Chapter 234 Uchiha Threat Theory Konoha. "How is that possible! Our Konoha is the strongest ninja village!" The Konoha villagers who came out of the shelter looked at the village with dull eyes. The huge and magnificent gate, which symbolized the most powerful ninja village, Konoha, had been completely destroyed, without any trace of its original appearance. Even because of the blast of the Tailed Beast Ball, which caused countless dust to fall down, the entire Konoha gave people the feeling that it had experienced an unprecedented war. "You must be kidding! Our ninja, our Hokage! How could we let the enemy attack the village?!" "Home... Will this happen again next time?" The villagers of Konoha who came out of the shelters in every corner of Konoha stared at the scene in front of them with dull eyes. Under the bright sunshine, the whole Konoha was dead silent. All the roofs were covered with dust and messy garbage, as if it was an apocalyptic scene at dawn. It gives people a feeling of great contrast.
The tailed beast from the Hidden Mist Village suddenly appeared outside the gate of Konoha and went berserk. This scene directly brought an extremely shocking impact to Konoha. The arrogant villagers of Konoha finally understood one thing: the strongest ninja village was not as powerful as they imagined. Even war and death almost befell Konoha. "What on earth is our Hokage doing!?" At this time, an old woman looked at her village with tears on her face and couldn't help roaring. "Both of my sons died on the battlefield! Every time they said they died for the village and the war was about to end, but year after year, the war has reached our doorstep! The First and Second Hokage died on the front lines and the war didn’t reach the Land of Fire, let alone Konoha! But now something like this has happened…” If there is one, there will be two. After several years of war, the Third War had caused extremely great trauma to Konoha, with more than half of the ninjas killed or injured. This is not an exaggeration, but the reality. This battle can be said to have consumed Konoha's future potential. Countless young ninjas sacrificed their lives, and the overdraft and consumption of the powerful foundation of Konoha, the number one ninja village. If there had not been this war, in the future, Konoha would have had more and more chakra-less ninjas, or ordinary villagers who had not graduated from the ninja school. A family consisting of two villagers with only weak chakras can continue to give birth to children with chakras, one, two or even three. These children will form new families in the future and continue to spread. However, this battle directly consumed most of the strongest foundation accumulated by the first and second generations of Konoha. The Third War! Overdrawing Konoha's future potential! "Hokage! Why isn't the war over yet?!" Under the attack of the tailed beasts this time, the resentment in the hearts of countless villagers finally erupted. Although most of them are elderly, it has become a start. After the three wars in the Naruto world, the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen resigned due to criticism, and perhaps this was the reason. Never underestimate human nature! But never overestimate human nature! Hokage's office.
"Hokage-sama, the village has re-established its defenses, and we have sent out several elite troops to explore the outside of the village..." "Hokage-sama, the villagers in the village reacted violently..." "Lord Hokage..." Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had just returned to the office, looked exhausted, but his expression did not improve after hearing the news from the Anbu. Although the three tails did not cause major damage, the impact they caused was huge. Because this incident directly gave all the villagers of Konoha a sense of crisis, their Third Hokage was unable to protect them. This is the selfishness of human nature! Mizuto Menen and Utane Koharu also looked extremely solemn. "Hiruzen, the impact this time is too great." Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Perhaps I am really old. I actually let the Three-Tails appear outside the Konoha village. After this battle, I will resign as the Third Hokage. Konoha needs a new Hokage." "Hiruzen!" "Sarutobi!" This time, the hoarse voice of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen echoed, causing Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu to change their expressions drastically. Although the impact this time was significant, they definitely did not think of Sarutobi Hiruzen abdicating. "Lord Hokage!" At this moment, Namikaze Minato appeared and heard these words. His face changed drastically, but then he thought of something else and his face became extremely ugly. When Sarutobi Hiruzen saw the appearance of Minato Habun, he couldn't help but reveal a trace of relief, and said sadly: "Minato, you're finally here." However, Namikaze Minato felt extremely ashamed, lowered his head and said hoarsely: "Minato has failed the Hokage's expectations by advancing without authorization. Shinnosuke Jonin was seriously injured in this battle and his other arm has been amputated. He can no longer be a ninja!" When he heard this, Sarutobi Hiruzen's pupils shrank and his brain exploded. Although he already knew that his son was seriously injured, he never thought that his son could not even be a ninja. Losing a leg or an arm is okay, as you can just install a puppet arm or leg, but not being able to be a ninja anymore is a heavy blow to both Shinnosuke himself and his old father. "Sandaime-sama!" At this time, Minato Namikaze knelt on one knee in shame, and blood was still faintly visible on the bandaged wound on his abdomen. Even Mitomon En and Utane Koharu showed worried expressions and looked at their old friend, fearing that they would be hit hard. However, no one expected that the 55-year-old Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen would just take a deep breath and suppress all his sorrow in his heart. "Sarutobi Shinnosuke was greedy for merit and reckless, leading a small number of elite troops to encounter the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. During the encounter, he was reckless as a commander and made many wrong decisions, resulting in heavy casualties...
