I just returned to Konoha and found that my entire clan was gone.

Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, Itachi Uchiha, and a masked man with Obito Uchiha's eyes.

Based on the shape and ability of Kakashi's Mangekyou Sharingan, he has determined that the masked man's eyes belong to Obito Uchiha, and may even be his own.

He didn't fully understand the masked man's purpose yet, but through Danzo's scroll, he learned that besides Itachi, the only one who actually made a move that night was this masked man. Therefore, he would come after them one by one, and none of them would escape.

Danzo's corpse began to move, twisting and contorting under the astonished gazes of Ye Lan and Tsunade. His severed body began to multiply and swell like a virus, eventually transforming into a tree.

Without the Sharingan and Danzo's own suppression, the Wood Release cells in his body began to grow freely and automatically transformed into a large tree.

Danzo's face was still visible on the tree bark, his terrified eyes reflecting his unwillingness to accept death.

"This is what you meant by 'for Konoha'?"

Ye Lan looked at Danzo's face with disdain and said, "This tree is located on the ruins of the Hokage Building, facing the Shadow Rocks of the past Hokage. I wonder what kind of expression the previous Hokage would have if they saw this."

Ye Lan looked around. The two advisors had disappeared. His remaining rationality told him that he could not stay any longer. Tsunade was not weak. The battle just now had consumed a lot of her eye power. He had to make a plan.

"Uchiha Yelan!"

Tsunade had her head down so her face was obscured. From the moment Danzo died, she knew that Ye Lan had turned against the village, and there was no room for reconciliation between the two sides.

He dared to kill even the Hokage's advisor in public. If he gets away with it, what will the other villagers think?

Ye Lan ignored Tsunade; he had already decided to leave. A whistle attracted Po Jun, and with Po Jun there, no one in Konoha could stop him from leaving.

Tsunade clenched her fists, wanting to keep Ye Lan here.

The storm created by Po Jun's flapping wings forced her to take several steps back. Ye Lan jumped onto Po Jun's back and looked down at Tsunade without saying anything more. After exchanging a glance, Po Jun flapped its wings and flew into the sky.

Chapter 113 Departure

Standing on Po Jun's back, Ye Lan had already spotted Sasuke fighting against Hyuga Hiashi.

With the Mangekyou Sharingan empowered by Sasuke, Hiashi Hyuga was clearly struggling and was being forced to retreat repeatedly by Sasuke.

"Sasuke!"

Hearing Ye Lan's shout, Sasuke turned around and saw Ye Lan continue speaking.

"Would you like to come with me?"

Sasuke didn't answer, but turned and walked directly towards Ye Lan, showing his attitude through his actions.

"Sasuke!"

Sakura was already sobbing uncontrollably. She wanted to persuade Sasuke to stay but didn't know how. She was no longer a child and knew a bit about what had happened in the Uchiha clan. At this moment, any words she wanted Sasuke to stay seemed utterly ineffective.

Sasuke paused only for a moment before jumping onto Po Jun's back without stopping.

"Is the matter resolved?"

Sasuke's only concern right now was this, and he asked it directly right away.

"We only managed to kill Danzo. The other two have disappeared. Rasa and the others are almost at their limit."

Ye Lan looked tired after the battle. He wasn't surprised by Sasuke's choice; this place was no longer worth staying for.

"Ye Lan!"

Just as they were about to leave, Kakashi called out to Ye Lan. From the moment he used Kamui, Kakashi had clearly been slacking off, and Ye Lan noticed that as well.

"You still owe me ten million taels of silver, don't forget to pay it back..."

Kakashi said quietly, his thoughts unreadable.

Upon hearing this, Ye Lan's lips curled slightly. "Then you'll probably have to wait a while..."

Leaving behind a single sentence, Po Jun suddenly flapped his wings, and Ye Lan's figure quickly disappeared from their sight.

