Chapter 270: Invitation to Identify Friends and Foes
Those dull and lifeless eyes seemed to explain too many problems.

Just when Mizuto Menen was about to say something, his eyes suddenly bulged, and a branch quickly grew out of his open mouth.

The next second, Mizuto Menen's body was directly torn apart by the thick tree trunk.

The rapidly growing tree swallowed him, Danzo Shimura, and Koharu Utane who was also affected by the tree and was unable to move. He could only watch helplessly as the tree swallowed him and Danzo Shimura.

The huge noise in the office instantly alarmed everyone in the Hokage Building.

By the time countless figures were ejected to the vicinity of the big tree growing out of Koharu Utane's office, the entire office and even the room next door had been completely occupied by the big tree growing out of the broken wall.

As for the people in the office, they had disappeared long ago.

However, the sharp-eyed ninja had already discovered some torn pieces of clothing with blood stains on a tree trunk somewhere.

After a brief exchange of information, the people surrounding the office knew that the three elders, Utane Koharu, Shimura Danzo and Mito Kado En, were probably already dead.

Just as everyone was looking at the tree with different expressions, a figure came from a distance and brought shocking news.

"Hyuga Hinata is back in the village!"

Hiss!
Everyone present took a deep breath.

He came back at such a coincidence, is there no intention to hide it at all?

Although they were shocked, everyone present was more concerned about the big tree in their sight.

Who said that when people mention trees in Konoha, the first thing that comes to mind is Wood Release?

This makes people feel uneasy unless they understand it clearly.

So what these people want to know most at this moment is who invented the Wood Release technique.

At the same time, Hinata Hyuga has returned to the Hyuga clan.

"Hinata, I'm glad you're back!" Hyuga Hiashi finally let go of the worry in his heart.

After all, in his opinion, breaking into the Hidden Mist Village by force was too risky.

"Welcome home, onee-sama!" Hinata Hanabi looked very excited at this moment.

After all, the events in the Hidden Mist Village brought great honor to the Hyuga family in the ninja world, and the little fan girl was proud of her invincible sister.

"I'm back, father, Hanabi!" Hyuga Hinata nodded with a smile.

"Sister, you are so awesome!" Hanabi immediately threw herself into Hinata Hyuga's arms and said.

"Okay Hanabi, stop bothering your sister. Hinata just came back and needs time to rest." Hyuga Hiashi immediately said with a stern face.

"Master clan leader! Something big happened in the Hokage building." Just when Hanabi was reluctant to let go of Hyuga Hinata after hearing this, a figure appeared in the hall and reported in a hurried tone.

"What happened?" Hinata Hiashi asked immediately.

"Because Danzo Shimura failed to be recommended by Koharu Utatane and Enma Mito to become the Hokage, he attacked the two advisors in a desperate manner and died together with them." Hyuga Hinata stated the established facts lightly before the visitor answered.

"Well, I saw it on the way back." After saying that, Hyuga Hinata deliberately added this explanation to cover up the truth.

"Damn Danzo Shimura, how dare he!" Upon hearing this, Hinata Hiashi immediately became furious and gritted his teeth.

He really had to grit his teeth, because Hinata Hiashi was really afraid that he would not be able to control his laughter because of his emotions.

After all, anyone who is not a fool can hear that what Hinata Hyuga meant was that she controlled Danzo Shimura to die together with Koharu Utatane and Homura Mito.

After his great revenge, it would be strange if Hinata Hiashi didn't want to laugh, and he even roared to the sky.

After all, it has been almost ten years since his own brother was forced to death.

For ten years, he didn't even dare to tell Hyuga Neji the truth, and had to endure the hatred of his loved ones and his enemies every day. It can be said that he wanted to kill his enemies more than anyone else.

But he doesn't have the ability and strength.

Fortunately, his daughter did what he couldn't do for him.

In fact, Hyuga Hiashi thought that Hyuga Hinata would wait for an opportunity to attack the elders after returning to the village. He didn't expect that she would take action so soon and get rid of these three damn trash at once.

"Father, on the way back to the village, I was ambushed by Root ninjas." Hyuga Hinata then explained why she couldn't wait to take action.

"Root Ninja, damn Shimura Danzo, he is a mad dog, he should have died long ago." After hearing this, Hinata Hiashi's face suddenly turned gloomy.

But in Hinata Hyuga's opinion, these words made Hyuga Hiashi seem too cowardly.

