Starting from the root of Konoha, he was the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 29 Mysterious Operation! (Seeking follow-up recommendation votes and monthly tickets)

At night, Xingxia Xiu stopped to practice and rest, and one by one the clones exhausted their chakra and were released.

But then he discovered.

I'm missing a clone.

"No way?"

Xingxiaxiu's eyes twitched wildly.

Could it be that the missing clone became mentally abnormal and ran away without practicing?

What are you going to do?

Are you going to assassinate the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen?
Or go and assassinate Danzo directly?
All of a sudden, Xing Xiaxiu broke out in a cold sweat.

He quickly formed seals to remove the clone.

……

Konoha's bustling night market is bustling with people coming and going on the spacious streets.

Xingxia Xiu's clone held the back of his head with both hands and walked in an extremely leisurely manner.

"Practice, practice, just practice... I finally have a chance to do it again, can't I just enjoy it?"

"Is this still a young man full of vigor and vitality?"

"Danzo has brainwashed you, hasn't he?"

While complaining in his mind, his clone's gaze lingered on a pair of peaches.

This is life!

Reluctantly withdrawing his gaze, the clone walked into a hot spring house.

Half an hour later, the clone came out of the hot spring house refreshed, but felt a little regretful.

There is no mixed bathing for men and women, bad review!
Walking with a ruthless pace, the clone glanced at the shops on both sides of the street.

He planned to find an izakaya to have a drink, preferably with someone to accompany him.

He remembered that when Jiraiya went to the Hidden Rain Village, there were people to accompany him drinking. He wondered if there was anyone like that in Konoha.

"what?"

Suddenly, the clone's eyes lit up.

He saw the big fat sheep.

No, it's Tsunade-hime.

Besides her, there are Jiraiya and Orochimaru.

Three people were drinking in a store.

it's fate!
The clone smiled and thought to himself, "To cross the darkness and light, Tsunade is the best springboard!"

"Take down Tsunade, and he'll be the future Hokage!"

Immediately, the clone walked towards the izakaya.

As for whether his identity will be exposed.

This is not within the consideration of the clone.

Besides, Tsunade and the others didn’t know the original Hoshita Hide.

Now he is showing himself as Identity A and it is impossible for him to be exposed in a short time.

After entering the izakaya, the clone went straight to Tsunade and sat down, opposite Jiraiya and Orochimaru.

Tsunade turned her head and frowned, Jiraiya looked confused, and Orochimaru across from her stared intently.

The clone greeted with a smile, "Everyone, long time no see."

As soon as the voice came out, Jiraiya immediately reacted: "It's you!"

The clone nodded: "It's me, A!"

Tsunade looked at Xingxia Xiu: "I didn't expect you to be so young. Jia is just your code name."

"Since you're not using your Root identity, wouldn't it be polite to use your real name?"

The clone looked Tsunade in the eye and said very seriously: "My identity as a Root Ninja will not change just because of my disguise."

"Just like a Konoha ninja, just because you take off your ninja vest and forehead protector, you will not stop being a Konoha ninja and stop protecting the village."

Xingxia Xiu's gaze was too intense, and Tsunade subconsciously avoided it.

Jiraiya on the other side immediately said, "Hey, it's okay to use your real name when you're not on a mission, right?" The clone shook his head and said, "Ninjas who enter the Root must forget their names and become nameless people who hide in the darkness to protect the village."

"Or rather, the code name is our new name."

Orochimaru smiled and said, "Indeed, a name is just a code name, and a code name can also be a name."

The clone smiled, looked at the wine glasses in front of the three people, and said, "Do you mind buying me a drink?"

Tsunade looked Hoshita Hide up and down and said, "Are you sure you are old enough to drink?"

The clone took Tsunade's wine glass and drank it all in one gulp: "I am sixteen years old."

"Of course, the most important thing is that I'm just a clone."

Tsunade and Jiraiya were stunned.

Tsunade was upset because Hoshita Hide directly took her wine glass. This guy was too familiar.

Jiraiya was also upset because of Hoshita Hide's actions, but why didn't Tsunade throw a punch back?

Orochimaru looked at Xingxia Xiu with more interest.

This guy from the roots is quite interesting.

Frowning at Xingxia Xiu who was pouring his own wine, Tsunade waved to the waiter to bring a new glass and asked, "You are just a clone, why are you here?"

The clone smiled and said, "Because the original body is practicing very hard, I came out to relax on his behalf."

Jiraiya looked a little dazed.

Is this okay?

Isn't it usually the clone who does the work while the original body is lazy?

Moreover, the character of this guy in front of me seems to be very different from the one he showed when he was wearing a mask before, right?

Looking at Xingxia Xiu and then at Tsunade, Jiraiya inexplicably felt something was wrong.

This guy seems to have come with some purpose!
The clone filled everyone's glasses with wine and asked Tsunade, "Tsunade, you are a medical ninja. You should have a deep understanding of the human body, right?"

Tsunade said lazily, "It's just so-so."

He said it was just so-so, but his tone couldn't help but carry a hint of pride.

The clone's gaze lingered on Tsunade's face, and he continued, "Tsunade, have you heard of the secret technique of Takigakure Village, Earth Grudge?"

"Earth's resentment?"

Tsunade thought about it carefully, then frowned and shook her head: "I haven't heard of it."

Jiraiya and Orochimaru's attention was also drawn to them.

The clone then asked, "Have you heard of Kakuzu?"

"This guy once assassinated the First Hokage."

Assassinated the First Hokage?
Tsunade and the other two were stunned.

Orochimaru thought for a moment and said, "I seem to have seen this guy on the wanted list. He's S-rank."

Jiraiya said, "Having assassinated the Shodaime, this guy must be old enough to retire, right?"

The clone said, "He was indeed very old from that era, but after assassinating the Shodaime, he was betrayed by the village and stole the Earth Grudge Secret Technique, a treasure treasured by Takigakure."

"This secret technique allows one to steal another's heart to prolong one's life and keep oneself in peak condition."

Tsunade's expression hardened, "What an evil secret technique! It seems this is why he has never been taken down."

Orochimaru looked at Hoshishita Hide and suddenly said, "Kaku, has Kakuzu been dealt with by the Root?"

The clone didn't answer, but continued, "The secret technique of Earthly Blame uses another person's heart to extend one's lifespan. It can also change the nature of the chakra possessed by the person who obtained the heart."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes when he heard this: "Five hearts, which means Kakuzu has five nature changes."

The clone didn't say anything and continued, "The five hearts correspond to five changes in nature."

"In addition to the main body, the other four hearts can leave the body and fight alone or in cooperation, and they are all-terrain capable."

Tsunade and Jiraiya couldn't help but look serious when they heard this.

With five types of changes in nature, a ninja from the same era as the first generation must have extremely rich combat experience.

Such a person is extremely powerful.

At this moment they couldn't help but think of one person.

That is their teacher, the current Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.

(End of this chapter)