[Hokage] Thank you for loving me

Fukuyama Xinliu briefly told Sakura what happened, and asked her to find out the effect of this bottle of potion.

"But..." Xiao Sakura looked at the liquid in the bottle and asked disappointedly: "If it's just such a trivial matter, why did you come to Sasuke-kun's room?"

"Because if the space conversion technique does not rely on the movement of Chakra, the destination can only be a place where I know the specific location. In this city, I only know the location of my room." Sasuke didn't understand Sakura's mind at all, Then he asked, "Or do you need to go somewhere else?"

Sakura hurriedly smiled awkwardly, and said, "No, it's fine here."

She manipulated Chakra, surrounded a small amount of liquid and flew out of the bottle, floating on the palm of her hand, smelled it carefully, and then separated a few drops from it, put it into her mouth, licked and tasted repeatedly After a while, his expression gradually became serious.

Xin Liu couldn't help asking: "How is it? Is it poisonous?"

"Yes, but it will not be fatal immediately, but will fall into a coma in a short period of time. Because there is a large amount of puppet grass juice in it, the concentration is quite high, I am afraid that as long as it is stained with a drop, it will take effect."

"Puppet grass?"

"It is a drug that can paralyze nerves, inhibit body movements, and even erode the brain. Depending on the dose, its effect is not the same. As far as the current bottle is concerned, it can make people who come into contact with it or take it in a short time. If it continues to be used, the nervous system will be paralyzed within two or three days, and the brainstem function will be damaged and they will die. When I was preparing to build a children's psychological consultation room, I met some children. The psychological trauma they suffered was relatively Seriously, some sedatives must be used in conjunction with the initial treatment, so I once researched the puppet grass and wanted to add some of its juice to the formula, but in the end I gave up because it was too dangerous."

Sasuke frowned after hearing this, and asked, "Then Sakura, you ate some just now, is it okay?"

"Don't worry, this dose won't have much effect on me. Speaking of which, the poison of the puppet grass takes effect upon contact, so it's quite difficult to extract its juice. Who gave you this bottle of potion, Mr. Xin Liu?"

"...It's Sato."

"Mr. Sato? Isn't he locked in a dungeon?"

"It wasn't given to me by him himself, but given to me by his retainers, just yesterday evening, when I was bumped into by you, Sakura."

"No wonder, I thought that person looked suspicious at the time... But, how did Mr. Sato send a letter in the dungeon, arranging for his retainers to meet with you?"

"He should have arranged everything before he was imprisoned. Because the old fox Uncle Sato, long before his father returned to the Rainbow Kingdom, had been secretly exchanging letters with me, saying that he hoped that I would assist him in completing this plan. At that time As soon as I softened my heart, I agreed to cooperate with him. Therefore, no matter whether he is locked up or not, I just need to follow his letter, arrive at the designated place at the designated time, and take corresponding actions."

"Wait!" Seeing that Xinliu was calmly telling the story, Sakura asked with wide eyes, "You actually agreed to help Mr. Fukuyama's political opponents to assassinate his father together?"

Xinliu immediately defended seriously: "First of all, I didn't know that his ultimate goal in this plan was to poison my father; secondly, when my father was stationed in the country of fire, Uncle Sato was always greedy by his uncle. Although I said that my uncle is not very good, but as a bystander, I sympathized with Uncle Sato, so as soon as he offered to cooperate, I naturally agreed to help him; in the end, out of selfishness..."

"Selfishness? Could it be Mr. Sato's female clerk you mentioned earlier?" Sakura couldn't help but give Xinlu a blank look.

"No, if Uncle Sato's plan goes well, I don't need to be stationed in the Land of Fire. You know, I don't want to go to your country, like my father, to stay there for the so-called covenant. Over ten years."

Sakura nodded in understanding, and asked, "After all, what is your plan?"

"I don't know what the old fox's real plan is. Anyway, the plan we agreed before is that Uncle Sato will find someone to assassinate him on the way back to the country. Of course, he won't really kill him. Take him away and lock him up for the time being; if it doesn’t work, then I will stun and hide my father before the enthronement ceremony. In short, I want to make the enthronement ceremony fail, so... this way..."

Seeing that Xinliu suddenly became hesitant, Xiao Ying had a bad feeling, she asked in a deep voice: "And then? Let's talk!"

Just when Xinliu was hesitating whether to speak, Sasuke replied with a cold face: "In this way, the guard mission performed by the Konoha ninjas will end in failure, and at that time, someone from the Rainbow Kingdom will take the opportunity If you come forward to blame the Nation of Fire, you will not earnestly fulfill the covenant, and you will not even be able to guarantee the important daimyo and key ceremonies, and the relationship between the two countries will probably turn bad."

