Strong Return (1)

"Waste... waste?"

Tsunade's words caused Hyuga Hiashi Tsunade's face to flush red, and he tried several times to refute her.

However, Tsunade's status in Konoha was so extraordinary that even if she were to verbally abuse the Third Hokage Tsunade his face, he wouldn't stoop to her level. Therefore, when Third Hokage Hyuga Hiashi was publicly insulted by Tsunade, he could only clench his Tsunade tightly and suppress his anger. After all, the Hyuga Clan's situation was already very precarious; if Hyuga Hiashi to offend Tsunade further, his prestige within the Hyuga Clan would be significantly diminished.

However, even though Hyuga Hiashi suppressed his anger and did not confront Tsunade.

However, in the eyes of those who came to attend the meeting, Hyuga Hiashi had lost all prestige.

Moreover, because of Hyuga Hiashi's previous statement that he had labeled Uchiha Yue a missing-nin, those who were very close to Uchiha Yue harbored some disgust towards Hyuga Hiashi's character.

As a result, Hyuga Hiashi suddenly became the target of everyone's criticism, and most of the people who came to attend the meeting excluded him.

Seeing this situation unfold, Hyuga Hiashi only swallow his anger and make a decision in his heart: he would not speak recklessly in this meeting.

Immediately afterwards...

Seeing that Hyuga Hiashi was no longer making a fuss and was not actively causing trouble for Hyuga Hiashi, Tsunade turned her attention to the Third Hokage.

No matter the circumstances, Tsunade, Uchiha Yue's master, was always extremely concerned about her disciple. Especially after hearing about Uchiha Yue's experiences in the Land of Water, Tsunade worried daily about what might have happened to him. Even when she received information from the Third Hokage that Uchiha Yue Tsunade Uchiha Yue within the Land of Water, she wasn't shocked by Land of Water astonishing achievements; instead, Tsunade was worried about Uchiha Yue.

Then, just as Tsunade's gaze fell upon the Third Hokage, Tsunade raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Teacher Sarutobi, since we're discussing the matter of Light, we need to first address what Light did in the village. Personally, I believe that although Light accidentally killed Anbu of my ANBU members when he left the village, it was because he was overwhelmed with anger after his mother was sent to the Land of Water. Therefore, I feel that even if Light was at fault, he shouldn't be directly labeled missing-nin; a slight punishment would suffice."

"Tsunade, are you protecting your disciple?"

As soon as Tsunade finished speaking, Danzo Shimura, Shimura Danzō silent until now, slowly opened his eyes. A cold smile immediately appeared on his lips as he said, "Everyone in the village knows that you are Uchiha Yue's teacher, so naturally you will protect your disciple. Even if Uchiha Yue accidentally killed Anbu in a fit of rage, he still killed someone from our village. Therefore, I believe that classifying Uchiha Yue as missing-nin is something our village must do. Otherwise, wouldn't our village's rules become meaningless because of one Uchiha Yue?"

Then, Shimura Danzō's gaze also fell on the Third Hokage, and he asked, "Sarutobi, what do you think of this matter?"

At this moment, seeing Tsunade and Shimura Danzō their own version of events, the Third Hokage showed no sign of difficulty. Instead, as soon as Shimura Danzō arrived, he stated directly, "Regarding Uchiha Yue's accidental killing of Tsunade Anbu, I plan to wait until Uchiha Yue returns to the village before making a decision. At that time, we'll see how remorseful Uchiha Yue is. If Uchiha Yue truly shows remorse, we can consider a lighter sentence. Of course, if Uchiha Yue remains Danzo, then we'll follow Uchiha Yue's wishes and simply classify him as missing-nin!"

At this point, the Third Hokage slowly turned to the current head of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Fugaku, who had been silent all along, and continued, "Fugaku, Uchiha Yue is your clansman. As the head of the Uchiha Clan, you should be responsible for Uchiha Yue's case. Now, I need you to send members of our village's Police Force to find Uchiha Yue's whereabouts and then detain him within the Uchiha Clan to await further orders. What do you say?"

"I have no problem, Third Hokage."

Seeing that the Third Hokage's words clearly indicated his intention to protect Uchiha Yue, Uchiha Fugaku naturally couldn't refuse the Third Hokage's suggestion and answered directly.

At the same time, people like Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and others who attended the meeting and were on good terms with Uchiha Yue, such as Kushina Uzumaki Minato Namikaze Choza Akimichi, secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that there was still room for maneuver regarding Uchiha Yue's classification as missing-nin. After all, if Uchiha Yue truly classified as missing-nin, then even if they had an extremely good Uchiha Yue with him, they would still have to fulfill their duty as Konoha missing-nin to kill or Uchiha Yue they ever encountered him.

Now that the classification of Uchiha Yue as missing-nin is debatable, those who were on good terms with Uchiha Yue can naturally breathe a sigh of relief.

Only...

Just as the matter of Uchiha Yue being classified as missing-nin had come to a close, Hyuga Hiashi, who had previously been prepared to remain silent, suddenly frowned and said, "Third Hokage, please forgive my Hiashi, but Uchiha Yue, as a ninja of our Konoha, not only personally killed ninjas from our Konoha, but also violated village rules by leaving the village for an extended period. With so many crimes, can Uchiha Yue be forgiven simply because he shows remorse? If that's the case, then if I, Hyuga Hiashi, accidentally killed a few Uchiha Clan ninjas and escaped the village for a while, would the Third Hokage and everyone else forgive my crimes simply because I show remorse?"

"Hyuga Hiashi, you're talking too much."

Just as Hyuga Hiashi could Tsunade, Orochimaru, who had been resting with his eyes closed in the corner, suddenly looked directly at Hyuga Hiashi and uttered these words in a low voice.

Unexpectedly, Hyuga Hiashi showed no sign of backing down at this moment. Instead, he was about to retort as soon as Orochimaru finished speaking.

Only...

Before Hyuga Hiashi finish speaking, an Anbu entered the Hokage Office conference room and whispered a few words in the Third Hokage's ear.

When the Anbu finished his task, the Third Hokage abruptly Teuchi the meeting, took a deep breath, and said:

"Gentlemen, the meeting is adjourned for now."

"Uchiha Yue has returned to the village!"