Chapter 105: The Foundation of the Chinoike Clan
Just as the four people in the office were discussing intensely.
An urgent knock on the door sounded.
"Come in."
"Hokage-sama, Hatake Sakumo... Hatake Sakumo just committed suicide at home!"
"…"
As the Anbu's words fell, the office plunged into dead silence.
"Thud!" The sound of a pipe falling echoed in the office.
It also jolted Hiruzen Sarutobi awake.
"Understood. You may leave."
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
After the Anbu completely left.
"Bang!"
"Why did he commit suicide!
How could he commit suicide!
Is this his explanation to this old man?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's roar echoed through the office.
But no one could give him an answer.
"Hiruzen! The most urgent matter is to go to the Hatake Clan first to check the situation."
"Right! Koharu is right!"
"Let's go! You all come with me to the Hatake Clan."
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Inside the Hatake Clan.
At this moment, the Hatake Clan compound was already draped with white silk.
Shouts were heard from within the compound.
"Third Uncle! Just take the valuable stuff, don't bother with that three-legged stool from your house!"
"Fourth Aunt! Bring Big Yellow with you, that dog wags its tail whenever it sees me, so adorable!"
...In the main hall.
Watching his Mother bustling about.
Kakashi's small head was filled with big question marks.
No!
My father is still lying in the coffin!
Why are you all moving house?
Is this how a funeral is supposed to be?
"Mother."
"Hmm?"
"What's wrong, son?"
"Uh... what are you all doing?"
"Moving house! What else would we be doing?"
"Then my father..."
"I know, he's lying there. We won't leave him behind!"
Kakashi: "..."
[Is that what I wanted to ask?!]
"Aren't you sad then?"
"Sad, yes... Wuwuwu..."
As if she felt that merely saying it without crying lacked credibility.
After speaking, Miya Kiko squeezed her eyes hard, letting out two drops of tears.
Kakashi: "..."
"Then where are we moving to?"
"Back to my maiden home! Where else could we go?"
"Everyone?"
"What else? The Hatake Clan is being blocked by the villagers, do you think life will be easy from now on?"
Kakashi "..."
"Alright. Don't just stand there."
"Hurry up and tidy up the house. Remember to search every corner and under the floorboards. I suspect your father must have hidden some private money."
"Uh... Mother... my father..."
"I'll give you half of the private money you find!"
"Alright, Mother! I know all the places where my father hides his private money!"
After sending Kakashi away.
Miya Kiko continued to instruct the others to get busy.
Just then.
A commotion at the main gate of the clan compound caught her attention.
After assigning everyone to their tasks, Miya Kiko went to check what was happening.
Then she saw a group of people being stopped outside.
The leader was none other than Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Oh~, isn't this Hokage-sama! What? You heard my husband committed suicide, and you're so eager to arrest me?"
"Hehe! Madam is joking. This old man never had any intention of arresting Madam! This old man came here specifically to offer condolences after hearing about Sakumo's suicide."
"Hmph! I think you're here to cause trouble! I've already instructed them to wait for everyone to gather before entering together. What? Hokage-sama is so impatient that he doesn't even respect the deceased!"
"This old man did not!"
"It was the gatekeeper who wouldn't let us in, so we had a few words."
"And..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked around behind him, then turned back to Miya Kiko.
"And now that the heads of the various clans, the Village Elders, and this old man are all here, it's clear that everyone has arrived. Why won't you let us in?"
"No! Not everyone is here yet!"
"Hmph! Not everyone is here yet?"
Hearing Miya Kiko's words, Danzo Shimura, who had been holding back his anger, couldn't help but speak before Hiruzen Sarutobi could continue.
"Now that this old man and the Hokage have arrived. Not everyone is here yet!"
"What?"
"Could it be that the Hatake Clan invited the Six Paths Sage?! Or are the Hatake Clan playing tricks! Sakumo isn't dead at all!"
"Is that what Hokage-sama means as well?"
"No! This old man completely respects the Hatake Clan!"
Danzo Shimura: "..."
"It's just that..."
"This old man is also curious who hasn't arrived yet."
"Soon! Hokage-sama will know right away!"
"Good! Then this old man will wait outside."
Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others were finally settled, Miya Kiko turned back and shouted towards the inner room.
"Third Aunt! Get Hokage-sama a bowl of water and an extra chair, don't let him get tired."
"Alright."
Soon, a middle-aged woman ran up, carrying a chair and a cup of water.
"Hokage-sama, please drink some water."
