Seeing everyone looking at him with surprised eyes, Jiraiya had a strange look on his face. He gasped and said inexplicably: "Why are you looking at me like this? Didn't the old man suddenly ask me to come back? Really?

Yes, give me a little more time, and I can find Tsunade. So why did the old man suddenly ask me to come back... back... Jiraiya's words suddenly got stuck.

The familiar figure on the ground came into view, causing his brain to go blank and stop functioning.

…

In the room, there were only two advisors, Shikaku and Jiraiya.

After Hiruzen's body was restrained by the ANBU, the four of them sat in this room without saying a word.

In the end, it was Jiraiya who broke the oppressive silence.

His fist hit the coffee table in front of him with a loud bang.

He had a ferocious look on his face, his eyes filled with almost violent anger, and the pain and annoyance that could not be concealed. He immediately asked the two consultants: "Why didn't you inform me that such a big thing happened?

one time!"

He blamed and resented their inaction.

Hiruzen is dead.

The mentor is dead.

He died in front of himself.

This kind of thing made Jiraiya unable to accept his anger towards Jiraiya. Koharu and Mito Kaden were speechless after going to bed. After all, they were also implicated in this matter.

All previous actions were restricted by Danzo. Under the 24-hour surveillance of the roots, it was impossible to send intelligence to the outside world.

"Jiraiya-sama, calm down first. Things have happened. Let's think about what to do next."

Shikaku tried to dissuade him.

"How can I calm down about this kind of thing?"

Seeing Jiraiya still angry and unable to calm down, Shikaku still responded with a calm attitude: "If you continue like this, it will only make the situation in Konoha worse. If something like this happens to you, Hokage-sama,

Everyone feels the same sadness, but sadness cannot solve the problem."

"hateful!

Jiraiya stood up and hit the wall directly with his fist, immediately creating a sunken hole in the front, as if he wanted to vent all the anger and sadness in his heart.

None of Shikaku and the others stopped Jiraiya from venting his anger.

I think venting my inner annoyance in this way is the best solution.

After Jiraiya finally calmed down, Shikaku slowly said: "Although the ANBU and security team personnel can still be mobilized,

However, many functions of the village are now at a standstill. The most important thing within the village right now is to get these departments up and running again and resume development. I will personally take the lead in these matters. The responsibilities of the two consultants remain unchanged.

The main thing is to appease people's hearts. As for Jiraiya-sama...

Seeing Jiraiya still trying to restrain himself, Shikaku said with a headache: "Jiraiya-sama, please take some time to understand what happened in Konoha during this period. After calming down,

Let’s talk about Tsunade-sama."

In Jiraiya's current state, he is really not suitable to carry out the mission.

Shikaku also did not expect that Jiraiya would return to the village at this time. When he thought that this was a trick set up by the group in the name of ANBU, in order to prevent Jiraiya from meeting Tsunade and miss the election meeting of the Fifth Hokage,

Lu Jiu shook his head helplessly.

Danzo plotted against one of his own, but forgot that he was not the last oriole, and ended up being trapped in Tutu.

Lu Jiu really didn't know what to say.

And Kakashi...thinking of this, a hint of gloom flashed in Shikaku's eyes.

He had doubts about Danzo's testimony before, but looking at it now, I'm afraid what Danzo said was true, and Kakashi was probably really from Orochimaru's side.

Maybe, after forcing the Third Hokage to commit suicide, he himself still stayed in Konoha and did not leave.

When he thought that there was such a bomb that could explode at any time in Konoha, Shikaku felt uneasy for a while.

"Then Hiruzen, let's block the news first. There is no need to create more panic. Wait until the village stabilizes before announcing the news.

Mito Monohan suggested.

Lu Jiu nodded in agreement: "Okay."

Then how will the cause of death be announced?”

When he went to bed, Xiaochun frowned, feeling divided about the issue of announcing the cause of death.

