Hearing Kurotsuchi's obviously protective words, Ōnoki turned his head and looked in disbelief at his granddaughter with a red face and a twinkle in her eyes.
This girl! After just a few glances, she was bribed by that brat's fireworks?! What kind of dangerous thing is that! Is it art? It's clearly a provocation!
He opened his mouth and wanted to scold Kurotsuchi. What do children know? That is a trick.
But looking at her granddaughter's eyes, which were clearly full of yearning and shyness, all the words of reprimand were stuck in her throat.
Eventually it turned into a heavier, sour sigh.
It's over. I'm afraid this girl's heart has already "flew" away with that awkward little bastard.
This waist is really painful!
Wait, did that brat Deidara mention Obito Uchiha in Canopy Screen just now?
He said that Obito Uchiha, activated Fourth Shinobi World War?!
And it seems that he himself became Tsuchikage because he foiled Nine Nether's conspiracy and made considerable achievements in Fourth Shinobi World War.
Thinking of this, Ōnoki's old face instantly lost all color and became extremely solemn.
Deidara That brat is so silly, Kurotsuchi That girl is so ignorant.
At this moment, in front of the terrifying prophecy "Fourth Shinobi World War", everything seems to have become insignificant.
"No, we can't let that brat continue to mess around outside!" Ōnoki stopped abruptly, hovering in front of the desk, with a decisive tone.
He looked at his son Kitsuchi, who was always waiting respectfully and with a calm personality.
"Kitsuchi!" Ōnoki's voice carried unquestionable determination, but also revealed a hint of eagerness that was different from ordinary rebellious people.
"Immediately select members from ANBU and Jonin Class who are capable and have relatively gentle personalities, preferably those who had a good relationship with Deidara in the past, to form a special pursuit force!"
Kitsuchi was stunned for a moment, then immediately accepted the order, "Yes, Father! Are you going to hunt down Deidara?"
He made the most common assumption. After all, Deidara's identity at the moment was S-Rank Missing-Nin, who had defected.
"Nonsense!" Ōnoki's eyes widened, and he almost fell down from the air again, "Kill him for whatever reason! Although that kid is a bastard, in the end he is just a weird brat!"
He rubbed his stinging waist and added in a complex tone, "Your task is to persuade! Try every means to persuade him to come back!"
"Tell him that as long as he is willing to return to Iwagakure, I can take lenient punishment for all the mischief he did in the past!"
Ōnoki specifically emphasized the word "persuade", which is extremely rare in Shinobi World's treatment of rebellious people.
He looked at Kitsuchi with deep eyes, lowered his voice, and expressed his worries. "And Canopy Screen mentioned that Obito Uchiha and Nine Nether launched Fourth Shinobi World War."
"Although I don't know whether it is true or false, I would rather believe that it exists than believe that it does not exist."
"Deidara Although that brat is messing around, his ability is a valuable force that the village needs."
"We can no longer let him wander outside. If he is taken advantage of by that Akatsuki Organization, or gets involved in more troublesome incidents, the consequences will be disastrous!"
The old man sighed, with a trace of fatigue on his face. "Remember, the first goal is to ensure his safety and take him home."
"You can tell him if necessary, Kurotsuchi that girl misses him very much." Ōnoki said the last words almost through gritted teeth.
This made Old Face a little worried, but in order to trick the troubled genius back, he didn't care so much.
"Yes! I understand, Father!" Kitsuchi paused heavily.
Ōnoki looked at Kitsuchi's leaving back, rubbed his waist again, and muttered in a low voice, "Smelly boy, you must not cause any big trouble outside that even I can't handle. Come back quickly.
Konoha Hokage's Office, when Deidara's sarcastic and negative words came clearly through Canopy Screen, Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand holding Pipe suddenly froze.
But it was soon replaced by a surge of anger and deep embarrassment.
"Absurd! Arrogant!"
Danzo! Obito Uchiha!
These two names are the eternal pain and shame in his heart.
Danzo, his former comrade-in-arms, has gone further and further in the darkness of the "root", indeed tarnishing the will of fire.
Obito Uchiha even used and distorted this inheritance, bringing a near-destroying disaster to Konoha.
These are irrefutable facts.
However, in the future, the shadow of the enemy village, in such a public place, was used as a weapon to attack "Will of Fire" itself, and severely slapped Konoha and his Third Hokage on the face!
Deidara's actions of uncovering scars and denying core values so bluntly made Hiruzen Sarutobi feel a burning sense of embarrassment and humiliation.
He stood up suddenly and took a few steps in the Hokage's Office. The windows reflected the Hokage of all generations on the Hokage Rock, especially his own statue.
In his deep eyes, the anger was gradually replaced by a deeper sense of responsibility and urgency.
"That little Hidden Stone Village kid knows nothing!"
"He only saw branches and leaves stained by shadows, but he never understood the nature of the trees themselves to pursue light."
Hiruzen Sarutobi murmured to himself, as if he was convincing himself, and also as if he was strengthening his belief.
"'Will of Fire' itself is pure. It is the belief inherited by the great Lord First Hokage to protect the village and believe in future generations. It must not be represented by the corruption of a few people!"
When he thought that Obito Uchiha would activate Fourth Shinobi World War in the future, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes became more determined.
It's useless to get angry here, and it's even more futile to argue.
The real response lies in rectifying the source and cultivating the future.
"We must never let the next generation doubt our own beliefs, or even be misled and ridiculed so easily by outsiders!"
He immediately called ANBU.
"Pass the order and arrange for me to go to the Ninja Academy in the afternoon to conduct a special ideological education class. The theme is the true meaning and inheritance of 'Wherever the leaves are flying, the fire also grows endlessly'."
He wanted to go in person and face those children who were still ignorant and as blank as a piece of paper.
He wants to use his own voice, use the stories passed down by generations of Hokages, and use countless real examples of Konoha Ninjas making sacrifices for their companions and the village.
To cleanse the cognition in Canopy Screen that was contaminated by the words of Deidara, and to rekindle the pure understanding and belief in "Will of Fire" in children's hearts.
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath, knocked Pipe on the table, and looked in the direction of the Ninja Academy.
There is the future of Konoha, and it is also the key to whether "Will of Fire" can truly survive.
Even if Fourth Shinobi World War does break out in the future, he believes that the children of Konoha will be able to defeat that disaster under the leadership of Will of Fire.