When Lin Yu walked out, holding a Cloud Ninja by the neck, the battle outside had already ended.
"I didn't expect you, Hiashi, to still have some strength," he said.
Hyuuga Hiashi's clothes were somewhat tattered. He didn't bother responding to Lin Yu's teasing.
At this moment, Hyuuga Hiashi was panting, his eyes filled with disbelief. The "bandits" lying on the ground were all Cloud Ninjas!
What were they trying to do?
Were they really here to kidnap Hinata?
Hyuuga Hiashi felt very fortunate that he had, for some unknown reason, agreed to Lin Yu's suggestion and sent Hinata away.
Otherwise, they might have succeeded by now!
"Why did you Cloud Ninjas trespass into my Hyuuga clan grounds!"
Hyuuga Hiashi hadn't delivered a killing blow. The Cloud Ninjas lying on the ground had their chakra and movements sealed by acupoint pressure. Cloud Ninjas couldn't die in their Hyuuga home!
"Heh, you're the Hyuuga clan head, aren't you? You'll be joining us soon!"
As soon as one of the Cloud Ninjas finished speaking, black blood flowed from his mouth, and he tilted his head, going to chat with the Third Raikage.
Before Hyuuga Hiashi could react, the other Cloud Ninjas all tilted their heads and fell, grouping together to go to the Pure Land.
"This is a big trouble!"
Hyuuga Hiashi was very annoyed that he hadn't knocked them unconscious. This was terrible. If anyone discovered that Cloud Ninjas had died in the Hyuuga compound, how would he explain it to the Hokage?
Hyuuga Hiashi glanced at Lin Yu, his throat moved, and just as he was about to speak, he heard a crack!
Lin Yu released his grip, stretched his wrist, and said to Hiashi, "Don't look at me! You get agitated when you look at me, and I accidentally crushed him."
Who would believe you! How could a throat be accidentally crushed? You're lying to ghosts!
"What about the other Cloud Ninjas in the house..."
"Mm, they were all accidentally crushed by me!"
Lin Yu stretched lazily. These Cloud Ninjas were at most Special Jonin level, not even a match for him. It was a bit boring.
"..."
Hyuuga Hiashi opened his mouth but said nothing. Forget it, one dead or a group dead was more or less the same outcome.
Don't blame Lin Yu, don't blame Lin Yu... damn it.
Inuzuka, Akimichi, Nara, Yamanaka... even members of the Uchiha clan had arrived!
Hyuuga Hiashi knew he had fallen into someone's scheme. They had killed members of the Cloud Ninja delegation while the Cloud and Leaf were negotiating an alliance, and not just one.
At best, the alliance would shatter, and the Cloud and Leaf would become sworn enemies.
At worst, the Cloud and Leaf would go to war, and his Hyuuga clan would be hated by other major clans.
The war had just ended with great difficulty, and now, because of the Hyuuga clan's actions, many Leaf ninja would have to sacrifice themselves on the front lines.
No one would be happy about that.
Lin Yu watched the people who were arriving one after another with interest. Had they already anticipated that someone would die in the Hyuuga clan, or was it necessary for someone to die in the Hyuuga clan?
The Cloud Village's methods were indeed decisive.
Looking at it this way... was Hinata the target?
Lin Yu frowned slightly. He seemed to have discovered something wasn't right. If Hinata were the target, they wouldn't have notified the Leaf ninja. They would have done it quietly and left quietly.
But deliberately guiding the Leaf ninja to the Hyuuga compound like this seemed like a distraction.
"What happened? I heard the Hyuuga clan killed members of the Cloud Ninja delegation?"
"You heard that too? I rushed over when I heard the news!"
"It shouldn't be, right? The Cloud is negotiating an alliance with the Leaf. Why would the Hyuuga clan kill Cloud Ninja!"
Ito suddenly shouted, "What do you Leaf people mean! We traveled thousands of miles to the Leaf, intending to form an alliance, but we didn't expect you Leaf people to be so malicious and cruelly kill our ninja!"
"Speak! Does your Hyuuga clan disagree with the alliance between the Cloud and the Leaf!"
"Absolutely not!"
Hyuuga Hiashi's face was covered in cold sweat. His Hyuuga clan couldn't bear this false accusation. If it were confirmed, his Hyuuga clan would become a public enemy.
What was most abundant in the ninja world? Civilians. What did civilians desire most? No war!
If his Hyuuga clan was confirmed to have killed Cloud Ninja to prevent the alliance, it would be over!
Ito grinned maliciously at Hyuuga Hiashi, then wiped his nose and tears, crying out to the surrounding crowd, "Everyone, come and see! The Hyuuga clan has cruelly killed our Cloud Village ninja, intending to prevent the alliance."
Many ninja born among civilians, upon seeing the corpses scattered on the ground, looked at Hyuuga Hiashi in disbelief. This was actually true. The Hyuuga clan wanted to prevent the alliance?
The major Leaf clans outside hadn't all rushed in. With their perceptive abilities, they had already understood the situation inside.
Anyone with eyes could see this was a frame-up, but at this moment, they were all frowning. Regardless of whether it was a conspiracy or a frame-up, members of the Cloud Ninja delegation had died in the Hyuuga clan of the Leaf.
If no explanation was given, the alliance would definitely not succeed.
Akimichi Choza frowned. Like Shikaku, he had become the clan head of the Akimichi clan. Hiashi was his classmate, and seeing him in such a big mess, he rubbed his head, thinking of a solution.
But after thinking for a long time, he couldn't even recall the taste of the char siu in Ichiraku Ramen!
Alas, thinking about such matters still required Shikaku!
"The Hokage-sama has also arrived!"
A gasp came from the crowd. Minato Namikaze, clad in a white robe, had arrived!