Chapter 182: respective plans
Chapter 182 Their respective plans
Konoha 45 years, mid-December.
The two-and-a-half-year War of the Land of Rain, with Konoha and Sand Yin signing an armistice agreement, finally came to an end at this time.
The day after the armistice agreement was formally signed, the sand hermit ninjas who had lost a large amount of strategic materials had no choice but to withdraw from the Land of Rain and return to the Land of Wind to recuperate.
Konoha also did not stay long in the Land of Rain. Under the mobilization of one of the three ninjas, Orochimaru, the defense line quickly retracted to the territory of the Land of Fire, leaving only 500 ninjas to defend the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain. The remaining nearly 2,000 ninjas returned to Konoha Village with Orochimaru, ending their long war career.
At the end of the same month, Yunyin Ninja took advantage of the Land of Tang to invade the Land of Fire, officially declaring war on Konoha.
Konoha Yifang is the commander of Akimichi Torukaze, a disciple of the former Naruto Senshou Fujian, and leads 3,000 Konoha ninjas to meet the cloud hidden ninjas on the border of the country of fire and the country of soup.
This news puzzled many strategists in the outer villages, and even many junin inside Konoha also expressed doubts about the resolution of the high-level people.
The reason why the War of the Land of Rain ended at lightning speed, the biggest contributor is undoubtedly Orochimaru, one of the Sannin.
It stands to reason that it should be to maintain this upsurge of victory, let Orochimaru take command again, and repel the Yunyin ninja stationed in Tango Country.
However, the commander who led the Konoha ninja against the cloud hidden ninja was not Orochimaru, but Akimichi Takakaze.
It’s not because I underestimated the strength of Akimichi Takakaze. As a disciple of the previous generation of Hokage Senju Tomonen, he was from the same school as the third generation of Hokage and other high-level Konoha masters. He is also a secret ninja of the Akimichi clan, so his strength is naturally extraordinary.
Fame, strength, and the political background behind it are undoubtedly worthy of the Naruto faction ninja.
However, there is one point of criticism, that is, Akimichi Torukaze is too old. He is already an old man in his fifties. No matter from what point of view, he is young and energetic. Orochimaru, one of the candidates for the Fourth Hokage, is more suitable to replace him.
No matter how suspicious outsiders are, Konoha's senior management has not revealed the slightest rumor. People once wondered whether this was a conspiracy by Konoha's high-level officials, such as a secret change of coaches. On the surface, Akimichi was the leader, but secretly sent Orochimaru to the front line, catching Yunyin by surprise.
Yun Yin had to stop the offensive and wait and see Konoha to see if Orochimaru had sneaked to the front line and changed the position of the leader of Akimichi Tekkaze.
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The Country of Grass.
The war between Konoha and Sand Hidden in the Land of Rain is over, but the war between Konoha and Iwagakure in the Land of Grass is still in full swing.
In the dimly lit forest, Kaiichi Yamanaka, Shikahisa Nara, and Choza Akimichi moved forward quickly.
The three of them are the newly promoted young ninjas of Konoha Ninja Village, and they are all from the first-class secret ninja clan. The name of the three of them "Pig Deer Butterfly" has gradually spread in the ninja world, and they have become the leaders of Konoha's younger generation.
"I didn't expect that the main general who will deal with Yunyin is not Oshemaru-sama. This is a bit unexpected, Shikahisa."
Haiichi Yamanaka sighed.
In his mind, on the other side of the battlefield facing Yun Yin, Orochimaru, who defeated the sand hidden ninja, should be the commander, not Akimichi Takakaze, who is over fifty years old.
Although saying this, it is a bit disrespectful to the elder Akimichi, but even if Akimichi wins Yun Yin, his position in Konoha has no room for promotion. Once he loses the war, his reputation will be ruined. Whether he wins or loses, it is not a good thing for Qiu Dao to take the wind.
On the contrary, the young Orochimaru needs this war even more to completely establish his position in the village and make final preparations for serving as the fourth Hokage.
Therefore, Kaiichi Yamanaka couldn't understand the actions of the village's senior management, and it was obvious that letting Orochimaru deal with the cloud hidden ninja was the best strategy at the moment.
To be honest, Akimichi Tekkaze will be able to retire as a ninja for a few more years, and at this time, he really shouldn't be allowed to attack the cloud hidden ninja, especially for such an important position as a commander.
"In short, there are pros and cons."
