Noon the next day.
"We already understand what happened, Hiruzen."
In the conference room of the Hokage Building, after reading the content on the scroll, the consultant elders Mito Kadoen and Kaden Koharu exhaled slightly and frowned, as if they were also troubled by something.
This scroll is information passed back by Orochimaru, the commander-in-chief of Konoha's front line.
Regarding the mission of attacking Sunagakure's supply point, it was inconsistent with the actual situation. As a result, Sakumo's team's combat power was severely dispersed, and they even almost died in the encirclement of Sunagakure.
Although not many words about the roots were mentioned, as consultants, they didn't understand the hidden meaning.
All the fingers point to Shimura Danzo, another senior Konoha elder.
The root ninja used deception to frame Sakumo's team, and even planted nails in the ANBU directly under the Hokage, which became the source of this incident.
"Then what do you think of this?"
As the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the two of them expressionlessly.
Men Yan and Koharu wanted to excuse Danzo and blame Sunagakure for this matter, but the others were not fools. Doing so would only make the already bad situation worse.
"This time Danzo went a little too far..."
"Is it just a little too much?"
Hiruzen's face suddenly darkened, and he could endure it by planting a nail in the ANBU directly under the Hokage.
But he can only represent himself, not the views of the Uchiha clan.
This is the real difficulty of this incident.
Putting Uchiha Ruri into Sakumo's team for training was a deal between himself and the Uchiha senior management.
Now this team has just been getting along, and this kind of accident happened. How does this make the Uchiha senior officials think of themselves as Hokage?
"Then what are you going to do, Hiruzen? After all, he is a high-ranking person in the village, and he has made countless contributions to the village over the years and dealt with many enemies who harmed the village..."
Hearing Men Yan plead for Danzo, Hiruzen waved his hand irritably, signaling him to stop talking.
"Where is Danzo right now?"
"In the land of grass."
"No reply?"
"He said everything was normal, but..."
"Just what?"
"Four of his men were performing a secret mission in the Country of Sichuan. They suddenly lost their traces for some unknown reason and were probably killed."
After hearing this, Hiruzen nodded and said: "I probably know the matter. I will negotiate with Uchiha. You go and contact Danzo and ask him to be honest and stop doing these unnecessary things. Uchiha How to deal with it is my responsibility as the Hokage, and this matter is not something that can be interfered with at the root."
The reason why Danzo is so unscrupulous must be because he, the Hokage, has adopted a gentle policy towards Uchiha not long ago.
This is indeed a dangerous signal for the radical roots.
Uchiha had mixed reputations in Konoha. Although it could not be said that they had completely integrated into the village, it would be too absolute to reduce their interpersonal interactions to worthless.
Just like the top management of Konoha, they are divided into conservatives and radicals.
Uchiha also has radicals and conservatives.
But whether the Uchiha are radicals or conservatives, their ultimate goal is clear to Hiruzen.
He just wanted to gain greater power in Konoha, be able to have a say in the general direction of the village, and even wanted to get the position of Hokage and defeat the Senju clan.
As long as he knew what their purpose was, Hiruzen felt that the rest of the matter would be very easy to deal with.
If things like Danzo hadn't happened, he could have slightly improved the relationship between Uchiha and the village before the next Hokage took over, so that it would not be as rigid as before.
"I hope that with the lessons learned this time, that guy Danzo can calm down a little bit..."
Sometimes, Hiruzen didn't know how to deal with Danzo, his best friend, and could only sigh with a headache, hoping that the other person's character would be restrained from now on.
Neither Men Yan nor Koharu said anything. If Danzo was such an honest and responsible person, he would not become the leader of the Roots.
"Hinata, let's explain. Since you want to handle the Uchiha alone, let's leave it to Hiruzen. But there is one thing. No matter how you plan to appease the Uchiha, remember one thing. You cannot deal with this clan. He has complete trust. In this clan, there are many ninjas who have inherited that person’s dangerous ideas.”
After taking a deep look at Hiruzen, Men Yan said this and left the conference room with Koharu.
"Uchiha Madara...does he still have the Mangekyou Sharingan..."
Hiruzen muttered while sitting in his seat.
Uchiha Madara's battle with the First Hokage at the Valley of the End had a great impact on Konoha.
Although the loser was Madara Uchiha, the first Hokage who returned to the village died of injuries not long after, which led to an era when no one could suppress it. A few years later, the tragic First Ninja War broke out.
The power that Uchiha relies on to become famous is the ultimate form of Sharingan - the Mangekyo Sharingan.
That is the most mysterious and darkest mysterious power recorded in the Uchiha classics.
His teacher Senju Tobirama said more than once that the Uchiha ninjas who have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan have already fallen into the darkness of the abyss, and they can no longer be treated as normal people.
Arrogant, extreme, insane, and will do many things that go against common sense and are intolerable to ordinary people.
It must be dealt with promptly to avoid causing catastrophe to Konoha.
But for now, Hiruzen wasn't worried about that.
Since the death of Uchiha Madara, the Uchiha clan has never had an example of opening the Mangekyō Sharingan.
