Sarutobi! You'll Regret This!

As the morning sun rose, the atmosphere in Konoha was rather unsettled.

The ninjas were densely packed together, not going to take on missions or train early in the morning, but instead piling up on rooftops and telephone poles, just like sparrows gathering at dawn. The sparrows in the sky were chirping angrily, complaining that these ninjas had taken over their territory.

"They've moved! Where are these Hyuga Branch Family headed?"

Suddenly, someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise. Countless figures looked towards the Konoha Military Police Force's office building, where a densely packed group of Hyuga branch family members, along with their Hyuga Branch Family, slowly walked out, while Konoha Military Police Force officers maintained order.

"By order of Lord Orochimaru, Root Deputy Commander, all members of the Hyuga Branch Family to proceed to the new base."

A large group of ninjas emerged and maintained order, leading the Hyuga Branch Family members towards the edge of Konoha. Countless curious Konoha Ninja jumped and watched from both sides.

After all, this was a major event. The Shinobi World had never seen anything like it before. Noble Houses had actually split up. This juicy gossip filled the already dull ninja world with curiosity.

Uchiha Yoru looked at Kakashi with a solemn expression and shouted, "Kakashi, you are now ordered to go to the Hokage Building and report to the Hokage-sama everything that has happened here."

Seeing this, Hizashi Hyuga, the leader of the Hyuga Branch Family, solemnly shouted, "Kakashi, please inform the Hokage-sama that the Hyuga Branch Family has been ordered by Root to establish a new residence."

Boom!

Hizashi Hyuga's loud shout was like a voice whispering in the ear to a ninja whose senses are already sharp. Countless people widened their eyes in surprise. Goodness, this is going to be a spectacle.

"As expected, I knew someone must think the Hyuga Clan's Caged Bird is too cruel."

"Indeed, the Hokage-sama is merciful."

Countless civilian ninjas, unaware of the gravity of the situation, were still indignant on the Hyuga Branch Family, and some even marveled at the Hokage's mercy. However, they were unaware that Hizashi Hyuga's loud shout caused some ninjas in the shadows to change their expressions drastically upon hearing it.

Oh no!

The Hyuga Branch Family, escorted by numerous guards and accompanied by onlookers from their village, arrived at their new residence in a grand procession. Although they felt awkward, they could accept everything compared to the freedom they had gained.

When the Konoha Ninja who had come to watch the spectacle saw the Hyuga Branch Family, they were all filled with shock. Wasn't this the Uchiha Clan's territory?

At this moment, many people felt pity for the Uchiha. Good heavens, Root played this move brilliantly. Not only did they split the Hyuga Clan, but they also planted such an elite force within the Uchiha Clan, and now they even want to take over their land.

As expected, after this incident, many people saw the furious Uchiha Clan Head leading the elders straight to the Hokage Office Building.

Seeing the lively scene, Uchiha Yoru's eyes were filled with a smile, but he still shouted with righteous indignation, "Seventh Division, on the orders of the Root Deputy Commander, is assisting the Hyuga Branch Family in settling in."

The Seventh Division of the Konoha Military Police Force is mostly composed of Orochimaru's followers. There aren't many Uchiha ninjas, so they're just carrying out missions as ordered. Anyway, it's not like they're occupying their own land, so who cares?

"Yugao, hurry and buy some food. The Hyuga Branch Family members came lightly equipped, and they're probably going to run out of food today."

"Yes!" At this moment, Uzuki Yugao was completely bewildered. She still couldn't understand what had happened, let alone her. Countless ninjas in Konoha were also in a daze.

The Hokage Building.

Uchiha Fugaku, accompanied by Elder Uchiha Setsuna, stormed into the Hokage meeting hall in a fit of rage. Before they even entered, they could hear the elder's furious roar.

"Shimura Danzō! You've gone too far!"

At this moment, the Meeting Room was filled with countless Jōnin, all of them looking down at this scene. Good heavens, this juicy gossip has been going on since last night and it's still not over. It's so exciting!

Upon seeing the old man Uchiha Setsuna in and began to berate Gate of Opening, Shimura Danzō angrily stood up, glaring at him with his one eye and shouting, "Insolence! This is the Hokage Meeting Room, not your Uchiha Clan's!"

"Danzo! Stop spouting nonsense! Who do you think you are? When did you become qualified to divide the Uchiha Compound Hyuga Branch Family?"

"Then Uchiha Yoru, take your Root's transfer order and give me an explanation!" At this moment, although Elder Uchiha Setsuna was old, his rage caused countless Jōnin to take a step back. This hot-tempered old man had clearly come to complain.

Elder Uchiha Setsuna, clutching the Root's order, strode angrily to the conference room and slammed his fist on the table before the Third Hokage, glaring at him and shouting, "Third Hokage! Can you give me a reasonable explanation? Since when Root been allowed to interfere in Uchiha affairs? How dare you directly order us Uchiha to cede a piece of land to the Hyuga Clan?"

