In the office, Hiruzen picked up the report presented by the ANBU, opened it and read it carefully.

In terms of the extent of damage, since the battlefields were mainly concentrated in the northeast and southeast areas of the village, as well as the Death Forest area, the area of ​​damage to buildings in the village was actually very limited, and it was not difficult to rebuild them.

With the inventory stored in Konoha, operations can be resumed in a short time without any major problems.

But the real problem is that after this turmoil, Konoha lost nearly a hundred ninjas. About ten jounin died in the battle, half of which were contributed by the Hyuga clan.

In addition, if you include the several Jonin who defected from the Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan, it would be enough to cause serious damage to Konoha.

The combat power of a dozen jounin-level warriors, placed on the battlefield, is fully capable of supporting a small-scale ninja battle.

Ignoring these huge losses, the departing Uchiha and Hyuga clan ninjas are all special ninjas within the limits of blood inheritance. This is where Hiruzen really finds it difficult.

If this matter is announced, it will have a very bad impact on Konoha's reputation.

Especially during this sensitive time period of the war, it will definitely cause panic among internal personnel, as well as unbridled gloating and ridicule from the enemy.

At this moment, the door of the office rang, and the two consultants Minato Gate and Koharu walked in first, followed by the root leader Shimura Danzo behind them.

The ANBU ninjas who were waiting nearby saw this scene and took the initiative to use the teleportation technique to leave and step aside, leaving space for the senior officials of these villages.

The three of them entered the office and stood there without saying a word. Finally, they went to bed. Koharu broke the oppressive silence and asked Hiruzen, "How are you going to deal with this matter?"

"I intend to downplay the impact of this defection."

Hiruzen sighed and looked directly into Koharu's bed.

"A gag order?"

"Pursuing the punishment for the principal culprit's defection will dilute the presence of the others." Hiruzen paused and continued: "When the incident occurred, the eyes of the ninjas in the village were attracted to the Kyuubi, so for Uchiha and Hinata

I don’t know much about the situation over there. Even if someone guesses it, it’s only a small number of ninjas. I’ve asked them to keep it a secret.”

After going to bed, Koharu and Mito Monohan looked at each other and nodded. This is indeed a solution.

Provide information about the two main criminals, Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri, and downplay the existence of the other accomplices.

Now is the time of war, so allowing these accomplices to continue to 'sacrifice' on the frontline battlefields as Konoha ninjas can clearly explain why these people have also 'disappeared' from the village.

But I also know that this is not a long-term solution. As for being dug out in the future, we can deal with it later.

The reason for the riot and fire in the Hyuga clan's territory on the night of the incident can be explained by the fact that they were attacked by a powerful enemy. After the Hyuga clan ninjas went all out, they finally eliminated the enemy, and relatively sacrificed some Hyuga ninjas.

The most important thing now is to ensure the morale of Konoha ninja and minimize the loss of the village's reputation.

As for the two main criminals, Chiba Shiraishi and Uchiha Ruri, they were too conspicuous and therefore could not be downplayed.

Moreover, when such a big thing happened, there must be a reasonable explanation. Nailing the two of them on the pillar of shame so that the Konoha ninjas share the same hatred and hatred would be a good way to divert attention.

"Danzo, what do you think?"

Hiruzen looked at Danzo and asked for his opinion.

On the night of the turmoil, Danzo's hard-working performance also made him feel gratified. At the critical moment of the village, he was able to stand up and fight the enemy without hesitation, fight side by side with his companions in the village, and assumed the responsibilities and responsibilities that a Konoha ninja should have.

"There is news from Uchiha that all Uchiha are retiring to retire."

Danzo said something unrelated to the current topic.

"A dangerous name. He has lived from the Warring States Period to the present... He really lives a long life."

When he went to bed, Xiaochun had a look of fear on his face.

Uchiha Shitaka is one of the few ninjas in Konoha who has survived from the Warring States Period to this day.

"When Hiruzen succeeded to the position of Hokage, the old guy was trying his best to cleanse the voices within Uchiha. Not long after, Mirror suddenly died mysteriously in the mission... This has to make people think of some bad things."

Mitomon Yan sighed.

Since then, their surveillance of Uchiha has been completely stopped.

Without the Uchiha Mirror to provide them with information, the Uchiha clan completely lost control and became a taboo area where they could not interfere at will.

