Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

This powerful ninja village, which has been the dominant force in the ninja world for over forty years out of its sixty-year history, will likely take an unknown amount of time to recover after this disaster.

Minato Namikaze alone cannot save Konoha.

"Hiruzen, you are too foolish, but don't worry, I will lead Konoha to become strong again!" Danzo stood in a corner of the first row, secretly making a vow in his heart.

Because he 'fought actively' when the village faced invasion from foreign enemies, no one mentioned his life imprisonment for the time being.

However, there is still a long way to go before they can regain their former power.

"Grandpa is a big liar! He promised no one could kill you!"

The loudest sobering at the memorial service came from the Sarutobi Hiyori clan ninjas. At that moment, Sarutobi Konohamaru, the grandson of the Third Hokage, was weeping uncontrollably.

The eldest son of the third generation, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, and the youngest son, Sarutobi Asuma, also showed signs of grief.

For most of the Sarutobi clan ninjas, what they lost was not only the village's Hokage, but more importantly, the clan head, the pillar of their clan.

Without the Third Hokage, the future development of the Sarutobi clan will definitely be greatly limited. Although they are all ninjas of Konoha, the Sarutobi clan needs someone to protect and support them if they want to become a powerful clan in Konoha.

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The Hokage Building, high-level conference room.

As soon as the memorial service ended, Minato Namikaze convened a high-level meeting.

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, the two Hokage advisors, sat on either side of Minato Namikaze, in the first seat to his left and right.

Next to take his seat was Nawaki. As the heir of the Senju clan, the grandson of the First Hokage, Tsunade's younger brother, and one of the strongest shinobi in Konoha, he had also awakened the Wood Release technique. If it weren't for Minato Namikaze's awakening, the position of Fifth Hokage would most likely have fallen to him after the Third Hokage's death.

Across from Nawaki, Koharu Utatane's seat to her left was still empty, and Danzo sat down in the empty seat quite naturally.

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze frowned slightly but didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Fugaku was displeased but remained silent, believing that Minato was different from the Third Hokage.

Soon, the conference table, which was more than ten meters long, was filled with Konoha's high-ranking officials, while the left side, where Nawaki was seated, had even more Jonin.

This includes the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi clans, the original staunch direct descendants of the Hokage lineage. These three ninja clans have always supported whoever becomes Hokage.

Of course, the three races are not without principles.

"The main reason for this meeting is to discuss the reconstruction of Konoha. The village has suffered tremendous damage and we must rebuild it as soon as possible. At the same time, we must be careful that other villages and forces do not take advantage of the situation and cause even greater damage to Konoha."

Minato Namikaze said in a deep voice, then looked at Shikaku Nara.

"Shikaku, come and tell everyone the list of the dead and the amount of property lost."

"Yes, Fourth Hokage." Nara Shikaku nodded respectfully, stood up and said, "This time, due to the sudden attack by Sunagakure and Otogakure, the village suffered 41 Jonin casualties, 182 Chunin casualties, 55 civilian casualties, and more than 500 people were seriously or slightly injured."

The damage to buildings and property exceeded one billion ryo, and two officials from the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning who came to watch the battle were killed and 13 were injured. Now, both the Hidden Stone Village and the Hidden Cloud Village have issued condemnations to the Hidden Leaf Village.

Furthermore, before the end of the great war, all members of the Hyuga clan's branch family, totaling 1179 people, announced their defection from Konoha.

Nara Shikaku's voice was somewhat heavy, especially when he read out the last number, his voice even trembled a little.

The senior executives present at the meeting all gasped in shock.

The Hyuga branch family members make up more than 90% of the total Hyuga clan. With all the branch family members leaving, there are only less than a hundred main family members left. It can almost be said that the Hyuga clan is finished.

Although the Hyuga clan can awaken the Byakugan as long as they train enough chakra, with a much higher awakening rate than the Uchiha clan, not everyone has the talent for chakra.

