Kawasaki shrugged, it was simply too easy.
After all, no one expected Kawasaki to suddenly attack.
Although Kawasaki’s genjutsu skills were average, the power of his Sharingan was simply too strong.
In an instant, several people lost consciousness.
With the sound of footsteps, the Uchiha patrol quickly arrived.
“First, lock these people up, and then deal with them tomorrow.”
“Yes!”
The Uchiha patrol was tasked with preventing the infiltration of small-time criminals into their community.
However, these Root shinobi were lurking far outside the community, never stepping into its territory. Therefore, they were difficult to detect and impossible to defend against.
Now, even their own home had to be protected by a barrier, a warning to the Third Hokage.
“Hokage-sama, four Root shinobi who were monitoring the Uchiha community are missing.”
The Third Hokage, who received this news early in the morning, was in a very bad mood.
Previously, the Third Hokage had sent out some Root shinobi tentatively, but the Uchiha did not make any moves.
After that, the Third Hokage grew bolder and deployed Root shinobi extensively around the Uchiha, monitoring their every move.
He never expected the Uchiha to suddenly attack, especially choosing to do so during the negotiations with Cloud.
What exactly were the Uchiha aiming for?
And today happened to be Hinata’s birthday, the birthday of the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan.
The Hyuga clan, in order to thank the Uchiha for relinquishing power, specially invited Fugaku and Kawasaki to the celebration.
They originally thought that the Uchiha, who were estranged from the village, would not attend.
Unexpectedly, both Fugaku and Kawasaki came.
Due to the previous power transfer, Hizashi had a close relationship with Fugaku. After the feast, Fugaku stayed to chat with Hizashi.
Kawasaki, on the other hand, used the excuse of boredom to go for a stroll.
In a flash, he headed towards the back of the Hyuga house.
That was where Hinata’s room was located.
Standing high up, Kawasaki saw a sneaky figure sneaking into Hinata’s room.
A short while later, the figure, holding a fainted Hinata, slipped out.
Of course, the person entered stealthily, but exited in broad daylight.
They were immediately discovered, and the person who arrived was none other than a furious Hiashi.
Hinata, as the eldest daughter of the main house, someone dared to brazenly steal into the Hyuga residence, they simply didn't care about the Hyuga at all.
Hiashi activated his Byakugan, quickly locking onto the target, and arrived in front of the thief with a few Shunshin no Jutsu.
The person hastily tossed Hinata aside and dashed toward Hiashi.
Hiashi struck a Juuken stance, ready to attack.
Suddenly, a figure flashed by his side.
Was it the enemy?
Even Hiashi's eyesight could not catch the person's movements.
The figure had already punched the thief's throat.
The thief, almost without resistance, died on the spot.
Only then did Hiashi recognize the person as Uchiha Kawasaki.
Upon closer inspection, Kawasaki saw that the person on the ground was Nagasaki Shinichi, the third-ranking member of the Cloud shinobi delegation.
“It’s Kawasaki, I didn’t expect you to be so skilled.”
Hiashi wasn’t being polite; Kawasaki’s movements were too fast for even his Byakugan to capture.
“Hiashi-sama, now is not the time to be relaxed.”
Kawasaki could already hear the faint sound of commotion outside.
He quickly whispered a few words to Hiashi, who was taken aback and then frowned in agreement.
Kawasaki quickly concealed his form.
Only Nagasaki Shinichi’s body and Hiashi, carrying Hinata, remained on the scene.
At this moment, a series of footsteps echoed, and the Cloud shinobi delegation’s important figures arrived.
There was Yūkimaru, Killer B, and the Third Hokage, along with Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado.
Hiashi’s heart sank; as Kawasaki had said, this was exactly what they were waiting for.
Yūkimaru saw Nagasaki Shinichi on the ground, his face turned dark, and hurried over to check.
He discovered that Nagasaki Shinichi had no pulse.
He was filled with anger: “Hyuga Hiashi! Why?!”
“We heard that the eldest daughter of the Hyuga main house had a birthday and came to celebrate. Why is Shinichi dead here?!”
Hiashi was full of rage: “Nonsense! This man broke into my daughter’s room, attempting to kidnap her. I discovered him and he died resisting. What’s wrong with that?”
Yūkimaru retorted: “That’s a lie!”
“Our Cloud delegation came with sincerity. Shinichi simply came early to give a gift. You killed him. Are you trying to provoke war?”
Hiashi remained silent, calmly watching Yūkimaru’s angry accusations.
Hiashi’s silence made Yūkimaru believe that he was worried. So he turned to the Third Hokage and questioned him...
“Third Hokage, you witnessed the whole thing. We know that the Hyuga clan has a happy occasion today, and we came to celebrate specially.
But we didn’t expect Shinichi to die here. Is this how you treat Cloud?”
The Third Hokage had been gloomy from the start. He saw through it, this was a Cloud conspiracy.
While he was still thinking, Yūkimaru’s words became even sharper.
“Third Hokage, what do you mean?”
“If you are unhappy with us Cloud, just say it. Was Shinichi sent by you?”
He directly slandered the Third Hokage.
Hyuga Hiashi, his eyes as still as water, stared intently at the Third Hokage.
The Third Hokage was in a difficult position.
Yūkimaru pressed again: “For the sake of peace, if the Third Hokage wants to resolve this, the murderer must pay with their life!”
“If you think Cloud Village is easy to bully, we are not afraid of war!”
His words were firm, filled with determination.
Killer B, standing beside him, had surging chakra, and soon a layer of bijuu chakra cloak appeared on his body.
The Third Hokage sighed, with an apologetic look towards Hiashi: “Hiashi, this is a matter of the Hyuga clan, you deal with it yourselves.”
Koharu Utatane chimed in: “Yes, Hiashi, the Cloud came with peaceful intentions. You must handle this properly.”
Hiashi looked at the Third Hokage with disappointment.
Just as Kawasaki said, the current Hokage clan had no backbone.
At this moment, Fugaku and Hizashi came from the nearby courtyard.
The Hyuga clan had informed them of the situation.
Seeing his brother Hiashi being pressured, Hizashi couldn’t help but step forward.
Suddenly, came the sound of "clap, clap, clap..."
Kawasaki slowly walked out from the shadows.
He laughed at the tense scene: “What a wonderful play this is.”
...
The Hokage clan and Cloud were both astonished.
The Third Hokage did not know Kawasaki’s intentions in appearing at this time.
But he absolutely could not allow Konoha to go to war with Cloud again.
Yūkimaru frowned. She had not expected this variable, Uchiha Kawasaki. She had been watching as the Hokage was putting pressure on the Hyuga.
She originally wanted to take advantage of the situation and start negotiations again, but Kawasaki appeared out of nowhere.
Yūkimaru continued her act: “Kawasaki, our Cloud shinobi died in the Hyuga house, and you are here to make light of the situation.”
But Kawasaki didn’t take the bait: “Stop pretending. You just sent a death squad to test Konoha’s attitude. What are you acting for?”
“You tested it and Konoha is no longer willing to fight.”
Kawasaki raised one finger.
“Unfortunately, you miscalculated one step.”