Chapter 222 The Night of Nine Tails (Re-enactment!)
"No!"
Roaring full of grief and anger came accompanied by violent wind chakra, but Uchiha Sasuke, who had been aware of this for a long time, had no intention of fighting back at all, allowing the substantial wind to blow away Sarutobi Shinnosuke's body. The remains of the body swept away.
The next scene, as a survivor of that day, Sasuke is all too familiar with!
really!
The moment he raised his eyes.
The red and white Hokage's royal robe trembled slightly, and his whole body exuded the more familiar pain of bereavement. It was the Third Hokage who had just led the team to the scene - Sarutobi Hiruzen!
"Shinnosuke, Ken... hold on..."
Looking at Shinnosuke, who was still dying, with his green vest soaked black with blood, and unable to even open his mouth to reply, even Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had already "looked down on life and death", couldn't help but feel like dizzy and escaping from reality.
This is Shinnosuke!
He is the son of the Third Hokage, the youngest captain in ANBU history, and the most qualified candidate to succeed the Fifth Hokage in the next few years.
Obviously everything has been planned, and all obstacles in front of us have been cleared away...
but now!
Shinnosuke, who was supposed to be the pride of his Sarutobi clan and lead Konoha to the pinnacle of the ninja world once again, was lying in his arms, already dying.
Bang!
Along with the angry iron fist slamming down to the ground, another angry roar roared out again.
"Medical class, what are you doing standing still!"
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen is not specialized in medical ninjutsu, how could he, as a doctor of ninjutsu, not be able to tell that at this moment, Shinnosuke, whose heart was completely broken and his internal organs were also severely damaged in the impact, except for those legendary There is no hope of cure except for forbidden spells.
But as Shinnosuke's father, Sarutobi Hiruzen is only looking forward to a miracle at this moment, but...
Hahahahaha...
Laughter full of wanton relief resounded throughout the audience. Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was immersed in grief but still did not forget to be vigilant, immediately focused his attention again on the boy in front of him who was covering his forehead and laughing wildly. body.
This familiar smile...
Just like that afternoon decades ago, when the terrifying man stood on a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, time and space seemed to gradually overlap at this moment, making the slightly absent-minded Sarutobi Hiruzen tremble slightly.
"Uchiha Sasuke, what on earth have you done!"
Fear brings more than just flinching, especially after being aroused and buried in the unbearable heart, Sarutobi Hiruzen was like an angry lion at this moment, roaring loudly and angrily at Uchiha Sasuke.
After all, he was just a teenager. Even if he had acquired those sinful eyes, he could not compare with the former Shura of the ninja world.
After all, he had been Hokage for more than thirty years. Even though he was extremely sad and angry, his thoughts quickly calmed down and he analyzed the pros and cons while thinking about the next response plan.
too suddenly!
Ever since the strange change more than a month ago, Sarutobi Hiruzen has been feeling uneasy. He originally thought that spies from the enemy village were secretly causing trouble, but he did not expect that the crisis would come from someone who was no longer considered a threat to him. Uchiha!
but!
Where is Danzo...
As the assistant to the Hokage who is most hostile to the Uchiha bloodline in Konoha Village, and also the Dark Ninja who rushed out immediately after discovering Susanoo, Shimura Danzo, who should have taken the lead in the charge, did not even see his shadow. One.
Not only that!
There was obviously such a big movement, but the number of ninjas who rushed to the scene to support was far less than expected.
All of this exuded a strange and familiar feeling, and Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression gradually became more gloomy. However, compared to the bullshit that Akira was trying to settle accounts with, dealing with the increasingly dangerous Uchiha Sasuke in front of him was the first priority.
Is this the evil thing about the Uchiha clan? Not long ago, he was just a child with some small talents. At most, he was comparable to some weak and rubbish chuunin, and he was incomparable to Hatake Kakashi of the same age. at.
But such an evil Uchiha, after awakening those terrifying eyes, actually possessed the terrifying power to instantly kill elite jounin.
In an instant, Hiruzen Sarutobi regained his sanity from analyzing the pros and cons. While handing Sarutobi Shinnosuke's body to the medical team who had arrived, he straightened his body again and looked in the direction of Uchiha Sasuke. .
