Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 199 A Dead End - A Last-Ditch Effort

"stop!"

"Who, who's speaking!" Uchiha Shichito exclaimed in surprise.

He's now using a kaleidoscope; his mind, senses, hearing, and vision have all been elevated to an unprecedented level.

Even now, he feels like he's invincible!

After all, Madara, the ancestor of the Hokage, was only this strong back then, and the ancestor had an opponent, the First Hokage, but we don't have one now!

So, my feeling is true, I am invincible in this world!

However, before this voice appeared, he hadn't sensed the presence of anyone else!

The next second, a golden-haired fairy dressed in a green Hanfu dress, with a jade hairpin in her hair, and a curvaceous figure, resembling a jade rabbit in the moon, appeared on the rooftop opposite the Hokage Building.

Uchiha Shichito looked up, stared for a long time, and finally asked uncertainly, "You are... Tsunade?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi perked up considerably. His voice, tinged with weariness and emotion, said, "Tsunade, I never expected that it would be you who came to save me under these circumstances!"

"Save you? Don't be ridiculous!" Tsunade shook her head dismissively. "I'm busy every day, I don't have time to save you. I just heard you got into trouble, so I came to submit some evidence!"

"Submit evidence?" Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback. Uchiha Shichito, standing beside him, asked, "What kind of evidence do you want to submit?"

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, in order to keep his position as Hokage, first conspired with Danzo to harm my younger brother Nawaki, and then killed my lover, Dan Kato!"

"Nonsense!" Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately stood up. "Tsunade, the deaths of Dan and Nawaki are indeed poignant, but how many times have I said it? Their deaths have nothing to do with the village!"

Uchiha Shichito felt like he had heard a big scoop, but now that their police department had been reorganized, evidence was needed to solve cases!

The main reason is that it felt so good to force Hiruzen Sarutobi to his death with the power of righteousness. No wonder Hiruzen Sarutobi kept saying things like "I am the Hokage!"

"You say that Hiruzen Sarutobi killed your brother and lover, do you have any evidence?" Uchiha Shichito asked.

"Of course!" Tsunade tossed down a piece of paper, saying, "This is Danzo's confession!"

"Oh, Danzo's confession, huh?" Uchiha Shichito suddenly sensed something was wrong, and Sarutobi Hiruzen also looked up: "Danzo, his confession? Danzo died at your hands?"

Having accomplished something important that had been on her mind, Tsunade felt a great sense of relief.

"Broken, Rope Tree, I have avenged you!"

From this day forward, I will begin a brand new life that belongs to me!

For some reason, her brown eyes fell on Ning Yuan.

The kid who was barely taller than my thigh back then is now only a head shorter than me!

Upon hearing the Third Hokage's question, Tsunade shook her head, revealing a cheerful smile reminiscent of her childhood: "Him? Of course I didn't kill him. I'd be too afraid of getting my hands dirty!"

"Who did that?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked anxiously.

This is an important question because Danzo was working with Sarutobi Shinnosuke at the time!

It was because of this event that the Sarutobi clan lost 80 Jonin, which led to their decline and loss of the power to suppress other ninja clans.

If those eighty Jonin were still alive, how could the Uchiha clan have captured all the members of the Sarutobi clan?

"It's me!" another clear voice rang out from another house.

"Why is there another one I can't sense?" Uchiha Shichito was startled again, looked up, and then exclaimed in astonishment, "Kiku, Kiku, Konoha's White Fang?"

Sakumo Hatake nodded gently: "That's me!"

"Weren't you dead?" Uchiha Shichito asked in horror.

"Just faked his death!" Hatake Sakumo laughed, then looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen: "For the sake of the Hokage position, you first killed Nawaki, then Kato Dan, sidelined Orochimaru, and even used schemes to ruin the reputation of Konoha's White Fang. All of this is simply unforgivable and intolerable!"

"you"

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could offer any excuses, Sakumo Hatake produced a sheet of paper: "I also have Danzo's statement here!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless.

"I killed Danzo. As for Sarutobi Shinnosuke, although he didn't commit any great evil, he received many favors from you, so naturally he took the blame for you!"

