Sasuke, who listened carefully in class, yawned from time to time.

Since yesterday morning, he has been feeling very tired.

For this kind of thing, Sasuke can only attribute the reason to the recent overcultivation that caused his physical discomfort.

But even so, he tried to keep his attention focused and memorized every knowledge point that the teacher said.

The teacher's name is Iruka, and he is a mediocre shinobi in every sense.

Being kind to people and teaching seriously, maybe it is one of the few advantages he has.

"Okay, in the next practice session, is there any student who is willing to come up and demonstrate the skills of the transformation technique?"

Iruka closed his book and glanced at the faces of each of the students sitting in the classroom, hoping that someone would come forward to cooperate with his lecture.

Although the three-body technique is a basic skill necessary for ninjas, it is not a skill that everyone can master for children.

In the class he taught, there were many stupid students known as 'crane tails', who belonged to the type of people who couldn't be enlightened no matter how much they taught, which made him distressed more than once.

"I, I, Iruka-sensei, let me come!"

One student shouted and raised his hand.

He wears goggles on his head, has blonde hair, has a pair of azure eyes, and has six recognizable whiskers on his face, like a fox.

"Well, it's Naruto. Does anyone else want to come up? ”

Iruka glanced at Naruto who raised his hand, and immediately looked away, hoping that someone else would come up and demonstrate the technique of transformation.

"Hey, Iruka-sensei, don't underestimate people, I've recently created a very powerful nirvana transformation technique! Absolutely blow your mind! ”

Seeing Iruka's dislike of him, Naruto suddenly became dissatisfied.

"Until then, Naruto, you control the chakra first, otherwise you won't be able to practice the transformation technique."

Iruka sighed helplessly.

Really, this kind of prickly student who can't recognize his own ability is the most headache.

And creating his own ninjutsu or something, Iruka didn't believe that Naruto had such an ability at all.

Compared to ninjutsu, Iruka believes that Naruto's current mission is to control Chakra.

Otherwise, not only the transformation technique, but also the stand-in technique and the doppelganger technique will also fail in a dismal way.

It is likely to affect the graduation exams in a few years' time.

"What, you look down on people so much!"

Naruto sat in his seat and muttered, very unhappy with Iruka's attitude of not giving him a chance to perform.

"Sasuke, you come up and demonstrate the transformation technique, and you can become Hokage-sama."

Iruka then called Sasuke's name.

There were suddenly many exclamations from the girls in the class, casting a lot of admiration and glances at Sasuke.

The girls' movements, this not only made Naruto feel unhappy, but many boys also stared at Sasuke's cold face with unhappy and jealous eyes.

I really don't know what's so good about this kind of cold guy. This is a grudge in the hearts of most boys.

As long as Sasuke was around, the girls in the class wouldn't look at them.

Sasuke got up from his seat, put his hands in his trouser pockets, walked to the podium where Iruka was, and then turned in a cool posture to face all his classmates.

The hand was taken out of his trouser pocket, and the chakra in his body began to function with skillful technique.

Bang!

White smoke enveloped Sasuke's body.

Sasuke became the appearance of the third Hokage.

The figure, face, and dress are exactly the same as the three generations of Hokage.

Even the expression is so vivid that people can't tell the truth from the fake.

Iruka nodded appreciatively, Sasuke's transformation technique seemed to him to be almost perfect, and he had reached the point where he could graduate.

He is worthy of being the first student of the grade.

"Very good, everyone has to learn from Sasuke-san, especially Naruto, you can ask others more when you are fine, or you can come to the teacher and ask me for advice."

The attitude towards Sasuke was undoubtedly satisfied and gentle, and when it was Naruto's turn, Iruka seemed helpless and had a headache, and there was a reprimand in it.

I don't know why, in the test of the three-body technique, Naruto couldn't do any of them perfectly.

As a ninja, the talent is just too bad.

On top of that, Naruto's physical skills are not brilliant either, and his fighting skills are terrible.

The only thing that shines is probably the fact that I am extremely energetic, which is worth affirming.

With a light snort, Naruto gave Sasuke a hostile gaze, as if declaring war.

Sasuke snorted in the same way, unconcerned by Naruto's hostile gaze.

This kind of crane tail, he didn't pay attention to it at all.

He is already not a person of the same level as this kind of crane tail.

You should focus on the students in the upper grades, not on the opponents in your peers.

Soon, after school, Sasuke declined all the girls' invitations and returned to the Uchiha land alone.

Habitually walking towards Nanga Shrine, the stone tablet that hides a huge secret, maybe hides the secret of the writing wheel eye.

