Because he deeply hates that Kumo Ninja dared to covet their Hyuga Clan's Byakugan Kekkei Genkai, and also took action against his only biological daughter, Hiashi is extremely angry. The ultimate, that is, recognizing Retto's identity, rationally suppressing the anger in his heart, Hiashi showed some mercy, and did not really want to put Retto to death.
But still with the intention of teaching this Kumo Ninja a lesson, the Gentle Fist palm technique was fully deployed, just to avoid some key points, and the accurate intention was to stop at To the extent of severely injuring this Kumogakure Jōnin, it not only allows him to breathe a sigh of relief, but also saves his life. The peace negotiation with Kumogakure in his own Ninja Village has reached the last moment.
Hiashi wouldn't dare to kill the deputy leader of the Kumogakure mission privately.
But plans can never keep up with changes.
Hiashi wanted to save the life of Kumo Ninja, but Retto, who knew that the mission had completely failed, no longer had the desire to live. Originally, their plan had two sets of arrangements, but when the first set of plans failed completely.
"!"
Retto The determination reflected in his pupils.
The last burst of Chakra.
Deliberately deflecting the direction, he aimed directly at the young figure Hinata Hyuga lying on the surface, looking like he was about to kill him.
"What!?"
Hiashi on the side was shocked.
The figure that turned around subconsciously.
"Bang!"
This time I couldn't control the intensity.
"Wow!?"
There is no doubt that it hit the target. Retto, who was already seriously injured, received another blow from Hiashi, and blood spurted out from his mouth.
When it splashed out and got on the white sleeves of Hiashi.
Then the body that fell limply on the surface gradually lost its temperature. Hiashi also suddenly woke up at that moment, staring blankly at the Kumo Ninja corpse that had begun to become somewhat stiff and cold.
Hiashi's expression also became extremely ugly at this moment.
'Oh! '
And Shōji, who had just arrived and was hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but cheer a little in his heart. He had already made a decision just now. If Hiashi really didn't kill this Kumo Ninja, or even captured him alive, he would do it himself. Take action to 'help' Hiashi to kill this Kumo Ninja. Only in this way will Konoha and Kumogakure conflict, and they Iwagakure can profit from this, as for being discovered.
Haha, so what?
This is not important at all. What is important is the fact that the deputy leader of the Kumo Ninja mission is dead. When he saw that Retto really died in the hands of Hiashi, Shōji nodded with satisfaction and was about to leave directly.
"Who!?"
Hiashi, who had been 'immersed' in Retto's death before and was in a very bad mood, seemed to be vaguely aware of it at this moment. The passing sight showed Byakugan's insightful ability to the extreme, which could clearly capture a trace.
'As expected of Dojutsu, who has the strongest insight among Shinobi World! '
Shōji raised his eyebrows slightly. After realizing that his figure had been exposed, Shōji no longer hid it, and a powerful Chakra wave burst out.
"Boom!"
While running.
When Hiashi captured Shōji's figure, all he saw was a dark and blurry back. The trace quickly disappeared and disappeared into the thick night. In less than a second or two, it completely disappeared from Hiashi's perception range.
"Who is this!?"
Hiashi also looked horrified and angry at this moment.
Shōji, who had left at a very fast speed, had no intention of caring about the change of mood of Hiashi behind him. As mentioned before, Hyuga Clan seemed to Shōji just to provoke Konoha and Kumogakure are the most important and effective chess pieces in further conflicts. Apart from that, they have no other use. Unless they can show value that makes Shōji shine, the contact with the Hyuga Clan will only go so far.
A Ninja Clan who has a habit of kneeling is not worthy of Shōji's much attention.
He only plans to have a good talk with the people from the Kumogakure mission. Of course, not now, at least until they get the news. Otherwise, it will appear that his side's purpose is too clear.
'This time, I must let you feel the anger of our Uchiha Clan, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō! '
Looking up at the bright moon above the starry sky.
Shōji's black and white pupils also revealed a faint cold color at this moment, and he murmured in a low voice.
There is a sequence of 'surprises'.
It was Hyuga Hiashi who couldn't control himself and killed the deputy team leader Kumogakure, Jōnin. Before he thought about how to report it to the village, Third Hokage had already received another 'surprise' news in advance!
