Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

Just as the ninjas of the four major clans surrounded Orochimaru, a huge commotion came from inside the east gate.

Hiashi Hyuga led the Hyuga clan ninjas through the blockade of the Anbu and the four major ninja clans, and arrived at the East Gate.

The Hyuga ninjas exuded an imposing aura, all activating their Byakugan and glaring fiercely at the Konoha ninjas who were trying to stop them.

"The Hyuga clan is here! Anyone who dares to disrespect Lord Orochimaru will be killed!"

Hiashi Hyuga's voice boomed across the entire battlefield, shattering the last fig leaf that Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to preserve and revealing the fact of the Konoha civil war to everyone.

After the two Hokage left, Hiruzen Sarutobi's confidence and authority quickly returned. He was even persuaded by Masao Sarutobi to believe that he had made the right decision.

Upon seeing Hiashi Hyuga, the Third Hokage flew into a rage: "Hiashi Hyuga! How dare you disobey my orders and lead the Hyuga ninja to the East Gate without authorization? Are you Hyuga plotting to betray the village?"

Hiashi Hyuga sneered: "Traitor to the village?"

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, wasn't it you, the Third Hokage, who betrayed the village?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind didn't process it for a moment: "Huh?"

Many ninjas were also dumbfounded: What the hell? The Third Hokage betrayed the village?

Hiruzen Sarutobi, realizing what was happening, even disregarded Asuma Sarutobi, abandoning the child and jumping up, shouting, "Hiashi Hyuga, have you lost your mind?"

"I am the Hokage, the Third Hokage!"

"How could the Hokage betray Konoha?"

Hiashi Hyuga listened intently to the voice coming from the communication snake, a flash of realization crossing his eyes. He then sneered, "Who says the Hokage can't betray the village?"

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you secretly appointed Danzo Shimura to lead the unscrupulous Root ninjas, in alliance with the Hidden Mist ninjas, to ambush and kill the hero who just defeated the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Fire, Lord Orochimaru!"

"Fortunately, Shimura Danzo was weak, and the Root ninjas only knew how to fight desperately without any morale. The Hidden Mist ninjas lost the Hidden Mist Village and became like stray dogs. Your conspiracy has completely failed!"

"Orochimaru-sama survived the ambush and instead successfully killed the rogue ninja Shimura Danzo!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi broke through the defenses: "You're talking nonsense! Shimura Danzo wasn't a rogue ninja; Orochimaru, who killed him, was!"

Just as Hiashi Hyuga was about to retort, he heard the communicator snake say, "Don't explain, don't argue with Hiruzen Sarutobi, and don't care what he says. Just say what I say, and address the Konoha ninjas!"

Hiashi Hyuga whispered, "Yes, Lord Yamanaka Hatsukyu!"

Then, ignoring Hiruzen Sarutobi, he turned to the Konoha ninja who had followed him and loudly proclaimed, "After Hiruzen Sarutobi's ambush failed, he was not resigned to his defeat. Instead of admitting his mistake, he gathered ninjas from the four major clans to ambush Lord Orochimaru again outside the East Gate."

"Do you know why he was able to ambush Lord Orochimaru twice in a row?"

"Because Hiruzen Sarutobi, in the name of the Third Hokage, ordered Lord Orochimaru to return to Konoha from Kirigakure along the route he specified!"

"Shimura Danzo was not the mastermind; he was merely a Konoha ninja carrying out the Third Hokage's orders!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi completely broke down, but he found that he couldn't explain himself. If he tried to explain, he would only make things worse and ultimately confirm the crime that Hiashi Hyuga had committed against him.

Whether it's true or not, that's none of your business!

Anyway, Hiruzen Sarutobi believed he was right.

So he shouted, with a sense of righteous indignation and anger, "Shut up! Shut up!!"

"No matter what, the Hokage is the leader of Konoha Village. Your disregard for the Hokage's orders is tantamount to betrayal!"

Hiashi Hyuga completely ignored him, continuing to say, "Hiruzen Sarutobi favored the four great clans, exploited all clans and commoner ninjas, betrayed the ideals of the First Hokage, and sent children under ten years old to the battlefield."

"Today, as everyone has seen, the number of ninjas wearing Sarutobi clan uniforms and Konoha headbands is astounding!"

"The Hyuga clan, the Uchiha clan, the Ino-Shika-Cho clan, the Aburame clan, the Inuzuka clan, plus the Hatake, Shiranui, Aoyama, Kurama, and other ninja clans, still don't have as many ninjas as the Sarutobi clan."

"Think about it, everyone. During the three Shinobi World Wars, did you ever see us shinobi clans active on the front lines?"

The Konoha ninjas looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief, and for a moment no one could say a word.

Following Yamanaka Hatsukyu's instructions, Hyuga Hiashi shouted again, "Can you see Hyuga?"

"In the Land of Wind, the Land of Rain, the Land of Grass, the Land of Fields, the Land of Hot Springs, the Land of Waves... on every battlefield in which Konoha Village participates, can you see a Hyuga clan ninja with the Byakugan?"

Answer me!

Finally, a Konoha ninja responded:

"I saw it! I cooperated with the Hyuga ninja on the battlefield in the Land of Rain!"

"I've seen Hinata in both the Land of Grass and the Land of Rain!"

"I am in the Land of Waves..."

"The Land of Fields..."

"The Land of Hot Springs..."

The Konoha ninjas' responses grew more frequent and louder, gradually transforming into a surging wave of sound.

The sound abruptly subsided only when Hiashi Hyuga raised his hands, but it could not return to complete silence.

But it was enough for everyone to hear Hiashi Hyuga's most fatal question: "Then how many people on the battlefield have seen far more Sarutobi ninjas?"

All sounds suddenly vanished, and the battlefield fell silent. Even the ninjas of the four clans—Sarutobi, Utatane, Mitomon, and Shimura—no longer spoke.

After looking at each other, everyone turned their attention to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The answer is no longer needed.

Hiashi Hyuga concluded by saying, "My Hyuga clan no longer recognizes Hiruzen Sarutobi as Hokage, nor does it acknowledge his illegal reinstatement as the Third Hokage!"

"I will stand with Lord Orochimaru, on the side of justice!"

"I only acknowledge Lord Orochimaru as the future Fifth Hokage, and I demand a complete end to Hiruzen Sarutobi's illegitimate rule!"

"The Uchiha clan is standing with Lord Orochimaru too!"

Surrounded by Uchiha ninja, Itachi Uchiha appeared on the south side of the city wall at the east gate and loudly proclaimed, "The entire Uchiha clan supports Lord Orochimaru becoming the Fifth Hokage and is determined to end Hiruzen Sarutobi's illegitimate rule!"

He suddenly activated his Sharingan with two tomoe, his crimson eyes fixed on Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Hiruzen Sarutobi, you have tolerated Danzo Shimura's suppression of my Uchiha clan for many years, allowing him to kill many of my clan's ninjas, yet you always stopped us from investigating under the pretext of 'not being able to harm Konoha ninjas'."

"You always say that anyone who kills Konoha ninja is your enemy, and that's how you get labeled a rogue ninja!"

"In the past, my father trusted you and was manipulated by you."

"He still believes you today, but I don't. I will seek justice for the Uchiha clan!"

"Uchiha attack! Annihilate the Sarutobi clan!"

Hiashi Hyuga shouted, "Hyuga ninjas, we will not lose to the Uchiha! Attack!"