章 23: Chapter 22: High level meeting

In the forest, Uchiha Natsu and the others walked quickly all the way, gradually approaching Konoha.

But at this moment, the team suddenly stopped advancing tacitly.

Uchiha Natsu was the first to notice that there should be many people in front.

And this is the forest outside Konoha, so these people are probably Cloud's ninja army.

Shisui opened Sharingan, and his face became solemn: "There are a lot of chakra fluctuations ahead, and the number of ninjas is nearly a hundred. It seems that they are all from Cloud."

"Cloud tore his face, but how is this possible?" Kenichi Yamanaka still had disbelief on his face.

Uchiha Natsu and Shisui also understood the meaning of Yamanaka Hai's words.

There are frequent border frictions between Cloud and Konoha, but they are all minor incidents.

It stands to reason that Cloud can't go to war with Konoha. Because there is another Ninja village watching from the side.

Cloud and Stone are feuds. If Cloud invested too much military power in Konoha, Stone might take advantage of it.

To guard against Yan Yin's sneak attack, Cloud couldn't attack Konoha with all his strength.

"Things have already happened; let's hurry up and go back to the village." Uchiha Natsu said

No matter what the reason is, Konoha is indestructible now.

Although Uchiha Natsu is not too superstitious about the will of fire, not to the extent of dying for Konoha,

And in Konoha, there are not many people who have a close relationship with him. Both parents have died for many years, which is equivalent to a lonely family.

Therefore, it stands to reason that he can still choose to run away.

However, his current strength has not reached the level of covering the sky with one hand.

If Konoha was destroyed, he fled to a remote, small country without organization protection and could not recover the high-scoring corpse safely.

Escaping to a strange country is not enough; he is Uchiha, his blood will be coveted, and the risk is too great.

The Akatsuki organization is still a group of psychopaths.

Only when Konoha still exists can he secretly recover the corpse and increase his strength under the protection of the big tree.

Therefore, before he is strong enough, Konoha is better off not being wiped out.

they nodded repeatedly when he heard the words; he was already in a hurry. Out of the four of them, no one was more worried about Konoha's safety than him.

So, with the help of Shisui's Sharingan and Yamanaka Kaiichi's sensory ability, the four of them went around and around, successfully bypassing Cloud's ninja army, and finally returned to Konoha.

Konoha Village, inside Hokage's office

Konoha's four top leaders gathered here.

In addition to Sarutobi Hiruzen on the Hokage seat, there are two advisors on the right and Shimura Danzo with a cane on the left.

"Cloud not only launched a surprise attack on us, but they even joined forces with Stone." The third hostage spoke in a low voice, looking at the two consultants.

"I sent someone to receive the information. Sand was also invited by Cloud. Although they refused to participate in this war, they would not help us either."

After hearing this, the two consultants looked gloomy.

They never thought that Cloud and Stone, who had always been hostile to each other, would unite this time.

Moreover, it was clear that they had negotiated and signed a peace treaty before, but Cloud turned back on what he said.

After a pause, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued:

"I'm afraid this action was not a temporary one. Cloud has already arranged hundreds of ninja squads in the territory of our country of fire. It is because of their internal and external cooperation that they quickly solved the border post and appeared without anyone noticing. Around the leaves."

Turning to bed, Natsuochun was furious and said angrily, "They planned it out a long time ago. I'm afraid it was a trap for us to send someone with status to sign the treaty before."

Speaking of this, Homura suddenly froze for a moment.

She remembered that the humble Uchiha Natsu seemed to have suspected that this was a trap.

It's just that at that time, the negotiations were just successful, and no one would believe his words.

The Third Hokage looked at Homura Mitokado, sighed, and said:

"I'm afraid Shisui and Kenichi won't be able to come back anymore. The Fourth Raikage did not participate in this raid. With the four of them alone, there is no possibility of escaping from the Fourth Raikage."

Losing Uchiha Shisui and Yamanaka Kenichi is a huge loss for Konoha.

Uchiha Shisui is the future bridge between Konoha and the Uchiha clan; Yamanaka Kenichi is an experienced and excellent Jonin; and both of them are Konoha's elites.

Now, before he could completely control Uchiha Shisui, it was all gone.

But this matter is everyone's shared responsibility, and she doesn't think it's her fault alone.

At this moment, Danzo, who had been silent all the time, tapped the ground with his cane.

"What urgently needs to be considered right now should be the Uchiha clan."

Sarutobi Hiruzen and the two advisors all turned their attention to Danzo after hearing the words.

Danzo opened his left eye halfway and glanced at the two consultants.

Finally fixing his gaze on the Third Hokage, Danzo said:

"The Uchiha clan is becoming more and more unstable now. If they are not dealt with in advance, who can guarantee that they will not rebel when the war breaks out?"

"Danzo, what do you mean?" Turning to sleep, Koharu frowned. "Konoha is in crisis. In this case, the Uchiha clan, as a member of Konoha, is in the same camp."

She will never believe it, no matter what. As a part of Konoha, Uchiha would betray him under such circumstances.

Danzo snorted coldly: "Sharingan's power is too powerful, and it is very easy to go to extremes. There were no examples before. So we must be fully prepared."

Sandai Hokage frowned and thought as if thinking about the possibility that Danzo said.

Not long after, the third Hokage said in a deep voice, "The Uchiha clan is indeed a problem. I plan to let the Konoha Police Force also participate in the war so that we can avoid that from happening."

Danzo seemed a little anxious: "If they have discussed it in advance and rebelled when the time comes, then our ninja troops will be seriously threatened!"

"My suggestion is to completely erase this unstable factor. Let my roots do it. I can guarantee that it will be resolved before the war begins, and there will be no big disturbances."

The only Shisui with a kaleidoscope, Sharingan, has died in the Land of Thunder.

Therefore, Danzo believes that the current Uchiha clan will not be able to stop his roots.

The face of the third Hokage turned cold: "Don't mention this matter again. The Uchiha clan will exert their due strength on the battlefield. We cannot weaken our strength before the eve of the war."

Danzo's eyes were wide open, and his right hand firmly grasped the cane.

After a while, he slowly relaxed again and said in a deep voice, "Then let them form a team with their people and send them to the powerful enemy."

Before Hokage could refute, Danzo said immediately: "If we disperse them to other teams, if they rebel, we will lose most of our ninjas."

"When the time comes, Konoha will no longer exist. Who of you can take this responsibility?"