Although Root's people all left the village quietly, but unlike the eight-man team of Aburame Ryūma before, this time it was a large force of nearly two hundred people. With such a large scale, it was impossible to If Root was able to conceal it, if he didn't know Root's actions, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Hokage would have done nothing, or it could be said that he is a 100% puppet type character.
It can be said that when Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that a large number of Root people left the village without permission, and most likely headed towards the location where the Iwagakure delegation left, Sarutobi Hiruzen instantly showed a look of shock and anger. He really did not expect that Danzo would do such a thing again!
This is no longer just a matter of killing first and showing off later.
Instead, he completely ignored him, Hokage, which made Sarutobi Hiruzen feel extremely angry. Putting aside Sarutobi Hiruzen, he didn't even think that there were only one or two hundred Roots. The people of can leave the Iwagakure mission with Uchiha Shōji as the leader. Even if a miracle happens, Danzo's plan succeeds.
Sarutobi Hiruzen can also fully guess how bad the situation will become next. They Konoha finally paid a high price to end the war on the northeastern border, so that the village can truly enter a period of peace and restoration.
Sarutobi Hiruzen But I really don't want to see the flames of war in my ninja village rise again.
This kind of never-ending war will make Konoha further decline, and there will never be any hope of revival. To be honest, at this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen really wants to open the head of his best friend to see what he is thinking inside!?
This is an emergency situation that requires prompt response
On the one hand, he sent his direct subordinate Anbu to rush there as quickly as possible, hoping to stop the situation before it got serious. On the other hand, he immediately summoned Shimura Danzō with the most severe order. With the last ten thousandth hope, he wanted to directly learn from Danzo what mission he was sending so many Root members to perform!
Danzo was also mentally prepared for his actions to be discovered from the beginning. He knew very well that the departure of so many people from the village could not be hidden from Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Hokage, but he didn't care at all. What he wanted to do was to have such a time lag and poor psychology. As long as he acted quickly enough and made it a fait accompli, everything that followed would definitely develop according to his own wishes.
Danzo knows the character of his best friend very well.
Therefore, after hearing the obviously "angry" order from Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo just smiled sullenly and didn't care at all. When Shi Shiran was about to go directly to Hokage's Office to start the next plan at his own pace.
"Huh!?"
An embarrassed figure broke into Danzo's eyes.
"What did you say!?"
This figure is one of the members of Root who was previously sent out by Danzo to ambush Shōji's group. He was also ordered by the leader to return to Danzo was the only Root person who reported the corresponding intelligence information. It can be said that the moment he learned from this subordinate that almost all the Root elites he sent out were killed by Uchiha Shōji alone.
The expression of Shadow of Konoha also became extremely distorted at this moment.
He couldn't believe that there was such a big flaw in what he thought was a sure-fire plan. The two hundred or so weakest troops were all in Elite Chūnin, and there were a full forty or fifty elite troops of Jōnin. Not only was Shōji killed them all by one person, but only one person survived, and more importantly, they were not even able to force out their full strength.
'Didn't you even use Mangekyō Sharingan? '
at this moment.
Danzo was the one who truly realized what a stupid mistake he had made. Of course, he did not feel that his action of ambushing Uchiha Shōji was wrong, but that his underestimation of Uchiha Shōji's strength was the biggest mistake.
He could even guess that the reason why one of his subordinates was able to return smoothly was more because this was Uchiha Shōji's demonstration against him. Otherwise, he would have massacred his subordinates in the normal Tomoe Sharingan mode. Once Mangekyō Sharingan was turned on, how could his subordinates retreat smoothly?
This was a completely unexpected development for Danzo. This huge psychological gap made the expression of Shadow of Konoha become extremely ferocious and terrifying at this moment.
"Haha, Uchiha Shōji, I really underestimated you. It's okay. The mistake can only be made twice at most. The third time, I will not make the same mistake again next time. By that time, I will make you and Uchiha Clan feel what real hell is!"
Danzo's exposed pupils also showed an extremely ferocious look. At this moment, Danzo still didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his actions. The only mistake was that he misjudged Uchiha Shōji's strength.
It's not that Danzo can't see the possible consequences of this, but he's so conceited that he really doesn't think this will be a problem. They Konoha are dignified The largest ninja village in Shinobi World is the one that suppressed Four Great Shinobi Villages and defeated Shinobi World War three times. Now it has only weakened a little. It may be difficult to fight two against one. Is there still a problem with one against one?
