Naruto: The Savior of the Shinobi World is a Liar?

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"Alright, it was just a minor conflict, let's not make it so serious."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, brushing off the incident and looking at the others present, stating seriously, "Returning to the main topic, what are everyone's thoughts on my earlier proposal?"

Thoughts?

Hyuga Hiashi was practically fuming, but didn't dare to say a word.

The example was right there, what could we possibly think? What could we dare to think?

But, war isn't child's play, war leads to death!

If ninja are drawn from the clans, the people who will die will be their relatives, friends, brothers, sisters, lovers…

Thus, a perfect silence fell over the meeting room, where people could almost hear their own breathing, even their rapid heartbeats.

Until a jōnin of commoner origin spoke up, expressing his willingness to follow the Third Hokage's orders.

"This matter also involves our Hyuga clan's fault."

Hyuga Hizashi finally spoke, saying gravely, "I, on behalf of the Hyuga clan, am willing to follow the Third Hokage's orders."

Hyuga Hiashi opened his mouth beside him, but ultimately couldn't say anything.

This meant that the authority to mobilize the ninja in the clan had been completely handed over to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Very good!" Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded with satisfaction, saying with a tone of appreciation, "As expected of the Hyuga clan, a prestigious clan of Konoha, they are truly concerned for the safety of Konoha!"

Hearing the words 'prestigious clan of Konoha,' Uchiha Fugaku's face twitched.

Now, no matter how low his political wisdom, he could tell they were indirectly referring to the Uchiha clan, forcing him to agree like the Hyuga clan.

In the crowd, Nara Shikaku sighed inwardly, and along with Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza next to him, respectfully said, "The Ino-Shika-Cho are also of the same mind."

With the Hyuga clan and the Ino-Shika-Cho all in agreement, the other ninja clans, even if they were unwilling in their hearts, could only pretend to be willing and agree, eventually even vying to be the first to express their loyalty.

"..."

Hyuga Kumo watched this scene of them acting subservient after being arrogant, his mood was exceptionally calm, even feeling a bit like laughing.

Was he himself a loyal dog of Konoha?

No, of course not.

People are unhappy because they are placed in this base world, troubled by baseness, to the point that their own words and actions have to become base.

The reason Hyuga Kumo agreed to Sarutobi Hiruzen's offer to become this scapegoat was certainly not because he had any belief of self-sacrifice for Konoha.

It was because, in his view, the ninja clans of today were no longer the ninja clans that once controlled everything in the early days of Konoha's founding.

This was also why Hyuga Kumo admired Senju Tobirama even more than Senju Hashirama.

Senju Tobirama's wisdom and talent wasn't just in his ability to develop ninjutsu, but also in his political wisdom and strategic vision that surpassed his brother Senju Hashirama.

Whether it was establishing the ninja academy and the chūnin exam system to cultivate talent from among the commoners, or taking the lead in publicly teaching the ninjutsu he developed to leave the ninja clans that had their ninjutsu stolen with nothing to say, or establishing Anbu and the Konoha Military Police Force to greatly strengthen the Hokage's power.

Even guiding the Senju clan to abandon the honor and surname of "Senju" and intermarry with the commoners was an action that could be said to have greatly improved the average talent of ninja from commoner origins from the grassroots level, truly turning into fertilizer and nutrients to fall into the soil and nourish the great tree of Konoha.

Senju Tobirama was truly someone who jumped out of the view of the clan and led by example, his reforms and ideas influenced the entire Senju clan and even today's Konoha, far more than Uchiha Itachi's seemingly broad-minded but actually arrogant and extreme methods.

In fact, even without Uchiha Itachi's so-called noble self-sacrifice, the Uchiha clan didn't have the ability to overthrow the Hokage faction, the ninja clans of today had long been half-killed by Senju Tobirama, unless the Uchiha clan joined forces with all the ninja clans to take action together.

So, would the Uchiha clan join forces with the other ninja clans? Could the Uchiha clan join forces with the other ninja clans?

The answer was, no, and they couldn't.

Because the Uchiha clan couldn't lower their heads, and because the other ninja clans weren't fools either.

If the Uchiha clan were the type that could lower their heads and act two-faced, they wouldn't have been forced step by step to the point where they almost had to rebel.

Even if Uchiha Fugaku could really lower his head and beg the other ninja clans.

It was estimated that the other ninja clan leaders would agree with smiling faces on the surface, but as soon as Uchiha Fugaku left, they would immediately report to Sarutobi Hiruzen, for fear that the other ninja clans would take the lead in declaring themselves accomplices and expressing their loyalty.

Because the ninja clans weren't a solid block in the first place, there was also a "pro-Hokage faction" among the ninja clans.

Hyuga Kumo even felt that the reason Senju Tobirama chose to have Sarutobi Hiruzen become the Hokage instead of Shimura Danzo wasn't just because of some strange reason that Sarutobi Hiruzen was one step ahead of Danzo in saying he was willing to stay behind and sacrifice himself to protect his companions.

But because Sarutobi had a good relationship with the Nara, Akimichi, and Yamanaka clans, only with Sarutobi Hiruzen in power could they divide Konoha's major ninja clans, because Sarutobi Hiruzen's identity was more suitable to sit in that position.

Shimura Danzo still thought to this day that it was because of a momentary lapse in judgment that he missed out on the position of Hokage.