Having finally received news of his son's death, Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart, which had been hanging in suspense for two years, finally settled down.

He sighed deeply, then looked at Tsunade: "I never expected this! I originally thought Orochimaru was the smartest of the three of you, but I never imagined that someone as carefree as you would have such a clever mind!"

"Even with him hiding so well, and Danzo leading the way, he still managed to find me?"

He had already realized that today was a certain death sentence for him.

At this point, there's no point in making excuses. It would be better to show some mercy and give the Sarutobi clan a way out.

After all, he had more than one son.

Unexpectedly, Tsunade gently shook her head: "Someone else has seen through you!"

"Could it be?" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at Orochimaru.

Just as Orochimaru shook his head, Ning Yuan raised his hand.

"Ning Yuan, now is not the time to play around!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said earnestly.

Ning Yuan shook his head: "I'm not joking. The one who saw through you is none other than myself!"

"What?" Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback. He looked at Orochimaru first, then Tsunade, and then Sakumo Hatake.

The three of them nodded in unison.

Ning Yuan stood up gracefully and stood on the railing.

There was no way around it; the railing was too high. If you didn't stand up, you could only stick your head out.

"Four years ago, I started dating Kurenai Yuhi, and I gained her approval. Because of my casual remark that I wanted to learn medical ninjutsu, she recommended me to you. After that, I became a student of Biwako Sarutobi and began learning medical ninjutsu!"

"Isn't this great?" Hiruzen Sarutobi was bewildered. Everything was fine here!

"It was indeed very good, but it only lasted for two days. After I revealed my Palm Healing Technique, I noticed that your eyes and Biwako's attitude towards me changed completely!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression froze. He had almost forgotten about this, yet this child still remembered?

"You might not know, but my Byakugan possesses innate divine power, allowing me to activate it without exposing my blood vessels!" Ning Yuan pointed to his eyes. "So, the worry, jealousy, hatred, and even murderous intent you thought you were hiding well in the corner, you've actually seen it all!"

"There are even Byakugan like this?" The Uchiha below looked at each other in surprise, and the Byakugan on the rooftop were also astonished.

That's right, many people know what happened here: the Uchiha clan could drive away civilians, but they couldn't drive away the ninja clan.

Moreover, there's no need to drive away the ninja clan. Such a glorious scene should be seen by everyone.

Uchiha Shichito didn't expect that he wouldn't be the one in the limelight. Even the Mangekyou Sharingan wasn't as popular as a Byakugan boy.

However, he really didn't have any objections, because he was genuinely curious about how a five-year-old child had discovered Hiruzen Sarutobi's true nature four years ago!

"I'm curious, shouldn't I be overjoyed and excited to have encountered such a super genius? Why would he show murderous intent towards me?" Ning Yuan said.

Given the deaths of Kato Dan and Nawaki, many people have already guessed it: the Hokage position.

However, no one cares about the outcome now; they only care about how this child schemed against Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"So I temporarily hid my talent, pretending to be a kid who only had talent in chakra and ninjutsu, and actually didn't like studying!" Ning Yuan said, "I often slept with books in my arms, making you think I didn't like studying, but actually I have an excellent memory and have already memorized the whole book!"

Many people gasped in astonishment. A photographic memory? That's a bit of an exaggeration!

Uchiha and Nara, on the other hand, seemed to be doing alright; they could manage to do it, albeit barely.

"Then, I began to investigate why you showed murderous intent towards me!" Ning Yuan said, "The method for investigating this is very simple: find out how many geniuses Konoha had in the past, and where they all went!"

"Fortunately, the Hyuga clan's archives are quite complete, which allowed me to consult a lot of information and find some examples!" Ning Yuan first looked at Uchiha: "Uchiha Kagami, a genius ninja of the Uchiha clan, a disciple of the Second Hokage, died at the young age of 25 during the peacetime between World War I and World War II!"

