The leader of the Konoha Jonin's words became even more extreme.

This elite squad, with two Jonin in charge, is truly going backwards, clinging to the secrets of one person and one clan while betraying the interests and will of the entire village!

"Yes, so it was the Uchiha who saved us, not Konoha."

"Isn't it?"

Tekuno retorted defiantly, his eyes unconsciously narrowing as a flood of memories surged through his mind.

This time, he hasn't forgotten a thing, including what happened five years ago, and he dares not forget it at all!

What should have been a choice to burn one's will to fire for the sake of future generations and the future has become a political bargaining chip, discarding both ashes and fuel.

Truly admirable!

"Tekuno, what do you mean?"

"Are they complaining about the village's decision-making, or blaming us for arriving too late?"

"Where is the sensory ninja? Check if this guy is being controlled by the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan!"

"Or perhaps it's not just them, but the entire Uchiha clan has been turned by Iwagakure!"

"That's why I was able to come here alive."

The Konoha Jonin's anger grew increasingly intense as he asked the question, and his words became increasingly ruthless.

He no longer wanted to negotiate with this hopeless squad; letting the sensory ninjas find the answer was the simplest solution.

This is a last resort during a critical period.

Don't blame them for being heartless!

While talking,

Two Konoha ninjas did indeed step forward as instructed, and Kimura, being a sensory ninja, immediately recognized their hand seals as a special ninjutsu for prying into memories.

"Heh, what do you mean?"

"You shouldn't be asking us!"

Kimura spoke coldly, his hand subtly reaching for the ninja pouch tied around his waist.

After all, their lives have been abandoned multiple times, what kind of kind explanations do they expect?

"If you really want to know, want to figure out how this war started and what it was for."

"Then let's go back to the village and ask that person properly!"

Its face gradually contorted, and the hand that reached into the ninja bag grasped a cold iron weapon.

In the very beginning, he chose to come to this border region for his shift out of reverence for the Third Hokage and love for the village.

But in the very first mission, he was used as a pawn, as a bargaining chip!

Such a situation completely shattered his faith.

"Shut up, Kimura."

Upon hearing these words, Shirakumo Yeshan frowned abruptly and rebuked him without any mercy.

Even though he was betrayed by those old men, he still stood on the side of the bigger picture and did not want to involve Konoha in everything.

Because he clearly understood the kind of trust crisis that would be brought to the Konoha ninja if he revealed it.

"what are you saying?"

Such an indignant reply immediately stopped the two sensory ninjas who wanted to approach, and even the Jonin who had launched the attack changed his expression.

He vaguely sensed that something might really be involved, and he could guess who the other party was referring to as 'that person'.

but!

"Don't talk nonsense and try to change the subject!"

Under the angry shout,

The Konoha Jonin angrily discarded the speculations that had been building up in his mind.

Because that person would never do anything to betray Konoha!!

"Dragonfly, three days in the mountains, what are you still hesitating for? Just read the answer directly from their minds."

He urged,

His eyes were filled with a palpable anger.

How dare they slander that person so casually, and even mislead me, causing me to doubt and waver! This is unforgivable!

At the same time, Tekuno completely gave up and became reckless.

"Captain, you should understand the principle of 'once again, twice again'."

"You're considering the bigger picture, but what are those people thinking about?"

"This time it's us, but who will it be next time?"

"If it weren't for Huang, we would have died five years ago!!"

"Think of our brothers who sacrificed their lives in the North!"

His indignant words immediately put Baiyun Yeshan into a daze.

He knew perfectly well that Tekuno was right.

Because not everyone can be persecuted like them and still consider the bigger picture, and not every ninja is lucky enough to survive.

The reason they were able to survive the onslaught of the Iwagakure army was not because of their individual strength or good luck.

Rather, it's because they are bait!

Most importantly, once something happens the first time, it's bound to happen a second, a third, and countless times!

Looking at the bloodshot eyes of his two companions.

Baiyun Yeshan sighed silently in his heart, and then his dazed eyes gradually became firm.

If it is only their small team that is being persecuted this time, then they will definitely choose to prioritize the overall situation again.

However, this time, dozens of colleagues who spend every day together are also involved!

They lie forever buried in this land, victims of politics!

"If you insist on knowing the answer, then go back to the village and look through the files of the events that happened in the North five years ago."

"Inside, you will find everything you desire."

When Bai Yunyeshan raised his eyes, he lacked the gentleness of his former senior and instead displayed a coldness similar to that of that young man.

Chapter 443 The Consequences of Revealing the Truth

Five years ago.

[The war in the North.]

The incident mentioned by Hayama was unfamiliar to most of the Konoha ninja present.

Firstly, the details of that battle were heavily downplayed by the Konoha leadership, and even those who knew about it were warned not to publicize the event too much in order to maintain local stability and peace.

Secondly, due to the relatively open plains and forests between Iwagakure and Konoha, friction inevitably occurs in the adjacent areas of the two ninja villages. The number of battles that have taken place there is comparable to, or even greater than, those on the eastern border.

Therefore, the ambush was naturally regarded by the stationed ninjas as a large-scale raid by the former, and was not taken seriously by many people.

The fact that it was brought up again immediately confirmed something for some members of the advance team, and their expressions turned somewhat grim.

After all, the ninjas who can enter this suicide squad are not only strong in individual strength and mental fortitude, but most of them are elites with some defensive experience who have rotated through various areas, and some are even former garrison troops in the northern border.

Thus, in this clash of wills, two distinct camps emerged.

Some ninjas chose to remain neutral and observe, because they had a clear understanding of the character of Shirakumo Hayama's team.

[Large-scale invasion of Iwagakure ninja], [Hakuun Hayama Squad], and [Uchiha Ara].

Although these two events are five years apart, anyone who knows about them can quickly find the commonalities by making a simple comparison.

Moreover, the only other possibility that could have led to this commonality is that there were spies planted by the other side within the village. That left is that some extremely powerful figure orchestrated all of this.

All of the above became victims of politics!

Such a shocking conclusion instantly changed the expressions of the Konoha ninjas who had been looking solemn. They didn't want to think that way either, but were there any other explanations?

A strange atmosphere suddenly spread through the area.

"What do you mean?"

"Do you suspect that someone in the village is trying to frame you?"

"Are you really worth sacrificing the interests of the entire Hidden Leaf Village to plot against them? Don't overestimate your own importance!"

"Regarding the entire incident, I will definitely report it truthfully to the Third Hokage after I return to the village. Don't change your tune in front of everyone then."

"In the end, the fall of the North is your fault!"

The Jonin who launched the attack must have thought of something, but he simply didn't accept such speculation.

That person, or rather any member of the Konoha leadership in power, would not do anything to persecute the village!

Because they inherited the Will of Fire!!

Moreover, such an explanation, such a baseless accusation based solely on coincidence without any evidence, will only make people feel that the Baiyun Yeshan team is trying to shirk responsibility for the failure in the Northern Territory.

However, his questioning and his rebuke did not last long.

Bai Yunye's gradually cooling gaze calmly met that of his colleague, and then he responded without any expression of joy or anger:

"The fall of the North is certainly my responsibility."

"Our lives are nothing compared to the interests of the entire Hidden Leaf Village."

"But what if the person Iwagakure really wants is the Uchiha clan leader, Uchiha Ara?"

'Gulp.'

Hearing such calm words, Hiromatsu Heiji, who had launched the attack, felt somewhat uneasy, and his Adam's apple involuntarily bobbed.

Of course, what made him most uncomfortable, or even a little uneasy, was the other person's cold eyes and the hideous scar on the corner of his mouth.

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