Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 120 The Light of Konoha
Boom boom boom!
There was a loud knocking on the door.

"Enter."

Click!

The door opens.

A medium-sized ball of chakra slowly appeared in front of Hui Li.

"Three generations of grandfathers!"

Naruto jumped up excitedly.

"Lie down quickly. You're so badly injured. How are you? Does the wound still hurt?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi pushed the wheelchair into the ward, a kind smile on his face as he inquired about Naruto's well-being, appearing even more approachable than a retired old man setting up a stall on the roadside.

hypocritical.

You've been monitoring Naruto for so long, how could you not know how strong his recovery ability is?

Hui Li squinted as she examined the emotional light spots.

Unlike Naruto, who is carefree and easygoing, Hiruzen Sarutobi's emotional glimmers are very dim, and many of the colors are even blurry. He is a guy who is very good at hiding his emotions.

Upon closer inspection, to her surprise, the first glimmer of light that caught her eye was not murky falsehood but doubt, followed by astonishment.

Ok?
Hui Li was stunned for a moment.

It wasn't until she saw these emotional specks drifting towards her that she suddenly realized: the Nine-Tails' malice perception could only detect other people's emotions towards it, not the mind-reading ability she had imagined.

These emotional sparkles have nothing to do with others, but are Hiruzen Sarutobi's feelings for her.

“I’m all better now, my third-generation grandfather.”

"That's good."

Sarutobi and Naruto's voices echoed in the ward, but Hairi could clearly see that emotions kept emanating from Sarutobi Hiruzen's head.

"Where's Sasuke? I heard from the doctor that you still have a headache. Is it any better?"

"Thank you for your concern, Hokage-sama. I'm much better now."

So that little dot filled with negative emotions was Sasuke! Hui Li finally realized who was the person who was secretly hiding to the side, feeling envy, jealousy, fear, and even a little respect and admiration for her.

How dare you be jealous of me?
It seems the previous beating was too lenient.

Hui Li decided to take better care of Sasuke in the future, so that he could distinguish between the two kings and save him from thinking about all sorts of nonsense all day long.

Hiruzen Sarutobi made a show of walking around the room, and finally it was Hairi's turn in the middle.

"I found this on the battlefield. This should be yours, right?" He took a black strip of cloth out of his pocket and stuffed it into Hui Li's hand.

"Thank you."

Hui Li tied the black cloth she had lost and found behind her head.

A surge of brand-new purple chakra filled his eyes.

His eyes were incredibly sharp.

Everything before my eyes became clear.

Sunlight streamed through the window, leaving dust-covered beams of light in the air.

Two boys looked curiously in this direction, one on the left and one on the right. Hiruzen Sarutobi stared quietly at her face, her aged cheeks covered with wrinkles and age spots, and she could even see the dryness of her skin.

It seems like my white eye has gotten a bit stronger.

Is it the effect of the Nine-Tails' chakra?

Hui Li had a guess in her mind.

The surging power of the pupils flowed outwards, and the 360-degree perspective made the whole world look like a meatball that had been cut open, revealing all the filling inside.

Is your injury getting better?

"good."

Look inward at your chest.

The flesh beneath the bandages had not yet healed, and the purple hue permeated the veins, connecting the severed muscle fibers like threads.

After absorbing the Nine-Tails, her chakra also gained healing abilities.

The Corpse Bone Pulse and the newly generated chakra complement each other perfectly. Last night's fatal penetrating wound, after absorbing the chakra, turned into a huge crater, which now appears to be filled.

It may only take two days for the wound on my chest to heal.

"Shall we find a quiet place to talk?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi patted the wheelchair in front of him, gesturing for Kairi to sit down.

Ignoring the seemingly friendly body language, Hui Li looked directly at the top of the other person's head:

Friendly, approachable, with a hint of vague negative emotions but no murderous intent or malice.

"I can walk on my own."

"Sit down! You're now our Konoha's little hero."

"hero?"

"You defeated an elite Jonin from another village and directly or indirectly saved so many students. If you're not a hero, then who is?" Hiruzen Sarutobi teased.

They allowed ninjas from other villages to enter Konoha and even attacked children who should have been the last to be harmed.

Even if he took credit for killing Yotsuki Yu, it wouldn't make up for his mistakes, since these were his responsibilities and obligations.

As the Hokage, he cannot escape blame.

Adding to the recent unrest caused by the massacre of the Uchiha clan, the founding members of Konoha, the village is now facing an attack from ninjas from other villages. A piece of encouraging news is urgently needed to stabilize public morale and divert attention.

Naruto is seen as the incarnation of the Nine-Tailed Fox in everyone's mind, and is despised and not suitable to be exposed to the public eye. Therefore, no matter what, the person who kills the enemy can only be Hai Ri.