One needs at least a chakra level close to that of a Chunin to have enough chakra to activate the Byakugan.

Therefore, although there are more than a hundred members in the main family, these people are just lucky to be born into the main family. However, a considerable number of them, despite not being bound by the Caged Bird Seal, do not even have the chakra to activate the Byakugan, let alone the purity of the Byakugan. So even if you take away their eyes, it will not make any difference.

Only after the Byakugan has been activated and transplanted is it useful. This is why others who covet the Byakugan must seize it from the Hyuga main family ninjas. Taking the eyes of ordinary main family members is useless.

Of the Hyuga branch clan members who left Konoha, at least one-tenth have activated the Byakugan. Although the others have not activated the Byakugan chakra, with such a large population, there will be a new generation in less than ten years.

For a powerful ninja clan, population is of paramount importance. To ensure the purity of their bloodline, intermarriage within the clan is necessary, but marriage between direct blood relatives is strictly prohibited.

The problem facing the Hyuga main family now is, what will happen to the next generation?

At that time, they will probably have to intermarry with other clans. Not only will their bloodline flow out, but the purity of their bloodline will definitely decrease. In a few decades, the Hyuga main family of Konoha will probably disappear.

"The Uzushiogakure is taking advantage of our misfortune! They're just as treacherous as the Sunagakure!"

The Jonin of the Sarutobi clan roared angrily.

"They actually took the Hyuga clan members away while we were fighting against Sunagakure and Otogakure! And when the village was in crisis, they, as allies, stood by and did nothing. How despicable!"

Other ninjas chimed in.

"The alliance between Konoha and Uzushiogakure was only nominal from the start. This was true even when Hiruzen was still alive. Even with Kakashi's betrayal, Uzushiogakure couldn't escape suspicion." Danzo said calmly from the side, "The problem now is to coordinate all forces to help Konoha recover as soon as possible, and to be wary of other forces."

Since Sunagakure colluded with Otogakure to launch an attack on Konoha, our first priority should be to sanction the Land of Wind and the Land of Fields, making them pay huge sums of reparations to replenish the village's remote retreat funds.

It's not advisable to start a conflict with Uzushio Ninja Village for the time being!

With that, Danzo looked at Minato Namikaze: "Fourth Hokage, what do you think?"

"Hmm." Minato Namikaze nodded; Danzo's words were indeed correct.

After all, the Hyuga branch family left with Shiraha right in front of him. It wasn't that he didn't want to try to stop them, but given the circumstances, if Konoha clashed with Shiraha again, the conflict might escalate completely. So there was only one option: to let the Hyuga branch family leave Konoha.

"Chiyo and Ebizo, the brother and sister from Sunagakure, have come out of seclusion to take charge of the situation. They sent a letter stating that they were completely unaware of the Fourth Kazekage Rasa's actions, which were the result of Rasa's willful behavior. Therefore, Sunagakure is willing to pay compensation to Konoha as an apology. As for the Land of Rice Fields, they have also sent a large amount of food."

Mitokado Homura added that copies of the letter sent by Sunagakure were distributed.

"This amount is not enough!" Danzo said in a deep voice. "This isn't even enough to pay for the compensation of the fallen ninjas. We can't let Sunagakure off so easily!"

"Lord Danzo is right!"

"We can't let Sunagakure get away with this so easily."

"And the Land of Fields, they must pay the price!"

As soon as Danzo finished speaking, ninjas echoed him, most of whom were originally from the Root faction.

"This matter ends here. The Daimyo has sent a letter asking us to make peace with Sunagakure."

The most urgent task is the reconstruction of Konoha. Don't forget that Orochimaru is still alive. Dai desperately injured Orochimaru this time, but he can no longer use the Eight Gates Formation a second time.

Currently, no one in the village, including myself, can stop Orochimaru in a direct battle, and Orochimaru has also controlled the First Hokage through the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Once Orochimaru recovers his strength, if he attacks Konoha again, the outcome will be uncertain.