After Ye Lan left, neither Rasa nor Shisui disappeared without a trace, and the other ninjas had no intention of giving chase, leaving behind only a mess.

This time, when Ye Lan made his move, many clan ninjas didn't put in as much effort as the commoner ninjas. Shisui and Rasa's role was mostly just to intercept, without using any overly lethal techniques.

The ninja clans were mostly observing. Many of them were actually dissatisfied with Danzo, but they endured it. Ye Lan's actions didn't actually harm their interests; it was just for show. Besides, Tsunade seemed to be unaffected.

"Issue an S-rank warrant immediately! When has Konoha ever been treated like this! Organize the forces immediately to eliminate Uchiha Yelan!"

After Ye Lan left, the two advisors jumped out again, already terrified by Danzo's death.

Without going into details, Danzo, as their classmate, knew all too well what kind of methods he possessed. Now that he had escaped death, how could he sleep soundly without retaliating?

The other ninjas frowned in unison upon hearing the advisor's words. They hadn't seen him just moments before, and now that he's gone, he's suddenly reappeared. Besides, who would chase after someone as powerful as Ye Lan? Kakashi?

Didn't you see how much effort those guys were putting in just now? They used two ninjutsu and then claimed they were out of chakra? Even if you're really short on chakra, you shouldn't be that short.

Nara Shikaku looked at Tsunade, wanting to know what the Hokage's plans were.

"Just issue the arrest warrant. Tianzang, lead the team to try to track down Yelan and Sasuke. Under no circumstances should you take action. If you are discovered, leave immediately."

Tsunade put her signature green coat back on, looking slightly dazed; the event had clearly had a significant impact on her.

The clan leaders, including Nara Shikaku, breathed a sigh of relief, whether out of nostalgia or self-awareness.

Given Konoha's current strength, to hunt down Ye Lan, at least Tsunade or Jiraiya would need to lead the team, and even then, success wouldn't be guaranteed.

"Tsunade, I disagree with your plan. We must take men and eliminate Uchiha Yoran, otherwise he will pose an even greater threat to the village! If all else fails, call Jiraiya back!"

Koharu's face was filled with agitation; she was genuinely terrified. Ye Lan's demeanor clearly indicated he wouldn't let her and Mitokado Homura go. If she didn't hurry and get rid of Ye Lan, it would be too late when a knife was at her throat.

"I think you're worried about your own safety!"

Tsunade's expression was unfriendly. In the end, this matter was also the consequence of their own actions. They had dirty hands but still wanted to use the village's name to attack the other party.

"Starting today, your advisory positions are revoked. You will be subject to investigation by the Dark Side. Further plans will be made after the investigation is complete! Do you agree?"

Tsunade wasn't saying this to the two advisors, but to all the ninjas present. She wanted to take this opportunity to clean up all the unclean places in the village.

"Tsunade, you can't do this! The Hokage needs advisors! This is dictatorial!"

Mitomon Homura couldn't sit still any longer. He knew that staying in Root was not as enjoyable as being an advisor. Being an advisor was great; he was second only to the leader and didn't have to take responsibility. If he lost this position, how would he reap the benefits?

"Lord Hokage, the Nara clan agrees."

Knowing it was time to go to the team, Shikaku placed his hand on his chest and bowed slightly.

"The mountain tribe agrees."

"The Akimichi clan agrees."

With Shikaku's agreement, more and more ninja clans expressed their agreement.

"You, you all..."

This immediately panicked the two advisors, who hadn't expected so many ninjas to be dissatisfied with them.

This is the first time since the founding of Konoha that someone has voiced their dissatisfaction with the higher-ups, and actually succeeded.

Next, the fate of the two advisors was decided, and Tsunade directed the others to get to work.

The first thing to do is to move Danzo's tree-turned corpse away directly, so as not to leave it here and disgusting.

"Heavenly Treasury".

Tenzo was already preparing to leave when Tsunade called out to him again.