"You should be able to feel my pain now...answer me!"
Uchiha Sasuke, who gradually recovered from his wild laughter, looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen not far away with squinting eyes and contempt, his tone full of playful ridicule.
call out! call out! call out! ...Uchiha Throwing Technique!
With the blessing of the Mangekyou Sharingan, countless kunai suddenly cut through the sky, drawing mysterious trajectories in the void, almost completely blocking all the escape directions of Sarutobi Hiruzen. It would have been impossible for any one of them. Any jounin could be seriously injured by this blow.
But obviously!
Sarutobi Hiruzen was not included in this list. As a greeting to Uchiha Sasuke, the Third Hokage also took out a kunai and shot down all the incoming flying arrows with ease.
"Everyone, standby!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who received the next blow, did not take advantage of the victory and pursue it. On the contrary, he stopped the ANBU who wanted to swarm forward, as well as the not too many ninja reinforcements.
"Stop it, Uchiha Sasuke!"
"I order you in the name of the Sandaime Hokage of Konoha to immediately give up resistance and follow me back to the village for investigation. You must believe that the village will give you a fair trial. The Will of Fire will never wrong any good person!"
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to kill Uchiha Sasuke immediately in front of him, he had realized what Danzo was doing behind his back and was not willing to risk his life with a Mangekyo Sharingan at this moment.
The best situation is to suppress the out-of-control Sasuke first. After he gathers the backbone of Konoha, even if Uchiha Madara is resurrected, he won't be able to cause trouble...
Uh……
Uchiha Madara didn't dare to say it, but the Sasuke in front of him certainly couldn't do it!
tsk...
Seeing that his way of greeting did not achieve results, Uchiha Sasuke was not disappointed at all. After all, how could the old man in front of him with the title of 'The Strongest Hokage' be so rubbish.
However, the smile on Uchiha Sasuke's face became more and more playful about the abacus in Sarutobi Hiruzen's words.
"stop?"
Although Uchiha Sasuke does not have the ability to read the good and evil of people's hearts like the Kyuubi, the powerful insight of the Mangekyo Sharingan allows him to easily see through the crazy suppressed anger of Sarutobi Hiruzen in front of him...
"That's not impossible?"
Uchiha Sasuke's answer was beyond Sarutobi Hiruzen's expectation, but it did not reassure him at all. Instead, his hands under his sleeves clenched into fists unconsciously!
really!
next moment!
"If your Sarutobi clan is willing to commit suicide, I can't stop it!" "In this way, Konoha has avoided civil war, and the peace of the village has been maintained. I am also very regretful now that I have not found other ways... ""
"Of course, I will not regard you as a traitorous ninja of Konoha and put you on the wanted list to hunt... life or death! The Uchiha clan will give you a decent ending!"
Um! ! !
The memory of his death suddenly surged in his mind, making Sarutobi Hiruzen's face look extremely ugly at this moment.
These words...
How could Uchiha Sasuke know? Under normal circumstances, Uchiha Itachi would never tell Sasuke about their conversation that day!
unless……
But since Uchiha Sasuke can know these words, he can also use this to mock him.
Does that mean that the crisis hidden within Konoha at this moment is not only the pair of Mangekyō Sharingan in front of me?
Itachi...are you even going to betray Konoha?
……
at the same time!
In another corner of Konoha, two teams were facing each other.
On one side are the roots who are wearing ANBU costumes but headed by Shimura Danzo, and on the other side are the ninjas of the major ninja clans such as the Hyuga clan, the Inorakacho clan and others who are rushing to the battlefield to support them.
"What do you want to do? Hurry up and evacuate the people!"
A root member unceremoniously kicked over the chuunin who was about to rush forward, and then looked at the ninjas in front of him without fear while holding a kunai.
As the strongest dark force in Konoha, the power of their roots means that they don't need to worry about it at all. Even if they don't have the advantage in numbers, they don't need to worry about these 'companions' in the village.
The will of the roots is absolute within Konoha!
"But...but we have to..."
The people who were kicked over wanted to speak a few words to argue, but before they could finish their words, they were kicked away by a root ninja. This scene also made the ninjas who wanted to rush to the battlefield to support feel angry again.
Just when these ninjas wanted to forcefully break through the root blockade, a cold figure calmed down everyone present.
