In the team led by Hiruzen Sarutobi, apart from Jiraya, Danzo, and the remaining three trusted aides, the remaining sixteen came from the Sarutobi Clan and two elders.
The people who could participate in this operation were all Jonin, and this was the most core and loyal combat strength of the conservatives.
With Hiruzen's reputation, it was not that he could not bring more people, but this operation was targeted at the current 4th Hokage, Konoha's real leader. It wasn't easy to guarantee that those who had been under his command would follow him again.
After all, the first identity of the latter was Konoha Ninja.
Even Sarutobi Clan that he was in was the same.
Although Hiruzen was the current clan leader of the Sarutobi Clan, the rules of survival that large clans would never place eggs in a basket would remain the same because the former was the clan leader.
Therefore, Hiruzen also tacitly only found his own trusted aides in the clan. As for the matters of action, he did not inform the Sarutobi Clan.
The selection of members was so strict and coupled with the various connections that the old sect had in the village for decades; this was also the reason why Shikaku had yet to discover their whereabouts.
Unfortunately, they were still discovered when they were about to reach the capital.
Looking at the back of Konoha's ninja, who was obviously dressed in the Black Operation and immediately retreated after using the Psychic Spell, Hiruzen sighed deeply.
In the end, it still needed improvement.
This situation would not have happened if there was a ninja with a pair of eyes in the team.
Thinking of this, Hiruzen couldn't help but complain about his two old friends.
If the two of them hadn't forced the Hyuga Clan to die in the case of the death of the leader of the Cloud Ninja Group, the latter wouldn't have made the wrong decision to completely draw a line with them, causing them to have no eyes to use right now.
"Hiruzen! We have to speed up! Next, it's hard to guarantee that the confidant of the capital city, Yuki, will directly kill the famous person after receiving the news and die without any evidence!" At this time, Danzo, who also saw this scene, said with a cold and urgent face.
"Kill his name? How is that possible?" Jiraya exclaimed.
He was born and raised but never thought a ninja could kill his name.
Also, most of the Ninjas also did not have this concept in their hearts.
Only Danzo, who was ruthless to himself and others, would be able to do anything once he broke the limit of his mind.
Hearing this, Hiruzen's face changed, and he immediately let everyone rush to the capital city without caring about the consumption of their chakra.
If it was the former Yuki Senju, he believed that the other party would never do this.
But now, he could not guarantee that the other party, who had become extremely strange, would have encountered something wrong when he left, and the order to kill him would be left behind.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
More than twenty people rushed forward under the burst of chakra.
Seeing that the majestic city wall of the capital was right in front of them, suddenly!
A sharp-eyed ninja noticed that there was a kunai not far ahead, horizontally in their way.
Soon, not only this person but others also noticed this.
Especially after seeing the strange tactics engraved on the Kunai, he knew Minato very well, and the faces of Hiruzen and others changed.
"Is it the Flying Thunder God Tactic? Is Minato here?" Hiruzen said.
"No! It's not Minato! His Flying Thunder God is different from his current style." Jiraya said seriously.
If not for Minato, who could it be?
Or maybe the No-extreme Method not far away was not Flying Thunder?
Just as Jiraya was thinking, suddenly!
The sudden appearance of a person in front of him interrupted all his thoughts.
"Four. Four generations!"
The moment they saw who it was, Hiruzen, Jiraya, and all the people present were shocked with their mouths wide open. They couldn't believe their eyes.
The white and red robe that they had always been looking forward to now looked so dazzling.
"Flying Thunder God! When did the 4th Hokage master this ninjutsu?"
At this time, Jiraya's face was full of shock, but soon his face changed.
This was a trap!
It was a trap specially set for them!
The distance in front of Flying Thunder God was not worth mentioning!
Not only did he think of this, but many people also reacted.
Hiruzen slightly sighed, not knowing whether it was for himself, for Konoha, or for his life.
Danzo was very straightforward.
The moment he saw Yuki appear, he began to undo the bandages that wrapped around his right arm and then put on the seal ninja on his arm.
The others gradually calmed down after the commotion. As the most loyal to the old faction, they were already prepared to die before this operation.
On the other side, Yuki slowly raised his head, calmly looking at everything before him.
A gust of wind blew past, and the two sides looked at each other silently until the blown leaves rubbed against each other and made a rustling sound.
