The man who appeared in front of Sasuke was Mizuki, who was rated as an outstanding elite teacher in the past ninja school.

He is especially good at teaching students how to use shuriken and kunai. With his handsome appearance and gentle attitude, he can always listen to the students' various complaints with the most patient attitude. Therefore, he is completely different from the strict Iruka.

, he is more popular among students.

That's assuming he doesn't become a traitor.

Everything in the past was just a disguise, so the nature of this person deserves a little questioning.

Determined by Konoha to be a dangerous defecting ninja, Sasuke once thought that he had been captured by Konoha's pursuit force and put in Konoha's torture chamber for reform... Suddenly, he saw that this guy was different from Kakashi.

There is also an ulterior connection between them.

Thinking of this, the corner of Sasuke's mouth twitched. Could this guy also be a spy planted in Konoha by the Kingdom of Demons?

"Don't be so wary, I'm here specifically to meet you."

Mizuki smiled indifferently at the wariness in Sasuke's eyes.

Sasuke snorted and said nothing.

Kakashi said: "Indeed, this guy doesn't need to be ignored."

"You really like to be sarcastic." Mizuki snorted, then leaned against the wall and asked: "So, when do you plan to set off next? The borders of the Fire Country have been sealed. It seems that the Uchiha clan's

Orphans are quite important to those high-level officials."

Kakashi handed the lunch box in his hand to Sasuke, and then said to Mizuki: "In order to avoid a long night and dreamy dreams, we will set off early tomorrow morning. Are there any problems on your side?"

"Of course not, but when we get to Orochimaru, this kid's life may not be easy. Besides, Orochimaru is also one of the three ninjas. Can this kid really deal with him? If the mission fails, my reward will be

It’s gone.”

Mizuki looked at Sasuke suspiciously.

Whether Sasuke lives or dies, whether the mission fails or succeeds, it has nothing to do with him.

But if Sasuke caused him to lose his important job, he would have nowhere to cry.

It took a lot of effort to get to this point, but he didn't want to waste all his efforts and start all over again.

Sasuke was about to speak in annoyance, but Kakashi held Sasuke down and said on his behalf: "No problem, Sasuke's ability, as his mentoring Jonin, I am very sure of it."

"That would be great. Even if I fail, I don't want to take any responsibility. When it fails, remember to leave me alone. Of course, if you succeed in killing Orochimaru, just mention my name a little bit.

I won’t ask for too much.”

"It really seems like the way you do things."

"I'm different from you. I have a family."

"..."

Kakashi choked.

Suddenly, I felt that this guy Mizuki had become disgusting.

"Then you can continue to rest here, I'm going out to look for the wind."

After saying that, Shuimu opened the door and walked out of the stone room.

"This guy looks like he's not alone in the ninja school."

Sasuke said suddenly.

He vaguely remembered that Mizuki in the ninja school was not such a utilitarian teacher.

Or does it mean that after leaving Konoha, he no longer needs to hide and restores his original nature?

"Don't pay attention to what he said. He was probably bored at work and came here to complain. But he was right. Orochimaru is very dangerous. If you want to retreat, I can arrange for you to go to the Kingdom of Demons.

, where you can grow stronger safely without being threatened by anyone. But when you cross the border tomorrow, you can only choose Orochimaru's route, which will be full of all kinds of murderous intentions and threats."

Kakashi glanced at Sasuke, preparing to give Sasuke a final chance to make a decision.

"No need. Only when there is danger can I have the motivation to become stronger. Putting me in a comfortable environment may not be a good thing."

After hearing Sasuke's answer, Kakashi continued:

"In that case, let me tell you how to get along well with Orochimaru when you meet him."

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"Too reckless."

In the ward of Konoha Hospital, Shikaku used a stern tone to teach Shikamaru who was lying on the hospital bed.

"I originally planned to report to you, but I was blocked by ANBU and couldn't enter."

Shikamaru, who had regained consciousness, still defended his behavior in a low voice.

"Even so, we shouldn't take such a risk, and drag a group of people into a place like the root."

"The situation was urgent, so I could only arrange it that way. As for the transfer order from the superior, didn't I ask Ino to come back?"

Shikaku stared at Shikamaru for a while, then finally sighed and said nothing.

"As for your departure, we will wait until you recover from your injuries."

"Then Sasuke's side..."

"He hasn't been found yet. He should be hiding somewhere in the Country of Fire. But there is little hope of finding him in the future. Moreover, the whole thing is not as simple as you think. There is someone behind it who is adding fuel to the fire.

.”

Shikaku had a solemn expression on his face.

Compared to Shikamaru, he had collected more clues and knew that someone was secretly causing trouble for Sasuke's escape.

It can be said that people like Shikamaru are also being exploited.

"I understand, just accept the punishment. I will reflect on my mistake this time."

Shikamaru didn't argue anymore and calmly accepted the superior's decision to punish him.

"It only makes sense to accept and change. Simple repentance is worthless. In such a situation with incomplete information, you still pursue the enemy deeply. If you are on the battlefield, all of you have been killed, instead of lying here and accepting

treat."

Probably feeling that the lecture was enough, Shikaku ended the topic, continued to look at Shikamaru, and asked:

"When you entered the base, you probably didn't take anything secretly, right?"

Shikaku's expression became very serious and serious, and the color in his pupils also became cold and scary, implying a warning.

Although Shikamaru tried his best to maintain his expression, his appearance made Shikaku feel even more suspicious.

"Take things out and don't think about putting them in your hands and doing unnecessary things."

Hearing what Shikaku said, Shikamaru had no choice but to take out a scroll from his arms and hand it to Shikaku.

Lu Jiu took the scroll, opened it, and glanced at it casually. His expression did not change from beginning to end.

As if confirming something.

Finally, he rolled up the scroll, looked up at Shikamaru and asked, "Have you read what's on it? Or... have you shown it to the others?"

He wants to make sure of this.

If only Shikamaru had seen it, it wouldn't be a big problem. But if other people saw it, it would definitely cause some trouble.

"Don't worry, I haven't had time to watch it yet, and I've never shown it to anyone else."

Shikamaru answered honestly.

"It's best that way."

"And I can guess what's written on it even without looking."

Danzo Shimura, the leader of the Roots, possesses the Sharingan.

The corpses of dozens of Uchiha clan ninjas were not buried. Instead, they were gathered in the dark base stronghold, and without exception, their Sharingan eyes were dug out.

In addition, Sasuke immediately made the decision to leave the village after reading this scroll, which was enough for Shikamaru to think of a lot of content.

Therefore, even without opening the scroll and reading it, Shikamaru knew roughly what was written on it.

"...There is no need to get involved in this kind of thing."

Shikaku was silent for a moment and said to Shikamaru.

The Uchiha clan of Konoha has disappeared into the dust of history, and even the last orphan has made the choice to leave Konoha. It is meaningless to continue to pursue the blame.

The most important thing right now is the issue of rebuilding Konoha.

Uchiha Sasuke, to him, was just a troublesome episode.

Compared to the mess left by Danzo and the Third Hokage, this is nothing. It can't get any worse anyway.

"...Sasuke, sooner or later he will come back for revenge."

As Shikaku lifted his feet and left, Shikamaru's firm voice came from behind, as if he had seen such a future.

Lu Jiu paused, sighed, and left the ward without saying anything.
To be continued...