Chapter 233: Leaving Konohagakure! Whitebeard's pirate crew is about to set sail again!

Kidnap people on board? 

Sarutobi Hiruzen stood in place for several seconds, he couldn't imagine that Kakashi would choose to join Whitebeard's pirate crew one day.

You know, Kakashi is a Jonin of Konohagakure village! He is also a ninja whom Konohagakure has worked hard to train into a great ninja!

What does it mean for him to join Whitebeard's pirate crew?

Does he want to abandon his identity as a Jonin of Konohagakure village and become a lawless pirate?

The key is, why did he join Whitebeard's pirate crew?

What reason made him want to give up his identity as a Jonin of Konohagakure?

Could it be... because of Danzo's crazy operation, Kakashi completely lost hope in Konohagakure? Just like Shisui before?

Or is it... Kakashi originally Whitebeard's pirate crew from the start, he was indeed the one who revealed Naruto's identity to Naruto, which eventually caused him to suffer a lot?

So, he joined Whitebeard's pirate crew because his operation of transferring him to the root by the Third Hokage made Kakashi suspect that his behavior was exposed?

So Kakashi started to feel guilty, and began to feel that this Hokage of his might use more extreme methods to deal with him...

He betrayed Konohagakure and chose to join Whitebeard's pirate crew?

Why did he do this? Why would he think so?

Is it because the death of Hatake Sakumo has always been a concern for Kakashi? Kakashi has always held a grudge against this matter, so he is taking the opportunity to retaliate against Konohagakure village?

In just a few seconds.

One after another, doubts and guesses flashed through Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind.

His face changed unpredictably, his hand holding the pipe exerted a slight force, and the veins on the back of his hand were exposed.

He believed that each of his guesses had some reason.

Sarutobi Hiruzen probably figured out Kakashi's reson of his betrayal, because of his father's suicide, harbored resentment towards Konohagakure, he deliberately revealed Naruto's real identity and Third Hokage's secret, which ultimately led to him being slandered by thousands of people. 

He transferred Kakashi to Anbu, causing Kakashi to have doubts.

Danzo and the Akatsuki organization joined forces, causing Kakashi to misunderstand that it was him, the Hokage, who wanted to send someone to kill Kakashi.

So, Kakashi joined the Whitebeard Pirates and sought Whitebeard's protection.

The case is closed.

"Kakashi, you have disappointed me too much!" Sarutobi Hiruzen gritted his teeth, his lungs were about to explode with anger: "And Danzo, what on earth have you done? How could you do such a thing? In the end, was I too indulgent with you?"

Kakashi has a small reputation in Konohagakure, and his reputation in the ninja world is also very large, even larger than Shisui's reputation.

If such a ninja joins the Whitebeard Pirates, and this matter spreads throughout Konohagakure...

Sarutobi Hiruzen found it hard to imagine what kind of impact this would have.

Especially if what Danzo did spread throughout Konohagakure, what would the other ninjas in the village think?

What if one day the ninjas in the village, once they receive some unfair treatment, they don't care about anything, and also follow Kakashi's example, choose to leave Konohagakure and join the Whitebeard Pirates?

By then, wouldn't Konohagakure be the biggest clown?

There was a Uchiha Shisui before, and now Hatake Kakashi.

These two cases... are enough to shake the hearts of the people in the village.

Sarutobi Hiruzen really wanted to let the Anbu ninja catch Kakashi back.

Then, in front of Kakashi's face, question him directly about what he was thinking.

But the problem is, Kakashi is now at the temporary residence of the Whitebeard Pirates, participating in the welcoming banquet of the Whitebeard Pirates.

If he sends out Anbu ninjas to run to that place...

I'm afraid the one who will be caught is not Hatake Kakashi.

But the Anbu ninja he sent out!

Maybe by then it won't be him questioning Kakashi, but the entire Whitebeard Pirates, coming over to question him, Sarutobi Hiruzen!

Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen feels somewhat numb.

The Whitebeard Pirates are definitely the death bell for him.

Kakashi joining the Whitebeard Pirates because he simply doesn't know how to treat Kakashi well.

