From a Pirate to a Revolutionary Mentor

Chapter 389 Three Days Later, the Angry Crowd and the Public Trial Begin

Three days passed, and the expected siege of Konoha by the four major ninja villages did not occur.

However, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, did not miss any of the three days and went to the Ninja School on time to attend the so-called history classes.

In the Hokage Building, Minato Namikaze was still busy checking information on various developments.

On the side, Nara Shikaku said: "After the Kumogakure envoy was detained, the Fire Country Daimyo's Mansion did not take any other actions except that the Daimyo was away for a few days and summoned the Twelve Guardian Ninjas."

"On the Cloud Hidden Village side, according to the intelligence of the reconnaissance team, a total of 16 teams were found to be interested in probing, but they did not make any moves to start a war."

"As for Iwagakure, the report given by Hizashi after he came back was that they were gathering forces, but there were also no other actions."

"There are signs of chaos within the Sand Village. Perhaps we can ask our family."

"The Kirigakure has not made any moves and has been digging holes in the waters around several islands. Judging from their attitude towards this matter, I think it is very likely that it has already belonged to us..."

Before he could finish his words, Minato Namikaze raised his hand to stop him.

Lu Jiu nodded and whispered, "Perhaps I can ask Mr.

Namikaze Minato pulled out the intelligence from Kirigakure, took a look at it and said, "Withdraw the people from Kirigakure."

Hearing this, Lu Jiu did not ask why, but his face lit up with joy.

Under the current circumstances, withdrawing the people from Kirigakure is enough to show that the situation in Kirigakure has basically stabilized.

And in this way, with Konoha and Kirigakure, two of the five major ninja villages have been eliminated.

Coupled with the power of the Rain Country, even if the Daimyo Prefecture has decided to target Konoha, it will probably hesitate and reconsider at this time.

Konoha has been besieged for decades. Although the five major ninja villages are on par, Konoha has always been at the forefront.

"At the moment, it seems that the Daming Prefecture has given up after hesitation."

Minato Namikaze gave the result.

There was still no action after three days, unless they wanted Konoha to be careless, but the Daimyo Mansion was just the one behind the scenes, and it was impossible for the command between several ninja villages to be unified without any sound.

In this case, we can only give up the most direct method.

Shikaku replied: "Kirigakure is no longer under their control, and Sunagakure is beginning to show signs of chaos. As long as the daimyo are not all stupid, they should know what they have missed in the past four years."

"We have completed the first phase of the test ourselves, and the subsequent second phase..."

Hesitant to speak.

Regarding the second phase, only a few people know about it at present.

The development of the academy in the Land of Fire was endorsed by Konoha, but the Daimyo Prefecture had already been alerted to it more than four years ago.

At that time, the gentleman threw out the bait of domineering.

As expected, the other party took the bait. More than four years had passed, and the students of those grades in the Ninja School since the end of the Third Ninja World War had become the backbone of the world's liberation.

It was only after possessing these powers that Minato Namikaze had the confidence to proceed to the first stage.

If it weren't for the power of these new generations, Konoha would have tested the bottom line of the nobles on its own, and perhaps it would have lost the opportunity to become the number one.

The tide of the times has already surged in, and no one can stop it.

But before the dawn of the world, if Konoha wants to be one of the leaders, it needs to give its own answer.

Thinking about this, Namikaze Minato said: "The mission commissions from the Daimyo Mansion were almost gone before. Although we have the support from our family, we need to solve this problem ourselves later."

"We need a batch of high-quality seeds and some machinery from the Rain Country. You can apply for them from your family. At the same time... starting with the graduating students this year, we will implement the second phase of the test."

Nara Shikaku's eyes gradually became solemn.

The first stage is to test the bottom line of the Daimyo Prefecture. If this bottom line is very high, then it will start with Konoha raising the first flag of resistance and placing Konoha above Kirigakure and Sunagakure.

Of course, we are talking about the future here.

This world is fundamentally different from the world of pirates.

The world of pirates is filled with tragedies created by the Celestial Dragons, but most people are foolishly optimistic.

