Fourth Raikage A's scolding echoed in the Hokage Building plaza, awakening the Konoha shinobi who were still immersed in the presence of the past Hokage.
"Third Hokage, you can't deny it now. The one who will cause panic in the ninja world in the future must be Orochimaru, who escaped from your Konoha Village!"
"It's not enough that he has Uchiha Madara; he even brought back Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, and Namikaze Minato with Impure World Reincarnation!"
"This is clearly a move to dominate the ninja world!"
Hearing Ōnoki's angry words, the Konoha executives were speechless.
And for good reason.
Two of the four people appearing in the image were from their Konoha Village.
Orochimaru and Uchiha Sasuke.
Weren't they genius ninja of Konoha Village?
One was one of the Konoha Sannin,
The other, a genius worthy of a new generation.
These two colluded to resurrect powerful ancestors to dominate the ninja world. It was a truly terrifying conspiracy.
At that moment,
Naruto remembered that he hadn't seen Sasuke since yesterday.
He hurried to Sakura and asked anxiously,
"Sakura, have you seen Sasuke?"
Unexpectedly, Sakura looked at him worriedly and shook her head.
"I haven't seen him all day."
"Damn it... he wouldn't really follow Orochimaru, would he? I'm going to see Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto looked determined, refusing to believe Sasuke would follow someone like Orochimaru.
He went to Kakashi's side,
But found that he seemed to have expected this result, staring numbly at the screen.
"Kakashi-sensei, Sa... Sasuke is gone. We need to find him quickly!" Naruto yelled anxiously.
"Don't run off. I'll report to Third Hokage-sama!" Kakashi, afraid Naruto would act rashly, immediately left after telling him.
Compared to the cold-faced but kind-hearted Sasuke in his memory, the Sasuke in the image was colder and more ruthless. It was like his own self when he lost his family, friends, and companions. Sasuke must have endured a lot of unbearable pain.
Regardless,
He would do his best to prevent Sasuke from following his old path.
That path was too bitter; even he didn't want to relive it.
After informing Sarutobi Hiruzen, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately became serious.
Sasuke's defection, the disappearance of the Sealed Scroll, Orochimaru's use of Impure World Reincarnation, and the future screen's indication of Orochimaru's collusion,
These clues seemed to explain the future image.
"Kakashi, find someone to bring Sasuke back!"
"I leave this to you!"
Kakashi accepted the order. Sasuke was originally his student, and it was his duty to bring him back.
"Kakashi-sensei, I'll go with you too!"
"I'm coming too!"
At that moment, Sakura and Naruto joined Kakashi, wanting to go together.
After Kakashi glanced at Sakura,
He apologetically said:
"Sakura, stay in the village for now. Your stamina isn't as good as Naruto's, and we need to travel long distances!"
Sakura wanted to say more, but Naruto stopped her.
He raised his face and patted his chest earnestly.
"Sakura-chan, I will definitely bring Sasuke back!"
"I promise!"
Sakura was already in tears, covering her face with her hands and sobbing, "Please, Naruto!"
"Kakashi-sensei, without further ado, shall we go?"
Kakashi said:
"Things aren't that simple. Sasuke must have planned to leave the village this time. Catching up to him won't be easy. I suspect Orochimaru's people will meet him. To find him more effectively, we need to gather a few more people!"
"Who else are we looking for?"
"Currently, the village can't deploy too many Jōnin. So, I'll take Shikamaru, Kiba, Chōji, and Neji and we'll set off together!"
Kakashi knew that Konoha Village was facing pressure from the other four villages and needed to concentrate on protecting itself.
If Sasuke weren't his student,
He doubted he would be allowed to leave so easily.
"Naruto, go to the village entrance! I'll tell Shikamaru and the others!"
"Yes! Kakashi-sensei!"
Naruto readily agreed.
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In front of the Hokage Building plaza, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others were still dealing with Ōnoki and his group.
"Sarutobi Hiruzen, if you don't hand over the Sealed Scroll for everyone to destroy, then don't blame us for turning our backs on you!"
"For the future of the ninja world, even if we do irrational things, others will thank us!"
Sarutobi's face darkened.
This was a blatant threat, and he had no way to refute it.
Resignedly,
He had no choice but to make a feeble excuse.
"Orochimaru-sama has many Forbidden Techniques. He must have learned Impure World Reincarnation long ago."
"I really can't give you the Sealed Scroll!"
Fourth Raikage A snorted: "Then you said before that no one could learn Impure World Reincarnation. Are you siding with Orochimaru? Is this how you repay his mentorship?"
"Even if Orochimaru was the one who performed the technique, Uchiha Sasuke clearly appeared on the screen, Hand him over too!"
Sarutobi and Danzō thought of the promise they made with Uchiha Itachi, knowing that if they handed over Sasuke, the secret of the Uchiha clan's destruction would be exposed.
How would the people of Konoha Village view them then?
"No!"
"We can't hand over Sasuke!"
Sarutobi and Danzō even reached a rare agreement and rejected their request.
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T/N: I feel the plot is getting more interesting.