Naruto, be my son.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was just about to turn his head to look.

As a result, the severe pain in his neck muscles made his face twitch, and he had no choice but to keep looking directly at the ceiling.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had a complicated expression.

He had realized where he was now.

He could even recognize who the familiar voice belonged to.

"Kakashi, how long have I been sleeping?" Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice was a little dry, after all, he hadn't drunk a drop of water for a long time.

"One night and one morning." Kakashi had been guarding here the whole time. He responded, "About twelve hours!"

Twelve hours...

How embarrassing!

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but laugh at himself. He believed that if he was ten years younger, he would be able to fight Whitebeard on equal terms.

With the help of the Ape Demon, maybe we can defeat the opponent.

But as I got older, my reaction speed, chakra capacity, and body functions all began to decline seriously.

Not as good as before!

"Naruto, where is Naruto?" Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly thought of a key factor, and his tone became anxious.

"Gone." Kakashi responded: "According to the two Chunins guarding the main gate, Whitebeard and Naruto forcibly left Konoha, and the main gate of Konoha was chopped down by the other side."

Jinchūriki...

Ran?

Gone?

Sarutobi Hiruzen almost vomited blood. At that time, the first Hokage distributed the tailed beasts to various villages and left only one Nine-Tails for Konoha. From then on, the Nine-Tails was equivalent to Konoha's private property.

At the same time, it is also an extraordinary and terrifying fighting force of Konoha. Once Naruto can establish a bond with the tailed beast Nine-Tails in the future, he can skillfully use the power of the tailed beast...

So, for their Konoha Village, there is one more Kage-level strongman.

even……

Stronger than ordinary shadows!

but.

Naruto ran away, which is equivalent to the loss of the Nine-Tails, the loss of such a strong man, and the loss of a part of Konoha's future.

"You...you have no one to go and bring Naruto back?" Sarutobi Hiruzen twisted his neck with all his strength. Even though he was lying on the hospital bed, his eyes were still very sharp.

Kakashi's dead eyes didn't change much, and his answer was very versatile: "Without the Hokage's order, I'm afraid that acting on my own will cause trouble."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was so angry that his lungs almost exploded.

That is to say...

During the time when he was unconscious, Kakashi did not take any measures and just watched Naruto run away?

"Kakashi... have you always had something against me?" Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath, "Because of the Sakumo incident?"

"Hokage-sama, you worry too much," Kakashi replied calmly.

"Then go catch up with them!" Sarutobi Hiruzen felt his muscles ache as he got a little excited: "This is the order I, the Hokage, give you!"

"..." Kakashi's mouth twitched.

Don't you think too highly of me?

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

……

The residence of the Uchiha clan.

"Brother, you're back!" Sasuke quickly threw away the wooden kunai in his hand and looked at Itachi with surprise: "Brother, why did you come back so early today?"

Uchiha Itachi quickly concealed his complicated expression. So many things happened last night that he hadn't digested them all yet.

"I don't have work today." Looking at his brother, Itachi smiled gently, "I just came back early."

no way.

The Hokage is in the hospital, and there are at least twenty or thirty Anbu members watching over the entire Konoha Hospital, so there is no need for him to guard the door.

"Sasuke, have you been practicing throwing techniques today?"

Looking at the wooden kunai scattered all over the ground, he then looked at the target in the distance.

He also noticed that his brother was sweating profusely.

The two slightly delicate little palms were scratched by the wooden thorns of the kunwu.

Itachi Uchiha felt distressed when seeing this.

"Yeah!" Sasuke was full of energy: "As the son of the Uchiha clan leader, I absolutely cannot be outdone by that Uzumaki Naruto! The next time I see him, I will definitely be more powerful than him!"

Sasuke wielded the wooden kunai, mistaking the air for Naruto: "I'll defeat him and then tell him that he's the one who acts like a girl!"

It seems that I can imagine that scene.

Sasuke felt like he was okay again.

He chuckled cheerfully.

"Well, I believe you, Sasuke." Itachi gently poked Sasuke's head with his index and middle fingers.

In fact, he was relieved.

At least...those radical members of the Uchiha clan won't be able to cause trouble for Whitebeard.

Maybe this is a good thing?

……

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Chapter 34: Bounty for Whitebeard! Tough Konoha no longer exists!

"That guy named Whitebeard defeated the Sandaime Hokage and left Konoha with his Jinchuriki?"

