Naruto Puppet Master

"Well, tonight is going to be an eventful time. Please tell the people below to take good care of the temple." The red priest chuckled and said, "Accompany me to meet the Third Hokage and the others!"

"Yes, Lord Sacrifice."

After saying that, the two left the temple together and rushed towards the Hokage Building.

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On the other side, the Third Hokage and others, who were already waiting a little anxiously, were suppressing their thoughts and waiting for the arrival of the temple priests.

With a "swish" sound, an ANBU came to the Third Hokage and reported: "The Hokage-sama, the priest-sama and the chief guard of the temple have arrived downstairs."

"Okay, the priest has arrived. Everyone, let's go to greet the priest together!" After saying that, the Third Hokage walked outside with everyone in a strange atmosphere.

Ta-ta-ta~~~~~ Under the sound of chaotic footsteps, the Hokage and his entourage met the red priest in the hall downstairs.

"Master Red Priest, it's really rude of us to invite you here late at night." As soon as Pu met, the Third Hokage said apologetically on behalf of the Leaf Village.

"Where, I believe that the Third Hokage has informed me late at night that something very important must have happened." The red priest said with concern: "Is there a local demonic disaster that broke out somewhere?"

"No, this matter is very serious, but because we have just received the news, we are not sure what the nature of the situation is yet." The Third Hokage said solemnly: "Therefore, we hope that there will be a priest to preside over this matter together."

"Yes, I beg you, the red-robed priest, to help." As soon as the Third Hokage finished speaking, a group of clan leaders or group representatives behind him all said in unison.

"Oh! Everyone actually said that!" The red priest said with a serious expression: "It seems that something big happened."

"Don't worry, everyone, the temple represents the Divine Religion and the Red Sand Empire, and will definitely help everyone, but the Third Hokage should first talk about what happened to the ground."

"The Uchiha may have been exterminated." The third Hokage said solemnly.

"The news is confirmed!" the red priest said with a shocked expression.

"The news I just received." The Third Hokage said solemnly: "I have sent ANBU to seal the area, and two Hokage advisors have also gone over to investigate."

"It just so happened that I called everyone here tonight to discuss the talent quota required by the empire! So everyone is gathered together now, and after getting the news, I directly informed the priest, hoping that the power of the temple can help us."

"I understand, let's go and take a look together!" After looking at the strange atmosphere behind the Third Hokage, the red priest, who has lived in Konoha Village for six years and clearly understands the complex situation and relationships here, also felt it. The Third Hokage's embarrassing situation.

"Whoosh whoosh~~~"

Five minutes later, led by the red priest and the Third Hokage, everyone arrived at the Uchiha clan's private clan.

What he saw was the ANBU members blocking the scene from all directions, and the strong smell of blood drifting in the wind.

This strong smell of blood, no less than that left behind by a bloody battle, made many people present pale. It was not that they had not experienced war, but such a bloody scene happened in their own village, but it was something that no one could accept. .

Therefore, after the initial stimulation, raging anger began to ignite in the hearts of the clan leaders.

Two sounds of "swish"

The two Hokage advisors used ninjutsu to teleport over.

"Koharu, Men Yan, how are you? Are there any traces of the survivors or the murderer?" The Third Hokage asked eagerly.

After hearing this, the two looked at each other, and Mito Kadoyan said: "The time was too short, we did not catch the murderer, but we only initially determined that the Uchiha clan should be wiped out. As for the survivors, only Uchiha Fugaku was found. My youngest son Uchiha Sasuke, I have sent him to the hospital."

Hearing this, the Third Hokage took a breath and said in a deep voice: "Is Uchiha Sasuke the only one left alive?"

"As long as we can find out the news, everyone is already inside. Except for Uchiha Itachi's body, only Uchiha Sasuke is still alive." Mito Kadoyan said: "But after all, the Uchiha clan has a huge We don’t know the autonomy and some secret strengths, so we don’t rule out the possibility of survivors.”

