"...So, under the current circumstances, Uchiha Fugaku took his family, the future Uchiha Sasuke and Naruto, to play in their clan for a whole day?"

"...That's right."

"It's not just a cover, but it's doing other things secretly, right?"

"We tracked and monitored all the way and found nothing else. It was indeed just an ordinary trip."

"……hateful!"

Mito Kadoen was furious: "What's going on in Konoha now? Uchiha Fugaku actually collaborated with his unruly son to act like this. It's really deplorable!"

"This is because I don't take Konoha seriously at all..." Koharu said slowly when he went to bed with a gloomy face.

Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't speak, and just continued to smoke the cigarette rod in his hand. He was no longer young, and he had become older and thinner in the past two days, almost looking like he was weak.

"Hiruzen, please speak up." Mito Katoen said with a bad expression, "We can't just let it go like this, right? If this continues, Uchiha might even be able to dominate the village."

"Yes..." Koharu nodded as he went to bed, "At that time, how can we face the teacher?" After all, the teacher suppressed Uchiha to death when he was there.

When Sarutobi Hiruzen heard this, he couldn't help being amused. He said, "It's as if now we have the honor to meet our teacher." After he became Hokage, his behavior became increasingly smooth, and he really

He hadn't said such straightforward sarcastic words in many years. So after he finished speaking, he was stunned for a moment. In a trance, he seemed to see his former self, a "silly boy" who looked a bit like his second son Asma.

Then unknowingly, he "lost" himself.

As soon as this statement came out, Mito Monobu and Koharu both lost their words - yes, as disciples, they failed to protect the Senju clan left by their teacher, and even failed to protect the graves of their teacher and the first generation.

After their death, their bodies were wantonly desecrated, so how could they have the dignity to meet their teachers in the Pure Land...

Not to mention, after investigation, Jing’s eyes...

Also in Danzo's hands.

The point is, if they don't know about it at all, they can still comfort themselves by saying it's because of "stupidity." But the problem is, after so many years, they know that Danzo has the "root" in his hands, and they also know that the latter is doing very dangerous things behind his back.

They have done a lot of bad things. But because they are old teammates who have supported each other for many years, and because Danzo has indeed brought them a lot of conveniences,... they more or less turn a blind eye.

patronage mentality.

"...Who knew that Danzo could be so insane and crazy?" Mito Kadoyan said forcefully, "He is crazy, he has been crazy for a long time. But he did these things. At most, we just trust him too much."

As for the oversight, what does it have to do with us?"

"Yes." Koharu nodded as she went to bed. Although she still couldn't bear it, she knew that Danzo, whose crimes were exposed in front of so many people, would definitely be "unprofitable". At this time, everything was pushed to the limit.

The most correct decision is to take on the other party. They also have families they want to protect behind their backs, so they can't be dragged into the water just because of this little friendship, right? Besides, "If we knew that Danzo actually took the bodies of the First Daime and his teacher,

If you secretly take away Jing's eyes while doing research, you will definitely object."

"That makes sense." Mito Menyan agreed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen thought: Three of the four people in this sentence have already gone, and one is still half-dead in the lowest level of Konoha Prison. No matter what you say, no one will believe it, so what you said

, what’s the point?

"Hiruzen, please speak up. After all, you are still Hokage and you cannot evade your responsibilities."

Urged by his old classmates and comrades, Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his eyelids and asked: "What do you think I can do? Rush over and challenge the future Uchiha Sasuke, and then tell everyone that the current Hokage of Konoha is indeed not a

Uchiha’s opponent?”

"...Then we should at least find out what happened to his Wood Release, right?"

"Yes, forget about Kaleidoscope, Wood Release is what an Uchiha should have?!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at his two companions who were obviously panicking and realized that they were also old.

He suddenly remembered what his teacher said back then -

"After all, the future of Konoha belongs to you young people. In a few years, when the situation has completely stabilized, I will consider abdicating. After all, my aging body and mind may be able to do other things, but they are not suitable.

Leading a village that is still in the development stage forward."

When he said this, the teacher, who was actually in his forties, looked like he was not that old. He looked like he was in his twenties at most. But it is undeniable that the departure of the first generation seemed to have taken away a lot of his "anger"

, Therefore, although the teacher still wanted to protect the Konoha left behind by the First Generation, he had no intention of continuing to develop and was prepared in advance to pass on the throne.

He remembered his teacher's words, so he passed the throne to the younger and more promising Minato.

To this day, no, until his death, he will not regret this decision.

Minato is a very good and dedicated Hokage, but it's a pity...

