Chapter 158 The Third Kazekage's Blame
Sand Ninja Village.
In Fengying's office, all the elders present this time had extremely solemn expressions on their faces.
"Everyone, the Kazekage has been missing for three days! Three whole days! The entire Sand Village's ninjas haven't seen the Kazekage for three days!"
"According to the intelligence investigation, the disappearance of the Third Kazekage is too strange..."
Inside the office, the elders of the Sand Village, wrapped in white cloth, looked extremely unhappy, especially the leaders Chiyo and Ebizo.
"Shut up, everyone!"
With Chiyo's cold shout, the entire conference room fell silent in an instant, and everyone looked at the most powerful elder in the Sand Village.
Chiyo looked around at everyone and said coldly:
"It's only been three days and you've already caused such chaos. If it lasts another three months, won't the entire Sand Village be in chaos first? With the current situation in the ninja world, do you really have to make the Third Kazekage's disappearance known to everyone in the ninja world?"
"In the next few days, Ebizo, you will be responsible for disguising yourself as the Third Kazekage to stabilize the village. Don't let anyone find out anything. At the same time, I will arrange for people to continue to track down clues about Kazekage in secret."
"Now all of you just shut up, mind yourselves, and adjourn the meeting!"
After the meeting ended with Elder Chiyo's strong and cold shout, only her younger brother Ebizo was left in the Kazekage's office.
"Sister, there are too many suspicious points in Lord Fengying's case, and he has been missing for not three days, but half a month."
Ebizo said this with a serious expression. Now he is in charge of the intelligence and espionage work of the Sand Village, and his position in the village is very important.
Listening to what Ebizo's younger brother said, Chiyo also frowned and rubbed his eyebrows with a headache, and sighed:
"These are troubled times. The Third Kazekage has been missing for so long, he must have been murdered."
Although I don't want to admit it, the shadow of the village disappeared for half a month and there is no news at all. It doesn't make sense if he wasn't murdered.
"The intelligence department has not found anything. If it is a ninja from the enemy village, then who is the most suspicious?"
Ebizo said with a frown that no one could understand the suffering of the Sand Ninja. The shadow of a village disappeared and his life or death was unknown. Who has ever heard of such a thing?
You have to know that they are one of the five major ninja villages, and the Kage is the representative of the top of the ninja world. As a result, he disappeared. If this news gets out, the Sand Ninja will be really embarrassed.
“Who is the most suspicious?”
Looking at his younger brother, Elder Chiyo revealed an angry expression, slammed the table and shouted:
"Who else could it be except Konoha! Our Wind Country is poor and penniless, who would be so blind as to come to our Wind Country to beg for money? And now the entire ninja world is eyeing the fat piece of meat of the Fire Country, but no one dares to take action.
Facing this kind of siege, what would you do if you were in Konoha?"
Seeing his sister Chiyo getting mad, Ebizo frowned. He knew the hatred between his sister and Konoha, but in this matter...
As if seeing through his brother's thoughts, Chiyo snorted coldly and said:
"Look at what Konoha has been doing in recent days. Not to mention the frequent wars with the small ninja villages, just the black-white split plan of the Hidden Cloud Village is enough to show how dark this Shimura Danzo is.
If they stir up civil strife in the two great ninja villages of Kumogakure and Sandagakure, and the only ones left are Iwagakure and Kirigakure, who will benefit the most?"
After Chiyo's analysis, Ebizo couldn't help but frown, but he still shook his head and said:
"Sister, now that things have happened, the most important thing is to stabilize the village at this critical juncture. If the news gets out, our village will be in chaos first."
Just as the two were discussing how to stabilize the village, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Elder Chiyo.
"Elder Chiyo, this is information that one of our spies sent before his death in the Land of Fire!"
An intelligence scroll with the word "Secret" written on it appeared before his eyes. As the figure retreated, Elder Chiyo opened it with a serious expression, and his face changed drastically in an instant.
When Ebizo saw this scene, he couldn't help but frown and said, "Did something big happen in the ninja world?!"
However, Elder Chiyo took a deep breath and threw the scroll over.
"The information came too late!"
As Elder Chiyo's voice echoed, Ebizo also saw the information from the scroll, and his face suddenly turned gloomy.
For a moment, the brother and sister looked extremely ugly, because the information sent back by their Sand Village's spy in the Land of Fire before his death was related to the Third Kazekage.
