Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 48 If our heads are already hanging in the tiger's mouth, reasoning will not save us.
Hyuga clan head, Hyuga Hiashi...

No, now it should be said, Hyuga Hizashi.

Hyuga Hizashi is now playing the role of Hyuga Hiashi, and is feeling uneasy about his current situation.

During this time, he locked himself in his room and imitated Hyuga Hiashi's habits and characteristics by himself.

Fortunately, because Hiashi Hyuga's personality was strict and rigid, and he wasn't particularly warm towards his family and clan, his behavior didn't arouse any suspicion. People just assumed he didn't want others to see his sadness.

This is precisely why Hyuga Hizashi was given time to fully familiarize himself with his new identity.

At this point, Hyuga Hizashi was already able to imitate eight-tenths of the likeness, and even if any mistakes occurred, he could find a suitable excuse.

Don't ask. The answer is that he is saddened and guilty because of his "younger brother's" death. His mindset and temperament have changed. No one will criticize or doubt an older brother who has lost his "younger brother".

Nevertheless, Hyuga Hizashi was still somewhat uneasy, not for any other reason than for Hyuga Kumokawa and that person.

The escort team has been gone from Konoha for three days, and they still haven't received any news. The atmosphere in the village and within the Hyuga clan has changed.

He hoped that the man's mission would go smoothly, and that Hinata Kumokawa would return safely.

Therefore, upon receiving news of the Jonin meeting, he immediately set off for the meeting.

However, when he opened the door, he was not among the first to arrive. The heads of various ninja clans, including Shimura Danzo, Utatane Koharu, Mitokado Homura, Uchiha, Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi, were all there, clearly eager to know the outcome of the Kumogakure mission incident.

In the past, Hyuga Hizashi would stand respectfully behind Hyuga Hiashi when attending Jonin meetings. This was the first time he had attended such a high-level meeting as the clan head, and Hyuga Hizashi felt both nervous and excited.

Until the meeting room door was pushed open, Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared, and Hizashi Hyuga and the others stood up.

Upon seeing the figure following behind Hiruzen Sarutobi, Hizashi Hyuga stood there dumbfounded, his mouth agape.

"Yun Chuan? How could he..."

Not only Hyuga Hizashi, but many people present also showed confusion and surprise when they saw Hyuga Kumokawa.

Danzo Shimura had already heard about Hyuga Kumokawa's performance and strength from Ryoma Aburame, and he also learned about the words Hyuga Kumokawa said in the hospital room from Koharu Utatane.

"They want war, so we'll give them war!"

That was so cool! That was so awesome! If he could, he wished he had said those words to Sarutobi instead of saying something like, "Sarutobi, you'll regret this!"
Thinking of this, Shimura Danzo narrowed his eyes as he looked at Hyuga Kumokawa. When he noticed that Hyuga Kumokawa's gaze was also on him, a stiff smile appeared on his cold face.

"???"

Mitomon Homura, who was standing nearby, noticed this scene and his old face showed a look of horror, as if he had seen a ghost.

Danzo is actually laughing??
And he's smiling so kindly?!

What's wrong with this world?
Responding politely to Shimura Danzo's friendly smile, Hyuga Kumokawa simply returned the smile and glanced at everyone present.

The core members of Konoha are basically gathered in this conference room. If a spy manages to infiltrate this place and carry out a suicide bombing, then Konoha will be completely buried in the grave along with the collapsing building.

After determining that the ratio of ninjas without clan crests to those with clan crests in the meeting room was approximately one to two.

Hinata Kumokawa breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected, just as predicted.

That solves the problem.

This time, he not only wants to push Konoha into war, but also wants to gain a higher political status for himself.

The thought of what he was about to do made Hinata Kumokawa's body tremble slightly.

It was so much fun, so exciting, so enjoyable!

This feeling of fooling everyone...

Hiruzen Sarutobi walked past the crowd, and all eyes were on him.

And then there's the boy who always followed behind him.

creak.

Seeing Hyuga Kumokawa pull out a chair for Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Hiruzen sitting down without any surprise, Nara Shikaku's gaze suddenly became meaningful, and he glanced at the stunned Hyuga Hiashi out of the corner of his eye.

Noticing the astonishment on his face, Nara Shikaku instantly realized that the head of the Hyuga clan was completely unaware of the situation, and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

This is troublesome; it seems this meeting is going to be difficult.

"Please sit down. Everyone, you must be tired from working so late. Thank you for coming all this way."

Hiruzen Sarutobi placed his straw hat on the table in front of him, nodded slightly to everyone present, and said in a gentle tone, "Except for those who are out on missions, everyone should be here by now, right?"

