Konoha: I, Uchiha, just want to die.

Chapter 454: The Incompetent and Furious Third Hokage, Kushina's Family Meal

Just as Uchiha Ci was about to lead Uchiha Yashiro into the neighborhood,
When I visited Uzumaki Kushina who lived here,

the other side,
Hokage Building, Hokage Office,

"Hokage-sama, the direction that Uchiha Ci and Uchiha Yashiro are heading is exactly the neighborhood where the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki lives!"

"They have now arrived downstairs of Lord Mito's former residence."

The ninja who was half-kneeling on the ground, wearing an Anbu uniform and a mask with complicated patterns, raised his head and looked at the Sandaime Hokage who was standing in front of the French window of the Hokage's office with one hand behind his back, and asked in a deep voice:

"Should we stop him?"

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Sarutobi Hiruzen did not answer, but just silently held the pipe in his hand, staring at it silently, and was unable to take a bite for a long time.

"From the actions of Uchiha Ci and Orochimaru last night in destroying Loulan and exchanging fire with several immortals in Ryuchi Cave, they are seeking to capture creatures that carry huge amounts of chakra."

"Kyuubi. It's very likely to be the next target!"

"Hokage, please make a decision as soon as possible whether to stop him--"

The masks worn by the Anbu ninjas are mostly animal symbols, and looking at the mask of the ninja in front of us, there is no doubt that this person is a ninja belonging to the Root.
Moreover, judging from the shape of his mask, it seems that he is none other than the Root ninja, Yi, who pledged allegiance to Uchiha Ci at the battlefield in the Land of Rain.

As he urged, Sarutobi Hiruzen narrowed his eyes and glanced at Otoko who was half-kneeling in front of him.
"Is this what Danzo meant?"

B did not respond to this question directly, but just smiled and said:
"No, this is asking about your will!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face suddenly darkened, anger flickered in his eyes, and veins bulged slightly on his fingers holding the pipe, but he finally did not lose his temper.

After a moment's silence, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke with gritted teeth:

"unnecessary!"

However, the Root Ninja was not relenting and continued to ask:

"So, if Uchiha Ci attacks the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, will you be responsible for it?"

"If the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki encounters an accident during this incident..."

boom!
Sarutobi Hiruzen finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he lowered his voice and angrily stabbed the cigarette pipe into the table!

"Get out!"

Root Ninja B raised his head, quickly turned around, opened the door of the Hokage's office and left.

The corner of his mouth beneath the mask was raised in a strange smile.

"Yes."

Only Sarutobi Hiruzen was left standing in the Hokage's office, unable to calm down his anger for a long time.

Soon after, a large hole was blasted into the barrier above Konoha.

Danzo Shimura deliberately followed the actual victim, Koharu Utatane, to the Uchiha clan's territory. It seemed that he was attacking Uchiha Shika, but in fact, he was providing information to his nominal "subordinate".

After learning of Uchiha's whereabouts after his resignation, he immediately sent Root ninjas to the Hokage's office, ostensibly to report intelligence to Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Sandaime Hokage, and to inquire about how the Root, which had not asked for instructions from him for eight hundred years, should formulate an action plan.

No doubt this was intended to provoke a conflict between him and Uchiha Ci.

Danzo kept making small moves and thought he was very clever, but how could Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had worked with him for so many years, not see through it?
But. It was precisely because of this that Sarutobi Hiruzen became even more angry.
Ever since he rejected Danzo's suggestion to add troops to the Four Nations of Wind, Earth, Lightning and Water, prolong the war, reap the fruits of war and force the Four Nations to pay compensation at Konoha's meeting to discuss the follow-up of the Third Ninja World War a month ago, Danzo has been trying to discourage him in both open and covert ways.

Even within the village, there was a widespread call for him to abdicate and allow Uchiha Ci, the greatest contributor to the Ninja World War, to become the Fourth Hokage.

