Chapter 74 Why is it her again?
That afternoon.
Two preliminary investigation reports on the "Kirigakure Attack" were sent to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
One was from the security forces, and the other was from the Anbu.
The contents were basically the same, but the perspectives were slightly different.
After comparing the contents of the two reports, Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately summoned Jiraiya and two consultants and began an intense discussion.
"This kind of thing actually happened... What exactly does Kirigakure want to do? Are they going to declare war on Konoha?"
"How did they sneak in? A dozen Kirigakure ninjas appeared directly in the heart of the Minamiga River without any signs beforehand. Have the people in the barrier class been so lax?"
"And..."
Tatsune Koharu looked at a name mentioned in both reports and frowned: "Why is it her again?"
"Ahem..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen coughed and explained a little helplessly: "Although Uchiha Hikaru did participate in this incident, it was not caused by her this time... According to the report from the Anbu present, if she had not acted in time, the casualties of Konoha might have been even more serious."
To be honest...
Sarutobi Hiruzen was also having a headache.
He had just been thankful this morning that this "Uchiha Grandmother" had behaved very well this time and did not cause any trouble. As a result, such a thing happened in less than a day.
Moreover, this time, another ninja village is involved. If it is not handled properly, it may be a replay of the incident of the Kumogakure delegation kidnapping Hinata Hyuga a year ago.
Of course, there are some differences between these two incidents.
After all, the Kumogakure Village was still under the guise of signing a peace treaty, so it was not easy to tear each other apart openly, while the Kirigakure Village sneaked in and started fighting directly without saying anything. Even if we take a step back, Sarutobi Hiruzen would never dare to let the current Uchiha clan hand over the "culprit" to calm the situation. If he really said this, I'm afraid that the body of the third generation Hokage would be handed over...
On the other side.
Utatane Koharu and Mito Kado En looked at each other and chose not to comment.
Next, several Konoha high-level officials began to discuss countermeasures.
Although there is no evidence to prove that the Kirigakure is planning to launch a large-scale invasion, patrols around the village must be strengthened; the barrier team and the interrogation team must also be mobilized as soon as possible, with the former responsible for reinforcing the barrier and the latter responsible for interrogating the captured Kirigakure ninjas; in addition, people must be sent to the Land of Water as soon as possible to strongly condemn and question the Kirigakure for invading other people's territory...
One more thing.
For the Anbu and Uchiha clan members who died or were injured in this operation, compensation must be provided as soon as possible. Compensation and the corresponding title of "Hero of Konoha" must be implemented. Uchiha should not be allowed to have the idea of favoring one over the other.
The priority of this matter was originally relatively low, but because of the existence of Uchiha Hikari, it was forcibly raised by two levels.
These discussion results were quickly sorted out and assigned one by one.
So starting from the second day, there were many more ninjas in Konoha Village, especially ninjas from the Hyuga and Inuzuka clans - in terms of patrolling and exploration, they are more experienced.
…
Uchiha Hikaru doesn’t care about these situations.
After all, she is just an “old thing” from the old times. She attacked Obito before because his actions involved Uchiha. Now that the problem has been solved, the remaining disputes should be considered by young people like Sarutobi Hiruzen. They have to give the younger generation some room to play.
In fact, this is also an opportunity for the Uchiha clan.
Before, the contradictions between the Uchiha and other families of Konoha were mainly due to unfair distribution of interests.
However, if there is a common external enemy to exert pressure, many internal contradictions can be temporarily ignored.
With the strengthening of patrols around Konoha, the work of the Anbu has increased suddenly. Uchiha Hikaru’s original plan to take time to “instruct” Itachi and Shisui was temporarily shelved. Taking advantage of the approaching New Year, she is now taking Naruto to buy New Year’s goods in the commercial street.
As Naruto said before.
Now the Konoha Village has begun to decorate with lights and colors, and many stores have hung discount promotion billboards, attracting a large number of villagers to go shopping in the biting cold wind. In just a day and a half, Uchiha Hikari had seen several familiar faces -
Haruno Sakura, who was taken out by her parents to buy new clothes.
Akimichi Choji, who was sitting in a barbecue restaurant with his father Akimichi Choza and eating a lot of hustle.
Yamazaki Ino, who was helping her family sell flowers to passers-by.
Kakashi, who was slacking off to buy the illustrated version of "Intimate Paradise" during his surveillance mission...
Several of these people recognized Uchiha Hikari and greeted her from a distance by nodding or bowing.
Uchiha Hikari didn't care much.
Naruto was a little curious, and asked in a low voice with his little face raised: "Hey, does Sister Hikari know so many people?"
"I guess so... to be precise, I was recognized."
Apart from the memories before the time travel, Uchiha Hikari, as a "Warring States survivor", had never seen Akimichi Choza and others, but was only recognized by the other party unilaterally.
"Go, try this new dress."
Uchiha Hikari casually stuffed a set of clothes into Naruto's hand, indicating that he should go to the dressing room to change.
After the little yellow-haired boy came out after putting on his clothes, she took a photo and sent it to the group, and tagged Minato Namikaze.
[Bulma: Hey, is this Mr. Yongdaimei's child? I didn't recognize him. He looks so different from before. His mental state is different. Has he grown taller? ]
[Yongdaimei: It shouldn't be that fast. After all, he is only four or five years old now. But he is indeed more cheerful and lively than last time. Thank you very much for Miss Guang's careful care during this period. ]
[Bulma: Hmm...]
[Bulma: Speaking of which, is Xiao Guang's New Year's celebration coming up these days? It looks like it's very lively. Can I go over and take a look? @Wumi]
[Wumi: ...Of course, I can, but I may not have a place for you to stay here. After all, I am temporarily staying at Naruto's house. ]
[Bulma: It's okay. I can sleep on the floor! ]
[Wumi: That's not the case...]
Before that, Uchiha Guang did not agree to let Bulma come, mainly because her situation was still unstable and there might be some unpredictable dangers. But now, Danzo is lying down. Although Obito and Black Zetsu may take action, if she just stays in Konoha Village for a few days, she can still fully guarantee Bulma's safety.
[Bulma: Okay, then I'll pack up and come to see you this weekend! ]
