It doesn't matter, Lord Kazekage will make a move

Chapter 62

"Hai Yi, what happened?"

Hiruzaru Sarutobi looked a little tired, but his eyes were bright.

He is more than 50 years old this year, because in his early years, or before the rise of Tsunade, the medical level of the entire ninja world was not high, and many injuries could only be made up by sacrificing life.Of course, it's the same now, but it's much better than before.

Because of this, Hiruzaru Sarutobi looked as late as an old man in his 60s, and his body was as thin as a skeleton that could collapse in the wind.

But if someone underestimates him because of this, the Vajra Wishing Stick will make him suffer.

"Lord Naruto"

Haiyi handed the letter to Hiruzaru Sarutobi, Sarutobi looked at the letter, and suddenly clenched his hands tightly, crumpling the letter paper into creases.

"Old Zi?! He's not."

Sarutobi didn't say the words behind, but just sighed heavily.

If you have to say that this war has any positive significance, it is that as the war deepens, major powers are also quickly understanding each other.

Especially Renzhuli.

Kirabi has become the Jinchuriki who can completely control the tail beast, and the eight tails can finally unleash his power to the fullest;
Han, as always, has the ability to change the situation in large-scale battles, 'Steam Ninja' has become a nightmare for many Konoha ninjas;

Now that Four-tailed Jinchuriki who had been away from Yanyin Village for a long time suddenly appeared on the battlefield again, and dealt a severe blow to Jiraiya's troops.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt absurd, as if apart from Konoha, other people from other countries could work for the village? !

Kushina Sarutobi Hiruzen shook her head, it was safer for her to stay in the village, if something happened, Konoha would not be able to recover Kyuubi now.

Master Hashirama, do you know how much trouble these Jinchuriki have caused Konoha?

If time and space could be traced back, he would keep all the tailed beasts even if he broke his belly in front of Mr. Hashirama.

The consultants also arrived soon.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi did not sit down this time, he was still standing when everyone arrived, and the rest of the people also stood up one after another seeing this.

"I just received news that Lao Zi from Yanyin Village suddenly entered the battlefield when Jiraiya was fighting Ohnoki. Jiraiya suffered serious burns on his lower leg, and his lower leg was hit by Chen Dun. He is currently being rescued. The troops are on their way back after a disastrous defeat. .”

Turning to sleep, Xiaochun immediately turned pale with shock: "How could it be?! Isn't there a day here?"

Haiyi took the words: "Master Nizuzu was besieged by the steam of the Han, if it wasn't for the claws and the elite jounin of the Inuzuka family who desperately rescued him, it might have been"

Unexpectedly, the expected joint attack of rock and sand did not appear, and only rock ninja broke through the defense of Jiraiya and the Hyuga clan.

Mito Menyan suddenly thought of something: "There is no accident in the east, right?"

Yamanaka Kaiichi shook his head: "Yesterday's letter from Minato said that everything is stable."

His answer did not reassure everyone present.

In the war, a small impact may affect the overall situation, let alone breaking through such a big incident all the way. It is conceivable that the defense line of Minato and Uchiha will be under greater pressure afterwards.

In the current situation, the sand ninja hit the door of the house, and the rock ninja is rushing to the door of the house. Although the cloud ninja is the farthest, but their strength is the strongest. In addition, the position of Dongfang Denglu is not far from Konoha. Once they break through the line of defense Fully capable of coming and going.

Everyone in Hokage's office couldn't imagine what it would be like for three groups of people to gather under Konoha Village.

Could be hell?

"Is there any change in Mist Ninja?"

Danzo said.

Yamanaka Haiyi shook his head, this is the best news so far.

The scene suddenly quieted down, Yamanaka Kaiichi looked around, and said in a tentative tone: "Everyone, maybe we can consider cooperating with Sand Ninja."

Seeing everyone looking at him, he quickly added: "I'm not saying that it's impossible to agree to his request, but the conditions can be negotiated, right? This is an alliance, isn't it?"

Before everyone could speak, they heard a loud bang from the door. Lu Jiu pushed the door open, leaning against the door panel and panting heavily.

"Lu Jiu, why are you here?"

Haiyi stepped forward to support the opponent, Lujiu shook his head, his tone was weak but firm: "I already know the matter, we must cooperate with Sand Ninja. Master Jiraiya was defeated and seriously injured. Once the two armies gather in Konoha, the eastern The ninja family members are all in Konoha, how can they have the heart to defend Yunnin? If the east can’t defend Konoha, it’s really over.”