"What? So from the very first meeting, you wanted to make our mission fail!" Thinking that Xinliu's friendly attitude towards her before had ulterior motives, Sakura clenched her fist angrily, and slapped At the edge of the bed, the solid double bed instantly shattered into scattered pieces of wood.

"Sakura, please calm down, don't be angry, don't be angry." Fukuyama Shinryu took a few steps back in fright, hid behind Sasuke, and explained: "You think, my purpose is not to go to the country of fire as a hostage , Uncle Sato’s goal is to establish a Ninja Village in the Rainbow Country. There is only one way to achieve these two goals—to break the covenant between the Rainbow Country and the Fire Country. The only way to break the covenant at present is to let you The task of protecting my father from ascending the throne failed. So, I can only obediently cooperate with him to frame you."

"So that's how it is." Sasuke sorted out what Xinliu said in his mind, and pondered: "Sato first sent people to attack Fukuyama, and if he failed, he pretended to be arrested, so that Sakura and you guys mistakenly thought that the mastermind behind the scenes had been arrested, so Let go of your vigilance, and then deceive Fukuyama's closest people to trust, and at the last critical moment, secretly make up for the fatal blow."

"Yes! Uncle Sato is indeed the most outstanding businessman in our Rainbow Country. No matter what plan he makes, he arranges it perfectly."

"Really, is now the time to admire?" Xiao Ying stroked her forehead helplessly, and said, "No wonder Master Fukuyama said he would execute him immediately in the dungeon, and you have been begging for him all the time. Already formed an alliance... But don't forget, he almost tricked you into poisoning his father in the end."

"That's right, it was clearly agreed before, as long as the enthronement ceremony is destroyed. But judging from the current situation, Uncle Sato really hates our family, so he will try his best to kill my father and avenge Brother Masato. "

"However, one moment he said that he wanted to build a ninja village, and the other moment he wanted to avenge his missing son, which one is Mr. Sato's real purpose?" Sakura asked suspiciously: "Or...he has other intentions hidden... ...?"

"Just ask him this question." After finishing speaking, Sasuke turned and left the room.

"Ah, why don't you use your miraculous ninjutsu to take us to the dungeon all at once?" Xin Liu followed behind him, asking disappointedly.

Sakura also followed, gave Xinyu a blank look, and said, "Sasuke-kun has already said that he can only teleport to a place where he knows the exact location. He doesn't know where the dungeon is."

"Since he doesn't know where the dungeon is, why is he walking in the front?"

"..."

When the three of them passed through the bustling tourists in the courtyard and entered the dungeon, Sato Yongzang was sitting on the floor of the prison with his eyes closed.His lips were pursed together, his brows were tightly knit together, his originally round face was a little tired and vicissitudes due to the life in prison, but his stubborn demeanor did not change at all.

Fukuyama Xinliu walked up to him and was about to question him when he found two guards still standing aside, looking at them curiously.

"Ahem, you two avoid it for a while, it's so lively outside, go out for a stroll and come back."

"However, Master Sato is an important prisoner, we dare not relax..."

"With me here to watch him, don't you feel relieved?"

You are the most unreliable one—the two guards looked at Fukuyama Shinryu distrustfully, but they didn't dare to confront him face to face, so they left the dungeon worriedly.

After all the people in the way left, Xin Liu lowered his face and began to interrogate loudly: "Hey! Uncle Sato! Why are you lying to me?"

He had already noticed that someone was coming in, but Sato Yongzang didn't open his eyes slowly until Xinliu asked a question.He stared at Xinliu for a few seconds, then, with a puzzled expression, he asked:

"what?"

Unexpectedly, Sato had such a reaction, and the three of them looked at each other in blank amazement.

"Our plan has been exposed, so you don't have to play dumb anymore." Xin Liu shrugged helplessly, believing that the old fox in front of him wanted to act in front of outsiders, and continued: "Be honest, your real plan and What is the purpose?"

"My plan is to hire ninjas and assassinate your father along the way. As you can see, I have been locked up here because the plan failed." Sato said, with a flash of anger on his face: "Or, did you deliberately You chose to go to such a dark place to laugh at me when the enthronement ceremony is about to begin?"

"No, I mean, you asked me to assist you."

Seeing that Sato's expression was getting more and more wrong, Xin Liu was also a little confused. He simply explained to Sato: "Originally, we agreed to use sleeping pills to stun Father this morning. As a result, I found out just now, you give me It's not a sleeping pill at all, but a venom that can kill people. That's why I came here to ask why you lied to me."