"And given the disappearance of Uchiha Itachi and the survival of Uchiha Sasuke, we believe that Uchiha Itachi is the key and he should still be alive."

"Well, today is the day of the Uchiha clan festival. All the Uchiha clan members will come back here to participate. Since Uchiha Itachi's body has not been found, the possibility of his survival is indeed very high."

Thinking of this, the Third Hokage said in a deep voice: "Immediately send more people to shrink Uchiha Itachi in the entire village. If it is not found in the village, we will search within the sphere of influence we control. We must identify Uchiha Itachi as quickly as possible." News from Bo Itachi.”

"Yes, Hokage-sama." The ANBU leader on the side responded loudly.

Looking at the ANBU leading the team away, the Third Hokage continued to ask: "Any other discoveries?"

"Yes, how could such a large Uchiha clan be killed in such a short period of time, and be wiped out without alerting us? Are there any traces of demonized creatures?" asked the red priest. road.

"Currently we have found no traces of demonized creatures." Mito Kadoyan said solemnly: "However, we have found traces of fierce battles and some different changes, so we can be sure that the enemy is not one, but a team. People, a team composed of powerful ninjas."

Judging from the different changes at the scene, they first used sealing techniques to isolate the entire Uchiha clan from Konoha Village, and then divided the huge Uchiha clan into areas one by one through sealing techniques. They are also isolated from each other.

"Destroy them one by one?" The Third Hokage, who has experienced many battles, said with a solemn expression.

"Yes, the Uchiha's power was separated by the sealing technique. Only by using strong men to kill a part of the divided Uchiha's power was not only we did not get any news, but even the Uchiha themselves were mostly They were all gradually eaten away without any precautions." Mito Kadoyan said in a deep voice.

"How is this possible? Who can build such a large sealing formation in the territory of Uchiha? With Uchiha's xenophobic character, it is impossible for outsiders to build such a large sealing formation within the territory of the Uchiha clan. ." Hinata Hizu said with an ugly expression.

"So there must be a mole. And with such a large sealing formation, even a member of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Fugaku cannot see the other party's subordinates for no reason, so the mole must be someone who is trusted by the entire Uchiha. It is possible for the Uchiha tribe to do this without attracting interference from other tribesmen." The third Hokage said with an equally ugly face.

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Uchiha Itachi? "The priest in red said calmly.

Although the red priest didn't say much, everyone present was not a fool. Mito Kadoba's report, Hinata Hizashi's words, and the Third Hokage's speculation all made everyone automatically make up the so-called truth in their minds. .

"Could it be that outsiders contacted by the missing Uchiha Itachi jointly destroyed his own family, the Uchiha clan?"

"How is this possible? He is the young patriarch of the Uchiha clan! Coupled with his own talent and strength, he will probably inherit the future Uchiha clan leader. What reason does he have to destroy what would be his own? Uchiha!"

"Ai, don't be tempted by the real evil!"

"Who knows! I'm afraid we have to wait until someone finds it before we can be sure."

"Even Itachi Uchiha, how did he bring outsiders in? The person who can participate in the destruction of the Uchiha clan is probably not an unknown person!"

"The village is a little unsafe nowadays!"

"Yes! The people in the sealing class are really negligent in their duties."

Listening to the chaotic discussions of the people behind him, the Third Hokage said with a sullen face: "Currently, we can only get more clues by finding Uchiha Itachi as our main goal. I will also ask the ANBU to investigate the sealing class. Now everyone, let’s go in and take a look with me! You can also be wary of your own family when you go back.”

"After all, in today's era, most of the sealing team's energy is focused on identifying demonized creatures and isolating evil spirits. Naturally, they are not as sensitive to enemies who are also human beings as before."

"The village is also seizing the time to train more sealed ninjas."

"So at this time, I hope that everyone can help each other as much as possible without affecting the normal operation of the village."

After hearing the words of the Third Hokage, everyone who was originally uneasy could only say in unison: "I will live up to Hokage-sama's expectations."

