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Although it is said that as early as when Shōji and his party arrived at the Land of Fire border, the senior executives in Konoha were clearly aware of Shōji's arrival and had prepared accordingly on a psychological level. However, after more than a year and a half, when they once again faced Uchiha Shōji, a vicious and evil traitor in their eyes, Mitokado Homura still couldn't help the restlessness and anger deep in his heart, and his eyes were slightly cold.
All of them prove Mitokado Homura's hostility and fear towards Shōji. Although there is a certain possibility that the hatred will fade away as time goes by, it will take at least ten years for the Uchiha Clan to break away from Konoha. It has only been a year and a half since 's First Shinobi World War, including some past that they considered dirty, is enough to make Mitokado Homura and others extremely resentful and wary of the Uchiha Clan!
As the leader, Uchiha Shōji is the top priority. If it were Mitokado Homura in his youth, he might just vent his hatred directly. The white knife goes in and the red knife comes out. How could he still be as calm as now?
After all, this group of people has witnessed Shinobi World's many storms with their own eyes. They have experienced it three times Shinobi World War, and their mentality and tolerance have been honed long ago. Looking at Uchiha Shōji getting closer and closer, Mitokado Homura took a deep breath to calm down his expression, and then stepped forward.
"Welcome Iwagakure gentlemen! Lord Hokage has been waiting for you for a long time!"
This is obviously a formulaic smile that is forced on the face but not the face.
Mitokado Homura greeted the arriving Shōji group and said in a calm tone.
Unlike Mitokado Homura's obviously forced smile, Shōji really looked at Mitokado Homura Responded with a leisurely attitude and a smile, "Oh? That's really troublesome Lord Hokage, by the way, I, Iwagakure Jōnin Squad, the deputy squad leader, Uchiha Shōji, is the leader of the mission this time, Elder Mitokado, this is our first meeting, please take care of me!"
These are meaningful words, and the tone is deliberately emphasized on Iwagakure Jōnin, first meeting, etc.!
The sarcasm and malice can be clearly heard.
'snort! '
Mitokado Homura snorted deep in his heart.
It was also a look that became slightly more dangerous and fierce.
"No, this is our side. Please give me some advice, Mr. Uchiha Shōji!"
These are almost all words with a hint of gritted teeth, and they are also a hint of profound hostility revealed by Chi Guoguo.
Shōji was unmoved at all. It was still the same sentence. Now among Konoha, the only person Shōji is really afraid of is Jiraiya. Once Sage Mode is turned on, Jiraiya's The strength can definitely be regarded as superior to Kage Level, but even so, Jiraiya's strength is only slightly superior to Shōji. Not to mention that Shōji is 100% unable to keep Jiraiya when he wants to escape.
Even in a head-to-head confrontation, Shōji's winning rate may not be very low.
When the battle between ninjas comes to this point, as long as there is no 'qualitative' gap between the two, it is not surprising who wins and who loses.
In a moment of confrontation, the difference is often just a matter of millimeters.
Yes!
Konoha If you really want to keep Shōji and make sure to kill it!
Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Sarutobi Hiruzen must attack together. It is indeed difficult for Shōji to survive with its current strength, but as long as the battlefield is in Konohagakure, Shōji is also capable of making Konoha pay an extremely heavy price.
Anyway, it was Konoha's building that was destroyed, it was Konoha's property that was lost, and it was Konoha's people who died. Shōji can act unscrupulously, but Sarutobi Hiruzen cannot To be 'mindless', this is why when he heard that the leader of the Iwagakure delegation was Shōji, this Third Hokage almost planned to restrict Shōji from entering the village.
This meeting is full of fire Yakumi.
Konoha Ninja and Iwagakure Ninja who were sitting nearby could clearly sense this. Of course, the expressions of the people below became tense. Only Ogata looked at the conversation between Shōji and Mitokado Homura with great interest.
In his opinion, it was really evil-minded for his Lord Tsuchikage to arrange Shōji as the team leader. As Iwagakure's quasi-high-level executive, Ogata knew very well that Konoha Separation War, Shōji's heroic achievements, to put it bluntly, Shōji's hatred value is probably directly maxed out, but as Iwagakure Ninja, he is very happy to see this unfold!
The former Konoha wealthy family is now a solid guarantee for their Iwagakure.
Then he will confront Konoha High Command head-on. No matter how you look at this scene, it's so exciting!
A few simple words of 'greetings' ended.
