The Hyuga clan that started in Konoha

As for whether Orochimaru can escape the pursuit in the end, that all depends on fate.

"Huruzen, were you the one who asked the Anbu to stop my Root from tracking down Orochimaru? You have to think clearly, Orochimaru knows too many secrets of our Konoha, we must never let him go!" As soon as he entered the Hokage's office, Danzo questioned the Third Hokage aggressively.

"Danzo, watch your attitude when you talk. I am the Hokage, and you are becoming more and more presumptuous! Also, what exactly do you mean by this sentence?" The Third Hokage himself was still wondering how Orochimaru disappeared without a sound.

As a result, he was discussing with Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu when Danzo came in and started shouting at him.

This is because the Third Hokage's temper improved as he grew older, and he became more tolerant towards his little friend Danzo.

Otherwise, if it were anyone else, the Third Hokage would have invited him to the Anbu for tea.

"Danzo, this matter has nothing to do with Hiruzen, so don't talk nonsense." Mito Menen also frowned and said to Danzo with dissatisfaction.

"Yes, when Hiruzen gave the order

We were all watching, there's no way this could happen, you're thinking too much." Utane Koharu also chimed in.

"Hmph, who knows if he has secretly issued any orders before this." Although Danzo knew that his friend's words made sense, he still spoke unforgivingly.

This can only mean that Danzo is truly brave, or that he has become a little inflated since he acquired the Sharingan and the ability of Wood Release.

In the past, no matter how dissatisfied he was with the Third Hokage, he would not express it as blatantly as he does now.

But now, he has begun to challenge the Third Hokage's bottom line, relying on the Third Hokage's tolerance of him.

After hearing what Danzo said, the Third Hokage took several deep breaths before suppressing the anger that was rising in his heart.

At the same time, the Third Hokage kept reminding himself in his mind that Danzo had done too many dark things for Konoha in the past and had made too great a sacrifice, so he should be more considerate of him.

Just like that, slowly, the anger in the Third Hokage's heart subsided, and he subconsciously chose to ignore the two sentences that Danzo said after he entered the door.

"Well, let's discuss how to deal with the problem of Orochimaru's defection." After sighing, the Third Hokage said helplessly.

At this moment, he really realized that he was old. If it were in the past, he would definitely not be as entangled as he is now.

Putting aside other things, if I were my younger self, I would definitely not let Orochimaru leave like that.

Even if he broke Orochimaru's legs, he would keep him and teach him a lesson.

But now he really can't make up his mind.

It can be said that Orochimaru's defection made the Third Hokage, who was already feeling physically and mentally exhausted, look a little older.

At this moment, the Third Hokage couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had decided early on to choose Minato Namikaze as the Fourth Hokage.

In this way, he will have about a month to retire and enjoy his life without having to worry about these things anymore.

"With Orochimaru having been operating in the Land of Fire for so many years, it seems likely that he was able to leave silently this time. There must be someone helping him in secret," Utane Koharu analyzed.

"Yes, with Orochimaru's connections, this is the most likely thing. Otherwise, he would definitely not be able to escape the simultaneous pursuit of the Anbu and the Root." Mizuto Menen nodded and said.

The two of them had a relatively consistent opinion, that is, Orochimaru's defection definitely had his helpers in Konoha, and even in the entire Land of Fire!

(As an assistant, Cang Si is trembling at this moment, fake!)

As the F4, the top leaders of Konoha, they would never have thought that the helper would be Hyuga Souji, who came from the main branch of the Hyuga clan.

After all, when Orochimaru sneaked into Souji's house that night, he did it away from everyone's sight.

Moreover, even if people discovered that Orochimaru had had contact with Soji, they would not have thought that Soji would provide Orochimaru with such a crucial "Fire Country Map".

"We must thoroughly investigate all the people in Konoha who are close to Orochimaru. They are the ones most likely to help Orochimaru!" Danzo, who had also calmed down, expressed his opinion.

"agree."

"Seconded."

After listening to Danzo's suggestion, Utane Koharu and Mitokado En also agreed.

This time, Orochimaru was able to escape from Konoha with the help of these people. If Orochimaru wants to return to Konoha to cause trouble in the future, these people will also be Orochimaru's minions.

With this in mind, they naturally believed that they must liquidate Orochimaru's former followers in the village!

