Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 224 Obito's World

Leaf.

Three days have passed since Hatake Sagumo returned from the Land of Rain.

These past three days have been quite a lively and noisy affair in Konoha.

When the famous White Fang of Konoha was carrying out a secret mission, he made a mistake in judgment, which not only killed three genius ninjas aged fifteen or sixteen who were on the mission with him, but also led to an attack on a border town, resulting in many deaths and the destruction of Konoha's secret supply depot in the town, causing Konoha to suffer huge losses.

All of this was caused by the incompetence of Konoha's White Fang.

Guided by those with ulterior motives, a wave of sentiment swept across the land that "Konoha's White Fang should no longer be a ninja."

The saying that "Konoha's White Fang continuing to work as a ninja and carry out missions will only cause more deaths to his comrades" has been circulating among many people in Konoha.

Even during the Second Shinobi World War, many ninjas who lost arms or legs in battle but survived thanks to the White Fang of Konoha stood up and spoke out collectively.

They said that the loss of their arms and legs was due to Konoha's White Fang's wrong command and inaccurate judgment.

In an instant, Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sagumo, whose fame once surpassed that of the Sannin and who was hailed as the only candidate for the next Hokage, became a pariah.

This fully illustrates a point.

No one can please everyone.

Where there are white stones, there will also be black stones.

When the white pieces are flawless, the black pieces will retreat.

However, when a flawless white stone develops a blemish, the black stone will act like a drop of ink falling into water, quickly staining the white stone black.

A torrent of negative public opinion swept over Konoha's White Fang.

If it were the White Fang from Konoha in the original manga, he might have already become withdrawn and contemplated suicide.

Unfortunately, Konoha's White Fang, who has now become Li Yao's Lightning Release clone, naturally won't fall into a state of self-isolation.

He was examining a secret scroll in the office of the head of the Anbu, which contained the original code for entering and exiting the Konoha Perception Barrier.

The passwords for entering and exiting Konoha's perception barrier are divided into temporary passwords and original passwords.

The temporary password is changed every day to prevent the enemy from obtaining the password from their comrades' memories and thus infiltrating Konoha.

The original password is the core password of the perception barrier. Once you know it, you can ignore the replacement of the barrier's personnel and pass through the perception barrier silently anytime, anywhere.

The original password was known only to the creator of the barrier, and besides that, only the Hokage, Danzo, and the head of the Anbu could know it.

Previously, after Hatake Sagumo became the head of the Anbu, he stayed in Konoha and did not go on missions, so he had not seen the original code of the sensory barrier.

Now that Li Yao is coming to Konoha, he has arranged for a Lightning Release clone to come and take a look.

Having memorized the original code of the perception barrier, the Lightning Release clone left the Anbu base and arrived at the Hokage Building.

call out!

Just as he reached the entrance of the Hokage Building, two members of the Hokage's Anbu appeared and blocked the Lightning Release clone.

"Lord Sagumo."

The two ANBU ninjas tensed up slightly, seemingly afraid that Hatake Sagumo might harm the Hokage.

The head of the Anbu came to see the Hokage, but was stopped at the door by Anbu ninjas. This is the situation that Hatake Sagumo is facing now.

The lightning clone calmly said, "I have something to discuss with the Hokage."

"Let him in." The Third Hokage's voice came through the two ANBU's earpieces, and the two immediately stepped aside, saying, "Lord Sagumo, please."

The Lightning Release clone strode into the Hokage Building, quickly arrived at the Hokage's office, and knocked to enter.

Only the Third Generation was in the office, sitting in a chair smoking opium. When he saw Hatake Sakumo walk in, he sat up straight, suddenly sighed, and said, "I've heard about what happened in the village. Thank you for your hard work, Sakumo."

Seeing the Third Hokage's seemingly oblivious and comforting expression, the Lightning Release clone looked dejected, a look of utter despair in his eyes, and said, "Hokage-sama, I've come to resign."

After saying that, the Lightning Release clone placed his headband and ninja number card on the Third Hokage's desk. Before the surprised Third Hokage could say anything, he continued, "I have no desire to continue as the head of the Anbu and a ninja. I beg the Hokage to grant my request."

After saying that, his lightning clone turned and left. He was going to focus on developing the fusion of white and black lightning in his lightning style, and he had no intention of continuing to work for the Third Hokage.

"Wait, Zuo Yun..."

The third generation's expression changed, and he stood up, wanting to say something.

But Li Yao's lightning clone didn't stop; it immediately used a Body Flicker Technique to leave, and the Third Hokage's expression froze.

This was not how things had unfolded as he had envisioned.

His envisioned outcome was that, with his careful comfort, Hatake Sakumo would rely on and trust him even more. When the time was right, he would step forward as Hokage to personally support Hatake Sakumo, making him a sharp weapon in his hands.

But now it seems he messed up.

Hatake Sagumo resigned immediately, even giving up his ninja status.

Now, even the Third Hokage no longer has the right to issue missions to Hatake Saigumo.

Hatake Sagumo, who was not a member of the Konoha ninja organization, was just an ordinary Konoha villager, so the Third Hokage could no longer give him orders.

