Chapter 83: Funeral
Too many corpses, they couldn’t be taken away at once.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura left some Anbu to guard the corpses and departed with the majority of the Anbu.
Yoru requested permission from the Kiiroinu Captain, stating he was willing to remain here until the Konoha ninja who would transport the corpses arrived.
Kiiroinu naturally agreed.
The reason Yoru wanted to stay was that he didn’t want to follow Danzo.
Danzo’s left eye had already been transplanted with a Sharingan.
That Bandage Eyepatch must have a high-level Sealing Jutsu inscribed on it, blocking all sensory Ninjutsu, to prevent the Uchiha clan from knowing he possessed a Sharingan.
Yoru pondered, needing to think of a way to deal with Danzo’s Mangekyo Sharingan.
After the Fox Squad finished organizing the Anbu’s corpses, Yoru stood by the bodies, watching the Senju clan members organize their own people’s corpses.
In the distance, the remaining five Jonin of the Senju clan gathered around Hanaki Senju.
In this sealing, the closer the ninja were to the center of the seal, the stronger they were, and the faster they died.
All six Elite Jonin of the Senju clan were dead. Out of over thirty Jonin, only Hanaki Senju and the remaining five were left.
At this moment, the sealing ended, and the pressure suddenly eased. Unfading sadness appeared on the faces of Hanaki Senju and the others.
The Jonin Minami Senju was saying something to Hanaki Senju. Hanaki Senju merely responded numbly, her brain actually nearing collapse, devoid of any thought.
Hanaki Senju’s eyes darted around and she saw the Fox Squad.
This is not normal; tonight is too abnormal.
The Nine-Tails inexplicably manifested the Uchiha clan’s Susanoo, leading to Mito’s premature and unexpected death.
Later, when Rinki-bro died, his face was full of grief and confusion, as if he had suffered immense injustice and encountered something he could not accept.
It’s a pity that it was too chaotic during the Nine-Tails rampage; Big Brother didn’t even leave any last words.
Everything is too strange.
Hanaki Senju stared at the Anbu ninja and recalled Danzo’s hasty arrival before the sealing.
Danzo wasn’t coming from Konoha Village, but from the direction of the Land of Rain to the northwest.
This sealing is shrouded in mystery.
If not for Kushina’s two bursts of power at the end, the Senju clan ninja would have all died here.
Who wanted to put the Senju clan to death?
Hanaki Senju’s first suspect was the Anbu.
Before the sealing, Rinki-bro and the Konoha high command had already had several intense conflicts regarding Kushina’s future arrangements.
Minami Senju asked, “Hanaki, are you listening to me? We’ve decided to elect you as the clan head.”
“I’m sorry, I was a little distracted,” Hanaki Senju said:
“Contact Tsunade at the front lines tonight and tell her everything that happened here, word for word, without omitting anything. Especially the details of the Anbu’s performance and Danzo’s appearance.”
The Senju Jonin’s expression was startled: “Hanaki, you mean…”
“Shh!” Hanaki Senju said:
“Any ninja clan can betray Konoha, but the Senju clan cannot. I don’t mean anything else, I just want Tsunade to know the details.”
What Hanaki Senju intended to do had to be kept secret from most of the clan members. She added, “Please ask Kato Dan to return to the village; I need to see him as soon as possible.”
Hanaki Senju thought that Kato Dan possessed the Forbidden Jutsu, Spiritualization Technique, which allowed the soul to leave the body and act independently.
Investigating the Anbu openly would be suicide; only Kato Dan could gather information stealthily and silently.
Even the Anbu couldn’t withstand Kato Dan’s investigation.
This matter must be kept completely secret, and no one must know.
The four Anbu Battalions involved in tonight’s sealing, as well as Danzo’s two assistants, are all within the scope of the investigation. The culprit must be found.
Hanaki Senju quickly adjusted her gaze. When looking at the Anbu, she no longer harbored scrutiny and hatred.
Yoru looked at the Uzumaki Kushina carried by Hanaki Senju, as well as the two large Scroll of Seals beside Hanaki Senju. It was worth all the effort he had put in.
As long as the Senju clan preserved some strength and still had a voice in the village, they wouldn’t have to fear Danzo monopolizing power.
After a while, Kushina woke up.
