Naruto: My Unique System

Chapter 101: Don't Say Anything That Isn't Conducive To Unity

And the emergence of young geniuses on the battlefield is a sign of the future. Therefore, Tatsuma's displayed talent is more than enough to make him one of the prospects of the future ninja world.

But the problem is that Tatsuma is too young, and both the village elders and the ninja clan elders are unaware of how Tatsuma defeated two Jonin. He shouldn't have that capability, but he managed to do it anyway.

If Tatsuma were now fifteen or sixteen years old, with his strength known to the village, then without Sarutobi Hiruzen's intervention, everyone would praise Tatsuma.

Just like Sakumo Hatake back then, and Sarutobi Hiruzen's three disciples.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is now also struggling with whether to publicize Tatsuma's deeds. He has confirmed Tatsuma's deeds with the frontline more than once.

However, it's precisely because he knows that Tatsuma really accomplished such a feat that he's so conflicted.

"Lord Third, a letter of condemnation has arrived from the Hidden Sand Village."

At that moment, Sakumo Hatake, dressed in full ANBU attire, appeared and handed two scrolls to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen took them directly, without much hesitation. He trusted Sakumo Hatake's abilities; anything that passed through his hands couldn't pose a danger.

The two scrolls contained a letter of condemnation, criticizing Konoha ninjas for being too brutal and for killing Hoshi of the Hidden Sand. The other scroll was a autopsy report for Hoshi.

As Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the autopsy report for Hoshi, he suddenly felt uneasy, a phantom pain emanating from a certain part of his body.

From the contents of the report, it could be said that Hoshi had experienced inhumane and brutal torture before death. The Hidden Sand Village's condemnation towards Konoha for this was a reasonable diplomatic gesture.

Of course, ninjas weren't truly benevolent enough to show kindness to their enemies. In Konoha, there were even methods of soul interrogation, which were more inhumane than physical torture. However, these matters couldn't be openly discussed.

However, Hoshi's experience was now out in the open. As a major ninja village, Konoha needed to maintain a positive image, so these matters absolutely could not be made public or acknowledged.

Just as Sarutobi Hiruzen was pondering how to respond to this, Takama arrived and relayed Uzumaki Mito's opinion to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

After listening to Takama's report, the worry on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face disappeared. He pushed the scrolls aside and said in a relaxed tone, "The condemnation from the Hidden Sand Village is simply absurd! Tatsuma is just an ordinary Genin from Konoha. How could he possibly do such things? It's laughable that the Hidden Sand Village is fabricating such accusations. Tell them that victory in war is not achieved through these underhanded tactics!"

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Inside a conference room at the Kazekage's building in the Wind Country's Hidden Sand Village, there was now a heavy silence. Seated in the room were the elders of the Hidden Sand Village.

Not long ago, diplomatic correspondence from Konoha had been sent to the Hidden Sand Village. Konoha's refusal to acknowledge or take responsibility for the matter, and even their counteraccusations, had left the Hidden Sand Village elders extremely dissatisfied.

"Bang!"

A ninja with a white cloth wrapped around his head couldn't hold back any longer. He slammed the table with a hammer and angrily exclaimed, "Are we just going to let that brat continue to wreak havoc?! Hoshi was the most promising Puppetry master in our village, on the verge of developing human Puppetry, even living Puppetry! With his death, the development of our Sand Puppet Jutsu will be set back by at least ten years! I suspect that some people deliberately let Hoshi die to maintain their own position as the village's top Puppetry master. Otherwise, how could Hoshi have ended up alone?!"