"Ichiro, can you tell me the reason why your strength has improved so quickly?"

"Hokage-sama, before answering this question of yours, I want to know why you asked me this question?" Listening to the three generations of Hokage ask about the reason for his strength improvement, Hinata Ichiro was puzzled in his heart and asked.

"Yes!" Tsunade asked suspiciously, "Old man, why do you want to know the reason for Ichiro's rapid progress?"

"According to Haiyi's second information, when Ichiro captured the two-tailed human pillar force of the Cloud Hidden Ninja Village, he fought with the two-tailed human pillar force of the Cloud Hidden Ninja Village three times!" said the third generation Hokage, "And in these three battles between Ichiro and the two-tailed human pillar force of the Cloud Hidden Ninja Village, Ichiro has won the victory!"

"But the two-tailed human pillar power of the Yunyin Ninja Village is also a human pillar force that can enter the state of complete tailed beasthood, although its strength is not the highest level of human pillar power, it is also equivalent to the peak of the ninja!"

"In other words, since Ichiro was able to win in the process of fighting the two-tailed human pillar force of the Cloud Hidden Ninja Village three times, then Ichiro's strength has also reached the level of the peak ninja at the least!"

"For a shinobi who has only graduated from the ninja school for less than a year, even if the strength has grown by leaps and bounds, it shouldn't grow so quickly!"

"Therefore, I have reason to care about the reason why Ichiro's strength is improving so quickly!"

After listening to the words of the three generations of Hokage, Tsunade and Hinata Ichiro were stunned.

After understanding why the three generations of Hokage would ask Hinata Ichiro about the reason for the improvement of his strength, Tsunade first signaled Hinata Ichiro with his eyes not to speak, and then said: "Old man, what you said is right, a shinobi who has only graduated from a ninja school for less than a year, according to the general situation, the strength really should not reach the peak of ninja!"

"But there are geniuses in this world after all!"

"Take the fourth Hokage as an example!"

"According to my understanding, within a few days of graduating from the ninja school, the fourth generation Hokage was already able to kill two cloud hidden ninjas Murakami Shinobu independently and without injury and recover Uzumaki Kushina!"

"In other words, the strength of the four generations of Hokage at that time reached the level of the Elite Shinobi at the very least!"

"So, for the question that Ichiro has already reached the peak of ninja strength less than a year after graduating from the ninja school, I don't think you need to come and ask about it!"

"That's good!" said the third Hokage, "Tsunade, Mizumon's strength at that time was indeed as you said!"

"But when Mizuto graduated from the ninja school, he was already ten years old, and Ichiro was only five years old when he graduated from the ninja school!"

"The ten-year-old Mizumon has the strength of an elite ninja, and I can still explain it with outstanding talent!"

"But Ichiro, who is less than six years old, has the strength of the pinnacle of ninja, so I don't know which word to use to explain!"

"Hokage-sama, the reason why my strength has improved so quickly is because my cultivation is relatively special!" Seeing that the three generations of Hokage and Tsunade had a tendency to argue, Hinata Ichiro hurriedly said, "I have cultivated a secret technique - this secret technique can make my strength grow rapidly!"

"Ichiro, what kind of secret art is the secret technique you cultivated?" asked the third Hokage.

"Hokage-sama, I can't elaborate on this kind of secret technique because it involves my personal privacy!" Hinata Ichiro said, "The only thing I can tell you is that although there is a difference between this secret technique of mine and the immortal technique, they both cultivate natural energy!"

"Hokage-sama must know what a senjutsu is!"

"That's good!" said the third Hokage, "Ichiro, I do know what senjutsu is!"

Speaking of this, the three generations of fire images thought of something, and asked out loud: "Ichiro, before you came to the camp of the Konoha Front Headquarters, you went to Miaomu Mountain through Jiraiya! Could it be that this kind of secret technique you practiced was obtained from Miaomu Mountain when you went to Miaomu Mountain?"

"No!" Hinata Ichiro denied, "Hokage-sama, I already possessed this secret technique long before I went to Mt. Myoki!"

"So, this secret technique of mine didn't come from Miaomu Mountain!"

