Escape From Konoha

Vol 9 Chapter 126: Cycle of Light and Shadow (End)

The sweltering heat left over from the summer has gradually disappeared from the air.

The autumn wind was bleak, and when Kakashi woke up in the morning, he noticed that today's weather was colder than the previous few days.

The rumors have been fermenting for three full days.

After vigorous suppression by the Anbu and the security forces, the situation has gradually improved.

If based on this rumor, if he doesn't release his ultimate move, it won't take long for this matter to be exposed.

In any case, Hokage is still in charge of Konoha on the bright side.

If you want to use this kind of low-level rumors to shake the righteousness of Hokage, it would be too contemptuous of the painstaking efforts of the three generations of Hokage for so many years.

What's more, behind the three generations of Hokage, there is also the behemoth of the Sarutobi clan.

Before him, the important department of Anbu was run by the ninjas of the Sarutobi clan. No one knew what kind of terrifying power this ninja clan, who usually does not show their talents, would erupt at critical moments.

Even now, some important positions in Anbu are still occupied by ninjas from the Sarutobi clan.

Not to mention, the three Zhuludie clans who are **** supporters of the Sarutobi clan.

Before the fall of the three generations of Naruto, the status of these four ninja clans was more stable than that of the Hyuga clan who had the blood succession limit.

Konoha is the world of ninja.

All high-level decision makers are from ninja origin.

It is extremely difficult to leverage the rule of the ninja clan based on the so-called rumors.

"Things have fermented to this point, it should be almost..."

Kakashi looked out the window at the street where the autumn wind was blowing, and it was much cooler than before.

Get out of bed and get dressed, wearing a forehead protector.

Kakashi pushed open the door, intending to go out.

But before walking to the door of a room, he stopped suddenly.

The door panel was locked, the door handle and the iron lock were covered with dust.

There was also a thick layer of dust accumulating in the cracks of the door.

Obviously, this room has been sitting here for a long time without opening it.

Kakashi turned around, and after a brief hesitation, he put his hand on the iron lock and twisted it lightly.

The iron lock was directly deformed and broke from the middle.

Kakashi unscrewed the doorknob, pushed the door open and went inside.

Dust was everywhere, the windows were closed, and the curtains covered the view outside the windows, making the room very dark. Many corners, beds, and cabinets were covered with cobwebs, like a haunted house.

Not only that, but in the center of the room, there was a puddle of blackened and dried blood clots that hadn't been cleaned up.

Judging from the traces, it has not been cleaned for a long time.

Every step Kakashi took, raised a lot of dust in the room.

He didn't pay attention to these, the goal was very clear, and he stopped in front of the cabinet on the wall.

Opening the drawer of the cabinet, there was very little dust inside, and a short knife with the same blade style as the one I was holding was quietly placed in the drawer.

Kakashi picked up the dagger, raised it a little higher than his eyes, and pulled the dagger out of the sheath with a clang.

The cold sword light reflected on Kakashi's black and white eyes. Because the sword light was too dazzling, he squinted his eyes subconsciously.

On the edge of the blade, it is faintly felt that there seems to be a scarlet color flowing past.

"It's time for you to come out..."

"Master Hokage, there is news from Master Tsunade!"

The sound of Anbu's sudden intrusion resounded in the room.

In Hokage's office, Hizhan and Shikaku, who hadn't slept almost all night, immediately lifted their spirits when they heard the news, as if their tiredness had been swept away from their bodies, and they sat up straight in their own seats .

"Show it to me quickly!"

Hizhan got up quickly, walked quickly to the Anbu ninja, and took the scroll from the Anbu ninja's hand.

Lu Jiu also got up, walked to Ri Zhan's side, and looked at the content on the scroll.

There are only a few lines of words on the scroll, indicating that Jiraiya and Anbu have found the traces of Tsunade in the Iron Country, and they will be able to contact Tsunade himself within the next two days.

Seeing this, whether it was Hirizhan or Lu Jiu, the tense muscles on their faces relaxed.

