The leisurely life of the Hyuga main family

At the same time, Machi felt uneasy.

From the beginning to the end of the Konoha Crush plan, the Kazekage never appeared.

This is completely different from the plan; the Wind Shadow that was supposed to appear did not show up.

Either they were all used as cannon fodder by the Kazekage, or the Kazekage himself met with misfortune.

The latter is highly likely!

In Maki's opinion, no matter how ruthless the Kazekage was, he wouldn't throw all three of his children out as cannon fodder, would he?

One of them was even one of the Sand Village's trump cards, the Jinchuriki who sealed the One-Tailed Beast! For the Sand Village, a Jinchuriki could be discarded, but the One-Tailed Beast was absolutely unacceptable!

"Lord Hakugetsu!" Shikamaru, who had returned to the village after dealing with the group of Sound Ninja blocking his way, immediately greeted Hakugetsu upon seeing him.

"Why aren't you guys going back?" Bai Yue asked immediately after nodding in response.

"We're going to rest here for a bit before heading back..." Those Sound Ninja are not to be trifled with. If it weren't for Rock Lee, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio alone might not have been able to escape safely.

Even so, Lee, who had opened the fifth gate of the Eight Gates Formation, was bedridden due to the aftereffects.

"Alright, let's go back together!" Bai Yue casually tossed a ball of light to help Xiao Li recover, and then continued walking forward.

"Alright!" If we go home with the boss, we won't have to worry about an enemy suddenly appearing out of nowhere.

As a member of the Nara family, what I hate most is unexpected encounters. It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that it's troublesome!

Now, following behind Bai Yue, he can simply lie down and leisurely return to the village.

Not long after they left, Neji suddenly rushed forward.

"Eight Trigrams - Empty Palm!" With a single palm strike, the Sand Ninja who had fled here immediately fell to the ground, staring in terror at Bai Yue and his group.

"Please have mercy!" Maki shouted as Neji prepared to deliver the final blow.

This hard control caused Neji to stop his finishing move and turn to look at Hakugetsu.

The Sand Village has already suffered heavy losses, and even the Kazekage may have met with misfortune, so they are thinking of saving as many as they can.

"Our Sand Village can pay to ransom the captured personnel..." Regardless of whether the Sand Village has money or not, say it first and then talk about other things.

"The Sand Village, such a poor and remote place, has money?" Bai Yue said with amusement. "Looks like the Fourth Kazekage has been quite diligent in his gold-digging."

"..." One sentence made all the Sand Ninja lower their heads.

"Never mind, let's spare his life for now. He'll be handed over to the interrogation team later. If he killed anyone in the village, kill him. If not, we'll have to wait for the new Hokage's decision."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to Bai Yue, including Naruto, who had successfully won over the Second Crown Princess with his Kotoamatsukami.

"The new Hokage?" Naruto, forgetting all about comforting his new crown princess, rushed to Bai Yue's side: "Brother Bai Yue, what happened to Grandpa Hokage?!"

"He died in battle," Bai Yue said lightly.

"..." The scene fell silent for a moment.

The other people in Konoha are alright, although many of them admire the Hokage and even strive to become Hokage themselves.

For example, Kiba Inuzuka was more shocked than sad.

In short, of all the people in Konoha, Naruto is probably the only one who is sad.

Were Dad and the others also involved?

A question popped into Shikamaru's mind, but he quickly shook his head to banish the thought.

That's an extremely blasphemous idea!

It's probably not that; it's more likely some kind of unspoken understanding.

Otherwise, how could the Hokage, as the leader of a village and even its spiritual pillar, possibly fall into a situation of isolation and helplessness?

The Four Purple Flame Formation is powerful, but not so powerful that Konoha, the leader of the Five Great Villages, would give up without even trying to provide assistance.

Who was the last Kage who was isolated and helpless? The Third Raikage, but his situation was different. He took the initiative to cover the rear and was surrounded by tens of thousands of Iwa ninja.

The fact that the third generation is from their own village is outrageous!

"Isn't Grandpa Hokage the strongest Hokage? How come he..." Naruto sniffed, unable to accept it for a moment.

His Hokage grandfather was one of the best people to him, and now he has lost another person who cared for and loved him.

"The strongest is bullshit." Looking at the first four Hokage, apart from the Third Hokage, which one wasn't a bug? Tsunade and Kakashi after losing his Kamui Sharingan were relatively weak.

Among the Seven Hokage, the Third Hokage ranks last.

Oh right, there's also a 5.5 generation pan shadow mat... but the pan shadow might not necessarily be the bottom of the pan...

"Don't be sad here, you still have a lot to do," Bai Yue said calmly.

Maki, Temari, and Kankuro exchanged glances, feeling a chill run down their spines!

The Third Hokage died in the Konoha Crush plan.

In a sense, the Konoha Crush plan was a success.

However, the price of their success was not something they could afford.

They are now genuinely afraid that as soon as they return to Konoha, they will be torn apart alive by the enraged Konoha ninja as a sacrifice to their banner, and then these Konoha ninjas, filled with bloodlust, will launch a counterattack against the Sand Village...

Along the way, Maki watched Konoha after the war with trepidation.

How should I put it? There was an eerie quiet.

Along the way, we saw many Konoha ninja who were injured or killed in battle, but the majority of the casualties were among the Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja.

Even more so, there were some Sand Ninja and Sound Ninja who were captured just like them...

For a moment, Maki was unsure whether he was involved in the Konoha Crush or the Sand Village Crush.

This is a huge problem!

Konoha did not suffer too much loss, but the Sand Ninja who came to participate in this plan were all wiped out!

Even their Lord Kazekage is still nowhere to be found.

If Konoha really attacks Sunagakure with the flames of revenge, can Sunagakure really withstand it given their current size?

"Sigh... Lord Kazekage, you were really wrong this time!" A dejected Maki sighed softly, his face, which was not covered, was full of sorrow.

He glanced at the three Sand Ninja children beside him; Gaara, now sealed, was being carried on Kankuro's back.

Gaara, who had been hit by Kotoamatsukami's mouth, quietly lay on Kankuro's back, while Temari silently followed beside them. Overall, they had a kind of "harmonious" sibling relationship, although it was quite awkward.

At the very least, we must ensure their survival, no matter the cost!

Then his gaze fell on Bai Yue, who was strolling leisurely, and he decided to take a gamble!

"Lord Baiyue, may I speak to you in private...?" Maki suddenly spoke up.

"Speak frankly." Bai Yue, who had stopped walking, glanced at Ma Ji and said calmly.

"..." After a moment of silence, Maki spoke firmly, "Could you please save Gaara and the other two? I'll pay any price!"