Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 442 Going to kill the daimyo, simply because it's nearby.

"How's it going? Has anyone followed us?"

After separating from Onoki and the others by some distance, Fugaku asked a question.

Hiashi Hyuga is from the main branch of the family, and his Byakugan can observe the situation within a one-kilometer radius without any blind spots.

"Looks like they didn't follow." Hyuga Hiashi glanced at them with his Byakugan for a moment before turning it off.

Aokiji remained calm and composed: "Don't be nervous, they can't do anything to us."

Hyuga Hiashi asked curiously, "What exactly did you take out just now?"

Without hesitation, Aokiji replied, "Laundry detergent..."

Hiashi Hyuga's serious expression made Bengbu pause: "Are you kidding me?"

Aokiji chuckled and retorted, "If it weren't for laundry detergent, do you think I would carry something so dangerous around on my person?"

Hiashi Hyuga was speechless: "Why would someone carry something like that around with them?"

"I had nothing to do, so I wandered around the Technology Development Bureau and picked up a little gadget. I was originally thinking of going home to see if I could use it to do laundry, but then Izumi came to see me and I've been keeping it with me ever since."

Aokiji laughed and said, "I didn't like these guys, so I just threw something out to fool them."

Hyuga Hiashi sounds a bit far-fetched, but it feels strangely satisfying.

Fugaku solemnly said, "These guys will definitely gather their troops next. This rare peace looks like it's about to end."

Hiashi Hyuga sighed, "Yeah, the Kazekage is too greedy for our territory. He's using this kind of excuse. It's just like the way the Hidden Cloud Village used to act back then."

Aokiji and Fugaku looked at him silently.

Hiashi Hyuga was taken aback: "Uh, is there something wrong with what I said?"

Aokiji laughed and said, "It's nothing. Actually, the Kazekage's guess was right. I was the one who kidnapped him, and his body is still lying in Konoha."

"W-what?"

Hiashi Hyuga was a little confused: "Are you kidding me?"

"I've noticed you really like saying that," Aokiji teased with a smile. "When have you ever seen me joking with you?"

Hiashi Hyuga stammered, "W-why is this happening...?"

Aokiji laughed, "How do you think Tsunade was resurrected?"

Hyuga Hiashi said in surprise, "It's...it's not the Dragon's Fate Reversal Technique."

"Yes and no, simply using the Dragon Life Reversal Technique wasn't enough, I also used a ninjutsu."

"What kind of ninjutsu?"

"Rebirth through life."

"Reincarnation through life?"

"This ninjutsu is a secret technique that Chiyo possesses. The user will die after using it. Hmm... I controlled her with my Sharingan."

Hiashi Hyuga: ...

"To be honest, I originally intended to frame someone else for this, but I never expected the Kazekage to take this opportunity to attack Konoha."

Aokiji stroked his chin, seemingly unconcerned: "But whatever, none of this is beyond my control."

"Frame someone else?" Hiashi Hyuga asked in surprise. "Is there anyone you're afraid of?"

Aokiji nodded and briefly explained some secrets about the Akatsuki organization.

Hiashi Hyuga and Fugaku were quite surprised after hearing this. Not to mention Hiashi Hyuga, even Fugaku, a direct subordinate, had never heard of this before. He suddenly understood why Aokiji always liked to run around outside.

"The Rinnegan, this legend is actually true."

Aokiji said casually, "This is top secret. You can't just leak it, understand?"

Aokiji's words signaled that he considered them his confidants. Fugaku, of course, didn't need to say anything more, but the key person was Hyuga Hiashi.

"Yes."

Hiashi Hyuga was even more certain about the Tenseigan that Aokiji had mentioned, and it seemed that he had made the right bet.

"You just said that things are still under your control at this point. What is your next step, Hokage?"

Even the outbreak of war was within Aokiji's control, and Hiashi Hyuga was quite curious about how this Hokage with a sword in hand would handle it.

The three major powers that are openly enemies are Wind, Thunder, and Earth. Even someone as strong as Aokiji would have a hard time dealing with all three.

With the addition of Aokiji, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, Konoha's elite forces have become much stronger, but at the same time, it has lost the power of four clans: Sarutobi, Shisuke, Mito, and Utatane.

"Hmm, good question. I'm planning to kill the Daimyo of the Land of Wind next."

ha?

Hikaru Hyuga realized he'd misheard: "Hokage-sama, what did you just say?"

"The Daimyo of the Land of Killing Wind, what's wrong?"

Aokiji spoke as if he were talking about the weather today, which was raining.

