Chapter 201: Itachi and Uchiha
Chapter 201 Itachi and Uchiha
October.
Yunyin in the northeast seems to be ready to move, wanting to restart the war. Although there is not enough evidence, the northeast border of the Fire Kingdom has indeed been a little uneasy recently.
Regarding this, Minato only paid attention to it for a while, and put it aside for the time being. Now is not the time to deal with Yunyin.
In May, Yun Yin withdrew from the battlefield of Tang Country without signing an armistice agreement. No matter how you look at it, there are many articles in it.
Now even if Yun Yin makes a comeback, Minato is not surprised.
However, Yun Yin was obviously intimidated by his power, and he kept harassing him with small movements, testing Konoha's limit.
With Hokage's power still unstable, Minato had no choice but to turn a blind eye to Yun Yin's actions.
He couldn't guess what the third Hokage did.
Even though he has been removed from the position of Hokage, he still holds the most important power in the hands of Hokage—Anbe.
This made Minato feel distressed and helpless.
If it wasn't for the delay in forming Anbu, he could have acted a little tougher on Yun Yin's actions.
Konoha can't talk about internal and external troubles at the moment, but internal troubles are certain.
When he was a Konoha Jominin, he would see the village from the perspective of a Jonoha. At that time, due to the limitation of his vision, he could not see the real situation of the whole Konoha.
After becoming Hokage, Minato realized that the troubles inside Konoha were far more troublesome than he imagined.
Uchiha’s crisis of trust has always existed, and because of the defection of the Hyuga clan a few years ago, on the surface, they were in harmony with the high-level, but secretly there may have been a rift.
Especially Hyuga Hinata, the patriarch of the Hyuga Clan, has a calm personality. Minato tried several times, but couldn't get any useful information from him.
I want to win over the other party, but I don't know how to deal with it.
Except for the head of the Hyuga clan, the rest of the clan elders of the Hyuga clan are very close to the retired three generations and other high-level officials.
This unbreakable stalemate has existed since he became Hokage.
Nara Shikahisa, who came here for refuge, only gave him a suggestion, first to minimize the impact of Konoha after the war, to do a good job in post-war reconstruction and pension work, and then to gather the power of Anbu, so as to open up the sky and earth net laid by Hiruzaru Sarutobi.
Because compared to the three generations of Hokage who have retired, Minato has a justifiable righteousness. Although it will appear very weak at the beginning, as long as it passes through this weak period, it can attract transformation.
This is why after tripping Danzo, the restrictions imposed on them by the Third Hokage became more and more severe, because the Third Hokage was also under considerable pressure and did not seem to be as comfortable as it was at the beginning.
It depends on which side can't bear it first.
One thing Minato agrees with Shikahisa's suggestion is that gathering Anbu's power is the top priority.
Only by gathering Anbu, he, Hokage, will not become blind and can gradually gain power.
dong dong.
There was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Minato picked up the seal and stamped a red seal on a document, then picked up the teacup to drink water, only to find that the tea in the teacup had been cooled for a long time.
Not only the tea, but also the bento that was put aside was cold, so I didn't take a bite.
If Kushina knew about it, he would probably complain again.
This is also a helpless thing, because no one is using it under his command, he is now busy for a long time every day, and he rarely has free time.
Wait for the dark department to improve, and it should be much better. It's just that Minato doesn't have much expectations for such an improvement.
Kakashi pushed the door in, closed the door, walked to Minato's desk, and put a stack of mission reports on the desk.
"Master Hokage, this is the mission report for this Snow Country mission."
"Thank you, Kakashi."
Minato nodded, Kakashi has been away from Konoha for a while, counting the time, if everything goes well, he will come back around this time.
If it wasn’t for the fact that the rewards for this mission were too rich, Minato didn’t want to get involved in such a mission involving the politics of other countries.
First, because he has no one available.
Secondly, casually intervening in the politics of other countries can easily lead to international disputes.
Thirdly, the Land of Snow is too far away from the Land of Fire. Once there is any problem, it is impossible to make up for it.
"The mission is going well."
"Yes. Princess Fenghua Xiaoxue has been successfully rescued, and I placed her in a safe place, and was later adopted by Fenghua Zaoxue's cronies. I have no question about what they will do next."
Kakashi replied flatly.
"It's enough to bring people out, and their whereabouts will have nothing to do with Konoha."
Minato nods in agreement.
"About the things about the kingdom of ghosts, I also made some summaries in the mission, please take a look at it, Mr. Hokage."
"I'll watch it later."
Minato put Kakashi's mission report aside. He has too many things to do now, and the kingdom of ghosts is too far away from the kingdom of fire, so it doesn't matter if you put it aside for the time being.
"I will give you a week's vacation, and return to Anbu after the vacation."
"yes."
