Chapter 381: Fateful Battle, Chasing the Undead Group

The next day, Konoha.

"What? The Fire Temple was attacked by Akatsuki? The entire temple was almost destroyed!!" Shizune's face suddenly changed when she heard the report from the Anbu captain Tenzo. Why did it happen at this time?

Tsunade-sama has not returned from the Daimyo's Mansion secretly. What should we do now? ?

"It is indeed Akatsuki. According to the description of the monks who escaped from the Fire Temple, the two people are Kakuzu and Hidan, the S-level rebel ninjas codenamed Beidou and Santai. The intelligence of Akatsuki has been circulated throughout the Anbu by the Hokage after the joint Chunin Exam. There is no mistake."

"It is them! No, it must not be an accident that Akatsuki appeared in the Fire Temple at this time! We must ask Jiraiya-sama..." Soon, Shizune took a breath and was about to leave with the documents.

"Wait, maybe this is a trap!" But just as she stood up and left, a voice suddenly appeared.

"Mr. Shikaku, what do you mean? The Fire Temple is a place where the spirits of the daimyo and important officials of all generations are enshrined. Do you want us to leave Konoha alone?" Seeing the man coming towards her, Shizune asked sternly.

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Currently, Lady Tsunade is discussing war support with the daimyo. If they ignore it at this time, the daimyo will probably cut off or reduce material assistance after knowing it.

This is definitely not good news for the next war!

Therefore, they must deal with this matter before the daimyo knows about it and give the daimyo an explanation!

Shikaku gently waved his hand to signal Shizune to calm down, "It is now clear that Akatsuki's target is the tailed beast, and we have already started a war with Akatsuki! In this case, why would they waste their troops to attack the Fire Temple at this critical moment?"

"So, there are only two reasons why Akatsuki can attack. Either there is something in the Fire Temple that is worth their risk at this time!"

"Or, it is a conspiracy..."

"Conspiracy!" Shizune's pupils shrank when she heard this, and her anxious mood quickly calmed down.

"Logically speaking, if we find Akatsuki members in the Fire Country at this time, they will spare no effort to wipe them out and weaken Akatsuki's strength."

"But because of this, we may fall into Akatsuki's conspiracy!"

"You mean, Akatsuki will ambush and counter-attack?" Shizune's body trembled, and she suddenly realized.

Seeing this, Shikaku shook his head again, "It's not certain yet, maybe it's a counter-ambush to weaken Konoha's strength, or maybe..."

"What is it?" Looking at Shikaku who frowned slightly, Shizune hurriedly urged.

"Lure the tiger away from the mountain, and attack Konoha by surprise!!"

"What? How dare they?" Hearing Shikaku's guess, Shizune's face changed again, unbelievable.

Although Konoha has now sent out 5,000 troops, there are still no less than 8,000 registered ninjas in the village...

With such a large overall strength, how dare Akatsuki attack Konoha? ?

"Hahaha, this is just my guess, maybe I'm overthinking..." Shikaku saw that the atmosphere was a bit tense and couldn't help laughing, but then his face suddenly straightened.

"Whether it's a conspiracy or not, we can't just sit back and watch! I believe this is also the reason why Akatsuki attacked the Fire Temple. The most suitable person to check the village now is Lord Jiraiya, but he also has to monitor Orochimaru and stay in Konoha!" "So, we can only dispatch other teams to investigate. At present, it seems that only Asuma's Team 10 and Kurenai's Team 8 can work together. Didn't Shikamaru and his team fight each other in the last joint Chunin Exam?" "But Shikamaru has to coordinate logistics, and Kurenai Jonin has just found out that she is pregnant and cannot perform the mission for the time being." Shizune said with a bitter face, pausing and looking at Shikaku with hesitation. "Or, let Sasuke and Naruto..." "No, the two of them are important factors in this war. They can't leave the village, and they are not allowed to tell their information casually!" Shikaku immediately interrupted and refused coldly. Seeing Shikaku's intense reaction, Shizune also reacted, and a trace of cold sweat rose on her forehead... Indeed, whether it is Sasuke's Samsara Eye or Naruto's Nine-Tails, they are not easy to risk! "Then let me take someone there..." Suddenly, the captain of the Anbu, Tenzo, took off his mask and volunteered.

"You?" Shikaku looked at Tenzo's kind face, and refused again after a pause, "The Anbu still needs you. Your Anbu's current mission is to strengthen the patrol and vigilance of the village."

"Tenzo, notify Asuma to take the 10th and 8th teams to go there, and leave the logistics coordination to me in the next two days."

"Yes, Senior Shikaku!" Tenzo immediately took the order and left in an instant to convey the order.

Watching Tenzo leave, Shikaku turned his eyes and looked at Shizune, "Notify Master Jiraiya about this matter and the arrangement, and let him be careful of Orochimaru. No other accidents must happen at this time!"

"Yes." Shizune nodded hurriedly, turned around and quickly left the Hokage building.

"I hope my worries are unnecessary..." Looking at the peaceful village outside the window, Shikaku sighed and walked quickly towards the barrier team.

Ten minutes later, the gate of Konoha.

"Haha, I envied Neji and the others for being able to join the war right away. I didn't expect the war mission to come so soon! I will definitely perform well..."

"Kiba, don't be impulsive. This is an S-level mission, and you must obey Asuma-sensei's command and actions."

"Of course I know this, Hinata. Kurenai-sensei specifically told us, but I can't help but get excited when I think of the opponent being Akatsuki..."

"By the way, when did Teacher Hong get pregnant? Why so suddenly?? I haven't heard that Teacher Hong is dating anyone???"

"Ahem... Hearing Inuzuka Kiba's suspicion, Asuma coughed dryly and almost couldn't recover from a puff of thick smoke. I don't know if it was because he was holding it in or because he was embarrassed, his face turned red for a while (′▽`〃)

"Well, well, although it's troublesome, I still have to explain it." Seeing this, Shikamaru hurriedly changed the subject and gave Asuma a contemptuous look.

Ino was laughing on the side, which made Asuma embarrassed for a moment...

"Our opponents this time are Kakuzu and Hidan of Akatsuki. Our two teams had fought against their substitutes in the Demon Desert before. We have a general understanding of their abilities, but correspondingly, they also know our intelligence very well."

"So, this mission must be outsmarted and not impulsive! Especially that guy named Hidan, he gave me a very unusual feeling last time..."

"Of course, to be honest, I am still scared now!" Hearing Shikamaru's warning, Inuzuka Kiba's pupils shrank, thinking of the previous life-and-death crisis.

"However, we have made progress during this period. Let's go, everyone..." Ino's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and she shouted confidently.

"I still remember the smell of those two guys, let's go..." Inuzuka Kiba nodded, and took the lead and headed straight for the Fire Temple.

"Ji Lu, I will avenge you!" Asuma murmured and followed immediately, Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji were in the middle, and Shino and Hinata formed a pursuit formation on the left and right tacitly.