Konoha's entry is ninja!

Hoshita Shuichi vaguely heard something about Hatake Sakumo.

Soon, he heard Namikaze Minato and Kakashi leaving.

"What on earth is going on?"

Just as he was thinking about it, Hoshita Shuichi heard Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice coming over: "Fire!"

Hoshita Shuichi's figure immediately sank to the floor, and then rose from the ground of the Hokage's office next door: "The Third Hokage!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said solemnly: "It has been confirmed that the Jounin Hatake Sakumo who is on a mission is missing!"

Hoshixia Xiuyi suddenly raised his head, with a stunned expression under his mask.

Konoha White Fang is missing?

Are you kidding me?

Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to see Hoshita Shuichi's astonishment, and sighed: "Sakumo is performing a secret mission alone this time. According to the previous agreement, in half a month, regardless of whether the mission is completed or not, he must retreat. Return to Konoha."

"But it's been a month now. One of the two teams we sent out lost contact. Later it was determined that they encountered a strong enemy and all of them died in battle."

"And this is the information brought back by the second team. According to some information left by the first team, Sakumo is likely to have encountered an ambush, including a puppet master!"

Hoshita Shuichi's eyes narrowed: "The puppet master...the Third Hokage, according to the currently known information, in the entire ninja world, the only puppet master who can threaten Sakumo-senpai is Chiyo of Sunagakure Village."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, his eyes focused: "The mission Sakumo performed is indeed in the Kingdom of Wind, and it is also a trace lost in the Kingdom of Wind."

"So, Yan, this time I need you to take a team to the Kingdom of Wind to investigate this matter."

"In addition to you, Minato's class will be here too."

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "Understood!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately said in a deep voice: "Go and prepare, they will be waiting for you at the gate of the village!"

Shuichi Hoshita disappeared immediately.

……

At the exit of Konoha Village, Shuichi Hoshita appeared, taking off his robe and mask.

And he also saw his two teammates.

Aburame Zhiwei should be the next leader of the Aburame clan.

As for the other one, Shuichi Hoshita didn't know him, but that ninja dog was so iconic, he was a member of the Inuzuka clan.

Walking directly in front of the two of them, Hoshikashi said: "Hello, I am Hoshikashi Shuichi!"

Aburame Zhiwei wearing sunglasses said: "Captain, I am Aburame Zhiwei."

Another person said: "Captain, I am Inuzuka Jaw!"

"Wang Wang!"

The ninja dog following Inuzuka Jaw greeted Hoshita Shuichi, and Inuzuka Jaw immediately said: "Captain, this is Hoshimaru."

Hoshita Shuichi looked at the ninja dog with black spots in its white hair and said hello: "Hello, Hoshimaru!"

Then he turned to look at Namikaze Minato: "Minato-sensei!"

Namikaze Minato nodded and said, "Let's talk about it on the way!"

Xingxia Xiuyi followed Shanruliu, and the group of seven people set off immediately.

After leaving the village, Hoshita Shuichi glanced at Kakashi who was a little anxious. Instead of comforting him, he asked Namikaze Minato: "Minato-sensei, do you have more detailed information?"

"Let me tell you!"

Aburame Shimi said: "The previous information was brought back by the team I was in before."

Hoshita Shuichi immediately turned to look at Aburame Shiwei.

Aburame Shi said slightly: "Due to the terrain of the Kingdom of Wind, we actually did not find the traces left by Sakumo-senpai. What we found was the battlefield where the first team sent out by the Third Hokage died, and part of it has been Buried by wind and sand.”

"Fortunately, they were poisoned, so their bodies were relatively intact, so we got some information they left before they died, and we learned that Sakumo-senpai had been ambushed, and there was a puppet master among them."

"But there's no other information."

After hearing this, Shuichi Hoshita thought: "So, the information the previous team actually obtained was extremely limited."

"Perhaps the battlefield was covered and destroyed by wind and sand, or maybe someone cleaned the battlefield."

Aburame Shimi nodded slightly: "We were also inclined to this inference at the time, and the key point is that the information left by the previous team did not mention whether Sakumo-senpai himself was killed in the battle, or about his body."

Uchiha Obito couldn't help but said: "If there is no body, it means that Sakumo-senpai is still alive!"

"In this case, he should have been captured by the enemy, right?"

Ignoring Obito Uchiha, Hoshikita said: "The wind and sand can cover up many traces, including blood stains, smells, and even corpses."

"If there is no poisoning, there is no need to cover the body with wind and sand. Bugs and birds will digest it quickly."

"But judging from the current situation, Sakumo-senpai was either captured, died in battle, or injured and escaped, but he may have been poisoned or injured too seriously to return to Konoha."

Although three situations are mentioned, anyone who understands knows that there are only two situations.

Either die or be captured!

As for the third type of injury, escaping, or poisoning... In an environment like the Kingdom of Wind, for such a long time, the probability of death is very high.

However, some people present were obviously very emotional. Uchiha Obito shouted again: "Even if he died in battle and his body was eaten by insects and birds, there will be no traces at all."

Namikaze Minato shouted softly: "Obito!"

At this time, Kakashi suddenly said: "Shuichi, you haven't mentioned a situation yet, that is... his body was taken away by the enemy!"

At the end of the sentence, Kakashi's voice trembled.

Hoshita Hide nodded: "Since the enemy is very likely to clean up the battlefield, it is also possible to take away Sakumo-senpai's body."

"You know, ninjas, even corpses are of great intelligence value, especially ninjas like Sakumo-senpai."