Fortunately, thanks to the support of the two ninja teams of Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Yoru, no tragedy occurred..." As Sarutobi Hiruzen's hoarse voice echoed, the faces of the three people in the office suddenly changed. Especially Namikaze Minato raised his head and looked at the Sandaime Hokage in shock. "Hokage! This is strange..." Before Namikaze Minato could finish his words, Mito Kadokome En beside him sighed and raised his hand to stop him from speaking. "Minato, don't you understand yet? Someone needs to take responsibility for this incident, and you are Hiruzen's favorite successor to the Will of Fire, and Hiruzen is the Third Hokage. Whether it's for the stability of the village or because I don't want to ruin the future of Konoha, the one who should be suffering the most is Hiruzen." At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen lowered the Hokage's hat, and his eyes were filled with pain. His son was blamed for all of this. But there is no way, after all, someone has to take responsibility for everything in the current situation, but Sarutobi Shinnosuke is useless and has the lowest value. "Minato, you don't have to feel guilty, this is Shinnosuke's responsibility!" At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep breath, sorted out his emotions, and said in a deep voice: "As the son of the Hokage, he should shoulder due responsibilities while enjoying the glory. This is what he should do. Minato, you have no time to feel guilty. Your responsibilities will be even heavier!" The appearance of the Three-Tails in Konoha will have a significant impact, and after Sarutobi Shinnosuke takes the blame, it will give Konoha a new impression. Their Third Hokage was impartial and ruthless. He did not hide anything, even his own son. More importantly, even the Third Hokage's son went to the front line. Even ending up like this would make the villagers of Konoha feel ashamed and give rise to a sense of identity, as they were all fighting for the village. Maybe their Hokage made a wrong decision, or maybe his strength is a little lacking, but he still deserves the title of Hokage. In addition, Sarutobi Hiruzen had first conveyed a message that he directly assumed all responsibilities for the Third War, promised to select a new Hokage, and resigned himself. This operation will indeed calm the turbulent heart of Konoha. It has to be said that the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen is very experienced. "Hiruzen!" Facing his two old friends, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu, Sarutobi Hiruzen calmly waved his hands and said: "Someone has to be held responsible for the Third War, and as the Third Hokage, I have an unshirkable responsibility, so there is no need to mention this matter any further. Order the Anbu to release it immediately." "We got it!" Mitomon En and Utane Koharu sighed and finally nodded heavily. They understood Hiruzen's plan. Hiruzen couldn't become Hokage anyway, so he might as well take all the responsibility. "Watergate!" Then Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Namikaze Minato, showing a complicated and gratified expression and sighed: "It's not that I have a prejudice against the Uchiha clan, but the village really can't stand the turmoil now. The village suffered too much loss in the Ninja World War this time, and the Uchiha clan is extreme and extremely warlike... Especially Uchiha Ye, you must have read the books he published in recent years, which have already exposed his desire to start a war..." Sarutobi Hiruzen did not evade at all and solemnly laid the facts out. "If he is allowed to take the position, Konoha will be caught in the flames of war, which will be a disaster for both the village and the ninja world. More importantly, the forces behind the Uchiha are all families!"
