Chapter 35: Sarutobi: I am not the king of a fallen country, you are all the ministers of a fallen country (Ch 836968557)

At the same time, in a quiet woods next to a small village in the Land of Fire, Sarutobi Hiruzen was leading a group of people here, intending to stay overnight in this small village.
He was confident that the villagers would gladly accept him based on his status as the Sandaime Hokage.
However, when he asked the villagers to let him stay, he was rejected by all the villagers. “No, you are ninjas, we won’t agree!”
“We don’t want you to stay here!”
The villagers were determined and their tone was full of resistance.
Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn’t believe his ears. After years of publicity, every corner of the Land of Fire should be familiar with his name, the Third Hokage, but now he was being treated so coldly.
He frowned slightly, his heart full of doubts.
Fortunately, ninjas such as Nara Shikaku, Yuhi Kurenai, Kakashi, etc. were also there at the moment.
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought about the excited villagers.
I felt something was wrong and said, “I always feel that there is something wrong with the mental state of these villagers.”
However, after hearing this, Nara Shikaku and others did not say anything more. There was silence and no one responded.
In their hearts, Sarutobi Hiruzen’s reputation had long become notorious due to various things, and their disappointment with the Third Hokage had reached its peak.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious and thought to himself, “Even if my reputation has been damaged, how could it be ruined so quickly? Even the people in this small village are so resistant to me? It is obvious that the mental state of these villagers is obviously different from that of ordinary people!”
There happened to be a ninja from the Yamanaka clan in the Anbu.
They followed orders and acted quietly, capturing a villager and trying to find out the cause by examining his mental state.
However, no matter how carefully they investigated, they could not find out what problems these villagers had.
If there really is something wrong with the villagers’ mental state, why is there no clue after such a detailed investigation?
Nara Shikaku, Yuhi Kurenai, Kakashi and others naturally watched every move of Sarutobi Hiruzen, and their disappointment with the acting Third Hokage became increasingly stronger.
In their eyes, the once respected Sandaime Hokage was suspecting the villagers of mental problems simply because they rejected him, and his behavior had become increasingly pathological.
At this moment, the Anbu ninjas hurried back.
The look in their eyes beneath their masks was filled with undisguised fear.
Not to mention the jonin like Kakashi, even some chuunin could clearly sense the abnormality of the Anbu at the moment.
The usually cold-blooded Anbu now looked as disheveled as a clown.
“What happened?” Sarutobi Hiruzen asked immediately.
The voices of the Anbu ninjas trembled. Some of them swallowed hard and finally told what they had witnessed: “There is a horror in Konoha. The trees have spread outside the village!”
Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Kakashi’s faces suddenly changed.
Originally it was thought that the Wood Release disaster would only wreak havoc within the Hidden Leaf Village, but now it seems that it has the potential to spread outward.
How will this Wood Release disaster develop next?
Will it spread step by step and engulf the entire Fire Nation?
For a moment, the atmosphere was so depressing that it was suffocating, and Kakashi’s gaze unconsciously turned to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
If the Third Hokage had not tacitly agreed to Danzo and Uchiha Itachi’s destruction of the Uchiha clan, how could this doomsday disaster of Wood Release have occurred?
Now that the disaster continues to spread, it is hard to imagine what will happen in the future.
There is no doubt that Sarutobi Hiruzen has become a sinner.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage who was once highly respected in Konoha Village, is now in endless pain.
His hands were shaking violently and uncontrollably, and he muttered to himself, “Why did it become like this…”
He had merely acquiesced in Danzo’s extermination of the Uchiha clan, and thought that this was just an adjustment of the power structure within Konoha. However, he had never expected that this decision would be like opening Pandora’s box, triggering disastrous consequences.
How could that happen?
Today, Konoha Village has been destroyed. The terrible Wood Release disaster not only devoured Konoha, but also continued to spread outward.
Sarutobi Hiruzen’s mind was in a mess and he didn’t dare to imagine what would happen next.
Why is this happening?
You know, in the past, with his tacit approval, the Senju clan gradually went to extinction.
Nine out of ten of the Senju clan bloodlines hidden among the civilians died on the inhumane experimental tables.
He knew that if he didn’t use the word “sacrifice” to describe their death,
Then, every time he woke up in the middle of the night, he was afraid that he would see the extremely angry face of the Second Hokage, roaring at him in his dream.
But the cruel reality is that the demise of the Senju clan did not trigger such a strong “retribution”, while the demise of the Uchiha clan brought such a huge disaster. Konoha was destroyed and the future was dark.
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt as if he had fallen into an endless abyss. He really didn’t dare to think about what would be waiting for them next.
At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath, trying to calm his panicked emotions a little.
He was keenly aware that the looks Kakashi and the others gave him were filled with anger and disappointment.
He understood that in the eyes of everyone, he seemed to have become the eternal sinner who destroyed Konoha.
And if the situation continues to develop in this way, he might become the sinner who destroys the entire Fire Country, or even the entire Ninja World, and becomes the sinner of the entire world.
Such a heavy sin made Sarutobi Hiruzen’s heart tremble violently, and he felt that he could hardly bear such a huge responsibility.
After a long time, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally recovered from his shock and said with all his strength: “Let’s have a meeting.”
However, the only response he got was dead silence, no one said a word.
Everyone is extremely disappointed with Sarutobi Hiruzen. In their opinion, what is the point of holding a meeting?
Is there any way to save this already collapsed situation?
Their long-standing patience with Sarutobi Hiruzen has now reached its limit.
The so-called “Strongest Hokage” has shown in such a desperate situation that it is just a ridiculous title.
At this moment, on this barren grassland, the villagers of Konoha Village all looked miserable.
Some of them hugged themselves alone, curled up on the ground, with empty eyes, thinking about their homes that had become ruins, tears welling up in their eyes;
Some of them hugged each other and cried loudly, their cries were full of helplessness.
Even the villagers who once had great trust in the Sandaime Hokage now have no hope in him.
The children all lowered their heads, as if their backs were bent by this sudden disaster.
However, in this desperate atmosphere, Naruto suddenly clenched his fists and shouted loudly: “Everyone should believe in the Third Hokage!”
When his classmates heard this, they all looked at him in surprise, their faces full of confusion.
After all, Naruto has always been bullied by the villagers in Konoha Village. If they were the sons of the Fourth Hokage and were in Naruto’s situation, they would probably have been filled with disgust and hatred towards this world long ago.
But Naruto was completely different. After knowing his life experience and experiencing such a terrible disaster in Konoha, he could still maintain such an optimistic attitude. This was really incomprehensible to them.
Outrageous!
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Naruto with satisfaction. At that moment, he felt that all his past hard work was not in vain.
At least, Naruto had the Will of Fire deeply engraved in his heart, unlike some other ninjas and villagers, which really disappointed him.
As expected, Naruto, grandpa’s love for you is not in vain.
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed inwardly. He wanted to revive Konoha, but when he looked around, no one really obeyed his orders.
What should I do? I, Sarutobi Hiruzen, have great wisdom. “I have a plan that can restore light to Konoha.”
But no one listened!
A feeling of sadness welled up in his heart, just like the words “I am not a king who has lost his country, but you are all his ministers.”
ps: You can guess what Sarutobi’s plan to restore Konoha is like and see what everyone thinks.