Jiraiya's face was full of decadence.
Although he really wanted to stop this group of people, he knew he didn't have the strength.
As one of the Konoha Sannin on the surface, relying on his status as Sarutobi Hiruzen's disciple and his own strength, he could have some privileges in Konoha...
Now, it was different!
The ninja clans had decided to betray the Hokage, so naturally they wouldn't put him in their eyes. They wouldn't even be afraid of starting a war. After all, he was just an ordinary ninja, no matter how strong he was, it was meaningless.
The key was, if a war really broke out, could Konoha afford it?
So, sigh!
After a helpless sigh, Jiraiya could only leave dejectedly and finally arrived at the Hokage's office.
"Jiraiya, you're back!"
"How is the situation on your side? How many ninja clans are willing to return?"
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Even if you can only persuade one person to return, it's a good thing for us."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile.
Of course, he could see the decadence on Jiraiya's face, but he didn't take it too seriously. In his opinion, Jiraiya must have set his standards too high.
In reality.
In his opinion, as long as he could persuade a part of the ninja clans to return, he could actually accept it in his heart.
The reason was simple!
After all, he was still the Hokage of Konoha, naturally holding the moral high ground.
As long as some ninja clans were willing to accept his rule, plus the countless civilian ninjas in Konoha, and the core power of the four clans including Sarutobi, he could still barely maintain the current situation in Konoha.
Other things could be dealt with slowly in the future!
He believed that with his means, as long as the timeline was extended, he would sooner or later completely disintegrate the alliance of the Uchiha and other ninja clans.
At that time... hmph!
Slowly liquidate those bastard ninja clans!
But, unfortunately.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was smoking by himself, did not see the helpless look full of decadence and despair on Jiraiya's face.
"Old man, I..."
Jiraiya's voice was hoarse as he tried to say something.
However, for a moment.
Opening his mouth, he couldn't say anything.
Looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen's smiling face under the dim light, his body began to tremble slightly.
In response to this.
Sarutobi Hiruzen still didn't notice. After all, in his opinion, no matter how bad the situation was, how bad could it be?
What storms had he not encountered in his life? Could it be worse than when he just took office?
So he smiled and said calmly: "Just say it directly; I can handle it!"
After speaking.
He looked at Jiraiya, feeling that he was making a fuss over nothing!
"Is that so? Alright then."
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's words, Jiraiya gained some confidence.
Hmm, fortunately!
As expected of the Third Hokage of the village, his ability to withstand pressure was indeed better than his own.
Thinking of this, he naturally didn't hide it anymore: "No ninja clan is willing to return to the village. All ninja clans are now determined to go down the same path as the Uchiha."
"And when I came back, I happened to see that the other half of Ino-Shika-Cho led by Nara Shikaku, plus more than a dozen small ninja clans, all defected to the Uchiha."
"It can almost be said that in the current Konoha, except for the Hyuga clan who has not yet made a clear statement, all other families that can be called ninja clans have all defected to the Uchiha side."
"But, fortunately!"
"All civilians still trust you, old man, which is also a good thing for us."
"Plus your four major ninja clans including Sarutobi, we still have the strength to fight the Uchiha, and I also believe that you, old man, can definitely handle this matter."
"Speaking of which, I have to admire you. When it comes to ability to withstand pressure, it has to be you, old man!"
"After learning this result, my heart withered, but I didn't expect you, old man, to be able to withstand it strongly."
"Strong, truly strong..."
"Uh..."
"Old man, what's wrong with you?"
"Why are you vomiting blood? You must be strong!"
"..."
In the beginning, Jiraiya spoke quite relaxed.
After all, the calmness Sarutobi Hiruzen showed now indeed instantly reduced the pressure in his heart by two-thirds.
But, damn it.
Why did the old man suddenly start vomiting blood before he finished speaking?
What happened to being strong? What happened to being calm?
Immediately after.
He could only call the Anbu on duty outside and send him to the hospital as fast as possible.
However.
Fortunately, the hospital was controlled by Utatane Koharu, so Sarutobi Hiruzen was saved in the shortest time.
Half an hour later, outside the emergency room.
Utatane Koharu walked out of the emergency room and looked at the anxious Jiraiya: "Alright, don't worry; Hiruzen is temporarily stable."
"That's good!" Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief.
There was no helping it.
He was really scared too!
If Sarutobi Hiruzen died directly in this situation, the village would be completely finished.
"Alright, tell me."
"Why did Hiruzen become like this? Did you complete your task today?"
"How many of those ninja clans are willing to move back?"
Utatane Koharu spoke slowly.
Yes!
She was actually scared silly too. After all, she and Mitokado Homura almost entirely relied on Sarutobi Hiruzen.
If Sarutobi Hiruzen died suddenly, it would undoubtedly be like the sky falling for her!
In response to this.
Hearing these words, Jiraiya's face instantly became ugly: "Are you sure you can handle it? The old man vomited blood and fainted directly after knowing this matter."
His eyes were full of doubt.
There was no helping it!
One of the Konoha higher-ups had already fallen, and he didn't want Utatane Koharu to fall too.
Utatane Koharu's face was ugly.
Even if Jiraiya hadn't spoken yet, she knew the situation must not be ideal.
However, after thinking about it, she still said: "Say it, I can handle it!"
"Not a single one was won over." Jiraiya heard this and said directly: "Even the other half of Ino-Shika-Cho, and more than a dozen other temporarily neutral small ninja clans, I saw them defecting to the Uchiha when I came back tonight."
Utatane Koharu gasped upon hearing this.
For a moment.
She almost fainted too, her face extremely ugly!
However, she also knew that the situation was critical now, and she absolutely couldn't faint directly, so she finally endured it.
But her face became extremely flustered.
"What to do?"
"All the ninja clans mentioned have defected to the Uchiha. Can the village withstand what comes next?"
"This—is finished!"
Utatane Koharu muttered to himself.
Her body began to tremble slightly. Especially because Sarutobi Hiruzen fainted, she had completely lost her composure now.
In response to this.
Seeing this, Jiraiya sighed softly.
This old woman obviously couldn't handle things. It seemed impossible to count on her.
Mitokado Homura?
Hehe!
That old guy couldn't be counted on either.
So after pondering for a moment, he said in a serious tone: "I'll go out immediately to find Tsunade and bring her back. Now, probably only she has this ability. During this time, you watch over the old man and don't easily antagonize the Uchiha side."
"Buy me some time, and I will definitely bring Tsunade back!"
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