In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 45 At this time, the Third Hokage and Danzo were still unaware that their clan had been wiped out.

Who is it?

Seeing his son's miserable state, Hiruzen Sarutobi could no longer maintain his usual gentleness and kindness, and gritted his teeth as he spat out those two words.

His ferocious face, coupled with the bulging veins at his temples, sent chills down the spines of the surrounding ANBU ninjas.

At this moment, everyone present knew that the Third Hokage, hailed as the "strongest Hokage of all time" and known as the "Hero of the Ninja," was angry.

"I don't know, we already had it when we found it," the ANBU ninja next to him said hesitantly.

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could reply, an ANBU squad led by Kakashi arrived from within the Uchiha clan's territory.

"Lord Hokage, only Sasuke Uchiha remains alive in the Uchiha clan, but he is under the influence of genjutsu and is in a deep coma. Moreover..."

Kakashi's expression behind his mask was particularly complex. After hesitating for a moment, he continued, "We also found Chiya's body. It seems that he was hit by some kind of powerful genjutsu similar to that of Uchiha Sasuke before he was killed by someone piercing his chest. His mask and sword are also missing. His body has now been recovered."

Chiya is the disciple of her friend, Kurenai Yuhi.

The white moonlight of Naruto, the orphan of the teacher.

He himself had taught Chiya ninjutsu and had a very good impression of it.

No one wanted to see Qianye die.

Especially Kurenai Yuhi, whose concern for Chiyo is probably known better than Kakashi.

During the year that Chiya joined the Anbu to monitor the Uchiha clan.

He would ask him about Qianye almost every two or three days.

In response, he could only reassure her that he was safe without revealing the details of his mission.

It's hard to imagine the devastating blow Kurenai would suffer if she learned of Chiya's death.

Upon hearing of Chiya's death, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a slight sense of comfort.

But he was an old fox after all. Sensing Kakashi's low spirits, he could only suppress his grief and killing intent and feign regret, saying, "Chiya died protecting his Konoha comrades, the Uchiha clan. He is a hero of Konoha. After you've dealt with the Uchiha clan's remains, take some men to bury him."

"As for Hong, since Qianye is her disciple, you can go and inform her."

"Yes, Hokage-sama." Kakashi replied respectfully, deeply moved and full of admiration for the Third Hokage's considerate actions towards his subordinates.

After Kakashi left, the Third Hokage's gaze suddenly turned cold, and he said sternly, "Immediately begin counting the number of Uchiha clan deaths and verify each one. Also, send the bodies of Shinnosuke and the others to the Analysis Department. I need to know who killed him."

He suspected that there were other powerful individuals besides Itachi within the Uchiha clan.

Otherwise, with his son's elite Jonin strength and four capable assistants, he couldn't have died such a tragic death.

Furthermore, it is very likely that he is the same mysterious person who severed Danzo's left arm and took Shisui's right eye.

After saying that, Hiruzen Sarutobi led the group of Anbu members around him into the Uchiha clan's territory.

This time, in addition to finding the murderer who killed his son and his clan, he also needs to find a scapegoat for the extermination of the Uchiha clan.

Although most of the blame can be placed on Itachi Uchiha.

But those old foxes from the major clans of Konoha are not so easily fooled.

He knew perfectly well the petty squabbles between the Uchiha clan and the Konoha leadership.

If things go wrong, everyone will feel insecure, and Konoha will fall apart.

At that point, his position as Hokage will be in jeopardy.

This is definitely not what Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to see.

Therefore, we need to find someone to take the blame.

The scapegoat was none other than his good friend, Danzo Shimura.

There are two advantages to doing this.

On the one hand, it quelled the discontent of the various clans in Konoha.

On the other hand, the Root organization had become too powerful to control, to the point that they no longer took him, the "strongest Hokage of all time," seriously.

In his heart, there was only Lord Danzo, not the Third Hokage.

This is a good opportunity to weaken the strength of the roots.

This is also why he agreed to let Danzo go to the Konoha Police Headquarters.

As for Danzo's little tricks in the dark.

They're recycling Sharingan eyes, you know.

I know it perfectly.

Consider it compensation for Danzo.

Poor Danzo lost the big picture but gained the small gain. He was secretly pleased with himself for wiping out the Uchiha clan, unaware that he had always been part of Hiruzen Sarutobi's scheme.

Of course, Hiruzen Sarutobi himself wasn't much better.

Not only did his eldest son and daughter-in-law die, but the entire clan was almost completely wiped out by Qianye.

In the shadows, Qianye watched everything unfold.

He faked his death; it was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

The purpose was to create the illusion for the Konoha leadership that someone was impersonating him and had wiped out the Sarutobi and Shimura clans.

Unfortunately, he couldn't just leave his disciple Mitarashi Anko behind like Orochimaru did and walk away.

Kurenai Yuhi is still in Konoha.

This can be seen as a form of protection for Kurenai Yuhi.

Regardless of whether Hiruzen Sarutobi knew afterward whether he had killed any members of the Sarutobi clan, he was already dead, so he could only swallow his anger and suffer in silence.

When I return to Konoha, it will be time for the Konoha Crush plan.

"It's time to go see some blood."

Considering that the Root ninjas had never seen the release of Kyoka Suigetsu, Chiya thought long and hard, and under the cover of Kyoka Suigetsu, he took away the three crows that had died in place of him, Uchiha Izumi, and Mikoto.

Then, he conveniently stole the corpses of Fugaku and several other Uchiha clan members with three-tomoe Sharingan to use as a smokescreen.

Finally, they left the Uchiha clan territory quietly.

at the same time.

Konoha Police Headquarters.

"Be careful, all of you, don't damage my Sharingan." Danzo, while enduring the abdominal pain, directed the Root ninjas to retrieve the Sharingan, experiencing both pain and pleasure.

At that moment, a Root ninja reported, "Lord Danzo, the death toll has been tallied. Except for Fugaku Uchiha, who was in the Uchiha clan's territory, all the other members of the Konoha Guard were killed. I have sent the death list to the Third Hokage as you requested, but..."

He hesitated for a moment, then continued, "The vast majority of them had their eyes gouged out. There aren't many left with the three-tomoe jade."

"That damn bastard," Danzo muttered under his breath, his brow furrowed.

He knew about this matter.

This was a deal he made with Obito. Obito was responsible for helping him wipe out the Konoha Police Force, and in return, Obito would take half of his Sharingan.

Judging from the subordinate's words, it was clear that Obito had taken more than half of the Sharingan.

"Lord Danzo, what should we do?" the Root ninja asked.

"A few of you stay here and keep watch while we collect the Sharingan. The rest of you, come with me to the Uchiha clan's territory," Danzo ordered sternly.

P.S.: First update

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