Naruto: My mother, Haruno Sakura, is so smart that she is almost a demon

In the end, Sakura decided to find an opportunity to tell Sasuke the truth. After all, as the person involved, he had the right to know.

Moreover, after the death of the Sandaime, Sasuke also needed a specific target for revenge, and Danzo was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

As for Utane Koharu and Mitokado En, it will depend on whether Sasuke is willing to forgive them.

With this thought in mind, Sakura returned to the vicinity of the stadium.

At this time, the souls of the Shodaime and the Nidaime had been sealed by Sarutobi Hiruzen's Shiki Fuushin, and the battle between Orochimaru and Sarutobi Hiruzen had also come to an end.

Meanwhile, the gods of death summoned by Orochimaru and Sarutobi Hiruzen are engaged in a tug-of-war for souls.

But Orochimaru did not sit idly by and wait for death. He used the Kusanagi sword spit out by the summoning snake to try to kill the Third Hokage before his soul was sealed.

In the end, the old Third Generation was defeated by himself and by time. As his body was completely pierced by the Kusanagi sword, the hands that were used to hold Orochimaru's shoulders fell down weakly.

However, the Third Hokage had the Grim Reaper cut off Orochimaru's soul and take away his hands before his death.

The ninjutsu that the Sandaime taught Orochimaru eventually followed the Sandaime's soul into the belly of the Grim Reaper.

"Where the leaves dance, the fire burns..."

After leaving these last words, this heroic ninja who had dominated Konoha for over fifty years and ruled Konoha for thirty-one years, passed away with a smile on his face.

He was 69 years old.

"Damn old thing, what are you laughing at!"

Orochimaru looked at his old mentor who had passed away peacefully and fell into a rare state of anger.

At this moment, Orochimaru felt his hands drooping uncontrollably, accompanied by an intense burning sensation, as if every nerve in his hands was being burned.

The pain of the separation of his soul and body made Orochimaru break out in cold sweats. At this point, his hands could no longer form seals. It is no exaggeration to say that his combat power, which mainly relied on ninjutsu and summoning techniques, was less than half of what it used to be.

"Master Orochimaru!"

Sakon, who was supporting the barrier, also realized that Orochimaru was in a bad condition.

"The operation is over. There is no need to maintain the barrier anymore. Let's go."

Orochimaru endured the pain and gave the order to retreat.

Originally, Orochimaru was planning to see his teacher off and then go for a fight to see if there were any forbidden techniques related to the soul in the second generation's legacy.

However, given Orochimaru's current condition, retreating immediately would be the wise option.

"Yes!" x4

In the Sound Village, Orochimaru's words were like an imperial decree. Upon receiving the order, the five Sound Ninjas immediately lifted the Four Purple Flame Formation and gathered around Orochimaru.

Under the cover of Kidomaru and Sakon Ukon, Tayuya and Jirobo held Orochimaru's arms and escaped the pursuit of the Anbu.

Watching Orochimaru fleeing in a panic, Sakura couldn't help but shake her head.

Originally Sakura was very curious. A mere Four Purple Flame Formation could render the entire Konoha helpless. Are the barrier team a bunch of idiots?

Or is it that this barrier cannot be broken by force?

Now seeing the shinobi's expressions of shattered faith around her, Sakura suddenly realized:

It turned out that most of them did not take Orochimaru seriously. In their hearts, Sarutobi Hiruzen, the "strongest Hokage", would definitely be able to lead Konoha through the crisis.

It can be said that the lies woven by the Sandaime harmed himself to a certain extent.

As for those smart people who know the true strength of the Sandaime...

"Boom!"

Toad Guang suddenly appeared and killed the three-headed giant python, which was a little bloated from eating, in one second with a powerful blow.

Jiraiya's timing of returning to Konoha was very fortuitous, and he "just happened" to join the battle after Orochimaru's battle with the Sandaime ended.

At the same time, the major ninja clans "just happened" to finish their work and joined the battle.

Under the leadership of Hyuga Hiashi and Nara Shikaku and others, they defeated all invading enemies with great force.

These smart people can clearly know the strength of the third generation, and naturally they can see more things.

