Just as the residents of Konoha were flocking to the village gate, preparing to catch a glimpse of the envoys from other countries and welcome the three years of peace that would follow, a reconnaissance team led by the special Jonin Inuzukazuma was approaching the village.
Perform patrol missions about 100 kilometers southeast.
Not long ago, they encountered a gang of robbers who robbed passing businessmen and tourists along the way.
Although only six of the more than thirty bandits were wandering ninjas, they still had strength in numbers.
Under the intensive siege of bows and arrows, three people and one dog fought back hard, but some people were unfortunately hit by the enemy's poisonous arrows.
Somewhat ironically, the injured one was a Hyuga Chuunin with full-angle vision.
At this time, in the forest not far from the avenue, Hinata Nariju was leaning sideways under a big tree.
Inuzuka Claw's ninja dog Kuromaru sniffed carefully near the wound on his lower back, his human eyes full of thinking.
"I don't really have a big problem."
Seeing the expression of "Are you going to die" on the face of his fellow chuunin, Hinata Naruki said helplessly: "I'm just a little dizzy. Besides, they are just some bandits, what kind of powerful poison can they have..."
"Boy, a lion must fight a rabbit with all his strength! Don't take these amateur ninjas seriously!"
Inuzuka Takashi stood in front of him and taught him a lesson with his hands on his hips: "The poisons these guys use are generally very troublesome. Because they don't have the standard poisons of major ninja villages. Basically, they just see something poisonous in the woods and do it without thinking.
Just apply it on the weapon casually and never thought about preparing an antidote. It will be very troublesome if you don't fix your wound properly!"
"It can't be that coincidental. It's probably just some poisonous mushroom juice or something like that..."
"This is not any kind of toxin I have ever smelled. But the skin near the wound has a different color, and there is also a faint smell of insects. It should be the tissue fluid of some kind of arthropod, and it is reacting with his blood."
"Tsk! That's a protein toxin!"
Inuzukazuma's brows were raised high, and he felt like his head was getting bigger.
The Chuunin next to him immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, his eyebrows drooped, and he said nervously: "But in this case, the broad-spectrum anti-venom given to us by Konoha Hospital will not be used."
The so-called broad-spectrum antitoxins are specially formulated tiger balm-type antidotes that can deal with most common toxins.
If a Konoha ninja mistakenly eats poisonous wild fruits or mushrooms in the wild, or encounters standard poisons from other ninja villages, this anti-poison agent can have a good inhibitory effect.
However, protein toxins are another story.
Just like many people who are bitten by rare venomous snakes, if they want to be cured, they must use the corresponding detoxification serum. Otherwise, indiscriminate use of drugs will only make the chemical composition of the patient's body more complex.
"But apart from being a little dizzy, I really don't feel anything."
Hinata Naruki saw Inuzukazu frowning and said quickly: "I managed to escape this time, so I don't have to participate in the mission's affairs. You must not send me back!"
"Speaking of which, I have long felt strange. Why do you have to forcefully involve you, the Hyuga clan, in order to welcome the delegation?"
Inuzuka Claw complained: "If I were the village's advisor, I would definitely keep you as far away from the Kumo ninja as possible. By letting the Hyuga clan meet their enemies, are you really not afraid of triggering the Fourth Ninja War on the spot?"
"It's surveillance, it's surveillance."
Hyuga Naruki corrected Inuzukazu's statement: "Others did go to welcome them, but the instructions received by all the jonins of the Hyuga clan were to monitor the movements of the two missions throughout the process. There are more than thirty jounin in our clan in total.
Shinobu, all of them were transferred last night. Chuunin like me were also placed on standby near the embassy. It must have been intentional by the village.
"At this time, it would be too conspicuous for me to go back. If those old men from the Zong family see me resting, I don't know what unpleasant things they will say."
What he didn't say was that several clan members, including his father, who had been responsible for observing Uchiha's movements all year round, were also urgently called in and suspended from their original work this time, which showed that the top management of Konoha was wary of and valued Kumo Shinobi.
"Really? That old guy from Mito Gate is famous for being afraid of causing 'misunderstandings'. It seems that this order was given by the man with the bandage on his eyes, which is a good move. The attitude of the village is finally tough.
