Bab 20 Doll III

Since the end of the Third Ninja World War, Konoha Village has never been so lively.

　　 In front of the Hokage Building, witnessed by all the villagers and ninjas of Konoha, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Jounin Momochi Santayu of the Kumogami Village signed a peace treaty.

　　 Everyone clapped and cheered excitedly, and the sound echoed throughout the entire Konoha Village.

　　 "Very good!"

　　 "Finally, we don't have to fight anymore!"

　　 Feeling the cheers of the villagers below, Sarutobi Hiruzen was also comforted, and said to the ninja of the Cloud Village beside him.

　　 "Well, the dinner is ready. Now, please get into the show!"

　　 "Of course, we won't be polite then, Lord Sandaime!"

　　 As the Third Hokage and Momochi Santayu took their seats, the people behind them had different expressions.

　　 Signing a peace treaty is certainly a happy thing, but if this is the case, it would be impossible to make the ninjas of Konoha forget their past hatred.

　　 It has been less than fifty years since Konoha was established, and during these fifty years, three Ninja World Wars have occurred.

　　 In these three times, the Cloud Village was among Konoha's enemies each time.

　　 This represents the hatred accumulated by countless deaths and blood.

　　 How could it disappear just because of a simple covenant!

　　 The villagers below cheered, but the faces of most of the ninjas were extremely cold.

　　 Especially Danzo, his expression at this moment can be described as gloomy.

　　 You know, his most beloved teacher: the second generation Hokage Senju Tobirama was the one who died and was the conspiracy of the Kumogami Village.

　　 In addition, the alliance between Konoha and the Cloud Village once again boosted Hiruzen's reputation, which meant that he was getting further and further away from the position of Hokage.

　　 If Sarutobi hadn't used the interests of the village to pressure Danzo, he wouldn't even want to attend the banquet.

　　 At this moment, suddenly, a Root ninja appeared silently behind him.

　　 "Master Danzo, this is the information we just received..."

　　 Danzo didn't care at first, but after opening it and taking another look, his pupils shrank instantly.

　　 "Has the intelligence been confirmed?"

　　 "Hey, it's confirmed! The Cloud Ninja Village has secretly sent a team into the Land of Fire. They are now 100 kilometers outside the village. We have them under surveillance. Do you want to take action?"

　　 "..."

　　 At this moment, Danzo fell into deep thought.

　　 "Don't be in a hurry. We must not use the excuse of breaking the covenant on the village unless we have solid evidence."

　　 Danzo said, looking at the text on the intelligence again.

　　 "But we can't just sit there and wait for death. Let Yamanaka Feng go. His ability is the most useful. Tell him that he can be more flexible when necessary. However, the village's bloodline limit must not be leaked out. Do you understand?"

　　 "Hey...."

　　 With the departure of the Root Ninja, Danzo's originally gloomy expression began to ease a little, and he walked into the huge banquet hall.

　　 He glanced at the Third Hokage sitting in the main seat, then glanced at Hyuga Hiashi who was immersed in the drinking, and answered with a cold expression that he was sitting in his own seat.

　　 "What happened?"

　　 The one who spoke was his good friend, Utane Koharu, who was also one of the elders of Konoha.

　　 Because she was walking at the back, she saw the arrival of the Root and Danzo's changing expression.

　　 But how could Danzo leak the information to Utane Koharu?

　　 "No...nothing..."

　　 Danzo said coldly.

　　 Seeing this, Utane Koharu didn't care. She looked in the direction of Hiashi who was being praised and toasted by everyone, and said lightly.

　　 "What do you think of the Hyuga clan?"

　　 This question made Danzo frown slightly.

　　 Is it a test? Or?

　　 Fortunately, Utatane Koharu's next words made Danzo feel relieved.

　　 "Since the demise of the Uchiha clan, the Hyuga clan has been too active, especially after taking over the security team, they have been trying to interfere in various parts of the village. As the elders of the village, we must find a way to prevent the reappearance of the Uchiha. Konoha is the Konoha of all Konoha ninjas, not the Konoha of the Hyuga clan..."

　　 Danzo looked at Utane Koharu strangely, as if he understood something.

　　 He also thought about what happened that day.

