Chapter 306: Tsunade Has Changed
Danzo thought to himself that this was somewhat troublesome and asked, “How did she find out?”
Hiruzen Sarutobi said, “Because your Root is too weak, your hands and feet are not clean, and the mission was completed extremely poorly.”
“No!” Danzo frowned and said, “I suspect it’s more likely that Orochimaru leaked it. Orochimaru and Tsunade have a very deep bond.
Nawaki Senju’s death made Orochimaru feel constantly indebted to Tsunade.”
Hiruzen Sarutobi thought to himself that this was possible, and he said:
“No matter the reason, Root’s weakness is real.
Wood Release research cannot stop; it must make progress as soon as possible. Who knows when the Third Great Ninja War will break out?
My meaning is to let Lynx enter Root and become Root’s Yi, helping Root get through the weak period.”
Danzo immediately understood Hiruzen Sarutobi’s intention:
“Lynx can become Root’s Yi; it’s a concurrent position, temporarily helping out. The Anbu Captain position is Lynx’s main duty.”
Hearing Danzo’s refusal, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt irritated; no one was willing to listen to him.
Hiruzen Sarutobi said, “Do as you like. Push forward Orochimaru’s experiments as soon as possible; don’t delay time anymore.
If Tsunade finds any evidence, who knows what accidents will happen in the future.”
In a house in Konoha Village.
Kazematsuri Yuzu leaned against the wall with lifeless eyes. There was a sofa and a chair, but she only felt a little bit of safety when sitting on the ground and shrinking in the corner.
Her husband had sacrificed himself in the Land of Whirlpools. She buried her husband and gritted her teeth to continue living with her son.
Raising her son to become a qualified ninja was her obsession.
However, more than a month ago, her son went missing, just like that in the park.
After he went missing, she frantically searched around the park, looking for ten to twenty hours every day.
However, the more she searched, the more despairing she became.
No clues at all…
A sudden knock on the door startled Kazematsuri Yuzu, making her tremble for an instant. Her eyes were dazed, gradually regaining some vitality.
Had the clan found some clues?
She hurriedly got up from the ground and rushed to the entrance.
Outside the door was Senju Minami, a jonin of the Senju Clan.
“Yuzu…” Seeing Yuzu’s disheveled hair and pale, sallow expression, Senju Minami felt very bad inside.
Yuzu was Senju Minami’s own niece, a child he had watched grow up.
Senju Minami said, “Yuzu, I know you’re in a lot of pain. Pull yourself together. The clan just got some intelligence; there’s a new clue. Come on, I’ll take you to investigate.”
Upon hearing this, light appeared in Kazematsuri Yuzu’s eyes.
Senju Minami and Kazematsuri Yuzu’s investigation scope expanded further. The female descendants of the Senju Clan who had married out in the past few decades were all within the investigation range.
They soon discovered that some women’s sons and grandsons had also gone missing during this time.
It’s just that many orphans had both parents deceased, and no one was left to speak up for them.
After the investigation, Senju Minami’s expression grew increasingly grim.
Senju Minami said to Kazematsuri Yuzu, “I found a few orphans with Senju bloodline; they are temporarily safe, but they might be targeted by someone.
Yuzu, I’m assigning you a mission. You’re responsible for secretly observing and protecting one of the children.”
Kazematsuri Yuzu nodded repeatedly.
The child she was protecting was the grandson of a certain female from the Senju Clan.
He went to school alone every day; he was a Konoha orphan.
He no longer had a surname and followed his father’s, with only a given name.
As usual, Kazematsuri Yuzu wandered and observed near the orphan under the pretext of searching for her son.
Root Base.
The two squad leaders of Lynx Squad each selected 4 people from the new recruits they were training as temporary team members.
These two squads would complete a secret capture mission tonight, capturing a test subject.
The two squads set off quickly.
The squad leaders weren’t very confident in their hearts, unsure if these new recruits could complete the mission.
