Chapter 171

As soon as he entered the mansion, Eagle shouted hurriedly, “Hygua Patriarch, don’t be impulsive, he is Kumo’s Head Ninja!”

When the voice reached Hyuga Hiashi’s ears, his face turned more serious but he calmed himself and didn’t make any rash move.

As the patriarch of one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure, Hyuga Hiashi naturally understands how sensitive the identity of the Kumo’s head ninja is, if something were to happen to the other party in the territory of the Hyuga Clan or Konoha per se, then the consequences would be terrible.

Seeing that both the parties stop and didn’t make any moves, Cat shouted in anger at this time, “Watanabe, what do you think you are doing, do you intend to cause another war between the two nations!?”

Cat didn’t expect that Watanabe, the head ninja of Kumogakure responsible for the signing of the peace treaty would dare to sneak inside the territory of the Hyuga Clan and also try to kidnap the princess of the Hyuga Clan!

Watanabe was unperturbed by Cat’s question and just took out a Kunai and put it against Hinata’s throat.

The young Hinata who was unconscious didn’t know anything about the events but when the sharp Kunai was placed against her throat, the immature face did show signs of pain she felt because of the Kunai’s sharp edge.

Seeing the Kunai almost piercing his daughter’s neck, the Hyuga Patriarch hurriedly shouted, “STOP!”

Watanabe didn’t take immediate action but said with a chiseled grin, “Heh, I didn’t expect to get noticed so early, I guess that’s what you would expect from the elite Anbu of Konoha!”

Eagle’s face was solemn as he noticed Watanabe’s calmness given the situation, he was in.

He was already caught red-handed while attempting to kidnap the heir of the Hyuga Clan, this should have made him panic at the very least, and yet the dude had the calmness to talk in the presence of the Hyuga Patriarch, two elite Anbu as well as many Hyuga Clan guards that were present around the mansion, this greatly puzzled Eagle and gave him a faint sense of uneasiness.

But what made Eagle more confused was how was Watanabe able to sneak inside the Hyuga Clan territory, manage to enter the Patriarch’s mansion that lies at the center of the Clan territory and not to mention how the heck was he able to enter inside Hinata’s room, that should be one of the most secure places in the Hyuga Clan territory.

‘This isn’t right, how did he bypass all the guards responsible for guarding the Hyuga territory?’ – This doubt started to plague Eagle.

After all, the Hyuga’s have the Byakugan therefore, the security of the Hyuga Clan’s patriarch’s house isn’t any inferior to the Hokage’s Office itself, even Eagle isn’t sure to be able to bypass without being noticed.

Moreover, Watanabe shouldn’t have any information about the layout of the Hyuga Patriarch’s mansion, so even if he succeeded in sneaking in, he shouldn’t have been able to find Hinata’s room, as it should be under the high restricted section.

But the fact was right before his very eyes, not only Watanabe managed to bypass all the Hyuga Security, sneaked into the Patriarch’s mansion, and actually found Hinata’s sleeping quarters and almost kidnapped her, this sort of achievement is nothing to scoff at.

While Eagle was considering the reason, Cat was highly angered by Watanabe’s action. When he thought of the peace that finally came to Konoha after such a long time, Cat couldn’t restrain his anger and shouted, “Why! Why are you Kumo shinobi, always… always so eager for war!? Don’t you people care about the lives of your people!?”

“Shut up, Kumo isn’t eager for war, never has been!” – Growled Watanabe in anger.

“If that’s the case then why are you doing this!” – Asked Eagle coldly, and then said with a chuckle, “Is it just for a pair of Byakugan? Don’t tell me the great Kumogakure would stoop so low as to kidnap a three-year-old girl so they could finally obtain a Kekkei Genkai?”

“You think I care about the Byakugan!? Humph, in my eyes, you Kekkei Genkai heirs don’t hold any meaning considering the big picture!” – Watanabe said as he put more pressure on the Kunai against Hinata’s throat, and the Kunai’s sharp blade cut through her skin causing the blood to flow out.

However, nobody had the right mindset to focus on the blood as Watanabe’s words confused everybody, Cat was the one to ask in doubt, “If your purpose isn’t the Byakugan, then why did you sneak into the Hyuga Clan territory? And why try to kidnap the young lady of the Hyuga Clan?”

When questioned by Cat, Watanabe’s expression gradually turned cold and he stated with indifferent calmness, “You malignant tumors of the Shinobi world wouldn’t understand!”

‘Seeing Watanabe busy in explanation, Hyuga Hiashi activated his Byakugan looking for a chance to rescue his daughter.’

After pondering a little, Eagle said tentatively, “You let the young lady of the Hyuga Clan go, we promise to ignore your actions and treat it as if nothing happened!”

Watanabe chuckled when he heard Eagle’s words, “It is indeed the village that is too soft, even my actions of kidnapping the Hyuga Princess can be ignored, hahaha!”

The cat was more angered, “We are letting you leave out of here alive even after what you tried and broke the peace treaty, are you still not satisfied? You guy…!”

