Hyuga Hiashi Secretly Seeks Out Hiruzen Sarutobi

It was obvious that the missing person was the one who kidnapped her daughter Hinata that night, and also the one whose head was cut off by that Uchiha Clan member.

Afterwards, he disposed of the body very well. Even if the Anbu investigated, they probably wouldn't have found it. Hyuga Hiashi was confident in that. Don't underestimate his basic qualities as a ninja.

But there were some things that troubled Hyuga Hiashi's conscience.

Seeing the Kumogakure delegation acting so arrogantly, and even threatening what would happen if their missing companions weren't found, Konoha was thrown into a state of panic.

Seeing that the overall order in Konoha was not very stable, Hyuga Hiashi really couldn't sit still any longer.

He knew he couldn't just sit idly by and watch this happen; he had to do something, or rather... take the initiative and admit it?

Rather than waiting for the Anbu to investigate their doorstep, it's better to take the initiative and go to the Lord Hokage. That way, they can give the Lord Hokage a good impression of being able to take responsibility.

The Lord Hokage... probably won't do anything to me.

After all, he was the head of the Hyūga Clan, and he hadn't killed the people from the Kumogakure delegation.

If I were to confess to the Lord Hokage like this, I would feel particularly sorry for the Uchiha clan, since they were the ones who saved my daughter first, and it would feel like I were going to expose them.

After much hesitation, Hyuga Hiashi finally made his decision: he would secretly go alone to find the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi fretting in his office when he suddenly heard that Hyuga Hiashi wanted to see him.

At the time, he didn't think too much about it when he heard about Hiruzen Sarutobi. After all, compared to the Uchiha Clan Hyūga Clan was more obedient, and he guessed it was probably just a small matter.

He nodded and invited Hyuga Hiashi in. Hyuga Hiashi went to Hiruzen Sarutobi's desk, and the two officially met.

Even though his face still showed signs of fatigue and worry, Hiruzen Sarutobi still managed to force a gentle smile and asked Hyuga Hiashi with a kind expression:

"Hiashi, what brings you here?"

Hyuga Hiashi wasn't the type to beat around the bush instinctively; looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi in front of him, he went straight to the point:

"Lord Hokage, I know the whereabouts of the missing members of the Kumogakure delegation."

That one sentence was enough to make Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widen. He stared at Hyuga Hiashi with a mixture of surprise and confusion, and a premonition that things were spiraling out of control.

After staring blankly for a long while, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally managed to ask with some difficulty:

"Is this related to you?"

Could it be... that you killed the missing members of the Kumogakure delegation?

With a cold expression, Hyuga Hiashi honestly answered the truth:

"I didn't kill them, but in a sense, it's not much different from me killing them."

Hyuga Hiashi was quite responsible. Because he didn't want Yun Yan to take responsibility, and also because he felt guilty about implicating Yun Yan, he took the initiative to assume the blame.

Upon hearing Hyuga Hiashi's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart sank further, and his mood plummeted to its lowest point.

Listen to what the Hyuga clan Hyuga clan to say.

Although he didn't kill him, it's not much different from him killing him.

What does this mean? Hiruzen Sarutobi can be certain that the missing members of the Kumogakure delegation are indeed dead.

Moreover, this incident probably wasn't orchestrated by the Kumogakure delegation; it was actually done by people from Konoha themselves. This is a huge problem indeed!

What a hassle! What a hassle!

Rubbing his nose, Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to suppress the fatigue and absurdity he felt. He looked at Hyuga Hiashi in front of him and began to ask:

"What exactly happened? Hiashi, this matter has already affected the overall stability of Konoha, as well as the relationship between Konoha and Kumogakure."

Tell me everything from beginning to end, without hiding any details.

Hyuga Hiashi nodded and began to recount what had happened that night.

From discovering that his daughter Hinata had been kidnapped by that Kumogakure ninja, to chasing after the Kumogakure ninja and using Hinata to threaten him, to the sudden appearance of an Uchiha clan boy who helped him solve the problem, and finally disposing of the body.