Hiashi Hyuga swallowed hard. "Is Aokiji vendetta against the nobles? He's not satisfied with just slaughtering the daimyo of the Land of Fire, he's going to go and kill the daimyo of the Land of Light and Wind."

Hiashi Hyuga tried his best to persuade him: "Hokage-sama, please calm down."

"I'm very calm, okay?"

"???"

Hiashi Hyuga really wanted to add: Where are you calm?

Aokiji laughed and said, "I wonder if you've ever heard the saying, 'The best offense is the best defense'?"

Hiashi Hyuga carefully pondered the meaning of these words, comprehending Aokiji's wisdom.

"Let me put it this way: throughout history, it has always been the ruling class that starts wars, while it is the common people who fight desperately on the battlefield. While the common people on the front lines suffer devastation and loss of life, the ruling class can still sing and dance in peace and prosperity. They only stop fighting when their own lives are threatened. Besides, these daimyo are so weak, no different from ordinary people, and they even need guards to protect themselves. If I don't kill these useless people, who else should I kill?"

Aokiji put it very bluntly, and Hiashi Hyuga understood immediately: "As long as the Daimyo is threatened, it will affect the Kage's decisions, right?"

"Yes, that's roughly the idea, but of course, that's on the premise that I have a sufficiently strong military deterrent."

Aokiji now compares himself to an atomic bomb; possessing the ability to fly, he can completely ignore any border defenses.

Moreover, once he's done it, no one can stop him, which is even more terrifying than an atomic bomb.

Hiashi Hyuga worriedly asked, "Won't this have the opposite effect?"

"No, I will be careful and not go to such extremes as the Land of Fire, which killed everyone. In the Land of Wind, I will deliberately leave a group of people to inherit the position of Daimyo. I think as long as they are not mentally unstable, the remaining people will definitely not, and will not dare to, start a war again."

"Unless the Kazekage and these guys follow my example and kill the Daimyo directly, then never mind what I said."

Hiashi Hyuga's lips twitched involuntarily. "You're not extreme enough, always wanting to destroy others."

The way Aokiji said those words now had a strange sense of humor.

However, the tougher Aokiji is, the safer the Land of Flame will be.

To the enemy, it is like a harsh winter; to one's own people, it is like the warmth of spring.

Thinking about it this way, he couldn't help but want to take out Hiruzen Sarutobi and whip his corpse again. Back then, he was so subservient to the enemy, and as a result, he even dragged his own younger brother down with him.

It can be said that if it weren't for the death of his younger brother, he wouldn't have switched sides to the Uchiha clan.

Hiashi Hyuga was still somewhat uneasy: "Is the Hokage really that sure?"

Aokiji said confidently, "These daimyo who are used to living lavishly are not like ordinary people; they dare not gamble."

"If that's the case, why choose the Land of Wind? Wouldn't the daimyo of the Land of Lightning or the Land of Earth be better?"

"They're quite close."

"Well……"

Hiashi Hyuga didn't expect Aokiji to give such a casual answer.

Aokiji casually said, "Killing the chicken to scare the monkey, one is enough. When besieging an army, there must be a gap. If we go too far, these daimyo will really fight me to the death."

Hiashi Hyuga bowed his head. Aokiji was not only powerful, but also surprisingly intelligent. He seemed like a crazy person who was arrogant and reckless because of his strength, but in fact, every step he took was carefully calculated.

"I've always been curious about something, and I hope the Hokage can answer it for me."

"What's the problem?"

"You don't actually have any plans to unify the world, do you?"

Aokiji thought for a moment and said, "It's difficult. It's not just about having strong military power. The reason I was so successful in the Land of Fire is because the Hokage himself has a popular base in this country, plus the Daimyo of the Land of Fire is poorly managed. I can easily take over the entire country. But if it were another country, it wouldn't work. In their minds, I would be an invader."

This isn't just Aokiji spouting nonsense. When Che Guevara went to other countries to carry out liberation efforts, it didn't work as well as it did in his home country. Of course, there were other reasons as well, but this was indeed a significant one.

Hiashi Hyuga said in a deep voice, "Judging from the Hokage's tone, may I assume you have this idea?"

"We'll see. I'm not interested in that kind of thing right now."

"So that means the Hokage can do something like that?"

"It's possible, but it's very troublesome."

"What method?"

"Ideology".

"Ideology, what is that?"

"Have you asked enough? It's annoying, I'm leaving."

Aokiji lost his patience, summoned his soul fire, held it to his palm, and gestured for the two to follow: "Let's finish this quickly, kill the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, I need to hurry back to see Tsunade."

Hiashi Hyuga: ...

(End of this chapter)