Lu Jiu sighed softly.
"Oh, what do you say?"
"Letting Lord Orochimaru fight Yun Yin is indeed the best strategy, and it is also a choice that is most in line with Konoha's current overall interests. However, it is in line with the overall interests of the village, but may not be in line with the interests of the village's senior management. You must recognize the difference between the two."
And it is always the high-level Hokage, consultants and others who control the general direction of the village.
This is a battle between old and new factions of Konoha.
Therefore, it is not incomprehensible to prevent Orochimaru and Yunyin Ninja from fighting, and to cool down his reputation for a while.
Haiyi and Ding Zuo were stunned, and then fell silent.
Sannin became famous in the Second Ninja World War, and Orochimaru is one of the best. Throughout the wars that Konoha has experienced in the past ten years, Orochimaru has gone to the most dangerous frontline of the battlefield. There are hundreds of battles, large and small, winning more and losing less. He is one of the few actual combat ninjas among Konoha who can serve as a general.
The tactical style does not stick to conventional theories, any means that can win, no matter how despicable and vicious, will be used to the utmost, just to ensure Konoha's victory.
Therefore, the process will bring huge and indelible trauma to the surrounding countries, especially small countries, but it also established the stability of the country of fire and Konoha. In Shikajiu's view, Orochimaru can be said to have contributed a lot.
As for the trauma Oguni suffered, it is just a true portrayal of the ninja world, and it is not within the scope of Konoha's concern.
To be able to win for Konoha, he is a well-deserved hero for the Kingdom of Fire and Konoha.
Especially in this battle with Sand Yin, Orochimaru harmed the interests of Yu Yin and Rain Country, but restored Konoha's decline in one fell swoop, and made a huge contribution to Konoha.
"Since ancient times, most of the transition from old to new power has been accompanied by **** political struggles. The three generations of Naruto-sama have ruled Konoha for too long. For a long time, certain things have become deeply entrenched, and someone must break this deadlock so that Konoha can introduce new life. The current village looks prosperous, but it has actually lost its indomitable vigor."
Lu Jiu said meaningfully.
His remarks are not groundless guesses, but conclusions based on the shared information obtained by the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi clans.
As far as he knows, most of Konoha's important positions today basically have ninjas from the Sarutobi clan more or less.
For example, the minister and deputy minister of Anbu, since the third generation of Naruto came to power, these two high-ranking positions have always been held by ninjas of the Sarutobi clan.
Here comes the complicated question.
The next Hokage succeeds to the throne, and Hokage, which is in charge of the Sarutobi clan, is directly under Anbe. Should he obey the words of the third Hokage Hiruzame Sarutobi, who is also a member of the Sarutobi clan, or should he obey the orders of the fourth Hokage?
Although the above are all speculations, Lu Jiu is very worried that all this will become true.
In his view, the positions of the Anbu Minister and Deputy Minister should not have any family characteristics, and should be held by civilian ninjas with outstanding abilities to prevent the monopoly of familyism.
"Lu Jiu, don't you want to..."
Haiyi and Ding Zuo looked at Lu Jiu's back in surprise, shaking slightly, hearing what Lu Jiu meant.
As Lu Jiu’s close friends since childhood, they know very well that although Lu Jiu usually looks like a person who dislikes trouble, he is definitely not the kind of excellent ninja who wants to do nothing for a lifetime.
His ingenuity has been highlighted since the Chunin era.
As close friends, the two of them can naturally feel the great political ambition that Lu Jiu wants to show in his heart at this moment.
Shikajiu has his own dream... No, it is more like the ambition to truly show his abilities in the big environment of the ninja world.
I want to join the camp of New Hokage and introduce new life to the village.
In that case, it is bound to attract questioning and targeting from the Sarutobi clan.
"Don't worry, family is family, I am me, I will recognize the boundary between the two."
Lu Jiu turned his head and smiled at the two of them, his face full of vigor and confidence.
How can young people lose their ambition to move forward because of fear of failure?
As for recalling the past, that is what I should do when I am old.
In old age, it turns out that there is no glorious past to brag about, which is the most tragic.
"Lu Jiu, I thought you were always a troublesome person."
Haiyi sighed helplessly, with a smile on his face.
Ding Zuo also smiled and said: "Yeah, this is not like Lu Jiu's style at all."
"Even if you are a troublesome person, you want to do something. There is no conflict. After all, we are still young. If we don't try, how do we know that we will not succeed? If we succeed, when we are too old to walk, we will have the capital to brag to our grandson."
