Danzo! Look What You've Done!

The Konoha 'Hokage Office Building in Konoha was brightly lit under the cover of night.

"What's going on? Have all the Hyuga Branch Family members gone mad? They just suddenly all came out and moved to the Seventh Division's office building in the middle of the night?"

The Hokage Office was packed with people, Third Hokage, unusually, showed a look of anger. Good heavens! Such a huge thing had happened right under his nose, and he didn't even know?

What is this all about? This enraged Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was always proud of his control over the village.

In the dead of night, almost all the Jōnin in the village arrived, wanting to ask if something serious had happened. But the Hokage was even more bewildered than they were. At this moment, they were even more confused—was there something the Hokage didn't know?

"Reporting to the Third, the Hyuga Branch Family, led by their patriarch Hizashi Hyuga, has moved entirely into the Seventh Division Office Building, and the entire building is packed with people."

"I'm asking what exactly happened, not where the Hyuga Branch Family moved to!"

At this moment, the Third was furious. Although the Hyuga Branch Family had only moved from the left to the right, this was not just one or two ninjas moving, but an entire clan!

"The Hyuga Branch Family's stated banner is that they are pledging allegiance to Root and Lord Orochimaru. When our people intercepted and questioned them along the way, the head of the Hyuga Branch Family, Hizashi Hyuga, was extremely adamant, saying that they had received a great favor from Root and had already broken the Caged Bird Lord Orochimaru of Root. Yes! Yes!"

One of the Anbu honestly and directly told the truth, but hesitated at the end, which enraged the Third, who shouted, "What did you say! Tell me! Everyone here is an elite of Konoha, so speak freely!"

Upon hearing that even the Third Hokage Anbu had spoken so frankly, the ANBU member had nothing to fear and directly shouted in a deep voice, "Reporting to the Hokage-sama, the Hyuga Branch Family are all saying that Root is elusive and unpredictable. Lord Orochimaru is also a member of Root, so their allegiance to Lord Orochimaru is the same as their allegiance to Root."

Good heavens!

Upon hearing this, the surrounding Jōnin widened their eyes in astonishment. This was quite a spectacle, this was some kind of drama! As Jonin, they knew a lot about what was going Jōnin in the village.

For example, the Hyuga Clan's Main Family and Branch Family system, and the Root of Konoha —this is a ruthless move. Upon hearing this, the members of various clans turned green with disbelief, staring at the Third Hokage. Even though you are the Hokage, you can't interfere in the affairs of these Noble Houses Great Clans.

The major clans and Noble Houses families of Konoha united to form the Konoha. They also defied the village's orders. How dare you, Hokage, interfere in the affairs of your clans? If you dare to interfere with the Hyuga clan Hyuga, you will dare to interfere with the Nara and Akimichi tomorrow.

Bang!

Just then, the Hokage's office door suddenly burst open, and a flurry of eyes rushed in. Shimura Danzō, his face grim and one eye exposed, strode into the office, leaning on a wooden cane, shouting, "Sarutobi! Such a commotion has occurred in Konoha under your management! You!"

Before Danzo could finish speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi his fist on the table, and roared, "Danzo! I am the Hokage!"

Good heavens! Shimura Danzō stared wide-eyed at the Third, who had ingested Explosive Tag in the middle of the night. Damn it, he hadn't even had a chance to criticize the Third Hokage for the huge turmoil Konoha had suffered, and the Third Hokage had already come out on top of him! This was too much! This was outrageous!

At this moment, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, stared at his friend Shimura Danzō with eyes full of rage. "Damn it! I knew you old bastard had dirty tricks up your sleeve, but I didn't expect you to be this ruthless. You messed with the major clans and they turned a blind eye, which served as a warning, but you can't go this far."

"Sarutobi, you!" Just as Shimura Danzō filled with resentment and anger, a Root member suddenly appeared beside him and whispered the news. Immediately, Shimura Danzō's face turned green, and his one exposed eye widened in shock.

"Sarutobi! Me! Me!"

At this moment, Shimura Danzō frustrated and shocked. Damn it, he didn't know anything about this. What Caged Bird? He had no idea about it at all.

Hiruzen Sarutobi glared angrily at Danzo, who was more trouble than he was worth, as if to say, "Look what you've done! Now I have to clean up your mess."

Just then, the two senior advisors, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu, slowly walked in. Their faces showed displeasure as they entered, especially when they saw Shimura Danzō. Before they could even sit down, they couldn't help but say in a low voice, "Danzo, you've gone too far this time."