Bringing Kakashi back is a death-seeking behavior.

In the end, Sarutobi Hiruzen chose to put this matter behind him.

He felt...

His own life is more important.

Such a powerful existence like Whitebeard, is absolutely not to be provoked.

"...Danzo, where did Danzo go?" Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly thought of someone, and he questioned the Anbu ninja in front of him.

He felt that, since Kakashi joined the Whitebeard Pirates, Danzo had to carry at least half of the blame!

How did he have the guts to cooperate with the Akatsuki organization?

"Hokage-sama, our people have already arrived at the Konohagakure prison early this morning." The Anbu ninja replied with his head down, "There is a root ninja there, he should be left by Danzo to pass us a message."

"That root ninja said that Danzo has left Konohagakure overnight. At least within three months, Danzo will not return to Konohagakure."

"Our people also asked that root ninja where Danzo is, but that root ninja doesn't know either."

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "..."

He suddenly found that the anger rising in his chest, he didn't know where to vent for a while.

Kakashi has Whitebeard's protection, and Danzo just ran away.

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly touched his heart.

His face turned green for a while.

And then it turned white.

Covering his heart, he paused for a good ten seconds before he recovered.

He was so angry at Kakashi and Danzo...

That his heart was in pain!

...

For now, the scale of Whitebeard's pirate crew is actually not small.

Whitebeard, Naruto, Fuushi, Karin, Haku, Kisame, Shisui, Hinata, Izumi, Sasuke, Kakashi, just the core members of the pirate crew, there are already as many as ten people.

If you add the Genin clan and ninja village of the pirate crew.

There are at least twenty or so ninjas in Kusagakure Village, and there are probably still several hundred ninjas left in Kirigakure Village, plus the survivors of the Uchiha clan, the number of core and peripheral people is close to seven hundred.

Of course, the goal of Whitebeard's pirate crew is to reach 1,600 core members.

Compared with this goal, ten core members, that's indeed not many.

"Stupid sons! Stupid daughters! Gurararararara! I have something to announce!"

At the end of the banquet, Whitebeard, who was drunk, raised a huge wine bowl high with a strong drunkenness.

His hearty laughter also attracted the attention of everyone.

Whitebeard's drunken eyes swept over the crowd in front of him.

The smile on his face grew stronger and stronger: "I'm very interested in those tailed beasts in the ninja world, But I'll have no chance to catch the tailed beast if I'm staying in this Konohagakure village!"

"The reason why I'm interested in tailed beasts is also very simple, that kind of 'big fox', 'big turtle', can enhance the strength of the pirate crew in a short time!"

"With the power of the tailed beasts, it can make you have the strength to stand alone faster!"

"So, tomorrow! Whitebeard's pirate crew will set sail!"

"Gurarararararara!!!"

Whitebeard's interest in tailed beasts has not faded over time.

For Whitebeard, catching tailed beasts is no different from looking for treasure.

It's reasonable for pirates to look for treasure.

So it's also reasonable for pirates to catch tailed beasts.

"Catch tailed beasts?" Kisame grinned, showing a mouthful of sharp teeth, he raised a cup of wine full of fine wine and shouted: "Pops, you are the captain of Whitebeard's pirate crew! As long as you says a word, we will catch all the tailed beasts in the entire ninja world for you, Pops!"

Kisame drank all the wine in his cup in one breath, "ha" laughed, and sneered: "I'm tired of this place in Konohagakure village. Indeed, pirates have to set sail!"

"Catching the Tailed Beasts..." Shisui murmured thoughtfully: "Does Pops want to make some of the weaker family members become Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts? To give them enough power to stand in the ninja world?"

Shisui also showed a bit of a smile: "If that's the case, then we should indeed catch all the Tailed Beasts in the entire ninja world."

Shisui even felt that the number of Tailed Beasts in the ninja world was a bit insufficient?

He heard that there were only nine Tailed Beasts, one of which was already in Naruto, leaving only eight.

If the Whitebeard Pirates recruit new members at a very fast speed...

Nine Tailed Beasts are definitely not enough!

After all, there will always be some crew members who are younger and their strength cannot stand alone, they need the power of the Tailed Beasts.