After all, Sarutobi Hiruzen had been dead for almost half a month, and his adoptive father still didn't dare to slander him casually.

This shows that Sarutobi Hiruzen's influence is still there, so it is not difficult to imagine how strong his control was during his reign.

"Father, I want to succeed the position of head of the family tomorrow." Hyuga Hinata spoke as she took out a scroll.

"Does Hinata need to be so anxious?" Hyuga Hiashi asked Hyuga Hinata after taking the scroll.

"I would like to take this opportunity to invite the clan leaders of each ninja clan in the village to come and watch the ceremony." Hyuga Hinata continued.

"Watching the ceremony?" After hearing this, Hyuga Hiashi immediately realized that Hyuga Hinata might want to use this ceremony to re-establish the reputation of the Hyuga clan.

"Sure!" The old man who was not there just now and just arrived agreed first.

After all, the situation now is completely different from before. With her proven record of taking on an entire village, who would dare to question Hinata Hyuga's succession to the position of patriarch of the Hyuga clan?

So now is the time for the Hyuga clan to show off their power, how could the old man possibly object?

"Thank you, grandpa. By the way, I have two immature ideas. I hope grandpa and father can give me some advice." Hyuga Hinata said immediately.

After hearing this, the old man and Hyuga Hiashi couldn't help but open their eyes wide.

"Hinata, I'm afraid it won't work. After all, those clan leaders are not stupid." Hyuga Hiashi was interrupted by Hyuga Hinata when he said this.

"It doesn't matter. I will personally lead the charge and let them cheer. I will take all the risks. If you are afraid of this, then don't come to have a share of the pie." Hyuga Hinata said lightly.

"Father, what do you think?" Hinata Hiashi asked the old man.

"Hinata, tell me the truth, what can you do now?" The old man did not answer immediately, but looked at his eldest granddaughter and asked.

"I am confident that I can break into any hidden village, including Konoha, and at least destroy half of it and then escape unscathed." Hyuga Hinata replied after thinking for a moment.

"Okay, very good. With such strength, you can certainly give it a try, because the situation is completely different. Even if the fifth generation takes over, he will have to accept this matter with a pinch of his nose." The old man immediately agreed. "In this case, I will write the invitation now and send someone to send it out." Hinata Hiashi also said.

By the afternoon, invitation letters were delivered to various ninja clans in the village and a small number of civilian elite jonin.

"Shikaku, do you think this is just a simple viewing ceremony?" In the Nara clan's territory, Yamanaka Ino's father, Yamanaka Ino, looked at Nara Shikaku and asked.

As for whether to go or not, there is no need to ask.

After all, in the current Konoha, no one dares to disrespect the Hyuga clan.

Of course, there are also things that I want to give but cannot.

For example, the ninja clans such as Sarutobi, Shimura, Utane, and Mitomon did not receive an invitation letter from the Hyuga clan.

The Hyuga clan did not block this news, which means that anyone who was interested received this information.

But compared with yesterday's flowers, anyone with a bright future knows to choose today's sunshine.

"I'm afraid watching the ceremony this time is not that simple. After all, they have revealed some of their intentions without any concealment through sending out invitations." Nara Shikaku said in a deep voice.

"Then do you want to go? I heard that Asuma came to see Shikamaru before coming here?" Akimichi Choza couldn't help but ask.

After all, everyone in Konoha knows that the Ino, Shika and Chou families are die-hard supporters of the Hokage.

"We have to go of course. After all, the Hyuga clan has invited us so kindly, and we have no personal reason not to go. As for Asuma, it is true that he is Shikamaru's team leader, but looking for Shikamaru is also a public matter, and we, Ino-Shika-Chou, will always be loyal to the Hokage, and that is a fact that no one can change." Nara Shikaku said calmly.

After listening to what Nara Shikaku said, Yamanaka Inoichi and Akimichi Choza immediately understood.

That's right, Ino-Shika-Chou will never betray the Hokage for anyone or for any reason. After all, betraying the Hokage is equivalent to betraying the village.

As for his previous loyalty to Sarutobi Hiruzen, it was only because he was the Hokage and had nothing to do with the Sarutobi clan, that was all.

In fact, during Sarutobi Hiruzen's reign, except for the captain of Yamanaka Inoichi's analysis team, Nara Shikaku and Akimichi Choza did not hold any position in Ino-Shika-Chou.