After a while, Yuki said, "Without the Hokage's order, you went out of the Konoha Village without permission. What crime is that?"
Swish! Swish!
The friction of the fallen leaves continued, and the opposite side still remained silent.
Yuki shook his head and continued, "As a subordinate, he aimed the blade at the flame and tried to overturn it. What crime is it?"
When he heard this time, Danzo bowed his head to lift the seal while Hiruzen shook his head.
On the other hand, Jiraya couldn't help but say: "4th, what we did was just to let Konoha and the Land of Fire return to the right path. We didn't really want to target you. We are willing to surrender if you can return to the right path and take back your unnecessary ambitions. 4th, you can also go back and continue to control Konoha. We absolutely don't object!"
"Return to the right path? Ambition?" Yuki smiled and looked at him, "Jiraya, is this how you look at me? If so, I can only say that you are too naive. In comparison, your teacher is more far-sighted. I'm right, 3rd!"
After a few seconds of silence, Hiruzen nodded and said, "Yuki, you want to break the system of one country and one village, combine the Land of Fire and Konoha, and turn the two jades into one jade."
"Indeed!" "Only when the Land of Fire and Konoha become one, and the military and financial power are completely unified, can we truly bring out the full foundation of the strongest country in the world, allowing Konoha to gain ten times more support than before, allowing it to grow even faster. Since you understand this principle, why stop me?"
Hearing this, Hiruzen shook his head and said:
"It takes a long time and effort for a new thing to be accepted, not to mention a new regime system. Once something goes wrong with your path, Konoha and the Land of Fire will be doomed. The country and the village system have existed for so many years, and the whole world has long been used to it."
"Konoha is not at the point of non-change. On the contrary, what it needs now is rest. As an old man, I follow your words, and my mind is already stubborn. So, I must stand up to stop you for this stubbornness."
"I understand," Yuki said.
There were too many conflicts caused by different ideologies in the previous life.
Knowing that his persuasion was ineffective, he said, "So be it. But the facts are right in front of you. You three generations have no chance of winning from the moment I arrived. Instead of struggling fearlessly, you should just surrender. This way, you can also end up in a physical state."
"The end of the body? I still have to thank you for your kindness, Yuki." Hiruzen shook his head with a wry smile, "However, although he is already retired, there is no precedent for him to admit defeat directly! Since it has come to this, let's fight and not leave any regrets!"
In the end, Hiruzen's face was full of determination.
Although the result of this battle was very likely to be doomed, as the 3rd Hokage, as a ninja who had also made a great reputation, there was no word "surrender" in his dictionary.
On the side, seeing his own teacher show a heroic spirit that he hadn't seen for a long time, whom Yuki called innocent, also shook his head with a sigh and said to Yuki:
"Sigh! Since the old man is so heroic, I can only keep up with him as a young man. I also want to see the long-rumoured Wood Release for a long time. Fourth generation leader, please forgive me later!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold snort from Danzo suddenly sounded.
At this time, he had already finished his preparations, and when he heard this, he said coldly: "Since you want to fight, then you must be prepared to do anything to kill the other side! Why are you so affectionate? Kill Yuki Senju and destroy Konoha! This is what you should be thinking right now!"
Danzo removed his veil and pointed at the cold reality, shocking everyone.
At the same time, it made Yuki look over for the first time.
He didn't look before because, in his heart, the other party was already a dead man.
Even the reason why the other party was able to come here was also the reason why he had specially instructed the guards to release the water.
Originally, the fish had already taken the bait, so he still had some patience.
However, since the other party had jumped so early, it was better for him to send him on his way first.
"Danzo, I seem to have said before that if you dare to step out of the house, I will kill you," Yuki said, his voice full of killing intent.
Danzo showed no weakness in this regard: "For Konoha, even if I die, I won't be able to do anything. Unfortunately, although I discovered your ambition early on, I still couldn't kill you! Flying Thunder God Technique! Now I finally understand how you escaped the Four Symbols Seal trap. Yuki, you hid well enough!"
Now that things had come to this point, there was nothing he couldn't say about his desire to die.
Hearing this, there was no trace of fluctuation on Yuki's face. He just said lightly,
"When you say it, you have to do it. Danzo, you must die today!"
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