Chapter 43: Give Them a Genjutsu of Hell
Hearing this, Hyuga Hiashi's Byakugan trembled slightly. He looked at the Hokage Advisor with a blank face, his eyes seeming to say:
"Are you serious?"
The already frustrated Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his temples upon hearing this.
He felt like he really couldn't hold on any longer.
Why were all the people around him such pig teammates?
Utatane Koharu urged with a serious face: "Hyuga Clan Head! What are you waiting for? This concerns the life and death of Konoha!"
Although the advisor had spoken, Hyuga Hiashi still looked troubled.
Using the Byakugan to spy on the Hokage was a major taboo.
But the Third, in order to silence Koharu's nagging, nodded at Hiashi.
Only then did Hiashi feel at ease. Veins bulged around his eye sockets as he activated his Byakugan.
After observing for a moment, he bowed ninety degrees to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Lord Hokage, I have offended you just now!"
Seeing Hiashi's reaction, Utatane Koharu finally put aside her suspicions.
"Everyone, at this point, there is no other way. We can only do as Naruto said. Otherwise, after today, Konoha may no longer exist!" the Third said, looking at these pillars of Konoha.
Nara Shikaku furrowed his brows, his mind racing as he considered whether there was still a better solution in this situation.
But Utatane Koharu didn't think at all and directly advised: "Hiruzen, you are being too pessimistic. Although the jinchuriki is strong, if we gather the full strength of the village, can't we still fight against him?"
"Back then, even the real Nine-Tails appeared and was still suppressed. Could the jinchuriki be harder to deal with than the Nine-Tails itself?"
"Since this jinchuriki won't listen, then just replace him!"
Upon hearing this, the Third took a deep breath, his head starting to feel dizzy.
Before he could explain, Nara Shikaku spoke in a deep voice.
"The jinchuriki is indeed harder to deal with than the Tailed Beast itself. Moreover, Naruto possesses a space-time ninjutsu like Flying Thunder God, which is the most troublesome part."
"As long as he doesn't fight us head-on, we have no way to deal with him."
"If Naruto fires a Tailed Beast Bomb and then uses Flying Thunder God to escape, it won't take many days before Konoha is bombed into ruins."
Reminded by Nara Shikaku, Utatane Koharu fell silent.
"Moreover, the one who sealed the Nine-Tails back then was the Fourth…" Nara Shikaku stopped halfway and didn't continue.
"So why does the jinchuriki, such a dangerous existence, know Flying Thunder God?!"
Utatane Koharu once again created a problem and shifted the blame.
Clap clap clap!
At this moment, a crisp sound of applause suddenly rang out in the Hokage's office.
Immediately after came a slightly playful young voice.
"Analyzed very well. However, old lady, at your age, don't you still understand that it's very rude to speak badly about someone behind their back?"
With a whoosh, Naruto suddenly appeared in the center of the crowd.
"It's… it's you!" Utatane Koharu staggered back several steps. If Mitokado Homura hadn't supported her, she would have fallen to the ground.
When she clearly saw that the person was Naruto, the flesh on her face trembled.
"You call me dangerous? Heh."
"Then you're absolutely right!"
As soon as the words fell, Naruto's figure flashed. He slapped the old woman across the face, sending her sprawling to the ground with blood flowing from her nose and mouth.
Respecting the elderly and loving the young is a virtue, but it clearly didn't apply here.
Lying on the ground, Utatane Koharu clutched her instantly swollen face, her eyes full of disbelief.
She was the dignified Hokage Advisor, a person below one and above ten thousand.
Slapped across the face right at the start? Did she not have any face?
Although Mitokado Homura was relatively calm, his eyes were now full of anger.
"Uzumaki Naruto! You are too arrogant! This is…"
Naruto directly kicked him in the face, forcefully shoving his words back into his stomach.
"Since you care so much about those villagers, then you two can go accompany them."
Hearing this sentence, the two old things — one with a swollen left cheek and one with a swollen right cheek — both had extremely ugly expressions.
They had met Naruto for less than a minute, yet they had already experienced his style of doing things.
He would start fighting the moment he disagreed. In all their years of living, they had never seen such an unreasonable person.
Not daring to retort, they could only look toward the Third, begging this old partner to speak up for them.
But the Third only slightly turned his head, avoiding their gazes.
"Third Hokage, time is up. The list is ready. Start the arrests," Naruto said, looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi and giving his final ultimatum.
The Third took a deep breath and issued the most difficult order he had given since becoming Hokage.
Although the Anbu were unwilling, as Anbu they had no choice.
All the Anbu and some elite ninjas from the major clans began carrying out the arrests.
For a while, the entire village of Konoha fell into chaos.
"What are you doing! I didn't commit any crime! On what grounds are you arresting me!"
"Let go of me! I invested tens of millions of ryo into Konoha. Be careful or I'll complain to the Hokage!"
...
The arrested Konoha villagers all realized the seriousness of the situation and resisted desperately.
But under the methods of the Anbu, their resistance was destined to be futile.
One by one, Konoha residents were tied up and sent to the Security Force.
In less than an hour, the Security Force was already full, so they had to be placed on the streets surrounding it.
Wave after wave, they completely surrounded the Security Force.
As the arrest operation proceeded in full swing, all the Konoha villagers panicked.
They never expected that Konoha would actually send people to arrest them all!
At the entrance of the Security Force, most people had panic written on their faces.
An old man in the crowd shouted loudly: "What are you panicking for! There are so many of us. I don't believe they can really lock us all up! Where would they even get enough food to feed us if they really opened their mouths!"
"Actually, if they really lock us up, that would be great! Then I wouldn't have to work and could just lie down and get food every day!"
That's right!
The old man's words brought some peace of mind to those who heard them.
The entire arrest operation lasted a full day and night.
More than eighty thousand Konoha residents were all brought to the area around the Security Force.
From above, the scene looked like a massive concert with an incredibly grand scale.
After the arrests were completed, all the Anbu were mentally and physically exhausted.
Not only did they have to forcibly arrest people, they also had to endure the curses and abuse from these residents.
They were tired both physically and mentally.
In contrast, the residents, although tied up hand and foot, were all full of energy.
"What kind of nonsense is this! Where is the Hokage? We want to see the Hokage!"
"Let the Hokage come see us! Let the Hokage come see us!"
Someone started it, triggering a chain reaction. Tens of thousands of people were all demanding to see the Hokage.
Inside the Hokage Building, the shadow guard cupped his hands and asked: "Lord Hokage, should we go to the scene to calm them down?"
"What's the use of seeing them?"
The Third waved his hand wearily. "No need. Deploy the Genjutsu Squad. Give them a Genjutsu of Hell. It's too noisy…"
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