As Tsunade and the Third had expected, Uchiha Arata and his party had only two choices after leaving Konoha. One was to lurk and wait for the opportunity, and the other was to join Orochimaru's Sound Ninja troops.
Uchiha Arata and his party chose to join Orochimaru's sound ninja troops.
Thirty miles to the north of Konoha Village, there used to be a large mountain here. After the mountain was flattened by the Bull Demon King's fists, the area became a forest of rocks.
There are collapsed and broken rocks everywhere, and dense potholes can be seen at a glance.
This kind of place is best for hiding and ambush.
"Humph, after following me for so long, it's time to come out!"
"Stinky rats!"
The leader, Arata Uchiha, suddenly stopped with a cold snort, and then turned around, revealing a pair of scarlet three-magatama Sharingan eyes.
The other Uchiha ninjas beside him also opened their Sharingan.
At first glance, it is a bright red area, and the most special one is the Sharingan. When you look over it, the visual effect is really explosive!
In the forest not far behind, a few black figures were quietly lurking in the shadows of the trees.
They received Kakashi's order to follow Uchiha Arata and his group to find their final destination, and at the same time search for the ANBU team of the Sound Ninja Force.
It is not advisable to follow the enemy with too many people. The more people there are, the easier it is to expose the enemy's whereabouts.
So this is a standard ANBU team, with only four people in total.
But precisely because of this, if they were ambushed, they would only be able to mobilize four people!
"Oops, I've been discovered!"
"Retreat quickly!"
The ANBU team leader's face changed slightly and he immediately ordered.
Not to mention the sound ninja troops that may be ambushing nearby, even the Uchiha ninjas are far more numerous than them.
It is impossible to defeat them, they will only be crushed unilaterally.
The only way to pass the information back is to retreat!
Unfortunately, the sound ninja troops who were already ambushing nearby reacted faster and appeared almost at the same time as the ANBU team retreated.
Swish, swish, swish!
Countless densely packed figures jumped out from the darkness, hundreds of them in total!
"You can't run away!"
Uchiha Arata's eyes were filled with murderous intent. Now that he had made a decision, there was no need to be merciful!
If this reshuffle is successful, then Uchiha will be the real largest clan in Konoha Village.
If they fail, they will die.
"Art fire escape ho fireball!"
"Fire Release·Dragon Fire Technique!"
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Jingle Bell!!
Jingle Bell...
The wind chimes swayed and made a crisp and sweet sound. Two men wearing red clouds and black trench coats walked leisurely in the forest.
Just like taking a leisurely stroll in a garden, it is always so peaceful and leisurely.
"There's a fight going on over there. There are quite a lot of people there. Do you want to go over there and have a look?"
The one who spoke was a green-faced weirdo with a tall, burly body and a shark face, carrying a large knife wrapped in white cloth.
The other one is a cold-faced handsome guy with nasolabial folds.
These two people were Itachi and Kisame who had completed the capture of the Four-Tailed Jinchuuriki.
Because the sealing of the tailed beasts needs to start from the tail with the least chakra, the two of them took the four-tailed Jinchūriki back to the Rain Country, and then went straight south to the Leaf Village.
"Such a strong fire escape aura..."
Uchiha Itachi murmured something and fell into deep thought.
The two families with the strongest fire escape ninjutsu in Konoha Village-Uchiha and Sarutobi.
Now that the Third Hokage has retreated behind the scenes and is in charge of the roots hidden in the darkness, the ninjas of the Sarutobi clan have also begun to keep a low profile.
I am afraid that only the Uchiha clan can perform such a large-scale fire escape ninjutsu.
Itachi immediately changed direction and walked towards the place where the sound of fighting came from.
Upon seeing this, Kisame grinned, revealing his fangs, and his eyes flashed with excitement. He liked fighting, and the next battle might be interesting.
The two of them quickly approached the rocky battlefield, and waves of hot air filled the air.
The flames burned the earth, causing the rocks under your feet to become hot, and the soles of your shoes made a strange squeaking sound when you stepped on them.
"Sharingan? It's a ninja from the Uchiha clan."
"And this is a lot of money!"
Kisame glanced at Itachi unexpectedly, and when he saw his indifferent expression, he turned to look to the other side again.
It seems that the people being besieged by Uchiha ninjas are Konoha Anbu?
Wearing an animal pattern mask, a black outfit and a short sword, this is clearly the standard equipment of Konoha's ANBU.
In addition to this, there is another wave of people, which is also the largest wave of people.
There are four or five squadrons of ninjas wearing forehead protectors with musical patterns on their foreheads. These guys are the sound ninjas of the sound ninja village!
"The Uchiha clan and the Sound Ninja unite to besiege Konoha ANBU?"
Kisame said that he didn't understand this operation at all! Even if the Uchiha ninja and Konoha ANBU were besieged by the sound ninja, he could understand it.
But what is the situation in front of me?
Kisame didn't know the political situation in Konoha, nor did he know the situation of the Uchiha clan in Konoha.
But Uchiha Itachi knew that he had been in contact with Seeli, and he also knew some information about Konoha Village.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to bring the Four-Tailed Jinchuuriki to the Land of Rain and rush to Konoha in a hurry.
These Uchiha ninjas are probably traitorous ninjas...
As for why they stood together with the Oto Ninja to besiege Konoha Anbu, it should be that they had reached some kind of agreement with Orochimaru.
Itachi knew that Orochimaru was the leader of the Sound Ninja Village.
Based on some of the information he had in hand, Itachi analyzed the situation at hand. It was most likely that the ANBU of Konoha had discovered that the Uchiha traitorous ninja and the sound ninja had joined forces, and were being encircled and hunted down.
Although Itachi's inference was somewhat inconsistent with the facts, it was already impressive to think of so much based on only a few pieces of information.
"Are we going to take action? Which side should we help? Or should we kill both sides?"
Kisame grinned, showing his bloodthirsty taste.
He won't refuse a fight!
Moreover, Kisame didn't pay attention to those hundreds of sound ninja at all. For experts of their level, the number of people was no longer that important.
Unless there is a team of tens of thousands of ninjas, just a few hundred sound ninjas are not enough to make him give in.
"No need to join in, let's go."
Itachi Uchiha shook his head. He came to Konoha for only one thing, and that was to see Sasuke and his parents.
Confirm the safety of the only family members you care about and leave.
As for other things, I don’t plan to get involved for the time being.
No matter what the purpose of this group of sound ninjas is, no matter what Orochimaru wants to do, no matter how many rebellious ninjas appear in the Uchiha clan.
None of this is a big deal in Uchiha Itachi's opinion.
As long as that monster is determined to help Konoha, Konoha will never fall!
"Is that so? It's a pity that I finally found something to do to pass the boring time."
Kisame put the same muscle on his shoulders again, turned around and followed Uchiha Itachi's footsteps.