"What a coincidence!"
"It must be related to That old man!"
Whoosh—
Under the cover of night, a nimble figure quickly melted into the darkness.
Not long after, Naruto-kun returned home.
He took off the stealth suit he got from Sakura, put it in a box, and hid it under his bed.
"There... if I remember correctly, it should be the Hyuga Clan."
"The one who was just killed... no, who fell to his death, seemed to be the Cloud Village Envoy I saw today."
Naruto-kun kept adjusting his breathing.
Finally, he ran to the bathroom to wash his face and calm down.
It was his first time seeing a dead person; he felt a bit uncomfortable, but at the same time, extremely excited.
This made him not dare to linger.
Moreover, That old man was Konoha's strongest, and Naruto-kun wasn't confident he could hide for long.
In reality, Naruto-kun didn't know that the feeling of being watched he usually perceived, besides Anbu Ninja, also came from Hiruzen Sarutobi using a crystal ball to monitor him.
Orochimaru: "Naruto-kun isn't entirely wrong in saying that."
Hyuga Neji: "So it was all because of you! Third Hokage!"
Senju Tobirama: A crystal ball?
Senju Tobirama: Was it a product left behind when the barrier was set up back then?
Senju Tobirama: I remember using this crystal ball makes it very easy to be discovered.
Tsunade: "So it was left by Second Grandfather, huh? Your reputation is really terrible."
PS: Senju Tobirama and Senju Hashirama are both grandfathers; using 'First Grandfather' and 'Second Grandfather' makes it easier to distinguish.
Tsunade: "That old man, he loves to use it to peep into the women's bathhouse, just bullying commoners for not having Chakra or sensory abilities."
Tsunade: "Including that Jiraiya you just cursed, the thing he wants most is that crystal ball."
Tsunade's voice fell.
Konoha instantly erupted.
The women whispered amongst themselves.
No need to say what they were talking about.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face changed drastically.
However, due to his status, and Jiraiya's status,
Konoha's civilian women, even with resentment, dared not curse them in such a public setting.
After all, his disciple, the legendary Sannin, deeply inherited his ways.
They both specifically chose civilian women to peep at.
How many commoners in Konoha didn't know them?
How could they dare to get angry at Ninja of this caliber?
Senju Tobirama: Absurd!!!
Senju Tobirama: Monkey! You immediately destroy that crystal ball!!!
Senju Tobirama was furious.
Every time he thought his lineage couldn't get any worse, having already been cursed once.
But!
Each time, new scandals would be exposed.
In the Pure Land World.
Senju Tobirama's eyes were a little moist.
He was truly crying from anger.
He had fought wars for so many years, suffered so many injuries, shed so much blood.
He had never shed a tear.
Now, even after death, he was forced to cry from anger because of his own decision from back then.
He couldn't take it anymore.
Senju Tobirama immediately went into output mode.
Senju Hashirama was stunned.
He had rarely seen his younger brother in such a furious state.
Most of the time, his younger brother had always been very calm.
Just hearing Senju Tobirama's voice, even his old rival Uchiha Izuna quieted down.
Someone started a fight?
Kushina immediately followed.
And seeing his wife, who had been silent for a long time, speak up,
Minato Namikaze took a deep breath.
He didn't want to be separated from his wife and child even in death.
So, he subtly joined the chorus of condemnation against Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Minato Namikaze: Third… Old Monkey, you big idiot!
All the dead: ???
Senju Tobirama: Fourth Hokage, don't speak yet!
Uzumaki Kushina: "Shut up!"
Senju Hashirama: Hahaha~
Senju Tobirama: Big Brother, you too, shut up first!
...Unsurprisingly, they were muted again.
However.
With them starting it,
Plus the heads of the Four Great Ninja Villages in the chat room, who also spoke up with their respective Kage.
On Konoha's side, voices condemning Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya also emerged.
Most of them were women.
Hiruzen Sarutobi pulled down the brim of his Hokage hat, originally thinking he had already lost all face.
It turned out he still had plenty of face to lose.
