Konoha is very noisy today.
As the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen wore a white cloak symbolizing the third generation and a Hokage hat with the word "fire" written on his head. He stood at the gate of Konoha early and looked forward to it.
It's just that under the wide Hokage hat, his expression doesn't seem to be full of joy, but also a touch of solemnity!
Behind Yu was a dense crowd. It could be said that except for the ninjas on routine duty, all Konoha residents had gathered here, including some business groups who came to do business, including the Uchiha clan who lived in a corner.
The war on the eastern border tugs at everyone's heartstrings.
The surrounding neighboring countries are even more secretly preparing to take action.
However, in the early hours of yesterday, news finally came back:
【Win! 】
Sarutobi Hiruzen saw the bright words written on the letterhead at a glance, which instantly relaxed his tense heartstrings.
But this mood only lasted for a moment before being disturbed by the following words:
[The ninjas of Kirigakure Village have retreated. The fundamental reason for this battle is that the fourth generation Mizukage was 'confused'. 】
Nara Shikaku used ambiguous words in the summons. After all, the matter of Goju Yagura being possessed by a genjutsu was too involved, and Ninja's summons was not absolutely safe, so he did not write down the details of the incident. .
At the same time, the leader of Kirigakure Village also said that he would personally give Konoha a reasonable answer afterwards.
Seeing this fundamental reason, Sarutobi Hiruzen was instantly angry from the bottom of his heart, and his strong fingers holding the letter trembled slightly.
'confuse! '
Just because of such a simple reason, how many casualties were caused to Konoha and the Sarutobi clan?
He continued reading:
[The fourth generation Raikage personally led the Kumogakure elite to disrupt the situation. The Eight-Tails has been perfectly controlled by the Jinchuuriki. Fortunately, Lord Jiraiya arrived in time. 】
Such a result was expected.
That restless Raikage often behaves like this.
At the beginning of Kirigakure's invasion, he had already begun to order his subordinates to spread the word to recall Jiraiya, which was considered the most correct decision.
only,
After all these years, Kumogakure's guys have finally managed to perfectly control the Eight-Tails.
In addition, the two Yuki people who have been active in the ninja world for a long time...
Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt uncomfortable.
After all, his own Kyuubi is still a troublesome little cub. There is still a long way to go before he can transform into a war weapon that can deter surrounding forces.
[Uchiha Ara successfully captured Nozomi, the ninja of Kumogakure Village, and was on his way to be escorted. 】
[It is expected that he will be able to return to Konoha with the army tomorrow. 】
[There are too many specific matters involved, please allow me to report in person after returning. 】
Sarutobi Hiruzen read the last paragraph in one go, just because it involved one person at the beginning: Uchiha Ara!
"How can it be."
He, who was always calm at all times, could not help but exclaim after reading the message.
No one understands the nature of the Fourth Raikage better than him! !
He is extremely strong externally and extremely protective internally.
It is simply unimaginable to take the Kumogakure ninja away from under his nose!
The most important thing is, judging from the information reported by Nara Shikaku, the other party is bringing the best of the best on this trip, not only the Eight-Tails Jinchuuriki, but probably even the Two-Tails!
With such a card and such a lineup, even if Jiraiya arrived in time, he would not be able to defeat them.
Even if all three Konoha ninjas are here, it's hard to say whether they are 50% or 50% happy.
What shocked Hiruzen Sarutobi the most was that, no, it seemed that it couldn't be completely said to be shocking, because the uncertain factor of Uchiha Ara was indeed something that couldn't be viewed with ordinary eyes.
But being able to capture Nozomi from Yunyin Village and escort him back smoothly was not a simple matter after all.
Moreover, what is worrying is the follow-up:
The follow-up attitude of Yunyin Village!
Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen's face became more sad, and out of the corner of his eye he couldn't help but glance at the Hyuga clan leader beside him. This clan had great hatred towards the other party.
"coming!"
I don't know who was the first to roar, and then the whole scene became extremely noisy.
Everyone, even the guarding ninjas on duty on the castle tower, couldn't help clenching their fists when they saw the vast Konoha army, and the blood in their bodies was boiling.
The victory over the Kirigakure invasion war is the pride of Konoha.
