Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

"What's wrong?" Sasuke asked, his attitude towards Karin, who never bothered him, had improved considerably.

"May I train with you?" Karin asked with a smile.

"No! Goodbye!"

Sasuke flatly refused and turned to leave.

......

"It's clear that the Third Hokage doesn't intend to stay in Konoha for tea. In that case, I'll take my leave now to arrange for the Uchiha clan to join the Land of Whirlpools. Goodbye!"

Bai Yu smiled and said that energy particles in the space gathered around him, and soon his body rose into the air.

Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's frustrated expression, Bai Yu felt a surge of secret pleasure. Who told him to do so many disgusting things back then, and at the same time to indulge Danzo, ruining a winning hand.

Now that most of the Uchiha clan ninjas are willing to leave Konoha and move to the Land of Whirlpools, they can take at least half of the Uchiha clan members with them, adding thousands of people with special bloodlines. The complete rise of the Land of Whirlpools is just around the corner.

Speaking of which, after advancing to the second level "Spirit Summoner", his mental strength has greatly improved, enabling him to learn many powerful spells, and his research on souls and bloodlines has also reached a deeper level. The complete breaking of the Caged Bird Seal will soon be on the agenda.

Now that Hiruzen Sarutobi is willing to abandon the Uchiha clan rather than give up Danzo, it would be even better if he could pull the Hyuga clan into the Land of Whirlpools as well.

Since the Sharingan can evolve, if there were a large number of Byakugan for Bai Yu to study, it might also bring about a qualitative change in the Byakugan.

After all, it is one of the three great dojutsu, so there is no reason for the Byakugan to be so weak.

Thinking of this, Bai Yu quickly flew up into the clouds and headed towards the Uchiha Peninsula in the East China Sea. With over a thousand more people joining, a large piece of land needed to be allocated to the Uchiha clan, and it certainly couldn't be worse than what they had in Konoha.

At the same time, another area needs to be planned, which may be useful in the near future.

Bai Yu wanted everyone to know what a wise choice it was to join the Land of Whirlpools.

As he watched Bai Yu soar into the sky without any chakra fluctuations around him, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression grew increasingly solemn. Bai Yu's abilities and strength were unfathomable, and he hoped he would never see Bai Yu again.

Ever since Shiraha and Kushina left Konoha, nothing good has ever happened whenever they meet.

"Third Hokage, we'll take our leave now. We hope you'll treat the Uchiha who remain in the village well. From today onwards, the remaining Uchiha will pose little threat to the village."

Chiho suppressed a laugh and spoke solemnly before leading the Uchiha clan members back to their clan's territory.

Compared to Chiho and the Uchiha who were preparing to leave Konoha, a small number of Uchiha ninjas looked dejected. After today's events, the Uchiha had split in two, and the Uchiha who remained in Konoha were much weaker. While their threat to the village had decreased significantly, the political benefits they could gain would likely also be reduced.

At the same time, because they have completely broken off relations, it will be difficult for the Uchiha clan to gain the trust of the higher-ups if they remain.

Fugaku and the older generation of Uchiha ninjas seemed somewhat disheartened, and they followed Chiho back to the clan's territory. They still needed to explain the situation to the clan members and reassure those who had stayed behind with them.

Hopefully, Konoha will not betray their last trust.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed deeply, then looked at everyone in the room and ordered, "Take Danzo to the Anbu's death row and await interrogation."

"Yes!" Hiruzen Sarutobi's direct subordinate ANBU took Danzo away.

The other Jonin in the arena also had their own thoughts.

The so-called "death cell" of the secret service is where those who cannot die are imprisoned.

Because ninjas who were truly destined to die were basically sent to the torture department.

Danzo's fate will likely be as the Uchiha predicted: he will probably be sentenced to life imprisonment.

In fact, given Danzo's many years of contributions to Konoha, even if he violated the Will of Fire and attacked his fellow villagers, he could theoretically be given a life sentence. The key issue is that Danzo's attack on his fellow villagers directly gave the Uchiha clan ample reason to leave Konoha.

In peacetime, the absence of the Uchiha clan would not have a significant impact on Konoha.

But no one can guarantee that large-scale wars will not break out in the ninja world again in the future.

And most importantly, after this incident, many people have had other ideas.

The hearts of the people of Konoha have fallen apart.

......

After everyone had left, Hiruzen Sarutobi went alone to the lowest level of the Anbu prison.

He saw Danzo through the iron fence.

At this moment, Danzo sat cross-legged on the clean and tidy bed, calmly opening his eyes, showing no signs of being a prisoner.

"Danzo, why did you..." Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to question Danzo, but it seemed pointless to say anything now. If he had made a decision earlier, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

"Hiruzen, instead of regretting, what you should do now is strengthen your own power, otherwise I'm afraid you won't even be able to hold onto your position as Hokage." Danzo said in a deep voice, "It's time to transfer the Nine-Tails' chakra stored in the Fire Temple! The Uchiha clan dared to leave Konoha so resolutely, isn't there Yagami Hakuha secretly manipulating things behind the scenes?"

Instead of pointless regret, what you should do is firmly grasp the Jinchūriki and guide him to control the Nine-Tails' power, so that you will have a chance to fight against the Land of Whirlpools in the future.