No matter how talented an Uchiha ninja is, the three-magatama state Sharingan is the ultimate limit they can reach.
The three magatama's Sharingan is not enough to scare him as the Hokage.
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3pm.
Shiraishi and the other two followed the team back to the village of Konoha, where they had been away for several days.
The peaceful and tranquil scene is completely different from the solemn and depressing front line.
And this peace is what countless ninjas on the front line have paid for with their lives.
"Then, the parting begins here."
At a fork in the road, Ayane was the first to say goodbye.
Neither Shiraishi nor Liuli objected. Now is indeed not the time to talk about family affairs.
The Uchiha clan's clan is still as usual, neither lively nor deserted, but there are also some children wearing clothes embroidered with the Uchiha fan logo playing on the streets of the Uchiha territory.
They are all the new generation of the new sect of the Uchiha clan.
They all seemed to know Liuli, the leading genius in the clan, and they all came up to say hello, calling "Sister Liuli" and "Sister Liuli" sweetly.
Liuli also took out some candies from her body and gave them to the children, asking them to be careful when playing.
"Next, I will go to the elders to learn about the situation in the village. You can go back first."
Liuli watched the children leave, then turned to Baishi and said something.
"I know, anyway, guys like me just need to be quiet and transparent."
In this regard, Shiraishi has nothing to complain about.
Liuli nodded. In this regard, Baishi's mentality was indeed good.
It's been like this since I was a child. Whether I was being looked down upon or ignored, I always showed a nonchalant attitude.
"Although I personally feel that the handling of the matter will not satisfy you personally."
Before leaving, Shiraishi said this again.
After Liuli heard this, she couldn't help but frown.
Just as he was about to say something, Shiraishi had already walked away, and he could only be seen waving his back to her, saying "see you later" as he walked away.
After bidding farewell to Shiraishi, Ruri went to Nanga Shrine alone.
When he got there, sure enough, an Uchiha elder was already waiting for him there.
It was none other than Uchiha Shifang.
Next to him, there was a young man sitting on his knees, Uchiha Fugaku.
Fugaku smiled slightly at Liuli and nodded as a greeting.
Liuli also nodded to him and said hello.
To be honest, although she and Fugaku are both candidates for the Uchiha clan leader, Ruri doesn't like to be in contact with Fugaku.
It's not because Fugaku is weak. As one of the candidates for the clan leader, Fugaku must be a very strong jounin, and his Sharingan has also been tempered to the state of three magatama.
But Fugaku's way of dealing with things was too conservative and gentle, and this was precisely the way of doing things that Liuli disliked the most.
Liuli respects his great strength, but is skeptical about whether his character can shoulder the important responsibility of the clan leader.
After all, the Uchiha clan is different from the ordinary ninja clan.
Being moderate and conservative is definitely a slow way to kill Uchiha. This is Liuli's own view of the clan.
After Liuli sat down, he bowed his head slightly towards the Uchiha to show respect for his elders.
"Elder Sifang, regarding this time..."
Just as Liuli was about to speak, Elder Sifang reached out to interrupt, and his tone was not as impulsive as expected.
"I have already heard about this from the Hokage."
"Really?" Liuli said in a low voice and continued to ask: "So, what are the clan's plans to do?"
"What do you think, Liuli?"
Elder Sifang did not tell Liuli about the arrangement, but asked Liuli what his opinion was on the matter.
"I remember Elder Shifang told me before that the leader of the Roots is Shimura Danzo, the leader of the Shimura clan, right? He is a close friend of the Hokage and a disciple of the Second Hokage."
"yes."
"With such a strict organization, the people below would never dare to act privately without orders from their superiors. I don't think the other two people in the team are their targets. The root target can only be me or Uchiha. So. , all this is the instigation of Shimura Danzo, who is targeting our Uchiha clan. Moreover, this can be regarded as a serious crime of killing his companions without reason, and he should be imprisoned in Konoha Prison to repent."
As long as the mastermind behind the scenes is imprisoned in Konoha Prison, no matter what achievements the other party has made before, it will be meaningless.
His political achievements will be eliminated and he will become a useless person with no influence on the village.
This is the punishment Liuli hopes to inflict on the high-ranking Konoha executive.
With that said, Liuli took out a scroll and placed it in front of the Sifang elders.
There is no doubt that what is recorded in this scroll is an ironclad fact, and it is also the fundamental evidence that framed fellow ninjas.
All he needs to do is get the appraisal from the ANBU, and he can be proven guilty of the crime.
And the root leaders cannot escape the relationship and will be implicated.
Elder Sifang sighed, he knew Liuli would do this.
He had watched Liuli grow up and was very aware of the other person's tit-for-tat temperament.
"It's useless. Were those four root ninjas killed by you? That means there is no proof. As long as Danzo refuses to admit it, his subordinates can be punished on his behalf. Moreover, something big is happening in the Yamanaka clan now. , it will take a few days to process.”
It was probably because he was afraid that Ruri would take out the corpse of the root ninja and go to the Yamanaka Clan to identify something.
Whether this is an order given by the Hokage himself to the Yamanaka Clan or an order from another high-level official, it has already shown the determination of the Yamanaka Clan.