Jiraiya is no longer the young man like Naruto. If this happened twenty years ago, he would definitely hunt down Orochimaru at all costs.

When he was middle-aged, Jiraiya could see some of the political tactics of the Third Hokage. Without the support of the Third Hokage and Danzo, Orochimaru's research would not have been able to proceed. Jiraiya felt that there was no need for him to interfere in the affairs between them as master and disciple.

As for those ninja clans, in their view this was purely a conflict within the Hokage faction. Whether Orochimaru wanted revenge or wanted to see the Third Hokage off to an end, they didn't care at all. They might even want to sit on the sidelines and watch the fight.

But once the two of them decide the winner and the battle threatens to expand to the entire Konoha, they will all choose to take action and eliminate the enemy.

And for these ninjas, this matter also has positive political significance:

When Konoha was truly in crisis, who was the one who repelled the enemy and protected the lives and property of the villagers in the end?

It's us!

It’s our big family!

So, is there a problem if we consume more resources in the future?

Sakura looked at the scenes before her and felt deeply ironic:

Konoha still has some foundation under the leadership of the old monkey, but the atmosphere of political struggle is rotten to the core.

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In the Konoha Forest, Asuma, who came to support Shikamaru and others, was looking at Kiba, Shikamaru and Neji, who were responsible for the bait, with a complicated expression. The three of them were exhausted at this time.

Not far from them, there were more than ten bodies of Sound Ninja lying.

Originally Asuma was planning to make a handsome appearance in front of his juniors, but what he didn't expect was that only three Genins could deal with more than a dozen enemies with the strength of Chunins.

Inuzuka Kiba was in the best condition. After all, he was in his prime before the pursuit and was not injured.

Hyuga Neji was in the worst condition, lying on the ground sweating and gasping for breath.

Adrenaline has the greatest benefit for physical ninjas like him, but the side effects after use are also the most obvious.

As for Nara Shikamaru, he was sitting on a big rock, thinking about why he always got into trouble, and looking at the clouds listlessly:

I really want to be a ninja casually, (the eighth Hokage)

Just make some money (inherit the family's forest farm and deer herd)

Then he married a woman who was neither beautiful nor ugly (Princess Iron Fan with Blonde Hair and Fishnet) and had two children, the first was a girl (Nara Shikadai) and the second was a boy...

Just when Asuma was thinking about whether to continue the pursuit or send Shikamaru and the others back first, he happened to meet Aburame Shihui who was about to send Shino, who had just been detoxified, back to her family.

The appearance of Zhihui just solved Asuma's dilemma.

In the end, Asuma decided to continue supporting Uzumaki Naruto and the others, and asked Zhihui to send them back.

"It's useless. They are very good at hiding their whereabouts. If it weren't for the female insect on Shino's body, I wouldn't be able to track them."

Aburame Shihui explained.

“Yes, Asuma-sensei, Sakura’s plan was very thorough and completely eliminated the possibility of reinforcements pursuing us.

Of course, not only the enemy reinforcements, but also Konoha's reinforcements could not find them.

But since Sakura has such confidence in Naruto and the others, we should choose to believe her."

Shikamaru also briefly explained the battle plan to Asuma.

Upon hearing that even the Aburame clan, experts in reconnaissance, could not find Sakura, Asuma gave up his plan to provide support and escorted the younger generations back to the village with Aburame Shihui.

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"boom--"

Bunta's Teppodama and Shukaku's air training bullet collided in the air, making a loud noise.

With the impact of the wind bomb in the air, the shattered iron cannon balls turned into a torrential rain, falling down in large quantities.

"hateful!"

Because Sasuke had used illusions to control Gaara's half-tailed beast transformation many times before, his chakra was exhausted at this time, and the Heaven's Curse Seal left by Orochimaru was able to break through the Evil-Sealing Seal and crawl out.

Sasuke was in great pain in this state and had no strength to fight anymore.

So all Sasuke could do was to go crazy with impotence.

Seeing the giant toad summoned by Naruto, Sasuke remembered what Sakura said to him that night:

Naruto's potential is the highest among them all.

