Chapter 252: The 3rd Hokage resigns, Uzumaki Mito is critically ill!

Konoha.

The Konoha high-ranking officials, who should have been cheering for winning the Thunder and Fire War, could not smile at all.

Now the entire ninja world knows about their shameful act of betraying the hero of their village, and the villagers of Konoha have condemned and questioned a series of high-level officials including the Hokage.

The villagers of Konoha had been kept in the dark. They originally thought that Liuyun was at fault and that the Hokage had generously forgiven him...

But now, with a large amount of external information and the malicious spread of news by spies, the villagers of Konoha suddenly discovered that the one who was wrong was actually the Hokage of Konoha!

It was Konoha who betrayed Liuyun first, treating him as a sacrifice for both countries. They were also extremely irresponsible afterwards, taking advantage of Liuyun's fake death to watch the hero's mother commit suicide at home.

The various mistakes of the Third Hokage led to a series of tragedies. The hero of Konoha escaped from hell with difficulty, but when he woke up, he witnessed the death of his mother and witnessed another "hell"!

The thirteen-year-old boy was driven crazy by reality, which led to his out-of-control runaway and serious injury of the Hokage.

The villagers of Konoha who received the news couldn't help but shed tears, feeling sympathy and indignation for the tragic fate of the hero.

Nowadays, there are people making a lot of noise in front of the Hokage Building every day, and even if the ninja goes to drive them away, it is still useless.

The Third Hokage, who was at the center of the storm, had to come out and publicly apologize and admit his mistakes. He took most of the responsibility alone and decisively announced his resignation in front of all the villagers.

At the moment, he was only temporarily taking over the position of Hokage. When the war was over, he would hand over all the power of Hokage, and even the position of principal of the Ninja School. He also promised that he would ask Liuyun to return to the village...

Sarutobi Hiruzen's sincere attitude of admitting his mistakes was impeccable, and everyone finally chose to forgive him because he did everything for Konoha and worked hard for so many years.

This public opinion storm came to an end with the Third Hokage as the main victim.

Liuyun learned a little about what happened in Konoha through the spies in the Otogakure Village, but he was dismissive of it and was too lazy to pay attention to it.

In addition, he scoffed at the bounty and declaration of war issued to him personally by the Water Kingdom.

Not to mention that the Land of Water has no idea where he is hiding right now, even if they knew, who in the entire ninja world would dare to accept the bounty on his head... wouldn't that mean they are tired of living...

As for the Hidden Mist Village? They are just talking nonsense to the Daimyo of the Land of Water. What good would it do if they really knew the whereabouts of Liuyun? It is estimated that even if the Third Mizukage and the Three-Tails of the village were dispatched, they would not be enough to defeat them...

However, since others have already made such harsh remarks, Liuyun feels that his plan to collect the tailed beasts can put the Hidden Mist Village at the forefront.

Of course, his top priority for collecting tailed beasts is still the Hidden Cloud Village that he hates the most, that is, the Eight-tailed Gyu-ki, which ranks second in combat power among the nine tailed beasts!

After determining the target, Liuyun did not set out for the Land of Lightning immediately, but instead wrote a letter to ask Orochimaru about the whereabouts of Jiraiya.

At this stage, Jiraiya should still be in the Land of Rain. The original work seems to have said that he taught the 'Nagato Trio' there for nearly three years.

Liuyun couldn't find Nagato in the Land of Rain, so he could only ask about Jiraiya's whereabouts. He felt it necessary to hold the Rinnegan in his own hands.

As for the 'old dog' who killed his mother, Liuyun hated him to the core and there was no way he would let him get what he wanted.

The next day, Liuyun received a reply from Orochimaru, in which he said that he did not know the exact whereabouts of Jiraiya, but he would notify him as soon as there was any news.

After receiving the reply, Liuyun decisively went to the Kingdom of Thunder.

During this period of time, the Hidden Cloud Village had just suffered a major defeat on the battlefield, so that the entire Land of Lightning was implicated by many factors, and the overall morale of the people was low.

Liuyun entered the Land of Lightning alone and carefully moved to the vicinity of the Hidden Cloud Village.

He waited on the main road in front of the entrance of the Hidden Cloud Village for a while, and took advantage of the cover of night to capture a team of senior ninjas that were leaving the village to carry out a mission.

"Where is the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki?"

Liuyun killed several low-level ninjas on the spot, and then used the hypnotic ability of the Sharingan to torture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki for information.

"It may be in... Yunlei Gorge... It may also be... on Turtle Island..." The Cloud Ninja Jonin gave the information with a dull look and a halting tone.

As long as a Jinchūriki is not deliberately imprisoned, he is qualified to know the whereabouts of the other party with the authority of a jonin. Even if he cannot know the exact location, he can know a rough idea.

After asking for directions, Liuyun decisively strangled the other person's throat.

Following the route given by the other party, Liuyun quickly found the location of Yunlei Canyon. He sneaked into it secretly and released his sage perception but still could not find the whereabouts of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

Liuyun stayed in the Kingdom of Thunder for more than ten days. During this time, he left Yunlei Gorge and embarked on a journey to find Turtle Island.

It’s a pity that the island is alive, and only the top leaders of the Hidden Cloud Village know the direction of the giant turtle’s movement. Liuyun secretly captured a lot of Cloud Ninjas, but after some investigation, he still couldn’t find the exact location of the Turtle Island.

Just as he was planning to sneak into the Hidden Cloud Village to continue to inquire about the news of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, a little white snake from Konoha brought him news that made him instantly give up his plan to capture the Eight-Tails, and he decisively set off for Konoha.

Kushina sent him a message saying that Uzumaki Mito was seriously ill, and it was highly likely that he would not recover...

This situation means that the old man's life is about to come to an end, and it also means... Kushina is about to become the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!

"Damn it, why can't you hold on so soon..."

Liuyun was caught off guard by Uzumaki Mito's sudden illness. Based on this information, he felt that the old man might die even faster than in the original novel.

When Kushina became the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, she was not as tall as she was when she was an adult, and her physical development seemed very immature, so she should be around 15 years old.

She is 14 years old this year. Unless Uzumaki Mito's illness can be cured, her death may be about half a year to a year earlier than in the original work.

Kushina needs him the most right now, and Liuyun will not let her bear the fear and pressure from the Nine-Tails alone.

Moreover, he had thought it through. Instead of letting Konoha seal the Nine-Tails in some other unknown person, it would be better to seal it in Kushina's body.

At that time, it might be easy for him to obtain the power of the Nine-Tails, the obstacles from Konoha Village might be small, and he would be able to plan more and bigger things with the Nine-Tails.

It is almost impossible for the Nine-Tails to lose control and run wild under the dual restrictions of the Uzumaki Sealing Technique and the Mangekyō Sharingan, even if it is a complete Nine-Tails.

So Kushina will be safe, and perhaps her personal freedom will not be severely restricted as in the original work.

After some careful consideration, he decided to go to Konoha first to see the old man for the last time and accompany Kushina through this most difficult time.