The idea formed from a personal perspective can be said to be very thin. Even if it is a pirate who goes out to sea, what he seeks is only treasure and fame.

And the world of Naruto...

Whether it is the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, or Danzo, the two advisors, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, the Fourth Raikage Ai, or the Fourth Mizukage Yagura, all they think about is the village.

In terms of level, the political ideology is higher than that of pirates, but the strange and awkward Daimyo Mansion feels lower than the pirate world with the Revolutionary Army.

In fact, Kevin, who has been insisting on teaching in Konoha, is clear about the thoughts of Minato Namikaze and others.

But he did not intervene.

Unlike the world of pirates, people in this world seem to have their own obsessions.

Just like Namikaze Minato, even though his mind has been awakened, the most firm belief in his heart is still Kushina, and secondly...

The ideal of changing the world originated in his heart, but while changing the world, he also cared about keeping Konoha in a leading position.

The first phase of the plan is to let Konoha fire the first shot.

Reject Damingfu and clearly oppose it.

Nara Shikaku also knew all of this, and even helped plan the details.

He knew very well that the Nara clan and Konoha shared the same honor, and he stood on the side of the Fourth Hokage because he could see clearly, and he also saw clearly the summary of the plan for the first stage.

"We won this bet."

Nara Shikaku exhaled.

Minato on the side shook his head slightly: "It's not a gamble, because even if a conflict breaks out, we are not alone."

"Even if you are unwilling to come forward, the comrades from the Rain Country, Wind Country, and Water Country have other plans, and we have also considered these."

"Iwagakure and Kumogakure alone cannot put Konoha in danger. More than four years have passed, and Itachi's group of young people have grown up."

"The changes brought about by the awakening of thought have made the new generation more determined. The combination of Haki and Ninjutsu has surpassed the past in terms of military strength and has achieved a high level of ideological cohesion."

"Shikaku..."

Having said that, Minato stood up and looked at the sunlight in the distance.

"You and I...are both witnesses to the coming of a new era."

Shikaku nodded: "The new ideas brought by you have changed the world. We are all part of it and witnesses of it. In the future, Konoha will be stronger than ever before. Peace will eventually come."

……

In the Hokage's office in the building, everyone was discussing the future of the world.

The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, did not discuss today's public trial at all.

There is solid evidence that Danzo Shimura, a former Konoha high-ranking official, one of the Hokage's advisors, and leader of the Root, betrayed the village in the Kumogakure attack.

At that time, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen pleaded for mercy, but was still rejected.

The public trial will be held in three days, today.

……

Because he was almost the first high-ranking official to be tried, the public trial was held under Shadow Rock, on a newly built public trial platform.

As early as three days ago, the public trial of Danzo had been announced to the public through the notice board.

At that time, many people were still confused. The Darkness of Konoha, what the Root did, was something that could not be seen in the light. Naturally, its existence was unknown to many people in the village.

But the roots had been pulled out three days ago, all the bases that had been explored had been cleared out, and even the originally hidden human experiment laboratories had been completely eradicated.

Konoha Hospital has been operating almost 24 hours a day in recent days, and has even issued a large number of D-level support missions.

Inuzuka Hana and Uchiha Izumi, who just graduated a year ago but failed the Chunin Exam, both accepted this task.

At this time, the ninja dog Kuromaru that he brought with him was so tired that he stuck out his tongue, and the dogs were so tired that they were exhausted. Inuzuka Hana and Uchiha Izumi could even fall asleep leaning against the wall.

"Wake up."

A voice woke them both up.

A medical ninja from the hospital looked very apologetic, but he could only speak: "Today is the day of the public trial, and the story about the Root has spread to the entire village. So..."

Inuzuka Hana rubbed her eyes and stood up with Uchiha Izumi.

"Got it. Just tell us the area we're responsible for. Maintain order and prevent anyone from losing control of their emotions after seeing the tragic condition of the victim."

The medical ninja nodded, then sighed and said, "What I am worried about now is that after today, there will still be a large number of people coming to visit. Although we are also very angry, if this continues, no one will be able to bear it."

