Chapter 546: Relationship Problem
Hidden Sand Village, five minutes after the explosion.
The pungent smell of gunpowder filled the air. A large number of buildings on the outskirts of Hidden Sand Village collapsed, and the walls surrounding the village were full of cracks.
— Pomo... Help...
— Kh-h-h-h, my leg!..
The boulder shook and was pushed aside with a crash.
— Temari, are you okay? Kankuro asked, looking anxiously at Temari.
— Khe-khe-khe... Temari coughed a few times, and when she raised her head and looked around, the first thing she thought about was where she was right now.
Was she really still in Hidden Sand Village? There were several charred corpses scattered around Temari, and the ruins around her only added to her shock. Suddenly remembering something, she grabbed Kankuro's arm.
— Where's Gaara?
Hearing Temari's question, Kankuro lowered his head and gritted his teeth.
— There was a Kazekage... Captured by the Akatsuki people.
The girl, whose lower body was torn into pieces, struggled to breathe. A bloodied hand reached out to Temari, and Temari quickly ducked down and grabbed her arm.
— We must... To rescue... Kazekage... her voice trailed off abruptly, and her hand dropped limply to the ground.
It was Temari's friend, her best friend.
— No! Temari raised her head to the sky and screamed. Tears rolled down her cheeks, and only after a long time did she calm down.
— Kankuro.
— Kankuro seemed to realize that there was something wrong with Temari.
— Find a way and ask Konoha for help. They have to pay for all of this.
— Already. Given our peace treaty, Konoha will definitely not sit idly by — " Kankuro's eyes also showed hatred. A figure standing high in the sky with a long sword in hand under the cover of night was etched in his mind. The moon behind him seemed to be dyed blood red, the color of the blood of the Hidden Sand Villagers.
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Konoha, in the Hokage building.
Two hours after sending the request for help, Tsunade, the fifth Hokage, was brought up to speed.
— Did they provide any other information? Tsunade asked. She was wearing a loose green dress, but nothing could hide her large breasts. Although she wasn't young, her appearance didn't indicate that she was already aged at all — she now looked like a mature woman in her twenties or thirties.
— We only know about the three-man attack on Hidden Sand Village, " her assistant, Shizune, said as she silently handed over the three documents.
— It can't be a trap, " since Tsunade participated in the Second Shinobi World War, she didn't have a very good impression of Hidden Sand Village.
— These three... The white-haired man sitting across from Tsunade spoke up. It was Jiraiya. He just recently returned to Konoha.
— What's the matter, Jiraiya?" Tsunade asked and looked at Jiraiya suspiciously.
— I've fought these three before.
— What?! Tsunade straightened up, picked up three documents, and began to study them carefully.
At this moment, there were other people in the Hokage's office. Blonde young boy, pink-haired girl and white-haired shinobi in a mask.
The three of them are Naruto Uzumaki, the main character of this story, Sakura Haruno, a medical kunoichi, and Kakashi, a very famous shinobi.
The three of them didn't speak and just watched in silence.
Naruto was already a little different from the younger version of himself. Although he was still a bit impulsive, when something happened, he didn't make much of a fuss. After three years of training with Jiraiya, he had obviously become more mature.
— Sasori, Deidara, and ... the Shinobi Byakuya who didn't use ninjutsu? Is this guy the new external member of Akatsuki? Tsunade threw away the document with Su Xiao and began to carefully study the documents with Sasori and Deidara, who were known criminals.
Hidden Sand Village only managed to pass on to Konoha that they were attacked by three Akatsuki and taken away by the Kazekage, and that was too little information to say the least.
Jiraiya took the document with information about Su Xiao.
— Tsunade, this guy isn't an external member of Akatsuki.
Tsunade looked at Jiraiya. Although shinobi using only swords were not weak, ninjutsu and taijutsu were the main fighting techniques of all shinobi.
Jiraiya hesitated for a moment and unbuttoned his clothes, revealing a body still wrapped in bandages.
