Naruto: From Kushina Uzumaki onwards, a traitor

Upon learning this, Chiba immediately understood that the Konoha leadership was going to hold Hatake Sakumo accountable.

Sakumo Hatake and his four teammates left.

A few days later.

Because he was worried about his father, Kakashi made frequent mistakes during his training.

Chiyu said to Kakashi, "Stop. There's no point in continuing to train like this. Go on."

Kakashi looked up at Chiba with a puzzled expression.

Chiyu explained, "Aren't you worried about Lord Sakumo? Then go back to Konoha."

"Can..."

"There are no 'buts'. Since you can't rest easy, go back and visit Lord Sakumo. You must know that he is your father, your only family, and you are also Lord Sakumo's only family. Nothing is more important than your own family, understand?"

Kakashi took a deep breath and nodded: "Then, Chiba-sensei, I'll head back to the village right now, and I'll come find you again later."

Kakashi immediately went back to his room to pack his luggage and headed straight for Konoha.

After watching Kakashi leave, Chiba returned to her room and began writing a letter.

The only person Chiyu could write a letter to was Uzumaki Kushina.

As things unfold, Sakumo Hatake, who abandoned his mission to save his comrades' lives, will face condemnation from his fellow villagers.

The final straw that broke Sakumo Hatake's back, causing the Will of Fire to collapse, was probably when even the ninja named Tsuguki, whom he had rescued, began to criticize him.

He faced accusations from his companions, from the village leaders, and even from the very people he had saved.

Sakumo Hatake, who believes he is embodying the Will of Fire, is about to suffer severe physical and mental damage.

Chiba wrote a letter to Kushina Uzumaki, hoping she would help him keep an eye on the rumors circulating about Sakumo Hatake.

At the same time, special attention should be paid to Sigui.

If anything unusual happens, have Kushina Uzumaki write to him immediately.

After finishing writing, Chiyu summoned a snake and sent it to Konoha to deliver the message.

The following day, Chiba, alone, once again embarked on her journey to find Karin's mother.

Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Qianyu is now starting to doubt whether she made a mistake in her judgment.

Is Karin's mother actually in the Land of Grass?

Without Kakashi, Chiba's search speed increased even further.

Over the course of three months, Qianyu filled in the gaps in the previous map, and almost all the missing parts were found.

But they still couldn't find even a single red-haired woman.

Chiyu placed her hand on her right eye and murmured, "In that case, I can only pin my hopes on my Sharingan, and then leave Konoha with Kushina."

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At this point in time, defecting from Konoha with Kushina Uzumaki would be the worst possible choice.

With his Sharingan and Kushina Uzumaki's unique physique from the Uzumaki clan, the situation in this ninja world on the verge of chaos was extremely dangerous.

Putting aside the witness points that can be obtained in Konoha, Chiba's current strength is not enough to be fearless of any danger, let alone protect Uzumaki Kushina.

Just as Qianyu mustered her spirits and was about to search again...

A snake swam onto Qianyu's body.

Chiba took the letter tied to the snake's belly and examined it.

Qianyu's eyes narrowed as she read the contents of the letter.

During these three months, apart from the time spent delivering messages, Kushina Uzumaki and Chiba maintained almost uninterrupted contact, to the point that several of the snakes that delivered the messages died from exhaustion.

Because the public opinion in the village about Sakumo Hatake changes completely every day.

For no apparent reason, discussions about Sakumo Hatake's mission began to emerge in the village.

Almost everyone knew that Sakumo Hatake's mission was to intercept the extremely important enemy village's follow-up strategic plan.

If the interception is successful, the village can gain the upper hand and avoid losing many lives.

However, Sakumo Hatake clearly had a chance to seize the scroll, but he abandoned the mission because of one person.

The initial reaction was one of questioning Sakumo Hatake's actions, which gradually evolved into criticism of him.

They believe that Sakumo Hatake should bear full responsibility for this incident.

Meanwhile, the Konoha leadership has dismissed Sakumo Hatake from all his posts, and Shinsuke Nara is temporarily serving as the leader of the Land of Grass.

Chapter 103 Backstab

Kushina Uzumaki and Chiba kept in touch through letters, with Kushina telling Chiba in detail about all the changes in public opinion in Konoha during this period.

Sakumo Hatake has been dismissed from all his posts and is now unemployed at home.

Kushina Uzumaki also investigated the source of the rumors about Sakumo Hatake.

Kushina Uzumaki's investigation revealed that the rumors about Sakumo Hatake were actually spread by three of Sakumo Hatake's four teammates.

This time, Sakumo Hatake abandoned the mission, and in addition to Sakumo Hatake, his four other teammates were also punished.

One of Sakumo Hatake's teammates felt that he was being unfairly punished.

