I rely on myself

Chapter 140 The Secret Pusher

The next morning, after working all night, Sarutobi Hiruzen barely dealt with the follow-up impact of the Uchiha clan genocide, but the most troublesome thing came next.

That is, they must give the village an acceptable explanation for the Uchiha clan genocide, and a lot of the content will inevitably be tampered with, otherwise the villagers' trust in Konoha will inevitably drop significantly.

Of course, this explanation could only satisfy ordinary villagers. As for those ninjas, he needed to explain it to them in person. When he thought of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen's already tired mind felt a headache.

After all, no matter how well he explained it, this incident was bound to make many ninja clans feel insecure. After all, if Konoha was able to destroy the Uchiha clan, which had existed since its inception, today, it could attack other ninja clans tomorrow. Such thoughts of distrust were bound to arise in the minds of other ninja clans.

This will inevitably affect Konoha's overall strength, but I really don't have any good way to deal with it.

Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen became even more displeased with Danzo. Not only did the other party carry out the plan of genocide without informing him, but he also left a lot of mess for him to clean up afterwards. This undoubtedly intensified Sarutobi Hiruzen's dissatisfaction with Danzo.

"Danzo, Danzo, what on earth are you thinking? Haven't you ever thought about such serious consequences?"

However, even though Sarutobi Hiruzen complained, he couldn't punish Danzo. After all, he had already removed the other from his position, and even the Root had been incorporated into the Anbu.

The reason why he can now command the actions of the Root is purely because the members of the Root are loyal to him alone, and even he, the Hokage, cannot compare with them. In this situation, Sarutobi Hiruzen can't do anything to him at all.

Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a headache again and picked up a document at random. It was the wanted information about Uchiha Itachi.

Looking at the photo on the document, Sarutobi Hiruzen still felt very sorry. After all, Uchiha Itachi might be a cold-blooded traitor in the eyes of the Uchiha clan, but in his eyes he was a perfect ninja who perfectly inherited the will of fire and dared to contribute everything for the village.

Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen was feeling sorry for the fact that Uchiha Itachi had to leave Konoha, an Anbu suddenly appeared and spoke.

"Hokage-sama, I have important information to report!"

Although he couldn't see the other person's expression because the Anbu was wearing a mask, from his anxious tone, Sarutobi Hiruzen could tell that the other person did have some urgent and important situation to report, so he immediately said, "What's the situation? Tell me."

"Yes, after our Anbu checked, we found that the number of Uchiha clan bodies did not match. After careful comparison, we found that some Uchiha clan members were indeed missing."

"What! Have you checked the situation around the Uchiha base?"

"Yes, after discovering this, we immediately searched the area around the Uchiha residence and found some traces of departure. Although we cannot determine the subsequent route of the other party due to the treatment, we can basically infer that these are the traces left by the missing Uchiha clan members when they left Konoha."

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression suddenly changed and his face suddenly became gloomy, but the Anbu's report was not finished yet, so he continued.

"In addition, we just received news from the Forbidden Art Library that there were signs of intrusion there."

"Impossible! The Forbidden Techniques Library is surrounded by numerous barriers and mechanisms, which will sound the alarm once triggered. There was no alarm at all last night, right?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was indeed very nervous when he heard that the Forbidden Techniques Library was invaded, but then he thought of a problem, that is, there was no alarm about the Forbidden Techniques Library sounding last night, which undoubtedly meant that no one had invaded inside.

As for the claim that the Forbidden Techniques Library was invaded without triggering any barriers or mechanisms, Sarutobi Hiruzen simply did not believe it, because as a country that inherited the legacy of the Uzumaki clan, Konoha was undoubtedly at the forefront of the ninja world in terms of barriers and sealing techniques.

So Sarutobi Hiruzen simply didn't believe that anyone could do such a thing.

The ANBU ninja who reported the incident seemed to understand his Hokage's thoughts and said, "I know it's hard to believe, but the other party did invade the forbidden library without triggering any alarms. We found out because when we checked the forbidden library this morning, we found that some materials had been moved. After a careful inspection, we confirmed that someone had indeed invaded, and the time was probably when you, Hokage, left with most of the ANBU members last night."

After hearing this, even Sarutobi Hiruzen had to admit that the Library of Forbidden Techniques had indeed been invaded. At the same time, this incident happened when he and most of the Anbu members were leaving for Uchiha. This undoubtedly showed that this incident was not a spur-of-the-moment idea, but was premeditated. In addition, a part of the Uchiha clan successfully escaped as part of the genocide plan.

This series of accidents undoubtedly told Sarutobi Hiruzen that there was a mastermind behind the Uchiha clan annihilation plan, and they did not yet know the true identity of the mastermind.

When he thought of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but feel a surge of urgency in his heart, and immediately gave an order: "Go, order all the Anbu members to immediately search what all the ninjas in the village were doing last night. Do it as soon as possible, hurry up!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this order from the Hokage, the Anbu sprang into action and disappeared into the office.

After giving the order, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but lean back in his office chair. The series of sudden changes caught him off guard.

"I hope nothing serious will happen."

This sigh revealed his powerlessness, but Sarutobi Hiruzen could only do it in this situation where no one was around. After all, as Hokage, he could not expose his powerless and weak side.

On the other side, Lin Yuan's team, which had successfully left Konoha, was now heading towards their destination through a hidden route. Because there were so many people and children among them, they prepared a carriage in advance as a tool for communication.

While paying attention to the surrounding situation, Lin Yuan asked Ji Yue beside him: "Ji Yue, how far have we walked now? How far are we from the place where Talia will pick us up?"

After hearing Lin Yuan's question, Ji Yue thought for a moment, then replied: "We are now some distance away from Konoha, so we don't need to worry about Konoha discovering our route for now. As for our destination, it may take another three days."

"Will it take that long?"

"There's no other way. There are so many of us, and there are children inside. We can't move at such a slow speed."

"Then let's hope nothing unexpected happens in these three days."

(End of this chapter)