Water bears at the beginning, wet bone forest eating old people

"Oh no! Call Kakashi immediately and take that woman with you!"

In the Hokage's office, Jiraiya yelled at Shiranui Genma.

"Yes!"

Shiranui Genma also knew that at this time, he was not worried about whether Jiraiya had the right to command the Anbu Operations Department ninjas. Didn't he see Orochimaru sitting there without saying a word?

Orochimaru spoke to Jiraiya only after Genma Shiranui left.

"No need to panic, Jiraiya."

"Don't panic! Orochimaru, it's already late. That woman might have some intelligence about Konoha, and we know nothing about the enemy's methods!"

Jiraiya felt very unhappy when he saw Orochimaru's calm appearance. Are you the Hokage or am I the Hokage? Why are you not in a hurry at all?

"Leave it to Kakashi, he's a guy you can absolutely trust."

Orochimaru raised the corner of his mouth.

"Just follow the process. Emotions won't allow you to immediately catch them."

"this......"

Jiraiya thought about it carefully and felt that what Orochimaru said made sense.

"Yondaime-sama."

A short while later, Kakashi brought Ali, Team 7, and Yota to the Hokage's office.

Orochimaru took another look at Team 7 and Yota, then focused his attention on Kakashi, without even looking at Ali.

"Well done on the mission in Wave Country, Kakashi. You are indeed worthy of being the captain of the Anbu."

Kakashi frowned.

Things like the Anbu Chief Captain's position should be kept secret even if he has already stepped down. Orochimaru deliberately mentioned it in front of Ali... maybe he had murderous intentions.

It’s still the same reason, once a person dies, the secret can be kept.

And Orochimaru knew that with Kakashi's wisdom, he could fully understand the meaning of his words - to kill Ali.

“Just following protocol.”

Kakashi did not respond directly to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru paused, then looked at Team 7 and Yota.

"So, why are you guys here? I think you should know that this is a classified mission."

With the Hokage hat pulled down, Orochimaru only showed one snake eye through the gap under the brim.

"If you break the rules, I don't care if you're the pride of the Uchiha clan or the son of Dean Minato."

"I'm...I'm sorry, Yondaime-sama!"

Naruto apologized very quickly, bowing deeply and almost knocking his head on the ground.

"Actually, I thought Kakashi-sensei was in a relationship behind our backs, so I dragged my friends along to spy on him. If you want to punish someone, punish me!"

Sasuke glanced at Naruto in surprise.

He didn't expect that Naruto, who had always been unreliable, would be so responsible.

Yota didn't have so many concerns. He smiled carefreely at Jiraiya who was pretending to be invisible.

"Master Jiraiya, we didn't sabotage the mission, how can we help~"

Jiraiya grinned.

It's good enough that you don't make things worse.

Of course, Orochimaru had no intention of taking in four children. He just wanted to scare them. Otherwise, if anyone came to break the rules, what would happen to Konoha?

"But since you've already participated, there's a possibility of leaking information if you withdraw. So... I'm giving you a chance to make amends. Assist your teacher Kakashi and complete this mission. There must be no accidents or mistakes. Do you understand?"

Naruto's eyes widened.

"Thank you, Yondaime-sama! Mission accomplished!"

“No reward.”

"Tsk, I don't care about the reward!"

Naruto waved his fist at the air, still looking full of fighting spirit.

Finally, Orochimaru looked at Ali.

"Suzen Village is truly an incredible ninja village. Your name is Karin, right?"

Ali hesitated for a moment, but nodded.

"Haha, your singing is pretty good, but it's a pity that I haven't heard it yet. This is a pity..."

Ali was stunned.

She realized that Orochimaru meant that she had been discovered as soon as she entered the village, and the Fourth Hokage in front of her didn't seem to have any intention of exchanging her...

Either they are forced to stay, tortured to death or the information is retrieved, or they die immediately.

There was a slight flicker in his eyes, and fear finally began to appear in Ali's heart.

This shouldn't be the case, Konoha, how could this happen.

"Alright, go ahead and act with the Anbu, Kakashi, take Ali with you, your old subordinates are waiting for you."

"Yes, Yondaime-sama."

Kakashi remained calm throughout, as if he didn't understand the meaning of Orochimaru's words at all. He took Ali, Team 7, and Yota out of the Hokage's office.

"Did you see that, Jiraiya?"

"Ah...ah? What? What did you see?"

"Hehe, it's nothing. The trustworthy Kakashi hesitated. So, is he still trustworthy?"

"Hey! Orochimaru, stop saying things half-heartedly! What exactly do you mean? Why are you untrustworthy? I think there's nothing wrong with this Kakashi brat!"

"Hey, hey, hey! This kind of thing is the most annoying, Orochimaru! Why don't you explain it clearly!!!"

......

Outside the office building, the Anbu ninjas had been waiting for a long time. In addition to Genma Shiranui and Iwakki Otsu, the director of the interrogation department, Ibiki Morino, also came.

"Kakashi, the mission has changed."

Morino Ibiki is a cold-blooded person. Although he is usually gentle, he is quiet and quick in action when performing official duties.

"The Suoqian Village captured our ninja as a prisoner and wants to exchange this woman. The exchange will take place on a bridge deep in the mountains."

Kakashi thought about it and remembered that he had walked across that bridge many years ago.

It was in a state of disrepair and was just a wood beam structure...it seemed like there was a lot of work to be done.

"In that case..."

Two hours later.

Kakashi led everyone to the bridge.

The Anbu also brought an additional Chunin from the Hyuga clan to identify the prisoners.

The two gangs stood on both sides of the bridge and shouted.

"One person from each side, bring the prisoners to the middle of the bridge to make the exchange! Do you understand?"

On the opposite side, the old man from that year shouted.

Not to mention, his voice sounded full of energy, not like an old man at all.

After checking first, the Byakugan ninja confirmed that the prisoner opposite was indeed the Konoha ninja Riichi.

Then Kakashi naturally pushed Ali and walked to the middle of the bridge.

Seeing this, the old man didn't hesitate and pushed Li Yi to the opposite side of Kakashi.

"Release them at the same time, and don't play tricks."

The old man was wearing a conical hat and had his head lowered, so his appearance could not be seen clearly. However, Kakashi was not interested in the other person's face and just nodded.

When Li Yi walked to Kakashi's side and Ali walked to the old man's side.

Kakashi and the old man curled their lips at the same time.

boom! ! ! !

Countless detonating tags stuck on the bridge exploded instantly, blowing up the entire bridge.

"It's coming!"

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