In Konoha, Naruto lies down

There was a loud bang, a flash of lightning, and the Raikage's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. The internal situation of the Hidden Rain Village was still unstable, and no one went to chase the "fake Naruto".

The two Yukitos had a complicated expression. She was certain that the person who had just appeared was not Uzumaki Naruto. No one in Kumogakure knew Uzumaki Naruto better than she did. After all, she had already pledged her loyalty.

We are all close friends who know each other's strengths and weaknesses. You can tell whether someone is true or false just by looking at each other.

Not only the two Yugito, but Samui and Mabui also had strange expressions. Although they didn't know Uzumaki Naruto well, they had all signed the evil god contract.

The moment the "fake Naruto" appeared, a thought popped up in their minds: Who is this guy?

"People from Konoha!" The Fourth Raikage was furious, his rough voice deafening, "How despicable! Uzumaki Naruto barged into the village openly and didn't take us seriously at all!"

What happened today was too sudden. Kumogakure lost hundreds of ninjas in an instant. What a concept. The fact that the Raikage could still sit in the office was his greatest self-restraint.

He wanted to pull the man behind him out and throw him to the ground. In such a rage, the straightforward Fourth Raikage could not remain calm.

"Beast! Konoha is a beast!" The Raikage roared, turned around and smashed a wall with a bang.

Konoha and Kumogakure had actually been trying to get in touch for almost a year, rubbing shoulders with each other until sparks flew. On certain matters, the two sides were already able to share intelligence.

The Paradise Box in Kusagakure Village is the best example. Although each party sent people to investigate separately, it was still a major breakthrough. If the friendship deepens, the two sides will be able to cooperate.

Konoha has its eyes on Kumogakure's energy resources, and Kumogakure has its eyes on Konoha's... In general, it's like a turtle has its eyes on a mung bean, they've taken a liking to each other and are ready to join forces.

The two Yukitos and the three women witnessed all of this in the office. The three women wanted to say something, but couldn't. How can I say this? I'm very familiar with Konoha's Uzumaki Naruto?

Isn't that just idiotic? It's a clear sign that he's a traitor. The most intolerable thing about Kumogakure is traitors; if they're caught, they'll have a terrible time.

Can’t say. Can’t say.

The three women were strangely silent, watching the Raikage frantically. Finally, Mabui was the first to speak, but she didn't state her doubts. Instead, she asked if they should send a letter to Konoha to question him.

Questioning and enquiring, the difference of one word can lead to a world of difference in the relationship.

This fiercely worded letter of inquiry was finally delivered to the Hokage's desk at full speed. Kakashi took a look at it and then looked up at the ceiling.

He rubbed his eyes and looked down again.

How strange!

Konoha attacking Kumogakure? Naruto assassinating the Raikage? Irrefutable evidence? Kakashi looked over the scene several times, making sure his eyes were still sharp. He couldn't help but gasp.

"Shikamaru."

"Yes!" Shikamaru raised his head from the pile of documents and looked at Kakashi with a puzzled look.

"Where are Naruto and the others? Has Shino sent any news back?" Kakashi read the expedited documents in one hand and rubbed his temple with the other.

"We are on the way to the Land of Grass. According to the speed of Shino's team, they should have arrived by now." Shikamaru said after thinking for a while.

"Arrived? That doesn't make sense." Kakashi rubbed his chin and glanced at Shikamaru. "This is an expedited document from Kumogakure. Take a look."

Kakashi said as he handed the document to Shikamaru.

"Kugakure?" Shikamaru was puzzled. He took it and looked down. "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Naruto and the others are still in the Land of Grass. How could they be in Kumore?"

"Is this... a deliberate frame-up?"

"They have evidence and will send it back urgently later." Kakashi said slowly as he paced around the office. "Maybe... someone is impersonating Naruto and causing trouble in Kumogakure."

"That's possible, but what's their purpose?" Shikamaru frowned. "Facts speak louder than words. It wasn't Naruto who did it. We just need to clarify it."

"Let's try sending a reply message first to test the attitude of Kumogakure." Kakashi did not respond directly, and his words seemed to indicate that there was something else going on.

Shikamaru couldn't possibly question his leader's decision, so he just said "OK" and left with the documents. As the Hokage's assistant, drafting the manuscript was his job.

Half a day later, Shikamaru came back with a bad look on his face.

"What's the result?" Kakashi asked casually, as if he had already anticipated the result.

Shikamaru took a breath, opened his mouth but couldn't say anything for a moment, then after a moment he shook his head seriously and said.

"Kumogakure is holding Konoha responsible, and Naruto is involved in the assassination. We must punish Naruto severely. Otherwise, the cooperation between Kumogakure and Konoha will be terminated directly, and the use of war will not be ruled out."

"Hehehe." Kakashi smiled, "Investigate again and report back, bargain with them and show them that we have evidence on our side, irrefutable proof."

