Daming Mansion of the Land of Fire.

In the attic named Tenshu, for the joint visit of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and Konoha Jounin Squad Leader Nara Shikaku, as the daimyo of the Land of Fire, they naturally had to receive a grand reception.

It's just that because the current situation in the Land of Fire is different from normal, neither the Daimyo nor the Hokage have the time to focus on this.

"I didn't expect you, Sarutobi, would come here to visit me in person. We haven't seen each other for a long time since a party years ago."

Seeing Hiruzen arriving at the Daming Mansion in such a hurry, the Fire Country Daimyo was relieved and also expressed emotion.

He has known Hiruzen, Danzo and others since he was a boy, and they have a good relationship and have established deep friendships.

Therefore, when Hiruzen succeeded in becoming Hokage, he also provided considerable assistance in the early stage to assist Hiruzen in stabilizing the internal balance of Konoha.

But when I see my old friend now aged like this, I still can't help but sigh in my heart.

Compared to the gathering a few years ago, Hiruzen looked even older.

This kind of aging is not just about appearance, but also about inner aging.

The high-spirited Third Hokage in the past has become a piece of history in the past, deeply buried.

"I really have no choice. Therefore, there are some things that must be agreed upon by the two of us."

Hiruzen smiled helplessly.

If it is not necessary, as Hokage, he cannot leave his post without permission. Instead, he should sit in Konoha, strategize, and issue orders conveniently.

The Fire Country Daimyo nodded slightly.

Hiruzen then looked at Shikaku. After Shikaku nodded, he said to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire: "Your Excellency, these are just some trivial speculations of mine. Iwagakure withdrew his troops, but Kumogakure began to carry out military exercises in the Country of Yu.

Action, the Kingdom of Ghosts began to control the situation in the Kingdom of Rain and the Kingdom of Waves. The timing of these things and the targets they targeted seemed too coincidental. Although there is no definite evidence, I think this may be the plan of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

.”

After listening to Shikaku's words, the Fire Country Daimyo did not object, but looked at Hiruzen and said: "To be honest, Konoha Village is really full of talents. Even if they leave Konoha, they can still make waves in the world, and they can also

They have become the number one enemy of the Fire Nation. If possible, I hope Sarutobi can pay more attention to the inner character of ninjas in the future instead of just focusing on their talents. If their talents are used to deal with the Fire Nation and Konoha

, then, it would be better to eliminate people with such talents as soon as possible."

The name of the Fire Nation has a certain meaning.

He knew who the person Shikaku was referring to was.

Chiba Shiraishi.

A defector ninja who was not particularly troublesome in the ninja world before the Wind Kingdom War.

If there is a sudden revelation about the Kingdom of Ghosts, this person will be ignored until now.

Compared to the prestigious reputations of Uchiha and Hinata, the danger level of Chiba Shiraishi is only known to the top management of Konoha. The outside world does not pay much attention to this person. Many times, he will even regard him as an Uchiha.

A vassal of Namiruri and Hyuga Ayane, rather than a mastermind-like existence.

Facing the sarcasm from the Fire Nation daimyo, Hiruzen knew that the other party had complaints in his heart, and this was the result of Konoha's lack of education.

Therefore, Hiruzen had no excuse.

Although he himself felt that he had worked very hard on the ideological education of Konoha ninjas, the result was that Chiba Shiraishi defected, which also caused problems for Uchiha and Hinata. Later, his disciple Orochimaru also left Konoha because of taboo research.

These are things that have already happened and there is nothing we can do to change them.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. Since Minato's sacrifice, Konoha has been unstable internally and externally. As the Hokage, it is impossible for me to have everything go smoothly."

"The fourth generation? It's really a pity. If he hadn't died young, he might have been a good successor."

As for some of the conflicts that arose during the transfer of power between the two Hokage generations, it is not convenient for the Daimyos of the Fire Nation, as outsiders, to evaluate them.

To be fair, if he were to suddenly give up his position as daimyo and pass it on to his own heir, he would be somewhat reluctant and doubtful about his heir's abilities, thinking that he was not capable enough to possess the daimyo's talents.

It was not surprising to the daimyo that Hiruzen had such an idea at that time.

As he said that, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire turned his attention to Shikaku and praised him with a smile: "Although Mr. Shikaku's guess is just a theoretical analysis, he is worthy of Nara for being able to see the essence of the matter to this extent.

A clan of ninjas."

"Your Majesty the Daimyo is so complimentary."

Lu Jiu was helpless.

