Naruto, this is called Kuuga, not White Zetsu

Outside the house, Karin, who was peeking, was startled. She felt that after telling the truth, she seemed to be doing Chihiro a disservice, but she was also really afraid that Chihiro would fall into a deep sleep like those people who were seriously injured in the Kusagakure Village and never wake up.

"Fragrant phosphorus?"

"what!"

"Why are you standing here? If Aunt Ayana hadn't told me you were here, I would have thought you would be like that guy named Chihiro and not play with us this afternoon!"

Ino looked at Karin jumping up and felt a little strange. Was she that scary? Or was Karin so engrossed in something that she didn't even hear their footsteps?

"Ino..."

In the room, the sound outside the door naturally did not escape Seto Chihiro's ears. She caught a flying steel needle in her hand and threw it to the ground and said, "Senior sister, you are right. It is true that there is such a meaning, but the real reason is that Teacher Tsunade is not here. I am worried about you!"

"You don't trust me."

Does my junior brother care about me so much? I was indeed captured by the ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village before, but this is Konoha, what is there to worry about? Could it be that my youth is coming? ...

But... there is a 14-year age difference between me and Chihiro, how can this be possible...

Shizune was a little nervous at first, but when she saw Seto Chihiro take a deep breath, she became more certain of what Tsuyoshi was thinking.

It's over. He said how he should refuse...

"Yes, after Lady Tsunade left Konoha, in the entire clan, you, Senior Sister, are a medical ninja and are not good at fighting."

"Huh?" Shizune thought maybe she heard it wrong. Is he worried about me? Because I'm a medical ninja? Is he looking down on medical ninjas? I finally got ready, and he told me this?

"Since Lady Tsunade is not here, I will have to shoulder this responsibility. My real body has calculated the time accurately. I will switch to another clone every half an hour. In addition, I will not learn ninjutsu like I did last night, so I am sure nothing will happen to me later..."

As the 'clone' was talking, he felt something was wrong with the surroundings. A few little kids were standing at the door looking at the situation inside the house. Karin's red eyes dodged a little after looking at him, but then blinked quickly, as if telling him that something was happening.

There is murderous intent!

The 'clone' frowned, realizing that things were not as simple as he had imagined.

He slowly turned his head and found that Shizune was standing behind him with a perfect smile on her face, showing all eight teeth. Everything was so beautiful, except for the way she clasped her hands together, which made him feel a little uneasy.

"Junior brother Seto Chihiro, come on, why don't you say anything..."

The 'clone' carefully recalled everything that had just happened and whispered, "Senior Sister, I'm not saying you're weak, I'm just saying you're not good at fighting."

Shizune nodded, the smile on her face still unchanged: "I know."

"Then why..."

Just as the 'clone' was about to ask some questions, he saw the fist getting bigger in his sight. The next second, he felt that the chakra in his body was dispersing as if it was not obeying his command.

boom!

"idiot."

Shizune's fair face gradually turned red as she said this. She was not only talking to Seto Chihiro, but also to herself, but the main fault was still his. If that idiot hadn't said that he couldn't let go of her, how could she have such wild thoughts? How could she, who had never been in a relationship, be so angry and embarrassed?

"Master Chihiro!"

Karin was shocked and shouted loudly while standing at the door. Shikamaru, Choji and Ino beside her were also staring at the scene in front of them in a daze.

All the attention was on Chihiro just now. Karin's playmates stood at the door of the room without even Shizune noticing. Could it be that these little guys saw something they shouldn't have seen just now?

Trying hard to suppress her embarrassment, Shizune pretended to have just noticed: "Why are you here? Are you here to play with Karin? Do you need any fruit?"

"Ahhh, Miss Shizune has killed someone, help!"

Potato chips fell to the ground, and Choji couldn't help but rush out while shouting in panic. Ino reacted and pulled Karin out as well.

Shikamaru knew why Seto Chihiro disappeared, but when he thought about how Shizune was angry with her mother just now, he couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

For a moment, the scene became quiet, and the silent outstretched hand and the smile on the face were frozen in that moment like the photo placed in the frame...

At the Senju clan training ground, a few little kids who had been running wildly all the way came to the place where they often played these past two days.

"Karin, why didn't you run just now? I was so tired."

Ino's face turned slightly red, and she gasped for breath after she finished speaking. She held her best friend's hand tightly and looked behind her from time to time, fearing that Shizune would run out and kill her to silence her.

"Why should I run?" Karin asked puzzledly. Lady Chihiro had already told her about the shadow clone, and Sister Shizune was also concerned about Lady Chihiro's health, so why should she run?

Hearing this, Ino didn't say anything. Choji took a deep breath, took out another bag of potato chips from his pocket, and said, "Didn't you see it? Miss Shizune punched Seto Chihiro into smoke. It was so scary! I forgot my potato chips there."

Hearing someone say that her most respected lady Chihiro was dead! Karin was dissatisfied on the spot and said, "Chouji, Chihiro is fine. Sister Shizune only dispersed a shadow clone."

"Shadow Clone?" Ino seemed to have heard this ninjutsu for the first time.

