Konoha starts from the root

Looking at the sand ninja coming straight towards him, 'White Leaf' sighed softly and thought to himself: "It seems that it is impossible to leave alive."

Immediately, he shouted: "Goodbye, Suna Ninjas!"

After saying that, his body quickly became transparent, and then completely disappeared like an illusion.

No, it would be more accurate to say that it dissipated.

The Sand Ninjas all felt a burst of chakra quickly dissipate.

This strange scene made them extremely nervous. They instantly formed a defensive formation and scanned the surroundings vigilantly.

After a while, Ma Ji said: "Juan, did you find anything?"

A young female ninja in the team shook her head and said, "No, he seemed to have really turned into a ball of chakra and then dissipated."

Juan is a Jonin who is good at sealing techniques, and also has a strong sense of perception. Even she didn't notice any abnormalities, which means that the facts are indeed what they saw.

"Is this a special blood inheritance limit?" Ma Ji guessed in his heart.

Subsequently, Ma Ji led his people to carefully investigate the suspicious places around him, but found nothing, so he could only lead his team back to the village.

In fact, 'White Leaf' did turn into a ball of chakra and dissipated.

Since he is a product of Yin Escape and cannot refine chakra on his own, when the chakra is exhausted or actively released, his consciousness will return to Bai Ye.

Before, in order to control Suzune and others, he transformed himself into five, and he didn't have much chakra in his body. Then he followed Shiroye's body and once again consumed a lot of chakra, and he has basically exhausted his energy until now. Withered.

The ninjas that Marki brought this time were all elites. Even if he counterattacked, it would be difficult to gain anything. What's more, he was not the real body and could not absorb potential, so he dissipated on his own.

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In the Kingdom of Kawawa, after Bai Ye accepted these memories, his pace quickened a bit again.

Although based on the current situation, there is a high probability that Ma Ji will lead the team directly back to Sunagakure, but who can guarantee that they will not find traces of him again?

After all, there are countless weird ninjutsus, psychic beasts and blood successors in the ninja world.

Therefore, it is best to return to Konoha as soon as possible.

Two days later at noon, Bai Ye finally returned to Konoha, covered in dust.

He walked quickly through the eaves, and he could clearly feel that the security in the village had been tightened a lot, and he would encounter patrolling ninjas every once in a while.

Not only that, he also felt several secret glances. He knew without guessing that the owners of these glances were ANBU ninjas.

"It seems that after the Uchiha clan was exterminated, spies from other villages became active again." Bai Ye thought to himself.

Half an hour later, Baiye arrived outside the Hokage Building.

He paused for a moment before walking into the Hokage Building.

Soon, he arrived outside the Hokage's office and glanced at the two ANBU ninjas standing outside the door with his peripheral vision.

"Purple hair, female figure, she should be Uoyuki Xiyan." He instantly determined the identity of one of them.

As for the other person, he was ordinary and he didn't know who he was.

"Dong dong dong."

Bai Ye knocked on the door without any pause.

"Come in."

A low and hoarse voice came out.

Bai Ye heard this and pushed the door open.

After the door was closed again, Uoyue Xiyan and her companions looked at each other, their pupils filled with solemnity.

Although Bai Ye did not release murderous intent, he did not restrain his own aura. For these two people, this aura was like a firefly in the dark, which was particularly conspicuous, and this brought them great pressure.

In the Hokage's office, Bai Ye looked at the ANBU ninja with the iconic white hair next to Sarutobi Hiruzen. No need to guess, it must be Hatake Kakashi.

At this time, Kakashi was not the Jounin who would have his heart broken for Team [-] a few years later, but the ANBU captain who was about to be swallowed up by darkness.

Although the other party simply stood there, the cold aura on his body was exactly the same as his.

Just as Bai Ye was looking at Kakashi, Kakashi was also observing Bai Ye.

Looking at the boy in front of him who was half a head shorter than him, he couldn't help but think of Uchiha Itachi, who had become an S-class rebellious ninja.

The two are about the same age, and both have extraordinary talents. One has become a rebel, and where will the other go?

"Sir, this is the information obtained at the mission location." Bai Ye handed over a scroll and spoke first, breaking the brief silence.

Before Sarutobi Hiruzen could speak, Kakashi came over, took the scroll, and checked it carefully before handing it to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly opened the scroll, as if he was reading its contents carefully.

Bai Ye stood quietly below, saying nothing.

After a long while, Hiruzen Sarutobi closed the scroll, and then said to Bai Ye: "Do you have anything to ask?"

"It seems that my encounter with the ambush did have something to do with Hiruzen Sarutobi." Although he thought this in his mind, he answered without thinking: "No."

After hearing his answer, Sarutobi Hiruzen pressed the brim of his hat, took a puff of cigarette, exhaled slowly, and said, "Okay, you can go back and rest."

"Yes, three generations of adults."

After that, Baiye left the Hokage's office.

In fact, Baiye knew that when Hiruzen Sarutobi said those words, he hoped that he could question the experience of this mission.

He believed that as long as he raised questions, Sarutobi Hiruzen would be able to come up with a reasonable answer.

However, he didn't. The reason was very simple, that is, he didn't care at all how much this matter had to do with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Anyway, when he reports the mission process to Shimura Danzo, based on the other party's character, he will definitely not be allowed to continue to carry out the ANBU mission. After all, he is also one of the trump cards in the opponent's hand, and Danzo will never allow himself to be wasted. in this meaningless task.

To be honest, even if this thing was Sarutobi Hiruzen's design from beginning to end, he wouldn't be much surprised.

Over the past ten years, he has gained a clearer understanding of the people at the top of Konoha.

In his opinion, Sarutobi Hiruzen is a qualified politician. He can sacrifice himself for Konoha, and he can also sacrifice others for Konoha, such as the former Hyuga Hizashi.

Danzo Shimura could take the blame for other things, but this was the only thing that Hiruzen Sarutobi had to take the blame for.

Because Danzo Shimura did not agree with the armistice agreement signed with Kumogakure at all.

In desperation, Sarutobi Hiruzen could only go to the Hyuga family in person. Baiye did not believe that he could not guess the measures that the Hyuga family would take under the pressure of the general situation.

It was obvious that he just wanted to use the life of Hinata Hizashi to stop the Yunyin Village and then sign an armistice agreement.

Perhaps in his opinion, this was a sacrifice for everyone, but it lacked the courage of the Great Ninja Village.

In addition to this, there is also the experience of Uzumaki Naruto.

I think back then, the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato asked Sarutobi Hiruzen to take good care of Naruto before he died.

However, Naruto was eating instant noodles and drinking expired milk. He was still isolated from others, which was extremely miserable.

If Naruto hadn't been the reincarnation of Asura's chakra, he would have probably darkened even more completely than Gaara.

He did not believe that Sarutobi Hiruzen, who appeared in front of Naruto every now and then, would not discover Naruto's bad life.

If it was to protect Naruto and conceal the identity of the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, how to explain the rumored demon fox incarnation?

As long as the enemy's spies have some brains, they can probably connect Naruto's identity to the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki.

Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen's purpose in doing this was to firmly hold the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki in his hands.

It's no wonder that when Naruto dueled with Gaara, he recalled that among the people who recognized him, there were Iruka, Kakashi, Sakura, and Sasuke, but Sarutobi Hiruzen was not the only one.