Pokémon Ninja Scrolls of the Mizukage

Chapter 531 Nine-Tail Night (Part )

On the other side, in Konoha Village.

The sudden appearance of the huge Nine-Tailed Fox was like a sudden natural disaster to the people living in Konoha Village.

The Nine-Tailed Fox's angry roar alone was like a howling gale, destroying all the surrounding trees and even buildings.

As the sharp claws swung, the stone and wood buildings were instantly knocked into the air like toys.

The huge tail danced and swept across, easily uprooting trees.

Every impact would cause the earth to shake violently, rocks to fly, and houses to collapse.

All the Konoha ninjas who came to restrain the Nine-Tails were no match for it.

Konoha's elite ninjas seemed so small in front of this huge figure.

The Nine-Tailed Fox just waved his hand lightly, as if slapping a fly, and turned the ninja in front of him into a ball of flesh and blood, exploding in the air.

Amid the fire and chaos, the sleeping villagers were awakened one after another.

Screams and cries mixed together, echoing through the night sky.

In this chaotic situation, no one noticed that behind the huge, angry and crazy monster, there were actually only eight wildly dancing tails.

"Sandaime-sama, the Nine-Tails, the Nine-Tails has appeared in the village!"

At this time, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen had long since discarded the white robe that symbolized his status as an elder, and put on the armor that he had not worn for a long time.

He raised his only remaining left arm in front of him and bit the strap tightly with his teeth, firmly fixing the arm armor.

He ordered in a firm tone.

"Leave this to me. Go ask Yamanaka Inoichi to notify Minato!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen recalled the few guesses that Nara Shikaku had brought back yesterday.

It seemed that the Mizukage was reminding us intentionally or unintentionally that something might happen in the next two days.

Just in case, the village had already prepared emergency contacts with the front line.

Nara Shikaku also gave up the first day's negotiations and stayed beside the liaison station, passing any information to Namikaze Minato as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if it was like the last Five Kage Summit, where messages were only transmitted by relying on ordinary summoning ninja eagles, I'm afraid there would be nothing left in Konoha.

It's not that Sarutobi Hiruzen has no confidence that he and Jiraiya alone can deal with the runaway Nine-Tails.

Instead, he was worried about the enemy hiding behind the scenes who released the Nine-Tailed Fox.

"But with Minato's speed, he should be able to get back soon!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that in his current condition, all he could do was to do his best to hold back the Nine-Tails, reduce casualties, and buy time for Minato and Jiraiya.

After figuring this out, he didn't delay and rushed towards the Nine-Tailed Fox.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen is determined to stop the Nine-Tails and protect the villagers at all costs, but it does not mean that everyone shares the same idea as him.

At this time, in front of the Uchiha clan’s territory.

Uchiha Fugaku, who had gathered his clansmen together early, was stopped by Shimura Danzo and a dozen Root members.

"The Uchiha clan's mission is to cover the evacuation of non-combatants in the village to the shelter. No one is allowed to approach the Nine-Tails!"

Danzo Shimura looked at Uchiha Fugaku calmly, as if he didn't take the hundreds of angry Uchiha clan members behind him seriously at all.

"Master Danzo! The person who released the Nine-Tails must have been the one who pretended to be Uchiha Madara. It really has nothing to do with us, the Uchiha clan!"

Until this point, Uchiha Fugaku still wanted to clear up the misunderstanding through explanation.

However, Danzo Shimura's expression did not change at all. He just glanced at the neatly-equipped Uchiha soldiers behind Uchiha Fugaku.

"Then why were you, the Uchiha clan, able to gather so quickly before I arrived?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku was stunned on the spot, thinking of the previous letter of unknown origin.

The letter was originally just to remind him that someone would impersonate the Uchiha clan tonight and launch a rebellion against Konoha, reminding him to prepare early to avoid falling into someone else's trap. Uchiha Fugaku then summoned all the clan members so that they could discuss countermeasures and solve the problem in time, and also ensure that they had enough alibis.

Who would have thought that the so-called attack was actually releasing the Nine-Tails to destroy the entire Konoha Village.

This kind of attack only requires the presence of the Sharingan mark in the Nine-Tails' eyes, and there is no need for evidence of other clan members taking action.

"Clan leader!"

"Clan leader!"

Listening to the calls of his clansmen behind him, Uchiha Fugaku's expression was distorted, and he looked at Shimura Danzo in front of him with ferocious eyes.

"We just need to kill that old guy Danzo and the Anbu behind him! With all the chaos tonight, no one will suspect us!"

'Then the Uchiha clan will just not receive the order and will go to support other clans normally. This will definitely clear them of the suspicion of controlling the Nine-Tails!'

Crazy thoughts kept flashing through Uchiha Fugaku's mind.

He clenched his fists and pierced his palms with his fingertips. Even the three-magatama Sharingan in his pupils was spinning rapidly.

However, in the end, Uchiha Fugaku's body slowly collapsed.

He slowly loosened his hands and gave orders to the tribesmen behind him with difficulty.

"Follow orders and escort the non-combatants in the village."

After saying this, Uchiha Fugaku seemed to have all his strength drained away, and his figure became slightly hunched.

"Clan leader!"

"Excuting an order!"

After emphasizing the order once again, Uchiha Fugaku turned around and walked away alone, not even daring to look up at the gazes of the other clan members.

Danzo Shimura, who was standing opposite the Uchiha clan members, looked at the lonely figure of Uchiha Fugaku, and a slightly mocking smile appeared in his one eye.

But what everyone present didn't know was.

Although Uchiha Fugaku did not make the decision himself, others made the decision for him.

On a street in Konoha.

Several Konoha ninjas went against the fleeing crowd, quickly jumped on the rooftops, and anxiously rushed to the direction where the Nine-Tails was wreaking havoc to provide support.

However, one of them suddenly stopped and called out to his companion with an incredulous look in his eyes.

"Captain! Look!!"

Although the other teammates who were traveling with him were anxious to go to support quickly, they still subconsciously looked in the direction he pointed.

But when they saw it, these Konoha ninjas were so angry that their eyes burst into tears.

"Assholes! Uchiha Hikoji!! What are you doing!?"

Wherever the captain's eyes went, there were three ninjas, laughing wildly as they used fire-style ninjutsu and detonating tags, wreaking havoc on everything around them.

Moreover, one of them was someone he knew, Uchiha Hikodera, who was affiliated with the Konoha Guard Department.

The other two, judging by the conspicuous round fans and family crests on their bodies, were obviously ninjas from the Uchiha clan.

“Stop them!!!”

"asshole!"

The angry team leader roared and rushed towards the three Uchiha who were still wreaking havoc in the distance.

However, by the time these men got close, the three Uchiha clan members had already jumped off the house, merged into the streets, and disappeared after twists and turns.

And the same scene is happening simultaneously in many places in Konoha Village tonight.

(End of this chapter)