As long as there are some smart people among the Whirlpool tribe, it is not difficult to see the problems:
That is, to connect the disappearance of the Uzumaki clan leader and others with the sudden appearance of these Konoha ninjas, and then question the statement given by Uzumaki Makoto that the Kirigakure village was the murderer of the Uzumaki clan leader.
After clarifying the cause and effect relationship, more than ten seconds passed. Lei Luo came back to his senses and saw that Uzumaki Cheng was still looking at him, as if waiting for his answer, so he waved around.
Waved and said:
"Shiguro, Tamaki, Orochimaru, Minato."
"The four of you just wait here and stay hidden."
Lei Luo's order was very clear, and the four of Aburame Shiguro did not hesitate. They immediately responded in unison, and then used the teleportation technique to disperse and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that Lei Luo decisively adopted his suggestion, Uzumaki Cheng smiled slightly, then rolled up the seal scroll on the ground and put it into his ninja tool bag, stood up, raised his hand forward and said:
"Let's go, Lord Lei Luo."
…
Ten minutes later, when Lei Luo and Uzumaki Cheng arrived at the city of Uzumaki Village, dozens of nearby Uzumaki clan members quickly gathered around them and asked the two of them:
"Master Lei Luo, why are you here?"
"Master Cheng, why are you alone? Where are the patriarch and the others?"
"Lord Cheng, have the actions of the patriarch and elders been successful?"
"Sir Makoto, what happened to those fog ninjas?"
"Lord Cheng..."
The attention of the people in the Uzumaki tribe was mainly focused on Uzumaki Cheng, and only a few people felt a little strange about Lei Luo's appearance.
Because Lei Luo left without saying goodbye one day ago, many Whirlpool clan members were not sure of Lei Luo's purpose or what Lei Luo had gone out to do. In addition, the focus now was on the Whirlpool clan leader and others.
body, so at this time not many people went to inquire about the news related to Lei Luo.
Lei Luo had no intention of answering the few sporadic questions asked to him. He just remained silent while turning his gaze to Uzumaki Cheng, as if he wanted to see how the other party planned to deal with the current situation.
Then, he saw...
Uzumaki Cheng first lowered his head with a frown on his face, while his shoulders trembled slightly. Then, within a few seconds, he suddenly raised his head and shouted loudly with sadness on his face: "People of the tribe, the patriarch and the others..."
"They died fighting!"
Uzumaki Cheng's roar immediately shocked the surrounding Uzumaki tribesmen. Then, before others could react, Uzumaki Cheng burst into tears and said in a choked tone:
"The clan leader and the others encountered an ambush from Kirigakure Village. The leader was the Sandaime Mizukage. We were no match for them, so, so..."
As he spoke, Uzumaki Cheng clenched his fists, suddenly bent down and knelt on the ground, and hit the ground with a heavy punch.
Because the city wall of Uzushio Village is made of special materials, which are much stronger than ordinary rocks, Uzumaki Makoto's punch not only did not cause any damage, but instead cracked several blood vessels on the back of his hand, and
Time is full of blood.
Seeing Uzumaki Cheng's performance in their eyes and hearing the loud noise in their ears, all the Uzumaki clan members came to their senses from their sluggish state.
Some people's mouths were open with shock on their faces.
Some people had blank eyes and stammered out a series of vague words, not knowing what they were talking about.
Some people looked suspiciously, staring closely at Uzumaki Cheng's figure, as if they didn't believe his words at all.
Regarding the disbelieving, scrutinizing, or doubtful looks around him, Uzumaki Cheng's choice was to ignore them all and just follow his own pace:
I saw his body twitching twice, as if he was still crying, and seemed to be trying to stop his sadness. After a few seconds, Uzumaki Cheng raised his head and pointed his tearful face at the Uzumaki clan members in front of him.
, said intermittently:
"My clansmen...the clan leader died at the hands of the Third Mizukage, and at the hands of a bunch of hateful Mist ninjas..."
"This matter is too important... I implore you to immediately summon all the clan members to gather here... I, I want to convey this unfortunate news, including the cause and effect of this matter... to everyone."
As soon as Uzumaki Cheng finished speaking, some of the Uzumaki tribesmen who had lost their sense of control subconsciously turned around, hurriedly jumped off the city wall, and ran towards the central area of Uzumaki Village.
Some other members of the Uzumaki tribe who were still a little bit rational stayed on Uzumaki Cheng for a while, and then quietly glanced at Lei Luo, who was silent.
In the end, they said nothing and followed the footsteps of the first group of people to leave, running towards the central area.
Obviously, no matter whether what Uzumaki Cheng said is true or false, it is not the turn of ordinary tribesmen like them who do not have enough status to judge.
The most important thing at the moment is to gather all the clan members, as well as the only remaining people in power, namely the commanders of each defense line, to discuss how to handle this matter.
After all the Uzumaki clan members left, Lei Luo was silent for a while. Then, while looking at the back of Uzumaki Cheng kneeling on the ground, he commented with a slightly admiring tone:
"What a superb acting skill."
Hearing this, Uzumaki Cheng did not look back, and even his body did not move at all. However, the words coming out of his mouth were still heard by Lei Luo. There was only one short sentence:
"Without this ability, I probably wouldn't be alive today."
Lei Luo's eyes narrowed, obviously he didn't expect that what Uzumaki Cheng said casually contained a lot of information:
If we look at it from the surface, Uzumaki Makoto is a member of the Uzumaki clan and is deeply trusted by the Uzumaki clan leader.
Although this may be because the other party's acting skills are very strong and he successfully fooled the Whirlpool clan leader.
But no matter what, without such superb acting skills, it shouldn't be life-threatening, right?
Judging from Uzumaki Cheng's strength, which is almost as good as that of the Uzumaki clan leader, Lei Luo doesn't think ordinary tasks can be difficult to defeat Uzumaki Cheng.
In other words, the risk to life caused by the mission is completely negligible.
So, there seems to be only one answer left.
‘Is there internal strife?’ A trace of thought flashed across Lei Luo’s eyebrows. Thinking of every time Uzumaki Cheng had talked to him before, the resentment on his face when the other party talked about the Uzumaki Clan leader, he couldn’t help but wonder:
'Uzumaki sincerely intends to usurp the throne, is it really just a desire for power?'
'Are there other factors driving him to do such a heinous act?'