This afternoon, Sarutobi Hiruzen in Konoha, the Fire Country, received intelligence about the Uzushiogakure. Excited, he decided to personally travel to Uzushiogakure to inquire about the situation and also visit Haruto Saito's Futian Village!
Normally, he would never come. It was simply impossible for him to leave Konoha. But this incident was different!
So Sarutobi Hiruzen came!
And he came at the fastest speed!
It would take over a day for someone like Hatake Sakumo to travel from Konoha to Futian Village, but Sarutobi Hiruzen only took less than seven hours!
What an unbelievable sight!
What did I just see?
Ah! My eyes!!
In a dimly lit bedroom, Sarutobi Hiruzen, dressed in a robe and wearing a mysterious conical hat, stood by the table, looking at the bed. Uncontrollably, a slight chakra ripple surged from his body!
He couldn't control himself!
As a man in the prime of his life, an unparalleled powerhouse, this was unimaginable, but he just couldn't control himself because the scene was simply "too beautiful"!
On the bed, Haruto Saito, holding Tsunade, suddenly opened his eyes wide, and a look of terror flashed across his face!
He felt locked onto, with the danger of being eliminated at any moment!
Extremely dangerous!
And that aura, he was very familiar with! Though it was just a faint trace, it contained a terrifying power!
"Damn… No way… No way… No way…" Haruto Saito slowly turned his head, his neck seemingly stiff, and slowly looked over. He saw a shadow by the table… His pupils constricted sharply!
Crack!
A sudden thunderstrike outside the window! The flash of lightning illuminated the side of the shadow's face for an instant!
In that fleeting moment!
Haruto Saito clearly saw that it was an extremely grim face!
At that moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen in Haruto Saito's eyes seemed like the embodiment of extreme malice!
Yes, even malice was skipped over and directly jumped to extreme evil!
Haruto Saito had no doubt that if he made any provocative movement or if Sarutobi Hiruzen lost control for a second, this palace would be instantly turned to rubble!
Because Haruto Saito had slept with Sarutobi Hiruzen's "daughter"!
Sarutobi Hiruzen's most beloved disciple, Tsunade, the only female direct disciple he had, the one he had raised since childhood. Tsunade was also the only ninja in Konoha who could openly scold Sarutobi Hiruzen without him retaliating!
"Hmm?" Tsunade seemed to sense something and lifted her head from the blanket.
Haruto Saito quickly yanked the blanket to prevent Tsunade from getting up. Tsunade wasn't wearing anything and couldn't be exposed…
Tsunade, lying in Haruto Saito's arms, saw him turning his head and looking sideways. She followed his gaze and looked over, first startled, then her face turned bright red, and she immediately curled up, hiding her head under the blanket, motionless!
So embarrassed!
Silence!
The awkwardness was unbearable!
Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly took a deep breath and calmly said, "I'll be waiting downstairs."
With that, Sarutobi Hiruzen vanished in a flash!
Haruto Saito breathed a sigh of relief, then patted Tsunade under the blanket and grinned, "It's okay, the old man is gone!"
Bang!
"Damn!" Haruto Saito shouted, curling up like a shrimp.
Tsunade punched him under the blanket.
"Why the hell are you hitting me?"
"It's all your fault, all your fault!" Tsunade sat up, her face as red as if she had caught a severe illness, utterly embarrassed!
"Ah, what good is blaming me? Who knows why that old man suddenly came over? Quick, get dressed, damn it…"
Downstairs, in the brightly lit hall, Sarutobi Hiruzen was the only one sitting. He was drinking tea, while Jiraiya and Orochimaru stood beside him. A few Anbu ninjas stood behind Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Fumoto Ryuya and Juusan stood further away, whispering cautiously, keeping a wary eye on Sarutobi Hiruzen!
They had all been reborn as puppets, but after a few months of training, they had become indistinguishable from ordinary people!
Of course, they knew who Sarutobi Hiruzen was!
A man who became the Third Hokage in his twenties! A leader who led Konoha to revival and strength! One of the strongest ninjas in the current ninja world! He was not only proficient in all attributes but also skilled in secret techniques and sealing jutsu! He had great mastery in physical combat!
"Hey? Where's Tsunade?" Jiraiya suddenly asked, tilting his head and speaking quietly.
Orochimaru gently shook his head.
Tsunade wasn't in her room!
The Anbu had gone to notify her, but she wasn't found, so she didn't come.
No one noticed, but when Jiraiya asked this, Sarutobi Hiruzen's mouth twitched visibly.
Tsunade was in Haruto Saito's room!
A few minutes later.
"Ah, the teacher's here, what a rare guest…" Haruto Saito walked in briskly, trying to lighten the mood with a cheerful tone. He just wanted to act like nothing had happened…
The atmosphere in the hall was cold!
Haruto Saito had barely spoken a few words before he had to awkwardly stop smiling.
He checked Sarutobi Hiruzen's relationship status and saw it had turned into malice, though thankfully, extreme malice was just a passing impulse…
"Teacher's here."
Tsunade entered half a minute later, pretending she hadn't come with Haruto Saito.
Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly took a sip of his tea, placed the cup down, and said, "You all leave, Haruto Saito and Tsunade stay!" His voice was calm, yet commanding.
Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and the Anbu ninjas all quickly left.
Fumoto Ryuya and Juusan didn't move. They were here to keep an eye on Sarutobi Hiruzen. This guy was too strong…
"Out!" Haruto Saito gestured to the two of them.
Fumoto Ryuya and Juusan immediately disappeared in a flash.
A gust of cold wind blew through, and the heavy door to the hall slammed shut!
"Teacher, since you've come personally, I'll give you a detailed report on my actions from the night before last…" Haruto Saito stepped forward quickly, speaking rapidly, while pulling out a few scrolls from his storage space.
Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly stood up, kicked toward Haruto Saito.
Haruto Saito turned into an afterimage, flashing and dodging to Tsunade's side.
Close call, he narrowly avoided Sarutobi Hiruzen's kick.
"You don't need to change the topic. We'll discuss the mist ninjas later!" Sarutobi Hiruzen calmly sat back down, picking up his tea cup, swirling the lid around the edge, eyes lowered. "Now, tell me, when did this happen?"
The destruction of the two great mist ninja forces was clearly not as provoking as Haruto Saito and Tsunade getting together, which further triggered Sarutobi Hiruzen's nerves!
"Teacher… actually…" Tsunade began to speak.
"I didn't ask for your input," Sarutobi Hiruzen interrupted. "Haruto Saito, speak!"
"Well… uh… actually… let me think…" Haruto Saito needed a moment to recall. "That should have been in the 32nd year of Konoha…"
"Spit!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't hold it in, and tea splashed out of his mouth!
It was the 34th year of Konoha now!
The 32nd year of Konoha was the year Haruto Saito joined Konoha! He was only twelve years old then!
Haruto Saito suddenly realized!
Sarutobi Hiruzen's malice once again turned into extreme malice.