Konoha: Uchiha Extremists? Offering Loyalty!

Chapter 148 Rumors from the Capital!

After a moment of thought, their expressions suddenly turned serious.

"Hiruzen, the most worrying trouble is the Uchiha clan!"

"That's a full thousand ninjas!"

"Only the Senju family at its peak could barely compare!"

Instead of solving internal problems, we should create external targets!

Hiruzen Sarutobi silently took a drag of his cigarette.

The Uchiha clan is indeed troublesome.

Everything in the village seemed to have changed, yet it also seemed unchanged.

Ten years ago, he braved the oppressive aura of the Thousand Hands of Terror to save the village from the quagmire of war.

Now, he faces the resurrected Uchiha clan and another chaotic war!

The Hokage's power was never fully realized.

Even the Uchiha and Senju clans dared to subtly resist the orders from the Hokage's office!

Thinking about Tsunade and Yuuki's actions, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a nameless rage rise in his heart.

When I first became Hokage, you hindered my development of the village.

Having served as Hokage for over ten years, you still hinder my development of the village.

Haven't I wasted these past ten years?

This is no ordinary ninja clan!

As soon as Mito Uzumaki's face appeared in Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind, his nameless rage instantly vanished.

He immediately looked up at Koharu Utatane: "Koharu, have you visited Mito-sama recently?"

About six months later, Tsunade's behavior became increasingly assertive, defending the Senju clan's reputation to the point of arrogance.

The possibility of mental illness has been ruled out.

Perhaps something has happened to Lady Mito?

Koharu Utatane recalled for a moment and suddenly realized, "Lord Mito has aged a lot, and the Yin Seal is no longer maintained."

“I see.” Mitokado Homura continued, “The Senju clan was relying on Lady Mito to hold them back, but the situation changed, and Tsunade urgently needed to establish her authority, which is why this situation occurred.”

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki..." Hiruzen Sarutobi murmured. He had promised to leave the selection to Lady Mito, but that didn't mean he didn't have his own thoughts.

As the Hokage, how could he not care about the guaranteed Kage-level powerhouse?

The next Nine-Tails Jinchuriki will most likely be Kushina Uzumaki.

Born from the vortex, it would be difficult to cleanse or reform through the will of fire...

If I remember correctly, Kushina was still studying at the Ninja Academy.

Emotions are the easiest thing to change the thinking of a minor.

The three fell silent, their confidence somewhat shaky, avoiding eye contact, a profound stillness settling in.

Deep down, almost the same feeling arose.

Mito Uzumaki is probably dying soon, that's a relief...

Suddenly, an ANBU member knocked on the door and entered, whispering something to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Let's go, the people who want an explanation are here!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi led the way, taking the two to see the Aburame clan chief.

"Lord Hokage!"

The clan chief, You Nu Zhihui, stood in the corridor, wearing sunglasses and completely unnoticed.

If he hadn't been greeted, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have almost missed the living person in front of him.

"Zhihui!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression softened, and he even smiled slightly.

The Aburame family holds a very special position in Konoha.

It's not particularly easy for a Kage-level powerhouse to emerge from there. On the contrary, the young Aburame built a worm nest inside her body, causing damage and greatly reducing her potential.

Nevertheless, each generation of the Aburame clan consistently produces a certain number of Jonin (high-ranking ninja).

They demonstrated combat effectiveness from every angle.

It's a comprehensive list of parasites.

Reconnaissance, defense, melee, ranged... encompassing almost all combat styles.

Chunin-level individuals are not easy to kill; their potential is slightly lower, but their minimum potential is extremely high.

It is almost impossible for a Kage-level powerhouse to emerge.

What a perfect subordinate!

"War inevitably causes damage."

Aburame Zhihui lowered his head and handed over a scroll: "Sacrificing for the village is the Aburame family's inescapable responsibility, but..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi curiously took the scroll, his breathing quickening considerably.

Good heavens, Danzo bypassed the Hokage's office and went straight to Aburame demanding people!

They just killed dozens of ninjas, and now they want people back?

They're just taking advantage of a small group of people!

Aburame Shiki's tone remained unchanged as he refused, saying, "Lord Hokage, the clan has suffered considerable losses, and to this day, the compensation has not yet been paid out. What do you think?"

Aburame Shiki, lacking the confidence of Senju, gave Sarutobi Hiruzen some face.

