When Iwagakure's ultimatum was delivered to the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen was already quite numb.

It can be said that Kumogakure's matter has not calmed down yet, Iwagakure has issued an ultimatum.

Recently, according to reports from border posts, Kumogakure actually dispatched some border ninjas to wander on the border between Yunokuni and Konoha.

As for Kumogakure's actions, is he repeating his old tricks and trying to imitate the way he snatched the Byakugan blood successor of Konoha a few years ago, taking some advantage and then stopping, or is he really planning to start a war? Sarutobi Hiruzen said

I can’t figure it out.

Logically speaking, this is just an illusion displayed by Kumogakure to blackmail Konoha...

Is this really the case? The reason why Sunagakure started the war was that the Third Kazekage was missing, and it was suspected to be Konoha's fault. The war was even started like this - even when Sunagakure was defeated in the end, the whereabouts of the Third Kazekage were not revealed.

Come up with a reason.

After seeing the report submitted by Iwagakure, the whole article accused Konoha of disregarding the righteousness, snooping into Iwagakure's military secrets, and intending to provoke a new ninja war...

With a "bang" sound, Sarutobi Hiruzen slapped the desk hard, and he was so angry that he wished he could hit Onoki's face with a fire escape.

Even Orochimaru, who had disappeared for a long time, was actually involved in the plan to spy on Iwagakure (Onoki made nonsense), which made Sarutobi feel more and more that the entire ninja world was targeting Konoha.

"Kakashi, has there been any special movement in your roots recently?"

During this period, Sarutobi's trust in Danzo has plummeted, and Sarutobi Hiruzen has even pointed out Kakashi's secret investigation of the roots.

From Sarutobi's point of view, the root is too big to fall off, and it doesn't obey orders, and it has almost become Danzo's personal property.

"Lord Hokage, a Chuunin from the Roots has indeed gone to the Earth Kingdom in the past two days. According to the activity report of the ANBU at the Konoha border, the Chuunin disappeared after going deep into the Earth Kingdom. The time is exactly as the Tsuchikage said

The Konoha spies spy on Iwagakure at relatively consistent times..."

"Danzo!" Hiruzen Sarutobi was furious with hatred at this time. The situation was already tense, but Danzo didn't forget to throw fire everywhere. He simply didn't prioritize.

Spying on the enemy is something that almost every village does quietly, but if you are caught doing it, it is completely different. Iwagakure even categorically said that there are some scales from the snakes as evidence.

"Sure enough, Danzo and Orochimaru are still colluding?"

When Sarutobi Hiruzen expelled Orochimaru, he knew that Danzo's butt was definitely not clean, but it was the lesser of two evils. Danzo and his roots were indispensable to Konoha, so he could only wrong Orochimaru.<

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Even though he knew that Danzo was responsible for most of the blame for human experiments, Hiruzen Sarutobi still gritted his teeth and declared Orochimaru a traitorous ninja.

"Kakashi, help me invite Danzo over. I have something very important to discuss with Danzo."

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

When Danzo came to the Hokage's office and saw Iwagakure's ultimatum, he was so angry that one Buddha left his body and two Buddhas ascended to heaven.

"What do you mean, Sarutobi Hiruzen? You don't suspect that I colluded with Orochimaru to steal Iwagakure's information, do you?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen just stared at Danzo calmly, "Come on, continue to argue with me."

"You!" Sarutobi Hiruzen's words made Danzo angry.

Danzo has always been the only one who has wronged others. When will I be wronged by others again?

"I just sent a high-level chuunin to Iwagakure to pick up an undercover agent. That undercover agent has been successfully undercover in Iwagakure for three years. This is the file of the mission record at that time."

After saying this, Danzo seemed to want to prove himself by actually taking out the basic mission file.

Sarutobi Hiruzen began to look through the files from three years ago and found the name Medicine Master Nonou. He still had some impressions of the director of the Konoha Orphanage in his mind.

After all, in order to gain favor, Sarutobi Hiruzen went to Konoha's orphanage many times.

"Where is the other ninja who was picked up?"

The dossier Danzo submitted this time was revised. After all, Yakushi Kabuto was actually sent to carry out the task of annihilation.

As soon as Sarutobi Hiruzen saw this file, he knew it was a forgery. There were obvious signs of tampering in the contents. However, most of the missions at the root were shady, and Sarutobi Hiruzen also knew this.

From the echoes before and after, they probably guessed that Danzo was planning to have his men silence him.

"I have also read the file, and you also know the situation in Konoha now. Manpower is stretched thin, so 16 root ninjas are assigned to me. As for you, Danzo, go back and reflect on it!"

"Sarutobi Hiruzen, you can't do this to me! I have no merit but..."

"Danzo, remember, I am the Hokage!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen rubbed his forehead, "Kakashi, take this group of ninjas at your base and negotiate with Sunagakure first. After all, Sunagakure is our ally. There are no peace talks with Kumogakure for the time being.

There is no hope, let’s wait and see first.”

"Kakashi, let's talk to Sunagakure. I know that your father has a feud with Sunagakure's Chiyo, but there is nothing we can do now. Akai is already on standby at the border. This mission is considered an S-level mission.

, I’m waiting for your triumphant return in Konoha!”

"I know, Hokage-sama!"

Kakashi accepted the appointment and began to go to the root to recruit people. Kakashi had more or less contact with the people at the root. This mission is also a mission full of variables. It may be smooth sailing, or it may be doomed.

The stubborn Danzo handed over the lineup of two jounin, four chuunin, and ten genin to Kakashi. No matter how reluctant Danzo was, he could only be forced to support Sarutobi once.

Beheaded.

"You should all know the situation of the mission, so I won't go into details. I am the person in charge of this mission, and you must obey my orders. If there is any violation of the mission, the one who will deal with you will not be Danzo Elder, but the Hokage.

You're an adult."

"Okay, now prepare the supplies and set off on time in an hour!"

"Yes! Captain!"

Genbe is worthy of being Danzo's elite, especially with two Jonin joining him this time... Theoretically speaking, even if he falls out with Sunagakure, there is still a chance of a successful breakout.

This is also the reason why Danzo reluctantly gave up his love this time. If it is really said, Danzo hopes that Kakashi will die unexpectedly, and then the Sharingan on his face can be recovered, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.

Along the highway in the Land of Fire, Kakashi and his team rushed to Sunagakure at almost the fastest speed, and they basically kept on the road for three days.

After all, you have to maintain your physical fitness and chakra when you are on the road to deal with unexpected situations that may arise at any time.

The whereabouts of Kakashi's team were clearly detected by the detector deployed by Uchiha Morino, and then passed on to Uchiha Akira.

The siren, which had been silent for a while, buzzed again.

"This picture and the color of his hair must be Kakashi's." Akira Uchiha checked the various pictures sent by the detector, and based on the location of the detector, he roughly inferred Kakashi and his party.

The direction we are going to is the Kingdom of Wind.
Chapter completed!