After speaking, she handed the water to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
After Hiruzen Sarutobi took it... "Mistress, you are pregnant, don't overexert yourself. Please sit for a while. Cold water isn't hygienic, I've boiled hot water for you, I'll bring it over in a moment."
Hiruzen Sarutobi: "..."
Just like that.
Everyone waited at the Hatake main gate.
Until... the Anbu arrived.
After he whispered something into Hiruzen Sarutobi's ear.
Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Miya Kiko a deep look.
Then he gave an order.
"Kiko, my girl, I heard you were bullied, so this old man rushed over with the Chinoike Clan."
Before even reaching the Hatake Clan's main gate, Miya Jomon shouted loudly with his full voice.
As if he was deliberately saying it for someone to hear.
"Hmph!"
"Madam Kiko, everyone is here now, can we enter?"
"Yes."
After speaking, she stepped aside, allowing Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others to enter.
But when everyone actually entered the Hatake Clan compound.
Their faces all showed expressions of shock.
For no other reason than the Hatake Clan compound was not as they had imagined.
The place that should have been draped with white silk... oh, the white silk was still there.
But only the white silk remained.
Everything else was gone!
Even the doors had been removed, and were piled high with various luggage.
Even the dog was tied to the doorknob!
Seeing this scene, the hot-tempered Utatane Koharu was the first to lose her composure.
"What is the Hatake Clan doing! Are they planning to defect from Konoha?"
"Elder Utatane, you can eat carelessly, but you can't speak carelessly!"
Facing Utatane Koharu's obvious verbal trap.
Miya Kiko naturally wouldn't go along with her.
"It's just that I haven't returned to my maiden home for so long, so I wanted to go back for a visit."
"And the clansmen are just worried about me, so they plan to escort me for a while. Don't worry, they will never voluntarily step out of the Land of Fire!"
"You..."
Miya Kiko's blatant lie left Utatane Koharu speechless with anger.
And Hiruzen Sarutobi, seeing his old friend in a predicament, came out to help.
"Hehe! Madam Kiko has been in Konoha for several years without returning home, so her longing is understandable."
"It's a long journey, so bringing a few guards is no problem!"
"It's just that..."
"Isn't that a bit too many to bring?"
"Oh dear~, Hokage-sama, I don't want to either. This Konoha Village is really unsafe. People are blocking the gates even in broad daylight. If all the strong people in the clan leave, what will happen to the remaining elderly and women? Wouldn't they be bullied to death by those who block the gates? Poor my deceased father! Wuwuwu..."
As she spoke, Miya Kiko began to shed tears again.
"Hehe, Madam Kiko is joking! Clan Head Ooyashiro brought so many people, are you still afraid you can't get home safely? In this old man's opinion, if Madam Kiko wants to go home, she can completely go back alone with Clan Head Ooyashiro."
As Hiruzen Sarutobi's words fell.
The atmosphere around them grew strange.
The busy Hatake clansmen all stopped what they were doing and looked in their direction.
Miya Jomon stood behind Miya Kiko with his clansmen.
And Hiruzen Sarutobi and the clan heads who came to mourn also dispersed.
The two sides formed two factions.
"Hehe! What if I insist on the Hatake Clan coming with me!"
"Then none of you will leave!"
Hearing Miya Kiko's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi sternly refused.
A hint of killing intent even flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly hidden.
[Since Sakumo is gone, you should go accompany him sooner!]
"Hehe! Hokage-sama has a big mouth!"
The killing intent in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes disappeared quickly, but who among those present wasn't a strong person?
Those on Konoha's side standing behind Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't see it.
But Miya Jomon had been watching Hiruzen Sarutobi the entire time.
So upon sensing Hiruzen Sarutobi's killing intent, he stepped forward and stood in front of Miya Kiko.
"Oh~, so, Hokage-sama wants to keep us here, or does he want to kill us all?"
After speaking, he activated his Blood Dragon Eye and stared directly at the Konoha people.
"Konoha is a Ninja Clan that loves peace, this old man can agree to you taking Miya Kiko. But, the Hatake Clan members, you cannot take them!"
"What if we insist on taking them?"
"Then Konoha wouldn't mind acquiring a few Blood Dragon Eyes!"
As Hiruzen Sarutobi's words fell.
The surrounding temperature dropped to freezing point.
"Such big talk!"
"If you want to devour us, you'll have to see how many people you'll lose!"
After speaking, he flashed back and retreated rapidly.
