Chapter 169 The Shadow of War

The more he thought about it, the more Shisui felt that Bai Ye's words were very weird. The sentence "If Uchiha wants to become Hokage, he will become unfortunate" was like a kind of fate that shrouded his heart, making him a little breathless.

From the family's struggle history.

Uchiha Madara wanted to become Hokage, and finally became a traitor and died at the hands of the first generation Hokage. His grandfather was also the same. He yearned to become Hokage, but died in a secret operation.

After experiencing so many painful lessons, the clan members still yearn for the position of Hokage.

Is the position of Hokage so magical? Let each clan member risk his life and run for the position of Hokage like a moth to a flame.

Seeing that Shisui looked a little dazed, Uchiha Itachi waited patiently for a while, and then asked in confusion: "What were you thinking about just now, brother Shisui? Are you thinking about how to become the Hokage of the village?"

After recovering, Shisui shook his head with some fear:

"I don't have such an idea. I was just thinking that the family and we should not aspire to the position of Hokage, but stay in the security force honestly."

"Stay in the security force, Uchiha can still practice the will of fire."

Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi showed a surprised look.

Shisui is not an ordinary ninja. He is the youngest ninja in the family. His future achievements may be higher than his father, close to the previous clan leaders.

But Shisui didn't even think about becoming Hokage, which really surprised him.

After all, almost all ninjas in the family aspire to the position of Hokage, and they are eager for a Hokage belonging to Uchiha to come out of the family, but Shisui didn't even have this idea.

Just as Uchiha Itachi was about to persuade his brother, he received feedback from the shadow clone.

The shadow clone that stayed in the ninja school was defeated. He had to return to the ninja school immediately, otherwise he would definitely be punished by the teacher and his parents would be disappointed.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Itachi slowly stood up, saluted and said: "My shadow clone has been discovered, and I must return to Konoha immediately. I will visit you again in the evening."

Shisui nodded and said, "Then we'll see you in the evening."

As soon as the voice fell, Uchiha Itachi performed the instant body technique and left. The speed was so fast that he didn't look like a first-year student in the ninja school at all, and even exceeded most of the Genin and Chunin.

After seeing this scene, Shisui felt that Uchiha Itachi's talent was not worse than his own.

After Uchiha Itachi's figure completely disappeared, Shisui looked at the distance and fell into confusion. He didn't know what to do in the future.

At this time, should he go to ask the third generation for advice? Or other ninjas?

Bai Ye of Yuyin Village is a good choice, but he can't find a reason to leave the village, let alone go to Yuyin Village to find Bai Ye.

After a light sigh, Shisui began training alone.

Since he couldn't get the answer by daydreaming, he would work hard to become stronger. The three-magatama Sharingan is enough to see through the enemy's flaws, but it can't see the future of Uchiha.

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Hokage Building.

Jiraiya pushed open the door of the Hokage's office nervously. When he saw that the Hokage sitting in the seat was his teacher, the third generation, his eyes became a little more sad.

Although he knew the news of the sacrifice of the fourth generation couple before returning to the village, his mood became extremely complicated when he saw that it was his teacher, not Minato, sitting in the Hokage's seat.

Noticing Jiraiya pushing the door out, the third generation Hokage also raised his head.

Neither the master nor the apprentice spoke. The air in the office was filled with a sad atmosphere. One of them lost his heir, and the other lost his beloved apprentice.

After a moment of silence, Jiraiya said hesitantly: "Old man, has Minato really died? Didn't he learn the Flying Thunder God Technique? Is there anyone in the Ninja World who can really kill him?"

The Third Hokage sighed softly, and then said: "To be precise, Minato and Kushina are both missing, but one of them used the Shikigami Seal Technique and the other lost the Nine-Tails."

"There has been no news for so many days, it must be sacrificed."

"In order to keep the Nine-Tails in the village, Minato and Kushina paid everything, they did their best."

Hearing this, Jiraiya sighed helplessly.

The old man was right. If Minato wanted to escape, no one in the Ninja World could stop him from escaping.

But in order to protect the villagers and to leave the Nine-Tails in the village, Minato still chose to perform the Shikigami Seal Technique and seal the Nine-Tails on their child Naruto.

After all, if the Nine-Tails died, no one would know where it would be reborn next time.

