Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

He clearly remembered that just as he was about to interrogate Juzo Biwa, he suddenly saw that Juzo Biwa's right eye had turned into a Sharingan with strange patterns different from the three-tomoe Sharingan. He realized that Juzo Biwa's attempt to assassinate him was definitely related to the Uchiha clan.

Unfortunately, he didn't have time to say anything more. He simply threw out the wind sword in his hand and arrived in the courtyard in the next instant.

"Sandaime-sama."

"It's nice to see you again!"

Zongxian's figure emerged from behind the huge cherry blossom tree.

"It really is you, Uchiha Mugen... Is this the eye technique of your Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't surprised by Sogen's appearance. To be precise, it would have been strange if Sogen hadn't been there. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Sogen, "I didn't expect your clan's eye technique to be able to penetrate the eyes of outsiders. This move is truly impossible to guard against!"

"It's not as easy as you think, Third Hokage. The [Translation Seal] technique has many limitations. To be able to use the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques, you need at least a three-tomoe Sharingan. If an ordinary person does this, they will be completely blinded after just one use of the Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques."

"His right eye has probably been physically destroyed by my eye power!"

Zongxian explained with a smile.

"Looks like I didn't lose unjustly this time!"

Despite saying this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's gloomy expression remained.

Was the loss justified?

How can it be!

Juzo Biwa is nothing to him; he doesn't even need to waste too much chakra on him. He still has many tricks up his sleeve. He has only revealed a fraction of his abilities. He is saving so many trump cards to deal with traitors like Uchiha Mugen, Hyuga Hiashi, and Aburame Shiki.

result,

In the blink of an eye, everything vanished.

He suffered a major setback at the hands of a minor character like Biwa Juzo. Even though it was actually Uchiha Sogen who plotted against him, he still couldn't accept it. If he had known that Biwa Juzo and Uchiha Sogen were colluding, he would naturally have been more careful with the Uchiha clan's genjutsu and wouldn't have fallen into Uchiha Sogen's trap so miserably.

only--

"The victor is king, the loser is villain; it's always been this way! What's the point of talking about injustice?"

Zongxian said softly.

If we're talking about injustice, probably half of the hundreds of thousands of ninjas who died in the three Shinobi World Wars felt they died unjustly!

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent.

He was a ruthless man who fought his way out of a pile of dead bodies back then, and he knew in his heart that Zongxian was right. There are countless people who have trump cards but are reluctant to use them and end up dying. If you ask them whether their deaths were unjust, of course they were not unjust at all.

Knowing full well that going to the battlefield meant a bloody battle to the death, yet holding onto his trump cards and ultimately getting killed, he could only be said to have been outmatched and deserved it!

There is absolutely no injustice involved.

"Looks like I really am getting old!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed with a complex expression.

Zongxian was too lazy to analyze Hiruzen Sarutobi's current mood changes. He clapped his hands lightly and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose body was half buried in the ground. "If you have no other questions, then I shall see you off on your final journey."

"Uchiha Munen, what are you planning to do to Konoha?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi had already realized his condition and had secretly tried to break free of the restraints many times, but all his attempts failed. Even though he knew he was under a genjutsu, he had no way to break free and realized that this was probably his fate!

At the end of life,

What came to his mind was not his deceased wife, his children, or his family, but Konoha!

"I've said this many times. The Uchiha belong to Konoha, and Konoha belongs to the Uchiha. Back then, the Senju and Uchiha worked together to establish Konoha in this chaotic world. The Uchiha have no reason to betray or destroy Konoha. Third Hokage, you can rest assured and go! Konoha will become better and better!"

"Konoha of the Uchiha clan?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his eyes to look at the green sprout that had emerged from his shoulder, feeling an overwhelming sense of weakness suddenly creeping into his body. The tiny, tender green sprout was growing wildly at an incredible speed, its dense roots piercing into his body and plundering his spirit and will.

In the blink of an eye, another towering tree with lush green leaves has appeared, with thousands of pink and white flower buds hanging heavily on the branches, swaying gently in the wind.

"Plundering the spiritual energy of others, is this the true nature of your eye technique? Was Danzo also manipulated by you in this way?"

"That's right!"

Since Hiruzen Sarutobi himself deduced the details, Sogen did not deny it.

"So... what is your other eye technique?" Hiruzen Sarutobi remained calm, showing no sign of panic, even though he was wrapped up like a dumpling by tree roots, with only his face exposed. "I've read the research records left by my teacher. Mangekyou Sharingan eye techniques often appear in pairs. This genjutsu should be just one of them, right? What is your other eye technique?"

"The Second Hokage, huh? As expected of a master of forbidden techniques, your research on my clan's Sharingan is truly profound... However, I have no reason to tell you my secret!" Zongxian chuckled. "These days, to be honest, even the dead can't truly keep secrets, so... please just rest in peace! Stop trying to pry into my secrets!"

"Snapped!"

Zongxian snapped his fingers.

In an instant,

The cherry blossoms bloomed in full glory, and then began to wither in a short moment. The petals fell like rain, and with them, Hiruzen Sarutobi's spirit also faded away. When the last petal tumbled and fell in the gentle breeze, the last trace of light in his eyes disappeared, and he was completely reduced to a withered shell.

In the courtyard, two cherry blossom trees stand side by side.

