Konoha starts from the root

That afternoon, Earth Country, Iwagakure Village, Tsuchikage Office.

Onoki, who had just inspected the ninja school, sat on a chair with an ugly face and remained silent.

During the Third Ninja World War, Iwagakure fought on two fronts with Konoha Hidden Village and Kumogakure Village. Although certain results were achieved, a considerable price was paid.

For example, ten thousand ninjas besieged the Third Raikage. Although they succeeded in killing him, they also suffered heavy losses.

For another example, the East Dead Man led a hundred elite rock ninja troops to attack Konoha's defense forces. After suffering nearly half of the casualties, he forced the defense forces led by Misura Hazaki to only four people, but was finally supported and killed. Killing all the Namikaze Minato who came, it can be said that the gain outweighs the loss.

Also in the battle of Kannabi Bridge, dozens of elite ninjas led by Leech, Oishi, Huo Guang and Suma Shi all died at the hands of several members of the Minato squad, and the losses were also considerable.

Now, although nearly ten years have passed since the Third Ninja War, Iwagakure Village still has not recovered.

Among the ninjas of the previous generation, except for a few who had some talents, the others were mediocre.

In the ninja school, there are only a handful of future young people who can be called talents.

Yanyin Village is currently in this awkward situation of being out of business.

This is also an important reason why Onoki did not pursue Deidara after he betrayed Iwagakure.

As far as ninja talents are concerned, Deidara can definitely be called a genius. Until now, Onoki still has illusions about him.

Even when he learned of the existence of the 'Akatsuki' organization, he secretly began to cooperate with it and spent a lot of money to hire the 'Akatsuki' organization to perform some tasks that Iwa Ninja was inconvenient or unable to complete.

Although this reduces the casualties of ninjas in the village, it also indirectly supports the 'Akatsuki' organization.

"Boom boom boom!"

Just when Onoki was worried about the future of the village, there was a sudden knock on the office door.

Ohnoki calmed down a little and said, "Come in."

"crunch~"

The door was pushed open, and a thin ninja walked in quickly.

"Three generations of adults!"

"Oh, it's Keiichi! What's the matter?"

Imada Keiichi said with a serious face: "Report to the Third Generation Sir, the secret place has lost contact."

Onoki was so shocked that he jumped from his chair when he heard this, and then he said "Ouch, ouch" and cried out in pain while covering his waist.

Seeing this, Imada Keiichi quickly stepped forward to support Onoki and said, "Sandaime-sama, are you okay?"

Ohnoki waved his hand, sat back in the chair, and asked, "What exactly is going on?"

Imada Keiichi quickly replied: "Today is the fixed contact time at noon, and we released the messenger eagle on time. However, when the messenger eagle flew back in the afternoon, we found that the information on it had not been taken away."

Ohnoki recalled it and asked, "Shouto should be guarding the secret place now, right?"

"Yes, Third Generation-sama." Imada Keiichi replied.

"There must be something wrong with that secret place."

Ohnoki knew Naoto Komuro and knew that if there wasn't a big problem in the secret place, he would never miss contacting the village.

After thinking for a moment, Onoki ordered: "Keichi, you immediately select people, form an investigation team, and go to the secret place immediately. You must find out what happened there, do you understand?"

Imada Keiichi solemnly replied: "Understood, Third Generation-sama."

Ohnoki waved his hand a little tiredly, indicating that Keiichi Imada could leave.

Seeing this, Imada Keiichi quietly exited the room.

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At the same time, in the Fire Country, Konoha Village, and in the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen also looked gloomy.

"...The above is the story of this mission."

Kakashi explained the mission in detail.

After listening to Kakashi's report, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a few puffs of cigarette and asked, "How is Tenzo's current situation?"

"Most of the toxins in his body have been eliminated, but there are still residues. The medical team is working hard to crack the poison and study the antidote. The person is still in a coma for the time being." Kakashi replied.

More than two months ago, Tianzang was ordered to investigate the 'Akatsuki' organization.

During this period of time, he and his three team members have been tracking the war in a nearby small country. Wherever there is a war, they go to investigate.

Hard work paid off, and just yesterday, they discovered two mysterious figures who influenced the war.

According to the information provided by 'Gen', these two people are likely to be members of the 'Akatsuki' organization.

Tianzang originally wanted to follow these two people and continue to investigate further.

Unfortunately, the other party also discovered them.

In desperation, he could only order an arrest. In his opinion, this was a good opportunity. After all, his side had the numerical advantage. Once he missed it, it would be difficult to catch the tail of the 'Akatsuki' organization. .

Unexpectedly, the opponent's strength far exceeded their estimates. Even if only one person from the opponent took action, they would still be defeated.

In the beginning, due to lack of intelligence, one of his companions was poisoned and lost his life in a short time.

However, fortunately, his Wood Release Ninjutsu is very comprehensive and can effectively protect the remaining two companions.

However, the good times didn't last long. After the other party showed off their extraordinary puppet skills, they were completely at a disadvantage.

Tianzang saw that the situation was not good and decisively chose to retreat.

At the same time, an emergency signal for help was also sent to the village.

In the ensuing pursuit, two other companions died one after another, and even he was poisoned.

If it weren't for the fusion of Hashirama cells in his body, which gave him a vitality far beyond that of ordinary people, he might have died.

At this extremely critical moment, Kakashi arrived with his people.

Seeing that the two sides were about to fight again, the other two seemed to have received some order and retreated first.

The situation was unclear, and Kakashi did not dare to take the initiative.

Just like that, an S-class rescue mission was completed.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Sarutobi Hiruzen took down his pipe and said, "Come in."

An ANBU ninja walked in quickly and reported: "Sir, the barrier system has sensed an intruder again."

When Sarutobi Hiruzen heard this, his hand holding the pipe tightened unconsciously. He was not afraid, but angry.

"Place?"

"Headquarters of 'Root'."

As soon as these words came out, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Kakashi immediately looked at each other, obviously thinking of something.

Immediately, Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered to the ANBU: "Go down first, continue to monitor, and report any abnormalities immediately."

"Yes, three generations of adults."

After he left, Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly wrote a handwritten letter and gave it to Kakashi, saying: "Kakashi, go to Danzo immediately and ask him to come see me immediately."

Kakashi nodded and left.

Looking at Kakashi's back, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed softly.

Originally, he planned to let Kakashi step down as the ANBU captain at the end of last year and then become a Jonin. However, it was a troubled time and he still couldn't do without Kakashi's assistance, so he could only postpone the time.