Naruto: From the capture of the main family to the behind-the-scenes mastermind

Chapter 129 Our Enemy is the Daimyo! (4k)

The gray sky was so low that it seemed like it would collapse at any moment, shrouding the entire world in a haze. The air was filled with a suffocating silence, and even the wind seemed to have lost its vitality, wandering feebly on the empty streets.

There are few pedestrians on the street. People who occasionally pass by hurry with their heads down, their faces filled with worry and fatigue, no longer having the happiness of the past.

"What were the autopsy results?"

"Tsunade-sama has the autopsy report of the split body of Past Yu-sama. We have obtained it from Miss Shizune. After comparison, it is basically consistent."

So, that is Hinata Yu's body!
In the Hokage's office, the medical ninja swallowed, feeling an inexplicable panic and anger spreading in his heart.

The Hokage's assistant was killed in Konoha. Who did it? Who did it?
Shikaku's face was full of haggardness. He was not surprised to hear this result. He said in a low voice: "Let's suppress this result first and disclose it to the public..."

"Shikaku-sama."

An Anbu appeared in the room and reported to Shikaku: "The news of Hokage's death and Jiraiya's disappearance has been leaked by some merchants. It is revenge from the black market. They have all been captured!"

Under the mask, the Anbu's eyes were bloodshot, and one of his eyes had taken on a kaleidoscope shape, clearly showing he was in a rage.

It was Kakashi.

Shikaku looked at Konoha's most capable ninja and gritted his teeth, "After interrogating the people behind this, kill them all!"

When Yaowan sent back the message, he suppressed it directly, fearing that someone would do irrational behavior as a result.

Unfortunately, Orochimaru's defection was so loud and clear, and Hinata's body was witnessed by many residents, and Konoha was suddenly in a powder keg.

Now that the black market has taken action, all his concealment has been in vain!

"clear."

Kakashi responded solemnly and disappeared from the spot.

A wave of waves has risen again.

After a while, another ANBU came to report: "Master Shikaku, there are many ninjas outside who hope you can tell them the results of Master Yu's autopsy and prove your innocence. They said that the current situation is like, like..."

"Just like those ninjas and Danzo's counterattack, huh?"

Shikaku asked coldly.

Four generations died.

Hokage assisted in death.

Jiraiya is missing.

Orochimaru defected and fled.

Among them, the situations of Hinata Yu and Orochimaru are the most bizarre.

As the Hokage's assistant, he died quietly on the Hokage Rock in Konoha at night when no one was aware of him.

Who moved the hand?

It only makes people think of people inside Konoha who are familiar with Hinata Yu!
It is also unbelievable that Orochimaru, a disciple of the third generation, who controlled the Root and was one of the three ninjas, was inexplicably accused of human experiments and defected.

Many people already know that it was because of Orochimaru's courtesy that the Fourth Hokage was able to successfully obtain the position of Hokage.

Among those who helped the Fourth Hokage defeat Danzo was Orochimaru.

Such a person actually used the village's ninjas for human experiments and then defected because of it?
All those garbage caught from the black market can be used as material for human experiments. Is it necessary for Orochimaru to do this?
So... it's slander, Orochimaru was forced to defect!

The only people with motives in Konoha were the defeated ninjas and Danzo.

Shikaku understood the thoughts of those ninjas.

But the reality is not like that.

He had investigated it personally and knew that Orochimaru had indeed planned his defection long ago.

And the enemy...Yaowan had already sent back the information.

"I'll go and talk to them myself."

Shikaku took a deep breath and walked out of the Hokage building, looking at the many ninjas gathered in the open space, staring at them one by one.

At this moment, their eyes turned red with anger and pain.

One of the Uchiha Sharingan has been opened, and the cold chakra seems to want to destroy everything within sight.

It was the Fourth Generation, and it was this era that made them stand at the pinnacle of Konoha!
And now, the Fourth Hokage and his assistant are both dead, as if announcing the end of this era.

"Hokage-sama is dead, Yu-sama is dead, Jiraiya-sama is missing, and Orochimaru-sama defected on trumped-up charges. Someone should pay the price for this, right, Captain Shikaku?"

Someone whispered this, and it sounded like the whispers from the depths of hell.

Anger and sadness turned into hatred and spread.

The ninjas all had distorted expressions as they waited for his answer.

It seemed that as long as he agreed, they could destroy everything.

At this moment, Shikaku was silent.

They didn't really want to question whether he was on the side of the ninja clan, but wanted him to stand up in this way and lead them to retaliate against the enemy.