However, today, he realized that the teacher's words at that time were not directed at "Hokage". Not only him, but also Danzo, who is still in a high position at an old age, Men Yan, Koharu, and many more

Others, perhaps, should have quit long ago.

Because they have become an obstacle to Konoha's development.

Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his eyes and said, "I just received the summons. Jiraiya and Tsunade are on their way back."

"That's good." Koharu breathed a sigh of relief when he went to bed, "After all, they are two of Konoha's 'Three Ninjas'. With them here, our chances of winning will be much higher."

Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to lower his head and smoke his cigarette, thinking: No, you have no chance of winning, because maybe we are the ones who should be "cleared out".

He had such a premonition, but he did not intend to stop or resist. He only planned to do what he should do before that happened.

"...What should I do with the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki?" Koharu suddenly asked after sleeping, "Just keep it there? What if that Uchiha reveals his true colors and releases the Nine-Tails again?"

"If he wants to destroy the village, he doesn't need to use the Nine Tails." Sarutobi Hiruzen replied, "Besides, I asked Hatake Kakashi to stay with them day and night. If something happens, he will take it back at the risk of his life.

Naruto. At this stage, since he has not shown strong malice towards Naruto and the village, my judgment is to try not to anger the other party until the situation is completely stabilized."

"Yes..." Koharu nodded slowly as he went to bed, "Kakashi Hatake... is still useful, and the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki is Minato's... I can leave this matter to him, so you can rest assured. Although if it's because of

It's a pity that he died, but it is the honor of every Konoha ninja to sacrifice his life for the village. Just like his teacher, just like his teammates."

"Yes." Mito Kadoyan sneered, "He can't die in a humiliating and meaningless way like his father."

"..." Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered his eyes and said nothing.

He thought, sure enough, once you start to hate a person, that person even breathes wrongly. At this moment, he actually wanted to beat these two guys to death. But why should he be so pretentious? Maybe he himself is not that good.

Where to go.

"Hmph, let's let that Uchiha boy be arrogant and happy for a few more days."

The grasshoppers who did not know whether to live or die in autumn made an annoying chirp.

But actually...

Uchiha Sasuke may indeed be arrogant enough, but he is really not happy at all.

In fact, after he returned home from shopping, he had already shown obvious symptoms of "escaping his wife" similar to "dehydration". He lay lazily on his side on the floor at home and did not want to move, but continued to watch motionless.

outside the house.

Sasuke and Naruto, who didn't quite understand what "lovesickness" meant, continued to play together happily, looking through various things that adults bought when they went out today, and making "biubiu~" sounds from time to time.

Uchiha Mikoto was preparing dinner in the kitchen.

Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi are helping.

Uchiha Fugaku silently stared at his future second son for a while, and then asked his granddaughter in a low voice, who was sitting aside and reading the scroll: "Saya, your father...is there really no problem?"

"No problem." Uchiha Saya replied in the same low voice, "It's just because I miss my mother too much that I entered the energy-saving mode. However, it does not affect the combat effectiveness, or in other words, he is already a little irritable at the moment, who

If you dare to harass him, you will definitely be beaten."

Uchiha Fugaku: "..." The second son will be good in everything in the future, but he is somewhat hopeless.

The big black cat, which was waiting on the corridor outside for the "power supply" to arrive on its own, collapsed into a long strip, shook its ears and flicked its tail. It was too lazy to speak and just continued to use its thoughts to generate electricity crazily for the "meow star".

Wave--

Wife, wife, wife...

Come on, come on, come on...

Miss you, miss you, miss you...

In the evening.

Uchiha Sasuke, who always had a good appetite, only took a few bites of the sumptuous meal before saying "Sorry" and putting down his bowl and chopsticks.

"Sasuke." Uchiha Fugaku frowned and said with disapproval, "Even if you miss your family, you shouldn't ruin your body. Having a full stomach doesn't stop you from waiting for others."

"..." Uchiha Sasuke was silent for a moment, picked up the bowl and chopsticks again, and continued to eat, accepting his father's suggestion. But at the moment, he was not only missing and anxious, but also a little worried, because it had been more than a day.

He began to doubt whether Saya's message was successfully transmitted...

This is not bad, because Sister Daizi will definitely notice their disappearance.

What he is worried about is...

After I left, something unexpected happened in the village over there.

Although this possibility is slim, but...

What if?

What if someone took the opportunity to cause trouble while she was working hard to locate their coordinates? Then...

At the end of the thought, the chopsticks in his hand almost pierced the bowl.
To be continued...