Chapter 147: The Situation
"Let's first confirm our
current situation. What we know is that the enemy left one person behind and
fled far away. However, according to Hirohiko's narrative, the remaining ninja
could fight both Hirohiko and Yukina alone and seriously injure them. If the
four of them fought together, they could kill Hirohiko and Yukina easily. So
why did they leave one person behind to delay time when killing Hirohiko and
Yukina would take no time at all?" Kiba said after sorting out his thoughts.
"Besides, with their
strength, it's impossible for Hirohiko and Yukina to notice them when they
kidnapped Kushina from the meatball shop. The fact that the ninja died so
strangely is suspicious. He didn't have to die at all. They shouldn't have been
discovered by Hirohiko and Yukina!" Kiba continued.
"Indeed," Kakashi and
Shiga Taketake said almost simultaneously. They looked at each other, and
Kakashi said, "At the meatball shop, these people should have been
discovered by Hirohiko and Yukina on purpose."
The others looked at each other
and nodded. This was a reasonable inference.
"So, they deliberately
allowed themselves to be discovered by Hirohiko and Yukina and allowed them to
kill the remaining ninja," Kiba said. "The key is, why did they do this
on purpose? They had already escaped and their strength was formidable. Our
village has a manpower crisis, and they could escape safely. Why sacrifice one
person?"
"You mean?" Kakashi
frowned.
"Yes, what purpose do they
have that warrants sacrificing a ninja? What can a dead person's sacrifice
achieve? His role is certainly not to delay time. In other words, what can a
dead person do?" Kiba said again.
What can a dead person do?
This time, Kakashi and Shiga
Taketake also looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Stop being secretive and
just tell us what you mean!" Hyuga Yukata frowned and said.
This time, Kiba was not angry but said directly, "A dead
person, besides leaving relics, can have information read from their brain.
Kakashi, I heard that the Yamanaka clan in our village can read information
from the brain of a dead person. Is this true?"
Hearing Kiba 's question, Kakashi
thought for a moment and said, "The Yamanaka clan, led by Inoichi
Yamanaka, indeed has a secret technique that can do this."
Then, Kakashi seemed to realize
something, and said, "You mean, this ninja was sent to us on purpose to
mislead our intelligence department with false information, leading to faulty
judgment?"
Everyone was taken aback.
Deliberately sending us false information...
Kiba nodded. That was his thought. The ninja was
sacrificed to let Konoha get false information from his brain. The information
might be a fake "Kushina capture plan," while they had another
purpose.
Those Kumogakure ninjas could
sacrifice a team to attract Konoha's attention, so sacrificing one ninja was
certainly worth it.
"Now, it's estimated that
Minato-sensei followed the escape route based on the false information, leading
Anbu to chase them," Kiba said.
Everyone's expression changed.
The escape route of false information means those
people cannot be caught!
"However, they may not have
escaped or left the village. If they wanted to leave, they wouldn't have
attracted Hirohiko and Yukina's attention. They must still be in the village,
and even Kushina might still be here. When the ninja dragged Hirohiko and
Yukina back to the village, the remaining three went back to hide," Kiba said.
At the same time, he thought about
the village's protection barrier. Entering and exiting would attract attention
unless they had the special codes. These people should have obtained the
information and knew the code, allowing them to sneak in silently and return
without attracting attention.
Everyone fell silent, looking at Kiba
quietly.
"And they were lurking, able
to escape but not doing so. They should have other goals yet to be achieved.
Kidnapping Kushina is just one goal," Kiba said.
"Well, you've said a lot. I
have a question," Obito suddenly said.
"What's the problem?" Kiba
asked.
"Why did they kidnap Teacher
Kushina?" Obito asked.
As soon as these words came out, Kiba
's mouth twitched. This is embarrassing!
He knew Kushina was the
Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, and Kumogakure's goal was the Nine-Tails. But they
didn't know Kushina was the Jinchuriki!
How do I tell them?
"This... Actually, I don't
know, but it is a fact that they kidnapped Teacher Kushina. Now is not the time
to discuss this," Kiba said,
touching his nose.
"Uh..." Obito looked at Kiba
, frowning slightly. Is there something he doesn't know?
"Okay, Obito, let Kiba finish talking," Kakashi said helplessly.
"What did you say?
Kakashi?" Obito gasped.
"Enough is enough! We are
discussing important matters!" Nohara Rin hastily stopped them.
"Cut..." Obito curled
his lips and tilted his head.
"I'm sorry, Kiba , you can
continue," Nohara Rin said to Kiba .
Kakashi, nice!
Kiba sighed in relief and was about to speak when
Kakashi said, "When the matter is over, tell us why Kushina-sensei became
the target. Now is not the time to talk about this, but I know you must be
clear."
Cough! Kakashi! This pits me!
Kiba didn't dwell on it but said, "Actually, I
also vaguely guessed their other purpose."
"What purpose?" Hyuga Yukata
asked.
Kiba glanced at him and said, "Konoha's
forbidden techniques, secret techniques, and also, the bloodline limits!"
Since it was done by people from
other villages, that's all the benefits they could get from Konoha!
Kiba deduced in his heart.
When these words came out,
everyone, including Hyuga Yukata , was shocked.
"If their goals include
forbidden techniques, secret techniques, or bloodline limits, it makes sense to
use false information to lure Konoha's forces away, leave Konoha's interior
defenseless, and then achieve these goals. It makes sense to sacrifice a
ninja!" Kiba said, looking at
everyone's expressions.
It turns out to be like this. So, I was asked to
protect Yukina and Hirohiko because the bloodline limits, the Byakugan and
Sharingan, might also be their targets!
Kakashi frowned slightly.
So this is "there are still enemies in the
village"!
Kiuchi Taketo and Shiga Taketake
exchanged glances.
What is this guy's brain made of? Is he even human?
Obito looked at Kiba and thought so.
That's amazing, Kiba ! Can't believe he's two years
younger than me!
Nohara Rin thought.
This is similar to the theft of the forbidden jutsu
scroll in the past. This time, it was done by other ninja villages? Is it those
Stone Ninjas again?
Hyuga Yukata pondered