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Chapter 145: When You've Been Bluffing for Too Long, No One Believes the Truth Anymore!

*Land of Fire, border with Land of Stone, Konoha Village encampment.*

At this moment...

Danzo sat in the main seat, his eyes half-closed, giving off an aura of complete control.

Below him stood rows of Konoha ninja.

At the front were the Jonin.

Then the Chunin.

Standing at the very back were the three Genin of Team Gai and Sasuke.

Among the Jonin, only Kakashi was absent.

Among the Chunin, those with serious injuries were also absent.

"Asuma, tell me what exactly happened!" Danzo appeared very calm; he needed to know what had transpired.

"It all started when we received the Hokage's secret order..." Asuma began his report.

Sasuke stood at the back.

When he heard the words "secret order," his heart skipped a beat.

Fortunately, Asuma didn't mention the name of the person who delivered the order.

Otherwise, his name would have been called out.

If that happened...

Things wouldn't be so easy!

"I know about the Third Hokage's secret order. I issued that order. What I mainly want to know is, how did the Rock Village's surprise attack happen?"

Danzo directly interrupted Asuma.

He didn't interrupt because he didn't want to continue listening.

That was irrelevant.

The main point was to let everyone here know that he was the one who issued the order.

He was taking the blame for the Daimyo!

Regardless of the final outcome of this battle, whether the Third Hokage's order was correct or not, it wasn't the Daimyo's fault. If anyone was to blame, it was Danzo!

Danzo had a deep understanding of politics!

After he said these words, all the ninja present widened their eyes.

Falsifying the Hokage's secret order!

This was a serious crime!

But...

Danzo was in charge here now, and no one dared to say anything at this juncture. They could only wait until they returned to Konoha to impeach him.

"Yes!"

Asuma's expression became much more serious as he began to recount the events of the explosion that day.

After hearing Danzo take the blame, Sasuke was first surprised. He hadn't expected Danzo to actually take the fall.

Quite the stand-up guy!

However...

The fact that Danzo could take the blame so easily gave Sasuke an uneasy feeling.

This hinted at other ambitions!

What Asuma was now describing, Sasuke already knew.

The most concerning issue had passed.

It was good that the matter of the secret order hadn't been exposed.

At least he had passed this hurdle.

Sasuke felt it was pointless. He was just a Genin, unable to participate in anything, with no say at all, and he didn't want to speak up either.

He opened the system panel.

Current system points: 1322 points.

Time to buy an attribute pack!

Sasuke had made up his mind.

He had to buy this attribute pack sooner or later.

It was quite tempting!

Especially with the monthly purchase limit!

It would be a waste if he didn't buy it before it expired!

With over 300 points remaining, it was completely enough to sustain himself through battles.

Sasuke focused his mind and immediately opened the [Shop] list.

The third item in the shop window was a green upgrade pack.

Click.

[Attribute Pack]: Can increase the host's chakra attribute ability, price 1000 points (monthly purchase limit 1, refreshes in 26 days)

Buy!

嗡! (Weng! - SFX for a low humming sound)

The moment Sasuke purchased the attribute pack, his whole body trembled slightly, and a strange sensation spread throughout him.

Current system points: 322 points.

"Ding Dong!"

"Since this is the host's first purchase of an [Attribute Pack], the [Attributes] list will be updated with owned attribute information!"

"Ding Dong!"

"Detected that the host is using an upgrade pack."

"Current chakra attribute: Lightning Release!"

"Please select the chakra attribute you want to improve!"

"1. Fire Release."

"2. Lightning Release."

"3. Earth Release."

"4. Wind Release."

"5. Water Release."

Five options appeared before him, allowing Sasuke to choose any one of them.

Sasuke carefully looked them over.

Confirming he hadn't made a mistake.

Choose 2.

Lightning Release!

After Sasuke made his choice, a tingling sensation surged through his body.

"Ding Dong!"

"Congratulations to the host for successfully upgrading Lightning Release chakra!"

With the final electronic notification, Sasuke's mind cleared.

That's it?

A question mark popped up in Sasuke's mind. He couldn't see any difference now.

He opened the [Attributes] list.

Immediately.

Sasuke saw an extra line at the bottom of the list.

Chakra Attribute: Lightning Release X2

Eh...

Sasuke twitched the corner of his mouth.

This system was really straightforward!

It directly displayed an X2, simple and clear.

Okay.

Very okay!

Sasuke was already starting to imagine what his Lightning Release jutsu would become like after the number behind it became very high.

