Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 367 Hiruzen Sarutobi's Request

"What? The ninja army is involved?!" Yua frowned and looked at Koharu Utatane.

At this point, Youya was already preparing to kill someone.

There is no doubt that Yua will absolutely not allow anyone to interfere with the Konoha ninja army.

Unless absolutely necessary, Yuya would not allow the Konoha ninja army and Konoha officials to have any contact with each other.

He understood that the military must be a place of purity.

If what Koharu Utatane said is true, then some people really don't need to continue living.

It's worth noting that last time, Yuya used a pretext to kill almost half of the wealthy merchants he had supported for over a decade, implicating nearly a thousand officials. It's safe to say that Konoha's official system almost collapsed as a result.

Even so, You Ya was unwilling to let the military officers take over these people's positions and impose military control.

And the final facts proved that although there was chaos for about half a month, the official system did not collapse.

You Ya was very satisfied at the time, because he understood the principle that the instigator would have no descendants.

If he were the first to do such a thing, it is foreseeable that subsequent Hokage would likely follow his example and directly allow officers to take over the positions of officials, or allow the exchange of positions between officials and officers.

The consequences of this behavior are self-evident.

These officials were already quite troublesome, and they all liked to embezzle and break the law. If they also got involved with the military, then they would be completely finished.

This is also why Youya is surprised now.

If the ninja army is no longer pure, Yua wouldn't mind cutting off those who have been implicated, even if some of them are implicated as well.

The purity of the ninja army is extremely important.

Koharu Utatane shook her head at Yua: "I'm not sure if they're really ninja soldiers; it's possible someone is in disguise. But there's no doubt that..."

Koharu Utatane looked at Yua and said in a low voice, "These people definitely have connections with Konoha, but we don't know exactly who they are or which clans they are involved with."

Yuya understood. If they were ordinary ninjas, it would be impossible for them to quietly assemble a team to ambush the youngest son of the daimyo of the Land of Fire.

It's not that there aren't strong ordinary ninjas; the point is that they can't operate silently.

Yuya's side had not received any intelligence, and the Dark Division was also very quiet and peaceful.

To be able to send people out of the village to participate in this assassination operation without anyone noticing, under You Ya's arrangement, is undoubtedly a sign that this person is not only very bold, but also that his family must be very capable.

Yuya's first thought was Shimura Danzo.

The Shimura clan's ninjas have few high-level combatants, but their average strength is very high.

Simply put, there are very few overpowered characters like Naruto and Sasuke, but there are still many elites like Hayate Gekko in their clan.

Therefore, it is only natural for Yuya to suspect the Shimura clan.

So here's the question.

Why?!

Just because Shimura Danzo and Yua don't get along?

Well, that's part of the reason, but more importantly, Yua genuinely distrusts Danzo.

No one would trust Danzo, that cunning old fox, would they?

No way! No way?!

Of course, although her first reaction was to suspect the Shimura family, Yua was also able to look at the issue objectively.

Then Youya shook his head and muttered to himself, "It shouldn't be possible. No one in their family could leave the village without anyone noticing."

Because Yua never trusted Shimura Danzo, the surveillance of the Shimura clan never stopped.

Of course, Danzo Shimura didn't have much to say about this.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, You Ya frowned and began to ponder: Is it possible that this was a joint effort by multiple families?

Then Youya slapped his palm: That should be it.

So, Yua asked Koharu Utatane, "How did you manage to send people to specifically investigate Konoha? I need evidence."

Koharu Utatane nodded: "I have a ninja under my command... with rather special abilities, and he's the one who told me about him."

You Ya pressed further, "What exactly happened?"

Koharu Utatane said, "On the third day after the attack, she came back and told me that the ninjas who had attacked the daimyo's youngest son were heading towards Konoha Village."

She decisively chose to hide.

I can't tell you exactly where she hid, but I can tell you that the ninjas definitely didn't find her.

Youya understood; this meant that the accuracy of the intelligence was absolutely certain.

Yuya wouldn't be stupid enough to ask who Utatane Koharu is or what her abilities are. After all, if someone is capable of being followed without being detected, Utatane Koharu would definitely not tell Yuya unless she's stupid.

What if Youya tries to coerce or bribe me?

Then, Youya continued, "Did she follow her into the village?"

Koharu shook her head and then said to Yua with a strange look, "She can't keep following because there are Hyuga ninjas at the village gate."

You Ya slapped himself on the forehead with a "smack".

Damn it, I forgot about that.

Because Hyuga's eyes are so useful, Yua usually assigns at least one Konoha ninja to any place where he needs to check for anything bad.

Not to mention the main gate.

That's a three-shift system with no breaks.

No wonder Koharu's roommates stopped following her.

Having figured this out, Yuya nodded to Koharu Utatane: "I understand. You should rest for a bit. I'll come find you if I find any clues."

Koharu Utatane glanced at Yua with surprise, then looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a cryptic look.

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head imperceptibly. Koharu Utatane sighed and said to Yua, "Alright, I understand, Hokage. I'm going to rest at the state guesthouse now. Be sure to let me know immediately if anything happens."

After Koharu Utatane left, Yua looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and asked, "It seems you have something to say to me?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for a moment, then said to Yua, "I can roughly guess who it is."

You Ya raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"

"Danzo." Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Yua with a serious expression. "No one but him would have the ability or the inclination to do such a thing."

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke while watching Yua's expression.

After noticing that Yua's expression remained unchanged, Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed: "So you actually have doubts about him?"

Yuya remained noncommittal, then looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi and asked, "If it's just this, you could have told me in front of Koharu Utatane, but you deliberately sent her away."

"Speak, what exactly do you want from me?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi pursed his lips, then rubbed his hands together somewhat embarrassedly and said to Yua, "I want to ask you for a favor. That bastard Daimyo of the Land of Fire sent a recruitment letter to my family, asking my son to join some bullshit organization called the Guardian Ninja."

"The main reason is that the Sarutobi clan received a favor from the daimyo of the Land of Fire during the Warring States period, so I couldn't refuse and had no choice but to come to you..."

(End of this chapter)