At the end, Funan still didn't get what he wanted. Because, although the person he wanted was not dead, she was also missing.
She was Shinnosuke's wife and had always been by his side. In this ambush, the main target was her and Shinnosuke. Shinnosuke died in combat, but she disappeared.
Mentioning this, Shinya also felt that something was wrong. There was definitely something strange about that woman.
Shinya looked at the change of expression on Funan's face.
Originally, he thought that Funan was just a lustful person, but it turned out that there was a deeper meaning to his actions.
"Send these things back to Konoha!" Funan said as he wrote a letter, which he handed to some shinobi from Konoha to take back.
These shinobi belonged to the Sarutobi clan and had followed Shinnosuke. However, after his death, they survived. They were the best tool to cover Hiruzen's mouth.
At the same time, these people will return to Konoha with some Kumogakure prisoners.
Finally, there are the heads of those Konoha shinobi who died in battle with Shinnosuke.
So much evidence is enough for the Konoha shinobi to understand that Shinnosuke's death had nothing to do with Funan.
In this case, public opinion is on Funan's side. If Hiruzen dares to cause trouble, then fight him!
Funan has never been afraid of war. The only thing he worries about is that the Uchiha will lose too much.
As for whether Shinnosuke's death had anything to do with him, everyone knew it did.
After these people left, Funan immediately got into work.
The war between Kumo and Konoha continued and became increasingly intense.
As the commander-in-chief, no matter how frivolous he appears, Funan does not dare to be careless. His power is very strong now, but not to the level of the first Hokage. However, his strength was enough to change the course of a war, without a doubt.
Both sides had already lost thousands of men, increasing mutual hatred. Furthermore, Kumo's advantage was becoming more and more evident. Before long, several more clashes broke out. In these fights, Kumo was the aggressor, and duo A and B went straight for Funan.
After these battles, Funan's power grew even more. By combining the Body Flicker Technique with the Fire Release, he could take on Duo A and B without using Susanoo, which angered the Raikage. This allowed Pakura to unleash himself on the battlefield.
In a short period of time, Kumo suffered heavy casualties, eliminating the advantage they had gained.
Konoha's spirits grew with each victory. With these results, they knew that they would soon win if they continued like this.
When Kumo wasn't causing trouble, Funan was. With enough supplies to last a month, Funan planned to finish off Kumo in that time.
…
While good results continued to be obtained on the front line, a suffocating silence reigned in Konoha.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke died.
Upon hearing the news, everyone shuddered. Especially Torifu, his vision went dark and he almost fainted.
Finally, something had happened. Those crazy Uchiha! That crazy Funan! How dare he?
At this time, even Torifu could not maintain the balance. On the contrary, most of the shinobi in Konoha had to cooperate with Sarutobi Hiruzen to attack Uchiha Funan.
Just when many shinobi in Konoha thought that the peace in Konoha was about to end, another news came.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke's death was entirely his own fault.
Funan said that Sarutobi Shinnosuke was responsible for more than a thousand Konoha shinobi who died in the battle.
When they heard the news sent by Funan, there was no one in Konoha who believed Funan's nonsense.
Does Funan dare to say that Sarutobi Shinnosuke's death had nothing to do with him? They knew with their toes that it was definitely Funan who did it.
It was obvious to everyone that Funan was involved. However, some shinobi began to doubt. Why did Funan dare to send such news?
Among them was Nara Shikaku, who calmed Torifu down and asked for the latest information. He suspected there was something more.
Then, Funan launched his next attack. First, the witnesses. Shinnosuke's subordinates, who survived the battle. They stood up and pointed at Shinnosuke, demanding justice for the dead. Then, the Kumo prisoners, who also corroborated the story.
Finally, the heads of those killed in battle.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke, you are a real bastard! You knew it was a trap and you still went.
Faced with this situation, everyone was stunned.
Torifu breathed a sigh of relief. The old fat man burst into tears on the spot. He hugged Nara Shikaku and cried so sadly.
Damn, this acting Hokage is really not something for a human being.