　　 In fact, since that day, he has become much more vigilant against the Hyuga clan, but at this moment he is unwilling to say more.

　　 "You should talk to Hiruzen about this kind of thing. After all, he is the Hokage!"

　　 Utane Koharu, however, looked unconcerned and said calmly.

　　 "That's true. After all, Hiruzen is the Hokage. I was the one who said too much."

　　 In an instant, Danzo's expression changed slightly.

　　 The conversation between the two did not affect the atmosphere of the banquet.

　　 As the banquet progressed, everyone gradually let down their guard, even for the sake of face.

　　 After all, from today on, the two villages are allies.

　　 Until the night, when everyone was a little drunk, suddenly, a shocking explosion was heard in the quiet Konoha village.

　　 "Has it started yet?"

　　 This was the thought that came to Hiashi and Danzo at the same time at this moment.

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　　 "What's going on?"

　　 The sudden explosion sobered the drunken Third Generation instantly, and so did the other senior executives who attended the banquet.

　　 Most of them are experienced ninjas. How could they lose their vigilance just because of some alcohol?

　　 At this moment, an Anbu ninja rushed over anxiously and whispered something in Hiruzen's ear.

　　 Before everyone understood what was happening, another ninja rushed in, but this time it was a ninja from the Hyuga clan.

　　 "Chief, it's bad. The ninjas from the Cloud Village sneaked into our Hyuga clan's territory and we discovered them. Now they are fighting..."

　　 When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked, including the representative of the Cloud Ninja Village.

　　 Hiashi, who had already prepared, pretended to be furious and said to Hizashi beside him.

　　 "Let's go back!"

　　 "Yes!"

　　 The two Hyuga brothers left without saying goodbye, and the other Hyuga clan ninjas followed closely.

　　 Hiruzen saw this and said with a slightly changed expression.

　　 "Everyone from the Cloud Ninja Village, if you don't mind, please come with us and take a look!"

　　 Hiruzen's words were also meant to prevent any accidents from happening.

　　 Momochi Sandayu naturally did not refuse. In fact, the Cloud Ninja Village had already practiced this scene.

　　 His surprise just now was just a pretense, but when he followed a large number of Konoha ninjas to the gate of the Hyuga clan's residence, the scene that appeared made him stunned and his face looked grim.

　　 "What the hell are these idiots doing?"

　　 Looking around, there were three bodies lying in front of the entrance of the Hyuga clan's residence. Judging from the wounds on their bodies, they were obviously dead.

　　 And these people were all wearing the clothes of the Hyuga clan.

　　 You have to know that for the Cloud Ninja Village, the purpose of this alliance was just to gain some small advantages.

　　 After all, the three ninja wars, Konoha's powerful strength has left a terrible shadow on the other four ninja villages in the entire ninja world.

　　 Therefore, even though Konoha experienced the Nine-Tails Rebellion and the Uchiha Clan Extermination, the Cloud Ninja Village did not have the courage to start a war.

　　 Their goal this time is very simple. Under the premise of a peace treaty, if they can successfully obtain the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, that would be the best. If they fail, then they will try to minimize the impact as much as possible. Among them, the most important one, although a bit shameful, is that they would rather the ninjas from the Kumogami Village die than the ninjas from the Konoha Village die.

　　 Because then the situation will change completely.

　　 This world sympathizes with the weak.

　　 The death of the Cloud Ninja Village ninja will give the Cloud Ninja Village an advantageous position in future negotiations.

　　 Moreover, those who were chosen to carry out the mission were originally just the village's death squad.

　　 But now there is trouble. Three Hyuga clan ninjas have died.

　　 Considering the pride of these great ninja families, this kind of shame...

　　 At this moment, a huge explosion was heard inside the Hyuga family's residence.

　　 "Go in and take a look!"

　　 Under the order of the Hokage, everyone entered the Hyuga clan's residence.

　　 After walking a few steps, the battlefield appeared in the courtyard outside the base.

　　 But this battle has come to an end.

　　 There were seven lifeless bodies lying on the ground, five of them were wearing Hyuga clan costumes, and the other two were wearing Cloud Ninja Village's forehead protectors.

