Chapter 89: Hiruzen's Decision
As the sun slowly sets.
The sounds of fighting in Kusagakure Village gradually died down.
After a day of fighting, all the ninjas of Kusagakure were killed.
Only ordinary villagers were left, confused and at a loss as to what to do, looking at the blood all over the ground.
He simply cleaned up the battlefield and collected the secret techniques and ninja tools collected by the Kusagakure Village.
Danzo and others led their own teams and left the Kusagakure Village.
Head towards the direction of Kannabi Bridge.
This was also the meeting point they had decided on before the mission began.
He led his men to move quickly through the woods.
Danzo subconsciously looked at the various scrolls carried by the Root ninjas.
Although it was just a cursory glance, Danzo discovered various ninjutsu from the five major ninja villages.
There are even a few Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques mixed in.
As expected of the Kusagakure, known as the "Thieving Village", it managed to secretly collect so many ninjutsu without the knowledge of the five major ninja villages.
What an unexpected surprise.
......
Konoha Village, inside the Hokage's residence.
At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen was holding a pipe in his hand, his face looking solemn.
In front of him, an Anbu ninja was half-kneeling on the ground.
Not long ago, ninjas from the northwest border fortress sent news that smoke was spotted rising from the direction of Kusagakure Village.
After receiving the information, Hiruzen did not hesitate. He sent Jiraiya's team to gather information, and at the same time, he sent people to the Root to look for Danzo who had not appeared for several days.
However, he got the reply that Danzo was not in the village.
At the same time, the Anbu sent by Hiruzen keenly noticed that the Root seemed to be in an unprecedented state of emptiness at this moment.
This wasn’t his first trip to the roots.
Every time he went there, he could feel people watching him from all directions.
But this time...
Except for the red-haired young man petting his dog at the door, and Kato Dan who came out to greet him after receiving the news.
The Anbu never sensed any other sight.
After much hesitation, he reported the situation to Hiruzen.
"Danzo himself is not here, and there are many fewer Root ninjas..."
These two pieces of news are enough to prove many things.
Muttering quietly, Hiruzen's expression became increasingly uglier.
Kusagakure is a ninja village that maintains friendly relations with Konoha.
Normally, it would be fine if Danzo attacked the various tribes in the village.
There's nothing wrong with going to the Hidden Mist Village to cause trouble. After all, the other party did have several minor frictions with Konoha.
But attacking a friendly neighboring village really touched Hiruzen's bottom line.
Once evidence is left behind, it will be discovered by other ninja villages.
Who would dare to befriend Konoha in the future?
But it is obviously too late to stop the other party now.
You know, what I am receiving now is the news sent from the fortress in the morning.
Hiruzen didn't know too much about the fighting power of the Root.
But we can guess it to some extent.
"Send ten ANBU teams to Kusagakure Village to check the situation. If they find Danzo..."
After a little hesitation, Hiruzen finally made up his mind.
"If you discover Danzo, you must obey his orders unconditionally and fully cooperate with his actions!"
Thinking of the conversation with Danzo that night, Hiruzen finally decided that if this incident was really caused by Danzo, then he would have no choice but to cooperate.
After all, as long as all the witnesses were killed, no one would know that it was done by the Konoha ninja.
"Yes!"
Although he was shocked at Hiruzen's decision, the ANBU accepted the order without hesitation.
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In the Uchiha clan's territory, Jiuyuan was guiding Uchiha Fugaku's training in his own yard.
Keenly aware of the Anbu ninjas moving around on the rooftop.
He stopped Fugaku who was about to retrieve the shuriken from the target.
Jiuyuan looked at Fugaku, who was full of confusion, and did not explain anything.
Just let the other person push you back into the house.
At the same time, Nara Shikasui and Kitsune Hoshizuki, who were chatting in the lobby of the police force, obviously noticed this situation.
Gui Deng Xing Yue almost had a stress reaction.
Looking at the surprised expression of Nara Shikasui, Hozuki Kizuki realized that he was currently in Konoha Village.
It's not the Hidden Mist Village from before.
However, there was a hint of solemnity on both sides' faces.
As the leaders of their respective families, the two of them were obviously aware of the number of these Anbu members.
What on earth happened that caused the village to mobilize so many Anbu?
With their thoughts in mind, the two said goodbye hastily and headed towards their respective families.
Soon, the clan leaders of each major clan summoned their own ninjas in the village almost at the same time.
Only civilian ninjas were left wandering the streets.
This is the power of the major families. They can always get the news at the first time through various means.
After all, the Hokage's Anbu also has to select talents from major families.
And the training method of the Anbu will not erase your personality.
The only more stringent requirement is that no corpse should be left after death.
Therefore, all the major families are happy to send their children to the Anbu.
In this way, they can grasp the movements of Hokage-sama at the first moment.
This is also the reason why Danzo, who has lived two lives as a human, is keen on collecting war orphans.
Only in this way can the secrets of the roots not be revealed.
This also explains from the side why the village was completely unaware of Danzo's action, and why the major families were like frightened birds just after Hiruzen took action.
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After moving for a while, Danzo and others successfully arrived at the Kannabi Bridge before the sun completely set.
Since it took some time to collect the spoils, the team led by Danzo was the last to arrive at the destination.
As soon as he stopped, Danzo immediately saw Orochimaru coming to greet him, and the red-haired girl holding his hand.
The girl's face matched the face of the bespectacled Uzumaki clan member whom she had held hostage in her previous life.
This is too similar.
If the other person hadn't been wearing glasses, Danzo would have almost subconsciously kicked him away.
Then he reacted.
This should be the guy named Karin, whose mother was sucked to death in the Land of Grass.
I didn't expect that Orochimaru would pick it up.