Konoha Village, Northern Forest.

Deep underground.

Huge steel pipes were densely covered with spider webs, the long corridor was lighted on both sides, wearing masks, and the root members in uniforms walked silently in the base.

This was originally the old nest of the roots.

After Danzo died, Minato took over the place. After the anus and roots were completely divided into two parts, it still regarded this place as the base of the roots.

At this moment, a large training ground is located on the basement.

A huge monster more than ten meters high lies in the field. Its body is covered with the spells of sealing techniques. The powerful sealing power completely restrains the monster's movement power, and even its mouth is blocked because of its roar too noisy.

"What are the results of the research?"

Watermen stood on the high platform at the edge of the training ground, pressing his hand on the railing, overlooking the monsters in the field.

“This…This………………………”

The old man who had been in charge of human experiments with Orochimaru under Danzo's orders was sweating profusely and could not speak.

"Is there anything difficult?"

Minato looked over in confusion.

"No, no, that...this...this...this...this is really the result of this quick test...this is too incredible!"

This old man, who was once the number one researcher under Danzo, had long lost his ambitions when he was young, and his only wish now is to enjoy his old age.

He didn't want to anger Lord Naruto because of an unreliable detection data.

Minato frowned.

Fugaki, Shizuku, Hirasa and others were also staring at the old man with dissatisfaction.

"Huashan, no matter how incredible the result is, you can say whatever you find." Zhishui said coldly, his sharp eyes as intimidating as a sword.

Hearing the scolding of his direct superior.

Huashan, who was almost sixty years old, dared not hesitate anymore and smiled bitterly and said, "We took a tube of blood from this monster and did a quick test... The result of the test is that this monster... Maybe it is a human, no, it was a human."

Mizuno looked calm.

Although Lu Jiu and others were a little surprised, they generally gave people an unsurprising feeling.

Huashan retreated.

Continue to study the monsters.

Only Water Gate and others were left on the platform.

"What do you think?" Mizuno asked with a look at everyone.

"Let me talk first!" Lu Jiu cleared his throat and said slowly: "Looking at the expressions of everyone just now, they probably thought of the Mingyueyuan family's destruction, right?"

"That's right."

Fugao nodded.

Zhishui didn't say anything, but the answer was enough to tell from his face.

Since he became the general length of the root, Shishui has less and less words. If he can say something clearly in one sentence, he will never say a word more, and if he can stop talking, he will not open his mouth.

However, Rizu frowned, and he had heard about Mingyueyuan's family's destruction.

However, because Mingyueyuan is the famous master of the Fire Country, it is the scope of work that the Ancient Ministry is responsible for, he does not want to exceed his authority to care about things that he should not care about, so he really does not know the details of the Mingyueyuan family's destruction.

"Rizu, do you know the dispute between the famous masters of the Mingyueyuan family in the previous generation?" Lu Jiu saw Rizu's confusion, but did not explain what happened to Mingyueyuan family, but instead asked Rizu.

"I know, that incident caused a lot of noise. More than half of the nobles of the Fire Kingdom were affected by that incident. The two heirs almost led their troops to fight a civil war in the country. At that time, Huo Daming personally came forward to mediate, but...that was all eight years ago? Does this have anything to do with the Mingyueyuan family's destruction two years ago?"

Rizu looked at Lu Jiu.

"Of course it's related."

Lu Jiu nodded, "Two years ago, the heir who failed in competition returned to the Mingyueyuan family, defeated the guards of the Mingyueyuan family, and killed all the clan members of the Mingyueyuan family!"

"·····How is this possible? The Mingyueyuan family is a master of daimyo. Not only does it have a large number of samurai, but it also hires ninjas to protect themselves for a long time...·····" Hizu frowned, and combined with what is being discussed now, he subconsciously looked at the monsters in the venue, "Is it possible...···· There were also monsters that time?"

"No, according to the confessions of some servants and samurai who survived by chance, the Rikien of the Mingyueyuan was the heir who failed to compete for the position of the famous master. He turned directly into an inhuman monster and killed the samurai and ninja who were guarding."

Speaking of this, Lu Jiu sighed with regret, "It's a pity that we received the news too late. When we sent people to rush over, the Mingyueyuan family was destroyed into ruins, all the tribe members were slaughtered, and the monsters had disappeared. Only a few survivors who survived were lucky enough to be injured."

