Chapter 216: [Sponsored]: Itachi and Kisame sneak into Konoha

Chapter 216: [Sponsored]: Itachi and Kisame sneak into Konoha

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The funeral of the Third Hokage has ended.

However, the chaos within the Konoha Village has just begun.

The first matter of concern is the need for a new Hokage in the village. This issue needs to be resolved quickly; only a new Hokage can reassure the people, and Jiraiya has been tasked with handling this.

The second issue concerns the Mist and Sand Villages. The ninjas who stirred up riots from these villages are still locked up in prison.

During the Chunin Exams, the Sand and Mist Villages, along with other smaller ninja villages, caused turmoil in the Konoha. The question now is whether to declare war on them or to seek immediate peace to avoid involving the Rock and Cloud Villages, potentially triggering a great ninja war.

However, a message requesting peace was soon received from the Sand Village.

This is because the ninja of the Sand found the body of the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, who was killed by Orochimaru, even his face dissolved away.

A message also arrived quickly from the Mist Village.

They were deceived by Orochimaru and Shimura Danzo, and the Mist ninjas also found the body of the elder Genji, hoping the Konoha could forgive them for being manipulated.

Inside the Hokage building.

Two Hokage advisors plan to agree to negotiations.

However, Akihara Kagura strongly disagrees with peace negotiations.

This was his opportunity to use it as a pretext to attack the Sand and Mist Villages and use Wood Release to absorb the chakra of the ninjas from these villages.

"We must teach them a lesson."

Akihara Kagura, like Shimura Danzo, adopts a very tough external stance: "If we forgive even this, then the death of the Third Hokage would be too cheap."

"This isn't the time for war..."

"I am an advisor to the Hokage."

Akihara Kagura cut off the two Hokage advisors, looking at them: "Shouldn't I decide before a new Hokage is elected in the village?"

"But the war..."

Homura Mitokado hurriedly tried to stop Akihara Kagura.

"Ninjas must not fear sacrifice."

Akihara Kagura smiled at Homura Mitokado and continued: "Are the two respected advisors afraid to sacrifice their lives for the sake of the Konoha?"

"I am not afraid of sacrifice!"

Homura Mitokado stood up abruptly, his voice deep: "I am worried that attacking the two ninja villages at this time will be exploited by other enemy countries..."

"Don't worry about that."

Akihara Kagura looked at him somewhat surprised: "If I lead the Root alone, I can solve them and force them to surrender completely to Konoha..."

"If it can be resolved through negotiation, we should try to do so..."

Koharu Utatane sighed, took the initiative to explain: "If they can agree to our harsh conditions, there's no need to make an extra trip, isn't it? Starting a fight needlessly will only bring more hatred..."

Akihara Kagura definitely did not want to give up this opportunity, tapping his fingers lightly on the table: "This will also deter other major villages from thinking they can approach us if something happens in the Konoha..."

"Lord Kagura, Lord Advisor!"

A jonin responsible for patrolling the village after the war hurriedly came to report: "A small team from the Rock Village sneaked into our village and we repelled them..."

"To kill a chicken to scare the monkeys."

Akihara Kagura glanced at the two Hokage advisors.

"Lord Kagura, Lord Advisor!"

A member of the Anbu also came to report an emergency situation, looking grim: "There are unknown enemies who have sneaked into the village, and the village's guarding ninjas have been hit with an illusion..."

"Go ahead."

Akihara Kagura waved his hand and slowly stood up to instruct: "Continue to strengthen patrols, continue to investigate whether there are other enemies sneaking in."

"By the way, where is Teacher Jiraiya?"

Akihara Kagura looked at the two Hokage advisors.

"He should be on the rooftop?"

Homura Mitokado hesitated and thought about it.

On the rooftop of the Hokage building.

Jiraiya and Hatake Kakashi were both here.

Because Jiraiya and Hatake Kakashi both had things they wanted to talk about with each other.

"What a hassle..."

Jiraiya stood there, overlooking the entire village, and sighed: "Those two stubborn old men still won't let him take over the position of Hokage, dragging many matters unresolved..."Upstodatee from n(0)/ve/lbIn/.(co/m

"He still hasn't taken over the position of Hokage?"

Hatake Kakashi lowered his head and suddenly brought up a matter: "During the Chunin Exam, only the Third Hokage was sacrificed..."

