Escape From Konoha

Hinata Huozhen disappeared.

The two accompanying guards of the branch disappeared.

In the eyes of the Hyuga Clan, this is definitely not something that can be dismissed at once.

This incident finally made the elders of the Hinata clan suspicious.

But it is a pity that no matter how they investigate and look for the witnesses who survived the cruise ship that day, there is only one answer——

Suspected to be three ninjas from the Hyuga clan, they were on a cruise ship traveling from the Land of Rainbows to the port of the Land of Fire, and were attacked by ninjas using water escape on the way.

His current whereabouts are unknown and there is no news from him.

I don’t know whether I’m dead or alive.

That's the worst thing.

The death of the two branch guards was not a particularly important matter, just like Hinata Shingo before, even if they disappeared, the enemy would not be able to get supercilious.

There is only one way to release the caged bird - death.

But after death, the caged bird will destroy the brain nerves and eyes of the ninja, leaving the enemy with nothing useful.

Their disappearance is a pity at best, and it doesn't feel like the situation has reached an irreversible point.

But the disappearance of the clan's ninja is no small matter.

The Hyuga Fire Array is a member of the clan, and the sealing technique set in his brain is not as safe as a caged bird and can be cracked.

Once Hinata's Byakugan is acquired by the enemy, it will not be good news for Hinata and the entire Konoha.

The role of Byakugan on the strategic level is really huge.

This matter was also informed by Konoha senior officials.

Within a few days, they had held more than ten meetings in a row to deal with this matter.

The Hyuga Fire Array disappeared in the sea between the Land of Rainbow and the Land of Fire. Before disappearing, according to many eyewitnesses, they fought with ninjas who used water escape.

"This matter may be Kirigakure's conspiracy, we have to guard against it."

As the leader of the Roots, Danzo also embodies the dark side of Konoha, so he naturally speculates on others with his greatest malice.

Because if you think about it in another way, if you are a high-level person in Kirigakure Village, if you are lucky enough to find traces of the Hyuga clan ninja in the neighboring country of Rainbow, you will naturally go all out to capture this clan ninja and get the precious Blood Successor Limit. study here.

"The witnesses on the cruise ship said that the ninjas who used the water escape did not wear the costumes of Kirigakure Village. Although the identity of the other party cannot be confirmed, the Kirigakure ninjas are most likely to be disguised."

This ninja village, which is basically isolated from other countries on the mainland, is the embodiment of the military power of the Water Kingdom, one of the five major countries.

Their strength should not be underestimated at any time.

Since the first Ninja World War, after the battle between Kirigakure Village and Iwagakure of the Land of Earth, Kirigakure Village has been recharging its energy all these years. The previous Second Ninja World War was the same as Yunyin Village in the Land of Thunder. any move.

They have been secretly accumulating strength and cultivating outstanding ninjas.

Like the rest of the ninja village, it is hostile to Konoha.

"As early as when the elders of the Hyuga clan came to see me, I had already sent ANBU to negotiate with Kirigakure's senior officials."

Hiruzen spoke then.

"How are Kirigakure going to explain?"

"They didn't know about this, and it also proved that there were no Kirigakure ninjas performing missions in the sea area between the Rainbow Country and the Fire Country. They expressed their silent condolences for this incident."

"The cat cries and the mouse pretends to be merciful. They target the ninjas of the Hyuga clan, and they will pose a threat to the country of fire and Konoha next time. Hinata, let's give Kirigakure a color."

Danzo said loudly.

"In the last ninja war, Konoha lost a lot of men. It is not appropriate to start a big war now."

Although relying on the funds provided by the fire country daimyo, Konoha's strength is recovering rapidly within a few years, coupled with the emergence of young geniuses, Konoha's current strength can be said to exceed the second ninja world war period.

However, the strength of Wuyin Village is still unknown. Since the first ninja war, Wuyin Village has not been on the stage of ninja war, but it does not mean that the strength of this ninja village will be weak.

"Ri Zhan is right. We don't have absolute evidence. We can only rely on speculation. Even morally, we don't make sense. It's easy to detonate a war."

Konoha has always paid attention to his reputation. Because of this good reputation and outstanding ninja quality, many big businessmen are willing to establish a cooperative relationship with Konoha and hire Konoha's ninjas to complete tasks.

If you have a conflict with Kirigakure Village for such unreasonable reasons, you will be beaten down by Kirigakure Village.

"You can think about the reason afterwards. I don't need to tell you the importance of the white eyes. You can't let the white eyes fall into the hands of the enemy. Otherwise, in the near future, the enemy will use the white eyes to deal with us. We must prevent this from happening."

Danzo looked determined and thought about the future of the village.

"I'll think about it again."

Hiruzen frowned, Danzo's statement made sense, this kind of thing was likely to happen.

In previous wars, it was precisely because of Hinata's white eyes that the rest of the Ninja Village had a headache.

If the enemy uses the same method to deal with them, it will be them who have a headache.

However, the sudden conflict with the Kirigakure Village... Konoha may end up in an embarrassing situation of being isolated and helpless.

