Someone immediately continued speaking, "A ninja naturally has the ability to turn you into a member of the Hyuga cn. I wonder if you dare to be that sacrifice? In this war, more people from the Hidden Cloud Vilge have died. So, are you willing to sacrifice your own life to calm their anger?"

  The passerby who raised objections had a change in facial expression. What the other party said was correct—ninjas might actually have the ability to turn him into a Hyuga cn member. But how could he possibly be willing to sacrifice his own life?

  He hurriedly refuted, "This has nothing to do with me! Why should I be the one to sacrifice my life?"

  Someone immediately sneered and said, "If it has nothing to do with your life, then what does it have to do with that innocent Hyuga cn member? Is only your life valuable, while other people's lives are not?"

  "When it comes to sacrificing others, you act all righteous, but when it's your turn, you become cowardly. How shameless." The people around immediately jeered, all looking down on this person who dared to raise objections.

  Seeing that everyone around him was criticizing him, the passerby who raised objections immediately slunk away.

  One mouth alone could never argue against so many mouths.

  At the same time, the three cns of Ino-Shika-Cho also received this news. The cn leaders of the three great cns gathered for this reason.

  Akimichi Choza, the head of the Akimichi cn, spoke with joy on his face.

  "I never expected that this war against the Hidden Cloud Vilge would end in such a great victory. This is truly a wonderful thing."

  Previously, Konoha had been in a standoff with the Hidden Cloud Vilge at the border for so long, which was enough to show the strength of the Hidden Cloud Vilge.

  Yet such a powerful Hidden Cloud Vilge had so many of its ninjas captured by the Uchiha cn and the Hyuga cn. This was enough to prove the overwhelming strength of these two cns.

  And they even released them, demonstrating Konoha's benevolence.

  It could be expected that in the coming decades, the Hidden Cloud Vilge would likely not dare to make trouble for Konoha again. These two cns had brought peace to the vilge—one couldn't help but admire them.

  Yamanaka Inoichi, the head of the Yamanaka cn, also said admiringly, "They are truly strong. They didn't even need us to participate to achieve victory."

  Among them, the smartest one, Nara Shikaku, had a calm expression.

  He wasn't particurly happy in his heart. In fact, he was somewhat doubtful—was this really a good thing?

  Defeating such a powerful Hidden Cloud Vilge without the vilge's help—these two cns were simply too strong.

  Such great power would likely make the higher-ups even more wary of them.

  With the Uchiha cn's proud nature, the higher-ups still wanted to tame this wild beast? That seemed unrealistic.

  Hopefully, this wouldn't escate into a rge-scale conflict. Otherwise, it would be even worse for the vilge—internal strife would have even more severe consequences.

  At this moment, Akimichi Choza noticed Nara Shikaku's calm expression and ck of joy on his face, so he asked, "Shikaku, what's wrong? Aren't you happy?"

  Shikaku smiled and said, "How could I not be?"

  "Come on, drink up! Let's celebrate the peace of Konoha Vilge and the Land of Fire."

  The three of them raised their cups and clinked them together in a toast.

  Akimichi Choza still didn't think much about it. But that was exactly his strength—he didn't worry or overthink.

  Yamanaka Inoichi, on the other hand, noticed Shikaku's concerns but didn't say anything. Their three cns supported the Third Hokage.

  The Uchiha cn being too strong wasn't necessarily a good thing for their three cns.

  However, Konoha had suffered through too many ninja wars. The Third Shinobi War had already sted for many years.

  And after suffering such a crushing defeat, the Hidden Cloud Vilge was probably no longer capable of causing trouble for Konoha.

  Although they didn't get along with the Uchiha cn, this time, the Uchiha had indeed done a great job.

  With them going to war, their three cns had not lost any members.

  At the same time, upon receiving news that the Uchiha and Hyuga cns had returned victorious, Anbu Kakashi immediately went to the Hokage's office to report all the information to the Third Hokage.

  The two cns' allied forces had utterly defeated the Hidden Cloud Vilge ninjas and captured a rge number of them, only to release them ter.

  When the Third Hokage heard this news, his expression immediately froze, and he was filled with confusion. He couldn't help but ask, "Is this true?"

  Given the battle strength that the Hidden Cloud Vilge had deployed, how could just two major cns possibly have won?

  A ninja vilge was a force composed of many cns, as well as a rge number of civilian ninjas.

  No matter how strong these two cns were, there was no way they could be that powerful. And they had even captured so many Hidden Cloud Vilge ninjas—was this a joke?

  Even if he, the strongest Third Hokage, were to take action, he wouldn't be able to accomplish such a feat. He could vouch for that.

  He had a very clear understanding of his own strength.

  Hearing the Third Hokage's words, Kakashi knew that he didn't believe it. However, he had found evidence that made it believable.

  He immediately reported, "In the returning crowd of the Hyuga and Uchiha cns, I spotted the captured Two-Tails Jinchuriki and the Fourth Raikage's secretary, Mabui."

  "These two are important figures in the Hidden Cloud Vilge. They were tied up and brought back. I don't think this can be fake."

  The Two-Tails Jinchuriki was known as a perfect Jinchuriki, someone who intimidated other vilges and had a high level of fame.

  Mabui, as the Fourth Raikage's secretary, was also an important figure. Anbu even had portraits of them.

  Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage was completely at a loss.

  "Leave now. I understand."

  Following the order, Kakashi immediately retreated.

  After Kakashi left, the Third Hokage's expression suddenly changed, becoming twisted as he roared, "How is this possible?! If they really captured the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and the Fourth Raikage's secretary… the Tailed Beasts are weapons of war! They possess terrifying combat power!"

  "How could the Uchiha cn possibly defeat the Hidden Cloud Vilge?!"

  Could it be that the Sharingan controlled the Tailed Beast, causing the Tailed Beast weapon to become useless, leading to victory?

  But regarding whether the Sharingan could control Tailed Beasts, he had already asked Shisui. Even Shisui's eye power couldn't control a Tailed Beast.

  That was why he was convinced that the Nine-Tails attack before was not caused by the Uchiha cn.

  But they were still suspects. Had Shisui betrayed him and lied?

  This matter had to be investigated thoroughly. How exactly had the Uchiha cn defeated the Hidden Cloud Vilge? And how had they even captured the Two-Tails Jinchuriki? This had to be figured out.

  Otherwise, his position as Hokage would be in danger. Though he wouldn't be killed, his authority would definitely be threatened.

  This matter had to take top priority—even his son's affairs had to be set aside.

  ———

  At the same time, Danzo of Root also received the report. His expression was grim and ferocious.

  The damn Uchiha cn, allied with the Hyuga cn, had actually defeated the Hidden Cloud Vilge's ninja army.

  And now, even the vilgers believed that the Uchiha and Hyuga cns had brought peace to the vilge.

  He found the vilgers' way of thinking ughable.

  The Uchiha cn was the greatest misfortune for the vilge. That was the conclusion of his teacher, the Second Hokage's research.

  This cn was too extreme—whenever they encountered setbacks, they would easily fall into darkness.

  In the future, they would definitely destroy the vilge's peace.

  Now that they had such power, they wouldn't just threaten the vilge, but they would also block his path to becoming Hokage.

  Danzo immediately called in several Root members.

  "Go to the Uchiha cn's district and bring back the Two-Tails Jinchuriki."

  "Yes, Lord Danzo." The Root members immediately accepted the order and set off.

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