Hokage Tower.
The afterglow of the setting sun faded away the last tinge of red. At the last moment of nightfall, Hyūga Clan's Clan Head, Hyūga Hirofumi and Uchiha Clan's Clan Head, Uchiha Tengoku walked out of Hokage Tower side by side.
The two didn't speak to each other, they parted ways when they reached the entrance, and went home separately.
In the past few days, the two have been summoned by Hiruzen many times to discuss the matter of mobilizing the two clans' Shinobi to the coast to deter Land of Water's Kirigakure.
Tengoku and Hirofumi generally agree, but there are some disagreements on how many people to send.
Hiruzen thought that the more, the better, but the two Clan Head didn't think so. Since it's just to deter, a batch of Shinobi is enough, and even if Kirigakure really invaded the Land of Fire, they still had time to send more clansmen to battlefield.
If a large number of clansmen are dispatched at one time according to Hiruzen's intention, the risk would be too high! After all, the battlefield is changing rapidly, in case Kirigakure plans something big, they won't be able to cry once they are ambushed and surrounded.
After several days of discussion, Hiruzen couldn't convince the two of them, and had no choice but to agree.
After Tengoku returned home, he immediately summoned the three elders overnight. After making a fierce prediction, he decided to let the Jōnin, Uchiha Fugaku take a group of Military Police Force's members to the coast.
On the other side, after Hirofumi got home, he also immediately summoned clan's Great Elder, Hyūga Nobuyuki.
There are four Hyūga Clan Elders, but apart from grand elder, the other three elders are all elders from the Branch House!
It can't be helped. After all, Hyūga Clan's Main House only has one person per generation. The Main House of this generation is Hirofumi. The Main House of the previous generation is his father, Hyūga Nobuyuki. As for the Main House's next generation, it is naturally his eldest son, Hyūga Hiashi.
That is to say, there are only three people from the Main House of the huge Hyūga Clan!
"Father, you are here."
Hyūga Nobuyuki is seventy-two this year, with white hair and wrinkled face, but his waist is straight as he walks. Although his eyelids are drooping, his eyes are full of light when he opened them.
Hirofumi respectfully asked him to sit down, and then elaborated on the results of today's discussions in the Hokage Tower.
After hearing this, Nobuyuki nodded slightly and asked: "How many people do you plan to send, and who will lead them?"
"It's just for deterring, plus the Shinobi from Uchiha Clan, our Hyūga Clan should send a hundred people!" Hirofumi then pondered and said, "As for the leader, I want Hiashi to go so he can get some experience!"
"Aho!" (T/N: The Raw in Japanese, Aho means idiot, stupid or fool.)
Nobuyuki reprimanded, "The people from the Main House can't go to the battlefield unless it is absolutely necessary! Let Hizashi go!"
"I understand."
Hirofumi nodded, and then said hesitantly, "Father, in fact, Hizashi's talent is not worse than Hiashi's."
"Of course I know, that's why I'm relieved to let him go."
After Nobuyuki said that, he sighed again, "I know what you are thinking, but remember, the Main House can only have one person per generation!"
"Yes!"
…
The night gradually darkened.
In Shikuro's house, Yui had been standing in the living room for a while.
"Yui, your father's research materials are really not with me."
Shikuro looked at the stubborn Yui, and had a headache.
"Yui-nee, hug." The three-years-old Torune rolled around on the sofa, but unfortunately, Yui ignored him. He felt so wronged that he burst into tears.
Yui did not have time to take care of this little brat at this time, as she looked Shikuro and directly asked: "Uncle, where is the information?"
"At the Hokage Tower!"
Shikuro sighed and said angrily, "Your father's research is too dangerous. It has been listed as a Forbidden Technique by Hokage-sama, and it is sealed in the library together with the research materials of Nidaime-sama."
There are two Konoha Library, one is for the outside world, anyone can see it, it exists in the form of a library, located in the southwest direction of the village. The other is the Forbidden Library, located in Hokage Tower, and inside it is full of research materials left by Nidaime Hokage when he was researching various Forbidden Techniques.
Nidaime Hokage has studied so many messy Forbidden Techniques, and human experiments are basic exercises. The famous ones are Impure World Reincarnation, Flying Thunder God Technique, and these Forbidden Technique's training methods are recorded on the Scroll of Seals, and is kept by the Hokage. The research materials are all sealed in the library at the Hokage Tower, where they are kept under the care of Anbu day and night.
And to be able to be sealed together with Nidaime Hokage's research materials, it shows how dangerous the research materials left by Yui's father.
"I don't care, it was left by my father!"
Yui clenched her teeth, and stared at Shikuro stubbornly, "You have to help me get it back!"
"Yui…"
Shikuro looked helpless, "Those materials will kill you, have you forgotten how your father died?"
"Because I can't forget it that I need to study it even more!" Yui said with a firm expression, "I must develop the nano-sized venomous insects that can be raised by humans!"
Shikuro felt helpless when he saw this: 'You father and daughter have something wrong on your heads!'
"Uncle!"
Yui was a little anxious seeing that Shikuro didn't speak.
"I will give it a try."
Shikuro sighed and said, "But I can't guarantee that I can get your father's research materials."
"Thank you, Uncle."
Yui showed a smile.
When Yui left, Shikuro gave the child to his wife and went to the Hokage Tower.
Now that it's wartime, regardless of its importance, Hiruzen has to deal with everything. So even if it's late at night, Hiruzen is still working at the Hokage Tower.
Shikuro knocked on the door and entered the office. He then saw that Hiruzen is smoking to refresh himself. I wonder if it was an illusion, but he found that there seemed to be a few more white hairs on Hiruzen's head.
"Shikuro, is something wrong?" Hiruzen put down the tobacco pipe in his hand and asked.
"Hokage-sama, that…" Shikuro didn't know how to say it.
Hiruzen raised his brows and asked: "Is it related to Shisui and Kanpū?"
"No, it's about Yui."
Shikuro lowered his head and said "Yui wants to get back her father's research materials."
Hiruzen didn't understand for a moment: "What research materials?"
"It's the research materials on raising nano-sized venomous insects." Shikuro reminded, "These materials have been sealed in the library by you, Hokage-sama."
"So that's it."
Hiruzen took a puff from the pipe and said, "Shikuro, it stands to reason that I shouldn't refuse Yui's request, but those research materials are very dangerous. In any case, I don't feel comfortable handing them over to a Genin."
Shikuro knew this was the result, but for some reason, Yui's stubborn appearance came to his mind at this time, causing: "Hokage-sama, what if it was me?"
Hiruzen was stunned.
"Hokage-sama, I just…" Shikuro realized what he said and hurriedly speak to explain, but Hiruzen interrupted him with a wave of his hand.
"Shikuro, you are the most talented Shinobi in Aburame Clan. If it was you, you might really be able to succeed."
Hiruzen looked at Shikuro deeply, and then asked the Anbu to take out the research materials for raising nano-sized venomous insects sealed in the library and hand them over to Shikuro.
"…Thank you Hokage-sama!"
Shikuro took the information in a daze, not knowing whether to be happy or sad.
After Shikuro left, Hiruzen put down his tobacco pipe, turned around and walked to the office window, looked up at the bright moon, and sighed.
If it was not for the tense situation in the Shinobi World right now, and Konoha desperately needs strong combat power, Hiruzen might not release these research materials, but who knows?
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