Living in Naruto

"Is that so..." Tsunade put a hand on her forehead, "You are such a troublesome brat..."

"Yes! Tsunade-sama!" Ino agreed, "Kyo is too messy sometimes!"

"Oh, are you coming back?" Tsunade pointed at Ino, who still maintained the transformation technique, "I still don't know your original appearance."

"Ah?" Ino was in a hurry, "I'm sorry, I forgot..."

……

After the conversation, Tsunade finally understood the current situation. Tsunade expressed little interest in what happened in Tanshu Street, but after Shizune's persuasion, she was willing to help take a look.

"Speaking of which, Sister Shizune." Ino has already established a good relationship with Shizune. "How did Tsunade-sama tell that I was not from Kyo in the first place? I've obviously changed very well, right?"

"This is because Tsunade-sama and Kyo have a very close relationship," Shizune explained to Ino with a smile, "If it were Kyo herself, Tsunade-sama would have used Thunder Release the moment she pounced..."

"Thunder Escape?!" Ino's eyes widened, "It's impossible..."

"This is the secret, you will know it later."

With the addition of Tsunade, the resolution of the incident has taken a big step forward. At least the villagers have found a cure. Of course, Tsunade couldn't do it herself. After finding the treatment, Tsunade blackmailed the city lord for a large sum of money and then went to Xiaosa, leaving the treatment issue to Shizune and Konoha's medical ninjas.

The situation is now very good, Shikamaru also has several obvious suspects. All that is left is to find evidence and bring the criminals to justice.

"So, is this Mr. Gaobo the most suspicious?"

"It's probably like this," Shikamaru said, holding the collected information in his hand, "If the city lord takes the blame and abdicates, then these three people are most likely to take over."

"The first one is Gao Ban, the deputy city lord of Tanchu Street. He and the city lord are political opponents of different camps. He has always appeared here as a monitor. The daimyo got the news so quickly and is inseparable from him."

"The second one is Tax Officer Takahashi. This is an official sent from Kyoto. He is the second son of the Minister of Finance. He is also a person with quite a background. He has always looked down upon the position of the city lord."

"The third one is the Secretary for Justice. Among all the people, he should be the least suspicious. He is a local resident of Tuanchu Street and he should not do such a thing."

"Is that so..." Ashima took the information, "Then we must first start investigating from the top?"

"No," Shikamaru shook his head, "If we conduct a direct investigation, it will arouse suspicion, and the incident may not be solved. The first thing we have to do is to force the murderer to show up!"

"What kind of coercion?"

"It's time to see..."

Shikamaru, who has made progress in the investigation, is confident and has an air of having everything under control.

……

Shikamaru found Tsunade and asked Tsunade to write a letter, praising the achievements of the current Lord of Tanshu Street. For the daimyo, Princess Slug's letter had to be taken seriously. This is the first step in a plan to disrupt the enemy's mind.

In addition, the treated villagers have returned to normal, and the clouds of terror are dissipating. If this is the case, all the enemy's actions will be in vain.

"What to do next, Shikamaru?" At this time, all the members were focused on Shikamaru, and all plans were arranged by Shikamaru.

"Currently, six villages have experienced missing persons incidents, and one of them has been solved by us. Next, we will check the remaining villages to ensure that similar incidents will not happen again!"

"Hinata, your Byakugan is best suited for detecting abnormal chakra, so I leave this matter to you!"

"Okay, okay..." Hinata was still very shy, her face was red when she spoke, as if she was not used to being watched by so many people.

"Then Team 10 will be responsible for the remaining villages," Shino pushed up his glasses, "Shikamaru, you will be responsible for guarding the castle lord's palace to prevent the enemy from draining the city!"

"This is exactly my plan!" Shikamaru smiled confidently, "Then I'll leave the rest to you!"

This is Shikamaru's way of dealing with the enemy's failure to come out. The plan is proceeding in an orderly manner, everyone is confident, and the clouds in their hearts gradually dissipate.

According to the instructions, Hinata was responsible for the investigation, and the medical team cooperated to conduct a large-scale sweep of the villages related to the incident. The results were gratifying. Among the remaining five villages, villagers in three villages were infected by abnormal chakra. Due to timely investigation and Tsunade's treatment methods, these hidden dangers were directly eliminated.

Such an action would definitely disrupt the enemy's plan, and sure enough, after the last village was rescued, Hinata's team was attacked.

On the way back to the city, Team 10 encountered an obstacle.

"Who are you!" Ya looked at the intruder warily, Akamaru also growled in response.

There was only one person coming, wearing a black cloak and a ghost mask on his face. He looked suspicious at first glance.

"I am nobody, I just hope you don't get in the way," the ghost-faced man said in a low voice, "If possible, can you please die..."

"Be careful, Kiba!" Hinata had already rolled her eyes, "The enemy's chakra is terrifying, it looks difficult to deal with!"

"Understood!" Ya threw a pill at Akamaru, "Then let me test my merits first!"

"Tooth and teeth!"

……

On the other side, short book street.

Team 8 headed by Shikamaru and Konoha's patrol team were converging on the city wall.

"The enemy should have almost taken the bait. If nothing unexpected happens, the target should be the eyes!"

"Is this why you didn't let me follow?" Kurenai looked at Shikamaru, "Are you using Hinata as bait?"

"Don't worry, Beni-sensei." Shikamaru looked into the distance confidently, "There is Ashima-sensei in Class 10, so there is no problem in terms of safety!"

"Then shall we go to support now?" Shino had an insect on his finger, "The enemy has already started to take action!"

"Of course! Now close the net!"

……

The Ghost Faced Man was very strong, and even Ashima had to admit that this man was indeed very troublesome.

Desperate style of play!

Feiyan added a terrifying wound to the enemy, but the enemy ignored it and counterattacked, and Ashima narrowly avoided it.

There was no blood flowing out of the wound, but dark red liquid chakra overflowed, wrapping the wound, and it returned to normal after a while.

Aren't you afraid of getting hurt? What about burns...

"Fire escape! Ash accumulation burns!"

Ashima leaps into the air and activates Fire Escape and Ash Accumulation, engulfing the enemy in blazing flames!

The smoke dispersed, revealing the figure inside.

The black robe was in tatters, and the ghost mask was damaged, revealing the bright red and burned skin underneath. A large amount of dark red chakra overflowed, and the enemy's image changed again. Black horn gradually covered the original skin, ferocious canine teeth protruded, and the fingers gradually transformed into sharp claws!

"Is this?" Ashima frowned, feeling an ominous premonition in her heart.

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