Tenzo thought there was something else he needed to tell Tsunade, so he dismissed the other ANBU members and came before her.

"Let's build the house first before we leave, otherwise we won't even have a place to work later, which will delay a lot of things."

Tsunade thought to herself, "It's been half a day already, how come Tenzo has no sense at all? The Hokage Building is gone, doesn't he know to use Wood Release to rebuild it? If he can't deal with Yelan, building a few more buildings shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Tenzang felt ashamed, blaming himself for being so busy that he forgot, and quickly used Wood Release to start building a house.

Seeing that everyone who needed to be busy was busy, Tsunade had nothing to do for the time being, and her thoughts drifted away into the distance.

Where could Ye Lan go after leaving Konoha? Tsunade thought about the Impure World Reincarnation that Ye Lan had used. It was very likely that Ye Lan had made a deal with Orochimaru, otherwise he wouldn't have learned this ninjutsu.

As for the Book of Seals, that thing has been sealed since she took office and has never been touched, so it couldn't have been leaked from here.

Therefore, Ye Lan and Sasuke might flee to Orochimaru's territory, which would be very unfriendly to Konoha.

With Orochimaru, Yoruichiro, and Sasuke, who possesses similar potential, even Tsunade and Jiraiya working together might not be able to defeat them.

As for sending Tianzang to follow Yelan, it was just for show. She didn't expect Tianzang to achieve anything. Of course, if he did get something, it would be a pleasant surprise.

Tsunade sighed. When she left the village, she realized that her teacher had changed and was no longer a pure ninja but a ruthless politician.

The fact that this matter has escalated to this point is undoubtedly related to the Third Hokage, but since he has already died for the village, Tsunade can't drag her teacher out to desecrate his corpse again. She can only deal with it this way for now.

Tsunade genuinely doesn't want Ye Lan and Orochimaru to get involved together; she just hopes Ye Lan won't make that choice.

Chapter 114 The Ninja World is Shocked

Tsunade immediately issued a warrant for Ye Lan's arrest after he left. Ye Lan was an S-rank and Sasuke was an A-rank.

The main reason Sasuke is ranked A is that he did not directly kill any Konoha personnel. He only played an indirect role in the whole incident. Apart from voluntarily leaving with Ye Lan, he did not commit any major mistakes.

Ye Lan was a bit special. Not many ninjas died indirectly in this incident, and even fewer civilians. Because of the meeting, most civilians were not nearby. Only a small number of civilians were present, and they ran away after hearing the commotion.

His biggest mistake was killing Danzo in public. This was something that couldn't be hidden, as all the ninjas were watching. He had to give the village an explanation and also make the village's stance clear.

But just after they issued the arrest warrant, numerous newspapers in the Land of Fire published the whole story, embellishing the details of how the Konoha leadership persecuted the Uchiha clan.

By the time Konoha realized what was happening, the newspaper had already spread throughout the ninja world.

"We must take action. Such rumors are causing great harm to Konoha. Both Sunagakure and Kirigakure are frequently sending letters inquiring about the situation in Konoha."

Shikaku said, holding up the newspaper that had published the rumors.

"Jonin Shikaku is right."

Hiashi Hyuga showed no sign of panic, displaying remarkable composure and remaining calm even now.

"Lady Tsunade, if all else fails, let me lead a team to hunt down Uchiha Yoran. Once Uchiha Yoran is dead, everything will be resolved."

"It was a Konoha Jonin with a ponytail and a scar on the corner of his mouth."

He was Baiyun Yeshan, who had just returned from the border. He had not yet witnessed Yelan's true strength firsthand, and as an elite Jonin of Konoha, he was bound to have some confidence.

"Shirakumo Jonin's idea is excellent."

Hiashi Hyuga did not object to Hayama's idea and directly echoed it, taking a sip of strong tea after speaking.

"Hiashi, I called you here to serve as temporary advisors, not to smooth things over. Don't you have any opinions?"