Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 185 The Leaf Village Tree Grows Upside Down

Early the next morning.

Chiga then went to the Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was quite surprised to see Chiga arrive.

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, "Chika, what brings you here?"

Chiga said, "Third Hokage, please forgive my bluntness, but isn't it a bit unreasonable to send members of our Uchiha clan to the front lines in the Land of Water?"

"The ninjas of Kirigakure are skilled in Water Release, and everyone is proficient in the Hidden Mist Technique, which is indeed a great counter to our Fire Release and Sharingan."

"Seriously speaking, the Uchiha clan isn't afraid of this kind of restraint; it's the source of our confidence as the Uchiha clan!"

However, towards the end, Chiga suddenly changed the subject: "But the question is, on what basis?"

"Knowing full well that the Land of Water is a counter to our Uchiha clan, on what basis did the Konoha leadership decide to send our Uchiha clan to face the Land of Water?"

"Do the Konoha leadership truly consider our Uchiha clan as part of the village?"

This is a very pointed question.

"Well, Chiga, as you know, the village simply can't spare any more people right now, so we have to have your family members fill in for the time being."

"After the Sand Village surrenders, transfer the Sand Village forces to the Land of Water to replace your clan members."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face turned somewhat embarrassed.

He never expected that Chiga, who always obeyed orders, would one day question him like this.

It's easy to imagine how disheartening the decision I made was.

Although this decision was not his original intention.

However, before Hiruzen Sarutobi could continue to comfort Chika with his words, Danzo Shimura's voice came from behind Chika.

"What? Does your Uchiha clan have doubts about the Hokage's orders?"

Danzo Shimura strode in, tapping his cane. He looked at Chiga and said coldly, "Does your Uchiha clan intend to rebel again?!"

Chiga had become immune to Shimura Danzo's tendency to accuse him of rebellion at the drop of a hat; after all, that was the only word he ever used.

"Our Uchiha clan has no intention of rebelling, but sending members of the Uchiha clan to the Land of Water would prevent them from fully utilizing the true strength of the Uchiha clan's ninjas."

"This is not a fair distribution of combat power!"

"Moreover, Third Hokage, the deployment of one hundred Uchiha clan ninjas already represents the mobilization of all Uchiha clan personnel, which will paralyze the Konoha Police Force."

Chiga said.

Upon hearing this, Shimura Danzo said disdainfully, "I dispatched three hundred Root ninjas to the Land of Water's front lines, risking everything I had. Is it too much for you Uchiha to spare only one hundred ninjas?"

Seeing that Danzo had hit the nail on the head, Chiga sneered and replied, "Lord Danzo, that's not all. I remember when I was practicing Water Release ninjutsu at the Root base, there were four or five hundred Root ninjas chasing and intercepting me and my teacher Kushina!"

"Um?!"

Upon hearing Chiga confess that he had caused trouble back then, Hiruzen Sarutobi actually began to believe Chiga's words and looked at Danzo Shimura with surprise and suspicion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said thoughtfully, "Danzo, is what Chiga said true? If there are four or five hundred ninjas in the base, then the number of Root ninjas is much less than what you reported to me!"

"Nonsense! My Root organization provides sustenance for the Anbu; there's no way we'd have that many ninjas!"

"Sarutobi, don't listen to this Uchiha brat's nonsense!"

[Negative emotions from Danzo Shimura, emotion value +50!]

Upon hearing this, Shimura Danzo immediately retorted, and then tried to explain further to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

However, at that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly looked in a certain direction, and his expression changed drastically.

"Oh no! Something's happened to Kushina!"

Upon hearing this, Chiga was the first to react, immediately feigning anxiety and urgently asking, "Third Hokage, what happened to my teacher?"

"Come with me, the Nine-Tails has broken free!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi said something to Chiga.

Chiga and Shimura Danzo's expressions changed simultaneously, and they stopped arguing and followed behind Sarutobi Hiruzen.

When Chiga and the others arrived, they saw Kushina, whose entire body was covered in Nine-Tails chakra and who had even donned the tailed beast cloak, wreaking havoc on the Root base.

Meanwhile, all the Root ninjas in the base had been mobilized, forming a dense circle around the perimeter.

They stared blankly at the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who had suddenly appeared at the Root base.

"It's the Nine-Tails!"

"Why is the Nine-Tails here?"

"Was it a mistake on the way to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki that caused the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to go berserk?"

"Someone from the Root organization who was controlled by Chiga interjected."

