boyutpedia Chapter 88 The Squad Leader, Sweating Profusely Again
Chapter 88 The Squad Leader, Sweating Profusely Again
Chapter 88 The Squad Leader, Sweating Profusely Again
Kakashi Hatake, wearing a mask, stood there listlessly, waiting for orders.
A few days ago, the squad leader from the intelligence department found him and explained the mission.
Upon hearing about the disappearance of villagers and ninjas, and the need to use his ninja dogs, he agreed without hesitation.
Then, it seemed he didn't have to do anything; he stayed there for almost several days, and no one found him.
He knew that since this matter had lasted for so long, it would be difficult to solve it quickly, but at least he should be given something to do. Otherwise, the feeling of having nothing to do but having to be ready to act at any time was not good.
Kakashi Hatake glanced at the sky. That would probably be the end of the day; another day of doing nothing.
Just then, a member of the secret service suddenly rushed in.
"Where are the ninja dogs?!"
"Here!" Kakashi Hatake wanted to say that his codename wasn't Ninja Dog, but this didn't seem like the time to be witty, so he just said it directly.
"Quickly summon the ninja dog. The target I'm guarding hasn't returned home for a long time, and his routine is very unusual!" the ANBU said.
Kakashi Hatake had already summoned all eight of his ninja dogs.
The Anbu were also taken aback by the large number of ninja dogs, but they quickly handed over the personal belongings of the target they had collected to the ninja dogs.
"Pakkun, are you able to track them down?" Kakashi Hatake asked.
"Yes, we've memorized their scent. Let's head to the general area where they disappeared," Parker said.
"Follow me." The ANBU nodded and then came to the road that the target would definitely take home.
Parker sniffed it; the smell was very strong.
"What's that over there?" Parker asked.
"That's the target's work direction," the ANBU replied.
"That doesn't seem to be the case either." Parker said, twitching his nose and catching a faint but definitely identifiable scent of the target.
It exchanged a glance with the other ninja dogs to confirm they had all caught the scent, and then immediately said, "Come with us!"
With that, the eight ninja dogs, along with Kakashi Hatake and the Anbu, followed the faint scent.
"It seems the other party is also aware of concealing their presence. If it's been any longer, or if it happens to be raining, this scent will dissipate," Parker said as he led the way.
"Indeed, even with the vice-commander providing specific methods, several villagers still went missing." The ANBU member nodded, then said with a touch of longing, "But if it's a ninja, the vice-commander successfully identified the target on the very first assignment! Truly impressive!"
Kakashi Hatake was also a little surprised when he heard this. He still remembered the figure of the vice-captain. When the other party was investigating the Root, he did not intend to make a move at all. He thought that the other party was not a very powerful person. He did not expect that he was so powerful in this aspect.
Moreover, he could sense that his teacher seemed to trust the other person a lot.
"Senpai, are we just going to follow them like this? Don't we need to notify anyone?" Kakashi Hatake asked.
He didn't know the other person's code name, but at his age, it was normal for him to call anyone "senior".
"We don't have time for that. Finding their hideout is the most important thing. We don't need to arrest them separately after that. Once we've confirmed their whereabouts, we'll notify our superiors to send people to arrest them," the secret service officer said. This time, they absolutely had to find them!
After a long while, Parker stopped.
"What's wrong, Puck?" Kakashi Hatake asked.
"The enemy's presence has vanished here," Pak said, and the other ninja dogs nodded in agreement.
Kakashi Hatake and the Anbu exchanged a glance, then carefully searched the surrounding area. Eventually, they discovered a cave, which seemed to be surrounded by a barrier, explaining why the other party's presence had disappeared here.
"Looks like this is the place," the ANBU said. "Let's go back and deliver this intelligence to the deputy captain. That will complete my mission, but you probably still have a mission to complete."
The ANBU member laughed as he spoke, because he was just an intelligence officer, and his work was naturally finished once he had collected all the intelligence.
But Kakashi Hatake is different; he belongs to the Anbu, a combat unit, so the cleanup will probably have to be handled by that unit.
Kakashi Hatake nodded without replying.
The Anbu shook their heads as they watched Kakashi Hatake's figure. This junior was actually a good person, but unfortunately, he was a bit too cold.
After the Anbu and Kakashi Hatake left.
In the laboratory deep inside the cave, Orochimaru licked his cheek with his long tongue.
There seem to be two little mice; it looks like he's been exposed.
He had already become more cautious and reduced the frequency of his attacks. If he hadn't needed to use a ninja this time, he wouldn't have attacked that ninja.
