The Otsutsuki Road from Kirigakure

"Hell Thrust·Ipponsen Hand!"

Ai used the same trick again, trying to break through the Four Red Yang Formation with the "Strongest Spear", but the result disappointed him. His Ichigoku hand was stuck on the barrier wall of the Four Red Yang Formation. No matter how he burst out his chakra, the Four Red Yang Formation remained motionless, and the flames on the barrier wall continued to burn the lightning armor on his body, greatly consuming his chakra.

Helplessly, Ai could only give up struggling. The lightning chakra on his body gradually subsided, and he prepared to wait obediently in the barrier for Uzumaki Ashina's chakra to be exhausted.

In Uzushio Village, the Uzumaki clan's ninjas are fighting fiercely with the invaders from the Hidden Cloud Village, and ninjas from both sides are dying every moment.

Almost all the Uzumaki ninjas who have survived until now are elites. It has come to the last moment and they have no other way to retreat. They are all in a state of fearlessness and courage, and have burst out with strength several times stronger than usual. They are frantically exchanging injuries, using all kinds of sealing techniques and forbidden techniques without regard for the consequences, and even when the battle cannot be held on any longer, they simply use the Shikigaki Fuusu to drag one more Kumogakure ninja to die together. For a time, the Uzumaki clan used this desperate fighting style to defeat the Kumogakure invaders.

But after all, the Uzumaki clan had too few people. Without any support, every time a member died, one less member was left. Gradually, as time passed, the Uzumaki clan's resistance became weaker and weaker.

Ten minutes later, Uzumaki Ashina lost his breath and fell to the ground helplessly. The Four Red Yang Formation that trapped the Third Raikage Ai also disappeared with the death of Uzumaki Ashina. When the Third Raikage Ai came out of the Four Red Yang Formation, there were no Uzumaki clan ninjas in the entire Uzushio Village. Dodai also reported to Ai with a happy face that they had found some of the sealing scrolls that the Uzumaki clan had not had time to destroy.

The Hidden Cloud Village finally achieved their goal.

At this point, the Whirlpool Country became history.

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The news that the Whirlpool Country and the Uzumaki Clan were destroyed by the joint efforts of the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Mist Village quickly spread throughout the ninja world.

When Konoha Village received this news, many days had passed, and the grass on the graves of the Uzumaki clan was almost "three feet high". In fact, Shimura Danzo should have received the news earlier, because the Kirigakure Village that cooperated with him had already achieved the goal and retreated in advance, but the problem was that the Kirigakure Village was attacked by Uchiha Madara during the retreat, and the third generation Mizukage Bing and Seiji were both seriously injured and fell into a coma. The Uzumaki clan's sealing technique inheritance was now in Seiji's hands. The Kirigakure Village was unable to pay Danzo the reward that was agreed to at the time, so Ken did not inform Danzo that the Kirigakure Village had succeeded, and at the same time blocked the news that the Mizukage was injured and comatose.

Konoha Village, Hokage Building, the Third Hokage's office.

"Danzo!!!" A roar echoed throughout the Hokage Building.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious. He felt that he was being tricked by his own friends.

This is certainly not to say that he was angry about the news of the annihilation of the Uzumaki clan. On the contrary, deep down in his heart, he actually felt that it was not a good thing to have such a big clan that was independent of Konoha Village and not under Konoha's control but extremely important to Konoha Village. So it would be destroyed. Anyway, the next generation of Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had already been chosen. It was Uzumaki Kushina who was sent by the Uzumaki clan at the request of Konoha to replace Uzumaki Mito and become the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Rather, he felt that as the current leader of Konoha Village and the "strongest Hokage", he was the last to know the news. Even the two advisory elders, Mitomon En and Utane Koharu, learned about this information a little earlier than him. Moreover, he also heard a rumor from somewhere that the Uzumaki clan had sent people to Konoha Village for help, but was rejected, and Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know about this news at all, and didn't even see the Uzumaki clan members who came to ask for help. Although if he really saw them, he might not choose to rescue them with all his strength. After all, Konoha Village is now fighting against Sand Village, Amegakure, and Iwagakure at the same time, which is indeed a bit stretched, but at least they should send some ninjas to show their friendship and do their best to be allies!

In the entire Konoha Village, the only person who could do this and hide himself completely was only one person! That person was the Hokage assistant who controlled the Root, appointed by him personally, and was also his most beloved partner and best friend, Nabekage Danzo Shimura!!!

"Huruzen! Calm down! Danzo, this is all for our Konoha!" Mito Kado En opened his mouth like an old hermaphrodite.

Utatane Koharu also chimed in, "Yes! Hiruzen! If it weren't for Danzo's intervention, we would have to rescue the Whirlpool Country for the sake of our alliance! Moreover, if Lady Mito knew about the situation at that time, she would definitely ask us to send a large number of elite ninjas! But how can we have enough combat power to rush to the rescue of the Whirlpool Country? What if we are short on combat power due to the dispatch of troops to rescue the Whirlpool Country, and one of the three battlefields collapses?"

I can only say that they are truly worthy of being the Dragon and Phoenix of Konoha Village. They are here to act as troublemakers and frantically whitewash Danzo's behavior. With these two people, how can Konoha not be "prosperous"?

Of course, Sarutobi Hiruzen is also a wonderful person, and in fact, what Danzo did is very much in line with his wishes.

However, ignorance is not a crime. As the Hokage of Konoha Village, he had never received any request for help from the Uzumaki clan, so it was very reasonable that Konoha did not send reinforcements. To put it bluntly, it was Sarutobi Hiruzen who was in the right and reasonable, so he was not afraid even if Lord Mito came to confront him.

After all, this was done secretly by Danzo who was behind his back, and he, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, was a leaf bathed in the sun, and Danzo was just the root buried deep in the darkness who was pushed out by him to take the blame because of his personality.

With the involvement of Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Hatchling, Sarutobi Hiruzen just went with the flow and stopped scolding Danzo. However, he still decided to teach Danzo a lesson and make him understand that all his power came from him, Sarutobi Hiruzen.