Jiraiya, who was out, and the news from Anbu, like timely rain, extinguished the fire of disaster that was burning wildly in the hearts of the two.

No matter what, I finally saw the key to breaking the game.

"Continue to keep in touch with that side, and ask Jiraiya to tell Tsunade the difficult situation the village is facing now. Also tell Tsunade that the daimyo has agreed for her to succeed the Fifth Hokage!"

Rolling up the scroll, Hirazan said solemnly to the Anbu ninja in front of him.

Things are different this time, and Tsunade can't tolerate pushback and rejection of Hokage's position.

"yes!"

The Anbu ninja responded and left quickly.

"Hokage-sama, since Tsunade-sama has news, we just need to keep Elder Danzo steady and not provoke him."

Lu Jiu calmly analyzed.

For them who have already grasped the trump card, at this time, it is not appropriate to have too much conflict with Danzo, and unnecessary changes will occur.

Rizo nodded in agreement.

Lu Jiu's thoughts coincided with his.

Danzo has already planned to put all his eggs in one basket. Although he is not afraid of a head-on conflict as Hokage, this will definitely arouse a strong rebound from the fighting faction.

For him who wants to buy time with all his heart, it is not suitable for him to escalate the conflict with Danzo at this time.

At least Dayi is on his side. Facing Danzo, who has always lacked this foundation, he has a huge advantage in name to operate.

As long as he, as Hokage, doesn't make mistakes, Danzo has nothing to do about it.

"Just follow what you said. Next, we will focus on stabilizing the public opinion in the village. We will talk about the rest when Tsunade comes back."

When Ri Zhan said this, he had sufficient confidence.

It seems to have returned to the glorious years of my youth, and my mind is settled.

No matter what, he is always Hokage. As long as he occupies this name and has a huge ruling base in the village, it will be difficult for Danzo to launch a coup by force.

If Danzo really wants to follow the example of the fourth generation of Mizukage Goju in Kirigakure who lost his warehouse after a successful coup, or the Uchiha clan who were losers, Hizun would not mind letting Danzo taste the bitterness of a fiasco.

At that time, I might be able to solve the root, the biggest curse inside the leaves, once and for all.

At this moment, the door of the office was pushed open again.

Still an Anbu ninja wearing a mask.

As soon as he came in, he shouted eagerly: "The big thing is not good, Hokage-sama, there are... rumors outside..."

"Rumors outside? What happened to those rumors?"

Seeing this Anbu ninja rushing in so hastily, Hirazan immediately questioned him.

Although knowing the news about Tsunade gave him a little more confidence, he still didn't dare to be careless in the face of Danzo.

As a close friend since childhood, he is very aware of the difficulty of his old friend.

"The wind of rumors outside began to change, involving...involving..."

The Anbu ninja also seemed to be very flustered and didn't dare to continue talking.

"What's involved? Tell me quickly!"

Seeing Anbu hesitating, both Hizhan and Lujiu's expressions darkened.

Ordinary gossip would not have panicked Anbu ninjas so much.

But now that the Anbu ninja is acting in such a mess, it is obvious that the rumors outside involve more sensitive matters.

"It involves... the fourth Hokage-sama..."

When the Anbu ninja said these words, it was as if all the strength had been pulled out of his body, and the clothes on his back were soaked in cold sweat.

"Watergate?"

Ri Zhan and Lu Jiuju took a breath of cold air, their bodies trembled, and a deep uneasiness emerged in their hearts.

Although they knew that Danzo was bold, they didn't expect that Danzo would bring up the Fourth Hokage who had died twelve years ago.

"How did those rumors spread..."

Ri Zhan suppressed the panic in his heart, managed to calm down and asked.

"Those rumors claim that Master Hokage deliberately delayed the rescue time when Kyuubi attacked Konoha twelve years ago, and deliberately caused the death of four generations of Master Hokage..."

After hearing this, Ri Zhan took a step back as if his body had been hit hard, and coughed violently.

There was a cold murderous look in the cloudy eyes, which made the temperature in the room drop several degrees.

