"Follow the original plan. Go and find out Uchiha Itachi's whereabouts now!" Orochimaru instructed Kabuto.
"Yes, I understand," Kabuto nodded, and then left the room.
"Uchiha Kaoru, I will definitely get rid of your control......" After Kabuto left, Orochimaru muttered to himself alone in the room.
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Leaving Orochimaru's Otogakure village, Kaoru headed towards Konoha village again. After meeting Orochimaru this time, Kaoru had a vague feeling that Orochimaru wouldn't be able to possess Uchiha Sasuke's body for long. This guy Orochimaru actually wanted to take the initiative to challenge Uchiha Itachi. He always felt that he was completely seeking his own death ah.....
Thinking this while walking, Kaoru returned to Konoha village.
However, while Kaoru was heading to Otogakure village, some things had also happened in Konoha.
At this time, at Naruto's strong request, Tsunade sent out Team Kakashi and Team Kaoru to find the whereabouts of Uchiha Sasuke and Orochimaru. However, because Wan'er had just finished the surgery, and Kaoru needed to accompany her, only Hinata and Kiba were sent out, led by Yamato. Because this mission was a search mission, Hinata's Byakugan and Kiba's nose were both sharp tools for detecting information.
Soon, this group of six people left Konoha village and began a carpet search.
And at this time, Jiraiya, who had been outside gathering information about Akatsuki, also returned to Konoha village.
At this time, in the Hokage's office, Jiraiya pushed the door open and entered.
"Jiraiya, what information have you gathered?" Tsunade asked.
"I've found out the hiding place of Akatsuki's leader!" Jiraiya said shockingly.
"What, really?!" Hearing this news, Tsunade got up from her seat and shouted loudly, "Tell me the details quickly!"
"Let's formulate a surprise attack operation immediately based on this information!" Shizune, who was holding a piglet on the side, also said.
"Alright, alright, don't be so anxious," Jiraiya in the room was smiling, "Impatience won't have good results, especially when making a major bet."
"Idiot!" Tsunade scolded angrily, veins popping out, "I'm the Hokage. What kind of system is it to drink during the day? Don't you think you're letting down the ninjas who are carrying out missions!"
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In a tavern in Konoha village, although Tsunade said with a righteous look, her body was still honestly following Jiraiya to the tavern.
"Awesome!" Tsunade directly downed a large bottle of sake, and then shouted boldly.
"Hey, as the Hokage, you should at least take responsibility for what you say, and you actually drank a bottle of sake directly." Jiraiya tilted his head and looked at Tsunade with a helpless look.
"You're saying..... that the leader of Akatsuki is in Amegakure village?" Tsunade asked, "But Amegakure village is a very closed village. It shouldn't be a place where Akatsuki's leader can move freely."
"But this is also convenient for him, because Amegakure village is closed, so other people can rarely find out the true situation of Akatsuki," Jiraiya analyzed.
"The Land of Rain is a country surrounded by the three great powers of Earth, Wind, and Fire. It has often become a battlefield between great powers since ancient times, and its internal affairs cannot be stabilized because of this. The number of refugees is also constantly increasing. It's quite a troublesome country ah......" Tsunade sighed.
"That's right. It's precisely for this reason that I suspect that Hanzō of the Salamander is the leader of Akatsuki!" Jiraiya said to Tsunade.
"Hanzō of the Salamander, the guy who is regarded as the pinnacle of the ninja world. If it's him, then it's indeed a bit troublesome ah," Tsunade couldn't help but say. Hanzō had taken the upper hand in the battle with the young Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade with his own strength, and gave them the title of "Sannin". He was definitely a powerful ninja.
"That's right. So, in order to ensure the authenticity of this information, I'll first sneak in to investigate. We can talk about the operation plan later," Jiraiya said, "If this information is false, then there's no use in formulating an operation plan."
"But it's too dangerous for you to go alone!" Tsunade retorted.
"I'm one of the Konoha Sannin. You should know what that means, right? In this kind of situation, I should be the one to take the lead!" Jiraiya said seriously.
"But the person who can lead those dangerous guys, the leader of Akatsuki, there's no way to predict how strong he is......" Tsunade bit her teeth and said uneasily, "And your behavior is like throwing yourself into a trap......"
"Alright, it's time to set off." Ignoring Tsunade's words, Jiraiya stood up.
"You must come back alive ah......." Seeing that Jiraiya had made up his mind, Tsunade had no choice but to say.
"Just bet that I'll die," Jiraiya laughed, "Anyway, you always lose when you gamble. There are many young and talented people in this village, like the Uchiha siblings, and the legacy of the Fourth Hokage. They are all great trees that can support Konoha's future. We old people won't have a chance to make some contributions in the end in the future ah."
"You....." Looking at Jiraiya, Tsunade didn't know what to say anymore.
"Alright, it's getting late. I should set off!" Jiraiya turned around and left Tsunade, leaving her with a back view.
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On the other side, Team Kakashi had also left Konoha village and began searching for Sasuke and Orochimaru. Because this was a carpet search, and the outside area was so large, they had no choice but to search separately.
But just as Naruto was advancing alone, he met someone he didn't want to meet right now: Uchiha Itachi.
"Come out, Naruto. I know you're hiding behind that big tree," Itachi said indifferently, looking at a tree in front of him.
"Damn it....." Naruto cursed in a low voice and had no choice but to walk out from behind the tree and come to Itachi's front.
"You actually appeared in this kind of place. Have you come to catch me?" Naruto asked with a frown.
"No, no." Contrary to Naruto's expectations, Itachi answered like this. In fact, because Itachi's worry for Sasuke was growing stronger, he had moved towards Konoha, wanting to find Sasuke's whereabouts by this.
"Then what exactly is your purpose?! I don't have time to chat with you!" Naruto roared at Itachi.
"What's wrong? You seem very anxious. Why?" Itachi asked.
"Because I feel that something may have happened to Sasuke, so I'm going to find him!" Naruto said loudly, "I consider him a brother more than you!"
"I see. Naruto also has this feeling, huh......." Hearing Naruto say this, Itachi felt even more uneasy in his heart. It seemed that something had really happened to Sasuke ah. Although Itachi knew from Kaoru's mouth that Sasuke had defected to Orochimaru, he had never found out where Orochimaru's hiding place was.
"Sasuke, what exactly has happened to you....." Itachi's Sharingan became more and more scarlet.
"Isn't your target me? Why don't you catch me and leave!" Seeing Itachi standing in front of him in a daze, Naruto said quickly.
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