It’s one o’clock.”
Inuzuka Claw grunted twice, then stopped worrying, and turned the topic back to the really important things.
"But if you don't go back, your poison won't be cured. To be honest, I don't know anything about medical ninjutsu, so you have to think clearly, kid."
"It doesn't matter. I'll use chakra to resist first. Maybe I'll be fine after a while."
As he spoke, Hinata Nariju's forehead veins bulged, and his eyes focused tightly around the wound on his abdomen.
The Byakugan can see the chakra meridians of the human body, so it should not be a problem to control chakra to fill the chakra acupuncture points near the wound and inhibit the spread of toxins.
However, less than a second after Hinata Nariju did this, the originally normal wound suddenly began to bleed as if it had been pulled open by an invisible hand.
Densely packed black and purple thin lines centered on the wound and spread around in a spider web shape; the thickest black line among them kept rushing upward along the crest of Hinata's tree, reaching it in the blink of an eye.
The back of the neck!
"Ugh!" The severe pain in his body made Hinata Nariju yell in pain, and his whole body fell to the ground like a collapsed house.
But as he stopped using chakra, the speed of the black line's climb slowed down significantly, but Hinata Nariki's neck covered with black lines looked extremely scary.
Even if he didn't know anything about toxicology, he could still tell that he had a big problem now.
"Nariju!" Another chuunin was shocked and helped his companion to sit up, "What is going on?"
"It's troublesome." Hinata Nariju didn't need to answer it himself, Inuzukazuma had already figured out the answer in his heart.
"This toxin not only reacts with the blood, but can also mix into chakra and attack the human body along the chakra meridians... What on earth is it? There is a toxin specifically designed to deal with chakra."
"Then what should we do now?"
The chuunin looked at Hinata Nariju whose body was covered in mud, and he panicked first.
"Don't worry so much..."
Hinata Naruki opened his eyes and spoke fairly coherently, "It just hurt a little bit. After I stopped using chakra, I no longer felt the same way."
"In other words, although the way the toxin invades is strange, it is not very toxic and should not be fatal."
Inuzukazuma made a decision.
The chuunin had just felt relieved when Inuzukazu changed his tone and said, "But boy, the problem now is not the poison itself."
She directly reached out and touched the black line on the back of Hinata's neck, and said in a very serious tone: "Perhaps the concentration of chakra just now has stimulated the toxicity, and it is still continuing to rise. Although the spread has slowed down a lot, it seems
Looks like, it only takes half an hour at most before you touch your temples!"
"..."
Hinata Naruki's face showed a look of astonishment, and then he clenched his fists tightly together. The light pouring out of his eyes at this moment was not so much fear of death as fleeting anger.
The chuunin didn't know why: "So what if we reach the temple? Isn't it said that the poison is not strong? It only took us five or six hours to get here. We should be able to go back before midnight! Naruki will be fine by then.
."
"Can't wait that long!"
This is not the first time that Inuzuka Claw has acted with the ninjas from the Hinata family, and he knows some inside information.
"There is a curse seal of the Hyuga clan on Naruki's forehead. Once the toxin invades the chakra points around the eyes, the curse seal will judge that the Byakugan has been attacked. In order to protect the Byakugan from outsiders, the curse seal will directly
The brain and eyeballs turn into a lake of slurry! This is what is really fatal.”
"What?!"
The chuunin exclaimed, then showed an angry look on his face, "But why does he have such a thing on his eyes? In order to protect those eyes, can he just ignore the lives of his clan members?"
The poison may not be able to kill Hinata Nariju, but it won't be long before he dies in the seal set by his tribe.
Putting himself in Nariki's shoes, the chuunin felt chills all over his body and felt a sense of despair for no apparent reason.
"It's obviously not a serious poison. Why..."
"Forget it. Thinking about this is just asking for trouble."
As if Hinata Nariju knew that sooner or later he would be like this again, he leaned back in an open-minded manner.
"Since I was born into a separate family, some things are inevitable. Everything is determined by fate. You can't blame others."
Fatalism is the most widely circulated philosophy of life among the Hyuga clan. To put it bluntly, it is a narrative method for self-comfort and paralysis.
After all, as long as all misfortunes are attributed to illusory fate, there will be no one to resent.