No matter what happens, committing suicide will not only make Hiruzen lose face, but Konoha will also be embarrassed as well.

"Waiting for the investigation results from the ANBU, if Kakashi is really from Orochimaru's side, let's say that the Hokage was assassinated by Orochimaru and Hatake Kakashi and died heroically. There are too many conflicts within the village.

It can be transferred to the outside world and reduce the pressure on the village."

This method was also used by Sunagakure Village during the Third Ninja War.

From an effect point of view, Sunagakure Village did indeed successfully alleviate the pressure of public opinion on the mysterious disappearance of the Third Kazekage in the early stage, and transferred the internal struggle to the outside and shared it with Konoha.

Now Shikaku plans to use the same approach to let Orochimaru share the pressure on Konoha.

Not only the Hokage, but all the public pressure that Konoha has received these days can throw dirty water on Orochimaru.

Although Shikaku also thought about letting Oni Country share the burden, but thinking about Oni Country's strong style, it is estimated that the dirty water has just been poured out, and Konoha will face the Oni Country army the next day, causing a very serious diplomatic problem

.

Compared to the Kingdom of Demons, Orochimaru, as a rebellious ninja, has no international credibility at all and his power is even weaker. He has no room to defend or reject Konoha's official conviction.

What's more, this is not out of thin air. Behind these things, there are probably signs that Orochimaru is behind the scenes.

"It's really a headache. Fortunately, the Kingdom of Ghosts hasn't come to cause trouble now, otherwise...

One Orochimaru has already made Konoha so exhausted.

If the Kingdom of Oni also comes to interfere, Shikaku really can't imagine what Konoha will become like.

"Well…

Shikamaru slowly sat up from the floor in a state of dizziness. He looked at this unfamiliar place that was not his own room. Then he shook his head slightly and tried his best to think about what happened before he passed out and how he could appear here.

This kind of place.

Then, the scene emerged in his mind of Sasuke punching himself in the abdomen, being struck by lightning, and finally losing consciousness and passing out.

"Oops! That guy Sasuke doesn't know how to do it."

Thinking of something, Shikamaru's face changed in shock. He suppressed the discomfort in his body and quickly stood up. He stepped on the edge of the window. With a bounce, he easily jumped to the roof of the opposite building and started to move towards the Hokage Building.

run.

While rushing to the Hokage Building, Shikamaru noticed that it was already dark, which proved that he had been unconscious for at least ten hours at Sasuke's house yesterday.

"Damn it, Sasuke, don't do anything stupid!"

The series of events that have happened in Konoha recently have made the senior officials very anxious. If Sasuke goes to cause trouble for them again, some very unpleasant things may happen.

When he thought of this possibility, Shikamaru ran faster.

About ten minutes later, Shikamaru finally arrived at the Hokage Building from the Uchiha clan.

When he arrived at the Hokage Building, his shoulders were up and down due to excessive exertion, and he was panting constantly.

Just as Shikamaru was about to enter, he was intercepted by the ANBU guarding the entrance.

"We do not accept irrelevant people here now, please leave here!"

The ANBU ninja exuded an aura of indifference and stared at Shikamaru coldly.

They knew Shikamaru, the son of the Jounin squad leader of Konoha, but even so, due to their responsibilities, they would not let Shikamaru enter the Hokage Building.

"Wait a minute, I have something important to report to the higher ups!"

Having already expected this kind of thing to happen, Shikamaru said with a improvised excuse.

"No. Get out of here quickly, otherwise don't blame us for using violence!"

The ANBU ninja refused with a cold attitude.

"I really have important information—"

laugh!

The kunai flew past Shikamaru's cheek, leaving a gash on his face.

Shikamaru was so frightened that he took a step back and turned pale.

These bastard ANBU!

Shikamaru felt secretly in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.

He knew that the Hokage Building would be heavily guarded, but he didn't expect it to be so tight.

Could it be said that something extremely serious happened here while he was in a coma?

"Again, get out of here!"
To be continued...