Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 380 Hyuga Kumokawa: I am the Hokage (Combined Chapters 6k1)

boom!
Uchiha Izumi, Yakumi, and Shisui reacted extremely quickly. The moment the black tree roots broke through the soil, they leaped up to avoid the black roots that stabbed at them like venomous snakes.

After stabilizing themselves in mid-air, the three of them simultaneously turned their gazes toward a certain spot in the Uchiha clan's territory, following the direction from which the densest and thickest roots emerged.

That location is...

"My residence?" Uchiha Yao's pupils suddenly contracted, and his face instantly turned ashen.

"Shisui!" He suddenly turned his head to look at Uchiha Shisui beside him, his voice sharp with shock and anger: "Danzo's target is your Mangekyou Sharingan!"

Previously, in order to show his determination to atone for his sins, Uchiha Shisui gouged out his almost blind eyes at Konoha Hospital and handed them over to Uchiha Yakumi for safekeeping.

Therefore, upon hearing this, Uchiha Shisui's expression changed, and Uchiha Izumi gasped, his face draining of color.

"All Uchiha clansmen, heed my command!" Without the slightest hesitation, Yakumi's voice resounded across the clan's territory, "Stop Danzo at all costs! Now!"

The moment the order was given, the figures of Yaowei and Shishui blurred, turning into two afterimages as they frantically dashed away into the distance.

However, when they arrived at the residence of the person who smelled medicine as quickly as possible, the scene before them filled them with a chilling and infuriating feeling.

Where is the mansion now? It has long since vanished!

Instead, there was a huge hole torn open by the black tree, with remnants of wooden floors and tatami mats violently ripped apart!

More thick, black tree roots are wriggling and growing wildly from the depths of the pit!
"Damn it! How did Danzo know where I hid the things?!"

Looking at the destroyed location of the secret room, Uchiha Yakumi's eyes widened in fury, and he couldn't help but curse.

He could no longer restrain himself, drew the short sword from his waist, unleashed his chakra, and charged forward recklessly.

However, as soon as he moved, the ground around him suddenly cracked open.

Dozens of jagged tree roots, like giant black pythons, hurtled towards him from all directions with a piercing sound!

clang! clang!
Yao Wei wielded his short sword with a flash of cold light, slashing at the attacking roots. The ear-piercing sound of metal clashing against metal rang out one after another, and sparks flew everywhere!

The hardness of the black tree roots far exceeded expectations. After several slashes, a noticeable nick appeared on the blade of the fine dagger in Yaowei's hand.

The surrounding tree roots seemed endless; if one broke off, even more and thicker roots would immediately coil and attack.

In the blink of an eye, the space for the medicinal scent to roam was rapidly compressed, and it seemed that it was about to be completely swallowed up and strangled by this black "jungle"...

Uchiha Izumi was anxious, but was blocked by tree roots surging from other directions and could not help for the time being.

At this critical moment, a powerful and surging wave of chakra suddenly erupted from Uchiha Shisui's body.

boom! !

A half-skeletal skeleton made of green chakra completely enveloped it, and with a sudden swing of its arm, it blasted the large swath of tree roots surrounding the medicinal scent into countless fragments.

Uchiha Yakumi, having narrowly escaped death, whirled around and, upon seeing the skulls surrounding Shisui, his face instantly filled with disbelief and astonishment: "Shisui! You..."

Without a doubt, what Uchiha Shisui used was Susanoo.

Although it was only the first stage of a skeleton form, Yakumi obviously did not expect that Shisui, who had lost his eyes, could still use Susanoo.

In fact, Madara Uchiha did the same thing in the original work, even more exaggerated than Shisui's current form, which was a "Susanoo Fourth Form" with legs.

"The power of the Mangekyou Sharingan is not merely in the 'eyes' themselves..."

Uchiha Shisui simply said something in a low voice, without offering any further explanation.

