NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1
The first time, the first time, the first time.
Konoha, Hokage's office.
"Hokage, this is Kamikawa Aoba's information." A Hokage assistant placed a document in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Yes."
After the assistant left, Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up the information in front of him and opened it to read it.
Kamikawa Aoba, this is a very common name. Konoha does not have a ninja named Kamikawa. Kamikawa Aoba is an orphan and his position is Chunin.
The first half of the information is very ordinary Chunin information. Kamikawa Aoba, who was born as an orphan, is like countless other orphans. He went to school, graduated early, and was sent to the battlefield of the Third World War as cannon fodder.
The only highlight may be that Kamikawa Aoba's grades in school are very good. Although he was not from the ninja clan, had no family secrets, and no bloodline limits. But his achievements in all aspects were excellent and solid.
Even without the war, he had reached the standard for early graduation.
On the battlefield afterwards, his performance was quite satisfactory. He was promoted to Chunin by accumulating military merits. He became a higher-level cannon fodder.
And his information began to become prominent from here.
During the Third World War, Kamikawa Aoba somehow got on the path of Orochimaru. But this is actually understandable.
Because Kamikawa Aoba is one of the very few ninjas who has a solid theoretical and practical operation. And he has excellent chakra control. Now it seems that he should be in line with Orochimaru's appetite.
After that, Kamikawa Aoba has been working under Orochimaru. He served as an assistant in his laboratory. A few years ago, after Orochimaru defected. Kamikawa Aoba was subsequently investigated by the Anbu.
The result was somewhat unexpected. Although many people said that Kamikawa Aoba was an important assistant to Orochimaru. But the Anbu did not find evidence that Kamikawa Aoba participated in human experiments.
After the intelligence department verified from many aspects, it could only prove that Kamikawa Aoba participated in a lot of experimental development with Orochimaru. But he did not participate in the most serious human experiments.
So, in theory, Kamikawa Aoba is innocent.
But in a place like Konoha, you can't just be innocent.
Because of Orochimaru's defection, a large number of old subordinates who had close contact with him during the Third World War were labeled as marginal factions, and even directly imprisoned.
Kamikawa Aoba is one of them. After the interrogation, he was directly sent to the border to guard an outpost. This time he was away for three years until he was recalled recently.
Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to flip through the information. Above is the information of Kamikawa Aoba in recent years.
It's strange that after being away from the core of Konoha, Kamikawa Aoba began to transform.
The information shows that at the border outpost, he had led the team many times to fight against the ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village who broke in without permission.
In less than three years, he killed more than sixteen Chunins of Kumogakure, three Jonins, and several Genins.
And because he was never recalled and re-evaluated in three years. So, he won the above achievements as a Chunin.
Originally, it was almost impossible for someone like Kamikawa Aoba to return to the core of Konoha. But there was really no way. Now Sarutobi Hiruzen clearly felt the weakness of Konoha Village.
Yes, it was weakness. Orochimaru left, Jiraiya traveled around the world, Tsunade disappeared, and then White Fang committed suicide.
You know, Konoha Village is a pure military organization. The above four people are the top combat forces. Any one of them can be a person who can stand alone.
But Konoha lost all these four people.
Later, Konoha even lost the most outstanding young generation, the fourth generation Hokage. And the previous generation of Jinchūriki Uzumaki Kushina. In this way, it was another major blow to the vitality.
But this is not the end.
Not long ago, Konoha Village once again suffered an immeasurable loss. The Uchiha clan was left with only one sapling overnight.
Although they didn't say anything. But the eyes of the whole world were waiting to see the excitement of Konoha Village. At this moment, Konoha was already the weakest moment.
At this time, Kamikawa Aoba was already an elite jonin-level fighter. After seeing his information, Sarutobi Hiruzen intended to transfer him back to Konoha to serve.
But this was opposed by two consultants.
Because Orochimaru has not yet been brought to justice. Kamikawa Aoba's suspicion cannot be completely cleared. Of course, this is the public reason, and the private reason is unknown to outsiders.
"Aoba passed the review of the Intelligence Department that year, and we didn't care.
No need to continue to doubt him. "
Sarutobi Hiruzen was actually very clear in his heart. Because the torture department had used means back then. The ninjas of the Yamanaka family used mind reading, but they also did not find any clues about Aoba's betrayal.
According to the clues they got, Aoba should have noticed Orochimaru's human experiments. But he did not participate in them, but avoided contact with those experiments.
Deep in his heart, Sarutobi Hiruzen was inclined to believe Kamikawa Aoba. But the relationship between the other party and Orochimaru was indeed a problem.
The most important thing was that the torture department had used means against Orochimaru's old subordinates back then. After that, even those ninjas without problems could not be reused.
Anyone who went to the torture department without making any mistakes would definitely have complaints in his heart. Therefore, even if Kamikawa Aoba was finally proved innocent, he was still completely marginalized.
This also made Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitate. He didn't know what Aoba's attitude towards Konoha was over the years.
"We think that this matter needs to be considered in the long run. Kamikawa Aoba may be innocent in the Orochimaru incident, but don't forget the White Fang incident. "
The two consultants always disagreed. But at this time, another person spoke up.
"We can give him a test. If he passes the test, we will agree to transfer him back to the post."
The speaker was Danzo, who had not appeared for a long time. Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Danzo. After the Uchiha clan was exterminated, this old friend stayed indoors for a long time until today.
He knew what this old friend was thinking. Kamikawa Aoba is now an excellent thug. The other party obviously had an idea.
"Do you have any suitable mission?"
"Of course, hunt down Orochimaru. This is a long-term mission of the Anbu and the Root. Not long ago, the Root tracked down Orochimaru's whereabouts. But to deal with a ninja of Orochimaru's level, we need more manpower and a more comprehensive plan. ”
Hunting Orochimaru is the political correctness of Konoha. Therefore, the two advisors can't say anything. However, both Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo know that Orochimaru is not so easy to catch.
"I will let the Anbu cooperate with the actions of the Root. As for Kamikawa Aoba... Anyway, complete his appointment as a Jonin first. With his current combat power, it is really inappropriate to hold the position of Chunin. "
Sarutobi Hiruzen turned the last page of the information, which wrote a name that Kamikawa Aoba had earned in the border in recent years.
He was called "Wind Chaser" by his enemies and opponents. "