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

Chapter 49 Exposed

As Hiruzen Sarutobi collapsed, a group of Anbu members, led by Kakashi, immediately surrounded him and escorted him to the medical ward.

Before long, thanks to the all-out efforts of numerous medical ninjas, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally recovered, and his complexion gradually returned to normal.

"How is the Hokage?" Kakashi asked the medical ninja.

"Lord Hokage is now out of danger. He was just agitated and needed some rest," the medical ninja sighed.

Upon hearing this, many members of the Anbu in the medical room, including Kakashi, breathed a sigh of relief.

Konoha has just suffered a major upheaval, with the Uchiha, Sarutobi, and Shimura clans all being wiped out. If the Third Hokage were to fall at this time, it would be a very serious matter.

Just then, Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly opened his eyes. "Kakashi."

"Lord Hokage, are you alright?" Upon hearing this, Kakashi quickly helped Hiruzen Sarutobi up, and someone else placed a blanket under him.

"I'm mostly recovered." Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a long sigh, but his spirits remained low. He asked in a low voice, "How are you?"

Looking at the Hokage's increasingly aged and frail face, Kakashi felt a pang of heartache. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Except for Asuma and Konohamaru, no one in the entire clan survived."

Hiruzen Sarutobi continued, "Any leads on the murderer?"

Kakashi gathered his thoughts and said, "The analysis team is still investigating, but judging from the modus operandi, the murderer seems to be the same person who killed Shinnosuke-sama."

"In addition, we also discovered a concealment barrier around the Sarutobi clan's territory that can isolate sound, smell, and even chakra sensing."

"In addition, the murderer seems to have known in advance when the Uchiha clan would be massacred, and deliberately chose this time to strike while our attention was focused on the Uchiha clan's territory."

"This makes it impossible for our secret service to detect any activity within the Sarutobi clan's territory."

"If Asuma hadn't escaped the barrier, we probably wouldn't have been able to discover what was happening inside until now."

There was one more thing Kakashi didn't say.

That is the Sarutobi clan, the family of the Third Hokage. Although they are not as dazzling as the Uchiha and Hyuga clans in Konoha, they are truly a transcendent existence.

Even if someone noticed something was wrong inside, no one dared to go in and investigate.

This is the real reason why the Sarutobi clan was wiped out for several hours without anyone noticing.

"Damn it!" For the first time, Hiruzen Sarutobi lost his composure in front of his subordinates, swearing and shouting, "Quickly do everything you can to wake up Konohamaru and Asuma. Also, go to every courtyard of the Sarutobi clan and select two chuunibyou corpses for me to send to the analysis department. Such a crime cannot be allowed to go unpunished."

"Yes, Lord Hokage." Upon hearing this, everyone respectfully responded and dispersed.

After Kakashi left, Danzo Shimura entered, leaning on his cane. "Hiruzen."

"What, did you come here to laugh at me?" Hiruzen Sarutobi glared at Danzo and said coldly.

"I am here to fight alongside you against a common enemy," Danzo said with a grim face.

Just now, he also learned that his family had been wiped out.

The entire clan was slaughtered; not a single person was left alive.

"What does this mean?" A look of surprise flashed across Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes.

"Not only you, but my entire clan was also wiped out. All eighty-seven members of my clan perished." As he said this, a loud crack was heard, and Danzo's cane was crushed to pieces.

He's always been someone who likes to say things like "ninjas need to sacrifice themselves."

But when it came to his own turn, he couldn't do it.

His entire clan was wiped out, and the Shimura clan became extinct. He felt ashamed before his ancestors.

Just then, the Konoha Analysis Department finally had news: "Hokage, Captain Yamanaka Inoichi has retrieved Shinnosuke-sama's memories from his previous life."

Not long after, Yamanaka Inoichi, the head of the Konoha Analysis Department, personally brought the analysis results to Konoha Hospital.

"Lord Hokage, Lord Danzo. Because there are many seals in Lord Shinnosuke's mind, it took quite a bit of time. According to the orders given by the Lord Hokage, I only read Lord Shinnosuke's memories from the last five minutes of his life. Please take a look."

As soon as Yamanaka Inoichi finished speaking, the curtains in the medical room were all drawn, and the room instantly went dark. Suddenly, a light screen projection appeared.

In the light screen, Shinnosuke and his four companions remained hidden at the entrance to the Uchiha clan's territory.

For the first four minutes, nothing unusual happened, until four minutes and fifteen seconds later, Shinnosuke's wife was ordered to leave the spot.

At 4 minutes and 20 seconds, an unidentified object resembling a human head suddenly fell, attracting the attention of the remaining four members of the Dark Guard.

At 4 minutes and 25 seconds, a member of the secret service was pierced through the chest by a sharp blade.

At 4 minutes and 35 seconds, the murderer finally revealed his true identity: a young man dressed in ANBU uniform and wearing a smiling mask.

"Fujiwara Chiya!" Upon seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

Yamanaka Inoichi paused the light screen and handed the two of them Chiya's information. "The Hokage and Danzo are indeed unbelievable, but according to the information from Anbu Captain Kakashi, Fujiwara Chiya should be dead. His mask and sword have also disappeared, and now even his body has been stolen."

"Furthermore, this mysterious person is far stronger than Qianye in our memory, so we cannot accurately determine the identity of the mysterious person."

"Keep releasing them," Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice.

At 4 minutes and 40 seconds, two members of the secret service were beheaded by a mysterious figure.

At 4 minutes and 45 seconds, Sarutobi Shinnosuke's wind blade was caught by a mysterious person with a single finger.

At 4 minutes and 50 seconds, Sarutobi Shinnosuke was slashed in the chest.

Ten seconds later, he completely lost consciousness, and the effect ended.

Upon witnessing the speed displayed by Chiyo, Danzo could no longer control his emotions and shouted, "It's him... Hiruzen! This is the man who severed my left arm!"

"Can you be sure?" Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned; the situation seemed to be spiraling out of control. After all, that mysterious person had stolen Shisui's right eye from Kotoamatsukami.

"It's definitely him. Whether it's swordsmanship or the Body Flicker Technique, there's absolutely no one else in the ninja world who can do it," Danzo said decisively.

"But Chiyo was only eleven years old back then. She hadn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy yet, hadn't learned any ninjutsu, and hadn't received any proper guidance. How could she have become so strong?" Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned even more, turning his head to look at Inoichi Yamanaka. "Inoichi, you haven't shown this video to anyone else, have you?"

"Without the Hokage, as per your orders, no one but me knows anything about this," Yamanaka Inoichi replied solemnly.

"Have you investigated the other Sarutobi clan members and Shimura clan members?" Hiruzen Sarutobi continued to ask.

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