The interior of Konoha was filled with gloom and gloom at the moment.

The war that finally ended had another twists and turns due to something happening.

That was the leader of the Yunyin Village envoy to Konoha. Due to some reasons, he died unexpectedly on Konoha's territory.

Moreover, the person who carried out the attack was Hinata Hizashi, the leader of the Hyuga clan and the limited clan of Konoha blood successors.

Important figures in Konoha are involved, and Kumogakure's mission to Konoha is also involved. When the two are involved, things naturally become troublesome.

Now Cloud Hidden Village is using this incident as an excuse to require Konoha to hand over the body of Hinata Hizashi, the leader of the Hyuga clan, otherwise it will attack the Land of Fire at all costs until it sees the body of Hyuuga Hizashi.

Nowadays, the diplomatic issues between Konoha and Kumogakure have created a huge gap.

And this kind of estrangement is likely to lead to war again.

Although the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Wind have ceased operations, the Kirigakure Village in the Kingdom of Water seems to be still resuming production due to the coup a few years ago. It has stopped communicating with other ninja villages and is in a serious state of "isolation". And Lei

Kumogakure of the country was now very aggressive, threatening to start a decisive battle with Konoha again.

In order to deal with Kumogakure, after the sacrifice of the fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, Konoha finally exchanged the lives of countless ninjas for the peace it has today. Now that they heard that war was coming again, the atmosphere in the village immediately became solemn.

To this end, Konoha held a jounin meeting more than once, and all jonins with names and names participated in this meeting.

There was intense discussion on this matter.

The conservative Jonin advocates seeking peace. Konoha cannot withstand the twists and turns now. Since the sacrifice of the Fourth Hokage and the war of attrition with Kumogakure that lasted for more than two years, the military strength has declined a lot. Now it should be

Focusing on development, we can no longer fight Yunyin.

But the people from the martial arts faction believed that they should fight back immediately.

After more than two years of war, they are basically evenly matched with Kumogakure, and this is because Konoha's power has been consumed by Iwagakure and Sunagakure too much ninja power. From this point of view, Konoha's overall strength is

Still have the advantage.

There is no shortage of high-end combat power in Konoha. If they turn from defense to offense, they may not be able to directly attack the borders of the Kingdom of Thunder and teach Kumogakure a profound and unforgettable lesson.

After that, look for development.

The two sides were at a stalemate, and the high-level officials did not express their stance at the meeting. Kumogakure, however, was eager to see the body of Hinata Hizashi, and had once again deployed troops on the border of the Country of Yu, planning to launch an attack on the Country of Fire at any time.

After the jounin meeting, Konoha's top brass gathered in a separate small conference room to discuss the matter of Kumogakure and Hinata.

"According to the previous jounin meeting, most jounin believed that such matters should be resolved peacefully, and fewer jounin chose to continue the war... But to hand over the body of Hinata Hiashi, Kumogakure would be too deceptive and overreaching."

After going to bed, Koharu frowned and told the statistical results of the previous Jonin meeting, while expressing dissatisfaction with Kumogakure's attitude.

"Yes, a peaceful solution is best. If that doesn't work, we won't hesitate to start a war again. The Hyuga clan's white eyes cannot fall into the hands of others."

Mito Menyan's attitude is also very determined.

The leader of the Kumogakure mission died in Konoha, and Konoha was willing to make compensation, but it could never be exchanged for the bodies of Hyuga and Hizu.

This has exceeded the bottom line of what Konoha can bear.

As high-level officials, they naturally understand the power of the Hyuga clan's Byakugan.

The strategic significance is of great importance. If this kind of blood inheritance limit falls into the hands of other villages, it will be more terrible for Konoha than losing a war.

"What did the Hyuga clan say?"

As the Hokage, Hiruzen also understood that Hinata's Byakugan could not fall into the hands of Kumogakure, but compared to this, the attitude of the Hyuga clan was also very crucial.

"Of course they won't agree, and their attitude is very firm. And, speaking of it, it was Kumogakure's fault in the first place. They went to the Hyuga clan's territory and stole the daughter of the Hizu. I guess they put the place where the armistice agreement was signed.

In Konoha, the purpose is not to sign an agreement at all, but to set the limits of Hinata's blood inheritance."

Because the whole thing happened was really weird.

Only a fool would sneak into the Hyuga clan's territory and steal the Hyuga clan's heir.

Even if you could rush in immediately, it would be impossible to get out.

The leader of the Kumogakure mission had no intention of leaving the Hyuga clan alive.

All Yunyin wants is an excuse.

Use another war to threaten Konoha and obtain the Hyuga clan's blood-inherited Byakugan.

"I don't hesitate to do this just for Bai Yan..."

Mito Monohan shook his head, Kumogakure's methods were still as unscrupulous and aggressive as ever.

Immediately, he looked at Danzo, who had been silent since he came in from the side.

Thanks to the previous war, the roots have grown unprecedentedly in the past two years.

Danzo's voice in the village has become more and more important, and for the Hokage, he has become the last to lose.

