Naruto: From the capture of the main family to the behind-the-scenes mastermind

Chapter 48: Three Generations of Investigation (Part )

"Lord Yagura, there is no trace of Mei Terumi Jonin nearby. It seems that she was captured alive by Konoha."

A few minutes later, two ninjas appeared in front of Yagura, knelt on one knee and reported.

"Let's go back."

Yagura stared at the place where Hinata Yuying's clone disappeared, was silent for a moment, and hurried towards the camp.

The two ninjas looked at each other and thought that Yagura was in a bad mood because of the loss of Terumi Mei, a jonin with outstanding potential, so they didn't care and stood up and followed.

……

At night, in the camp, Uchiha Yamaru walked towards Hinata Yu with two grilled fish, handed him one, and sat next to him.

"What are you thinking about? Are you still concerned about what that Kirigakure said? With your current strength and status, the Hyuga clan's restraint on you is just a joke."

"The Zong family has nothing to do with me. I'm thinking about other things."

Hinata Yu tasted the grilled fish and frowned slightly, "What did you add to it? Why is it so sweet?"

"It tastes better with some sugar."

Uchiha Yamaru took out a seasoning box as if nothing had happened, sprinkled a lot of sugar on his fish, took a bite, and said vaguely: "Don't you like sweet things?"

"Too much." Hinata Yu finished the fish without wasting it, and then asked, "You said before that you wanted peace, so what do you think about children going to the battlefield?"

As he said this, he looked towards the forest in the distance, where Uchiha Fugaku was training with a child.

"The clan leader's child? His name is Itachi, right?"

Uchiha Yamaru turned his gaze over there and said in surprise: "He is only four or five years old, and he was brought to the battlefield by the clan leader?"

Hinata Yu: "I heard it's been a while."

"...It's a bit early. Coming to the battlefield at this age is a test of his psychological endurance."

Uchiha Yamaru said as usual: "But it can be regarded as a continuation of the tradition of the Warring States period. Compared with kunai and detonating tags, a child born in a ninja family is more terrifying. No one will let them go just because of their age."

"Many ninja clans have perished in history. As long as their enemies have the ability, they will not let anyone go, even a child. Only by adapting to the cruelty of the battlefield in advance can you grow faster."

"It's the same for students at ninja schools, isn't it? They learn killing skills from a young age, and after graduating and experiencing a few ordinary missions, they will start to carry out missions that require killing and fighting."

Uchiha Yakumaru's eyes were a little blurry as he watched Itachi's tireless training. "The ninja in charge of instruction will initially only accept missions that have nothing to do with fighting or killing, in order to determine whether the newly graduated Genin has the cold heart of a ninja."

"If you are not interested in fighting and killing, then not becoming a ninja is also a choice. And since you have chosen the path of a ninja, you should never think of backing down. Since he has started to learn ninjutsu and regard himself as a ninja, it is only natural."

“So, it’s inevitable.”

Hinata Yu's sudden sigh woke Uchiha Yamaru from his trance, and he asked in confusion: "What are you talking about?"

"The means of killing that a ninja leaves to future generations is naturally based on killing, so the way a ninja thinks about solving problems will also be based on killing."

"If they want to obtain resources and food, they use force! If they want to avenge their enemies, they kill them! When they encounter difficult problems, they will consider fighting as their first priority because they have already developed the habit of doing so."

Uchiha Yamaru froze and looked at Hinata Yu's white eyes. He felt that something seemed to have come to his mind, but he couldn't grasp that feeling for a moment.

And Hinata Yu had already stood up and walked towards the core of Konoha's camp, "Hokage-sama asked me to come over at eight o'clock. We can talk again when we have time."

Uchiha Yamaru watched him go away, then turned his gaze in Itachi's direction with a worried look on his face.

What the ninjas left to their descendants was killing...

……

When he stepped into the command room, he saw the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, instead of the Fourth Hokage as expected. He had already arrived at the front line.

Hinata Yu's expression did not change as he bowed, "Third-Hiroki-sama."

"Here you go, sit down."

Sarutobi Hiruzen gestured to the seat in front of him, and after watching Hinata Yu sit down, he stated his intention: "Minato wants you to gain enough fame through this war so that he can give you a position. He thinks highly of you, and I want to know more about your abilities."

After he finished speaking, he took out a document and placed it on the table.

"Take a look at what's inside and tell me what you think."

Hinata Yu picked it up and slowly looked at these things that he had known for a long time. For a moment, the only sounds in the room were the flipping of documents and the sound of the third generation smoking.

Seeing him put down the information, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked, "How is it?"

"Masaaki Sarutobi is your man."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand holding the pipe moved slightly, he looked up at Hinata Yu's calm face and smiled slightly: "Not bad."

This sentence seemed to mean more than just confirmation. Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and said, "I arranged him to be with Koharu and the others when I first took office. Because I was appointed in a time of crisis, the ninja clan did not recognize me, so I needed the support of the ninja clan behind them."

"It's just that the ninja clan behind them was still very weak at the time and didn't have much say in Konoha, so I asked Zhengming to assist them in their growth."

"But later on, my two old friends finally stood on the side of the Ninja Clan, and Zhengming followed them."

He didn't tell a single lie, because he knew that since the boy in front of him could see that Zhengming was his, there was no point in telling a lie.

"But they didn't expect that Zhengming has been my man from the beginning to the end. How did you see that?"

"Behavior."

"Behavior?"

Hinata Yu said calmly: "He forced Tsunade out of the village."

Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly realized and shook his head helplessly, "Masaaki is too impatient."

Tsunade has a special political significance in Konoha. Even in the current situation, she wants to kick the Fourth Hokage out and become the Hokage herself. Many of the ninja clans who had harmed her before are now able to approach her with a smug look on their faces and help her to that position, without caring about their own face at all.

At worst, we can find a leader to take the blame, and the family can still follow Tsunade.

And the daimyo would also agree with it, after all, technically speaking, they are still relatives...

Such a person should not be allowed to leave Konoha. Otherwise, as long as she supports the Fourth Hokage, Danzo will encounter more resistance in his attempt to kick the Fourth Hokage out of his position.

It is impossible for an old man who has been involved in political struggles for decades to be insensitive to such things.

But Hiruzen could understand that if Tsunade stayed there any longer, only trouble would occur, and Konoha might even experience civil unrest, so it would be better to let Tsunade leave.

"More than that, if you want to control the situation in Konoha remotely, it is better to infiltrate the interior rather than using a hostile method. This information was also given to you by Elder Zhengming, right?"

Hinata Yu put the document down, "It's too detailed, as if I experienced most of the events myself. Unless they are at the core, there are some things that the person delivering the intelligence shouldn't know."

“Is this also one of the reasons for exposure?”

"With this information, anyone can draw this conclusion."

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head in amusement, "If Minato knew what you said, he would probably be very depressed."

(End of this chapter)