met free Chapter 252 Searching for Rin of the Anbu? Long time no see, Itachi
Chapter 252 Searching for Rin of the Anbu? Long time no see, Itachi
The next day, in the Hokage's office.
"Lord Hokage, the Tanuki Squad is here to report for duty." Ishikawa, dressed in military uniform, called out solemnly, followed by Karin and the other two, who were also dressed in ANBU attire.
According to the original configuration of the Dark Division, he, as the captain of the second squad, was an independent entity above the 12 people of the fourth squad, and would only be flexibly deployed when needed by a certain squad or other squad.
However, since they are new recruits to the Anbu and are not yet familiar with some things, Ishikawa has not taken any other actions for the time being and is maintaining the status quo until he understands the abilities of all his subordinates before redistributing them.
“You don’t need to be so serious in front of me, Ishikawa.” Kakashi waved his hand slightly, then changed the subject and looked serious. “I called you here today because I have a secret mission for you.”
"[You joined the Anbu yesterday and got a mission today? Is this how the Anbu trains people?]" Ishikawa clicked his tongue inwardly, but on the surface, he nodded silently and listened attentively.
"In the previous battle, Jiraiya and Ibiki encountered an Anbu female ninja who possessed superhuman strength and the Rasengan."
"Although her actions at the time were intended to protect Konoha, the Anbu couldn't find her anywhere in the post-incident investigation!"
"Although there is no evidence yet, I have reason to suspect that she is a genius ninja secretly trained by Root."
"Therefore, your first task is to secretly find this Root female ninja. Then, try to recruit her into the Anbu. Even if you fail to recruit her, at least obtain all her information!"
At this point, a glint flashed in Kakashi's eyes; he was very interested in this female ninja who could wield superhuman strength and the Rasengan.
Previously, Jiraiya suspected this person was the Third Hokage, but this was directly denied by Tenzo. Therefore, the only institution capable of cultivating such talent is Danzo's Root.
After all, the Rasengan and Super Strength are Konoha's closely guarded secrets, and no one else could possibly obtain them!
If that person hadn't surpassed Ishikawa in mastery of the Rasengan and superhuman strength, Kakashi would have suspected that these two secret techniques were actually from Ishikawa's Gaiden.
After all, in Konoha right now, only Ishikawa possesses both of these abilities.
"Root??" Ishikawa feigned ignorance, pretending not to know about the ANBU organization, but the corner of his mouth twitched slightly beneath his mask.
Damn it, he's been so busy these past few days that he completely forgot to clean up after Rin from the Anbu...
Fortunately, Kakashi misunderstood the matter and made the Kage take the blame!
"Well, Root is a special department led by Elder Danzo, a subordinate organization that used to train people for the Anbu..." Kakashi gave a concise explanation, and the four of them quickly understood the difference and left the Hokage Building in a flash.
"Captain, what should we do now? We have absolutely no clue!" Jiro asked with a wry smile as he looked at the vast village of Konoha from a secluded street corner.
With absolutely no clues, this is like looking for a needle in a haystack!
"Idiot, why do you think the Hokage would entrust this mission to us?" Ishikawa chuckled and scolded, then turned his gaze to Karin.
"Vortex, first use your abilities to broadly screen and mark suspicious targets, and then conduct a secret investigation to eliminate and confirm them."
Even though I know there will be no result, I still have to put on a show.
"Yes, Captain." Karin immediately understood and activated Kagura's Mind's Eye by forming a hand seal with one hand.
In an instant, all the chakra reactions in Konoha were exposed to Karin's perception. And with just that one scan, Karin's eyes widened in utter astonishment!
Even through the mask, Ishikawa could sense Karin's shock from her disordered breathing.
"How could this be? How could there be two people in the village with chakra reactions that are no weaker than the Hokage's? And one of them has an even more exaggerated chakra level!"
"Two chakra levels no weaker than a Hokage's!!" Ishikawa was stunned upon hearing this, then his expression changed as he realized something.
"Lead the way quickly. The appearance of two Hokage-level ninjas in the village at this time is not good news." Ishikawa made a quick decision, seizing the opportunity to confuse the situation.
Karin didn't waste any time either, her chakra erupting beneath her feet as she activated Body Flicker Technique and took the lead...
Meanwhile, in Konoha's commercial district.
"Sakura, you asked me to come here just for this? Sorry, I hate desserts." Sasuke glanced at Sakura, who was standing shyly outside the shop, and looked at the dessert shop with disgust.
He doesn't like any of the things that man likes!
"Huh? If you don't like it, Sasuke-kun, we can go to another place..." Sakura blushed and hurriedly exclaimed. It was a rare opportunity to spend time alone with Sasuke while Naruto was away, and she couldn't miss this great chance.
"Not interested." Sasuke snorted and turned to leave. He had thought Sakura had called him over because Kakashi-sensei had some kind of mission, but it turned out to be just another boring dating game.
After taking only a couple of steps, Sasuke suddenly stopped, turned his head, and looked to the side, as if remembering something.
"Sasuke-kun, you..." Sakura, who had been feeling down, immediately perked up and looked on with anticipation. Could it be that sweet love was just around the corner?
"Sakura, I advise you not to do these pointless things anymore! You're the weakest in our team right now. If you don't want to hold us back, spend your time training. We're Hokage's students now, and a lot of people are watching us. It'll be embarrassing to be weak..."
"Huh??" Sakura, who was overjoyed, was struck dumb, feeling as if the sky had fallen!
Is it because Sasuke dislikes her?
They actually said she was the worst in the team, even though there was Naruto, who was the worst. Uh, it seems like Naruto has far surpassed her now.
Ah this...
"[Chunin, Hokage's disciple! Is this your life now? And what state have your eyes reached?]" In the dessert shop, a man in a red cloud-patterned black robe slightly raised his head, a flash of crimson light appearing in his eyes.
Just as he was about to do something, his expression suddenly changed slightly, and he nodded tacitly to his companion.
The next instant, the two figures vanished from their original positions.
Almost at the same time, Sasuke seemed to sense something, his eyes changed, and his crimson three-tomoe Sharingan swept over...
"They went that way, hurry and chase after them." Soon, just as Sasuke was about to leave after finding nothing, a familiar low shout suddenly came to his ear.
Sasuke instinctively turned his head and saw a head of bright red hair flash by, as well as the familiar white fang sword behind someone.
"Senior brother? Karin??" Sasuke's expression changed slightly as he saw the fleeting afterimage through the three-tomoe jade pendant, leaving Sakura behind and quickly chasing after her.
As several afterimages swiftly swept across Konoha's commercial street, the two sides tacitly arrived at the sparsely populated riverbank on the outskirts of Konoha.
"Who are you two? Would you please remove your hats and let us see your true faces?" Ishikawa asked, looking at the two familiar figures opposite him. He gave Karin a look that suggested he was about to fire a signal flare.
"Pressure, Masne~~ Konoha's Anbu are really skilled, even with that speed they can't shake you off!" The shark-faced man sneered and mocked, flicking his straw hat with an arrogant expression.
The person next to him didn't even look at Ishikawa and the other three. He slowly took off his straw hat, revealing a pair of scarlet, eerie three-tomoe Sharingan eyes, and looked behind them.
"It's been a long time, Sasuke..."