Konoha 45 years, mid-December.

The two-and-a-half-year-long War of the Land of Rain finally came to an end with the signing of an armistice between Konoha and Sunagakure.

The day after the armistice was formally signed, the Sand Hidden Ninja, who had lost a large amount of strategic supplies, 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 five hundred ninjas to defend on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain, and the remaining nearly two thousand ninjas followed Orochimaru back to Konoha Village to end their long war career.

In the second half of the same month, the Cloud Hidden Ninja took advantage of the Land of Yu to invade the Land of Fire and officially declared war on Konoha.

The Konoha side was the commander of the former Hokage's Thousand Hands disciple Akido Tori Kaze, leading 3,000 Konoha ninjas to face the Cloud Hidden Ninja on the border line between the Land of Fire and the Land of Soup.

This news made many strategists in the outer villages puzzled, and even many shinobi within Konoha expressed doubts about the decisions of the high-level.

The reason why the War of the Land of Rain ended at lightning speed is undoubtedly due to the fact that Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas, was undoubtedly the greatest.

It stands to reason that it should be to maintain this wave of victory, let Orochimaru take command again, and repel the Cloud Hidden Ninja stationed in the Land of Yu.

However, the commander who led the Konoha ninja against the cloud ninja was not Orochimaru, but Akimichi.

It's not to look down on the strength of the Autumn Road to take the wind, as a disciple of the previous generation of Hokage Thousand Hands, and the three generations of Hokage and other high-level masters of Konoha are out of the same family, and he is also a secret ninja of the Autumn Road clan, his strength is naturally extraordinary.

Fame, strength, and the political background behind it are undoubtedly Naruto faction ninjas worthy of entrusting them.

However, there is one thing that is criticized, that is, Akimichi is too old, he is already an old man in his fifties, no matter what angle you think about it, he is young and energetic, and Orochimaru, one of the candidates of the four generations of Hokage, is more suitable to take his place.

No matter how confused outsiders were, there was no rumor from the high-level of Konoha there. made people wonder if this was a conspiracy of the top leaders of Konoha for a while, such as secretly changing the commander, ostensibly led by Qiu Dao to take the wind, but secretly sending Orochimaru to the front line, and Yun Yin was caught off guard.

Yun Yin had to stop the offensive and wait and see if Orochimaru had sneaked to the front line and changed the position of the main general of the Autumn Road Wind.

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The Land of Grass.

The war between Konoha and Sand Hide in the Land of Rain is over, but the war between Konoha and Iwakuin in the Land of Grass is still in full swing.

In the dimly lit forest, the three of Yamanaka Kaichi, Nara Shikahisa, and Akido Dingza were moving forward quickly.

The three of them are the new young ninjas of Konoha Ninja Village, and they are all first-class secret ninja origins, and the name of the three of them 'Pig Deer Butterfly' has gradually spread in the ninja world, becoming the leaders of the younger generation of Konoha .

"I didn't expect that the main general who dealt with Yun Yin turned out to be Lord Orochimaru, which is a bit unexpected, Lu Jiu."

Yamanaka sighed.

In his thoughts, the battlefield on the other side that confronted Yun Yin should be with Orochimaru, who won the Sand Hidden Ninja, as the commander, rather than Akimichi who was over fifty years old.

Although he said that, it was a bit rude to the elder of Autumn Dao Feng, but even if Qiu Dao won against Yunyin, his position in Konoha could not be promoted. Once you lose the war, you will be ruined, and whether you win or lose, it is not a good thing for Autumn Road.

On the contrary, the young Orochimaru needs this war even more, completely establishing his position in the village, and making final preparations for serving as the fourth Hokage.

Therefore, Yamanaka Haiichi couldn't understand the approach of the village's higher-ups, and it was obvious that letting Orochimaru deal with the Cloud Hidden Ninja was the best strategy at the moment.

To be honest, if you are a ninja for a few more years, you can retire and retire, and at this time, you really shouldn't let him attack against the Yunyin ninja, especially if he is an important position like a commander.

"In short, there are pros and cons."

Shikaku sighed lightly.

"Oh, how do you say?"

"Letting Orochimaru-sama face Yun Yin is indeed the best strategy, and it is also the choice that is most in line with Konoha's current overall interests. However, it is in the interests of the village as a whole, but it may not be in the interests of the village leadership. Recognize the difference between the two. ”

And the people who control the general direction of the village are always the high-level Hokage, advisors and others.

