Chapter 588

The old man nodded, then turned to the girl and smiled: "Yes, I am the leader of Shankou. I came here mainly to ask—does Konoha Village have a boy named Kuchiki Senya?"

Yes!

Sakura said without hesitation.

Upon hearing this, the old man's expression subtly changed.

Do you know where he is now?

I don't know. I only heard rumors that Shankou attacked Konoha Village, so I came here looking for him.

The old man nodded, then said: "I understand. Go back now."

Thank you, elder!

Sakura bowed in thanks and turned to leave.

The old man watched Sakura's retreating back, lost in thought: Could it be that I was right after all? Is this boy Kuchiki Senya truly within Shankou?

He shook his head and sighed: "Enough. I'll pretend I never saw her. Let Sakura find him herself!"

Alas, I hope Kuchiki Senya is safe—otherwise, even if Sakura died ten thousand times, it would not atone for her sin!

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Inside a building in Konoha.

What!

Yamamoto Dairo's face darkened instantly; his eyes blazed with terrifying killing intent as he roared: "What is going on? Why did Shankou attack our Konoha Village? Are they planning to strike us again?"

Leader!

At Yamamoto Dairo's words, a ninja beside him quickly knelt on the ground.

This time, Shankou truly came with ill intent!

They want to swallow our Konoha Village! We absolutely cannot allow this to happen!

Immediately investigate who leaked our information!

Yamamoto Dairo roared; the Konoha ninja beside him immediately bowed in response.

Yes!

By the way, Leader, what do you plan to do about Kuchiki Senya?

Yamamoto Dairo narrowed his eyes and said: "Konoha has suffered heavy losses this time. I won't leave any survivors. Throw his corpse into the Konoha mass grave, then bring his ashes back to Konoha and hand them over to Konoha's people for disposal."

But, Leader...

What is it?

Kuchiki Senya is no ordinary boy!

The ninja looked at Yamamoto Dairo.

With the help of Gengetsu, he has already reached S-rank—he can even match me in combat. And we still don't know how he achieved this. Could he be a spy sent by Gengetsu?

Upon hearing this, Yamamoto Dairo's pupils sharply contracted: Is Gengetsu sending someone to target us?

I think so. After all, within Konoha Village, besides our organization, only Gengetsu hates us the most!

The ninja nodded and said.

Yamamoto Dairo heard this, drew a deep breath, his expression shifting between dark and light.

Go prepare immediately—tomorrow, I will personally lead the main force to Konoha Village!

Yamamoto Dairo growled through clenched teeth.

Leader, how should we deal with Kuchiki Senya?

Yamamoto Dairo fell silent for a moment, then said: "I will send a squad of elite ninja, plus one S-rank ninja, to crush Konoha Village. This battle—I will make the entire island bow beneath our feet!"

Hearing this, the ninja nodded and said: "Leader, wise indeed! Gō."