Gray glass every day.

A peerless genius who fought to the death to save his comrades, killed an elite Jonin from the Hidden Cloud Village at a young age, and perfectly inherited the Will of Fire.

The existence of gray glass is meant to tell the public:

Although the Uchiha clan was lost, Konoha remained powerful under his leadership, producing a constant stream of super geniuses. The Cloud Village Jonin were nothing more than trash who were killed by Ninja Academy students.

This way.

The public received encouraging news and had new topics to talk about. They would soon forget about the Uchiha incident. Although he was responsible for the attack, the number of deaths was not high, and his achievement in discovering geniuses could be considered as compensation.

The only problem now is the Sunburst Glass.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze grew increasingly profound.

Yoruichiro's brain was relatively well preserved, and the body disposal team worked hard all night to finally decipher the information inside.

All I can say is that the information recorded above is somewhat interesting.

Interestingly, the mountain tribesman who probed Yotsuki's brain, after compiling all the information, wisely used a secret technique to erase the relevant memories.

“Come on up, let’s talk outside.”

Observing Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression and emotions, Hairi understood that the other party must have known something.

Her injuries last night were too severe; she used up all her chakra to survive and had no chance to clean up the mess. The secret techniques of the Yamanaka clan are not to be underestimated.

My brain raced as I organized my thoughts.

She readily got up and sat in the wheelchair, making it creak loudly.

Having absorbed the Nine-Tails' chakra last night, she seemed to have gained weight again. Hui Li carefully leaned against the back of the chair to prevent the fragile wheelchair from being crushed.

Wow…

Hiruzen Sarutobi gripped the handles on the back of the wheelchair tightly and pushed Hairi out of the ward.

Boom!
The door is closed.

In the empty hospital room, only two boys remained, staring at each other across the bed. Naruto was about to greet them when he noticed Sasuke turn away with a look of disgust.

Gritting his teeth.

Naruto, not to be outdone, turned around and positioned his rear end facing Sasuke.

The two lay on their sides on the bed, looking at each other with disdain, like two old, tattered rags.

……

"Greetings, Lord Three Generations!"

"okay."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and smiled at the nurses who greeted him, pushing his wheelchair down the hospital corridor, his bulging arm muscles filling out his wide sleeves.

Blindfolded, Hui Li sat obediently in her wheelchair, afraid of breaking the object and not daring to move.

To the many doctors and nurses at Konoha Hospital, the two looked like retired grandfathers taking their disabled granddaughter for a walk.

"Hey, isn't that the genius who killed Yunyin?" "Yes, that's her."

"She's so cute, like a porcelain doll."

A middle-aged woman in a nurse's uniform cupped her face, and tiny sparkles of light, representing 'love', peeked out from her eyes.

Hui Li smoothed her messy hair and tidied herself up a bit.

After a fierce battle last night, she looked a little disheveled, but seeing the pink emotions surging through her, she knew that these people seemed to have a lot of filters on her.

It's abnormally large.

The news spread too fast.

It seems that overnight everyone at Konoha Hospital knew about her counterattack and killing of the Cloud Village Jonin.

Even many patients showed signs of emotional well-being.

This situation is clearly not normal.

"Nervous? You're a big star at Konoha Hospital now," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile as he saw Kairi awkwardly fixing her hair.

"Did the Hokage do this on purpose?"

"How to say?"

"They insisted on making me wander around the hospital slowly, even though we could have just set up a barrier to talk in the ward."

"Geniuses should, of course, be treated like geniuses."

Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled softly, pushing Kairi upstairs.

Along the way, we also encountered many parents of ninja school students.

"Oh, isn't that Zhu Ri Hui Li? The Third Generation Master personally pushed her cart, didn't he?"

"What do you know? I heard that she received guidance from the Third Hokage and used the secret techniques taught by the Hokage to kill the Jonin of Kumogakure."

"So the Third Hokage was really amazing."

"of course!"

I could clearly hear that part of the voice belonged to a shill.

Hui Li awkwardly licked her back teeth, finally figuring out why she had gone through all this trouble.

First, they emphasized her incredible achievements to cover up the political stains of ninja attacks on villages and the deaths of ninja academy students, successfully attracting everyone's attention. Then, they formed a bond with her to reclaim this glory.

Back and forth.

A blemish becomes a highlight.

The students were saved entirely because of the Hokage's wisdom and skill in cultivating talent.

As for why there was a Cloud Village attack, don't ask.

Try to understand the reasons behind it.

Hui Li suddenly understood why the Third Hokage wanted to perish together with Orochimaru in the original story.

People spend half their lives pursuing profit and the other half pursuing fame. This old guy values ​​his reputation among the people so much, even daring to boast of being the strongest Hokage, clearly belonging to the fame-seeking type.