He felt that this matter had nothing to do with him. The decision was made by Hatake Sakumo. He was a subordinate who simply chose to obey Hatake Sakumo's orders and carried them out.

Unconvinced, he revealed the incident after drinking.

The other two teammates were also very resentful, but they kept it to themselves.

Seeing that their teammates had already spoken, they simply told them all as well.

They said it was all Hatake Sakumo's decision, and they didn't want to give up the mission either. It was only because Hatake Sakumo was their captain and they were his subordinates that they chose to give up because they couldn't disobey his orders.

On the contrary, Tsuguhiro, whom Chiba had asked Kushina Uzumaki to pay close attention to, did not make any moves.

Having lost an arm and two legs, Tsuguki could no longer be a ninja.

After receiving treatment at the ninja hospital, he was taken home by his family to recuperate, and he has not been seen since.

However, according to Kushina Uzumaki's observation, the other three teammates are now frequently visiting Tsuguhiro's home.

After reading the entire letter, Qianyu closed her eyes and pondered.

Chiba never expected that it was Hatake Sakumo's three teammates who leaked this information.

It's truly chilling to be betrayed by your own teammate.

This was all to shift all the blame onto Sakumo Hatake.

Moreover, it seems that the Konoha leadership did not stop Sakumo Hatake's three teammates, which can be considered as tacitly approving of their behavior.

Since those three teammates were frequently visiting Tsuguhiro's home, they must have been trying to persuade him to join in criticizing Hatake Sakumo.

In that case, Sakumo Hatake's suicide should have occurred around this time.

"Phew, time to head back to Konoha."

After burning the letter in his hand, Qianyu set off for Konoha.

...

Six days later.

Chiyu returned to Konoha, travel-worn and exhausted.

Back home, Kushina Uzumaki happened to be away on a mission.

After spending a little time being affectionate, the two got down to business.

Kushina Uzumaki asked, "Chiba, is what's being said in the village about Lord Sakumo true?"

Qianyu nodded: "That's right, it's true."

Chiba told Kushina Uzumaki what had happened.

Kushina Uzumaki covered her mouth, saying in disbelief, "How could this be? Was Lord Sakumo wrong to choose to save his comrade?"

Qianyu said in a deep voice, "That's right, but also wrong."

Kushina Uzumaki did not understand Chiba's answer.

Chiyu explained, "The Will of Fire that Konoha upholds, so it's not wrong for Lord Sakumo to choose to save his comrades. However, Konoha's rules strictly prohibit abandoning missions, so Lord Sakumo was wrong to choose to save his comrades."

Kushina Uzumaki frowned and said, "Why is there such a rule? Are we just supposed to watch our comrades die? Nobody can do that, can they?"

Chiba explained to Kushina Uzumaki, "It's not just Konoha, all ninja villages are the same. They need a spirit to make the people in the village feel a sense of belonging to Konoha and be loyal to Konoha."

However, Konoha also needs ninjas, pawns who will carry out missions by any means necessary, which goes against the Will of Fire. Therefore, strict regulations contrary to the Will of Fire were introduced.

If the mission isn't important, then choosing to save your companions isn't wrong. However, if the mission is extremely important, choosing to abandon the mission to save your companions is a grave mistake.

Kushina Uzumaki felt a sharp pain in her throat, as if a thorn was stuck there: "Why are there such contradictory rules?"

Chiyu shook his head: "Actually, this is normal. Kushina, for some extremely important missions, it is not too much to give up any number of lives or sacrifice any number of ninjas. So when it is time to abandon your comrades, you still have to abandon them. In fact, this is also a manifestation of the Will of Fire."

However, Lord Sakumo's mistake was not an unforgivable one, and the current war requires Lord Sakumo's abilities.

Kushina Uzumaki was feeling dizzy: "If Lord Sakumo is so important, why are we letting these opinions continue to circulate?"

Chiyu guessed, "It's probably because the public opinion can't be suppressed anymore. Due to the tension of the situation, everyone is on edge and needs an outlet. Moreover, they are dissatisfied with Lord Sakumo's actions, so they simply ignore it and want to take this opportunity to warn the other ninjas about the seriousness of abandoning the mission."

This is the most likely reason that Chiba can think of for Konoha choosing to let public opinion ferment.

Chiyu guessed that the Konoha leadership might just be planning to put Sakumo Hatake out of the spotlight for now, and then reappoint him once the public opinion had calmed down a bit.

However, the Konoha leadership did not expect that Sakumo Hatake would choose to commit suicide, sacrificing himself for the Will of Fire in his heart.

The death of Sakumo Hatake was a heavy blow to Konoha.

Konoha is already short of high-end combat power, and now it has been betrayed by its own people.

Kushina Uzumaki sighed, "It's really complicated. By the way, why don't you go and check on your disciple? Lord Sakumo's matter has already affected him. Every time he goes out, he gets pointed at and talked about."