After listening to this explanation, Sato immediately understood the reason why Shinryu came to question him. He closed his eyes again, meditated for a while, and then solemnly said to Fukuyama Shinryu:

"Xinliu, I didn't make any agreement with you at all, let alone tricked you into killing Fukuyama. I have been locked up for the crime of assassination. If I really colluded with you, it will be a big deal after I admit it , Just one more charge of assassination. I, Sato Yongzang, have done something, and I will definitely admit it; if I don’t admit it, then I definitely didn’t do it."

"Why, how did this happen?" Even through the fence, Xin Liu was shocked by Sato's aura and took two steps back, showing a wavering expression.

Sato opened his eyes, looked at Xinliu, and then asked back: "Besides, if I really want to poison Fukuyama, how could I choose you as my internal response? You are his own son, and you may soften your heart at any time and betray me .”

"But you clearly said in your letter..."

"What letters? I never wrote you any letters."

"Impossible! One of the letters you gave me is on me now, with your special official seal on it. I went to Father's office and checked it specifically. It is indeed your seal."

After finishing speaking, Xinliu took out a golden envelope from his arms, with the family crest of the Sato clan printed on it, and handed it to Sato Nagazo.

Sato took out the letter and read it carefully, his eyelids blinked quickly, as if he was recalling and thinking about something.Finally, he closed the letter, hesitated, and said, "The letter is indeed the trace of my exclusive seal, but I didn't write the letter. And... I don't know who wrote it."

"It's not you? Who could it be?" Xin Liu felt dizzy, scratched his head in annoyance, and cast a look at Sasuke for help: "What should I do, Uchiha-kun, Uncle Sato doesn't admit it at all, I I can't tell if his words are true or not!"

Sasuke looked at the old man in prison without saying a word, and the Gouyu in his right eye suddenly began to spin rapidly, so frightened that Sato quickly covered his eyes with both hands, and said forcefully, "It's not right for me to close my eyes." Because of a guilty conscience. What I said just now is all the truth, even if you use Sharingan, I have nothing more to say."

After a while, the Gouyu in Sasuke's right eye gradually stopped turning, and faded back to the deep black pupil. Xinliu couldn't wait to get closer and asked, "How is it, Uchiha-kun, he really didn't know about poisoning his father?" ?"

"Yes. I read his memory just now, and there is indeed no sign related to this plan left in it."

"If it wasn't him, who would it be..." Xinliu frowned and muttered, "On the one hand, he lied to me, and on the other hand, he put the blame on Uncle Sato!"

"Although this matter has nothing to do with him...but Sato may already know the real mastermind behind it."

After listening to Sasuke's words, Xinliu was stunned for a few seconds, then looked at Sato with a sudden realization, and asked tentatively: "It can't be, brother Mago?"

Hearing this name, Sato trembled in shock, his pupils constricted suddenly, and he coughed a few times out of composure, as if trying to cover up the violent ups and downs of emotion.

Seeing that he seemed to have guessed right, Xinliu asked Sasuke curiously: "But, isn't Brother Masato missing? How did he get involved with this series of assassinations?"

"According to Sato's memory and the clues you provided, the mastermind behind it is very likely Sato Masato." Sasuke calmly analyzed: "In fact, he did not disappear, nor was he murdered by your uncle, but hid It seems that the purpose is to deliberately let Sato misunderstand that he was murdered, so he hates Fukuyama and decides to hire someone to assassinate him. But on the other hand, Makoto does not believe that Sato will really succeed in the assassination, so he borrows Sato's In name, to trick Xinliu into your hand, so as to ensure that the assassination plan can be foolproof."

Saying that, Sasuke remembered that when he was investigating in the Rainbow Country two days ago, he sensed a large amount of Chakra breath. There is obviously no ninja army in the Rainbow Country. It was specially assembled for this project.Planning all this with so much effort, I'm afraid his purpose is not just to destroy the enthronement ceremony.

After listening to Sasuke's reasoning, Shinryu nodded in admiration, while Sakura looked at him as if in a world away—in the past, when the team performed missions together, Sasuke was very good at analyzing the enemy's combat strategy and commanding himself and himself. How Naruto responded to the enemy, after such a long time, I saw his calm and wise side again besides the extraordinary ninjutsu. In an instant, Sakura felt as if she had returned to the time of the seventh class in the past, and the whole person was in a trance , Didn't understand what he said at all.

Seeing that Sasuke's analysis of the matter was exactly the same as his conclusion in his heart, Sato Yongzang knew that it would be useless to hide it any longer, so he sighed helplessly, followed Sasuke's words, and said, "Before Makoto disappeared, he had a quarrel with me. After a fight...he complained that I was too cowardly in establishing Ninja Village. Not only was Koichiro Fukuyama squeezed out so much money, but he was also locked up. He wanted to vent his anger and suggested that I send Fukuyama Both brothers were assassinated, but I refused. Not long after, Masato disappeared, and Koichiro passed away... After that, I often miss Masato, my only son, and my mind keeps echoing Watching the scene when he quarreled with me for the last time. Gradually, I began to feel that I was really cowardly. I was immersed in my childhood friendship, and I kept procrastinating without finishing with the two brothers, which made Zhenxiang disappear. .”

