Hokage Building
Naruto and Sasuke relaxed their bodies, and fatigue suddenly hit them like a wave. If they weren't in front of Hokage Orochimaru, they would probably lie down on the ground and start sleeping.
"Since Kakashi and others discovered some anti-Konoha forces in the Kingdom of Waves, I will send you to the Kingdom of Waves again, and this time there will be an ANBU team to follow. Your mission this time is to investigate All this and destroy their plot.”
Orochimaru was sitting in the office, looking at Anbu and Team Kakashi standing in front of him, and whispered
"The ANBU is hiding its traces, so on the surface there is only the team led by Kakashi and Anger. The ANBU will let him infiltrate after you enter the country of waves, so you are considered the vanguard. If anything happens before the ANBU arrives, , all you can rely on is yourself."
He said to Kakashi
Kakashi nodded slowly. This time he returned to the Land of Waves. He knew the dangers of it better than anyone else.
If he was alone, Kakashi really wouldn't have much confidence, but now that Anger is accompanying him, it can make people feel at ease.
Kakashi still has great trust in this hybrid's strength.
"Hokage-sama, are we leaving now?"
At this time, Naruto stretched out his hand and asked
Orochimaru glanced at him and said, "No, I'll give you another half a day to rest."
"After all, this mission is extremely dangerous. Please explain it to your family before leaving."
Seeing the ninjas nodding their heads, Orochimaru said, "Okay, in that case, let's leave now."
It took some time after he finished speaking, and the ninjas in the room left one by one. After a few minutes, Anger came in from the door. He smiled slightly, sat opposite Orochimaru and said
"How's it going? Did you see anything?"
"It's incredible..." Orochimaru leaned forward slightly and crossed his hands on his chin. "Compared with before, the chakra has changed drastically. It's hard to imagine that they were still Ninja School students not long ago."
Orochimaru was very cautious when he spoke. At his level, it is very easy to sense the strength of a person. But when he saw Naruto and Sasuke at the first sight, he felt that the growth rate of the two of them was beyond common sense. to describe.
Even if Angers' training is attributable to this, it cannot be denied that the potential of the two of them is definitely monster level.
Anger smiled and said, "Naruto Namikaze has the remnant soul of the Holy Lord in his body, and Sasuke Uchiha has eaten the burning fruit of the D clan. As long as the two of them don't have any accidents along the way, they will grow into one." It’s very simple for Village Shadow level masters.”
"Not to mention, the two of them are descendants of large families, and the bloodlines of Uzumaki and Uchiha are also extremely powerful."
Orochimaru nodded noncommittally. He himself had plans to abdicate. If Naruto and Sasuke could grow up, he would not mind considering them as preliminary candidates for Hokage.
"Leaving them aside, how is your investigation of the situation in the Country of Waves going?"
Angre coughed lightly and became more serious, "It can basically be confirmed that the so-called fierce ghosts are a force secretly controlled by the mixed race. If nothing else, they are some descendants of the White King who escaped to the ninja world. .”
Over the years, Ange has almost explained the various forces of the mixed race. Orochimaru naturally understands what the blood of the White King represents.
"It seems that the situation in the Country of Waves is becoming more and more confusing..." Orochimaru pondered for a moment, and then said, "If necessary, I'm afraid I will have to go there too."
"In that case, I will wait for you in the Kingdom of Waves first." After finishing speaking, Angers stood up, shrugged, turned around, and said again when he walked to the door.
"I hope we can meet our old rivals in that place..."
"Old rival? Who is it?" Orochimaru asked softly
"Oh, besides the leader behind the Mourning Wings incident, the great Lord of Bronze and Fire, His Majesty Norton, who else could be there?"
After Ange finished speaking, he left, leaving Orochimaru alone in the house. After a long time, he laughed inexplicably, and he didn't know why.