Shōji and his party were the ones following Mitokado Homura. They passed through the magnificent Konoha main entrance, followed the central avenue, and headed straight towards the Hokage Office Building position at the core.
All the way.
Shōji and others naturally attracted the attention of many Konoha people.
These ordinary people looked at Iwagakure Ninja and his group with very complicated eyes, especially Uchiha Shōji who was walking in the front and bore the most gazes.
Of course, for Shoji, these sights are not much different from the past. Anyway, the reputation and popularity of the Uchiha clan in Konoha are getting worse year by year. Under the deliberate guidance of senior officials such as Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo, the vast majority of Konoha people are afraid and repulsive towards the Uchiha clan. This is even more true now after the Uchiha clan rebelled against the village.
However, there was only fear and rejection, but little hatred. This was also because during the Battle of Li Village, Uchiha Clan's station had already been moved once, away from the center of Konoha, and that battle did not affect the general public at all.
There is no comparison at all with Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Attack.
At most, the families of those ninjas who died in the battle will hate Uchiha Clan, but this is already a small thing.
To put it bluntly.
In the eyes of those Konoha people, Uchiha Clan has not changed much from its previous image, except that a 'Iwagakure Ninja' logo has been added to the prefix.
Shōji doesn't even care about the opinions of these ordinary people. Even if he wants to retaliate against Konohagakure in the future, it will basically be limited to those high-level figures. The so-called hatred has nothing to do with these low-level people.
At most, the families of those who died in the war could be added.
Keep up the pace.
Came straight to Hokage Office Building.
The following members of the mission are placed in the bottom positions.
Only Shōji and Ogata were allowed to meet Third Hokage. This was also the regular meeting standard in various countries. The two of them were naturally familiar with each other. They stepped onto the high-rise building and went straight to a brand new office. The reason why the room is brand new is also due to Shōji's uncontrollable anger a year and a half ago. Under his impulse, Susanoo burst out, almost destroying less than half of Hokage Office Building.
Including the Hokage exclusive office was rebuilt later.
This is Shōji coming here again after a year and a half, and he is still here as Iwagakure Jōnin. It must be said that fate has played a trick on people. Such an unfolding is a path that Shōji never imagined when he first came to this world.
All I can say is.
'All of this was created by you, Sarutobi Hiruzen! '
The door opened.
The pace of progress.
When the old face of Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi sitting in the front position came into view, Shōji's peaceful eyes revealed a faint and bright color, and such a sentence could not help but emerge in the depths of his mind.
"Iwagakure Jōnin, Uchiha Shōji pays homage to Your Excellency Hokage!"
The figure steps forward.
This is at least a superficial courtesy.
Shōji and Ogata also bowed slightly and greeted Sarutobi Hiruzen in the first position at the same time. This is the default rule between Five Great Nations, even if the fight is life-and-death on the battlefield, even if there is already a sea of hatred between the two countries!
But as long as they are facing the shadows of the Five Kingdoms on regular occasions, ninjas from all countries must also respond with standard etiquette.
This is a way to safeguard the interests of Five Great Nations.
It was also Chi Guoguo who announced to all Shinobi World that only the leader of Five Great Nations is qualified to be a movie star!
"Mr. Shōji and Mr. Ogata have come all the way to represent Mr. Tsuchikage. It's really hard on you two. No need to be polite. Please sit down."
An old fox is an old fox.
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen does have some fatal problems, in these aspects, Sarutobi Hiruzen is worthy of being one of the longest-reigning movies, and his attitude and language are very good.
I can't see the deep hatred between senior people like myself and Uchiha Clan at all.
'It's really easy to disguise in this aspect! '
Shōji sneered inwardly. On the surface, he kept the etiquette and thanked a little before sitting down on the sofa beside the guests. Ogata looked at more. Third Hokage At first glance, to be honest, excluding all objective factors and past facts, just based on the first subjective impression, Ogata really feels that this Third Hokage is quite kind-hearted.
No matter how you look at it, he is a leader with a gentle personality.
But it happened that such a 'shadow' actually forced Ninja Clan, the largest wealthy family in the Ninja Village, to do something like break away from the entire clan.
This is a history-making act!
Because before Uchiha Clan left Konoha and above Shinobi World, rebellions were common, but there really has never been such a large-scale rebellion.
