The Third Hokage is 69 years old this year, and will soon be 70. This year is the 64th year of Konoha. When he was born, Konoha had not yet been established.

He witnessed that era of brilliant stars. When he was young, he saw the First Hokage lead the Senju clan to defeat the Uchiha clan and establish Konoha Village. His Sarutobi clan also joined Konoha Village later.

For nearly 20 years afterwards, his life was easy and peaceful, because the First Hokage was alive and no one dared to make trouble.

But the peaceful time of his life was only these 20 years. In the 20th year of Konoha, the First Hokage died, and the First Ninja World War broke out. The Second Hokage led Konoha to fight against the four major ninja villages. Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was in his prime, rushed to the battlefield. Since then, his life has never been peaceful.

The Second Hokage died in battle, and the Third Hokage took over as the leader, leading Konoha to quell the First Ninja World War. In the turbulent times, they were intriguing with the other four major countries, followed by the Second and Third Ninja World Wars, and then the Night of the Nine-Tails. The Fourth Hokage, who had just taken office for a few years, died in battle, and the Third Hokage, who had just been quiet for two years, had to stand up and continue to work overtime.

Then, his apprentice Orochimaru rebelled, the Hidden Cloud Village took advantage of the situation to rob and extort the Hyuga family, and the Uchiha clan showed signs of a coup within two years, and the tragedy of the Night of the Extermination of the Clan finally occurred. In the past two years, the Konoha Collapse Plan has also happened. The Sand Village did not want to be a good ally, but had to stab Konoha in the back and play a big game, and ended up paying for itself.

The Third Hokage has dealt with so many messes and hard bones over the years that he is a little numb, feeling that he is either working overtime or on the way to overtime.

What he missed most in the early years was the first Hokage's 10 to 20 years. That period was really peaceful. No one dared to come out and make trouble. Everyone was extremely peaceful. Every ninja village was very easy to talk to and had kind eyes.

Therefore, after discovering Naruto's potential, the third Hokage would not hesitate to give Naruto the greatest degree of training and political resources, because he saw the hope of Konoha returning to the era of the first Hokage.

At Naruto's age, when he grows up, the ninja world will have peace for at least 60 years. That's really cool to think about.

If he could slack off until he died, the third Hokage would wake up with a smile in his dreams.

"Naruto, have you decided where to go in the next two years or so?" The third Hokage asked with concern.

"I plan to go to the Sand Village first, and I will go there without revealing my identity."

"Oh? Are you going to see if the Sand Village will behave itself?"

"Part of the reason, after all, the Sand Village is an unreliable ally that has stabbed us in the back, I think it's safer to go and take a look. In addition, if nothing special happens, I also plan to go there to see Gaara."

Naruto had agreed to become friends with Gaara in prison before, and this was not just a few nice words to fool him. As a friend, Naruto really wanted to know how Gaara was doing now.

He planned to go there to visit Gaara secretly, and if he encountered any difficulties there, Naruto would help him.

The Third Hokage nodded slightly. In his opinion, Naruto and Gaara were both Jinchūriki, and they could indeed be regarded as sharing the same suffering, and it was normal for them to have friendship with each other.

If the two of them really became friends, it would actually promote the relationship between the Sand Ninja and Konoha.

In the evening, the ship docked at the border of the Land of Fire. Several people took off their warm coats and stretched themselves on the warm land of the Land of Fire.

"Sure enough, the environment of the Land of Fire is the most suitable for living. I understand why people always miss this place." Sakura sighed.

"Yes, the current peace is also achieved by the sacrifice of many people. The future Land of Fire will depend on you to protect it." Kakashi looked at the port in front of him, and the scene of his first mission with his classmates when he was young seemed to emerge in front of him.

At that time, the Fourth Hokage led them in front like a father, taking three little guys who had never seen the world to carry out missions in other places.

Obito was a clumsy guy, and he was always almost killed by the enemy because of carelessness. Fortunately, their teacher was the fastest yellow flash in the ninja world, and he could save Obito in time every time.

Because Lin is a medical ninja and is not good at fighting, she is often held hostage. Every time, Obito rushes to rescue her alone, while Kakashi and Minato support her from behind.

The scenes at that time appeared in front of him, and Kakashi suddenly turned around and looked at the three children walking together and talking and laughing. Their figures gradually overlapped with his past self.

"Teacher... were you in the same mood at that time?" Kakashi smiled and followed them.

When he returned to the village to submit the task, Kakashi found that there was a quarrel in the Hokage's office.

He had some vague guesses in his mind, and when he walked outside the office door, he heard the voice coming from inside and immediately understood.

"Fifth Hokage, your decision is too reckless. Uzumaki Naruto is an important strategic weapon of our village and a Jinchūriki who must be strictly monitored. How can you decide to let him travel out of the village without authorization!"

