Yamanaka Haiichi's worries were exactly what the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was thinking after reading his report.
He is already old.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes reflected deep sadness. He loved this village, and that's why he felt extremely painful. He single-handedly created Orochimaru, a genius and crazy disciple, and also personally released this poisonous snake. Now
This poisonous snake filled with anger and jealousy intended to destroy the village, but Hiruzen Sarutobi was unable to stop it.
He took a deep breath of smoke from his pipe, circulated it in his lungs and exhaled it again. Under the smoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi focused his attention on the row of photos hanging on the wall in front of him.
The photo hanging on the wall is a half-length photo of four young men, wearing the same style of dark blue dress, with silver pendants hanging around their necks.
The four people in the photo can be said to be one of the most powerful and powerful people in the world. Not only do they have the ability to dominate the ninja world, but they also control the most powerful ninja village in the world - they are the Hokages of all generations.
, the man who rules Konoha Village.
However, among all the Hokages, only Sarutobi Hiruzen lived to his old age. Among them, the fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, was only twenty-four years old when he died, which was in his prime.
"Hokage-sama!"
The door was gently closed, and a slightly hesitant female voice sounded from behind Sarutobi Hiruzen, without the liveliness of the past: "I'm sorry! I..."
"Stop talking, Anko!" Sarutobi Hiroshi didn't even look back. He already knew that the person coming was Mitarai Anko. After interrupting the other party, he said softly: "You don't have to regret your behavior in the forest of death.
, Orochimaru is not something you can deal with in the first place."
"You and Orochimaru no longer have anything to do with each other. There is no need to use this kind of thing to prove yourself anymore." Sarutobi Hiruzen did not look back, but his voice was soft and firm: "You don't need to blame yourself, I believe
You, Hongdou."
"..." Sarutobi Hiruzen's comfort did not improve Mitarai Anko's mood. This trust even made her feel more painful. At this time, the dejected and helpless aura coming from this thin old man made her feel extremely
Mitarai Anko, who was unfamiliar and respected Sarutobi Hiruzen from the bottom of her eyes, noticed the photo of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato from the corner of her eye, and couldn't help but said in disappointment: "If the Fourth Hokage is still alive, he will definitely be able to stop Orochimaru."
"Don't say that, he has already given his life for this village." Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the photo of Namikaze Minato through the smoke, and then passed his eyes across the photos of other generations of Hokage in turn. He seemed to have made up his mind.
His eyes became firm again: "He is no longer in this world, and we must rely on our own strength!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was not aware of the existence of the masked man A Fei. Thirteen years ago, the Nine-Tails attacked Konoha. Many Konoha Village ninjas, including him, knew that Uzumaki Kinai's birth might cause the Nine-Tails' riot, and he was responsible for it.
At that time, the person protecting Uzumaki Kinai will be Namikaze Minato.
No matter what happened, Kyuubi escaped from Namikaze Minato's care and went on a rampage, which was his unshirkable responsibility. But then the young man used his life to make amends for his mistakes and abide by his duty as the Fourth Hokage.
Responsibilities.
Am I still cherishing my life at this age?
Sarutobi Hiruzen asked himself deep in his heart. The bursts of smoke from his pipe made the things in front of him slightly blurred. In his sight, several generations of Hokage in the photo seemed to have come to life, and they were looking at Sarutobi seriously.
Hiruzen, let him make up his mind.
"Since Minato you have the consciousness to use your young life to make up for your mistakes, what qualifications do I, a bad old man, have to live!?" Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were sharp, and the dejected and helpless temperament that he had before disappeared completely.
Even though he was aware of death, he was still calm deep in his heart: "I will use my life to make up for the mistakes I made back then!"
The silent Mitarashi Anko saw Sarutobi Hiruzen stand up slowly and seemed to be leaving the room, so she couldn't help but asked: "Hokage-sama, where are you going?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen paused and looked out the window. After thinking for a moment, he said slowly: "I want to see the children in the ninja school."
After Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, he had already put his hands behind his back, and slowly left the room under the watch of Mitarashi Anko.
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When it comes to the most conspicuous building in Konoha Village, only the Hokage Rock on the mountain deserves it. The heads of the past Hokages are vividly carved on the mountain. They seem to have souls, silently watching and continuing to protect their cherished Konoha.
village.
uncanny workmanship.
Konohamaru opened his mouth in amazement and looked up at Hokage Rock. He only kept repeating the vocabulary he had just learned in his mind. Although it was not the first time he saw this building, sitting on the roof of the Hokage Building and admiring it at such a close distance,
It still shocked his heart.
Today, the Ninja School has a history class. After Iruka applied, he took the students, including Konohamaru, to the roof of the Hokage Building to give a lecture.
It is said to be a history class, but in fact it mainly focuses on telling the remarkable deeds of Konoha Village to increase students' sense of belonging to Konoha Village and the profession of ninja.
This is what every mature organization will and must do.
As for the most important deeds in Konoha, of course, the past Hokages are the main ones. Iruka introduced the past Hokages to many students, and at the same time told their deeds vividly.
"Iruka-sensei, then who is the fifth Hokage?" Just as Iruka was talking about the deeds of the fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, a cute girl like a porcelain doll squatted on the ground with her hands on her knees.
Li suddenly asked in confusion.
"Well..." Iruka was obviously taken aback after hearing the other party's question. After pretending to think for a while, he suddenly grinned, pointed at himself with a smile, and said proudly: "Maybe it's
I’m not sure about Iruka-sensei either!”
A burst of hearty laughter came from behind Iruka, obviously because he was amused by what Iruka said.
Iruka turned around, and when he saw the laughing old man, he couldn't help scratching his head, and said a little embarrassedly: "Hokage-sama..."
The arrival of the easy-going Third Hokage obviously aroused the strong interest of these children. Compared with listening to Iruka exaggerating stories about others, how could it be more interesting to listen to a living legend's self-narration?
Young children always dream of becoming a hero. As the leader of a village and a man known as the top of the ninja world, Naruto is naturally admired by them. The appearance of the already old Sarutobi Hiruzen does not fit their inner fantasies.
, but he didn’t feel dissatisfied when he heard these children’s doubts.
After hearing a male classmate proudly declare that he would become the fifth generation Hokage in the future, Sarutobi Hiruzen finally couldn't stop smiling, stopped Iruka's scolding, and encouraged: "You kids are still very young.
, unlike me, there are still countless hopes and possibilities, maybe a Hokage will really appear!"
"But if you want to become Hokage, you must not only be very strong!" Sarutobi Hiruzen still maintained the smile on his face, looking lovingly at the young face that was looking up at him, and said gently: "
You must treat everyone in this village as family, love these people deeply, and use your power to protect them... Only then can you live up to the name of Hokage and live up to their trust!"
(I had been hesitant to skip this paragraph, but after thinking about it, I decided to write it down. This is the inner conflict and transformation of Sarutobi Hiruzen. It may seem unimportant, but it is actually indispensable, otherwise it would seem far-fetched.