The new recruits were all civilian ninja with no special abilities.
At the same time, beside the orphan, Kazematsuri Yuzu squatted on the ground and touched the ground with her finger.
This was the Second Hokage Tobirama Lord’s Earth Release reconnaissance secret jutsu; any abnormal vibrations around could be transmitted to the ninja’s brain through the finger, forming a special vibration map.
She had learned this jutsu when she was still in the Senju Clan.
Suddenly! She sensed abnormal vibrations.
Five people had appeared nearby!
Kazematsuri Yuzu quickly turned around and disappeared into the alley.
An Anbu Squad Leader and 4 Root new recruits hid in the shadows.
The Anbu Squad Leader observed the performance of the several new recruits.
Two of them hid in the same tree canopy, like two idiots.
Huddling together wouldn’t that increase the chance of exposure?
One hid behind a tree trunk, which didn’t reveal any flaws, but if someone passed by, he’d have to circle around the tree trunk, which could easily lead to exposure.
Only one did it well, using Transformation Jutsu to hide inside a stone mill by the roadside.
This hiding method was suitable for dealing with very weak enemies; a jonin could spot the chakra traces at a glance.
They were here to deal with a first-year orphan from the Ninja Academy; using Transformation Jutsu wasn’t wrong.
The squad leader pondered whether to infiltrate the rundown house where the orphan lived and grab him directly, or use another method, wondering how the new recruits would choose.
Immediately, he saw the orphan come out to throw away trash.
The two new recruits in the tree canopy made the first move, suddenly jumping down from the tree canopy.
One kept watch on the front of the street, one on the back of the street.
The squad leader nodded inwardly; this choice was pretty good.
The new recruit hiding behind the tree trunk went to capture the target. The new recruit hidden in the corner with Transformation Jutsu served as backup.
Not bad; the four new recruits had some foundation.
In the next instant, the squad leader’s eyes suddenly widened in horror!
A figure in a green skirt appeared beside the orphan.
Tsunade! Princess Tsunade!
Tsunade appearing wasn’t scary; they had a contingency plan for how to use Konoha’s greater good to make Princess Tsunade go to the high-ranking officials if encountered.
The high-ranking officials would handle Princess Tsunade themselves.
However, after Princess Tsunade appeared, she actually went straight for the kill!
Princess Tsunade landed two consecutive punches, directly blasting the two Root new recruits away.
Their chests caved in, and the internal organs in their chest cavities were all exploded out.
The squad leader was terrified.
How could Princess Tsunade kill the village’s ninja?
She!
Why kill people!
The squad leader hurriedly jumped out from the chimney where he was hiding and shouted, “Tsuna…”
Before he could finish calling her name, Tsunade used Body Flicker to appear in front of him and smashed him to death with one punch.
The remaining two Root new recruits guarding the front and back of the street took punches to the back; their spines breaking was minor—the key was their chest cavities also exploded open.
Not everyone had Jiraiya’s ability to withstand blows and could endure Tsunade’s super strength punches.
As the several corpses flew out, they smashed through several walls, causing a big commotion.
Some nearby residents jumped out from windows, some rushed out the door.
Seeing it was Princess Tsunade, they all stopped in their tracks.
Tsunade said, “It’s nothing. Just caught a few spies who tried to abduct Konoha’s children. Disperse; don’t crowd here.”
Several minutes later, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, Orochimaru, Lynx, and quite a few nearby Anbu all arrived here.
Yoru happened to be not far from here and appeared with Body Flicker.
He looked shocked at the horribly mangled corpses, then at the composed Tsunade, then at the orphan protected behind Kazematsuri Yuzu, and understood what had happened here.
Five masked corpses, beaten to death on the spot.
Tsunade… had changed…
She had let go of her Konoha sentiments and gone for the kill.
So, would Hiruzen Sarutobi say these corpses were Anbu, or say these corpses were spies?
