Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at the retreating shadow, then looked down at the messy clan land below.
His chest seemed to be blocked by something, his throat felt sweet, and blood foam overflowed from the corners of his mouth.
Poof--
"Lord Hokage!"
Several ANBUs surrounding him hurriedly held him up.
In a corner of the roof, Naruto folded his arms, smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and stared down as if watching a show.
"I thought that being so angry that you vomited blood was only a joke, but I didn't expect that you could actually live."
"But to be fair, Hiruzen Sarutobi's ideological consciousness is far worse than that of Itachi Uchiha. Itachi killed all his own family members without even batting an eyelid, and he frowned when Pain asked him to leave a mark on Forehead Protector."
"Look at this person again, why is he vomiting blood?"
"Didn't you hear what his son Asuma said? This is called taking things to a higher level. As a saint, you just can't be tied up by those feelings and loves, and you should devote yourself to everyone."
"You think so, Orochimaru?"
The shadow on the roof twisted, and Orochimaru emerged silently from the eaves.
It doesn't come out, it grows out.
"You did it?"
His voice still had the same hoarse tone.
Naruto chuckled.
"It has nothing to do with me, it was Shaqima who did it. Oh, I'm sorry, it was Asuma."
Orochimaru stared at Naruto in front of him, his face not very pretty.
Sarutobi Clan The first time something happened, this was the face that popped into his mind.
Half a month ago, Naruto mentioned it lightly and asked him to take care of the Sarutobi Clan as well.
At the time, he thought he said it casually.
As a result, just a short time later, Sarutobi Clan was really gone.
Asuma did it?
What a joke.
Orochimaru doesn't believe that Third Hokage's own son can be as virtuous as Itachi Uchiha and was washed away by Will of Fire.
What's more, there were four eye-catching things standing behind him.
If he didn't know the relationship between Naruto and Akatsuki, he might guess that Asuma paid foreign aid to kill Konoha.
But he knew it.
"What good will it do to you? Apart from making Konoha's hair explode."
Orochimaru asked with a frown.
"Akatsuki has saved a lot of money by taking on the shady tasks of the five major villages. If you interfere like this, you are telling all the ninja villages that Akatsuki will take action against them. Who will dare to spend money in the future? What are you trying to do by killing the goose to get the eggs?"
Naruto tilted her head and looked at him, as if looking at a child who couldn't turn around.
"You want world peace. You want me to be happy. You want to vent your anger."
"There are so many reasons. The most important one-Hiruzen Sarutobi's life is too comfortable, and his whole family is also too comfortable."
"Look at me, Fourth Hokage, how did I live since I was a child? I grew up alone, and even if I bought something, I would be kicked out, and even if I had money in my pocket, I wouldn't sell it."
"Is Konoha really afraid that Nine-Tails will go berserk? Why did Nine-Tails run out in the first place? It wasn't because the seal was weak when Jinchuriki gave birth to the child. Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know about this?"
"Konoha is holding Uzumaki Clan's complete set of Sealing Jutsu, will it be unable to suppress Nine-Tails Chakra?"
"Stop being ridiculous."
"From the day my identity was revealed, Konoha and I and those people in high positions were destined to fight to the death."
"Today these are just to collect some interest first. You didn't see how happy the old man was smiling, he even bled from laughing."
"He was able to force Itachi Uchiha to massacre the entire clan, why can't I let his son follow suit?"
"Causation never picks on anyone."
"And I'm kind enough. At least I didn't let Asuma take a knife to chop his father. If you think about Fugaku Uchiha, that's really sad."
"Tell me, now that Sarutobi Clan's backer is gone, can Hiruzen Sarutobi still be able to hold down that old guy Danzo?"
Naruto spread his hands and continued speaking earnestly.
"Orochimaru, your Konoha Crush Plan thinking is too narrow. What's the use of just killing one Hiruzen Sarutobi."
"If you want to do it, you have to dismantle the entire power rack of Konoha. That would be ridiculous."
"Pattern. Can we enlarge the pattern?"
"Few people in this world understand that whether a village has a say depends on its fists, not its own tricks. Only losers spend their days thinking about politics."
"Think about Hashirama Senju, he knows shit about politics. But when he was alive, which ninja village would dare to provoke a Ninja World war?"
"This is true peace. Peace based on real strength."
"Those treaties signed back and forth are just a pile of waste paper that can be torn up at any time."
"Just like the agreement you asked Kabuto to deliver to Sunagakure tonight, do you take it seriously?"
"Stop worrying about that rusty windmill Konoha. If it can't turn, dismantle it and replace it with a new one. Why don't you want to part with an old antique that should be eliminated?"
"By the way, Hiruzen Sarutobi, are you still going to do it? If you don't want to kill me, I will do it myself."
The words were still lingering in the air, but Naruto's whole body had swayed and dispersed like a reflection in water.
Orochimaru's pupils shrank suddenly - what he had been talking to just now was actually just an illusion from beginning to end.
He licked his lips and stared at the place where Naruto disappeared. There was a light in his eyes that only a hunter has when he has locked onto his prey.
"Uzumaki...Naruto?"
On the other side of Konoha, Jiraiya stood in the dark, looking at the direction of Itachi Uchiha's group of people flying away with a livid face.
Mouthing in a low voice.
"Akatsuki... who hired these lunatics. Fortunately, the target this time is not Naruto. Could it be...Danzo?"
While he was thinking about it, Danzo sneezed heavily in his room.
"You deserve it. I asked you to let Itachi Uchiha go. What did I say? If I just kill him, it would be over. How about killing him back?"
After the night of the genocide, Third broke up Root from Danzo and stuffed them into ANBU, so the number of ANBU now is a lot more than the seventy recorded in the official roster.
In addition, Konoha Military Police Force has expanded its ranks, so it is said that this is the time when Hiruzen Sarutobi's power is strongest.
At this juncture, Sarutobi Clan suffered such a blow, and it was actually Itachi Uchiha, his old subordinate, who was responsible.
Danzo I really can't take pleasure in my misfortune.
He stood up from the chair and walked out the door.
The position of Hokage Assistant has been neglected for long enough. It's time to have a good chat with Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
Even if he couldn't pull Hiruzen Sarutobi off the Hokage's seat right away, he wouldn't be at a loss if he could get Root back in his hands.