Once Konoha loses the strongest Nine-Tails, the other ninja villages that are eyeing it will definitely start a war, and then there will be a new ninja world war.

In addition, Minato loves Kushina so much that he should have some thoughts of committing suicide for love.

It's just that their child suffered. He lost his parents just after birth, and his future life is destined to be full of ups and downs.

Thinking of this, Jiraiya looked at the Third Hokage: "Old man, where is Naruto now? The masked man is likely to attack him again!"

"Naruto has been properly arranged by me."

After a pause, the Third Hokage said his solution: "In the days to come, I plan to conceal Naruto's identity and train Naruto as an ordinary child. This is also to protect him."

"Old man, I am sure you can arrange it as you wish."

Jiraiya nodded slightly. He was very confident in the Third Hokage's arrangement. Even if Naruto's identity was concealed, the Third Hokage would not treat Naruto badly.

However, after Minato died, he seemed to have one less reason to stay in the village.

In addition to the old man, the only one who could speak in the village was Orochimaru. I don't know how Orochimaru is doing and whether he has come out of the shadow of the failure of the election for Hokage.

At this time, Jiraiya seemed to remember something and said, "Old man, since Minato has been confirmed missing, shouldn't the village choose the next Hokage? We can't let you keep working hard."

The Third Hokage looked at Jiraiya and said,

"This is exactly why I asked you to come here. After Minato's death, as a master, do you have to inherit the responsibility of the land and become the new Hokage?"

Jiraiya looked embarrassed. He was used to being free and undisciplined, and couldn't stand the constraints after becoming a Hokage.

Hokage is an unattainable dream for ordinary jonin, but for him, it is a big trouble.

After becoming a Hokage, not only do you have to handle official business every day, but your personal freedom will also be restricted. If you want to leave the village, you must not only discuss with other senior officials, but also travel with the Shadow Guard.

It is difficult for him to collect materials with the Shadow Guard with his little hobby.

Unless he can abandon Konoha's face, he can't do anything to insult Konoha.

After thinking about this, Jiraiya said to the Third Hokage:

"Orochimaru is a good candidate. He also participated in the election of the Fourth Hokage. If he becomes the Fifth Hokage now, the jonin in the village should not regret it."

After mentioning Orochimaru, the Third Hokage's face changed, and then frowned and said:

"Orochimaru stays in the laboratory all day and has no time to serve as Hokage. Moreover, he has been too close to Danzo recently and may be influenced by Danzo."

To be fair, the Third Hokage does not want to see Orochimaru become Hokage.

Although Orochimaru is his most proud disciple, whether it is the vision of cultivating talents or the contribution to the village, he is enough to become the new Hokage of the village.

But Orochimaru has a fatal flaw, that is, his personality is too cold.

On the battlefield, Orochimaru can kill the enemy without hesitation and formulate a strategy to sacrifice a small number of people to win the battle, but it goes against the essence of the will of fire.

Not only that.

During the previous Wood Release Plan, Orochimaru looked at the volunteers with the same eyes as he looked at the mice.

When the volunteers turned into tree people, Orochimaru's face did not show any emotional fluctuations.

Even if such a ninja can manage the village well, he can never be the Hokage. If everyone follows Orochimaru's example, the Will of Fire will lose its meaning.

However, in front of Jiraiya, the Third Hokage could not speak his mind.

After a moment of silence, the Third Hokage continued:

"You can recommend Orochimaru to be the Hokage, but there must be two candidates for the election of the Hokage. As long as you agree to run for the Hokage or bring Tsunade back, I will immediately convene a meeting of all the jonin."

Jiraiya was silent for a few seconds. He didn't want to continue this topic.

He didn't want to be the Hokage, and Tsunade didn't want to be the Hokage even more. Since Tsunade left in anger a few years ago, she has never returned to the village in these years.

At most, when the village encounters a war, she will rush to the front line to provide support.

Frankly speaking, he didn't even have the confidence to bring Tsunade back, let alone bring Tsunade back to serve as the fifth Hokage. Now he could only play dead to avoid the topic.

Seeing Jiraiya fall silent, the Third Hokage knew that his plan had failed.

He had originally thought of tricking Jiraiya into running for Hokage and letting Jiraiya become the fifth Hokage of the village, but now it seems that it won't work.

