Chapter five hundred and seventeen the road ahead and the road behind
"As long as he shows his talent and strength as soon as possible, as a civilian ninja, what if the position of the Fourth Hokage is handed over to him?"
"Besides..." A flash of memory appeared on his face, and Sarutobi Hiruzen continued in an uncertain tone:
"The only conflict between me and him was about four years ago. After he completed an A-level mission and expressed his desire to obtain ninjutsu information, I did not agree."
"Just because of this, Lei Luo can bring things to this point? This is really..."
As if he was speechless for a moment, after a long while, Sarutobi Hiruzen barely managed to say four words from his mouth: "Ununderstandable."
There is no love without reason in the world, and there is no hatred without reason. Both love and hate should have the most basic causal connection and the most basic problem of degree.
What Sarutobi Hiruzen doesn't understand mainly lies in:
I didn't get the benefits of just one mission, I just rejected Lei Luo once...
Even though Lei Luo was hiding his strength and intentionally deceiving, he made a decision that was fair, just, reasonable, and completely in line with the rules.
Yes, I did not meet Lei Luo's request in time, but why do you, Lei Luo, insist on going your own way and insisting on making things like this?
He didn't even hesitate to meet him, the Third Hokage, in combat, he didn't hesitate to detonate civil strife in Konoha, and he didn't even hesitate to watch countless companions in the village die in power disputes, but he was unwilling to take the initiative to talk to him?
A small disagreement at the beginning could turn into a full-scale war like today, which may even determine the future fate of Konoha. The confusion in Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart is really beyond words.
Mito Kaden looked at the lonely figure of Sarutobi Hiruzen, his face blurred by the smoke. He knew in his heart how the other person was feeling at the moment, and he felt unbearable for his old friend.
Therefore, it is time to say some things.
"Lei Luo, based on what he has done in the past four or five years, I can give a brief evaluation of his behavior..."
His face turned serious, Mito Kadoyan recalled all the information about Lei Luo that he had collected in the recent period, especially the conversation that Uchiha Fugaku had with him not long ago.
On the other hand, he looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen intently and said word by word: "That is, those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish."
Noticing that Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to be listening attentively, Mito Kaden stood there with his eyes closed for a while, as if what he was going to say next was extremely important. After a long time, he continued:
"Becoming Hokage is not an ideal in his view, but just a staged goal, just to achieve one of his so-called greater goals."
"A greater purpose?"
After carefully pondering the meaning of these words, Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart and quickly asked: "What does he want to do?"
"To put it simply, it is to unify the ninja world, but my intuition is that it is not that simple, just because he once said: There can only be one political power in this world."
"That is to say..." He slowly turned his gaze to Sarutobi Hiruzen, whose face suddenly stiffened. Mito Kadoyan looked at him silently, and spoke slower and slower:
"That Lei Luo guy's focus is probably not limited to Ninja Villages and ninjas... His targets should also include civilians, nobles, businessmen, and even daimyo."
"Regarding his so-called rebels, Lei Luo's original words were: We must eliminate them all. I think it is not appropriate for Konoha to be handed over to such people."
With a clatter, the pipe fell to the ground, but Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to be unaware, staring intently at Mito Kado, his lips moving up and down, but he couldn't even say a word.
In the tent, the atmosphere of silence lasted for a long time.
Until Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to come back to his senses, his eyes suddenly turned sharp, "Konoha should never be his Lei Luo's tool to conquer the world, Men Yan..."
"I agree with you."
"Now, it is indeed time to prepare."
"Then...the truce and alliance with Iwagakure?"
This time, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not refuse sternly again, but closed his eyes in pain, leaned on the seat with his back slightly weak, and said slowly:
"I'll think about it... for a moment."
The words were filled with a strong sense of exhaustion, and were accompanied by slight tremors, as if indicating that the speaker was unable to calm down.
In fact, as long as this roommate fight could be avoided, Sarutobi Hiruzen was originally willing to make some concessions, but these concessions...
It doesn't mean that he can tolerate Lei Luo starting a war that sweeps the entire world after taking the position of the Fourth Hokage. This is completely beyond his endurance limit.
If we really follow Lei Luo's goal...
First of all, all ninja villages will become enemies of Konoha.
Secondly, all civilians, including all classes of society, are destined to be dissatisfied with Konoha, just because it breaks the rules of the ninja world.
Third, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire may even abandon Konoha for this, which means that Konoha will no longer receive financial support from the Daimyo in the future.
In the end, Konoha will decline and be destroyed.
The employment system between the ninja village and the daimyo cannot be broken by ninjas like Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara. If Lei Luo insists on going his own way, it is needless to say what the result will be.
The position of the Third Hokage was personally handed over to him by his teacher Senju Tobirama, which was filled with deep expectations and trust.
This trust, to a certain extent, is the belief that Hiruzen Sarutobi can become a qualified Hokage, lead Konoha to continue to grow, and protect all his companions in the village.
The first generation's lifelong belief in the Will of Fire was also regarded by Sarutobi Hiruzen as his creed in life, and he planned to practice it strictly for the rest of his life without regrets until his death.
But now, Lei Luo, a madman with extremely powerful force, bluntly stated that he wanted to destroy everything he cherished and lead Konoha straight to destruction. This result cannot be accepted by Sarutobi Hiruzen no matter what.
Since the ideas are so different and since compromise can no longer be made, then...
Let’s fight!
The ninja who has been famous for many years and has the title of Ninja has never been afraid of any opponent. Even though this enemy has a record that can be called terrifying from a shadow point of view, Sarutobi Hiruzen still has no intention of defeating him.
Withdraw.
After all, there is no road behind.
There is no choice but to move forward.
Mito Kaden silently looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen at this moment, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He was very lucky that the Third Hokage in front of him could really make up his mind. Otherwise, neither the other party nor himself would be able to make up his mind.
Death cannot be avoided.
Mito Monoyan knew a little bit about Lei Luo's character, and it was precisely because of this that everyone... really had no way out.
Therefore, next, it is time to sign the armistice agreement and alliance agreement with Iwagakure.
Two agreements were signed at the same time, and enemies one second became allies the next. This kind of thing has never happened in the history of the ninja world.
But Mito Kaden believed that Onoki would make the right choice. After all, the resources of the Fire Country could still support it.
When you are alive, even if your life is difficult, you can still accept it, but when you die, you really have nothing.