Chapter 529 'Protect' Uchiha!

"Lord Hokage!"

Kakashi half-knelt and saluted before beginning his report.

"The number of missing Uchiha bodies should be around 700, and it will take time to investigate their exact identities!"

"But the enemy's retreat route is a tunnel leading from the Uchiha clan's territory to the outside of the village!"

"And the other party fled to the south."

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The investigative abilities of ninjas are amazing; as long as there are clues, they can naturally find out everything.

Although some people were constantly trying to cover up the traces, such a large action would definitely leave traces. At most, it would just make their Anbu spend more time and energy.

"South...huh?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and muttered to himself.

This direction was completely confusing for him.

If it was really the castle tower that did it, there would be no reason for it to leave such obvious traces, right?

"I will lead the Root Society out immediately and make sure they stop him from escaping!"

Danzo was ruthless and prepared to take action without saying a word.

Although he was also afraid of the castle tower, as long as he did not rush into the city directly to kill people, the other party would probably have nothing to say.

Most importantly, he has a righteous cause.

Once the other party comes forward to stop us, we can just label them as Konoha's traitors and get rid of them together with them.

(In Danzo's heart, Konoha is invincible!)

"That's right, we must not let Uchiha get kidnapped, we must 'protect' him and bring him back!"

Mitomon En even glared at Danzo.

There are some things that can be done but cannot be said.

Now, the Uchiha who escaped were the 'victims'. They would only protect each other. It would be normal if some accidents happened along the way, but it could not be said that they prevented the other party from escaping.

Danzo did not argue with Mitomon En because he knew that he was right.

In any case, the village has not and will not participate in the Uchiha civil strife. Even if it sends people to pursue, it is only to protect the other party from being harmed by Uchiha Itachi, the S-rank rebel ninja.

Anyway, whether others believe it or not, they believe it.

As for Sarutobi Hiruzen, he remained silent.

This is tantamount to tacitly agreeing to their decision.

If it succeeds, it's fine, but if it fails, you will naturally have to take the blame.

Just like Danzo, I don’t know how many times he has been blamed.

It is precisely this kind of relationship that allows Danzo to remain safe and sound no matter how big a mistake he makes or how many blames he takes.

Soon, Konoha sent out a pursuit force.

Danzo and the Root are the main forces, with Anbu as the auxiliary, and the total number of them is several hundred.

Extremely scary!
No matter whether it is the Anbu or the Root, they are all the elite among the elite.

It’s a bit of an exaggeration to say that he beat ten people.

But if they fight against several people of the same level, it is really not a problem for these elites.

Plus, their goal was to kill people, so the mission wasn't that difficult.

Yes, for the Root and the Anbu, killing is much easier than any mission.

Ninjas themselves are tools of killing, not to mention the Anbu and Root, who are even more like killing machines among ninjas.

There is another advantage, that is, this is the Land of Fire.

Konoha's home ground!
Even if it was 'that' guy, he couldn't do it openly.

However, Danzo hoped that the other party would take action, because in that way all the strength of Konoha could be gathered to solve this serious problem.

Well, he never thought about what would happen if Mu lost.

In Danzo's heart, Konoha will never lose.

Isn't it just a small castle tower?

Deal with him!

Even if the other side has two thousand registered ninjas and has defeated the daimyo coalition, what does it matter?

I have a wooden leaf in my hand, and I regard it as a clay chicken or a clay dog.

It's almost the same feeling, which is why Danzo is so stubborn and makes people wonder how to complain about him.

The pursuit was not smooth.

Because it was obvious that someone was covering up the traces, they would often chase in the wrong direction.

Moreover, the other party was very clear about Konoha's methods, and with various arrangements, they even chased the wrong person several times.

Fortunately, we have enough manpower this time, so we can use the "stupid method" to track it.

Use a lot of people!
Divide the team into small teams and conduct a carpet search.

Of course, in order to prevent the intelligence from being wrong, Danzo also sent search teams in several other directions of Konoha.

After more than a day of tracking, we finally got a clue.

"let's go!"