Shikahisa fantasized about such a scene.
If the grandson asks him, "What great things did grandpa do when he was young", he can proudly repeat these deeds to his grandson over and over again.
Thinking about it carefully, I am really a little excited.
"Really? It seems that there is no way for the two of us to quit. After all, the three of us have always advanced and retreated together. The family is the family, and we are us."
Haiyi and Ding Zuo looked at each other, nodded at each other, and made up their minds.
"Even if you want to quit at that time, I won't let you go. Make up your mind."
Lu Jiu said with a smile.
"Of course. However, there should be a few years before Orochimaru-sama takes up the position of the fourth Hokage. It seems that we have to get in touch with it in advance."
In the past, the three of them only met Dashemaru a few times from a distance, and they basically didn't say a few words.
Now in order to create a new trend in the village, it is necessary to get in touch with this genius among the three ninjas in advance.
Shikahisa shook his head and said: "No, if my guess is correct, Mr. Orochimaru should be strictly monitored by the high-level executives. It has become uncertain who will win the position of the Fourth Hokage."
"how come?"
Haiichi and Ding Zuo were slightly taken aback. If the fourth Hokage position does not belong to Orochimaru, then who else in the village can do it?
Could it be the other two of Sannin?
"Who knows about this kind of thing. And contacting Oshemaru-sama at this time will only arouse the suspicion of the high-level, and you will get nothing except this. And, don't forget, what is the content of our mission this time."
What is the task?
Haiyi and Ding Zuo looked at each other in blank dismay.
The three of them rushed to the Country of Grass this time to assist the team of Yellow Flash, obey all the commands of Yellow Flash Namikaze Minato, and carry out an S-class secret mission.
"Shikahisa, you mean Minato?"
"No, it's impossible, Minato is too young."
Hai Yi and Ding Zuo are a little unbelievable.
"Because you are young and don't have your own team, it is easier to be controlled. Wait a minute, if Minato is transferred to Tang Country to deal with Yunyin after defeating Iwagakure, it is basically certain that the third generation is paving the way for Minato and is going to give up Oshemaru-sama."
Lu Jiu said in a calm tone, with a light of wisdom that sees through everything in his eyes.
Haiichi and Dingza are still hard to let go. The three of them are old acquaintances with Minato, and they have a very good relationship. If it is true as Shikahisa said, the position of the Fourth Hokage is likely to fall on the head of Minato. As a ninja of the same generation, it is too shocking.
But from another point of view, Minato becoming the fourth Hokage is likely to be a puppet pushed to the fore by the third Hokage. Konoha will be the real caller at that time, and I am afraid it will still be the third Hokage himself.
This situation is really complicated. Haiyi and Ding Zuo shook their heads one after another, not daring to think about it anymore.
I hope that there will be no twists and turns in the village because of the position of the Fourth Hokage.
"Here they come."
Lu Jiu raised his head and stopped in front of him, Hai Yi and Ding Zuo also stopped together.
In front, two figures, one large and one small, appeared.
It was Minato and Kakashi.
"Lu Jiu, Hai Yi, Ding Zuo, it's been a while."
Minato called out the names of the three.
"Yeah, in a blink of an eye, you are already a famous yellow flash in the ninja world. You are really there, Minato."
Looking at Minato's young and energetic smiling face, Shikahisa sighed with admiration from the bottom of his heart.
If such a person becomes the fourth Hokage, it might not be a bad thing.
Compared with Orochimaru, Minato is more knowledgeable to them, and the age gap is not too big, so it is easy to cooperate.
The three of them took refuge in the past, without the support of the team, and they will pay more attention to the abilities of the three of them, so that they can squeeze into the core layer at once, instead of starting from the outer layer.
Kakashi also nodded to Shikahisa and the others. Although these people are his seniors, he, who has been officially promoted to Jōnin, is already a ninja of the same level as them, and there is no relationship between superiors and subordinates.
"Sorry, I can't catch up with you now. Let's treat you to dinner after you go back."
Minato apologized slightly.
"You're welcome, now is an extraordinary period, we can all understand. So, what is the S-rank mission this time?"
Shikajiu waved his hand, telling Minato not to care.
Minato nodded, took out a scroll from the ninja bag, and spread it on the ground so that Shikahisa and Kakashi could see it, and a map was drawn on it.
