"You're so annoying!"
Mikoto pouted and muttered in dissatisfaction, then picked up the full glass of wine that had just been poured on the table and quickly raised it.
As she picked up her glass, she swayed and spilled a lot of wine.
Finally, she drank it all in one gulp.
"Continue..."
After saying that, Mikoto collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious, and a faint, audible snoring could even be heard.
"They're still going."
Araki glanced at Mikoto helplessly; he didn't have a deep impression of Mikoto from watching Naruto in the past.
The reason is quite simple!
Died young!
There were no particularly special shots at all.
Instantly.
Araki bent down, slowly reached out, and placed his hands behind Mikoto's neck and below her knees, lifting her up in a Mikoto carry.
Araki then went back into the bedroom and placed Mikoto on Kushina's bed. He didn't know if the two of them usually slept in the same bed, but he didn't care anymore and just put her in.
Before leaving, he covered the two of them with the blankets again.
After Araki finished doing all this, he left the bedroom, closed the door, and returned to the living room.
"Call..."
Araki let out a slow sigh of relief. The game that night had been both relaxing and troublesome for him, but thankfully he had made it through.
"Finally, it's quiet!"
Araki shook his head vigorously. The room was filled with the smell of alcohol. Even though he hadn't been drinking, the smell in the air had left a strange odor on his clothes.
He walked to the window, gently opened it, and the cool night breeze blew in, carrying a slight chill.
Araki hadn't opened the window until now, even though the two girls were sweating from playing. He could clearly feel their intense heat even from a distance. Opening the window under such conditions would easily cause them to catch a cold.
Now it's time to let the alcohol linger.
Araki didn't immediately begin his training. Instead, he tidied up the dining table, putting the uneaten food aside and collecting all the food waste in a bag, which he then placed by the door.
This only applies to food waste; wine bottles are not placed here.
There are two bottles of sake here, neither of which are finished. He doesn't intend to drink them, but he can't handle them in the usual way. He doesn't know if someone is watching his house, and he absolutely cannot leave any opportunity that could be used against him.
After sealing both bottles, Araki placed them in the kitchen and returned to the dining table, feeling an immense sense of peace.
"What happened today..."
Araki slowly closed his eyes, and the scenes from the memories of his two Wood Clone began to replay before his eyes, like watching a movie. Every scene was so clear, after all, they were all things he had personally experienced, but he himself had not been there. It was a very strange feeling.
"After this incident, the ninjas from Kumogakure probably won't come back. I just wonder who the mastermind behind it all is!"
"This explosion should have caught the attention of Konoha, especially the Forehead Protector the four Kumogakure I left there, which indicates that there are intruders in Kumogakure. I wonder how the village will react to this."
"However, none of this concerns me anymore, as long as they stop bothering my life!"
Araki pondered silently. He had a very strong feeling about what was happening now: the Kumogakure should no longer have any designs on Kushina.
The current explosion is far more serious than the incident involving Minato Namikaze in the original timeline. It will not be easily quelled and may even escalate to the level of conflict between villages. However, this is exactly what Araki wants to see. If things don't escalate, Kumogakure will not be afraid and will not easily back down.
It's time for me to start my spiritual practice.
After a brief review, Araki gained his own understanding of the situation and stopped letting it occupy his mind.
"This time we lost 20 Explosive Tag and some of the poison ' Purple Blood.' Judging from the memories transmitted back by the Wood Clone, the ' Purple Blood ' poison didn't seem to be used; it was completely burned along with those four people. But this ensured the deaths of those four Kumogakure ninjas!"
"Only..."
"This time it's truly a huge financial blow!"
"It's like going back to square one!"
Araki gave a helpless, bitter smile. The little bit of stuff he had stockpiled had just been used up by these four ninjas from Kumogakure.
However, from another perspective, without the stockpiling during this period, he might not have been able to face these four Kumogakure ninjas with such composure.
I have to say...
The more trump cards you have, the better!
With that in mind, Araki immediately took out blank talisman paper and a special pen for making talisman paper, poured Chakra into the pen, and began to inscribe on the blank talisman paper.
Gradually.
Araki entered a state of cultivation.
External affairs could no longer distract him; he focused intently on the Explosive Tag, each stroke seemingly corresponding to a meticulous operation, carefully crafting the Explosive Tag.
