17 Chapter 17: Saving Hizashi Hyuga (Part 1)

"So, Third Hokage, you've been troubled by this matter until now?" Sakura looked at Third Hokage with an incredulous expression. "Come on, is this matter really that complicated? You're the Third Hokage, do you really need to ask for the Elder Council's opinion on such a small matter? Besides, even if the Elder Council opposes you, you're still the one who has the final say as the Hokage. Why hesitate because of a few old troublemakers? Don't forget, there are more people who support your decision than oppose it!"

Sakura had no good feelings towards Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, the members of the Elder Council. Having read the original work, she knew that these people did nothing but cause trouble for Konoha and had no real use.

"But Hizashi and Koharu were in the same class as me before!" Third Hokage was still hesitant. He had a hard time being tough on Danzo and Koharu Utatane, who had studied under the Second Hokage with him. Just like in the original work, when Danzo killed the Uchiha clan behind his back, he didn't say anything. Danzo even sent someone to assassinate him, but in the end, Third Hokage just smiled and let it go.

"If the Second Hokage were in this situation, what would he do?" Sakura suddenly asked.

Third Hokage didn't say anything, he just kept smoking. He knew his teacher's personality well. If Cloud Village dared to send someone to kidnap the Hyuga clan head's daughter, Senju Tobirama would have gathered his troops and gone to war with Cloud Village without waiting for any further threats. As for the opposition from others? With Senju Tobirama's personality, it would be considered good if he didn't beat the opposition to death.

"I think the Second Hokage created the Elder Council just to give the major clans a chance to participate in Konoha's political discussions. The Elder Council's role has always been to give advice to the Hokage, not to interfere with the Hokage's decisions!" Sakura said calmly. Looking at Cloud Village's Elder Council, the Fourth Raikage was always slamming tables, but they didn't dare to breathe loudly. Third Hokage always spoke kindly to them, but in the end, they took advantage of him.

"Teacher Tobirama..." Third Hokage's eyes were a little absent-minded. Yes, when did the Elder Council change? It seemed to be after he made his first compromise with them. Since then, no matter what decision he made, the Elder Council would always intervene. Even when he chose the Fourth Hokage, if it weren't for Jiraiya's explosive personality and the fact that Minato's wife was Uzumaki Kushina, and Minato himself had a good relationship with the Uchiha clan, the position of Hokage would probably have fallen into the hands of the Elder Council.

Thinking of this, Third Hokage silently put down his pipe. Perhaps he had been too soft these years, but he was a "ninja hero" back then, not only because he was proficient in the five-element ninjutsu, but also because of his tough style.

"Yu, go and inform Shikaku Nara to send a reply to Cloud Village, asking them to explain their intention to kidnap the Hyuga clan head's daughter and prepare for compensation. If not, wait for Konoha to declare war on them!"

Third Hokage's voice was more resolute than ever. "It's just a war. Konoha has gone through days of fighting against groups before. Now it's just Cloud Village, what's there to be afraid of?"

"I think we should inform the Hyuga clan now!" Sakura reminded. If the stubborn old members of the Hyuga clan were to push Hizashi Hyuga to death like in the original work, then what was the point of everything she had done?!

"Okay!" Third Hokage nodded and stood up. He knew the reputation of the stubborn members of the Hyuga clan, and since this matter was related to the Hyuga clan, they definitely had to be informed.

Under Sakura's evil taste, Third Hokage floated in the air on a pink cloud.

"Sakura, why do you always make me fly on a cloud?" Third Hokage was a little frustrated. He also wanted to fly on a sword, which was much cooler. But Sakura insisted on making him fly on a cloud, saying that Nyoi-bo must have a Flying Nimbus. What frustrated him the most was that the cloud was pink. An old man standing on a pink cloud, this scene was really awkward.

"Because only Flying Nimbus is worthy of Nyoi-bo!" Sakura covered her mouth and laughed. She deliberately created this pink Flying Nimbus with the Reality Stone. After all, Third Hokage had a nickname of "monkey" and his weapon was the Nyoi-bo transformed by Summoning Animal Enma. If she didn't give him a Flying Nimbus, Sakura felt that the world would not be complete.

"And doesn't Third Hokage feel that standing on a cloud gives him a fairy-like temperament?"

"Sigh..." Third Hokage sighed. He felt like he was losing his dignity, but he was already standing on the cloud and had flown halfway. The ANBU ninjas behind him had already seen him like this. There seemed to be no use in going down now.

Today, many ninjas in Konoha saw a shocking sight when they looked up. A long sword and a pink cloud were flying quickly in the sky above Konoha. A delicate little girl was standing on the sword, while on the pink cloud, it seemed to be their respected Third Hokage Hokage-sama?!

The ninjas' vision was very clear, especially the Uchiha clan's ninjas. The dynamic vision of the Sharingan made everything even clearer. This also planted the seeds of disaster for Danzo's extermination of the Uchiha clan in the future.

Soon, the two arrived at the Hyuga clan's residence. They lowered the Demon Sword and the cloud to a distance of less than half a meter from the ground. The two floated to the front gate of the Hyuga clan's residence.

"What a rich clan!" Sakura felt a pang in her heart. The Hyuga clan's residence was really big. Such a large residence showed how wealthy the Hyuga clan was. Moreover, in the original work, after Naruto and Hinata got married, that house should have been Hinata's dowry. Otherwise, with Naruto's savings, how could he afford such a detached villa? Didn't you see that even Haruno Sakura, who was a high-ranking member of Konoha, had to pay off her mortgage after marrying Uchiha Sasuke? Even the Kage-level Shinobi were troubled by mortgage problems and fainted. You should know that at that time, Haruno Sakura was the head of the Konoha Medical Corps. She still had to pay off her mortgage after decades.

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