Upon hearing this, countless Jōnin in the Meeting Room turned to look at Shimura Danzō, especially those from various clans who already harbored resentment towards Root, and they immediately revealed it on their faces.

Your Root has gone too far in bullying and oppressing them. Now you're so blatantly splitting the Hyuga Clan first, and then having the Branch Family take advantage of the Uchiha Clan. This is killing two birds with one stone! This plan is absolutely brilliant.

"Danzo! How come I, as the Hokage, didn't know Root this transfer order from Root?!"

Just as Danzo was feeling frustrated, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, saw the transfer order in Uchiha Setsuna's hand and became enraged, turning to Shimura Danzō and roaring at him.

"Me! Sarutobi, you!" At this moment, Shimura Danzō was truly speechless, because the transfer order was genuine, the order from Orochimaru, the Root Deputy Commander. Wasn't it also Root's Root? How could you escape responsibility?

How frustrating! When Shimura Danzō ever felt this frustrated? Even narrowly missing out on the Third Hokage title back then couldn't have been more frustrating.

The Third Hokage was also furious. If Danzo just revealed his scheme to Hyuga Split the Land of Lightning Envoy from the Land of Lightning? He'd never taken him seriously; it was just a petty trick. He was merely using this as a pretext to secretly put pressure on the Hyuga Clan. (In the manga, the Raikage stated that Konoha was extremely assertive Hyuga matter.)

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu also glared at Danzo with dissatisfaction. They weren't fools; they knew it was all Orochimaru's doing. But since Orochimaru was now a member of Root, who else Danzo the blame if not Danzo? Besides, Orochimaru wasn't even in the village right now.

"Elder Setsuna, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation for this matter. What do you say?"

After reprimanding Danzo Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to look at the Uchiha elder with a sincere expression. With this one sentence, he shifted the blame onto Danzo, making him the good guy.

Elder Uchiha Setsuna naturally knew that these four high-ranking members were all in cahoots, but for now he could only snort coldly. To express his dissatisfaction, he stepped back and sat cross-legged on the ground. "Very well, today I hope that the Hokage-sama will Shimura Danzō Shimura's Root give the Uchiha a satisfactory answer."

At this moment Uchiha Fugaku also stepped forward. Compared to Elder Setsuna's anger, he appeared calm and composed. "Hokage-sama, Uchiha Yoru delivered this transfer order directly to me, stating righteously that it was a transfer order, not a discussion. The Uchiha Clan knew nothing about this, but for the sake of the village's stability, the Uchiha could only watch helplessly as the Hyuga Branch Family moved in."

"The Uchiha is from Konoha, Hyuga Clan is also from Konoha, but this kind of important matter has already involved our clan's internal affairs!"

It was obvious that Uchiha Fugaku was also expressing his strong dissatisfaction. At this moment Hiruzen Sarutobi was also having a headache, and he glared at Danzo with a look of exasperation.

You're more trouble than you're worth!

"Hokage-sama, the Hyuga Compound is now on high alert. This situation has reached an extremely dangerous point; one wrong move and it could lead to a Noble Houses war among the Hyuga of Konoha."

"That's right, the Hyuga Main Family and Branch Family are matters of the Hyuga Clan's own affairs, and we shouldn't be involved, but right now!"

Members of various clans expressed their dissatisfaction one after another. This time, even the Ino-Shika-Cho tentatively expressed their discontent. After all, Root has dared to plot to split the Hyuga Clan. Apart from the Uchiha, no one in Konoha dares to say they can compare to the Hyuga Clan. Root does this a few more times, how many of their clans can stand it?

Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open again, this time with even greater force than Uchiha, and the door slammed directly against the wall with a bang.

When everyone looked over, they saw Hyuga Hiashi and the Hyuga's Great Elder walk in with grim and angry expressions. At that moment, everyone fell silent.

The main person in question has shown up; this is going to cause quite a stir.

"Hokage-sama! Didn't the Land of Lightning Envoy want the Hyuga Clan's bloodline? Now, the Hyuga clan head and I are right here. Hand us over! If that's not enough, the main Hyuga Main Family has many more members. If that's still not enough, then let Danzo, the higher-up of Konoha, hand over the branch Branch Family as well, lest they falsely accuse the Hyuga Family of starting the war."

Good heavens, a critical hit right from the start. With the Hyuga Clan such a state, what does the Great Elder care about? He opened the door and immediately glared at the Third Hokage and Danzo, confronting them directly.

Just then, the Uchiha Clan elder saw Hyuga elder and was secretly Ichiraku, but he pretended to be angry and glared at him, shouting, "Hyuga Clan, you can't even manage your Branch Family properly, letting Branch Family come and seize our land. This time, your Hyuga Clan must give me an explanation!"

The two old men, both seething with anger, suddenly confronted each other. The Hyuga Clan's Great Elder was incredibly frustrated, and his composure crumbled as he unleashed a torrent of curses, shattering the centuries-old dignity and decorum passed down Hyuga generations of the Hyuga clan.