He wants to open his eyes as soon as possible, so that he can officially embark on the first step on the road of revenge.

If you want to defeat Itachi, the writing wheel eye is an indispensable force.

As usual, Sasuke opened the seventh stone slab on the right side of the main hall conference room and followed the secret passage down to the secret place below.

When he arrived in the basement, Sasuke's eyes swept directly towards the opposite wall, and his eyes widened suddenly.

In front of the carved wall, it was empty.

The stone tablet that recorded the secret of the opening of the eyes of the writing wheel has disappeared......

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"Yo, old man."

Instead of coming in through the main entrance, he squatted down at the window of the office, where Jiraiya appeared, smiling and greeting the three generations of Hokage who were working on documents in the office.

Although there was a smile on his face, the smile on his face was very reluctant.

After waking up in the ward of Konoha Hospital not long ago, Jiraiya found himself in Konoha and he also heard Shikahisa say that the Oni Country used him to make a deal with Konoha, not only eliminating his own traitorous identity, but also using the power of Konoha at the Five Shadows Conference to gain an advantage, and also achieved an advantageous position in dealing with the problem of Uchiha.

It's a blessing to get away with it, but Jiraiya has mixed feelings.

In the prison of the country of ghosts, he seems to be optimistic, but the real situation is that he is happy in suffering.

As a prisoner, this self-knowledge is still there.

Putting down the document that was being approved in his hand, the third Hokage turned his head to look at Jiraiya, and asked with concern, "How is it, is there no problem with your body?" ”

As the Hokage, Hizai is very worried about what kind of technique Jiraiya has reserved for the enemy.

It is related to the personal safety of the disciples, and the day is not daring to be careless.

"No problem, the people in the shadows have already checked it, and I don't feel any physical abnormalities myself, so the other party hasn't done anything on me. Besides, with Chiba Shiraishi's strength, there is no need to do anything to my hands. ”

When Zilai also said this, his eyes couldn't help but darken.

Even his own immortal mode was defeated, but as a result, he still knew a little about the enemy's ability, and he was not systematic, and there was no way to systematically sort it out in detail.

The strength shown by the other party that day was definitely just the tip of the iceberg, not the whole story.

This is also very clear.

Maybe he is quite proud and proud of the three ninjas in the face of others, but the current ninja world is a little unfamiliar that he can't figure it out.

In the end, he couldn't get a peek at Baishi's true purpose, but when he thought of the Baishi technique, the incomparably cruel annihilation of thousands of sand ninja in the Sand Hidden Village, the cold eyes that didn't put life in their eyes were not at all like the look that humans should have.

Such a person will definitely not be willing to be lonely, and will rekindle the war that was finally over, and burn all over the ninja world crazily.

The prophecy of the Great Toad Immortal is not wrong at all, for the ninja world, the other party is the source of trouble.

I have this hunch too.

But will you still be able to stop it next time?

Or, with Konoha's current strength, is he really qualified to stop it?

I don't know the answer.

Maybe the end result is cruel, but you have to stop it.

"Really?"

Hizashi couldn't empathize with the despair that Jiraiya encountered, but the disciple who could make him proud was so jealous and frightened, he could imagine the specific situation of the war in the Land of Wind, and it must have dealt a heavy psychological blow to Jiraiya.

"I'm sorry, old man, but this time I disappointed you, and the mission can be said to be a complete failure. Moreover, it cost the village so much to rescue me from ......"

Jiraiya came down from the window and looked at Hichi's wrinkled old face, not knowing how to explain it.

"It's okay, it's good to come back alive. For the current village, the strength of you and Tsunade is indispensable. ”

Hinata didn't blame Jiraiya.

If you want to make a mistake, you will not be able to escape the blame for causing this kind of thing to happen.

"Old man, don't you want ......?"

"yes, you guessed that. Speaking of which, all this is because I can't perfectly inherit the will of Mr. Kazuma, so I have no choice but to let Danzo carry all the darkness of the village alone...... This darkness could have been used as a help for the growth of the village, but I was not able to control this darkness, which caused this force to get out of control and even caused serious discord within the village. That's probably where I'm far inferior to Mr. Kazuma. ”

Self-blame appeared on Hizaki's face.

So that's true of Shuomao.

Orochimaru so.

The Uchiha clan is like that.

These tragedies are actually irreparable.

As a result, because of his own hesitation, he continued to indulge in Tuanzang, which caused today's situation.

Where there is light, there must be shadows, and this is the meaning of the Hokage.