Even if Nara Shikaku told others that the Ino, Shika and Chou families had no complaints, probably no one would believe it.

Sarutobi Hiruzen even suppresses his die-hard fans, let alone the families outside of his die-hard fans.

Therefore, when the Hyuga clan used the invitation letter to exclude the four families that were previously in power, it was actually sending a message of liquidation to the entire Konoha.

If the fifth Hokage will be born from the four families of Sarutobi, Shimura, Utane and Mitomon, then Nara Shikaku will most likely find a reasonable excuse to refuse to attend the ceremony.

But it is obvious that there is no candidate among these four families who can be the Fifth Hokage.

Even if they wanted to nominate a candidate, probably no one in the village would agree.

Moreover, among the current candidates for the Fifth Hokage, both Jiraiya and Tsunade possess the absolute advantage that is popularly expected.

As for the fact that these two people are disciples of Sarutobi Hiruzen, so what?

As long as your surname isn’t Sarutobi, you’re not one of us.

If Utane Kojun and Mitokado En were still alive, Princess Tsunade would probably give them a little face.

This is why these two people must be eliminated first.

Without the older generation, the relationship would naturally fade, after all, the Hokage was the Hokage of Konoha.

Therefore, Nara Shikaku would never associate Tsunade with the Sarutobi clan just because she was Sarutobi Hiruzen's apprentice, and then decline the invitation from the Hyuga clan because of concerns about this relationship.

In Nara Shikaku's opinion, Tsunade-sama's only identity is the Fifth Hokage, because the surname Senju has disappeared now.

"What if the princess of the Hyuga family plans to do something tomorrow?" Yamanaka Inoichi continued to ask.

"It is most likely that something will be done, otherwise the Hyuga clan would not be so anxious to carry out the handover of the clan leader, but in the absence of sufficient intelligence, it is better to wait and see what happens."

In fact, Nara Shikaku had almost guessed what Hyuga Hinata was going to announce when the heads of various ninja clans gathered together.

And this matter must be related to the suppression of the four clans of Sarutobi, Shimura, Utane and Mitomon.

After all, being forced to bow their heads was definitely a great humiliation for the Hyuga clan. You have to know that the Hyuga clan had a very bright reputation as a thousand-year-old family.

In addition, the person who was sacrificed was Hyuga Hiashi's younger brother. This hatred will not end just because a few culprits died.

After all, ever since the high-ranking officials led by Sarutobi Hiruzen were suppressed, the power of the Hyuga clan has shrunk to a certain extent in the past ten years.

Now that we have the opportunity, it would be strange if we don’t get our money back with interest.

Although they knew that the village would be in turmoil because of this, the three people present could not say such nonsense as asking the Hyuga clan to consider the overall situation.

After all, during the reign of Sarutobi Hiruzen, even they, Ino-Shika-Chou, were able to retain their interests only because they were die-hard supporters of the Hokage faction.

It is not difficult to imagine how much profit other families have taken away. Otherwise, how could a small and insignificant family during World War I grow to the size of one of the largest families in such a short period of time?

Here, just one Uchiha cannot fill this huge gap.

In fact, before the fall of Uchiha, these four families had already grown to a certain extent.

The Uchiha family's thousand-year heritage is just the icing on the cake for the four major families.

The next day, as the ninja clan leaders arrived at the Hyuga clan one by one, the succession ceremony was completed successfully without any forks in front of everyone.

"Dear seniors, thank you very much for coming to attend my succession ceremony today. I am still relatively young, and I hope you will forgive me if there is anything I am not considerate of in the future. So please take care of me and give me more guidance in the future." Hyuga Hinata said to the guests while sitting in the main seat.

After hearing this, everyone quickly responded politely.

After all, no one dared to underestimate the 12-year-old girl sitting in the main seat not far away.

The previous record of the Hidden Mist Village was already scary enough, not to mention what happened yesterday.

After all, the 'truth' that came out of Hinata Hyuga's mouth yesterday shocked many people, so no one would take Hinata Hyuga's courtesy seriously.

After the greetings were over, Hyuga Hinata spoke again: "Dear clan leaders, in addition to inviting you to come to the ceremony, I also need you to be a witness. In addition, I want you to discuss an important matter related to the future of our Konoha."

After hearing what Hinata Hyuga said, everyone couldn't help but be on high alert.

Because except for a few individuals, everyone else knows that today's big show has finally begun.

(End of this chapter)