Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

"There's a high probability he was after Hyuga Hizashi this time; you just got away with it."

"Walk."

Shimura Gengetsu immediately turned around, a cold glint in his eyes. He wanted to see where that old geezer got such audacity.

Dealing with Hyuga Hizashi is fine, but that's an internal struggle within your clan, and has nothing to do with me.

But to deal with Hyuga Hizashi, knowing that I was still causing trouble in his team, it meant that he didn't take him seriously.

Danzo followed Gengetsu out of the Hokage Building, and more than a dozen Root ninjas suddenly emerged from the shadows.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly shouted into the air:

"Shin-no-suke, take two squads of ANBU and follow Danzo. Don't let the situation escalate!"

"Yes!"

Hyuga family.

The Hyuga clan, possessing the Byakugan, is arguably one of the most heavily guarded places in the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

When the Root and Anbu ninjas mobilized together to surround the Hyuga clan's territory, they were quickly discovered by the Hyuga clan members on patrol.

When he discovered it, the member of the Hyuga branch family could hardly believe his eyes.

What's going on? So many Anbu (many people can't distinguish between Anbu and Root) have been mobilized. Has the Hyuga clan broken some kind of divine law?

Shocked, the Hyuga branch family member hurriedly went to find the clan head.

At that moment, clan head Hiashi Hyuga was enjoying tea with several elders when he saw someone rushing into the tea room in a panic. His brow furrowed, and he was about to reprimand them when he heard a report from a member of the branch family:

"Chief! Something terrible has happened!"

"Dozens of ANBU have arrived and surrounded our Hyuga clan!"

Hearing this, Hiashi Hyuga became even more furious. "What nonsense are you spouting! If the Anbu wants to surround the Uchiha clan, they should surround them. What does it have to do with us Hyuga!"

"Clan leader, it's true!" The branch family members were almost in tears. "Just look at yourself with your eyes rolled back."

Seeing his confident words, Hiashi Hyuga's resolve wavered. He activated his Byakugan and looked outside, only to be startled and stand up abruptly.

Dark areas...

Roots...

And... Danzo Shimura!

Better to offend three generations than Danzo.

This is a consensus tacitly agreed upon by the 987 clan leaders of Konoha's ninja clans.

They naturally knew that the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, wasn't just an old man who shouted "Fire Consciousness" every day. But since he had taken the position of Hokage, many of his actions would be bound by rules. As long as he was careful and didn't make mistakes, he would ultimately be safe.

However, this is different from Danzo.

The core members are like wild horses, wielding immense power, and few can restrain them, making their actions even more unrestrained.

People who don't follow the rules are the most troublesome.

Judging from the situation today, both the Anbu and Root have come, and even Danzo himself has come.

Has the Hyuga clan broken a divine law?

What have I done to deserve this...?

Are you sure you're not going the wrong way? The Uchiha clan is in the east of the city!

Seeing that Danzo was already close to the gate with Gengetsu, Hiashi Hyuga disregarded his worries and panic and hurriedly ordered, "Quickly, come with me to greet them."

Several elders activated their Byakugan, nodded in agreement, and followed behind Hiashi Hyuga. Finally, at the entrance, they blocked Danzo and Gengetsu Shimura.

Meanwhile, many Hyuga clan members noticed the commotion and quickly gathered dozens of people, making Xuan Yue feel like she was being scorned.

"Elder Danzo, why didn't you give me any advance notice?" Hiashi Hyuga greeted him, trying his best to maintain a respectful tone.

"It's not an honor to have you here, Chief Hyuga is too kind."

Danzo coughed lightly, his voice weak and feeble like that of an old man on the verge of death, but his words were chilling: "From now on, no member of the Hyuga clan is allowed to leave the clan territory."

Wow!

As soon as he finished speaking, the members of the Hyuga clan were in an uproar.

"Is the village going to turn against us today?"

"What exactly happened? Why are there so many secret agents?"

"Restricting our freedom? Damn it, shall we take action?"

"If you want to die, don't drag us down with you. If you dare to fight back, it won't just be the Anbu; all the ninjas in the village will come!"

"......"

Danzo Shimura's order caused a stir among the Hyuga clan members, but faced with the watchful eyes of the Anbu and Root ninjas, no one dared to make a move.

Hiashi Hyuga's face had completely darkened.