"this……"

The Third Hokage's expression was uncertain. He wanted to suppress Hatake Sakumo's resignation request, but considering that Hatake Sakumo had just ignored his words and was clearly angry with him, he was worried that if he forced Hatake Sakumo to do things, he might end up with a Kage-level rogue ninja, and a top-tier expert with unparalleled speed and attack. That was something Konoha couldn't afford to do.

"Never mind, let him be."

"At least after I resigned, he stopped threatening me."

The last three generations could only console themselves with this reason.

With the threat of Hatake Sagumo gone, the Third Hokage began to turn his attention back to the Uchiha clan.

The Third Hokage picked up a red invitation card from the table. The Uchiha clan crest was prominently displayed on it. Upon opening it, the contents became even more striking.

The youngest clan leader of the Uchiha clan, Fugaku Uchiha, and Mikoto Uchiha will hold their wedding next Sunday at the Uchiha clan compound, and Hiruzen Sarutobi has been specially invited to attend.

The fact that even the Hokage himself wasn't mentioned in the book speaks volumes about the Uchiha clan's arrogance and ambition.

"Uchiha Fugaku!"

"If I remember correctly, she's only twenty-two this year."

"To win the clan chief election with such an overwhelming advantage at such a young age, his strength is truly remarkable!"

The third generation murmured softly, a hint of apprehension and inquiry flashing in their eyes.

Such a young Uchiha clan leader would not have been able to gain the support of all the major factions within the Uchiha clan without absolute strength.

"Is it the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

The Third Hokage secretly guessed that although the intelligence did not show that Fugaku Uchiha had ever used the Mangekyou Sharingan, he could not let his guard down.

It seems we need to intensify our investigation into this youngest head of the Uchiha clan.

The Way of the Three Generations.

Here.

As his lightning clone walked home, passersby cast disgusted glances at him, whispering about the various ways he had injured or killed his comrades.

The lightning clone remained expressionless, but inwardly he was enjoying the malice and remembering every villager who had shown him hostility.

"Don't worry, none of you will escape."

"Once your Fire Release clone becomes Hokage, you weaklings will all experience the thrill of seeing your loved ones humiliated in public."

"Hahaha……"

The lightning clone laughed inwardly. The stronger the malice emanating from these ignorant villagers, the more exhilarating his sense of revenge became.

"Lin, come to my house on Sunday."

"what……"

"No...no...it's not me..."

As they crossed the intersection, a conversation on the left caught the attention of the Lightning Release clone. Turning around, they saw an Uchiha boy with goggles on his forehead blushing and nervously and expectantly explaining the meaning of his words to a girl with two blue stripes on her face.

"I... I mean, our clan chief is getting married next Sunday. There will be lots of delicious food. You can come with me."

"I've heard there are deep-sea squid as big as houses, bear paws as big as small mountains, and..."

The Uchiha boy, who boasted without thinking, gestured wildly with his hands, trying his best to please and lure the girl into a secret date with him on Sunday.

"Hehe..." The girl covered her mouth and laughed. After the boy finished speaking, she laughed and said, "Obito, there's no squid as big as a house, let alone a bear paw the size of a small mountain. Even the summoning beasts of the Sannin aren't that big."

"Comparison...metaphor...do you understand?" The Uchiha boy named Obito explained anxiously and blushed under the girl's smile that seemed to melt everything.

"Rin, go ahead, there's so much delicious food." The Uchiha boy looked at the girl with anticipation, as if he were looking at his own world.

The girl gently shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, Obito, I have to help my mom at the flower shop on Sunday."

"Ah... I see." The Uchiha boy was a little disappointed, but he forced a cheerful and generous smile and said, "It's okay. I'll bring you a bento on Monday. You don't need to prepare anything. I'll definitely bring you a super, super, super delicious bento."

"Okay then." The girl agreed under the expectant gaze of the Uchiha boy. But just as the Uchiha boy jumped up excitedly, the girl suddenly said, "Kakashi likes squid sushi, Obito, bring some more with you."

Bang!

The Uchiha boy's excited expression and movements instantly froze on the spot.

you again!

That wretched Kakashi!

I won't let you eat my super, super, super lovingly prepared bento.

The Uchiha boy roared inwardly at the name Kakashi, but his words softened under the girl's exquisite and radiant smile.

He couldn't refuse any of the requests from the girl he loved.

"Okay...okay."

"For your sake, Lin, I'll... bring him a little something too, really just a little, no more than that."

Obito's lips were pursed; this was his last act of defiance.

"Obito, you're so kind. Kakari will definitely thank you," the girl said with a smile.

"Haha...actually...well..." The Uchiha boy, who had just received the "friend zone" card, felt like he was floating on clouds, with no foothold, and responded with a silly, awkward laugh like a willow branch.

"Then I'm leaving, Obito, goodbye." The girl smiled and turned away, waving her hand without a trace of lingering affection.

Only the Uchiha boy, immersed in the world of Lin's wife praising him, continued to stand foolishly by the roadside, watching the girl's departing figure with a silly grin, mechanically waving his hand.

(End of this chapter)