Chapter 17
In the Hyuga clan.
When Hyuga Hiashi heard what Neji and Naruto had done, his eyes suddenly widened, and he could no longer sit still.
“What?! You killed the ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village?”
“Yeah!”
Hyuga Neji nodded, and then said:
“This group of ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village is really too much! Not only did they sneak into our village, but they also dared to attack Hinata sister!”
When he said this, his voice was still loud, and there was a sense of pride in it.
Obviously, he didn’t think that this was wrong.
On the contrary, he did it right.
After hearing this, Hyuga Hiashi on the side suddenly felt his head buzzing.
On the contrary, Hyuga Hiashi, now, after a little shock.
He burst into laughter, then patted Neji on the shoulder and praised him:
“You are worthy of being my son, well done!”
After being praised by Hyuga Hizashi, Neji Hyuga immediately laughed foolishly.
However, facing such a situation, Hyuga Hiashi’s face suddenly darkened.
He looked at his younger brother and the stupid son raised by his stupid younger brother, and suddenly felt powerless.
Hyuga Hizashi even looked at Hyuga Hiashi and boasted:
“Brother, look at my son, at such a young age, he can kill the ninja of Kumogakure! In the future, he will definitely be able to carry the banner of our Hyuga clan!”
Hyuga Hiashi: “…”
“Carry…carry? I think the Hyuga clan will be killed by this kid sooner or later!”
Hyuga Hiashi said with a sullen face:
“Do you know how arrogant the Kumogakure Village was after entering Konoha? It is Even the Third Hokage was unwilling to provoke them, and served them with good food and drink! Just to send them away after the conclusion of the alliance! ”
“But what about now? Your son was killed! This not only offended the Hidden Cloud Village, but also offended the Third Hokage!”
“The Third Hokage planned carefully to make this alliance come into being, and now it is about to be concluded, but this kind of thing happened at this juncture. Do you think the Third Hokage can let it go!”
After hearing this.
Hinata Hiashi also understood the interests involved.
To put it simply.
It is to kill the people of the Hidden Cloud Village, offend the Hidden Cloud Village, and ruin Sarutobi Hiruzen’s good deeds.
Then there is no doubt that the Third Hokage, who has learned the news at this moment, has already resented the Hyuga clan!
This is what Hinata Hiashi is worried about.
So at this moment, his face is very ugly.
Neji also saw the purpose, and immediately betrayed Naruto.
“Actually, I didn’t kill the man, it was… Naruto who did it!”
“Naruto?”
For a moment, both Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Hizashi were stunned.
Then, Hyuga Hizashi showed an angry expression.
On the contrary, Hyuga Hiashi was silent and looked thoughtful.
After a while, he called someone and said:
“Please invite Uzumaki Naruto!”
Not long after, Naruto came.
“All are here.”
Naruto looked at the three people and smiled.
He found a place to sit down.
Hyuga Hizashi spoke first and asked:
“Did you kill the ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village?”
“Killed.”
When Naruto said this, it was very calm, as if he had not killed any ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village, but just crushed a bug.
Hyuga Hiashi was about to say something, but at this moment, Hyuga Hiashi stopped him.
He looked at Naruto and asked:
“Why do you do this?”
“Killing the ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village will make the Third Hokage notice you earlier, which will be more disadvantageous to you?”
“Noticed me?”
Naruto showed a surprised expression, and then said:
“That was done by the out-of-control Nine-Tails, what does it have to do with me?”
Hyuga Hiashi spoke at this time:
“But there was Neji in the middle, so wouldn’t the Third Hokage only pay attention to my Hyuga clan?”
Naruto immediately looked at Hyuga Hiashi with an expression of looking at a fool, and said:
“The Nine-Tails in my body lost control and accidentally killed the ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village. It happened that Hyuga was beside me and helped me stop the Nine-Tails to avoid greater danger. Hyuga… protected the village!”
Hiss!
When Naruto said this.
Hyuga Hiashi suddenly took a breath of cold air.
He quickly figured out the relationship and was naturally shocked.
If he said this, not only could he perfectly clear himself of the relationship, but even the final responsibility could only be borne by the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen himself.