Otherwise, if you always show your anger on your face, you will not be able to survive smoothly in that clan.
You must know that the clan family is to the branch family just like the shepherd is to the sheep. They not only want you to obey, but they also want you to obey willingly. Being able to control the curse seals of the branch family members at will is the ability to discipline.
Because once you show resistance, you will be greeted by a spell that will give you a splitting headache.
"Are you kidding me? If my subordinate died inexplicably on my first day, how can I take care of new people in the future?!"
Inuzuka Takashi was irritated by Hinata Nariki's indifferent attitude. He bared two sharp canine teeth, rummaged through his vest and took out a syringe.
"If that doesn't work, just take an injection of broad-spectrum anti-venom first and see the effect! Then we'll go to the nearest patrol station immediately. There should be medical ninjas on duty there. If you hold on a little longer, I'll take you there no matter what.
Get there!”
"it's useless."
Hinata Naruki shook his head firmly, "Let's not say whether we can reach the patrol station in half an hour... Even if we meet a medical ninja there, if he uses medical ninjutsu near my eyes, he will be judged as a medical ninjutsu.
When attacking Byakugan, the curse seal will still be activated."
"That's unreasonable! What a bullshit curse seal!"
The chuunin was also really angry, "So, if you are only injured near the eyes, but not the eyes themselves, there is no way to receive treatment?"
"..." Hinata Naruki didn't speak this time. But silence itself was the coldest answer.
"These bastards!"
Inuzukazuma cursed loudly and punched the big tree next to him. The huge tree crown shook under the punch. The leaves rubbed against each other, making a dense rustling sound.
During the war, she had not encountered Hyuga clan members who had died.
He was the first person to die for such a ridiculous reason.
Inuzukazu's character was already violent and straightforward. Now when he thought of Hinata Hinata, who was always polite, a strong anger suddenly welled up in his heart.
Just when the atmosphere in the venue became gradually gloomier, and the air was about to turn into ice water and dripping, the rustling noise suddenly became much louder.
Inuzukazuma instinctively raised her head and found that not only the tree she had just punched was shaking, but the entire forest in front of her was shaking its head regularly, and a strong wind was sweeping in from the other end of the forest.
"Claw, someone is coming!"
Kuroimaru sniffed against the wind pressure pouring out of the forest, his eyes showing intense vigilance.
"The opponent is very fast! And very powerful!"
"At this time?"
Inuzuka Claw winked at the chuunin, and the two of them blocked Hinata Nariki behind them, took out their kunai and got into stance.
The next moment, a red light shot from a distance, and a fierce and hot storm broke out in front of the two people.
Inuzuka Claw's short and medium hair was blown messily and he narrowed his eyes involuntarily; the chuunin was pushed back several steps by the wind pressure before he stabilized his figure.
When the storm subsided, the two of them looked forward again, only to notice the uninvited guest in front of them who could make the chuunin lose their fighting power just by moving.
He was a stern-looking young man. He was wearing a simple warrior uniform, with a purple pillar and rope wrapped around his waist, and white mist was flowing out of his mouth.
The air around his body was distorted by the high temperature, and the dust under his feet continued to spread around as if being pushed by invisible hands.
In this case, no one will have any contempt for the other person's childish appearance.
The so-called "visible to the naked eye" power refers to this situation.
However, both Inuzuka Claw and the chuunin relaxed a lot when they saw the young man's face.
Inuzuka's claws were relaxed because he had a chance encounter with the other party; and the Chuunin was because he saw the purple-red Sharingan - only Konoha has Uchiha, so this strangely dressed boy must be
It's one's own.
"Is anyone hurt?"
Giyuu did not exchange greetings, and looked directly past the two of them, looking at Hinata Nariki behind them.
He didn't come here specifically because of something he felt. He set out from Slug's hometown of the Whirlpool Kingdom last night and traveled all night using the breath of the moon. After dawn, the efficiency of the breath of the moon decreased, so he used the breath of fire again.
·The Ichino type walked straight back to Konoha, and unexpectedly met an acquaintance.
Three years ago, when Uchiha Enhuo disappeared, Shisui asked this special jounin and her ninja dog to find some clues. Giyuu always remembered the other person's help, but after going to school, the two of them had no relationship.
