Chapter 89: The Commissioner and the Councilor, the Hyuga Main House's Resolution!
Although Kakashi really found it hard to accept all of this, he could not deny his own judgment.
Even if the person in the drawing looked somewhat unfamiliar, he could still recognize the general likeness at a glance!
No matter how much things had changed, there were some things he could not erase.
"And this half of the disfigured face is in the same position as where the boulder crushed him back then."
Kakashi lowered his head and spoke in a deep voice; there was some pain and some confusion in his gaze.
"Hokage-sama, this is..."
"This is the intelligence that my investigation personnel obtained at the cost of their lives!"
Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could speak, Danzo spoke first.
Just as he spoke, Hyuga Makoto almost lost his composure.
Wasn't this something you bought for 80 million Ryo? The money is still with me!
"Furthermore, Hiruzen and I have verified and validated it through multiple sources, so we can fully ensure the authenticity of the intelligence."
Danzo said calmly; when he entered work mode, he was still very serious.
"He is likely the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails Incident, and Uchiha Itachi is with him as well!"
Kakashi fell silent. Even though he was mentally prepared, this was still too painful!
Fortunately, Jiraiya could see Kakashi's state and immediately spoke up.
"We will follow up on this matter. At least we have intelligence on them now, but what is the deal with that Nucleus Organization?"
Upon hearing this question, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately lost his composure.
He just couldn't understand when so many monsters and demons had popped up in the Ninja World.
An Akatsuki Organization, a Nucleus Organization—how could both of these organizations possess Konoha's power?
Did they come to Konoha to buy in bulk, or what?
Damn it, Konoha is almost running out of these powers...
His peripheral vision couldn't help but sweep over Danzo, just like when he encountered secret techniques he couldn't understand, his first thought was always his teacher.
When encountering such difficult-to-explain matters related to Konoha, the first person he always thought of was Danzo...
"I also don't know what their purpose is, but they are extremely dangerous."
Although he thought this way, without evidence, there was nothing he could do about Danzo, so he could only speak in a muffled voice.
"Wood Release, Mangekyo, and that Mysterious Person you encountered—they seem even more troublesome!"
Hyuga Makoto had to speak up at this moment; after all, they were talking about him.
"However, are there only codenames? Are there no more specific details?"
Danzo snorted coldly and said calmly.
"However, it can be confirmed that they seem to have a grudge against the Akatsuki Organization. Didn't you also encounter them in action?"
Jiraiya nodded; he wouldn't forget that operation in the Land of Rice Fields.
"Then what do we do now? What about this Nucleus Organization?"
"Let's investigate slowly for now, starting with their codenames."
Hiruzen Sarutobi was also very helpless; these people were truly too mysterious and too difficult to investigate.
"Indra, Asura—they seem to be characters from mythology. Let's look for the connection between them."
"I propose we bring Tsunade back."
Jiraiya thought for a moment before speaking.
"Whether it's the Akatsuki Organization or this Nucleus Organization, they both possess Wood Release. Even if we have the data, I'm afraid..."
"It is indeed time to bring her back; Konoha really needs manpower right now."
Hiruzen Sarutobi did not hesitate and immediately agreed to this matter.
"Also, the investigation into the Nucleus Organization should be kept secret. They currently have no malice toward Konoha; on the contrary, they have great malice toward the Akatsuki Organization. We shouldn't disrupt this atmosphere."
"Hmph, I know."
Danzo snorted coldly. Although he also wanted to figure out what was going on with that Nucleus Organization.
But he knew even better that compared to the mysterious Nucleus Organization from which no information could be gleaned, he should focus more on the Akatsuki Organization that had already surfaced!
Especially since Obito and Uchiha Itachi both had deep grudges against him...
"Now that Obito's identity has been confirmed, we should take targeted action against him."
"Indeed, neither he nor Uchiha Itachi seem much like humans."
Hyuga Makoto nodded immediately upon hearing this; now was the time to grab the Akatsuki Organization and beat them to death!
"After all, one personally caused the death of his own teacher and his wife, and the other personally killed his own parents."
Kakashi was speechless, but this was indeed the truth. He could only ask with a bitter face.
"It's just that we cannot obtain more specific intelligence and location on Obito, this is..."
"Captain Kakashi, Pervy Sage told me that you suspect he is in the Hidden Mist."
Hyuga Makoto blinked and said with a smile.
"I actually also think it's very likely that he is in the Hidden Mist."
"Oh?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was a bit curious; Hyuga Makoto's intelligence analysis ability had always been very strong.
If it weren't for him, I'm afraid Uchiha Itachi's conspiracy wouldn't have been uncovered so quickly!
