Chapter 83 Heartfelt words
"Hmph, Yan, I think you are really going backwards. I admit that Naraku's strength is a little beyond our expectations, but if you say that he dares to come to Konoha for revenge, this is simply the funniest joke I have heard this year." Danzo glanced at him with disdain on his face.
"Danzo, Yan is just being cautious, but Yan, you are indeed a little worried. Although the other party is powerful, compared with our village, the other party dares to come just to die." Utatane Koharu first looked at Danzo with a reproachful look, and then comforted Mitomon Yan.
Sarutobi Hiruzen said: "Yan's caution is justified. I will ask people to pay more attention to the recent entry and exit of people and the barrier."
Mitomon Yan, who was embarrassed by what Danzo and Utatane Koharu said, couldn't help but return a grateful look to Sarutobi Hiruzen for giving him a way out.
After reaching a conclusion on the handling of Naraku, Danzo and the other two did not stay any longer and left the office one after another.
Sarutobi Hiruzen resumed his official duties until night fell.
"Is it so late? Biwako will nag me again when I go back." Looking at the night outside the window, Sarutobi Hiruzen stretched his body and immediately got up and went back home.
As the Hokage, even if Sarutobi Hiruzen did not give any special instructions and was still in the village, he still had two classes of Anbu members guarding in the dark.
As if to set an example, after becoming the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen not only did not take over the position of the head of the Sarutobi clan, but also took the initiative to move out of the clan land of the Sarutobi clan.
Of course, even so, the place where Sarutobi Hiruzen lived was also a courtyard mansion with an area of more than 10,000 square meters.
"You're back. Why are you so late again today?"
Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen thought, when he returned home, his wife Sarutobi Biwako immediately complained.
"I must pay attention next time. By the way, where is Asuma?" Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled embarrassedly and immediately changed the subject.
"You forgot, didn't you arrange an escort mission for him? According to the schedule, even if everything goes well, he won't be back until the day after tomorrow.
Alas. Now this family is getting more and more deserted. After the eldest became the head of the Anbu, he basically lives in the Anbu base. Now that the younger has become a ninja, he also wants to go out to do missions."
Sarutobi Biwako kept muttering while helping Sarutobi Hiruzen take off his coat.
"What do you know? They are my sons. As the son of the Hokage, they naturally have to set an example." Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was a little annoyed by the muttering, retorted.
Let's not talk about the younger son.
After the eldest was manipulated by him to become the head of the Anbu, he didn't know how many people were watching him. If he didn't behave more hardworking, even if he was the Hokage, he might not be able to sit firmly in this position.
"Okay, I don't understand, you are right, then do you still want to eat dinner?" Sarutobi Biwako is naturally not really ignorant.
She just muttered out of habit.
Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen's rebuttal, she was not angry, but just rolled her eyes and turned to the living room.
"We must eat." Sarutobi Hiruzen hurriedly followed.
Soon, the two sat opposite each other at the dining table and started to eat.
"By the way, has the rebellious ninja named Naraku that you mentioned the other day been resolved?" Sarutobi Biwako asked casually while eating.
Sarutobi Hiruzen paused and his eating speed obviously slowed down.
Sarutobi Biwako noticed this situation and said in surprise: "Is there a problem?"
"Well, the opponent is more difficult to deal with than expected, and we can only put it aside for the time being." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed.
"Then should I thank the Hokage for letting me go!"
A cold voice suddenly sounded from behind Sarutobi Hiruzen.
But the strange thing is that neither Sarutobi Hiruzen nor Sarutobi Biwako reacted much to this sudden situation.
No.
It's not that the two of them didn't react, but that they couldn't react at all.
Because just before the indifferent voice sounded, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Sarutobi Biwako were both pierced through the chest by the hand knife from behind.
The blood-stained hand knife pierced through Sarutobi Biwako's chest, and you could vaguely see the fragments of the heart hanging on the hand knife.
The tearing of the heart made Sarutobi Biwako open his mouth, but he couldn't make any sound. He just trembled a few times and lowered his head.
This scene completely fell into the eyes of Sarutobi Hiruzen who was sitting opposite.
But he who suffered the same treatment only lasted a few more seconds, and then he also lowered his head powerlessly.
"It turns out that you have been pampered for too long, so that you, who were once called a ninja hero, are now assassinated by me so easily. To be honest, I am very disappointed in you, the third generation Hokage."
Naraku, who appeared behind Sarutobi Hiruzen at some point, looked at the dead Sarutobi Hiruzen and pulled out the right arm that pierced his chest expressionlessly.
The same thing happened to the True Qi Shadow Clone behind Sarutobi Biwako, who also calmly retracted his arm.
‘Words from the Heart’ is indeed a killer move that even Madara couldn’t handle.
At this moment, the ‘strongest Hokage’ also fell under this move.
After removing the True Qi Shadow Clone, Naraku casually wiped the blood on his hands on Sarutobi Hiruzen’s clothes.
During the process, looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen’s body lying on the dining table, Naraku was really quite emotional.
To be honest, this time he came to Konoha to carry out the assassination, and the degree of progress was much smoother than he expected.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was not the first one. Before this, he had visited the other two of the Four Heavenly Kings of Konoha, Mitomon En and Utatane Koharu.
The way of visiting was the same as now. He also said some "heartfelt words" to the two of them very considerately.
Originally, he thought that there might be some waves when assassinating Sarutobi Hiruzen.
After all, compared with Mitomon En and Utatane Koharu, Sarutobi Hiruzen is undoubtedly much more powerful.
But the reality is that he overestimated the other party.
Even though Sarutobi Hiruzen's body was well maintained after years of pampering, his alertness and reaction awareness were obviously not maintained by just sitting in the office.
And as far as Naraku knew, Sarutobi Hiruzen had never heard of any decent battles since the First Ninja World War.
The so-called title of Ninja Hero cannot be said to be completely the same as the "Strongest Hokage", but it is basically a name that is greater than the fact, lacking the proof of actual achievements.
Of course, the success of the assassination can also be attributed to Naraku's own strength.
『Shrinking the Earth into an Inch』 allows him to enter Konoha silently and carry out assassinations.
His spiritual awareness allows him to grasp the situation of the target in advance before the assassination.
In addition, the strength improvement brought by the breakthrough to the fifth level of Qi training.
Let alone assassination, even in a head-on battle, Sarutobi Hiruzen could not be his opponent.
Swish!
Naraku had just wiped the blood off his hands when a figure flashed to the side.
The person who came was also Naraku's true Qi shadow clone.
"Have you dealt with the Anbu outside?"
"Of course, I also dealt with the corpse by the way, so that it would not be discovered too quickly."
The brief conversation has already proved the purpose of this true Qi shadow clone.
