I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

Kakashi was still quite concerned about Ye Lan's departure. He searched every corner of the village for a day or two but couldn't find him. He thought it would be better to tell Tsunade about this matter.

When he just walked to the door of Tsunade's office, he heard a loud sound of banging the table. It seemed that Tsunade was in a very bad mood.

"Kakashi, what's the matter?" Tsunade was a little angry but still sensed someone at the door. After finding out it was Kakashi, she let him in.

"Am I here at a wrong time?" Kakashi walked into the office with some trepidation. He respected Tsunade from the bottom of his heart, but he still felt a little guilty about his temper.

"Don't worry about it. Tell me why you came to see me."

Tsunade looked a little nonchalant, and her eyes seemed to be out of focus.

"Well, mainly because of some unexpected situations..." Kakashi still told Tsunade about Ye Lan's sudden disappearance from his sight. The sudden disappearance of Konoha's serving Jonin was a very serious matter, and the Hokage had to be informed of it no matter what.

"You mean it suddenly disappeared like a shadow clone?" Tsunade's eyes regained focus and she stared at Kakashi.

"That's right, but I felt some spatial fluctuations, as if something was teleported and he disappeared. I searched the entire village but couldn't find him."

Kakashi's perception of space has improved significantly. He didn't have such a sharp perception before.

"It's the reverse summoning technique..." Tsunade, who was knowledgeable, made her judgement immediately, her eyes somewhat uncertain.

"Reverse summoning technique?" Kakashi had only heard of it. It was the first time he saw this technique and he didn't react for a moment. But when he thought about Ye Lan's prepared actions at that time, everything could be explained.

"I almost know where he is." Tsunade took out a piece of letter paper from the drawer. At this time, the message from Sasuke's Anbu team had just arrived in Konoha and was deciphered.

Before, Tsunade was still hesitating whether to let Kakashi know about this matter. After hearing Ye Lan’s actions, she felt relieved.

"This is..." Kakashi took the letter and read it quickly. In the end, the usually calm Kakashi's expression became a little cold.

"Orochimaru, he still doesn't give up..."

"I really don't know why he is so obsessed with the Sharingan. He is really a person whose thoughts are hard to guess." Tsunade no longer has any feelings for her old classmate. Even when Orochimaru killed the Third Hokage, she did not feel disgusted. She just did not understand his actions.

"The place where Ye Lan conducted reverse spiritual communication..." Kakashi also understood why Tsunade said she knew where Ye Lan had gone.

"I'm afraid this is the backup plan that Ye Lan left for Sasuke, and Orochimaru is not in good condition now. It is estimated that the two of them will return to the village soon." Although Tsunade said this, there was no joy on her face.

"That makes me feel relieved." Kakashi hadn't noticed yet, but he was relieved to hear that his student and friend were okay.

"Kakashi." Kakashi was about to say goodbye, but Tsunade stopped him with a gloomy look on her face.

"This matter won't end so easily. Sasuke's attack was too coincidental. Ye Lan is not a fool..."

Tsunade's face was gloomy. In fact, she could guess who would do such a thing. She had sent Mitokado En to the Root, but it was completely useless and was completely sidelined by Danzo. After the last conflict, she thought Danzo would be more honest, but she didn't expect that he would collude with Orochimaru again.

"What do you mean..." Kakashi was stunned, but with his intelligence he understood what was going on.

"Well, the task of appeasing them is left to you." Tsunade didn't say anything more. In fact, she didn't have a good solution. Not to mention that there was no factual evidence, even if there was, how could he admit it with Danzo's shameless style.

...

A few days later, Jia and others returned to the village. They first reported to the Hokage that they had met Orochimaru and his group, and asked Tsunade for help. Tsunade directly told them about Ye Lan's actions at that time, which made Antelope and Gray Wolf feel relieved.

The most famous ninja in Konoha now is Ye Lan. No matter whether he is good or bad, it is undeniable that he is powerful, which makes the somewhat guilty Antelope relax his brows.