With his Susanoo in its first form, he struggled to withstand the black tree roots surging in from all directions, buying his people a chance to catch their breath.

However, those black trees seemed endless, and he could not break through Shimura Danzo's defenses with only the first form of Susanoo.

Moreover, he could sense that the originally violent and chaotic chakra aura deep underground was becoming increasingly cold and stable.

Danzo must be up to something!
We can't wait any longer...

We must stop him before he fully masters that power!

Thinking of this, Uchiha Shisui became unusually calm and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Sasuke, it seems I have to break my promise."

"This life was originally meant for you, but now it seems I can only leave it to the Uchiha clan for now."

As soon as he finished speaking, two shocking lines of scarlet blood seeped out from under the black silk cloth covering his eyes, quickly soaking the fabric and slowly sliding down.

boom! !

On the Susanoo's skeletal skeleton, the meridians and flesh formed by chakra grew and spread wildly at a visible speed, completely covering the skeleton in the blink of an eye!
Immediately afterwards, an even more solid green chakra cloak completely enveloped the entire Susanoo.

In just a few breaths, the original skeletal Susanoo evolved into a taller, more ferocious green giant, entering "Susanoo - Second Form"!
In Susanoo's hand, a strangely shaped spiral sword quickly materialized.

"Shisui-nii!" Uchiha Izumi's expression changed. "What are you going to do?"

"cough!"

Shisui groaned and knelt on one knee, tightly covering his eyes in excruciating pain. He endured the agony that felt like it was tearing his soul apart and, controlling Susanoo, raised his arm.

The spiral sword ignited with scorching flames and began to spin at an astonishing speed, transforming into a fiery drill that could tear everything apart!

"go with!"

With a roar of all his might, Shisui unleashed the burning spiral sword with unstoppable momentum, fiercely stabbing towards the huge crater in the distance.

Tsk tsk tsk! !

Wherever the spiral sword passed, the incredibly hard black trees were shredded and torn apart like paper, and a passage leading straight to the bottom of the pit was forcibly carved out!
At the end of the passage, the scene at the bottom of the pit was finally revealed to everyone.

There stood Shimura Danzo, his limbs connected to the black tree. His left face was covered by a pale bone mask, his left eye was a single white, and his right eye…

It was astonishing that the Mangekyou Sharingan of Uchiha Shisui had been transplanted into it, and the scarlet Mangekyou patterns slowly rotated in its eye, emitting an eerie light.

The Mangekyou Sharingan, which had been blinded, was now filled with ocular power again.

Clearly, this newly acquired Mangekyou Sharingan absorbed a lot of the originally violent spiritual energy of the 'Hollow' within him, temporarily stabilizing his body and preventing him from becoming Hollow again.

The branch in front of him, resembling a hand, gently grasped a container containing another Mangekyou Sharingan, clearly preparing to transplant it onto himself as well.

However, Shisui's sudden attack interrupted his movements, and the container fell to the ground.

Danzo suddenly raised his head and looked at the Susanoo, and Uchiha Shisui, who was bleeding from all seven orifices inside the Susanoo.

"Uchiha... Shisui!" A hoarse roar of pain and rage escaped his throat, "Hyuga... Kumokawa!"

"Why! You... one by one... are all getting in my way!"

"Give it all to me..."

"die!!"

With his hysterical roar, the entire bottom of the pit and even the entire Uchiha clan territory trembled violently, centered on him!
Wood Release: Tree Sea Burial!

Boom! Boom!
Countless black trees, thicker and with spear-like tips than before, burst forth wildly from the ground!

"Ughhh!!" A painful growl burst from Shisui's throat. He slowly stood up from his knees, and the blood flowing under the blindfold flowed even more violently.

Faced with this forest of trees that could kill the Uchiha clan, Shisui's chakra boiled as if it were burning!

He knew this was his last gamble, a fight where he had to give it his all!
Click!