Because the previous vacation was wasted, this week, it was Minato who specially supplied Kakashi.
Kakashi walked out of Hokage's office in a happy mood.
After being busy for a long time, I can finally rest for a few days.
Even if he is a ninja, under the pressure of a series of heavy tasks, he is almost a little autistic.
Minato watched Kakashi leave, secretly regretting that he has no one to use now, wishing to divide Kakashi into several to use.
It's just that this can only be thought about, he is not so short-sighted.
Now his job is to ignore any disturbance from the outside world, and just concentrate on cultivating his cronies.
When the time is right, Kakashi should have grown up completely at that time. At that time, whether Kakashi should be assigned to the position of vice-minister or minister of Anbu, Minato also needs to think carefully.
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At dusk, the sun is not so strong.
Itachi once again came to the cemetery park where the ninjas were buried, thinking about what the meaning of life is.
Even if he got the answer from Orochimaru, one of the Sannin that day, it was only Orochimaru's answer, not the answer he wanted.
Standing here for a long time, Itachi took a breath, shook his head, and left here.
On the way back, Itachi saw the embankment of the river, where a group of children got carried away playing ninja games.
"Hey, you are Itachi Uchiha, do you want to come and play with us?"
The one who ran over to talk to him was a long-haired black girl of the same age, with a tear mole in the corner of her eye.
Itachi recognizes her, she belongs to the Uchiha clan like herself, and her name is Uchiha Izumi.
"No, I'm going home."
Itachi replied calmly, but did not agree.
It's not that I'm aloof, nor that I hate the other party, but that I have extremely important things to do.
Since before, Itachi has found that he cannot integrate with these people.
These peers don't even think about the problems they think about.
When he thinks about death and life, war and peace, they only think about what games to play.
Even though the Sifang Elder, who was very high, told him that if he wanted to realize his dream of world peace, he had to look more at the people around him, but Itachi felt that being with these people was just a waste of time.
I can't learn anything valuable from these people.
Perhaps, geniuses are lonely, and it is only natural that they will be isolated.
These people have no value that must be observed.
Itachi draws his own conclusion.
Just as Itachi was about to leave, a few boys ran over and pointed at Itachi angrily: "Hey, you guy, you are too arrogant."
The reason for their anger was not Itachi's rejection.
It was the defiant attitude written on the other party's face that made them very disgusted.
"I'm going home to eat and then practice shuriken."
Itachi didn't get angry, and replied calmly.
But his posture is very cold in the eyes of others.
"Then practice shuriken with us, we will too!"
The children picked up the roadside stones and threw them at Itachi.
Although it is not a fatal position, it will hurt if you hit the body, and you will be injured.
Itachi avoided it even if he didn't want to.
Looking calmly at these people, watching their childish and ridiculous behavior.
"Damn it!"
This angered them even more, picked up more stones and threw them at Itachi.
Itachi didn't want to waste his life here, so he grabbed a stone that was flying towards him, turned around and threw it back.
All the stones that flew towards Itachi hit back at weird angles, and one of them hit the back of a child's hand, making him howl in pain.
Those children looked at Itachi with eyes like looking at monsters, and ran away without saying anything harsh.
Only Uchiha Izumi stared at Itachi's back in a daze.
Life will have struggles, and then there will be injuries, and pain. Itachi thought about everything that had just happened.
In his opinion, the behavior of those peers is very ridiculous.
They don't think about the value and meaning of their lives at all, and they will only have unnecessary fights because of boring emotions.
So, watching these people is pointless.
I have to work hard to become stronger, become Hokage, and then bring peace to the world, there is no time to waste on this.
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"I'm back."
Itachi took off his shoes at the door and walked through the corridor.
"I'm back, Itachi, dinner will be ready soon."
When Itachi passed by the kitchen, mother Uchiha Mikoto said.
Itachi saw that her mother Uchiha Mikoto's belly was getting bigger day by day, and a life was being conceived in it.
Will it be the younger brother... or the younger sister? Itachi thought expectantly.
In addition to training to become stronger, this is the only thing at present, and it is the most worth looking forward to.
"Did you go to practice alone today?"
Uchiha Mikoto asked.
"Um."
Uchiha Mikoto's eyes were worried with the adult-like mature tone, but she stopped talking after all.
In fact, she hopes that Itachi can play with children of the same age, instead of spending the boring training time alone.
It's just that this kind of thing was rejected by his husband Fu Yue.
Fuyue thinks Itachi is a special child, using ordinary methods to educate Itachi will only waste Itachi's talent.
Itachi walked towards his room, and when he passed the study, there was a loud voice inside:
"Why is the fourth generation not the captain, but that Namikaze Minato? Obviously during the war, our Uchiha also made great contributions. The enemy who died at the hands of the captain is no worse than Sannin!"