Otherwise, the situation we're experiencing today will repeat itself in the future.

"..." Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent.

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[218. I can't take it anymore, I need to take a day off]

As the title suggests, I've had a cold for several days and my mind is blank.

The temperature difference between day and night has been huge in the past week, so please remember to keep warm.

I've finished writing the complete storyline, so I'll take a day off.

This is the last leave I'm taking this month.

The above is about to be the rise of the Three-Watch Beast.

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[219. A make-up chapter will be released tonight, with the update time postponed to after 10 PM.]

As the title.

Sending it at 8 o'clock is too late.

From now on, if I don't post at 8 o'clock on time, it will be a make-up update.

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[220. Chapter 214 Joining the Land of Whirlpools (Part 2, Large Cup)]

The deepest dungeon of the Anbu has always been used to imprison death row inmates and Konoha ninjas who have committed serious offenses and have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

It's dark, damp, and quiet here. Prisoners imprisoned here might initially shout or lament, but over time, after being locked up for a long time, they gradually become numb.

Only a few people showed a sense of satisfaction when they saw Danzo, a man of immense power in Konoha, being imprisoned here one day.

But when they saw that the Third Hokage was still outside the prison, they knew that Danzo would eventually get out.

Seeing Hiruzen fall silent, Danzo knew his old teammate had taken his words to heart, and continued:

"The Uchiha clan and the Uzumaki clan are sworn enemies, and after the Uzumaki clan was destroyed, only one in ten of its members survived."

Even if only half of the Uchiha clan moves to the Land of Whirlpools, they will still have an overwhelming advantage over the Uzumaki clan in terms of the number of ninjas.

The current situation is only because Yagami Shiroha and Uzumaki Kushina are using their individual strength to maintain the fragile balance of the Land of Whirlpools.

Does leaving Konoha really guarantee that the Uchiha clan will gain the same political status in the Land of Whirlpools?

Ultimately, it was just that Yagami Shiraha took advantage of this opportunity to win over some of the Uchiha's split members.

For the sake of Konoha's future, we must make good use of the Nine-Tails' power and firmly grasp the Jinchūriki in our own hands.

Because Danzo himself was that kind of person, in his mind, Shiraha was naturally that kind of person as well.

Bai Yu only values ​​the military strength of the Uchiha clan, wants to weaken Konoha, participate in the struggle for supremacy among various villages, and hopes to replace Konoha as the dominant force in the ninja world.

The Uchiha were simply deceived.

Of course, if we don't take an opposing viewpoint, Danzo thinks that Hakuba did nothing wrong, because he himself hoped to use the Uchiha clan to win the war during the war, weaken the Uchiha clan's political status during peacetime, and then eventually seize the Sharingan through various means.

Danzo even believed that Hakuba's ultimate goal was also to obtain the Sharingan, but these ignorant Uchiha clan members left Konoha for short-term gains.

The Uzumaki clan is currently very strong, but it lacks any foundation. When Shiraha and Kushina grow old and frail, the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools will inevitably repeat itself, and the Uchiha clan will perish along with them.

"I'll consider it."

After a long silence, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally spoke.

Today's experience is so similar to when Shiraha publicly stated that he would leave Konoha with Kushina.

That time, Konoha lost the Nine-Tails, and he, as Hokage, lost public support.

This time, the strongest ninja clan in Konoha also chose to leave Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi also had to reflect on his actions.

However, just as Danzo said, in the ninja world, strength ultimately prevails.

If Bai Yu hadn't arrived in Konoha to support the Uchiha clan, things might have turned out differently.

It seems that making Naruto the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki is imperative.

Seeing that Hiruzen had been persuaded by him, Danzo continued:

"In addition, if anyone makes trouble because of the Uchiha clan, you can take the opportunity to propose to step down and suggest that a more suitable candidate be chosen for Hokage, thus retreating to advance."

Anyway, you're just the acting Hokage. Before the Fourth Hokage awakens, there will definitely be people who support the Fourth Hokage and hope that you can continue to serve as the acting Hokage instead of electing the Fifth Hokage.

While the Uchiha clan's proposal might tempt many, other ninja clans, while eager to wrest the Hokage position from the Hokage lineage, also fear that others might benefit, and thus they wouldn't easily unite.

Furthermore, all of my Root members will join the Dark Side and obey your orders.

Hiruzen, you can't give up so easily.

Don't forget, the Sarutobi clan is behind you!

“Danzo…” Hiruzen Sarutobi felt incredibly conflicted as he watched Danzo still offering him advice even at a time like this.

Recalling decades ago when he followed the Second Hokage to Kumogakure for negotiations, was appointed Hokage in a time of crisis, and then faced suppression from other clans after returning to the village, he finally stabilized the internal situation and secured his position as Hokage with the help of Danzo, Koharu, and En.

During World War II and World War III, they went through the most difficult times together. Danzo really did a lot for the village.

In fact, he placed all the pressure and responsibility on Danzo regarding the Uchiha clan issue. Even though he was the Hokage, he made Danzo deal with the Uchiha problem, which led to the current situation.

As the Hokage, he also bears undeniable responsibility; he is the one who should be in prison.

The lower-level cells had no electricity; only the faint flames of lamps burning on the walls emitted a dim, flickering light.