"Hyuga Shinshu, a genius ninja of the Hyuga clan, was even more remarkable for being a member of the main branch of the clan, yet he wholeheartedly supported the Hokage. He not only personally went to the battlefield but also consistently charged ahead, accumulating countless merits! During World War II, while stationed at a frontline hospital, he was attacked by a Kumogakure (Cloud Village) squad. Shockingly, by sheer coincidence, all the surrounding squads were on distant missions that day and unable to provide support! In the end, Hyuga Shinshu fought the enemy for four hours before finally succumbing to their defeat and blinding himself!"

"Even after World War II, geniuses continued to emerge from various ninja clans, but by then the war was over, and it wasn't convenient to send them to their deaths secretly. So what did we do?" Ning Yuan looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi: "At this time, the Root Clan, which specializes in gathering geniuses, was born!"

"Isn't it a coincidence? Just when the war was over and the village was no longer so lacking in military strength and intelligence, an intelligence agency was established. What were they doing during the war?"

Ning Yuan hadn't said anything, but once he did, many ninja clan leaders' faces immediately darkened.

Some talented people from their clan have been recruited by the Root!

If it were truly for contributing to the development of Konoha, that would be one thing, but now it's clearly not!

"As everyone knows, at that time, Lady Tsunade was still at Konoha Hospital. So, I approached her under the guise of learning medicine and then revealed my intentions!" Ning Yuan said calmly. "I don't know how many Hokage there are in Konoha, but I do know that although Lady Tsunade was Hiruzen Sarutobi's disciple, she was also the granddaughter of the First and Second Hokage. Her love for the village surpasses that of anyone else!"

Everyone nodded in agreement; it wasn't fake.

Both are examples of a single ninja passing down a skill through three generations, but no one objects when it's passed to the Senju clan, because they are capable and have made contributions to the village!

You, Sarutobi, also want to pass on your ninja skills for three generations? Do you even deserve it?

"Through my conversation with Lady Tsunade, I learned of the deaths of Dan Kato and Nawaki-senpai, and I also came to a conclusion: that Hiruzen Sarutobi was constantly suppressing and murdering geniuses in order to consolidate his position as Hokage!"

Hissing sounds rose and fell.

Now everyone knows Hiruzen Sarutobi's purpose, but someone directly exposed it, and Hiruzen Sarutobi's image collapsed!

Ning Yuan discovered this four years ago!

Back then, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still the great ninjutsu professor and the good Hokage of Konoha!

In that environment, who would dare to make such a bold guess?

"A conjecture is just a conjecture. If it cannot be verified, then it is framing the Hokage!" Ning Yuan continued.

Some people are already scoffing. Does this kind of thing even need verification? If there's any suspicion, just kill the bastard!

Some people think that Ning Yuan is a very principled person, seemingly in line with the current Konoha Village and the Konoha Police Force.

The reform of the Konoha Police Force was initiated by Ning Yuan. Could it be that Konoha Village was also involved?

"At the time, I happened to know two geniuses, one named Minato Namikaze and the other Sakumo Hatake!" Ning Yuan said. "I used them to verify this conjecture. Sakumo Hatake was famous and had enough prestige to become Hokage. He undoubtedly met the conditions for Hiruzen Sarutobi to murder him, so he was bound to die; it was only a matter of time!"

"While Minato Namikaze possesses talent, it hasn't been fully revealed yet, so I instructed him to conceal his abilities and not expose them!"

"The first one to be proven was Minato Namikaze. He hadn't even shown any special talent yet, just that his physical skills were a bit stronger and his reaction speed was a bit faster, yet Hiruzen Sarutobi gave him a copy of the Flying Thunder God Technique!"

"But isn't this a forbidden S-rank technique from Konoha? Minato used it very well too!" someone asked.

"That's because Minato mastered it!" Ning Yuan said. "That's why Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions showed he valued talent, but under normal circumstances, no one could master such a forbidden technique!"

"It seems so!" The person who asked the question nodded immediately.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi deliberately gave Minato Namikaze a scroll of ninjutsu he couldn't master, just to waste his time and squander his talent!" Ning Yuan declared loudly. "And he did the same thing to me! I, a Hyuga clan member who uses my fists, was given a scroll of swordsmanship and a sword!"