We've met.
"Excuse me, your Excellency..."
Although the other party showed good concern for the injured, he did not introduce himself or even say hello, which was not in line with the normal human interaction process.
But just when the chuunin asked, Giyuu walked directly between him and Inuzukazuma, and came to Hinata Nariki.
Then, Hinata Naruki felt a familiar sight——
Only when the tribesmen use their eyes on him, he will have the kind of eyesight that sees everything through.
"Toxin mixed with chakra..."
Yiyong saw the clues at a glance, which surprised the three people present, "But it's not a very important poison."
"How did you tell?"
Hinata Naruki was still recalling the feeling just now. If the other party hadn't clearly stared at a Sharingan, he would have really doubted the other party's bloodline.
"Just look with your eyes."
Giyong asked in confusion: "Also, you obviously have eyes (white eyes), why are you still being shot?"
The wound was not deep, which meant that the bow and arrow did not fly very fast. The Hyuga clan's field of vision was 360 degrees, so there was no reason why they couldn't avoid it.
After hearing Giyuu's question, Hinata Nariju immediately said in realization, "You are Uchiha Giyuu!"
He had heard about it before from juniors who graduated in two years.
If you encounter an Uchiha brat who has an expressionless face but speaks particularly unpleasantly, you must be calm, because the other person is most likely the youngest son of the Uchiha clan leader. In fact, he is a gentle person who loves to share food, and he never lies.
"you know me?"
"I have admired my name for a long time." This is the truth.
Without continuing, Giyuu thought about doing it in front of others and made a few seals as Anjuro instructed. His right hand was immediately covered by a jellyfish-like filmy liquid.
"This is..." Inuzukazuma's eyes narrowed.
"The art of extracting minor troubles."
Giyong placed his hand over Hinata Nariju's wound. Purple blood continued to seep out from the wound and floated into the membranous liquid. The black lines on Hinata Nariju's crest became increasingly visible to the naked eye.
Getting more and more depressed...
About thirty seconds later, Yiyong threw the toxin-filled water balloon into the nearby bushes.
"You're okay. Say goodbye."
After saying that, he nodded towards Inuzuka Claw, turned around and left.
"Hey, hey, wait a minute!"
Only then did Inuzuka Claw realize that Hinata Nariju's big crisis had been resolved. With a wave of his hand, Kuromaru immediately rushed forward and bit Giyuu's trouser leg.
However, Yiyong was too strong and had to drag a big wolf dog several steps before he could react.
"I have something urgent to go home."
Yiyong turned his head and said, "Do you have anything else? If it's not important, let's talk about it later when we have a chance."
"It's really..."
Inuzukazuka rubbed his eyebrows worriedly, "Where do you want me to start?"
"I am really important..."
"I know, I know! But can't you delay even a few minutes?"
Inuzuka Takashi has so many questions to ask from the moment he met Giyuu - why are you so strong and still in the same class as my son? Why are you staring at a pair of three magatama sharingan eyes? Why are you even as complicated as medical ninjutsu?
You know everything? Why did you run back from the Country of Whirlpool only three days after the Ninja School started?
But obviously, these questions are not suitable to ask at this time. He did look very anxious.
"A few minutes..." Yiyong grumbled and glanced at his electronic watch. It was already past three in the afternoon.
He thought for a while and asked first: "How far is it from here to Konoha?"
"About six hours away."
"That's three hours." Yiyong calculated. He was traveling at about twice the speed of an ordinary ninja.
"……never mind."
Inuzukazuma sighed, "I have to thank you for today's matter. I didn't expect it to be solved so easily. Although you are eager to go back, I still want to remind you that Konoha's gate is closed until tonight.
, so there’s no need to go so fast!”
"No access?" Yiyong asked, "Why is this?"
"You don't know?"
Inuzuka Takashi explained: "The delegations of Kumo Ninja and Iwa Ninja are coming. By then half the village will be lined up at the gate to greet them, and the heads of all the ninja clans in Konoha will be waiting there. Most people are
There is no way through there."
"My parents and Zuosuke are also over there?"
"Yes." Inuzukazuma nodded, "Your father, as the guard captain, will have to go to a meeting later. All the students in the Ninja School should also go to watch the ceremony."