Naruto's eyes seemed to be shining: "Is the Whitebeard Pirates about to set sail?"

"Yay!" Naruto cheered: "Just as our ship is coming from the Land of Water, if we set off tomorrow... maybe the Moby Dick will just arrive at the Land of Fire, then we can board that big ship!"

"Leaving Konohagakure..." Hinata was a little hesitant, but when she saw the excited and expectant look on Naruto's face next to her.

The hesitation on Hinata's face disappeared instantly.

In its place was a somewhat red face, and even steam was coming out of her head: "Then... wouldn't that mean I can sail on the same ship with Naruto-kun?"

"We're going to sea!" Karin had already put on a new pair of glasses, and she was also a little expectant: "The Moby Dick has been built for almost a year, I really want to see what it looks like in reality!"

Haku thoughtfully said on the side: "But, if we leave Konohagakure, wouldn't we not be able to learn more useful things from the ninja school?"

"Hehehe, that's simple!" Naruto grinned immediately: "We can directly tie up Iruka-sensei, the Third Hokage definitely won't mind!"

Haku laughed: "Makes sense, Iruka-sensei definitely won't mind either."

Then, Haku suddenly thought of something, and he added: "Can we also tie up another person?"

Naruto was surprised: "Ah? Another one? Who?"

Haku smiled slightly: "Neji-kun."

"Oh!" Naruto suddenly realized, he clapped his hands: "Indeed, we can also pull him in!"

Uchiha Izumi murmured with emotion: "Leaving Konohagakure! Speaking of which... I have never left Konohagakure once."

The farthest place Uchiha Izumi has been to since she was a child.

It might be when she went to the Forest of Death during the Chunin Exam.

And she suddenly thought, if she leaves Konohagakure, what should the survivors of the Uchiha clan do?

Uzumaki Fuushi seemed to see Uchiha Izumi's hesitation and doubt.

She smiled and said: "The Moby Dick can accommodate more than a thousand people! By then, just take all the survivors of the Uchiha clan away, wouldn't that be fine?"

Fuushi continued: "After all, it's relatively dangerous for them to stay in Konohagakure, and they are likely to encounter Uchiha Itachi again. Instead of this, it's better to let them get on the ship with us."

Izumi was surprised: "This, is this okay?"

Fuushi laughed: "Pops won't mind these little details."

"Naruto became so powerful only after leaving Konohagakure for a year, right?" Since the night of the clan annihilation when basically no one came to rescue the Uchiha clan, Sasuke has completely lost any feelings for the village.

Sasuke clearly remembered that the only people who came to save the Uchiha clan were Pops and Kakashi.

As for leaving Konohagakure.

Sasuke didn't care.

And Kakashi, who had just joined Whitebeard's pirate crew, naturally had no objections.

After all, Kakashi was no longer a ninja of Konohagakure.

There is no use staying in Konohagakure.

"Huh? Kakashi, are you guys preparing to leave Konohagakure?" Guy was suddenly stunned, "Doesn't that mean that you just joined Whitebeard's pirate crew, and you're leaving?"

Kakashi nodded, he responded, "Since this is Pops' decision, we naturally have to leave Konohagakure tomorrow."

Kakashi quickly assumed the identity of a member of Whitebeard's pirate crew, and also the identity of Whitebeard's son.

When he said the word "Pops", there was no hesitation at all.

"Guy, why don't you join us?" Kisame suddenly came over and threw an olive branch to Guy, "Being a free and easy pirate is better than being a restrained ninja, right?"

Kisame "tempted" him, "The vast waves on the sea are more passionate than on land!"

Kisame's short sentence made Guy a little itchy.

Guy swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and his thick eyebrows were all frowned.

He was very conflicted.

But after thinking about it, he still firmly shook his head, "I still can't let go The grace of Konohagakure village to raise me, and some expectations of my father before his death...."

Guy was conflicted for a long time.

In the end, he still refused.

He resisted the temptation.

"Huh? Eh? Wait!" Shizune, who came to scrounge for food, suddenly realized something was wrong.