The light and darkness of the village were originally the power of Hokage alone.

When you can't do anything about the dark side of the village and give this power to others, the disaster has already been planted.

The backlash of the shadows also came unexpectedly.

This is where all cause and effect are born.

"I'm a failed Hokage."

There is no ability to carry out the policies of the teacher's thousands of hands to the end.

He also did not do his duty as an elder, and caused great inconvenience to the other party when he was in power at Watergate.

This is the denial of the Japanese slash on itself.

Zilai also looked at his teacher silently, and didn't know how to comfort him for a while.

"Next, I want to entrust the future of the village to you and Tsunade. Please. ”

Hizai turned his head and said to Jiraiya very solemnly, his eyes full of infinite expectations and hope.

Zilai was also a little overwhelmed, and then said with a wry smile:

"Old man, you should know that a person with a loose personality like me is not suitable to be a Hokage. If you don't want Konoha to finish in my hands, you'd better find someone else to take the role. ”

This is not a joke.

Jiraiya is also very aware of his loose character, and after becoming the Hokage, what kind of serious consequences will it bring to Konoha.

In a sense, the consequences are more serious than the Hokage of Danzo.

Hizashi and Jiraiya looked at each other, and he also knew that Jiraiya's personality was not suitable to be Hokage, but now Konoha had no choice.

"Tsunade, she's more suited Hokage than me, she has the purest blood of Konoha in her body, and the medical system she has established has benefited many people in the village, and she is strong enough to be cautious and careful in everything she does. No matter from any point of view, she is the perfect candidate for the fifth generation of Hokage. ”

Jilai didn't look away, and said to Hizai seriously.

Hinata sighed and said, "Tsunade has left. ”

"Leave?"

I was stunned.

Hizai nodded, a deep tiredness hidden between his eyebrows.

"I did talk to her about it after Tsunade came back, but Tsunade didn't give me an exact answer, just kept silent. After that, she disappeared from the village. ”

To say that there are no regrets is false.

In Hizai's heart, he also thinks that Tsunade is a more suitable candidate for the Hokage than Jiraiya.

However, Tsunade's heart is still running away from the past, and the death of relatives and lovers has caused indelible scars on Tsunade's heart.

"Is that so? So, let me do the task of convincing Tsunade. ”

Jiraiya's face became serious.

"You're going to convince Tsunade?"

Hizai looked at Jiraiya in surprise.

Jiraiya nodded heavily.

"This is the only way, Tsunade still has a heart for the village in her heart, after all, she has the blood of the first generation of adults flowing in her body. If she knew her with reason and affection, she would definitely understand the village's current difficulties. ”

Hizai felt the firm belief in Jiraiya's eyes, but he was still not too sure about whether Jiraiya would be able to convince Tsunade to serve as the fifth Hokage of Konoha.

"Even so, convincing Tsunade is not an easy matter."

Hinata is well aware of Tsunade's inner contradictions, and she undoubtedly loves Konoha and every inch of Konoha because it is an important legacy left by her grandfather.

However, Tsunade did not make up his mind to become the leader of the village.

Hizai also knew that such a decision was a bit sudden, but now that the international situation has changed, a military power such as the Oni Country has suddenly appeared in the western part of the continent.

In terms of relationship, the country of ghosts, the country of fire, and Konoha are not all the way.

At least in the short term, Hizai can't see the vision of a peaceful coexistence between Konoha and the country of Oni.

The contradiction between the high-level of Konoha and the high-level of the Oni Country is no longer just a simple hatred and confrontation.

"I'm ready for that. Whether it's a year or two, or longer, I'm going to convince Tsunade! ”

It is also firmly guaranteed.

"Whatever you want, if you can, it's best to convince Tsunade before I retire, I don't think I'll be the Hokage for a few years."

I am over 60 years old, and all kinds of functions of my body are declining rapidly, and I am unable to deal with many things.

He was worried that something similar to the Uchiha would happen in the village, and at that time, he would have to balance and compromise again.

"I'll try to convince Tsunade, but you have to limit the old man over there, I don't want Tsunade to become a nominal Hokage by then."

"Don't worry, although I'm old, I still have a bit of power, and the roots of the group can't form a substantial threat yet."

Hizai said.

Although the secret impression has turned against him, the Hokage, as long as his attitude is tough, he can still use the power in his hand to suppress the growth of the roots.

Regardless, he is also the Hokage of Konoha and the biggest powerful leader in the village.

Danzou wants to override his Hokage's power, but it's not that simple.