However, beneath this grand hustle and bustle, there are also greater hopes and prayers.
Inuzuka, who was hugging the ninja dog with a nervous expression, Ino, who had arrived early and put his hands together, Choji, who didn't have the snack bag in his hand...
After all, although this war was won, hundreds of Konoha ninjas remained on that land forever, and some even their corpses were difficult to recover.
This is the cruelty of war.
"This trip is a blessing,"
"Welcome home!"
I don't know how long it took, when the army arrived in front of the gate of Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen calmed down his emotions and said solemnly, and he saw Asuma in the queue at a glance, and he felt an inexplicable peace of mind. .
Although the Sandaime only said a few very simple words, such relief and welcome immediately made these Konoha ninjas who had returned from the expedition suddenly have the urge to cry.
During this trip, the powerlessness when facing the enemy's 'shadow' level existence, the fear of real death, and the sadness when facing the sacrifice of his companions all resonated together here.
But at this moment, they all puffed up their chests and shouted: "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life!"
Konoha's eastern border was finally secured.
........
"..., it is precisely because of the special situation of the Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki of Cloud Hidden Village that this battle can end like this, otherwise the result will be unpredictable."
"The above is all about this battle. The main turning point of the entire battle lies with Lord Jiraiya and Uchiha Ara."
Nara Shikaku, who stood upright in the Hokage's office, reported in detail.
At the scene, apart from himself and the Sandaime Hokage, there was another person sitting and listening.
Not Jiraiya, but Danzo Shimura.
"Fortunately, I will arrange for ANBU to contact Kirigakure."
"As for Kumogakure, we will hold a meeting to discuss it in detail after the memorial ceremony."
"You're tired too. Go back and rest first."
Sarutobi Hiruzen put down his pipe and said in a deep voice.
The slightly bitter tobacco gave him the most sober state to think about everything the other party reported.
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
"Tomorrow I will compile all the information about this battle into a document and send it to you."
Nara Shikaku responded succinctly, and after giving a slight greeting to Danzo Shimura who was sitting in the corner, he walked out of the room.
After he left, the temperature in the slightly dark room instantly dropped a bit.
Even the sound was only the slight pop of burning tobacco.
"The accident a few years ago was indeed caused by the Uchiha clan and the ability of the Sharingan."
"Nothing we did was wrong."
Just when the sun outside the window almost fell into the forest, and the remaining light was not enough to sustain the whole world, there was a sinister whisper.
It was Danzo Shimura's voice.
He didn't know when he raised his cheek, and stared directly at his old friend sitting on the Hokage's seat with one eye, his eyes full of coldness.
But his statement did not receive an immediate response.
The white-haired old man in charge of Konoha remained silent, with his lowered eyes probably thinking about something.
Danzo was not annoyed by this, but continued to add:
"I just never thought that Uchiha Ara already possesses such an ability, and I don't know how far that kid can grow."
"When will I give this 'gift' to Konoha again!"
Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly raised his gaze, and his deep eyes met Shimura Danzo's single pupil. Some words did not need to be spoken directly, they already understood each other tacitly.
The Nine-Tails Rebellion eight years ago,
This is what they mentioned.
Now, Yunyin Village must be able to feel the same way.
"It's time to wake up, Hiruzen, you can't let Uchiha Ara continue to grow!"
"Whether that guy uses some kind of secret technique to overdraw his potential, or uses some kind of method to keep pretending, we can't let him continue to be active!"
"Don't tell me that you forgot what little Kyuubi said to Uchiha Ara on the day of the expedition!!"
As the words progressed, Shimura Danzo's voice became increasingly high-pitched and urgent.
It's rare that he gets so out of his element.
But in recent years, due to the rise of that young man, he has gradually become troubled.
"How do you want to do it."
"Ara is the leader of the Uchiha clan after all."
Sarutobi Hiruzen still did not respond directly.
However, he did have a sense of crisis in his heart.
Just being able to disturb the jinchuriki's mind was enough reason for him to agree to Danzo's actions.
"Leave the man to me."
"Or Kumogakure."
"The choice is yours."
Hearing this, the irritable one-eyed old man suddenly calmed down.
He clearly knew that the other party had begun to agree with his ideas.