Driven by his will, the center of Susanoo's breastplate suddenly opened to both sides, revealing a dark red magatama inside.

"Susanoo, Ninety-Nine!!"

With a roar as Zhishui squeezed out the last bit of strength.

shhhhhh!
The enormous magatama instantly unleashed hundreds and thousands of condensed green chakra arrows, slicing through the air with a piercing sound as they crashed head-on into the black sea of ​​trees!

Boom boom! !
The deafening explosions continued incessantly, as if they were about to tear the entire night sky apart!
Each green arrow that hits its target unleashes a violent impact, shattering the thick black trees into pieces, while more black trees surge forward in succession.

In an instant, the night sky was split in two.

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As the continuous roar gradually subsided.

Instead, a suffocating silence descended, and the entire Uchiha clan was shrouded in thick smoke and dust.

Hinata Kumokawa's figure "rushed" over from a distance.

He hovered above the Uchiha clan's territory, and with a flap of his pure white wings, a gust of air swept down, dispersing the thick smoke and dust that filled the air.

As the smoke and dust cleared, the devastated state of the Uchiha clan's territory below was revealed.

As far as the eye can see, it is almost a complete ruin.

The once neat houses and streets have long since disappeared, leaving only a vast expanse of grotesque and twisted dark forest, as well as broken tiles, fractured beams and debris scattered everywhere.

The only saving grace was that, amidst the ruins, one could see many Uchiha clansmen, covered in dust and bearing wounds, mostly standing together, supporting each other.

Clearly, Uchiha Shisui's Susanoo, powered by his own life, shielded them from most of the fatal attacks, minimizing casualties among his clansmen.

But what is the cost?
Hinata Kumokawa looked at the most chaotic area.

There, Susanoo had become transparent, then completely dissipated, turning into countless green specks of light, revealing the figure of Uchiha Shisui among them.

He remained standing, the black blindfold completely soaked in blood, dark red bloodstains winding out from under the strips of cloth, his cheeks as pale as paper.

The next moment, his body trembled slightly and he fell straight backward.

A white shadow flashed by, and Hyuga Kumokawa appeared behind Shisui, wrapping his arm around him and supporting his body.

"Stop the water!"

"Brother Shisui!"

Two anxious shouts rang out almost simultaneously as Uchiha Yakumi and Uchiha Izumi rushed forward.

When they saw Shisui, his face covered in blood, in Hyuga Kumokawa's arms, their hearts sank to the bottom. Hyuga Kumokawa slowly shook his head. This simple action instantly turned their faces deathly pale. Uchiha Izumi couldn't help but cover her mouth, her eyes filled with tears, her body trembling slightly.

Whoosh!Whoosh!
The sound of dense air being torn apart came from all directions, and the Anbu ninjas and the Konoha members who arrived later also rushed over.

"Lord Hokage!" The leader of the ANBU squads instinctively called out, but his voice trailed off the moment he saw the scene before him.

Everyone who rushed over was speechless with shock at the horrific scene before them.

The Uchiha clan's territory was now a scene of utter devastation, a testament to the brutality of the battle that had just taken place.

When their gazes fell upon Uchiha Shisui, who had already lost consciousness in Hyuga Kumokawa's arms, horror and anger surged into everyone's hearts.

Most Konoha ninjas were unaware of the sordid affair between Shisui and Itachi Uchiha, let alone the role Shisui played in the "Uchiha Night".

In their minds, Uchiha Shisui is still the "hero" who risked his life and was seriously injured while protecting his clan and village during the 'Espada's' attack on Konoha.

This was the tone that Konoha's high-ranking officials, led by Hiruzen Sarutobi, personally set and promoted in the publicity afterwards.

Now, this hero did not die at the hands of the enemy, but rather at the hands of Shimura Danzo...

Ignoring the commotion and astonishment behind him, Hyuga Kumokawa handed Shisui's body to Uchiha Izumi and Yakumi.

