Another Danzo?

Doichi Hyuga did not want to cause trouble, so Tsunade agreed to keep his secret.

Humph! Just you? Can you stop me?

Brat! We haven't settled our score yet, and how do you explain this kid? Ice Release from the Hidden Mist, do you have a death wish?! Explain yourself, I want to hear how you plan to spin this.

Tsunade pointed at Haku, wrapping an arm around Doichi Hyuga's neck from behind.

...Picked him up two years ago while on a mission in the Land of Water.

Heh! Then go pick up another one for me, let me broaden my horizons too.

Tsunade crossed her arms and sneered.

"Master Doichi is not lying, I can vouch for him. When we met, I was searching the streets for food. At that time, I had been wandering for a long time. If not for Lord Doichi, I think I would have starved to death."

Haku stepped forward to support Doichi Hyuga, and his gentle, calm voice brought an inexplicable sense of sorrow to everyone's hearts.

Just kidding, since Doichi Hyuga dared to do it, no one could find any leverage to threaten him.

"Haku! I don't like the title of master, call me the same as Karin!"

"Yes! Big Brother Dao Yi!"

"Humph! Consider yourself lucky this time, kid. But what about Haku in the future? If the Hidden Mist comes looking for you, how do you plan to deal with it?"

"The Hidden Mist despises the Kekkei Genkai and wiped out Haku's clan, do they still have the face to show up?"

Doichi Hyuga: I'm going to be afraid of the Hidden Mist Village? Are you joking?

"I just want to follow Big Brother Dao Yi, I don't like the Land of Water."

Haku said anxiously, speaking up quickly.

Humph! Suit yourself! ...If you run into trouble you can't solve, you can ask me for help.

Tsunade stopped bothering him and left in a rage.

Tsunade stormed into Konoha Village like a whirlwind of sparks and lightning, beating dogs on sight and hammering people in her path, kicking up a trail of dust.

"Eh! Was that Lady Tsunade who just walked past? She hasn't signed in yet!"

Izumo Kamizuki rubbed his eyes.

"You didn't see wrong! Lady Tsunade's momentum doesn't look right, something might happen! Just fill in her signature for her, you definitely shouldn't go disturb her right now."

Kotetsu Hagane shrank his neck and slid back a little further.

"Lady Tsunade! Wait for me!"

Shizune's voice came from afar, and a moment later she stood at the gate.

"It's Shizune! Please register!"

Izumo Kamizuki took out the registration log.

"You... saw Lady Tsunade?"

"She just went in not long ago, you'd better not follow her. The situation seems a bit wrong, don't get caught in the crossfire."

Kotetsu Hagane kindly offered a reminder.

"Thanks! I'll be careful."

The black-stocking auntie entered Konoha and decided to stroll through the commercial street near the Hokage Tower to observe the situation close at hand.

Meanwhile, in the Hokage's Office.

...Who is it? Who is trying to assassinate the old man?... Turns out... it's Tsunade! You're back?

Hiruzen Sarutobi removed his Hokage hat, plucked out a thirty-centimeter-long wooden spike, and stared dumbfounded at the attacker. Discovering it was Tsunade, he couldn't help but sigh:

Good grief, I almost lost my looks!

The office door behind Tsunade was already shattered into pieces, and half a wooden plank was still swinging back and forth.

"Old man, what on earth is going on with the Land of Whirlpools?"

"What's going on? What are you talking about? Hasn't the Land of Whirlpools already been destroyed?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely bewildered: What kind of nonsense are you spouting as soon as you walk in?

"Back then, before the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools, Konoha received intelligence about it in advance. Why didn't the village send anyone to rescue them?"

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi still playing dumb, the fire in Tsunade's heart surged higher and higher, and she punched a hole straight through the desk.

"How is that possible? I didn't receive any intelligence. What on earth did you find out? Tell the old man!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi wore an ugly expression:

Is this rebellious disciple of mine trying to splash dirty water on her teacher? Even if you want to splash it, you should at least make some logical sense!