"Humans become monsters..."

Rizu stared at the huge monster almost three stories high in the venue. It felt a bit unimaginable. What kind of changes should be experienced to change a person into such a thing?

"And before that monster disappeared, it was deliberately proclaiming that his power came from [Xuye Palace]."

Lu Jiu added another sentence at the end.

"Xuye Palace......This name?" Hizu looked at Zhishui, "The two nobles of the Thunder Country were destroyed, the whole family of a big merchant from the Tang Kingdom was killed, and a famous master from the Wind Country was killed... If I remember correctly, it seems that the name of this Xuye Palace appeared in these events?"

"That's right."

Zhishui nodded gently.

As the chief of the roots, he is in charge of all actions abroad.

He has been paying attention to the name Xuye Palace since six years ago.

He naturally knew what the chief of the police force, the chief of the Rizhao commander, had heard of it.

"Sure enough, Lu Jiu, do you think this matter has something to do with that Xuye Palace, right?" Minato rubbed his eyebrows in distress.

Lu Jiu spread his hands and said helplessly: "There is no way. Every time this monster appears in the ninja world, it will most likely promote the existence of Xuye Palace, which makes people unable to connect this monster with Xuye Palace!"

"Have you not investigated Xuye Palace?"

Hizuku knew that he was talking nonsense, but he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I checked it, but there was no result." Zhishui's answer was still so concise.

"I have checked the roots several times in recent years." Lu Jiu took over and explained in detail.

After all, Fugaya next to him was also confused at the moment. Like Hikazu, because of the division of power, he did not know the secret actions at the root. He also didn't know much about the affairs of Xuye Palace.

Zhishui never shares his work information at the root with the patriarch, so it is better to explain it clearly.

"When we were looking for the news about the Xuye Palace, we found that many people in various countries and places were pursuing the existence of the Xuye Palace. According to our speculation, this should be the reason why the monsters deliberately promoted the Xuye Palace, attracting those who are eager for power for various reasons, although they are not sure what they want these people to do."

"Anyway, after discovering this situation, we thought of a countermeasure and drew professionally trained spies from the root to inquire about the information of this Xuye Palace...

But all the investigators went back! Six waves of personnel were lost in a row, no news was sent back, and the action was forced to be stopped. Until today, we still don’t know the details of this Xuye Palace.”

After Lu Jiu finished speaking, the platform returned to quiet again.

"Xuye Palace, I thought it was a small organization that has recently risen......" Fuyu smacked his lips and didn't continue.

After he was transferred to the Ninja School as principal, he no longer cared about the outside world. Even the power of the patriarch was almost delegated to Itachi. This was the first time he learned that this Xuye Palace, who came out of nowhere, was such a ruthless character.

"Oh! I'm not sure about the problem in my mind now."

Shi Jiu lamented that the work that Naruto assisted him was hard-working, and he felt that if he continued to do this, he would probably have to live twenty years less.

What is going on in Xuye Palace?

Who is the true face of the Lord Messenger behind it?

What is the relationship between monsters and Xuye Palace?

Why have some of the monsters that have appeared so far remain rational, while others are completely unwise?

Why do monsters appear at Ninja School?

Is Xuye Palace manipulating behind the scenes?

What does the manipulator behind the scenes want to get from Konoha?

Too many questions that are not clear are entangled in Lu Jiu's smart brain, making him lose some leisure time. Damn it, he hasn't played chess with his son in a long time!!!

"Hizusa, during this period, the patrols are strengthened, the Ninja School, and the Konoha Hospital are sent more people to prevent similar attacks from happening again. This time there are no casualties, which is a lucky one. If there is another time, you may not be able to have such good luck."

"Zhishui, continue to send people to investigate the information about this Xuye Palace."

After a while of silence, Minato issued an order.

"yes!"

Everyone answered.

Knowing that in such a situation where the enemy is dark and we are bright, strengthening defense and trying our best to detect intelligence is probably the only thing two can do.

———

The land of earth, high in the sky.

Along the vast sea of ​​white clouds, a huge floating island is slowly moving towards the south.

In the middle of the island is a group of pure white palaces.

On a garden terrace.

Under the umbrella, a retro old wooden striped table is placed with sky blue enamel teapots and two matching tea cups.
To be continued...