"Let's not talk about meaningless speculations. Jing just died in the mission unfortunately."

Hiruzen didn't want to make these meaningless speculations, after all, they had no evidence to prove that the Uchiha Mirror died at the hands of one of the Uchiha's own people.

It is normal for ninjas to die in the line of duty.

"However, it's such a coincidence that the old guy abdicated at this time... Then who is the Uchiha talker now?"

When I went to bed, Xiaochun asked.

"Uchiha Fugaku."

Danzo replied.

The answer given by Danzo did not surprise Hiruzen and the other three.

Uchiha Ruri has defected and has become an extremely dangerous S-class defecting ninja. Now among the younger generation of Uchiha, only Uchiha Fugaku is the one who can take the lead.

"Just pay attention. As long as that old guy doesn't continue to live in seclusion in Uchiha and govern behind the curtain, there will be no problem."

At this time, Mito Kaden handed over a form and placed it on Hiruzen's desk.

"This is?"

"The branch pharmacy of Ziyuanhua Company has been affected by the previous turmoil, and some medicines seem to have been damaged. Although they have not asked for compensation yet, I think it is better to deal with it as soon as possible. We cannot damage the reputation of the village at this time.

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"After that, I will send someone over to negotiate and compensate them 10% higher than the sales price."

This is the fault of Konoha's poor supervision. Shionka Company is the biggest innocent party. Konoha must take the initiative to shoulder this responsibility.

Even if the Kingdom of Ghosts is a neutral country and is far away from the Kingdom of Fire, its relationship cannot be harmed.

The Land of Fire and Konoha do not seem to be short on funds, so they have the confidence to undertake it.

Mito Monoyan nodded, he also meant the same thing.

At this time, it would be good to win over an ally. What's more, Shionhua Company has promised to provide Konoha with medical supplies during the war, which can save Konoha a lot of energy.

If you think about it carefully, Ziyuanhua Company is really a timely help.

This neutral ally who can solve part of the medical pressure has indeed doubled their goodwill.

After Danzo and the others left, Hiruzen picked up the cigarette rod on the table and smoked hard.

Ahem.

Take out a slightly thin information document from the drawer.

There is a name written on the top - Chiba Shiraishi.

There are also several photos posted below, including a group photo of Sakumo's team, as well as photos of his school days, genin days, and teenage years.

There are many comments from teachers on the evaluation column.

——A studious, kind-hearted and hard-working student. He is often seen reading books in the library and borrows books every week. He is very interested in medical things. He can be trained according to his interests. (Chūnin Fujimura Taiga)

——My talent in medical ninjutsu is average. I can’t have high hopes for it, but my medical ability will not disappoint anyone. Although I have enough knowledge, I still lack the flexibility to become a first-class medical ninja. But it depends on hard work.

, can become the best among the first-class medical ninjas. (ANBU medical jounin)

——Understand the position of a medical ninja when performing tasks, never act impulsively, be calm and composed, understand his own shortcomings and advantages, and be responsible for the lives of his companions... It can be said that he is afraid of death, but because of this, he is undoubtedly qualified as a medical ninja

, is the medical core of the team. Allowed to continue to stay in the team. (Jounin Hatake Sakumo)

——He has an amazing amount of knowledge, occasionally makes some unexpected suggestions, and has excellent teaching ability. Students like him very much. (Jounin Tsunade)

——The outstanding chunin who inherited the will of fire, the bridge connecting the village and Uchiha. (Naruto Sarutobi Hiruzen)

"..."

Hiruzen let out a breath and looked at the last comment, a mocking smile seemed to appear on it.

To him, this was so dazzling and angry.

Take out the black pen, cross out the last comment, and write another sentence.

——He is good at hiding and has a cruel temperament. His medical level is unknown, and his ninjutsu ability is unknown... A ninja who is like a dark shadow in the mist is extremely dangerous.

"Send this document to the Intelligence Department."

Hiruzen closed the document and spoke to the air.

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

Anbu appeared from the side, picked up this information document, and then used the teleportation technique to leave and go to the intelligence department.

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Uchiha clan land.

Liuli's original residence has been taken over and controlled by ANBU.

"Is this all?"

Every room and every thing was searched carefully.

However, the things collected were just normal ornaments. In addition, there were some books related to basic medical ninjutsu.

Even if you want to find something useful from it, it is completely impossible.
To be continued...