She was dumbfounded and said to Tsunade, who was also drunk next to her, "Tsunade-sama, we promised Naruto to cure Kimimaro, but if Whitebeard and them are going to leave Konohagakure village, don't we have to go with them too?"

"Tsunade-sama? Tsunade-sama? Huh?"

Shizune turned her head and saw that Tsunade-sama next to her was completely drunk and was sleeping on the table.

There was a trace of crystal clear saliva flowing from the corner of her mouth, and a strange silly smile hung on her drunken face.

I don't know what kind of beautiful dream she was having.

The entire Whitebeard pirate crew had no objections to leaving Konohagakure.

After all, everyone didn't have much feelings for Konohagakure.

Not to mention that this was the decision of the captain of Whitebeard's pirate crew!

The crew unconditionally obeyed the captain's orders.

This is reasonable.

...

After the banquet ended, it was just noon.

Whitebeard's pirate crew temporarily dispersed.

Because before leaving Konohagakure, everyone had their own things to do.

Uchiha Izumi found her good friend "Inuzuka Hana", both of them are now Chunin of Konohagakure village.

Both of their names are also recorded in the Chunin list.

It's just that the village's Chunin vest has not been issued yet.

"Huh? Izumi, are you leaving?" Inuzuka Hana was stunned, her reaction was exactly the same as Guy's before.

"Yes!" Izumi showed a few smiles, she was also a bit reluctant.

But since she became Pops' daughter, she would definitely have to set foot on the pirate crew and break the waves one day.

"This is my forehead protector." Izumi took off her Konohagakure forehead protector and solemnly handed it to her best friend: "My time is a bit short and hurried, I don't know what kind of gift to give you."

"I'll give you my forehead protector!" Uchiha Izumi smiled slightly: "It has accompanied me through several life and death crises, I think it carries some luck."

Inuzuka Hana took the forehead protector, feeling a bit sour in her nose: "Then when will you probably come back? You will come back, right?"

Izumi laughed and said: "Silly, I will definitely come back!"

But she did not answer the question of "when will you come back".

"Wait, Izumi."... Inuzuka Hana also took off her forehead protector.

She put Izumi's forehead protector on her own forehead, and then put her own forehead protector on Izumi's forehead.

"Um! It's done!"

Inuzuka Hana laughed, showing a small tiger tooth: "This way, as long as we see the forehead protector, we can think of each other!"

...

Today's Hyuga clan residence.

A little guest came.

In theory, for the relatively conservative ninja clan like the Hyuga clan, if someone accidentally enters the Hyuga clan residence, they will ask the other party to leave.

But there's no way, this little guest's identity is a bit special, the other party is Whitebeard's son.

The people in the Hyuga clan can only pretend that they didn't see anything.

"Neji-kun, do you still think that the 'cage of destiny' cannot be broken?" Haku stroked his wind-blown hair at his temples, smiled at Hyuga Neji: "If you are given a chance to break the cage, would you choose to break the cage that imprisoned you and become a free bird?"

Neji didn't know what the situation was when Haku personally came to ask this question.

But he thought about it, and still nodded, his little face was very serious and serious: "If there is such an opportunity, I will definitely grasp it firmly!"

This period of experience has changed Neji's thinking a lot.

Haku's "credit" is naturally the greatest.

Haku's smile became even brighter: "Then are you willing to leave Konohagakure, leave the Hyuga clan... join the Whitebeard Pirates, and become a bird that can freely soar in the sea?"

Haku threw a very accurate "straight ball" at Neji.

A short sentence made Neji stay on the spot.

"Because the Whitebeard Pirates are about to leave Konohagakure!" Haku explained: "The opportunity to break the destiny is only today."

Haku's arrival is to invite Neji to join the Whitebeard Pirates.

Or to say, this is not a simple "invitation".

Because the next second, Haku added a sentence: "I forgot to remind you, Neji-kun. You who have not yet joined the Whitebeard Pirates, still do not have the ability to control your own destiny."

"The meaning is... If Neji-kun refuses my 'invitation', I will personally take action to 'invite' you on the ship!"

Haku's smile was a bit cunning.

First... he is a pirate of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Only then is he Neji's friend.

...

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