And so on and so forth, down to the smallest detail, from beginning to end, Hyuga Hiashi explained everything he could think of, and he did indeed explain it in great detail.

Hearing the truth of the matter did not improve Hiruzen Sarutobi's mood at all.

Holy crap, that's what happened!

So, this whole thing started with the Kumogakure, and they were the ones who were initially at fault! They bear all the responsibility from beginning to end!

You're supposed to be a ninja from the Kumogakure's mission, and you usually stay with the mission obediently, carrying out your protection or negotiation duties. But suddenly, you had a brain fart and dared to kidnap the eldest daughter of the Main Family Hyūga Clan's main branch. Where did you get the guts to do such a thing?

Yeah, where did this ninja get the guts to do something like that? Isn't he afraid that if things are exposed, it will affect the negotiations and the relationship between the two villages?

Or is it that he's not afraid at all, and doesn't care about any of this?

Or perhaps he had already foreseen all the consequences when he did this, and even with such self-awareness, he still did it.

And in the worst-case scenario, this Kumogakure ninja wasn't acting on a whim; he had planned this all along, had his eye on the Hyūga Clan's Byakugan, and had been given orders by Kumogakure to seize the opportunity and obtain Byakugan.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, true to his old fox nature, noticed many inconsistencies after a moment's thought, and with even more thought, he essentially guessed the truth.

It was precisely because he had guessed the truth that Hiruzen Sarutobi was unable to contain his further anger.

What a Kumogakure! What a formidable Fourth Raikage! To actually place such a person within the Kumogakure delegation, to be so covetous of our Konoha's bloodline limit.

Thank goodness you didn't succeed; thank goodness that Kumogakure ninja didn't manage to take the Byakugan, or the consequences would have been dire!

However, the initial fault clearly lies with you. It was you who maliciously tried to steal the Byakugan, but that Kumogakure ninja died, and you turned around and accused us first, threatening us!

Good heavens, how could such a horrible thing happen in the world!

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi his fist on the table in anger, cursing under his breath.

But this cursing and swearing is just a momentary act of verbal sparring; at most, it's just venting one's anger.

The most important thing now is to resolve this issue.

How can this be solved? From which aspects should it be addressed?

First, we need to think more deeply. Did the Kumogakure delegation know that this Morui had an important mission? Was his real mission not to protect the delegation, but to obtain the Byakugan?

Hmm... Perhaps the Kumogakure delegation doesn't know about this, but Dodai definitely does, after all, he's the Raikage's right-hand man, holding a high position and great power.

But since everyone already knew about this, Dodai must have been able to guess that Morui had failed when he disappeared.

In this situation, Dodai even turned the tables, demanding to see the person alive or dead, insisting on an explanation, and threatening him in that manner.

This was clearly a premeditated act, or rather, a long-planned one. His purpose was likely to use the Morui incident to further threaten Konoha through unreasonable and disruptive tactics.

Based on Hiruzen Sarutobi's understanding of the Kumogakure delegation and his profound knowledge of politics, he knew the Kumogakure delegation and Dodai would definitely do this; that's just their despicable and unreasonable nature.

So what should be done? How can we silence Dodai?

Find the corpse of that Morui, dig it up from the ground, and then hand it over to the Kumogakure?

It seems this is the only way for now. Didn't he say he wanted to see the person alive or dead? Now they have.

The Kumogakure delegation and Dodai will definitely be unwilling to accept this and will certainly use the corpse to make trouble, but Morui's death was entirely his own fault, and then it will probably require a long and drawn-out dispute.

With this in mind, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already made a rough prediction and thought about the future. The situation wasn't great, but it shouldn't be too bad either, right?

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his head again, looking at Hyuga Hiashi in front of him, and made his initial assessment of the matter:

"So that's how it is."

Hiashi, the responsibility for this matter definitely lies with the ninjas of Kumogakure. Your pursuit was entirely driven by self-defense and love for your daughter; the responsibility lies entirely with you."

Hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi say this, Hyuga Hiashi breathed a sigh of relief.

But he was still a little worried and couldn't help but tentatively ask:

"Lord Hokage Uchiha clan kid?"