Rather than being called worthy of being a member of the Nara clan, he hoped that the daimyo would praise him personally, not the Nara clan.

Although many members of the Nara clan are quite intelligent, and the ninjas of the Nara clan have served as the jonin squad leaders of Konoha for generations, binding family and talent together still makes Shikaku feel a little uncomfortable.

But often, family bloodline is something that cannot be given up.

If you take on the family's bloodline, you will give feedback to the family, and at the same time, you will fight with the dignity of the family on your back.

"I am seriously praising Mr. Shikaku's intelligence. I have mentioned it from Sarutobi and Danzo more than once."

The great name of the Fire Country smiled.

"Elder Danzo?"

Shikaku was slightly surprised.

"Why, don't you find it weird? Although Danzo is a true martial arts sect in Konoha, he still looks at people with a very vicious look, but he is a little more gloomy. Most of the time, he is still quite cute."

cute?

Shikaku couldn't help but complain about the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Danzo is no longer a slightly gloomy man, but a very gloomy man.

The roots represent the darkness of Konoha, and these darkness are things that Konoha cannot give up.

If there were no Danzo, then ANBU would completely replace the functions of the root. In the final analysis, the root is just a part of the ANBU.

Danzo is also equivalent to the shadow behind Naruto.

No country can only have a bright side. Therefore, Shikaku is afraid of Danzo, but he also recognizes the existence of Danzo and his roots.

After all, reality is not a fairy tale.

"Then, what the Lord Daimyo means is..."

"About this, Konoha Anbu seems to have not collected enough information. This is no wonder. In many cases, the intelligence systems of Damingfu and Konoha are not in common, and the methods are also different. Mr. Shikaku can analyze it.

So much information really surprised me.”

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire sighed after saying this.

Hiruzen and Shikaku looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.

Without being too immersed in sighs of distress, the Fire Country Daimyo took out a scroll from his sleeve, placed it in front of Hiruzen, and unfolded the scroll himself.

"Let's take a look. This is the information that was sent back from the isolated island a few days ago. I didn't expect that the Kingdom of Ghosts would attack so decisively, and it was not just the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Thunder that united. Even the Kingdom of Water,

Got involved."

It can be said that, except for the Kingdom of Wind, which is still licking its wounds in a corner, all the major countries in the ninja world have been involved in this turmoil by the Kingdom of Demon.

This kind of method makes the great names of the Fire Country deeply fearful.

At the same time, he also regretted why such a person would defect from Konoha. This was also the reason why he hoped that Hiruzen would focus on cultivating talents and character in the future.

If I cultivate such a terrible enemy every time, I don't know whether to cry or laugh.

In other words, it can be said that I can't laugh or cry.

Hiruzen and Shikaku glanced at the information on the scroll, and at the same time, cold sweat ran down their faces.

December 7th.

The isolated island, an area beyond the reach of the law, was attacked by the allied ninja forces of the four kingdoms of Ghost, Thunder, Earth, and Water, and has now been completely occupied.

December 9th.

Shion, the new shrine maiden of the Demon Country, and the daimyo of the three major nations, jointly convened an international parliament to detail the numerous crimes committed by the isolated island merchants and make judgments in accordance with international law.

The five major nations were involved in the three major nations. Therefore, even if the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Wind were not involved, the trial was approved by the majority.

Although many small countries protested secretly, in the face of the joint pressure from the Kingdom of Ghosts and the three big countries, the small countries that had interests related to the Lonely Island Business Alliance, their protests were directly suppressed, and they could not afford to fight.

spray.

Small countries such as the Country of Grass, the Country of Tang, and the Country of Bears, which have Ninja Villages, did not say anything and expressed their unconditional obedience.

From the looks of it, this doesn't seem to have much to do with the Land of Fire.

But the problem is that in this international meeting, the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Wind were not invited, and even before it was made public, not even a bit of news was revealed.

Hiruzen and Shikaku knew where the problem was.

Isolating the Kingdom of Fire and the Kingdom of Wind, and further dividing the connections between the five major nations, the momentum of the Kingdom of Ghosts to become the sixth largest nation has become unstoppable, and no external force can stop it.

The target is not pointed at the Ninja Village, but at a more core national level.

Daming Mansion represents the political center of a country, while Ninja Village is the military center.

If it is a time of war, the country will naturally make decisions around the Ninja Village.

Now is the period of non-ninja world war, so pointing the finger at the political level of a country is undoubtedly more lethal than pointing at the ninja village.
To be continued...