Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, interrupting the three generations' thoughts.

"Come in."

The third generation spoke.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a Konoha ninja pushed open the door and entered, handing the Third Hokage an urgent, encrypted intelligence report, his expression one of extreme panic.

Upon seeing this, the Third Hokage's face immediately turned serious, realizing that something big had happened again. He quickly took the intelligence report, read it rapidly, and then exclaimed in shock, "Impossible! How could that person still be alive?"

This intelligence was urgently sent back by Orochimaru. It detailed the attack on the Konoha camp and also mentioned the Mangekyou Sharingan and Madara Uchiha.

Uchiha Madara, a name that already felt very distant to the Third Hokage.

However, he never forgot the weight and terror of that name.

Back then, the ninja god he admired so much was killed by this person, which shows how terrifying this person was. If this person were still alive, Konoha would face far greater danger than facing the threats from both Sunagakure and Kumogakure at the same time.

For many older people in Konoha, this name is a nightmare and a taboo, a name that should never be mentioned lightly.

"Impossible, impossible, how could he still be alive? I saw his body with my own eyes back then, it was definitely him, Lord Hashirama did kill him, my teacher himself confirmed it..."

The Third Hokage was genuinely shocked by the news that Madara Uchiha was still alive, and became somewhat panicked, losing his usual composure.

That's for sure. The Third Hokage had personally witnessed the unparalleled power of the God of Shinobi. Madara Uchiha was able to fight against the God of Shinobi and ultimately kill him. His strength might not have been as great as the God of Shinobi, but it wasn't far off.

Konoha no longer has a God of Shinobi. With Konoha's current strength, can it defeat Uchiha Madara?

The third generation was very pessimistic about this.

"Quickly, go and inform the three advisors to come here as soon as possible."

After a short while, the Third Generation finally regained his composure and immediately addressed his subordinates.

If Madara Uchiha is still alive, then Konoha must make changes immediately, even if it means serious bloodshed.

Chapter 272: Our Konoha still has strong enough individuals to fight against Uchiha Madara.

While the Third Hokage was worried about Madara Uchiha, in the office of the new Root leader, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane were racking their brains over losing contact with the old Root.

Their cooperation with the Old Roots was going well yesterday, but starting last night, they lost contact with the Old Roots. Even the Old Roots' liaison officers stationed here tried other means of communication but failed.

Clearly, this situation indicates that something has changed at the old Root headquarters.

"Damn it, what on earth happened to Root in Taki no Kyu? Why did something like this have to happen at this time? It's driving me crazy."

Xiaochun, who was turning over, paced back and forth in her room with a gloomy face. Because she had not received any accurate information for a long time, she couldn't help but start cursing.

She didn't actually care about the life or death of the old Root members at all. Subconsciously, she wished all these traitors to Konoha would die. However, she was now very worried that her collusion with the old Root members to kill Uchiha Homura would be exposed.

With Uchiha Homura and Hatake Sakumo's fates currently unknown, and the Root organization experiencing unexpected changes at this time, it's hard for her not to connect these two matters.

Has something happened?

When Koharu turned to the dormitory, her face turned deathly pale at the thought of this possibility. Her heart pounded violently, and she soon broke out in a cold sweat, terrified.

She couldn't help but be afraid. Once this matter came to light, the Uchiha clan would never forgive her, and neither would the other ninja clans of Konoha.

When that time comes, the third generation will definitely abandon her without hesitation.

"That's enough, Xiaochun, calm down. Things are still unclear. If you panic now, it will only arouse more suspicion from others. Now that things have come to this, all we can do is remain calm and wait and see."

Seeing that Koharu Utatane was scaring herself and was starting to lose control of her emotions, Mitokado Homura spoke up to remind her.

"Calm down? You make it sound so easy. How can I calm down? If this matter is exposed, we will both die without a burial place, our lifelong reputations will be ruined, and it may even bring disaster to our families."

Upon hearing this, Xiaochun, who was turning over to her room, angrily rebuked him.

