"Mokutan?"
Upon seeing Tenzō use Mokutan, Yukai's expression changed drastically, and he was terrified.
At that moment, he thought of someone.
Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage of Konoha, the God of Shinobi.
The man who quelled the chaos and distributed the tailed beasts to various ninja villages.
How treacherous Konoha is! They actually secretly trained a Mokutan ninja.
What are they trying to do?
Do you want to unify the ninja world?
With that thought in mind, Yukai had lost all will to continue fighting.
He couldn't even care about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Compared to Mokutan, the Nine-Tails is insignificant.
He had to live to bring this news back to Kumogakure.
Inform the Raikage about the emergence of another Mokutan ninja in Konoha, so that he can prepare accordingly.
While Yukai was fighting Tenzō, Naruto Uzumaki had already awakened.
His face was filled with fear as he watched the two ninjas fighting outside his house.
Why?
Why do unfortunate things always seem to happen to us?
I'm already so pathetic, do I have to die to feel better?
"Quickly, go and get someone! Go find the Hokage!"
Just as Naruto was lost in thought, a voice suddenly rang in his mind.
"Who? Who's speaking?"
Naruto Uzumaki shuddered, his body trembling uncontrollably.
However, he soon discovered that his body was uncontrollably running outwards.
The one who just spoke was naturally Black Zetsu.
Actually, he hesitated for a long time about whether or not to speak.
Ultimately, Black Zetsu decided that necessary communication was essential.
He could pretend to be Naruto Uzumaki's negative will, his second personality, just like he fooled Madara Uchiha.
In this way, he could better direct his life.
Naruto suddenly ran out, and both Tenzō and Yukai noticed it, but they didn't have the energy to pay attention to him.
Meanwhile, Naruto Uzumaki, under Black Zetsu's control, ran non-stop to the Hokage Building.
...
Hokage Building.
The leader of the Cloud Village delegation, leading a group of Cloud Village ninjas, was preparing to sign an alliance agreement with the Leaf Village.
"Wasn't the agreement supposed to be signed tomorrow? Why the sudden change of heart?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the leader of the delegation with some confusion.
The head of the delegation chuckled dryly and said, "Heh heh, things can get complicated if we wait too long. It's better to sign the agreement sooner rather than later to avoid any unforeseen complications."
"Alright then..."
Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was about to sign the alliance agreement with the other party, the sound of arguing suddenly came from outside.
"You can't go in. The Hokage is discussing important matters."
"Grandpa Hokage, it's me, Naruto!"
First came the sound of the ANBU blocking their way, then Naruto's shouts.
Actually, Black Zetsu only controlled him to run half the distance; Naruto ran the other half on his own initiative.
Upon arriving outside the Hokage Building, the first person he thought of was the only kind old man in the village.
Then, he went into the Hokage Building, wanting to tell him what had happened outside his house.
"Um?"
"That's Naruto's voice. Why is he here all of a sudden?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi raised an eyelid slightly, looked towards the gate, and said to the leader of the Cloud Village delegation, "I'm truly sorry, I have some matters to attend to, please excuse me for a moment."
Since Naruto Uzumaki was involved, this was no small matter.
Even the alliance agreement with Kumogakure, a matter of great importance concerning the peace between the two countries, had to give way to Naruto Uzumaki.
The Cloud Village ninjas: "..."
At this moment, their expressions were not very good.
A bad feeling crept into their minds. Could it be that something went wrong with Yukai?
Ignoring their thoughts, Hiruzen Sarutobi walked past the crowd, opened the office door, and saw Naruto Uzumaki being held back by the ANBU.
"Naruto, is there something you need that you suddenly came to see your grandfather?"
After dismissing the ANBU ninja, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Naruto Uzumaki with a kind smile.
"Grandpa Hokage, there are two ninjas fighting outside my house. One of them, like the person next to you, is wearing a mask..."
Naruto Uzumaki briefly described the situation to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
This immediately darkened the usually amiable Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression.
Something's happened!
The person Naruto was referring to should be Tenzō, whom he himself sent.
He must have realized that someone was trying to harm Naruto, which was why he fought with them.
And whoever was causing trouble at this critical juncture was obvious without even thinking.
Danzo Shimura!
After all, he was the only one in the village who coveted Naruto Uzumaki and had proposed taking over the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki more than once.
Hiruzen Sarutobi instructed the ANBU, "Go and find out where Danzo is. Also, please entertain the guests from Kumogakure well for me."
"Naruto, you..."
After issuing the orders, Hiruzen Sarutobi initially wanted to have his men stay in the Hokage's office, but then he thought that if the people from Kumogakure were there, and the Nine-Tails suddenly went berserk, no one knew what might happen.
With this thought in mind, he had no choice but to take Naruto Uzumaki with him to see what was happening on Tenzō's side.
Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi left with Naruto Uzumaki, the Cloud Village ninjas came out of the Hokage's office.
The head of the delegation asked very politely, "What happened?"
The ANBU ninja said, "The Hokage has some urgent matters to attend to, so you may have to wait a moment."
"Since the Hokage has other matters to attend to, we will return to our residences first and sign the alliance agreement tomorrow."
The leader of the delegation pondered for a moment, then smiled and led the group of Cloud Ninja out.
"My lord, are we really going to go back and wait? What about Yukai...?"
As they left the Hokage Building, someone approached the delegation with great concern.
"Wait?"
"Something has probably happened to Yukai. If we wait any longer, we won't get an alliance agreement, but rather Konoha's accountability measures."
The head of the delegation had a gloomy expression and his eyes flickered slightly; it was unclear what he was thinking.
"So what do we do now? Flee Konoha, or sever ties with Yukai?" the man continued to ask.
"Follow me!" The head of the delegation shook his head and waved his hand.
...
At this point, the battle between Tenzō and Yukai was nearing its end.
Yukai was ultimately just a Tokubetsu Jōnin who excelled at stealth and intelligence gathering.
He was no match for Tenzō in terms of direct strength, and since it was his first time facing Mokutan, he had no idea how to deal with it.
Most of the time, he fought head-on with them, but was eventually captured by Tenzō with a single move: Mokuton: Shichūrō Shibari.
"As expected of a Mokutan ninja, I am no match for you at all."
Yukai did not put up any more futile resistance. Being defeated by Mokutan was not a disgrace to himself.
However, he couldn't let himself be taken to see the Hokage, otherwise, the entire Hidden Cloud Village would be put in a passive position.
"What exactly do you want? Is it...?"
Just as Tenzō was about to interrogate the other party, he was shocked to find that Yukai had bitten his tongue and committed suicide.