The domineering Uchiha drove the Third Hokage mad!

Chapter 211 Let Hiruzen Sarutobi also taste the bitterness of losing loved ones!

That night, three medical ninjas from the Protectorate Ninja Army were murdered in their respective homes.

The news that "Shinnosuke Sarutobi has lost his fertility... Konohamaru's parentage is in doubt" quickly spread within the Sarutobi clan.

"I heard that the young clan leader is going to run away with his wife and children!"

"They fled with the treasure, leaving us here to die!"

"As expected of Hiruzen Sarutobi's son; father and son are equally selfish!"

Inside the family ancestral hall, there was much discussion.

Next to them are the memorial tablets of the Sarutobi clan, arranged in 14 rows.

The white mourning banners fluttered in the wind, like weeping souls.

Back then, Hiruzen Sarutobi led his entire clan to join the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. At that time, his clan had 1587 ninjas.

However, the continuous wars in the Land of Fire resulted in the deaths of many Sarutobi clan members.

Now, the Sarutobi clan only has 314 ninjas left, so many clan members are very dissatisfied with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

A dozen or so Sarutobi clan members dressed in black gathered in a secret room of the ancestral hall.

Sarutobi Sousuke's eyebrows twitched, and his eyes flashed with murderous intent.

Three days ago, his son died in battle on the eastern front, leaving no trace of his body. Yet the heir of the family was thinking of "seeking refuge." How could he tolerate this?

"Hiruzen is old. He only cares about his son and doesn't care about our lives at all!"

"Isn't this a lie? We risk our lives for our family, only to protect an 'outsider'?"

"Shin-no-suke ran away with that fake son, just to leave us in the Land of Fire to die!"

"We can't let them go! We must kill Shinnosuke and Konohamaru to keep the Sarutobi clan's bloodline pure!"

"But assassinating the clan chief's son..." a younger ninja hesitated.

Another voice interrupted excitedly: "He is no longer worthy of being our chieftain! From the moment he began sending our people to their deaths on the front lines, he has been unworthy of being our chieftain!"

Anger spread in the confined space, and eventually everyone reached a consensus, and an assassination plan gradually took shape.

The five finalized their plan: Sarutobi Sousuke would lead ten elite ninjas to scout out the escape route in advance and set up an ambush near the mass grave on the outskirts of the city.

The place was deserted, making it easy to hide and dispose of the body.

At 11 p.m., Sarutobi Shinnosuke and the others, escorted by two ANBU members, set off from the secret passage of their residence.

This secret passage is narrow, allowing only one person to pass at a time.

There was an oil lamp every few steps on the wall, its dim light illuminating the way forward.

Konohamaru was held in Hatano Yui's arms as they quickly traversed the secret passage.

At one o'clock in the morning, they finally emerged from the exit of the secret passage and reached a grove of trees outside the city.

It was less than two miles from the mass grave, and the surroundings were eerily quiet, with only the rustling of leaves in the wind.

The ANBU member opened the map he carried and said softly, "Sir, we'll follow this path southeast. After another day's journey, we'll reach the border of the Land of Whirlpools, where we'll have someone to meet us."

Yui Hatano nodded, and was about to take a step when she suddenly stopped.

She keenly sensed that at least dozens of chakra auras were hidden in the surrounding woods.

"Oh no, an ambush!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than dozens of kunai suddenly shot out from the surrounding woods, aiming straight for their vital points.

Yui Hatano reacted extremely quickly, instantly forming hand seals: "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

A thick earthen wall rose from the ground, blocking all the kunai.

At the same time, she pushed Konohamaru into Sarutobi Shinnosuke's arms and drew a kunai from her waist.

"You're quite capable, no wonder Hiruzen chose you as his daughter-in-law."

Sarutobi Sousuke emerged from behind the tree, followed by ten armed ninjas: "Too bad, no matter how strong you are, you can't protect this father and son who have tarnished the clan's bloodline!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke roared, "Are you all insane? We're all members of the Sarutobi family!"

Two members of the ANBU immediately rushed forward and engaged the assassination squad's ninjas in combat. The sound of kunai clashing was particularly jarring in the quiet night.

Yui Hatano, on the other hand, used her agile movements to weave through the ninja group. With each swing of her kunai, she could accurately dodge the enemy's attacks and even find time to counterattack.

A Sarutobi clansman, heartbroken at the loss of his son, rushed forward, his eyes red with grief: "We don't have a 'young master' like you! My son died fighting for the clan, and you're running away with outsiders. How can you face the ancestors of the Sarutobi clan?"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke could only barely raise his arm to block, the blade colliding with his wrist guard with a piercing sound.

His ninjutsu was not top-notch to begin with, and coupled with his unhealed injuries, he was quickly forced into a series of defeats.

Then, he bumped his back against a big tree, wincing in pain.

Upon seeing this, Yui Hatano immediately turned around to help, kicking away the ninja's sword with a whirlwind kick.

At the same time, he shouted to Shinnosuke, "You take Konohamaru and retreat! I'll hold them off here!"

But in that moment of distraction, a ninja circled behind Sarutobi Shinnosuke and thrust his kunai into his abdomen.

"Shinnosuke!"

Yui Hatano's pupils constricted sharply; she wanted to help, but it was too late.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke coughed up blood, but still clung tightly to Konohamaru, shouting, "Jie, go... You have to live..."

Yui Hatano frantically fought off the surrounding ninjas, trying to rush to Shinnosuke's side, but was surrounded by even more assassins.

At that moment, Sarutobi Sousuke's gaze fell on Konohamaru, and he slowly raised the sword in his hand: "To cut the weeds, we must nip them in the bud. This bastard cannot be allowed to live either."

Seeing this, Yui Hatano cried out in despair and urgency, "Don't kill him! He's not a bastard! He's Hiruzen Sarutobi's child!"

At this moment, revealing this secret might be Konohamaru's only hope for survival.

Everyone was stunned. The assassins, including Sarutobi Sosuke, stopped what they were doing, their eyes filled with shock.

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Shinnosuke's eyes widened in anger, and he spat out blood several times before finally dying from a stroke.

The next second, Sarutobi Sousuke suddenly sneered, his tone filled with ruthlessness: "Then he deserves to die even more!"

"What did you say?" Yui Hatano couldn't believe her ears.

Sarutobi Sosuke, filled with long-suppressed rage, exclaimed, "Hiruzen only cares about his own bloodline, he doesn't care about the lives of us clansmen at all! When my son died in battle, he only said, 'To die for the country is an honorable death.' When it was his son's turn, he fled to another land to seek refuge, leaving us in the Land of Fire to wait to die! Killing him will make Hiruzen Sarutobi taste the bitterness of losing a loved one!"

Before he could finish speaking, Sarutobi Sosuke swung his sword and slashed at Konohamaru's neck.

Hatano Yui's eyes widened in fury as she mustered all her strength to unleash a ninjutsu: "Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

A massive burst of flame erupted from her mouth, forcing back the surrounding ninjas, but they were ultimately a step too late.