She couldn't remain calm and composed like Mitokado Yanagi when faced with such a life-threatening situation; all she wanted now was to suppress the matter as quickly as possible.

But she simply didn't have that ability.

Because of this, she became increasingly impatient.

However, after she angrily rebuked Mitokado Homura, she quickly regretted saying things she shouldn't have.

She and Mitokado Homura were now in the same boat, their fates intertwined. She couldn't afford to offend her only trustworthy ally, so she quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Homura, I lost my composure."

"It's okay, I understand."

Mitomon nodded, appearing very magnanimous, but a hint of dissatisfaction still lingered in his eyes.

He has already realized that Koharu Utatane is not a good ally. Although she has a good reputation in Konoha, she is always impatient and has already thrown herself into disarray before things have even become clear.

Having such an ally by your side can easily lead to trouble.

Unfortunately, it's too late for him to kick Koharu out of his dorm now.

In order to gain a foothold in the new Root and rival Takashi Sarutobi, he had already secretly allied with Koharu Utatane, and the two of them had invested a lot of family resources into the new Root. Now, turning against Koharu Utatane will only further weaken his voice in the new Root.

"Speaking of which, where is that kid Sarutobi Takashi? With such a big incident, why isn't he here?"

Koharu, unaware that Homura Mitokado was disliking her, decisively changed the subject when she saw that Homura Mitokado didn't blame her, shifting the blame to their common enemy in Shin-Root, Takashi Sarutobi.

The two of them already knew about the falling out between Sarutobi Takashi and the Third Hokage.

It was only because of this that the two of them regained the support of the third generation and gained a foothold in the new Roots.

However, this resulted in a rapid deterioration in the relationship between the two of them and Sarutobi Takashi. Although they hadn't reached the point of a complete falling out, the tacit understanding between them to cooperate with the old Root organization had disappeared.

Now, the new roots have split into two factions.

One is the Sarutobi faction, whose members are ninjas from the Sarutobi clan led by Sarutobi Takashi, as well as ninjas from smaller ninja clans who have attached themselves to the Sarutobi clan.

The other faction is the commoner faction, whose members are mainly commoner ninjas sent by the Third Hokage and ninjas from the clans behind the two leaders, and is led by the two leaders.

“That kid’s entanglement with the Old Root is even deeper than ours. Now that the Old Root has encountered such a change, he is more anxious than the two of us. After all, the Edo Tensei puppet with the Kage level power beside him does not belong to him. He is just borrowing it. Without that Edo Tensei puppet, he can’t stand up to the Third Hokage and the two of us. How could he dare to meet with the two of us alone now? He may have already left Konoha to avoid the storm.”

When Mitokado Homura mentioned Sarutobi Takashi, he made a sarcastic remark.

Sarutobi Takashi, that brat, has been incredibly arrogant lately because he obtained a Kage-level Edo Tensei puppet from the old Root organization. He even dares to disobey his own father and is usually very disrespectful to the two of them.

They both hated this ingrate.

Now that this ingrate has lost his arrogance, he will undoubtedly face retribution later.

Once his weakening is discovered, the first to target him will be the third generation.

They both knew very well that the Third Hokage had wanted to reorganize and take control of the Anbu for a long time.

"That's true, but he's probably more likely to know about the current situation of the old roots than we are. If we find him, we might be able to figure out the current situation and then take appropriate action."

"Turn to bed," Xiaochun sighed.

More than seeing Sarutobi Takashi suffer misfortune, she is now concerned about her own safety.

In fact, if something happens to Sarutobi Takashi, this guy might very well implicate the two of them. Sarutobi Takashi was also involved in the murder of Uchiha Homura by the old Root members, and he even contributed a lot to it.

“You’re right, we really should find this kid.”

Mitokado's tone suddenly turned cold.

Koharu Utatane's words had just awakened him; Sarutobi Takashi, having lost his arrogance, absolutely could not fall into the hands of the Third Hokage.

