Novel-V Chapter 289 Reactions from all parties (2)
Chapter 289 Reactions from all parties (2)
Hokage's office.
Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and remained silent, puffing on his pipe, thick smoke lingering around him.
Gang Zitetsu and Shen Yue Zu Yun stood respectfully in front of him. They had just reported to him what happened at the gate of Konoha.
"Uchiha Yuan...it turns out that it is time for him to come back."
Exhaling a long puff of smoke, Sarutobi Hiruzen whispered to himself with a complicated expression.
Then, he looked at Gang Zitie and Shen Yue Chu Yun and said, "I already know what happened. You can leave first."
"Yes, Third Generation-sama."
After Gang Zitetsu and Kamijou Izumo left, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a few puffs of his cigarette; then he stood up and walked to the window, looking in the direction of the Uchiha clan's territory.
"The troublesome guy is back. The Uchiha's arrogance will become more difficult to suppress in the future."
A hint of bitterness appeared on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face.
Gangzi and Tie reported the conflict at the village gate, so how should Sarutobi Hiruzen deal with Uchiha Yuan?
He couldn't handle it because Uchiha Yuan had already given a reason.
Because Uchiha Fugaku was determined to make the Uchiha clan truly integrate into Konoha and gain the trust of Konoha's top leaders, he often chose to give in and compromise when faced with suppression from Konoha's top leaders.
However, if Uchiha Yuan's seemingly unreasonable but actually well-founded tough defiance was chosen, the Konoha high-ups would be unable to punish him except for being angry.
Could it be that what Uchiha Yuan said was wrong?
If we deny what he said, it would be tantamount to denying the legitimacy of the existence of the Guard, which would inevitably cause a strong backlash from the Uchiha clan.
But such a result is something Sarutobi Hiruzen cannot bear at the moment.
Perhaps the only thing he could do now was to put pressure on Uchiha Fugaku and express the village's strong dissatisfaction.
Putting aside the complicated thoughts in his mind, Sarutobi Hiruzen was about to turn around, but his eyes noticed a group of people walking out of the Hokage Building below.
It was Uchiha Yuan and his group who had just completed the handover with the Konoha Ninja Mission Processing Center.
"Master Yuan, I wonder how the village will arrange for us in the future?"
Shan Zang Qiyi said with some worry.
"In the eyes of the village, we are all the remnants of Lord Orochimaru. Although we are allowed to return to the village, we are still not trusted."
A man with a scar on his face said.
Hearing this, everyone showed an expression of extreme unwillingness.
As Orochimaru's former trusted subordinates, they were all once cadres of Konoha and members of Konoha's power center; but now they all know that they are marginalized people who have been ostracized by the village.
In particular, everyone had heard Uchiha Fumi's analysis of Orochimaru's defection, and Uchiha Fumi had hit the nail on the head about the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen's return to power.
This made everyone completely agree with Uchiha Yuan's analysis, and they determined that Orochimaru's defection was forced by the Third Hokage and others, whose purpose was to prevent Orochimaru from becoming Hokage.
After a moment of silence, everyone said goodbye and left, and in the blink of an eye, only Uchiha Yuan was left.
Uchiha Yuan suddenly paused, as if he felt the gazes from behind. He turned to look towards the Hokage's office, then flew away with a flash of body technique.
"Have you been discovered? You have such a keen sense."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked in the direction where Uchiha Yuan left, took a puff of cigarette, and thought secretly.
At the same time, what happened at the gate of Konoha had reached the ears of many forces in the village.
In the dark underground space, a Root ninja knelt on one knee in front of Danzo. He had just reported to Danzo what happened in front of the Konoha gate.
"Humph, Uchiha Yuan... this damn brat is finally back. With him around, the Uchiha clan will surely get even more out of control.
Hiruzen, you won't be able to stop me then."
Danzo covered his right arm with his exposed single eye flashing with a vicious and ferocious look. When he heard the four words Uchiha Yuan, he couldn't help but recall the scene when Uchiha Yuan suddenly rushed after him. Immediately, he felt a faint pain in the joint of his reattached right arm.
Uchiha Guard.
Uchiha Fugaku waved his hand to signal the clan members who came to report the news to retreat, and then a look of helplessness appeared on his face.
"Yuan, I didn't expect you to bring such a big surprise to the family right after you came back.
Now the village will be even more dissatisfied with us Uchiha."
Uchiha Fugaku whispered to himself.
Although he did not approve of Uchiha Yuan's actions, Fugaku was not angry with Uchiha Yuan.
Because from the perspective of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Yuan is protecting the interests of the Uchiha clan; even though this behavior will put Fugaku in a passive position in negotiations with the village.
Although the village has been suppressing the Uchiha in recent years, in Fugaku's view, with Itachi joining the Anbu, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen has been showing goodwill to the Uchiha, and those targeting the Uchiha are several elders headed by the Hokage advisor Danzo Shimura.
"It seems that I need to pay a visit to the Third Generation later. I hope he can understand. After all, Yuan has always acted in such a tough and overbearing manner."
Uchiha Fugaku thought secretly.
At this time, he heard the discussions of the guard members outside. Obviously, what happened in front of the Konoha gate had reached their ears.
"Uchiha Yuan did a great job!"
"Hahaha, how refreshing! The village gate is under the control of our security team again."
"As expected of Lord Yuan, who is known as the [Konoha Absolute Fierce Tiger], the village has once again felt the might of our Uchiha."
"Great! Master Yuan's return will make us Uchiha even more powerful."
Hearing the discussions of the guard clan members, Uchiha Fugaku couldn't help but smile bitterly.
'Yuan, your actions have won the support of the tribesmen; but do you know that this is also dangerous?
The tribesmen felt the village's suppression of the family and were dissatisfied; but they did not know that it was precisely because of their dissatisfaction that the village became wary of us.'
Sungai tribe.
A little girl about four or five years old was practicing Hyuga Gentle Fist moves in the courtyard with a serious look on her face.
At the edge of the courtyard, the clan leader Hinata Hiashi was looking at the little girl in the courtyard with a serious expression; on his side, sat his younger brother Hinata Hizashi who looked exactly like him.
"Brother, the young lady's soft fist is very good."
Hinata Hizashi smiled.
"Not yet. Hinata's punches are too weak."
Hinata Hiashi said.
Then he turned his gaze to Neji, who was sitting behind Hyuga Hizashi, and said, "But Hinata has improved a lot since last time, thanks to Neji's training during this period."
At this time, a member of the Hyuga clan came quickly and reported to Hyuga Hiashi what happened in front of the Konoha gate.
After waving his hand to signal the tribesmen to retreat, Hyuga Hiashi couldn't help but frown and said: "It seems that the Uchiha will become more arrogant."
Hinata Hiashi smiled and said, "Uchiha Yuan, I haven't heard this name for a long time."
Then he turned his head and looked at a clan member behind him, "Jing, you are a classmate of Uchiha Yuan, what do you think of him?"