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Chapter 656: I Never Expected You, Danzou, to Flee with Your Thick Eyebrows!
Chapter 656: I Never Expected You, Danzou, to Flee with Your Thick Eyebrows!
The once bustling Leaf Village South District now lies in ruins. Ziruoye's face was filled with frustration.
Their opponent had escaped, and right before his eyes, no less.
But that wasn't all; when the ANBU reported their failed pursuit, his expression turned even more pained.
How tragic! Hundreds of ninjas who participated in the chase had perished.
In other words, the Hyuga Clan Branches had taken down over a hundred Leaf Village ninjas.
Both sides had no chance of recovery.
The Leaf Village had lost the Hyuga Clan, which was already a significant blow, and now with the additional loss of hundreds of ninjas, it was like adding insult to injury.
Hundreds of ninjas were usually manageable for the Leaf Village, but now, with the Cloud Village and Rock Village ninjas invading from the front and the failed attack on the Sand Village in the rear, their losses were mounting.
With hundreds fewer ninjas, their mobilization efforts became even more strained.
And that wasn't the end of it!
The fire had also dealt a significant blow to the Leaf Village.
Fortunately, no ninjas died in the flames, and the civilian casualties were minimal, as most ninjas had participated in the rescue efforts.
But the economic losses were devastating!
The destruction of resources and infrastructure was the most critical blow.
In the past, the Leaf Village could rely on the Heavenly Deity Descending for support, not only because of their formidable strength but also due to their immense economic advantage.
Now, after the Leaf Village Collapse Plan and this fire, they were left with no room to breathe.
These consecutive fires would undoubtedly shake the confidence of merchants.
In the past, the Land of Fire had only two commercial hubs: the Capital City and the Leaf Village. However, due to the abundance of nobility in the Capital City, merchants preferred trading in the Leaf Village.
But now, with the Leaf Village's consecutive crises, it would make sense for merchants to shift their focus to the Capital City.
However, wasn't there an additional option with the Skyguard Tower?
With this alternative, it wasn't impossible for them to change their plans.
After all, merchants were solely driven by profit, and if the Skyguard Tower could offer sufficient benefits, they wouldn't mind changing their trading location.
It's safe to say that this fire would boost the Skyguard Tower's commerce by several percent.
Don't underestimate this statistic.
With a population of over a million in the Skyguard Tower, several percent of the commercial market share is an astronomical figure.
In the future, it's not impossible that the Leaf Village might have to procure resources from the Skyguard Tower.
Thinking about these losses, Ziruoye arrived at the edge of the battlefield with a cold expression and began his interrogation.
"Uchiha Douhei, why didn't you take action?"
If Douhei had intervened earlier, they could have captured that Akatsuki Organization member, and there would have been no way for him to cause such extensive damage and delay for so long.
But he didn't act, just stood there watching the show.
"Didn't I already tell you that Houji and I are injured!"
Douhei responded lazily, not giving Ziruoye any respect.
Come on, you're a 'Strong Ghost,' and I'm a 'Purification Flame.' Who's afraid of whom?
If you have the guts, let's fight right here! Although the Six Paths are watching, it's not easy to take on, but Douhei certainly has the courage to kill, and it's quite significant!
If Ziruoye dared, he would dare to fight him.
In the past, he had foreseen the plot advantage, so he had always been lenient with these key characters.
But now?
With the plot already thrown out the window, even the Great Toad Sage was slain after the Myouboku Mountain was conquered. He no longer cared about the plot at all.
It was simply a matter of burying whoever dared to cross him.
"What about them?"
Ziruoye pointed at Megumi, Kagurin, Mizu, and Hyuga Shizuki (A-A).
(The ever-present god!) During the battle, all the Leaf Village ninjas present had taken action.
Regardless of whether they were effective or not, they had at least tried. But these few individuals, aside from not taking action, hadn't even thrown a single kunai. It was truly disheartening to witness.
"Senior Ziruoye, have you forgotten that I'm a 'cripple'?"
Hyuga Shizuki's gentle voice 'reminded' Ziruoye.
Yes, she was indeed a cripple!
Her right leg had been disguised with a prosthetic since childhood, and now she was forced onto the battlefield.
