As the frontline operations came to an end, the battle report from the Kingdom of Water was transmitted back to the village as quickly as possible.
In this battle, the ninja troops led by Sakumo did not get much advantage.
This is how wars are won and lost. It's not a big deal, but what was also sent back was the news that Himeji had lost her white eyes.
Then the Hyuga clan was completely in chaos.
The Hyuga clan has an extremely strict clan system, and this system has been passed down for hundreds of years.
In order to maintain this system, even a close relative of the past clan leaders must be put in a cage and sent to the branch family to serve as the clan leader.
What a cruel system, just to ensure that Baiyan will not live outside.
But now, Himeji's accident means that Byakugan has been lost.
This has never happened before.
Looking at the attitude of the Hyuga clan towards their own people, we can see that they cherish, conserve, and even cruelly treat the Byakugan. Byakugan falls into the hands of the enemy, which means that the opponent is likely to master the use of Byakugan and gain insight into Hyuga. The limit of blood inheritance of a clan...
This is a shame for the Hyuga clan, which has a high self-esteem, and it is also a thorn in the side that threatens the entire clan.
What's more... the one who lost her eyes was the daughter of the Hyuga clan leader.
How can Hinata Sky swallow this breath? !
If he hadn't been seriously injured during the Second Ninja War, he would have appeared on the front line of the Land of Water.
At this time, a small meeting of three people was being held in the Hokage's office building.
The Sandaime Hokage on the chair looked at the scroll in his hand with a gloomy expression. No matter what the situation, he rarely showed such an expression, which showed that the situation had collapsed to the extreme.
After a moment, he finally spoke.
"Orochimaru sent a letter saying that reinforcements from the village are needed."
Xiaochun, who was sleeping next to him, shook his head and sighed: "Reinforcement is easy to say, but where can the village squeeze out more troops?"
One against four looked majestic, but it was just looking at it, Konoha was actually strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
The Third Hokage clasped his hands together, remained silent for a moment and said: "Orochimaru now has to face several times the number of Sand Ninjas. Jiraiya and I also transferred to the Kingdom of Yu, so I transferred all the two thousand ninjas who stayed in the village to the Kingdom of Wind. Bar."
Koharu turned to bed and said with a serious face: "Hiruzhan, you have to think clearly. If these ninjas are also transferred out, the only ones guarding Konoha will be the ANBU ninjas."
"That's all we can do for the time being." The Third Hokage sighed.
Now can be said to be the most difficult moment for Konoha: Orochimaru in the Country of Wind faces several times the number of ninjas; Iwagakure Village in the Country of Grass does not have many troops, but Onoki has personally taken charge; Yuno Country consists of Kumogakure Village and Kirigakure Village. The coalition forces, Danzo and Jiraiya were overwhelmed.
Fortunately, Tatsumi and Sakumo completed their planned plan and successfully blocked the route from Kirigakure Village to reinforce Yuno Country. Presumably the Cloud and Mist Alliance forces would not be able to sustain it for long.
But while such good news has been obtained on the front line of the Kingdom of Water, Himeji's problem needs to be solved even more urgently.
"You both already know about Himeji, what do you think?" At the end of this small meeting, the Third Hokage finally raised this question.
"There are too many doubts about this matter." Mito Kadoyan, who was sitting next to him, spoke first.
At this time, his body was wrapped in layers of bandages, making him look a bit like a mummy.
These injuries were all sustained in Yu no Kuni, so after Jiraiya was transferred to Yu no Kuni, Mito Kadoyan was withdrawn from the front line along with a group of wounded.
Covering his injured face, he continued: "From what Chen described about Himeji's Byakugan, it was obvious that the Fourth Mizukage was planning to ambush him.
But there are two doubts.
First, Kirigakure seems to know the intelligence on the frontline very clearly. Second, I still haven’t figured out how the two of them escaped in the end. "
"There should be a spy, but there is no way to find out. As for how he escaped..." The third Hokage paused and continued; "The fourth Mizukage found out that he was no match for Chen and ran away. Then Chen rescued Himeji in the canyon. "
Hiruzen Sarutobi completely hid the matter of Chen's activation of the Mangekyō Sharingan. This information was of no small importance, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better.
Likewise, he hid the fact that Yagura was being manipulated.
This incident was so shocking that the Third Hokage was prepared to wait for Chen to return from the front line before questioning him about the details.
"What should we do now?" Xiaochun asked when he went to bed.
The most critical thing at the moment is the Byakugan. The Hyuga clan will not allow it to spread. The eyes must be taken back from Kirigakure. Even if they cannot be taken back, they must be destroyed.
This is at the family level. From the village level, the Byakugan has special significance in investigation. It can even be called a weapon of strategic significance in large-scale operations.
Only Byakugan can understand the enemy's layout and instantly see through the enemy's latest movements.
If such a weapon is obtained by the enemy, it means that the sword that belongs only to you is handed over to the enemy's hands.
But the problem comes again.
The eyes were taken away in the Kingdom of Water. As long as Kirigakure is not a fool, these eyes have now been transferred to Kirigakure Village.
It would be okay if it was peacetime, but now it is a war, Konoha is against four, and the situation has collapsed to such an extent that there is no condition to send ninjas to Kirigakure Village to seize or even destroy the Byakugan.
Therefore, after a moment of silence, Mito Menyan first raised his objection.
"Sakumo's attack on the Water Kingdom stronghold did not have a very good effect, but now that the Fourth Mizukage has been seriously injured, it is a good opportunity to attack the Water Kingdom's material storage point. Byakugan... let's give up for now."
Sarutobi Hiruzen remained silent.
Don't he know that now is a good opportunity? The situation in the Kingdom of Water can be said to affect the whole body.
As long as Tatsumi and Sakumo can take advantage of the current opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the Water Kingdom stronghold, the situation will be much better than now.
In order to win this war, it is not impossible to give up a pair of supercilious eyes.
But... what should the Hyuga clan do? The Hyuga clan has contributed too much to the Ninja World War. Now they have to give an explanation, right
Mito Kaden looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi being hesitant, and he continued to persuade: "Hiruzhan, as long as we win this war, Byakugan can naturally return Kirigakure Village when signing the defeat agreement."
Xiaochun, who was sleeping next to him, sighed. This sentence seemed reasonable, but in fact it was just self-deception.
Judging from the current situation, if Konoha really wins, it will only be a miserable victory.
Just like the First Ninja War, although they were nominally victorious, they actually had no ability to demand compensation from other villages.
So, after the Third Ninja War, will Kirigakure Village really return its Byakugan
Xiaochun, who went to bed, was very suspicious of this.
But from the village's point of view, Mito Monobu's suggestion is completely rational and the best... but it will wrong the Hyuga clan.
After thinking for a long time, the Third Hokage finally made up his mind.
"I have made a decision on this matter. Let Sakumo send some ninjas to recapture Byakugan. If it doesn't work, give up. I will personally comfort the Hyuga clan.
In short, it’s all about the overall situation! "
"What should we do with Chen?" Koharu asked when he went to bed, "You don't know about the relationship between Himeji and Chen."
The Third Hokage was silent for a moment and said: "If you write to him, Chen will understand our painstaking efforts and the difficulties of the village."
After going to bed, Xiaochun snorted coldly: "You have to write this letter yourself, I won't write it."
After saying that, she stood up and pushed the door open and walked out, leaving only the two grown men in the room looking at each other.
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