The people present were not political novices. They understood Genji's scheme with a little thought.
This was to create suspicion between the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and Konoha. Then use the death of the Daimyo of the Land of Water to make the Daimyos of other countries feel a sense of crisis.
By forcing the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to prove his innocence, the Daimyo would absolutely not allow Konoha to attack the Land of Water at this time.
Ao's eyes lit up. He stood up and said impatiently, "I'll go deliver the message right now."
Genji finally turned his gaze to Yagura Karatachi. His head slightly lowered. His eyes shrouded in shadow.
"The most important thing is still that group of monsters. They must be dealt with at the fastest speed."
"I can only entrust this matter to you, Yagura."
Yagura stood up slowly.
"Except for Utakata and a portion of those remaining behind, everyone else will move out with me."
His gaze mainly lingered on the several clan heads. He also cast a glance at the four second-generation Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
Land of Fire. Konoha.
Inside the Hokage Building. Hokage's office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's brows were tightly knitted. His eyes looking seriously at the two scrolls before him.
One was an inquiry from the Daimyo. Its tone rather severe.
The other was an inquiry from the Hidden Mist Village of the Land of Water. Asking if they intended to break the peace treaty.
Clang.
The door was pushed open. Danzo Shimura and the two advisors walked in.
"What happened?"
Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado asked with some confusion.
After all, the two of them were only Hokage Advisors. They still relied on the village's forces for intelligence.
Danzo was different. His gaze looked at Hiruzen with a hint of watching a good show.
"The Daimyo of the Land of Water is dead."
Hiruzen spoke in a heavy tone.
"What does this have to do with us? Even if it's for revenge, that's the Hidden Mist Village's business."
Homura sat nearby. Speaking indifferently.
"Could it be that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire also wants to intervene?"
Koharu frowned slightly.
It had only been three years since the war ended. The village had experienced two chaotic incidents. Having barely recovered any vitality.
Konoha currently did not have the capability to execute such a large-scale transnational mission. If elite ninjas died in another country, they wouldn't even have a place to reason.
After all, that was the Hidden Mist Village's territory.
"The ones who killed the Daimyo were a group of monsters. And those monsters were created by that escaped embryo."
Hiruzen spoke with a dark face.
"What?"
Koharu's eyes widened. She then said in astonishment, "The Daimyo wouldn't think this matter is related to us, would he?"
Hiruzen's face turned ugly.
"This is a letter from the Daimyo. Asking me to go to the Daimyo's residence to explain this matter clearly. If I don't go..."
He didn't finish his sentence. But the meaning was obvious. If he didn't go, the Daimyo would very likely cut off funding and supplies immediately.
He would directly force him to step down and have Konoha elect a new Hokage.
Danzo was also somewhat astonished internally. He knew some intelligence about the Land of Water. But he didn't expect the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to have this attitude.
Subsequently, a surge of ecstasy welled up in his heart. If Hiruzen was ordered to step down by the Daimyo, then he would have a chance.
Just at this moment, Danzo noticed Hiruzen staring at him calmly.
"Danzo. During my absence, any actions by Root must have the signatures of the two advisors and must be accompanied by ANBU ninjas."
Hearing this, Danzo's heart instantly sank. Feeling Hiruzen's gaze, he could only nod.
"Continue to monitor the Uchiha clan during this time. But do not act rashly."
Homura expressed his understanding. But suddenly thought of something and spoke up.
"What about Zenji?"
"Continue to monitor the training class. Other than that, do not take any other actions."
Hiruzen took a puff from his pipe.
"Monitor Fugaku Uchiha. Every contact he has with Zenji must be recorded."
Over the past few months, Fugaku's frequent contact with Zenji had already given Hiruzen a bad feeling.
On another side.
Inside the training ground of the training class.
Itachi Uchiha protected his face with both fists. Chakra flowed rapidly. Forming a highly effective defense in a stimulated state.
But every punch that landed made him feel incredibly heavy. The opponent's mastery over the Chakra Enhancement Technique far exceeded his.
"Hey, hey, hey. Why aren't you fighting back? It's too boring to fight like this."
Gojo Satoru smiled playfully.
He only used one hand. Continuously attacking various parts of Itachi's upper body. Making Itachi exhausted from mobilizing chakra.
Evenly distributed chakra couldn't withstand Gojo Satoru's heavy punches. He had to concentrate most of his chakra to block.
But gathering most of his chakra could only cover a small portion of his body's limbs. So he needed to move it rapidly.
Itachi's eyes turned red. With a single tomoe inside. Keenly locking onto Gojo Satoru's movements.
"He learns very fast. I think he should be able to finish learning the six techniques within three months."
Zenji spoke softly. Watching this scene from the edge of the training ground.
Hearing this, Shisui Uchiha shook his head slightly. Speaking softly.
"Just learning it is useless. The degree of completion is the key."
With his mastery of the Enhancement Technique over these years, Shisui found that although this technique was basic and could only enhance the body and weapons...
It could grow synchronously with the deepening of completion and the strengthening of chakra. It was a very excellent technique.
Absolutely not as simple as an ordinary basic technique.
"It seems you have a deeper understanding of the Enhancement Technique. How about it? Do you want to learn this final technique?"
Zenji turned his head and suddenly said.
This time, Shisui didn't refuse. But looked at Itachi.
Itachi. You must be suffering too. After all, no child is born wanting to hide themselves from their parents.
The clansmen's emphasis on strength completely ignores your feelings. But every clansman came this way. They also care about the lives of those close to them. Which is why they awaken such eyes.
"Zenji. We are clearly people of the same village. And our predecessors all sacrificed their lives for this village. Why do they treat each other as enemies?"
Shisui stood by and spoke in a low voice.
Zenji watched the battle on the field. Speaking softly.
"Everyone is independent. They have their own joys, sorrows, and angers. And won't change their own will because of things they haven't experienced."
"Those so-called predecessors are ultimately just written memories. What they personally experienced was the Nine-Tails."
"But the truth isn't like that."
Zenji didn't answer immediately. He merely turned to look at Shisui. Speaking indifferently.
"If the Hokage said that, someone might actually believe it."
Shisui's heart was heavy. Unlike in the original story, with Zenji's guidance, he had a more profound understanding of some matters.
The source of the Uchiha clan's current predicament wasn't anyone else. But the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
The reason the other party did this was also very simple. It wasn't because he suspected that the mysterious masked man was an Uchiha.
It was because the person who caused the Nine-Tails incident possessed the Sharingan. This meant the Uchiha clan was fully capable and likely to do the exact same thing.
"Trust... if both sides cannot trust each other, the situation simply cannot be alleviated."
Shisui spoke with a heavy tone.
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