I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

"After the five great nations ceased hostilities, I remember that Konoha's people on various battlefields had all been withdrawn. Who on earth was able to attack Uchiha Fugaku in Konoha?" Nonou asked in surprise.

"Reporting to you, sir, Fugaku Uchiha was not attacked inside Konoha, but outside of it. It is said that Fugaku Uchiha left Konoha that day with a group of his clan's elite forces for some unknown reason, and was subsequently attacked," Garuro replied truthfully.

Nono frowned slightly: "There's a problem. Why would Fugaku Uchiha suddenly leave Konoha? And with his strength, plus the elite of the Uchiha clan, he's not someone that an ordinary person can threaten."

"There are plenty of ways to coerce or bribe Fugaku Uchiha to leave Konoha, and there are many people in the ninja world who can threaten him," Naraku said casually.

He was somewhat surprised by the attack on Fugaku Uchiha, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

After all, the other person's life or death had nothing to do with him.

Nonou sighed, "Konoha really has a lot of misfortunes. First, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was assassinated, and now Fugaku Uchiha has been attacked. I estimate that he is also in grave danger and has most likely been killed."

Although the perpetrator is unknown, given Fugaku Uchiha's condition, his chances of survival are clearly slim.

Fugaku Uchiha is dead.

Inside an underground experimental base in Konoha, Orochimaru, wearing a white lab coat, was wielding a scalpel and dissecting a corpse with great interest.

"Even though it's not the best material, don't let me down."

Looking at the corpse he had dissected, Orochimaru let out a hoarse chuckle.

The corpse was none other than Fugaku Uchiha, his face pale and his body cold and lifeless.

Fugaku Uchiha was clearly no match for Orochimaru.

Similarly, he couldn't withstand the pressure from Danzo.

Even though she had already sided with Tsunade.

Even though Danzo's malice towards the Uchiha clan was almost blatant.

However, when Danzo invoked the righteous cause of the Hokage and used a combination of threats and inducements, the outwardly strong but inwardly weak Fugaku Uchiha was easily tricked out of the village by Danzo.

Even though Fugaku Uchiha brought a group of his clan's elite troops with him, he was ultimately no match for Orochimaru and the Root organization's ambush.

A fierce battle ensued.

Without undergoing the Reanimation Jutsu, Orochimaru's resistance to genjutsu, without any defects in his soul, is commensurate with his strength.

Similarly, Fugaku Uchiha's transplanted Sharingan did not miraculously evolve into the Mangekyou Sharingan.

As a result, the entire Uchiha group, including Fugaku Uchiha, became corpses.

Even with the professional cleanup efforts of the Root organization, the ambush left no trace, so that Fugaku Uchiha and the others could only be officially classified as missing.

Chapter 233 Tsunade's Outburst

"Stop! I—"

"Go away!"

"what!!!"

Inside the Hokage Building, a loud bang was mixed with screams.

With a single punch, Tsunade sent the guards blocking her way flying, and stormed towards the Hokage's office.

Behind her were several high-ranking members of Konoha, including the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

These high-ranking officials are members of Tsunade's faction.

Swish swish swish ~~~

Before Tsunade and the others could even get close to the Hokage's office, a commotion broke out, and immediately, members of the Anbu hidden in the shadows and the guards on the surface rushed to their aid, surrounding Tsunade and the others.

Tap tap tap.

The sound of footsteps came.

A path was cleared in front of Tsunade and the others, and then Danzo walked over.

"Tsunade, what's wrong with you all? Don't you know where you are? The Hokage Building is not a place where you can act recklessly." Danzo stopped and looked down at Tsunade and the others, scolding them.

"Going crazy? I think you're the one who's going crazy. How dare you say you didn't do what Fugaku did?" Tsunade stared at him intently, her face as cold as ice.

Tsunade naturally learned of Fugaku Uchiha's disappearance immediately.

Although she found no trace after sending people to investigate, the fact that Fugaku Uchiha's sudden departure from the village was due to Danzo's order was enough for her to understand that Fugaku Uchiha's disappearance was most likely Danzo's doing.