This is a battle between the old and new factions of Konoha.

Therefore, it is not incomprehensible to prevent Orochimaru from fighting against the Yunyin Ninja and to cool down his reputation for a while.

Hai Yi and Ding Za were stunned, and then fell silent.

Three ninjas became famous in the second ninja war, Orochimaru is one of the best, throughout the past ten years, every time Konoha has experienced a war, Orochimaru went to the most dangerous battlefield frontline, large and small hundreds of battles, more wins and fewer losses, is one of the few practical ninjas in Konoha who can serve as a general.

The tactical style is not confined to conventional theories, and everything that can be won, no matter how despicable and ruthless, will be used to the extreme, just to ensure Konoha's victory.

Therefore, in the process, it will bring huge indelible trauma to the surrounding countries, especially small countries, but it will also establish the stability of the Fire Country and Konoha, which in Shikaku's view, Orochimaru can be said to have contributed to it.

As for the trauma that the small country has received, 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 achieve victory for Konoha is a well-deserved hero of the Fire Nation and Konoha.

Especially in this battle with Shayin, Orochimaru harmed the interests of Yuyin and the Land of Rain, but in one fell swoop he saved Konoha's decline and made a huge contribution to Konoha.

"Since ancient times, most of the alternations of power between the old and the new have been accompanied by bloody political struggles. Three generations of Hokage-sama have ruled Konoha for too long. For a long time, something has become ingrained, and someone has to break the deadlock before Konoha can introduce a new stream of activity. The current village seems to be prosperous, but in fact it has lost its indomitable spirit. ”

Lu Jiu said meaningfully.

His remarks were not unfounded speculation, but conclusions based on the shared information obtained by the Nara clan, the Yamanaka clan, and the Akido clan.

As far as he knew, most of the important positions in Konoha now basically have more or less the ninjas of the Sarufei clan.

For example, the minister and deputy minister of the dark department, since the three generations of Hokage came to power, these two high-powered positions have always been held by the ninjas of the Sarufei clan.

Complications arise.

The next Hokage will succeed to the throne, and the Hokage who is in charge of the Sarufei clan will be directly under the Shadows, should he obey the words of the three generations of Hokage Sarutobi who are also members of the Sarufei clan, or should he obey the orders of the fourth Hokage?

Although the above is all speculation, Shikaku is worried that this will come true.

In his opinion, the positions of the minister and deputy minister of the dark department should not have any family characteristics, and should be filled by civilian ninjas with outstanding abilities, so as to put an end to the monopoly of familialism.

"Lu Jiu, don't you want to ......?"

Hai Yi and Ding Zuo looked at Lu Jiu's back in surprise, shook slightly, and heard Lu Jiu's meaning.

As Shikaku's best friends since childhood, they know very well that although Shikaku usually seems to be a person who hates trouble, he is by no means the kind of good ninja who wants to do nothing for a lifetime.

His ingenuity has been highlighted since the time of the middle ninja.

As close friends, the two of them can naturally feel the lofty political ambitions that Lu Jiu wants to show in his heart at this moment.

Lujiu has his own dreams...... No, it's better to say that you want to really show your ambition in the ninja world.

I want to join the new Hokage's camp and introduce a new stream of activity to the village.

In that case, it will inevitably attract questions and targets from the Ape Fei clan.

"Don't worry, the family is the family, I am me, and I will recognize the boundary between the two."

Lu Jiu turned around and smiled at the two, his face full of vigorous confidence.

How is it possible for young people to lose their ambition to move forward because they are afraid of failure?

As for reminiscing about the past, that's what you should do in your old age.

In old age, it turns out that there is no glorious past to boast about, which is the most miserable.

"Lu Jiu, I thought you had always been a troublesome person."

Hai Yi sighed helplessly, and a smile appeared on his face.

Ding Zuo also smiled: "Yes, this is not at all like Lu Jiu's style. ”

"Even if you are a troublesome person, you want to do something, and there is no conflict. After all, we are still young, if we don't give it a try, how do we know that we won't succeed? If you succeed, when you are too old to walk, you will have the capital to brag about with your grandson. ”

Lu Jiu is a little fantasizing about that kind of scene.

If his grandson asks him, 'What did grandpa do when he was young?' he can proudly repeat these deeds to his grandson over and over again.

When you think about it, it's a little exciting.

