Chapter 423

Under the premise of intelligence and information asymmetry, Itachi Uchiha agreed to a cooperation—or rather, a transaction—with Danzo Shimura.

But now, with Tsunade's intervention, Itachi Uchiha and the Root had come into direct conflict.

Would this transaction still happen?

Kitazawa wasn't sure, but he felt the probability would be very low.

After Itachi Uchiha controlled the two Root ninja, he walked up and struck them hard on the back of the neck.

They immediately fainted.

Tsunade bypassed them and walked into the valley.

Many buildings and training facilities were built in the valley.

It was morning, and a group of Root members were training.

"Finding a group of children to join the Root—Danzo Shimura is truly insane!"

Tsunade scanned them, and a look of disgust immediately appeared on her face.

This group of Root members was clearly just joined or were reserve Root members.

Their ages were generally very young; it looked like none of them were over twenty.

If it were during the Great Ninja War, it would be normal.

After all, by the end of the war, manpower was severely insufficient.

But the Root was clearly not a matter of insufficient manpower, but for the convenience of brainwashing and 'raising poisonous insects.'

The sound of wind breaking rang out.

Eight masked Root ninja surrounded them.

They were the guards of this Root base.

"Lady Tsunade, please stop."

The leading Root ninja said.

His tone was the same as the Root ninja guarding the gate earlier, full of indifference.

Strength of a Hundred!

Tsunade didn't say a word and threw a punch directly.

The terrifying power set off waves of air visible to the naked eye.

With a boom!

The Root ninja in front of her didn't even have a chance to react, flying backward like a cannonball at an extremely fast speed.

The remaining seven Root ninja subconsciously stepped forward to catch his body.

But the residual power still made them retreat several steps.

"It's still more satisfying to speak with fists!"

Tsunade's lips curled slightly, and she said with a smile.

Kakashi Hatake felt a shock in his heart.

Last time Tsunade hit the ninja of the Land of Grass, it was still excusable.

But treating the Root, who were also Konoha ninja, so brutally—she was truly worthy of her reputation.

A trace of envy flashed in Itachi Uchiha's eyes.

He also hoped to solve all problems with strength like Tsunade.

Especially the conflict between the Uchiha clan and Konoha.

The leading Root ninja was punched unconscious, but the remaining Root ninja surrounded them.

"Itachi guys come and help!"

One of the Root ninja turned his head and shouted to the group of Root members training not far away.

Hearing the order, they instinctively stepped forward quickly.

In the blink of an eye, Tsunade and Kitazawa and the others were surrounded by more than five times their number of Root ninja.

"I am Tsunade, here on the Hokage's order; who among Itachi dares to make a move?"

Seeing this, Tsunade clenched her fists, her whole body emitting a terrifying aura, and asked.

The next second, quite a few wavering people appeared among the Root ninja.

Some of them hadn't joined the Root for long and hadn't been completely brainwashed.

Now, hearing the name Tsunade, they naturally felt fear.

"Don't forget the consequences of disobeying Lord Danzo!"

The Root ninja from just now spoke again.

"Ridiculous!"

Tsunade laughed in anger and shouted: "Root ninja dare to disobey the Hokage's order—take them all down for me!"

Although they were outnumbered, the Anbu ninja immediately executed Tsunade's order.

Besides, Kakashi Hatake and Itachi Uchiha were both battle-hardened people and were naturally fearless.

And although there were many Root ninja, the ones with real strength were those seven official Root members.

The remaining Root ninja lacked both strength and experience.

A chaotic battle broke out immediately.

Kitazawa flashed and blocked in front of Tsunade.

In such an intense battle, someone was bound to get hurt.

Once blood was shed, it would trigger her hemophobia.

Tsunade was slightly startled and reacted.

Her heart warmed, and she didn't join the battle, standing on the spot and staring at Kitazawa's figure.

In this way, she could avoid seeing blood in her line of sight.

Wind Style: Gale Palm!

Kitazawa clapped his hands.

Chakra surged out, turning into a wild wind, blowing toward the Root ninja in front of him.

Although the Anbu ninja were all elites, the Root ninja were numerous, and they had already fallen into a bitter battle.

And in the minds of the Anbu ninja, Tsunade was stronger than all of them, so she naturally didn't need any protection.

Facing the gale, the Root ninja used a Body Flicker Jutsu and vanished on the spot.

Rasengan!

Kitazawa didn't panic, holding the Rasengan in his right hand and smashing it out to the left.

The Root ninja had just appeared and met his Rasengan, immediately suffering torn skin and flesh, and fainted.

Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!

Another Root ninja opened his mouth and spat out a huge fireball.

Heat waves rolled, and the surrounding temperature rose rapidly.

Wherever the fireball passed, it left behind charred blackness.

Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!

The moment the fireball appeared, Kitazawa summoned streams of water out of thin air all around him.

The water streams rotated and flew out, finally condensing into a ferocious water dragon.

"Is this the Second Grandfather's Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu?"

Tsunade recognized it at a glance.

Because a normal Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu wasn't that fast.

When did Kitazawa learn Water Style again?

Was it chosen after the Land of Grass mission last time?

In such a short time, had his Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu reached such a level?

Tsunade felt confused.

Could it be that he had been hiding his clumsiness before?

Now, whether it was medical ninjutsu, genjutsu, or Water Style, Fire Style, and Wind Style, he had shown extremely high talent.

But there was another possibility.

That was that Kitazawa never had the opportunity to learn these ninjutsu at the Ninja Academy, so he naturally couldn't show his talent.

But no matter what, at Kitazawa's current level, the reason didn't matter anymore.

After all, the emergence of an elite Jonin was a good thing for Konoha.

The water dragon roared and swallowed the fireball, and without losing momentum, smashed into the Root ninja.

The five types of elemental jutsu had a certain restraint relationship.

Fire Style restrains Wind Style, Wind Style restrains Lightning Style, Lightning Style restrains Earth Style, Earth Style restrains Water Style, and Water Style restrains Fire Style.

Kitazawa was using the Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu, which naturally completely defeated the Great Fireball Jutsu.

But this Root ninja was a Jonin.

He reacted quickly, retreating while forming hand seals.

Earth Style: Earth Wall!

The ground bulged, and a wall rose up, blocking the water dragon.

Kitazawa glanced at it.

There were indeed no three dog heads on this wall.

Wind Style: Shuriken!

Kitazawa took out a shuriken and threw it directly.

With a snap!

The rotating shuriken immediately shattered the earth wall.

Kitazawa put one hand behind his back, stepped forward, and blocked the Root ninja who was preparing to leave.

The Root ninja was stunned for a moment, then didn't hesitate to stab forward with a kunai.

Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Jutsu!

Kitazawa formed hand seals with one hand, met his gaze, and released the genjutsu directly.

The Root ninja's body shook violently, a look of fear appeared on his face, and the kunai in his hand clattered to the ground.

Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Jutsu could make the target see the scene they feared most, and what he saw was Danzo Shimura.

Kitazawa took this opportunity to step forward and knock him unconscious.

Although there was a reason, the Root members were also Konoha ninja.

If he killed them, the nature of the matter would change.

Even Tsunade said to 'take them down,' not to kill them.

Suddenly, a loud noise appeared.

Kitazawa subconsciously looked back and saw Tsunade stomp, the ground cracking, and countless gravel flying up.

The Root ninja who attacked her immediately fell to the ground screaming.

Blood sprayed out.

Konoha Body Flicker Jutsu!