The Heavens: Cthulhu started from Hokage

The long wind stopped at the river bank, and Baibuchi and others entered the Konoha camp.

A Konoha ninja stretched out his hand and pointed forward:

"Look, it's White Fang!"

All the ninjas came over, their faces anxious, and they asked all kinds of questions:

"Hey, Captain White Fang, how is Iron Rock Town?"

White Fang looked heavy and lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong:

"Sorry everyone, the mission failed..."

The noise stopped and the scene suddenly became silent.

Countless pairs of eyes looking at White Fang became weird after the words "mission failed" appeared.

It seems that in their eyes, White Fang is no longer a respected senior, no longer a hero with great achievements in battle, but a loser and a monster.

All the Konoha ninjas spontaneously distanced themselves from White Fang. There was no one around him except Bai Yuan and others, forming a large circular open space. The arc completely separated the Konoha ninjas from White Fang.

The spotlight in the eyes of the Konoha ninja seemed to shine on White Fang, making him look like a heinous criminal who was despised by thousands of people and awaiting trial.

"White Fang, I really didn't expect..."

This group of Konoha ninjas were rescued by White Fang, but they all looked at him with disgust.

"The failure of such an important mission is all your fault, White Fang!"

"You, coward!"

"Betrayer of the Will of Fire!"

White Teeth gritted his teeth and endured the verbal insults of the Konoha ninja.

He ran rampant in the ninja world, and had countless military exploits and countless hard battles in his life. A death battle could not hurt him, but today, he felt the sharp pain that scratched his bones and his heart.

Sparse rain fell on White Fang, his lips bled from biting them, and the muscles on his face became stiff. He wanted to explain something, but was speechless.

Giving up the mission is the original sin and shame for the ninja.

Konoha comes first and mission comes first is the iron rule.

No matter how much White Fang rebutted, he could not absolve himself of the crime of betraying the iron law of the ninja.

He sighed and raised his head. His face was white and withered, as if decades of life had been taken away from him.

"All responsibilities...are borne by me...don't worry..."

When the ninjas of Konoha heard these words, instead of forgiving White Fang, they became even more angry.

"You take the responsibility? So what if you take the responsibility? The mission failed!?"

"Shame on Konoha!"

White Fang lowered his head, his face ashen.

A sigh came faintly, and Tsunade came to White Fang's side.

"When you gave up the mission, you should have considered the possibility of being criticized. Do you regret it?"

"I just regret that I'm not strong enough. I can't have both partners and missions."

White Fang never believed that rescuing his companions was a wrong thing, and for the failure of the mission, he did feel burning guilt with his strong ninja pride.

Tsunade looked at White Fang with a complicated expression, then turned her head to face the Konoha ninja who kept criticizing White Fang, and spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice:

"Okay! No matter how much you accuse, you can't change the status quo. If the mission fails, it is a failure. The Hokage-sama will be punished for White Fang's sin after he returns!"

As one of the three ninjas, the prestige of Tsunade, the granddaughter of the First Hokage, was revealed at this moment. Her majestic voice spread among the crowd, and the Konoha ninjas quickly shut their mouths.

A group of people embarked on the return journey in a depressing atmosphere.

……

At night, rows of street lights in Konoha light up with orange light.

In the brightly lit Hokage's office, Sarutobi's expression was uncertain.

A secretary's voice came from outside the wooden door:

"Lord Hokage, the sinner White Fang has been brought here."

"Well, let him in."

Sarutobi took a deep breath of cigarette, and his expression returned to a kind look.

With a click, the wooden door was pushed open, and White Fang, the former ANBU captain, was escorted in by his old subordinate ANBU and tied up.

With an unkind tone, he spoke to White Fang through the ANBU mask:

"Your Majesty!"

"no need."

Sarutobi waved his hand, stood up, and his short and thin figure came to White Fang.

At this time, White Fang lowered his head. He felt ashamed and did not dare to look at Sarutobi.

Sarutobi was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his head, looked at the leafy leaves outside the window, and let out a long sigh.

Seeing his beloved Hokage so heartbroken, White Fang felt even more guilty.

He made up his mind and said decisively:

"Lord Hokage, please kill me!"

Sarutobi just shook his head, his dark eyes staring straight at White Fang, his expression softened:

"The will of fire is the concept of protecting the village. Although you caused the mission to fail, you can still count it out of comradeship."

Interestingly, the Anbu ninjas behind him all showed agitation when they saw that Sarutobi meant to forgive White Fang.

"Hokage-sama, White Fang's crime is extremely heinous. If he is not severely punished today, what will happen if someone follows his example in the future? Do we want all ninjas to ignore their mission?"

Sarutobi glared at the two ANBU, his narrow eyes bursting with terrifying light:

"Do you have any right to speak here?"

The two ANBU ninjas immediately shut up.

"Yes...yes, I know my mistake..."

Sarutobi turned his head and glanced at White Fang, turned around, his body was facing away from the light and shrouded in darkness:

"White Fang, you have made great achievements in battle and have made great contributions. If I punish you severely today, wouldn't it mean that I don't care about my subordinates?"

White Fang was silent, and the whole place was silent.

After a while, Sarutobi's voice came softly:

"Go home and take a good rest. I can't bear to punish you."

He waved to the two ANBU:

"Let White Fang go."

"Lord Hokage..."

It would be better if the Hokage punished him, but only let him go lightly. In this case, White Fang, who had a high self-esteem, would not feel relieved, but would become even heavier and guiltier.

"Don't think so much and rest well."

With Sarutobi's voice, White Fang was taken out of the door.

The wooden door closed, and a figure suddenly stepped out of the dark shadows as if it had been lurking for a long time.

Orochimaru's golden pupils narrowed slightly, full of interest:

"Sarutobi-sensei, you are really smart~"

Sarutobi saw his favorite disciple suddenly appear, his brows furrowed into deep lines, and his tone was solemn:

"Orochimaru, I don't understand what you are talking about."

Orochimaru shrugged, his tone as sinister as ever:

"Since you showed your kindness to White Fang and your trust in him, why..."

Orochimaru's eyes narrowed into slits, and the corner of his mouth curved into an evil smile:

"Why go out of your way to spread negative public opinion against White Fang in the village?"

"you……!"

Sarutobi's kind eyes instantly froze, turning into deep, dark pools at the corners of his calculating eyes.

The kind old man turned into a wily politician in an instant. Sarutobi said coldly:

"Orochimaru, how did you know?"

Orochimaru was not afraid of Sarutobi's frosty aura.

"Don't forget, I also have my own intelligence network, Sarutobi-sensei, although it's not a big one."

Sarutobi snorted and sat back down in the Hokage's seat.

"Orochimaru, I think you've been a little carried away lately."

"It's not the first day you've met me, Sarutobi-sensei."

Sarutobi ignored Orochimaru's sinister tone and just held his forehead in distress.

Like an ordinary elder, he ordered:

"Recently there have been rumors in the village about your bad experiments. Please keep a low profile during this period. You are the best among the three of you. I intend to support you as Hokage. White Fang has been too popular..."

Before Sarutobi could finish speaking, Orochimaru was already walking out the door.

Pushing open the office door, Sarutobi's earnest voice was heard inside:

"I'm doing it for you too."