Turning to bed Koharu's complexion was cloudy, Danzo's face was expressionless, and finally Mitomon Yan glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Sarutobi."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and nodded calmly: "Open the scroll, let's discuss it."

After finishing speaking, Hiruzaru Sarutobi opened the door and left, leaving behind everyone who looked at each other in blank dismay.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi walked slowly to the roof of the Hokage Building, lit his pipe, and looked at Yan Yan, who had his face engraved in the distance.

Time flies so fast, I have been Hokage for almost ten years, how many decades are there in a person's life?
The night was a bit cold, he tightened the Hokage robe on his body, and the hand holding the Hokage robe did not leave, but gently stroked the red and white fabric with his rough palm, which was the glory of his life.

Is he qualified as the third Hokage?

If he was asked to rate himself, he could rate himself 85 a month ago.

Although I didn't have any honor in foreign wars when I was in power, I also let other ninja villages realize that Konoha's dominance is still stable during World War II, and the territory of the country of fire has not been reduced.

I taught an excellent ninja like Sannin myself, and many excellent ninjas in the village sprung up like mushrooms, adding a lot of fresh blood to Konoha after the war;
Even the life of the villagers has always been the best among the five great ninja villages.

As the leader of a ninja village, he feels that he has fulfilled his obligations as a Hokage.

But why is it suddenly facing the crisis of destroying the village?

Everything was so sudden, perhaps, he really wasn't a qualified Hokage.

"Lord Naruto"

Yuan Fei turned his head and saw Lu Jiu standing at the door.

"Lu Jiu, you are not in good health yet, hurry up and go home."

Lu Jiu shook his head: "My lord, I know the current situation is difficult for you to accept"

"Shikaku" Hiruzaru Sarutobi interrupted him, exhaled smoke rings, and looked into his eyes: "Do you think Minato can become a qualified Hokage?"

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"Have you heard? The frontline was defeated, and even Master Jiraiya was seriously injured!"

"Ah?! Really, that's Master Jiraiya!"

"What should I do? Rock ninja will not really hit the door of the house, will he?"

"What's wrong, Sand Shinobi is in Kikyo City now, and I heard that they have to cede land to others for compensation, alas~ Konoha is really not as good as one generation~"

"."

The defeat on the western front seemed to have become a household name overnight, and the villagers were more angry than worried.

Foreign countries cannot bless their citizens, and domestic people have been beaten to their doorsteps, especially those old people, who have never been so useless in their lives.

Many people even surrounded the Hokage building, loudly appealing to Hokage-sama not to agree to any request from the sand ninjas, and immediately dispatched troops to exterminate this damn group of sand ninjas.

Hiruzaru Sarutobi stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looked at the menacing crowd at the door with his hands behind his back, and murmured: "Are you so urgent?"

dong dong——

"Come in"

"Master Hokage, the troops still have 10 minutes to arrive at the entrance of the village, and Master Jiraiya has already received Master Tsunade."

An Anbu ninja knelt on one knee and said respectfully.

The gate of Muye Village has been closed since the outbreak of the war, and people usually walk through the small gate.

Today, the door is open, but it is not a triumphant division.

Everyone in the long queue was wounded and supported each other. Looking around, few people had no bandages on their bodies. Almost all of them lowered their heads and their clothes were dirty. A division is a unit.

The passers-by at the gate of the village were stunned when they saw this. They had never seen Konoha ninjas in this state. Even during World War I and World War II, even though Konoha's ninjas were all wounded, their spirits were still high.

But now, there is only pain and confusion on their faces.

"Wu people, what happened? Is the front line really lost?"

"Look, didn't you say to take care of my brother? What about others?!"

"Where's my son? Where's my son?!"

"."

In this way, the group of ninjas faced the uneasy and surprised eyes of the villagers, cried heart-piercingly, remained silent, and marched towards the practice field with heavy steps.

Those questionings were like sharp swords piercing their bodies continuously.

It stands to reason that Sarutobi Hiruzen would definitely stand at the door to comfort the returning soldiers, but what is strange is that Master Hokage has not appeared until now.

A team like a funeral procession walked to the practice field, Hiruzen Sarutobi and a group of advisors were already waiting there.

After everyone stood in line, Hiruzaru Sarutobi took a step forward, took off the Hokage hat and put it on his chest, glanced at everyone, and then bowed deeply to the crowd.

