The Road to the Throne of White Eyes

"Asshole, you want to run away after causing such a scene in Konoha?!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was surprised and delighted to see that there were fewer enemies. After all, with fewer enemies to face, he could mobilize his forces more easily. This was Konoha, and with just a few enemies, they would be surrounded and killed by Konoha's ninjas sooner or later.

"You know whether you escaped or not. I advise you to hand over the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki as soon as possible. The Akatsuki organization is determined to capture the Tailed Beast!"

Konan's paper man clone threw out a wave of shurikens, then left a warning in a cold voice and disappeared.

"Hiruzen, what's going on here?"

After Konan disappeared, Shimura Danzo arrived with a group of Root, followed by some guards and civilian ninjas. This messy group not only failed to help the Anbu eliminate the remaining giant summoning beasts, but also allowed the Cerberus and Yatagarasu to break free and rush to other parts of Konoha to cause destruction.

"Chase them! We can't let these guys continue to destroy our home!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen simply treated his injuries and called on the surrounding ninjas to chase. The enemy had already invaded in front of the Hokage Building. If he did not launch a counterattack, the morale of Konoha would really be dispersed.

Under Sarutobi Hiruzen's command, the chaotic civilian ninjas and Anbu formed a temporary joint force and divided into several groups to rush to the place where the unrest continued in the village. Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo led the elite forces of Anbu and Root to stay in place and continue to rally their forces to eliminate those who were there as soon as possible.

Watching the retreating troops, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were filled with gloom. The number of ninjas participating in the defense of the village was far less than he had expected! Especially since there were no ninjas from the Aburame and Inuzuka clans among them as he had previously estimated. He had originally expected Danzo to be able to bring their entire clans.

"Danzo, why did you come so late, and with so few people? Where are the Aburame and Inuzuka families?

These two are the largest families in Konoha right now. At this critical moment, aren't they willing to send even one person out?!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen had a bad feeling in his heart, but he was unwilling to continue thinking in that direction. Instead, he preferred to believe that the two families were just having some small temper tantrums.

"There's no such thing as Aburame or the Inuzuka family!"

Shimura Danzo's face was extremely gloomy. "These two families are completely empty. The people and supplies have disappeared without a trace! Apart from the houses, the furniture inside, and daily necessities, the rest is clean, not even a little garbage left!"

To be honest, if Danzo didn't know that he had not given the order, he would have thought that this was done by the Root Ninjas. He would even have thought that the lands of the two families were places that had been looted by the Root Ninjas. After all, those valuable things were looted so thoroughly.

Danzo's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Sarutobi Hiruzen's head. The momentum built up by the anger in his chest dissipated a lot. He suddenly felt that his whole body was shouting with fatigue. He was really old.

Deng Deng Deng!

The old body could hardly support itself, and Sarutobi Hiruzen took several steps back before he could barely stand. However, his head was still buzzing, as if he had been punched on the head.

"Traitors, all of you are traitors to Konoha, Hinata Feng you bastard!"

Regardless of the fact that they were on the street and that Konoha was engulfed in war, a strong fire of hatred burned in Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart, and he couldn't help but burst into cursing.

"Hiruzen, calm down. We must first eliminate the enemies invading Konoha!"

Danzo, who had already been furious once, was very experienced at this time. After Hiruzen scolded him a few times, he began to comfort him.

"I will never let that bastard Hinata Feng go, and the Snow Ninja Village!"

With Danzo's comfort, he uttered a harsh remark, as if he had already seen the demise of Hyuga Wind and Snow Shinobi Village under his powerful arm, and Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression became much better.

"Konoha's strength is definitely not something these few enemies can handle. They mainly have the advantage of surprise, and their ninjutsu is really too strange."

Sarutobi Hiruzen briefly introduced the Six Paths of Pain's abilities to Danzo, which made Danzo a little confused. He couldn't help but ask, "You really don't have the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's contact information?"

"Would I hide it from you if there was something?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was very dissatisfied with his old friend's suspicion. "That impulsive fellow Jiraiya didn't even leave any contact information. And those toads in Myoboku Mountain are too arrogant. Apart from notifying me after Jiraiya's accident and passing on some information, they have no contact with Konoha at all!"

When mentioning the toad on Mount Myoboku, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked angry. If he had the contact information, how could he not contact Naruto? No matter what, the Nine-Tails is a powerful fighting force, especially at this time, he can't care about the danger of the Nine-Tails exploding.

"Then what should we do? From the information you just gave us, it seems difficult for us to defeat them with our current manpower without suffering heavy losses. Moreover, without enough strong leaders, the civilian ninjas might not even be able to organize an attack. If the enemy manages to wreak havoc on Konoha and still escape intact, Konoha will become a huge joke."

Danzo Shimura also felt a little helpless about the current situation. If he had not been so deeply bound to Sarutobi Hiruzen in recent years, he really would not be willing to lead the Root. Wouldn't it be great if he could wait for Hiruzen to be defeated and then take over the protection of Konoha, gain reputation, and ascend to the throne of Hokage?

"It's a bit difficult indeed. Their abilities are too strange, and some haven't even made a move yet," Sarutobi Hiruzen said, a little frightened. He didn't know how strong those Akatsuki members were. If they were all as strong as that mechanical monster, it would be too dangerous. Why had he been so impulsive in the first place, actually charging straight in?

After calming himself down, Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a breath and made up his mind. He stared at Danzo with burning eyes.

"Danzo, we can't hide any longer at this point. If Konoha is destroyed, how can we face our teacher in the Pure Land?"

Shimura Danzo was slightly taken aback by Hiruzen's words, "What do you mean?"

"I know you have a lot of trump cards, and I have also prepared some means to defend Konoha. This time we must use them all and let the enemy see the true strength of Konoha!"

Hinata Feng on the Hokage Rock was eating melon seeds and watching the fun while taking the sealing scroll from the shadow clones who were collecting supplies and throwing it into the training room for storage.

"Huh, have you two old bastards come up with something new? This drama is really getting more and more exciting. I hope your preparations can give me some surprises."

Hinata Feng's eyes were as sharp as a torch, and he could read the lip language of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others from a distance. He was really curious about the tricks of these two old guys.