Chapter 119 Master and Disciple Reunion

Shortly after leaving the Rain Country, a team of ninjas wearing animal masks stopped the exchange group.

Bai Ye looked at the ninja team in front of him, frowned and said, "Could these people be sent by Konoha to attack us? I will go over and kill them all."

"Bai Ye, don't be too impulsive..."

Xiaonan said this, but he was already prepared for battle.

The clothes on his body gradually turned into detonating talismans that could be fired and detonated at any time.

Seeing that the exchange group was ready to fight at any time, Shiranui Genma looked a little flustered.

Taking off the mask, Xuanjian quickly took out the forehead protector that symbolized his identity and explained: "Don't do it, we are the Anbu under the Hokage, responsible for escorting everyone in the exchange group to the village."

Bai Ye then put away his weapon, walked up to Xuan Jian, chuckled and said, "So you are the Anbu under the Hokage, but are you the subordinate of the Third Hokage or the Fourth Hokage?"

Seeing that the newcomer had bad intentions, Xuan Jian subconsciously took a half step back, then he straightened up and said, "Sir, please don't ask any more questions. I am an Anbu of Konoha and I follow the orders of the Hokage."

"Not bad, not bad, that's a perfect answer. I'm becoming more and more interested in this exchange."

Bai Ye glanced at Genma Shiranui and slowly retreated behind Yahiko and Konan. He roughly guessed the identity of this Konoha Anbu, and he also had reason to tell Yahiko and Konan the spoiler.

After Bai Ye retreated, Shiranui Genjian was a little at a loss.

Seeing this scene, Yahiko sighed softly and started his performance. He first apologized for Bai Ye's rudeness, and then began to ask indirectly about Konoha's current situation.

After returning to the team, Yahiko and Konan set their eyes on Byakuya.

Bai Ye's action just now was very rash and could easily destroy the relationship between Konoha and the Hidden Rain Village, but Bai Ye is not that kind of frivolous ninja, and this action must have a deeper meaning.

Bai Ye did not hide anything and said directly: "Although the leader of Konoha is a jonin, his strength is not much stronger than that of a chunin, and the rest of the members are only at the level of an ordinary chunin."

"The Fourth Hokage sent ninjas of this level to greet us. There are only two possibilities."

"The first possibility is that the Fourth Hokage despises us and deliberately sends these rubbish to humiliate us. The second possibility is that these are his strongest subordinates."

"I am more inclined to the second one. The Fourth Hokage does not have many available men under his command."

"He invited us to communicate this time, most likely to win us over. Yahiko, when you go to discuss cooperation, you can strive for more benefits for the village."

After listening to Bai Ye's analysis, Yahiko and Konan were a little surprised.

Bai Ye only met the Konoha Anbu, but he was able to analyze so much information at once. His analytical ability is too terrifying.

However, it is good to know this in advance.

Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, not to mention that they each represent Konoha and the Hidden Rain Village. It would be impossible for Konoha to ask the Hidden Rain Village to pay unilaterally.

After a brief chat, Yahiko, Byakuya and the others did not waste any time and continued on their way under the escort of the Anbu.

……

After spending a week and traveling across most of the Land of Fire, the exchange group finally arrived in the city of Konoha.

Standing on the outskirts of the city, Bai Ye saw the iconic buildings of Konoha Village.

There are two landmark buildings in Konoha, one is Shadow Rock and the other is the statue of the Valley of the End. The former symbolizes the successive Hokage, silently watching over the entire Konoha, while the latter represents Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. It was the reconciliation of these two super powers that gave birth to Konoha.

After entering the main gate of Konoha, Bai Ye felt the unique prosperity and tranquility of Konoha.

Although Konoha is not as prosperous as the big cities in the previous life, it is unique in the ninja world. The air is filled with a peaceful atmosphere, and there is no musty smell of the Hidden Rain Village at all.

Withdrawing his gaze from all directions, Bai Ye looked towards the welcoming team in front.

There were many Konoha high-ranking officials who came to welcome the diplomatic envoys. In addition to the Fourth Hokage and the Third Hokage, Jiraiya and two advisory elders were also in the team.

Although the Hidden Rain Village is not among the five major ninja villages, it is unique among the small ninja villages.

After meeting Yahiko and Konan, the Fourth Hokage didn't show any unusual behavior, but Jiraiya could no longer hide his excitement. If the occasion hadn't been a bit serious, he would have rushed up to hug his disciple.

Yahiko also looked a little excited. He hadn't met Jiraiya for many years.

After not seeing him for so long, Jiraiya-sensei still seems to look the same as before, but he has grown from a war orphan to the leader of the Hidden Rain Village.

After exchanging greetings with the Fourth Hokage, Yahiko and Konan came to Jiraiya and staged a touching drama of master and disciple reunion.

Bai Ye was not interested in the master-disciple reunion drama. He was sensing the chakra amount of these people.

The chakras of Minato Namikaze and the Third Hokage are far beyond those of ordinary jonin, and are not inferior to the Uzumaki ninjas. This is the basis of their strength.

After all, more chakra does not mean strength, but a powerful ninja definitely has a lot of chakra.

What surprised Bai Ye was that Jiraiya did not have much chakra in his body. Could it be that Jiraiya had mastered the secret technique of hiding chakra, which was one of the abilities of Myoboku Mountain?

But none of this matters, because Bai Ye has already sensed Kushina's chakra.

Kushina's chakra is even less than his, but the Nine-Tails chakra in her body is too huge. Although it is covered by sealing techniques, it is still too dazzling.

Bai Ye retracted his gradually dispersing thoughts, stopped spying on the shadow-level strongman, and focused his eyes on other people.

It is very difficult for a shadow-level strongman to poach talents, and even if the recruitment is successful, it will cost a lot. It is more cost-effective to find ways to recruit potential stocks.

There were some good talents in the Konoha Village at this time.

At this moment, Bai Ye sensed a malicious gaze. Following the gaze, he saw that the ninja hiding in the corner with bandages wrapped around his body was Danzo Shimura.

Without any hesitation, Bai Ye chose to look directly at Danzo and gave him a kind smile.

After seeing that he was discovered, Danzo frowned. He didn't want to meet the exchange group, but after the exchange group arrived, he couldn't help but come out to observe and look for Bai Ye's trace.

As early as the Fourth Hokage proposed communicating with the Hidden Rain Village, he had always been opposed to communicating with the Hidden Rain Village.

On the one hand, he was worried that his attack on Akatsuki would be exposed, and on the other hand, he was worried that Byakuya would sneak into the exchange group and secretly sabotage Konoha.

But Bai Ye's unexpected appearance in the exchange group openly made him feel a little at a loss.

He didn't know whether Byakuya had already secretly carried out a plan to destroy Konoha, or was simply showing up in Konoha.

No matter what, Danzo could not allow Byakuya to move freely in Konoha.

(End of this chapter)