He Fled, He Chased-Escape Was Impossible

The older generation of Konoha is incompetent, Konoha middle-aged generation has died, fled, or been injured, and the younger generation has not yet matured, resulting in the current awkward situation of a generational gap in Konoha.

As a result, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who bears a great deal of responsibility, not only did not blame himself in the face of this situation, but also sighed and worried.

How shameless! How infuriating!

Regardless, the current situation is that Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, is left to contend alone with the Kumogakure delegation at the negotiating table, engaging in negotiations that offer little hope.

And what about the Kumogakure delegation?

On the other side, Dodai also realized the weakness and vulnerability of Konoha, especially that the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, was all alone and without support.

In this situation, it would be a disservice to them not to be tough at the negotiating table. So during the negotiation process, they pressed forward step by step, with an extremely arrogant and domineering attitude, which caused Hiruzen Sarutobi lose face.

Hiruzen Sarutobi is now old, growing more decayed and cowardly with age, yet he refuses to admit his decay and cowardice, using the excuse of making concessions for the greater good as a fig leaf.

Using this fig leaf too often makes one a true coward.

Unbeknownst to him, Hiruzen Sarutobi was forced to make concessions at the negotiating table. In order to keep the negotiations going and to get Kumogakure to back down, Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to give up some benefits.

However, there are some things that cannot be compromised. Once you show weakness, you will only be able to keep making concessions.

As expected, during the negotiations, the Kumogakure delegation, seeing an opportunity and a chance to gain something, became increasingly excited and demanding. Hiruzen Sarutobi and grew increasingly angry and furious.

In summary, this is how the negotiations between the Konoha High Command and the Kumogakure delegation went, with Konoha in a disadvantageous position.

But none of this concerns Yun Yan. He doesn't care about such nonsense. As long as Hiruzen Sarutobi doesn't sell out the village and cede core interests, thus incurring the wrath of heaven and the people, Yun Yan won't interfere.

Everything was peaceful and life was going smoothly, but sometimes, unexpected things just happen.

That evening, Quan was not by Yun Yan's side. Yun Yan was alone at home, studying and practicing the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Sitting in his room, with his crimson Mangekyō Sharingan, the peculiar triangular pattern within the pupils of his Mangekyō Sharingan slowly rotating, Yun Yan used this Infinite Analysis to decipher the information related to the Flying Thunder God Technique in his hand.

Yun Yan had already mastered the basics of the Flying Thunder God Technique before.

Now, after this period of accelerated progress and endless analysis, Yun Yan's mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique has further increased, and his attainments in it have become even deeper.

Previously, when Yun Yan used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport, he needed to close his eyes, carefully sense the surroundings, and slowly prepare himself.

Now, he doesn't need to go through that trouble anymore.

While he may not have reached the level of Minato Namikaze, who could teleport with a single thought, Yun Yan's teleportation speed is now quite fast, greatly enhancing his personal mobility.

Judging from this training and analysis speed, it won't be long before Yun Yan masters the Flying Thunder God Technique to the level of the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju.

Give him a little more time, and he will be able to easily reach the level of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, and teleport at will, including mastering the Flying Thunder God Second Stage.

Of course, that's not all. With Infinite Analysis in his Mangekyō Sharingan, Yun Yan's goal is even bigger. He intends to surpass the two Hokage in the Flying Thunder God Technique and become stronger and faster.

This is not a dream for him; it's actually quite easy to achieve, it just takes time.

While studying the Flying Thunder God and slowly analyzing it, Yun Yan suddenly looked up and realized that something was wrong.

During this time, he had already inscribed his Flying Thunder God Formula in most parts of Konoha to facilitate future teleportation.

Just now, he felt one of his Flying Thunder God Formula seals being scanned and triggered, as if it had been stepped on by someone with Chakra.

Actually, it doesn't matter if someone accidentally touches it. Yun Yan's Flying Thunder God Formula is transparent, so people can't detect it at all.

But the feeling of triggering that Flying Thunder God Formula was rushed and clearly not quite right.

That's really strange. Why are they in such a hurry in Konoha?

With this question in mind, Yun Yan activated the Endless Vista within his Mangekyou Mangekyō Sharingan. He looked in the direction of the Flying Thunder God Formula he had just triggered, and gazed at that area.

