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As for the last remaining Anbu team, he still had some things he wanted to see how Minato handled them.

Secondly, it was not until after his retirement that the Third Hokage realized that he was still a little worried about Konoha and wanted to continue to contribute to the village to the best of his ability.

If you want to contribute to the village, you must have some manpower under you.

Based on the above two considerations, the Third Hokage temporarily kept an Anbu team in his hands.

He did not do this out of selfish motives.

"Sir Sandaime, that's not the case. You are still young. If I encounter any problems in the future, I will have to ask you for advice." Minato said respectfully to the Third Hokage.

"Hahaha, I am clearly aware of my own physical condition, but, Minato, I want to ask you a favor." The Third Hokage laughed twice, and it was obvious that he still felt very useful about Minato's words.

But at the end, the Third Hokage's tone became dejected.

"Third-generation master, if you have anything to say, please feel free to tell me." Minato straightened his back and looked at

The Third Hokage said seriously.

Actually, Minato had already thought about what the Third Hokage might say, and although he wanted to agree to the old man right away, reason reminded him not to do so.

From the moment he became Hokage, Minato already had this realization in his heart!

How could the Third Hokage not understand the meaning of Minato's words?

Minato didn't agree to him outright, no doubt having guessed what he wanted to say.

This made the Third Hokage feel both relieved and sad.

The good news is that, in his opinion, only in this way can Minato be a qualified Hokage, but the sad thing is that Minato may have greater conflicts with his friends.

This feeling made the Third Hokage feel very conflicted.

After struggling for a while, the Third Hokage finally spoke: "Minato, I don't ask for anything else. I just hope you can leave him a chance to live. After all, he has made a lot of contributions to Konoha over the years. Give him a chance to enjoy his old age."

Although the Third Hokage did not directly say the man's name, Minato knew clearly who he was referring to.

After hearing what the Third Hokage said, Minato breathed a sigh of relief.

If he just wanted to leave Danzo a chance to survive, he could still do it, as long as the Third Hokage requested that Danzo not continue to occupy the high position.

This is because Minato didn't know the dirty things Danzo had done and would do in the future, so he agreed to the Third Hokage so readily.

You know, the young man who always said "carry a bag of rice up a few floors" and who was not sure whether he was Minato's senior or junior brother turned evil, and Danzo played a big role in that!

If the history develops according to the original work, the other party will launch a Shinra expedition against Konoha in the future. Even if Danzo's ashes are scattered, it will not be enough to atone for his sins!

"Mr. Sandaime, I can promise you this matter, please rest assured." Minato made his promise to the Third Hokage with a solemn face.

"Okay, that's enough, that's enough." The Third Hokage nodded hurriedly in response.

The Third Hokage knew very well that if Danzo were really to be tried for his crimes, he would be killed eight or ten times over, and that was without even knowing about the Nagato incident.

Otherwise, I wonder if the Third Hokage would still be so determined to save Danzo's life.

However, in general, between Minato and Danzo, the Third Hokage finally chose Minato, his favorite successor and his apprentice.

As for Danzo, saving his life was already the most he could do.

After praising and encouraging Minato again, the Third Hokage left without disturbing Minato's work any further.

After all, the newly appointed Hokage is extremely busy.

Plus now that the Jonin Council has just been passed, Minato still has to deal with Danzo's roots.

By the time Minato led the two Anbu teams he had just taken over from the Third Hokage to the Root base, Danzo had already dealt with them all.

Danzo's way of handling it was also very direct. He just took off the Root skin and treated these ninjas as his personal subordinates.

Minato really had no way to deal with this. It was not easy for him to directly question the subordinates he had recruited.

In the end, Minato had no choice but to take away all of the Root's original suits and equipment, making it impossible for Danzo's men to act in the name of the Root.

In other words, Danzo now only has 68 subordinates, and these subordinates no longer have any law enforcement power over Konoha because their organization has been disbanded by Minato.

Although this result was not completely satisfactory to Minato, it at least achieved more than half of the original strategic goal.

What remains is whether Danzo dares to do something out of line behind the back of the Hokage.

In the past, even if Danzo did things that seemed to be extremely evil, he could always attribute them to the Root's mission.

But in the future, Danzo will not have such a useful excuse. As long as he crosses the line, Minato can withdraw his elder at any time.

