Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

The main branch of the Hyuga clan, including the head and elders, has a total of fifty members.

Moreover, this group includes ordinary people, not just ninjas.

The rest of the Hyuga clan are all members of the branch families. If all these branch family members leave Konoha, what difference is there between the Hyuga clan being wiped out?

What exactly happened while he was unconscious?

"Why...why?! Hizashi!" Minato Namikaze looked at Hizashi with a puzzled expression. "There must be some misunderstanding, right? Konoha needs you, how can you leave? The village..."

"You shouldn't be asking me that!" Hizashi interrupted Minato Namikaze. Having experienced life and death, his mindset had changed drastically. He had no intention of showing any mercy to the Fourth Hokage, with whom he had once had a good relationship.

"Minato!" After the battle ended, Fugaku took a breath and quickly went to Minato's side, whispering in his ear the shady dealings of the Third Hokage and Danzo during the years he was unconscious.

These included compromising with Kumogakure and handing over Hizashi to die in place of Hiashi; as well as the oppression of the Uchiha clan by the higher-ups, Danzo's sneak attack on Shisui, which caused the conflict to erupt, and the Uchiha clan split under the leadership of the previous clan leader Chiho, joining Uzushiogakure.

In addition, there are some minor matters that Fugaku has not yet elaborated on.

Minato Namikaze took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and looked at Fugaku with a shocked expression.

Seeing Fugaku nod with a solemn expression, he reluctantly believed Fugaku's words. It wasn't that he didn't trust Fugaku, but rather that what Fugaku said sounded like utter nonsense.

Before he fell into a coma, at least half of the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the village had been resolved. Many conditions had already been agreed upon, and as long as they were implemented step by step and some concessions were made on both sides, there would be no major conflict.

How did things get to this point?!

Two-thirds of the Uchiha clan left Konoha, including Shisui, Chiho, and Issei, three possessors of the Mangekyou Sharingan. Many other talented Uchiha ninjas were also taken away, which directly resulted in Konoha losing many outstanding new talents for the next few decades.

How dare Danzo ambush Shisui, a Jonin of the village, in the village? Moreover, the Third Hokage tried to protect him and even wanted to release him in recent years.

At this moment, Minato Namikaze was still in Sage Mode, with his physique greatly enhanced, but he still felt a tightness in his chest and some difficulty breathing.

Minato Namikaze glanced at the Third Hokage's body being carried down from the roof out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly realized that Kakashi killing the Third Hokage wasn't such a bad thing after all.

Before he fell into a coma, the village had undergone the brutal baptism of the Third Shinobi World War; then Shiro and Kushina left Konoha, reducing the number of top combatants; then the unexpected incident of Kinkaku and Ginkaku losing control in the village occurred, and he was seriously injured and fell into a coma, but Konoha was still the strongest village in the shinobi world. How come when he finally recovered and his strength greatly increased, Konoha was injured again.

What has Konoha been doing for the past decade or so? Resting and recuperating, recovering its strength, and then directly destroying Konoha's two major powerhouses?!

At least two-thirds of the Uchiha clan remain, along with two Kage-level shinobi, Fugaku and Itachi.

Now that all the branch family ninjas of the Hyuga clan have left, isn't the Hyuga clan still in Konoha essentially gone?

"Hizashi, I..." Minato Namikaze still wanted to try to persuade them to stay, after all, he wouldn't treat the Hyuga clan like that.

"Fourth Hokage, you are good. This is not your fault. But since the soil of Konoha is not suitable for us, we can leave Konoha like the Uchiha clan."

Risa responded.

"Lord Baiyu has lifted the Caged Bird Technique from all of our branch families, which is equivalent to giving me a second life!"

"Having lived most of my life, I'm only now experiencing the taste of freedom. Even if I die tomorrow, I will leave Konoha."

"Fourth Hokage, even if you are the Hokage, you cannot interfere in the affairs of the Hyuga clan. With the Caged Bird Seal lifted, there is no point in us staying in Konoha any longer."

The other Jonin from the Hyuga branch family echoed this sentiment.

In the past, the Caged Bird Seal was like a sword hanging over their heads at any moment.

They can only live on their knees; they are the dogs of the Hyuga main family.

Now that I can go to the Land of Whirlpools and become a human, why not go?

Minato Namikaze froze, staring intently at Shiraha.

"You don't need to look at me like that. This was the Hyuga branch family ninjas' own choice. I released them from the Caged Bird Jutsu just because I didn't want to see them oppressed anymore."

"As an ally, I've done enough regarding Orochimaru's invasion of Konoha."

Bai Yu spread his hands and smiled.

Soon, more Konoha Jonin and Chunin arrived at the scene.

"The fourth generation has awakened?!"

