Looking at the bright Sharingan in the glass bottle, Hiruzen Sarutobi could feel the suspicious gazes of the Anbu members beside him. He couldn't help but feel a tightness in his chest and glared at Danzo next to him.
Fortunately, Hiruzen was used to lying through his teeth, and immediately explained in a guilty tone, "I don't know anything about this matter. I was too lenient with Danzo in the past. I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly."
At this point, his tone suddenly became serious.
"But that's no excuse for you to hurt Konoha ninjas! As the Hokage, no matter what your true identity is or who's behind you, I will not let you go."
Hinata Kaze had anticipated this shameless tone and didn't take it to heart.
I hope you can still talk so eloquently when he unleashes his ultimate move.
He's more focused on Itachi Uchiha now. How should you react to your good friend's eyes?
Unfortunately, Hinata Kaze couldn't see what he wanted to see. Even when facing Shisui's eyes, Itachi remained expressionless, focused on his guard.
While Hyuga Kaze was exchanging pleasantries, inside the Hokage Building, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu were also hurriedly exchanging words with a group of Konoha clan representatives.
Ever since that astonishing lightning strike, they have been urging all the major clans to gather their forces and head to the Uchiha clan's territory. The news just reported by an ANBU ninja has only fueled their anger.
The situation is extremely urgent. It's too slow to hastily gather civilian ninjas; it's much faster for the major clans to pool their forces.
Although those families did not directly refuse, they all sent people to say that they were already gathering manpower and that it was difficult to recall their clansmen.
Some families even claimed that their secret chambers had been broken into, and that secret techniques and a large amount of supplies had been stolen. They said they were arranging for people to search for the thieves and couldn't spare any manpower for the time being, which infuriated Mitomon Homura and his family.
So far, only sixty branch family ninjas from the Hyuga clan have reported for duty, while other smaller clans have sent a few scattered individuals. Including some civilian ninjas they temporarily recruited, the total number is only around two hundred.
"Damn it, they have no will of fire at all, and they won't even lend a hand in this critical moment," Mitokado Homura cursed angrily as he sent out more people to urge the various families to send troops.
However, they did not expect that one of the sixth brothers would actually send out a large number of shadow clones during the battle, using the Flying Thunder God Technique to collect treasures, causing chaos among the Ino-Shika-Cho, Inuzuka, and Aburame families.
At the Nara clan's ancestral home, the heads of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans were gathered together, discussing something with grim expressions.
"The Anbu are urging us to send more people again, but we still haven't caught that despicable bastard who stole our family's secret technique," Yamanaka Inoichi slammed his fist on the table in frustration, his face full of anger and helplessness.
Then, he looked expectantly at Nara Shikaku, hoping he could come up with a good solution.
Nara Shikaku glanced at Akimichi Choza, who was gritting his teeth and eating his food beside him, and a helpless bitter smile appeared on his face. The events of the night had left even his intelligent mind in a mess.
"Calm down, Haiyi. Things have come to this point, and we have no choice but to make a decision."
Shikaku paused, seemingly having made up his mind, and continued, "Right now, the most important thing is the secret techniques of our three clans. According to the information provided by the guards and the surveillance footage, the enemy likely entered using space-time ninjutsu. However, we all know how rare and difficult space-time ninjutsu is to learn in the ninja world. It's unlikely that so many people could master it at the same time. It must have been done by the same force or even the same person! Although we have sent clan ninjas to investigate the entire Hidden Leaf Village and arranged for clan members to join the Barrier Team to track down the enemy's whereabouts, the hope of catching them is probably slim when facing an enemy who knows space-time ninjutsu."
At this point, Shikaku also got a little agitated. He took a deep breath to force himself to calm down and continued his analysis.
"Fortunately, although the secret scrolls were lost, we still remember them and can copy them. Moreover, the secrets of these techniques and the corresponding drug formulas are in our minds. Since the enemy didn't succeed, we don't need to worry about leaks in the short term. However, I'm thinking that, apart from the Flying Thunder God Technique in the Scroll of Seals, the only other people in the ninja world who can master space-time ninjutsu are probably the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan. Based on tonight's situation and the intelligence we've gathered, it was Danzo and his group who went to wipe out the Uchiha clan tonight, and the Uchiha clan is basically extinct now."
When the topic of the Uchiha clan's demise came up, the three couldn't help but exchange glances, their faces twitching.
"So, under these circumstances, would anyone from the Uchiha clan still try to steal our secret techniques? In comparison, there's a high-ranking member of Konoha who has always coveted everyone's secret techniques and has even poached quite a few people from our clan!"
As Shikaku continued his analysis, the three of them grew increasingly pale. Choza stopped chewing in frustration and asked, "So what should we do now?"
"Those two assistants have repeatedly sent messengers claiming that an external enemy has invaded and annihilated the Uchiha clan, demanding that we send troops. This shows that the losses suffered by Root and Anbu are indeed enormous, although we don't know if these losses were caused by the Uchiha clan or by the external enemy they're talking about. Judging from the situation over there, the battle is extremely intense. The situation is unclear, and we can't keep dragging this out. I suggest we split into three groups. Half of the Jonin and the clan members below Chunin will stay behind, led by Lord Toga, to maintain vigilance and be ready to evacuate at any time. A quarter of the Jonin will continue to scout Konoha in teams, which is also to prevent external invasion and protect Konoha. We will gather some civilian ninjas who live nearby and go with the remaining Jonin to support the Hokage."
On the roof of the Hyuga clan head's residence, Hyuga Hiashi was discussing matters with the main family elders. Since the Hyuga clan had not been robbed, they were relatively calm.
"Chieftain, the Dark Guard is urging us again; it's time to make a decision."
Hiashi Hyuga looked towards the Uchiha clan's territory. Although the black clouds had disappeared, the thunderstorm from earlier still seemed to flicker before his eyes. "The enemy the Hokage and the others encountered seems to be quite formidable!"
The elder frowned deeply: "No matter what, we can't just not send troops. The battlefield is taking place in the Uchiha clan, and we should understand what that means. Under these circumstances, the Hyuga cannot show their faces."
The newly appointed fourth elder, Hyuga Sohei, was eager to show off and couldn't help but speak up before the other elders, "I think it would be better to send more members of the branch family. This would not only demonstrate the strength of the Hyuga clan but also show respect for the Hokage."
Upon hearing this, the second, third, and fifth elders of the main family exchanged a tacit glance and agreed, "The fourth elder is right. He should lead the charge and bring more branch family members to assist in the battle."
Hyuga Sohei was stunned!
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At the same time, the Aburame, Inuzuka, and other families were also discussing how to deal with the complicated situation at hand.
Finally, just as Hyuga Kaze and Sarutobi Hiruzen were getting impatient with their bickering, Mitokado Homura arrived at the Uchiha clan's territory with a combined force of about 2,000 commoner ninjas and clan ninjas that he had managed to gather with great difficulty.
Hyuga Sohei and the leaders of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans were instructed to lead the allied forces forward, while Mitokado Homura remained on the periphery to direct the barrier team in setting up a barrier to hinder space-time ninjutsu.
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