0p0 Chapter 197: Offering a Son and a Daughter
Chapter 197: Offering a Son and a Daughter
It was almost dusk and the sky was dark. Konoha Village had gradually fallen into silence, but the lights in Yamanaka Inori's house were still brightly lit.
"Phew, it's more convenient to be at your house. At least no one will jump out and interrupt."
Nara Shikaku put down the cup in his hand, closed his eyes for a long time and savored the wine in his mouth. After a long time, he let out a sigh and exclaimed in praise.
Across from him, Yamanaka Haiyi also calmly put down the cup in his hand, "I think this is not the only reason why you want to have a party at my house.
By the way, Rino heard what I just said, and I remember she seemed to have an appointment with Yoshino to go shopping together tomorrow."
Hearing his friend's words, Nara Shikaku's hand that was pouring the wine trembled, and the sake spilled on the table.
"Hahaha, I have some serious business to attend this gathering, but I just want to have a few drinks to liven things up."
Nara Shikaku put down the bottle with an awkward smile, his expression turning serious.
"You all know the news that the Sandaime Hokage released today. Shouldn't we discuss this matter?"
"It's definitely something that should be discussed. Who would have thought that something like this would happen just a few months after the Fifth Hokage took office?"
Yamanaka Hai nodded in agreement, "I originally thought that some things in Konoha could be improved under Tsunade-sama, but I didn't expect such a change to happen just when I saw a glimmer of hope.
Lu Jiu, you have the most flexible mind, and now I need you to analyze the situation."
"You're smart," Nara Shikaku said with a wry smile on his face. He suddenly reached out and picked up another glass of wine and drank it.
"I still don't understand what's been going on in Konoha these years. Strange changes keep happening, as if there are several masterminds messing with Konoha."
"Anyway, Shikaku, you're the smartest among us, so we still need you to figure out what we should do next."
When it came to the key topic, Akimichi Choza stopped chewing and spoke.
"My judgment?" Nara Shikaku closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then looked at his two friends seriously.
“The current situation is not optimistic.
We all know how severely Konoha's strength was damaged after the previous incidents. If Lord Jiraiya had not appeared, the border of the Land of Fire might have been lost.
Now that the newly appointed Fifth Hokage has disappeared inexplicably in his own village, there's no guarantee that the Kumogakure and Iwagakure won't take action again. Konoha is under a lot of pressure."
Nara Shikaku looked worried, "Although the news has been strictly blocked, we all know that there seemed to be a big mess in the Root last night, and today it seems that many ninjas from the Anbu and the Root have disappeared.
Also, it seems that Baiyunyeshan and Yamashiro Aoba, who were recently transferred back from the border by Lady Tsunade, also disappeared at the same time."
Under the bright light, Nara Shikaku's eyes were dim and difficult to understand.
"We must be vigilant. Perhaps it's time for us to leave Konoha. Our predecessors joined Konoha to ensure the inheritance of the family, but Konoha now looks like a leaky ship."
"Is it already that serious?"
After hearing his friend's judgment, Yamanaka Inoichi frowned and cursed. Leaving Konoha is just four simple words, but the bloody storm involved may not be enough to describe it even with forty thousand words.
How to leave and how to ensure the survival and development of the family after leaving are very troublesome issues.
A smile appeared on Nara Shikaku's face, "Of course it hasn't reached that level yet, but we must be prepared for it.
According to the current information, there may have been major changes in the Root and the Anbu, which may even be related to the secret of Lady Tsunade's disappearance.
If the Root and Anbu are really severely damaged, Danzo will probably have to recruit people from our families again. What should we do then?
Are you constantly sending your people to be cursed?"
"Shikaku, just tell me what to do."
After listening to what Shikaku said, Akimichi Choza thought about it for a while but still came to nothing. In the end, he simply threw the question back to Nara Shikaku.
Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi exchanged glances. "Right now, this situation hasn't occurred yet. If Danzo really comes to demand someone again, then please send Uncle Qufeng to confront him!"
Shikaku's voice was low and soft, but his tone was firm and decisive.
"Danzo sucked too much blood from us a few times before, and we haven't recovered yet. Now we can't let him consume us any more."
After hearing this, Akimichi Choza hesitated. "Of course Uncle Qufeng can come forward to fight, but we also know who is behind Danzo. It's not a solution to keep relying on Uncle to delay!"
"So there are two options at the moment. The first is to delay and wait for the return of the Fifth Hokage or the birth of the Sixth Hokage. The second is to leave Konoha!"
"The fifth or sixth generation?"
Yamanaka Hiichi's expression was not very good. "I'm afraid there won't be much hope in the short term."
Nara Shikamaru nodded and said, "Yes, there is indeed little hope. The key is that we cannot make any big moves."
"Then we have no choice but to leave Konoha, but there's no way for so many of us to leave Konoha quietly. And how are we going to survive after we leave Konoha? Our families have a lot of grudges against the various ninja villages."
The question raised by Akimichi Dingzuo was exactly what Yamanaka Inoichi was worried about. He nodded repeatedly as he listened from the side.
"Actually, there is a solution," Lu Jiu stared at Yamanaka Haiyi with a rather strange look on his face.
Yamanaka Haiyi understood what Shikaku might be worried about. He closed his eyes and sensed his surroundings before saying, "Just tell me what you have to say. There's no one else around."
"Think about Hyuga Feng. The disappearance of the entire Hyuga clan is likely due to his ability in space-time ninjutsu. With his help, we can definitely leave Konoha. I even suspect that he was the one who caused trouble in Konoha several times before, just disguised as Uchiha Tajima.
Moreover, the Hyuga clan has not shown its presence in the ninja world, so there must be a place suitable for them to survive.
only......."
After hearing Shikaku's judgment, Yamanaka Hiichi's brows remained furrowed. "Just what? If it wasn't something that involved us, your expression wouldn't be so strange."
Shikaku looked at Haiyi steadily for a long time before he said, "First, it's difficult to find the Hyuga family right now, and second, if you want to impress Hyuga Feng, you need enough leverage.
As far as I know, Hinata Feng is very lustful and he had a girlfriend when he was still training in the family.
Previously, she had unclear relationships with Kurenai Yuhi and Uchiha Anko.
After he turned against the main family, several elder families were wiped out, and only Hyuga Hiashi was left alive.
But his two daughters, Hinata Hyuga and Hanabi Hyuga, became Hyuga Kaze's maids!"
The more Nara Shikaku spoke, the slower and harder his tone became, and he was obviously in great trouble.
At this moment, Yamanaka Inoichi's brows were as sharp as knives, and his face looked a little twisted and twitching.
"As the clan leader I'm happy to trade Ino for help, but as a father I want to smack you in the face right now!"
Shikaku smiled bitterly and nodded, "I understand, but there are too few suitable people in our families. To be honest, if possible, I would even be willing to turn Shikamaru into a woman and send him over!"
Seeing his friend's horrified expression, Lu Jiu paused and continued, "This is just an alternative plan. In short, we should be careful, reduce our strength and look for other ways to retreat.
If Konoha continues like this, even if they don't consume all their internal resources, the ninja villages outside will not stop watching, especially those barbarians from the Cloud Village!"