The other Chinoike clansmen, after seeing the hand gestures made by their clan head behind him.
Also retreated backwards.
And the Konoha side also adopted offensive stances.
"Hokage-sama! I'll ask again!"
"Are you really not going to let the Hatake Clan leave? Even if the Hatake Clan leaves voluntarily!"
"Hmph! The Hatake Clan will always be Konoha's Hatake Clan!"
"If you take Miya Kiko now, this old man can pretend nothing happened! This is my biggest concession!"
"Good! Then let Hokage-sama see the strength of our Chinoike Clan!"
"Clansmen, it's time to let the Ninja World know of our Chinoike Clan again!"
"Release the Blood Pool!"
Following Miya Jomon's loud shout.
The other Chinoike Clan members each took out a sealed scroll from their bodies.
Unlike how other Ninja release scrolls.
With the back of the scroll facing themselves and the front facing the enemy.
The Chinoike Clan, however, faced the front towards themselves.
Then they opened it.
"Whoosh~"
Thick blood continuously flowed out from the scrolls, quickly staining a patch on the ground and rapidly expanding outwards.
"Not good! Stop them quickly!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi, seeing such a scene from afar, shouted loudly, and then immediately tried to use Earth Release, intending to bury all the blood.
The other Konoha Ninja also followed suit.
"Hmph! Will this old man let you succeed!"
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
A torrent of water formed in front of Miya Jomon, then spun around him, gradually forming a water vortex, and carried the blood from the ground, turning the water vortex into a Blood Vortex.
"This is?"
"Teacher's jutsu!"
Seeing Miya Kiko use her teacher's Ninjutsu.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face showed a shocked expression, then he asked.
"Hmph! That's not something Hokage-sama should be concerned about."
"Bang!"
The Blood Vortex and the overwhelming Earth Release collided in the air.
Although some blood was consumed.
The blood in the sealed scrolls was still flowing... and the flow showed no signs of decreasing.
However, the clash of Ninjutsu caused a huge sound.
Many Ninja were already rushing towards them.
Soon, the Hatake Clan compound was surrounded by dense Ninja.
And the blood from the scrolls was still flowing... the spreading speed was getting faster and faster.
At this moment, the blood had already stained the entire Hatake Clan compound red.
"Everyone retreat, do not approach the blood!"
Seeing the blood about to reach the Konoha Ninja, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly reminded them.
At the same time, he ordered the Anbu to set up a barrier.
The blood must not be allowed to spread to the residential area.
Soon, the barrier rose, enveloping the entire Hatake Clan compound.
And all the Konoha people, including Hiruzen Sarutobi and others, retreated outside the barrier.
There was no other way.
Just as Miya Jomon said.
The Chinoike Clan had disappeared from the Ninja World for too long, and there was absolutely no information about them.
To fight without any understanding... Hiruzen Sarutobi said he wasn't an idiot!
This old man is already in Konoha Village, with the right timing, geographical advantage, and popular support all on my side, why would I go in and risk my life!
Wouldn't it be better if this old man just trapped them and waited until they were hungry and cold!
"Hmph! Miya Jomon, this old man refuses to fight you. I want to see how long you can last!"
Saying that, he ordered someone to bring over the documents from the office and started working outside the barrier.
Miya Jomon inside the barrier was also completely calm. After gathering the Hatake clansmen and the forgotten coffin, he simply found a wooden board and sat down.
"Clan Head!"
"Hmm? What's wrong, Kiko?"
"This is Konoha, is it really okay for us to keep stalling here? Why don't we just fight our way out! I know where the Sarutobi Clan is, we can just fight our way to the Sarutobi Clan and take them hostage."
Miya Kiko felt her idea was very feasible.
But the response she received was her clan head's stern refusal.
"Nonsense! Have you forgotten all the knowledge you learned in Hidden Sand Village?"
"Our Chinoike Clan is a Ninja Clan that loves peace..."
Just like that, Miya Jomon gave Miya Kiko a ten-minute ideological education.
It was only after Miya Kiko's repeated assurances that she was finally relieved.
But as she walked away, Miya Kiko looked at the Blood Pool at her feet and remembered what the Clan Head had said to her earlier... [Hehe! Clan Head is getting more and more shameless!]
[The blood is almost reaching the roof, he's probably thinking about killing all day long!]
Just like that, Hiruzen Sarutobi outside the barrier was calmly reviewing documents, while the clan members of both clans inside the barrier sat on wooden boards.
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