Many people turned to look at Hyuga Jisuke, and some even asked directly, "Hiashi, can your Hyuga clan use swords?"

"Of course not!" Hiashi shook his head. "We have Gentle Fist for close combat and Open Palm for ranged attacks. Swords are completely useless to us. Even if this sword could conduct chakra, it wouldn't matter!"

After obtaining the Hyuga clan leader's stone hammer, everyone looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with even more contempt.

Kill those who can be killed, and let those who cannot be killed specialize in one subject and waste the genius's time. If those who cannot be killed even if they specialize in one subject, then bring them close to the root and plant the seal of annihilation of tongue disaster!

Even if you achieve great success, there's still one move waiting for public opinion from the entire village!

The person who did such a thing is actually the Hokage of Konoha?

At this moment, many people were actually relieved, thinking, "Thank goodness I'm not a genius, otherwise I would have been murdered!"

Being a genius in Konoha is really dangerous!

Many insightful people now look at Hiruzen Sarutobi as if he were a dead man!

Young people are the future of a village, and geniuses are the pillars of a village!

Hiruzen Sarutobi's actions are tantamount to demolishing the load-bearing walls of this house!

This is a murder of everyone!

"As for how to deal with Sakumo Hatake, I'm sure everyone has already seen it!" Ning Yuan spread his hands. "Besides, he has many other shady tactics, such as making Minato become Jiraiya's apprentice. This way, Jiraiya would give up being Hokage because he recommended a disciple, allowing him to stay in power for a few more years!"

"Recently, he pulled another stunt, arranging for his son to become Kakashi's disciple. The logic is the same: Kakashi is a genius and has the potential to compete for the Hokage position, but if his disciple wants to become Hokage, Kakashi will switch his support to his disciple."

"If nothing unexpected happens, such as without this mission involving gold, he will serve as Hokage for a few more years, and then push Minato to take over. After another year or two, he will find a way to remove Minato from office or simply kill him, and then use the excuse that Konoha Village has no suitable candidate to serve as Hokage for a few more years."

"When his second son grows up and achieves merit, and by then he has killed almost all the geniuses in Konoha, there will be no competitors, and the only genius will be his disciple's teacher. At that time, it will be a natural progression for Sarutobi Asuma to rise to power!"

"Hiss!" Gasps of shock rose and fell; this future was terrifying!

Ironically, the possibility is extremely high!

"Hiruzen Sarutobi!" Countless black, white, brown, and scarlet eyes turned to the figure in front of the Hokage Building.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked bewildered and stammered, "How is this possible? How can there be such a person in this world?"

"Of course I am!" Ning Yuan laughed. "Not to mention that I'm a genius, even people will use their brains to figure out ways to survive when faced with a life-or-death crisis."

"You're going to kill me, of course I'll do everything I can to survive!"

"call"

He let out a long sigh of relief, feeling the admiring, awe-inspiring, and envious gazes coming from all directions. Ning Yuan's spirit, will, and even his body felt an unprecedented joy!

I've been laying the groundwork for four years, and this is the moment I've been waiting for!

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, your crimes are heinous, you should surrender!" Ning Yuan said loudly.

He didn't think Hiruzen Sarutobi had any chance of turning the tables, nor did he think Hiruzen Sarutobi would make a move.

Because it's meaningless.

Killing a few people now will only worsen his reputation, and might even implicate his Sarutobi clan.

Surrendering now and waiting to die is better for both yourself and the Sarutobi clan.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked around at himself.

On the left are Uchiha San'ei and Uchiha Mikoto, two elite Jonin.

On the right are Uchiha Shichito and Uchiha Fugaku, one a Kage and the other a Jonin.

Orochimaru is in front, and Tsunade and Sakumo Hatake are behind.

There was also a group of clan leaders from various ninja clans whose eyes seemed to be burning like fire!

A miraculous comeback?

Impossible. The opponent has both logic and evidence, and the witnesses are Orochimaru, Tsunade, Sakumo Hatake, and Minato Namikaze.