"Really? It seems that the two of us can't quit either, after all, the three of us have always advanced and retreated together. A family is a family, and we are us. ”

Hai Yi and Ding Za glanced at each other, nodded to each other, and made up their minds.

"Even if you want to quit at that time, I won't let you go, so be conscious."

Lu Jiu said with a smile.

"Of course. However, it should be a few years before Orochimaru-sama takes over as the fourth Hokage, and it seems that we need to get in touch with it in advance. ”

In the past, the three of them had only seen Orochimaru a few times from a distance, and basically did not say a few words.

Now, in order to be able to roll up a new trend in the village, it is necessary to contact this genius among the three ninjas in advance.

Lu Jiu shook his head and said, "No, if my guess is correct, Orochimaru-sama should be strictly monitored by the high-level now, and it has become uncertain who will be in the position of the fourth generation Hokage." ”

"How so?"

Hai Yi and Ding Zuo were slightly stunned, if the position of the fourth generation of Hokage did not belong to Orochimaru, then who else in the village could be competent?

Could it be the other two of the three ninjas?

"Who knows. And going to contact Lord Orochimaru at this time will only arouse the suspicion of the higher-ups, and you won't get anything but this. And, let's not forget, what is the content of our mission this time. ”

What is the mission?

Hai Yi and Ding Zuo looked at each other.

This time, the three of them rushed to the country of grass to assist the team where Yellow Flash was, and obeyed all the commands of Yellow Flash's Feng Shui Gate to carry out an S-class classified mission.

"Lu Jiu, you mean the water gate?"

"No, it can't be, Watergate he's too young."

Both Haiyi and Dingza were a little unbelievable.

"It's because I'm young and don't have my own team that it's easier to be controlled. Wait a minute, if after defeating Iwain, if Mizuto is then transferred to the land of Yunoku to deal with Yunyin, it is basically certain that the three generations of adults are paving the way for Mizumen and are ready to give up Orochimaru-sama. ”

Lu Jiu said in a calm tone, with a light of wisdom that saw through everything appeared in his eyes.

Hai Yi and Ding Zuo are still difficult to let go, the three of them and Mizuto are old acquaintances, and the relationship is usually very good, if it is really as Shikaku said, the position of the fourth generation of Hokage is likely to fall on the head of Mizuto, as a ninja of the same generation, it is really shocking.

But from another point of view, Mizumon becoming the fourth Hokage is likely to be the puppet pushed to the foreground by the third Hokage, and Konoha will still be the third Hokage himself who will really call the shots at that time.

It's a complicated situation. Hai Yi and Ding Zuo shook their heads one after another, not daring to think about it anymore.

I hope that there won't be any troubles in the village because of the position of the fourth Hokage.

"Here they are."

Lu Jiu looked up and stopped in front of him, and Hai Yi and Ding Za also stopped.

In front, two figures, one large and one small, appeared.

It's Watergate and Kakashi.

"Lu Jiu, Hai Yi, Ding Za, I haven't seen you for a while."

Watergate called out the names of the three men.

"Yes, in the blink of an eye, you are already a yellow flash of the famous ninja world. Yours is yours, Watergate. ”

Lu Jiu looked at the young and energetic smiling face of Shuimen, and sighed from the bottom of his heart and admired it.

If such a person becomes the fourth Hokage, it is not a good thing.

Compared with the big snake pill, Watergate is more knowledgeable to them, and the age gap is not large, so it is easy to cooperate.

The three of them took refuge in the past, and without the water gate of the team, they would pay more attention to the abilities of the three of them, and they could squeeze into the core layer at once, rather than starting from the outer layer.

Kakashi also nodded at the three of them, although these people are his seniors, but he has officially been promoted to a ninja, and he is already a ninja of the same level as them, and there is no relationship between superiors and subordinates.

"I'm sorry, I can't catch up with you now, but I'll invite you to dinner when I get back."

Watergate apologized slightly.

"You're welcome, these are extraordinary times, and we can all understand that. So, what is the S-class mission this time? ”

Lu Jiu waved his hand, so that the water gate did not care.

Mizuto nodded, took out a scroll from his ninja bag, and spread it on the ground so that the three of Shikaku and Kakashi could see it, with a map drawn on it.

"These are the most important supply points in the country of grass, and we will uproot all of them in one day. Shikaku, you and Kakashi are acting together, and I'll be in charge of attracting the enemy's attention and destroying the supply points. If you understand, let's get started. Kakashi has a backup map on him, as well as a specific course of action. ”

Watergate looked serious.

