“But there are no more suitable candidates right now, so let them go,” Tsunade said.
“This…” Jiraiya sighed.
There was no other way.
The other Jonin teams were currently out on missions.
He could only give Naruto a few instructions, telling him to be careful, to act according to his abilities, and not to use the Nine-Tails’ power.
He also urged Kakashi to take good care of Naruto.
Naruto naturally kept saying, “Don’t worry, don’t worry.”
“Alright, don’t waste any more time.
Go quickly,” Tsunade shouted to Naruto and the others.
“You got it!” Naruto took the lead and rushed out.
Shin quietly created a Shadow Clone and simultaneously used the Body Flicker Technique to disappear from the spot.
This instantaneous event went unnoticed by anyone.
After all, as the Hokage’s secretary and without Chakra, he certainly could not apply to go with them.
Shin’s lack of Chakra could also be said to be infinite Chakra, so his clone was equivalent to his whole self and would not disperse his Chakra.
“Are you not coming with us, Lord Jiraiya?” Shin asked, looking at Jiraiya.
He was gradually remembering this part of the plot.
Theoretically, if Jiraiya was in Konohagakure, he should have gone along.
Why didn’t he go?
“I have received other news about the Akatsuki Organization, so I have to go investigate and cannot go with them.” Jiraiya looked at Shin.
Since this kid could come out alive from Danzo’s place, it meant he was definitely fine.
Jiraiya also let down his guard against Shin.
“I see,” Shin nodded.
“Alright, let’s go back.
There are still many documents to process,” Tsunade said afterwards, turning around.
At this moment, the perspective shifted to Shin’s clone.
Naruto and the others were moving very fast, but Shin’s Ninjutsu proficiency was now higher than any of theirs.
He hid his presence and followed behind.
Even Kakashi could not detect him.
On the way, Naruto talked about his battle two years ago against Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki.
Mentioning the Uchiha naturally meant mentioning Sasuke Uchiha.
Sakura told Naruto that in order to gain power, Sasuke was currently by Orochimaru’s side, and Orochimaru’s goal was merely Sasuke’s body.
“Besides, that Orochimaru was also a member of the Akatsuki Organization before, so the closer we get to the Akatsuki Organization, the closer we get to Orochimaru, and thus the closer we get to Sasuke,” Sakura said to Naruto.
Sakura was truly devoted.
Even though she hadn’t seen Sasuke for over two years, she still hadn’t changed her feelings.
Naruto also nodded, and the group immediately increased their speed.
Meanwhile, the situation in Sunagakure was not good.
Kankuro, in order to pursue Deidara who had attacked Sunagakure and taken Gaara away, had clashed with Sasori on the way and had been poisoned.
He was now lying in bed, unable to stand, and could only use his willpower to tell the medical team the enemy’s name: Sasori of the Red Sand.
This name was still very famous in the Hidden Sand Village.
As the former team leader of Gaara and his team, Baki was now considered a high-ranking official of Sunagakure.
In this situation, he could only go to ask the two Advisors for help.
Shortly after, the group encountered Temari, who was returning to Sunagakure.
Temari had come to Konohagakure the morning before yesterday to discuss the next Chunin Exams with Shikamaru.
After finishing the discussion, she left this morning, traveling on foot, so she was quickly encountered by Kakashi and the others.
“What’s wrong with you guys?” Seeing the speed and direction of Kakashi and the others, Temari had a premonition that something had happened.
“Gaara has been kidnapped by the Akatsuki Organization, and we are on our way to provide support,” Naruto quickly stopped and said to Temari.
“What?” Temari was shocked after hearing this.
“Then let’s go quickly!” Temari said as she jumped onto the trees and started running with them.
They traveled all day, but they still needed to rest and sleep midway.
Otherwise, if they suddenly encountered an enemy, their exhausted bodies would not be able to cope.
This was tough for Shin.
He hadn’t brought anything when he came out—no food, no drink, not even weapons.
When they were eating dry rations, Shin could only look for wild fruits to eat.
At night, he couldn’t sleep soundly either.
On one hand, he had to be on guard against them discovering him, and on the other, he had to pay attention to when they would continue traveling.
Sleep time wouldn’t be too long, only four hours.
When the sun had just risen after those four hours, they had to continue on their way.
Because Naruto was very worried about Gaara, he didn’t sleep all night.
This made it even harder for Shin.
He didn’t dare to sleep at all.
If he were discovered by Naruto, it would be a disaster.
At this moment, they were still one day away from Sunagakure.
Shin had already decided that the first thing he would do upon arriving at Sunagakure was to quickly find something to eat.
“Alright, let’s go.” Kakashi woke up Temari and Sakura and shouted to Naruto, who was in the trees.
Then, the group continued their journey without stopping.
In one day, no one knew what might happen.
Back in Sunagakure, Kankuro had been tortured by the poison for a whole day and night and was in a half-dead state.
Even though Baki had invited the Sunagakure Advisor, Granny Chiyo, after a whole night of treatment, it was to no avail.
“It’s the end of the line…
Even though I have researched poisons, I cannot neutralize this level of deadly poison,” Granny Chiyo said helplessly.
“Even Granny Chiyo…” The medical Ninjas were all disappointed after hearing this.
“He has at most one day left.
Good grief, that brat Sasori has made quite a lot of progress,” Granny Chiyo said while checking Kankuro’s pulse.
This grandson of hers was truly a headache.
“Then what should we do?” Baki asked anxiously.
Kankuro was considered his student, and he couldn’t bear to watch Kankuro die like this.
“If there is anyone who is better at detoxification than me, I’m afraid it’s only the Slug Princess, Tsunade of Konoha…
During the Great War, all my deadly poisons were broken by her one by one, and she developed antidotes, which made things very troublesome for our side.
Now that we have formed an alliance with Konoha, it seems we have no choice but to ask for her help…”
As for his real body, last night, he was officially arranged by Tsunade to move into Tsunade’s house, into the bedroom next to Tsunade’s!
On one hand, since they had already lived together, it was convenient to live together.
On the other hand, Shin’s cooking skills were truly excellent!
Every time Tsunade ate a meal cooked by Shin, her favorability would increase by one point.
As for why, it was because Shin deliberately made every meal taste better than the last!
In this way, for Tsunade, there was a surprise every day.
And for Shin, it was just restoring his normal cooking level.
“I am going to send reinforcements to support Sunagakure,” Tsunade said to Shin early the next morning.
“Reinforcements?” Shin thought for a moment.
“Team Guy should be on their way back to Konoha right now.
Should we notify them?”
“Hmm.” Tsunade nodded with satisfaction.
Shin had only been her secretary for two days, yet he was already very clear about the organization of the Konoha Ninja.
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