Naruto: Konoha Uzumaki Shirataki

Konoha camp, Chinese army tent.

In the account, a large long table stood in the center. In addition to candles for lighting, there was also a map of the Kingdom of Rain filled with various symbols.

The heads of each ninja family and the elite jounin in the village were sitting on both sides of the long table. They were holding their breath and watching their noses and hearts. There were about a dozen of them. They are the leadership of Konoha stationed in the Rain Country, and they are also the most powerful group of people.

Mito Kadobu sat at the head of the long table. To his left was Akimichi Takafeng, but the seat to his right was empty.

"Why haven't you come yet?" Mito Kadoyan frowned and glanced around. As expected, there was no answer. He couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied with Shirataki.

There was no expression on Akimichi Torifu's face. He told Mito Kadobu what he needed to say last night. Out of precaution against Shirataki, the two discussed how to dispatch Shirataki all night and initially reached an agreement. At this moment, Akimichi Tōfū believes that Mito Kadeni will not be swayed by his own emotions and cause unnecessary conflicts with Shirataki.

Although Akimichi Tofaze was also a little angry about Shirataki's lateness, in this war period, he knew that all dissatisfaction must be suppressed, just because Shirataki was the highest combat power of Konoha in the Rain Kingdom battlefield. If you want to defeat Amegakure Village and Sanshouyu Hanzo, Shirataki's power is necessary.

"Wait a little longer, Tsunade has already gone to call him." Akimichi Tifeng was keenly aware that Mito Kadoyan's face was a little worried, and he couldn't help but persuade him.

"Hmph! How does that guy Hiruzen educate his subordinates?" Mito Kadoyan muttered, then simply leaned back and closed his eyes to rest.

Uchiha Fugaku hid beside his father, the clan leader, and secretly observed the reactions of the senior officials in the field. Although Uchiha Fugaku had already heard a lot of information about this super powerful Hokage directly under the ANBU from his father. The other person's figure was tall and his voice sounded very young, which gave Uchiha Fugaku a vague sense of familiarity, and speculation about his true identity had been lingering in his mind.

Uchiha Fugaku tried to explain his suspicions to his father, but in the end he only got a reply of "Don't do things you shouldn't do, and don't ask things you shouldn't ask."

The current leader of the Uchiha clan is named Yamai. He is over fifty and in his prime. For such an old man, no matter what Shirataki's birth means, the Uchiha clan's stance cannot change at all.

Uchiha Yamai noticed his son's curiosity, so he gave a timely warning, hoping that Fugaku would stop there. Having been in Konoha's power arena for so many years, Uchiha Yamai has long understood everything.

Since taking over the position of clan leader, Uchiha Yamai has lived in Konoha for more than twenty years, so he is very aware of the various high-level factions such as Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo, and advisors, overtly and covertly. Be wary of the Uchiha clan.

This kind of caution originated from the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, of whom the Konoha Guard Force was a product. Uchiha Yamai had been angry, unwilling, resisted, and wanted revenge...but in the end, all these faded away with the passage of time. Now Uchiha Yamai just wants to live in peace and pass on the position of clan leader smoothly. In Fugaku's hands.

Therefore, the more times like this, the less Uchiha Sani wants Fugaku to have any inappropriate thoughts and break the harmony between the Uchiha clan and the village. Rushing to inquire about Shirataki's identity, no matter what the motive is, will definitely arouse the suspicion and suspicion of Konoha's top brass, especially the suspicion of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo.

That is definitely not a good thing for the Uchiha clan, especially... now that so many people are secretly paying attention to Shirataki. Uchiha Yamai has been keenly aware of some changes in the rumors among the high-level officials, so he is unwilling to let the Uchiha clan be involved in this turbulent whirlpool and then be torn to pieces.

A master who is equivalent to a demigod and a half-zodiac is not something that the Uchiha clan can get their hands on. Contact with Shirataki is not a good thing for any ninja family. Do you understand this? Hinata Shoyo? Uchiha Yamai stared blankly at the leader of the Hyuga clan sitting opposite, with an expression as if he had Alzheimer's disease, but he believed that his nominally old rival could understand what he wanted to express.

As expected, Hinata Shoyo responded with a disdainful look from Uchiha Yamai, as if to say, "You understand the truth, how can I not understand it?"

Seeing Hinata Shoyo's reaction, Uchiha Yamai breathed a silent sigh of relief. The battle between the Uchiha clan and the Hyuga clan has been going on for many years under the leadership of their two clan leaders, but this was actually deliberately shaped. The purpose is to reassure the senior executives.

Other ninja families may be able to get along well with each other, but Uchiha and Hinata, as the only two remaining big families in Konoha, absolutely cannot. Even though Uchiha Yamai and Hinata Shoyo have never communicated openly, Both sides maintain a tacit understanding of this.

Everything can only be understood and cannot be expressed in words. Although Uchiha Fugaku didn't fully understand the thoughts of the clan leader, he had some guesses. He raised his eyes and looked at the young man sitting next to the Hyuga clan leader opposite, thinking silently in his heart, "What if that guy Hinata Hizatsu faces what he encounters?" In this situation, what choice will you make?”

As the young patriarch of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hizashi's thoughts are highly consistent with those of Hyuga Shoyo. Unlike the Uchiha clan, although the Hyuga clan is also wary of Konoha's top brass, the degree is far less severe than that of the Uchiha clan.

In this case, the Hyuga clan does not need to take any risks. Being low-key and stable is their way of survival. Hinata Hinashi noticed Uchiha Fugaku's gaze, tilted his head slightly, and gave a calm look in return. The two young clan leaders instantly understood each other's meaning.