Then, the sound of a cane hitting the wooden floor came from the house.

Tsunade's disdainful voice came next: "Huh, I didn't know how much you cared about Naruto. Jiraiya told me that the reason why Naruto's identity was exposed led to him being discriminated against when he was a child. It was completely This is the news you guys released. You keep saying that everything you do is for the good of Konoha, so this is how you treat Konoha's Jinchuuriki? You are not afraid that he will beat you to death if he knows the truth in the future!"

"I don't admit it! You have no evidence to prove that I did it, and it has nothing to do with letting him travel out of the village."

"I don't care whether you admit it or not? This matter has been approved by the teacher and two consultants. If you don't agree, who do you think you are? I'll give you a face and call you senior. Don't rely on your old age to show off!"

Obviously, Tsunade was not afraid of the old guy in front of her at all. Behind her stood her teacher, the Third Hokage, and two Hokage advisors, Mito Monen and Koharu Koharu. Although Danzo is also a veteran in the village, how can his right to speak be rivaled by the two Hokages and two advisors?

Just when the situation in the house was about to intensify further, the Third Hokage walked past Kakashi, opened the office door directly and walked in: "Duanzo, this is my decision, please stop messing around!"

Seeing that even the third Hokage stood up and clearly opposed him, Danzo knew that it was useless no matter how dissatisfied he was, so he could only walk out of the Hokage's office unwillingly, and angrily said at the last moment: "Sarutobi, you will regret it! "

"Duanzo, I am the Hokage!" The hot-tempered Tsunade immediately angrily attacked Danzo.

Chapter 140 Heading to the Country of Rain

Kakashi stood at the door the whole time and ate the big melon. Although he had long guessed that Naruto's identity was deliberately revealed by Danzo, when the matter was really revealed today, he still felt that his fists were a little hard.

If Danzo had not released Naruto's identity, he would actually have had a pretty good childhood. The Third Hokage arranged for him a house next to the most prosperous commercial street in Konoha, and the pension was also paid according to the highest standards. Let a child who doesn't know how to economize worry about food and drink.

If Danzo hadn't revealed his identity, his childhood would have been better than that of ordinary children.

Kakashi was thinking at this moment, if Naruto knew the news, what would he think and what would he do?

To be honest, Kakashi actually really wanted to take Danzo's seat in his heart, because when the teacher was still there, he felt sorry for the teacher. After the teacher died, he deliberately made things difficult for the teacher's children. Kakashi couldn't tolerate him. For a long time.

"When Naruto comes back from his two years of experience, let's tell him the news." Kakashi silently made up his mind.

He silently walked into the Hokage's office and submitted the mission to Tsunade, who also took advantage of the situation and changed the mission rating to S-level, adding to Naruto's resume.

One of the reasons why Naruto was allowed to travel out of the village was to avoid Danzo. They had paid too much attention to Naruto recently, which might have made Danzo aware that Naruto was being trained as the future Hokage.

If he knew the news, he would definitely try his best to target Naruto, because he has been coveting the position of Hokage. Tsunade could feel that since she came back to take over as Hokage, Danzo has become active, overtly and covertly. Targeting her, trying to oust her from the position of Hokage.

However, the Third Hokage is still alive, and with him endorsing Tsunade behind his back, Danzo cannot shake Tsunade's position.

The Third Hokage has managed Konoha Village for more than 40 years. His connections and prestige are unquestionable. Tsunade herself is also a well-established Konoha hero, so she is not afraid of Danzo at all and dares to slap the table and argue with him. .

But after all, Naruto has not yet established such a prestige in the village. He is still a teenager, so he will definitely not be able to defeat Danzo. He must be given time to establish himself.

However, in fact, if Naruto does not leave the village and Danzo really attacks Naruto, everyone can eat his meal the next day.

Naruto won't play any political games with him. As long as he knows that you are deliberately trying to mess with him, then just wait.

At the same time, Jiraiya had already left the village with Naruto who had packed his luggage.

The Kingdom of Wind is located in the southwest of the Kingdom of Fire. Its area is actually very large. It is larger than the Kingdom of Thunder where Cloud Hidden Village is located and the Kingdom of Water where Kirigakure Village is located combined. In terms of area alone, only the Kingdom of Earth is larger. And the Fire Nation can compare to it.

Big countries do not directly border each other. According to convention, big countries need some small countries to act as buffer zones, and this world is no exception.

The northern part of the Fire Country and the Wind Country are separated by the Rain Country, while the southern part is separated by the River Country.

Generally, when going from the Country of Fire to the Country of Wind, it is easier to take the route to the Country of Sichuan, but Jiraiya seemed to have remembered something, and said to Naruto with a sad face: "This time we are going The land of rain.”