[Chapter 84 Uchiha Chihaya (Seeking monthly votes! Seeking recommendations!)]

His eyelashes trembled slightly, his eyelids slowly opened, and Zongxian opened his eyes. His dark eyes were slightly sleepy, as if he had really taken a short nap. Then he turned his eyes around, looked around, and finally looked at Yamanaka Inoichi, who was standing next to the Fifth Acting Hokage with a look of panic and speaking in a low voice.

"Hokage-sama, what happened?" Hiashi Hyuga asked.

"Something terrible has happened."

The autumn wind was calm and still.

event?

What major event could possibly happen at this time? There's only one answer.

Hiashi Hyuga raised an eyebrow. Without activating his Byakugan, he really didn't know the situation on Hiruzen Sarutobi's side. Speaking of which, Kakashi Hatake actually had the ability to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi. No wonder he was the son of the White Fang of Konoha... It's a pity that this child probably won't survive this time either.

"The former Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, has just been tragically killed!"

Akimichi Torifu spoke slowly and deliberately, revealing the news that everyone had already guessed. However, after receiving confirmation from the Fifth Acting Hokage, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and then showed expressions of shock, disbelief, and disbelief.

The acting was extremely exaggerated and lacked any real sincerity.

However, everyone standing here right now is a staunch anti-Hiruzen Sarutobi, so as long as you don't laugh out loud, you'll be fine.

"Have you caught the intruder?"

"Issue no Shizuka asked a question," said Yu Nuzhi.

His insect reconnaissance abilities are not bad, but unlike the secret techniques and bloodline limits of the Yamanaka and Hyuga clans, his insects take a long time to fly back and transmit the information they have collected to him, so they do not know the specific situation.

"this······"

Before Akimichi could say anything, Hyuga Hiashi, who had already activated his Byakugan and was looking into the distance, showed a look of surprise.

"This is... the Executioner's Blade? Juzo Biwa of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen? What on earth is going on?"

"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist?"

Zongxian looked over in confusion.

Aburame Shiki's expression also changed; even his sunglasses couldn't hide his furrowed brows.

"It wasn't Kakashi Hatake who killed the Third Hokage, but Juzo Biwa, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist." Akimichi Torifu waved his hand, signaling everyone not to ask any more questions, and said loudly, "We'll explain the details when we get to the scene. What we need to do now is get there as quickly as possible!"

These words silenced the doubts in everyone's hearts.

Akimichi Torifu was incredibly decisive at this moment. He set off immediately without needing anyone to guide him, darting out along the corridor in front of him. His weight, estimated to be over 200 pounds, did not hinder his speed, and his agile and nimble movements showed no signs of old age.

A group of people followed closely behind Akimichi Torifu.

It didn't take long for them to arrive at the scene where Hiruzen Sarutobi was murdered, stepping on the wet ground washed by the flowing water!

"Kakashi!!!"

A furious roar echoed down the corridor.

Sarutobi Asuma, wielding a section of iron railing wrapped in sharp wind-style chakra, was relentlessly slashing at Kakashi.

His anger burned away his reason like a flame. He was forced to flee a great distance to avoid Juzo Biwa's water jutsu. When he returned, he saw his father beheaded, Juzo Biwa dead, and Kakashi Hatake standing in front of the two corpses.

An emotion called anger surged uncontrollably.

No matter how rebellious he was, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still his father.

He tried his best to control his anger and loudly questioned Kakashi about what had happened, but Kakashi remained motionless like a scarecrow, just standing there in front of the corpse in a daze, completely ignoring his question.

I couldn't hold back my anger any longer.

He gripped the battered iron railing tightly, the wind-style chakra wrapped around it spinning at an even faster speed, forming an even sharper blade. Then he made his move, launching another attack on Kakashi.

Kakashi, who looks like a scarecrow, is ultimately not a real scarecrow.

Faced with that fierce killing intent, his body reacted almost instinctively, wielding his katana to block Sarutobi Asuma's attack.

However, unlike before,

Kakashi's aggressiveness has suddenly decreased significantly.

Facing Sarutobi Asuma's attacks, he maintained a defensive posture and did not retaliate at all. Just when the battle was still undecided, Akimichi Torifu and his group arrived!

"Kakashi Hatake, Asuma Sarutobi, you two, stop right there!"

The autumn wind howled and a sharp shout stopped them.

However, Sarutobi Asuma, blinded by anger, seemed oblivious to this, while Hatake Kakashi, who appeared to have received the order, was tightly entangled by Sarutobi Asuma and was powerless to break free. Sarutobi Asuma was no pushover; his ability to become one of the Twelve Guardian Ninjas was not solely due to his father being the Hokage.

Sarutobi Asuma is by no means weak.

Even though Kakashi was indeed slightly stronger than Sarutobi Asuma, it was clear that the difference was not enough for the demoralized Kakashi to defeat Sarutobi Asuma with just a few punches and kicks.

Seeing that his words had no effect, Akimichi Torifu's face turned ugly. He gritted his teeth and shouted:

"Men, seize them both!"

The fact that no specific names were mentioned in the order meant that everyone present could accept and carry out the order.

then,

Before Hyuga Hiashi, Aburame Shimi and the others could speak.

"Chihaya, go."

Zongxian turned to look at his childhood sweetheart following behind him and took on the task first.