"Is this the companion of Ichimura? I understand."
Liuli had nothing to sigh about, it was completely expected.
Therefore, the four root ninja corpses that had been specially treated by Shiraishi had no use.
"After the war, the Hokage will impose restrictions on the roots and promise that similar accidents will not happen again, otherwise he will impose sanctions on Danzo. Not only that, the Hokage will also allow you to watch the Sealed Book again and choose one of them. Cultivate ninjutsu."
"That's really generous. But that's not what I want, Elder Sifang."
Liuli raised her head and looked at the elders from all directions with clear black and white eyes without fear.
"Not these?"
The elders from Sifang thought that Liuli's temper tantrum should end here.
After all, being able to read the Book of Sealings again and choose a powerful ninjutsu to practice is a good thing that many jounin can only dream of.
For Uchiha, it is also a matter of great benefit and no harm.
So, he had a secret meeting with the Hokage instead of a meeting within the clan.
"No matter how powerful the ninjutsu in the Sealed Book is, it can't make me swallow this breath. I hope to get the power of my family. In addition, with all due respect, people like Shimura Danzo are too dangerous. There are such people among the village's senior officials. Sooner or later, the Uchiha people will lay the seeds of great disaster for us Uchiha. We must use this opportunity to trip him up, even if it damages the vitality of the Uchiha..."
Liuli's face was cold, and there was already a strong killing intent in her eyes.
Fugaku was hesitant to speak at the side, as if he wanted to let Liuli calm down.
The Sifang elders were not angry at Liuli's extreme words, but just smiled disdainfully and said: "Liuli, you overestimate Shimura Danzo. With the Shimura clan and roots, he is not worthy of carrying our Uchiha's shoes. He This kind of shady rat can only play some tricks behind the scenes. In the face of the absolute power of our Uchiha, these small tricks are basically useless."
The implication is that people like Shimura Danzo are not worth Uchiha expending energy to deal with.
"You keep these evidences for now. I can promise you that next time Danzo dares to do this again, he will do it according to your method. But I think Danzo will no longer have the courage to continue to attack us Uchiha ”
When saying this, the elders from all directions had absolute confidence in the power of the Uchiha clan.
Liuli stared at the proud face of the Sifang elder and lowered his head slightly.
"Really? I understand, just do what you said, elder."
Her fists were clenched, and the powerful chakra aura on her body was also fluctuating violently, proving that she was extremely unbalanced inside.
Elder Sifang patted Liuli on the shoulder. Knowing that she was unwilling, he comforted her and said, "Liuli, you still have a lot to learn. Politics is about constant compromise between both parties. Although your talent is better than Fugaku, in this aspect, I think this is your biggest shortcoming.”
"Is it for the position of Hokage?"
Liuli asked abruptly.
The four elders smiled with relief and said: "We Uchiha will do our best to fight for the position of the Fourth Hokage. Since you also understand this, then think about it carefully."
With that said, he stood up from his seat, and Fugaku also stood up.
After they left, Liuli sat on the seat without moving.
Her eyes cast a dark gaze as she stared at the ground.
There was a depressing and heavy atmosphere in the room.
"It's so boring..."
She murmured.
It's not that Liuli doesn't understand the painstaking efforts of the elders from all directions.
Although I can understand the thoughts of Elder Sifang, this is definitely not the result I want, and I will never agree with this view.
Uchiha's power is very strong, but this should not be used as a reason to look down on others.
In this world, you can only be a thief for a thousand days, but there is no way to prevent a thief for a thousand days.
She slowly stood up from her seat, turned around, and looked outside the room.
It seemed that the retreating figures of Elder Sifang and Fugaku could still be seen.
"Elder Sifang, I don't have any objections to your decision, but I didn't expect that you misunderstood me from the beginning."
What a headache.
It should be said that it is helpless.
It's really a waste of time to come here by yourself, it's better to go back and go to sleep directly to get some rest.
Whether it's the clan leader or the Hokage, strength is the fundamental factor that determines everything.
Just like the God of Ninja, without his power to exaggerate, no matter how beautiful his will to talk about, everyone would be dismissive.
And if the Uchiha clan follows the Senju clan's method to obtain Hokage, will it prove to be superior to the Senju clan?
It’s just self-deception.
The moment the first Hokage was defeated, Uchiha had already failed.
Uchiha's current restlessness probably comes from his sense of pride in establishing Konoha with the Senju clan.
But unlike the Senju clan, no one of the Uchiha ninjas has ever become Hokage.
Reluctance, jealousy... For the older generation of Uchiha ninjas like the Sifang elders, it is probably not unwillingness and jealousy anymore, but obsession.
The terrifying obsession of hoping that a Hokage would be born among Uchiha.
"Without power, no matter how good the dream is, it is just a mirror. The Hokage does not punish the criminals who framed his colleagues. This kind of Hokage is not worthy of trust at all. It seems that I need to find some like-minded companions in the clan... …”
Liuli's eyes were instantly dyed red, and three black magatama appeared on the iridescence of her red eyes.