After loosening the bandages, everyone saw a horrifying wound that was more than half a meter long and reached up to his bones. This wound looked disgusting and most importantly, it was still bleeding a little.
— That's what this guy left me for last. If I hadn't backed down, he would have cut my heart open.
Tsunade frowned when she saw the wound on Jiraiya's chest. A green light immediately enveloped her hand and she pressed it to Jiraiya's chest.
— That kind of wound... Sakura Haruno was a little shocked when she saw the shocking wound on Jiraiya's chest. She was a medic and was well aware of how serious this kind of injury was. The fact that Jiraiya was able to live up to this point only showed that he was very resilient.
— My ribs are broken... Why didn't you say so right away? Tsunade's face didn't look good.
— I've almost recovered. You got too busy when you became hokage, so I didn't bother you, " Jiraiya smiled and scratched the back of his head.
— Tsunade cursed softly and started moving her hands. After a decent amount of time, Jiraiya's face turned red, but the wound on his chest healed a little.
— Tsunade, do I need to take this case? Jiraiya asked. He clearly asked this because he doubted whether he should have supported Hidden Sand Village personally.
As if reading Jiraiya's thoughts, Tsunade whispered — " How's your investigation going?"?
— Same output.
— Hidden Rain Village?
— Yes.
Tsunade thought for a moment. She couldn't send troops to Hidden Rain Village without an important reason, as it would definitely cause them some diplomatic problems.
— This...
— No, " Tsunade immediately interrupted Jiraiya.
— Keep looking for Akatsuki. As long as Akatsuki exists, there is a possibility that she will attack Konoha. I have a feeling that the incident at Hidden Sand Village is just the beginning. The distance between us is too great, forget it.
Jiraiya nodded. They could support Hidden Sand Village in various ways — they didn't necessarily need to send someone like him.
— Jiraiya got up and left. Although supporting Hidden Sand Village was necessary, he had more important matters to attend to. Hidden Sand Village was their ally, but only an ally and not that important. This ally wasn't worth him abruptly abandoning his very important business.
— We have to support them, but... Tsunade looked confused. Right now, most of the teams were on missions, and the ones in Konoha were supposed to be guarding the village. After all, Hidden Sand Village had just been attacked, and Konoha needed to increase security, not to mention the recent incident in the Land of Fire.
More and more mysterious forces were appearing in the world.
— As Naruto said this, Tsunade seemed to have a few extra wrinkles on her face, and her eyes seemed to want to say, " If you dare to call me grandma again, I'll get up and give you a good beating».
Women took great care of their age, and the Hokage was no exception.
— What's the matter? Tsunade's tone wasn't very good, and Naruto smiled as if he realized he'd said something wrong.
— We can go there.
Since Naruto had recently returned to Konoha after three years of hard training, he wanted to show off his skills.
— This... Tsunade hesitated. Akatsuki had obviously only come to the village because of jinchuuriki, for as soon as they had him in their hands, they immediately left the village.
She was faced with a dilemma. There was no one suitable in the village, and many groups had yet to return from their missions. Naruto's group really seemed to be the best choice.
Tsunade tapped the table thoughtfully before clapping her hands. "Alright, you will go to Hidden Sand Village for support, hurry up.
— Kakashi nodded and left the Hokage's office with Naruto and Sakura..
— Tsunade, are they really going to be okay? Shizune asked with concern.
— What is it? Tsunade looked at Shizune suspiciously and smiled.
— Is it really okay to send Naruto there?
Hearing Shizune's question, Tsunade shook her head. — The journey from Konoha to Hidden Sand Village takes three days. Even if Kakashi decided to get there without any sleep breaks, the journey would take about two days. We should send someone to Hidden Sand Village, it's a matter of our reputation. After such a brazen attack, the three of them from Akatsuki would obviously return immediately. It would be too dangerous for them to stay near Hidden Sand Village.
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