I might be a fake Ultraman.

The Sun Also Rises.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, however, sat in the Hokage's office, his ashtray overflowing with cigarette ash, his brow furrowed in worry as he hid behind the smoky atmosphere filling the office.

Last night, he sent his trusted confidants to secretly monitor the Hyuga clan's territory.

However, the intelligence that came back made him extremely uneasy.

Elder Danzo and the Root ninja entered the Hyuga clan's territory. No sounds of fighting were heard, and the Hyuga clan fell silent. Until sunrise, Elder Danzo and the Root ninja were nowhere to be seen. At dawn, some Hyuga clan members left the territory to buy ingredients; no signs of battle or anything unusual were observed.

Meanwhile, the ANBU agents sent to the Root base also brought back news.

The base has been completely emptied, leaving it an abandoned site with no trace.

Hiruzen Sarutobi finally realized that Danzo Shimura was in trouble!
There was absolutely no way that Danzo Shimura could escape his surveillance, nor was it possible for him to quietly empty out the Root base overnight.

And all of this must be related to the Hyuga clan!
The tree belonging to the Hyuga clan has grown taller again.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not inform anyone else about this, including Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado.

What exactly is the Hyuga clan planning to do?

A cold glint flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.

In the end, Hiruzen Sarutobi still couldn't make up his mind to fight the Hyuga clan.

Because the remaining power of the Hyuga clan is enough to eliminate Danzo Shimura and the elite of Root, it will certainly also cause great damage to Konoha.

"Somebody come!"

"Pass down the order to have the Anbu investigate the front lines of the Land of Water and gather all intelligence on the Hyuga clan. I need the most detailed information possible!"

"Send someone to inform the Chamberlain Advisor to visit the wives of the Hyuga brothers, Hiashi and Hizashi, at the Hyuga clan's territory, as a reward for the Hyuga clan's great contribution to protecting the Land of Fire."

"Inform the advisor, Mitomon, to visit the elders of the Uchiha clan to commend them for their great contributions to protecting the Land of Fire."

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado were unaware of what had happened, but due to Hiruzen Sarutobi's orders, they had no choice but to go as he instructed.

It's not that they don't want to go to the Hokage's office to find out the truth.

Unfortunately, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not see the two.

He was worried that the two of them would notice something.

They were even more worried that the two of them, who knew some things, would be discovered by the Hyuga and Uchiha clans, who were good at seeing things, but not at anything else.

Only after the two return will Hiruzen Sarutobi answer their questions and together they face the upcoming crisis.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's hesitation caused him to miss the opportunity to uncover the truth.

Perhaps it was because of the war that Hiruzen Sarutobi dared not cause any disturbance in Konoha.

But Hiruzen Sarutobi dared not act.

Baili Yuan, however, had already started dancing, and she was dancing quite happily.

Kurama clan.

Hiashi Hyuga, a ninja, sat before the elders of the Kurama clan without behaving improperly.

The elders of the Kurama clan curiously observed the new appearance of the Hyuga clan.

I must say, he is indeed quite handsome.

"I wonder what purpose the Jonin of the Hyuga clan has in visiting my Kurama clan?" an elder of the Kurama clan inquired.

The three-way battle is now at a stalemate.

Many clan leaders, and even their wives, led their clan's ninjas into the battlefield.

Only a few experienced elders, whose strength had declined due to old age, remained in the clan to handle clan affairs.

Most ninja clans are relatively weak internally, including the Ino-Shika-Cho clans, though the extent of the weakness varies.

The Kurama clan is not considered powerful. Apart from a few elders who still have some strength, most of the members are ordinary people or children who have not yet become ninjas.

The Kurama clan had to treat the arrival of the Hyuga clan's Jonin with utmost care.

The Jonin of the Hyuga clan are very polite.

"I have come here for only three things!"

"Please speak!" Hinata Shinobu held up three fingers.

"Missionary! Missionary! Missionary!"

The elders of the Kurama clan: "Huh?"

Hinata Shinobu gave him a warm smile.

"Konoha Village has gone down the wrong path, and the war has brought pain to everyone."

"Therefore, the Hyuga clan has decided to purge the worms within Konoha and bring true peace to the ninja world!"

"And to accomplish all this, please allow me to introduce you all to the savior of our ninja world—Lord Moon Goddess!"

"..."

"Oops, I accidentally dropped the records of Root's plot to seize the secret techniques of various clans, as well as the records of using village ninjas and villagers for experiments."

"Oh dear, I wonder why the Hokage can't see the Root's actions right under his nose?"

The elders of the Kurama clan: "..."

They really wanted to know whether Hyuga Shinobu was truly careless, did it on purpose, or was it a combination of carelessness and intentionality.
The Hyuga clan officially began proselytizing to various ninja clans.

Spread the will of the moon.

Some ninja clans that had been informed of the relevant information then realized that it was the Hyuga clan that had done all of this.

Then they were all incredibly shocked and incredulous.

What happened to the Hyuga clan?
Why did I start believing in religion?

Please don't let it be some kind of cult!
Only the elders of the Nara clan, who possessed exceptionally high intelligence and were stationed in their clan's territory, came up with an answer after careful consideration.

"The Hyuga clan must want to succeed to the Hokage position!"

"They want to use the Moon Goddess to replace the First Hokage's glory as the God of Shinobi!"

"Sharing information about Root is one of their cards!"

The elders of the Yamanaka and Akimichi clans were all greatly shocked upon hearing this.

And then... no more.

Because they couldn't stop the Hyuga clan, and they didn't want to inform Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The actions of the Roots have deeply hurt the hearts of the three clans.

There were corpses of ninjas from three different clans on the Root's testing table!
They had no doubts, because the body was sent back along with the intelligence.

Not only the Ino-Shika-Cho clans, but also other ninja clans, after reviewing the information from Root, ultimately chose not to inform Hiruzen Sarutobi.

They simply accepted the bodies of their family members in silence and then buried them.

Furthermore, Hiruzen Sarutobi's Anbu includes ninjas from the Ino-Shika-Cho triad. The intelligence that Hiruzen Sarutobi had previously gathered about the Hyuga clan and Root base has already been received by the three clans.

The elders of the Nara clan also analyzed that the root organization had a problem, and might even be completely wiped out, and the one who would take action would definitely be the Hyuga clan.

"What a turbulent time! The outcome of the Third War is still uncertain, and yet this has happened..." The elder of the Nara clan sighed, and then decided to lead the Akimichi and Yamanaka clans to worship the moon god.

An elder of the Akimichi clan asked worriedly, "Is this really a good idea?"

The elders of the Yamanaka clan were also surprised, "You're going to side with the Hyuga clan?"

“Is it possible to not take sides?” The elder of the Nara clan gave a bitter smile. “If the Hyuga clan could wipe out Root so quietly, they can also wipe out our three clans so quietly.”

"The Hyuga clan's confrontation with us today is a final ultimatum!"

“If we do not make a decision before the war ends, our chieftain will only find an empty tribe’s land when he returns.”

"It's possible that the Hyuga clan won't even need to lift a finger; other ninja clans who are dissatisfied with the higher-ups won't tolerate our three clans."

"Besides, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura have indeed let us down."

"Send these messages to the clan chief at the front through the clan's secret channels."

Thus, a "bullying" campaign against those who were opposed to the higher-ups was launched within Konoha Village.

Aside from the higher-ups, only one ninja clan remained untouched by the Hyuga ninjas: the Uchiha clan. (End of Chapter)