Danzo was incredibly frustrated. His one exposed eye glared wide open. He wanted to refute it, but how could he?

It's obvious this is Orochimaru's doing. Only Orochimaru has the ability to develop a way to break the Caged Bird Technique, and he's still considered the second-in-command of Root. Is it wrong for him to be operating under Root's banner?

That's right, it was Orochimaru who did it, but it was also Root who did it. As the leader of Root, Shimura Danzō was truly caught in the middle and couldn't explain himself.

"I!"

Looking at the three people who had taken their seats, Shimura Danzō frustrated. He had only ever felt this frustrated once in his life, when he failed to be selected Hokage. He had never felt this frustrated before.

"Danzo, sit down!"

This time, Hiruzen Sarutobi truly revealed his anger. With a single command Shimura Danzō could only snort coldly and walk to his seat in frustration.

He was initially very aggressive, intending to ridicule Hiruzen Sarutobi, but ended up getting slapped in the face.

Hiruzen Sarutobi glared at Danzo with annoyance. He wasn't stupid; in the blink of an eye, he figured out what had happened. Someone had to take the blame for something this big.

He admitted that Danzo definitely didn't have the talent, after all, the research problem was Orochimaru, but Orochimaru was a member of Root, so he had to take the blame whether he wanted to or not.

Suppressing his anger, the Third glared fiercely at Danzo, fearing he would berate him for being incompetent and a complete hindrance, saying, "What are you doing at such a troublesome time?"

"Koharu, Homura, you two need to reach a conclusion with the envoy from Kumogakure tomorrow. What I want is a result. The peace treaty was negotiated by the Land of Lightning. If they don't want to talk, then there's no need to talk."

He needed to act swiftly and decisively, ending the conflict with the Land of Lightning and then calming things down in the village.

The peace treaty is just a piece of paper. If you don't negotiate, the border will remain deadlocked anyway. After all, Konoha is a large and powerful family with enough resources to afford the losses.

While the Hokage Building was brightly lit, the office building of the Seventh Division of the Konoha Military Police Force was packed with people, all of whom brought their families. In particular, their white pupils were especially eye-catching.

The members of the Seventh Division, who were supposed to be at work that morning, all arrived at this moment. Even the Uchiha members stared wide-eyed at the sight, unable to maintain their usual arrogant expressions.

Good heavens, did they wipe out the Hyuga Branch Family?

The office building was filled with the sounds of babies crying and people whispering. When Uzuki Yugao came to work late at night and saw this scene, she was extremely annoyed and hurriedly pushed open the office door.

"Captain, there are too many people outside, what should we do?"

As soon as Uzuki Yugao pushed open the door and spoke loudly, she saw fifteen Jōnin from the Hyuga Clan standing densely packed in the office. Uchiha Yoru, who was sitting in the office, was now surrounded.

Upon seeing who it was, Uchiha Yoru immediately said in a deep voice, "What kind of behavior is this, all this panic? Uzuki Yugao, go down and calm the Hyuga Clan members down."

"Yes!"

"Shisui, go quickly to the clan and discuss this with the clan head and elders. Our Uchiha Compound has just been relocated and expanded considerably. There's a vacant lot on the east side that we're planning to build a Training Ground for. We've requisitioned it. On behalf of Teacher Orochimaru, I've requisitioned it. It will temporarily Hyuga Clan's temporary residence."

"Yes!"

"What are you all standing there for? We're being ordered by Teacher Orochimaru of Root to the Hyuga Branch Family. Just focus on calming them down."

"Yes!"

After issuing his orders, Uchiha Yoru directly raised the Root banner. In Konoha, it's always more effective to wave the big flag. If he were to use the Uchiha name, wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

Even Orochimaru's name wasn't as effective as Root's, since the Third was extremely lenient with Root, something all the major clans knew.

After giving the order, Uchiha Yoru turned to Hizashi Hyuga and solemnly shouted, "Senior Hizashi, rest assured, you are the vice-captain of the Seventh Division. At the same time, Teacher Orochimaru also sent an order that, in the name of Root, the Seventh Division of the Konoha Military Police Force is willing to accept the elites of the Hyuga Clan."

"Captain Hyuga, please lead the clan's elites to pacify the tribe and prepare to head to our temporary residence to rest."

This loud voice seemed to be afraid that others wouldn't hear him. He was carrying out orders from Root. Although he wasn't Root, his teacher was. He was right to listen to his Teacher Orochimaru. It was reasonable and legal.