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After the matter of the Root came to an end, Minato led the Anbu away directly.

When Minato left, Danzo kept staring at Minato's back with his hawk-like eyes fiercely.

"Hmph, Minato, just wait!" After saying these harsh words, Danzo returned to his original residence in the Root.

This place can now only be regarded as Danzo's private territory, and cannot be said to be a root base.

However, for ordinary people, this place is still a dangerous place.

The roots were just weaved away, but those people, those subordinates of Danzo, were still staying well in this private territory.

Some people, when it is time for them to be disgraced and die, they will be disgraced and die. No one can change that!

Minato did agree to let Danzo go, but Souji never agreed to this with the Third Hokage from the beginning to the end.

However, if Danzo could really learn his lesson and stop causing trouble, Souji might not be able to find a reason to attack him.

But, you have to know, this person is Danzo!

It is harder than climbing to the sky to prevent Danzo from running out and causing trouble!

All I can say is that the good intentions of the Third Hokage are undoubtedly going to be in vain, and Danzo's future ending will not be what the Third Hokage expected.

Five days after the Jonin Conference, Cang Si, who was at home, received

To a message that Minato had the ANBU pass on to him.

The scorpion's whereabouts have been found!

This also made Cang Si very excited, because it meant that his other plan could now be implemented!

"Minato, tell me quickly, where is Sasori now?" As soon as he entered the Hokage's office, Souji asked impatiently.

Since the start of the Third Ninja World War, Souji has searched for Scorpion countless times, but unfortunately he has failed to find him every time.

He didn't even see a shadow of the other party, which made Cang Si depressed for many years.

Right now, he doesn't have anything to research or anything else to do. He can just take this time to meet Scorpion, a child who has been lacking love since childhood!

As long as his plan succeeds this time, the future will undoubtedly be much more convenient.

Last time, he wanted to crush Uchiha Madara's plan, but after declaring bankruptcy, although he gained a lot afterwards, he still made Cang Si unhappy for a long time.

This time, Cang Si will make the plan succeed no matter what!

Unlike Uchiha Madara who has the Izanagi jutsu that allows another chance in life, Souji doesn't believe that Sasori can escape from him.

Cang Si has already set a flag for himself in his heart. If his plan fails again, he will wash his hair while standing upside down!

Yes, Cang Si is so tough!

Sometimes if you are not a little bit harder on yourself, you won’t have that burning motivation in your heart.

Well, I can only say that the flag set by Cang Si really gives him enough motivation.

"Don't worry, listen to me slowly. According to the information we got from the Anbu, if Scorpion doesn't change his route, he will pass by an old place we are familiar with in three days." Minato said with a faint smile. ..

"Within the border of the Kingdom of Wind, there is an old place we are familiar with. Could it be the ancient kingdom of Loulan?" Cangsi's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he thought of the place where Minato obtained information about the future.

"Sure enough, I knew you could guess it. That's right, as long as you go around the ancient kingdom of Loulan in three days, you should be able to find Scorpion, provided he doesn't hide himself or change his route in advance." Cang Si was able to guess, and Minato was really not surprised.

After all, his hint is very obvious, isn't it?

Chapter 315 I've Been Looking for You for Many Years

After obtaining Scorpion's information, Souji did not stay with Minato for long, but chose to leave Konoha directly.

Ever since Minato became Hokage, it has been much easier for Souji to leave Konoha at will.

Minato even told Souji directly how to enter and exit Konoha's barrier.

This also made Cang Si a little fearless now, but even if he was discovered, he could say that he was following Minato's orders.

After all, given the relationship between the two, it was normal for Minato to give Souji tasks in private.

No one would go to Minato to verify this matter. Wouldn't that be uncomfortable?

After leaving Konoha, Cang Si transformed into Mizunotsuki Jin again, and after summoning the summoning beast golden eagle, he flew directly to the ancient kingdom of Loulan in the Kingdom of Wind.

In the Kingdom of Wind, in the endless sea of ​​yellow sand, there is a young man with red hair, walking forward step by step.

Behind him, the footprints had just appeared when they were immediately smoothed out by the wind and sand.

"Hmph, so many ninjas from the Sand Village have died, but they are still chasing me. It seems I have to teach them a cruel lesson." An evil smile was revealed on Scorpion's young face.