Because he is the only one who can make the decisions in Konoha now.

So, doesn't he hate it?
Questioning himself in his heart, Lu Jiu felt the liquid spreading from his mouth and tasted the taste of his own blood.

Doesn't he hate it?

hate it!

How could he not hate?

The daimyo, the underground black market, and all the major ninja villages, they should all pay the price!
Shikaku looked up at the gradually darkening sky and the falling rain, but the hatred in his heart could not turn into a raging fire that consumed everything.

If possible, he also wanted to fall into the abyss of hatred, just like these ninjas in front of him, to question and destroy everything.

But no...

He must stay awake and stabilize the situation in Konoha.

Revenge is possible, but not now.

Konoha is at its weakest right now and what it needs is a rational leader, not a jonin squad leader consumed by anger.

"I know you are angry, but the enemy is not from Konoha, we..."

A jonin asked excitedly: "Then tell us first, who is it? Who is our enemy?"

"Hanabu-sama is dead, in front of everyone, in Konoha, and was hanged high on the Hokage Rock by the enemy! Lord Orochimaru was also inexplicably accused and defected. Don't we even get to know the truth?!"

Shikaku opened his mouth and sighed, "It still needs to be clarified. There are also many things I don't understand right now, but I can tell you clearly that this was not done by someone from Konoha. You are all very emotional right now, so you'd better calm down first."

He didn't explain about Orochimaru alone.

The timing of Orochimaru's defection was too coincidental. If he had defected voluntarily, he would have been immediately labeled an enemy by these ninjas.

"Is it from other big countries? The death of Hokage-sama during the Five Kage Summit is definitely related to them. Since they dare to do this, let's start a war. We are not afraid!"

An Uchiha ninja's Sharingan kept spinning, and he said coldly: "The Five Kage haven't returned yet, let's kill them now..."

Shikaku closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and roared, "Calm down! If you really take action, you will do what the enemy wants!"

"You keep asking us to stay calm, but you're unwilling to tell us who the enemy is. Is it because of that person that we can't move?"

A civilian ninja suddenly spoke up, attracting everyone's attention.

And Lu Jiu turned his gaze to him, his pupils instantly constricted, and he wanted to stop the other person from speaking, but it was too late.

"Before, you asked me not to mention the Hokage becoming the Daimyo. Our enemy is the Daimyo of the Land of Fire!"

"He is dissatisfied with the prestige of the Hokage and is worried that Yu Fusuke will become the second Fourth Hokage, so he contacted those who are dissatisfied with them in the village to kill Yu Fusuke?" "If it is a ninja from another village, you can tell us directly. If it is done by someone inside Konoha, you can also take action first. Only facing the Daimyo, you can't do anything!"

Shikaku stood frozen in place, looking at the ninjas who seemed to have found their target, and closed his eyes in pain.

It’s over.

……

Those who gathered together and went to talk to Shikaku were the calmer ones.

In Konoha, some ninjas were thinking wildly and subconsciously thought that it was a revenge from those ninja clans, so they started fighting.

The security team can’t handle it.

In other words, some members of the security team have already participated.

It was the Fourth Hokage who asked them to participate in the core of the village. Now that the other party and Yu Fusuke are dead, if they don't even dare to take revenge, are they worthy of being called Uchiha?
Many ninjas fought each other directly on the streets. Fortunately, Konoha's morale was low and the villagers were hiding at home, so no one was hurt.

"Did you do this? The better the village is doing, the more it proves how ignorant and ridiculous you were back then, so you took advantage of the fourth generation leaving the village to do these things!"

"It's not us. We are also enjoying the benefits brought by the village's strength. Why should we destroy it?"

"Then tell me, if it wasn't you, why did Assistant Yu die in the village!"

“We’re checking too!”

Similar conversations took place between the ninja clan and supporters of the Fourth Hokage and others.

Compared with the rational group who go to the higher-ups and the impulsive group who take action in excitement, more people choose to find their companions first.

Those who once stood behind Minato spontaneously united, people who admired Hinata Yu also gradually began to gather, and Orochimaru's subordinates who were unaware of the truth began to contact each other.

Then because of the relationship between the three parties, they gathered together.

People who follow them to gain benefits, people who support them, and people who are saved by them from the underground black market.

Konoha's power began to gather, trying to find the enemy in this confusing situation.

They selected some representatives to start exchanges, and various information began to be summarized.

"According to intelligence, Yu Fuzuo was processing documents that night... but he suddenly went to the Hokage Rock. It is very likely that someone Yu Fuzuo knew asked him out."