Then, he slowly raised his head and looked at the unusually silent, huge pit.

At the bottom of the pit, apart from some black root remnants that were still wriggling slightly, there was nothing left.

Without a doubt, Shimura Danzo had already escaped in the chaos.

Hinata Kumokawa raised his right hand, pointing it towards the distance, and an invisible gravitational force suddenly erupted.

Whoosh!
A container was forcibly sucked out of the rubble and landed steadily in his hand.

Although the container was covered in dust, it was not damaged, and inside was Uchiha Shisui's other eye.

Clearly, under Shisui's desperate counterattack, Shimura Danzo ultimately failed to deal with the remaining eye and fled in a sorry state after sensing Hyuga Kumokawa's presence.

He didn't even have the courage to face Hinata Kumokawa.

Several more rapid whooshing sounds came from the air as Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, and people from other ninja villages arrived at the Uchiha clan's territory.

When they saw the scene before them, now reduced to scorched earth, everyone gasped in shock, while Hiruzen Sarutobi stared blankly at it all.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen!"

A roar filled with anger and grief rang out, before Hiruzen Sarutobi could even come to his senses.

Bang!
A figure rushed in front of him; it was Uchiha Yakumi, his eyes bloodshot, who delivered a solid punch to Hiruzen Sarutobi's face.

Caught off guard, Hiruzen Sarutobi staggered from the angry blow, his lip splitting open and a trickle of blood flowing down his cheek.

Uchiha wanted to continue, but several Anbu ninjas who had realized what was happening instinctively grabbed him tightly.

"Asshole! Let me go!"

He struggled frantically, roaring at Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Old man! Look at all this, it's all because of you! It's all because of your indulgence and protection!"

"Why did you stop the Fifth Hokage! Why didn't you let him kill Danzo immediately! If you had killed him then, how could Shisui of the Uchiha clan have..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's lips trembled slightly, his face drained of color, and he offered no explanation, nor could he offer one.

All eyes were on Hiruzen Sarutobi, filled with pity, anger, disdain, and even a hint of barely perceptible contempt.

Hyuga Kumokawa glanced at the ashen-faced Hiruzen Sarutobi, a deep, unfathomable smile in his eyes.

"Now, the official announcement."

His voice clearly echoed throughout the ruins, reaching everyone's ears: "Shimura Danzo, former Hokage advisor, committed an unforgivable crime."

"Effective immediately, he is listed as an S-rank rogue ninja of Konoha, wanted throughout the entire ninja world, with a bounty of 100 million ryo."

"Anyone who provides valid clues or kills the perpetrator can receive a reward."

He paused for a moment, then slowly uttered four words:

"No matter life or death!"

This order, without a doubt, cemented Shimura Danzo's place on the pillar of shame in Konoha's history.

Before the words were even finished, and before everyone could recover from the shock of this major wanted notice...

"Furthermore, the following actions will be taken against Hiruzen Sarutobi, the advisor to the Hokage."

Hyuga Kumokawa looked at the pale-faced Sarutobi Hiruzen and said calmly, "Effective immediately, remove him from all his posts and advisor titles."

"Effective immediately, you are confined to your designated residence. You are not allowed to leave or receive visitors without permission."

"An independent investigation team will be established to thoroughly investigate whether he was aware of, condoned, or even participated in the crimes of human experimentation and bloodline theft committed by Danzo Shimura during his tenure."

"Restrict all its power until the investigation is completed."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi abruptly raised his head, his pale face filled with disbelief and rage.

"No!" He stared intently at Hinata Kumokawa, his voice hoarse with anger, "Hinata Kumokawa! You can't do this, you have no right..."

"I can."

Hyuga Kumokawa interrupted him abruptly, his voice low as he stared indifferently at Sarutobi Hiruzen, saying, "Because now..."

"I am the Hokage."

Those five simple words struck Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart heavily, and also resonated in the ears of everyone present.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shuddered and instinctively looked at the crowd around him.