'So, does this mean that people should not be judged by their appearance? Yes, Third Hokage, who can be in the same era as our Lord Tsuchikage and has been in charge of Konoha for more than thirty years, must have this appearance in disguise! '
Ogata was thinking silently in his heart while maintaining a calm look on the surface. He would remain silent throughout the whole process. Anyway, all the control was given to Shōji. What kind of judgment should be made at what time? Ogata believed that Shōji was confident in his heart. Before setting off, his own Lord Tsuchikage also explained it.
You only need to do some work to check for omissions and fill in the gaps.
A simple greeting.
Then it is time to go directly to the topic. Although Sarutobi Hiruzen wants to be a little more tactful and conduct some roundabout explorations, Shōji obviously will not do such ink.
The opening question was, "Hokage, you should already understand the purpose of our trip, right? After all, traveling back and forth to Gamabunta is not convenient, so I am here on the order of Lord Tsuchikage and want to ask. "Your village, I don't know what your village's attitude is towards the bloodshed caused by the organized ninjas from your village who went deep into the hinterland of our country and even fought with our ninjas. How do you, Hokage, plan to deal with this situation?"
Shōji said calmly.
When Sarutobi Hiruzen heard these words, he suppressed the formulaic smile on his face and looked at Shōji with a slightly cold expression, but he did not say anything.
"Process? I think there may be some misunderstanding in your village. As far as we know, our Konoha ninjas have not had any missions recently that require entering the territory of Land of Earth, let alone going deep into the suburbs of your village. Did your village make a mistake in judgment?"
Instead, a man standing nearby, wearing a Konoha Jōnin uniform vest with two obvious scars on his face, spoke at this moment.
This figure is also the only one in Hokage's Office, other than Sarutobi Hiruzen and Mitokado Homura, who is allowed to enter the office. This figure is none other than Third Hokage's most trusted leader of the Nara Clan - Nara Shikaku.
The reason why Nara Shikaku appeared on this occasion was because Sarutobi Hiruzen deliberately summoned him when he learned that the leader of Iwagakure was Uchiha Shōji.
This is a person whose abilities in all aspects are worthy of expectation and trust. The most important thing is that he and Uchiha Shōji have an irresolvable hatred. Ino–Shika–Chō Trio is one and the same, and Torifu Akimichi is the most virtuous and respected elder among the three tribes.
Previously in the Uchiha Clan Separation War, in order to protect Shikaku and others from leaving the 'World-Destroying Thunder' area safely, they paid the price of their lives. This kindness and this hatred, Chōza, Inoichi, and Shikaku all remember it in their hearts.
Even though this is a very common development and result on Shinobi World, it still says the same thing. As long as you are a human being, you will inevitably have seven emotions and six desires. Nara Shikaku is undoubtedly a very rational and intelligent person. He will not bet on the future of the three tribes for revenge, but he will also examine the relationship between his three tribes and Uchiha more deeply.
The most direct point is that the three clans must stand on the side of Konoha High Command, which is Third Hokage, because one thing that can be seen intuitively is that Uchiha Clan joined Iwagakure.
The overwhelming strength will make Konoha, who is already in a fierce battle with Kumo Ninja, a little breathless. Once Konoha weakens If they are defeated and completely suppressed by Iwagakure, they will definitely suffer the revenge and liquidation of the Uchiha Clan in the future. By that time, their three clans will definitely face the crisis of being weakened or even destroyed.
There are many Ninja Clan above Shinobi World who are going to perish step by step like this!
Therefore, even for the future of their three major Ninja Clan, Nara Shikaku must firmly stand on the side of the current Konoha High Command. This is actually the inevitable choice for the vast majority of the Ninja Clan in Konohagakure.
Facing the steady gaze of this person who is considered outstanding even among the previous leaders of the Nara Clan.
Shōji smiled softly, "Misunderstanding? A senior spy, two teams of Root elites, and Aburame Clan's Jōnin among them, tsk tsk, I don't know what kind of misunderstanding it should be to cause such a situation. I have heard for a long time that Shikaku-san is Nara Clan How come, one of the most resourceful people, can say such low-grade falsehoods? Haha, there are no outsiders here, Shikaku-san doesn't need to use this method to prevaricate me, it's only been a year and a half since we Uchiha Clan left Konoha, so we can't admit the identities of these former companions, right?"
Do you want to do Tai Chi?
Want to fight in a roundabout way?
Sorry, Shōji has no such interest at all. Shōji said he doesn't understand the so-called diplomatic negotiation skills at all. It is his rhythm and method to directly highlight the topic!