One of them was eating very seriously, gently picking up a skewer of tricolor dumplings and chewing on the sweetness oozing out of the dumplings.

"Does the food from our hometown still taste the same as before?"

Another person grinned and asked, slowly raising his head, revealing a fierce and terrifying shark face, it was Hoshigaki Kisame, a member of the Akatsuki organization and an S-rank rogue ninja from the Mist Village.

"..."

However...

Under the conical hats.

It was a face that the ninjas of the Konoha deeply hated.

Uchiha Itachi, a member of the Akatsuki organization and an S-rank rogue ninja from Konoha.

"This place is very dangerous."

Uchiha Itachi did not answer Hoshigaki Kisame's words, just softly reminded: "Once we are discovered, we could be killed at any time..."

"Are you worried about Akihara Kagura, who once defeated you?"

Hoshigaki Kisame was not concerned about Uchiha Itachi's reminder, even somewhat interested: "If there's a chance, I really want to have a good fight with him..."

"Let's not talk big."

Uchiha Itachi shook his head, his gaze noticing some Konoha jonin also came to this small shop to gather, even very familiar Hatake Kakashi, and Kakashi's student Uchiha Sasuke, he said softly: "Kisame, we should leave."

"Alright then."

Hoshigaki Kisame picked up the bandaged giant sword beside him.

As they were leaving, Hatake Kakashi noticed them, quietly instructed a nearby companion Sarutobi Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi, signaling them to intercept those two figures wearing black robes with auspicious clouds.

"What's wrong?"

Uchiha Sasuke curiously looked at Hatake Kakashi, his peripheral vision just catching sight of the tricolor dumplings and natto on the table in the small shop, a look of disdain flashing in his eyes: "I hate natto and sweet things the most..."

"You go train first."

Hatake Kakashi sent away his student.

After Uchiha Sasuke left, Hatake Kakashi's gaze became somewhat solemn, and he swiftly ran towards the direction Sarutobi Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi had left!

Elsewhere.

On a small path by the Naka River.

Hoshigaki Kisame and Uchiha Itachi were still chatting.

"The leader of the organization doesn't seem to have sent us here on a mission..."

Hoshigaki Kisame was carrying Samehada, the giant sword, chuckling: "But since we're here, why not take the opportunity to take away the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of the Konoha, after all, Akatsuki also needs the tailed beasts."

"It's still too early..."

Because of the riot during the Konoha Chunin Exam, Uchiha Itachi came to his hometown under the pretext of scouting intelligence. He was somewhat worried that the death of the Third Hokage would cause the agreement he had with the Third Hokage to become invalid, fearing that his younger brother Uchiha Sasuke would encounter danger.

At this time...

Uchiha Itachi wanted to talk with Akihara Kagura, hoping that Akihara Kagura would continue to abide by the agreement and not give up the agreement because of the death of the Third Hokage.

Honestly.

This negotiation was a bit dangerous.

Uchiha Itachi was a bit unsure in his heart.

Because Uchiha Itachi was very worried that after the death of the Third Hokage, Akihara Kagura might completely lose control and kill him on sight...

This possibility was a bit too great.

However...

Uchiha Itachi soon had no mood to think about it.

Because their whereabouts had already been discovered, Konoha jonin Sarutobi Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi received a signal from Hatake Kakashi, continuously tracking their traces, finally intercepting them, clearly wanting to investigate their true identities.

"Take off your conical hats."

Sarutobi Asuma's mouth held a cigarette, he spoke leisurely: "Appearing in the Konoha at this time in disguise, it seems like the comers are not kind..."

"Mr. Asuma, Miss Kurenai."

Uchiha Itachi stretched out his arm to undo the buttons of the black robe with auspicious clouds, revealing one hand to take off the conical hat on his head, the hometown breeze dispersing his hair.

"Uchiha... Itachi."

Sarutobi Asuma's eyes gradually became solemn.

Because on the night of the clan massacre, Uchiha Itachi, controlling the Susanoo and the Three-Tails, made too much noise, brazenly using the Tailed Beast Ball to slaughter his own clan, this cruel and terrifying method is still deeply etched in the minds of the Konoha ninjas.

"Hoshigaki Kisame."

Hoshigaki Kisame took off his conical hat, introduced himself with a sentence, his smile was very ferocious: "Mr. Itachi, I thought your only acquaintance in Konoha was that guy Akihara Kagura!"