The Anbu ninja swallowed his saliva and shuddered, feeling uneasy as he felt the terrifying murderous aura continuously released from Hirzen's body.

"Tuan-Tibet-"

Ri Zhan almost gritted his teeth and said this name, his eyes were red with killing intent.

Lu Jiu smiled wryly, gaining a new understanding of the boldness of this ninja's darkness.

Not only the Third Hokage, but even Minato, the deceased Fourth Hokage, dared to speak out.

You know, there are many diehards in the village who once followed the fourth generation of goals. Did Danzo think that the incident was not big enough, so he came here specially to add fuel to the fire?

It seems that this is not just a battle between the roots and the Naruto faction, I am afraid that even the Konoha ninja who was once loyal to Minato is willing to stand up.

If the scale is not well grasped, Lu Jiu just thinks about it and feels shuddering.

"Are there any other remarks besides this?"

Sensing that this Anbu ninja seemed to have something to say, Lu Jiu had already made the best preparations.

"...The rumors also claimed that in order to cover up the fact that Master Hokage plotted against the Fourth Master, he has been covering up the identity of the Fourth Master's child for twelve years. erase…"

"..."

There was a deathly silence in the office.

Lu Jiu was stunned.

I thought I had underestimated Danzo's boldness, but now it seems that the estimation just now greatly underestimated Danzo's courage.

Not only the Fourth Hokage, but now even the sons of the Fourth Hokage are involved and this secret is made public.

Naruto, because he is Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, his identity in the village is very sensitive, and now he has announced his identity as the son of Hokage...

Lu Jiu's mouth twitched, his eyelids twitched.

As Konoha's think tank, he didn't know how to deal with this kind of thing for the first time.

Even in the face of the behemoth of the Kingdom of Ghosts, no matter what, he can come up with some countermeasures, and even if he dies in the line of duty, it is still a way out.

But with such a complicated matter, he really didn't know how to deal with it.

How can such rumors be stopped?

In particular, the rumor itself has a certain factual basis, but some important details have been modified.

But in any case, Naruto's identity is beyond doubt.

He is the son of Hokage, and he should have enjoyed the treatment of the son of a hero, instead of being scolded and disgusted by the villagers.

Lu Jiu only felt that he was one head and two big now.

Not to mention the third generation of Hokage, Ri Zhan, the murderous intent in his eyes has turned into substance, making Hokage's office sink into a quagmire-like oppressive atmosphere, making people breathless.

"...how dare he...how dare he..."

boom.

The office door was pushed open again.

The ones who entered were Shikahisa's including Akimichi Choza and Yamanaka Kaiichi.

Looking at their eyes, they obviously got the rumors from outside, and rushed in anxiously.

When they were about to speak, Lu Jiu smiled wryly and said, "There is no need to report, this side already knows."

Ding Zuo and Hai Yi were slightly taken aback, looked at Hizhan who had lost his mind, had no choice but to look at Lu Jiu for help, and asked, "Lu Jiu, what should we do next?"

"Ask me? Who should I ask?"

Lu Jiu could only smile wryly again.

It can only be said that Danzo made too much noise this time.

He also wanted to ask, how will Danzo end up?

In other words, has Danzo considered how to end it?

Even, Lu Jiu began to suspect that if things were allowed to continue, would even the Uchiha clan that disappeared for no apparent reason have to be announced...

It was beyond Lu Jiu's imagination that a high-ranking elder dared to be so bold.

What's even more ridiculous is that this fierce tiger grew up under the eyes of the third generation of Hokage.

The power of the Fighting faction, or the power of the roots... Has it gotten out of control to this point?

Ding Zuo and Hai Yi looked at each other, and they both saw the sigh in each other's eyes.

The pig, deer, and butterfly clans all prosper, and all suffer. This is a covenant that has been kept since the Warring States Period.

The three clans have long been like one clan.

Compared with the Sarutobi clan, the relationship between the three clans is obviously closer.

This time they were invited to come here, on the one hand, to fulfill the contract with the Sarutobi clan. As the patriarchs, they must do their part and must set an example and not break their promises.

