22: Chapter 22: The Aftermath of the IncidentNaruto was exhausted after yesterday's intense battle.
However, his body has fully adapted to his bloodline, and with the support of the three bloodlines, Naruto's recovery ability has reached an astonishing level.
I woke up feeling refreshed and full of energy.
Being young is great; whatever happens, a good night's sleep will make it all go away.
"System, what is my reward?"
No wonder Naruto felt like he had forgotten something; he was so tired yesterday that he went straight to sleep when he got home.
I only remembered this when I woke up this morning; it turns out I hadn't claimed the system reward.
"Congratulations, host, you have successfully killed two spies and retrieved the intelligence scroll."
"Congratulations, host, you have obtained the perfect colored contact lenses."
"Perfect Contact Lenses: After the host wears them, the changes to the eyes will not be noticeable to outsiders."
"Not bad, this reward is actually quite useful!" Naruto recalled at this moment.
Then I remembered that I hadn't completely forgotten about the Sharingan during yesterday's battle, but I always had some reservations about using it.
Of course, the Sharingan must be very powerful, and it can provide Naruto with a lot of help in battle.
Now that I have the perfect contact lenses, I can switch to my Sharingan at any time during battle.
If I acquire other eye techniques in the future, will I be able to switch between them freely?
At that time, I'll have the Rinnegan in my left eye, the Tenseigan in my right eye, and another hole in my head.I can open any eye I want!
The scene shifts, and time returns to last night.
"Hurry up, there's a lot of noise in the grove.It's very likely that ninja spies from another country have infiltrated Konoha!"
After the sounds of battle emanated from the grove, the patrolling ANBU quickly issued a notification, summoning nearby ANBU to join them.
The ninjas of the Anbu quickly assembled, their movements silent, like ghosts in the night.
They moved quickly and orderly through the streets of Konoha Village, heading towards the grove of trees.
Upon arriving at the scene, they immediately dispersed and began a thorough search of the surrounding area to ensure that no clues were missed.
Deep in the grove, the ANBU ninjas discovered three corpses.One of them was dressed in Konoha clothing, making him a likely spy hidden in Konoha.
The other two corpses were dressed differently.One was in normal clothing, making it impossible to tell which ninja village he came from.The other corpse was dressed in black.
They all bore obvious signs of battle.
Clearly, these corpses were ninja spies from another country, but their heads had all suffered fatal blows, and their brain tissue was so badly damaged that they were unrecognizable.
Aside from the information that could be directly observed, the Anbu ninjas searched all three corpses but couldn't find any other relevant information on them.
"Captain, there's no information on these corpses.It's as if they've been completely looted.Moreover, it seems the other side knows that our interrogation department has the means to extract information from the brain.Their brains have been directly destroyed, so there's no way to get any information from them!"
One of the secret agents spoke to their team leader.
This prevented them from obtaining any intelligence through torture.
"Expand the search area and look for any clues in this vicinity.We must find all suspicious items nearby!"
"yes!"
Upon hearing the order, all the secret agents instantly scattered, expanding the search area, determined to find some evidence!
Some distance from the body, in a nearby grove of trees, the ANBU ninjas discovered Lee.
They found him panting heavily, with several minor injuries on his body.
They are training hard.
"Who are you?What are you doing here so late?" one of the ANBU ninjas asked Lee.
Lee appeared somewhat nervous when questioned by the ANBU ninja.
"My name is Rock Lee, and I'm about to start my second year at the Ninja Academy.I'm doing physical training here, and these training methods were all taught to me by my teacher, Guy.Guy's full name is Might Guy, and he's an extremely powerful Jonin from Konoha!"
After questioning Lee briefly, the ANBU ninjas concluded that he was just a student and unlikely to be directly involved in the spy incident, so they let him go.
They brought the three corpses back to the Konoha Torture Department, hoping to find some clues from the bodies.
Even the captain of Konoha's interrogation department, Special Jonin Ibiki Morino, personally took action.
Because the brain was damaged, they were unable to extract any useful information from the body.
Subsequently, the ANBU ninjas reported this situation to the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was an experienced leader.Upon hearing the report from his subordinate ANBU ninja, he pondered for a moment.
He then immediately realized: "This could be a premeditated infiltration by enemy village ninjas.These spies may have been caught by Konoha ninjas while carrying out some kind of secret mission or during an intelligence exchange, and were defeated in a fierce battle."
"Moreover, two of the ninjas are Chunin level, and they should be the main personnel in this intelligence exchange.The other ninja, who has the strength of an elite Chunin, is likely the ninja in charge of providing support."