"Yondaime-sama!"

"Great!"

The Konoha Jonin were overjoyed to see Minato Namikaze, who was wearing a divine robe, had Sage Mode eyeshadow around his eyes, and exuded a powerful aura.

Upon hearing the news of the third generation's death in battle, many people sighed in their hearts.

The Sarutobi clan ninjas wore expressions of grief; the pillar of their clan had fallen.

However, upon learning that the Hyuga branch family was going to leave Konoha entirely, no one could believe that the news they had heard was true.

Until a large number of Hyuga branch family ninjas also gathered in the ruins around the arena.

"The Hyuga clan is also leaving Konoha?!"

"Why did this happen?!"

"We finally managed to repel the treacherous Sunagakure ninjas and the traitor Orochimaru, and now the Hyuga branch family..."

Some ninjas even felt that Konoha was doomed.

"Everyone, let's go!" Bai Yu ordered the large group of branch family ninjas behind him, who were accompanied by their families.

"Goodbye, everyone in Konoha."

Bai Yu waved goodbye to everyone.

"Fourth generation!?"

"Lord Hokage!"

The other Konoha ninja all looked at Minato Namikaze. They knew that Minato, unlike the Third Hokage and Danzo, did not expect the Fourth Hokage to take action to persuade him to stay.

However, Minato Namikaze waved his hand, signaling everyone to make way.

Under his Sage Mode perception, Bai Yu's strength was even slightly greater than Orochimaru's.

Logically speaking, there is no reason not to let the Hyuga branch family leave.

From a physical standpoint, they absolutely had to leave.

"Ouch!"

"What kind of mess is this?!"

Everyone sighed. Many could understand that circumstances were beyond their control, but it was hard for them to accept that Konoha, which had once been a formidable force in the ninja world and could even defeat four opponents single-handedly, had fallen so quickly in just over a decade.

The Third Hokage and Danzo did indeed make great contributions during the early and middle periods of Konoha's leadership, but in the later stages, they almost single-handedly destroyed Konoha's decades of accumulated strength.

They played a winning hand terribly!

"Dad." Shion, Mitsuko, and Taichi rushed over, followed by Yekura and Sasori, both covered in blood.

Ye Cang nodded to Bai Yu with a relaxed smile, clearly having avenged her great grudge.

"The Fourth Kazekage has been killed by Aunt Yekura and Uncle Sasori, and the One-Tail has also been captured alive by us."

Ziyuan came to Baiyu's side and explained in a low voice.

"Neji!"

"Neji!"

When Xiao Li and Tian Tian, ​​classmates, saw that Ning Ci was about to leave, they rushed over to him.

"Neji, are you really going to leave Konoha?"

"Why? Aren't we in the same class? What will happen to Class 3 if you're not there?"

Xiao Li and Tian Tian wanted to persuade him to stay.

Neji stopped and gave the two of them an apologetic smile, saying, "I'm sorry."

With that, Neji turned and caught up with the crowd.

As the sun set, the departing figures of the Hyuga clan gradually lengthened on the horizon, and the smoke from the battle around Konoha slowly dissipated, but the aftershocks of this great war were far from over.

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[269. Chapter 258 Subduing Orochimaru (Part 1)]

Outside Konoha Village, in the distant mountains and forests.

The weakened Orochimaru did not go far. He stood on the top of the canopy of a huge tree, gazing at the fading smoke in the direction of Konoha.

"Sarutobi-sensei...hehe..."

Orochimaru chuckled softly, a hint of melancholy in his eyes. He wasn't particularly happy about Hiruzen Sarutobi's death.

Of course, it seems there isn't much sadness involved.

For the old man, this ending might be the best possible conclusion for a once-powerful figure.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Suddenly, Orochimaru clutched his chest and coughed violently.

Blood seeped from between his fingers, and his face grew even paler.

"The Eight Gates Formation... truly formidable!"

Orochimaru's eyes narrowed as he looked at the blood on his palm. He had thought that after his life level had undergone a qualitative change and he had reached a new level, the only people who could threaten his life were Shiraha, Kushina, and the Otsutsuki clan. However, he was severely injured by Might Guy at the level he thought he was least likely to get hurt at.

After completing the software modification and incorporating the chakra of the Otsutsuki clan, he wouldn't necessarily be injured even if he took a Tailed Beast Ball head-on.

This time, however, Might Guy injured his very core.

But if he had known this would happen, Orochimaru would still have returned to Konoha.

It's probably just psychological.

Returning home in wealth and honor is like wearing brocade at night.

Having gained such a significant boost, Orochimaru secretly thought he should show it to some special people.

Didn't the old man say he had gone astray?

As it turns out, the path he took was the right one.