"Did Lord Danzo issue an order to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

"Won't you solve Danzo's problems sooner? Aren't you disloyal to Danzo?!"

Another Root ninja controlled by Chiga spoke from the crowd.

"No way! Don't talk nonsense. My loyalty to Lord Danzo is as clear as day!"

"Yes, yes, then hurry up and capture them and take them back."

These words clearly reached the ears of Chiga and the other two.

"Sarutobi, let me explain. My subordinates were just too worried that something might happen to the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki while he was away, which is why they acted so unwisely."

Danzo Shimura looked bewildered. When had he given the order to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?

Although he returned to the Root base after the high-level meeting yesterday, he complained that the Third Hokage would rather take the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to the battlefield than entrust him with safekeeping.

But it's just a complaint; I really didn't have that idea!

But he was also very confident that the Root ninjas would obey his orders.

They can even obey his orders; even orders from the Hokage are useless.

In other words, some Root ninjas are extremely loyal, so much so that they might do things for him without his orders.

It's possible that some brainless Root ninjas might actually try to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

"Danzo, keep an eye on your subordinates!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced coldly at Danzo Shimura, but didn't say anything more. The most important thing now was to reseal the Nine-Tails.

At that moment, Kushina seemed to see Hiruzen Sarutobi arrive, and immediately shed her Tailed Beast Cloak before collapsing to the ground.

Chiga rushed forward to Kushina's side, crying out in anguish, "Kushina-sensei? Don't scare me!"

"Hmm~ It's Chiga!"

Kushina slowly woke up, then looked around in surprise and asked, "Huh, how did I get here? Who brought me out?"

As she said this, Kushina secretly gave Chiga a V-sign.

"Kushina, what are you doing here? Don't you remember?"

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi also came over, frowning as he asked.

"I remember trying to sneak out for some ramen today, but I suddenly ran into two people wearing flower masks on the way."

Upon hearing this, Kushina pondered for a moment, then suddenly clutched her head and cried out, "Ah, my head hurts so much!"

Seeing Kushina faint again, Chiga quickly shouted, "Make way! I need to take my teacher to the medical department first. Don't block our way!"

"Damn it, why are there so many people?!"

This casual complaint startled Hiruzen Sarutobi, who glanced around.

At this moment, all the Root ninjas had been deployed, and there were probably seven or eight hundred people in the entire base.

As for the others, they were doing tasks or something.

Even so, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still bewildered by the sheer number of ninjas.

Isn't it said that the roots are for supplying nutrients to the leaves?

What, is the Konoha tree growing upside down?

How can there be so many?

"Danzo, is this what you meant by not having enough Root ninjas?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi pointed at the group of Root members and said in a low, sinister voice.

Upon hearing this, Shimura Danzo immediately looked around and discovered that all the ninjas he had hidden in the base had come out.

His expression immediately changed drastically, and he said, "Sarutobi, let me explain."

Explanation?

Explain yourself, you big dummy!

He was right, the Anbu recruits people every year, but the number keeps decreasing because they've all been taken by Shimura Danzo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed angrily, "There are seven or eight hundred ninjas here alone, and if you include the Root members who are still on missions outside, your Root ninja force must have exceeded a thousand!"

"Heh, even the Anbu don't have this many!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was grim. After speaking, he walked silently toward the Hokage Building.

As for Chiga and Kushina, they had already left. Their task was simply to expose the number of Root members to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

What follows will naturally be handled by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

There's no need to worry about why Kushina was at Root's base.

Seven or eight hundred Root ninjas stood naked in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, already under immense pressure due to a shortage of manpower at the front, flew into a rage upon seeing this group of Root members.

He immediately issued an order to bring all the Root ninjas to the front lines of the Land of Water.

As for the Uchiha clan ninjas, they continued to serve as the security force, maintaining the village's safety.

Three days later.

The front-line command post of Konoha against the Sand Village.

Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived here with five hundred ninjas.

As the village's leader, her teacher, and someone who came to avenge her, Tsunade gave him ample respect, personally greeting him at the door.

Before he could even say anything to welcome her, he saw Kushina surrounded by more than a dozen ANBU members and immediately frowned: "Hokage-sama, why did you bring Kushina along?"

Kushina noticed Tsunade's gaze and immediately jumped up and down, waving at Tsunade.

"I can't help it, I can't leave the village unattended!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi followed Tsunade's gaze to Kushina, who was already looking around excitedly. He sighed helplessly, "Let's discuss the battle plan first!"

(End of this chapter)