Chapter 22: Cloud Ninja in Action
When everyone woke up the next day, Danzo calmly introduced them to Kakuzu, who was already wearing clothes beside him.
However, he did not directly reveal the other party's identity, but claimed that Kakuzu was his distant relative and he met him by chance while taking a walk last night.
Although Jiraiya and the others felt that their intelligence was insulted, considering Danzo's identity, they were tactful enough not to ask any more questions.
Everyone just played it safe and let the matter pass.
After a simple breakfast, they cleaned up their traces and stepped into the rain again.
......
In a hotel in Konoha Village.
Three men dressed as businessmen were secretly looking at the situation on the street through the window.
"The target appears."
After observing for a long time, they finally found the purpose of this trip.
One of them pointed sharply at a group of Konoha ninjas wearing forehead protectors.
They are called ninjas, but they are mostly children, and they only perform the simplest patrol missions.
"Red hair, yes, that's it--huh? Why is there another one?"
The man suddenly discovered that another target who met the characteristics had appeared.
"Strange, didn't they say there was only one member of the Uzumaki clan?"
These three people were the Hidden Cloud Ninjas who were ordered by the Third Raikage to sneak into Konoha and kidnap Kushina.
In addition to the three jonin who sneaked into the village, the Raikage also arranged a team of troops to pick them up at the border of the Land of Fire.
At the same time, the person standing next to Kushina and attracting the attention of the Cloud Ninjas was naturally Nagato, who was also from the Uzumaki clan.
After Nagato and his friends became familiar with Minato and the others, Kushina secretly observed and discovered this boy who had the same hair color as herself.
Finally, after Kushina mustered up the courage to strike up a conversation, she slowly integrated into this small group over time.
After hearing about Kushina being ostracized, Yahiko and others, who were full of sense of justice, began a long struggle with these bad kids.
Both parties alarmed their respective parents at one point.
But compared with Kushina's, the other party's background is simply not enough.
A long time passed in this way, in the fight and play, until some time ago, when the Sandaime Hokage ordered the top students of the Ninja School to graduate early and take exams.
Namikaze Minato, Uchiha Fugaku, Hyuga Hiashi, Hyuga Hizashi and Uzumaki Kushina passed smoothly, but Shikaku and others followed the advice of their clan and refused to graduate early.
"Hehe, Nagato, you guys haven't gotten the forehead protector yet?"
Through interacting with everyone, Kushina finally felt a sense of belonging in Konoha, and she became more cheerful.
Kushina showed off her forehead protector to Nagato and the others, raised her head, crossed her arms over her chest, and looked completely proud of herself.
Yahiko and the others looked at the arrogant Kushina with jealousy.
"Okay Kushina, we're still on a mission."
Seeing that Kushina seemed to have completely forgotten the mission, Fugaku reminded her.
"Hey, the mission~~"
Hinata Yong popped up from the side.
"The young leader of the Uchiha clan, instead of going to the front lines to fight, is patrolling the village with Miss Tomato~~"
Yong sarcastically criticized Fugaku with an expression that looked like he was asking for a beating, and he didn't notice at all that his words had attracted the attention of Kushina who was standing next to him.
"Oh? Are you dissatisfied with Miss Tomato, Yong?!"
"Wow, it appears, Kushina's 'Blood Red Pepper' form."
Seeing Yong being lifted up by Kushina and dragged to the corner without any ability to fight back, Konan silently prayed for him in her heart.
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[So, is the mission still going on? ]
Sighing in his heart, Fugaku looked helplessly at Hiashi beside him.
The other party conveys his thoughts through his eyes.
【Don't ask me, just figure it out yourself. 】
......
"These kids are actually still in the mood to play. I wonder if the ninjas in Konoha are living too leisurely."
Pulling the curtains, a Cloud Ninja couldn't help but complain.
In his opinion, Konoha is now deeply involved in a war with Sunagakure, and the children should not have smiles on their faces. After all, he went through the same thing when he was a child.
It's really frustrating.
"Who cares? We just need to do our job well."
Another Cloud Ninja waved his hand, signaling the other party not to care about such trivial matters.
"Isn't this good? The more relaxed they are, the smoother our operation will be."
"While Konoha is defenseless, let's take action in the afternoon and tie up that woman first."
And it turned out just as they expected. When the Kumo Ninjas sneaked into the house where Kushina lived, they easily eliminated the Anbu that Hiruzen had arranged to protect Kushina.
After confirming that nothing was missed, several people hid their bodies and waited quietly for the prey to take the bait.
......
Kushina patrolled until dusk, then said goodbye to Fugaku and the others and opened the door of her house with a smile.
Now life in Konoha is getting better and better, and I have made a lot of friends.
Everything seems to be moving in the right direction.
"I'm back!"
As usual, Kushina greeted but received no response.
Realizing that something was wrong, she tried calling out again, but the only response she received was the chirping of insects.
Walking into the house vigilantly, Kushina slowly reached for the ninja tool bag.
However, she was facing a well-trained adult ninja, and before she could see the opponent clearly, she was knocked unconscious by him.
"Quick, tie her up and take her away, the Anbu will be here to take over soon!"
......
It was not until half an hour later that the Anbu who came to take over discovered the tragic situation in the house. While sounding the alarm, they reported the matter to the Sandaime Hokage.
"Immediately send out all the ninjas in the village except for the remaining troops! We must find Kushina!"
"At the same time, tell the police department to take action as well. If you find any suspicious people, arrest them immediately!"
Kushina was indispensable to the village, but I didn't expect that she would be kidnapped right under her nose...
Hiruzen frowned, staring at the map in front of him.
This war will end soon...
Is it the revenge of Sunagakure, or other hidden villages...
Having no idea where the other party came from, Hiruzen could only expand the search range to the entire Konoha area.
He knew in his heart that in this case, finding Kushina would be extremely difficult.
"Go notify the Root and ask them to send people to participate in this operation!"
Suddenly I remembered that the kids from the Root had a good relationship with Kushina, maybe they could find each other.
With this thought in mind, Hiruzen immediately sent someone to the Root to inform them of the situation.
Soon, Yahiko and the others received the notification.
"How dare this bastard kidnap my Big Sister Kushina!"
Although he was beaten up in the morning, Yong still stood up immediately to express his dissatisfaction.
"I'll go tell Brother Minato and have him leave right away."
"Not only should we inform Minato, but we should also tell Fugaku and Hiashi and the others."
Longma is the most stable person among the group, and everyone usually follows him. When he spoke, Yong immediately agreed.
"Tell them to act quickly and gather at the entrance of the village!"
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In the woods, Kushina, who was being dragged by a rope, was quietly pulling out her hair and scattering it on the road.
She believed that her companions would notice the clues she left and come to rescue her.