"The Fourth Raikage himself had the experience of being defeated by the Byakugan ninja head-on. In addition, the Kumogakure troops on the battlefield also suffered a lot from the Byakugan. Naturally, Kumogakure Village's covetousness for the Byakugan is at an all-time high."

Xiaochun was not surprised at all when she went to bed.

After understanding the true thoughts of Kumoyin Village, it would be strange if the Hyuga clan did not take measures.

I just didn't expect to use such an extreme method to pressure Konoha and Hinata.

"Hyuga Ayane... speaking of it, I haven't heard any news from those people in the past few years. They seem to have disappeared from the ninja world."

Mito Kadoyan smiled bitterly.

Originally, they planned to secretly deal with those dangerous rebellious ninjas as soon as possible and wipe out the Uchiha and Hyuga bloodlines that were living outside. Unexpectedly, since the beginning of the Third Ninja War, the situation around Konoha has not been stable.

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With the death of the Fourth Hokage, Konoha's military strength was once again weakened.

If you want to deal with three powerful S-class defecting ninjas... it is estimated that if the entire ANBU loses money, the whole army may be annihilated.

A few years have passed, and no one knows how far those three people have grown. Especially since there are many Uchiha and Hyuga ninjas around them, their power is indeed not small.

Even if the armistice agreement was successfully signed with Kumogakure this time, it would be impossible to focus on those defecting ninjas in the next few years.

After all, there was another Orochimaru who also escaped.

With Orochimaru's departure, Konoha lost not only a high-end combat power, but also a lot of important intelligence and data.

Thinking of this, Mito Kadoyan glanced at Hiruzen who was thinking silently.

If after the death of the Fourth Hokage, Orochimaru was immediately replaced as the Fifth Hokage instead of Hiruzen coming back to take charge of Konoha, would the situation be better?

But then I thought about it, if Orochimaru were to come to power, with the tough attitudes of him and Danzo, it is estimated that the two advisors would be completely marginalized and lose their original status.

"Let's not talk about this matter for now. I plan to go to the Hyuga clan in person to discuss this matter with the Zong family. I need their opinions on how to deal with it. I will leave it to you to take care of it."

Hiruzen understood that the Byakugan could not afford to make mistakes, but he first had to know the attitude of the Hyuga clan before he could decide the next direction.

His original intention was also to resolve the matter peacefully, but it was by no means a peaceful solution by means of compensation.

Because Konoha cannot afford the loss of Byakugan, especially if it falls into the hands of a shinobi village with strong ambitions like Kumogakure, it is absolutely impossible.

Maybe surrendering the Byakugan can buy temporary peace, but it will harm the future of Konoha. This kind of thing must be stopped from happening.

"Okay...but before that, we need to send additional troops to the border of the Country of Fire to prevent the Kumogakure ninja from raiding."

Koharu and Mito Menyan had no objection to sleeping together.

Hiruzen nodded, and then glanced at Danzo, who was always silent there. Not knowing what he was thinking, he stood up and walked out of the conference room.

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"Azabu Yi, will Konoha agree to hand over the body of Hinata and Hinata?"

The Fourth Raikage Ai, who was far away in Cloud Hidden Village in the Land of Thunder, was sitting in his own office and asked his secretary Azabui next to him.

No wonder he is so eager. After all, the Byakugan strategy is of great significance. If Kumogakure also has such a blood inheritance limit, the pressure will be much less when facing Konoha again in the future.

Faced with the fourth generation Leiying's question, Azabuyi shook his head rationally and said: "Generally speaking, this situation will not happen unless Konoha wants to force the Hyuga clan to rebel."

After all, what is involved is the leader of the Hyuga clan. No matter how wrong Konoha's decision-making is, it is impossible to hand over the body of such an important figure to Kumogakure for disposal.

When it comes to the strategic level of blood inheritance limits such as Byakugan, Konoha will definitely consider it carefully and carefully.

Although he already knew the answer, the Fourth Raikage couldn't help but be disappointed.

The blood inheritance limit of Byakugan adds a lot of trouble to Kumogakure on the battlefield.

He himself also had the experience of being defeated by the Hyuga clan ninjas.

It was precisely because of this that he knew how terrifying the Byakugan was.

Compared to the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, he was even more afraid of it.

"Besides, our original intention is not to get Byakugan... It would be best to get them, but to be honest, it is simply impossible to take hostages from the Hyuga clan."

Even if the Kumogakure ninjas succeeded because they were right for a while, they would definitely be pursued later.

The current situation is very much in line with their plan.

Their goal this time is to use this incident to cause a conflict between conservatives and radicals within Konoha, to make their policies contradictory, and to continuously consume Konoha's effective strength, so that Konoha cannot recover as quickly as possible even in peacetime.

Strength, on the contrary, will be further reduced due to this internal friction.

Kumogakure can take advantage of this opportunity to continue to vigorously develop its military. Under the circumstances, Kumogakure's military power will inevitably surpass Konoha in the next few years.
To be continued...