The strongest ninja in Konoha

There were very few clues about the battle six years ago. Even if the Third Hokage Yuan Fei Hiruzen tried his best to trace it over the years, he still didn't know who the murderer was.

As a Ninja hero who once dominated the Ninja world, the Sandaime felt for the first time that many things were out of his control.

This has always been a huge rock weighing on his heart, making him worried all the time.

And if it weren't for the incident six years ago, Konoha's high-level combat power suffered heavy losses; not long after that, Konoha's White Fang Hatake Sakumo committed suicide.

As the former leader of the five great nations, Konoha, at a time when the fourth generation of Namami Feng Shuimen had not yet risen, how could it be that only the third generation and the "Sannin" under his disciples were on the stage.

Looking at the statues of the first and second generation Hokage on the Hokage Rock outside the window, the third generation took a long puff of cigarette and exhaled it slowly.

He sighed in a voice that only he could hear clearly: "Shoudai, are you telling me that your intentions towards the Hasegawa family are wrong?"

The entire Hokage's office was silent, and no one could give him an answer.

The third generation glanced at the Uchiha family's residence again. Even though it was bright, it was gradually filled with evil and restlessness that the will of fire could not reach.

Village and family, two concepts that should not conflict with each other, have been entangled in the hearts of three generations for a lifetime, making it difficult to choose.

He is the Kage who inherited the will of fire and has been protecting Konoha his whole life.

But what exactly is guardianship?

In order to protect the village, give up or sacrifice those families that pose a threat to the village.

So how innocent are the families who were abandoned or sacrificed? There was nothing wrong with them. The fault was that they had mastered a forbidden power.

The eyes of the first and second generation Hokage seemed to be permanently fixed on the statue, watching him through the glass in time. He carried the entire Konoha on his shoulders, and this heavy burden made his back become more and more stooped.

Until this moment, he seemed like an old man walking alone, thinking alone, with a vicissitudes of life behind him and helplessness.

Sandai rubbed his forehead. He still had no answers to these questions, and no one would tell him the answers.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

Being disturbed from his thoughts, Sandai frowned slightly, but after a moment he regained his composure: "Just come in."

An ANBU ninja wearing a Jonin uniform and a mask walked in and was about to kneel down to bow.

Sandai waved his hand and said casually: "Okay, if you have any questions, just tell me."

Seeing that the third generation was still facing him and looking at the statue on the Hokage Rock, the ANBU ninja had no intention of turning around, so he stopped his gesture of greeting and said, "There is news from the ninja school that a former company member of the school is The boy who couldn't even refine chakra not only successfully used the Substitute Technique today, but also defeated the school's second-ranked genius boy Luo Wushuang in one fell swoop. This is our Konoha student relay Kakashi, Uchi After Bo Pingchuan and Luo Wushuang, there is a new genius."

The young generation in the village is full of talents. This is undoubtedly the good news that the current three generations want to hear most.

A gratified smile appeared on his face, and he finally turned around with his pipe in hand, looked at the ANBU ninja and said with a smile: "Haha, please tell me this boy's name so I can hear it."

The ANBU ninja knew that since the Second Ninja War, the Sandaime Hokage had been worried about this village.

It was rare to see him showing such a happy smile, and he said excitedly: "This boy is the posthumous son of Lord Yuya, his name is Hasegawa Reikichi."

"Haha, what a great young man, his name is Hasegawa Lei or something?"

The third generation was always smiling, and it was his habit to praise this rising star of Konoha.

But when he said Hasegawa Reiji's name, before he finished speaking, Mandai's eyes suddenly widened, his right hand shook in shock, and the pipe that never left his hand clattered and fell heavily to the ground.

The ANBU ninja on the opposite side was even more shocked. He had never seen anything that could shock the Sandaime Hokage, who was known as the hero of the ninja. He hurriedly asked with concern: "Hokage-sama, are you okay?"

The Sandaime's shock at this moment was not a disguise. He quickly suppressed the turmoil in his heart, bent down to pick up the pipe, and tried his best to make his tone as calm as possible: "I'm fine, you can go out first."

It is the duty of ANBU ninjas to carry out the orders of the Hokage.

Although the ANBU ninja was puzzled, he immediately exited the Hokage's office.

After the ANBU ninja left, no one could see the Sandaime Hokage's hands shaking slightly when he picked up the pipe. His eyes flickered and he murmured: "Hasegawa's last glory? That evil curse cannot be avoided. It's time to come." Yes, it’s here after all.”

Sandai let out a heavy sigh. At this moment, his face seemed to have aged ten times in an instant.

The Hokage's office returned to calm, and the Konoha leaves under the sunlight were still warm, but as the third generation sighed, something strange seemed to be permeating the air, as if a storm was coming.

The Uchiha clan's residence is far away from the Hokage's office. Although it is still in the Hidden Leaf Village, it is like a country within a country.

In the corridor of a small courtyard covered with pink cherry blossoms, the young Uchiha clan leader Uchiha Fugaku was sitting cross-legged with another clan member, competing in a game of chess.

Both sides' eyes were focused on the chessboard, looking thoughtful.

For a long time, the clan member named Uchiha Mazuki was the first to break the silence: "Clan leader, your chess game has a wide layout, but you have never made a breakthrough. Although my chess skills are not as good as yours, I can still see it. The reason is that although the chess path is It is wide, but there is no center. Patriarch, I don’t understand, you are always hesitating in your heart. On the chessboard, there can only be one jade in the end."

Uchiha Fugaku glanced at him meaningfully, his eyes slightly closed on his rigid and resolute face, as if he was deep in thought, but in the end he did not speak.

Uchiha Mazuki didn't say much, but silently moved a chess piece to one place. All Fugaku's chess paths were instantly blocked, as if he was besieged on all sides, and a good situation instantly turned into a battle between trapped beasts.

Uchiha Fugaku opened his eyes, looked at the chessboard, and said dullly: "You win, take my jade. My generals are still there."

The corner of Jian Yue's mouth twitched and she smiled bitterly: "I've only heard of giving up a car to save a jade, but I've never seen a clan leader who gives up jade like the clan leader. Is he playing chess? If the jade is gone, it's all over."

Fugaku sighed: "No matter which of the two sides in the chess game loses its jade, new jade will be born, one generation after another. But if all the soldiers on both sides die on the battlefield, Go on, this game of chess is really over, there is no hope, what's the use of leaving jade alone."

Ma Yue was thoughtful, but unwillingly retorted: "The clan leader takes care of the overall situation, but other people in Konoha don't think like you do. For the future of the Uchiha clan, clan leader, you can't continue like this, you must do something early "Decision"

Before Uchiha Mazuki finished speaking, a crow suddenly flew down from the sky and landed on Uchiha Fugaku's shoulder.