The next day, early morning.
Araki didn't leave the house immediately because the two girls hadn't woken up yet, and judging by their appearance, they wouldn't wake up anytime soon; they'd probably sleep through their hangover until noon.
In this way...
If he leaves.
If someone were to infiltrate, the two girls here would be in grave danger, utterly defenseless.
Moreover...
The external situation is bound to change drastically now.
He decided to continue his cultivation in the house and lay low for a while, not wanting such things to affect him.
Instantly.
Araki started doing squat jumps.
He controls his strength through his core muscles, and after a full jump and extension, he quickly contracts and lands. The entire process is powered by his core muscles, which also engage other muscles, resulting in a very strong training effect.
Throughout the entire process, Araki as if he had pressed a Shizune button, making absolutely no sound. Only large beads of sweat could be seen constantly appearing on his skin, as every cell in his body was being exercised to the extreme.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Araki's heart began to beat very fast. After his heart rate reached a certain level, streams of green Chakra energy, full of vitality, began to overflow from his heart, spreading to every cell in his body and clearing away the feeling of fatigue.
Not long after.
Under the restoration of this green Chakra.
Araki then returned to its full state.
Immediately afterwards.
Araki returned to the dining table, silently adjusted his breathing, picked up a blank talisman, and began making Explosive Tag.
Meanwhile, in Konoha, in the Hokage's office.
Almost all the Jonin from the village had appeared here, each with a solemn expression and looking extremely serious.
At the very front of these people was a huge table, long enough to accommodate more than a dozen people, which was divided into three different areas.
Seated in the very center was none other than Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi of Konoha.
On the left are two advisors, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura.
On the right is Shimura Danzō, whose face is already covered with bandages.
The four people all had extremely serious expressions, as if something very serious had happened. Perhaps because of their expressions, the atmosphere at the scene was very serious, and no one spoke easily, silently waiting for the time to come.
Tap tap tap tap...
Just then, a series of footsteps sounded, and judging from the density of the footsteps, there were at least three people.
A moment later.
Four figures appeared at the door of the Hokage's office.
Standing in the second-to-last position was none other than Uchiha Nanagen'u, the captain of the Konoha Military Police Force whom Araki had met before.
As for the person at the very front...
I've never seen Araki before.
However, if Mikoto were standing here, she would definitely recognize that this person is none other than Yuto Uchiha Yuto, the head of the Konoha Military Police Force of Konoha, who holds an extremely important position in the Uchiha Clan.
"You've arrived."
The Third's gaze seemed to bypass the ninjas present and land on the four Konoha Military Police Force ninjas who entered through the door.
All four of them are Jonin.
To some extent, this also demonstrates the strength of the Uchiha Clan. After all, this meeting brought together all the Jonin from the village, and for a clan to produce so many Jonin demonstrates its considerable strength.
Keep in mind that we have just experienced the Second Shinobi World War.
The strength of the Jonin in the village has been somewhat diminished.
" Yuto, tell me, what happened last night? How did you make such a commotion?" Danzo's slightly hoarse voice carried a hint of reproach, as if the Uchiha Clan was responsible for the explosion.
"Yes."
Uchiha Yuto immediately stepped forward and walked towards the table, with the other three captains following behind him. This action immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, and each person was thinking about their own different things.
"After a night of searching, we obtained a significant amount of strong evidence, sufficient to determine the nature of this case!"
Uchiha Yuto started by stating a key point, indicating that the Konoha Military Police Force had the case under complete control, before changing the subject.
"My lords, let me first explain the case."
"Around 8:32 PM last night, an explosion suddenly occurred in the woods west of the residential area of Konoha, followed by a burst of Kakkō that attracted the attention of many people. Our Konoha Military Police Force arrived at the scene immediately and began an investigation."
"During this process, we discovered that many ninjas had already arrived at the scene and successfully extinguished the flames. Underneath the flames, we found four corpses, charred beyond recognition, with signs of an explosion on their bodies."
"However, the appearance of the corpses was different from the impact of the explosion itself. Each person's posture was very neat, which was enough to show that they had been restrained beforehand, indicating that they had been controlled long ago."
"In addition, we also found four charred ninja Forehead Protector, which displayed the image of Forehead Protector ( Kumogakure )."