"Karin is right, it was just a shadow clone, but Miss Shizune seemed really angry."

At this time Shikamaru, who was running at the end, suddenly spoke. He sighed. Every time at this time, he would become the commentator among his friends.

......

"So, Seto Chihiro used a clone to deal with us this time, right?"

Yamanaka Ino kicked the ball away and said angrily, "Just speak frankly when practicing ninjutsu. It's not like telling the truth will kill you. Karin, you and him should come to school early tomorrow morning. I will teach him a lesson."

Shikamaru's mouth twitched, and he knew that this time his commentary was in vain. The reason he specifically explained it was to tell Ino that even if we put all of us together, we couldn't beat him...

"this..."

Karin was hesitant. She really wanted to reject Ino. One was a good friend she had only known for a month, and the other was the one who saved her mother and her. There was no comparison at all.

But Ino was also very good to her, and she didn't want to make a choice unless it was absolutely necessary...

Ino felt that Karin's indecision was not worth it. She put her hands on Karin's shoulders and said unconvincingly, "Are you still going to side with him, Karin?"

Shikamaru sighed and couldn't help but said, "Forget it, Ino. Seto Chihiro has a special meaning to Karin. If you ask her to make a choice like this, it will only make her feel embarrassed."

Last night he did not take the initiative to ask his father, but instead planned to look for clues in the family books.

In the end, he lived up to everyone's expectations and learned about the Uzumaki clan from his family history. However, what puzzled him was that the Uzumaki clan, where the Uzumaki clan lived, disappeared from the ninja world after the destruction of the Uzumaki Country in the Second Ninja World War.

Nowadays, Karin's red hair fits the characteristics of the Uzumaki clan. She calls Seto Chihiro "Chihiro-sama", and the respect revealed in her eyes goes far beyond the level of friends.

Shikamaru had only seen this kind of situation among the common people who raised deer for the Nara clan.

After hearing this, Ino calmed down instantly. It was wrong to let her friend make an indecisive decision. She asked with concern: "I'm sorry, Karin, I don't know about these things. Is what Shikamaru said true?"

Karin nodded with tears in her eyes.

"Don't cry, it won't look good if you cry!"

"Uh-huh!"

Ino took out a light yellow handkerchief and slowly wiped the tears from Karin's eyes. Looking at Karin's smile again, she said seriously, "I won't let you choose, but I will never let him go for what he did with his shadow clone to fool me."

Hearing Ino say this, Karin became nervous again. She silently made up her mind that as long as Ino planned to have a conflict with Lady Chihiro, she would leak the secret at the first opportunity.

Ino seemed to have thought of a good idea, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Of course, not only do I not need your help this time, you can also take the initiative to tell Seto Chihiro about this matter and let him be prepared. I will wait for him at the school gate tomorrow."

"Eh!"

Karin looked at Ino in disbelief, having no idea what this friend whom she had known for over a month was thinking.

......

[Ding~ System prompt]: [Congratulations to the host for completing the first stage of 'Chase' "Find the Reason", and automatically start the second stage task "Tell Jiraiya the whereabouts of Orochimaru"]

[First stage mission rewards: 2000 points, one system mall refresh coupon]

[Current remaining points: 25320]

"...So, one of the important reasons why I returned to the village this time was to track down Orochimaru, who is also one of the three ninjas and an S-rank rebel ninja of Konoha."

On the edge of the cliff, the white-haired man's eyes were wandering, just like his voice, no one knew where they were drifting to.

Uchiha Izumi was shocked when he heard Jiraiya's words, but gradually recovered after a while: "That is to say, Orochimaru is likely to have entered Konoha, right?"

"I'm not sure. After I knew that Orochimaru's target was Konoha, I rushed back as soon as possible."

Jiraiya hesitated for a while, then continued: "But what I stopped at that time was just an earth clone that condensed a lot of chakra. The real body may have already arrived in Konoha..."

When he arrived in Konoha, about a day had passed since the battle. As a disciple of the old man, the opponent's speed would only be faster than his.

Seto Chihiro silently shut down the system, and this time she got good news: Orochimaru returned to Konoha.

He glanced at Uchiha Izumi beside him. Combined with the fact that Uchiha Itachi had joined the Akatsuki organization, Orochimaru must have realized the value of the Sharingan. While the top fighters of the village such as Tsunade and Sarutobi Hiruzen are away, the other party is probably coming for the Uchiha's bloodline limit of Konoha.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the other party is targeting himself and Karin, but the other party’s main target must be the Uchiha clan.

There were less than 10 days left before Seto Chihiro was leaving for the Kusagakure Village, and nearly two months had passed. A Wood Release Blood Ninja suddenly appeared in the Konoha village, and he also had the lost bloodline of the Uzumaki clan.

The Senju, Uchiha, and Uzumaki, the three most powerful families in Konoha's history, were all wiped out at this point in time.

Seto Chihiro looked up at Jiraiya, thinking that they might be able to benefit from each other.

"If my guess is correct, the other party's primary target this time should be the bloodline limit of the Uchiha, Senju and Uzumaki clans!"

Since we're planning on mutual benefit, let's just go for the big one.

