The Hokage's Blade Cut Down His Own People Without Hesitation

Seeing the situation before him, Hiruzen Sarutobi reacted quickly, immediately changing his tone.

"Who did this!? How dare anyone damage Konoha..."

"Anyone who dares to damage Konoha is unforgivable..."

"Captain Bai Ye, could you tell me where these rogue ninja are?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke with an expression of profound grief.

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression change so abruptly, Bai Ye couldn't help but admire him.

No wonder he'd managed to become Hokage. This old schemer's ability to lie through his teeth was something ordinary people could never learn.

"It's these three..."

Bai Ye pointed at the three members of the Sarutobi Clan.

"You bastards, how dare you betray Konoha..."

"The Sarutobi Clan will be disgraced because of you..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi unleashed a tirade at the three of them.

"Lord Hokage, we..."

The three were about to speak, but Hiruzen Sarutobi cut them off at once.

"Shut up..."

"As the Third Hokage, I declare you rogue ninja..."

"Konoha will put you on trial..."

Afraid they might reveal something damaging to him, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't give them a chance to speak. He directly declared them rogue ninja.

"Good... Very well said, Lord Hokage!..."

"Since that's settled, I'll leave the execution of these three to you, Lord Hokage..."

Bai Ye handed Hiruzen Sarutobi the Ninja Sword and said with a smile.

"This... Execute them!..."

Seeing the Ninja Sword Bai Ye held out to him, Hiruzen Sarutobi was momentarily stunned, unable to react.

In Hiruzen Sarutobi's plan, he would first label the three men before him as rogue ninja and take control of the situation.

Then he'd have Anbu take them away.

After that, whether to release them or deal with them would be up to him.

But Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't expected Bai Ye to hand him a sword.

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't react in time to being told to execute them on the spot.

"What's wrong, Lord Hokage!?..."

"Aren't rogue ninja supposed to be killed on sight!?..."

"Or does Lord Hokage have some other idea!?..."

Bai Ye looked at the stunned Hiruzen Sarutobi and spoke threateningly.

Bai Ye's meaning was perfectly clear. He was forcing Hiruzen Sarutobi to kill the three men himself.

Hiruzen Sarutobi obviously understood that, too.

If he didn't kill the three men, Bai Ye wouldn't let the matter go.

"Haah... You're right!..."

"Rogue ninja should be killed on sight..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi drew a deep breath, took the Ninja Sword from Bai Ye, and looked toward the three members of the Sarutobi Clan.

The three of them panicked when they heard Hiruzen Sarutobi's words.

"Lord Hokage, please don't kill us..."

"Lord Hokage, we were only following your orders..."

The three were about to speak, but Hiruzen Sarutobi gave them no chance to defend themselves. He swung the Ninja Sword in his hand.

"Spurt... Spurt... Spurt..."

Blood sprayed everywhere, and the three men fell to the ground.

"Good... Lord Hokage has quite a fine sword technique..."

"You sure cut down your own people without hesitation..."

Bai Ye looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and taunted him.

But Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed not to hear Bai Ye's taunt. Instead, he turned toward Hatake Sakumo.

"Sakumo, are you all right? Don't pay attention to the village's rumors. The village will always stand by you..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke with a kindly expression.

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew very well that Hatake Sakumo, as the head of Anbu, was still extremely important to all of Konoha.

He had to turn things around with Hatake Sakumo immediately.

"Pfft... Hahaha..."

While Hiruzen Sarutobi was putting on his act, Bai Ye suddenly burst out laughing.

"Damn you, Uchiha Byakuya..."

Hearing Bai Ye's laughter, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened. His eyes glared furiously at Bai Ye.

"Don't mind me. Go on!... Keep acting!..."

Bai Ye said without a care in the world.

"Haah... Sakumo, Anbu still needs you..."

"Do you know when you'll be able to take charge of Anbu again? Anbu can't afford to lose you as its captain..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi drew a deep breath and continued looking kindly at Hatake Sakumo as he asked.

"I'm sorry, Lord Hokage!..."

"I don't think I'm capable enough. You should give the Anbu Captain position to someone else..."

Hatake Sakumo spoke with an utterly calm expression.

After what had happened, Hatake Sakumo had completely lost faith in Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Why would he go back to being Anbu Captain? To get himself killed?

"I see. Then get some rest..."

"When you want to return, the Anbu Captain position will still be waiting for you..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained as kind as ever. He wasn't angered by Hatake Sakumo's refusal and continued to wear the same benevolent expression.

After refusing Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hatake Sakumo turned to Bai Ye again.

"Captain Bai Ye, does your invitation from earlier still stand?"

"Of course. What is it? You want to join our Security Force!?"

Bai Ye looked at Hatake Sakumo and asked.

"Yes... I hope you'll look after me from now on, Captain Bai Ye..."

Hatake Sakumo looked at Bai Ye and said.

Hatake Sakumo knew very well that he'd already offended Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't said anything, he might still come after him in the future.

Hatake Sakumo wasn't afraid of dying, but he couldn't stop worrying about his son, Hatake Kakashi.

And in all of Konoha, the only ones who could stand up to the Hokage were the Uchiha Clan.

Now, joining the Security Force was his only option.

Hearing that Hatake Sakumo wanted to join the Security Force, Uchiha En and the others were thrilled.

"Really!? The Konoha White Fang is joining our Security Force..."

"Hahaha, this is wonderful..."

"Konoha White Fang, don't worry! Our Security Force doesn't have any shady schemes..."

"That's right! Our Security Force's duty is to protect Konoha and uphold the Will of Fire..."

The members of the Uchiha Clan spoke up excitedly.

"Damn it! We're leaving..."

Seeing his Anbu Captain join the Security Force, Hiruzen Sarutobi was furious.

But there was nothing he could do about it now.

"Hahaha, take care, Lord Hokage..."

"By the way, Lord Hokage, you'd better keep a close eye on your Sarutobi Clan..."

"If your Sarutobi Clan produces any more rogue ninja, our Security Force won't go easy on you..."

Bai Ye continued to provoke the furious Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Hmph..."

Hearing that, Hiruzen Sarutobi snorted furiously and quickly left with Anbu.

His scheme had truly backfired.

Not only had he failed to ruin Hatake Sakumo's reputation, he'd pushed Hatake Sakumo straight into the Uchiha Clan's Security Force.

It was all Uchiha Byakuya's fault. If not for him, Hiruzen Sarutobi's scheme wouldn't have failed.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was now so angry at Bai Ye that his teeth practically itched.

[ Ding, sensing Hiruzen Sarutobi's anger, +500 Negative Energy, Genjutsu +30...]

[ Ding, sensing Hiruzen Sarutobi's anger, +600 Negative Energy, Taijutsu +32...]

[ Ding, sensing Hiruzen Sarutobi's anger, +700 Negative Energy, Chakra +35...]

[ Ding, sensing Hiruzen Sarutobi's anger, +800 Negative Energy, Ninjutsu +40...]

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