"I'm sorry everyone, it was my mistake that made you face the attack of the entire ninja village for so long. You are Konoha's warriors and Konoha's pride. Konoha will never forget your contribution. As a ninja, you should fail the mission Responsible. I am no exception, as Hokage, I have to bear the greatest responsibility, and after this war is over, I will resign as Hokage."

The ninjas below were in an uproar.

Many of them have been under the leadership of the third generation of Hokage since they can remember. They are used to the appearance of the old man in the Hokage robe, and are used to saying "Hello, Hokage-sama" to him. Now they suddenly say that they want to change, how could they possibly clam down?

"Master Hokage, this war is not your fault!"

"Master Hokage, we know how much you have contributed to the village. Without you, the village would not know what kind of chaos it would be!"

"You should think about it again!"

"."

After Sarutobi's slash, Danzo's eyes swept over the faces of those admonishing people in the audience, and then silently lowered their eyelids.

Looking at everyone in the audience, Hiruzaru Sarutobi shook his head: "Konoha, it's time for a change. The person who performed the best in this war, I will recommend him to the daimyo to inherit the position of Hokage."

Afterwards, Hiruzaru Sarutobi condoled several ninjas who performed well or were covered with scars, and then returned to the Hokage Building.

The person with the best performance can become Hokage, and the news quickly spread in Konoha Village, directly covering up the news of the defeat.

Nara's house

Lu Jiu is playing shogi with Hokage-sama.

"Lu Jiu, thank you for your hard work."

Lu Jiu shook his head: "Why don't you work hard for Master Hokage, I'm just afraid that the plan won't go smoothly."

Sarutobi Hiri cut off his hand, and said: "It's up to man, if it doesn't work, let the enemy bury us with us."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi's tone was calm, but what he said made Shikajiu on the opposite side raise his head.

It has been a long time since Lu Jiu saw the decisive side of this old man, so much so that he somewhat forgot that Sarutobi-sama was once a well-known ninja in the village, and was a nightmare for other villages.

"The king's hand."

Sarutobi seemed to have said something insignificant, and continued to concentrate on the chessboard.

Lu Jiu seemed to have just recovered, glanced at the chessboard, and shook his head: "I lost."

The look on Sarutobi's face softened a little, and he chuckled: "It seems that I still have some residual heat, old man."

After finishing speaking, he stood up and patted Lu Jiu on the shoulder: "Tomorrow is up to you."

"Yes!"

After Hokage-sama left, Shikajiu took a sip from the teacup next to the chessboard when he heard a shout from inside the room: "Nara Shikaku, weeding when you're done!"

"cough cough"

Lu Jiu choked, wiped the corners of his mouth, curled his lips and replied: "Jinai, I'm still sick!"

As he said that, he waved the chess pieces on the chessboard casually, picked up Sarutobi's chess pieces and put them into his side's horse platform, got up and crossed his hands, with his back behind his head, and went to weed the front yard.

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"My lords, after researching, these are acceptable, and these are not. These are negotiable, but the bottom line is if there is no objection, the negotiation with Hoshino Maki is settled like this?"

Lu Jiu stood up, and after integrating the opinions of various consultants and Patriarchs, he came up with a plan.

Everyone didn't nod or shake their heads. At this humiliating moment, everyone wanted to reduce their sense of existence as much as possible. It would be best if everyone agreed to keep silent, so that they would have something to say if they brought up old issues in the future.

Although this kind of thinking is a bit naive and pale, it can also be seen how bad everyone is in the mood at this time.

"Raise your hand if you disagree."

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced across them and spoke slowly.

Everyone can't run this time.

"I propose that Mr. Danzang be the negotiator for this negotiation."

The candidate for the final negotiation, Lu Jiu unexpectedly recommended Danzo.

You know, the best negotiator in people's minds has always been Lu Jiu. He is Hokage-sama's think tank and the person who is currently in charge of the village's overall situation. The most important thing is that no one is more suitable to take the blame than him.

But I didn't expect that he would take the initiative to recommend Danzang and drag Mr. Danzang into the water.

Is there some contradiction?
Danzo nodded calmly at this time: "The village is currently in a difficult situation. As the village's senior management, it is supposed to solve the village's worries and problems. I will complete this task."

"Then please Danzo-sama."

Lu Jiu got up and bowed slightly for the other party.

When they got up, the two looked at each other, and only they knew what they were thinking.

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