Compared to Danzo, the succession of the next Hokage is the real concern of Hichishi.

"That's good, then, I'll leave first. Not only Tsunade, but also on the side of Myoki Mountain, I also have some things to deal with. As soon as there is news, I will report it to the village through the shadows, including the affairs of that organization. ”

Without hesitation, his hands were sealed, and his body was wrapped in white smoke, and he disappeared from the Hokage's office.

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The shadows suffered heavy losses.

Because Sarutoshi and Sarutoshi were sacrificed on the battlefield of the Land of Wind, they were killed by the original Konoha S-class traitor Chiba Shiraishi, causing the positions of the minister and deputy minister of the Konoha Dark Department to be vacant.

Although there is still a direct boss of the Hokage, with the physical energy of the three generations of Hokage at this time, he is almost exhausted from dealing with various matters in the village, and as a result, he has to command the dark department, which will inevitably make the action of the dark department worse.

In the case of the loss of the Uchiha Clan's garrison, if the dark department does not work, the internal stability of the village will not be able to be effectively stabilized.

Moreover, the speed of the counterattack is also faster than the day slash imagined.

After the Uchiha garrison disappeared, there were obvious cracks in Konoha's internal management system.

"Hokage-sama, this is the report letter collected in the past month or so, about 100 villagers are dissatisfied with the handling of the affairs of the dark department, and some of them have been suppressed by me and have not been reported."

Kakashi placed the hundreds of reports he had received from the villagers on Hichiki's desk, and spoke with a business-like attitude.

As one of the four squad leaders of the Dark Division, Kakashi's detachment has added another item of work when the Uchiha Guard System is paralyzed.

That is, to mediate all kinds of civil disputes within the village, or serious criminal incidents, punish the offenders, monitor and detain.

With the current manpower of the dark department, coupled with the loss of the leadership of the minister and the deputy minister, not only is there a shortage of manpower, but also a lack of efficient action, which has led to the recent violations of law and discipline within Konoha and the trend of multiples. There is no way to stop the loss in time.

If this continues, it will definitely shake the reputation of the dark department, and then affect the prestige of the Hokage himself.

In the past, the responsibility could be shifted to the garrison in charge of the Uchiha clan, but now that the Uchiha clan is wiped out, the garrison naturally no longer exists, and the dark department has become the target of reporting.

In particular, the population of Konoha Village is large, and the members of the dark department who participate in various practical operations, not counting all kinds of logistics personnel, are only seventy in total.

In addition, the four detachments of the dark department have different tasks and functions, and the personnel who can be used to manage the lawlessness and discipline in the village are less than the personnel of one detachment.

At present, how to stabilize the environment within the village has become the primary problem to be solved.

At this time, Jiraiya had just left and embarked on the road to find Tsunade and convince her to serve as the fifth Hokage, and although things seemed to be going in a good direction, Hinataki knew it was a complete illusion when he saw the large number of reports on the table.

Things are not going in a good direction.

For a long time, the violations of discipline within Konoha have been managed by the Uchiha clan, supplemented by dark operations.

Because compared to the huge number of guards, with the power of the dark department alone, if they want to deal with violations of law and discipline within a ninja village, they can't help but underestimate the villagers' ability to cause trouble.

Due to the lack of school institutions for ordinary people, most of the villagers in Konoha Village have not received a good quality and moral education.

The only school that exists is also for the cultivation of ninjas, and the cultivation of ninjas is also not for quality and moral education, but for the study of killing and fighting skills, and to train the students in the school into fighting talents.

This means that the people inside the ninja village, if there is no strong armed force to control it, can easily breed crime.

Like the Uchiha in the past, the garrison was an indispensable security management department for a village.

Now that there is a vacancy in this public security management department, it is reasonable that the probability of illegal and criminal incidents within Konoha has increased.

Hichija pondered whether to reorganize a new security department to manage law and order within the village.

Jiraiya was going to convince Tsunade to be the fifth Hokage, but Hizai felt that he should do something about it, and he couldn't leave all the mess to Tsunade to deal with.

"Thank you, Kakashi. By the way, now go and call Lu Jiu over, I have something to discuss with him. ”

Hizai thought about it for a moment and finally gave the order.

Kakashi nodded, disappeared from the office, and went to call Shikahisa.

Not long after, Lu Jiu came to the office and stood at his desk.

"Hokage-sama, did you call me over for something?"

Lu Jiu asked.

"Yes, there are some things I want to discuss with you. You take a look at this first, I'd like to hear what you think. ”

Hizai pointed to the stack of reports on the table.

