Master, Please Become a Hokage

The next day, before dawn.

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Sarutobi Ryo retreated.

He had acquired some of the chakra control techniques of the Hyuga clan.

Or rather... the foundational training system knowledge of the Hyuga was now in his mind.

The Hyuga clan's chakra cultivation method focused on chakra flow and precise control.

Those with great strength could freely manipulate chakra to release it from every acupuncture point on their body.

Thinking about this knowledge, Sarutobi Ryo looked forward to further cultivation and growth.

Soon, Sarutobi Ryo left the scene.

The scene was completely silent, with only the branch family girl staring blankly at the ceiling, fresh tear stains adding another layer...

......

At dawn, Hyuga Natsu, having tidied everything up, hurriedly left.

Sarutobi Ryo continued his cultivation without any psychological burden.

Once something happened, no matter what, outsiders would not suspect him; they would only think it was Hyuga Natsu's own problem.

Several days later.

Sarutobi Ryo had achieved some success in his cultivation.

Finally, there was news from Kirigakure.

It turned out that Aburame Shibi had been discovered by the enemy, and while escaping, he was seriously injured and on the verge of death.

By the time Hatake Sakumo arrived, Aburame Shibi only had one breath left.

The information received from Aburame Shibi's hand showed that the Third Mizukage, in order to persuade the Daimyo and dignitaries of the Land of Water to provide wartime supplies, had shifted internal conflicts onto the Yuki clan.

The Yuki clan became a sacrifice, and after being exterminated, the internal conflicts were temporarily cleared.

Kirigakure would then logically launch a large-scale invasion of other countries.

Having received the news, Hatake Sakumo immediately returned to Konoha and informed the Konoha upper echelons of the information.

The reason why Kirigakure had not taken large-scale action for a long time was also explained by Hatake Sakumo's bringing back the news.

Hatake Sakumo's timely acquisition of information also gave Konoha the opportunity to prepare for Kirigakure's attack.

According to the analysis of Konoha's higher-ups, the ruins of Uzushiogakure would become Kirigakure's forward base for re-invading Konoha.

Therefore, the battle for the Uzushiogakure ruins would be the key to Konoha's defense against Kirigakure's attack.

Thus...

A large number of ninjas were dispatched to the Uzushiogakure ruins to set up a base there.

Initially, Konoha was reluctant to send troops due to many concerns, such as the problem of resource consumption.

Furthermore, Kirigakure's small-scale harassment made Konoha lose its vigilance, creating a "boy who cried wolf" situation.

Ultimately, Hatake Sakumo confirmed the enemy's movements and prevented the crisis before it happened.

This also relieved the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and he praised Hatake Sakumo's achievements in front of everyone.

At the Jonin meeting.

Namikaze Minato looked at Hatake Sakumo being praised and felt a little uncomfortable.

Because according to the development of the "original future," the arrogant Konoha would indeed ignore Kirigakure's harassment in the early stages, eventually leading to chaos and heavy losses when Kirigakure attacked.

Hatake Sakumo's survival allowed things to develop in a good direction.

This was not a problem in itself.

But the problem was... Hatake Sakumo had made a great contribution this time, timely discerning Kirigakure's action plan.

In terms of strategic significance and winning the war, Hatake Sakumo was a great contributor.

In addition.

Aburame Shibi, who should have died, survived because of Hatake Sakumo's rescue.

Because of his near-death injuries, he entrusted the position of clan leader to his younger brother, Aburame Shibi.

Another important piece of information was also discerned.

The Kirigakure ninja who seriously injured Aburame Shibi was a young girl named Terumi Mei, about the same age as Kakashi.

This was quite astonishing.

Everyone was skeptical of this news, but everyone knew that the ninja world never lacked geniuses.

Being able to defeat the long-established legendary bug user Aburame Shibi at this age was enough to show the genius of that Kirigakure girl ninja named Terumi Mei.

And only Namikaze Minato and Sarutobi Ryo knew.

Terumi Mei would become a Mizukage in the original future, and her talent and potential should not be underestimated.

"Then, let the Hyuga clan be the reconnaissance team..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen arranged the specific tasks.

Kirigakure ninjas all used Kirigakure's Hiding in Mist Technique, which could obscure vision.

Even the Sharingan could not penetrate the dense fog composed of chakra.

Only the Hyuga clan's Byakugan, because of its ability to see through things, could see through everything.

It was more than appropriate for them to take the lead.

......

Time flew by.

As a large number of Konoha ninjas were dispatched to the Uzushiogakure ruins.

The Third Shinobi World War began in full swing.