But on the one hand, it was also considered for the family's retreat.

Could it be that, is it really necessary to consider the worst plan?

Ding Zuo and Hai considered this question at first.

The biggest question is, will Konoha, who is ruled by the darkness of the ninja, really tolerate the growth of the ninja clan?

"Go, go and negotiate with Danzo..."

In the office, Ri Zhan's bitter voice suddenly sounded.

The joy of finding Tsunade disappeared in an instant.

Hearing Ri Zhan's arrangement, the three of Lu Jiu fell silent.

They could hear from Ri Zhan's difficult tone that this meant compromise.

"Tell Kakashi to return immediately."

Lu Jiu instructed the Anbe ninja beside him.

The Anbe ninja froze for a moment, then looked at Hizan, who closed his eyes and nodded.

"yes."

Anbu Ninja left directly to find Kakashi.

"When Kakashi comes back, I'll go with you, Hokage-sama."

Lu Jiu said in a low voice.

Now their only chance of winning is Tsunade who has not yet returned.

No matter how this negotiation is, the hungry wolf Danzo must be fed, in exchange for enough time for Tsunade to return.

"You arrange it."

Sandai Hokage took a deep breath, turned and walked to the window, looking at the scenery outside, silent.

"Then let's go down too, Hokage-sama."

Ding Zuo and Hai Yi bowed slightly and exited the office.

In the corridor outside, Ding Zuo and Hai Yi looked solemn.

"I didn't expect the situation to be so serious."

"Yeah, with Lu Jiu's arrangement, I'm afraid I've already prepared for the worst. When the time comes, we..."

Hai's eyes darkened.

"If Hokage-sama fails, the contract with the Sarutobi clan will end with the three of us."

Ding Zuo also sighed.

Like Haiyi and Lujiu, he is ready to sacrifice to preserve his family.

But even if it is death, you must not break your promise, fulfill the contract with the Sarutobi clan, and fight for it until the blood is shed.

"Fuyue... was faced with this kind of dilemma back then, right?"

Hai Yi suddenly said an unexpected name.

Ding Zuo was slightly surprised.

Hai Yi smiled and said: "Even if it is as strong as the ghost country, it has no ability to silently destroy a huge ninja in Konoha. Don't tell me, Ding Zuo, do you think a Uchiha Itachi can do all this?"

A huge family was wiped out right under their noses, but Anbu didn't discover the fact that the Uchiha clan was wiped out until the next day.

If Anbu's action was really slow to this extent, then Hokage would have been successfully assassinated countless times.

"Yeah, the Uchiha made his choice, now it's our turn to choose..."

Ding Zuo nodded, but his mood calmed down.

When they made the decision to bring a part of the family to assist Ri Zhan, they had the consciousness of sacrifice.

Now that we have this awareness, then why should we be afraid of the so-called death?

At least in this way, the family can survive.

"The will of fire... the elders of the family, what they regret the most is letting us young people enter the ninja school to study..."

While talking and joking, Ding Zuo and Hai Yi walked further and further away, and disappeared from the end of the corridor.

The next road, the worst is nothing more than death.

Therefore, the two walked very calmly.

In the wide and huge space, countless corridors are suspended in the air, criss-crossing, seemingly chaotic, but arranged in a certain order.

Below the criss-crossing corridors, there is a bottomless darkness, like a giant beast with its **** mouth open, which makes people shudder.

Feeling the humidity and coldness in the environment, Ri Zhan couldn't remember the last time he came to Genbu's headquarters.

Maybe it was ten years ago, maybe it was twenty years ago... Every time he came here, Ri Zhan had a complicated and painful mood.

This time is no exception.

Because the rumors circulating outside are not just rumors.

What he is involved is not just the battle between the two factions, but also the marginalized supporters of the Fourth Hokage, and the neutral Nine-Tails Jinchuriki-Naruto.

Among them, Naruto is the weakest, but he is also the one that Hirazan is most worried about.

Danzo dragged it in, no matter how angry Hirizhan was, it would not help.