What's more, one of the biggest goals of Konoha's trip this time is to see how far Konoha will endure under the extreme pressure and provocation from his own ninja village, and what kind of decision he will make in the end.
Based on this, Shōji will naturally be aggressive with words and will not make any concessions.
Shikaku also frowned slightly when he heard Shōji's words.
Sarutobi Hiruzen and Mitokado Homura's expressions darkened. Such fierce words were rare in Five Great Nations's diplomatic history. How could anyone be on the verge of breaking up at the very beginning of negotiations? Aren't they all testing step by step and proceeding step by step?
Shōji's negotiation method leaves almost no room for anything. It means that today, it means that a conclusion will be drawn directly here, either to satisfy me, or to simply stop talking and conclude that the two countries will start fighting!
No matter how well-trained Sarutobi Hiruzen is, at this moment his expression becomes slightly cold.
The more Shōji was like this, the more Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that the evil boy Uchiha Clan's attitude in front of him was all disguised in order to deceive himself. It was also at this moment that Sarutobi Hiruzen hated the Third Tsuchikage who accepted Uchiha Clan!
Generally speaking, it is a provocative act for a ninja village to accept a rebellious ninja from another ninja village, let alone the behavior of accepting thousands of people from the Uchiha Clan like Iwagakure.
To put it bluntly, it was reasonable for the two countries to go to war directly!
"So? Is this what you Tsuchikage mean? Are you planning to hold us Konoha accountable?"
On the sidelines, Shikaku was planning to say something to refute Shōji.
Sarutobi Hiruzen already spoke in advance.
Following those words, Sarutobi Hiruzen's body was filled with an extremely cold aura. This power was unique to the shadows. Ogata, who was sitting next to Shōji, could not help but change his face slightly when he sensed this aura.
Shōji smiled casually, and the figure that deliberately stood slightly forward blocked the pressure released by Sarutobi Hiruzen, but still said with a leisurely look, "Accountability? No, we Iwagakure are just the invaded party here to ask for justice. Is it possible that the dignified Konohagakure still wants to do such a rogue thing? Your Excellency Hokage!"
The more he talked about it, the tone of Shōji became colder and colder, and the aura that seemed to be there before became as strong as substance at this moment.
Collide in this space.
The pervasive fluctuations.
Mitokado Homura and Nara Shikaku both looked increasingly tense at this moment.
If you don't reach this level, you will never be able to appreciate the power of this level. If Jōnin is the most advanced existence of the pyramid in the ninja world, the shadow is an existence similar to 'Gods'. Although it is not invincible, even the weakest shadow, if you want to accumulate victory purely by numbers, you must have three or four thousand people!
This has to be based on Ying's willingness to fight to the death.
Therefore, to ordinary people, the existence of shadow is a symbol of invincibility.
That is to say, Mitokado Homura, Nara Shikaku, and Ogata all survived the blood sea of the mountain of corpses. If it were a younger generation of ninjas who were weaker and had not experienced a real war, they would not need to take action. These people would be intimidated by this momentum.
This emotion called fear will completely occupy their hearts and spread to the whole body. Beings with a slightly smaller capacity and mentality may even choose to commit suicide.
"Justice!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to sneer.
The sharp eyes fell on Shōji.
Shōji was not afraid at all, looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen with a slightly cold expression, as if he might take action at any time.
But it was only for a moment.
"I understand what you Iwagakure mean, but this kind of thing is always just words, right? If your village wants to claim this, you must provide corresponding evidence, and you also need to give some time for us Konoha to verify it. I think this is common sense, and you won't deny it, right?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen also changed the subject, as if he really wanted to discuss related issues seriously.
"Of course, as Your Excellency Hokage said, this is what we should do. We have brought all the things that should be provided, and there are quite a few of them. As for the time you mentioned for verification, haha, well, we can stay in Konoha for two or three more days. I hope we can get a satisfactory answer this time! Is that okay? Your Excellency Hokage!"
Shōji's face seemed to be full of smiles, but in fact there was a hint of sarcasm and provocation in his pupils.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression instantly turned gloomy.
But in the next second.
The nearly sixty-year-old Third Hokage responded to Responded with a smile instead of anger, "Of course!"
The cold meaning revealed in those words was so clear and strong at this moment!
"Then don't worry, it's not too early to get dirty today Tenten, so we'll be rude first!"
Shōji seemed to have heard a very satisfactory answer. The figure who stood up straight seemed to regard himself as the master.
In the eyes of Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Nara Shikaku, they are as abominable as they are!