The Road to the Throne of White Eyes

Chapter 196 Farewell

Today is a sunny and cloudless day, but with the spread of a sudden piece of news, the villagers of Konoha feel like there is a dark cloud hanging over their heads.

The Fifth Hokage suddenly left Konoha to recuperate due to personal health reasons, but he was attacked by mysterious people on the way out and has disappeared!

Just when the villagers of Konoha had not yet recovered from this shocking news, several elders jointly announced that the Sandaime Hokage, despite his old and disabled body, had taken on the duties of Hokage once again.

He can't rest assured and put down the burden on his shoulders until the right person is chosen to be Hokage again or Tsunade is found!

As soon as this news came out, Konoha became quiet instantly. No one, whether it was the Konoha villagers, civilian ninjas or the various ninja clans, big and small, objected. This also made the old Sarutobi Hiruzen very pleased.

At the gate of Konoha

Sarutobi Hiruzen was bidding farewell to Kato Shizune with a kind face. After hearing that Lady Tsunade was missing, she couldn't help but insist on leaving the village to look for her. In the end, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no choice but to give Shizune a note to agree.

"Shizune, why don't you consider this again? You were very good at handling documents in Konoha before, and Konoha needs you.

You also know that Tsunade may have that old problem again. How can you find her alone in such a vast ninja world? Otherwise, you can stay and continue to handle official business. I will send a large number of Anbu out to look for Tsunade. After all, she is also my disciple. "

Shizune replied with a determined look on her face, “Thank you for your kindness, Hokage-sama, but I have decided to go find Tsunade-sama.

I have been by her side helping her these past few years, and if I'm not around, I'm really worried that Tsunade-sama won't be able to take care of herself."

After hearing what Shizune said, Sarutobi Hiruzen pondered for a while, and finally sighed and agreed.

"Okay, then you can go look for Tsunade. I'll arrange for a team of Anbu to go with you, and they'll be led by you.

This not only allows me to keep an eye on you, but also facilitates information transmission."

"Thank you, Sandaime Hokage. I'm sure Tsunade-sama will be touched to know that you've taken so much trouble."

Shizune knelt on one knee in great excitement.

She was very moved by Sarutobi Hiruzen's words. Deep down, she actually thought that Lady Tsunade might have had a relapse of hemophobia, which was why she left Konoha.

Strictly speaking, this can be considered a betrayal. I didn't expect that the Third Hokage not only did not pursue the matter but instead cared so much about Tsunade.

Because he bowed his head, Shizune didn't notice that Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was a bit strange, and there seemed to be a hint of embarrassment in his kind and gentle smile.

Ten minutes later, Shizune left Konoha with a team of Anbu ninjas and set out to find Tsunade.

Behind them, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Shizune's leaving figure indifferently, his eyes were extremely deep, as if containing an endless storm.

As soon as Shizune and the others disappeared, Danzo Shimura with a gloomy face suddenly appeared from the dark corner next to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"The Root ninjas have already gone after her. As long as Shizune and Tsunade make contact we will find her."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was pessimistic about this matter.

"You must be careful. It was Hinata Feng who rescued Tsunade. He and Tsunade may have been in contact for a long time.

He is very powerful and also has the Flying Thunder God Technique. It would be difficult for the people at the root to detect and pass on information!"

"Hmph, evil Hyuga brat!"

Shimura Danzo cursed angrily and continued, "I don't think there is any connection between Tsunade and Hyuga Kaze, even the so-called rescue this time is very problematic.

According to what you said, Hinata Feng is even stronger than you were in your prime, and he might even be the so-called Uchiha Tajima from back then!

What else can he get from Tsunade when he already has such strength?

It's impossible that a strong man like him is just coveting Tsunade's beauty!"

Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen's old face couldn't help but turn red. He was very familiar with Tsunade's appearance and figure. Sarutobi Hiruzen asked himself if he were 20 or 30 years younger, he would also find it difficult to extricate himself from Tsunade.

"Anyway, releasing Shizune and using her relationship with Tsunade to find Tsunade is always a good idea.

"The Hyuga Clan vanished without a trace in the ninja world after leaving Konoha, which shows how well they hid. If we can use this opportunity to find them, it would be a good thing for Konoha to eliminate the hidden danger."

“Okay, I will send the elite troops from the Root to follow Shizune and the others.

This time I will not let them take action hastily, but will prioritize the collection of intelligence.

If we detect any signs that Tsunade is returning to Konoha, my people will do their best to stop her."

When Danzo Shimura mentioned Tsunade, his face was full of anger and hatred. His own root had been damaged many times and he was short of manpower.

Last night, Tsunade caused chaos in the Root base again and killed a large number of Root ninjas. Together with those killed by Hinata Feng when she rescued her, a total of hundreds of Root ninjas lost their lives!

Even though a large number of people were added to the root department in the past few years, it cannot withstand such consumption.

Thinking of this, Shimura Danzo said to Sarutobi Hiruzen with a gloomy face: "Huruzen, the Root has suffered too much loss recently, and we must replenish our manpower.

With its current strength, it is difficult for the Root to balance the tasks of Tsunade and external intelligence gathering.

Everything is for Konoha!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen stared into the distance with a frown on his face. After a long moment, he slowly spoke, "We can add more people, but the scale cannot exceed the target. Please draw up a list for me first."

Danzo narrowed his one eye and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to give it to you later.

But there are still a few troubles now, namely the video in Tsunade's hand, Hinata Feng's strength and space ninjutsu.

These are the problems we must solve!"

Hearing these questions, Sarutobi Hiruzen's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could kill a fly. "Don't worry too much about Tsunade's video. In the previous attacks, I targeted the places where she hid her things. Her ninja tool bag and scrolls are almost destroyed. But Hinata Feng's strength..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen was also very worried about these issues. After all, some humiliations are too much to bear once!

After calming down his thoughts, Sarutobi Hiruzen continued, "I will consider these. The strength of my Impure World Form was not good enough before, not even one tenth of my teacher's full strength.

We still have to continue researching and let the two teachers bring out more of their abilities, so that Hinata Feng won’t be a problem anymore.

This will require more experimental materials, and this task must be completed secretly by the Root, all for Konoha!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen turned to look at his old friend, his eyes full of deep meaning and trust. When he was a child, he had seen the earth-shattering power of the first Hokage. If he could fully unleash their strength, what would that little bastard Hinata Feng be?

Of course, he didn't mention that he intended to use some of the experimental materials for practicing other forbidden techniques. Sarutobi Hiruzen had been pondering the conjecture mentioned in the documents left behind by Orochimaru.

His body must be rejuvenated, otherwise his full strength cannot be fully exerted. In addition, a ninjutsu that can limit the Flying Thunder God Technique must be developed.

As Sarutobi Hiruzen thought about it, he suddenly felt that he had a great responsibility and that time was running out.