If you, Ziruoye, want me to fight, isn't that a bit too unreasonable?
Facing Hyuga Shizuki's words, Ziruoye's face turned red, and he looked at the remaining few.
"We're not Konoha ninjas, and you're the leader of the Five Great Ninja Villages. Surely you wouldn't ask us 'small-time' ninjas from a 'backwater' place like this to help out?" Megumi asked, her face a picture of innocence and pity.
Indeed, Megumi, Kagurin, and Mizu were not Konoha ninjas. Although the Skyguard Tower was nominally affiliated with Konoha, after all, Tong Ping was a Konoha ninja.
The issue was that this calculation also depended on whether he acknowledged it or not. If he didn't acknowledge it, they could consider themselves uninvolved.
With Megumi's statement, there was indeed no issue.
As for Kagura, she had already returned to the Skyguard Tower on the flying ship after witnessing Monkey King Enma's and Danzou's misfortune.
Of course, after leaving Konoha, finding the scenery beautiful, and stopping the flying ship several kilometers away to admire the view, it was only natural to 'give a ride' along the way.
Surely, someone would suspect that Kagura's departure with the flying ship was too coincidental.
But again, suspicions were just suspicions. As long as there was no concrete evidence, Konoha would have to bear this bitter fruit.
In the past, they had often schemed against the Skyguard Tower, and this time, it was as if Tong Ping had avenged himself.
"You..."
Before Ziruoye could say anything, Tsukino Harumi, whose capacity was already limited, was almost driven mad by Uzu's words.
At this moment, she wished she could tear Tong Ping and his group apart.
If she had the strength...
"Elder Harumi, if you want to show off your power as an advisor, please find someone else!" Tong Ping retorted.
Yes, the other party was in a bad mood due to the village's significant losses.
But this was not a reason for him to tolerate them.
In the past, he had never really tolerated them, which was why he had earned the reputation of being 'rebellious.'
Now, with such a significant advantage, it was even more impossible for him to tolerate them.
"Harumi!"
Mizuki Gen quickly restrained her, then exchanged a glance with Shizune.
Yes, they had already started suspecting Tong Ping.
After all, there were plenty of doubts!
The biggest doubt was that the Hyuga Clan had been incident-free until now, and as soon as they arrived, trouble started.
Adding to that, the flying ship that returned early made it difficult not to be suspicious.
However, even with these suspicions, he wouldn't voice them.
Because there was no evidence!
When dealing with ordinary people, evidence was unnecessary; whatever they said was taken as truth.
But for someone like Tong Ping, a top-tier powerful leader of a strong force, acting without evidence would be like declaring war.
At this moment, the Konoha upper echelons truly missed people like White Fang, Uchiha Tomoyuki, Uchiha Shizuru, Senju Clan, and others.
With the excuse of 'for the sake of Konoha,' they would genuinely compromise and make concessions! Unlike Tong Ping, who was like a porcupine, completely 'disregarding the bigger picture.'
"Ziruoye-sama, Advisor-sama, the Konoha Prison has been attacked!"
An ANBU suddenly appeared, his tone anxious as he reported.
"What happened at the Konoha Prison?"
Ziruoye and Mizuki Gen exchanged a glance, both surprised that something could have happened there.
Due to its distance from other areas, it was naturally safe from the fire, and with no enemy attacks, there shouldn't have been any issues.
"The Root Division attacked the prison and freed Danzou. They've now gone missing!"
The ANBU ninja reported.
The sudden silence was the most frightening.
Upon hearing this news, everyone fell silent.
They genuinely hadn't expected that Danzou, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, would escape? Usually, he was so brave and fearless, willing to attempt anything, even attempting to assassinate the Hokage. But now, he was running away?
It was truly exasperating.
"I never expected this!" Tong Ping said with a smirk of schadenfreude on his face. "A dignified Konoha Elder would run away, just like when they abandoned the Second Hokage... I'll stop here!"
Sensing the murderous gazes from the Hokage Lineage, he made a gesture to silence himself.
Stirring up trouble should have its limits; they couldn't push them to the brink.
However, what Tong Ping didn't know was that this boomerang would soon come back to hit him.
They worked until almost dawn to find a new place to rest, but not long after, the Root Division and Danzou appeared.
(End of Chapter)
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