"Uchiha Ara will never agree to join Gen."
The Sandaime, who took a long puff of tobacco, responded in a deep voice.
As for complying with the possible request of Yunyin Village, that is absolutely impossible. How could Konoha give up a 'treasure' that has not been fully studied?
"Huh, I won't be able to help him then."
"You should know very well that Ai from Cloud Hidden Village is different from Goju Yagura from Kirigakure Village."
"And the power of the Eight-Tails is completely incomparable to that of the Nine-Tails. With the strength of the Hidden Cloud Village, this riot can be put down very quickly."
"What we have to consider now is how to push all this onto Uchiha Ara."
"No one wants to start a second war over this, I believe."
Danzo Shimura's voice became colder and colder.
silence.
When the bandaged old man spoke of his ambition, the entire Hokage's office fell silent.
"And I will definitely cultivate him into the most perfect tool, squeeze out all the potential in that kid, and work for the future of Konoha!!"
Feeling the other party's hesitation, Danzo continued to add, and he was confident.
As for this confidence,
Naturally, it comes from the right eye.
Using Shisui's eyes to control Ara's will would be the best destination for him!
"About Xi."
After a long time, Sarutobi Hiruzen restarted the topic, but changed the channel.
There is no reason for them to treat this high-ranking Yunyin well. The most important thing is to give priority to obtaining all the information in his mind!
As for the Yondaime Raikage's anger, Uchiha Ara could vent it anyway.
"Well, I've arranged for Shanfeng to do it."
"Of course, this is also according to your request. After all, Yamanaka Haiichi can no longer fully trust him."
Hearing this turn of events, Shimura Danzo gradually felt relieved.
But there is one thing to say, that guy Uchiha Ara was actually able to bring back Hidden Cloud Village's Hikari, and he really gave Konoha a valuable bargaining chip.
"This is just to have a say to the outside world."
The white-haired old man smoking a dry cigarette objected to the other party's words.
It's not a good feeling to have your old friend in front of you see through all your thoughts.
yes,
He did begin to have some other thoughts about Yamanaka Haiichi, and judging from Nara Shikaku's report, the former did have a unique thought for Uchiha Ara on the battlefield.
However, it is not to the point of complete doubt.
Let the hidden roots deal with it, firstly to get the most objective information, and secondly to show it to Yunyin Village and tell them that they did not abuse or torture the prisoners.
After all, it’s hard to say that there are no spies from Yunyin Village in the village.
Yamanaka Haiichi's non-participation can be a bit of evidence.
"Yes Yes."
"Don't worry, we are on the same side when it comes to treating the village."
"For the future of Konoha, I am willing to become a root buried underground."
Shimura Danzo did not expose or ridicule anything, but immediately stood up with crutches and walked towards the door. After all, he was also very interested in the information about Yunyin Village.
However, what Shanfeng saw was destined to not be the original.
Because after waking up, Huang opened Xi's eyelids and used a kaleidoscope to enter his memory.
[This guy, and that Darui, are not fuel-efficient lamps. 】
This is his most intuitive feeling after reviewing Xi's memories.
Those two guys were able to guess the outline of the incident from the broken page of enchantment spells and the chaotic footsteps on the battlefield. Such horrific behavior really sent chills down their spines.
Ara's original idea was to use the speculation of Kirigakure Village to create a situation in Nozomi's mind where Kirabi and the two Yuki men would sneak attack on Aoyu's vanguard force.
However, such thoughts were eventually dismissed.
Because Goju Yagura also took away a Kumogakure ninja in the end, they must have a way to search for relevant memories from each other's minds.
Although, even if a lawsuit arises, Huang will not care.
But in order to get rid of the slenderness more naturally, he chose to transplant another memory, or a little easter egg: a swirling one-eyed mask appeared under the hood of a Kirigakure ninja in his memory. .
This small object is extremely inconspicuous from the main perspective, but it is completely different in the eyes of onlookers.
In addition to modifying Xi's memory, the biggest benefit Huang gained was:
A systematic teaching of medical ninjutsu!
After all, this guy is the personal guard of the Fourth Raikage, and is known as an all-round ninja with perception, illusion, and medical treatment.
Everything in his memory is a treasure! !
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