Seeing the neat rows of corpses in front of her, she burst into tears.
Grandmother Mito and Uncle Rinki had both been so good to her.
Kushina tugged at Hanaki Senju’s hand, signaling her to bend down.
As Hanaki Senju listened to Kushina’s words, her heart was greatly shaken.
Kushina actually said that there was someone from the Uzumaki clan among the Anbu ninja!
That person had infused her with Chakra twice, and within the Chakra was a powerful Sealing Power that helped her seal the Nine-Tails.
No wonder Kushina had two bursts of power; it turned out there was an Uzumaki clan spy among the Anbu.
Rinki-bro didn’t even know about this matter.
Hanaki Senju thought that when asking Kato Dan to investigate, he must be careful about everything and not strike directly, to avoid accidentally harming the Uzumaki clan spy.
Several hours later, a large number of Konoha ninja arrived, and they transported the corpses of the Senju clan and the Anbu back to the vicinity of the Memorial Monument.
The next day, in front of Konoha’s Memorial Monument.
More than half of the village’s ninja, dressed in black, arrived here.
Konoha’s Old Ancestor Grandmother, the wife of the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, Mito Uzumaki, had passed away, signifying the formal disappearance of the Founding Generation.
The Founding Generation – the brothers Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, Uchiha Madara, and the previous or two generations of clan heads of various ninja clans – had all died for different reasons.
After Mito Uzumaki’s death, Konoha was completely handed over to the nascent generation of Konoha, represented by Hiruzen Sarutobi, with no further checks and balances.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stood at the front, presiding over Mito Uzumaki’s funeral.
“I still remember the first time I met Teacher Mito, when I entered the Senju Compound with Teacher Tobirama.
That was the grand wedding of Teacher Hashirama and Teacher Mito.
Teacher Mito and Teacher Hashirama worked tirelessly together for the village’s founding.
Teacher Hashirama is gone, Teacher Tobirama is gone, and now, Teacher Mito is also gone.
Although they are gone, their most precious asset, Konoha Village, has been passed down.
We will uphold the will of the Founding Generation…”
Yoru, wearing Anbu attire and a mask, stood behind the crowd.
How to put it, the Third Hokage spoke with great emotion, and many people beside him were shedding tears.
Danzo stood in the front row. The Uchiha Clan Head, Uchiha Kane, did not pay much attention to Danzo.
It seems Yoru’s guess was correct; Danzo’s Bandage Eyepatch had a Sealing Jutsu that blocked perception.
It’s just that he didn’t know where he got the Sealing Jutsu from. Could it be that Tobirama Senju had studied Sharingan transplantation before his death and left some notes?
Tobirama Senju’s entire set of abilities seemed tailor-made for the Uchiha clan.
Water Style countered Fire Style, Body Flicker Technique countered Sharingan, and the Dark Body Technique countered Genjutsu.
Transplanting Sharingan, Tobirama Senju might have truly experimented with this idea.
Beside Uchiha Kane was the Uchiha Young Patriarch, Fugaku Uchiha, who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy this year.
After the funeral, most people left.
Uchiha Kane, with Fugaku Uchiha, expressed condolences to Hanaki Senju privately.
A sharp shouting voice attracted the attention of others.
“Uchiha Kane! You must give me an explanation! Where were you last night!”
Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his head, glanced at the hysterical Hanaki Senju, then at the bewildered Uchiha Kane, and said nothing more, continuing to walk away.
Uchiha Kane repeatedly explained that he was within the clan compound last night, and many people could vouch for him.
Uchiha Kane had learned about the Senju clan’s experience last night and knew that Hanaki Senju was blaming the Uchiha clan for the Susanoo Armor.
He said he himself couldn’t use Susanoo, so it definitely wasn’t him, nor was it the Uchiha clan.
No matter how Uchiha Kane explained, Hanaki Senju refused to believe him and instead argued more fiercely.
Uchiha Kane finally had to say that he would apologize after Hanaki Senju calmed down.
After everyone left, Minami Senju asked doubtfully, “Clan Head Hanaki, was it really the Uchiha clan who did this?”
Hanaki Senju did not answer.
She wanted to muddy the waters, overtly pursuing the Uchiha clan and deliberately creating conflict.
Everything was a cover-up, a cover-up for Kato Dan’s investigation.
