Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 181 Sunagakure

Boruto and his friends got up early in the morning and gathered together. They went downstairs at Konoha Hospital to visit Kakashi-sensei, who was recuperating there.

Just then, Boruto looked up at the sky above Konoha and noticed an eagle flying rapidly. He frowned slightly and, based on his knowledge, recognized it as a communication eagle from Sunagakure.

Boruto is no stranger to these eagles, as they are often used by Sunagakure to deliver urgent messages.

"Boruto, what's wrong?" Sakura noticed the change in Boruto's expression and asked.

She then followed Boruto's gaze to the sky, and immediately recognized the eagle soaring rapidly through the air. With some surprise, she exclaimed, "That eagle, isn't that Takamaru, the fastest bird in Sunagakure?"

After hearing Sakura's words, Naruto asked curiously, "The Sand Village's Takamaru? Is it a very powerful summoning beast?"

Boruto looked at the eagle flying quickly across the sky and explained with a serious expression, "If I remember correctly, that eagle is usually only used for Level 1 emergency communications. Something has happened in Sunagakure."

"Could it be those guys?" Naruto frowned and gritted his teeth after hearing Boruto's explanation, immediately thinking of the Akatsuki organization.

The only organization with a strong motive for such an urgent situation as for Sunagakure to send a Level 1 emergency communication to Konoha is the Akatsuki, which collects Tailed Beasts everywhere.

Thinking of this, Naruto didn't hesitate for long. He turned around and ran towards the Hokage Building without looking back, wanting to know the details of the urgent communication sent by Sunagakure as soon as possible, and whether it was as they thought.

If things are indeed related to the Akatsuki organization, as they fear, then I must get Hokage Tsunade to entrust them with the task of dealing with this crisis.

Seeing Naruto running away in a hurry, Boruto and Sakura exchanged a glance and then had no choice but to follow in Naruto's footsteps.

However, Boruto quickly formed hand seals, leaving behind a shadow clone. The shadow clone's mission was to return to the hospital and inform Kakashi-sensei, who was recuperating, about the first-level emergency communication message sent by Sunagakure.

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Naruto was extremely anxious. He rushed into the conference room, pushed open the heavy door with all his might, and stood there panting, shouting, "Grandma Tsunade! Has something terrible happened in Sunagakure?"

Naruto's sudden appearance and urgent questioning immediately attracted the attention of the others in the conference room, who all turned to look at him.

Iruka, standing next to Tsunade, witnessed Naruto acting somewhat recklessly in front of the Hokage and couldn't help but rub his forehead with a wry smile.

Tsunade frowned slightly as Naruto barged into the meeting room, her lips twitching with displeasure. Her tone carried a hint of reproach: "Naruto, I know it's normal for you to be excited about your first mission after being away for so long, but what kind of behavior is this?"

Seeing that Naruto's behavior had displeased Tsunade, Sakura reached out and gently held Naruto's head to calm him down. Then she turned to Tsunade and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Master. I will teach him a lesson later."

Tsunade looked at Naruto, shook her head, and said helplessly, "Seriously, although you've made a lot of progress in strength, your mentality hasn't grown at all."

Then, Tsunade turned her attention to Boruto and asked in a serious tone, "So, what exactly happened?"

When Boruto heard Tsunade's question, he shared his guess about why Sunagakure had sent out a Level 1 emergency communication message.

After listening to Boruto's report, Tsunade was about to give her opinion when the meeting room door was suddenly opened again, and the code interpreter rushed in.

The interpreter's voice was filled with obvious tension and urgency: "It's terrible! Fifth Hokage, an urgent communication has just come from Sunagakure!"

His appearance and words immediately drew everyone's attention, and the atmosphere in the meeting room suddenly became serious. Tsunade and the other ninjas present immediately realized that this emergency communication might confirm Boruto and the others' guesses, and that Sunagakure was indeed facing a major crisis.

Tsunade quickly took the deciphered contents of the communication from the code team, her eyes scanning the words on the paper rapidly.

Tsunade put down the documents in her hand and announced in a deep voice: "The Kazekage of Sunagakure has been kidnapped by an organization called Akatsuki."

Upon hearing Tsunade's announcement, Boruto secretly confirmed his earlier guess, muttering to himself, "Just as I thought."

While Naruto was away at Mount Myōboku training in Sage Mode, Boruto and his teacher Jiraiya were constantly gathering information in the ninja world about who could become the perfect Jinchūriki. They discovered that the Akatsuki organization was being unusually active, and that many Tailed Beasts had already been captured by the Akatsuki before they arrived.

While Boruto was pondering, Tsunade looked at them and continued, "Regarding the Akatsuki, Konoha has more information about them, so Sunagakure has sent us a formal request for assistance."

Now that Sunagakure is facing a serious threat from the Akatsuki organization, Konoha, as an ally, naturally has a responsibility to lend a helping hand.

Upon hearing Tsunade's words, Shizune looked surprised and turned to Tsunade: "Lady Tsunade! Are you suggesting that they go on this mission?" This mission is extremely dangerous, and she is worried that they do not have enough experience to deal with such a powerful enemy as the Akatsuki and may suffer losses.

Iruka's heart tightened. After all, Naruto and the others were still just teenagers, and the Akatsuki was a notorious S-rank rogue ninja organization in the ninja world. Its members were all ruthless and merciless, especially Itachi Uchiha, who wiped out the Uchiha clan overnight.

Tsunade responded in a deep voice: "This is an emergency. For Sunagakure, we no longer have time to leisurely select people under these circumstances."

Then, Tsunade's gaze fell on Boruto: "Moreover, some of them have fought Akatsuki head-on and defeated them, so I am now giving you a mission."

Tsunade then gave clear instructions: "Go to Sunagakure immediately, gather intelligence, report back to Konoha, and then follow Sunagakure's instructions to provide assistance."

At that moment, the meeting room door was pushed open again, and Kakashi was seen leaning against the door, holding a book from the "Make-Out Paradise" series in one hand, saying, "Don't forget, Kakashi's team still has me. If Boruto hadn't told me, you guys would have really abandoned me."