The fierce and dissatisfied voice stopped Itachi's footsteps.
Four generations? Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato has been in office for several months, and now he is talking about this kind of thing, this person is just simply dissatisfied.
"Although this incident has passed, it was really irritating when the Fourth Hokage was elected a few months ago. Apart from Namikaze Minato, the only candidate is Orochimaru. Is this looking down on us Uchiha?"
As the Uchiha who made great contributions to Konoha in the third Ninja World War, patriarch Uchiha Fugaku is also a well-known high-strength ninja in Konoha. In terms of strength, he is no worse than Sannin, and there is the support of the entire ethnic group behind him. As a result, there was not even a nomination in the Fourth Hokage election.
This incident has annoyed Uchiha until now.
"It's no wonder that Liuli left at the beginning, those people in the upper echelons really..."
"Hey! Liuli's matter has nothing to do with the higher-ups. She obviously had a conflict with the elders of Sifang, so don't attribute this matter to the higher-ups. Besides, leaving the family is her own choice."
Fuyue's calm voice sounded.
Liuli? Uchiha Ruri?
Itachi heard this name more than once, from his father, from the retired Sifang elder, and now he heard it mentioned by other clansmen.
But what does leaving mean? Itachi discovered that inside Uchiha, there seemed to be some major events that had been deliberately concealed in the past.
Besides, is the family dissatisfied with the village?
Through a wall, Itachi could clearly feel the intense smell of gunpowder in the room.
"Since this is the case, the higher-ups should also give us Uchiha discounts. Why did we sacrifice so many clansmen, and the result was only in exchange for comfort. Looking at the families of Inokacho and Yume, each of them has received real benefits, not to mention Anbu's quota, land resources...Why are we the only Uchihas who have nothing? Did those clansmen who died on the battlefield sacrifice in vain?"
Such questioning made Fu Yue in the room speechless.
"The village has not forgotten Uchiha, but the village has not yet recovered from the war. The third generation promised that after the village is restored, it will give us enough land for Uchiha, and the guard building will also be moved to the center of the village."
"Really?"
The person who spoke was a little unbelievable.
"This is what the third generation promised me. It is absolutely true. Please be patient a little longer. The current situation of the clan in the village is very embarrassing. Only by being patient will there be a way out."
Fu Yue said in a firm tone.
"Okay, then trust them again. However, don't put all your eggs in one basket. After all, the third generation is old. We should also properly contact the fourth generation and place bets on both sides to ensure nothing goes wrong."
"I am very clear about this matter. After all, I am also the patriarch of the Uchiha, and I understand the pros and cons. Leave the future of the Uchiha to me."
Fuyue's tone was full of confidence.
What the third generation promised, he didn't take it seriously. Betting on both Hokage's side is the most correct way out for Uchiha.
Fourth Hokage has been determined, unable to recover, Uchiha can just fight for Fifth Hokage.
Itachi left the corridor. What he heard just now was too exciting for him.
But Itachi understands that the rest of the people inside may not have discovered his eavesdropping, but his father Fu Yue must have discovered his eavesdropping.
Even if Itachi suppresses his own breath, he will not be self-righteous, thinking that he can hide it from his father.
However, letting him eavesdrop on these is not hindered, it may also be a test for his father.
Father Fuyue told him more than once that he wanted to win honor for the family.
Backing to his room, Itachi kept thinking about what he overheard just now, thinking about how he would appease the tribe if he were his father instead.
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November, late.
Just as Konoha was caught in a new round of internal strife, the army of the ghost country began to gather troops in an unknown dark place.
There are only a hundred fighters assembled, three of the top ninjas, and the rest are the middle ninjas and the low ninjas.
The identities of these people are not recorded in the systems of the five major countries. Even if these people are arranged in the Snow Country, they will not attract people's attention.
Two people, Shiraishi and Ayane, took the lead, a total of 102 people, to deal with the wind and flowers and raging waves that control the Snow Country.
After two months, the affairs of the ghost country were properly handled, and the intelligence of the snow country had to be collected in advance, so a little time wasted. Only now did I spare time to assist Fenghua Xiaoxue to take back the snow country.
"Well, is such a small number of people really enough? Although the Snow Country is a small country, there are hundreds of ninjas."
Originally Mitsuo Asama, who was an attendant of Fuka Sayuki, the daimyo of the Snow Country, is now an attendant of Fuka Koyuki, and seems worried about Shiraishi's ninja force of only a hundred people.
That was a ninja troop with hundreds of people, and taking only a hundred people there was too underestimating the enemy.
"Don't worry too much, San Taifu. You can question my strength, but you know Ayane's prestige. The fourth generation of Raikage who can suppress Yun Yin from the front is not a problem for one person to deal with a thousand ninjas."
Baishi said with a smile, signaling to the third husband not to be too nervous.