That area was considered the outer perimeter of Konoha, not far from the outermost barrier of Konoha. It was rather desolate, filled with trees, and completely uninhabited.

Using his Endless Vista to see far away, Yun Yan could see all the unusual things happening there.

Oh, it seems something's happened. There's a chase going on over there, and it looks pretty intense.

Yun Yan recognized the person rapidly chasing after him; wasn't that Hyuga Hiashi, the head of the Hyūga Clan? What was he doing here? Who was he chasing?

With this thought in mind, Yun Yan couldn't help but look at the person running ahead. Who would be chased by the head of the Hyūga Clan so late at night?

Upon closer inspection, lo and behold! They weren't Konoha ninjas! They were actually Kumogakure ninjas!

Wait a minute, look at him, his appearance, his clothes... good heavens, isn't this a ninja from the Kumogakure who has infiltrated? This ninja is clearly part of the Kumogakure's diplomatic mission!

What happened? Why did a member of the Kumogakure diplomatic mission run away? What did he do to be pursued by Hyuga Hiashi?

Yun Yan opened his Mangekyō Sharingan and took another closer look using his Endless Vista...

Good heavens! It turns out that the Kumogakure ninja who was running away ahead had a short- Byakugan girl with Byakugan tucked under his arm!

Isn't that Hinata Hyuga?

Upon seeing this scene, Yun Yan almost immediately understood. So that's what happened; he had just happened to witness it.

Wait a minute, something seems off?

Yes, the timing seems off. Shouldn't this have happened much earlier? Hinata Hyuga should have been even younger when she was kidnapped, right? How could this have happened at this time?

Could it be because of... the butterfly effect?

Moreover, in the original story, it is true that ninjas from Kumogakure infiltrated Konoha and kidnapped Hinata Hyuga, their purpose being Hinata Hyuga's strategically important Byakugan.

However, the original storyline does not explicitly state that this Kumogakure ninja was a member of the Kumogakure negotiation delegation.

Or to put it more bluntly, the Kumogakure delegation, which came to Konoha for negotiations, actually had such a person hiding within them, and this person even did such despicable things—this is outrageous! Aren't they afraid of affecting the negotiations?

If this matter comes to light later, it will be quite detrimental to the Kumogakure delegation.

Under Dodai's leadership, the Kumogakure delegation has been making great strides in recent negotiations, advancing step by step and achieving victory after victory. If this incident were to occur now and be exposed, the Kumogakure delegation would be completely out of the game, and their previous advantages would vanish.

Are we really willing to sacrifice the entire negotiation just because of a pair of Byakugan?

For a moment, Yun Yan shook his head, indicating that he couldn't quite understand.

Whether you understand or not is another matter. Over there, Hyuga Hiashi is still desperately chasing after Hinata, Kumogakure ninjas are still carrying Hinata Hyuga as they run.

As the head of the Hyūga Clan and Hinata Hyuga's father, Hyuga Hiashi could not stand by and watch the Kumogakure ninja kidnap his daughter, both for personal and professional reasons.

His daughter was from the Main Family of the Hyūga Clan, and she didn't have the Caged Bird Seal tattooed on her forehead. If her Byakugan were to be gouged out, it would truly be gone. How could he, as the clan head, bear such a terrible dereliction of duty, having a pair of brand-new Byakugan left out in the world?

Moreover, the one who was kidnapped and about to have her eyes gouged out was his own daughter. Even if his eldest daughter had a weak personality and seemed incapable of taking on great responsibilities, she was still his daughter. How could Hyuga Hiashi allow such a thing to happen?

Therefore, Hyuga Hiashi is now truly desperate. He can't care about anything else for the moment and is desperately pursuing the enemy. He must leave the Kumogakure ninja behind to save his daughter no matter what.

As for whether the Kumogakure ninja was a member of the Kumogakure delegation, and what the consequences of killing him would be, Hyuga Hiashi for the time being!

This is the situation of Hyuga Hiashi; he is extremely worried and anxious, truly disregarding everything else.

The Kumogakure ninjas who were desperately fleeing ahead were in a different situation.