Those Uchiha in the Uchiha clan who are very radical and want to avenge Gan, Wen, and Cui.

After learning the news.

Everyone was stunned for a moment!

They have gathered more than thirty Uchiha clan ninjas, most of whom are elite ninjas from the Uchiha Guard, and the weakest ones are at the Konoha Chunin level.

Although everyone in the Uchiha clan is mentally ill.

But not everyone is a fool.

Uchiha Gan, Uchiha Wen, and Uchiha Cui, three members of the clan who possessed the Sharingan, were easily defeated by Whitebeard.

It is naturally impossible for them to just gather a few people and cause trouble, as that would be no different from committing suicide and giving away a few pairs of Sharingan for free.

but.

When they felt everything was ready and had made a detailed battle plan, they were determined to take off the head of Whitebeard.

This group of Uchiha suddenly discovered.

They were sloppy.

"That guy..." A Chunin from the Uchiha Guard secretly swallowed his saliva, cold sweat overflowing from his forehead: "To my surprise, he was able to defeat the Sandaime Hokage..."

Although they are very hostile to Konoha's high-level officials including the Hokage.

But they never thought that the Sandaime Hokage was weak.

otherwise.

The Uchiha clan's internal coup plan...

It wouldn't have been delayed until now.

……

The Third Hokage unfortunately lost the battle with Whitebeard, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was abducted away from the village by Whitebeard, and the Third Hokage is still lying in the hospital, and although he has woken up, he has difficulty getting up.

In just one night, so many major events happened, shocking all the major ninja clans in Konoha!

No one expected that he would be the top fighter of Konoha.

The Sandaime, who is known as the strongest Hokage of all time...

He actually lost to a guy from another village.

If he was defeated by a man from another village outside, we could barely say that the Sandaime was ambushed.

But he was defeated in Konoha Village, in his own home turf, and was no match for a person from another village.

This……

Can you lose too?

"This matter must not be publicized. At least, the civilians in the village must not be allowed to know about this." In the Hokage Building of Konoha Village, Mito Kado En, one of Konoha's high-ranking officials, adjusted his glasses and said with a serious expression.

At this time, a group of people gathered in the office of the Sandaime Hokage, but the only person missing from this office was the Sandaime Hokage.

Danzo was also present. Although there was no expression on his face, he was already very happy in his heart.

He coughed and interrupted, "Well, that's true. But a ninja village can't always be without a Hokage to control it."

Danzo didn't care what impact this would have if civilians knew about it.

What he cares about is the position of Hokage!

Danzo looked around at the group of people.

He continued, "Sarutobi is now seriously injured and hospitalized. The best medical ninja in Konoha Hospital said that he will have a hard time getting out of bed within a month, let alone handling government affairs."

"I think we should take this opportunity to choose again..." But before Danzo could finish his words, he was interrupted by Utane Koharu, who had white hair and narrow eyes.

"We've already thought about this." Utatane Koharu said, "It's true that Sarutobi will have a hard time handling the Hokage's affairs within a month, and he has asked the Anbu to tell us that within this month, Mitomon, Shimura, and I will handle the Hokage's affairs together."

Utatane Koharu paused, glanced at Danzo, and continued calmly, "One month later, when he recovers a little and can get out of bed, the Hokage administration will be handed over to him."

Danzo's eyes widened a bit.

What do you mean?

Isn't this the same as before? Didn't the four of them handle all the government affairs of Konoha Village in the past?

According to Danzo's original idea, he wanted to take this opportunity to let everyone elect a temporary Hokage.

And among all the high-level officials of Konoha.

Is there anyone who...

Who is more suitable than Danzo?

But Danzo didn't expect that his "suggestion" would be interrupted and blocked before he could even finish his speech.

Especially when I heard the words "Ask the Anbu to tell us."

Danzo clenched his fists.

My teeth are broken.

Damn monkey, he's lying on the bed like a useless person, but he still can't give up the power of Hokage.

He didn't even give me the slightest chance. Had he been prepared for this?

At this time.

Mito Kado En said, "Sarutobi has asked Kakashi to chase after the Jinchuriki and Whitebeard. If he can keep up with the Jinchuriki, then we will be able to grasp the movements of the Jinchuriki and Whitebeard. From what I learned from Sarutobi, Whitebeard and the Jinchuriki went outside the village to look for Tsunade!"