"To be able to withstand the attack of three Chunin and win, one must possess the strength of a Jonin.Moreover, judging from the time it took for the Anbu to arrive at the scene, this Jonin's strength should not be weak."
"It's unusual that there weren't many traces left at the scene."
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, deep in thought.
"Was anything unusual found on the body?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Ibiki Morino, who had come to report.
"Reporting to the Hokage, we can only observe from the corpse that it was attacked by taijutsu.Moreover, judging from the marks of the attack, it should be Konoha's basic taijutsu.The person who defeated the opponent should be a ninja from Konoha who is skilled in taijutsu."
Ibiki Morino recounted his observations and his speculations.
NarutoThere were traces of wind-style ninjutsu at the scene, which we speculate was released by another ninja whose body was in black.Aside from that, we found nothing else.
"One of the undercover agents added."
"He's proficient in Konoha's basic taijutsu, and at the level of a Jonin.Could it be him?Call Might Guy for me!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered one of the ANBU to go.
In Konoha, the only person who can currently be considered a master of Konoha's taijutsu is Might Guy, and there's also Master Chen, who was once hailed as Konoha's strongest taijutsu ninja, though he has since passed away.
"Lord Hokage, you wanted to see me?" Might Guy quickly arrived at the Hokage's office and bowed to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Kai, I believe you are already aware of the situation.Did you do this?" Hiruzen Sarutobi went straight to the point and asked directly.
"No, it wasn't me, Hokage.I was eating at a restaurant in Konoha at the time, and the restaurant owner can vouch for me.But my student, Rock Lee, was training nearby, and he told me that he encountered a Konoha ninja in the area, but he was said to be not very good at taijutsu."
"Then my student, Xiao Li, challenged him to a taijutsu sparring match.After the sparring match, this Konoha ninja even gave my student, Xiao Li, some pointers."
However, he didn't leave his name, so it's very likely that he's this unknown Konoha ninja.I've already had the ANBU ninja draw a portrait based on Rock Lee's description, and they should be out soon.
Matt Kai replied.
"Is that so?Then let's wait a little longer," Hiruzen Sarutobi replied.
Soon, the ninjas in Konoha's interrogation department who were in charge of profiling had drawn the ninja's portrait.
Based on the comparison of the portraits, this person is a snack vendor on the streets of Konoha, and is clearly not a ninja.
It seems a ninja used a transformation technique to look like the boss and then stopped the spy.
The trail ends here.
Hiruzen Sarutobi then summoned Kakashi Hatake to inquire about Naruto's situation.
"Kakashi, things haven't been peaceful in the village lately.How's Naruto doing?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked kindly.
Kakashi takes care of Naruto every day and knows everything about Naruto's situation.
He replied, "Lord Hokage, Naruto's recent behavior has been normal, and no abnormalities have been observed.The only slightly different thing is that Naruto seems to be growing a lot lately, and his appetite has become unusually large.He basically just eats and sleeps all the time."
"I see.It seems that Naruto is indeed growing.He needs to make sure he gets enough nutrition.I'll send him some money in a while so he can eat his fill."
Hiruzen Sarutobi often received ramen bills from Uncle Tezuka, but when he heard that Naruto had eaten them, he didn't say anything.
He had divided up Minato's estate and received far more money than this, so bringing Naruto back was no big deal.
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, satisfied with Kakashi's answer.
He knew that Naruto possessed a special bloodline; the Uzumaki clan had a rather unique physique, possessing powerful vitality.
This may be the reason for his recent increased appetite; the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan within him may be beginning to awaken.
"Kakashi, you need to strengthen your supervision of Naruto to ensure he doesn't go down the wrong path.At the same time, we must also be vigilant to prevent similar incidents from happening again," Hiruzen Sarutobi said solemnly.
Kakashi nodded in understanding.
He knew that as a ninja, protecting the village's safety was his mission.Protecting Naruto's growth was also his mission.
While protecting Naruto, we will also be more vigilant against any moves that may threaten the safety of Konoha Village.
After letting Kakashi go back to continue taking care of Naruto.
Hiruzen Sarutobi remains concerned about this espionage incident, as it means that Konoha Village may face unknown threats.
There is someone in the shadows who is highly skilled in taijutsu but has not yet revealed their ninjutsu abilities.
It always makes people a little worried.
In the end, this spy attack could only be left unresolved.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately ordered increased patrols within Konoha Village.
To ensure that the same incident does not happen again!
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