The Sarutobi Clan members hadn't dared to show their faces until now.
"That crystal ball... it can monitor me?"
"Wait, it can also peep into women's bathhouses?"
"How enviable..."
Slap—
As soon as Naruto finished speaking, he felt a chill down his spine.
Immediately after, he was slapped on the back of his head.
"Neji!"
"I... I was joking!"
Naruto's face turned red, and he still wanted to argue.
However, he looked back.
The person who struck him was not Hyuga Neji after all.
But Inoichi Yamanaka, with an unfriendly expression.
"Naruto, you actually envy this kind of behavior?"
"Do you believe... Never mind, I won't ask."
Inoichi Yamanaka took a deep breath.
Then Inoichi Yamanaka's voice echoed in the chat room.
Inoichi Yamanaka: "Kushina, Naruto said he was a little envious."
Uzumaki Kushina: "My Naruto... Wuwuwu... Senior Inoichi, hit him!"
Uzumaki Naruto: "No, Mom, I was joking!"
Uzumaki Naruto: "Right! The whispers in my mind are making me have these dirty and disgusting emotions, I'm fighting against them... Ah~!"
And so.
The originally somewhat solemn and tense atmosphere was broken by Naruto.
However, as a price,
He was spanked by Inoichi Yamanaka in front of everyone.
Buzz—
Naruto-kun looked up at himself in the mirror.
For a moment, he was completely stunned.
His originally sapphire blue eyes, at this moment, had turned a strange crimson.
However, it didn't last long.
"Fox demon?"
"Is it because I saw a bloody scene?"
"Or is it because my emotions fluctuated too violently just now?"
Naruto-kun was stunned for a long while.
Then he began to review.
"The feeling just now wasn't strong, but the appearance of that power... still made me feel very comfortable."
Within the sealing space, the Nine-Tailed's eyes also glowed with a faint red light.
'The seal is getting looser and looser. While the brat hasn't learned the Chakra Refining Technique yet, let some more Chakra leak out...'
On the other side.
After Hiruzen Sarutobi learned the details of the incident, his face was terrifyingly grim.
Seeing this, Hyuga Hiashi glanced at the girl in his arms, and finally, knelt on one knee before Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand, "No need for this, just dispose of the body."
With that, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned and left with a grim expression.
The Anbu Ninja also realized that things seemed to be getting out of control and quickly took the body on the ground away.
After the two left.
Hyuga Hiashi slowly stood up, holding Hinata.
"It seems this matter won't end so simply."
An old voice sounded from behind him.
Hyuga Hiashi handed Hinata to the Old Thing's arms.
"I will handle it."
With that, Hyuga Hiashi glanced at Hinata, who was still sound asleep.
Then, he silently walked towards the dojo.
"Father." Seeing what had happened in the past.
Hinata's heart ached.
"Sister, did Father do something wrong?"
"Didn't that person try to kidnap you, Sister?"
Hanabi was very smart, but not yet at the point where she could easily understand these things.
Hinata shook her head, clutching Hanabi's small hand tightly.
Hyuga Hiashi, meanwhile, sat in the waiting room, sighing helplessly.
He had planned to wait for Neji here, and then stage a scene of 'there were too many people outside just now'.
And then hand Neji the letter left by Hyuga Hizashi.
It's just... not taking it out early or late, but specifically when Neji revealed the Hyuga Clan's Caged Bird Seal in front of numerous Ninja leaders from other villages and Daimyo, was a bit thought-provoking.
The subsequent events were simple.
That night.
The heads of the major Ninja clans were summoned for a meeting.
It was a celebration during the day, but suddenly an emergency meeting at night.
These clan heads guessed that it was most likely related to the Envoy sent by Kumogakure.
However, when they arrived at the meeting room,
What they saw was the corpse of the Cloud Village Envoy.
Regardless of the reason, two nations at war do not execute envoys.
The clan heads' hearts sank to rock bottom.
Even if the other party made a mistake, they could have been captured.
The current situation was very bad, especially since the other party represented Kumogakure.
"Everyone, please sit."