Konoha 41, November 2.
Akaseki, who escorted Hiruko and also protected several other missing ninjas back to the village, finally arrived at "Ayame Street", a business gathering place, on the second day of their return. They could take a good rest, but...
During the meal that day, Nonō discovered in advance that the food was poisonous!
Because it was discovered in time, no harm was caused. However, when Akaseki rushed into the kitchen to investigate, he found that the cook was dead...
Similar attacks occurred from time to time in the next two days - not against Akaseki, but against Hiruko!
However, it is obviously not easy to successfully attack in front of Akaseki and Nonō.
Akaseki has absolute force, and Nonō... is very familiar with these attack methods.
Ranwu suggested that Akaseki stop going to crowded places and return directly from the wild, but Akaseki refused on the grounds that he would "get sidetracked from the person he was escorting"!
Ranwu is not afraid that the other party's attack will be successful, but he doesn't want to implicate other people. However, Akaseki has a completely different idea - "they" are responsible for killing people, and they will repay them sooner or later. They can't blame me, and they will be more arrogant along the way.
It was not until two days later that the attacks stopped.
On the one hand, it is because Konoha is not far away, on the other hand...
Some Shinobi Clan ninjas who knew that the missing person had been rescued had already taken the initiative to greet them and met up with Akaseki Squad!
The increase in combat power is not big, but with so many more witnesses, the opponent does not dare to act rashly.
Konoha 41, November 8th.
At noon, many ninjas and their families were waiting at the door of Konoha.
In the past few days, a "big news" has exploded in Konoha!
The multiple ninja teams that were attacked before, totaling more than 20 people, were actually not attacked by enemy ninjas, but by Hiruko. Ninjas from the Chunin clan were captured for experiments, and the other ninjas... all died.
As soon as this news came out, everyone couldn't help but ask - who is Hiruko?
There is no way, Hiruko has a relatively low presence among Chunin, and his performance in the war is mediocre. Elite Chunin cannot be promoted. Except for the people around him, few people know him.
At the beginning, everyone was not willing to believe it...
But as the rumors became more and more frequent and became clearer, it really seemed like that was the case.
Even later it was no longer a rumor - Akashi Uchiha was escorting Hiruko and protecting the rescued ninja back to the village!
And...
It is just a rumor to "uninvolved people", but the real family members of the deceased and Shinobi Clan, the rescued ninja, have all come to the Uchiha Clan to notify them.
Therefore, the whole Konoha is going to be in trouble these days!
After all, Hiruko is so inconspicuous that it is hard for people to believe that he did these things alone.
It can even be said that if it were not for the "rumors" that Akashi Uchiha has been asking Hiruko who his accomplices are, and has always insisted that he has accomplices... What everyone has to wonder now is whether Uchiha Clan is trying to cover up something and has found Hiruko as a scapegoat!
Today, November 8, Akaseki and his party finally returned to Konoha.
Many people were waiting at the entrance of the village in advance...
Some are waiting for their families and children, and some can no longer wait for their families and are waiting for the murderer Hiruko!
One day before Akaseki returned to Konoha, Akaseki and his party met up with Konoha Military Police Force who came to greet them in advance. In addition, ninja family members continued to arrive in the past few days, so the team was already huge.
This is actually the news that Akaseki asked Tanuki Treasure to send back immediately after taking down Hiruko!
When Akaseki reported Hiruko's affairs to Jiancheng Clan Leader for the first time, he gave several specific instructions...
uuɡu. First update, no typos. You can't see the pinyin suffix of the address input. You can enter the first update site.
The first is to spread the news as much as possible during the few days on the way back - not only the crime of Hiruko, but also the news of "unknown accomplices"!
We must spread all the news to the public as much as possible before Hokage Building effectively orders to control the spread of news.
If Hokage orders to control the influence, then of course Uchiha Clan can no longer be the "source" of the news and openly oppose Hokage Building, but... if all the key points are disseminated before that, then if we want to control private communication, then Konoha Military Police Force only needs to be a little lazy.
Second, we must inform Shinobi Clan who rescued the ninja and the families of the deceased ninja as soon as possible to win their support.
Third, when Hokage Building gave the order to control "rumors", he was lazy and did not cut off the channels for news dissemination, but at the same time he struck hard and suppressed all voices pointing the finger at "Anbu" or "Root". Even the families of the victims were arrested!
Ordinary people can't actually tell the difference between "Root" and "Anbu". In theory, Root is indeed a subordinate department of Anbu, but it is completely independent in actual operation.
Originally, there was a "mask" controlling public opinion on this matter, which made Konoha uneasy, but then Konoha Military Police Force struck again, and even many of the victims' family members were arrested...
If the person who exposed the conspiracy this time was not "Konoha's Akaseki", I'm afraid Uchiha Clan would be regarded as the mastermind!
Jiancheng Although I don't understand why, especially the third point, I still do it out of trust...
