Chapter 97 Total Destruction
Yahiko did not agree with Nagato's remarks at first.
But when Yahiko heard how Uzumaki Karin was treated in the Kusagakure Village, he was unable to say anything in rebuttal.
Kushina had told them about the fate of the Whirlpool Country.
Compared to the Rain Country, the members of the Whirlpool Country have a harder time.
“I still don’t agree with that.”
Despite this, Yahiko still gritted his teeth and insisted on his idea.
After saying this, he left the room without looking back.
"Nagato..."
Turning her gaze towards Nagato, Konan's tone was filled with worry.
In her heart, she agreed with Nagato's idea, but she couldn't just ignore Yahiko.
In the end, Konan could only gently shake Nagato's hand and run out after Yahiko.
"Ugh......"
Nagato let out a long sigh.
Ever since he heard about what happened to the Uzumaki clan, he felt like a huge rock was pressing on his heart.
It was not until two days ago when Danzo brought Misuzu to him that Nagato forced himself to suppress his emotions after hearing what happened to her.
Until this time, Yahiko's speech became unbearable for him.
The situation was urgent, which led to his tone becoming heavier.
After hesitating for a long time, Nagato stood up, closed the door gently, and began to look for Yahiko.
Danzo himself was unaware of this little dispute at the Root base.
At this moment he was sitting in the Hokage's office.
Sitting next to him were Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu.
Konoha F4 reunites after a long absence and gathers together again.
"The transport team that was going to the Sand Village to receive the gold sand disappeared in the territory of the River Country three days ago."
Holding the pipe in his hand, Sarutobi Hiruzen's face did not look very good.
He had a bad feeling when the transport team failed to return to the village on time.
Since most of the remaining jonin in the village were in the direction of Kusagakure, Hiruzen sent out two special jonin to lead the team.
In order to prevent any accidents, he squeezed out a squad of Anbu to go along.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong.
Danzo and others were a little surprised to hear that the transport team was missing.
"Can any trace of them be found so far?"
Mitomon En was the first to ask.
Hearing the other party's question, Hiruzen shook his head helplessly.
"In any case, we should send out a search team now to look for any trace of the transport team."
As a practical man, Danzo immediately expressed his thoughts.
"Yes, I have asked the nearby Jonin to rush over."
The teams that could get there the fastest at this time were Jiraiya's Team 7, Umino Ikkaku's Team 9, and the patrol team led by Uchiha Yashiro, who had just retired from the police force and transferred to the border patrol force.
"It is possible that this incident was instigated by the Sand Village. Hiruzen, you must be prepared."
Utane Koharu reminded from the side.
"I'm sorry to trouble you for this, Xiaochun."
Hiruzen nodded after hearing what Koharu said.
"You will lead the team to the Sand Village and keep an eye on them in the name of accountability."
Regardless of whether this was done by the Sand Village or not, Hiruzen would send people to keep an eye on them.
Therefore, Utane Koharu, who had fought against Sunagakure at the border of River Country, was naturally the best choice for this operation.
"I understand."
Nodding solemnly, Utane Koharu agreed readily.
"Danzo, your Roots must also take action and see if they can find out any information."
"no problem."
Even if Hiruzen didn't say it, Danzo would have acted the same way.
When it comes to intelligence network, his own intelligence organization is far ahead of the Anbu.
After discussing the details, they said goodbye to Rizen and left the office.
As orders were issued one after another.
The Konoha ninjas, who had just relaxed because they had completely occupied the Kusagakure Village, were on edge again.
Soon, the team led by Jiraiya was the first to discover the trace of the transport team.
However, when they arrived, the members of the transport team had already died long ago.
“They were all wiped out…”
At this moment, Jiraiya's face no longer had the frivolous look of the past, but was instead filled with solemnity.
"Teacher Jiraiya, this is——"
Minato, who was counting the bodies, pointed to a corpse in a black robe nearby.
"Ah, yes, that's an Anbu ninja."
Seeing the other party's iconic black robe and mask, Jiraiya nodded.
Four Anbu ninjas, two special jonins, and twelve chunins.
Even if it was a surprise attack, the attackers would need to be at least six jonin, or someone with the strength of Mito Kado En and Danzo.
"Jiraiya-sama!"
Before Jiraiya could sort out his thoughts, Umino Ikkaku also arrived at the scene with his men.
"Oh, it's a dime."
Jiraiya nodded towards Umino Ikkaku as a greeting.
"So miserable."
Looking at the corpses randomly placed by the enemy, Umino Ikkaku's face looked a little ugly.
He really couldn't imagine who would dare to attack Konoha's ninjas within Konoha's sphere of influence.
"Teacher Jiraiya, the count has been completed. There are a total of twenty-two bodies, which matches the number of the transport team."
They were actually completely wiped out.
Although he was mentally prepared, Jiraiya still clenched his fists when the result came out.
"Let's send someone to tell Yashiro first."
Uchiha Yashiro, who received the information, quickly arrived at the scene with a patrol team.
Looking at the tragic scene in front of him, Yashiro's eyes twitched. He had been in the police force since graduation, and this was the first time he had seen such a scene.
[If I had known earlier, I would have chosen to work in a ninja school. 】
Because he didn't want to be commanded by Nara Shikasui, Uchiha Yashiro chose to quit the police force.
I didn't expect to encounter such a thing shortly after joining the patrol team.
“This shouldn’t be the first scene.”
After a quick inspection of the scene, Yashiro immediately came to a conclusion.
"There are obvious injuries on this body caused by a detonating talisman, but there are only bushes nearby. If a detonating talisman exploded, it would probably leave a large mark."
"And this road is too narrow. The transport team uses horse-drawn carriages and will not choose this kind of small road."
Looking at the nonstop Uchiha Yashiro, Jiraiya and others on the side were all frowning.
Listen to your words, just like listening to your words.
We are not stupid, can't we see that this is not the first scene?
However, those who knew the Uchiha's character well did not interrupt each other.
Only after Uchiha Yashiro finished telling him everything he had thought of did Jiraiya step forward and hold his shoulders.
"In that case, let your patrol team search for the primary scene nearby, and I and I will lead the team to look for traces of the enemy. How do you think?"
PS: I worked overtime all night and I'm so sleepy. I'll just post one chapter and then go to sleep.