"Come on, Hokage-sama, make your choice!"
"You can only choose one of these six things."
Naruto threw Sarutobi Shinnosuke and all the Signal Flares onto the ground in front of him, then opened his arms, waiting for Sarutobi Hiruzen's choice.
Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned and thought for a while, he was considering whether he could directly save Sarutobi Shinnosuke, after all, this choice seemed problematic at first glance.
"What do those Signal Flares represent?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt it was necessary to ask clearly.
"Destruction!"
"One Signal Flare represents one Shinobi Clan, want to try lighting one?"
Naruto's words made everyone present feel a chill.
"What do you mean?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at Naruto with a gloomy face.
"Rather than my explanation, how about seeing it with your own eyes?"
Naruto picked up one of the Signal Flares, pulled it open directly, and launched it into the sky. A red light shot straight into the clouds, and then exploded in the air.
Immediately afterwards, in everyone's horrified eyes, they heard a huge roar coming from the distance, as if the entire earth was shaking.
Everyone looked in horror at the direction of the sound, only to see a blaze of fire soaring into the sky, and the blazing white light dyed the entire sky, with smoke and dust pervading. Vaguely, they could see an area being swallowed by destructive power.
"This... this is the so-called 'Destruction'?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. Even the other Ninja who came with him, as well as the remaining Uchiha members, showed unbelievable expressions.
In just a moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the Konoha Ninja revealed expressions of uncontrollable anger.
"You bastard!"
They had already faintly heard the wailing and alarms coming from the village. For a time, the Konoha Ninja present felt extremely angry.
"Hokage-sama, that seems to be the clan grounds of Elder Utatane Koharu."
An Anbu Ninja reminded Sarutobi Hiruzen in his ear.
"What? This..." Sarutobi Hiruzen's face suddenly changed drastically, and he hurriedly continued to ask, "Is Elder Utatane Koharu in the clan?"
The Anbu shook his head and said, "Elder Utatane Koharu and Elder Mitokado Homura are both in the Hokage Building now."
"That's good." Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this answer, and then gritted his teeth and looked at Naruto again.
"Can I know which Shinobi Clans these Signal Flares represent?"
"What? Does Hokage-sama want to prioritize his own clan? Hahahahaha."
Naruto laughed loudly, but the words he spoke had already put Sarutobi Hiruzen on the fire.
He regretted asking this question.
Just now, he did have the idea of prioritizing the preservation of his own clan, but now, feeling the countless dazzling gazes behind him, Sarutobi Hiruzen became caught in a dilemma.
The position of Hokage is also a matter of compromise.
If others support him as Hokage, he naturally has to provide benefits to others. But right now, his own clan is already facing a crisis of annihilation, so what can he use to support Sarutobi Hiruzen?
Naruto still has four Signal Flares in his hand, and no one dares to gamble on whether one of them belongs to their family.
Seeing this scene, Naruto was even happier and said cheerfully, "In that case, I'll give you a little hint."
Naruto picked up another Signal Flare from the ground.
"What are you doing? I haven't chosen yet!"
Seeing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen hurriedly stopped him.
Naruto shook his head and said, "I just want to kindly remind you that this one belongs to the Sarutobi Clan."
I thank you!
Sarutobi Hiruzen almost gritted his teeth, because he knew that if he wanted to continue being the Hokage, he must not choose this one.
"Shikaku, Inoichi, are you confident that you can control him?"
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's whisper in his ear, Yamanaka Inoichi and Nara Shikaku exchanged glances, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.
"Hokage-sama, please don't make things difficult for us at this time."
Nara Shikaku said with a wry smile. Even if they were firm supporters of the Hokage lineage, they wouldn't dare to agree to such a thing. If they made a mistake, they couldn't bear such a heavy burden.
"Hokage-sama, is a moment enough?"
Uchiha Itachi spoke. His current physical condition was terrible. If he continued to use the Mangekyo Sharingan, he was afraid that it would leave irreparable sequelae.
However, the power of that ability just now could not be allowed to continue.
Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others next to him looked at Uchiha Itachi with surprise.
Sarutobi Hiruzen also estimated the relative distance, the speed at which he could use Ninjutsu, and Naruto pulling the Signal Flare, and nodded.
"I'll go over and randomly choose one later. Itachi, find a way to control him for a moment, and we'll all attack with full force to kill him!"
"What about the Signal Flare?"
A leader of a small Shinobi Clan spoke.
Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and said, "The Signal Flare is not the key at all. There are as many of these things as you want. The key is him!"
"Do you understand?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the many Shinobi Clan representatives who remained silent.
The others naturally nodded in unison. The Hokage-sama had put his own clan aside, so if they dared to hesitate, they would definitely be purged afterward.
After preparing, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath and looked at Naruto.
"Oh? Have you made your choice?"
Naruto naturally noticed Sarutobi Hiruzen's gaze. Of course, he also heard the content of their conversation.
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"I'll choose now!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen practically gritted his teeth as he said those words.
He strode towards Naruto, but as he was about to get close.
"Wait!"
Naruto directly kicked Sarutobi Shinnosuke in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"What do you mean by this?"
"He is also part of the choice. If you are unwilling to choose him, then you can do it yourself now, so that he can have a quick death."
After saying that, Naruto threw a Kunai over again.
"You bastard!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen glared at Naruto and shouted loudly, "What has Konoha ever done to offend you, that you hate Konoha so much!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke was his most proud son. As the vice-captain of the Anbu, if everything went smoothly, he would have been the Fifth Hokage.
"..."
Naruto was silent, then suddenly spoke again, "You really want to know?"
"Could it be that you don't even dare to show your true face?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen suppressed his anger, his hands behind his back making hand signs.
Even though it was in a visual blind spot, he still guessed what the other party was thinking.
"Oh, wanting to know everything, that won't do, Third Hokage Grandpa."
"You are too greedy."
"As punishment, I'll let you see the despair of Konoha."
Although speaking respectfully, there was not a trace of respect in his tone.
"You..." Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was originally glaring at Naruto and secretly making hand signs, suddenly widened his eyes after hearing that familiar address, looking at the other party with an incredulous gaze: "You are..."
Naruto had also taken off his mask.
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