Minato Namikaze said with a solemn expression.

His words immediately fell silent.

Indeed, as the Fourth Hokage said, if there is no way to deal with Orochimaru, then nothing else seems to matter.

At this moment, Danzo spoke up: "Orochimaru can use the Impure World Reincarnation to control the First Hokage, and so can we!"

"Yup!"

"This is a forbidden technique developed by the Second Hokage. We can also use this forbidden technique to deal with Orochimaru!"

Faced with the crowd's agreement, Fugaku finally couldn't hold back any longer and said in a deep voice, "Danzo, don't forget that it was you who used the Impure World Reincarnation technique to summon Kinkaku and Ginkaku. Because the two of them lost control, the Fourth Hokage was seriously injured and remained in a coma for twelve years. Do you want to do it again?"

"That was just an accident!" Danzo's expression darkened slightly.

"And what about your sneak attack on Shisui and Issei, which caused the Uchiha clan to split apart?!" Fugaku changed his tone abruptly, directly confronting Fugaku.

"It was your Uchiha clan that harbored ill intentions all along!" Danzo refused to back down, because if he backed down at this point, he would have no way out.

"okay."

Minato Namikaze spoke up.

Both Fugaku and Danzo stopped arguing.

"Lord Danzo, if I'm not mistaken, you should have already been sentenced to life imprisonment and should be in the Anbu's death row now," Minato Namikaze suddenly questioned, changing the subject.

"You!" Danzo was shocked. He hadn't expected that Minato Namikaze would bring up something that was already an unspoken understanding.

"Fourth Hokage, Danzo did help when the village was in crisis. It would be inhumane to send him back to the death row. Besides, Hiruzen also..." Koharu Utatane, mindful of past ties, spoke up for Danzo and mentioned the Third Hokage.

“Indeed.” Minato Namikaze didn’t refute it; instead, he nodded politely.

Just when Danzo thought he had a chance to make a comeback, Minato Namikaze continued, "In that case, let Danzo go home and reflect on his mistakes. He will not be involved in any high-level decision-making in Konoha in the future!"

"this.."

"The Fourth Hokage, Lord Danzo, after all, also wanted to do good for Konoha..."

"Furthermore!" Minato Namikaze raised his hand to stop the ninja who was pleading for Danzo from speaking, and continued, "The Anbu's response to this sudden incident was extremely inadequate, so I have decided to completely disband the current Anbu and select capable individuals to join the Anbu again."

"What!?"

"Disband ANBU?"

"A new selection process?!"

Most of the ninjas in the arena were terrified.

Danzo was even more incredulous; Minato Namikaze was planning to eliminate all the ninjas from all other factions.

The Root ninjas in the Anbu were Danzo's trump cards for his comeback. Now that the Anbu has been disbanded and reorganized, this is a direct blow to his foundation.

Minato Namikaze ignored everyone's opinions and continued, "Fugaku, I'm entrusting you with full responsibility for this matter!"

Fugaku's eyes widened, and he quickly realized what he meant: "Yes!"

"Furthermore, the importance of the Konoha Police Force in maintaining the safety of Konoha is self-evident. When I proposed strengthening the powers of the police force, the Third Hokage did not agree, but this time it must be done."

I decided to bring other ethnic groups into the police force to form a rapid response unit to deal with any emergencies in the village.

"Rope Tree, Weasel, I hope you can help me."

Minato Namikaze turned to look at Nawaki and Itachi.

"Yes!"

"Yes."

Minato Namikaze nodded and continued, "Finally, starting today, Konoha must solidify its alliance with Uzumaki Village. This is the most critical moment in Konoha's 60-year history, and I hope everyone will prioritize the safety and development of the village!"

"Yes!"

Faced with Minato Namikaze's tough stance, everyone had no choice but to obey.

It seems that this time, the fourth generation is preparing to seize all the power in the village.

......

Half a year has passed quietly.