Chapter 658

Let's see if he dares to activate his Susanoo and split the Hokage building in half with one slash!

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Inside the Hokage building.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sat high behind his desk, while Nara Shikaku stood with his arms crossed; both of their expressions were extremely ugly.

Especially after listening to the Anbu kneeling on one knee and reporting, they even felt like giving up entirely.

Damn it all.

Simply bastards!

After a long while.

Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke indifferently.

"Alright, I understand."

"You may withdraw."

The masked Anbu bowed and left the office upon hearing this.

Immediately after.

Sarutobi Hiruzen lit his pipe, then looked directly at Nara Shikaku with obscure eyes.

There was a fierce glint in his eyes.

He was not stupid.

Nara Shikaku had just made a move yesterday, and the next second, Uchiha Jin had broken it.

To say that the Nara clan, who had defected to the Uchiha, wasn't involved would be an insult to his intelligence!

Therefore.

If he had a choice, he would really want to kill Nara Shikaku directly.

However, it was a pity.

His own small circle was currently falling apart, and he needed time to slowly win people back.

So, he took a deep breath.

His tone became very cold, and he spoke indifferently.

"Shikaku, what do you think?"

"Your operation was top secret, so how did it leak out directly?"

"Where do you think the problem lies?"

This remark seemed like a question.

But in reality.

It was an interrogation!

Only the two of them knew about this plan, and now that the operation details had been leaked, leading to its failure.

First of all.

This definitely wasn't leaked by him, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

So, who else could it be?

If Nara Shikaku could find a way to fix this, he might still be lenient.

But if not.

Then don't blame him, Sarutobi Hiruzen, for being ruthless.

"Hokage-sama, I am very sorry." Nara Shikaku said bitterly: "This matter, indeed, is the fault of the Nara clan."

"I might as well tell you the truth; in fact, I am not the smartest person in the Nara clan."

"I have a cousin named Nara Koji!"

"He is the smartest guy of this generation in the Nara clan."

"Back then, I actually used some means to snatch the position of clan head from Nara Koji."

"Over the years, he has been thoroughly suppressed by me!"

"But, who would have thought."

"The sudden rise of the Uchiha, plus the fact that Uchiha Jin's friend, Nara Kazama, was raised by Nara Koji."

"So now, he has already run over to the Uchiha side."

"I could beat him when competing for the clan head position before because my methods were despicable enough, but honestly, I have no confidence now."

"I guarantee I didn't leak this, but I suspect Nara Koji must have guessed it."

"He knows me too well!"

"I have no confidence in beating him, Hokage-sama, I am sorry."

Nara Shikaku looked helpless.

When he said these words, he was gritting his teeth.

His response to Sarutobi Hiruzen's interrogation was very simple.

First, find an excuse to muddle through; in any case, don't admit to leaking the secret.

Then, just give up!

Yes.

This was because Nara Koji had felt guilty last night for his underhanded methods and for sabotaging his own cousin for the sake of Nara Kazama's future, so he had urgently told him this.

It is imaginable.

When he received this letter last night, he was completely stunned.

He was not stupid!

He knew that since Uchiha Jin had made a move, he would definitely succeed.

Even if he didn't know what method Uchiha Jin would use.

But Uchiha Jin, who could contend against the Hokage faction, couldn't have built the Uchiha to such a state if he couldn't even break this setup.

Therefore.

It is imaginable that Sarutobi Hiruzen would not spare him.

So he had been thinking all night about how to deal with Sarutobi Hiruzen today.

After a night, Nara Shikaku finally decided.

Give up!

Because he determined first that with Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Jin joining forces, and with Nara Koji as the strategist, trying to kill Nohara Rin was simply a fantasy.

Since he couldn't do it, why not just give up?

First, tell the truth and draw Nara Koji out.

This is the truth, not afraid of being investigated.

Then tell Sarutobi Hiruzen directly: I am no match for Nara Koji.

You decide what to do!

Nara Shikaku dared to do this because he actually had his own confidence.

The Hokage faction was collapsing from within.

Before winning over the core forces, even if Sarutobi Hiruzen hated him, he would absolutely not make a move against him.

Because this half of the Ino-Shika-Cho was the most important trump card in Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand right now!

He really didn't believe Sarutobi Hiruzen would dare to turn against him.

And that was indeed the case.

Hearing these words from Nara Shikaku, Sarutobi Hiruzen was completely dumbfounded.

Damn it!

Are you speaking human language?