I can only come to Genbu headquarters in person to negotiate with Danzo to prevent further rumors in the village from erupting.

At least the influence should be suppressed to a minimum, and sufficient time should be bought for Tsunade's return.

Therefore, on the way here, Hirizhan was ready to compromise with Danzo again.

As long as Danzo's request is not excessive, he can try to accept it.

If Danzo's persecution is too ruthless... A cold and stern look flashed in Hirizhan's eyes.

He is still Hokage!

Under the protection of Kakashi, Shikahisa, and a group of four Anbe Jōnin, Hizan personally led the team, walked to one of the corridors, and walked towards the huge iron gate at the end of the corridor.

Just when he reached the middle of the corridor, Ri Zhan stopped in his tracks.

Countless figures shuttled in the dimly lit space, and a large number of root ninjas wearing painted masks appeared on the rest of the corridors, staring at Hirizan and his group with sharp eyes, as if they were machines without emotional fluctuations.

The breath of each of these people is very good, which proves that every ninja has extraordinary skills, at least the beginning of Zhongren.

Even among the Chunin, I'm afraid it's one of the outstanding ones.

Among them, there is an unknown number of junin mixed in.

From their eyes, it can be seen that the ninja at the root has no respect for the Hokage Hizan.

It's just that Hokage, who holds a high position among Konoha, is regarded as the prey that is about to be hunted by the roots in the past.

One... Thirteen... Twenty-one... Forty-seven... Lu Jiu silently counted the number of ninjas at the root.

Even so, there are many more root ninjas, hidden in the dark, not revealed.

Therefore, the more counting, the heavier Lu Jiu's heart became.

Although I knew that the roots were very powerful, I didn't expect the roots to grow to this extent.

This scale is not the same as that of Anbu, and may even be stronger.

It can be said that as long as Danzo becomes Hokage, Genbu can immediately take over all the work of Anbu, manage Konoha Village in an orderly manner, and there will be no shortage of manpower and the dilemma of unable to implement orders.

This also means that when Danzo comes to power, his dependence on ninja will be greatly reduced.

At this time, the huge iron door at the end of the corridor slowly opened.

A one-eyed old man who was about the same age as Hirazan walked slowly with a limp, surrounded by four root ninjas, on crutches.

Although the walking posture was a little limp, when the steps landed on the ground, they were very calm, without any vainness.

The exposed left eye is as sharp as a blade, piercing people's hearts.

Just by taking a look, Lu Jiu felt his eyes sting, and looked away, not daring to look at Danzo.

After walking for half a minute, Danzo, surrounded by four root ninjas, stopped three meters in front of Hirazan.

"Day cut."

"Danzo."

The two called out each other's name, staring at each other tightly, never relaxing.

Afterwards, Danzo's eyes lingered on Shikaku's body for a while, until the other party lowered his head, he turned his gaze to the right side of Hiruzen, where Anbu was.

Standard Anbu clothing, wearing an animal mask, silver-white hair and a white-toothed dagger, revealing his identity—Kakashi Hatake.

As for the other four Anbu jounin, Danzo took the initiative to ignore them.

"You should know why I'm here. You can't let go of the rumors outside."

Rizhan and Danzo got straight to the point, and there was no time to waste time with Danzo here.

"I need a place."

Danzo also spoke without hesitation.

"Location?"

"That's right, there will be another position of advisor elder, which will be taken up by Hinata Hyuzu, the patriarch of the Hyuga Clan."

Danzo said.

Hirizhan's face darkened, he didn't expect that the collusion between the Hyuga clan and Danzo had reached this level.

Or is this just Danzo's own side of the story?

In fact, the Hyuga clan did not consider this aspect at all.

If this is the case, Danzo must have other arrangements.

"Yes. However, the rumors outside must stop!"

Sun Zhan said in a deep voice.

No matter what, let's settle the rumors first. As for the extra consultant position, it won't be implemented in a short while.

"Give me three hours."

"Yes, three hours later, I will hold a high-level meeting and add a consultant position."

