After the arrival of the new year, as the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately threw himself into his busy work.
Not a moment's rest!
Although he is a bit older and his body and bones are not as big as before, but... for the sake of Konoha's revival, he can't relax now.
Konoha can't live without him!
Especially during this period of time in Konoha... too many things have happened, and he can't rest now!
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the ANBU investigation information in his hand, frowned slightly, and murmured to himself, "Did the Hyuga clan leader say that he didn't recognize the white-eyed ninja who appeared at the Kusakunin Village's year-end celebration?"
That……
Where did the grass ninja find the Byakugan?
You know this is no small matter!
After several years of confrontation with the Grass Ninja Village, although he continued to fail, he also understood one thing.
After the friend next to him took off his forehead protector, he might still have a forehead protector underneath!
A forehead protector with a small grass printed on it!
Those guys are really bad, you have to be extremely careful!
Especially now that there are white-eyed ninjas in the Grass Ninja Village, people have to wonder... Some people who appear to be the Hyuga clan of Konoha may actually have defected to the Grass Ninja Village secretly!
only.
As the wealthy family in Konoha, the Hyuga clan, coupled with the current situation in Konoha, made him dare not take action easily without being sure.
If this is a misunderstanding.
Didn’t he package it up again and give it to those thieves?
Moreover, the unity of the ninja clan shown by the Grass Ninja Village at the year-end celebration, I have to say... this is what he, the Hokage, wants~!
However, the ninja clan in Konoha are really restless!
"We don't know yet! But from the interrogation, it seems that the Hyuga clan leader has something to hide!" The ANBU ninja shook his head and said seriously, "It's just that nothing can be found among the ordinary members of the Hyuga clan.
Therefore, the ANBU suspects that this may be a secret of the Hyuga clan."
"The secret of the Hyuga clan?" Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned slightly, crossed his hands, pondered for a moment, and murmured to himself, "Could it be that he is the illegitimate son of a high-ranking member of the Hyuga clan?"
"..."
Hearing the words of the Hokage, the ANBU ninja fell silent for a moment, but then nodded with strange eyes, "We doubt this possibility for the moment! It's just that only a few people seem to have mastered the secrets. The time is too short, and nothing can be investigated yet!"
As he said this, he seemed to think of something and hesitated again.
"Hokage-sama, before leaving, the Hyuga clan leader specifically found the ANBU and asked the ANBU to give a message to Hokage-sama."
"What words?"
"No matter what...the Hyuga clan will never betray Konoha or Naruto!"
As the ANBU ninja finished speaking.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned for a moment, and his closed hands trembled slightly.
I do not know how long it has been.
Then he sighed and nodded, "I still believe in the Hyuga clan! But the impact of this incident is really too great!"
After all, who doesn't know whether the Hyuga clan will suddenly jump out and shout loudly, "I am a grass ninja!" during the next fight.
It’s so scary!
He has a bad heart!
But I can't stand being treated like this again.
He raised his head and looked at the ANBU ninja in front of him. After struggling for a while, he said with a firm tone, "Tell the Hyuga clan that as long as the Hyuga clan does not betray Konoha, Konoha will never betray the Hyuga clan!"
Now that it has been discovered, it is better to tell it openly!
Anyway, Konoha must not be in chaos anymore!
And if it is a misunderstanding and the Hyuga clan is really given to the Kusakunin Village, what should we do?
"This is also my promise as the Third Hokage."
The words fell.
When hearing Lord Hokage's words, the ANBU ninja's face was slightly condensed, but he seemed to be relieved inside. Then he lowered his head and said respectfully, "Yes! I will personally deliver Lord Hokage's words to the Hyuga clan leader.
!”
"Please tell me clearly to the Hyuga clan leader! If it's nothing, just go down!"
"Yes, Hokage-sama!"
After the ANBU ninja went down, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed inwardly and shook his head.
This is no longer possible.
He has no other options for the time being. Even if he wants to take action against the Hyuga clan, not to mention whether it will cause heavy losses to the Ninja Village, even the evidence he has... is not enough yet.
Taking action rashly will only break the harmony among the various ninja clans in Konoha.
only.
Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his head and looked at the information in his hand.
[Kusa Ninja Village evacuated most of the troops stationed at the border! The border commander-Uzumaki Nagato also left! The purpose is not yet known!]
Suddenly he frowned slightly and murmured to himself with a doubtful tone, "What on earth does this Grass Ninja Village want to do?"
Why is it so quiet all of a sudden?
…
This is the sea.
The vast sea.
The man who had wealth, fame, power, and everything in the world, "Pirate King" Gol D. Roger, said something before he was executed, "Do you want my treasure? If you want it, then...
Go to the sea and look for it, I’ll put it all there.” People from all over the world flocked to the sea.
The world has begun to usher in the "Great Pirate Age"!
Also a...
Chaotic times.
…
Haiyuan calendar year 1520.
Kingdom of Goa.
A country known as the most beautiful country in the East China Sea.
The city is spotless, without any filth or filth. In order to keep the city clean and beautiful, the king and nobles keep unnecessary things out of the country.
The entire country has become polarized!
On one side, there are birds singing and flowers fragrant, the streets are clean, and the nobles enjoy all the wealth of the country. On the other side... there is filth, filthy garbage, and ordinary civilians.
Therefore, the Kingdom of Goa can also be regarded as a successful example of "isolated society".
today.
The weather is calm and sunny.
sunny.
Just like usual.
The scavengers outside the city are still frantically grabbing garbage, and inside the city... there is still singing and dancing in this luxurious palace.
In order to celebrate the good life, the nobles and the king would hold large parties every once in a while to enjoy this happy life.
And today.
That's when the big party is held by the king.
When night falls, the nobles of the entire kingdom of Goa gather here, drinking expensive wine that the poor cannot imagine, and eating luxurious food that the poor feel.
only.
tonight……
But it was a little different from the banquets in the past.
Tonight, a group of uninvited guests came to the palace!
Just when everyone was singing and dancing.
A group of guys wearing strange green tight-fitting clothes and strange forehead protectors with a swaying grass on them broke in and surrounded them.
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Who are these guys?
You know, this is the palace!
Only the noble royal family and nobles can come in, and these guys... they are not among the nobles of Goa Kingdom.
All the nobles looked at them angrily and roared, "Who are you...? Lowly guys, who let you in?"
However.
Facing the humiliation of the nobles in front of them, these guys were not angry, but gently adjusted the forehead protectors on their foreheads.
Then.
He looked at them calmly and said expressionlessly, "The Country of Grass!"