Sarutobi's Rebellious Son

Land of Fire

Daimyo Palace

Night Naraku sat Hand Seals in a side room, his hands still in a mudra.

Naraku was using the Sensory Ninjutsu Mind's Eye of the Kagura when he formed the Hand Seals. Naraku's Mind's Eye of the Kagura has a sensory range of nearly 100 kilometers and can not only sense and mark Chakra, but also record the soul.

Those marked by Naraku are almost certain to be pursued by Naraku. Naraku uses Mind's Eye of the Kagura mostly to search for people he has marked or who are of interest to him.

Otherwise, there would be too much Chakra and soul within the perception range to distinguish them, and a way would have to be found to narrow the perception range.

Of all the Chakra and people in the Capital City marked by Naraku, only Kazuma, one of the Guardian Shinobi Twelve, was currently surrounded by a large amount of Chakra, Kazuma to Naraku's perception.

"Um?"

Naraku activated his Sensory Ninjutsu. Although he was observing Kazuma, he did not relax his vigilance when the distance was within a hundred meters. There was a stranger with a considerable amount of Chakra rapidly approaching the pavilion where Naraku was resting.

Naraku's four Anbu guards were positioned at the four directions of the pavilion. The person who approached the pavilion did not conceal his presence and was immediately detected by the Anbu.

Brush!

At the Daimon the pavilion, a short member of the Anbu appeared Body Flicker Technique in front of the newcomer, blocking his way.

"I am Asuma Sarutobi, a Konoha Ninja. I have come to pay my Lord Hokage and have important information to report!"

The newcomer was tall and had a thin beard on his chin. He was dressed like a thug and had a white cloth with the character for fire printed on it wrapped around his waist.

"Asuma? Bring him here."

Naraku's voice suddenly came from the Daimon.

"Hi!"

The short ninja responded softly, waved to Asuma, and then turned and walked towards the stairs inside the pavilion.

"Does the current Anbu) have people this age now?"

Asuma followed behind the Anbu, gazing at Anbu backs with a strange feeling. The Anbu in front of him was clearly not very old, around eleven or twelve years old.

A short while later, the Anbu led Asuma to the third floor of the pavilion. On the balcony of the third floor, many purple lanterns were hanging. In front of a door, stood another Anbu member who was also not very tall.

"Lord Hokage, Lord Koharu, and Lady Koharu are resting on the third floor. Please don't disturb the other two."

The short Anbu led Asuma to Naraku's door, whispered a few words to him, and then knocked on Naraku's door.

"Please come in."

Upon hearing the sound, the short, shamanic Anbu opened the door and gestured for Asuma to enter.

The two short Anbu members are Uchiha Itachi and Wood Release, both Yamato similar age.

Yamato was originally Root ninja, but was recruited into the Anbu by Sarutobi Hiruzen. Naraku been in power in Konoha for many years, and through his gradual and insidious methods, he had completely Naraku the Konoha Anbu forces. Sarutobi Hiruzen could only shine in the Department of Education.

Asuma Sarutobi carefully examined the two Anbu before striding into the room.

Inside the room, a handsome young man dressed in a white robe sat on a tatami mat by the window, surrounded by a purple halo from the purple lanterns outside.

Uchiha Nara

The handsome young man was none other than the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, Uchiha Nara. Naraku glanced at Asuma Sarutobi, raising an eyebrow. This was the first time Naraku and Asuma had met, but Naraku had some impression of Asuma.

Previously, when Asuma was in the Capital City's Guardian Ninja team, Asuma was still young and had no beard, Naraku didn't recognize him. Now, Asuma has grown a lot of beard, which is somewhat similar to the image of Asuma Sarutobi in Naraku's memory.

Naraku sized up Asuma for a moment, then smiled and said softly:

"Asuma Sarutobi, even after leaving Konoha, became one of the Daimyo's Guardian Shinobi Twelve in Capital City. Not bad."

Asuma did not look down on the young and handsome man before him. After hearing Naraku's gentle words, he knelt down on one knee.

"I am honored to meet the Fourth Hokage. Asuma owes his achievements to Konoha's influence."

