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Chapter 253: Hinata's Order
Hinata walked up to Tsunade and said seriously, "Lady Tsunade, I hope to issue an announcement to all Konoha villagers in the name of the Hokage."
At this stage, the title of Hokage was still very useful.
Konoha had existed for over sixty years, and the Hokage's authority was deeply rooted in the hearts of all villagers.
To reduce the difficulty of migration, it was better to focus on the Hokage's orders.
Combined with the enforcement of the puppets and the assistance of the defected ninjas, there shouldn't be a big problem.
Tsunade was silent for a moment, then finally nodded weakly. "Alright."
She laughed at herself self-deprecatingly. "Actually, you don't need to ask me at all. We are prisoners now; you can do whatever you want."
Hinata looked at the disheartened Tsunade, feeling unbearable inside.
Lady Tsunade's status in the hearts of all their female ninjas was extraordinary.
As one of the legendary Sannin, she had been famous in the ninja world for decades.
Three years ago, she became the Hokage, and all Konoha female ninjas, including Hinata, idolized Lady Tsunade...
But alas, the situation had changed suddenly...
Hinata didn't know how to reply for a moment.
Sigh, this daughter is still too kind...
Hiashi Hyuga sighed lightly in his heart and walked over.
"Hinata, I will send someone to the Hokage Building to draft the Hokage document, then notify all Konoha villagers."
He said with conviction, "I guarantee all villagers will know and will cooperate!"
"Hiashi... you..." Shikaku Nara stared blankly at Hiashi Hyuga.
That was a Hokage document. Only the Hokage was qualified to write and issue it.
How can you, a Hyuga, overstep your bounds...
But seeing Hinata standing beside Hiashi, and the thousand-plus puppets behind her, he instantly thought of their current situation.
In the end, he just opened his mouth and swallowed the words of interrogation he originally wanted to say.
Since they had already surrendered, continuing to resist verbally would do nothing but bring disaster upon themselves.
Hinata said to the Maid Puppet beside her, "You arrange for the puppets to cooperate with my clansmen."
"Yes, Lady Hinata." The Maid Puppet bowed and accepted the order.
The puppets behind immediately ran towards various parts of Konoha together with the Hyuga clansmen stepping out from the crowd.
"Father..." Hinata's gaze shifted, and she whispered in Hiashi Hyuga's ear.
"Before coming to Konoha, Lord Alex specifically mentioned Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, and the Shimura Clan..."
Hiashi Hyuga listened intently, somewhat puzzled.
Why would that Lord Alex, suspected to be another Akatsuki leader, specifically mention these three...
He shouldn't be familiar with Konoha.
Hiashi asked in a low voice, "Hinata, what instructions does Lord Alex have regarding these three?"
"Kill them all." Hinata lowered her head, not letting anyone see her expression.
She simply spat out these three words with a somewhat cold voice.
Kill... kill them all??
Hiashi's heart shuddered, and his pupils shrank abruptly.
He looked at his eldest daughter with some shock.
He never thought his eldest daughter, whom he had always considered weak and kind, would say this order so coldly.
It seems I didn't understand my daughter, or perhaps the time she was captured caused Hinata to change.
"Good." Hiashi Hyuga didn't hesitate and immediately said, "Leave this matter to Father. Father will arrange it well."
Regarding his daughter's change, besides surprise, he was mostly happy.
Hinata was bound to be one of the core upper-class members of the entire ninja world in the future.
As a superior, she absolutely could not be too weak and kind.
Hiashi also believed that Hinata would eventually become an excellent Hyuga Clan Leader.
Doing better than himself, leading the Hyuga Clan to greater glory.
Hinata raised her head again, the expression on her face the same as before, looking somewhat shy and weak.
It was as if nothing had happened just now.
"Father, let them all disperse."
"After packing up everything, assemble at the Ninja Academy playground."
Hiashi nodded, took a deep breath, and shouted in an extremely loud voice:
"You all go back and pack your things now. You must assemble at the Ninja Academy playground before dark!"
His voice turned cold, directly threatening, "If you don't come, or don't cooperate and try some petty tricks, then be prepared to lose your lives!"
He maxed out the threat directly.
Hmph!
Former companions, acquaintances, so what??
In the face of the choice for the clan's greater glory, they were nothing but stones by the roadside, all capable of being discarded.
Right now, these people looked at him with angry, hateful eyes, yet dared not speak out.
But before long, he believed these people who hated him would inevitably turn around to curry favor with him.
They just couldn't accept it temporarily right now. When they realized they were powerless to reverse the situation, they would persuade themselves to accept reality.
Starting a new life.
If they wanted to live better, if they wanted to obtain a certain status and power, they could only socialize upwards through the Hyuga Clan.
Because his Hyuga Clan had Hinata!
After Hiashi Hyuga shouted his threatening words, the scene fell silent.
All ninjas glared angrily, but dared not curse a word.
Finally, looking at each other, they began to disperse sparsely.
Going back to their respective homes to find their mothers.
Those from ninja clans had to immediately hold clan meetings to discuss the issue of clan survival in the future.
Civilian ninjas simply informed their families of what happened, then packed their belongings together.
"Hi... Hinata..." Ino greeted with a forced smile. "I'll go home first. See you later."
Facing this former companion, she felt inexplicably nervous and afraid deep inside.
This was the absolute gap brought by status, position, and power.
It made her unconsciously place herself in a lower position.
Sakura felt the same way.
She forced a smile and waved. "Hinata, I'll go home first too. See you at the Ninja Academy."
"Okay, goodbye." Hinata responded with a smile, bidding farewell to the Konoha Rookies one by one.
It was just that the familiar camaraderie of the past was mixed with something strange, making the farewell atmosphere a bit weird.
Phew... Walking past the corner, Ino patted her chest and let out a long breath.
Sakura beside her also relaxed her expression.
"Sakura... Hinata looked a bit different just now. I can't interact with her naturally like before..."
"Hinata has grown..." Sakura was silent for a few seconds, then said complicatedly, "With her status in Akatsuki, she will be the absolute upper class in the entire ninja world from now on."
"Status, power, above who knows how many tens of thousands..."
"And strength..." She said bitterly, "The gap between us and her is huge now, and it will only get bigger in the future..."
"Gap..." The blonde ponytail behind Ino stopped swaying, her mood hard to describe.
She sighed, "Hinata standing in the middle of ten thousand people just now was really cool."
"And everyone has to obey her orders, even Lady Tsunade. It's really majestic, and I'm envious too..."
She suddenly whispered, "Sakura, do you think we can join Akatsuki too, like Hinata?"
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