"The Country of Rain?" Naruto had some impressions of this place. During the Chunin Examination some time ago, many ninjas were sent to the Rain Hidden Village in the Country of Rain.

"Well, Naruto, you know about the Second Ninja War, right?"

"Of course I know. Didn't Mr. Jiraiya become famous in that battle?"

"To tell you the truth, before you, I had three apprentices in the Kingdom of Rain."

Jiraiya rarely mentioned the matter of those three children to others, partly out of protection for them, but also because that incident had now become a pain in his heart.

"You have two senior brothers and one senior sister, they are all very good people." Jiraiya sighed: "They are all orphans born in the Ninja World War. I took them in as apprentices and taught them some ninjutsu. I originally hoped that they could rely on these things to survive in this cruel world, but I didn't expect... Alas."

During the Third Ninja World War, Jiraiya was fighting side by side with Tsunade and Orochimaru on the battlefield, but just after a battle, when everyone was resting, his toad summoning beast sent him a message. The content of the message was also very simple, with only one line of words: "The three children are dead."

Jiraiya was extremely sad, but he could do nothing. People died every day in this cruel world, and even he himself could not guarantee that he would not be killed suddenly one day.

Naruto was thoughtful: "How did my senior brothers and sisters die?"

"They died in a coup in the Rain Village. I heard that they died at the hands of Hanzo Salamander."

Speaking of this, Jiraiya slapped his head and said, "When we enter the Rain Country later, we still have to disguise ourselves. Hanzo Salamander is not easy to mess with. He has always adopted a closed-door policy towards the Rain Country. It is not easy to get through him."

If Jiraiya did not want to return to the old place to commemorate the three dead apprentices and take Naruto to see the traces of his senior brothers and sisters, he would not want to touch this bad luck. Hanzo Salamander is not easy to mess with.

Jiraiya now has the Sage Mode, and his strength is no longer what it used to be, but Hanzo Salamander's poison is too difficult to deal with. Even Tsunade feels it is difficult. It is really not worth fighting with him.

Fortunately, Naruto now has the Flying Thunder God Technique, and he can take him away at any time, so he doesn't have to worry too much about provoking Hanzo Salamander.

The two of them hurried at full speed and arrived at the territory of the Rain Country in the evening.

Just like the name of the Rain Country, it rains all year round and the sun is rarely seen. As soon as you enter, you will feel damp.

Jiraiya took out two raincoats, one large and one small, that he had prepared, put them on himself and Naruto, and then lowered his head to the location of the Rain Village.

The moment they stepped into the territory of the Rain Village, a pair of purple eyes with multiple circular patterns opened in the darkness in the central tower of the Rain Village.

"An unidentified guy broke into the village."

The next second, a beautiful woman with a bun and blue-purple hair walked out of the darkness. She had a light blue paper flower tied in her hair, and her voice was calm and calm: "How many people are there? I'll go check the situation."

"There are only two people, one of whom seems to be a child, but don't be careless. If you are sure that they are enemies, just kill them directly. If you find it difficult to deal with, I will go there immediately." The person with purple eyes in the dark said.

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Chapter 141 Senior Sister Xiaonan

"I understand."

The woman with blue-purple hair nodded, and her body gradually turned into pieces of snow-white paper and scattered.

Paper Dance, a ninjutsu that can turn one's body into white paper, and this ninjutsu, like the Rasengan, is just the most basic application, and can be derived from countless derivative ninjutsu on this basis. It can be said that as long as you learn it, you can play the technique for a lifetime.

Her body turned into pieces of white paper, and then the paper danced in the air, turning into paper butterflies flying to every corner of the Hidden Rain Village.

Jiraiya and Naruto did not hide their whereabouts too much, because passing by the Hidden Rain Village was just for worship, and it was time to leave after taking a few glances there.

It was a relatively remote place in the Hidden Rain Village, and no one would come there on weekdays. Jiraiya once built a small wooden house there, where he preached, taught, and answered questions for three orphans.

He spent three years with these three orphans here, teaching them many ninjutsu. Except for the Myoboku Mountain summoning technique, he taught them almost everything that Jiraiya could do and that this group of people could learn.

In the final graduation exam, the three of them successfully joined forces to kill Jiraiya's shadow clone, and they crushed it head-on, although the shadow clone did not use summoning techniques or terrifying skills. But this is enough to prove that at that time, they were already comparable to an elite jonin when they joined forces.

Especially Nagato among the three, it is said that he is a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, and he has the most noble Samsara Eye among the three pupil techniques. He has learned six kinds of chakra attribute changes, and it takes a little time to master almost all mainstream ninjutsu. Jiraiya has always believed that Nagato will definitely surpass himself in the future.