Probably recalling the dilemma between friendship and family in those days, Sato's eyes flashed full of entangled emotions.

"In the end, I decided to assassinate Kojiro on his way back home. Unexpectedly, Masato did not encounter any accidents at all, but deliberately hid in the dark while using my feelings for him to guide me to assassinate Fukuyama. At the same time, I tricked Xin Liu in to help him... If it wasn't for the letter Xin Liu took out, I would still be kept in the dark..."

On the one hand, he was delighted that his son was still alive, and on the other hand, he expressed concern about his situation. Sato expressed complicated emotions on his face during the conversation.

"If my plan to cooperate with Big Brother Zhenxiang succeeds, what will he plan to do next?" Xin Liu asked.

"According to the content of the letter you showed me, he arranged for you to stun Kojiro this morning. I'm afraid he intends to appear at the ceremony and make a big fuss when no one is enthroned and the venue is in a panic... Because he has an underground army of ninjas of his own... completely out of my control."

"Huh? The Dana ceremony is about to start, we have to stop him!" Since Sasuke had already agreed in his heart that Sasuke was the only one who could handle the situation at the moment, Shinryu tugged on his sleeve dependently, urging him to act stand up.

Sasuke pulled back the sleeve that was being pulled, and said calmly: "You don't have to go, hurry back to your father and tell Yumen what happened to them. Let them strengthen their guard in Rainbow City. "

Bypassing the disappointed Shinryu, Sakura also leaned up, looked at Sasuke expectantly, and eagerly said, "Then let me go with you, Sasuke-kun?"

"No, I'll go alone."

Sasuke didn't even look at her, and still rejected her in a calm, even cold tone, as if he was rejecting Shinryu who couldn't do ninjutsu, and wanted to get rid of the burden of the task.

Although I knew that Sasuke was able to deal with this incident alone because he was confident, but at the moment of rejection, the all-too-familiar sense of loss still made Sakura's heart hurt as if being grabbed, and her eye sockets became a little sore...

Why is this, a simple arrest operation, why did Sasuke-kun reject me?It seems that even the attitude towards me is different from the previous two days, and suddenly became indifferent?However, this is the last chance for me to ask Sasuke-kun for a trip... Not to mention, he may leave alone again... No, I must go, no matter how he refuses, I will go!Grab this unique opportunity and speak out your heartfelt request!

Having made up her mind, Sakura resolutely walked up to Sasuke, mustered up her courage, looked him in the eyes, pretended to be relaxed and asked with a smile, "Sasuke-kun, do you not trust my ability?"

It's a pity that Sasuke didn't look back at her firm eyes and hard-working smile, but turned his eyes away to other places, and said absent-mindedly:

"……whatever."

Although she got Sasuke's consent, Sakura couldn't be happy at all. She didn't know if she was too sensitive. She felt that Sasuke was deliberately avoiding her, as if he deliberately didn't want her to have expectations...

Just when Sasuke and Sakura were about to leave the dungeon and set off to find Mago, Sato Yongzang stopped him.

"Uchiha Sasuke...I beg you, if you find Makoto, please be merciful..."

Sasuke stopped in his tracks, glanced sideways at the exhausted old man, and replied with a fever in his heart:

"...Okay, I'll think about it."

The author has something to say:

Naruto: Sakura, don't you think it's annoying that Sasuke always likes to point fingers at us during the battle?

Sakura: I don't think so at all.But you, Naruto, don't you use your brain a little bit like Sasuke-kun when fighting?Just know rampage.

Kakashi: Oh, everyone has a different fighting style.Don't pick on each other.

Sakura: Speaking of which, shouldn't the teacher be the commander when fighting in a team?

Naruto: Yes, even Mr. Kai will guide his team to fight.Why don't you, Kakashi-sensei, never analyze the battle situation properly and command us?

Sakura: Still relying on Sasuke-kun's analysis, he successfully cut down the sacred tree, held Madara down, and defeated Kaguya.Kakashi-sensei, you are so unreliable!

Kakashi: Hey, you three don't respect me at all, I command you, will you listen?Or, next time you go out on a mission, you all will listen to my arrangement?

Naruto: ...Sakura, shall we find Sasuke for ramen?

Sakura: Well, as expected, I can only count on Sasuke-kun.

Kakashi: Hey, don't ignore me—