"These places are the most important supply points of Iwagakure in the Country of Grass. Next, we will remove all these supply points within one day. Shikahisa, you and Kakashi will act together to attract the attention of the enemy. I will do the operation to destroy the supply points alone. If you understand, start acting now. Kakashi has a backup map and a specific course of action."
Minato looked serious.
"Understood. But, Minato, is it okay for you to act alone?"
Lu Jiu paused, and asked.
Minato nodded and replied: "Don't worry, I've done a research beforehand. According to my research, Hinata Ayane and Iwagakushi have already stopped cooperating. As long as she doesn't come to make trouble, I can do it by myself. It would be a waste of time to go to too many people."
This is the disadvantage of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Because he moved too fast, in many cases, he could only fight alone, and the other Konoha ninjas couldn't cooperate with him tactically.
And the need to pull out all the supply points of Iwagakure in the Kingdom of Grass within a day proves that he cannot be distracted from taking care of the safety of his companions, and must end the battle as quickly as possible.
"Then it's fine."
Lu Jiu agreed.
Haiyi and Ding Zuo are headed by Lu Jiu, and Lu Jiu agrees, and they naturally agree with Minato's division strategy.
"I'll leave it to you here."
After Minato finished speaking, he disappeared from the spot.
"Come with me, I will make specific arrangements on the way."
Kakashi didn't say much, and started to act.
The three of Lu Jiu scratched their heads. The three of them always felt that it was a bit weird for the three adults to listen to a twelve-year-old child.
Normally speaking, after Minato left, wouldn't the three of them take the lead?
Although the other party is also officially recognized by the village as a jonin, there is still something wrong.
"Forget it, let's follow. Anyway, the key point of the mission is at the water gate, we are all just dispensable pawns."
Shikajiu smiled helplessly, and followed Kakashi's footsteps with Haiyi and Dingza.
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Damp bone forest.
In the bare forest as white as bones, Shiraishi brought Obito and Lin here to teach the basics of natural energy.
Although the practice of natural energy can also be practiced outside, the density of natural energy is high in Wetbone Forest, making it easier to complete the basic practice of natural energy.
but…
Shiraishi looked at Obito who was sitting on the ground with a flushed face, and didn't know what to say for a while.
Half a month has passed, and I have told him all the essential points of natural energy practice, and even demonstrated it dozens of times in person, but the other party, not to mention the control of natural energy, has not even sensed the breath of natural energy.
The talent difference in sensing natural energy is unprecedented in Shiraishi.
Lin, who is practicing not far away, can already refine natural energy by herself, and use natural energy to exercise her physical skills.
"Come out for me, natural energy!"
Obito roared impatiently, but nothing happened, and no natural energy was sensed.
"Ahhhhhhh, why can't I sense anything!"
Obito fell to the ground and began to give up on himself.
"It's all said, you have to calm down and practice, don't think about it."
Shiraishi sighed.
Accepting such a fool as a disciple, Baishi suddenly regretted it.
I thought that Obito, who opened the Kaleidoscope Sharingan, must have some special hidden talent, but after some probing, he was completely desperate.
This guy's hidden talent is that he is more talented at advancing to the level of Sharingan.
In addition, physical skills, fire escape, and illusion are all at a general level that is more than enough than the bottom.
If this continues, the remaining abilities will not be able to effectively cooperate with Kaleidoscope Sharingan, and it will become a drag on the blood succession limit.
That's why Baishi intends to teach from the most basic natural energy.
Taijutsu is the most basic and necessary skill for ninjas.
Mastering the natural energy, it is impossible to be poor in physical skills.
"But I have tried my best to calm down and practice."
Obito acted like I was seriously practicing meditation.
"Really? Isn't it because Lin is not far away that you can't meditate?"
Shiraishi stared at Obito suspiciously.
"You, what are you talking about? What does this have to do with Lin? I think it's just a problem with your teaching method."
Obito excused himself with lame excuses.
From time to time, his eyes secretly look towards Lin who is not far away, and Lin occasionally senses Obito peeking at her, first puzzled, and then smiled gently at him.
This made Obito blush, and his heart was like a deer bumping around, like a shy Huaichun girl in love.
"You are such an amazing pervert, thinking about other girls all day long."
"They say no! Why am I a pervert?"
Although Obito tried his best to defend himself, Shiraishi had already decided that he was a pervert.