Unfortunately, during the Third Ninja World War, Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko, the three children, all died in the battle inside the Hidden Rain Village, which made Jiraiya sad for a long time.

Now, when Jiraiya revisited the old place, he came to the cabin and was immediately reminded of the past. He seemed to see the three children running around him again.

He carefully pushed open the wooden door, and suddenly heard a harsh creaking sound. It was obvious that no one had been here for a long time.

"Yeah... Who else would come here?" Jiraiya raised a bitter smile and gently pushed open the door. The various facilities inside were still neatly arranged as they were back then.

There was a big hole in the roof. I don't know if it was because of disrepair or because of an enemy attack. Rainwater poured into the house through the hole. Now the cabin is covered with vines and moss.

Inside the house, the stove for cooking and the tatami for sleeping are still the same as they were back then. In the cupboard, there are several quilts with frog logos printed on them. Now that no one has taken care of them for many years, they have long been covered with mold and rotten into a ball.

Jiraiya took Naruto's hand and came to the center of the living room, where three small wooden boards were hung, with the names "Nagato", "Yahiko" and "Konan" written from left to right.

The wooden boards for Nagato and Yahiko are red, while the one for Konan is white, with a small frog painted in the middle.

"It seems that they left in a hurry back then." Jiraiya looked at the big hole in the roof, then at the wooden board, and his mind had restored the scene when the children left the wooden house back then.

The three small wooden boards with names on them were the secret codes Jiraiya made for them back then. One side of the wooden board was red, and the other side was white with frogs painted on it. When everyone was in the house, they turned the wooden board to the red side, and when they went out, they turned it to white.

This was because the Hidden Rain Village was very unstable back then, and it was possible that the base was attacked when Jiraiya was away.

If the board is red, but the person is not in the house, it means that he has been kidnapped.

If the board is white, but the person is in the house, it means that the person in front of him is pretending to be a transformation.

The board in front of him is one white, two red, and there is a big hole in the roof. It is very likely that when they were about to leave, they were suddenly attacked, and the remaining two left in a hurry without turning over the cards.

"Nagato and Yahiko are your senior brothers, and Konan is your senior sister." Jiraiya pointed to the board and introduced his three former apprentices to Naruto, "Your senior brother Nagato is a genius with the Rinnegan and Uzumaki bloodline. If he is still alive, he may be stronger than me."

"Yahiko doesn't have any special bloodline, but he is a very charismatic person. Nagato and Konan both trust him and take him as their leader. Speaking of which, the child looks a bit like you."

"As for your senior sister Konan, she is a very cute girl. If she were alive today, she must have grown into a big beauty."

Jiraiya Raiya seemed to have opened up a chatterbox, recounting the days and nights spent here and the stories that happened at that time with Naruto, but Naruto's expression changed slightly, and he turned his head to look outside the door: "Teacher Jiraiya, someone is watching us outside the door."

"Huh?!" Jiraiya instantly restrained his gentle expression just now, and a murderous look appeared in his eyes: "Is it the enemy? Or is it a person from the Rain Country who happened to pass by?"

After arriving at the wooden house, Jiraiya and Naruto no longer maintained the disguise of the transformation technique. If their identities were suddenly exposed, they would probably be considered as intrusion and espionage activities by the Rain Country, which would cause conflicts.

Jiraiya rushed out of the door in an instant, ran wildly in the direction pointed by Naruto, and used the Book of Lion's Hair to turn his white hair into a long whip and swung it at the enemy.

However, after hitting the enemy, only a pile of white paper was raised, and the pile of white paper gradually condensed into a human figure in front of Jiraiya. The true face of the other party gradually revealed also surprised Jiraiya: "You...you are??!"

The iconic blue-purple hair, the familiar face, and the memorable paper flower headdress, these iconic things all prove the identity of the visitor.

"You are...Konan!" Jiraiya repeatedly confirmed the identity of the other party and was inevitably surprised: "Konan, so you are still alive? I got the news before that you died in the civil strife in the Hidden Rain Village, which made me so sad!"

Konan, who was standing opposite Jiraiya, was in a very complicated mood at the moment.

She used the paper butterfly to find the traces of Jiraiya and Naruto. She originally followed all the way here and planned to wipe out the intruder, but unexpectedly found that it was the teacher Jiraiya who brought a child to the place where they used to live in the past to commemorate them.

If Jiraiya came to the Hidden Rain Village to conduct espionage activities or simply came to be an enemy, Konan could still have the heart to fight him, but Teacher Jiraiya went through so much trouble to sneak into the Hidden Rain Village just to commemorate the three of them who were thought to be dead, which made Konan feel conflicted.

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