Should we fire it out?

That's impossible. With the current formation surrounding them, even Madara Uchiha might not be able to defeat them.

Surrender?

This might be my only option!

But it is definitely not the best way.

If I were to surrender without resistance, my reputation would be completely ruined!

Others might say that Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't quite manage to be a bad guy properly!

It's better to die a glorious death, at least that will be recorded in history!

"Surrender? No way!" Hiruzen Sarutobi ripped off his coat, revealing the inner armor he was wearing.

Many people's expressions shifted slightly; did he already know a battle would break out today?

Only Ning Yuan understood that this person had done too many bad things and no one trusted him.

He didn't just start wearing the inner armor today; he wears it every day!

In reality, in ninja battles, this inner armor is not entirely useless; it's practically just for show, serving only a psychological comfort at best.

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued his movements.

He raised his hand to form a hand seal, and a giant ape appeared beside him.

Four words suddenly appeared in Ning Yuan's mind.

Speaking of which, I wonder if there's ever a chance to travel to that other world; there are so many beautiful girls there.

On the street, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued his actions, even copying a line from the novel "Primordial Era".

"A Hokage has a way of dying, how can he kneel down and beg for mercy?"

"Is this time the opponent the Uchiha? Or..." Enma looked around, feeling like there were enemies everywhere!

"Enough with the nonsense, only death awaits!" Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted fiercely.

The ape demon was speechless. "Go die if you want! I'm just a spirit beast who's just trying to make a living. Don't drag me into this!"

Uchiha Shichito was also speechless: "Stop talking nonsense. You're about to die and you're still putting on an act, acting like you're so righteous. You're the criminal, Hiruzen Sarutobi!"

"No!" Hiruzen Sarutobi, holding the golden headband, pointed at Shichito Uchiha: "I am the Hokage!"

"I've long heard that the Uchiha clan has a ninjutsu called Susanoo, which is practically invincible. Since you've awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, you must also know this technique! Would you dare to let me see it?"

He's still scheming!

Even if I die, the Uchiha clan won't get away with it!

Having witnessed the power of Susanoo, I refuse to believe that Orochimaru or Ning Yuan would not be wary of the Uchiha!

With Ningyuan's wisdom, wouldn't scheming against the Uchiha clan be a piece of cake?

For some reason, Hiruzen Sarutobi is actually looking forward to it!

It's a pity I won't be able to see it!

I don't know if there's any chance of being resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

"Why not show you!" A newly awakened Mangekyou Sharingan is generally not able to activate Susanoo, but the Sharingan activated under great joy is different from that activated under great sorrow. Anyway, Uchiha Shichito felt that he could activate it.

Moreover, it's a good opportunity to let the other ninja clans of Konoha witness the power of my Uchiha clan!

Hereby declared, who truly belongs to Konoha!

No, who is the number one clan in the ninja world!

He clasped his hands together, and the six-pointed star in his eyes spun rapidly: "Susanoo!"

"Boom!" First, it hit the arms, ribs, and thighs, and then layers of chakra enveloped it!

In the blink of an eye, a light blue chakra giant rose from the ground, its massive body making the wide street seem narrow.

The giant held a long spear in one hand and a short spear in the other, and his eyes were wreathed in dark blue flames.

Like a demon lord descended from heaven, he is truly a god of war on earth!

No wonder Hashirama is known as the God of Shinobi. He can suppress this thing with one hand. What else could he be but a god?

At that moment, countless people gasped in astonishment. Even Orochimaru's eyes widened, burning with fervor: "Roar! Susanoo! It's such a technique?!"

"It's nothing special!" Ning Yuan narrowed his eyes, having already grasped the secret of chakra materialization.

He went so far in the path of chakra that learning any ninjutsu seemed like a complete game-changer.

Including Susanoo.

Of course, the kaleidoscope eye technique is an exception; it's a bit like a supernatural power that can't be learned.

With the sound of the Golden Cudgel being swung and the Susanoo spear cutting through the wind, this battle, representing the highest level of skill in the current ninja world, officially began!

(End of this chapter)