Before Cat could finish his sentence, Eagle interrupted him midway, “Don’t bother asking him, I bet he never thought of leaving out of here alive, in short, his purpose is to die…”

At this point, Eagle was able to comprehend the meaning of Watanabe’s attempted kidnapping of the princess of the Hyuga Clan, but what confused him was the purpose for which he intended to die, what does he seek by doing all this!? Unless…!!!

“Hooh, you seemed to have figured it out didn’t you, color me impressed!” – Watanabe looked at Eagle as if he was impressed by the other’s insight and thinking.

Cat asked with a doubt, “What do you mean!?”

Watanabe stated with a strange calmness, “All I do is to rid this Shinobi World of the Malignant Tumor that has been plaguing it for many years!”

“Malignant Tumor!?” – muttered almost all the people at the scene.

“What does he mean by that!?” – questioned some of the Hyuga guards standing around.

“And the ‘Malignant Tumor’ according to you happens to be Konohagakure? Is that what you are saying?”

Watanabe answered frankly, “You can’t deny it, can you? Isn’t it Konoha that has been maintaining the Shinobi Village system? If Konoha isn’t the cancer of the Shinobi World then who is it? Your Shodaime Hokage obviously had the power to unify the entire Shinobi World, but no, he just had to design the framework of one village and one nation and sit back and watch as other villages took root in other countries and developed a hostility towards each other, wasn’t it Konoha the source of all war, because most of the resources are located in the Land of Fire?”

The cat was speechless, “But that…” he didn’t expect Watanabe to mention such a thing.

“Shut up, don’t interrupt while I am talking! Your Shodaime Hokage, he was and is still hailed as the God of Shinobi, the strongest shinobi to ever exist, why did he not unify the world of Shinobi and completely eliminate the war? – after a short pause, Watanabe continued, “Why to build a war machine like Shinobi Villages that don’t hesitate to send their young children, elderly, and even their disabled to the battlefield to die!? Huh, just WHY!?”

In the face of Watanabe’s question, everyone was left speechless, no one had the answer to this, nobody could figure out the thinking process of the God of Shinobi, it’s said that he dreamed to establish a village where people could feel secure, where children didn’t have to go to the battlefield at a young age but did that succeed?

For those who have experienced the first, second, and third great shinobi wars, they can’t help but be left horrified when the memories are brought back.

The tragic war they have experienced is not some part of a tale, it’s not as glorified as when described in the scrolls for the future generation to read, the pain of losing their loved ones has been personally felt by almost everyone.

This experience is so unforgettable that many ninjas still can’t overcome the trauma and remembers the mountains of corpses and rivers of blood when they close their eyes, many have quit their life as shinobi and many in fact, need psychological counseling to be able to continue working as a shinobi.

As for the source, there can be many, human greed, different opinion, loss of loved ones, desire to protect, materialistic desires, and many more reasons that might just be the cause of war, but there is still one source, the establishment of Shinobi Villages, facts have proven that ever since the Shinobi Villages were established the intensity of war has only increased more than ever, and never decreased in the slightest.

It is said that the chaotic times of the Warring States Period were unbearable that even revealing one’s identity and affiliation was a matter of seeking the death, but taking into account that matter of continuation and inheritance of the Clans, the conflicts between major clans did end in moderation and rarely went to the level of total annihilation of a clan

Therefore, although the number of conflicts during the Warring States Period was high, it was still not too unbearable.

However, after the establishment of the Shinobi Village system, the intensity and scale of wars have increased with the years passing, the previous numbers of hundreds of Shinobi parting in conflicts have increased to thousands and tens of thousands participating in wars.

Countless Clans have become prey to the wars, many Kekkei Genkai Clans with a history of hundreds of years have disappeared or annihilated within just fifty or so years since the establishment of the shinobi village system.

The Yuki Clan with Ice release Kekkei Genkai, Kaguya Clan with Shikotsumakyou Kekkei Genkai, The Uzumaki Clan, known for their monstrous Chakra Volume, strong physique and most of all for their proficiency and incredible mastery of Fuinjutsu, Kurama Clan with their unique Genjutsu type Kekkei Genkai, etc., that were all prominent and strong noble shinobi Clans with their Kekkei Genkai are now all but perished with only a few members remaining that are also struggling to survive.

The Senju Clan who founded Konoha is all but extinct with only Senju Tsunade being the only last known member of the Senju Clan to still be alive.

Then there are, the Hatake Clan famous for its Kenjutsu style, the Kato Clan known for their proficiency in Spirit Transformation Technique are also near extinction and debilitated.

And the Uchiha Clan? It too will be near extinction if their contradiction with the village is not resolved.

Therefore, what Watanabe said is a bit reasonable.

“Since you people of Konohagakure are too soft to unite the Shinobi World, then let us Kumo do it!” – With the fanatical smile, Watanabe added, “For the sake of final peace and the big picture of the future, a small sacrifice of mine is nothing. My death here would be nothing if the peace can finally come to the world!”

Eagle immediately realized that Watanabe was going to do something, he immediately shouted towards Cat standing next to him, “Use Genjutsu to stop him immediately!”

Cat nodded and instantly activated the Sharingan to cast a Genjutsu on Watanabe to put him in a sleep…