"Okay, but remember, no strong measures should be taken. Although they once worked for Orochimaru, they are still members of the village." Since the three friends had reached the same consensus, the Third Hokage did not object.

Moreover, he also felt that this was a necessary step, but in the meantime, he was afraid that Danzo would do something to force a confession, so he couldn't help but remind him.

After all, this is for the Dark Lord of Konoha.

For Danzo, these are just commonplace things.

"For some stubborn elements, severe punishment must be given, otherwise, such things will definitely happen again next time." Danzo's words neither agreed nor opposed the Third Hokage.

He has his own way of doing things and is not prepared to follow the circle planned for him by the Third Hokage.

"Danzo, this is an order!" Looking at Danzo's expression, the Third Hokage knew the other party's plan clearly, so he warned decisively.

Several of them have been good friends for many years, and they know what the other is going to do just by looking at each other's buttocks.

I can only say that they are really too familiar with each other. After all, if you count the time, it has been more than 50 years.

"After all, it was you, Hiruzen, who deliberately let Orochimaru escape in the beginning. Otherwise, I don't believe that with your strength, you would not be able to stop Orochimaru at that time!" Danzo retorted to the Third Hokage without giving in.

Just like the Third Hokage knew Danzo clearly, Danzo also knew too well the little thoughts in the mind of his old friend the Third Hokage.

In that situation, the Third Hokage was knocked down by Orochimaru without even using any ninjutsu or even getting close to him.

Who are you kidding?

Not to mention Danzo, even Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu knew this very well.

However, they are not as stubborn as Danzo, and they would not casually say something that is obviously a slap in the face of the Third Hokage.

From this, we can also see the differences in their personalities and their different attitudes towards life.

Just when it seemed that the Third Hokage and Danzo were about to have another conflict, the door of the Hokage's office was suddenly pushed open.

"Hu, hu, old man, listen, I heard that Orochimaru has rebelled, tell us what happened?" The person who pushed the door in was Jiraiya, and at this moment he asked breathlessly.

After Kumogakure and Konoha were willing to sign a peace agreement, he left all the subsequent matters to his disciple Minato and returned to Konoha.

However, as soon as he came back, he heard a shocking piece of news.

His little friend Orochimaru has defected!

Jiraiya could no longer sit still, and immediately ran to his teacher, the Third Hokage, to ask about Orochimaru's situation.

After Jiraiya's interruption, the Third Hokage lost interest in continuing to argue with Danzo.

Then, the Third Hokage told Jiraiya everything about how Orochimaru conducted human experiments on people in the village and was caught red-handed by him.

"Damn it, that bastard Orochimaru! Old man, I have a request, and I hope you can agree to it." After Jiraiya cursed angrily, he turned around and said to the Third Hokage.

"Tell me, I want to hear what it's about first." Since it involved Orochimaru, the Third Hokage did not dare to agree to Jiraiya's request easily.

If Jiraiya asked him to absolve Orochimaru of the charge of treason, he would never agree to it no matter what.

"I hope that I will be solely responsible for capturing Orochimaru, and other Konoha members should not interfere.

After all, if ordinary people meet Orochimaru, they can only die.

And with my familiarity with Orochimaru and my strength, I will definitely be able to find him and bring him back to Konoha!"

After taking a deep breath, Jiraiya said confidently.

In addition, there is one thing that Jiraiya didn't say, that he felt that he was the only one who had the ability to bring Orochimaru back to Konoha.

This has nothing to do with strength, but rather with bonds!

After thinking about it, the Third Hokage agreed to Jiraiya's request, and even the other three people present did not raise any objection.

Because in their opinion, this is indeed the best option.

Afterwards, after some discussion, they finally made up their mind.

Jiraiya is responsible for hunting down Orochimaru, and the Root will be responsible for clearing out the minions left by Orochimaru in the village!

Chapter 300: Danzo comes to check the water meter

After the Konoha high-ups decided on a strategy against Orochimaru, Danzo began to settle accounts with Orochimaru's former subordinates in the village, and this commotion caused quite a big stir.

After all, Orochimaru originally had a very high status in Konoha, probably second only to the Hokage and the three elders.

How could there be no one who would choose to seek refuge with someone like him?

However, when Orochimaru defected from Konoha, he did not take away all the people who followed him, but only took away a group of people who were more important to him.

As for the others, it was equivalent to being abandoned by Orochimaru.