After hearing this, Utane Koharu beside him nodded solemnly and said in a deep voice: "Hiruzen is right. The village has finally stabilized. If it was just one Uchiha, it would be fine, but there are a group of families behind him. It's easy for us old guys to deal with it, but what about the original families? There will inevitably be a conflict between the old and new forces. What Konoha needs now is not turmoil, but a peaceful and smooth handover. This is why Hiruzen chose you." There is no right or wrong in political struggles, only different positions! After all, who is clean when playing politics? From their perspective, Konoha was already so weak that another conflict between the old and new forces would inevitably cause unrest in the village. After hearing this, Minato Namikaze fell silent. He had witnessed the casualties in the village over the years, and no one wanted to see another conflict. "As for you, Minato, I can slowly hand all of this over to you without causing any conflict." Suddenly Sarutobi Hiruzen mentioned this matter again, which almost means that the Fourth Hokage he is favoring is you. This shocked Minato Namikaze, and he blurted out: "Sama Sandai, and Lady Tsunade!" However, when it came to Tsunade, the three of them all looked unhappy, especially Sarutobi Hiruzen, whose face turned ashen. "Minato! If it was the old Tsunade, I would choose her without hesitation, but now look at this information!" After Sarutobi Hiruzen took out the top-secret information beside the table with a grim look on his face, various detailed information came into view. The two people's words and actions were obviously intimate. Intimate relationship between man and woman? Nima! Can this be a normal companionship? What's even more outrageous is that Namikaze Minato's pupils shrank. He saw in the intelligence that the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan had secretly let the younger generation form a team, and even the Anbu was investigating this situation. It seemed like a marriage. When seeing Minato Namikaze's shocked look, Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a deep voice: "Tsunade has been bewitched by Uchiha, a woman! The biggest problem is that she found a man she shouldn't have found. It's not that I look down on women, but women are so sweet-talked... No matter how smart one is, one will be deceived by this so-called love and be carried away by it. Therefore, men are almost always in charge of major events. This is a fact, not discrimination! What’s more…” Having said that, Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression became even more solemn. He slowly raised his head and looked straight at Namikaze Minato. "You have read the top secret information of the Uchiha clan before, Minato. Today, you must have seen the Six Paths Ninja Tool in Uchiha Ya's hand. Although this tool has been passed down from generation to generation in the Uchiha clan, it was lost as early as the beginning of Konoha... The last owner of this ninja tool was Uchiha Madara. According to the intelligence records of the Second Hokage, the last Six Paths Ninja Tool appeared in the Valley of the End! It was also the battlefield where he fought the First Hokage!" At this moment, Minato Namikaze's expression gradually became solemn, and he finally understood the seriousness of the situation. "How did you get this ninja tool? Did it inherit the dangerous will of Uchiha Madara? Or has the Uchiha been hiding some conspiracy..." With a hoarse voice, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes revealed great fear and distrust of Uchiha, at which Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu also nodded with solemn expressions. "The Uchiha clan is too dangerous! Especially the secret marriage with the Senju clan in recent years. Is this also a conspiracy? With the current strength of the Senju clan, does the Uchiha clan want to annex the Senju clan? By then, Tsunade and the entire Senju clan will all change their surnames to Uchiha?" After hearing all the threats from Uchiha, it was really frightening. At this time, Minato Namikaze was more solemn than ever before. If such a powerful Uchiha really appeared in Konoha, how big of an impact would it bring to Konoha? "Hokage-sama, I understand!" At this moment, Minato Namikaze finally realized how heavy the burden on his shoulders was, and it even made him a little breathless. "Minato, maybe others think that being a Hokage is an honor, but only those who become a Hokage can understand that this is a responsibility. I think you have already felt this pressure, and perhaps your challenge is huge."
Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a determined look. He would never allow any turmoil in Konoha. He can abdicate! But Konoha must maintain the status quo, that is, a peaceful handover, so there is only one choice, Namikaze Minato can slowly accept all his power. Unlike the Uchiha and Senju, they are a group of forces, so it would be strange if there is no conflict at that time. (End of this chapter)