Koharu, who was turning the bed, also realized what was happening. The two looked at each other and saw the murderous intent in each other's eyes.

Regardless of what changes have occurred in the old Root organization, if Sarutobi Takashi has truly lost his arrogance, then the time has come for them to take control of the new Root organization.

Suddenly, their expressions changed, and they both fell silent.

Then, an ANBU ninja wearing a rabbit mask appeared in front of the two.

The two remembered this ANBU ninja; he was a subordinate of Hatake Sakumo, from the Gekko clan, and belonged to the current ANBU center, which was aligned with the Third Hokage.

His presence here now clearly indicates that the three generations have something to inform them of.

As expected, the ANBU ninja immediately spoke upon appearing: "Two advisors, the Hokage requests your presence."

Upon hearing this, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu exchanged a knowing glance, quickly communicating with each other.

Meanwhile, at the Nawaki family home, Senju Momoka also received a notification from the Third Hokage and began rushing to the Hokage Building.

A few minutes later, the Third Hokage and the three Hokage advisors reunited in the Hokage's office.

"Third Hokage, why are you in such a hurry to see us? Is there some new situation in the Land of Rain?"

Once everyone was present, Tao Hua asked impatiently.

In her mind, the place in the ninja world most likely to experience a major event was the Land of Rain. Now that Tsunade was in the Land of Rain and lacked a powerful ally she could trust, she was very worried about Tsunade's safety.

Currently, Tsunade is the only one in the Senju clan capable of shouldering the responsibility, and no mishaps can be tolerated.

"No, that's not it. It's something much more serious: Madara Uchiha is still alive."

The third generation answered with a grim face, his expression extremely unpleasant.

Upon hearing this, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu's expressions changed drastically, and they said in unison, "Impossible."

Momoka, having known for some time that Uchiha Madara was still alive, merely turned grim in expression, thinking to herself, "This guy is finally going to make his move. The ninja world is about to descend into chaos."

"I know it's hard for you to believe this news is true, but this is all the information that came from the Konoha camp in the Land of Wind not long ago. It was Orochimaru who sent it back. He wouldn't lie to me about something like this. Look, this terrifying guy is going to take revenge on our Konoha again."

The Third Hokage took in the expressions of the three, and with a worried look on his face, he took out the information scroll that Orochimaru had sent and handed it to Momoka.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu were now eager to verify the authenticity of the news. The two of them disregarded their image and quickly came behind Momoka to read the contents of the scroll together with her.

"Uchiha Homura was actually killed by Uchiha Madara, and he even mastered the evil forbidden technique, the Impure World Reincarnation."

Mitomon Homura looked at the contents of the scroll and said with a shocked expression.

At the same time, a large amount of cold sweat appeared on his face, showing his extreme unease and panic.

Xiaochun, who was in the same dormitory, was even worse off than him. She collapsed to the ground, her face showing a look of fear, and her body was trembling.

Both of them were fortunate enough to witness the battle between the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha. The earth-shattering clash of their ninjutsu is still vivid in their minds.

If Madara Uchiha were still alive, how could Konoha, having lost its First Hokage, possibly withstand Madara Uchiha, who wielded world-destroying power?

Moreover, the information from Orochimaru shows that even though Madara Uchiha was old, he was still very powerful. He even killed Homura Uchiha and then used her by summoning her back using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

In that case, everything makes sense.

The person who caused the changes in the Old Root was Madara Uchiha. He not only killed Homura Uchiha and Sakumo Hatake, but also eliminated the members of the Old Root. Later, he even destroyed or controlled the Old Root.

In just a few seconds, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu deduced many truths from the events, but the more truths they learned, the more desperate they felt.

"Hiruzen, Kurama, we must further enhance Kurama's protective power. Also, hurry up and bring Kirito back to protect the Kurama Jinchuriki. Right now, he might be the only one in Konoha who can withstand Madara Uchiha. We absolutely cannot let Kurama fall into Madara Uchiha's hands again."