When Danzo no longer aimed to become Hokage, but was only focused on paving the way for Uchiha Ci,

In addition, he occupied the moral high ground and the political vantage point. As a political creature, his sense of smell and behavioral logic were almost perfect, which made Sarutobi Hiruzen feel pressured.

As for why Danzo suddenly put aside his prejudice against the Uchiha clan and fully supported Uchiha to become Hokage.
Even Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't understand this outrageous thing.
Something must have happened that he was not aware of.

But no matter what,
"I'm just old, I'm not dead yet." Sarutobi Hiruzen's face suddenly darkened, and for some reason he had the twisted illusion that a dog he had raised for many years suddenly started licking someone. He could only feel a burst of impotent rage, gritting his teeth and saying hatefully,

"Danzo, how did you become like this?"

"I am the Hokage, I am the Hokage!"

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Dong dong dong~!

Ignore the little incident that happened in the Hokage's office.
Uchiha Ci knocked on the door of the five-story spiral house in front of him, which was considered tall in Konoha.
"Kushina, are you home?"

It seemed like someone was fiddling with something in the house. After hearing Uchiha Ci's call from downstairs, there was soon a sound of angry footsteps stomping on the stairs.

Then,

"Not here!"

An angry female voice sounded through the door.
But the door was still opened, and Kushina, with red hair and wearing home clothes, put her hands on her hips and glared at Uchiha Ci, who was standing at the door with an awkward smile on his face.

"Where's the stuff?"

"What is it?" Uchiha Ci was stunned and asked in confusion.
“Souvenir!”

"You must have traveled to many places in the past few months, so where is the gift you brought me?"

Kushina looked at Uchiha Ci standing at the door and stretched out her white hand.
"Hey, give me the stuff and you can go."

"Ah this."

Uchiha Ci was sweating profusely and subconsciously glanced at his empty hands.

broken!

He had visited Kushina this time to ask for something, and his behavior of rushing home to blast through Konoha's barrier again not long ago had undoubtedly caused unnecessary trouble for Kushina, who was working in the barrier class, and added a lot of workload.

And now, I am licking my old face, without any preparation, and just come here
"You didn't prepare anything, did you just come here like this?"

"Even ordinary friends will prepare some gifts when they return from a long journey, not to mention you and Minato, who are busy running around the world every day. They will never visit you unless you have something to ask for~!"

Kushina's words obviously had a hidden meaning, and she dragged out the last word. She glanced at Uchiha Ci's cheek, which was already beginning to sweat, and was about to close the door!

"No, big sister, don't worry—"

Uchiha Ci quickly pulled at the gap in the door and said awkwardly,

"I know it's me who's adding to your workload."

However, at this moment,

A nimble figure leaped down quickly, holding high a pile of gift bags of various sizes in his hands.

"Lady Kushina, these are apples and beef from the Land of Lightning, and this one is flowers and tuna from the Land of Wind. My young clan leader left too quickly and forgot to bring them. I hope you don't mind, and please accept them!"

The eighth generation Uchiha, with his brown hair tied up and a pair of squinty eyes, appeared in front of the door like a hero, and stuffed the gift bag into the crack of the door, and then stuffed another gift into Uchiha Ci's hand.
Then, he touched Uchiha Ci with his shoulder, opened his squinting eyes slightly, and gave Uchiha Ci a look that said "experience it yourself".
Uchiha Ci understood immediately and nodded repeatedly.
"Oh, yes, yes, yes, I prepared it. I was just too excited to see the big sister."

"Glib tongue!"

After receiving the gift, I could tell at a glance that it was something I had just bought from the gift shop not far from the Hokage Building.
But when Kushina heard Uchiha Ci calling her "Big Sister", she couldn't help but smile.
But then, she put on a serious face again.
"Let me make it clear first—"

"Whatever you want to do with me,"

Kushina placed the two gifts on the counter with great care, turned her head, and spoke seriously and resolutely,

"Before I finish this meal at home-"

"I won't agree to anything!"

(End of this chapter)