Even if Iwagakure launches an attack, since his village has already made peace with Kumogakure, Danzo doesn't think this is a big deal and won't worry about it at all.
Therefore, while he was pacing towards Hokage's Office, he was still thinking about how to recruit talents in the village again. The failure of this plan was a heavy blow to Root under his command. He had to find a solution. He can't continue to search for some talents, otherwise his Root will become an empty shell. As one of the important means to realize his ambition, Danzo attaches great importance to the construction of Root.
He is not worried at all that Sarutobi Hiruzen will stop him, and is even further considering that although his plan fails, it can also trigger a conflict between his own village and Iwagakure. Last year, due to various reasons, Konoha was unable to further pursue Uchiha Clan, and even more so, Iwagakure, was not held accountable. This is Danzo's biggest regret. Now is an excellent opportunity. Danzo really feels that it is time to restart the pursuit of the Uchiha Clan a year and a half ago!
It has to be said that the bottomless connivance of that Third Hokage is the biggest reason why Danzo has reached such an unscrupulous level step by step. Whenever Danzo made any "cross-border move" in the past. If Sarutobi Hiruzen blatantly bans Root, or even removes Danzo from all positions and authorities, Konoha may not reach this point.
It can only be said that as Konoha's 'crouching dragon and phoenix chick', the two of them are truly 'indispensable'.
He walked lightly to Hokage Office Building, still looking calm and at ease.
When I saw Danzo looking like this.
Sarutobi Hiruzen The anger in his heart was rising uncontrollably.
"Danzo! Do you still have me, Hokage, in your eyes!? Don't you know how hard-won peace is for us Konoha!? Tell me, what mission are the nearly two hundred Root people you sent out to perform!?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly stood up from his position, looked at Shimura Danzō who walked in from the door with a sharp look, and said sternly.
"Oh, Hiruzen Sarutobi, why do you need to ask these things that you already know well?"
Danzo Shi Shiran came to sit on the sofa and said lightly.
The remaining ten thousandth hope was shattered.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face showed an ashen color.
"Send someone immediately to call back the Root people you sent out, Danzo, I'm not kidding you, this is an order from Hokage!"
"Hokage command? Hiruzen Sarutobi, you are Hokage of Konoha. This is true, but don't forget, I am Shadow of Konoha, it is my responsibility to eliminate all enemies that are harmful to Konoha, and this is the original intention of Root! I have done nothing wrong, and it is too late to say this now."
Danzo turned around and looked directly at Sarutobi Hiruzen on the main seat. When he spoke in a low voice, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was startled at first, and then changed wildly. He said with a hint of danger, "What did you say? Danzo? Could it be?"
"Hmph, it's not what you think, but the mission failed. All the Root I sent out were killed. Only one survived, and there was a high probability that the opponent deliberately put it back. Hiruzen Sarutobi, this is a provocation, this is a threat, this is Chi Guoguo's declaration of war. I think we should take corresponding measures immediately to deal with the Uchiha Clan. It's already We have reached the point where we cannot wait any longer. One Uchiha Shōji can do this. Don't forget that there are two other pairs of Mangekyō Sharingan, Shisui Uchiha and Uchiha Fugaku in the Uchiha Clan. If we continue to wait, our Konoha will definitely face a crisis of complete destruction in the future!"
Danzo snorted coldly, and then said this with a very serious look, looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen in the top position whose expression became more serious as Danzo spoke.
"What do you mean? All the Root people you sent out were killed by Uchiha Shōji alone?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who deliberately ignored the second half of Danzo, also directly grasped the key content of the first half of the sentence. Through the feedback from Anbu, Sarutobi Hiruzen roughly understood that the number of Root members sent out by Danzo was nearly two hundred.
All of these are elite forces comparable to those directly under Anbu.
If Shōji single-handedly breaks through the siege of these Root people and defeats them, after most of them are killed or injured, a large number of people will still retreat. That is Sarutobi Hiruzen As for 's initial expectations, what Shimura Danzō said at this time greatly exceeded Third Hokage's prediction of Uchiha Shōji's strength.
"That's right, and he hasn't used Mangekyō Sharingan, Hiruzen Sarutobi yet. You should understand what this means!"