"If you can't cultivate natural energy for a long time, then you can only let Lin go to other places and practice alone. Otherwise, you will not be able to calm down if you continue like this."
"Understood, I can just be serious. After all, you are just a guy who eats our Uchiha soft rice, and you dare to be so arrogant."
Damn it, I knew Lin would be a threat. For an insidious person like Shiraishi, Obito who couldn't resist could only stare at him angrily.
"This is also for your own good, you know..."
Baishi was about to say something when a live slug’s voice came from behind:
"Master Baishi, I have your letter."
A live slug the size of an adult wriggled behind Shiraishi to deliver a message.
"Understood, I'll go right away."
Shiraishi nodded, then looked at Obito and said: "Continue to practice, I will leave for a while, if you dare to be lazy, I will leave the work of cleaning the wet bone forest to Lin alone this month."
"..."
His teeth itch with rustic anger, but he dare not say anything.
Be sure to become stronger, and then punch this insidious villain who keeps persecuting Lin to death.
Farewell to Obito, Shiraishi followed the live slug clone to a wooden house with a simple appearance.
In the wooden house, there is a black box-shaped machine wrapped in a plastic skin. It is a remote communication device unique to the army of the ghost country. In order to receive information from the outside world in time, Shiraishi installed such a communication device in the wet bone forest when he came this time.
The white paper has been printed and spit out from the machine.
Baishi frowned as he looked at the information displayed on the paper.
"It ended too soon..."
He murmured.
"What ended too soon, Master Shiraishi?"
live slug asked curiously.
"In the Battlefield of the Country of Grass, Iwakakushi lost, and Konoha won."
Shiraishi replied.
What is presented on paper is such a piece of information.
—Kakashi Kakashi Hatake, Kakashi Nara, Kaiichi Yamanaka, and Choza Akimichi, Konohajonobu, blew up the Kannabi Bridge, an important transportation channel for Iwagakure. Then Namikaze Minato took advantage of the void and placed Iwagakure in five important supply points in the country of grass. Within two hours, all of them were destroyed, and dozens of Iwagakushi jonin were also killed by the yellow flashing hands.
Yellow flashing Namikaze Minato completely ended Iwagakushi's dominant position in the country of grass with unparalleled lightning tactics.
This news has spread to all parts of the ninja world, causing an uproar and shock to those who are concerned about the war.
No one expected that the yellow flashing Namikaze Minato would be so powerful that he almost single-handedly overturned Konoha's disadvantage in the battlefield of the Kingdom of Grass.
Even Shiraishi did not expect that Yan Yin would fail so quickly.
Even without Ayane's help, according to Shiraishi's estimate, Iwain shouldn't have ruined the good situation so quickly, and it was still turned around by one person.
In this way, after the war, Konoha's weakened strength is also extremely limited.
"It's really a unique village. Is this the true heritage left by the first and second Hokage? It's terrible."
Baishi smiled wryly.
The Sannin who can stand alone can already deter all parties, and now there is another yellow flash that is more troublesome than the Sannin. Shiraishi doesn't know what kind of luck is needed for Konoha, whose political situation is so chaotic, to be able to appear this kind of ninja who can turn the tide every time in a dangerous moment.
Makes people envious and jealous.
Even Shiraishi is a little jealous of the village of Konoha.
Don't give the rest of Ninja Village a way out at all.
"Does Master Shiraishi find it difficult? After all, Minato Namikaze is the son of the prophecy of Mt. Myogi, and it is certainly not comparable to ordinary ninjas. This is expected."
Live slug said this, as if he was just talking about an unimportant thing.
To it, the Prophetic Son of Mount Miaomu is no different from all living beings.
"It's not that it's difficult. As long as Minato doesn't become the fourth Hokage, there is no need to worry. Even if he sits on the fourth Hokage, it will be difficult for him to do anything within a few years. Now Konoha's high-level vested interests will absolutely not allow the new Hokage to take away their part of the power."
Even if Minato wins the political struggle in the end, Konoha will become extremely weak due to too much political internal friction at that time, and it is impossible to recover in a short time.
In general, the Konoha that many Ninja villages fear now is the one that Shiraishi is least worried about.
In the matter of disappointing, those high-level Konohas have never let him down.
This is why Shiraishi believes that Konoha will not pose a threat to himself and the kingdom of ghosts for a long time in the future.
But self-confidence is self-confidence. When Konoha's political situation is chaotic, Shiraishi doesn't mind adding a little more trouble to Konoha.
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