"Is it really the work of a traitor within the organization?"

"It's very possible. After all, there are no signs of fighting there. With Assistant Yu's strength, this is impossible!"

"Then why did the murderer nail Yu Fusuke to the Hokage Rock, and the second generation of Hokage Rock? Is there any reference to it?"

"What could it refer to? You can't be trying to show that Yu Fusuke's death is related to the Second Hokage, right?"

"Too……"

"Where's Orochimaru-sensei?"

In the room, a young girl looked at dozens of ninjas, civilians, and businessmen exchanging information around her and suddenly asked.

"Unfortunately, all the evidence we know indicates that he was truly defecting. There may be some hidden agenda, but we are unable to find any relevant intelligence."

A jonin recognized her as Red Bean, Orochimaru's disciple, and said in a deep voice: "But we believe that person was wrongly accused. Lord Orochimaru would not defect because of such a ridiculous crime!"

Mitarashi Anko nodded silently, hoping in her heart that this was the truth.

"Who is the traitor? The Ninja Clan, or the Root member that escaped earlier?"

"We can go ask Danzo, he must know something!"

"Okay, I'll take people with me!"

A jonin left with a team.

He was familiar with the ninjas guarding Danzo and could act according to his convenience.

"We have some news here."

A member of the Chamber of Commerce took the document from his subordinates, looked at the message inside, and said to everyone: "Didn't someone in the black market increase the bounty on Hokage-sama recently? We have already found out who did it."

"who is it?"

"Daimyo! The Daimyo of the Land of Fire!"

The discussion in the room fell silent.

A ninja representative who was rescued from the black market by Konoha had a complicated look in his eyes and whispered:

"I heard about this from a black market merchant. The funds used to increase the wanted order came from the underground black market of the Fire Nation."

The black marketeer who had once been his "master" was now imprisoned by Konoha.

"Speaking of Daimyo, I remember that one of the Twelve Guardian Ninjas, Kazuma Ninja, secretly came to Konoha again. It was on the day when the Fourth Hokage was heading to the Five Kage Conference!"

A Jonin recalled, "I saw him enter the Hokage's office with my own eyes, and then he left with an extremely ugly look on his face!"

On the day of the Five Kage Summit, his face looked grim...

The Uchiha Jonin instantly had an idea and a stern look appeared on his face.

"He wanted to bribe Yu Fusuke while the Fourth Hokage was away, but was rejected, right? He probably thought Yu Fusuke was someone like Danzo, which is ridiculous."

"From that time on, the daimyo's plan to kill the Fourth Hokage began. And because Yu Fusao refused, he also included him in the target of the assassination."

Another ninja continued, "Yes, it's him. It can only be him. Our enemy is the Daimyo!"

Hyuga Hizashi sat on a chair, looking at the indignant ninjas, and said in a deep voice:
"There is no evidence yet. These are just speculations now. Let's wait and see."

The Hyuga clan leader's status was also the highest among the group, so everyone endured it for the time being.

Waiting is always the hardest.

Some people couldn't help but walk out of the meeting room and go to other places to collect intelligence on their own.

During this process, the ninja who went to Danzo to collect information returned and shook his head with a gloomy look, "He kept laughing and saying that the Third Hokage would regret it. He was like a madman and couldn't get anything out of him."

The disappointed crowd waited for a while, and finally a decisive piece of news came back.

The Daimyo is secretly contacting the ninja clan of Konoha!

"I asked a ninja elder using illusion."

Uchiha Shisui, whose Sharingan eyes flashed with a dark light, walked in here accompanied by two ninjas, "The Daimyo started connecting the ninja clans before the death of the Fourth Hokage and Yu Fusuke!"

"..."

Everyone looked at each other, stood up indifferently and walked out the door.

then……

Recently, various information about the daimyo has begun to circulate in Konoha.

"They colluded with the black market, raised the bounty, connected with the ninja clans, and wanted to completely control Konoha. They murdered the Hokage and Assistant Yu, and forced Orochimaru to defect." A ninja held his cheek and gritted his teeth and said, "Daimyo!"

"It's the daimyo. Only he has such motivation and ability!"

"It's the Daimyo, and Squad Leader Shikaku has already acquiesced!"

At this point, these Konoha ninjas have found their "enemy"!
A ninja muttered, "Go to the daimyo's mansion and ask him why he did this."

"ask?"

Another ninja sneered, "Do you still need to ask? Just kill him! Blood debt must be paid with blood!"

"Go to Daming Mansion and kill Daming!"

(End of this chapter)