Surprisingly, even so, they were still discovered.
This was shortly after he captured the ninja, which showed that the other party had already noticed the ninja and was just waiting for him to take the bait.
Orochimaru thought for a moment. He remembered that there should have been no Anbu around when he captured the other party. Did he use some other method to confirm this?
He quickly shook his head. There were many ways to determine the outcome, and he was too lazy to think about which method the other party would use.
However, one thing is certain: the new head of the intelligence department that Minato Namikaze promoted is indeed quite good, much better than that old man, the Third Hokage.
"This day has finally come." Orochimaru seemed to be sighing, as if he was regretting something, but there was not a trace of fear in him.
The place where the missing ninja disappeared was revealed to Gen Takuno.
"This is—" Gen Takuno looked at the marker on the map, then at the squad leader, "Are you sure?"
Sweat beaded on the squad leader's forehead. At this moment, just like at that time, he felt incredibly unlucky, wondering why he had encountered such a thing again.
Because those below don't know, but once they reach a certain position, they will know what that position represents.
That's Orochimaru's base!
In fact, almost everyone knew that Orochimaru was conducting experiments, but no one knew what he was experimenting with, let alone that he was also involved in such experiments.
"Sir, the aura of the target you previously designated disappeared here," the squad leader reported.
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"Is that so?" Gen Takuno also sighed, seemingly feeling troubled by the matter.
He quickly said, "The captured ninjas could die at any moment. Go and inform the combat department to head there first. I'll go inform the Hokage now."
"Yes!" The squad leader knew that time was of the essence and left immediately.
In truth, they all knew in their hearts that the ninja's life was probably over.
At this moment, Gen Takuno immediately stood up, created a shadow clone and headed towards Orochimaru's base, while his main body rushed to the Hokage's office.
"Senpai, is there something you need?" Minato Namikaze asked, looking at Takuno Minamoto who had suddenly entered.
"Lord Hokage, we have made progress in the matter of the missing villagers and ninjas," said Minamoto Takuno.
Immediately, Minato Namikaze's expression turned serious, and he stood up.
"explain."
Takuno Minamoto told Minato Namikaze that the ninja's aura had disappeared near Orochimaru's base.
Minato Namikaze fell silent.
He knew Orochimaru was not convinced that he had become the Fourth Hokage, but he never expected that the other party would do something like this.
The other party is one of the legendary Sannin of Konoha, and also a disciple of the Third Hokage!
If news of his human experimentation were to spread, it would be another heavy blow to Konoha's reputation.
However, Minato Namikaze did not make a choice.
If the other party wasn't from Konoha, he might hesitate to deal with them, but they were villagers and ninjas from Konoha!
This is absolutely unacceptable!
Minato Namikaze only hoped that the intelligence was wrong, and that the target had simply disappeared around Orochimaru's base, but that Orochimaru had not done it.
"Lord Hokage, I've already sent the Anbu's combat division over there. If we're in a hurry, the ninja who was captured today might still be alive," Minamoto Takuno reminded him.
"I know, you did a great job, senior. I'll handle the rest!"
After saying that, Minato Namikaze disappeared from the Hokage's office.
Yuan Tuoye watched this scene with a smile on his lips. Everything was proceeding smoothly as planned.
Perhaps it's not that his plans are so outstanding, but rather that these plans are essentially open schemes, and those involved in them, even if they know about the plan, will still choose to follow it.
Yuan Tuoye didn't like those conspiracies and tricks because they were too unpredictable. He preferred straightforward and aboveboard strategies.
Now, all he needs to do is find Orochimaru's escape route.
His eyes flashed, and his shadow clone had already arrived at Orochimaru's base ahead of time. At this moment, it had already used Kagura's Mind's Eye to confirm the opponent's chakra and then released it.
In this way, as long as Orochimaru's location is no more than a thousand kilometers away from him, he can quickly determine the opponent's location.
Even so, it seems that finding the other party is not easy?
Yuan Tuoye created several shadow clones, then found suitable positions, and a pair of wings appeared on his back.
It is precisely the Peacock's Winged Magic Technique.
Having the ability to fly, coupled with Kagura's Mind's Eye locking on, makes things much more convenient.
What he's betting on now is that Orochimaru won't leave Konoha directly; he's certain that Orochimaru has a way to escape.
However, it's impossible to say that Orochimaru had absolutely no feelings for Konoha.
Therefore, such people often take one last look at Konoha when they leave.
And that's when Gen Takuno got his chance to intercept the opponent!
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