Chapter 245 The Third Hokage's ultimate move is the Daimyofu! [Seeking monthly tickets] "What! You said Konoha set an ambush and Kumogakure's retreat has been cut off?" At the border of the Land of Fire, when the secret troops of the Iwagakure were advancing rapidly, a sudden urgent piece of information made Ohnoki's face change and he was shocked. "Sandaki Tsuchikage-sama, this is the news that we have hidden deep inside Konoha at the risk of our lives. Konoha has already set up a dragnet along the border..." After hearing the information, Ohnoki's face turned extremely ugly and he hurriedly ordered the ninja corps to stop the combat plan. "Third-generation Tsuchikage-sama, I'm afraid that the Cloud Ninja has already fallen into Konoha's trap. We..." Before he finished speaking, Ohnoki gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Retreat! At the same time, send information to the Cloud Ninja, saying that the information has been leaked, Konoha has set up an ambush, and our Rock Ninja have suffered heavy casualties..." Good man, I have to say, Ohnoki is really cunning. As thousands of elite Rock Ninjas returned to defend, at the distant border of Konoha, Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and revealed a sinister smile. "Lord Orochimaru, we saw signs of a large number of ninjas in the distance, but they disappeared again."
After hearing this, Orochimaru showed a hoarse smile. "Haha, Ohnoki is still so cautious. It's a pity that although being cautious can reduce the probability of making mistakes, it will also lead to missing many opportunities." Under Orochimaru's unique hoarse laughter, there were less than two thousand Konoha ninjas around the Konoha stronghold behind him, except for a large number of ambushes. If Ōnoki led the elite Iwagakure ninjas to attack at this time, they might not be without the ability to fight. Unfortunately, Ōnoki was too cautious. Since Konoha already knew their plan, he would not force it. The original intention was to gamble that Konoha would be unprepared. After Konoha was prepared, the meaning of the surprise attack was lost. As for the Cloud Ninja situation? What does this have to do with him, Onoki? As long as the person who died was not a ninja from the Iwagakure, it had nothing to do with him. However, there was something wrong with the direction of the Iwagakure ninja after their retreat, which made the Iwagakure ninja on the way secretly frightened. "Sandaime Tsuchikage-sama, we have deviated from the direction of retreat..." "Deviating from what?" The Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki shouted coldly, then looked back at the people behind him and said in a gloomy voice: "There is no need to continue the war now. The major ninja villages have suffered heavy losses, but Konoha's foundation will allow it to recover at the fastest speed. No matter how hard we, the Iwagakure, try, we will never be able to catch up with Konoha! There is an opportunity now!" At this moment, a hint of coldness appeared in Ohnoki's eyes. "The country of Taki and the country of frost!" A firm belief burst out from Ohnoki's eyes. The trusted Iwa Ninja beside him was shocked when he heard this and blurted out: "Sister Sandaime Tsuchikage, the Kingdom of Lightning and the Kingdom of Frost have always been interfered by the Kingdom of Lightning. We are allies with the Kingdom of Lightning..." After being shocked, the voice of the Iwagakure became weaker and weaker, but the eyes of the Iwagakure ninjas behind him flashed with an inexplicable light. Ohnoki said angrily, "What alliance? The alliance of the four major ninja villages has long been a thing of the past under the two idiots Kirigakure and Sand Ninja." "Since the alliance has been broken, if we don't take this opportunity to secure enough resources for our Iwagakure, are we going to watch Konoha rise again after the war?" Ōnoki waved his hand angrily and led the elite Iwagakure ninjas behind him without any hesitation, changing their route and charging into the Land of Water Trap and the Land of Frost.