Even if he was wary of Danzo, he couldn't tolerate being so thoroughly humiliated. Suppressing his anger, he said in a deep voice:

"Elder Danzo, I have never offended you in any way. You have no reason to want to place our entire Hyuga clan under house arrest. Do you really think our Hyuga clan is easy to bully?"

"This is not a personal vendetta, but an official matter. The decision to blockade Hyuga is a joint one between me and the Third Hokage."

Danzo didn't even lift his eyelids, his voice completely flat, "Clan Chief Hiashi, are you sure you want me to explain things here?"

He didn't deliberately lower his voice, so not only the Hyuga clan members could hear him clearly, but also many ninjas who had sensed the situation and rushed over.

This was the tacit understanding between Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi. When Danzo saw the group of Anbu following them, he understood Hiruzen Sarutobi's purpose.

Let's take this opportunity to make an example of someone!

Hiashi Hyuga's expression changed slightly. He didn't notice that behind him, a one-eyed elder's lips trembled and he involuntarily took two steps back.

Finally, Hiashi took a deep breath and made way for him. “Indeed, this is not the place to talk. Please, Elder Danzo, come in and have a chat.”

"Wait a moment."

Xuan Yue waved his hand and pointed behind Hyuga Hiashi, "First, capture that one-eyed dragon for me."

Danzo's body trembled slightly, and his face fell.

I really want to throw this mute grandson far, far away.

Couldn't you have been clearer? You said it was that one-eyed man from the Hyuga clan, or you'd have dragged me into it too?

Danzo, his face ashen, waved his hand, and four Root ninjas rushed forward.

Upon hearing Xuan Yue's order, Hyuga Mingyao knew he had been exposed and fled in the opposite direction without hesitation.

Upon seeing the four Root ninjas rush in, the Hyuga clan members instinctively tried to stop them, but were stopped by Hiashi Hyuga's loud shout:

"Don't even move!"

Damn Hiashi!

Hyuga Meiyao cursed inwardly and focused all his energy on extracting chakra to speed things up.

But ever since he was captured and lost an eye, Hyuga Meiyou's spirit was completely shattered. After years of living a life of luxury, his strength has regressed instead of improved, so how could he possibly escape the pursuit of four Root ninjas?

He was easily caught up a few seconds later. With the Root team's tacit cooperation, Hyuga Niyo was subdued and defeated after only a few rounds.

Hiashi Hyuga gave Hyuga Akira, who was still struggling and resisting, a deep look before walking inside without saying a word.

Fifteen minutes later, in the large conference room that the Hyuga clan usually only opens for important meetings.

All the elders of the main family have arrived, and Hyuga Hizashi has also been invited.

Gengetsu, Danzo, and Hiashi Hyuga sat at the head of the table, while the others lined up on either side.

Kneeling in the very center, without uttering a word, was Hinata Akira.

At this time, Danzo had already distributed the information that Root had investigated to the Hyuga clan for review, as well as evidence that Hyuga Meiyou had colluded with information dealers to sell information about the Hizashi squad.

The irrefutable evidence weighed heavily on Hyuga Hiashi, making his hands and feet cold and his breathing difficult.

White eyes tend to turn into red eyes.

He stared intently at Hyuga Mingyao, his expression ferocious, wishing he could kill him to silence him. "Elder Mingyao, why did you do this!"

The elder of the Zong family also looked very unpleasant.

Hyuga Meiyou's shrewd move pushed the Hyuga clan to the brink of danger.

If not handled properly, the consequences could be severe, or even worse... they dared not think about it anymore.

Konoha has always maintained a suppressive attitude towards the major clans. The Hyuga clan usually keeps a low profile, so it's not obvious what's going on, but the Uchiha clan is much more obvious.

Although they nominally control a powerful security department, the entire clan has very few Jonin (position, not strength), and no one has entered the upper echelons, always being excluded from power.

Over the years, the Hyuga clan has always followed the Hokage's lead, which gradually eliminated Hiruzen Sarutobi's resentment and solidified their position. Gradually, rumors began to circulate that the Hyuga was the number one clan in Konoha.

Even though smart people know this is nonsense, at least it sounds impressive to say it out loud...

But Hyuga Meiyou actually wanted to harm Danzo's grandson. This wasn't just courting death; he wanted to drag them down with him!

Faced with the disgusted and angry gazes of the crowd, Hinata Meiyou finally raised his head, his face ashen.

"I was bewitched and wanted to make money from intelligence."