Chapter 37 No One Knows Orochimaru Better Than Me

Uchiha Izumi turned his head, and Seto Chihiro could see through the mask and see the magatama inside spinning wildly, shock and uneasiness intertwined.

Jiraiya's reaction was the most amazing. He first looked at Seto Chihiro in doubt, then adjusted his gaze to Uchiha Izumi. After making sure that he had most likely not heard wrong, he turned his gaze back to Seto Chihiro, wanting to listen carefully to why the other party said that.

Seto Chihiro took off her mask and put it on the ground, spread her hands, and said seriously: "No one in this world knows Orochimaru better than me."

"???"

"???"

Uchiha Izumi was shocked again by his words.

No one knows Orochimaru better than you? Jiraiya looked at Seto Chihiro with a frown on his face, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say. There were too many things to complain about at the moment, so he could only stare with his eyes wide open, summing up all the information in his mind into three words: "Why?"

"Orochimaru is very famous in the ninja world. I once planned to impersonate Orochimaru and go to Kusagakure Village to bring out two people. For this purpose, I specifically learned about Orochimaru for a period of time and found that Orochimaru was very interested in bloodline limits. In the end, I used this lie to successfully deceive several ninjas in Kusagakure Village."

Chihiro Seto did not hide what she had done in Kusagakure Village, and even added some other information.

Uchiha Izumi was speechless after this operation. Impersonating Orochimaru to save people, not to mention what the consequences would be, Orochimaru would definitely remember it. It is not a good thing to be remembered by a dark snake.

Tsunade, do you know what a brave disciple you have?

Although Jiraiya had seen it in the information scroll in advance, after hearing it with his own ears, he still felt some admiration for Seto Chihiro. At such a young age, she ran to the Kusagakure Village alone to save a pair of mother and daughter she didn't know. He absolutely could not do that at his age.

"So, according to what Master Jiraiya said, Orochimaru's trip to Konoha is very likely related to his bloodline limit, but the only question is why Orochimaru chose the right time to come. The timing was just right, not too early or too late, just when Master Tsunade and the Third Hokage were heading to the Daimyo's mansion together."

On the edge of the cliff, Seto Chihiro's questioning voice sounded again. She lowered her head as if she was asking a question to the people around her, or as if she was asking a question to herself.

Since he took off his mask, Jiraiya could also feel the doubts from the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't help but start to think, is this also a coincidence? Or is there another hidden story?

"Seto Chihiro, are you saying that someone tipped off Orochimaru that the old man and Tsunade left Konoha?"

Jiraiya obtained the information about the Anbu after fighting with Orochimaru, but Orochimaru seemed to have planned to go to Konoha early on. Does this mean that Konoha has an undercover agent of Orochimaru, and his level is not low?

"Master Jiraiya, this possibility does exist, but it is only speculation. The most important thing now is to report to Captain Kakashi and strengthen patrols and martial law within the village."

"That's indeed the case, but will this alert the enemy?"

Shaking his head, Jiraiya felt that this was the closest he had ever been to Orochimaru's real body, and he decided that he must catch him this time.

Although Orochimaru is no longer the same Orochimaru in essence, he feels that there was another reason behind Orochimaru's leaving Konoha. He wants to find out why he became what he is now and why he left Konoha.

"So, what exactly is Jiraiya-sama thinking?"

Seto Chihiro sighed in a tone that was not appropriate for her age, picked up the mask that had fallen to the ground, and put it back on her face.

"For a person like Orochimaru, is there any need to alert the enemy? Even if he takes precautions, what will happen? According to Orochimaru's personality, he should be like a snake, hiding in the corner, and attacking when the enemy is relaxed, right? Even if he fails, he will try every possible way to leave, right?"

Jiraiya heard what Seto Chihiro said, which was indeed in line with Orochimaru's style of doing things. He reached out his hand to Seto Chihiro but then put it down, feeling inexplicably panic in his heart.

The moment Seto Chihiro finished speaking, he had an urge to ask Seto Chihiro to keep the matter secret. He was willing to tell this matter because he took into account the persecution of his reputation and the fact that he really needed the help of Konoha's Anbu ninjas when he was unclear about Orochimaru's purpose.

But after listening to Seto Chihiro's analysis, and adding the tracking of Orochimaru over the years, the part related to his human experiments did involve a large number of bloodline limit ninjas. When it is impossible to determine Orochimaru's purpose, this aspect can indeed become a breakthrough to prevent Orochimaru's sneak attack.

It was easy to say before, but could Orochimaru, who had just completed the reincarnation technique, still escape from Konoha, which was full of vigilance...

"Chihiro, what's wrong with you?"

Jiraiya was worrying that chasing Orochimaru was his own business and none of anyone else's business, when a sudden voice attracted his attention. He looked up and found that Seto Chihiro was leaning on a stone with her left hand supporting her forehead, for some reason, with the support of Izumi.

"I'm not in any serious trouble, it's just that my shadow clone was destroyed."

"The clone was destroyed?" Izumi repeated in a low voice. Why was his clone destroyed? Could it be that Orochimaru had already gone to the Senju clan's base?