Chapter 1037: , a death order

Hearing Hatake Sakumo's inquiry, the Root ninja did not hesitate in the slightest, starting to tell Hatake Sakumo the intelligence like a machine.

"The situation is like this, Lord..."

In the narration of the Root ninja without any emotional fluctuations, Hatake Sakumo also understood the specific situation.

In general, judging from Hatake Sakumo's rich ninja experience, this was not a very complicated mission.

About three days ago, the Root received a mission arranged by the Hokage.

—According to Konoha's intelligence, there were enemy ninjas active on the border of the Land of Fire, seemingly intending to invade the Land of Fire for a surprise attack.

Because he was not clear about the reality of the enemy, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately ordered the Root to conduct reconnaissance on the invading ninjas to figure out the other party's identity and intentions.

Subsequently, the Root dispatched a ninja squad to conduct reconnaissance.

Unexpectedly, this reconnaissance operation caused the squad to suffer heavy losses; of the four people in the squad, two died in battle, one was captured, and one escaped back.

According to the description of the ninja who escaped back, the enemy's strength was strong; among the invading ninjas were several Jonin, and he was only able to escape back thanks to the desperate cover of his teammates.

"Which country's ninjas are the opponents?"

Hearing that the enemy actually had several Jonin, Hatake Sakumo could not help but raise his eyebrows and ask.

"They are Mist Ninjas."

The Root ninja still responded to Hatake Sakumo's question with a numb expression.

"Mist Ninjas?"

Sakumo's expression was first startled, then his brows furrowed even more tightly.

At present, the situation in the Ninja World was turbulent, and Konoha had successively fought against the Land of Wind and the Land of Rain, suffering heavy losses.

Under this situation, Mist ninjas suddenly appearing on the border of the Land of Fire was not a good sign. This was hard not to make people have associations.

Was it that the Mist ninjas, who had long lived overseas, were unwilling to be lonely and intended to take advantage of the fire while Konoha was fighting against the Rain Ninjas and Sunagakure?

After all, the Mist had already attacked Konoha together with the other three nations during the First Ninja World War.

Even thinking deeper, Mist ninjas suddenly appearing on the border of the Land of Fire—did this have the shadows of the Rain Ninjas and Sunagakure behind it?

If the Mist acted under the persuasion of Sunagakure and the Rain Ninjas, with the three parties joining forces, the situation would further develop in an unpredictable direction.

The matter was of great importance; no wonder Sarutobi Hiruzen would draw from the Root and appoint him, a Kage-level powerhouse, to come and handle this matter in person.

"Where is the person who escaped back?"

Hatake Sakumo did not doubt all of this, but the naturally cautious Sakumo still intended to go and ask to verify it in person.

Hearing this, the Root ninja's numb poker face still had no emotional fluctuations.

"Dead."

"Not long after passing on the intelligence, he breathed his last." ===== CHAPTER 1039 =====