"Fugaku? I am also very sorry about his disappearance, but my original intention was to send him to protect the new daimyo and prevent any more assassination attempts. Now that something has happened to him, I am just as heartbroken." Danzo said righteously.

Unfortunately, his act was not believed by Tsunade and the others, otherwise they would have forced their way into the Hokage Building.

"Danzo, I have no interest in playing along with you anymore. I'm here to tell you that from now on, I will be the Fourth Hokage of the village. You and your men can go play by yourselves!" Tsunade looked at him coldly, then turned and left.

"You bastard, do you want to rebel?" Tsunade's words made Danzo's expression change drastically, and he roared in shock and anger.

The other party had the audacity to call himself Hokage, and even the Fourth Hokage like him; this was blatant provocation.

Keng! ! !

Danzo's roar ignited the murderous intent in those surrounding him, who either drew their swords or took out kunai.

It seemed that as long as Danzo gave the order, they would surround and kill Tsunade and the others.

"Rebellion? I'm just setting things right. Someone like you who only knows how to harm his own people has no right to sit in the Hokage's seat." Tsunade stopped and turned to give Danzo a cold look.

She now realizes that trying to overthrow someone like Danzo through gentle means will only lead to more internal strife.

Rather than that, it's better to cut the Gordian knot quickly.

Whether it's a life-or-death struggle with Danzo or causing the village to split apart, it doesn't matter.

Compared to this outcome, this result would reduce the losses more than continuing to drag things out.

The high-ranking officials who came with Tsunade also looked at Danzo and the people surrounding them with cold eyes.

They've had enough too.

First came Minato Namikaze, then came Fugaku Uchiha.

If Danzo continues to sit in the Hokage position, all that awaits them is a slow death.

Rather than doing that, we might as well give it a shot.

This time, it wasn't just Tsunade and her group who came.

Near the Hokage Building, there were also ninjas from various clans affiliated with Tsunade, as well as many Senju clan ninjas lurking in the shadows.

The former will not be mentioned.

The latter refers to the strategy of de-familialization that Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju took the lead in in order to better develop the village.

This makes it seem like the Senju clan has declined, but in reality, the Senju clan has broken up into smaller groups, concealed the Senju surname, and dispersed throughout Konoha and even the Land of Fire.

Now, with Tsunade, the most orthodox successor of the Senju clan, summoning them, she easily reunited the largest clan power in Konoha.

In fact, after all these years of development, the Senju clan has become more prosperous than the Uchiha and Hyuga clans, which maintained their clans.

This is also the source of Tsunade's confidence to act decisively and swiftly.

Even if she were to directly confront Danzo, she would have a greater chance of winning.

The air was filled with murderous intent.

The standoff inside the Hokage Building grew increasingly tense.

Neither Danzo nor Tsunade showed any sign of backing down.

Swish! !

Suddenly.

Just as a fierce battle was about to break out, two figures appeared swiftly beside Tsunade and Danzo.

"Lady Tsunade, urgent news has arrived from the border. Kirigakure has suddenly launched another invasion, and the border defenses are on the verge of collapse," a Konoha ninja who appeared beside Tsunade reported anxiously.

"What?!" Tsunade, who had initially thought there was some new development on Danzo's side, immediately changed her expression when she heard the report.

"Kihidden Mist Village?!"

Inside the Star Tower, Naraku looked at Nonou, who had come to report, with surprise.

Nono nodded and said, "Yes, I don't know what's going on with Kirigakure, but they suddenly launched another attack on the Land of Fire, and the attack is even more intense than before."

Naraku pondered.

Although the ceasefire agreement was just a piece of paper, Kirigakure's decision to tear it up was rather sudden.

Moreover, this ceasefire was led by the daimyo of the five great powers, which makes the agreement of high quality.

"Do you think it could be due to the death of the Fire Country Daimyo?" Nonou asked Naraku.

Naraku thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible, but given the current situation, it's very unlikely. There must be some unknown reason why Kirigakure suddenly attacked the Land of Fire again."

As he spoke, a playful look appeared on his face.

"Whatever the reason, Kirigakure has made a good start."

That's true for him.

The main reason he called a ceasefire earlier was that the power of Sunagakure alone was insufficient to suppress Konoha, and would result in excessive casualties.

But now it's different.