Naruto: Awakening Eternal Power with My Eye Techniques

During the time when Shiyu Uchiha secluded himself in the Land of Demons, an event unfolded within Konoha Village that seemed ordinary at first but would eventually have far-reaching consequences. What began as a simple case of embezzlement grew complicated because it involved important figures from the Sarutobi clan.

When the truth about the misappropriation of public funds was exposed, Head of the Anbu Hatake Sumao prepared to personally launch an investigation, hoping to protect the reputation of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Surprisingly, however, a member of the Sarutobi clan arrived holding a Hokage order and directly took the suspect away from the Anbu. Even more shocking was the fact that Hiruzen Sarutobi himself had no knowledge of this; the action had been arranged by his daughter-in-law without his awareness, let alone his consent.

The incident shook Sumao to his core. Although he suspected something, he couldn't bring himself to believe it completely. This rare hesitation caused him to overlook one crucial detail—a silent Anbu officer secretly reported his findings to Danzo Shimura.

Upon hearing the news, Danzo did not attempt to stop what was happening. Instead, he saw an opportunity and devised a plan to recruit Hatake Sumao under his wing. However, given the dark motives driving him now, this scheme was clearly not a wise decision.

In the following days, Hatake Sumao quietly began investigating several Sarutobi family members who held high-ranking positions in the administration. The results shocked him—he discovered that the corruption wasn't limited to just a few individuals, but rather the entire Sarutobi clan was implicated.

Even worse, following the evidence closely led him to uncover involvement from Koharu Utatane's and Homura Mitokado's families as well. At this moment, Hatake Sumao realized this was no mere personal misconduct—it was a joint operation among the four great clans.

Still, he refused to accept the possibility that the revered Hokage himself could be the mastermind behind everything. Nonetheless, Sumao decided to handle the matter calmly. He planned to take immediate action—ordering the Anbu to arrest those involved and personally interrogating them to uncover the complete truth.

He hoped, in the end, to confront Hiruzen Sarutobi face-to-face and hear his side of the story. Despite everything, there remained a sliver of hope deep in Sumao's heart.

But as the old saying goes, it's not bad events that cause disaster—but rather unscrupulous people. If Sumao could speak directly with the Hokage, perhaps the situation wouldn't spiral too far out of control.

But right at this critical moment, Danzo Shimura judged that the timing was ripe. After notifying Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, he personally headed toward the Hokage's office—interrupting Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been lost in deep thought.

"Hiruzen, we're in serious trouble! Hatake Sumao has uncovered our four clans' misuse of public funds—he's already begun planning countermeasures," Danzo declared.

"What?! How could he possibly find out?!" Hiruzen's eyes widened in shock and disbelief. After all, they had always acted cautiously and covertly—their actions had left absolutely no trace over the past three years.

However, Sarutobi's mind worked quickly. He immediately recalled an unusual incident that had occurred recently—a clansman had greedily taken extra supplies and stuffed them in his pockets, only to be caught red-handed by the Anbu forces.

Fortunately, Hiruzen Sarutobi's daughter-in-law quickly produced his written order and retrieved the Sarutobi clan member from Anbu custody. She immediately issued a gag order while enforcing disciplinary measures according to clan rules. Of course, this punishment was relatively light—just a small warning.

Thinking about it, Hiruzen Sarutobi secretly cursed, "Damn it!"

Being old friends, Danzo Shimura saw right through Sarutobi's thoughts, knowing full well that the other party had already guessed the reason.

So, he decided to keep quiet, not wanting to say too much. Instead, he continued, "I have two subordinates who accidentally discovered this matter. Would you like to question them?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded urgently. "Bring them in quickly."

Just then, an Anbu member appeared inside the room, saluted Hiruzen, then turned and left. Moments later, two Root ninja were brought in. After entering the room and bowing respectfully to Hiruzen Sarutobi, they received no acknowledgment as he directly ordered, "Tell me everything you know."

The two Root ninja sequentially reported their findings. It turned out that Hatake Sumao was secretly investigating embezzlement cases and had already gathered partial evidence. He'd begun executing an arrest plan using Anbu methods, expecting to obtain complete details within one or two days.

Hearing this news, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, silently contemplating countermeasures while considering potential consequences. Although this wouldn't threaten his Hokage position, it could significantly damage his reputation.

Next, Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned the captain of the Anbu Tactical Squad, who also bore the Sarutobi name. Through questioning and cross-referencing these developments, he confirmed that recently Hatake Sumao had indeed deliberately distanced himself from their surveillance. This further proved the truthfulness of what those two Root ninjas had said. Facing such a tricky situation, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Currently, Hatake Sumao's star was rising rapidly, with growing power and prestige. To Hiruzen Sarutobi, handling this man posed almost as great a challenge as confronting the entire Uchiha Clan. He needed to respond cautiously to prevent an even greater crisis. Most importantly, Sarutobi feared Hatake Sumao might develop ambitions of becoming Hokage himself.

Just as Danzo Shimura was preparing to press him for action, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane arrived. Entering the room, they immediately began speaking without any preamble or transition.

"Hiruzen, Danzo—we're in a really difficult spot right now!" The voice of Homura Mitokado carried clear traces of anxiety and concern. "Although our diversion of public funds aimed at strengthening our respective clans aligned with fulfilling our teacher's final wishes and suppressing the Uchiha Clan, if exposed, nobody will buy that excuse.

Such exposure would severely damage our prestige, especially threatening your position as Hokage. If certain ill-intentioned individuals, particularly ambitious elements within the Uchiha Clan, take advantage of this turmoil, even someone like Hatake Sumao might rise to become Hokage.

Therefore, we must strike first!" His tone remained firm and decisive, as if he'd already made some determination.

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu spoke as such because, over the past two years, diverting government funds illegally had brought enormous benefits to their respective clans.

In just three years, the number of ninja in their clans nearly doubled. The quality of their ninja also improved dramatically, not only making up for the losses suffered during the Second Ninja War but even surpassing that period.

If this trend continued, in another five years their clan strength would double again, becoming comparable to any one of the Ino–Shika–Cho triad—at least numerically. Therefore, if anyone ever threatened their interests, they wouldn't hesitate to act.

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