The two of them fought each other like a knife like a sword, very crisp and neat.

They are very clear that the time right now is very precious, and everything that can be shelved must be shelved, and those that cannot be shelved must be dealt with after pressing, and they cannot be procrastinated.

Seeing that Danzo agreed, Hirizhe breathed a sigh of relief, and when he was about to leave, Danzo suddenly said:

"Then, let's begin."

start? What started?

Whether it is Hizhan or Lujiu, they are all at a loss.

Suddenly, Kakashi, who was on the right side of Hirazan, suddenly exploded.

The icy sword glow tore through the air, and slashed at Ri Zhan's back mercilessly.

Blood spattered out.

The action is done in one go.

So much so that when the pain came, Ri Zhan had a look of astonishment, shock, disbelief, and confusion flashed through his eyes.

Before he could react, Danzo quickly stepped forward, taking advantage of Hirizhan's weakness, stretched out his hand, and grabbed Hirizhan's throat fiercely.

The black binding spell walked from Danzo's wrist like a snake, entwined around Hizan's body, and controlled it.

The four Anbu jounin on the side reacted and stepped forward to stop Kakashi.

Suddenly, one of Anbe Jōnin suddenly took a step behind, swiped the ninja sword quickly, and the sharp wind blade turned from the blade to cover the surroundings.

Pooh!

Three Anbu jounin were stabbed in the back one after another, lost the power to resist, and fell to the ground.

Lu Jiu's expression changed drastically, this scene happened so suddenly that his mind went blank.

When he came back to his senses, the four root ninjas who followed Danzo drew out their ninja swords and placed them around his neck, preventing him from making any rash moves.

"For...why..."

Compared with the knife wound on the back, what made Hizun more heartbroken was Kakashi's betrayal.

Why…

Why Kakashi betrayed himself...

As for Hirizhan's question, Kakashi didn't say a word, holding the blood-stained White Fang dagger, he jumped down towards the dark abyss next to him, and his figure disappeared into the vast darkness without a trace.

"I won, Sun Zhan."

Danzo's cold voice sounded.

"Danzo, you..."

"Up to now, you don't think that it was your Anbu who sent Tsunade's news back?"

Danzo's strength increased again.

Ri Zhan Tong Kong shrank, his old face twisted in pain.

"If you don't do this, if you don't leave a hope for you, you, who have no way to retreat, will never come to negotiate with me...Let me tell you, the hope in your heart has never existed from the beginning!"

The strength of Danzo's arm increased again, and Hirizan's entire face began to flush red.

Because the body is controlled by Danzo's spell, he can't even do basic struggle.

"It's time to infuse you with a new 'hope'..."

Danzo raised his other hand and unwrapped the bandage covering his right eye.

In the ferocious Sharingan, three of the Gouyu began to connect, forming a more complicated pattern.

"Write, write sharing eyes!?"

Lu Jiu lost his voice in shock.

He never imagined that Danzo's hidden right eye turned out to be Sharingan, and that style...

Kaleidoscope Sharingan!

Hizan, who was forced to raise his head and stared at Danzo, continued to look at each other for a minute, and the expression of struggle in his eyes slowly recovered, exuding a strange and peaceful atmosphere.

Seeing Hirazan who had been controlled by the Kaleidoscope Sharingan, Danzo let go of the palm that was strangling his neck.

Ri Zhan fell powerlessly on the corridor, his frail appearance was like a helpless old man, coughing non-stop, dejected.

"You are the beloved Hokage in the sun, but I am the root buried deep in the ground..."

The light that breaks through the darkness will dominate everything.

"Now~www.wuxiamtl.com~ you are responsible for all the crimes."

Only in this way can I become the new light of the village, Hiriza!

The ambition in Danzo's eyes is no longer concealed, showing the sharpest fangs to Hokage.

In front of him, there is no opponent!

—————

Chapter tail skin.

Hizan: Danzo, you—

Danzo: Hizhan, I am Hokage!

Day Zhan: Danzo, you will regret it!

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(PS: The way to save Konoha, let Danzo become light!)

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