In fact, he and Ayane personally led a team of 100 people there, and they paid enough attention to the storm.
Santa Fu was speechless.
I still don’t think it’s safe.
Shiraishi also ignored it. For ordinary people, it is really difficult to judge the strength of a ninja.
Therefore, he did not laugh at the idea of the third Taifu.
Anyway, when the time comes, San Taifu will understand. No matter how he explains at this time, he will not be able to dispel all the worries in his heart.
"Okay, San Taifu, I believe my father, he will not joke about this kind of thing."
Fenghua Xiaoxue was also a little nervous, but she still had to show composure on her face.
What she received from an early age was not an ordinary princess education.
Because she is the only heir of her father, Fenghua Zaoxue, and was raised as a future monarch, her education method is different from that of ordinary princesses.
At any time, you must maintain the elegance and calmness of the king of a country.
Even death is the same.
Santafu: "..."
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but I always feel that Her Royal Highness is getting more and more proficient in calling other people’s fathers.
I feel that the princess's integrity is gone.
At the beginning, I was a little shy and embarrassed, but now I can say such words without blushing or panting.
In a sense, Her Royal Highness has also grown a lot.
"So, just treat it as an outing."
Baishi also came over and patted the third husband on the shoulder.
Santafu thinks that Shiraishi is too optimistic and underestimates the enemy. No matter what, this time when he returns to the Snow Country, what he has to deal with is the extremely powerful wind, flowers and raging waves, which cannot be as easy as an outing.
This is a war that determines the fate of a country, not a child's play!
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Marching to the Snow Country, it is naturally impossible to make a big fanfare and tell other countries in the ninja world that the Ghost Country will use troops against the Snow Country.
In that case, you will get nothing but unnecessary trouble.
Therefore, let the accompanying ninjas change into other ninja costumes, so as not to leave any excuses for others.
Even Shiraishi and Ayane covered their bodies with hooded black coats. Their task is to secretly control the Snow Country, and tie the Snow Country to the chariot of the Ghost Country, instead of telling the ninja world now.
Although Baishi also felt that it was too easy to decide the fate of a country with only such a few people.
But the power of a ninja cannot be judged by common sense.
For this battle, he investigated the Snow Country for two months and checked all the trump cards of Feng Hua Nu Tao before deciding to use troops at this time.
As long as Fenghua Nutao is defeated, Fenghua Xiaoxue will naturally inherit the position of the daimyo of Snow Country.
Those officials who are photographed in the wind, flowers and raging waves will also make the most correct choice at that time.
The Kingdom of Ghosts is adjacent to the Country of Snow, just follow the official road to Fenghuacheng, the capital of the Country of Snow.
The magnificent city built on the mountainside, the sprinkling of snow makes Fenghua City more visually appealing.
Select attack time is midnight.
At this time, every household in Fenghua City has turned off the lights to rest, making it easier to move.
The goal is very clear, the castle in the city where the daimyos of the past dynasties lived in Fenghua City, where Fenghua Nutao lived.
In the castle, in addition to ordinary soldiers, there are also a large number of snow ninjas wearing Chakra armor, patrolling around the castle.
By the cover of the dark night, Shiraishi and Ayane led the crowd to the front of the huge gate of the castle.
"Your Excellency Baishi, let's find a place to discuss it first. This city gate weighs at least a thousand kilograms and uses special building materials. Even explosives cannot be blown open. It is definitely not something that human flesh and blood can open."
Santafu carefully reminded Baishi that he should find a safe place to discuss at this time, so that he would definitely fall into the siege of the enemy in the past, which would be very unfavorable to the battle.
"No need, we have dug a hidden secret passage here in advance."
Baishi turned his head and glanced at Santa Fu.
"Secret passages?"
Santafu was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect the other party to be so well prepared.
"Ayane, let's do it."
Shiraishi instructed Ayane next to him.
Ayane stepped out of the team, and pressed her palm on the cold and heavy city gate. A large amount of chakra began to accumulate in her palm, and then released it instantly through the pores of her palm in one go.
Boom!
The gigantic city gate that weighed 10000 jin suddenly looked like tattered rags, none of which fell to the ground completely, and there was no obstacle in front of it, revealing a wide road leading to the interior of the castle.
"It's a very convenient secret passage, Mr. Santafu. Before our people arrive, this secret passage will never be discovered by the enemy."
"..."
Santafu admitted that he underestimated the power of the ninja.
Is this really something humans can do?
He felt that he should reshape his cognition of ninjas to keep up with this era of rapid development.
"Besides, as the real monarch of Snow Country, there is no reason to sneak into your own territory. Don't you think so, Xiaoxue?"
Baishi touched Xiaoxue's head and smiled meaningfully.
"Um."
Xiaoxue nodded heavily, feeling that Baishi's palm was very warm.
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