"I met a surviving member of the Uzumaki Clan. She told me that before the Land of Whirlpools fell, a Konoha advisory elder once invited the Uzumaki Clan to join Konoha. How do you explain this?"

Tsunade slammed her palm down on the desk, causing it to immediately fall apart and quit working.

"Elephant! Go invite the advisory elders over!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up and shouted angrily. He was feeling conflicted right now, suspecting he might have been deceived.

A moment later, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu walked in.

"Tsunade is back? Hiruzen, what did you call us for?"

Tsunade repeated her story, while Hiruzen Sarutobi closely monitored the changes in their expressions.

"Humph! This is pure slander, how can such one-sided words be believed? Given the relationship between the Uzumaki and Konoha, if we had known about such a thing, we definitely would have gone all-out to rescue them. Tsunade, where is that Uzumaki clansman? Why didn't you bring her back?"

Utatane Koharu instantly flew into a rage and angrily questioned her.

"Tsunade! The importance of the Uzumaki to Konoha is irreplaceable. We wouldn't have just ignored something like that. Is the intelligence from that Uzumaki really accurate?"

Mitokado Homura adjusted his glasses and asked.

"She couldn't possibly lie to me, you must have conspired to keep it from me."

Tsunade let out a fierce shout, clenching her fists and glaring fixedly at Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.

"Tsunade, you actually dare to wantonly slander us? Hiruzen, look at the fine disciple you've taught..."

"Enough! Stop arguing, let me think carefully."

Seeing the emotions on both sides growing increasingly intense, Hiruzen Sarutobi interrupted them: If that Uzumaki didn't lie, the only one who could pull off something like this is probably that bastard.

"Elephant! Take some people and pull up all the intelligence regarding the Uzumaki Clan during the Second Shinobi World War. Especially the ones sealed away by Root, investigate thoroughly and bring them back!"

"Why didn't Danzo come?"

Tsunade had been feeling like something was amiss, and upon hearing the word "Root," she remembered: So an old bastard is missing!

"Two years ago, Root was attacked by an unknown individual, and Danzo sacrificed himself."

Mitokado Homura replied.

"Dead? This matter is likely eight parts related to him, dying is getting off too easy for him."

"Tsunade, is this how you wantonly denigrate your seniors? Hiruzen, aren't you going to control her?"

Seeing that Tsunade was ignoring him, Utatane Koharu glared at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"That's enough, both of you say a little less! Quietly wait for the results."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was already agitated, and these few scoundrels were still adding to his headache.

An hour later, Elephant returned to the Hokage's Office carrying several scrolls.

Tsunade snatched a scroll and began reading it carefully.

The scroll recorded: ANBU spies discovered bizarre movements from Kumogakure, and only after sacrificing several spies did they figure out that the enemy was preparing to make a move against the Land of Whirlpools.

Later, Iwagakure and Kirigakure also obtained this intelligence, and the three villages immediately joined forces, preparing to dispatch elite shinobi to launch a surprise attack on the Land of Whirlpools together.

After obtaining the intelligence, Danzo personally traveled to the Land of Whirlpools to invite the Uzumaki Clan to migrate into Konoha, only to be sternly rejected by them!

The result was the annihilation of the Land of Whirlpools, with the three shinobi villages each grabbing some scraps at the edges. Root made a move in advance and obtained the Uzumaki Clan's inherited ninjutsu scrolls.

The ending concluded with Danzo's usual commentary: Arrogant and despotic, overbearing and conceited; unappreciative wretches, actually daring to humiliate this old man! Even without this crisis, they would still have been unable to escape the fate of destruction in the future. At present, the village is not stable, and the major shinobi clans are restless; for the sake of the village's safety, Konoha cannot participate in such matters.

Upon reading this, Tsunade angrily threw the scroll at the Third Hokage's face.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed with a hopeless expression, picked up the scroll, and read through it carefully.

After finishing it, Hiruzen Sarutobi wore a gloomy expression. He raised his arm and handed the scroll over to Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.