"Makoto, what is your judgment?"
"If I remember correctly, the Fourth Mizukage seems to be the Three-Tails Jinchuriki."
Hyuga Makoto's expression appeared somewhat serious as he said softly.
"Back then, he was able to create the Nine-Tails Incident, which shows he mastered the ability to control Tailed Beasts. Since then, he has also grown, so perhaps he can—"
"Control a Jinchuriki?"
Before Hyuga Makoto even finished his sentence, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others immediately understood!
This caused them all to fall into silence, and they couldn't help but start thinking seriously.
The Fourth Mizukage is said to be a perfect Jinchuriki, and normally, it would be difficult to control him.
"But what if it was after he was injured, and someone took advantage of the situation—"
Jinchuriki all have times when they are weak, and injury is definitely one of the reasons for weakness.
"And that guy possesses unfathomable space-time abilities, so—"
A sneak attack, severely injuring the Fourth Mizukage, and then using the Mangekyo to control him—everything became logical and reasonable!
Thinking of this, everyone seemed to have an answer in their hearts.
"It seems the matter in the Hidden Mist needs to be accelerated..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke in a low voice, his pipe in hand, while Danzo, who was beside him, also nodded.
"My people have already infiltrated. Since there is a clear direction, this matter should be much faster."
"It seems we really need to prepare to mobilize."
Jiraiya nodded, and Kakashi took a deep breath and said.
"I am ready at any time. This time, I will definitely find out why he became like this!"
"Hm."
Hyuga Makoto felt that if he didn't say something at this moment, it seemed a bit antisocial.
However, he felt the atmosphere was a bit heavy, so he hesitated for a moment before deliberately smiling and saying.
"However, before leaving the Village, I think we should go burn some incense!"
These words immediately broke the previous heavy atmosphere.
Hyuga Makoto didn't care at all; he looked at Kakashi and said.
"After all, Captain Kakashi is a bit unlucky; he always encounters trouble every time he goes on a mission. Let's burn some incense to pray for our safe return."
"You kid..."
Kakashi was somewhat dumbfounded, and Jiraiya, who also hated that heavy atmosphere, immediately pulled Kakashi and laughed.
"That's right, I've seen your records; it's too unlucky. Should I also go along to burn incense?"
"You should go too, these two are..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi pursed his lips. Thinking of Hyuga Makoto and Kakashi's Luck, he himself didn't know what to say.
Moreover, looking at the hair of these three, he couldn't help but rub his temples.
"Makoto's hair turned white because of the Yin Seal. Now, it's great, all three of you have white hair."
"What's wrong with that?"
Jiraiya scratched his head, looked at the three of them of different sizes, and said with a smile.
"It's only uniform if it's all white. Besides, I'm a pervert, Makoto is greedy for money, and Kakashi... Kakashi, what are you?"
Kakashi rolled his eyes; this was a difficult question to answer, but Hyuga Makoto raised an eyebrow.
"Isn't Captain Kakashi always a bit of a closet pervert?"
Kakashi's eyes immediately became dead fish eyes. Is this his personality?
Hiruzen Sarutobi also looked at the three of them with some amusement, even though the content of the meeting was somewhat heavy.
But a livelier atmosphere is good for everyone!
Especially looking at Hyuga Makoto, he was exceptionally satisfied in his heart.
Outstanding appearance, outstanding strength, outstanding ability. Even if there are some small flaws in his personality, overall, he is very good!
"Hizashi, you raised a good child..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered to himself; his only regret was Hyuga Makoto's Caged Bird Seal.
He was actually really curious whether Hyuga Makoto had made any Breakthrough progress after studying it for so long.
"However, even if it's impossible to start from the sealing technique, perhaps it's possible to start from the medical aspect..."
He wanted Tsunade to return, indeed because the current situation was a bit strange, and Konoha was indeed short of personnel.
Besides that, he also wanted to see if Tsunade could find another way to solve Hyuga Makoto's Caged Bird Seal!
Even though he knew this wasn't very appropriate, he still ultimately wanted to try.
He really didn't want a child like Hyuga Makoto to be a bird forever locked in a cage...
"Hiruzen, there is something I want to discuss with you."
Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was thinking, Danzo suddenly spoke in a low voice.
"It's about the intelligence this time."
"Hm, speak."
Hiruzen Sarutobi came back to his senses and nodded directly.
"The intelligence work this time was done very well; I hope you continue to maintain it."
"I will maintain it, but some intelligence was purchased, and you cut my funding, so..."
"How much money, tell me."
"160 million Ryo."
"?"
