Konoha: From meeting Kaguya Otsutsuki

"What do you think?" said one of the older Hyuga clan members named Hyuga Hikaru.

"We can raise money ourselves and redeem them."

Hinata Hikari smiled inexplicably and said, "Your idea is a bit naive. If you really do that, it will only exacerbate the gap and conflict between the family and the common people. They will think, without a good background, there is no chance of survival? Why should the common people always be ignored?"

"So, in order to ensure the survival of the family, we can only give up lives one by one?"

“……”Everyone was silent again.

"I have a better idea. The Kumo Ninja will only announce two captives each time. If there is a member of the Hyuga family, we can spend twice as much money to redeem the other person who was in the same period as him."

"It should have been the village that saved the people, but we did it instead. Others will just be grateful."

Hinata Hikaru opened her mouth.

He felt that the method Hinata Yangxi was talking about now was more dangerous than the one he had just proposed.

What is happening now is not just stepping on the village to gain power, winning over people's hearts and forming cliques?

In the end, he could only say: "We are a separate family and cannot make a decision."

“Whether facing the family or the village, we are always just a branch family that cannot choose our own destiny.”

Returning to the resting place, Hinata Yangxi began to write a letter.

He planned to tell Hyuga Hiashi his thoughts and asked someone who returned to the village to take the letter back to Konoha.

It depends on whether Hyuga Hiashi is willing to win over the hearts of the people and help Hyuga Hinata realize her "Hokage dream".

"One moment you want to save people, the next moment you want to kill people. Your stance is too unsteady." Kaguya couldn't help but complain.

"I save people to practice medical ninjutsu, I kill people to eliminate ninjas who take human lives lightly, and now I am giving advice to the Hyuga clan to realize Miss Hinata's "dream." Hinata Yangxi said with a smile.

Kaguya was a little speechless.

What dream? Wasn't it just to trick Hyuga Hiashi into opening up all the family information to Hyuga Hinata?

You take it seriously now, don't you?

At the same time, members of the Uchiha clan had a similar discussion.

The final result of the discussion was to find a way to raise money to rescue their family members.

Halfway through, someone suggested that it would be better to redeem the other person as well.

However, this voice was too small and was quickly suppressed by others. Even Uchiha Shisui could not forcibly change others' minds.

In the final analysis, the Uchiha clan has very bad popularity. They have a bad relationship with the villagers in the village, and they are only casual friends with many civilian ninjas.

Don't even think about asking this group of usually arrogant people to go out of their way to save someone who has an estranged relationship with them.

Afterwards, two Uchiha clan members left the camp in a hurry to borrow money from the noble class in the Land of Hot Springs.

At noon, Ueno Hideto, who had not appeared for a long time, suddenly showed up and gathered Hinata Haruki, Inuzuka Hana, and Uchiha Itachi together.

"There is an S-rank mission right now, and I will take you with me."

"What mission?"

"Destroy the Frost Village!"

Hinata Yangxi raised an eyebrow. He had long guessed that Konoha or the Cloud Ninja would take revenge on the Frost Ninja, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

This guy Danzo is really decisive...

Uchiha Itachi was very surprised, "Just the four of us?"

"Yes, teacher, no matter what, it is still a ninja village. Can we really do it?" After being shocked, Inuzuka Hana said.

She felt that this teacher was very different from what she had imagined.

Every time Hui took them to complete a mission that was full of murderous intent, there was no warmth or kindness at all.

"Don't worry, there are two other teams besides us, a total of 12 people." Ueno Hideto said with a smile, "This is an S-level mission. Ordinary Genin have no chance to participate. I specifically asked Danzo to arrange for you to join."

Inuzuka Hana wiped the non-existent sweat from her forehead and was a little speechless about the teacher's train of thought.

What? Should we feel honored? She thought to herself.

"Of course, which Genin would participate in such a dangerous mission?" Hinata Yangxi couldn't help but say.

"It's not as scary as you think." Ueno Hideto had a faint smile on his face.

"In this little-known village, there are only about a hundred people who can be called ninjas, and there are even fewer masters who can barely reach the level of jonin. There are only one or two people."

"Chunin and jonin level, I and the other two jonin will take care of it. You just have to deal with some small shrimps."

"It must be scary to fight a dozen against one another, teacher." The three were speechless.

"After we take care of the Frost Ninja, we will stay in the Frost Country for a while to intercept the reinforcements from the Hidden Cloud Village." Ueno Hideto urged, "Hurry up and prepare."

Hinata Yoki hurriedly told Hinata Hikaru and others who stayed in the camp about the letter she had written to Hinata Hiashi, and asked them to help receive Hinata Hiashi's reply.

After finishing everything, he packed his bags and set off with Ueno Hideto.

"Teacher, didn't you say there was someone else?"

"We will meet in the Frost Country." said Ueno Hideto.

Under the cover of the Konoha ninja, the group of four quickly crossed the border and entered the territory of the Frost Country.

Hinata Yangxi turned his head, and the Konoha camp behind him became farther and farther away in his sight, until it was so blurry that he could not see it at all.

An idea flashed through his mind: If a monster were to be deployed on the battlefield at this time, it would definitely have an outstanding effect.

As far as he could remember, the monsters he knew included the Goryeo from the Land of Ghosts and Wu from the Paradise Box in Ghost Lantern City.

But these two places are too far away from the borders of Tang and Shuang, so it is a bit troublesome for them to appear here quietly.

Moreover, even if he really released those two things, they might not listen to him.

If they want to be convinced, they still have to rely on Kaguya. But if Kaguya really uses all his strength, his body may not be able to withstand it for long.

Finally, he had to give up the idea.