He decided not to use the remaining 300 points for now, saving them for future battles.

Sasuke still didn't know what kind of risks he would face!

He turned his attention back to the meeting, where Danzo had already begun making arrangements.

Each Jonin was assigned a small squad.

In addition to these squads, there were also the Anbu squads brought by Danzo.

As for the four Genin present, they were temporarily assigned tasks within the encampment.

The encampment couldn't be left unguarded.

It would be a waste to have Chunin stay at the encampment!

In the information Danzo currently had, Sasuke's strength was unknown.

He categorized Sasuke, Lee, and Tenten as ordinary Genin, considering only Neji to be a Chunin-level Genin, but it wasn't convenient to have Neji participate in battle alone.

He simply decided to keep all four Genin at the encampment.

After Danzo issued his instructions, the Konoha ninja quickly split into small teams and rushed into the forest, each carrying out different tasks.

...

Sasuke stood at the entrance of the encampment with his hands in his pockets, feeling the warm afternoon sun.

"Sigh..."

Sasuke sighed.

There were no missions right now, which was indeed quite relaxing, but there was also no way to show off.

He couldn't possibly try to show off in front of Danzo!

Who knew what that old fox would do!

"Wait!"

Sasuke's eyes suddenly lit up. He walked into the encampment and went straight to Tenten, who was in charge of distributing ninja tools for logistics.

"Tenten, teach me how to throw ninja tools!"

Sasuke walked up to Tenten and said very seriously.

"You... you... you're at it again!"

Tenten's face instantly flushed red. She thought Sasuke was teasing her.

"I really don't know how to throw ninja tools!"

Sasuke felt like crying. He didn't know how to explain himself.

A dignified Uchiha.

Unable to throw a kunai.

It was laughable!

But this was precisely the joke that was happening!

"Sasuke, are you serious?"

Tenten looked him up and down, carefully scrutinizing Sasuke. No matter how she looked at it, something felt off.

"I'm serious!"

Sasuke tried his best to appear serious.

However.

He usually maintained an almost expressionless face, so now being serious seemed like he was showing off.

Too difficult!

Sasuke lamented inwardly.

When you've been bluffing for too long, no one believes the truth anymore!

(End of chapter)

Chapter 146: The Land of Earth Sues for Peace!

Tenten looked at Sasuke with suspicion, her slightly naive eyes filled with a hint of shyness.

"Sasuke, if you really want me to teach you how to throw ninja tools, I can, but we'll have to wait until we get back to the Leaf Village. The war is about to start, and I can't calm my mind."

Tenten shook her head and said, she was still very concerned about the war and very worried.

"Alright!"

Sasuke's face was full of helplessness.

What else could he do since she had said so?

Since he couldn't learn how to throw ninja tools at this time, he would exercise!

He couldn't waste time.

Thinking about it, Sasuke took out a jump rope and started jumping at the entrance of the camp.

It was a pity that there was no weight.

He didn't know where Shikamaru had put the weight.

Shikamaru had already gone to the front line.

Swish, swish, swish...

Sasuke jumped rope quickly, hoping to seize the time to improve his strength as soon as possible. After seeing Itachi, he found that there was still a big gap between himself and the top combat power.

Time passed by.

Unconsciously.

Night fell.

Sasuke had been training for a whole afternoon, but the ding-ding sounds he got were not as many as usual. It would still be affected without weight.

At night.

The Leaf ninjas returned one after another, and even Kakashi woke up.

The Leaf ninjas gathered in the camp and stood in order according to their ninja rank.

The only difference from before was that there was one more Kakashi.

"How are you guys doing?"

Danzo's face was a little gloomy. He came to the border in person to make contributions.

But...

The whole afternoon had passed, let alone killing the enemy, he didn't even see a single person.

"Lord Danzo, our team found nothing, we didn't see anything." Shikamaru reported.

"Lord Danzo, our team is the same, we didn't see any ninjas from the Hidden Rock Village!" Kurenai Yuhi followed up with a report.

"I found a few corpses that weren't there before, all burned!" Gai said.

"Burned?" Danzo's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he said, "Tell me more, what's going on?"

"There is a black flame in the middle area of the forest that will never go out. Now there are some burned corpses on the outer layer, nothing else!" Gai explained.

"A black flame that will never go out?"

Danzo didn't know what he was thinking, and glanced behind Gai.

His eyes seemed to pass through the crowd and fall on Sasuke who was standing at the end.

"Any other information?"

Danzo asked loudly.

Suddenly.

The audience was silent, extremely quiet.

