"Yes. That's all. Many rooms are empty."

Answer the ANBU squad leader's words.

"It's all pretty routine stuff, nothing unusual."

The ANBU squad leader picked up each book, looked through it briefly, and then closed it.

"Do you want to take them all back?"

"Of course, take them all away and send them to the Intelligence Department. Although I don't think we can get any useful information from this, it is also part of the job. No one can be left behind."

The ANBU squad leader gave instructions to his subordinates.

The rest of the ANBU personnel nodded, collected all the objects, books, and even some suspicious scrolls, put them in a huge box, and transported them outside one by one.

"However, I didn't expect that this ordinary-looking guy could turn out to be such a dangerous existence."

During the transportation process, an ANBU ninja sighed.

"Yes, we were on the battlefield and there was no room for us to take action. Just feeling the atmosphere made me almost suffocate."

The ANBU squad leader also sighed.

If that could be considered the level of a ninja, it would be really terrifying.

The feeling that life could pass away at any time is like being in the core area of ​​the battlefield and not knowing when the enemy will take away your life.

Life and death are not independent.

"Um, excuse me..."

Just as they were transporting things outside, a soft voice intervened.

It was a girl with short brown hair, about eight or nine years old.

Next to her, there was an Uchiha boy wearing sunglasses.

"Who are you? What's the matter?"

When they saw someone coming, the ANBU didn't pay much attention. When they were searching here before, there were many people watching here.

"I am Nohara Rin, a student at the Ninja School. Well, I want to ask about Shiraishi-senpai... I heard that he defected. Is this true?"

There was a certain hope on Lin's face. She still can't believe that this is true.

"It's true. Also, don't call him senpai. He is just a dangerous rebellious nin now. There was such a big commotion in the village that night, did you feel it? It was him and others who did it."

The ANBU squad leader had seen this kind of thing happen many times, but he patiently explained it.

It is uncomfortable for anyone to have a respected senior or close friend defect.

But this is the profession of ninja, which is often accompanied by parting and death.

"How could it be...is there any misunderstanding here?"

"Misunderstanding? With so many people dead, it can't be solved with a simple misunderstanding. Give up your illusions. I saw his coldness and ruthlessness with my own eyes that night. No matter how you try to defend him, he is definitely not what you think he is.

That respectable medical ninja senior. Next time you meet him, he will kill you without hesitation. It is best to give up this boring fantasy as soon as possible."

The ANBU squad leader said in a calm tone.

Ignoring Lin who was stunned there, she carried the things away and left.

"Captain, isn't this too cruel? She is still a student of the ninja school..."

The ANBU member said.

Although they abandoned their apparent identities, they did not want such young children to be exposed to the cruel side of the world so quickly.

"This happened to her, and there was nothing I could do about it. Instead of letting her have this illusion, it would be better to cut it off directly. To deceive her is the real cruelty and harm. The other party is a defecting ninja, so he won't

Since they are former companions, I will keep them."

"I really hope she can come out of the shadows."

"Then bless her."

"By the way, Captain, do you think they defected because of what happened with Sakumo Jounin..."

The ANBU personnel seemed to have thought of something and lowered their voices.

"Don't just talk about this without evidence."

The ANBU squad leader gave him a cold look.

The ANBU ninja shut up and stopped talking.

"Lin, are you still thinking about that guy?"

Watching the ANBU lift up the boxes filled with items and leave, the Uchiha boy next to Lin, Obito Uchiha, looked at Lin with worried eyes.

"Senior Shiraishi, why would he..."

Hearing Lin say this, Obito knew that Lin was still hoping that this matter was false.

Obito turned his head silently, passed through the door, and looked at the empty courtyard inside. There was no one in this luxurious residence.

That bastard! You actually made Lin so sad! I will never let you go next time I see you! Obito clenched his fists with determination.

In order to make Lin happy, she must give that person a good beating to get rid of his bad temper!

"Lin, I promise you, sooner or later I will find that guy and ask him why he left the village. This matter is all my responsibility! I am an elite ninja of the Uchiha clan!"

Obito made a serious promise to Lin.

"Well, thank you, Obito...I'm fine now."

Seeing Lin still forcing herself, Obito felt a pang in his heart.

Ahhhhh, that bastard is dead, I must beat him to death, how dare he make Lin so sad! Obito's heart was filled with anger and dissatisfaction with Shiraishi.

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after one day--

The capital of the Kingdom of Fire, Ziyuanhua Branch Pharmacy.

"Chief, this is the latest wanted order issued by Konoha."

After knocking on the door and getting permission, the insect man came in from the outside, brought the news to Shiraishi, and placed a copy of the wanted list published by Konoha in front of Shiraishi.

Shiraishi picked it up with interest.

Chong Man said from the side: "To be honest, this wanted order was released a little later than expected."

With Konoha's mobility, it was impossible to release the wanted order so slowly.

They are still in the Country of Fire. According to the past speed, they should have arrived yesterday, and other countries will gradually receive this wanted list in two or three days.

As a result, they stayed in the Country of Fire and only received the wanted list today.

"After all, they have to consider the balance of all aspects and minimize the impact. The wanted list is the least of their concerns. It is expected that it will be released later."

As for the chasing troops, now Iwagakure has also joined the battle. After seeing the strength they displayed that night, as long as there is no brain problem, you should know that the most important thing now is not to deal with these rebellious ninjas.

If we lose this war, even if we succeed in pursuing these rebellious ninjas, it will be meaningless and we will lose our troops.

Shiraishi read the wanted notice that Konoha could not send out, and it was basically in line with his expectations.

——Chiba Shiraishi, a ninja from Konoha, is a chuunin. The purpose of his defection is unknown. He is accused of attacking the village and killing his colleagues. This person is extremely dangerous and is now declared an ‘S’ class rebel nin.

As for Ayane... she doesn't even exist, she just omitted it.

I guess I didn't want the other villages to know about Byakugan's existence, so I omitted it on purpose.

There may also be a gag order imposed on those with knowledge of the incident.

After all, on the night of the incident, Ayane faced the fewest Konoha ninjas, and most of them died in her hands. As long as a hush order was issued to the few who survived, it could be temporarily concealed.

If he and Liuli hadn't had too much trouble, and there were too many witnesses, making it difficult to quell the resentment, there might not even be a 'rebel' in this defection, and it would only be secretly circulated internally.

Therefore, he and Liuli were the only two people on the defection list.

It's just that the defecting ninja is classified as S-class, which means that it is extremely dangerous.

Ayane, a member of the Hyuga clan branch and a rebel member of the Uchiha clan were not mentioned and were deliberately hidden.

"As expected of the Hokage... Are you sure we don't want to make things worse?"

A tacit understanding maintained by both parties.

I have to say that this is indeed Shiraishi’s consideration.

Konoha was busy with war and had no spare power to pursue them.

On their side, they also need to reduce their presence as much as possible. At least at this stage, they cannot act with great fanfare and must act secretly.

Shiraishi could probably figure out what the Hokage was thinking.

Balancing the situation in the village and overcoming the current difficulties of the war were his top priorities, rather than allocating forces to deal with the dangerous rebel ninja.

"Leave aside Konoha for now, will there be someone in the other villages who covets the power of the Sharingan?"

The insect man asked about his worries.
To be continued...