　　 And the head of the Hyuga clan, who was standing there indifferently, was holding the neck of a ninja wearing a forehead protector from the Cloud Village in his hand. Judging from the way his head was drooping, it was obvious that he was dead.

　　 "No, we have to do something!"

　　 At this moment, the representative of the Cloud Shinobi Village, Momochi Santayu, panicked, and he subconsciously wanted to say something.

　　 But at this moment...

　　 "Bang..."

　　 The dead ninja from the Cloud Village was thrown in front of Momochi Sandayu by Hiashi, stopping the words he was about to say.

　　 Instead, Hiashi looked at Momochi Santai with a glare full of oppression and said coldly.

　　 "Ninja from the Kumogakure, aren't you going to explain?"

　　 "Hey... that..."

　　 This was definitely beyond Baidi San Taifu's expectations, and it even made him stutter, not knowing what to say.

　　 But at this moment, a terrible murderous aura burst out from Rizu's body.

　　 "You don't want to? In that case, I'll go find the answer myself!"

　　 "!!!"

　　 He had no time to react. In just a blink of an eye, Rizu appeared in front of him and grabbed his neck tightly, leaving him unable to utter a word.

　　 "!!!"

　　 The sudden scene frightened everyone present. The Sandaime and Danzo, who were both Hokage, looked incredulous.

　　 What surprised them was not that Rizu suddenly attacked at this moment, but that they both failed to react to Rizu's attack just now.

　　 This means that if Hiashi wanted to kill them, he could do it easily.

　　 What a joke, one of them is the Kage of a village, a man known as the strongest Hokage of Konoha, and the other is a leader who possesses a power root close to the level of Kage.

　　 They didn't know much about Rizu's strength. The last time Rizu took action, he only killed several elders of the tribe. He used his powerful chakra to suppress other tribesmen who had disloyalty.

　　 But even then, neither of them had ever seen it, they had only heard of it.

　　 But didn't I expect that Japanese football has become so strong?

　　 Because they were so shocked, they all ignored that Momotsuki Santayu was captured by Hiashi and dragged in front of the Hyuga clan ninjas.

　　 "Lock him up until the Kumogakure Village gives us a satisfactory answer!"

　　 At this time, other Hyuga clan ninjas had already gathered here. Looking at the bodies of the family ninjas lying on the ground, and then looking at the ninjas of the Cloud Village, they also understood and were extremely angry. At the same time, after seeing the clan leader Hiashi catch the murderer and say words of revenge, they were instantly filled with indignation.

　　 At this time, the Third Hokage finally reacted and reached out to stop it.

　　 "Wait, Hiashi, what are you doing? This is the representative of the alliance between the Kumogakure Village and our village!"

　　 "Alliance!"

　　 Hiashi looked at the Third Hokage coldly.

　　 "Are you kidding me, Sandaime? If the so-called covenant is to allow the ninjas of the Kumogakure Village to enter the Hyuga clan's base at will and massacre the ninjas of our Hyuga clan, then there is no need for such a covenant!"

　　 After these words were spoken, all the other Hyuga clan ninjas looked at the Third Hokage with indignation.

　　 Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't say anything at this moment, he just tried his best to save the situation.

　　 "I understand your anger, but Hiashi, this matter has not been clarified yet. If you arrest Baichi Santaifu like this, it will only lead to war. Hand him over to me, and I will let the Anbu investigate it thoroughly."

　　 "I can leave it to you, Sandaime-sama, but I can't just let the Anbu investigate!"

　　 The third generation asked with a changed expression.

　　 "What's the meaning?"

　　 "It's not that I don't trust you and the Anbu, but the people who died this time were ninjas from our Hyuga clan, so the investigation must involve our Hyuga clan. Moreover, from now on, these ninjas from the Kumogakure can only be detained in the prison of our Konoha Guard. If the Kumogakure doesn't give our Hyuga clan a satisfactory answer, then even if you, the Third-Kai, come forward, our Hyuga clan will not let it go!"

　　 At this moment, Ri Zu's sharp words surprised everyone.

　　 This is a blatant challenge to the authority of the Hokage, but no one can say anything.

　　 Danzo on the side looked at the scene coldly and said nothing.