Heh, it could only be said that he lost to Sarutobi Hiruzen, and his loss was truly not unjustified.

"Very good."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze swept over the crowd, his originally heavy heart also becoming lighter, saying seriously, "As long as everyone works together, neither the Kumogakure nor anyone else can defeat us."

Konoha had indeed become weaker.

But that didn't mean those defeated opponents had become stronger.

And also…

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Hyuga Kumo standing to the side, thinking of the Uchiha clan's Shisui of the Body Flicker, thinking of Naruto, who was as young as a blank sheet of paper, a touch of comfort flashed across his cloudy eyes.

Konoha still had a future.

The future was bright.

Click.

The meeting ended quickly, and people left one after another.

Sarutobi Hiruzen left Hyuga Kumo behind until the end, and surprisingly there was also someone of similar age there.

Hatake Kakashi, a member of Anbu, a jōnin of Konoha.

Kumo saw those dead fish eyes and immediately recognized the guy.

"Let me introduce you, this is Hatake Kakashi." Sarutobi Hiruzen said, introducing with a smile, "Speaking of which, you two became jōnin around the same age, you are both the future hope of Konoha."

After teasing them, he also became serious, saying gravely, "Hyuga Kumo, I hope you can join Hatake Kakashi's team, and head to the Land of Hot Water with the troops to investigate the so-called 'Abyss', initially classified as an S-rank mission, I wonder what you think?"

Abyss? Land of Hot Water? S-rank mission?

Hatake Kakashi glanced at Hyuga Kumo thoughtfully, pondering what the so-called "Abyss" was.

It seemed that the failure and casualties of the escort team weren't just a simple matter of encountering a Kumogakure ambush.

"I am willing." Hyuga Kumo nodded without hesitation, agreeing.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen hadn't mentioned it, he would have taken the initiative to propose it, being able to join Hatake Kakashi's team was an unexpected joy.

He was very clear about who was on Hatake Kakashi's team.

The current "Tenzō", the future Uchiha Itachi.

Even for the sake of "Tenzō's" Wood Release cells, Hyuga Kumo had to join Kakashi's team.

Sarutobi Hiruzen again gave some instructions before letting the two leave.

There were still many things he needed to do now.

However, before leaving, Sarutobi Hiruzen patted Hyuga Kumo on the shoulder, and whispered in his ear with a smile, "Before heading out with the troops, remember to make a trip to the Forbidden Technique Archive."

Hearing this, Hyuga Kumo's eyes flickered slightly, knowing that this was compensation for himself, and also a temptation to win his loyalty.

The Forbidden Technique Archive, the Scroll of Seals, those were good things.

Click.

A moment later, Hyuga Kumo walked out of the meeting room, seeing Hyuga Hiashi in front of the door.

At this moment, the wound on Hyuga Hiashi's face had almost healed, but the wound along with the humiliation was still carved in his heart.

"Hyuga Kumo."

Seeing Hyuga Kumo walking out of the meeting room, Hyuga Hiashi said in a gloomy and threatening tone, "Do you think that just because the Third Hokage values you, I won't be able to do anything about you?"

Hyuga Kumo didn't answer, didn't even look at Hyuga Hiashi, ignoring the other person's gloomy gaze, and brushing past him.

If Hyuga Hiashi dared to activate the Cursed Seal the moment he stepped out of the meeting room, perhaps Hyuga Kumo would have felt somewhat surprised and thought more highly of him.

Now?

It was just the incompetent barking of an old dog.

Hyuga Hiashi watched Hyuga Kumo leave with his own eyes, his whole body trembling, the veins on his forehead popping, but he was powerless.

The moonlight outside the window shone on his temples, which were already white.

He really didn't dare to take action.

He really was old.

The morning light reflected into the Raikage's office in Kumogakure, a loud crash breaking the silence of the morning.

Boom!!

A desk made of solid wood was directly shattered by a dark, thick fist, papers and documents on the desk scattered everywhere, and the floor was even struck with a web of cracks by the remaining force of his punch.

"How dare Konoha?!"

The Fourth Raikage's whole body was wrapped in lightning, his hair standing on end, and his face was filled with nothing but anger and shock.

Mabui on the side also had a serious expression, looking at the declaration of war from Konoha in her hand.

The Fourth Shinobi World War, had begun.

This news began to spread throughout the shinobi world, instantly setting off turmoil in the entire ninja world, and forces both overt and covert were astonished.

Many people were surprised by Sarutobi Hiruzen's swift reaction and decisive action, immediately reacting while sending people to investigate the Land of Hot Water, and contacting spies planted in Konoha to find out the situation.

A indecisive Sarutobi Hiruzen and a decisive and tough Sarutobi Hiruzen were completely different in terms of threat.

They wanted to know what exactly had happened between Konoha and Kumogakure that had made Sarutobi Hiruzen so determined in such a short period of time, and had allowed him to unify opinions with the other ninja clans so quickly.

Aside from Kumogakure and Konoha, the only ones who knew part of the reason were the Akatsuki organization, which was still lurking in Amegakure and had not yet started taking over the government.

However...

"With Sarutobi Hiruzen's personality, he should be indecisive and worried about gains and losses in this situation, why is he suddenly so decisive this time?"

In the Land of Rain, a raspy and suspicious voice came from amidst a dark rain curtain, but it quickly became calm.

"Nagato, it seems that the plan has changed, you must take action immediately."

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