Chapter 741: The Mysterious Figure on the Konoha Front Lines
Obito nodded at Shikamaru. Then, his figure vanished from the Hokage's office with a swirl. After Obito left, Shikamaru immediately summoned three Konoha jōnin. They were the three who had followed the Fourth Hokage back then and had been taught the Flying Thunder God Technique. Of course, the three of them could not use it proficiently, only being able to barely use the Flying Thunder God Formation to teleport people to a certain place.
"Can the marker left on Naruto still be used!"
The three of them nodded. "Send me to Naruto's side. I need to speak with him personally!"
This incident had caused a change in the war situation. What to do next was not something Shikamaru could decide on his own. He was good at making plans based on the situation, not at making certain decisions!
The three of them activated the Flying Thunder God Formation, teleporting Shikamaru to Naruto's side. Sasuke and the others were contemplating the problem of the God Tree when the sudden appearance of Shikamaru stunned them all for a moment. Then, Naruto was the first to rush out. "Did something happen?"
If it wasn't a particularly dangerous or urgent matter, Shikamaru would not have used the Flying Thunder God Formation to come see him directly. It was clear that a major change had occurred in Konoha now. But that shouldn't be! The enemy had clearly just retreated. Could it be that they had returned?
"It's not about the village, but the latest situation on the battlefield!" Seeing Shikamaru's extremely grim expression, it seemed this matter was very serious.
Naruto: "What on earth happened?"
Shikamaru glanced at Sasuke and then at Ashura beside him. "Something happened on the Konoha front lines. The front-line ninja forces have collapsed, and Lord Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi is also dead!"
Dead! These two words instantly stunned Naruto. Although Hiruzen's strength was nothing compared to his, besides the Ōtsutsuki clan members, who else could kill Hiruzen Sarutobi? He was, after all, a Hokage of Konoha, and his strength was definitely not weak. Among ninja, there were few who could secure a firm victory against the Third. Although Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't have any special ninjutsu, nor did he possess a powerful Kekkei Genkai, being proficient in the five elemental releases, he could basically achieve a 50/50 standoff with anyone. In this situation, it would not be easy to kill him. Even if the worst came to the worst, he should have been able to hold on until intelligence was sent back to Konoha and wait for reinforcements. How could he have died just like that?
Sasuke was also a little curious about Hiruzen Sarutobi's death. Who had killed him? Was it that Ōtsutsuki Shibai or the other one? But based on Sasuke's understanding and feeling of those two Ōtsutsuki, they probably wouldn't deign to attack an ordinary human. Because even Hiruzen Sarutobi was nothing more than a bigger ant in their eyes. Then the person who killed Hiruzen Sarutobi should be a ninja. The Konoha front lines were currently engaged with the Hidden Sand Village.
"Was it someone from the Hidden Sand Village?" Sasuke suddenly asked.
Hearing this question, Shikamaru shook his head. "It's unclear. The intelligence says it was a mysterious person. What they looked like is completely unknown; the person was wearing a mask!"
"Wearing a mask?" The first person Sasuke thought of was Obito, but Obito was still in Konoha now, and it seemed he had returned to Konoha's side. It was impossible and made no sense for him to attack Konoha. With Rin, Obito had the whole world; why would he do anything else? Sasuke felt it was a bit strange. If it wasn't Obito, who else liked to wear a mask? And a powerhouse who could kill Hiruzen Sarutobi while wearing a mask... there basically shouldn't be anyone else!
"Obito has already gone to investigate. But Naruto, with the collapse of the Konoha front-line forces and the death of Hiruzen Sarutobi," Shikamaru said, "our original plan cannot be continued. Moreover, this mysterious person who suddenly appeared, who is he? Which side does he belong to?"
"If we don't figure this out, then the subsequent battle plans basically cannot be guaranteed to be 100% successful!" If a plan was made without even being able to guarantee its success, then it was completely useless, equivalent to a waste of effort.
"Let's go back to Konoha and talk!" Naruto said, looking at Sasuke. Sasuke rolled his eyes helplessly.
Amenotejikara.
The next second, the group appeared directly in the Hokage's office, while Sasuke vanished. Sasuke didn't go to the Hokage's office; this kind of thing wasn't for him to think about. Naruto would know how to handle it. And he had already returned to the Uchiha compound, checking on the casualties of the Uchiha clan from the sudden attack on Konoha. Although these clansmen were not even from the same era or the same world, as they were all from the Uchiha clan, Sasuke was still willing to lend a hand to treat them.
The moment Sasuke appeared, he directly performed a large-scale medical ninjutsu. All the injured ninja in the Uchiha clan compound began to recover quickly.
"Uncle Sasuke!" Suddenly, Sarada's voice rang out.
Sasuke looked at Sarada behind him, who was being surrounded by a large group of Uchiha clan members as she walked towards him. The current Sarada was truly the princess of the Uchiha clan. Her grandfather was the clan head, her father was also the clan head, and her uncle was the strongest in the shinobi world. With the blessing of these multiple halos, Sarada's title as princess was well-deserved.
"Why did you come here?"
Hearing this, Sarada smiled. "Of course, to save people! Konoha was attacked this time, and too many ninja were injured!"
"They are all members of the Uchiha clan. I also have to do my part!"
Doing her part... just not running around and letting the Uchiha clan ninja following her get busy would already be doing her part. But Sasuke didn't plan to say anything. He turned his head and began to treat the injured ninja together with Sarada.
At this moment, on the Konoha front lines, besides a large number of corpses, there was not a single living creature. All the Konoha ninja were dead, and even the number of dead Sand ninja was somewhat beyond imagination.
Obito looked at the dead Konoha ninja. From the looks of the entire battlefield, it was a complete one-sided massacre. It seemed as if all these ninja had been killed by one person. Was there such a powerful existence in the Sand ninja? To be able to stand out alone in a great ninja war, one would need the strength to completely suppress everyone else. Thinking of this, Obito felt it was too strange.
Rustle, rustle...
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps behind him made Obito freeze. To be able to approach him so silently, and to get within five meters of him, the person who had come was very strong. And not just ordinarily strong. When did the shinobi world have such a formidable person?
Turning around, the person who appeared in front of him reminded Obito of Akatsuki. The other party was wearing a black cloak that completely covered their body, and at the same time, was wearing a mask. Just like him. The current Obito also chose to wear a mask. After all, his face was indeed not very good-looking.
"Did you kill Hiruzen Sarutobi?"
Hearing this, the other party smiled. "You are Obito Uchiha, the one who impersonated Madara Uchiha. Why are you here?" The other party seemed to be very clear about his identity.
Obito frowned. "That's a question I don't want to answer!"
"You won't talk! Then I'll find the answer myself!"
The next second, a large hand appeared directly in front of him, grabbing straight for Obito... So fast!!!
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