Anko Mitarai

Wuying, the guy who could use shadows, had never been this scared before.

He was a smart person who had long thought out his future development path. His affinity for shadows was stronger than others, and he had already obtained great power in his first world. In that isolated and cold Shadow Sorcerer World, which ordinary people didn't know the origin of, he gained the abilities and skills of a Shadow Warrior. He was already a three-star adventurer. Although he lacked area-of-effect skills, he was full of confidence in his future. He disguised himself as someone from a third world and joined this experienced team, and indeed, he learned a lot.

Entering the world of Konoha this time made him overjoyed. Konoha's Nara Clan's shadow secret techniques were extremely famous. Gaining the favor of the Nara Clan in this world, or directly snatching their secret scrolls, were both paths for his future.

Once he advanced further, it would be the powerful evolution of Gecko Moria's Shadow-Shadow Fruit.

He had planned everything, just implementing it step by step.

However, this time, his plan had failed.

The entire team had failed. Yun Duanyou, who was quite intelligent, had failed. The decisive and wise captain had failed. The entire team fell apart in an instant. They had been fleeing for a day, and the captain not returning yet meant the captain was dead.

The other two, needless to say, were also thoroughly dead.

Now, only he and Yun Duanyou had survived in the entire team. Was the Naruto world really such a terrifying place?!

He and Yun Duanyou were now completely demoralized, fleeing towards Konoha.

Even though they knew in their hearts that after offending Tsunade, they would have no place to stay even if they returned to Konoha, right now they just wanted to escape Takigakure.

However, after a day, Tsunade still hadn't pursued them, and their hearts finally calmed down. They entered the Land of Fire's territory.

There were patrols within the Land of Fire. The friction between Konoha and the Land of Wind had led to an increasingly tense atmosphere within Konoha. Even Takigakure, due to its proximity to the Land of Earth, had greatly increased its patrol strength.

These patrollers were doing the same job that Oguri Hayashi had done when he was in Konoha. It was a good, cushy job. As soon as they entered Konoha, they were immediately discovered.

"You guys." Four figures landed beside the two who were hurrying on their way. "Why are you in such a hurry? Where are your teammates?" A girl wearing fishnet underwear with a jacket over it, revealing her developing curves, with purple hair, holding a kunai, asked the three ninjas beside her.

The average age of these three ninjas was older than her, but this girl, who looked only in her teens, was the disciple of the famous Konoha's Three Legendary Sannin, Orochimaru.

Anko Mitarai.

Her tone of voice, as if she naturally recognized them, didn't surprise the two. Since the Infinite Hall had given them this identity, they were naturally recognized as members of Konoha's official ranks.

However, for some reason, Tsunade hadn't acknowledged them in Takigakure. Perhaps it was because they attacked Konoha's "ally," Takigakure. But even though they were attacked and ostracized by Tsunade, they could still use the Infinite Hall's identity as a shield and pretend that nothing had happened: "We encountered enemies in Takigakure and are now going to report to Lord Orochimaru."

Ninjas were very sensitive to missions. Any ninja investigating another's mission could be a spy from their own village, so they would never inquire about what happened to them by saying this.

Even Orochimaru's disciple, Anko Mitarai, was like this.

Anko nodded and easily accepted their explanation: "I understand. You guys go ahead. If there are any enemies, I'll hold them back for a moment. You go back and report to Lord Orochimaru."

She wasn't joking. Although Wuying and the others were led by the "High Ninja" Kong Zhange, Anko Mitarai was now a twelve-year-old Chunin. It could be said that she was no less than Oguri Hayashi before. If it were the original Naruto, Anko Mitarai would have soared to become a Special Jonin, far surpassing other peers of her age. But that was when Orochimaru had fled, and her political status was very awkward.

If Orochimaru hadn't left, everyone believed she had talent comparable to Minato Namikaze. Unfortunately, Anko Mitarai was made a test subject by Orochimaru and implanted with the Heavenly Curse Mark. After Orochimaru left, she had no teacher to continue her studies, and her ultimate achievement was merely an awkward Special Jonin.

Anko, as Orochimaru's disciple and promoted to Chunin, was more outstanding than her peers, and even people from the previous generation. She had reason to be proud.

Yun Duanyou didn't know where Anko Mitarai's confidence came from, given that she would only be a Special Jonin more than ten years later. However, since she said so, he would listen for now.

But he knew this was just a hypothetical scenario. After all, if Tsunade pursued them, Anko Mitarai would immediately switch sides.

Less than half a day after they left, Tsunade and Oguri Hayashi had already arrived in the Land of Fire and were quickly discovered by Anko Mitarai and her team—after all, if they knew enemies would come from that direction in advance, there was no reason for Anko and the others not to set up an ambush there.

However, as soon as they saw Tsunade, Anko's ambush circle was immediately broken. The opponent hadn't used chakra, and it was obvious whether it was a Transformation Jutsu. Upon seeing Tsunade, a team of four emerged from the encirclement.

"Lady Tsunade." They said respectfully and curiously. It was truly intriguing that Princess Tsunade, who had been missing for three years and whose whereabouts were unknown, would appear in this place.

"Why is Lady Tsunade here?" As Orochimaru's disciple, Anko Mitarai naturally recognized Tsunade. She glanced at Oguri Hayashi and couldn't help but ask.

"I'm tracking enemies. Have you seen two stragglers here? They were impersonating our Konoha ninjas with our Konoha headbands." Tsunade didn't rush to pursue them but instead asked Anko Mitarai for details here.

"Huh?" Anko Mitarai exclaimed in surprise. "Are you looking for Wuying and Yun Duanyou? They are Konoha Chunin, on a mission. They just passed by us this morning..."

Crack.

It was as if something in her mind snapped. A dam broke in Anko Mitarai's mind, and memories flooded her false recollections.

"There are no Wuying, no Yun Duanyou. These guys are not Konoha ninjas!!"