"With such accurate intelligence, did you think it would be cheap?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent, and on the other side, Hyuga Makoto was also silent.
Although these two were speaking in low voices, he really heard them.
He now just felt his fists clenching tight!
Damn it, the "Hyuga Commissioner" really can't compare to "Councilor Shimura"...
"Grand Elder, this cannot continue!"
Inside a secret meeting room of the Hyuga Clan.
A group of members from the Main House gathered together, surrounding an old man.
This old man was named Hyuga Shingo, the Grand Elder of the Hyuga Clan, and the very person who had forced Hyuga Hizashi to die back then!
His Byakugan had no fluctuations at all, and he looked at the crowd expressionlessly.
"Grand Elder, that group of Branch House members is becoming increasingly excessive and unscrupulous!"
A man from the Hyuga Main House said, and another person immediately nodded.
"Hyuga Makoto broke the gap, and now three more Branch House members have entered the Anbu. So what about the future?"
"Now that they have joined the Anbu, they dare to be so unscrupulous and laugh so crazily. I don't even dare to imagine what will happen in the future!"
"The Clan Chief is too weak. This is subverting the ancestral teachings of the Hyuga and abandoning the cornerstone of the Hyuga."
"And the Village is also becoming increasingly excessive, talking about how the Hyuga are wasting talent—they just want to interfere in our clan's internal affairs!"
These Main House members became more and more agitated as they spoke, their fists clenching tighter and tighter.
They were truly angry now. Originally, they were high and mighty, controlling the life and death of all Branch House members.
But as Hyuga Makoto broke the boundaries and entered the Anbu, the situation underwent a huge change.
Even though they had long thought this would happen, they tried hard to contain it, even playing the ostrich for a period of time.
But the feeling that their status was constantly slipping became increasingly clear, and they found it harder and harder to accept!
"I don't wish to continue hearing complaints."
Hyuga Shingo finally spoke, his voice appearing calm and indifferent.
"What I wish to hear is what solutions or methods you have."
These words made everyone present fall silent.
Because they had now encountered the biggest problem: how exactly to solve it!
Hyuga Makoto's identity was really a bit too troublesome.
This guy is Anbu, Jiraiya's Disciple, and furthermore, someone valued by the Clan Chief.
If they really were to provoke him, I'm afraid none of them could bear the consequences of the wrath from Konoha!
"Grand Elder, we..."
"I understand. You are just here to complain, right?"
A trace of disappointment appeared in Hyuga Shingo's eyes. He probably hadn't expected that the people of the Main House had actually turned into this state!
But no matter how disappointed he was, he could only endure it now, because ever since he joined Konoha with the clan from a young age, he only believed in one thing.
"The ancestral teachings of the Hyuga cannot change, and the rules of the Hyuga are unquestionable!"
Perhaps it was because he had forced Hyuga Hizashi to die back then, which led to Hyuga Hiashi starting to indulge the Branch House.
But he didn't feel he was wrong; the fate of the Branch House was to protect the Main House!
Even if it happened again, he would still make that choice.
"Hyuga Makoto is difficult to move, and even more so, cannot be moved easily, but others are different."
There was also a trace of anger in Hyuga Shingo's gaze. He knew where the root cause was, but being unable to pull out this root cause at once made him uncomfortable too.
"Only by forcing him to make a mistake can we find a way to use the clan rules to discipline him without involving issues with Konoha."
"The people around him?"
A member of the Main House thought for a moment and asked cautiously.
"Grand Elder, do you mean Neji?"
"Grand Elder, isn't that inappropriate?"
Another Main House member swallowed his saliva and spoke in a low voice.
"Neji is Hyuga Hizashi's son, and now the Clan Chief is also taking good care of him. If at this time..."
"It is precisely because the Clan Chief is taking care of him that we must target him."
Hyuga Shingo shook his head, cutting them off.
"The Clan Chief is indulging the Branch House, and this matter must be stopped. Hyuga Makoto was taught by Hyuga Hizashi; it's impossible for him not to care!"
Speaking of this, he paused slightly before continuing.
"Through Neji, we can let the Clan Chief see our resolve, and at the same time, we can force Hyuga Makoto to 'break the rules'."
"If he does nothing, his influence on the Branch House will inevitably be shaken."
"After all, even if you are Anbu, at most you can only save yourself; you can't even protect the son of the person who raised you."
"And once he 'breaks the rules', we can reasonably use the Caged Bird Seal, especially in front of all the Branch House members!"
"Once a person like him makes a mistake, it can also make others realize that the Hyuga's clan rules and the Caged Bird Seal..."
"Are still unshakable!"
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