I kept pressing until November 8th, when Akaseki officially returned.
"What are you doing? The frontline troops have returned triumphantly?"
"What's the point of being on the front line... that devil has been captured!"
"Devil? Oh oh oh, that's the person Konoha's Akaseki caught, right? Konoha actually has such a ninja..."
"I think it's not just him, there must be accomplices who not only provided him with information in advance, but also covered up for him afterwards!"
"Shh, keep your voice down, don't be heard by Konoha Military Police Force people... I heard that Songhu's family members have been arrested!"
"So what if I hear them? Have they caught them all? What are they afraid of?"
"What can Konoha Military Police Force be afraid of? It's just that they caught that devil and sent it back properly. Those who want to be tortured carefully... are not those... hem..."
"That's right, I've heard all about it, those masked ninjas... ahem... I didn't say anything."
Amid heated discussions among various related and unrelated people, Akaseki and others walked into Konoha.
The moment he returned to Konoha, Akaseki no longer cared about Hiruko's life and death - there was really someone who could kill him in the street, and Akaseki also recognized it...
Anyway, people have brought Konoha back, so it won't be Akaseki's business after that.
Although there were no "assassinations", there were quite a few "attacks" on the street...
"You beast! Give my son his life back!"
"Calm down...Lord Hokage will execute him, don't be impulsive..."
"Go to hell! Hurry up and reveal your accomplices!"
Because he was wearing a restraint device and was given chakra by Sealing, Hiruko now can't even dodge rotten eggs thrown by ordinary people.
However, Hiruko couldn't help but sneer at this, and even started to scold him.
"Stupid ant!"
"Those with talent can become stronger and reach the top, while those without talent can only struggle in the dirt!"
"You are just like me, except that I am more ambitious and you are already content with being mediocre!"
"Hahaha... poof!"
Ranwu on the side gave him a pestle, which made him shut up in pain.
The rescued wounded were taken back by various families, while Akaseki and others escorted Hiruko to Hokage Office.
As soon as he entered the office, Akaseki couldn't help but his face darkened - there was "Soft Furnishings" that shouldn't be there.
Of course, it's not that Danzo is here specifically at this time, but that the three assistants are here...
"Akaseki, you gave me another surprise. Fortunately, you caught him in time, otherwise not only would they be in trouble, but more ninjas would be victimized." Sarutobi's attitude was very eager.
Akaseki heard this and said directly, "It's a pity that Aburame Ryoma escaped... Shimura Danzō, do you have any news about him?"
As soon as Akaseki's words came out, not only Shimura Danzō, but also the other two assistants, including Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the others who came with him, all changed their expressions.
"Akashi Uchiha! I haven't asked you first... Aburame Ryoma has been investigating the disappearance under my order. Hiruko has been traced and his Secret Base has been found. Yet you attacked him... Are you trying to gain credit or have some other ulterior motives?" Danzo naturally bit back immediately.
"That's nonsense. Lord Hokage only appointed us Konoha Military Police Force to investigate the disappearance case. How can there be anything about Root? He happened to appear in Hiruko's Secret Base. He is clearly an accomplice. He wanted to kill someone and silence him in front of me before!" Akaseki said disdainfully.
Hearing what Akaseki said, everyone couldn't help but look at Hiruzen Sarutobi--Akaseki's words, and took the initiative to pull "Hokage" in.
Bata Bata--
Hiruzen Sarutobi sucked the cigarette holder at this time, then nodded and said, "Akaseki, Danzo, don't get excited, there must be a misunderstanding between you two...
"Before, I asked Konoha Military Police Force and Root to investigate both openly and secretly, but I didn't let you communicate with each other. It was my fault and I apologize to you."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's attitude was modest, but when he looked at Danzo while speaking, his eyes were shining brightly.
When Akaseki heard what Hiruzen Sarutobi said, he immediately understood - he must have communicated with Danzo before!
Shimura Danzō may have paid some price to make Hiruzen Sarutobi realize Root's mistakes, but...
Hiruzen Sarutobi The final decision is to save Root and Shimura Danzō!
With him as guarantee, it means that Root was secretly investigating before, and Aburame Ryoma happened to discover Hiruko's conspiracy at the same time as Akaseki... It's just a matter of fact.
As for what everyone thinks privately...
Especially Shinobi Clan, whose clan members were victimized, what they will think about it later is another matter!
And...
"Lord Hokage, Hiruko repeatedly obtained scales and Kōken's mission information, and they were able to clean up their affairs afterwards Ganji, there must be collusion with the same party. I suggest that you immediately find Jonin of the Yamanaka Clan and jointly interrogate him!" Akaseki turned to more important witnesses.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi still said, "The staff of the mission reception office who colluded with him were killed when they tried to abscond. The others... will naturally be severely interrogated."
Dongdong: I will post a recommendation tomorrow. Normally I should update it. But unfortunately, my mother's surgery is also scheduled for tomorrow. I will update it normally and there will be no update.