Kryptonians: Man of Steel

Chapter 937: Inciting Konoha
"What's going on, Danzo?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen would certainly not ignore the comments in the village, not to mention that it was not just comments, many ninjas from different families began to make various comments that were unfavorable to them, which naturally attracted attention.

The words spoken by a civilian ninja and the words spoken by the patriarch of a ninja clan, even if they mean the same thing, have completely different weight!

"I don't know what's going on."

Danzo Shimura was also very confused. In response to the threat from the Poison Village, Konoha planned to unite with the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Iwa Village to deal with the Poison Village. As a result, the village is now one-sidedly resisting the war.

Originally, when the Sand Village was no longer able to continue to cooperate with Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen was not a fool. If the Sand Village couldn't do it, there were still other people. It was just a matter of changing the target of cooperation.

The problem is that Konoha is no longer united. Some people even say that the village wants to harm everyone's interests. This is because the Poison Village is just a small village and it is impossible for it to cause any trouble to Konoha. However, Konoha wants to join forces with other villages to attack the Poison Village!

Some people even dug up the story that the Kumogakure Village delegation tried to steal the Hyuga clan's bloodline limit but failed, and then turned around and attacked. As a result, the village not only ignored the Hyuga clan, but also demanded that the Hyuga clan hand over the murderer who killed the delegation in order to negotiate peace. In the end, the Hyuga clan had no choice but to use the body of the clan leader's younger brother, Hyuga Hizashi, to barely settle the matter.

Even a big Konoha clan like the Hyuga clan was treated like this, let alone them?
Now they are going to unite the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Iwagakure Village. Whose interests will be harmed then?
Konoha is not only facing the external threat of the Poison Village, but also the intensification of internal conflicts.

Shimura Danzo sighed, "Huruzen, I am also troubled by this matter. Although the Poison Village is weak, its poison techniques are strange. If left unchecked, it may become a major hidden danger in the future. We originally planned to unite with Kumogakure and Iwagakure to jointly eliminate this evil force, but..."

“But the villagers don’t seem to understand this vision.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen took over the conversation, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

"All they see is the immediate peace and the possible sacrifices that may come with it, but they ignore the price that needs to be paid to maintain long-term peace and tranquility."

As the topic deepened, the two of them simultaneously recalled the past that they could not bear to look back on - the Cloud Village delegation incident.

It was a farce about trust and betrayal, but it ended with a huge sacrifice for the Hyuga clan.

Hyuga Hizashi, the ninja who should have enjoyed a high status in the family, sacrificed himself for the honor of his family and the peace of the village and became a political victim.

This incident, like an incurable scar, was deeply engraved in the hearts of every Konoha ninja, and also quietly planted the seeds of doubt and dissatisfaction with high-level decision-making.

"Today, these memories have been resurrected, undoubtedly creating another crack in the already fragile wall of trust."

Danzo said indignantly.

“Villagers are beginning to wonder whether our decisions are truly in the interests of the majority, or simply to satisfy the ambitions of a few.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen heard this and smoked in silence.

"The situation this time is obviously much more complicated than we expected."

"Danzo, you must find out for me where this anti-war sentiment comes from?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said. This sudden resistance was definitely not without cause.

"Hiruzen, I have sent our best intelligence officers to investigate, but there is no definite news yet."

There was a hint of helplessness in Danzo's answer.

He understood that the spread of this emotion was far more complicated than it appeared on the surface.

It is not just the fear of war, but also the distrust of Konoha's high-level decision-making and the deep worry about the uncertainty of the future.

In fact, the outbreak of anti-war sentiment did not happen overnight.

For a long time, although Konoha, as the leader of the five major ninja villages, possessed strong strength and influence, its internal conflicts and differences never stopped.

Especially after experiencing many wars and conflicts, the villagers' desire for peace has become stronger, and any news that may trigger a war will touch their sensitive nerves.

The threat from the Poison Village was originally just one of Konoha's many potential enemies, but under the manipulation of the Black Light Ninja, it became the fuse that ignited public emotions.

These ninjas disguised themselves as influential figures within Konoha or opinion leaders among the civilians, and successfully incited the emotions of the people through clever rhetoric and carefully designed plans.

They took advantage of the people's fear of war and their dissatisfaction with high-level decisions, and exaggerated the "innocence" and "weakness" of the Poison Village, trying to portray Konoha's joint action as an unnecessary invasion.

How could the Black Light Ninja allow Konoha to successfully form an alliance to attack the Poison Ninja Village?

Alex only used a little trick to make Konoha lose its composure and cause chaos within itself.

Of course, the most important thing is that the villagers and family members cannot see any benefits from destroying the Poison Ninja Village. In their eyes, there are only losses. However, since Konoha has always been a one-man show, they have no choice but to endure it.

Now that the Black Light Ninjas have infiltrated, their disguised identities are all members of influential ninja clans, or they are very popular among the civilian ninjas. When these people speak together, even the Hokage cannot ignore their opinions, and those who dare not speak out also follow suit.

The Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Iwagakure Village naturally remained on hold. It was Konoha that originally proposed the joint operation, and now that Konoha itself was not moving, it was of course impossible for them to move either.

Otherwise, if there is any loss, wouldn’t they suffer a huge loss?
Even Oonoki felt that this was Konoha's conspiracy!
Let them fight the Poison Ninja Village first, and then consume their manpower, and then they will be able to reap the benefits.

Then, after the spies from the Hidden Leaf Village reported back what Konoha was currently experiencing, Ohnoki immediately decided to help Konoha!
Compared to the future threat of the Poison Village, which is still unknown whether it can develop, Konoha is undoubtedly Ohnoki's concern. Only when he sees Konoha gone can Ohnoki feel at ease to go to the underworld to see his teacher.

So he no longer cared about the Poison Village and mobilized the Iwagakure Village spies in Konoha, asking them to find ways to incite the emotions of the people in Konoha Village.

The Hidden Cloud Village made the same decision as the Hidden Iwagakure Village. The Poison Village was nothing to them. They felt they could clean it up with a little effort. The most important thing now was Konoha. If they could get Konoha into chaos and then wipe out the Hyuga clan or do some other self-destructive operations, that would be even better!

(End of this chapter)