"Understood. But, Watergate, is it okay for you to go it alone? ”

Lu Jiu paused and asked.

Mizumon nodded and replied: "Don't worry, I have already done my investigation in advance, according to my investigation, Hinata Ayane has broken off cooperation with Iwakure, as long as she doesn't come to make trouble, I am enough alone." Go to too many people, and it will be a waste of time. ”

This is where the disadvantage of the Flying Thunder God technique lies.

Because he moved too fast, many times, he could only fight alone, and the rest of the Konoha ninjas could not cooperate with him tactically.

And the need to uproot all the supply points in the country of grass in Iwakuin in one day proves that he cannot be distracted to take care of the safety of his companions, and must end the battle as quickly as possible.

"That's fine."

Lu Jiu agreed.

Hai Yi and Ding Zuo were led by Lu Jiu, and Lu Jiu agreed, and they naturally agreed to Watergate's division strategy.

"I'll leave it to you here."

After saying that, Watergate disappeared from the spot.

"Follow me, I'll make specific arrangements on the way."

Kakashi didn't say much and got into action.

Lu Jiu and the three of them scratched their heads, the three of them adults wanted to listen to a twelve-year-old child, and they always felt that something was a little strange.

Normally, after Watergate left, weren't the three of them in charge?

Although the other party is also officially recognized by the village, there is still something not quite right.

"Forget it, let's keep up. Anyway, the key point of the mission is the Water Gate, and we are all just dispensable pawns. ”

Shikaku smiled helplessly, and followed Kakashi's footsteps with Haiichi and Dingza.

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Wet bone forest.

In the bare forest as white as bones, Shiraishi brought Obito and Rin here to teach the basics of natural energy.

Although the outside world can also practice natural energy, the density of natural energy here in the Wet Bone Forest is high, and it is easier to complete the basic cultivation of natural energy.

But......

Baishi looked at Obitu, who was sitting on the ground, his face flushed, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Half a month has passed, and I have told him the key points of the cultivation of natural energy, and even done dozens of personal demonstrations, but the other party does not talk about the control of natural energy, and so far I have not even sensed the breath of natural energy.

The difference in the talent for sensing natural energy is something that Shiraishi has never seen before.

And Lin, who was cultivating not far away, was already able to refine his natural energy and use natural energy to train his physical skills.

"Come out of here, natural energy!"

Impatiently, Obito yelled, but nothing happened, and he didn't sense the natural energy.

"Ahhhh

Obito fell to the ground and began to give up on himself.

"It's all said, you have to calm down and cultivate, don't think nonsense."

Shiraishi sighed.

Accepting this kind of stupid person as a disciple, Shiraishi suddenly regretted it.

I thought that Obito, who had opened the Kaleidoscope Writing Wheel Eye, must have some special hidden talent, but after some temptation, he was completely desperate.

This guy's hidden talent is that he is more talented when he is promoted to the level of Sharingan.

In addition, physical arts, fire escapes, and illusions are all general levels that are more than the upper than the bottom.

If this continues, the rest of the abilities will not be able to effectively cooperate with the Kaleidoscope Writing Wheel Eye, and it will become a drag on the Blood Inheritance Limit.

Therefore, Shiraishi intends to teach from the most basic natural energy.

Physical skills are the most basic and essential skills for ninjas.

If you master the natural energy, your physical skills will not be bad.

"But I've tried my best to calm down and cultivate."

Obito looks like I'm already seriously meditating and cultivating.

"Really? Isn't it really because Lin is not far away that there is no way to meditate? ”

Shiraishi stared at Obito with suspicious eyes.

"Y-What are you talking about? What does this have to do with Lynn? I think it's just that there's something wrong with your teaching methods. ”

Obito excuses himself with a lame excuse.

From time to time, her eyes peeked towards Rin, who was not far away, and Lynn occasionally sensed Obito peeking at her, first confused, and then smiled tenderly at him.

This made Obito blush, and his heart was like a deer colliding around, like a young girl in shy love.

"You're such a pervert, thinking about other girls all day long."

"It's not like that! 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 somewhere else and cultivate alone. Otherwise, you won't be able to calm down. ”

"Got it, I'll just be serious. After all, you're just the guy who eats our Uchiha soft rice, and you dare to be so arrogant. ”

Damn, I knew that Na Lin was threatening, and for an insidious person like Shiraishi, Obito, who couldn't resist, could only stare at him angrily.