Because, peopleHe can’t give up the Chuuriki!
Then, he can only bear the anger of the Hidden Cloud Village by himself!
Hinata has no responsibility at all, and even helped to stop the Nine-Tails and prevent it from getting out of control, so he has made a contribution!
The more Hinata Hiashi thought about it, the brighter his eyes became.
But, Hinata Hiashi, who was standing next to him, asked in a daze after thinking for a moment:
“But, wasn’t it Naruto who killed it? What does the Nine-Tails have to do with it?”
Naruto slapped his forehead and said helplessly:
“I am a three-year-old child who killed a ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village. If this word gets out, do you believe it?”
Hinata Hiashi nodded immediately:
“I believe it!”
Naruto glanced at Hinata Hiashi, and then got up and left without saying a word.
At this moment, Hinata Hiashi also showed a rather embarrassed expression on his face.
Shame, shame!!!
His brother was just a little bit stupid in the past, but now, how come he is more than just stupid!
He looked at Hizashi Hizashi helplessly.
Just when he was about to explain, he heard Hizashi Hizashi said:
“I believe it, I really believe it!”
Then, he looked at Hizashi Hizashi and asked puzzledly:
“Brother, why did he leave?”
“Forget it!”
Hizashi Hizashi suddenly lost interest in explaining.
So he said:
“Just pretend you don’t know about this.”
He left too.
Hizashi Hizashi looked at the two people who left and was even more confused.
Finally, he looked at Neji.
Neji hesitated for a long time, but finally, he spoke.
“Dad, you should practice the family’s boxing more.”
“Ah?” Hyuga Hiashi was startled and asked subconsciously:
“Practicing boxing more can make you understand the meaning?”
“No, Naruto told me that practicing boxing more can make your empty mind less lonely.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Neji ran away.
This time, Hyuga Hiashi reacted quickly.
Not long after hearing it, he reacted and chased after him immediately.
“You stinky boy, you dare to say your father is stupid!”
“Ah!”
Ningci’s shouting spread throughout Hyuga.
……
In the Hokage’s office.
Sarutobi Hiruzen’s face was very ugly.
Especially, after knowing that the ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village was killed by Naruto, it was even uglier.
If it was Hyuga who killed him, then he could use this to put pressure on Hyuga. At that time, even if Hyuga didn’t want to take out money, it would be impossible.
And he can take this opportunity to let Hinata pay a lot of money.
This is enough to make up for a lot of his losses.
However, it was not Hinata who did it.
It was Uzumaki Naruto!
Konoha’s Nine-tailed Jinchuriki!
And the importance of the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki is self-evident, which means that it must not be lost.
No matter what, Sarutobi has no way to give it up.
So, he has to swallow this loss no matter what!
Moreover, not only was the ninja of Kumogakure not killed by Hinata, but Hinata even helped suppress Naruto’s seal, so that it did not get out of control too much.
This also means that Hinata still has merit.
There is even less reason to let Hinata pay.
So…
The consequences of this time must be borne by Sarutobi Hiruzen alone!
After the death of the Kumogakure ninja, the relationship between Konoha and Kumogakure became more fragile.
If you are not careful, there is a risk of rupture.
If he wanted to make up for it, he could only pay compensation.
This time, the Hidden Cloud Village would definitely ask for a huge sum!
Sarutobi Hiruzen was already prepared at this moment.
But it was still aggrieved!
Extremely aggrieved!
He never thought that it was Naruto who killed the man!
Now, even if he used all the inheritance of the Fourth Hokage, it might not be enough!
He had to sacrifice a lot of his own property, and even had to withdraw some from the Sarutobi clan!
This was something Sarutobi was unwilling to do no matter what.
But, there was no other way!
Unexpectedly.
Not long after he got the Fourth Hokage’s inheritance, he completely paid it off because of Naruto, and not only that, he also lost a lot.
Huh!
At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen exhaled heavily and calmed down his mood.
In any case, the most important thing to do now is to stabilize the Hidden Cloud Village ninjas.
As long as the Hidden Cloud Village is stabilized, there will be enough time to deal with the Uchiha.
There is no other way!