"Furthermore, although this secret technique of mine is the same as the immortal technique, it is all about cultivating natural energy, but this secret technique of mine is not an immortal technique!"

"I see!" said the three Hokage suddenly.

"Hokage-sama, since you know the senjutsu, then you must also know very well how the ninja's personal strength increases after practicing the senjutsu!" Hinata Ichiro said.

"Ichiro, I really know this very well for you!" said the third generation Hokage, "After a ninja practices immortal arts, his personal strength will increase exponentially, tenfold!"

"Hokage-sama, this kind of secret technique I have cultivated can also make my strength increase dramatically!" Hinata Ichiro said, "So, Hokage-sama doesn't need to wonder why my strength has improved so rapidly!"

"Old man, I can prove that Ichiro is indeed cultivating a secret technique that can make his strength increase dramatically!" Tsunade testified.

Hearing Tsunade's words to prove for Hinata Ichiro, the three generations of Hokage were relieved about the reason why Hinata Ichiro's strength had improved so quickly.

"Ichiro, now that the reason for your rapid improvement in strength has been clarified, then there is no need for me to continue to find out what kind of secret art you are cultivating!" said the third Hokage.

"Thank you, Hokage-sama!" Hinata Ichiro thanked.

Since it is not appropriate to ask in person why Hinata Ichiro wants the second tail of the Yunyin Ninja Village to be loyal to him, it is only suitable for secret investigation, therefore, the third generation Hokage skipped this question.

"Ichiro, who is that mercenary you hired?" asked the third Hokage, "Why did we not have a conflict with that mercenary?"

Regarding this question of the three generations of Hokage, Hinata Ichiro frowned, and a hesitant look appeared on his face.

"Ichiro, what's wrong with you?" Looking at the hesitant look on Hinata Ichiro's face, the third Hokage asked, "Why did you show a hesitant look?"

Hearing the three generations of Hokage say this, Hinata Ichiro knew that he couldn't do it without speaking, but considering that he would need to serve the Akatsuki organization for nearly ten years in the future, Hyugata Ichiro did not plan to tell Nagato's true identity.

"Hokage-sama, although I know the true identity of the mercenary I hired, I'm sorry that I can't tell the true identity of the mercenary I hired!" Hinata Ichiro said, "I beg your pardon!"

"Ichiro, is there any unspeakable secret about the mercenary you hired?" asked the third Hokage.

"Yes!" Hinata Ichiro said, "Hokage-sama, the mercenary I hired does have an unspeakable secret!"

"So, please don't get to the bottom of the true identity of the mercenary I hired!"

"Ichiro, since the true identity of the mercenary you hired can't be said, then you must tell me why you asked us Konoha not to conflict with the mercenary you hired!" said the third Hokage.

"Hokage-sama, I can tell you why we didn't want Konoha to clash with the mercenary I hired!" Hinata Ichiro nodded and said.

"Ichiro, since that's the case, then you can say it!" said the third Hokage.

"Hokage-sama, the main reason why I asked Konoha not to clash with the mercenary I hired is because the mercenary I hired has the strength of a shadow-level powerhouse!" Hinata Ichiro said, "Moreover, according to my personal classification of shadow-level powerhouses, the mercenary I hired is definitely the best of shadow-level powerhouses!"

"Ichiro, be specific!" said the third Hokage.

"Okay!" Hinata Ichiro agreed, "Hokage-sama, I personally divided the shadow-level powerhouses into four tiers - the first-rank shadow-level powerhouses are represented by the first Hokage, the second-class shadow-level powerhouses are represented by the second-generation Hokage, the third-class shadow-level powerhouses are represented by Hokage-sama, and the fourth-rank shadow-level powerhouses are represented by the fourth-generation Hokage!"

"Among the first-class shadow-level powerhouses, since the establishment of Konoha Village, there are only two people in the entire ninja world who have reached this level several times - they are the first Hokage and Madara Uchiha!"

"Among the second-rank shadow-level powerhouses, since the establishment of Konoha Village, only the second-generation Hokage has reached this level in Konoha until now!"

"Among the third-class shadow-level powerhouses, since the establishment of Konoha Village, until now, Konoha has reached this level only Lord Hokage in his prime!"