Meanwhile, outside the Seventh Division of the Konoha Military Police Force, there were densely packed figures everywhere, and the rooftops under the night sky were filled with Konoha Ninja who had rushed over after hearing the news.

The ninjas stared in disbelief at the scene. "Iruka, am I really not seeing things? These are all Hyuga Clan? The Hyuga Clan moved out in the middle of the night?"

Iruka, who had just graduated, stared in shock at the dark mass of people before him. It was the first time he had ever encountered anything like this, and he couldn't help but shake his head, saying, "This should definitely be the Hyuga Clan. Moving in the middle of the night seems a bit strange."

After all, the mass relocation of the Uchiha Clan was not long ago, so the Hyuga Clan's large-scale relocation was not unbelievable to them, but rather shocking. It seems that both of Konoha's two Noble Houses prefer to relocate their clan territories.

The ninjas on the rooftop, watching this scene through the moonlight, couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

"Good heavens, I was sleeping when I suddenly heard this commotion. I thought the Nine-Tails had appeared again."

"Who says otherwise? So many people moving in the middle of the night, that's quite a scene."

"Shh, don't talk nonsense. What relocation? Can't you see that these Hyuga members are acting strangely?"

"What's wrong?"

"They all Branch Family."

"Branch Family! Branch Family?"

Most of the commoner ninjas were suspicious. The Hyuga Clan was too high and unapproachable for them, so they naturally didn't know the difference between the Main Family and the Branch Family. Only a few ninjas knew something about it, and most of them were shocked.

"I'm telling you, don't talk nonsense, the Hyuga Main Family and Branch Family..."

"This isn't a Branch Family of the family property; it's enslavement, treating the Branch Family like slaves."

"Exactly. At least when you become a bodyguard for a Noble Houses family, you have a choice. But when you split up a Branch Family, you don't have any choice at all."

"Ah, it's truly pitiful to the Branch Family. But this time they've probably been forced into a corner. Aren't they afraid of being Caged Bird?"

"Shh, keep your voices down. Didn't you hear the sounds from afar? This time it's Root that's made their move. Our Hokage-sama has long disapproved of the Hyuga main family's Branch Family of the Hyuga Main Family, so he secretly broke the Caged Bird."

"I never imagined that Konoha had such a cruel system. The Hokage-sama merciful."

"Tch, what kind of Noble Houses has been passed down for centuries since the Warring States period? These rules are truly inhumane."

Ninjas, as numerous as fleas, leaped across the rooftops in the night to watch the spectacle, their whispers spreading the news far and wide.

At this moment, the members of the Hyuga Branch Family inside the office building were like monkeys in a zoo, watched by countless people, many of whom even showed pity and sympathy.

This isn't some kind of Noble Houses; it's practically family members enslaving each other.

Might Guy, who arrived late at night to maintain order, also looked grave after hearing the details of the incident.

"Kakashi, do you think the distinction between the Hyuga Main Family and the Branch Family is correct?"

Might Guy was a commoner; he didn't understand or comprehend the rules of the Noble Houses, but Kakashi did, because the Hatake Clan was also considered Noble Houses family, only they had fallen on hard times when they joined Konoha.

A fallen Samurai family.

Seeing Might Guy's question, Kakashi sighed softly, "Guy, Noble Houses families that have been around for over a century naturally have their reasons for survival and their own principles, but this division of the Main Family into the Branch Family is rather cruel."

The Main Family and the Branch Family are all blood relatives; to put it bluntly, they are one family, yet the elders enslave the younger ones.

At this moment, Might Guy couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "Kakashi, I don't understand or can comprehend the lives of the Noble Houses, but I do know that once a person loses their freedom, that person will never have a strong heart."

At this point, Might Guy suddenly seemed to remember something, and immediately gave a thumbs-up, a wide smile spreading across his face as he shouted, "Yoho! This is youth! Long live Lord Orochimaru!"

At this moment, Might Guy couldn't comment on the philosophies of the Hyuga Main Family and Branch Family, but he was filled with excitement at Orochimaru's actions; this was the kind of boldness a future Hokage should have.

Hatake Kakashi to the side, felt a surge of fighting spirit after seeing Might Guy shout in such an embarrassing pose. He even smiled behind his mask and slowly extended his thumb, just like Guy.

"Kai, for the village, for Konoha, do your best!"

"Yo! This is youth, Kakashi! You've finally been resurrected."

Might Guy shouted excitedly, as if he were a madman, but at this moment, the members of the Branch Family felt no resentment, but rather gratitude.