God knows, when he heard the news that Sarutobi Shinnosuke led more than a thousand shinobi from the four clans of Hiruzen and the others to die in battle, he almost urinated on the spot.
He only had one thought in mind: '...During Akimichi Torifu's tenure as acting Hokage, a civil war broke out in Konoha, and the village was destroyed.'
"Uchiha Funan is a beast. I'm almost sixty years old and yet he scares me like this. He has no heart!" Torifu continued to sob softly.
Shikaku said helplessly: "Uncle, you don't really think that this matter has nothing to do with Funan, do you?"
Torifu looked at Shikaku, stood up abruptly, and said coldly: "I don't care whether or not he has anything to do with Shinnosuke's death. The important thing is that we can shut the mouths of the Konoha clans."
"Funan said something that made sense: If Nawaki of the Senju clan could die, why not Sarutobi Shinnosuke? Did he have special protection?"
"Ahem!" Shikaku almost choked himself to death with a mouthful of saliva.
"Then, what are we going to do?" Shikaku asked.
"Don't worry, take a look at this first!" Torifu looked solemn and handed Shikaku the letter that Funan had written to him.
Shikaku was surprised after reading that letter.
"Is Uchiha Funan really serious?"
"It's incredible, but a lot of evidence does point to this."
Shikaku frowned and said: "Why would Funan have such suspicions?"
Torifu rolled his eyes and said: "According to the information sent by our people, Uchiha Funan is very interested in that woman."
"Damn!" Shikaku couldn't help but swear. "That's Sarutobi Shinnosuke's wife."
Torifu smiled and said: "The enemy's wife, isn't that even more... ahem!"
Shikaku looked at Torifu strangely.
"Well, what do you think of this?"
"Call a meeting with the major clans of Konoha." Shikaku thought for a moment and said: "If this is true, it is a serious matter for Konoha."
"Everyone should know, and in the process, we can stop Sarutobi Hiruzen's aspirations."
"Well, I think so too. If possible, Hiruzen must pay some price!"
So Torifu, in his capacity as Acting Hokage, called a meeting with the leaders of Konoha's major clans.
Hiruzen and Danzo were also present. They were both unusually quiet.
Especially Danzo, who looked at Hiruzen with worried eyes from time to time, and then looked at Torifu with angry eyes.
The expressions of the people present gradually became strange.
Especially Hiashi, who seemed to be holding back his laughter. Karma! This is karma. A few years ago, his wife died, and now his son. Ha! Who's to say this isn't karma?
Although Hiruzen's wife died before Hiashi's brother did. Who stipulates that retaliation cannot be carried out in advance?
They all sat down.
Torifu looked at Hiruzen and said slowly: "Hiruzen, are you okay?"
Hiruzen was silent.
Danzo, with an icy look, said: "Acting Hokage, this cannot remain like this."
"Indeed!" Torifu nodded calmly and said: "So, Hiruzen, can you answer a few questions for me?"
The people present were startled.
Hiruzen was also surprised. He looked up at Torifu and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Ask!"
Torifu pondered for a moment and said: "I don't know much about Yuki Saeko. Could you tell me more about her?"
Everyone was stunned again.
Hiruzen was also confused. Shinnosuke's wife? What does she have to do with all this?
Hiruzen suddenly felt a bad premonition in his heart. He suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and said: "Yuki Saeko is Shinnosuke's wife, and she is a student in the same class as him at the Konoha Ninja School."
"Her father was a Konoha special Jonin and her mother a chunin, both died in the Second Shinobi World War."
This matched what everyone knew.
Looking at Torifu's expression, everyone began to have a strange thought. Could it be that there is something wrong with Yuki Saeko?
Torifu said in a deep voice: "It is very possible that Yuki Saeko is an enemy spy."
Hiruzen felt dizzy for a while. The other clan leaders were also stunned.
The daughter-in-law of the Third Hokage, the wife of the captain of Konoha ANBU, and also serves as the deputy captain. A person with such a special identity, is she actually a spy?
The shinobi present suddenly felt cold everywhere.
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