"It's also for your own good, know ......"

Shiraishi was about to say something, when the voice of a live slug came from behind:

"Lord Shiraishi, there's your letter."

An adult-sized live slug wriggled behind Shiraishi to deliver a message.

"Got it, I'll go over right away."

Bai Shi nodded, then looked at Obito and said, "Continue to cultivate, I'll leave for a while, if you dare to be lazy, the work of cleaning the wet bone forest this month will be left to Lin alone." ”

“……”

He was so angry that his teeth itched, but he didn't dare to say anything.

Be sure to get stronger, and punch this insidious villain who keeps persecuting Lynn to death.

Bidding farewell to Obito, Shiraishi followed the clone of the living slugs to a plain-looking wooden house.

Inside the wooden house, there is a black box-shaped machine wrapped in a plastic skin, which is a unique long-range communication device for the military of the Oni no Kuni, and in order to receive information from the outside world in a timely manner, Shiraishi installed such a communication device on the side of the Wet Bone Forest when he came this time.

The white paper has been printed and spit out of the machine.

Shiraishi frowned as he looked at the information displayed on the paper.

"Too fast......"

He muttered.

"What's too fast, Lady Shiraishi?"

The live slug asked curiously.

"On the battlefield of the country of grass, Iwakure lost, and Konoha won."

Shiraishi replied.

This is what is presented on paper.

- Konoha Kakashi, Nara Shikahisa, Yamanaka Kaichi, and Akido Dingza blew up the Kanmubi Bridge, an important transportation passage for Iwakure. Later, Bo Feng Shuimen took advantage of the situation and placed Iwakuin in five important supply points in the country of grass, and within two hours, all of them were destroyed, and dozens of Iwakure Shinobi also died in the hands of Yellow Flash.

With its unparalleled lightning tactics, the Yellow Flash Wave Feng Shui Gate completely ended Iwain's dominant position in the Grass Country.

The news had spread throughout the ninja world, causing an uproar among those concerned about the war.

No one expected that the Yellow Flash Wave Feng Shui Gate would be so powerful, almost single-handedly, subverting Konoha's disadvantage in the battlefield of the Grass Country.

Even Shiraishi didn't expect that Iwakuin would fail so quickly.

Even without Ayane's help, according to Shiraishi's estimation, Iwakure shouldn't have buried the good situation so quickly, and it was still reversed by one person.

In this way, after the war, Konoha weakened the power is extremely limited.

"It's really a blessed village, is this the real heritage left by the first and second Hokage? It's horrible. ”

Shiraishi smiled bitterly.

The three ninjas who can take charge on their own can already deter all parties, and now there is a yellow flash that is more troublesome and tricky than the three ninjas, and Shiraishi doesn't know what kind of bad luck is needed for a Konoha with such a chaotic political situation, so that every time in a dangerous moment, this kind of ninja who can turn the tide can appear.

It makes people envious and jealous.

Even Shiraishi is a little jealous of the village of Konoha.

Don't give the rest of the ninja village a way to live at all.

"Does Lord Shiraishi find it tricky? After all, Bo Feng Shuimen is the prophetic son of Miaomu Mountain, and it is definitely not comparable to ordinary ninjas. ”

The slug said this as if it were just saying something inconsequential.

For it, there is no difference between the prophetic child of Myoki Mountain and all living beings.

"It's not that it's tricky, as long as Mizuto doesn't do the position of the fourth generation Hokage, there's no need to worry. Even if he sits on the position of the fourth generation Hokage, it will be difficult for him to do anything within a few years. Now Konoha has a vested interest in the upper echelons, and they will never allow the new Hokage to take away the power that belongs to them. ”

Even if Watergate wins the political struggle in the end, Konoha will become extremely weak due to too much political internal friction at that time, and it will be impossible to recover in a short time.

Overall, Konoha, who is now feared by many ninja villages, is the one that Shiraishi is least worried about.

When it came to disappointment, those Konoha high-ranking officials had never let him down.

This is the origin of Shiraishi's confidence that Konoha will not pose a threat to himself and the country of demons for a long time to come.

But self-confidence is self-confidence, and when the political situation in Konoha is chaotic, Shiraishi doesn't mind adding a little more blockage to Konoha at that time.