"so……"
Yiyong thought for a while. The door could not be opened, and if he went back too early, there would be no one at home.
In this case, it is better to use ANBU's hand seal directly and enter Konoha from the barrier near Minagawa Falls. Before going home, he should stop by Minagawa Shrine and hand over the Sharingan he got from Orochimaru.
It would also be nice to give it to the shrine’s god so that those tribesmen can rest in peace...
After making up his mind, Giyuu nodded to Inuzukazuma: "Thank you. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."
Inuzukazuma was speechless for a while and could only wave his hand.
When she turned around, she noticed that Hinata Nariki had just successfully gotten up with the help of her companions.
His crystal white eyes blinked, looked in the direction where the red light disappeared, and murmured: "I haven't said thank you yet..."
After a while, Konoha.
According to regulations, the Kumo ninja team that would enter the village at four o'clock has yet to show up. Mito Kadobu, who was waiting under the gate of Konoha, turned darker and darker, and the bustling crowd was boiling.
It was okay for the civilians, but the dissatisfaction of the ninjas was almost setting Mito Kado's hair on fire.
"What? You're obviously a ninja and you're still late..."
"This is a serious diplomatic faux pas!
"Let me tell you, these bandits don't take us seriously at all!"
What happened six years ago was indeed due to the concessions of Konoha - to be precise, it was the sacrifice of the Hyuga clan that brought peace, but that was undoubtedly a slap in the face of all the ninjas in this village.
Some ninjas have long been dissatisfied with Kumo Ninja.
"Things are getting a little troublesome."
Not far behind Mito Kadoen, Nara Shikaku took a look at the sky and said, "Originally, in terms of time arrangement, Iwa Ninja and Kumo Ninja were specially arranged to arrive separately. But if it continues like this, the two sides will collide with each other.
Together..."
"Perhaps Yun Ninja did it intentionally."
The big fat man Akimichi Teiza smiled heartily, "If we really have to fight, it will be a good show. When a hyena meets a lion, it's hard to say who will win or lose."
The style of the Kumo Ninja Village is strong. No matter what they see - whether it is blood succession, Jinchuuriki or secret ninjutsu, they all grab it at any time. The Raikage sometimes even takes action himself, and he always acts unscrupulously.
The ninjas of the Iwa Ninja Village like to stick together and often go out in groups. Once, in order to kill the Third Raikage, the Iwa Ninja mobilized tens of thousands of people and besieged him for several days before killing the former.
It was also because of this incident that the two ninja villages formed a bloody feud.
"I always feel that things are not that simple..."
Nara Shikaku shook his head, "Iwa Ninja has not signed a formal document with Konoha for so many years, but he chose this special day to come here. Is there really no problem in it?"
The heads of the other major families were silent.
Among them, Uchiha Fugaku, who is the first on the left, has a round, fat face that looks like a discus - he has been a little uneasy since he heard his wife talk about Giyuu at noon. Even Akimichi Choza came to talk to him before.
He told jokes about fat people and got no response.
Uchiha Fugaku had already decided that if the mission left Giyuu but did not come back, he would go to the Kingdom of Water himself.
At this moment, a figure appeared on the avenue outside Konoha.
Many civilians thought that the mission had finally arrived, and cheered loudly one after another. However, when they got closer, they noticed that it was a Konoha ninja, and their voices immediately dropped again.
When Mito Kadoyan saw that person, his heart skipped a beat: That ninja was the one he sent to pick up the Yunnin envoy. How could he come back alone first?
Nara Shikaku stared over there. He saw the ninja coming to Mito Katobu with a troubled expression and whispering something. Then, Mito Kadoba spread out his old face like a pancake, as if
I heard something unbelievable...
Akimichi Tingza asked jokingly: "What's going on? Is it really going to start a fight?"
"no."
Everyone turned their heads and saw Hinata Hinatsu saying with a gloomy face: "The person just said that the Kumo ninja's delegation turned around halfway and decided to go with the Iwa ninja's delegation, and the Iwa ninja also agreed. The two envoys
The group will arrive in Konoha at the same time in an hour."
"What?!"
"How can this be?"
"There is a deadly feud between them."
"Nothing is impossible."
