The Road to the Throne of White Eyes

Chapter 180: No Way

The Root ninja stopped, and Tsunade thought that they had revealed something when they were following him, so she quickly hid.

Baiyun Yeshan and Shancheng Qingye hid very smoothly and soon blended in with the surrounding trees without any flaws being visible.

Tsunade, however, was a bit overwhelmed when hiding. To be fair, she did have some skills in hiding when she was young. But after mastering the strange power punch, she was able to sweep away enemies without any need for hiding.

Therefore, when Tsunade was tracking secretly tonight, she always felt a little flustered and couldn't keep up with the pace.

Tsunade took a deep breath, tightened her body, and hid in the shadows of the trees, but there was always something protruding that made it difficult to hide. She sighed inwardly. Really, these two things on her chest and chest were fine normally, but they were a complete burden during the tracking and investigation!

Fortunately, the roots hadn't discovered anything wrong, but had already reached their destination. The two teams of Root Ninja stopped in the woods, carefully surveying the surroundings before forming hand seals.

Soon, Tsunade and the others felt that a barrier suddenly appeared where the Root team was in front of them. The range of the barrier expanded rapidly and almost spread to where Tsunade and the others were.

Tsunade carefully sensed it and found that the barrier was extremely concealed, and even though it was not far in front of her, there were not many signs of fluctuations.

Yamashiro Aoba had some knowledge of sealing techniques, and Tsunade herself had also been exposed to many high-end sealing techniques. However, they had never noticed the existence of the barrier ahead.

Humph, the Root is so secretive around Konoha Village, and even a base has such a secret barrier, which shows that there are many problems!

While Tsunade was thinking, a deep passage suddenly appeared on the ground inside the barrier over there, and then a team of Root ninjas walked out of it and joined the two returning teams of Root ninjas.

At this time, the night wind was howling and the other party's voice was very soft, Tsunade could only vaguely hear some words like "adult's orders", "experimental materials", "sixth batch" and so on.

Even though she had been mentally prepared, the Gennin's words still made Tsunade's heart surge with anger. She couldn't help but recall some of the intelligence she had secretly investigated in the past few months.

Things like the giant light curtain in the sky on the night of the Uchiha clan massacre revealing the darkness of Konoha, the Root conducting human experiments on the orphans of Konoha ninjas, and the Sarutobi family embezzling the village's property, all sounded sensational.

Tsunade heard these from some drunkards and even from some dying wounded in the hospital.

Some even mentioned experimental records and the graveyard, and Tsunade's heart was like a raging storm. It was then that she felt she could no longer endure it.

Konoha has been ruled by these old guys for so many years that any strong evidence has been covered up.

All she could find were some verbal mumblings, and even those who had regained consciousness denied having said those words.

After investigating for a period of time, Tsunade felt that there seemed to be many more spies watching her, and those who had leaked the information were unwilling to talk to her anymore.

In order to find out the truth of the matter, Tsunade had to take the risk and take Baiyun Yeshan and Yamashiro Aoba to conduct a follow-up investigation.

"Tsunade-sama, these Root ninjas are already entering. What should we do?"

Quietly, Baiyun and Yeshan moved to Tsunade's side to consult her about the necessary procedures. They had originally intended to address the Root's problems today, but hadn't considered exploring the Root base, as that would have completely ruined their relationship.

Tsunade is also hesitating at this moment. Should she directly intercept these Root ninjas and attack Danzo, or find an opportunity to sneak into the base and investigate clearly before taking action?

If one were not prepared for such a hidden base, breaking the barrier and then sneaking in would be difficult without alerting the personnel inside. If a fight broke out outside, the personnel inside could escape or destroy the internal documents and materials, and all efforts would be wasted.

Tsunade was grappling with her thoughts, preparing to lead Baiyun Yeshan and the others to retreat, noting down the location for later exploration. Suddenly, her gaze fell on a farmer, who lay unconscious with his mouth half-open, and an idea flashed in her mind.

"Baiyunye Mountain, Shancheng Qingye!"

Tsunade whispered an order to the two of them, "You two step back a little, Aoba, summon the crow and make some noise to attract attention.

Ye Shan, you should pay attention to protecting Qingye. If the situation is not right, just retreat and keep yourself hidden."

Baiyun Yeshan and the others immediately understood Tsunade's words and she wanted them to stay and take some action. They looked at each other and tried to dissuade her, "Hokage-sama, you are of noble status. You should go back first. Let us two investigate this place."

Facing the two's advice, Tsunade said with a serious expression and a firm tone, "You guys should withdraw first! I have my own special means of investigation to gather intelligence, but I need you to help me divert their attention.

Just make some noise, and if things go wrong, retreat quickly!"

Baiyun Yeshan and the others saw that Tsunade's attitude was so firm that they could not say anything more and could only obey the order and leave.

After they left, Tsunade bit her finger, pressed it to the ground, and said, "Summoning Technique!"

As the small psychic magic circle appeared, a slug the size of a broad bean appeared.

"Tsunade-sama, wuwuwu."

As soon as the slug appeared, she greeted Tsunade skillfully, but her voice was quickly blocked by Tsunade's palm.

"Shh, don't talk, just listen to me.

There's a secret root base up ahead that needs to be explored, but it's encircled by a barrier, and I'll alert anyone if I go there. See that farmer with his mouth open? I'll get you to him later. Please get inside him, come out when the time is up, and use reverse telepathy to teleport me over."

Despite having her mouth covered, Slug remained in a good mood. After being released by Tsunade, she was not at all excited but instead whispered softly:

"But with my current small size and the amount of chakra contained in my body, it would be very difficult for me to use reverse summoning, Tsunade-sama. You might even be in danger."

"Don't worry, I believe you. And I'm in good health, nothing will happen!"

Facing the slug's doubts, Tsunade looked nonchalant and clapped her hand on her chest to assure him.

Wow—wow—

At this moment, a flock of crows suddenly started up from the outskirts of the forest, followed by a series of crude and hoarse cries, which sounded desolate and annoying in the dimly lit woods.

"Now, go."

Tsunade noticed that all the Root Ninjas were attracted by the crow's actions. She moved her fingers and the slug landed silently on the unconscious farmer. Then the slug moved a little bit and quietly drilled into his mouth.