… … … … …
After Naruto and Sasuke returned home, they told their parents about Orochimaru's order. Neither Kushina nor Fugaku objected to their going to the Land of Waves, although it might be dangerous.
In the afternoon, the two of them arrived at the village gate under the leadership of Kakashi. Minamoto and Onge were already waiting outside Konoha, and the three of them hurried over.
"Don't worry, we can just go slowly this time."
Ange smiled calmly and said, "This trip to the Country of Waves should not be too smooth. We must always pay attention to the surrounding conditions."
"Understood! If the enemy is not particularly exaggerated, then leave it to the three of us, just in time to let the principal and Kakashi-sensei see our current strength."
Naruto patted his chest and said confidently
"Of course, I would have done it even if you didn't tell me." Kakashi glanced at him, "I'm just afraid that none of you can handle it."
"It's better that you don't use the person I was at the beginning to measure the current situation."
Sasuke sneered, then stretched out his hand and squeezed it
"I can feel how much progress I have made in just over half a month."
Sasuke would have wanted to challenge Kakashi if he hadn't been restrained a little by Itachi's glance.
After all, on the surface, Itachi Uchiha is still Kakashi's junior.
Of course, in Sasuke's opinion, Itachi, who has Uchiha blood and has his Sharingan activated, will undoubtedly be stronger than Kakashi, but in general it is not time to challenge them.
"Then I'll look forward to your performance." Kakashi didn't care about Sasuke's words, and he had witnessed Sasuke's growth in these days.
He knew very well that compared to before, it was absolutely no exaggeration to describe Sasuke as a completely reborn person now.
Hearing Kakashi's response, Sasuke turned his head and glanced at Minamoto who was moving forward silently and indifferently. For him, this was his next opponent.
He has never forgotten the incident when he was beaten to the ground by Minamoto in the ninja school...
If the time of this mission was not too tight, he would have fought Yuan Zhisheng again no matter what.
Of course, Minamoto Minamoto also participated in the special training this time. Sasuke didn't know what kind of training he had done, but it was certain that Minamoto Minamoto was definitely stronger than before.
But it’s better this way. Strong opponents are challenging, right
A few people moved forward in a leisurely manner. They just said they were not in a hurry, but that was also for ninjas.
In fact, with their foot power, they were faster than a horse, so it didn't take much time to reach the Land of Waves.
And when they stood on the shore and looked at the Kingdom of Waves on the distant islands, Angers suddenly stopped.
As he paused, Kakashi also turned his head. He looked behind him, which was a dense forest.
And on a tall tree, I don't know when a person stood up.
Although Kakashi has never seen this person in person, he is a famous figure known to every village.
The most popular mercenary organization in the ninja world in recent years, a member of Akatsuki, Ryo Shimazaki!
Rumor has it that this person masters the space-time ninjutsu that surpasses the Flying Thunder God. This alone makes him almost invincible in the world.
Not to mention that in addition to space ninjutsu, he also has powerful sensing abilities and telekinesis. He can be said to be one of the strongest people in the Akatsuki organization.
Through the previous information from Jiraiya. Kakashi knew that the Akatsuki organization was also involved in the Wave Country incident, but what he didn't expect was that Akatsuki would send such a general to deal with them just after they came back.
Kakashi calmed down and said in a low voice
"Be prepared for battle. Don't take action next. Just leave it to me and Mr. Angers."
Konoha has interpreted Shimazaki Ryo's fighting style and made models of fighting with him. It is very clear that in the face of Shimazaki Ryo's teleportation and near-mind-reading abilities, Sasuke, Naruto, and Minamoto have such strength. Those who are slightly weaker may be easily killed by it.
So he immediately asked the three of them to retreat.
"Let the weak retreat... But it's useless."
Less than a second after Kakashi spoke, Shimazaki Ryo suddenly appeared behind Kakashi. He patted Kakashi's shoulder with one hand and said with a slight smile.
"Because distance means nothing to me at all."