Danzo can also pre-understand that his close friend Hokage obviously deliberately ignored the meaning of the most important second half of his sentence. He frowned slightly at the moment, and further promoted Uchiha Shōji, and even said Uchiha Clan's overall 'threat theory'!
"What are you talking about? You didn't even use Mangekyō Sharingan!?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen finally showed a touch of emotion at this moment.
The war between ninja villages can never be a stage for one person. Since the death of his own master First and the terrible Uchiha Madara one after another, this is one of the most firm opinions deep in Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart.
Even someone as strong as Third Raikage will still die in Iwagakure's high-quality human sea tactics.
It shows that in the war of Five Great Shinobi Villages, no matter how strong a person is, his power is still limited after all. This is also Sarutobi Hiruzen's view of the Uchiha Clan. He is very afraid of Mangekyo of the Uchiha Clan, but he does not really feel that he has Iwagakure who joined Uchiha Clan. can definitely threaten the survival of Konoha, let alone Uchiha Clan. In Konoha Separation War a year and a half ago, Sarutobi Hiruzen also clearly saw the terrifying power of Uchiha Shōji and Uchiha Fugaku. He admitted that the two of them were very strong.
But at most it's at the same level of intensity as him.
But now Danzo's words are clearly declaring that Uchiha Shōji has made another 'qualitative' leap. Without Mangekyō Sharingan, he can massacre only two hundred Root elites, which is enough to prove the terror of this evil boy Uchiha.
But even so, Sarutobi Hiruzen does not intend to change his determination. At most, he will just slightly adjust his response goals in the future, because no matter how strong he is, in Third Hokage's opinion, he will at most be as good as Third Raikage.
It is not enough for Third Hokage to really change his governing philosophy.
Because this is not just dealing with one Uchiha group like before, but Iwagakure, fifteen or six thousand Iwagakure Ninja, Ōnoki, who is at least not weaker than himself, and the huge force of two Tailed Beast Jinchuriki.
Sarutobi Hiruzen can still be carried clearly.
"Therefore, we must take action against the Uchiha clan immediately. Hiruzen, while Uchiha General has not yet left the realm of Fire Country, immediately notify the border guards and various strongholds to conduct a comprehensive search of Uchiha General and his party. The village also immediately organized elites When the troops go to encircle and suppress them, they must completely keep General Uchiha in the Land of Fire! This will not only eliminate a huge disaster for our village in advance, but also provide an opportunity to study the secrets of the Mangekyou Sharingan. This is an unprecedented opportunity, Hiruzen!"
Danzo seemed to be able to detect Sarutobi Hiruzen's thoughts deep in his heart, and his tone seemed to have become very urgent.
He looked at his dear friend in front of him with burning eyes.
You have to say that although Danzo did make many mistakes, but on these matters, his judgment was correct. The current Shōji is indeed a 'mortal' Among the levels, let alone the levels of Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara (Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan mode), they are even less interesting than Third Raikage.
Konoha can indeed be ruthless and can be suppressed without paying a heavy price. The premise is that Sarutobi Hiruzen can really make up his mind. Even when Jiraiya and Tsunade are not in the village, he must be prepared to take action. Obviously, Sarutobi Hiruzen does not have such courage.
Or to be more precise.
He didn't think this was a rational judgment.
Assuming that the consequence of this action is that Third Tsuchikage brazenly started a war between wood and rock, the price of killing Uchiha Shōji alone is not a result that Third Hokage can bear.
Two hundred Root elites, not even Uchiha Shōji's Mangekyo were forced out.
Judging from this basis, if he did not take action, he would have to send at least three to four thousand Konoha elites to besiege him, and he would have to be prepared in advance to kill at least half of them in order to successfully suppress him.
This price is not something that the current Konoha can afford.
As for the option of personally going out to capture Uchiha Shōji, Third Hokage wouldn't even think about it.
These are options that don't require hesitation.
Just a few seconds later.
Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head heavily. "Danzo, put away your dangerous thoughts. What Konoha needs now is stability and tranquility, not war. That's all for this time. Stop, leave everything to me. You are absolutely not allowed to act without permission. You can stay in Hokage Tower for a while. In addition, I will let Yan handle the beginning and end of Root, so don't interfere anymore!"
He messed up again and again, and crossed the line again and again.
Shimura Danzō, who was several times more aggressive than Original Work, this time was really a punishment that made Sarutobi Hiruzen no longer want to stop at verbal punishment.