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Chapter 160 Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Naruto, you have a friend?"

Into the dark and hidden secret room, two figures walked in, one in front and one behind.

The huge rock fell, and five sealing spells separated the inside and the outside. Bai Jue smiled and formed seals with his hands.

The next second, phantoms appeared one after another. The illusory figures with thin bodies and pupils similar to snake eyes looked around, and a hint of surprise appeared in their eyes.

"Itachi? You are the newcomer that guy was talking about. Interesting..."

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and a series of illusory figures emerged, surrounding Uchiha Itachi in an instant.

"Now, the witness ceremony begins. Welcome to become a member of the organization, Uchiha Itachi."

The indifferent yet majestic tone echoed all around, and the pair of lavender eyes filled with spiral patterns startled Uchiha Itachi, who was already mentally prepared.

'The Samsara Eye, the legendary eye of the immortal, I never thought someone actually possesses it!'

"The Weasel of the Extermination Clan, this title is very interesting. It is worthy of being my collection. How about handing your body to me after you die?"

Not far away, the scorpion curled up in the red amber murmured hoarsely.

"In the current underground black market, your head is worth about 4000 million taels. After all, you are one of the few Uchiha, so it is quite valuable."

Kakuzu, who was only interested in money, commented loudly, and Orochimaru even smiled a meaningful smile.

"Why don't I form a two-person team with Itachi and take him to familiarize himself with the organization, hehe..."

"All members of the organization act alone. They are only called together from all over when they are on a mission. This is for the sake of secrecy and will never be changed."

Nagato looked indifferent, and then signaled White Zetsu to take out the things.

"From today on, you are the Suzaku of Akatsuki. Other members are strictly prohibited from interfering in Akatsuki, and fighting within the organization is not allowed. Those who violate this rule will be hunted down by all members."

After saying this, those majestic eyes glanced around with an indifferent and distant expression.

"That's all. Move freely. We will call you when there is a mission. Disperse."

The figure disappeared, and the phantoms also left with it. Orochimaru looked at the Rinnegan and Sharingan reluctantly, and then disappeared in the air.

"That's it. If there's a mission, the leader will contact you through the ring. Go ahead."

After White Zetsu disappeared underground, the camouflaged seal outside the boulder was also unveiled, as if the secret conversation and witnessing just now had never happened.

'Members act alone and are only called together at the beginning of a mission. Although this increases the risk of acting alone, it ensures that no one is overly exposed to secrets.'

His brows were furrowed. He had never expected that the difficulty of obtaining intelligence from this organization would be much higher than he had expected. It was really troublesome.

Apart from the ring in his hand and the organization's clothing, basically no useful information was obtained.

However, some of my inner speculations were confirmed by this. I didn't expect that the rumors that were once circulating were actually true.

The surroundings were silent and desolate. Itachi looked back in the direction of Konoha, lost in thought.

Did Sasuke move forward in the planned direction and walk on the path he had said? If he knew the truth, would he forgive himself?

Forget it, bury the truth in the underworld and let him serve Konoha wholeheartedly. This is what I have already prepared.

"Sasuke, how are you doing now? I really want to tell you that I'm sorry."

The figure disappeared into the secret room and wandered aimlessly along the border, waiting for the next opportunity to spy.

..............

In Konoha Village, in the Hokage office building.

The Anbu ninja who was accompanying him handed the top-secret information to Sarutobi Hiruzen and left quietly.

After quickly scanning the top-secret information, Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded with satisfaction, but the worries in his heart were gathering like dark clouds.

"I never thought that there is really someone who possesses the legendary Sage's Eyes. The Six Paths Sage's pupil technique, the power of the God of Ninja, what is going on in this era..."

He exhaled a long puff of smoke from his mouth and paced back and forth in the office, feeling very uncomfortable.

The undercurrent that affected the peace of Konoha disappeared, but a bigger time bomb was planted, and the entire country of the Land of Fire was powerless to do anything about it.

Ninjas are elite assassins, not to mention that the time bomb itself has excellent medical ninjutsu, so it is impossible to succeed by poisoning.

Even the Aburame clan, who are proficient in toxins and parasitic insects, cannot escape the detection of the Sharingan, which is fully capable of noticing poisonous insects as tiny as nanometer level.

He is the third Hokage, but he is helpless against the time bomb in the village. It is really frustrating to be a Hokage.

"How long will this peace last? When will the uncertain time bomb explode..."

His mind couldn't help but recall that night and Uchiha Kagetsu's extremely sarcastic sneer. Sarutobi Hiruzen felt dazed and felt as if he had missed something important.

"I hope that when you are needed to sacrifice yourself, you will also be able to risk your lives for Konoha, hehe..."

'What does this sentence mean? Does he have some dangerous evidence against the village?'

Unable to figure it out, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed deeply, packed his luggage, left the Hokage office building, and wandered around the street.

In Konoha Village, there was peace and harmony, and everything was reviving. Smiling faces and a peaceful atmosphere could be seen everywhere, which made him, the Hokage, feel the same way and he felt extremely proud from the bottom of his heart.

The Hyuga clan, the Yamanaka clan, the Nara clan, the Akimichi clan...

Unknowingly, the sun gradually set. When Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived at the Uchiha clan, the seals and loneliness everywhere made him sigh in his heart.

As the patriarch of Konoha Village, it was truly his incompetence as the Third Hokage that allowed things to develop to this point.

Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen was feeling sorry for himself, a loud explosion came from the lake in the distance, attracting his attention.

"What's going on with such powerful chakra?"

Hurrying towards the lake in the distance, Sarutobi Hiruzen, standing on the uphill side and looking into the distance, felt unbelievable.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Surrounded by white mist, two groups of shadow clones were training their chakra control abilities, while two figures on one side were doing weight training on the lake.

"How about this method? It's a good one, right? The experience points accumulated by the shadow clone can be quickly transferred to the original body without delaying the weight training."

"You're welcome. We are friends."

"Damn it, this kind of training method that only monsters can use, how can I possibly do it!"

On the lake, Naruto and Sasuke kept squatting and standing up, doing frog jump training. The gravity rings on their arms and ankles made their faces flushed and red.

"Naruto, we have a friend. Why is it Uchiha Sasuke?"

The weathered Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned, unable to understand why two unrelated children, with completely different past experiences, could become friends.