hotmtlnovel Chapter 238 A Complete Break
Chapter 238 A Complete Break
Chapter 238 A Complete Break
In the original timeline, Sarutobi Shinnosuke shouldn't have died so young, since in the original story he was supposed to have Konohamaru in the future, leaving the Sarutobi family line as their last descendant.
Unfortunately, as fate took more and more turns, the altered trajectory became like a wild horse that could never be pulled back.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke went missing on the very day the Battle of Kikyōyama broke out, but because his body was never found, he was not declared dead.
During this time, Hiruzen Sarutobi also tried writing to Orochimaru, asking his disciple to help him find his son.
Orochimaru's attitude remained as indifferent as ever; he neither refused nor seemed particularly interested.
But today, the ending has finally been revealed—one of them still died.
In that instant, Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to age five years; his lips trembled, and he was speechless for a moment.
The reporting ANBU ninja then inquired, "Captain Shinnosuke died some distance from the front lines, and the cause of death has not yet been confirmed. Should we conduct further investigation?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up the pipe with trembling hands, remained silent for a long while, and then spoke with a righteous air.
"No need. The resources of the Dark Division are very precious during wartime, so there's no need to waste them on such things."
The ANBU ninja who was reporting hesitated, wanting to ask if the war was already over.
Ultimately, however, he did not dare to refute the opinions of the higher-ups.
Even though Hiruzen Sarutobi has stepped down, a new Hokage has not yet been chosen, so the Konoha Anbu is still under the jurisdiction of these elders.
"Yes," the ANBU ninja replied and withdrew.
Little did they know that Hiruzen Sarutobi was destined to suffer from insomnia that night.
How could his decision to stop the secret service from continuing the investigation be truly due to some noble and righteous reason?
The real reason, of course, is that Sarutobi Shinnosuke went to the front lines on his orders!
The realization that I killed my own son with my own hands caused Hiruzen Sarutobi far more devastation and heartache than any revenge or torture!
But in front of outsiders, he still had to put on a calm demeanor.
That night, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't even go home, but instead sat alone in a data room in the Hokage Building all night.
The next day, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu came to visit him, and they both tacitly avoided mentioning the matter again.
As noon approached, Danzo arrived and, without any hesitation, reopened old wounds.
"Hiruzen, Shinnosuke is dead, did you know that?"
Mitokado kept giving Danzo meaningful glances.
Unfortunately, the latter ignored him and continued talking to himself.
"I think we can make use of this."
Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at him coldly, his eyes unusually devoid of the affection they once shared.
"What do you want to say?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked coldly.
"We can pin the blame for Shinnosuke's death on the Akatsuki! We can then use this as leverage to order Orochimaru to march north and attack, coordinating with Jiraiya to launch a pincer attack on the Land of Rain!"
This way, Orochimaru won't be able to return to the village for a while, the war will continue, and we can take the opportunity to arrange for others to negotiate peace with Sunagakure!
This action is consistent with Danzo's ruthless style.
Just like their actions during the peace talks with the Hidden Mist Village, they're trying to steal the credit again.
Even if Orochimaru commanded the battle, as long as the peace treaty was signed by someone they arranged, they would have a way to steal a lot of the credit when it came to propaganda within the village later.
Just like not long ago, they arranged for Minato Namikaze to sign an alliance with Kirigakure.
This time, Danzo even considered whether he could be appointed as the representative for the peace talks.
Last night, Danzo spent the entire night plotting this at the Root base!
Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi guessed some of Danzo's thoughts, but asked with doubt, "Why choose Akatsuki?"
At this point, they were still unaware of the role Shiba Kiyokawa played in this battle; Danzo was merely speculating based on the available intelligence.
"Since intelligence from the front lines indicates that the leader of the Akatsuki organization has appeared near Mount Kikyo, we can even pin the disappearance of the One-Tailed Beast on the Akatsuki."
Hiruzen Sarutobi, still smoking, frowned and said, "Orochimaru's reply has already reported that the One-Tailed Beast is now under his control."
Danzo snorted, "So what? Hand that Jinchuriki over to Root. I'll keep her hidden and train her to become Konoha's sharpest blade in the future!"
As for Sunagakure, we'll lie to them and say their tailed beasts are with Akatsuki, demanding they cooperate with us in attacking the Land of Rain after the ceasefire. That way, we kill two birds with one stone!
Danzo's plans were quite elaborate.
This time, he not only wanted to take the opportunity to retaliate against the Akatsuki organization that had hurt him, but also planned to blackmail the Jinchuriki.
His roots desperately need strengthening right now!
He paid no attention to the Akatsuki's reaction.
Perhaps it was because the village had ended two battlefields in a short period of time that Danzo's belief in Konoha's supremacy firmly gained the upper hand.
At this moment, he couldn't help but begin to look down on all forces outside of Konoha with disdain!
For a moment, he even fantasized about the Akatsuki being so frightened by the news that they couldn't eat or sleep and were begging for mercy in a panic!
Konoha has now defeated two major ninja villages, and in Danzo's view, Konoha is now incredibly strong!
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitated several times, he finally nodded in agreement.
Just as he had countless times indulged Danzo in the past.
When explaining his situation to the public, Hiruzen Sarutobi would always reflect on his indecisiveness and his inability to let go of his past comrades-in-arms.
In reality, he simply wanted the outcome Danzo promised, but didn't want to get his hands dirty.
Not long after, the ninja world was once again thrown into turmoil.
Konoha publicly accused the Akatsuki of interfering in the war, killing the son of the former Hokage, and shamelessly stealing the tailed beast that originally belonged to Sunagakure!
At this point, Sunagakure had already sued for peace on the surface, so Konoha simply wanted to drag Sunagakure along with them to demand an explanation from Akatsuki.
This news caused a huge stir!
The Ninja World War, which was gradually cooling down, seems to be about to ignite a new wave of excitement!
All the major ninja villages are closely monitoring the development of the incident.
However, in the shadows, a young man who had already gone astray was once again enraged by Konoha's actions!
The boy was none other than Uchiha Obito!
Because he knew perfectly well that "I was the one who killed that guy named Sarutobi Shinnosuke! Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, is now right next to Orochimaru, inside that newly born 'Rin'!"
Konoha, is there a single word of truth left in your mouths? How many lies were hidden in the deeds you've proclaimed in the past? Hehehe, hahahahaha!
Danzo would never have imagined that his actions would cause a boy who was already drifting further and further away from Konoha to...
He embarked on a path of revenge, completely severing ties with the village.