Shikamaru left again, not holding out much hope. Kumogakure was always strong, and if there was evidence, Neji's father wouldn't have committed suicide.

Not long after, Shikamaru returned to the office again.

Kakashi was not so lazy now, probably knowing that this was the final result, and asked.

"what did they say?"

"The meaning of Kumogakure is that both sides can participate in the investigation. Before the final results come out, in order to prevent Konoha from shielding Naruto, Naruto must be taken into custody and thrown into the Grass Country Prison, Hozuki Castle."

"Kurozuki Castle." Kakashi lowered his head and searched in the drawer for a while, found a letter, opened it and read it while saying, "Kurozuki Castle's lord is Wuwei, and he has a good relationship with Konoha."

"The Kusagakure Village has become history. There seems to be some unrest going on there."

"Why did Kumogakure insist on putting Naruto in that kind of place?" Shikamaru was puzzled. "Can't he be temporarily imprisoned in Konoha's prison?"

"Well, the reasons are a bit complicated." Kakashi scratched his head. "The Kumogakure people won't agree. Of course, they will choose a third-party prison to detain Naruto."

"Ghost Lantern City is a ninja detention facility entrusted by each village to Ghost Lantern City. In order to prevent favoritism, it is dedicated to detaining ninjas who have committed crimes together with each village."

"Um...and we won't agree to this. Naruto can't be detained in Konoha's prison."

"Why?" Shikamaru asked.

"It seems something has happened. If they are detained in Konoha Prison, the first persons in charge are... Morino Ibiki and Yamanaka Inoichi."

Kakashi scratched his head and laughed dryly.

"Compared to Kizuna Castle, I think Naruto's situation will be even worse if he falls into Yamanaka Inoichi's hands. Lord Yamanaka seems to be in a heavy mood recently. Although I dare not conclude that it is related to Naruto, it is almost certain."

Hearing this, Shikamaru was speechless for a moment.

“…That’s true.”

He shook his head, thinking that he was too busy to worry about that guy. For Naruto, no matter how terrifying the Ghost Lantern City was, that guy would never suffer any loss.

If he were in Konoha Prison and had contact with the Intelligence Department, oh no, that guy would be finished.

Kakashi meant that Naruto would be exiled to Kizuna Castle without any trial. He would release Naruto when the truth came out.

Once Konoha intervenes in the investigation, the first person Naruto will meet is Yamanaka Inoichi.

"Is Ghost Lantern City safe?" Shikamaru couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"It's not safe." Kakashi shook his head, "But it should be safe for Naruto, at least safer than Konoha. Besides, Kumogakure also has their own selfish motives."

"Selfish?"

"Before Yamato disappeared, he was tasked with going to Kusagakure Village to track down information on the Box of Paradise, a very dangerous and mysterious ninja tool. Kumogakure also got involved in the investigation. It was a collaborative investigation between Konoha and Kumogakure, but it's clear that Kumogakure hasn't found the Box either."

Kakashi leaned back in his chair, a single dead eye visible through his mask.

"The Box of Paradise is within the Land of Grass. If it's not in the Hidden Grass Village, then there's only one place."

Shikamaru asked tentatively with a look of doubt in his eyes.

"Ghost Lantern City?"

"Yeah." Kakashi nodded.

"If Naruto is innocent, this is an undercover mission." Kakashi said, "The Kumogakure is more shameless than you think. Let's notify them of the mission first."

"Notify Team Shino that the mission has changed."

"Yes." Shikamaru nodded and left.

.........

Outside Caoyin Village.

"How did this village become like this?" Tiantian looked at the desolate and dilapidated village in the distance and found it hard to believe that this was the powerful Kusagakure Village.

"It exploded?" Naruto seemed to be gloating, as he was part of this.

He had planted Hydrangea and Kurama Yakumo here, waiting for their chance to strike. Apparently, they were lucky enough to encounter unrest and took advantage of it to destroy this place.

Chapter 505 I didn’t expect that you, Sasuke, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, are not a good person!

"What about the mission?" Tiantian felt a headache. "Let's go in and ask someone?"

"Let's go in and take a look first." Aburame Shino said, "There are people inside. I've already sent Parasite to investigate. There are still a few people staying in the ruins of the village."

Xiao Li stood like a pine tree, his hands behind his back, looking out. At the end of the low plain lay a large village. Built beside the wide, winding Grass River, it was now in ruins.

Wisps of white smoke rose from the ruins of a dilapidated house. Occasionally, black spots could be seen moving across the ruins, probably surviving villagers.

As the four approached, they discovered the village gate had collapsed. The buildings were all war-torn, covered in dust and broken walls. The villagers' faces remained pale.

"This place is a bit weird. I can't even eat." Naruto put his hands behind his head and looked around.

After a quick scan, I realized that Hydrangea and Kurama Yakumo had already left. I could only sense their approximate location, not their exact location.