Hearing Hiruzen say this, Danzo and the two advisors knew that this matter would be fooled by him like mud.

However, this is also a more appropriate way to deal with it.

I can't find any evidence, and I don't know who did it. What if this is a trap set by others to deliberately make Konoha and Kirigakure turn against each other...

This situation should also be taken into account.

Compared with Danzo's suggestion, the two consultants are more inclined to deal with Rizai.

The village has used such a huge amount of manpower for the Hyuga clan to find the missing ninja of the clan, but suffering from evidence and doubts about the identity of the enemy, if there is no key evidence, it can only stop here.

Even the elders and patriarchs of the Hyuga clan had nothing to say.

It's not that they don't want to stand up for the Hyuga Clan, the premise is that there is sufficient evidence and the identity of the enemy who kidnapped Hyuga Fire Array can be confirmed in order to stand up for the Hyuga Clan.

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"Has the Hokage-sama given up?"

In the meeting room of the Hyuga Clan, the contemporary patriarch and all the elders gathered here.

They are well aware of what the disappearance of Hyuga Fire Array means to the Hyuga Clan.

The loss of white eyes, this is a very heavy blow.

"The Anbu can't find any news. The result is the same as the result obtained by the branch personnel we sent out to investigate. The identity of the enemy is a doubtful point, and there is no valid evidence. It can only stop here."

An elder said more rationally.

"Last time Hinata Shingo also disappeared suddenly. This time, the fire formation and the two accompanying families... I always feel a little suspicious."

Another elder crossed his hands, showing a thoughtful expression.

"Is there any connection between the two missing cases?"

"It's less than a few days apart in time, so it's suspicious no matter how you look at it?"

"That's true, but even the identity of the enemy cannot be determined, so we can only stop here."

Although the elders hated the enemies who attacked the Hyuga clan very much, they couldn't find any clues to do these two things, and they didn't know who to turn to if they wanted to vent.

This kind of thing cannot be blamed on the Hokage and other senior officials.

"I heard that Elder Danzo wants to stand up for our Hyuga clan..."

Hiashi's father, the contemporary head of the Hyuga clan, heard an elder say such words, his face immediately darkened and he asked:

"Who did you hear that from?"

"That's what people outside say."

The elder lowered his head and said.

"In the future, we will have less to do with people at the root. Moreover, let them handle high-level matters by themselves. We, the Hyuga clan, do not need to get involved in such matters."

The Hyuga clan leader glanced at the elders and spoke solemnly.

That old guy Danzo actually spread such rumors.

Is it for the position of the next Hokage?

The Third Hokage is almost fifty years old, and it is indeed almost time to elect the next Hokage candidate.

It is not easy for the Hyuga clan to get to where they are today. They do not need to participate in any political struggles, they can just stay aloof from the world.

Because no matter which generation of Hokage he is, he will never give up the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan.

As long as there are still ninjas and a war market, the Hyuga clan will be firmly protected by Konoha.

The premise is not to involve anything sensitive.

Especially Naruto War.

"If anyone is involved in the game between high-level officials, don't blame me for being ruthless. Don't get the bad habits of the Uchiha clan."

"yes!"

Two or three elders bowed their heads with guilt, while the other elders shouted in response.

"Continue to investigate the matter of Huozhen. No matter what, we must give an explanation to the tribe. Rizu, this matter is left to you to handle. As before, I will not interfere and handle it according to your ideas. "

The head of the Hyuga clan looked at the eldest son Hyuga Hizashi next to him, the future heir of the Hyuga clan, and said in a gentle tone.

Over the years, he has not interfered too much with the affairs of his eldest son, Hinata. What he wants is a qualified Hyuga clan leader, not a puppet in his hands.

He will eventually grow old, and Hinata's future will depend on these young people.

No matter what, a qualified clan leader must have his own judgment of the situation, rather than just talk on paper.

Seeing this, the elders also understood that the day was not far away when Hizu would take over as the head of the Hyuga clan.

"Yes, Father, I will take care of it."

Rizu nodded solemnly, and knew that the delay of this matter would be a bit unfavorable to the family, so it must be uncovered as soon as possible.

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After looking at the information passed by Ayane in his hand, Shiraishi was doing research on senjutsu.

"It seems that I don't plan to pursue Hinata Huozhen's disappearance. It's okay, it saves me a lot of effort."

Even if it is pursued, the time and manpower spent is still a relatively large number.

Moreover, there was no evidence left at the scene at that time.

Those ninjas who use water escape are just the right places to replace Shiraishi and become the object of suspicion for Konoha and Hinata.

Although curious about the identities of those water escape ninjas, Shiraishi didn't intend to delve into it further.

There is no need to deal with such trivial matters, all he wants is to untie the caged bird, their identities are of no use to Baishi.

Whether it's people from Kirigakure, or people from the rest of Ninja Village, there's no need to take it to heart.

Burning this information on the alcohol lamp, Shiraishi began to concentrate on studying immortal arts.

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