Sarutobi Hiruzen gritted his teeth and made a decision.
Immediately, he ordered the Anbu ninja:
“Go and ask the envoy of the Hidden Cloud Village to come over!”
Not long after, the Hidden Cloud VillageThe messenger from the village arrived.
He was also extremely arrogant.
He asked immediately:
“Hokage-sama, how is the investigation going? Who killed the ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village? I will kill him with my own hands! I must kill him with my own hands!”
When he said this, he was ruthless.
Sarutobi Hiruzen chuckled softly:
“This matter is actually a misunderstanding. It was killed by a ninja under my command accidentally. Now I have dealt with him.”
“Oh? Dealt with? Lord Hokage, you are probably making fun of me, right? You want to deal with such a big thing without making a sound? Are you taking me for a fool?”
“Why don’t I report this matter directly to Lord Raikage, and then let Lord Raikage talk to you in person?”
Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and said:
“No need to do this, no need to trouble Lord Raikage. This matter was originally the fault of my Konoha. Although I have killed the murderer, it is still our fault. My Konoha… is willing to compensate the dead Kumogakure ninja!”
“Compensation??? Hearing this, the Kumogakure envoy sneered.
However, he also knew that they could not fight with Konoha.
After all, Konoha was once the number one ninja village. Although its strength was severely weakened after the Third Hokage took office, after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Konoha still has considerable strength now.
If the Hidden Cloud Village is really pressed hard, even if there is a bloody fight in the end, even if the Hidden Cloud Village wins, it will not get any benefits.
Moreover, in this case, it is very likely that other ninja villages will reap the benefits.
Therefore, the envoy is actually very clear that this alliance can only be concluded.
Now the Hidden Cloud Village also needs to recuperate, otherwise, the Hidden Rock Village is still eyeing it from behind.
Once the fight is to the end, the only one who will benefit in the end is the Hidden Rock Village!
The Raikage will not allow this.
Therefore, in fact, from the beginning, when he came here, it was to successfully conclude the alliance.
However, the Raikage knew that Sarutobi Hiruzen was weak, so he took this opportunity to take Konoha’s Byakugan to the Hidden Cloud Village.
Unfortunately, he failed!
Then he had to take the opportunity to make trouble and ask Konoha for more compensation.
In fact, the envoy was still very uncertain at first, afraid that the covenant would fail, so he was very careful along the way.
But he didn’t expect it.
It was surprisingly smooth!
This third generation Hokage was even weaker than he imagined!
It seemed that he had no bottom line, and he would give in no matter what.
This made his originally uneasy heart calm down immediately.
Even now, he has been arrogantly proposing conditions!
He sneered and said:
“Okay! Since the Hokage has said it, I won’t refuse it! This dead brother is the only beloved relative and brother of the Raikage! Do you know?”
“I know.”
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded.
“It’s good that Lord Hokage knows!”
The Cloud Village envoy said:
“So, one person, 100 million!”
“This time, my Cloud Village lost a total of four people, four people, that’s 400 million! And more!”
He paused for a moment, and then said with a cold look in his eyes:
“In this battle with Konoha, my Cloud Village suffered a lot of losses, and Lord Hokage doesn’t want much. Before I came, Lord Raikage specifically told me to be respectful to Lord Hokage, so…”
He spread his palm, revealing five fingers, and said word by word:
“Only 500 million will do!”
“Total, 900 million taels!”
After saying this, the Cloud Village envoy stopped talking, and looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with interest.
Sarutobi Hiruzen’s heart suddenly sank, and he said:
“Is this too much?”
“Not much? How much?”
The Cloud Hidden Clan envoy said:
“Life is precious, it is priceless! Do you know how sad I, Raikage, was when they died? You know Raikage’s temper. Once his anger is ignited, the consequences… are unimaginable!”
After hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen’s heart suddenly sank.
Then, he sighed, his face suddenly became older, and he said:
“In that case, then… okay! Nine hundred million taels! Konoha will give it!”
“Hahahaha!”
The Cloud Hidden Clan envoy laughed.
……
[Ding, due to the host’s behavior, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen has suffered more losses, so I will reward you…]