"Did none of you see the ninjas from the Hidden Rock Village?"

Danzo asked again.

Everyone shook their heads and remained silent.

Everyone, including Sasuke, was very strange in their hearts.

What was going on?

Where had all the people from the Hidden Rock Village gone?

Could it be that Danzo's name was so powerful that it directly scared the people from the Hidden Rock Village away?

That shouldn't be!

...

In the next two days, the Leaf Village's mission teams almost became search teams.

Even the Genin like Sasuke and Neji set off.

All mission objectives were only one.

Find someone!

Find the people from the Hidden Rock Village!

This was a very difficult task.

Every ninja seemed to have returned to the time when they played hide-and-seek as a child, but these Hidden Rock ninjas were hiding too deeply to be found.

The Leaf ninjas searched for two days in a row, but found nothing.

During these two days, Sasuke had been searching with the team, treating it as training, but the points increased slower than usual.

Another day passed.

Early morning.

When the Leaf ninjas were about to set off again to search for the Hidden Rock ninjas, the figure of Yamanaka Fu, wearing an Anbu mask, flashed and appeared in the camp.

"Lord Danzo, the envoy from the Land of Earth has arrived!" Yamanaka Fu said in a deep voice.

"Envoy from the Land of Earth?" A look of doubt flashed across Danzo's eyes.

"Yes! Not a ninja from the Hidden Rock Village, but an envoy from the Land of Earth!" Yamanaka Fu nodded, stared at Danzo, and added, "He said he came to sue for peace!"

"Let him in!" Danzo stood up abruptly.

The excitement in his eyes could hardly be concealed!

He had just arrived at the front line!

The Land of Earth sued for peace?

Was this because of his fame and prestige?

The most important thing was that he hadn't even fought a single battle yet!

Danzo's mood was complicated, but it didn't show on his face.

Regardless of whether he fought or not, how much effort he put in.

The fruits of victory in war...

Oh.

No.

It was the blame!

He took the blame for the victory of the war!

The faces of the Leaf Village ninjas were full of doubts and puzzles.

What happened recently, in their opinion, was very absurd.

What was going on!

Suddenly, the Third Hokage issued a secret order to attack the Hidden Rock Village.

Before they could attack.

The Hidden Rock Village threw a bomb first!

After a fight, Danzo came and said that he issued the secret order and he wanted to preside over the war.

But Danzo came, and before he presided over anything, the war was over?

The Land of Earth, which had always been strong and oppressed the border, came to sue for peace?

What kind of operation was this?

Abnormal!

Extremely abnormal!

Everyone had a lot of question marks in their heads, they didn't understand what was going on at all.

Sasuke was also lost in thought, there were some things he couldn't figure out.

For example, why did Danzo come to the front line?

But he had no way to ask.

Danzo was positioned as a very dangerous person in his heart.

At this point in time, as long as Danzo didn't take the initiative to look for him, he didn't want to provoke Danzo either.

His strength was not enough!

Just...

Sasuke faintly felt that the trajectory of the development of the matter was a bit out of control. The small wings of his butterfly seemed to have flapped a little harder.

All these blames were thrown on Danzo, could this guy have taken them all?

Just when everyone was puzzled, an old man in a khaki robe walked in, it was the envoy from the Land of Earth.

This envoy was from the daimyo's mansion of the Land of Earth, not a ninja, but an ordinary person.

The envoy from the Land of Earth walked into the camp, and his eyes immediately focused on Shimura Danzo who was sitting in the main seat.

"May I ask if you are Lord Danzo of the Leaf Village?"

The envoy from the Land of Earth bowed to Danzo and saluted, putting on a very low profile, which made Danzo feel very comfortable.

"Yes, I am." Danzo nodded.

The Land of Earth sent an old man who had no power to restrain a chicken, which meant that they really wanted to talk about things.

"According to the investigation of the daimyo of our Land of Earth, the bomb that started the war came from Deidara, a rebel ninja from the Hidden Rock Village. This is all a misunderstanding!"

The envoy from the Land of Earth was not too humble, but still lowered his posture a little.

"I am here this time to convey the meaning of the daimyo of our Land of Earth!"

"Now is the time for the peaceful development of various countries, it is not suitable to cause a large-scale war!"

"On behalf of our Land of Earth, I sue for peace with your Land of Fire, and I am willing to compensate for all losses caused to the Land of Earth by this misunderstanding!"

After the envoy from the Land of Earth finished speaking, he took out a scroll in his hand.

"This is the peace letter from our Land of Earth!"

(End of chapter)