The only one who heard this information, A, whose body was a little stiff, was a little at a loss.

Tsunade looked at him meaningfully and didn't say much. She just gave them two days off.

"Lord Danzo!" Kazuya came straight to the Root base without even changing into his ANBU uniform and hurriedly met with Danzo.

"Have you completed the task I assigned to you?" Danzo asked Jia condescendingly while sitting on a high chair.

"Lord Danzo, everything was going well, but I heard that Uchiha Ye Lan also rushed over." Even if Jia had a low EQ and was unable to express his emotions, he felt panic at this moment.

"How is it possible that Uchiha Ye Lan was still in the village a few days ago? Even if he had rushed over, Sasuke would have been taken away by Orochimaru..." Danzo muttered to himself in a very low voice.

In the end, he thought that he hadn't seen Ye Lan in the village for several days, and he didn't have any missions outside recently.

Danzo himself knew that there were all kinds of incredible secret techniques in the ninja world. For example, even if the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God was thousands of miles away, he could arrive in an instant.

If Tsunade really gave Flying Thunder God to Ye Lan, with his Sharingan's dynamic vision and his already excellent reflexes, it would not be impossible for him to learn it.

"After we reported to Lady Tsunade, she said it was a reverse summoning technique."

Without waiting for Danzo to think about it, Jia directly gave the answer.

"Reverse summoning technique?" Danzo's face turned ugly in an instant. In this way, Sasuke would be fine.

No matter how unhappy Danzo was with Ye Lan, he was very clear about Ye Lan's strength, and he was also very clear about what injuries Orochimaru had suffered.

At the moment, Orochimaru has no chance of winning unless he risks his life, but this is the most unlikely thing.

Having worked with Orochimaru for many years, he knew Orochimaru's temper very well.

"You said Tsunade told you directly?" Danzo asked a seemingly unrelated question at this time.

"Yes, she told us as soon as we returned and reported to Lady Tsunade," Kazuki said truthfully.

"I understand." Danzo didn't seem to be panicked at all. He pointed at his nails with his crutch and said, "Let Ryoma take you to rest for a while. You have worked hard along the way."

A root with purple marks on his face appeared in front of Jia. He was wearing a pair of sunglasses, and the dark roots seemed to have no effect on his vision.

"Lord Ryoma, there is no need to trouble you. I can go back by myself." Jia was afraid of Ryoma. This taciturn man was definitely the second-in-command of the Root.

As for Mito Kado En, I'm sorry, he is just a mascot in the Root now. No one will obey his orders except the few family ninjas he leads.

"No, Lord Danzo is concerned about you, so I'd better see you off." Ryoma took Jia away from Danzo with an expressionless face.

Danzo would have many more Kai from then on, but the one that went on missions with Sasuke was never seen again.

...

"Senior Kakashi, why do you come to our place every day when you have nothing to do these days?" Gang Zitie said with some complaints while holding a pile of documents at his work place.

"Are you trying to steal our jobs?" Kamijutsuki Izumo, who has a sense of humor, also said.

"You two...it seems that this kind of mission is too easy for you." Kakashi said with a dead fish eye.

"I can see that you are waiting for someone. Could it be that Kakashi-senpai is in love?" The two people who were very familiar with Kakashi also started joking.

"Yes, I'm waiting for someone." Kakashi's words aroused the curiosity of the two people. They didn't expect that he would admit it so easily.

"But I'm waiting for two men."

After a false alarm, the two complained about Kakashi's boredom and started working again.

Bored Kakashi took out a book. It was Jiraiya's latest work. He stayed up late last night to read it for a long time.

However, the fascinating plot made Kakashi a little absent-minded, and he kept looking at the entrance of the village from time to time.

Until two figures appeared at the intersection of the village, Kakashi's lazy expression was instantly swept away, and the new work was put back into his ninja tool bag.

"Finally home."