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly reassured him, "Shiki, don't worry about the compensation. You can collect it from the mission center later. Danzo was just blinded by failure; don't worry about him."

“I am also saddened by the death of Jonin Tora. If you have any ninjas who meet the required strength, please feel free to recommend them.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi made a promise, essentially granting the Aburame clan several spots for promotion to Jonin.

However, the oil-loving Zhihui was not moved to tears; instead, a hint of confusion appeared on his face hidden behind his sunglasses.

His expression looked extremely strange, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hokage-sama, farewell."

Once Aburame Shiki had gone far away, the Anbu members approached Sarutobi Hiruzen and whispered in his ear.

Upon hearing the news, Hiruzen Sarutobi's blood pressure rose uncontrollably again.

Danzo Shimura used the demand for support as leverage to prevent the recruitment and promotion of clan ninjas such as Aburame and Inuzuka!

Even if the female ninja meets the requirements, she will not be approved.

Each family is generally allocated a fixed number of promotion slots.

Danzo Shimura's power, of course, could not affect the entire Aburame family.

However, he expressed his intention to prevent the promotion.

Those who don't know the inside story might interpret it as the Hokage's intention!

This indirectly achieves the goal of preventing promotion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was momentarily dazed.

What exactly was Danzo after? What were his motives?

During wartime, did they suppress the ninja clans of the Hokage lineage?

Instead of seeking compensation for the numerous deaths of the Aburame ninjas, they are further suppressing them?

Before long, the Inuzuka clan chief arrived demanding an explanation.

Inuzuka Go was not as polite as Shiki; upon meeting him, he began to wail and cry loudly.

The ninja dog lying on the ground also barked loudly.

So many family members died!

The Inuzuka family's losses are at least double!

When a ninja dies in battle, most of the summoned beasts that grow alongside him will also perish!

Some Inuzuka ninjas carry more than one ninja dog!

"Lord Hokage! A total of thirty-one elite ninjas, including two Jonin and thirty-nine ninja dogs, have all perished in battle!"

"Our Inuzuka family is suffering!"

"What are we going to do?!"

"Commander-in-Chief Shimura still wants more people—Riri, Ben, Takeshi... he won't let any of them go! Inuzuka Riki is the young clan leader!"

"If you don't give them a promotion, they won't let you get promoted!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was grim.

Clan leader Gou Inuzuka seems to have given Hiruzen Sarutobi a hard time.

In reality, they didn't leave any face at all.

Mitokado Homura reassured him, "Clan head, that wasn't the Hokage's intention. Don't worry, the Hokage remembers everyone's contributions."

It was quite a struggle to coax Gou Inuzuka, who was trying to eat and take things away, away.

The three remained silent, exchanging glances.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said decisively, "Danzo can no longer remain on the front lines."

The "mad dog" style of command led to numerous losses.

Putting aside human nature, if the village can accept it, he can barely accept it either.

Sufficient results are enough.

Danzo seized the opportunity and launched an attack on Iwagakure and Kusagakure.

The number of surviving Kusagakure ninja is estimated to be less than four figures.

They went from being a mid-tier ninja village to a small-tier one.

Is the border dangerous?

That's why Konoha needs to guard against an attack from the four great nations.

However, Danzo's behavior after the battle was a bit too anthropomorphic.

Mitokado sighed, "Danzo injured one eye and one arm. If he hadn't insisted on preparing for battle, he should have withdrawn long ago."

"But what will happen to the defense line of the Grassland if Danzo is removed?"

"We can only entrust this to the Uchiha clan," Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed.

The Uchiha clan recovered too quickly.

The internal strife that the Uchiha clan quelled a few years ago mainly affected the three-tomoe Uchiha clans.

It will not have a significant impact on the family's future.

"Uchiha?!" Koharu Utatane's face stiffened, and she asked worriedly, "Hiruzen, what about what the teacher said?!"

"Xiaochun, that was the only way!"

It's not just war that can catalyze the rise of Kage-level Uchiha!

With a large enough pool of ninjas, there's a chance that even stronger ones will emerge!

Now, the only way to weaken the Uchiha clan is through war.

Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi had made up his mind, Koharu turned her head, cold sweat beading on her forehead, and took her leave of the Hokage's office.

broken.

Those petty actions they're taking near the capital must stop.