Moments later, the more than one hundred streams of Chakra sensed by the Anbu Ninja arrived at Konoha Hospital.
Leading the way were the Uchiha Clan ninjas, all with cold, expressionless faces. As they passed through the shadows, dozens of pairs of scarlet, glowing Mitsudomoe pupils lit up simultaneously.
Shin'un, the leader, could see clearly that it was Uchiha Fugaku Uchiha, the current head of the Uchiha Clan.
Next to arrive were the Hyuga Clan, whose members all Byakugan. Their expressions were solemn, and the leader was also the head of the Hyuga Main Family.
Then there's Nara, Akimichi, Yamanaka, Inuzuka Clan, Shimura, Sarutobi...
Oh, and there's also a Aburame Clan who play with insects.
Finally, everyone turned to look in the direction of the Hokage Building, where a figure of average height was heading towards them alone.
It's Hiruzen Sarutobi, who has taken off his Hokage robes and Hiruzen Sarutobi on his battle attire.
Although unlike the others, Hiruzen Sarutobi came alone from the direction of the Konoha Building, the aura and determination he exuded made everyone present turn their heads.
Why did you come here?
Sparrow glanced around, then quickly walked up to the Lord Hokage.
" Lord Hokage, why did you come here?!"
You can't come here!
Raising his hand, Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped Suzaku from speaking and said:
"Alright, Sparrow."
I know very well what my presence here means.
"But it was I who ordered the Anbu to seal off the entire Hidden Konoha, and it was I who ordered the Anbu to block the Konoha Hospital at all costs to prevent the virus from spreading."
"Originally, I intended to end Konoha's current undeserved calamity with the least possible sacrifice."
"In fact, even now, I still believe this is the best option for the Hokage in the current situation."
At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi paused slightly before speaking:
"But I forgot, I am the Hokage of Konoha. As the Hokage of Konoha, I am the one who should be leading from the front!"
Turning his head, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Shin'un.
"I was safely contemplating the situation in the Hokage's office when the thunder that had just resounded throughout Konoha startled me awake."
"After much deliberation, I finally rushed over."
"I imagine that if the First and Second Hokage were in the same situation, they would have done the same thing as me."
"But you're the Hokage!"
Beside him, a squad leader from the Anbu stepped forward and said excitedly:
"What will happen to Konoha if something happens to you too?"
Hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said, "Just now, while I was changing into my battle attire, I suddenly realized something."
" Konoha will still be Konoha without me, but if I leave Konoha, I will no longer be the Hokage."
"Besides."
At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to look at Shin'un, who was standing to the side.
"Now that I'm here, I've naturally already made all the necessary arrangements."
"If I die, my disciple, Orochimaru the Cold-Blooded, will succeed me Hokage Position, becoming the Fourth Hokage of Konoha."
"But, the Hokage..."
"Etc!"
Just as the Anbu was about to continue speaking, Fugaku Uchiha, who had been listening in, interrupted the conversation.
He looked at the Anbu Ninja with a grim expression and said:
What did you mean by what you just said?
Is there anything special about this place?
"You're making it sound like all of us are going to die here."
After saying that, Fugaku Uchiha turned to look in the direction of Konoha Hospital, pointing at the monsters and saying:
"Do you really think these monsters can wipe us all out?"
Upon hearing this, the various clans' ninjas and civilian ninjas who had arrived without saying a word all sensed something was amiss and turned to look at the Anbu Ninja.
"Alright, everyone, please be quiet."
At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward and said...
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talk.
He turned around, looked at the hundred or so elite ninjas who had come from their respective homes, and sighed, saying:
"You are probably among the most elite Jonin Konoha... What a pity."
" Lord Hokage!"
At this moment, the head of the Hyuga Clan spoke up:
"You mean, you think all of us will die here?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at the Hyuga clan leader with a complex expression, then at the various clan ninjas standing around him, and said:
"To be honest, seeing you all here makes me feel very sorry."
"But at the same time, I'm also somewhat happy."
"In the past, for various reasons, there were always some unseen frictions between me and the various ninja clans."
"Especially the Uchiha Clan."
"But now, you have all broken through the Anbu's blockade to come here and provide support. Whatever your reasons, this proves that you care about Konoha."
Upon hearing this, many of the ninja clan leaders present were puzzled, wondering why Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to be speaking his true feelings before his death.
After a moment of silence, the Aburame clan chief, her face veiled, spoke in a muffled voice:
"Our family, clansmen, friends, memories, and home are all in Konoha."
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled sincerely.
On the other hand, the Uchiha Clan Head's reaction to Hiruzen Sarutobi's words was different from that of the Aburame chief.
Fugaku Uchiha turned his head to look around, then smiled at Hiruzen Sarutobi.
" Lord Hokage, since we've come this far, I'll be frank."
"Now that we're all here, why isn't Lord Danzo, who's so devoted to Konoha, here?"
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent for a moment before changing the subject.
"Weren't you just wondering why I thought everyone present would die?"
Turning around, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the sparrow.
"Sparrow, explain this to them."
"Yes!"
The sparrow stepped forward and spoke:
"Those monsters are troublesome, but not scary."
"What's truly terrifying is what our eyes cannot see."
"Something we can't see?" Upon hearing this, everyone present, except for the Anbu and Hiruzen Sarutobi, became alert and paid close attention to their surroundings.
Among them, the Hyuga clan members activated their Byakugan, intently looking around.
"They are invisible to the naked eye; they are even smaller than cells."
Seeing everyone's reaction, Que said in a flat tone:
"It's a virus that's circulating in the air, causing the so-called strange illness that's been popping up in Konoha lately."
"The earliest source of this virus is still unclear, but it spreads through human respiration and has already contaminated the entire Konoha."
"Does that mean we've actually been infected with this virus all along?"
Upon hearing Sparrow's account, a commoner standing nearby Jonin contain himself and spoke up.
"No, that's not it." The sparrow shook its head and continued:
"Although this virus spreads very quickly, its infectivity is not high."
"In most cases, a healthy adult's immune system is sufficient to handle this virus."
"Unless the infected person spends a long time in the same room as the infected person and is simply unlucky."
Therefore, the earliest virus infections were almost always among the elderly, the injured, the sick, and young children—people with weakened immune systems.
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