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A dark figure suddenly appeared in the Hokage's office. It was an Anbu member carrying a small dachi. He knelt on one knee in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi without saying a word.

"What is the situation with the Uchiha clan?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke in a deep voice to the ANBU member, who paused before replying, "There's been a disagreement within the clan. One faction, led by Fugaku Uchiha, believes that Konoha is ostracizing the Uchiha clan, while the other faction thinks that Fugaku is making a mountain out of a molehill."

"They're trying to rebel!"

Danzo, who was standing to the side, spoke up, his words resolute.

"Is it your turn to speak?"

Chiaki glanced at Danzo and immediately retorted.

Danzo's face turned ashen, but he swallowed his anger due to Chiaki's power.

Not urgent……

Not urgent……

Let you be arrogant for a while longer, you little brat...

Aren't you just relying on Hashirama Senju's cells?

soon……

And the Uchiha clan...

Danzo secretly suppressed his emotions and remained silent.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was quite confused by Danzo's attitude, but he ultimately said nothing, nodding to the ANBU member, "Alright, you can leave now..."

However, before Hiruzen Sarutobi could finish speaking, the door to the Hokage's office was hurriedly knocked open.

"I am so sorry!"

A bespectacled ninja rushed in, holding a scroll in his hand. "Top priority! Urgent intelligence! To the Third Hokage!"

"!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was startled and quickly waved to the ninja, "Bring the delivery here!"

Qianqiu tilted his head in confusion. Urgent intelligence? Or the highest level?

Is this passage in the original work?

Could it be that my actions caused some kind of butterfly effect?

Hiruzen Sarutobi opened the scroll and began to read it carefully, his expression immediately changing.

"Sarutobi?"

Danzo frowned and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who tossed the scroll to him and shouted, "Shimura! Organize the Hyuga clan to defend against the enemy!"

"The Land of Water has suddenly landed! They've launched an attack on us!"

"The Land of Water!?"

Qianqiu slapped his thigh hard.

This scene actually exists in the original work!

Chapter 359 Unfamiliar Triple Combo

Qianqiu felt completely unwell.

What kind of mess is this?!

A sudden attack from the Land of Water?

Don't mess with me, bro...

Konoha is currently in a very difficult situation. The Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning have launched a joint attack on the Kannabi region. Even though Minato successfully cut off their supplies, war is not such a simple matter.

Even if their supplies are cut off, it will only be a temporary situation.

Once they resume resupply, the region will once again be engulfed in war.

With the abilities of the Land of Earth ninjas, it wouldn't be difficult to simply bring over a squad of ninjas and build a bridge across the Kannabi River out of thin air.

Oh……

It's really not easy.

It would take them at least a month to use ninjutsu to create a route that would allow the ninjas transporting supplies to advance.

We can't oversimplify things; large-scale grain and supplies must be transported overland.

Moreover, the area around Kannabi is densely forested and overgrown with weeds.

After all, this area was only frequented by itinerant merchants and was considered a no-man's-land, so there were no major roads like official roads, making transportation extremely difficult.

That month is still a month. During that month, the allied forces of the two countries can still launch an attack, and the ninjas of Konoha will still need to respond.

At this point, someone said...

Hey.

Why don't they just fill in the Kannabi River and be done with it?

Fill in the river?

This is a huge taboo!

If the combined forces of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning were to truly act recklessly by filling in the river, they would likely face resistance from the smaller nations surrounding the Kannabi region.

They remain neutral now simply to avoid further setbacks for their already weak and ineffective military forces.

However, if the Shinmubi River, which supplies them with water, were filled in, it would cut off their lifeline.

At that point, even if they didn't want to resist, they had no choice but to take up arms and fight back.

Therefore, the only thing the allied forces could do was build a bridge that could supply and transport provisions.

Within a month, the biggest focus and point of competition in the Kannabi area will be the construction of the Kannabi Bridge.

The ninjas of Konoha will go to great lengths to stop the construction of the Kannabi Bridge, while the allied forces of the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning will fight desperately to protect its completion.

With the Grass Country still wavering over there, this battlefield won't end anytime soon.

In this situation, the Land of Water, which had been isolated from the world and kept in a state of information stagnation, suddenly jumped out and even launched an attack on Konoha. This was very incredible and made Konoha feel quite anxious.

No one knows why the Land of Water suddenly launched an attack, especially under such an unusually awkward circumstances.

Besides Qianqiu...

"It's over, it's over..."

"the fat is in the fire."

Qianqiu wiped his sweat, and finally understood the logic in his mind.

Zetsu was planning to steal Obito, so Chiaki beat Zetsu up.

Chiaki had given Zetsu a beating, which is why Uchiha Madara jumped out.

Madara Uchiha was about to take Obito away, so Chiaki mocked Madara Uchiha.

Chiaki's taunt succeeded, and Madara Uchiha, enraged, directly ordered the Mizukage, whom he controlled, to attack Konoha.

Good guy...

It seems like this whole thing is indeed their own fault?

Although there seems to be a similar scene in the original work, the Konoha in the original work should still have enough manpower to resist.

The battle shouldn't have been too brutal, since only one Byakugan from the Hyuga main family was lost.

Normally, there are also ordinary genin like Kai carrying out missions, unless it's a life-or-death situation.

But things are different now. All the genin have been sent to the external battlefields, and Konoha has very few people available. They can only use the Hyuga clan and Uchiha who stayed behind in Konoha...

Huh?

Qianqiu paused, then began to ponder.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi gave the order just now... it seemed like he was telling Danzo to deal with the Hyuga clan...

What about the Uchiha clan?

"The Third Hokage-sama!"

Just then, the ANBU ninja with the small katana on his back suddenly knelt down in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi and pleaded with him, "With a great enemy at hand, regardless of whether the Uchiha clan has any intention of rebelling, we should use them to protect the ninja village first!"

"At a time like this, we shouldn't be thinking about any merits!"

"Is it your turn to speak, Uchiha Shisui?!"

Danzo angrily rebuked the ANBU member, even calling him by name: "Allowing a member of the Uchiha clan to join the ANBU is already an exception, and you actually want to seek merit for the Uchiha clan ninja?!"

"Lord Hokage!"

"Please see the truth! The Uchiha clan has done nothing wrong!"

Ignoring Danzo's words, Uchiha Shisui bowed deeply to Hiruzen Sarutobi and pleaded, "Please let the Uchiha clan fight!"

"Damn..."

Chiaki finally recognized Shisui's identity, and Minato's gaze also fell upon him, his expression somewhat awkward.

To be honest, Minato didn't understand why the higher-ups were targeting the Uchiha so much, leaving such a powerful thing as the Sharingan unused. But since it was the higher-ups' decision, he couldn't say anything.

"Sarutobi, remove this kid's ANBU affiliation; he's not suitable."

Danzo turned to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi and offered his suggestion directly.

"I can renounce my Anbu identity! But I implore the Third Hokage to reconsider! The Uchiha clan needs an opportunity to prove itself! An opportunity to appease the people!"

Shisui removed his ANBU mask and slammed his head deeply into the ground.

"...Still water."

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and tapped the table lightly.

He was well aware of the situation of the Uchiha clan, but the vigilance passed down from the Second Hokage to the present made it impossible for him to feel at ease and trust the Uchiha clan.

Adding to the fact that Chiaki had just reported the situation regarding Madara Uchiha's appearance, his heart became even more uneasy.