Sasuke was skeptical at the time, but after seeing the violent orange-red chakra on Naruto's body, he understood that Naruto not only had the strong physique of the Uzumaki clan, but also had a monster like Gaara in his body.

As long as he can control this power, he will become a top-notch powerhouse who is no weaker than the Hokage.

Originally Sasuke thought that after a month of training, he would have learned Chidori and even if he couldn't beat the cunning Sakura, he would have no problem defeating Naruto.

But now, the cruel truth is right before his eyes: Sasuke is currently the weakest among the three members of Team 7.

While Sasuke was daydreaming, the battle between Bunta and Shukaku had entered a white-hot stage.

Bunta could feel that Shukaku was gradually awakening and becoming stronger.

So Bunta decided to use Naruto's transformation technique to turn into a beast with fangs and claws to control Shukaku, creating an opportunity for Naruto to go forward and wake Gaara up.

"boom--"

As a large cloud of white mist rose and dissipated, Bunta turned into a giant nine-tailed demon fox.

In a hurry, the first beast that Naruto subconsciously thought of was the Nine-Tails.

"That's! The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox?"

Tenten, who was also watching the fight, stared in disbelief at the giant fox that Bunta transformed into.

Although Tenten was only one year old during the Nine-Tails Rebellion and had no memory of the incident, the Nine-Tails's notoriety in Konoha was enough to stop children from crying at night.

"He was able to suppress that monster! Who is he?"

Temari on the side was also stunned by the scene in front of her. At this moment, her legs were injured by Tenten's sniper, and her ninja tools were confiscated by Hinata. She could only sit weakly beside a big tree.

In Temari's memory, when Shukaku appeared, only her father, the Kazekage, could suppress him.

"Naruto-kun..."

Hinata, who was bandaging Temari, saw it most clearly. Now she could also vaguely feel that there was a power in Naruto's body that did not belong to him.

Soon, in front of everyone's horrified gaze, Naruto knocked Gaara away with a headbutt.

Because Gaara was forcibly awakened from his dozing technique, Shukaku's body quickly collapsed, and he returned to Gaara's body cursing. Gaara also fell to the ground weakly.

"Ha ha--"

This battle also consumed a lot of Naruto's energy. Exhausted, Naruto could only rely on his willpower to slowly crawl towards Gaara...

Gaara looked at Naruto who was slowly crawling towards him and no longer had the will to resist.

He didn't expect that even if he awakened the monster in his body, he still couldn't win.

Gaara didn't want to die like this, so he could only repeat in despair:

“My existence will not just disappear like this…

It will definitely not disappear...

It will never disappear..."

Looking at Gaara like this, Naruto, who has the most similar experience to Gaara, can fully understand Gaara's feelings.

"You must be miserable being alone all the time!

I don’t know why I can understand how you feel…”

Naruto felt a sense of sympathy for Gaara, and his eyes towards Gaara softened.

Naruto felt that although he was not good at speaking, he still had to try his best to persuade Gaara to stop hating the world...

Young Gaara was also moved by Naruto. He didn't expect that there was someone in the world who understood him so well...

Finally, after hearing what Naruto said, Gaara decided to try to accept this cruel world and try to be kind to others.

Soon, under Gaara's envious gaze, Sasuke carried Naruto away.

The awakened Kankuro also saw the flare fired by Temari, and he happened to see this scene when he came to look for her.

"Well, we have decided to give up the mission. Please be merciful..."

Looking at his sister and brother who were unable to move, Kankuro knew that he was definitely no match for these Konoha ninjas.

Sasuke ignored Kankuro, gave Tenten and Hinata a look, then carried Naruto towards the village.

When Sasuke heard Tenten and Hinata say that they were responsible for the source and erasing traces, he guessed that the remaining people might act as bait to attract reinforcements. Compared to Gaara and the others, Sasuke is now more worried about Sakura's safety.

Seeing that Sasuke agreed, Kankuro helped Gaara up without hesitation, then took out his puppet, Crow.

With the help of his newly recovered chakra, he controlled the puppet to pick up Temari and headed towards the Sand Village.

Just like that, with the end of the battle in the forest, the grand plan to collapse Konoha came to an end in a whimper.