Of course, there are also people like Souji, who was invited by Orochimaru but finally rejected him.

For example, there is Orochimaru’s disciple, Mitarashi Anko.

Originally, because of Orochimaru, Mitarashi Anko was also a member of the Hokage faction, but with Orochimaru's defection, her status in Konoha plummeted.

Fortunately, the Third Hokage still had a sense of master-disciple relationship with Orochimaru in his heart, so he did not make things too difficult for Red Bean.

Otherwise, in the end it wouldn't be the Anbu who would be in charge of examining Red Bean, but the Root.

Even someone like Mitarashi Anko, who took the initiative to leave Orochimaru, was implicated so badly, so the fate of others can be imagined.

Those who had some connections with other high-ranking officials in the village were fine, they were just marginalized.

As for those penniless people, haha, the lighter punishment is that the Anbu invites them for tea, and the heavier punishment is that the root authorities come to their house to check the water meter.

It is for this reason that although there is less than a month left, it will be time for Minato to inherit the position of the Fourth Hokage.

However, the whole village seemed to be in a state of panic and everyone was in danger.

Those who were usually close to Orochimaru quickly sought help from their relatives and friends, hoping to get rid of their past relationship with Orochimaru.

Although the village seems to be very lively recently, for Cang Si, his attention is not on this at all.

He hasn't even produced the genetic fluid of the Hyuga clan yet, so he doesn't have the time to pay attention to all these miscellaneous matters.

What's more, he just didn't believe it. With his identity as the third elder of the Hyuga clan's main family + the punishment elder, how could this matter involve him?

Therefore, Cang Si was not worried at all and was still busy with his own affairs with peace of mind.

As for the two sets of chakra armor that Orochimaru sent to him after they were completed, Souji had already asked the summoning beast tool sculpture to deliver them to the Snow Country overnight after Orochimaru left that night.

Are there any complaints about tool carving?

Of course there is!

After it left that day, Cang Si vaguely heard the Tool Eagle cursing and saying something about finding a group of younger brothers to run errands for him.

Of course, Cang Si didn't take it too seriously. As long as it didn't delay his work, it was all his business how many subordinates the tool carving wanted to find.

The reason why Cang Si did not go to the Snow Country in person was very simple. It was because the time was too critical and he could not leave casually.

Only by keeping abreast of the village's developments in real time can Cang Si be better able to handle major events that may occur next year.

This was what Cang Si planned, however, just when he calmed down and was not about to cause trouble, trouble came knocking on his door.

On the seventh day after Orochimaru's defection, a group of people suddenly came to Souji's house. These people were the Root.

Moreover, the leader was Danzo Shimura, who had the title of Darkness of Konoha. This elder of Konoha's Elders and leader of the Root actually came to Souji's house in person.

Cang Si, who was originally doing research in the basement, was really shocked when he heard Hinata Chima tell him the news.

Since the last family meeting, Hinata Chima and Hinata Kiyokana have become a kind of exclusive secretary to Souji.

Usually, he only needs to help Cang Si deal with some matters that the Punishment Elder is responsible for, and assist Cang Si with his research.

Under Cang Si's guidance and with the convenience of Baiyan, the couple quickly entered

The character is already able to help Cang Si with some small experiments.

It must be said that the Hyuga clan's Byakugan is really suitable for research.

In addition, the couple also took on the part-time duties of guarding the Souji family residence. After all, they were two senior ninjas who had mastered the art of kaiten, so they were capable enough to take on the responsibility.

"What did you say? Danzo led a large number of Root members to my house?" Cang Si asked in disbelief, holding a test tube in one hand and an instrument in the other.

"Yes, head of the family, Elder Danzo said that there are some important matters that require the head of the family to come forward and answer them personally." Hinata Chima replied a little uneasily.

Danzo's reputation is not very good, and the Root he leads has an even worse reputation among all the ninja clans.

Compared to the dark and shady methods of the Root, the Anbu and Konoha Police Force suddenly became much more friendly.

Therefore, it was normal for Hinata Chima to have this reaction when such an organization and its leader came to him in such a threatening manner.

Hinata Chima is really worried about Sorasuke now. It must be no good since Danzo has come to visit her!

The shock of Orochimaru's defection swept the entire village. The Hyuga clan, as one of Konoha's famous families, must have heard of this incident.