They were willing to use the Reaper Death Seal to take Orochimaru's life.

Simply because it was the biggest stain on his life, and there was no denying it.

The two continued upwards.

Finally, we arrived at the rooftop terrace.

woohoo...

The wind is very strong on the rooftop.

Hui Li leaned against her wheelchair, her hair flying wildly behind her head.

Hiruzen Sarutobi tightened his straw hat, silently taking two steps back to avoid the silver streaks that brushed past his face:

"My old bones aren't as resilient as Ye Yuexiong's."

"You are being modest."

It seems he knows a lot of details!

After tentatively probing what the Third Generation might know, Hui Li tilted her head, smoothed her stray hairs, and tucked them into the back of her clothes, changing the subject:
"So that person's name was Yotsuki Yu?"

"Hmph! A veteran elite Jonin from Kumogakure, who rose to fame even before I did," Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled the information he had retrieved from his mind, standing on the edge of the rooftop and looking down.

"I once went to Kumogakure. He was in charge of monitoring our daily activities. He was a very capable ninja."

"It was indeed very strong; I almost died."

Thinking of the outrageous one-handed strike last night, Hui Li's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

If she hadn't anticipated the enemy's attack path and shifted her focus to her abdomen, she wouldn't be sitting here chatting so leisurely right now.

The distance between death and reality is truly minuscule.

"You're already very lucky."

Hiruzen Sarutobi turned and looked at the bandage on Kairi's chest: "That guy isn't an ordinary Jonin; he's one of the contenders for the Third Raikage."

"film?"

Hui Li raised an eyebrow.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head.

"In his youth, he competed with the Third Raikage and was directly defeated, becoming a Kage bodyguard. Later, he relied on mastering the Third Raikage's secret techniques to dominate the field for a time, thus getting close to becoming a Kage."

"and then?"

Hui Li's curiosity was piqued by Hiruzen Sarutobi's narration.

"That's all. When the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Earth Village went to war, he became arrogant and domineering because of the defense of his Lightning Release Armor. As a result, he was ambushed by Onoki, oh, that is, the current Third Tsuchikage, with a special bloodline limit, which grazed his lungs and left him with a chronic illness."

The Third Raikage fought alone against ten thousand ninja to cover their retreat, and barely escaped back to Kumogakure, saving his life.

"From then on, his body and will suffered severe damage. He became obsessed with all kinds of powerful techniques, learning whatever ninjutsu was powerful, regardless of whether it was suitable for him. He devoured all the taijutsu of the Third and Fourth Raikage."

He ultimately succeeded in transforming himself from a wounded Kage-level ninja into a fairly strong elite Jonin.

"Refine it in reverse?"

Hui Li was stunned.

She had never heard of the idea that the more you practice, the weaker you become, and besides, Yotsuki Yu's One-Shot Punch was indeed very strong.

Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled:
"The Third Raikage focused on offense and defense, while the Fourth Raikage focused on strength and agility."

Two completely different paths.

He wanted to combine the two people's skills into one, but he only mastered the skills of the fourth generation of Lei in a mediocre way, and he had become unfamiliar with the skills of the third generation that he used to know.

He turned himself into a hybrid of two different things.

In the end, apart from being quite proficient in Lightning Release Armor, everything else was mediocre. His One-Piercing Technique was probably no match for the Third Raikage's Four-Piercing Technique.

Among all the secret technique clans in Konoha, which family hasn't produced a top-tier ninja in their ancestors? Which family doesn't possess some powerful ninjutsu?
"If you think you can become a top-tier fighter just by mastering a few powerful techniques, then Konoha would be overflowing with strong fighters long ago."

After speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to look at Kairi:

"Your talent is exceptional, unparalleled in the ninja world."

Don't let the so-called powerful ninjutsu blind you.

A true master can strike fear into the hearts of his enemies with just a single kunai, while a mediocre ninja trembles and dares not even aim for the head with a single kunai, for fear of missing and killing himself.

The strong do not depend on external things!

"Is this your belated lesson?"

With a smile, Hui Li directly exposed the lies made by those who had been planted in the hospital.

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained calm, showing no embarrassment on his wrinkled face: "Just some techniques that don't belong to ninjas."

"So you called me out so early in the morning just to talk to me about Yotsuki Yu?"

"of course not."

Hiruzen Sarutobi pulled a scroll from his robes and tossed it to Kairi.

"The morgue team worked through the night to sort through some things from Yotsuki Yu's brain. Take a look!"

"I'm sorry, I'm blind."

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand helplessly, turned his back, and looked down at the scenery below the rooftop:

"You little brat, you never tell the truth."

(End of this chapter)