Kirigakure joined the war, and Hozuki Mangetsu appeared in the ranks of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen, led by Hozuki Yagura, constantly launched attacks on the Uzushiogakure ruins.

The two sides launched a fierce tug-of-war on this island ruin, and a large number of ninjas died every day.

Kirigakure seemed to regard human lives as worthless, constantly and frantically launching attacks on the Uzushiogakure ruins.

In the eyes of Konoha's higher-ups, various action plans that seemed impossible were actually leveled by Kirigakure using human lives to trade for human lives.

This could not help but make Konoha's higher-ups begin to suspect whether the Third Mizukage was deliberately letting his subordinates die.

Sarutobi Ryo and Namikaze Minato affirmed this idea in their hearts.

Because the Third Mizukage of Kirigakure had the shadow of Uchiha Madara manipulating him from behind.

Uchiha Madara didn't care about the lives of Kirigakure ninjas.

He just wanted to make Konoha bleed more.

The war situation continued to advance.

Corpses were carried off the battlefield every day.

In order to fill the personnel gap, Konoha began to promote a large number of children to Chunin.

As Uchiha Obito, Nohara Rin, Morino Ibiki, Mitarashi Anko... and other children successively became Chunin and were sent to the battlefield.

Kakashi also successfully advanced to Jonin.

He was beaming with pride, but before he could be happy, he was hit by Sarutobi Ryo.

Because this kind of wartime promotion, if it wasn't because of real ability, there was only one possibility.

Konoha... didn't have enough people.

With Kakashi's age, it was obviously unreasonable to be promoted to Jonin at such a young age.

Konoha's surface prosperity could not hide the many internal problems.

The real thunder would explode sooner or later.

Just as smiles would not really disappear, but would only be transferred.

The thunder that Konoha exploded this time became an important proof that the building was about to collapse.

That was...

Konoha's troop resources... were actually not enough...

When this fact was placed before Konoha's higher-ups.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was worried about this.

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura continued to play music and dance, using singing and dancing to cover up the real problem.

As for Shimura Danzo, no one knew what he was thinking.

Chapter 62. National Extinction Crisis

The beginning of the new year.

It should have been a day for family joy.

But Konoha was shrouded in a cloud of sorrow.

Because when dominoes fall, they cause a chain reaction.

Following... Kirigakure's great destruction of the Uzushiogakure ruins, reoccupying them, and using the Uzushiogakure ruins as a forward base to launch an invasion of the Land of Fire's interior.

Konoha's other fronts also faced different pressures.

The A-B brothers tried many times but failed to break through Konoha's front.

This included Namikaze Minato's repeated efforts to hold back Killer B.

It also included Uchiha Fugaku's achievements in holding back the Fourth Raikage.

But as the Third Raikage joined the battle, the situation instantly reversed.

Konoha's front against Kumogakure quickly collapsed, and history once again hurtled in another direction.

At the same time, Iwagakure's large forces regrouped on the border. This time, they learned from the previous lessons and conducted reconnaissance more cautiously. The dark, oppressive army brought great psychological pressure to Konoha. To this end, Konoha's higher-ups had to send as many troops as possible to the front.

The only thing worth being gratified about was the front against Sunagakure. Here, victories were constantly being reported. The dozen or so elders of Sunagakure, the turd-stirrers, finally showed their usefulness. In this war of being the worst, Konoha among the two sides always laughed last.

However, this situation reversed with the return of the Third Kazekage.

The suddenly appearing Third Kazekage announced the news of regaining control of Sunagakure's regime.

A dozen or so Sunagakure elders were purged, some died, and some were arrested.

The Third Kazekage swept away all the internal parasites of Sunagakure with thunderous momentum.

This could not help but make people think that the Third Kazekage's previous disappearance was intentional.

The purpose was to make the dozen or so Sunagakure elders reveal their ugly faces and extend their claws.

The higher-ups of various countries could only think about this kind of result that was almost entrapment, because no one could confirm the truth of the matter.

After reintegrating the internal affairs of Sunagakure, the Third Kazekage designated Ebizo as the next Kazekage.

Gaara's father, Rasa's past compromises with the elders in order to take office as Kazekage became a joke at this moment.

Sunagakure with two generations of Kazekage in the same hall greatly boosted morale.

The counterattack horn sounded.

The Third Kazekage sat in Sunagakure, constantly monitoring and clearing any obstacles that emerged.

While Ebizo focused on fighting in various battlefields, encouraging the morale of all Sunagakure ninjas.

Because of the return of the Third Kazekage, Ebizo's appointment as the new Kazekage was widely expected... The morale of the greatly boosted Sunagakure sounded the horn of counterattack.