"It is the Hokage's order to keep Konoha's fire from being harmed. Could it be that you guys want to disobey it!"
Shimura Danzo, who was leaning on a cane, spoke slowly and step by step, his cold eyes scanning everyone present like a poisonous snake.
Uh……
Although the order in front of me is a bit ridiculous, similar things have happened in the Night of the Nine-Tails many years ago, especially among the group of ninjas who were protected at the time. At this moment, no one among them dared to stand up and refute Danzo. Refuted the high-ranking Hokage assistant in Konoha Village.
Bang!
Danzo Shimura's crutch hit the ground hard again. Seeing that his momentum had suppressed everyone, he continued to speak to everyone gloomily.
"As for the matter over there, the Sandaime has led everyone to deal with it. Don't you believe in our Lord Hokage?"
"So if you don't hurry back and evacuate the people, do you want to repeat the tragedy of the Night of the Nine Tails!"
Two big hats were put down in a row, including Danzo Shimura, the leader. For a moment, everyone present felt a sense of silence. Even if they felt that something was wrong in their hearts, they could not open their mouths to argue.
How do you say that!
A ninja who gives up on a mission midway is trash, but a ninja who doesn't know how to cherish his companions is worse than trash!
Although Shimura Danzo's reputation in the village was really bad in the past, his current words are not only a task assigned by Konoha's top management, but also to protect his companions in the village from repeating the tragedy of the Night of the Nine-Tails...
No problem!
In this complicated and critical moment, the vast majority of ninjas still chose to obey the orders, and the few remaining existences were simply unable to penetrate the iron wall built by many root members...
For a moment, the vast evacuation team, under the command of a group of Konoha ninjas, gathered towards the refuge point in an orderly manner.
Huh~
Looking at the bustling crowds of people taking refuge, as well as the gradually becoming kinder eyes among some people, Danzo Shimura sneered with disdain in his heart.
Hiruzen, you didn't expect that!
Yes!
At the moment when he saw Susanoo, Shimura Danzo really wanted to ignore it and lead the roots to kill the Uchiha remnant who should have been crushed to death long ago.
As for whether it would be affected by Uchiha Itachi's original threat?
If you dare to attack Sasuke, you will leak Konoha's secrets to the enemy!
What a joke!
Who in the entire Konoha has leaked more secrets than Danzo Shimura. You must know that the tentacles of the roots have already extended to the five major countries. Some necessary information transactions are many times more than what Uchiha Itachi knows. , wanting to threaten himself with outdated information from who knows how many years ago.
What a childish joke...
It was because he was too surprised at Itachi's naivety that Danzo failed to seize the opportunity before he left to mock this idiot who was so stupid that he destroyed his own clan.
As for this moment...
While summoning the members of the Roots, he saw the ANBU rushing towards the battlefield as well, which made Danzo, who was originally aggressive and wanted to eradicate the roots, calm down instantly.
Logically speaking!
As the Uchiha clan's biggest enemy, he, Shimura Danzo, should be at the forefront.
But thinking of the ending of the last Night of the Nine Tails, a more wonderful idea instantly closed in Shimura Danzo's mind.
Tsk... isn't this a great opportunity for me, Shimura Danzo, to rise to the top!
You must know that his old friend had put on a good show in front of him. What does it mean to truly turn one's hands into clouds and turn one's hands into rain?
As a villain, he suppressed the Uchiha clan, sent a direct ANBU team to 'organize' ninjas and villagers to take refuge, and finally succeeded in gaining a wave of reputation to wash away the unhappiness of the Third War period, and once again succeeded in long-term 'temporary residence' as the Hokage. Bit……
Hiruzen Sarutobi could do it, why couldn't Danzo Shimura!
And now is a perfect time!
The place where the turmoil occurred was near the Sarutobi clan. Whether as Hokage or as the leader of the Sarutobi clan, Sarutobi Hiruzen had to choose to charge forward.
Having faced Danzo, who had one of Shisui's eyes gouged out and was able to break through the root blockade, he had a deep understanding of the terror of a berserk Mangekyō Sharingan.
Isn’t this a replica of the Night of the Nine Tails!
Heaven help me!
...(End of chapter)