Hearing this, Uchiha Izumi comforted him, "I believe that Hokage and the others will be prepared. This is the first public trial, and it is a human experiment, so the current situation has occurred."

The medical ninja patted his tired face and smiled to show that he hoped so.

After informing the two people of the areas they were responsible for, he hurriedly continued to work.

Inuzuka Hana and Uchiha Izumi rushed from the rest area with the ninja dog Kuromaru. On the way, Inuzuka Hana suddenly asked, "Is there any news from Itachi?"

Izumi didn't mince words and replied directly: "There is indeed some movement in Kumogakure, but it's not drastic. Itachi said in his reply that if any of his peers ask about it, they can tell him directly."

Inuzuka Hana burst out laughing.

"It's Itachi after all... Among those of us of the same generation, he's the only one who's growing the fastest. What he sees is always ahead of us."

Quan's cheeks turned slightly red.

In the end, he just replied: "Itachi is very powerful."

He graduated a year early with first place, and later graduated as a Chunin with first place in three exams.

During the same period, he was also the first person to awaken his domineering power.

The words Itachi said before leaving on this mission still echoed in Izumi's mind.

"The power of the Uchiha clan is the power of protection. Only by finding what you must protect can you awaken this power."

"At the same time, if you want to awaken your domineering aura, you must find your own will. Strive for your ideal all your life, but what exactly is this ideal? You need to figure it out yourself."

……

At the same time, on Konoha's commercial street, villagers came out of their homes one after another.

Angry eyes can be seen everywhere, and hidden in this emotion is a sense of sadness and fear.

Three days ago, the announcement in front of the Hokage Building was just a few characters, and the meaning of these characters could only be imagined by oneself.

Although there is sympathy, it is not intense and may be forgotten in the busyness of life later.

But since I knew that the victims of human experiments were in Konoha Hospital, and most of them were ninjas from the village, and even ninjas from various major clans...

With the help of the victim's social connections, the story spread by word of mouth and caused a sensation in the village in just half a day.

The people went from not believing it at first, to going to visit out of fear, and finally to the fear of being harmed by their own kind.

They couldn't understand why the village's high-ranking officials were so unrestrained in their life and death and felt that life was worse than death.

The silent crowd walked onto the street, heading in the direction of Hokage Rock.

It was the first time they had done something like this and they didn't even know what to say.

Anger and fear were intertwined, and even silence dominated for a while.

until……

"Investigate the root thoroughly!"

"Behead Danzo!"

One person started it, and then the voice spread from the first person to a hundred people, until it echoed throughout Konoha.

As they walked down the street, new slogans emerged among the crowd.

"Put the Shimura clan in charge!"

"Drive this shameless clan out of the village!"

"There is no Shimura clan among the victims. They must have known about it. Hold them accountable! Hold them accountable!"

"Destroy the Shimura clan!"

……

In the courtyard of the Sarutobi clan, the ninja school was on holiday today, so the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen naturally had no classes to attend.

But at this moment, he was still unable to read the document in his hand into his mind.

The shouts echoed throughout Konoha.

No one could resist this anger that condensed the entire village. Even if he stood in the front, he would be torn to pieces by the angry crowd.

He doesn't dare to perform any hand seals with the ninjutsu he knows.

"Destroy the Shimura clan!"

The moment the voice rang out, Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart suddenly stopped.

Destroy...annihilate the entire clan?
For a moment, cold sweat covered my whole body.

As an Anbu directly under the Third Hokage, he handed over power two days ago.

Only his eldest son and daughter-in-law voluntarily resigned from their status as Anbu and returned to the ranks of normal ninjas.

"Father."

"Has it started yet?"

"Not yet. But... almost the entire village has gone, even the elderly and children."

"I see."

At this time, the slogans outside changed again.

"Investigate the Sarutobi clan thoroughly!"

"Investigate the Third Hokage thoroughly!"

In an instant, the pipe in Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand shattered, and the book in his other hand fell directly to the ground.

Seeing this, his eldest son was also upset because of the noise just now.

The outcome of the Shimura clan is foreseeable, but whether the human experimentation incident will lead to a larger-scale reckoning is still unknown.

……

(End of this chapter)