Hokage Code

After Sumire watched the three Sasukes leave, she remained rooted in place, stunned, feeling as though she were trapped in a nightmare.

But the corpses and the brutal scene of battle all around her were undeniably real.

And when she thought about how Boruto had managed to pull himself together despite being so devastated, she knew she couldn't hold him back!

Sumire quickly steeled herself. Following Sasuke-sama's instructions, she began arranging the scene while preparing an explanation.

Soon.

In less than half a minute, the Sixth Hokage, the old Hokage Kakashi Hatake, arrived with a large group of Konoha's elite.

It wasn't their fault they'd arrived late.

After all, most of Konoha's shinobi had been sent to organize the villagers' evacuation, while the rest had been assigned to the Interrogation Department.

Who could have predicted that something would go so terribly wrong at the hospital?

Besides, Sasuke had already used a Truth-Seeking Orb to trip them up at the Interrogation Department, delaying them a little longer.

By the time they reached the scene, everything was over.

Sumire was the only one there who was still conscious.

The other three involved—Sarada, Mitsuki, and Himawari—as well as several medical shinobi, were all unconscious.

"Hinata!"

When Kakashi and the others saw Hinata's corpse, their pupils contracted and they flinched in shock.

They all knew how much the Hokage's wife meant to the village.

Especially now that the Seventh Hokage had already died.

And now the Hokage's wife was dead too. For all of Konoha, it was another devastating blow!

'Jigen Uzumaki' had died, Hinata Uzumaki was dead too, Kawaki Uzumaki had been kidnapped, and Himawari Uzumaki was unconscious...

The Seventh Hokage's family had suffered so much!

"Sumire, what happened here?" Kakashi hurriedly asked her.

"Boruto. It was... it was Boruto Otsutsuki!" Remembering Sasuke-sama's