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After a busy inspection that night, except for the ANBU who temporarily seemed to be on site to collect the corpses of the Uchiha clan, the elite and high-level officials of Konoha Village all left the bloody Uchiha clan place one after another.

On the second day, the entire Konoha Village was operating as usual, but the Uchiha people who could be seen everywhere had indeed disappeared. At the same time, everything that happened in the Uchiha area was also directly blocked by the ANBU.

And just when this atmosphere of impending storm was circulating among many large and small families, an assessment called the Demon Hunter Trial suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

"Have you heard that there is going to be a selection competition for demon hunters in the village?"

"What is a demon hunter? Why is there suddenly this competition?"

"It is said that it was an order from the Red Sand Empire, so it was held very suddenly."

"And the so-called Demon Hunter is to select the most talented reserve disciples and then take the title of Demon Hunter to work for the Red Sand Empire!"

"Ah! How can it be held in a hurry? Is it okay?"

"It is said that last night, the Hokage-sama had notified all the geniuses who are eligible to participate in the competition selection overnight."

"The preliminary selection will begin today, and those who pass will proceed to the final competition."

"Let me see, is this an internal election? How come you were notified directly! Shouldn't you have signed up yourself?" A ninja who was listening to his companions bragging said angrily: "Everyone has been elected."

"Oh, you have been missed." Seeing the atmosphere of the companions who were listening, another ninja who was proud of his heart immediately struck: "The ones selected are all geniuses under the age of ten, not mediocre people like us. You better watch the gate with me honestly!"

"Hush, they are all under ten years old, what kind of strength do they have!"

"How can such a young person deserve the title of Demon Hunter, which sounds very majestic at first sight!" The ninja who was angry before knowing that he had no chance said disdainfully.

"Tch, you guy knows how to practice all day long, let me tell you! Don't underestimate those brats. Now that you have the knowledge of cultivation announced by the temple, although it is an extra way for us civilians to make progress, but For those truly gifted geniuses, the help of temple knowledge is actually even greater.”

"There are a lot of geniuses emerging in Konoha Village today, and some of them are almost as powerful as Chunin."

Ever since the news of the Demon Hunting Competition came out from the Third Hokage, in just half a day, similar words had been repeated all over Konoha Village.

Even the cordoned off civilian areas were discussing this rare entertainment topic.

At the same time, Aburame Shisun was also brought to the venue for the first match.

Although she has already known about today's assessment, Aburame Shizun has not changed at all. Apart from the empty nest that is carried on her back, she carries almost nothing extra. She is still dressed in an ordinary black coat. Entered the assessment waiting area.

At this time, many other candidates had come early to wait. Unlike Aburame Shisun who was casual, these boys and girls who came early were fully armed and prepared.

As Aburame Shisun stepped into the field originally used for training, other geniuses of all races in the field set their sights on Aburame Shisun.

There is hostility, fighting spirit, scrutiny, contempt, etc. None of them are kind.

Shizun Aburame, who saw everyone's hostility as soon as he stepped in, ignored these people and walked straight to an open space and sat down cross-legged to rest.

For everyone to be so unanimously hostile, Aburame Shizun had actually been mentally prepared for it.

After all, although everyone is a competitor, there is one difficult assessment requirement for them in the assessment, that is, the younger the better, even if the difference in strength is not too big, then in the end it will even be the same. The younger one wins.

However, those who can come to participate in the assessment are all geniuses under the age of ten, but the reality is that if a genius wants to achieve good strength before the age of ten, there are actually not many age groups he can choose from, so Most geniuses of all races are concentrated at the age of eight, nine, and ten.

In this case, it is no wonder that others are jointly hostile. After all, among all the participants, the six-year-old Aburame Shison is indeed one of the youngest. In other words, if Aburame Shison is good at If he can enter the second assessment, then everyone else present who is older than him will basically be eliminated.

As for Aburame Shisun's strength, even though no one in the rematch has seen it with their own eyes, they were all told by their elders before going out today. If they can't work together to eliminate Aburame Shisun and another equally young genius in the preliminary round, Then you can give up the game directly.