The shadow of the Land of Thunder has always been behind these two small countries, and even the Land of Taki has the shadow of their Land of Earth behind them. But in the war, since it is impossible to get resources to recover from Konoha, the only thing they can do is to turn their attention to these small countries. "Everyone disguised me as a Cloud Ninja and painted their skin black. Anyway, everyone in the Ninja world knows that the looting nature is the root of the Cloud Ninja." Ohnoki was the first to use disguise, painting himself to look like a dark-skinned old man, with his exposed eyes showing no trace of shame. That's what ninjas are like! Your reputation as a Kumo-nin is bad enough anyway, so you wouldn't mind getting a little more. Although this move was somewhat of a step of adding insult to injury, the group of Iwagakure ninjas fell silent when they thought that the looted resources would replenish their own village. Afterwards, after crossing the forest, they saw all of them were ninjas from the Land of Lightning, all wearing Cloud Ninja forehead protectors and had dark skin. Anyway, this was done by the Cloud Ninjas, not them. At this time, the Third Raikage would never have thought that after Ohnoki saw that the situation was not good, not only did he not help him, but he also added insult to injury. At this time, on another battlefield, the Cloud Ninjas were on their way to evacuate in a panic. "Father, the Iwagakure Ninja sent a message that they encountered an ambush by Konoha Ninja during their surprise attack... The information was leaked, so we must be careful..." After seeing his son's hasty report, the Third Raikage was shocked at first, and then said unhappily: "You believe this? According to the plan, there is still some distance. The Iwagakure is much closer than us. Logically, the Iwagakure should be the first to launch an attack. But now we are fleeing and the Iwagakure has just sent us a message. Don't you see it?" After facing his father's scolding, the future Fourth Raikage Ai was careless in a moment of haste. When he came to his senses and thought about it, he immediately showed a look of shock and anger. He is not a fool! At this time! It was obvious that they were the first to attack. "Damn Ohnoki!" The alliance relationship appears weak and powerless at this moment. When everyone is tempted by common interests, they can be driven to put aside their previous hatred and join forces. But after discovering that there was no benefit, the alliance between the two sides became so fragile. "Lord Raikage, something bad has happened. Our retreat route has been blocked by Konoha's Mangekyō Uchiha Ya and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!" The elite Cloud Ninja Corps, which had been retreating in a panic, all looked terribly pale when they heard that enemies had appeared ahead of them. "Lord Raikage, we will cover you!" "Damn it! Everyone, fight to the death to break out!" "Shut up!" After the Third Raikage shouted coldly, he knew that this time Konoha had specially set up a tight net and it would not be so easy to escape. "Ai! From now on you are the Fourth Raikage of the Kumogakure!" Following the loud shout from the Third Raikage, the faces of countless Cloud Ninjas changed drastically. Confirming the Fourth Raikage at this time undoubtedly proves that their Third Raikage is about to make the biggest decision. "Father!"
"All Cloud Ninjas, listen up! You are the elite of the Cloud Ninjas. Now protect the Fourth Raikage and break through. I will cover you personally!" The Konoha ninja who was ambushing from afar was heading here. "Master Ye, we can sense the chakra of the Third Raikage ahead, and he is rushing towards us..." At this moment, a kaleidoscope of colors appeared in Uchiha Ye's eyes, and he couldn't help but smile as he looked at the violent chakra in the distance. "The Cloud Ninja has been cornered. All Konoha Ninjas must focus on holding them back!" "Yes!" Although the direction of the Third World War has changed dramatically, the war that should have ended long ago has continued until now. However, when faced with a desperate situation, the Third Raikage fulfilled his duty as a Kage, knowing that his age and potential were exhausted, so he would rather stay behind to give the elite of his village a chance to break through. While the battle was going on on the front line, Konoha also received battle reports in the rear. …… Konoha, the Hokage's office building. "Hokage-sama, the battle plan of the Cloud Ninja and the Rock Ninja was discovered on the front line. Due to the emergency, Lady Tsunade and Lord Uchiha Ya have joined forces..." The fighting had already begun at the front line, but the intelligence was only reported back now. The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was not stupid either. With this deployment, the intelligence should have been discovered at least a week ago or even earlier. "Huruzen! How dare you to send back such important information only now." "That's right, what does Tsunade mean? Don't you trust us? Or what? What urgent information? How can there be time to mobilize so many ninjas from Mount Kikyo? Is this information only discovered three days ago?" Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu were immediately furious. They had just been preparing to select the Fourth Hokage, but you guys on the front line just ignored them. If the Senju or Uchiha really come to power, will they still have a place? Sarutobi Hiruzen also had a rather ugly look on his face. Tsunade's attitude was not just that she didn't trust them, but such actions were clearly trying to push the credit to Uchiha. "Tsunade, is it because of the rumors in the village before?!" Sarutobi Hiruzen muttered to himself. He thought Tsunade was angry because of the rumors of human experiments during this period and rejected the position of the new Hokage among the three ninjas. "Huruzen, we have already reached an agreement on the terms of peace with the Mist Ninja, and the Sand Ninja Village has also arranged for an envoy to come. Peace is more important than anything else at this time." "Yes, if we anger the Rock Ninja and the Cloud Ninja this time, the village will continue to be mired in the war and watch the Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja recover." Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu were analyzing the current good situation with deep concern. It was obvious that peace would be achieved, but you, Tsunade, were happy about it without considering the overall situation. Perhaps it is not wrong from their perspective. After all, they are old, and their idea at this time is no longer to take Konoha further, but safety is more important than anything else. As long as there is peace, with Konoha's foundation they can continue to develop as they did after the First World War, within twenty years Konoha will be the largest village in the ninja world again. Isn't this better? As the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen puffed out smoke and fell into deep thought. After a long while, he put down his pipe, tapped the table lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Send a message to Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade at the front line to give up the targeted war. Jiraiya will negotiate a truce with the Sand Ninjas, while Orochimaru and Tsunade will be in charge of the Rock Ninjas and the Cloud Ninjas respectively. I don’t want to fight now. Tell Tsunade not to escalate the war recklessly. The village can’t bear it anymore…”
"Yes!" As Sarutobi Hiruzen's order was slowly given, an Anbu shouted loudly and disappeared in the office. However, Mitomon En and Utatane Koharu frowned and said, "Huruzen, Minato is ready to go to the Land of Fire, and the two of us are also ready to go, but Tsunade's momentum right now..." It is obvious that the person they are most afraid of right now is Tsunade. As for Uchiha Night Mangekyō, although she is strong, the Uchiha clan is born with too many disadvantages. "I will personally take responsibility for the human experiment and disqualify the Sannin from running for Hokage. This is an explanation to everyone." Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his head and looked at the two old friends calmly. His expression seemed full of calmness. "But..." The two were still a little worried, after all, Tsunade's reputation was there. However, Sarutobi Hiruzen could see the two's worries at a glance. He gently tapped the table with his pipe and said meaningfully: "How many ninjas are there on the front lines? When the war on the front lines was extremely fierce and dangerous, we were able to conceal a lot of information in order to reassure people. This is how we were able to reassure people. Countless ninjas were sacrificed in this war, so spreading the news from the front lines can also appease humanity." Following Sarutobi Hiruzen's meaningful voice, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu suddenly realized. Yes, there are only a few ninjas on the front line, but they are the ones who have the final say in the rear of Konoha, and they are not trying to steal the credit. Tsunade and her men won the battle, so naturally they had to spread the news of their victory, but this news was controlled by them. Emphasize the heroes who sacrificed Konoha and downplay the contributions of Tsunade and Uchiha. "But that's not enough." As if he had thought of something, Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned slightly. To be on the safe side, he put the lit pipe in his mouth again, took a deep puff, exhaled a puff of thick smoke, and then said faintly: "It can be said that Minato Namikaze's contribution to the Bear Country laid the foundation for peace in one fell swoop. This led to the Kirigakure peace talks and the beginning of the Sand Ninja's hesitation. After that, Jiraiya decisively joined forces with Minato Namikaze to attack, and the news that the Sand Ninja was preparing to negotiate with the village was also widely publicized, and there were also Tsunade and Orochimaru, who were also members of the Three Ninjas..." At this moment, Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu both smiled with satisfaction and nodded. They are very good at this kind of operation. Tsunade made the greatest contribution, but they could have been named the Three Ninjas and shared the honors, with the dead Konoha heroes taking the lead. The biggest thing is to promote these heroes, which will dilute the contributions of others. After all, no one will compete for honor with the dead heroes. This series of operations was the result of the sacrifices made by countless Konoha heroes and the three ninjas. As for Minato Namikaze's contribution, they did not exaggerate it, but they promoted it a little too much, slightly covering up the Uchiha who came up with the idea. So what if the Sannin are a bit more famous? Because of the previous human experiment incident, Sarutobi Hiruzen personally took responsibility as a teacher and even reluctantly cancelled the Sannin's qualifications as Hokage. No matter who you ask, this is all due to the greatness of the Third Hokage. Therefore, the Sannin, who had been disqualified, could have a bigger name, it didn't matter. "Hum, Koharu, the two of you should quickly go to the Land of Fire and at the same time explain the importance of Tsunade being deceived by the Uchiha. As for Minato, I believe that he will be able to gain the trust of the Lord of Fire." When talking about Minato Namikaze, Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a confident smile. This grandson is better than his own disciple and is also the Konoha ninja he is most satisfied with.
Not only will he inherit his will of fire, but his civilian identity will be the best opportunity to get close to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire. There are now two candidates for the Fourth Hokage, one civilian and one Uchiha. Another branch of the Senju clan in Daimyo Prefecture, let them choose Uchiha? is it possible? Even after knowing that Tsunade was bewitched by Uchiha and that the Senju clan of Konoha was about to change their surname to Uchiha, what would happen to the Senju clan members of Daimyo Prefecture? I'm afraid it will also affect the relationship between me and Tsunade. Therefore, going to Daming Prefecture is his ultimate move. Their goal from the beginning to the end was to eliminate Tsunade. This is the natural defect of Uchiha! When he thought of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a gratified smile. Perhaps Uchiha Ya's prestige was better than Minato's, but there was no way he could do that in the Daimyo's mansion. Please vote for next month. The crucial moment of Hokage selection is coming soon and the three battles will be over soon. Because of the change of the protagonist and the timeline, the Nine-Tails Night and the Daimyo Mansion's fight for the qualification of Hokage will be together. (End of this chapter)