Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

Yamanaka Inoichi breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't worry about Chu Jiu."

"That kid said before he went to the battlefield: as long as the war is won, he and Orochimaru will be invincible."

"The more fiercely they attack, the faster the Third Hokage will collapse."

"Our Ino-Shika-Cho clan should not take any initiative; we should just follow the Third Hokage's lead."

"Someone will step forward and fight the Third Hokage to the death."

Nara Shikaku muttered to himself, "So that's how it is. I was thinking too much, too meticulously, which prevented me from getting to the heart of the matter like Chu Jiu..."

"I am not as good as Shan Zhong Chu Jiu, I am far inferior."

Akimichi Choza chuckled and said, "It's alright, Chu Jiu is a child of our three clans, that's enough."

"Let me remind you."

Aburame said weakly, "It should be the four races of pig, deer, butterfly, and insect. I also agree with Yamanaka Chukyu's judgment and suggestion."

Yamanaka Haiichi: "..."

Nara Shikaku: "..."

Choza Akimichi: "..."

Aburame Shiki: "Yes, I'm still here..."

"Ah! I'm sorry!" x3

"It's okay, it's really okay..."

"I'm used to it..."

……

If the changes within Konoha were like undercurrents, then the actions of the peace envoys from Kumogakure were like a cataclysmic event for the Third Hokage.

Inside the Konoha embassy, ​​the leader of the Cloud Village ninjas produced the Fourth Raikage's secret order.

"The reason for the defeat in this war is that the Konoha army has completely grasped the battlefield intelligence. This is not something that spies can do. It must be that Konoha has developed a new reconnaissance technique or a new bloodline limit."

"We need to use our role as peace envoys to investigate Konoha's battlefield intelligence capabilities within the village and try to acquire them."

An older Cloud Village ninja asked, "Like the kidnapping of Kushina Uzumaki fifteen years ago?"

The lead ninja nodded decisively: "That's it!"

The older Cloud Village ninja asked, "Captain, do you have a specific objective?"

The Cloud Village Captain replied, "Yes."

"Before leaving, Chief of Staff Tsuchida told me that Konoha Village only has four specialties in reconnaissance: the insects of the Aburame clan, the noses of the Inuzuka clan, and the eyes of the Hyuga and Uchiha clans."

"The parasites have been ruled out. Their sense of smell is good for tracking rather than large-scale investigation. Only the Byakugan and Sharingan, the two bloodline limits, are most likely to develop special investigation techniques."

"The Uchiha clan is in an awkward position and is not trusted by the Konoha Village leadership, so it is absolutely impossible for them to command the Konoha army in battle."

The elderly Cloud Village ninja closed his eyes and said, "So our target is the Hyuga clan."

"But we were under close surveillance. At most, one or two people could sneak out, but it was impossible to complete the kidnapping and escape safely."

"so……"

The old ninja opened his eyes and said with a firm gaze, "This is not a kidnapping, but a mission to use our lives to confirm whether the Hyuga clan has mastered a secret technique and to create division within Konoha Village."

Captain Yunyin nodded and said, "Yes."

"Are you willing to die for this?"

The old ninja grinned: "Of course I'm willing!"

"The village under the leadership of the Third and Fourth Raikage took good care of the families and children of every ninja who voluntarily sacrificed themselves. I am old and will soon be unable to fight, so of course I am willing to give my life for the village."

The Cloud Village captain solemnly bowed to the old ninja: "The Fourth Raikage asked me to thank you for your sacrifice on his behalf."

The other thirteen Cloud Village ninja bowed in unison: "Thank you for your sacrifice, senior."

The old ninja laughed, a laugh brimming with smugness: "I'm just going ahead of myself!"

That night, the Hyuga clan's mansion was invaded.

Having obtained the most detailed intelligence, the intruders stormed into the house of the clan chief, Hiashi, and broke into the bedroom of the clan chief's eldest daughter, Hinata.

He brutally murdered the wet nurse and nanny who cared for the children, and kidnapped Hinata Hyuga, who was still an infant.

Enraged, Hiashi Hyuga unleashed astonishing decisiveness and power, using Gentle Fist Technique: 128 Palms to kill the intruder and reclaim his daughter.

But he soon discovered that the dead intruder was one of the Cloud Village peace ninja.

Meanwhile, the Cloud Village ninjas who were being monitored and housed in the embassy also started making a fuss, claiming that the ninja leader in charge of the negotiations had gone missing.

He then shouted, "He was kidnapped by Konoha ninjas! If Konoha doesn't return him, then prepare to face the wrath of the Raikage!"

The Third Hokage received two reports almost simultaneously, and was immediately overwhelmed.

He ignored the Cloud Village ninjas and went directly to the Hyuga clan's territory.

Hiashi Hyuga honestly reported everything and asked the newly restored Third Hokage to uphold justice for the Hyuga clan.

Hiruzen Sarutobi lit his pipe with a worried expression: "Hiashi, you are also the head of a clan, you should know what it feels like to be caught in a dilemma."

Hiashi Hyuga nodded: "Yes, Third Hokage."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "It's good that you know. I hope the Hyuga clan can do this for Konoha, blah blah blah..."

"To be able to stand from Konoha's perspective, blah blah blah..."

"For the sake of the bigger picture, blah blah blah..."

"I know the Hyuga clan has been wronged, but Hiashi, as the clan head, has a broader perspective. You can't just think about the interests of your own Hyuga clan, blah blah blah..."

Hiashi Hyuga's eyes widened. These were all his words!

These are the words he usually says to his younger brother Hizashi and to the branch family ninjas!

I never expected that being hit on the head by the Third Hokage would feel so frustrating and aggrieved.

After the Third Hokage finished speaking, seeing Hiashi Hyuga bow his head and remain silent, he was certain that Hiashi would accept his suggestion.

Even if Hiashi Hyuga can't accept it right away, Danzo Shimura will tell him what rationality is.

Having thought this through, Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up and said before Hiashi Hyuga could even process it, "Hiashi, think about it carefully yourself, don't be so naive... Sigh, never mind, I'll wait for your answer in the Hokage's office."

After saying that, he left in a hurry.

The Third Hokage had to appease the Cloud Village ninja who were causing trouble. He absolutely could not let them get into any more trouble, and he absolutely could not give the Fourth Raikage another excuse to start a war.

Hiashi Hyuga, looking utterly aggrieved, summoned the elders of the Hyuga main and branch families and relayed the Third Hokage's words to them verbatim.

The Hyuga clan's meeting room was deathly silent.

Even after the sun rose and the Hyuga ninjas cleaned up the bloodstains in the courtyard, the Hyuga elders' suppressed grievances and anger could not be quelled.

Hiashi Hyuga held Hinata in his arms, watching his daughter cry herself to sleep, her face still bearing traces of terror. Anger and helpless pain tore at his heart.

Someone broke into his home, killed his maid and wet nurse, and kidnapped his newborn daughter.

It is perfectly justified and righteous for him to kill the intruders in order to protect his daughter!

How can the invaders be pushed out by the Third Hokage on behalf of the village and become sacrifices to quell the war simply because they are envoys for peace talks from Kumogakure?