It has been 5 years since Sasori left Sand Village. At the beginning, the Fourth Kazekage did not issue a wanted order for Sasori due to the existence of Elder Chiyo. He just wanted to find him back.

However, every time Luo Sha sent people to look for Scorpion, those people either returned empty-handed or never came back.

Luo Sha could treat it as an accident if it happened once or twice, but now several years have passed and he has sent out dozens of people.

If he could still treat this as an accident, he would not be qualified to become the Fourth Kazekage.

Therefore, two years ago, after saying Chiyo, Rasa directly issued a wanted order for Sasori and listed Sasori as an S-rank rebel ninja of Sunagakure.

Although Chiyo didn't want this day to come, she knew in her heart that this was the fourth Kazekage Rasa's final concession to her.

Otherwise, Luo Sha would have issued a wanted order for Scorpion much earlier.

However, what’s interesting is that the wanted order that Luo Sha issued for Scorpion did not mention the disappearance of the Third Kazekage at all.

As for the fact that Scorpion killed the Third Kazekage and made him into a human puppet from beginning to end, only Scorpion himself knew about it. Oh, no, there was also Soji.

About an hour or two after Scorpion left the place, a team of ninjas with the Sand Village emblem on their foreheads arrived here.

A quick glance revealed that there were no less than twenty or thirty people, all of whom were members sent by the Fourth Kazekage Rasa to capture Scorpion.

Originally, there were not so many people to capture Scorpion, but after being annihilated by Scorpion time and time again, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa made up his mind to send out so many people at once.

"There's nothing wrong with it. Scorpion has been here before, and he won't be gone for more than two hours. That means our pursuit direction is correct!" A perceptive ninja from the Sand Village said confidently after closing his eyes, squatting down, and tapping the ground.

After all, they are a hunting team, how could they not sense the presence of ninjas?

Therefore, this perceptive ninja sensed from here that Scorpion had passed by here and even calculated the time.

"Okay! Then let's continue chasing! Scorpion is the most talented puppeteer in the history of our Sand Village. His puppet-making technology must not be lost. This time, we are equipped with such a complete team, we must capture Scorpion back! Even if he is the grandson of Elder Chiyo!" said a Sand Village senior ninja in his thirties with a big beard.

After looking at each other, the twenty or thirty people continued to chase forward.

But even though the two sides only passed by here an hour or two apart, this is a desert and a sandstorm can disrupt everyone's vision.

Even if there were sentient ninjas among the ninjas chasing Scorpion, the result would be the same.

In the end, this pursuit lasted about three days, and the Sand Village team finally blocked Scorpion not far from the ancient kingdom of Loulan!

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"Scorpion, you can't escape! Come back with us. You are the grandson of Elder Chiyo, and you have such superb puppet technology. I believe that as long as you are willing to return to Sunagakure, Lord Kazekage will definitely accept you!" A senior ninja captain of Sunagakure advised Scorpion.

This was indeed what the Fourth Kazekage Rasa had instructed him to do. If he had the chance, he should first persuade Scorpion to return to Sunagakure. If that didn't work, he should then kill him.

"Have you finished talking? If you have, then hurry up and do it. I'm in a hurry to send you on your way. I'm a little annoyed after being chased for so long." The blocked Scorpion said calmly.

On his calm face, there was no sign of the anxiety of being surrounded.

"Really? That's a pity. Your puppet technology must not be passed on to others. In that case, I can only kill you!" Captain Sunagakure closed his eyes, sighed and said.

If possible, he would also like to do as the Fourth Kazekage asked, but Scorpion is an extremely dangerous puppeteer.

If a real fight breaks out, they will definitely show no mercy.

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Under the gaze of all the Sand Village ninjas, Sasori took out a scroll, and after a puff of white smoke, a puppet appeared on the field.

"Is this the new puppet you made? It's not one of the three: crow, black ant, or salamander." Captain Sand Village said solemnly while looking at Scorpion's new puppet.

The three puppets that the captain of Sand Village mentioned were all puppets that Scorpion had already made and perfected before he betrayed Sand Village.

However, Scorpion did not let these three types of puppets take the lead. The people of Sand Village were puzzled, but also on guard.