Shikaku replied without changing his expression.

At first, he was still guessing who in Konoha had the courage to secretly plan this matter.

Looking at it now, there is no need to doubt it.

The Mizuno Jounin who died in the line of duty was probably a hidden member of the Roots.

So I sacrificed myself without hesitation.

But it is no longer important what the facts are. What is important is how Konoha wants to package this fact to create public pressure on Kumogakure.

Although he didn't like Danzo's usual behavior, he had to say that Danzo did very well this time.

There is no solution to this problem.

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"Damn Konoha, for using such a despicable method!"

The desk made of solid wood was smashed into pieces, and a large number of documents fell to every corner of the room like a goddess scattering flowers.

The fourth generation Raikage's body has been condensed with a thick layer of thunder escape armor, entangled with thunder and lightning.

The hair on the top of his head stood upside down, obviously he was extremely angry.

The jounin secretary Azabu Yi looked helplessly at this scene and just sighed softly.

To say they are despicable, they can only be considered half-hearted.

The important thing is that this is the eighth time this month that I have to change my desk.

If this continues, my salary as a Raikage will be deducted.

To be honest, as the leader of the Ninja Village, it is absolutely inappropriate to get angry easily.

However, thinking about the actions of the Raikage of past generations, and considering that most of the Kumogakure ninjas are muscular warriors... Azabui sighed even more sadly.

"Start the war! Start the war with Konoha immediately! I want to go to the front line in person!"

The Fourth Raikage is in a subtle state of loss of control.

Azabu Yi couldn't stand it any longer and immediately stopped him: "Please don't do this, Raikage-sama. It is now widely spread that we, Kumogakure, killed the Mizuno Jonin of Konoha for no reason. This is too much. If the reputation goes down,

It will affect the usual entrusted tasks."

"Damn Konoha! This is definitely not the method of the Third Hiruzen!"

Although Azabu Yi managed to regain his composure, the Fourth Raikage still felt furious.

I think such a method could not have come from the hands of the Third Hokage.

That old man is not so sinister and sinister.

"It doesn't matter whose method it is, what matters now is how to end this matter."

Ma Buyi rubbed the sore forehead.

She didn't expect Konoha to fight back in such a way.

"What else can we do? Tell the truth about the matter!"

The Fourth Raikage said this.

Kumogakure took the initiative to attack and kill Konoha's Jounin named Mizuno, which was completely false.

It was obviously the Konoha ninja named Mizuno, who led three chunin and rushed into the Kumogakure position desperately, killing dozens of Kumogakure ninjas who had no time to react.

Among them, Kumogakure and two jounin died for this.

There, the Kumogakure ninja lost his cool due to anger and committed manslaughter.

"The effect is minimal. Thinking about our previous public opinion war against the Hyuga clan, it is very important to get a head start. Even if we later release the truth, more people will only think that we are covering up our own faults and responsibilities, creating a bad impression.

Many villagers in the village have appealed before, demanding that those Kumogakure ninjas who killed Konoha ninjas for no reason publicly apologize to Konoha and try to avoid war. They also hope that the Raikage-sama will write a letter of apology to reflect on his inability to control his subordinates.

mistake"

"..."

The Fourth Raikage almost wanted to vomit blood after hearing this.

But because of this, he was able to calm down, even though the expression on his face was very gloomy.

Seeing the Fourth Raikage calm down, Azabui finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then we can only leave it to the mercy of Konoha? Can't we make a fuss about the Hyuga clan?"

The Fourth Raikage asked with a frown.

"Of course you can, but Konoha can also shirk it and ask us to hand over the Kumogakure ninja who killed Konoha Mizuno Jounin. In exchange, they can let the Hyuga clan surrender."

Konoha will definitely do this, Azabu Yi can be sure of it.

The Third Hokage's gentleness also has its limits.

She didn't think that it would be a good thing for Yunyin to let the matter stay in the stage of gossiping endlessly.

If you argue until the end, Kumogakure will get nothing in the end.

For now, Kumogakure can no longer put pressure on Konoha.

The original truth of the matter is not important, what is important is that Konoha and Kumogakure were tied at this time.

Kumogakure controls the Hyuga clan, and Konoha controls the painful spot where the Kumogakure ninja kills the Konoha jounin. If both sides attack each other's weaknesses, they will only get a lose-lose result.

"Convene a Jonin meeting immediately. No matter what the outcome is, we must come up with a reasonable charter."

The Fourth Raikage waved his hand and sighed helplessly.

"yes."

Azano nodded and walked out of the Raikage's office holding a stack of documents.

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"That is to say, don't I need to give Yunyin an explanation now?"

In the meeting room of the Hyuga clan, Hizashi looked slightly shocked.

The clan elder in front of him nodded seriously and said to him: "Yes, Hokage-sama has made another decision. You survived, Hizashi."

Mizuno Jonin was killed by the Kumogakure ninja. This incident has spread within Konoha. Many people are filled with righteous indignation, and the voices of war are getting louder and louder.

Based on this situation, even the Hokage cannot suppress such voices and can only slowly channel them.

Thanks to the voice of the main war faction occupying the majority, the Hyuga clan does not have to answer to Kumogakure, and Hizashi naturally does not need to become the substitute of his brother Hyuga Hizashi to ease the conflict between Konoha and Kumogakure.

After hearing what the clan elder said, Hizashi didn't know what his mood was at this time.

Are you happy, grateful, or both.

If he could survive, he would not want to die.

He still has his own family, his son would rather be educated, and he still has a lot of life to live in the future.

But sometimes, such as when the clan is in trouble, the branch family cannot escape its responsibility to protect the clan.

Therefore, whether it was voluntary or forced, his death was a way to avoid war and protect the clan.

But in the end, Hinata is only a part of Konoha.

As a substitute for his brother Rizu, he was not silently oppressed by the village's higher-ups.

After all, when the village's top leaders come to the Hyuga clan, they will only come to look for clan clans and separate ninjas. They can only make suggestions to the Hyuga clan, but cannot make decisions.

In terms of personality, the branch family is also a 'slave' whose freedom has been restricted by the clan. The idea of ​​dividing the family is precisely something that the clan family and the higher-ups of the village are fundamentally unwilling to pay attention to.

The separated ninja cannot be treated as a complete 'person'.

Therefore, while he was grateful to have survived, Hizashi also felt a sense of sadness in his heart.

He somewhat understood those ninjas who defected from their families and villages to follow Hyuga Ayane for freedom.

They want to be a complete 'person', not a display tool without their own freedom of thought and personality.

"Do you feel lucky?"

The clan elder asked with a smile.

He was originally unwilling to use this method to calm Yunyin's anger.

After all, Hizashi is also a ninja who bears the title of Hinata.

The Hyuga clan has never encountered such humiliation since its establishment, and it was necessary to sacrifice the lives of the clan members to quell the war.

But now is already a new era of one country, one village.

No matter how brilliant the ninja clan is, they still have to act according to the rules of the village.

It is not easy for Hinata to retain some traditions from ancient times.

"If it doesn't happen, then it's impossible. No one wants to die if they can live."

Hizashi gave a bitter laugh.
To be continued...