No one expected that the attacker in front of them would be one of the missing persons before.
The name Ryo Ida is exactly that of one of the more powerful elite chuunin among the missing persons. This is because Minato Namikaze had given the intelligence information on the incident before sending Uchiha Shisui and Iwaki to investigate the disappearance of the ninjas.
The two of them had seen it, so they had a certain impression of the appearance of the missing person in front of them, Ida Ryo.
However, after confirming the man's identity, Zhisui and the two had new doubts.
The identity information of the missing person did not record his strange ability to control snakes at all. Not only that, this chuunin named Ryo Ida did not even have psychic beasts. So what happened to the previous action of summoning snakes to attack them?
thing?
"Lord Hokage, this guy is indeed one of the missing persons..."
Deyivasi was very convinced at this time.
Not only Ida Ryo, he also remembered the faces of several other missing chunin.
"Let's take him back to the village first..." After thinking for a long time, Namikaze Minato pondered.
Although he is also confused as to how the previously missing person became the perpetrator, the only thing he can do now is to take the person back and investigate clearly before he can get the answer.
Ahem.
Just when Iwashi and Shisui Uchiha were following Minato Namikaze's order to lift the dying Ida Ryo, the latter suddenly coughed with a painful look on his face.
Soon, another shocking scene happened in front of the three people.
Ida Ryo, whose face gradually became distorted, suddenly opened his mouth wide, and then a strange small white snake emerged from the depths of his throat.
If you look closely, you can see that although this white snake is small, it has countless tiny scales and its eyes look fierce.
Buzz.
Before Namikaze Minato and the others could react, the body of this small white snake suddenly burst into intense light.
This sign of emitting light and heat is undoubtedly very similar to the effect of a certain ninja tool before it takes effect.
"careful!!"
Namikaze Minato's reaction was extremely quick, and he immediately realized something.
He immediately put his hands on Iwashi and Uchiha Shisui, and without any hesitation, the three figures flashed at the same time and disappeared.
Almost at the same time, an explosion occurred where Ida Ryo was.
Rumble.
A cloud of blood mist exploded violently, and the tragic scene of scattered limbs and broken arms was really unbearable to witness.
In the distance, Shisui and Iwaki, who had been brought out of danger by Namikaze Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique, slowly came to their senses, and both of them felt frightened in their hearts.
At this time, they gradually realized what had just happened.
"Who is it? Isn't this too cruel?"
Deyiwahi had an angry look on his face.
It was obvious that Ida Ryo was controlled by the weird white snake. He could have been rescued originally, but he didn't expect that the person who controlled the white snake chose to destroy witnesses in order not to expose his own information.
"A person who can do such a cruel act, I'm afraid his experiments are not humane at all..." Uchiha Shisui said also slightly angry.
Although the witness was gone, the doubts in Namikaze Minato's heart disappeared.
He was already certain that this was definitely Orochimaru's handiwork. It had to be said that this secret manipulation method was indeed cautious enough, and it did not require him to show up, and at the same time, he would not leave any evidence.
After sighing softly, Namikaze Minato turned to look at Shisui and the two who still looked unwilling, and said in a complicated tone: "I was a little careless and failed to detect that the enemy was being controlled early..."
"Let's put this matter to rest now. Thank you for your hard work."
No one expected such a result.
With no choice but to do so, Minato Namikaze and Shisui had no choice but to return to the village at this time.
…
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At the same time, inside a secret space deep underground in the Kingdom of Fire.
A man with long black hair standing next to various experimental equipment suddenly felt something in his heart, as if he sensed something.
Then his pale complexion became a little ugly.
Click.
The sound of glassware falling to the ground was heard, and it was particularly harsh in the dark space.
After smashing the test vessel in his hand, Orochimaru's long golden pupils showed a bit of hatred, and he immediately murmured: "The damn Fourth Hokage, he is so nosy..."
"My reincarnation experiment is obviously at a critical stage..."
As if he suddenly lost interest, the various equipment on the desk no longer looked attractive. Orochimaru, who was in a very bad mood, turned around and walked out.
…
After this incident, although Orochimaru was not caught personally, it made him become more restrained.
In the nearly half a month since then, there has been no missing incident of ninjas.
winter solstice.
Not long after the first snow fell in Konoha Village in the Land of Fire, a war officially broke out between the Iwa Ninja and Konoha in the Land of Grass.
Because both sides had made sufficient preparations for the war in advance, and their troop deployments were almost the same, after the fierce battle at the beginning of the war, the battle quickly turned into a tug-of-war and a war of attrition.
Regarding the renewed war between Iwa Ninja and Konoha, the rest of the countries have a wait-and-see attitude.
Kirigakure in the Water Kingdom is still closed to the country. The blood mist policy and serious internal strife have long made it unwilling to launch a foreign war.
The Kingdom of Wind was severely weakened by its defeat at the hands of Konoha in the Battle of Mount Kikyo, so it signed an armistice agreement early and formed an alliance with Konoha.
Only the Kingdom of Thunder has not signed an armistice agreement and at the same time appears to be inactive.
It is difficult for people to guess its true intention.
On this day, Danzo Shimura, the Hokage's assistant who had returned from visiting the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Fire, finally rushed back to Konoha.
As soon as we return to the village, we will convene an important meeting with senior officials.
Not long after, in the living room of the Hokage building, all the Shinobi, including Namikaze Minato's shadow clone and the consultant duo, gathered together. After taking their seats, everyone first turned their attention to the returning
Danzo.
Because everyone is waiting to see whether the issue of military expenditures, which has been delayed for a long time, will be properly resolved.
Shimura Danzo was also very straightforward, and directly released the good news: "The Daimyo of the Fire Country has responded to the time for the distribution of military funds, and confirmed that it will be allocated to Konoha within three days."
"Is the military spending finally coming? This is good news..." After sleeping, Xiaochun's expression perked up and he smiled rarely.
"Danzo, you did a good job."
Mito Monoyan also nodded and said in approval: "I originally thought that it would be inappropriate for you to handle this matter."
"But now it seems that you have lived up to expectations."
Among the four, only Namikaze Minato remained silent because he noticed that Danzo's face looked a little complicated when he heard the compliments from the two advisors.
Maybe things are not that simple...
Just as he was thinking this, Danzo Shimura on the other side actually spoke again: "Actually, the daimyo also made a small request."
"He hopes to expand the number of people who protect the Twelve Ninjas, and requests people to come from Konoha..."