Danzo's eyes lit up, and he immediately assembled the team and moved forward at full speed in one direction.

And his actions also made some people confused.

"What's going on?" Hyuga Sogetsu looked at Danzo's actions, somewhat confused, and said, "Haven't we already dealt with those guys? How could Danzo still find something wrong?" Yes, the Uchiha who escaped from Konoha in the Day-Changing Plan was just a few dozen kilometers away.

Since the team was too large and most of them were ordinary Uchiha people, they would naturally be discovered by the reconnaissance team.

The few people mixed in the team can naturally deal with this kind of reconnaissance team without giving the other party any chance to warn, so theoretically it is impossible to be discovered.

"What if Danzo used those scouting teams as bait to determine the target's location?"

Tang Ping reminded.

When it comes to being inhuman, Danzo has never been one.

Using his subordinates as cannon fodder and bait is completely basic operation for him, and it is also the most effective solution.

As for the sacrificed Root and Anbu? .

For the sake of Konoha, let them suffer a little longer.

"Should we do anything to stop it?"

Hinata Cangyue asked a key question.

If a few of them take action, they can completely stop the other party from chasing.

But that would draw a lot of attention to them.

"Yes, but we must act as Mist Ninja 'mercenaries'. I hope they can catch up!"

Tang Ping gave the answer.

Using the identity of a shell organization already represents the possibility of taking action.

But even so, it cannot attract too much hatred.

Let the Mist Ninja handle this kind of thing.

As one of the five major ninja villages, the Mist Ninja has a deep hatred for Konoha, so it is completely reasonable for them to target Konoha.

As for their shell tissue? .

They were just doing things for money, the grudges among these big ninja villages had "nothing to do" with them.

And Uchiha Mei?

He has not spoken a word since leaving the village last night.

Maybe she had never expected that the Uchiha family, which had been famous since the Warring States Period, would be "annihilated".

Although she hated him, after the other party was exterminated, the eldest branch of the family would become the new "Uchiha family".

But it still made her feel extremely complicated.

"Don't worry, under your leadership, the Uchiha will only become stronger and greater than before!"

Tang Ping could naturally see the complicated mood of his fiancée, so he turned around and said something to comfort her.

Before they could exchange a few more words, they noticed that Danzo and the others had slowed down.

On the grass ahead, a team was advancing in an orderly manner.

Whizzing!

One by one, masked ANBU and Root ninjas gathered from all over and came to Danzo's side.

Just now these people were scattered around for reconnaissance and only rushed back after receiving the order.

Only then can you understand how amazing the ninja's mobility is.

It would take an ordinary person half a day to walk this distance, but a ninja wouldn’t even need half an hour.

And this is the 'average speed'. If there were only senior ninjas like him, they could easily catch up in less than a few minutes by using the instant body-flickering technique regardless of the consumption.

"Go, save the Uchiha from those 'enemies' hiding among them!"

Danzo shouted the order.

But his order is very interesting.

The enemy hidden among the Uchiha!

In other words, if we kill the Uchiha, we can say that he is the enemy.

As for how many Uchiha can be 'protected' back to the village in the end, that is another matter.

Even if no one is saved, it's just a mission failure, which is normal, right?

They are not the White Fang and will not allow the mission to fail.

Wonderful!

Danzo is indeed Danzo. It seems like it’s his instinct to use these tricks and schemes.

Choking!

The sound of ninja swords being unsheathed could be heard.

The white-haired man who was mixed in the dark looked at the dead fish eyes and could only obey the order silently.

"Do it!"

Danzo gave the order in a low voice.

Whizzing!

One after another, figures rushed out and rushed towards the fleeing Uchiha team in front.

With their strength, it wouldn't take more than a few minutes to solve these problems.

Using the technique of instant body movement, the distance was covered in an instant. Before the team could react, some speed-type Root ninjas had already arrived, raising their ninja swords.

This Uchiha group, which had little fighting power, was completely at the mercy of others in this situation.

However, at this critical moment, justice from heaven appeared.

(End of this chapter)