Uchiha Obito glanced at Kakashi, and then said: "A powerful ninja like Sakumo-senpai should have to be attacked by the Kazekage of Sunagakure Village, or besieged by a large number of elite ninjas, right?"

After hearing this, Shuichi Hoshita thought seriously: "Maybe it was really the Third Kazekage who took action himself..."

"The strongest puppet master in Sunagakure Village is Chiyo, but with Sakumo-senpai's strength and his fighting style, Chiyo can't stop him."

"Obito is right. Either there are a large number of enemies, or there is another strong person who limits Sakumo-senpai's speed."

After saying that, he looked at Namikaze Minato: "Minato-sensei, if we go to the places where the team checked before, we won't be able to get much useful information."

Namikaze Minato understood instantly and said, "So, you want to sneak into Sunagakure Village to investigate?"

Hoshita Hide nodded: "The possibility of Sunagakure Village taking action is extremely high. After all, Sakumo-senpai has a lot of hatred between Sunagakure Village."

"Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law died at the hands of Sakumo-senpai, who were also two powerful puppet masters at the Jonin level."

"Sneaking into Sunagakure Village should be the fastest way to break through!"

Inuzuka said: "But it is also the most dangerous way!"

"Even if you enter Sunagakure Village, the fastest and most suitable way to verify it must be against Chiyo or the Third Kazekage, right?"

Namikaze Minato said: "You can also confirm it from the side first. First, see if the Third Kazekage took anyone out of the village half a month ago."

"There should be many people who know this information."

Hoshita Shuichi nodded after hearing this, and immediately said: "Then it's decided. The troops will be divided into two groups. Minato-sensei, you follow the previous traces, and I will carry out the task of sneaking into Sunagakure Village."

Namikaze Minato said quickly: "I'll do it!"

Hoshita Shuichi shook his head and said: "Minato-sensei, your transformation skills are not as good as mine, and your illusion skills should not be as good as mine either..."

After hearing this, Minato Namikaze could only nod in agreement.

Sneaking into Sand Hidden Village, the more people, the better.

But listening to Hoshita Shuichi's words, Uchiha Obito was stunned.

Isn't this guy Shuichi too loud?

The key is that Minato-sensei actually... actually agreed!

……

After the two captains made their decision, it was naturally settled.

That night, he spent the night at the border of the Land of Fire. After crossing the Land of the River and entering the Land of Wind the next day, Hoshige Shuichi and Namikaze Minato agreed on a rendezvous point, then walked alone and went straight to Sunagakure Village.

But besides that, there are a flock of crows flying overhead!

Chapter 112 Sneak into Sunagakure and make a big splash! (Please subscribe for a guaranteed monthly ticket)

2024-03-08

Speaking of which, this is the first time Hoshita Shuichi has truly performed a mission alone.

Although he seemed to be alone when he was in the Roots, there were other members of the Roots following behind him.

But now, there is only a flock of crows.

However, Hoshita Shuichi was glad that he brought this group of crows with him, otherwise he might really get lost.

It’s really difficult to walk in the desert!

……

finally reached!

On the third day, Hoshita Shuichi finally saw the Sunagakure Village after avoiding several Suna Ninja strongholds.

"This bird doesn't know how to live in a place where it doesn't poop!"

Hoshita Shuichi spat out the sand in his mouth.

"During the Third Ninja War, both Iwa Ninja and Kirigakure Village attacked the Country of Wind, right?"

Hoshita Shuichi looked at Sunagakure Village from a distance and thought to himself: "It's understandable for Kirigakure Village. After all, the south of the Kingdom of Wind is not all desert, but the north... can only be said to be to destroy Sunagakure Village and then take over the Kingdom of Wind. The amount of tasks?”

After resting for a while, Hoshixia Shuichi summoned the crows from the sky, fed them water and food, and replenished their chakra.

Moreover, Shuichi Hoshita was more cautious and temporarily set a seal on each crow to seal his chakra to prevent the crows from being detected when they entered Sunagakure Village.

When the time comes, the seal will be lifted automatically, and you can turn into a crow clone at that time.

This is Hoshita Shuichi's infiltration plan.

If this didn't work, then he could only use the Toad Shadow Manipulation Technique to find a lone Sand Ninja to sneak into the Sand Hidden Village, but this would require waiting and taking more time.

After being prepared, a dozen crows fluttered their wings and flew up, then scattered and flew towards Sunagakure Village.

Less than a quarter of an hour.

Beside a garbage dump in Sunagakure Village, crows gathered together, turned into Hoshita Shuichi, and then jumped away.

After a while, Shuichi Hoshita transformed into an ordinary villager of Sunagakure Village and blended into the crowd.

Wandering aimlessly, Hoshita Shuichi secretly observed Sunagakure Village.

But he doesn't show up alone somewhere so as not to attract attention.

"what?"

Suddenly, Hoshixia Xiuyi saw a familiar figure.

That beautiful back is unique!

Burning Escape to Ye Cang!

However, with just one glance, Hoshita Xiuichi withdrew his gaze.

On the other side, Ye Cang, who was shopping with his disciples, felt something in his heart and turned his head, but all he saw was a moving crowd, nothing unusual.

Her disciple Juan asked curiously: "Teacher, what's wrong?"

Ye Cang turned around and said with a smile: "Nothing?"

"Okay, the break is over, it's time to start training!"

……

After a brief tour of Sunagakure Village, Shuichi Hoshita initially focused on the building where Kazekage's office was.

The most suitable target to start with is the secretary working next to Feng Ying.