"What does the matter of the Branch Family have to do with me? If I could control the Branch Family, I would send Branch Family to the Shimura Clan right now! To the Sarutobi Clan! You have the guts to go and Danzo, instead of babbling on to me."

"Danzo! You're ruthless! You actually went to great lengths to break the Caged Bird of our Hyuga Clan. You're amazing! I admire you!" The Hyuga elder, who had just finished criticizing the Uchiha, turned around and looked at Shimura Danzō, his face full of anger but giving him a thumbs up.

"Our Hyuga Clan's century-old heritage has been destroyed by my own hand! Haha, Shimura Danzō, you just wanted to teach our Hyuga Clan a lesson, didn't you? Name your price, how many ninja does your Root ninja need? Come, if I try to bargain with you for a price today, I'll jump off this Hokage Building!"

"Danzo, just say the word. Whether your Root Danzo wants money or people, don't worry. This Hyuga Clan will no longer be Caged Bird. Once you join your Root, you can use your Cursed Seal as you please. If you still feel it's not enough, I, Hiashi, and I from the Hyuga Clan can join you. It's just becoming your Danzo's henchmen, isn't it? Come on, just say the word."

With the Hyuga Clan unleashing their full fury, almost all their anger was directed at them. At this moment, both Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu chose to remain silent. The Noble Houses clan had already fallen; couldn't they at least be allowed to vent their anger?

All the Jōnin here looked at Danzo with fear. Although they had long known that Root was ruthless, this time it was too cruel. At the same time, they looked at the Hyuga Clan with pity and sympathy in their eyes.

This is the one who got screwed over the most; the Branch Family was ruined, and they almost started a civil war.

"Shimura Danzō! From this day forward, I have decided to relieve you of your duties in Root! Root will be temporarily placed under the supervision of the Anbu!"

After Elder Hyuga finished venting his anger, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, also looked furious. He stood up and slammed his fist on the table—he had done so countless times today—before launching into Danzo against Danzo.

"Me! You!"

Shimura Danzō eye was bloodshot and contorted with rage as he glared at everyone. He was wronged! He was so aggrieved! But what the hell could he do?

"Sarutobi! You'll regret this!"

Seeing that Shimura Danzō was still unwilling to give up and continue to argue with him, Hiruzen Sarutobi was also enraged. He slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "Danzo! I am the Hokage!"

One sentence left Shimura Danzō ashen. He had suffered more injustice in a single day than his mother had in her entire life. In his anger, he thought of Orochimaru and then looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was glaring at him with righteous indignation.

Shimura Danzō with rage. "You, Sarutobi! Neither of you are good people! Orochimaru went to the border under the pretense of not being in the village, and then pulled this stunt. He's the one who got blamed, and the Hyuga Branch Family has ended up being his power."

The master and apprentice are cut from the same cloth; the older one always makes him take the blame, and now the younger one is too.

Very well! Sarutobi, you and your master are ruthless enough. I won't let you get away with this!

Filled with rage at the master-disciple Shimura Danzō of Sarutobi and Orochimaru, Shimura Danzo slammed his fist on the table with a dark expression and stormed out of the meeting room.

"Danzo! You have been removed from your position in the Root!"

Just as he stepped out the door, he heard Sarutobi's angry shout again. Shimura Danzō nearly fainted, but barely managing to suppress his frustration, he roared, "I'm going home!"

As Shimura Danzō stepped out of the Hokage Meeting Room, a sudden gust of cold wind jolted him awake. In that instant, he seemed to realize something, and a surge of anger flashed in his one exposed eye.

Alright, so that's why I'm suddenly being blamed. It turns out this was all part of Sarutobi's scheme.

Orochimaru was genuinely unaware of his secret research into Caged Bird Orochimaru, but what about Sarutobi?

It's likely that Sarutobi already knew all this, yet he chose to remain silent, just like what his Root had done. After causing trouble, Sarutobi would step in and play the good guy, only to end up taking the blame.

Sarutobi, however, ended up with a split Hyuga Clan. Given the grudges between the main and Branch Family Hyuga Main Family, it was already a good thing that they didn't fight each other.

A Noble Houses, second only to the Uchiha, was shattered in two, falling to the same level as the Ino-Shika-Cho, and could no longer pose a threat to Konoha.

It seems Orochimaru has obtained the power of the Hyuga Branch Family, but Sarutobi knows that he is about to deal with Orochimaru. Good grief!

Everyone else is just a pawn on the chessboard; only Hiruzen Sarutobi will have the last laugh.

Upon realizing all this, Shimura Danzō in a cold sweat. He turned to look at the righteous Hiruzen Sarutobi in the Meeting Room, and thought to himself, "Monkey! Is this how you became Hokage? But I will not admit defeat!"

Thanks to: Brother 'Runny Nose Glass' for the 5000 Qidian Coins and Brother 'Salted Fish Dragon What' for the 100 Qidian Coins.

Thank you to all my brothers for your support. Your viewing of the official version is the source of the author's motivation.