Chapter 698: Undercover in Konoha?
"Squad leader, do you have any idea?"
Boruto asked Sumire, who shook her head blankly.
She also didn't know why she was immune to the influence of the magic of [Almighty]? It couldn't be that she was also an Otsutsuki, or had Otsutsuki's genes, right?
"We lack intelligence right now. We don't even know what capabilities the other party has used, so it's difficult to draw conclusions."
Sasuke didn't want to dwell on something that didn't have an answer.
"Master, what should we do now?"
"We need to leave the village as soon as possible."
"what?"
"Don't you understand? If we stay in the village until we find a way to restore everyone's memory, we will just become the target of everyone's attacks."
"Yes! I understand."
Boruto handed the sword to his master Sasuke.
Then he came to Hinata's body, took off his torn robe, covered his mother with it, and finally knelt down and kowtowed deeply.
"Kasan, I'm sorry!"
"I will definitely protect my sister and rescue my father!"
"Wait for me. Once everything is over, I will definitely find a way to revive you!"
Boruto stood up, wiped his tears, then picked up the unconscious Himawari next to him and prepared to leave with his master.
But he was interrupted by Sasuke.
"Put her down. The only ones who need to leave are you, me, and Kawaki. No one else will leave the village."
"Why? It would be very dangerous for my sister to stay in the village..."
"Do you have a way to restore Sunflower's and the others' memories?"
"I...don't have one yet, but I will definitely find a way!"
"Then let's talk about it after we find a solution. It will be even more dangerous for her to flee with us with false memories! Next, we will face the pursuit of the entire Konoha Village, and even the whole world... In this situation, you may not even be able to guarantee your own safety, how can you protect Himawari?"
"What about Sarada and the squad leader?"
"They all have to stay in the village..."
Sasuke was very cruel. It was not that he didn't want to protect his daughters, but he knew that taking them with him to escape would only make it more dangerous.
If I take Sarada with me, can I not take Sakura with me?
If I take Sakura away, can I not take Sakura's parents away?
If we continue to carry them in this series, we might as well just pack up and take the entire Konoha Village away!
Let’s not discuss whether this is possible or not.
It would be useless even if we took them away before we found a way to remove the enemy's magic and restore everyone's memory.
Instead, it will only restrict your hands and feet, putting your side in greater danger!
So it would be safer for them to stay in the village. After all, only Sasuke and the other four had their memories tampered with; the others, including Sarada and Sumire, were companions of Konoha, not enemies, in the eyes of Mitsuki and the others.
Sasuke has already confirmed this from the memories of Shikamaru and Mitsuki.
of course.
There is another way, which is to directly dominate the entire Konoha Village with violence.
After all, even if all of Konoha were added together, they would not be a match for Six Paths Sasuke.
Unfortunately, this approach is not feasible for the time being.
Dominating the entire Konoha by force would inevitably result in huge casualties, which Naruto would definitely not be able to accept.
As for relying on illusion, Sasuke's illusion is very powerful, but unfortunately it is not Infinite Tsukuyomi, so he cannot control hundreds of thousands of people in the village at once.
The majority of the remaining Konoha members who were not controlled would only continue to attack Sasuke, making it impossible for him to take care of both ends.
This is the enemy's goal!
Not only did he make Sasuke and his companions enemies of the entire Konoha Village, but he also kidnapped all the Konoha villagers as hostages.
It’s really too vicious!
"I understand! It's safer for them to stay in the village..."
After his transformation, Boruto is no longer impulsive and understands that the choice made by his master is the best.
If I insist on taking Sarada and the others with me to escape, it will only kill them...
"No! Boruto-kun, I want to go with you, I..."
Sumire became excited, and when she heard that Boruto and the others were going to abandon her, she became scared.
She is not afraid of the danger of escaping, but she is afraid of losing Boruto's brilliance forever.
Besides, it would be better to go into exile with Boruto and the others than to live in a strange hell where everyone's memory has been tampered with!
"Your name is Jian Jin, right?"
"Yes, Sasuke-sama! I…"
Facing Sasuke, the courage that Jin Jin had just mustered up dissipated a little.
Sasuke naturally saw through Sumire's affection for Boruto, just like how Karin felt about him back then, so he said:
"If you want to help Boruto, there's more than just one way to stay by his side."
"After we leave the village, we still need someone to help us collect intelligence and provide quiet support."
"This way we can find the enemy's weaknesses in the future and find a way to restore everyone's memory."
"And this mission is best completed by you and Sarada."
"Do you understand what I mean?"
Listening to Sasuke's nonsense, Jin Jin nodded ignorantly, and then gradually became determined.
Yes!
As long as I can help Boruto, I will do whatever I want!
"I see!"
"To help you. I am willing to stay in the village, and I will try my best to collect information!"
Jin Sumire looked at Boruto and said with certainty and heartache.
She would do anything to help Boruto!
"very good."
"Listen carefully to what I say."
"Next, you and Sarada will go undercover in the village with your original memories, so your first goal is to prevent others from discovering your abnormality!"
"I have sealed Mitsuki's memory. Now, no one knows about your and Sarada's abnormality except us."
"Remember, you must pretend that your memories have also been tampered with, and show your hatred towards me and Boruto!"
"Especially when facing that guy called Uzumaki Code. He must be a chess piece pushed out by Ōtsutsuki Isshiki. Don't let him see through you!"
"Then, while ensuring your own safety, collect as much intelligence as possible about the enemy."
"This is your and Sarada's mission, an extremely dangerous S-rank mission!"
Sasuke gave instructions while giving out tasks.
His clone also carried the unconscious Sarada to Sumire's side.
Sasuke even used illusion to privately tell Jin Jin some things that undercover agents need to pay attention to.
He also told Sumire the key points of memory tampering that he got from Shikamaru and Mitsuki, and told her to take good care of Sarada.
After all, Sasuke knew his daughter best. She had the same stubborn temper as himself and would probably rush out of the village to chase after them if no one stopped her.
So Jingjin needs to keep an eye on it.
Although they are both still young, there is no more suitable candidate now.
As long as the two of them work together, there is still a chance that they can hide safely;
Sasuke was too familiar with those enemies. Those arrogant Otsutsuki looked down on him, let alone other Konoha ninjas...
"I promise to complete the task!"
Jing Jin nodded heavily in agreement, and suddenly felt more motivated.
She felt that the safety of the entire village and Boruto's future were all on her shoulders, which made her feel pressured but also full of motivation.
"Squad leader, please protect yourself!" Boruto gently warned.
He understood that disguising himself as an undercover agent in this twisted Konoha Village would undoubtedly be a difficult and arduous task.
"I will."
"Wait for me, I will definitely come back!" Boruto clenched his fists and said goodbye with a firm will.
"Ok!"
Sasuke noticed that more and more Konoha ninjas were approaching this side, so he didn't delay any longer.
He grabbed Boruto and Kawaki and opened a space portal.
He took the two of them and left Konoha Village in an instant...
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