Uchiha Fugaku knew that Hinata and Hinashi had the same idea as his father, that is, they did not want the Uchiha clan to do anything, and they did not want to see Uchiha Fugaku doing anything. As the only remaining big family in Konoha, they are like two sides of the same body. The Uchiha clan has fallen, and the Hyuga clan also has nothing to gain. This is the balance between the big family and the village.

However, everyone knows the truth, but Uchiha Fugaku still feels vaguely unwilling to accept it. He is still young, and he wants to become a high-level official in Konoha, and then change the Uchiha clan's isolated status in the village. The most important thing is that he knows the true identity of the ANBU directly under the Hokage. If he can find an opportunity to contact the other party alone and then use the other party's power...

Uchiha Fugaku, who is just seventeen years old this year, is still too young after all. What he thinks in his heart cannot be leaked no matter how hard he hides it. The subtle changes in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes were somewhat noticed by Hyuga Hizashi, which made the young Hyuga clan leader frown slightly.

Akimichi Tifeng sat upright above, calmly observing the reactions of the people below, all kinds of eye contact, all kinds of lip language interactions, Akimichi Tifeng suddenly felt a little tired. As an important member of the Hokage faction, Akimichi Tofaze is not a high-ranking member of Konoha in the actual sense, but his status is here after all, so his position is naturally more on the side of Sarutobi Hiruzen than his own family. .

Even if Akimichi Kaifeng is not in the village, he has heard about the undercurrent caused by Shirataki and Danzo in recent times. What is undisputed is that since the Kamiouigaoka incident, the political situation in the upper echelons of Konoha has become no longer calm. The signals released by some of Danzo's recent small actions seem to show that he is dissatisfied with Shirataki's existence, and he seems to be competing with Sarutobi Hiruzen for Shirataki's ownership.

What Akimichi Tifeng is most worried about is whether the forces of various ninja families will intervene in the disputes between high-level officials? To make an already complicated situation even more confusing? Even if everyone in the tent is a Konoha ninja, they are all under the guidance of the Will of Fire, but this does not mean that they are all happy.

Political ideas, positions and factions, interest demands, and even grievances and grudges, there are too many factors that can make these people draw swords against each other. Thinking about the current situation, Akimichi Kaufeng really doesn't want to have to make plans for the Akimichi clan one day.

Although the retreat of the rain ninjas was in full swing outside, few people present were thinking about this issue. In the final analysis, the war with Yuyin Village is just a big country bullying a small country on a daily basis. It is the product of routine. It does not matter whether it is just or not. Winning or losing does not actually matter to most people.

But the power struggle among Konoha's top leaders not only involves everyone's vital interests, but also affects one's wealth and life to a certain extent. In the silent exchanges, the atmosphere becomes more solemn.

It was in this environment that Bai Taki stepped into the Chinese army's tent.

Almost immediately, Shirataki felt eyes from all directions sweeping towards him. Either scrutinizing, sizing up, looking forward to, harboring ill intentions, or thoughtfully... Some of these people had met last night, and some had never been in contact with them.

Shirataki turned a blind eye to these glances. Seeing Mito Menyan open his eyes and tilt his head slightly to signal, he walked straight to the vacant seat on his right and Shi Shiran sat down. Feeling that the gazes around him were still lingering, Shirataki felt unhappy. The squirrel mask on his face turned slightly to look around, and his cold eyes brought waves of inexplicable pressure.

When the others saw this, they all looked away knowingly, pretending to be calm and calm. Tsunade, who was following Shirataki, also quickly sat down next to Shirataki, and her position was higher than most of the ninja clan leaders. Many of the seniors here are stronger than the current Sannin, but they are still ranked last. This shows that the deterrent power of the direct descendants of the Hokage and the Senju clan cannot be underestimated.

"Now that everyone is here, let's talk." Mito Kadoyan coughed lightly and went straight to the topic without any nonsense. "From early this morning to noon, the rain ninja began to shrink the front line on a large scale. Many rain ninjas even ignored anyone. He ran away, treating my Konoha as if it were nothing."

"As far as we can tell, the number of Yu Ninjas retreating in this wave is around four to five hundred. Among them, there are a total of thirteen strongholds that the Rain Ninjas voluntarily abandoned."

"Through the search of these strongholds, the following materials have been seized: more than 5,000 sets of clothing and clothing of various types, more than 10,000 explosive charms, more than 2,000 sophisticated ninja tools, 20 carts of food and medicine, and countless shurikens and kunai ”

"Yu Ren's sudden retreat does not seem to have been premeditated. I would like to hear your opinions on this."

After Mito Menyan finished his narration, he raised his eyes and looked at the expressions of everyone present. Most of the people looked surprised, and a few looked thoughtful, but no one spoke for a while.

Seeing that no one took the initiative to express their opinions, Mito Kadoyan's eyes slowly swept across the faces, and finally stopped on a young man near the bottom.

He was a very kind-looking ninja, with long and narrow cheeks, a short goatee neatly left on his chin, and a full head of black hair combed into a ponytail on the back of his head. Nara Shikara is this person’s name.

The ninjas of the Nara clan generally exist as Konoha's think tanks. When it comes to command and dispatch, the current head of the Nara clan is thoughtful and highly skilled, and he is an expert in marching and formation.

Mito Kadoba has been relying on Nara Shikara's brains for a while, and he has high hopes for this think tank's intelligence. Nara Shikara noticed Mito Kadoba's earnest eyes.

Although there was insufficient information now, he was unwilling to say more, but under pressure, he had no choice but to stand up and express his guess.