However, his body is still strong, and it won't be difficult to hold on for another three to five years.

I hope that Jiraiya and Tsunade will change their minds by then. The village also needs young Hokage to inject vitality. He has already dared to take any action that destroys the balance.

When Jiraiya and the Third Hokage were bargaining for the position of Hokage, Danzo appeared in the corridor at the door.

After hearing that Jiraiya despised the position of Hokage, Danzo's old face twitched, and the cane in his hand was unconsciously clenched, and his nails were embedded in the wood.

Jiraiya is unwilling to serve as Hokage, so I can serve you.

I have worked diligently for the village for so many years, am I not as good as Tsunade who has been wandering outside for many years?

Just because she is called Tsunade and is the granddaughter of Hashirama and Tobirama?

After coughing a few times to show his presence, Danzo pushed open the door of the office. Judging from the force of pushing the door, the weight of this door is much heavier than before.

Did Sarutobi Hiruzen already foresee that he was in a bad mood and might leave in anger?

Putting away his gradually scattered thoughts, Danzo walked to the desk, handed the meeting minutes to the Third Hokage, and said slowly:

"I have completed the work of allocating clan lands. Except for the Uchiha who are dissatisfied with the allocation, the rest of the ninja clans are very satisfied."

"However, I am worried that the Uchiha may use this to cause trouble. I propose to install surveillance near the Uchiha clan land to monitor their every move and guard against attacks that may come at any time."

The Third Hokage took the meeting minutes, glanced at them, and said:

"Let's forget about installing surveillance. The Uchiha is a member of the village. We There must be no discrimination. As for the clan land, I will go and have a good discussion with Fugaku in a few days. "

After seeing the Third Hokage indulge Uchiha, Danzo said with a rather unhappy face:

"Sarutobi, you are too kind. Uchiha must be under surveillance to ensure the safety of the village. Moreover, the Nine-Tails Rebellion is also related to Uchiha."

Hearing this, Jiraiya came over and asked curiously: "Danzo, do you know the identity of the attacker? Did you fight the attacker that day?"

Danzo looked a little embarrassed. He really had never fought with the masked man.

After some wording, Danzo forced an explanation: "I have never fought with the masked man, but based on the existing information, it should be confirmed that the masked man is an Uchiha who has developed space-time ninjutsu."

"The Nine-Tails Rebellion was the result of the masked man and the Uchiha working together to overthrow the village."

Jiraiya stared at Danzo and said, "Elder Danzo, you still don't have definite evidence to prove this. Why must it be Uchiha? Other ninjas may also learn the Flying Thunder God Technique."

Danzo also got angry. He himself was unhappy with Jiraiya, and said sarcastically: "Only Uchiha Madara in the ninja world has controlled the tailed beast to attack the village. The other ninjas can't do it. Who else can you say except Uchiha?"

"And only the village has mastered the complete space-time ninjutsu, and only the people in the village have channels to contact it."

Listening to the quarrel between Danzo and Jiraiya, the Third Hokage on the side suddenly remembered something that was almost forgotten.

On the day of the Nine-Tails Rebellion, the sealed book in the secret room was also stolen.

That is the sealed book that records almost all the forbidden techniques of Konoha. Could it be that the masked man's purpose is not to destroy Konoha, but to get the sealed book of the village?

But the ninjas recorded in the sealed book are all forbidden techniques with high risks but not necessarily high returns.

Why did the masked man steal the sealed book?

After thinking for a while, the third generation Hokage didn't have any good ideas. The lost sealed book could not be recovered. Fortunately, there was more than one sealed book, and the village did not lose these forbidden techniques.

Next, maybe we just need to see if the forbidden techniques in the sealed book appear in various parts of the ninja world.

Maybe we can know the true identity of the masked man and the deep-seated reasons for launching the Nine-Tails Rebellion.

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came from the corridor. After pushing open the door, the Hokage assistant looked into the office breathlessly.

After seeing the Hokage's office as chaotic as a vegetable market.

The Hokage assistant was stunned for a moment, then handed the intelligence scroll to the Third Hokage and said:

"Third Hokage, Danzo, Jiraiya, there is news from the border that the Hidden Cloud Village has launched a war against the Land of Fire!"