Lu Jiu took a step forward, picked up these report letters, read them slowly at first, and then flipped through them in four or five seconds, and in a few minutes, he read hundreds of report letters.

"Hokage-sama, do you want to rebuild the security department?"

Lu Jiu was clever, and he saw through Hizaki's inner thoughts at once.

In fact, this question is not difficult to guess, and after the Uchiha was exterminated, this question became one of the sharp contradictions within Konoha.

Uchiha Itachi, it was one of Konoha's arms that was eliminated, and it was Konoha's most powerful arm.

He didn't know if there was any acquiescence from the top of the hierarchy, and if there was, it could only be said that the decision was quite irrational and stupid.

But now that it has happened, no matter how much Lu Jiu tries to guess, it is useless.

Itachi Uchiha committed the crime of extermination is an unshakable fact...... As for the truth, it doesn't matter much anymore.

"That's right, the security problems in the village have been worth paying attention to recently, and I plan to open a new department in the dark department, replacing the functions of the previous Uchiha garrison, specializing in managing the security issues within the village. Lujiu, what do you think? ”

Hizashi looked at Shikaku's eyes seriously.

Shikaku pondered for a moment and opened a new security department in the shadows, which was tantamount to increasing the Hokage's power in disguise.

For the Hokage, this is undoubtedly a good thing.

For the village, the establishment of such a department as soon as possible will also have more advantages than disadvantages.

"I don't think there's a problem, it's just Elder Tuanzang's side......"

Yes, the only question is whether the root agrees.

Integrating the power of the Uchiha Guard into the Shadow System is increasing the Hokage's authority. The only thing that Shikaku is worried about is that Hizashi will be indecisive again and divide this part of the power, so that the power struggle within Konoha will escalate again.

"I'll go over there and say, Lu Jiu, I need you to draw up a list for me as soon as possible to form a new garrison."

"Yes."

It's a very tedious and troublesome job, but as the leader of the upper ninja squad, there's no reason to refuse.

"In addition, now that the minister and deputy minister of the dark department are vacant, do you have any recommended candidates?"

Hizashi asked Shikahisa.

The other party is a mind-bending figure in Konoha, and if Tsunade succeeds to the position of the fifth Hokage in the future, he must now cultivate a strong enough team for Tsunade to suppress the roots of the group.

The root and the garrison will be the two sharpest blades in the Hokage's hands.

Lu Jiu didn't expect that Hizaku would suddenly ask himself this kind of question, instead of holding a high-level meeting to make an internal decision.

Sometimes, Lu Jiu also feels that he, the leader of the ninja squad, is too unrelenting, and has no way to interfere with the decisions of the high-level, and is a marginalized figure.

However, now Hinata has pulled him directly into the core, is it to regain the power that Hokage should have?

Or is it because of the affairs of the Oni Country, there is a sense of crisis in your heart?

Ignoring these external factors, Shikahisa thinks that the reason why Hizaku did this is probably a denial of his past.

"Are you the candidate for the Minister of Darkness and the Deputy Minister...... I think Kakashi is up to the job of the head of the dark department. ”

Shikaku was going to test Hizaki's reaction.

If the other party really wants to make a change, then making Kakashi the head of the dark department will undoubtedly be an important bargaining chip.

Otherwise, it would be a good way to balance the situation by continuing to select Shangnin from within the Ape Fei clan and serving as the minister and deputy minister of the dark department.

This is one of the most common methods of daily slashing.

Although it maintained stability within the village, it also made Konoha lose the possibility of growth, and constantly wore down its strength in the balance.

That's the price of balance.

"Kakashi?"

Hinata muttered, his eyes flashing, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Yes, as a ninja, Kakashi is very good, among the younger generation, his strength is unmatched, and he is loyal enough to the village to be a qualified candidate for the head of the dark department."

"Since you think so, I'll seriously consider it later."

Hizai did not give a decision immediately, the position of the Minister of Darkness is extremely important, because a ninja who sits in this position means that he will control part of the Hokage's power, and he is undoubtedly among the core layers of Konoha.

Because of this, the candidate for the head of the dark department not only requires strength, but loyalty is the primary condition.

Otherwise, once the Hokage is betrayed, the consequences will be unimaginable.

However, for Kakashi to become the Minister of the Shadows, Hizaki is also inclined to this point of view.

The reason why Shikaku was questioned was only to further confirm Kakashi's ability.

Hizashi never doubted Kakashi's loyalty to Konoha, and at a time when the Shadows were now leaderless, Kakashi might be the best person in the Shadows to turn the tide.