bookbashuk Chapter 57 Action
Chapter 57 Action
In Konoha, the weather was sunny. At the Hokage Building, Tsunade received Kakashi's report. She didn't blame Kakashi for not being able to bring the person back. In fact, she would have been surprised if Kakashi had been able to bring the person back.
He muttered to himself, "...Wooden doll? Could it be Hyuga Wood Doll? Kakashi, go and inform Hyuga Hiashi, report the characteristics you mentioned and have him check if there is anyone in the Hyuga main family who matches those characteristics."
"Yes!" Kakashi replied.
The knocking sounded again after Kakashi left.
"Please come in."
An undercover agent wearing a puppy mask walked in; the mask had three red whiskers around each cheek.
"This is a secret message from Iwagakure." The ANBU handed over the scroll with both hands, then stood still and asked Tsunade if there were any further tasks. Tsunade, holding the scroll, saw the ANBU standing there so formally and suddenly smiled, "You've worked hard these past few days. Take a couple of days off. Don't refuse, this is an order!"
"Uh...?! Yes! Thank you, Hokage-sama!" The ANBU member was somewhat dazed, feeling a mix of joy and worry about the order, though more joy than worry. Although he felt he could still carry out the mission, he was undoubtedly exhausted, not just physically, but also mentally.
After he left, Tsunade unrolled the scroll and carefully examined the message, word by word, to avoid missing anything. However, after reading it, Tsunade was somewhat surprised. Iwagakure was actually requesting an alliance against Akatsuki? And that stubborn old man Onoki was the first to agree?
However, as Tsunade looked at the following content, she was puzzled to see that Onoki was asking her about Genjutsu. How did Genjutsu get involved with him? What happened here?
Onoki didn't actually want to ask Konoha for cooperation, but Jiraiya had previously sent them a letter telling them to be careful. As a result, they lost their tailed beast due to carelessness. He wanted to find the tailed beast and thought that Konoha should have more information, so he swallowed his pride and asked.
To be honest, Iwagakure had lost both of its tailed beasts, and they hadn't received any news that the Three-Tails had also been captured. They assumed that the tailed beasts of the other ninja villages were still alive. Usually, in a war, the weakest one is captured first, but they were caught and attacked right at the beginning. After learning this news, Onoki's face was extremely ugly.
According to the reports from the Iwa ninja who were knocked unconscious at the scene, there were a lot of water stains and charred marks from the Lava Release attack around the battlefield, indicating that a powerful Water Release expert had fought against Roshi.
However, when the Iwa ninjas arrived, they only found a Genki ninja who appeared to be a Shikotsumyaku bloodline limit user, inspecting something, and knocking out all the ninjas who found him within seconds.
The ninjas who rushed to the scene after seeing the distress signal found nothing but the bones on the spot; the trace of the Genjutsu ninja seemed to have vanished into thin air.
It was precisely because of this that Onoki began to seriously reassess the strength of these two organizations. Over the years, he had dealt with Akatsuki to some extent, and as long as they were paid, they could do things very properly and perfectly, making them quite useful.
Yuan Xu, on the other hand, is foolishly picky about tasks, choosing the easiest ones over the easiest. However, it's undeniable that they all share one characteristic: they are incredibly strong, perhaps even stronger than they imagine themselves to be…
Although the abilities of the two individuals who appeared in the Source Void have been largely astutely identified, the exact number of members in this organization and their identities remain a mystery. Corpse Bone Pulse, Gentle Fist… do the other, yet-to-be-revealed members also possess bloodline abilities?
The underground bounty agency, Yuan Xu's name has basically transitioned from being a joke to being revered. His reputation has been thoroughly established. Although only two people have appeared so far, information about them has been basically obtained over this long period of time. Even so, no one has ever been able to bring them down, which speaks volumes.
After completing the mission, Bone-kun felt that he didn't have much chakra left. After submitting the money he had received, he looked at Hyuga Kito with a questioning gaze.
"Stop looking. I ran out of chakra because I blocked the damage for you. But anyway, I've pretty much finished all the missions here, so there's no need to stay."
Hearing this, Bone-kun nodded, exchanged a glance with Hyuga Kito, and then smiled at each other before disbanding.
At the same time, because the two avatars in the pit disbanded simultaneously, Uchiha Gen was overwhelmed with too much information in his mind, causing him to momentarily stumble over his words.
Gaara and Shukaku were puzzled when they saw that Uchiha Gen had suddenly stopped speaking halfway through his sentence.
Coming to his senses, Uchiha Gen's lips twitched slightly as he realized what had happened. These clones... well, it wasn't worth getting angry at himself. Looking at Gaara's bewildered expression, Uchiha Gen composed himself and said again, "Anyway, that's it. Do you agree?"
Even now, seeing Gaara still looking hesitant, Uchiha Gen added, "If you stay in Sunagakure, you'll actually make the village more dangerous. Besides, you can go back anytime after all this is over."
Shukaku, on the other hand, had been completely persuaded by various threats and inducements. After all, who knew what would happen if he were captured? Besides, even the Five-Tails had been captured; at best, he and that guy Kokuo could only fight to a draw. "Kid, agree to him."
Gaara pondered, and upon hearing Shukaku's words, he closed his eyes slightly and finally nodded slowly.
Seeing that Gaara had agreed, Gen Uchiha turned to Shukaku and shrugged, "Reward, or rather, bait."
Upon hearing this, Shukaku reluctantly shared a portion of his chakra with Uchiha Gen, asking with some skepticism, "Is your plan even feasible?"
"should."
"..."
Meanwhile, on Xiao's side, a blond young man with a ponytail and a somewhat ugly-looking puppet with a hunched back were walking together.
Deidara stretched and yawned, looking quite pleased with himself. It felt good to have one less Uchiha in the organization. "Brother Sasori, after we capture the One-Tailed Beast, should we go find some other Uchiha and kill him while we're at it?"
"...No interest." Scorpion replied directly through Hiruko's hoarse voice. This thing is troublesome and has no benefits. Although it was issued by the leader, whoever wants to go can go.
Upon hearing this, Deidara's expression fell slightly. He thought about it and realized it made sense; he didn't even know where that guy was, and the Tailed Beasts were his primary target right now. Oh well…
Seeing Deidara's somewhat absent-minded look, Sasori spoke in a still hoarse voice, "According to intelligence, Konoha seems to have sent two people over. Be careful not to mess things up."
Deidara waved his hand, indicating that he understood. "Isn't it just a member of the Uzumaki clan? Anyway, he can't fly. It's probably because the Sand Village's own seal couldn't be broken, so they asked the Leaf Village to come and help."
"...Suit yourself. Don't forget how the horn you always mocked was robbed." Sasori stopped talking after saying that. If it was really as he said, he decided to wait until Deidara learned his lesson before making his move.