Nara Shikaku sighed and shook his head: "For the village and the country, hatred and friendship are temporary, and only interests can truly unite them. The two countries' missions entered Konoha together, obviously in
Explain to us that they are on the same side. I am afraid that things today will not go too smoothly..."
"The so-called peace agreement..."
"It just depends on what they want."
After hearing this, many people looked back at Hinata Hiashi's face, thinking that this was a continuation of the incident six years ago.
Hinata Hiashi didn't say anything. He looked forward, but with his Byakugan he could clearly see his eldest daughter, who had been unable to hold herself up the wall in the ranks of Ninja School students, talking nervously to Uzumaki Naruto.
For the first time in several years, he felt a little gratified by the courage shown by his daughter. Now he only hoped that when the Kumo ninja arrived and exposed their true ambitions, Hinata could still maintain the dignity of the Hyuga clan.
Soon, the real team appeared in everyone's sight.
Two missions came slowly, one on the left and one on the right, each holding high the flag representing the country and the village.
A few hundred meters away, Hinata and Hinata could already see the domineering face of the Kumo ninja representative, but if you look closely, you will find that this is probably a disguise made to deliberately anger others, and it is no different from before.
But when Hinata Hiashi turned his attention to Iwa Ninja and his group, he suddenly paused for breath.
[The expressions of those people...]
He recalled what happened six years ago with some uneasiness.
Because the expressions of these Iwa ninjas were just like those of the clan members at the funeral of his younger brother Hyuga Hizashi.
It is difficult to perform that kind of heartfelt mixture of sorrow and anger, let alone everyone in the mission.
【What happened?】
Huge doubts arose in Rixing Rizu's heart, and the delegation's team finally came closer.
Because the low pressure on the side of the Iwa Ninja Mission was too obvious, the residents of Konoha who were still cheering stopped and asked each other with their eyes without knowing why.
As the person in charge, Mito Monobu was more anxious than anyone else at this time, and he just begged the other party not to openly attack in public.
But things backfired.
Thirty meters away from the gate, the Iwa ninjas stopped, and the Kumo ninjas followed suit.
Only then, the actions of the two sides were different - the Kumo ninjas waited on the spot, while the Iwa ninjas took off the ninja forehead protectors one by one, and put on narrow white cloths under the strange eyes of the residents of Konoha.
"This is..." Mito Gate Flame Boy shrank, and he suddenly shouted in his heart that it was terrible.
Looking at the Iwa Ninja again at this moment, this and that are not a mission, they are clearly a funeral procession.
The Iwa ninjas continued to move forward with expressions of grief and anger. Not only did the Kumo ninjas not take the lead, they even allowed them to go ahead.
Seeing that the funeral procession was about to enter the gate of Konoha, Mito Kadoyan immediately greeted the representative of the Iwa Ninja Mission and asked: "Gray Earth Jōnin, what do you mean by dressing up like this?"
The Jounin representatives of Konoha and the heads and wives of the major ninja clans followed closely behind. However, the closer they got, the more they found that the sad expressions of these Iwa ninjas were not disguises, but real feelings.
The representative of Iwa Ninja also glanced at Mito Kadobu, ignoring the old man who could not really make the decision at first glance, but asked loudly: "Excuse me, who is the leader of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku?
"
There was no need for anyone to answer. Mito Kadoru's turned head full of surprise and questioning had already given Iwa Shinobi the answer he wanted.
Uchiha Fugaku took a step forward expressionlessly, "I am."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the Iwa Ninjas suddenly changed.
The pairs of eyes widened together, filled with bright red bloodshot like flames. The anger that had no target before turned into a deep hatred against Uchiha Fugaku, with a strong murderous intention.
Many civilians and Ninja School students were frightened by the sudden burst of momentum from the Iwa Ninjas. Zuosuke, who didn't know why his father had to face such looks, felt his heart in his throat.
"very good."
The Iwa Ninja gritted his teeth and uttered two words on behalf of the Gray Ninja, and then looked at Mito Kadobu with a threatening tone.
"This time we Iwa ninja have only one request."
He paused and said his purpose angrily: "That is Uchiha Shisui, who broke into our Earth Kingdom and killed hundreds of Iwagakure ninjas. He must be executed today!
