The Seventh Squad Reunites

"Hahaha!" Shiyu had guessed Konoha's thoughts perfectly.

"I knew this would happen." Shiyu smiled Jiraiya, "Then grab me right now!"

"How could I do that? Although I don't know how much darkness happened in between."

"But I, Jiraiya the kind of person who forgets kindness! You just helped me win a battle! Why would Konoha issue such an order? Besides, maybe it's because they don't know about your victory. If they did, everything would probably be different." Jiraiya immediately felt an urge to argue with the Third Hokage.

"Give up! If they knew I had defeated the Raikage head-on and ended the battle, they might be even more eager to get rid of me. With me around, Konoha will always feel a sense of crisis and threat."

"That's why I said that place is no longer a place where I can roam freely. So, Jiraiya, what do you plan to do?" Shiyu asked.

Jiraiya fell silent, but quickly made up his mind.

"You should leave! You're right, there's no point in staying in Konoha like this!" If the people of Konoha heard Jiraiya this, they would be very surprised.

"I want to tell you something. Just like you said, there's not much you're attached to in Konoha, but those people and those feelings still exist and are hard to let go of," Jiraiya said meaningfully.

"I don't seem to understand what you're trying to say." Shiyu shook her head.

"What I mean is that Konoha owes you, but there's no need for your comrades to pay the price. At this moment, Kirigakure has launched a sneak attack on Konoha. Are you sure you want to leave Konoha at this time?" Jiraiya took out the secret order and showed it to Shiyu.

The secret order actually contained only two messages: one was to secretly capture Shiyu and bring him back to Konoha, and the other was that Kirigakure attack on Konoha, and that Jiraiya must not allow Kumogakure to advance an inch.

"What? Kirigakure attacked Konoha again? What's going on?" The shocking news left Shiyu breathless. Shiyu thought to herself, "Does this mean I have to defeat the other four great nations all by myself?"

Just then, the flanking troops returned to the main camp, and Shiyu immediately found the wounded members of Team Seven. Of course, due to the intensity of the battle, members of the Uchiha Clan and Hatake Clan were also present.

The Uchiha Clan dispatched its patriarch, the one-eyed dragon, Uchiha Masamune.

After a fierce battle, the Uchiha suffered heavy casualties. If Shiyu hadn't repelled Kumogakure head-on, the Uchiha and Hatake Clan would have faced a very serious problem.

"Anyway, thank you so much this time." After learning about this, the one-eyed dragon Uchiha Masamune immediately expressed his gratitude to Shiyu.

"Shiyu? I knew it was you who drove away the main force of Kumogakure, otherwise we would have wasted a lot of time!!" The newcomer was none other than Gray Fang. Gray Fang was very strong, and the fact that even he felt it would take a long time demonstrated the strength of the Kumogakure.

Kusuo Crimson Nao fought alongside Kurenai Fang, while the Hizashi Hyuga Clan, led by Hizashi, served as scouts in the flank forces.

"I see. Using Hyuga as scouts, the Hatake Clan for protection, and the Uchiha Clan for mid- to long-range combat—this unit is truly formidable!" Shiyu finally understood the flanking maneuver.

"Shiyu! Shiyu!" Both Kakashi Nao and Hinata Kurenai belonged to the flank vanguard, and upon seeing Shiyu, their eyes immediately filled with tears.

"Shiyu! What happened to your eyes!?"

"It's alright," Shiyu said nonchalantly.

Shiyu offered no explanation, and no one else dared to ask.

Hyuga Hizashi smiled Shiyu he saw Hizashi Hyuga; his former team had actually reunited.

"Shiyu, it's been two years! You've been studying Taijutsu, and we've been carrying out various missions!" Kurenai and Nao were so excited to see Shiyu that they even forgot about the people around them.

"You may all leave." Jiraiya dismissed everyone, leaving only the members of Team Seven.

After exchanging pleasantries for quite a while, Shiyu asked.

"Teacher Hizashi, Kurenai, Nao, I want to ask you, if I defect from Konoha, will you come with me?" Shiyu asked directly.

"What?! Defecting from Konoha?!"

"Shiyu, what are you saying!?"

"Is this for real? Are you kidding me?"

Even Hizashi looked incredulous. With the war at this stage, everyone knew that Shiyu would be a great hero of Konoha, and he was the most likely candidate to become Hokage.

"I'm not joking. I don't think you would understand what I've been through."

"I just want to ask you, are you willing to give up everything and leave Konoha with me?" Shiyu asked again.

"Shiyu, I'm sorry, but I have to take on the responsibility of being the head of the Hyuga Clan Branch Family. The purpose of our Branch Family is to protect the Main Family." Hizashi Hyuga was the first to refuse.

"I will only make decisions for myself; you will make decisions for your own choices." Hizashi shook his head and left the scene.

Hizashi rejected Shiyu, Shiyu found not surprising at all.

"Nao, what about you? And Kurenai? Will you come with me?" Shiyu questioned again.

"Do you really have to leave?" Kurenai countered.

"Yes, I have nowhere to go in Konoha anymore," Shiyu said.

Grey Fang and Uchiha Masamune, who were outside the door, immediately barged in.

"Shiyu! We've also heard the news from Konoha! We cannot agree to that order."

"Shiyu, are you going to defect? Could you explain your reasons in detail?"

"We didn't mean anything by it, we just want to know the truth."

Gray Fang Masamune said.

"Do you also want to know the reason?" Shiyu looked at Kurenai and Nao, and the two nodded.

"Alright! I'll tell you about my experiences and why I did this." Shiyu then proceeded to explain in detail his grudges against Danzo and Konoha.

"That Danzo! He's been trying every trick in the book to weaken the Uchiha!"

"I was worried something was wrong with your eyes, but it Danzo that Danzo did it!"

"The Third Hokage has become so outdated and conservative!?"

Grey Fang hates people who are inflexible. He thought the Third Hokage was an enlightened and kind person, but now it seems that he was just a kind-hearted person on the outside but cunning on the inside.

"Nao! I don't want to stay in Konoha like this! Come with me and follow Shiyu!" Gray Fang made the decision first, which shocked Shiyu.

"I told you! The Hatake Clan stands with you! Have you forgotten?! I'm practically your mentor, aren't I? Humph!" Although Gray Fang appeared angry, a warm feeling instantly welled up inside Shiyu.

"I'll come too! Shiyu!"