stood under the tree and shouted a few times, successfully attracting Shizune's attention.

The latter appeared in front of Seto Chihiro in a few jumps, with a look of shock mixed with a hint of worry.

"You made all these vines?"

"No, this was all done by a guy named Seto Chihiro. I have nothing to do with it."

Seto Chihiro shook her head, serious.

As he said this, he swallowed another Bingliang Pill, and the chakra recovery speed in his body increased a little.

"Stand still, I'll give you some chakra."

Shizune suddenly took Seto Chihiro's hand, and her words revealed a bit of helplessness: "Really, you don't know how to take care of your body. You always stop exercising when your chakra is exhausted..."

The weather in July has gradually started to get hot. Although the Death Forest has tall trees to provide shade, it also gives people a stuffy feeling.

Shizune was currently wearing a black and grey robe, and ever since she had learned the Yin Seal, a vertical diamond had appeared on her forehead.

"No need, Senior Sister. For me, all I need is a good night's sleep."

Seto Chihiro gently pulled her hand out.

The chakra stored in the Yin Seal is for backup at critical moments, not for replenishing his chakra.

"No, Lady Tsunade has sent you on a mission this time. I may not see you for the next two months."

Shizune immediately took his hand again, and then as if she remembered something, her arm stiffened and her expression suddenly became serious: "Of course, don't think too much, I just think it's better for you to practice more ninjutsu in Konoha. You are the only Wood Release Bloodline Genkai ninja in the Senju clan after the first Hokage, and it is easy for other ninja villages to target you."

"I know, I know. Sister Shizune cares about me, so she treated me personally. I will be grateful in my heart."

"Yeah, that's good to know."

The corners of Shizune's mouth curled up slightly, and then when she felt that there was not much chakra left, she let go of Seto Chihiro's hand, and the diamond on her forehead completely disappeared.

"Here, this scroll records your mission."

Shizune took out a turquoise scroll from the ninja tool bag on her thigh.

Seto Chihiro took the scroll and found an exclusive chakra mark on it. She needed to release some chakra into it before opening it. If the person who opened it was not the task executor, the scroll would be damaged immediately.