"Forget it, let's just leave it at that. It would be too much of a surprise if I continue to cause trouble without enough strength." Hinata Yangxi thought silently.

Chapter 36 036 Do you deserve no one to care about you for having nothing?

In the Land of Frost, it is late at night, in the woods dotted with stars.

Hinata Yangxi and others set up a simple tent.

Then they sat on the ground and ate the dry food they had brought with them.

"I found that I don't like living this kind of life." After taking a sip of water, Hinata Yangxi said, "Running around here and there, it's like I don't have a home of my own."

Ueno Hideto, who was sitting on a tree trunk, said calmly: "There are three Kage-level masters in Kumogakure. It is easy to capture people. Staying in the Frost Country is safer than on the battlefield, especially Itachi."

Seeing the three people were silent, Ueno Hideto sighed to himself: "The new Raikage of the Kumo Ninja is far inferior to the Third Hokage in terms of political literacy. He didn't even know how to control the border of the neighboring countries during the war."

Still no one paid attention to him, Ueno Hideto had no choice but to take the initiative to bring up the topic, "Okay, so what are your plans for the future?"

"I should become a veterinarian, or join the village patrol like the other tribesmen," said Inuzuka Hana.

"I will follow my father's advice." After a slight hesitation, Uchiha Itachi said calmly.

"I...someone is coming over there." Hinata Yangxi looked in a certain direction.

Hideto Ueno dodged and jumped off the tree trunk, disappearing from the sight of several people.

After a moment, he reappeared, "It's my companion."

Then, the sound of footsteps on leaves was heard in the forest, and a group of eight ninjas of different heights, wearing Konoha forehead protectors, appeared in front of them.

After introducing each other, Hinata Yangxi figured out the personnel configuration.

Including Ueno Hideto, there are three jonins, five chuunins, and four genin.

Ueno Hideto took a package from them, took out a dozen worn-out Kumo Ninja forehead protectors, and said to everyone, "Starting tomorrow, the forehead protectors on your heads must be changed. Also, it is best for you to use transformation techniques and not use your original identities."

"Teacher, how do we determine the identity of our companions?" asked Uchiha Itachi.

"Just make up a code."

"clear."

Cloud Hidden Camp.

A Kumo ninja walked up to Dodai holding a kunai and a letter, "Master Dodai, this is the letter someone just shot in."

Dodai opened it and took a look, "It's someone from the Uchiha clan... send someone to check it out."

Outside the camp.

The four Uchiha clan members and the six Cloud Ninjas faced each other from a distance, and both sides were holding weapons and keeping alert to the enemies opposite.

"We are here to redeem someone. Is Uchiha Ryu still alive?"

"If you had come half an hour later, she would have been killed. Did you bring the ransom?"

The Uchiha clan members asked to see the person first, and the Kumo ninjas readily agreed.

This is their own territory, and there are many people paying attention to this place, so they are not worried at all that the Uchiha people will do anything small.

About ten minutes later, a girl wearing a blindfold and blocked ears was pushed out by the Cloud Ninja and appeared in front of the Uchiha clan members.

The Cloud Ninja tore off the blindfold in front of Uchiha Liu's eyes, and his vision became clear. Looking at the familiar clansmen in front of him, Uchiha Liu was inexplicably surprised.

However, she was still a little worried. Would the Cloud Ninjas really keep their word?

Then, there was another rather cautious exchange.

The Uchiha threw the box of money to the Cloud Ninja, counted the amount, and the Cloud Ninja kicked Uchiha Ryu over.

Protecting Uchiha Ryu behind him, the Uchiha clan member asked again: "How many Uchiha people are there? Tell us directly, and we can redeem them all."

The Cloud Ninja snorted, "Don't be so greedy, wait until the next list is announced."

The five Uchiha clan members, including Uchiha Ryu, watched the Cloud Ninjas slowly go away, their hair disheveled in the wind, and they were somewhat speechless.

Who is so greedy? Do you, a bunch of blackmailers, have the qualifications to criticize others?

They removed the seal on Uchiha Liu.

"Sulfur, are you okay?"

"It's nothing serious, just a chakra disorder. The reaction to the drug injected by Orochimaru has not yet passed."

"And your eyes?"

"…There's nothing wrong with his eyes. He just had a few tubes of blood drawn from his body."

"Orochimaru did it?"

"Besides him, the Cloud Ninja also took a beating once before bringing me out."

Instantly, the Uchiha felt his blood pressure rise slightly.

Under the astonished gaze of everyone, the group of five returned to the Konoha camp.

Seeing the returning Uchiha Ryu, many Konoha ninjas felt indignant.

She's back, but what about the other companion?

When they learned that she was redeemed by her own people, they remained silent, and couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Are people without a family or a powerful supporter really unworthy of anything? No one cares whether they live or die...

Who are they fighting for, who are they sacrificing for, and who will protect them?

Danzo Shimura frowned and stared at the group of Uchiha people for a while, his face gradually turning darker.

How dare this group of people act on their own!

He could sense that the atmosphere in the camp had changed a bit, but he didn't know how to deal with it.

When it comes to winning people's hearts, uniting the masses, and maintaining relationships, Danzo Shimura is far inferior to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Not to mention, he managed his Root Ninjas with the simplest and most brutal means, brainwashing and curse-seal control.

Sarutobi Hiruzen kept talking about the Will of Fire, and he could chat with anyone, from an old man in his sixties or seventies to a three-year-old child.

"If we encounter Kakuzu, Orochimaru, and Scorpion again, ninjas below the rank of Jonin can evacuate directly." Danzo Shimura gave the order.

"Yes." Everyone responded in a low voice.