"Among the fourth-class shadow-level powerhouses, since the establishment of Konoha Village, Konoha has reached this level including the four generations of Hokage, Jiraiya seniors, Orochimaru, Tsunade Sensei, and Shimura Leader in his prime!"

"And once the mercenary I hired is fully strengthened, then he will be able to reach the level of a second-class shadow-level powerhouse!"

"In other words, the strength of the mercenary I hired is directly comparable to that of the second Hokage-sama!"

"But in today's Konoha now, the state of the shadow-level powerhouse is not good!"

"Death of the fourth generation Hokage!"

"Orochimaru defected!"

"And Jiraiya-senpai and Tsunade-sensei don't stay in Konoha Village in normal times!"

"As for the Hokage-sama and Shimura Chief, to put it inappropriately, due to the getting older relationship between Hokage-sama and Shimura Chief, the strength of Hokage-sama and Shimura Leader should also enter a period of decline!"

"According to my rough estimate, Hokage-sama's strength should have fallen from a third-rank shadow-level powerhouse to a fourth-rank shadow-level powerhouse, and the strength of the Shimura leader should have dropped from the upper level of a fourth-rank shadow-level powerhouse to the lower level of the middle stream!"

"Therefore, before the new generation of Konoha grows up, Konoha should not clash with the mercenary I am talking about!"

"Ichiro, isn't it too low for you to place the strength of the Water Gate to the level of a fourth-class shadow-level powerhouse?" Regarding Hyuga's division of the shadow-level powerhouse, the third generation Hokage asked.

"No!" Hinata Ichiro shook his head and said, "If it weren't for the fact that the four generations of Hokage had cultivated the 'Flying Thunder God Technique' to the depths of their mastery, then the strength of the four generations of Hokage would only be at the quasi-shadow level at most - after all, the strength of the four generations of Hokage is completely supported by speed, and their own attack power is not strong!"

"It's okay for the four generations of Hokage with such strength to fight against non-instantaneous ninjas, once the four generations of Hokage fight against ninjas who also have instantaneous ninjutsu, the advantage of the four generations of Hokage will be greatly weakened!"

Regarding what Hinata Ichiro said, the three generations of Hokage, who are familiar with the situation of the four generations of Hokage, are of course very clear, so the three generations of Hokage did not say much.

"By the way!" said the Miyo Hokage, "Ichiro, what do you mean by the contradiction between Danzo and the mercenary you hired?"

"Hokage-sama, the Shimura leader has murdered a companion who has a deep connection to the mercenary I hired!" Hinata Ichiro said.

"Ichiro, what the hell did Danzou do?" asked the third Hokage with a frown.

"Hokage-sama, I hired a total of two mercenaries in the operation to capture the two tails of the Cloud Hidden Ninja Village!" Hinata Ichiro said, "And these two mercenaries belong to the same organization!"

"As far as I know, this organization was founded by three like-minded people with great hopes – and the two mercenaries I hired were two of those three!"

"And the leader of Shimura is murdering the other founder of this organization!"

Speaking of this, Hinata Ichiro paused and said, "Hokage-sama, Tsunade-sensei, in order to give me a better explanation, and to make the two of you more aware of the process, I will give a simple name to the two mercenaries I hired in the operation to capture the two tails of the Cloud Hidden Ninja Village - the male is called A Ninja, and the female is called B Ninja!"

"As for the other founder who was murdered by the Shimura chief, I will call him C Ninja!"

"In addition, the C ninja who was murdered by the leader of Shimura is not only the founder of this organization, but also serves as the leader of this organization!"

After choosing simple pronouns for Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko, Hinata Ichiro continued: "Hokage-sama, Tsunade-sensei, the three founders of this organization were all orphaned due to the war, and since they got together by chance, they have been dependent on each other for their lives - because they share weal and woe, the relationship between the three founders is very deep!"

"As far as I know, this one organization, at the beginning of the establishment of the three founders, set a bright purpose - to change the country and build a bridge of hope to world peace through people-to-people exchanges!"

"For some reason, the original leader of Shimura attacked this organization together with the ninja leaders of the country where this organization was located - he used unknown means to capture the B ninjas in this organization, and took the captured B ninjas as hostages to force the C ninjas of this organization to commit suicide......"