Seeing that Asuma had grown increasingly rugged in appearance, but still understood etiquette and hierarchy, Naraku smiled more gently and said:

"As expected of Hiruzen- sama's son, Asuma, what was the important information you just mentioned?"

The Uchiha Clan isn't the only rebellious ninja in the Shinobi World; the one before us is Sarutobi Hiruzen, the rebellious son of the Sarutobi Clan. Instead of relying on his father, who is the Hokage, he ran away from Konoha to make his own way in the world.

Sarutobi Hiruzen kept a low profile regarding his family, and his children were raised in a relatively relaxed manner, attending the Ninja Academy just like other Konoha children.

Asuma Sarutobi was young and impetuous. Not only did he not enjoy the privileges of being a second-generation official, but people also always thought that his strength was entirely due to his father, the Hokage. Unable to bear this, Asuma had a falling out with the Third Hokage and left Konoha to travel.

Of course, it's also possible that the Third Shinobi World War was too intense at the time, and the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen with it to prevent Asuma from going to the battlefield and getting into trouble.

Upon hearing Naraku's words, Asuma Sarutobi frowned slightly. What he hated most was being called the Hokage's son. However, reporting information was more important, so Asuma didn't dwell on it and said in a deep voice:

"Lord Fourth! There are other secrets behind the death of the previous Daimyo!"

"Oh? What's the secret?"

Naraku was not surprised by what he heard, and asked in a calm and soft tone.

"Yesterday afternoon, for some reason, my late father insisted on going hunting at the hunting grounds. I, Chiriku, Kazuma Seito were the four of us to protect the Daimyo."

Unexpectedly, upon arriving at the hunting grounds, the Guardian Ninja rebelled, with dozens of highly skilled Ninjutsu Guardian Ninja ambushing and attacking the former ruler. Among them were six Guardian Shinobi Twelve.

I and Chiriku fought desperately to hold off the enemy, which allowed Kazuma and Seito to take the late lord away.

"I and Chiriku held them off for a long time, but we ran out of Chakra and escaped. After barely escaping and returning to the palace, our late father was critically injured and on the verge of death. He passed away after giving his final edict."

Naraku asked with some confusion:

"Guardian Ninja rebellion, you, Chiriku, Kazuma, and Seito were tasked with protecting the late lord?"

Naraku initially thought Kazuma was the instigator, but Asuma's version of events seemed a bit off, leaving him somewhat puzzled.

Among the major Shinobi World nations, only the Daimyo the Land of Fire relies on Guardian Ninja; the guards of Konoha are negligible.

Other major Capital City rely on ninja clans and ninja villages for protection, but the Daimyo of the Land of Fire formed a group of Guardian Ninja, the twelve strongest of whom are called the Guardian Shinobi Twelve.

"Yes! The Guardian Ninja rebelled and split into two factions, but fortunately we were victorious and killed five of them."

However, there seems to be something wrong with the succession of the Daimyo. Normally, it should be Lord Chusheng, who was highly regarded by the late lord, who should have succeeded to the throne.

But for some reason, the Xia Chang... Kazuma was very dissatisfied with this, and since Kazuma has always been radical, he wanted me to cooperate with him in launching a coup and supporting Lord Chusheng during the day..."

Asuma Sarutobi paused slightly, then continued:

"I do not agree with Kazuma's opinion. The late emperor left a will, and since he intended for Lord Xia Chang to succeed him, even though we don't know the reason, we should obey his will. Knowing Kazuma as I do, I fear he will launch a coup Kazuma..."

The fourth generation master, Kazuma, is ambitious and always believes that there can only be one jewel in the Land of Fire.

"Please, Lord Yan and Lord Koharu, leave the Capital City immediately and send Konoha troops to protect the new Daimyo. Otherwise, Prince Xia Chang and Lord Retsu are likely in grave danger..."

Asuma Sarutobi's purpose in coming tonight was to inform the Fourth Hokage and others to leave immediately Kazuma could launch a coup. He believed that it was very likely that the Hokage would also be eliminated.

However, he was not quite clear about the strength of the Fourth Hokage, or the true value of the Asura of Konoha.