That should be quite far away, perhaps not even within the borders of the Grass Kingdom.

He didn't care, though. The two of them could go wherever they pleased, and they could always be in touch if anything happened. There was nothing new in the ninja world, and the two of them were strong enough to take on a small group of jonin.

"The Land of Grass has taken in too many wandering ninjas, and the mixed quality is a hidden danger." Aburame Shino walked in front and spoke out.

"So it was the wandering ninjas who destroyed the Land of Grass?" Tiantian asked curiously.

"A riot?"

"Maybe, but this has nothing to do with us." Aburame Shino stopped and looked in one direction, "Trouble is coming."

When a rumbling sound was heard, Tiantian and Xiao Li's faces suddenly changed and they became alert.

A group of people rushed out from the other end of the street, shouting and yelling, holding all kinds of weapons in their hands. Swords, spears, and short spears rushed over in a huge crowd, looking like a mob.

But compared to the gangsters, these wandering ninjas were far superior in both combat power and insidiousness. The former were after money and sex, while the latter were much more complicated.

Killing is entirely based on my mood. I kill anyone I meet on the narrow road, and I kill the weak. To put it nicely, I call him a wandering ninja, but I can turn into a vicious thief at any time when I put on the mask.

They are good at robbing caravans, and they are also no strangers to fighting, brawling, and robbing ninjutsu. In the vast ninja world, there are always some villains who wander in the gray area.

People who commit such evil deeds and kill people without blinking an eye should be despised by everyone. It's a pity that the culture of the Grass Country is distorted. When others kill people without blinking an eye, they still ask if their eyes are dry.

The servile and fawning culture inherent in the Grass Country's history and culture has led them to spontaneously accept the wandering ninjas. Not only do they welcome them, they also work hard to whitewash them. The women of the Grass Country are also very accommodating to the wandering ninjas. It can only be said that it's a matter of willingness, and no one can do anything about it.

"Where did those people come from? They're dressed in strange shapes." Naruto looked a little bored and was in no mood to act cool and get slapped in the face, so he just went for it.

Before Tian Tian and Xiao Li could make a move, he immediately activated the Nine-Tailed Fox power within him. A ten-story-tall blood-red Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly emerged, its aura incredibly ferocious.

Instantly, tons of blood-colored chakra, as dense as substance, gushed out crazily, almost instantly enveloping the four-member team. Within a ten-meter radius, a nine-tailed blood fox rose up.

Roar! ! !

The wandering ninja, who was shouting for war one second, was frightened to death by the bloody nine-tailed fox the next second, and quickly braked and turned around and ran away. What a joke, they are not on the same power level.

The other party is driving a Gundam, are you going to give him your head as a gift?

Several stray ninjas were dragged and trampled in the chaos, and even those with strength were trampled half to death. They screamed in agony, and were stabbed to death.

Tiantian, Xiao Li, and Shino stood aside, not yet taking action, watching the other party flee in a chaotic manner, stunned. Tiantian even looked up at the bloody nine-tailed beast and his face turned pale.

Fortunately, Naruto was able to control himself and instantly collected the bloody Nine-Tailed Fox.

Everything returned to calm, with only the figures of the wandering ninjas running away in the distance, as if nothing had happened. Naruto glanced lazily across at them, his boredom visible to the naked eye.

"These wandering ninjas are no different from flies. The Kusagakure Village is already rotten, yet they still stay here to suck blood."

"What was that just now?" Tiantian was still frightened.

"It's a ninjutsu, similar to Choji's doubling technique. I figured it out." Naruto didn't say anything about the power of the Nine-Tails and just made up an excuse to cover it up.

It wasn't that he didn't trust the three people around him, but it was too much trouble to explain. In the later stages of ninja, demons danced wildly, and Gundams flew all over the world.

There was no point in talking too much, so a simple excuse would suffice. Tiantian and Xiao Li were both straightforward and didn't overthink things, and Shino certainly didn't doubt his friends.

"It looks so cool!" Xiao Li said with envy. Naruto felt a little annoyed by his eager look.

I thought to myself, this guy wouldn't be thinking of having a duel with me. Facing the bloody nine-tailed phantom, even if I open six gates, it would be a loss. Xiao Li can't possibly open seven gates, right?

Fortunately, Xiao Li, the martial arts fanatic, did not say anything like "let's find time to fight". Tiantian seemed quite happy, at least he didn't have to fight.

While fighting against the wandering ninjas was no problem, it was still somewhat troublesome. These scumbags had too many despicable tactics to gain much advantage over them.

Just as the four of them were relaxed, chatting and laughing as they were about to head towards the Kusagakure Village, a falcon flew over the Kusagakure Village and circled around them.

Hearing this, Aburame Shino's face changed. He knew the origins of this falcon better than anyone else. Fast-flying falcons were rare in the Anbu, and they were used only for emergencies.

Right now, hovering over their heads was one of them, an urgent message from the Hokage Building.