However, all he saw was a deathly silence and gazes that avoided his eyes. No one spoke up, and no one defended him.

His gaze, with a final glimmer of hope, fell upon Jiraiya.

Meeting his gaze, Jiraiya's face was devoid of its usual playful smile, replaced only by deep weariness and heaviness.

“Old man…” he sighed deeply and said, “This time, it’s really too much.”

He paused, hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help himself and whispered, "You also told me before that Yun Chuan was colluding with Danzo, and even being..."

At this point, Jiraiya didn't continue, but simply shook his head: "Obviously, you're wrong."

"Perhaps you really need to get some rest."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi opened his mouth, wanting to defend himself and say something more, but in the end, all his words turned into one sentence:
"You will all regret this..."

However, the moment he finished speaking...

A member of the Anbu ninja appeared instantly behind Hyuga Kumokawa, kneeling on one knee, seemingly with urgent information to report.

But his gaze unconsciously swept over Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose face was ashen, and his face showed obvious hesitation and reluctance.

"Hmm?" Hinata Kumokawa frowned slightly. "What else is going on?"

This brief pause and hesitation made everyone around them hold their breath again.

Could it be that something has happened again?
Under Hyuga Kumokawa's persistent questioning and the watchful eyes of everyone, the ANBU ninja had no choice but to bite the bullet and lower his voice to say, "Hokage-sama, Lady Tsunade has sent a message."

"Jonin Sarutobi Asuma, due to the severity of his injuries, the rescue attempt failed..."

Although he had lowered his voice to a whisper, his few words were clearly heard by everyone present amidst the deathly silence of the ruins.

Including Hiruzen Sarutobi...

Hiruzen Sarutobi was struck dumb, the last trace of color draining from his face in an instant, only to be quickly replaced by a sickly flush.

"puff!!"

A mouthful of scalding blood gushed from his mouth, splashing into the air in a blinding mist. His body could no longer support him and he fell straight backward.

"Old man!" Jiraiya's expression changed instantly, and he rushed over.

In the instant before his consciousness was completely plunged into boundless darkness, only one thought remained in Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.

Why, why is God doing this to me...?

Could it be that I was really wrong?
It all started when I chose to tolerate Danzo, it all started when I began to doubt Hyuga Kumokawa...

Hyuga Kumokawa quietly watched the unconscious Sarutobi Hiruzen, his face still showing no emotion, only his eyes becoming even more profound.

[Your lie has been judged as [distorting the truth] and [a scheme to turn the tables]. Jiraiya and the others are emotionally affected, reaching the point of [complete belief]. You have gained 5000 truth points...]

[Your lie has been judged as "using someone else to do your dirty work" and "luring someone into a trap," causing Hiruzen Sarutobi to experience intense emotional fluctuations, reaching the level of "self-doubt," and gaining 6000 Truth Points...]

"Danzo, oh Danzo."

Hyuga Kumokawa glanced at Orochimaru disguised as "Rasa," then looked back into the distance with a slight glint in his eyes, thinking to himself, "You still have some value to be used."

"The Impure World Reincarnation Technique is a good thing. Since Orochimaru doesn't have time to study it, I'll leave it to you."

Just as Hinata Kumokawa was making plans in his mind, a notification sound rang in his mind again.

However, this time, it wasn't Konoha, but the Akatsuki organization.

[Your lie has been judged as [Falsehood Becomes Reality] and [Hypothesis]. Otsutsuki Isshiki, Nagato, and others experience strong emotional fluctuations, reaching the level of [Self-Doubt]. You have gained 7000 Truth Points...]

Hinata Kumokawa's smile deepened as he lowered his eyes.

It seems that the first move has already unrolled the scroll.

(This chapter is scheduled for a 10,000-word update. I should be asleep by now. After adjusting my sleep schedule, the updates are indeed much faster. I hope I can continue tomorrow. lol)

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