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He personally came over to check on Naruto's condition.
"Grandpa Third Hokage, you've arrived."
Naruto greeted the Third Hokage as he entered.
The voice remained vibrant.
"Hehehe, Naruto, you seem to be recovering quite well."
The Third Hokage looked at Naruto with a smile.
"I am Naruto Uzumaki, the future Hokage. This little injury is nothing."
Naruto patted his chest, striking a pose that said, "I'm pretty good."
"Alright, alright, Naruto, come tell me what happened yesterday."
yesterday?
Naruto had just sat down when he jumped up again: "Ah, those ANBU uncles?"
The Third Hokage smirked, used to Naruto's cluelessness.
"Those secret agents were sent by me to protect you; they sacrificed their lives."
"Sacrificed?"
Naruto fell silent, even though he disliked being watched.
But he was kind-hearted, and he was very saddened when others died because of him.
The Third Hokage had been observing Naruto's reactions, noticing his anger and distress over these people.
He nodded to himself, thinking to himself that Naruto was kind at heart.
This is good; it will be easier to control in the future.
The Third Hokage patted Naruto on the shoulder:
"This is not your fault, it is the intruder's fault."
"Naruto, if you recall what happened yesterday, it will help us find the intruder faster."
.....
Inside the Konoha Hospital in Konoha Village.
"...Sasuke and I saw a lot of signals in the sky and felt there was danger, so we quickly left the food street."
"Later, those men from the secret service showed up and said they were ordered to protect me."
"On the way back, we encountered the enemy. The man had half a black face and half a white face, and he could conjure tree branches with his hands. Several members of the secret service were killed by these tree branches."
Naruto's voice was low and somber.
He continued, "I was knocked down by that guy. Sasuke used a very strong ninjutsu to save me, but he was still knocked down, and his shoulder was pierced through."
"Later, for some reason, I suddenly gained new power and saved Sasuke."
After meeting Kakashi, I remember nothing more.
The Third Hokage frowned upon hearing this. The Anbu investigation had indeed detected a strong lightning release reaction, which, based on Kakashi's experience, was very likely Chidori.
I never expected that Sasuke would learn such powerful ninjutsu before even graduating from the Ninja Academy.
However, it's not surprising that Sasuke would have Chidori, given that the Uchiha clan possesses it.
The enemy Naruto mentioned was very likely using Wood Release, and Tenzo also confirmed that there were traces of Wood Release at the scene.
Speaking of the craters Naruto created with his Rasengan.
Because the destructive power was not great and no trace of chakra was left on it, the Anbu did not consider the possibility of it being a Rasengan.
As for the tailed beast chakra cloak, Naruto himself seemed completely clueless.
Seeing that he couldn't get any answers from the question, the Third Hokage left.
Naruto refused to leave the hospital, insisting on waiting until Sasuke woke up.
With the Third Hokage's spies everywhere in the hospital, Kakashi left with peace of mind.
After everyone left, Naruto sat in a chair and silently said to Kurama in his heart, "Thank you, Kurama."
Nine-Tails' gruff voice echoed in his mind: "Hey, don't overthink it. I just felt like I'd seen that guy's aura somewhere before, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered saving you."
"Nine-Tails, do you know who that person is?"
Naruto asked Kurama (the Nine-Tails).
Kurama snorted and then ignored Naruto, who didn't seem to care much.
When Nine-Tails is in a good mood, she will chat with him for a bit, but when the conversation ends depends entirely on Nine-Tails' mood.
.....
The third generation returned to the office, rubbing his temples wearily.
After visiting Sasuke, the Uchiha clan members immediately went to Konoha Hospital to settle all the bills.
Soon, the secret service came to report.
"Lord Hokage, Itachi Uchiha has returned."
The Third Hokage's eyes darkened: "Anything else?"
The Anbu continued, "The Uchiha clan has publicly stated that they were attacked by unknown assailants, but the attackers have been repelled and the clan is basically unharmed."
"But judging from the mobilization of Uchiha members, many members of the clan were injured, and those injured were all elites."
Furthermore, Fugaku Uchiha has not shown up.
Who attacked the Uchiha clan?
Fugaku Uchiha didn't appear, which is likely because he was seriously injured; otherwise, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry to recall Itachi.
Did Itachi bring anyone back?
Who attacked Naruto? Who else knows Wood Release?
Could it be that besides Tianzang, there was a second test subject who survived?
"Bring Danzo to me."
The third generation waved his hand.
.....
Soon after, Danzo walked in, his right arm wrapped in layers of bandages, but his hand was not in a sling.
The Third Hokage frowned: "Your hand?"
Danzo said calmly, "I sustained a minor injury while testing ninjutsu."
He shook his arm as he spoke, indicating that he was alright.
The Third Hokage only asked casually about Danzo's arm; he wasn't really concerned.
"What happened to the Uchiha clan?"
When Danzo received the summons from the Third Hokage, he knew it was about the Uchiha clan.
Even if the Third Hokage didn't contact him now, he would eventually get the news.
After all, he had worked with Hiruzen Sarutobi for many years and had several of his own people in the Anbu.
The Third Hokage took a drag of his cigarette: "The Uchiha were attacked by unknown assailants, and many were injured. Fugaku is likely seriously injured as well. Itachi has returned to the village."
"Weasel?"
Danzo snorted coldly. Back then, Itachi came to him saying he wanted to resolve the conflict between his clan and the village, but he turned around and betrayed him.
He later resigned from his position in the Anbu. The next time we heard news of him was when Itachi left Konoha, taking a group of Uchiha experts with him.
It was indeed a play staged by Itachi and Fugaku.
However, Itachi is a powerful user of the Mangekyou Sharingan, and even if Fugaku is injured, Itachi can still stabilize the situation.
"Any leads on the attackers?"
Danzo asked.
The Hokage shook his head: "The Uchiha clan is not cooperating."
After the Uchiha were attacked, they neither sought help from Konoha nor asked Konoha to intervene in the investigation.
It's obvious that they no longer consider themselves Konoha people.
"Besides the Uchiha being attacked, Naruto was also attacked."
The Third Hokage took a drag of his cigarette: "The attackers will use Wood Release ninjutsu."
"Wood Release!?"
Danzo was startled. Could it be Zetsu?
The Third Hokage looked directly into Danzo's eyes and asked, "Do you know who that person is?"
Danzo's eyes darted away: "I don't know."
Having worked with Danzo for so many years, the Third Hokage could tell at a glance that Danzo was lying, given his reaction.
It seems that besides Tianzang, there were other test subjects alive in that experiment.
Danzo thought to himself, "Zetsu is indeed up to no good. Could it be that he wants to use me to obtain information about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"
In recent years, the prestige of the Hokage faction has gradually declined, and the Third Hokage did not want to clash with Danzo at this time.
Seeing that Danzo had no intention of telling him, he didn't pursue the matter further.
Afterwards, the Hokage had a brief conversation with Danzo, but since there was no valuable information, he let Danzo leave.
The Third Hokage believed that Danzo had kept the Wood Release a secret from him, and he also hadn't told Danzo about Naruto's Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak.
.....
Danzo returned to his base at the root.
Not long after, his informants reported the news of Naruto's chakra cloak.