Mitokado Homura rose and reported the number of attendees. Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and went straight to the point. "As you all know, to give Kumogakure an explanation, Hyuga Hizashi, the head of the Hyuga clan's branch family, voluntarily sacrificed himself in place of the main family head. His body was recently delivered to Kumogakure by an escort team, but..."

He paused, his voice suddenly turning cold: "According to intelligence, Kumogakure dispatched Magnet Release ninja Troy and dozens of Anbu ninja to coordinate with the escort team. After obtaining Hizashi, the Kumogakure ninja suddenly attacked the escort team."

"Not only that, after Akimichi Tou and the others held out until the border reinforcements arrived, nearly a hundred more Cloud Village ninjas who had been lying in ambush nearby suddenly appeared, directly causing the deaths of one Jonin, ten Special Jonin, and countless Chunin!"

"It was precisely because of their sacrifice that Akimichi Tou and the others in the escort team were able to return safely. Otherwise, the entire escort team would probably have died at the hands of Kumogakure and no one would have known the truth!"

At this point, Hiruzen Sarutobi's tone was extremely angry, half genuine and half feigned.

"what?!"

The expressions on everyone's faces changed instantly; they could hardly believe their ears.

Have those brainless brutes in Kumogakure gone mad?
Or did they discover that the body belonged to Hyuga Hizashi instead of Hyuga Hiashi?

Even so, you shouldn't have to completely break off relations! Wouldn't that lose people's support?
"Without a legitimate reason, how dare they directly break off relations?"

"Without the support of the Daimyo and the people of the Land of Lightning, has the Fourth Raikage gone mad?"

"The Hidden Cloud Village is going too far! They're really pushing their luck!"

The once solemn meeting room is now as noisy as a vegetable market.

Hyuga Kumokawa stood behind Sarutobi Hiruzen, coldly observing the noisy and chaotic scene.

This is Hiruzen Sarutobi's lie, a lie he had no choice but to tell.

Humans are both complex and simple creatures. When people agree with something, they will unconsciously criticize its opposite. Similarly, when people criticize something, they will unconsciously agree with its opposite.

Stances bring all sorts of people together, but no one sees themselves as evil. There are as many kinds of justice as there are stances in the ninja world.

Hiruzen Sarutobi could not possibly reveal the fact that the Cloud Village ninjas and Konoha ninjas died at the hands of a "monster," nor would anyone believe him. The only way to put all the blame on the Cloud Village was to allow Konoha to occupy the moral high ground.

That's the only way to put it, and that's the only way to put it: Kumogakure is evil, and Konoha is righteous.

"Cough cough."

Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed lightly, and the scene gradually quieted down as everyone cast different glances.

"I intend to amass troops and declare war on Kumogakure." He paused, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the crowd, and said in a deep voice, "What do you all think of this?"

Upon hearing this, the entire conference room fell into an eerie silence. The chandelier reflected a warm white light, and the marble floor gleamed.

The earlier commotion seemed to have never existed. The once noisy crowd fell silent, and the only sounds were rapid breathing and heartbeats.

Especially the ninja clan leaders present, who knew perfectly well that the Hokage was asking for someone again.

No one wanted to be the first to speak out, and they clearly intended to remain silent in the face of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Until a sound broke the silence.

"Lord Third Generation, please allow me to join the party!"

Hinata Kumokawa stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "I believe that if we are already in danger, reasoning will not help us escape!"

As soon as he finished speaking, many people present turned grim.

Among them was Hyuga Higo, who was standing behind Hyuga Hizashi.

"Hyuga Kumokawa!" He stared at Hyuga Kumokawa with a gloomy gaze and said coldly, "Know your place! This is a Jonin meeting, you have no right to speak!"

"Cough cough."

Before Hyuga Kumokawa could respond, Sarutobi Hiruzen coughed lightly, interrupting Hyuga Higo.

"I forgot to tell you," he said with a squinting smile, "Hyuga Kumokawa has been promoted to Jonin by me. The appointment notice will be issued tomorrow, and he is now qualified to attend the meeting and speak."

Upon hearing this, everyone's flickering gazes froze, and they turned their attention to Hyuga Kumokawa, as if they were seeing this "useless" member of the Hyuga clan for the first time.

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py: Book title: Rebirth: My Raised Sister Can't Speak

In my previous life, I was deceived by a bad woman, which led to my father marrying her. As a result, my father lost all his gold coins to her.

In this life, I will strike hard and find myself a good stepmother. I think Aunt Bai is quite good.

So, a classmate from kindergarten who couldn't speak became my younger sister.

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(End of this chapter)