Naruto: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Otsutsuki.

She dared not think too deeply about these questions.

The more I think about it, the more afraid I become.

Receiving no immediate response, she tilted her head slightly and softly called out again, "Qinglan... are you listening?"

"Qinglan, if I don't have the White Eye anymore, you'll protect me, right?"

Will it?

"of course."

Hinata Seiran carried her on his back, his face devoid of much emotion. "Miss Yumi, just as Jiraiya-sama taught you, you must learn to entrust your heart to yourself."

"If you don't even believe in yourself... how can things get better?"

"really?"

"Of course, I could never do something like deceiving a woman."

Upon hearing this, Hinata Yumi was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"You used to say I could go to the battlefield..."

"That was just to encourage you, to protect you, Miss Yumi."

"..."

"Thank you, Qinglan..."

"I really shouldn't have treated you like that before..."

"It's ok."

"Miss Yumi, can I really go to the main family's secret vault? After all, the vault's current guardian is..."

"It's alright, I can just tell the clan chief."

"..."

The two walked in hushed tones under the bright sunlight.

From a distance, they actually looked quite like siblings, sharing a harmonious and peaceful relationship.

However, at a window seat in a meatball shop on the street, several pairs of eyes fell on them simultaneously, each with a strange expression.

"When...did they become so close?"

Mitarashi Azuko took a bite of the last glutinous rice ball, her eyes still fixed on the receding figures outside the window.

"Haven't they always had a good relationship?"

Sitting opposite her, Genma Shiranui, with a senbon in his mouth, lazily glanced out the window.

Only when he caught sight of Anko's "Are you kidding me?" expression did he look at Ebisu beside him. The two locked eyes and almost simultaneously added their own thoughts.

"At least from an outsider's perspective, that's how it appears x2."

Chapter 55 Is Madara Uchiha still alive?

"Lord Danzo, the Hyuga clan has caused trouble again!"

The night was as dark as ink, and the candlelight flickered dimly inside the stronghold at the base.

Danzo Shimura, who had just put on his outer robe and was preparing to set off for Amegakure that very night, suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He had already made all the necessary arrangements.

The fact that Hanzo the Salamander needed so many resources to develop Amegakure shows that he was not content to remain silent and clearly wanted Amegakure to rise again in the ninja world.

As for Konoha, the undisputed number one ninja village among the five great ninja villages, since it had already promised to provide certain resources, it naturally could not go back on its word.

but,

Providing resources is possible.

As for what Shimura Danzo will do after arriving in Amegakure, that's another matter entirely.

Supporting Amegakure is Konoha's stance.

Danzo Shimura's strategy was to plant a seed within Amegakure beforehand, sowing discord between factions, and then, when the time was right, let that seed blow up the entire village.

If handled properly, Hanzo the Salamander and his faction will inevitably develop a rift.

By then, Konoha will be able to eliminate a potential threat that could grow in the future without incurring much cost.

It's not impossible to gradually find a way to break free from Orochimaru's control once the external threats are completely eliminated.

But now....

It's the Hyuga clan again? It's only been a few days.

It hasn't even been a week since Orochimaru led his team back to the village, has it?!

Danzo slowly turned his head, his gaze darkly falling on Kohinata Mukai, who had come to report. His voice was low and cold: "What's going on?!"

Kohyuu Mukai dared not be negligent in the slightest. He knelt on one knee and quickly reported, "Lord Danzo, when I was ordered to monitor the Hyuga clan, I discovered that they were secretly holding a clan meeting tonight and had sealed off the area around their clan territory. The atmosphere was extremely tense."

"I initially thought it was just a regular clan meeting, but after further investigation by Hyuga Seiran, I discovered that the core content of this clan meeting... seems to be related to 'Seiran'."

"green?"

Danzo frowned, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

It's him again?

During this period, this name seemed to haunt me, frequently appearing in various intelligence reports.

He's everywhere.

"According to the message sent back by Hyuga Aoran, Hyuga Hiashi seems to have been greatly moved and inspired after witnessing the power that Ao displayed on the battlefield of Iwagakure."

He believes that the Hyuga clan may have been too conservative about the Byakugan in recent years, and has missed many possibilities.

"Therefore, he decided to re-examine the use of the Byakugan and prepared to take it to the clan's secret vault to retrieve the Byakugan and ancient books that had been sealed over the years, and to study the possibility of further development and utilization."

How does the use of Byakugan... relate to Ao?

Does even Qing have eyes that roll?

According to the information Danzo possessed, Ao's abilities relied more on his exaggeratedly wide-range energy-charging ninjutsu and his chakra control abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people.

As for the connection between it and the white eye, he really didn't know.

But before he could continue to ponder, the news that Kohinata Mukaiguchi revealed next shocked the entire Root base.

"When they arrived at the secret vault, they discovered that all the Byakugan were sealed inside..."

"They've all disappeared."

......

Even Danzo, who was usually deep in thought, showed a rare moment of surprise upon hearing this.

"All the whites of your eyes are gone?"

"Yes, but that's not the key point. The most crucial point is that Hyuga Hiashi suspected you the first time."

"?"

"The entire Hyuga clan is now in a state of outrage. Many elders and clan members believe that no one but Root and you could have done this."

“Some people have even openly proposed at clan meetings…” Kohinata Mukai gritted his teeth and said it anyway: “…treason!”

rebellion?!

Did I do it?!

Danzo froze for a moment.

Beneath the bandages, the transplanted Sharingan began to spin wildly.

At that moment, he felt an utterly absurd emotion rush to his head.

If he really had Uchiha blood, he'd probably be so angry he'd unleash his Mangekyou Sharingan on the spot.

Danzo Shimura had been active in Konoha for many years, and the number of accusations he had taken the blame for and the infamy he had received was countless.

He would accept any conspiracy, scheme, or shady tactic.

But to say that he was the one who stole Baiyan? How could that be?

Putting aside the fact that the matter itself is suspicious.

Even if he was the one who did it, why would he resort to such a ruthless attack on the Hyuga clan at a time like this?

"Where is the scroll?"

"This is the content of the clan meeting recorded by Hinata Seiran."

Kohinata Mukai hurriedly presented a scroll of information with both hands, not daring to delay even for a moment.

Danzo took it and quickly unfolded it.

By the dim light, the records on the scroll came into view line by line:

"It must have been Danzo who did it!"