Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 169 Uchiha Launches an Attack

It only took Kakashi Hatake and his Team 7 three days to travel to the Land of Waves, but it took the Konoha Hundred a full week to return to Konoha.

This was after a small portion of the refugees from the Land of Rivers were settled in the Land of Waves; otherwise, it would have been even slower.

Many of these refugees from the Land of Rivers are elderly, weak, women, and children. Even though a large number of oxcarts were purchased for transportation, the group was simply too large, especially in terms of logistics. If they weren't willing to spend money, it would probably take twice as long to return to Konoha Village so quickly.

Originally, the Konoha leadership and those ninja clans only regarded the return of the Konoha Hundred as ninjas returning from the front lines to continue their duties routinely, and did not care much about it.

But now, the group includes the daimyo of the Land of Rivers and thousands of refugees from the Land of Rivers. After learning about this, the Konoha leadership and the ninja clans changed their previous perfunctory attitude and instead began to put on a grand show.

Under the wise leadership of the Konoha high command, the Konoha Ninja Army achieved another great victory, almost portraying the Konoha Hundred as a victorious ninja army returning from a major battle.

Even the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, personally waited at the entrance of Konoha Village for the triumphant return of the Konoha Hundred.

If it weren't for the daimyo of the Land of Rivers holding power, the Konoha Hundred would never have received such treatment.

It's possible that the thousands of refugees from the Land of Rivers who were rescued were intercepted and divided up along the way, and now they have become a political achievement project for the Konoha leadership.

"Is this the Konoha Hundred? I heard they killed nearly a thousand enemy ninja?"

"It's true. My son is a Chunin. I have reliable information that the Konoha Hundred-Person Army from our village has annihilated more than 600 Sand Ninja, and even wiped out an entire Kirigakure army."

"The Konoha Hundred are renowned for their military exploits. I heard they even rescued the daimyo of the Land of Rivers, and even thousands of refugees from the Land of Rivers..."

The villagers of Konoha were all talking about it, feeling a sense of pride.

Killing nearly a thousand enemies is essentially equivalent to annihilating a large ninja army, which is an extraordinary achievement. No wonder even the Third Hokage, along with a group of village leaders, awaited the triumphant return of the Konoha Hundred.

Even Shimura Danzo, who had retreated from the front lines of the Land of Rivers, attended, demonstrating the importance attached to the Konoha Hundred.

"Is this what the Sand Ninja are like? Their skin is so rough."

"Look, there seem to be more Kirigakure prisoners behind them. It seems that the Konoha Hundred-Person Army really did defeat the Kirigakure army disguised as pirates."

"These several cartloads of headbands and clan emblems suggest that the Konoha Hundred-Man Army really did annihilate over a thousand enemies."

The villagers of Konoha were seeing Sasuke Unno's captive presentation ceremony for the first time, and found it very novel.

As for the Third Hokage and other high-ranking officials, although they felt that they had broken with convention, they also felt that the effect was good, and decided to do so in the future to show their achievements and boost morale.

The ceremony of presenting the captives was indeed very effective, and the villagers of Konoha were extremely enthusiastic.

The farewell ceremony was going very well when the Uchiha clan suddenly caused trouble, ruining the festive atmosphere that had been so hard to build.

"Umino Sasuke, what is your punishment for illegally imprisoning Konoha ninja?"

Uchiha Higanbana, along with a group of Konoha police officers, attempted to take Umino Sasuke away on the spot.

The Konoha Hundred had long been united, especially after the division of wives, and they followed Umino Sasuke's lead. The Konoha Hundred immediately confronted the Uchiha Police Force.

However, the Konoha Hundred did not resort to force. Instead, they were prepared and launched a barrage of verbal attacks on the Uchiha.

"The Uchiha clan is supposed to be very powerful, so it's quite shocking that they would desert in the face of battle."

"It's one thing to desert in the face of battle, but to actually try to steal credit? The Uchiha have no shame." "He tried to steal credit but was defeated in a one-on-one fight. He's really lost face big time."

After learning the whole story, the villagers of Konoha launched a barrage of verbal and written attacks against the Uchiha clan.

The Konoha high-ranking officials, who had originally intended to support the Konoha Hundred, decided to stand aside and watch the show after seeing how powerful the Konoha Hundred were.

"Chief of the Fire Core Clan, this is evidence of the crimes committed by the Mitomon clan ninjas, as well as diplomatic statements from the Land of Waves. Since you claim that I imprisoned Konoha ninjas, then you can deal with them as you see fit."

After releasing the four Uchiha ninjas who had fainted due to severe chakra depletion, Sasuke Umino handed over the Mito clan ninjas, who were shackled, to the Uchiha police force.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Uchiha Kakuno had no choice but to put all these hot potatoes away.

Then, Uchiha Hikawa continued to press the issue, especially regarding the unauthorized teaching of ninjutsu and the resale of spoils of war. He demanded an explanation, or he would have to go to the police force.

"Uchiha Fire Core, what privately taught ninjutsu? These are all spoils of war that we stole from the Sand Village. What good would it do to learn them? Besides, Elder Danzo already has a new policy for the front lines, allowing loans to learn ninjutsu. I used these stolen spoils to exchange for supplies with the logistics department, saving a lot of mission merit points. Don't you know that?"

Then, Umino Sasuke went even further, talking at length about the benefits of Elder Danzo's new frontline policy. He argued that if it weren't for the loans available to learn ninjutsu, how could the Konoha Hundred Puppet Army's strength have improved so quickly, and how could they have achieved such a great victory and rescued the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers?

All of this is thanks to the wise and powerful Elder Danzo.

Those who insist on the private transmission of ninjutsu are opposing Elder Danzo's wise decision.

At this point, Umino Sasuke was completely Danzo's number one henchman, showing an attitude of being determined to fight the Uchiha to the bitter end.

Upon hearing these words, Shimura Danzo immediately voiced his support for the Konoha Hundred, explaining his foresight.

"Then you can't deny that you were reselling military supplies, can you?"

"I'm innocent! All of this was to resettle refugees from the Land of Rivers. I didn't take a single penny."

Sasuke Umino announced the account book he had prepared beforehand to everyone.

"Wow, there are so many spoils!"

"It seems that our Konoha heroes not only did not keep anything for themselves, but also donated a lot of money to resettle refugees. In particular, Commander Unno donated all of his merits."

"The effective resettlement of thousands of refugees from the river country is truly a great achievement."

"Moreover, this was personally overseen by Uchiha Shun, the son of Uchiha Kagami."

The villagers of Konoha, who had initially been skeptical, immediately dispelled their doubts upon seeing how clear the accounts were, and began to praise them.

"Look, everyone! The daimyo of the land of rivers and those refugees have arrived."

"There must be several thousand refugees here, right?"

"It seems that the Konoha Hundred did not embezzle collectively at all, but actually donated a large amount of money."

The villagers of Konoha believed what they saw and heard, and seeing so many refugees from the Land of Rivers all standing on the side of the Konoha Hundred.

Even the Uchiha clan ninjas themselves were beginning to waver.

(End of this chapter)