[Urgent! To prevent the Hokage selection, the Third Hokage of Konoha wants to provoke a war in the Ninja World. He has secretly ordered spies to seduce the ninjas of our village and prepare to join forces to assassinate the Third Kazekage. Please remind the Kazekage immediately! ]
Just a short line of words, if they had arrived earlier, they would have asked the Third Kazekage to provide more protection.
"Konoha! It must be the work of Shimura Danzo, the Root hiding in the dark!"
Elder Chiyo slammed the table angrily. The name of the shadow man of the tree, Danzo Shimura has always been the representative of the darkness of Konoha, and he is even known as the Darkness of the Ninja World.
Especially with the black and white division of the Thunder Country, this title has been firmly established.
"Great! What a good plan! No wonder White Fang died, Sarutobi Hiruzen is really cruel!"
Elder Chiyo was furious, but also showed a deep fear.
"Do I need to doubt this anymore? The mysterious death of Konoha White Fang was a good thing, but it turned out to be a dirty trick by those old guys from Konoha. They even wanted to start a war in the Ninja World just to get the position of Hokage!"
It must be said that this reason came at such a timely moment that neither Chiyo nor Ebizo had any doubts at all.
After all, for this position, he could kill a Kage-level warrior, so what would it matter if he started a war in the Ninja World? Anyway, the Ninja World was in such a mess that it would have to fight sooner or later.
The Black and White split plan of Kumogakure and the disappearance of the Sand Ninja Kage left the two ninja villages unable to take care of themselves, and Konoha was strong enough to fight the remaining two villages alone.
"Sister, don't be careless. If the disappearance of Kazekage-sama is really related to Konoha, then it can almost be concluded that the Third Kazekage-sama might have been killed!"
With a gloomy face, Ebizo said the reality that they least wanted to admit: the shadow of the village was killed by someone.
This kind of humiliation is the worst in the ninja world!
Elder Qiandai suppressed his anger and said in a low voice:
"First block the news, and then secretly contact the three major ninja villages of Rock, Mist, and Cloud!"
After hearing this, Ebizo showed a sad expression and sighed:
"I'm afraid this news can't be kept secret for long. According to the intelligence from some time ago, Tsunade, one of the Three Ninjas of Konoha, has officially inherited the title of Senju. It's obvious that she wants to compete for the Fourth Hokage."
Ebizo's words almost meant that it's not that we can't keep it secret, but we're just afraid that Konoha will find a way to expose it, and then it will be a lot of fun.
How could Elder Qiandai not know this truth? She sneered and said:
"All the major ninja villages in the ninja world are holding back their energy, but no one wants to be the first to start a war. If it really comes to that, we Sand Ninjas will drag the entire ninja world into it!"
When he said this, a sinister and cold light flashed across Elder Chiyo's face.
"Then let the war spread directly to the Fire Nation!"
This decision made Ebizo look solemn.
Although the major powers in the ninja world have fought two ninja wars, without exception they have all exercised great control and have not let the war burn in their respective homelands.
Instead, everyone unanimously chose to place the battlefield in a small country.
But once a war is launched against the homeland, it will be a war of aggression and will inevitably be met with a frenzied counterattack.
……
Today, Konoha is still immersed in the glory of being the largest village in the ninja world. The current Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, has reached the peak of his reputation. He led Konoha to victory in World War I and World War II. Even the White Fang incident some time ago was still considered by all Konoha ninjas to be the work of spies.
The fault is not with their Hokage.
"Huruzen, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Uzumaki Nako has been successfully sealed. I propose that it be handed over to the Root!"
In the Hokage's office, Danzo Shimura's face was full of greed, and he once again made a huge request to Sarutobi Hiruzen, a man whom he would never refuse any request from.
However, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who usually indulged Shimura Danzo, frowned this time and said calmly:
"Danzo! I am the Hokage. I cannot leave the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to you."
"Hiruzen you!"
During the confrontation between the two, Shimura Danzo's face was filled with aggrieved. Due to Hiruzen's indulgence towards him over the years, he was not even aware of it at all.
He even dares to get his hands on the ultimate weapon!
"And Uzumaki Nako just felt the sunshine of Konoha. She is no longer suitable to return to the darkness."
Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head. When it comes to ninja control, he has never looked down upon the Root.
A tool without emotions is just temporarily suppressed. How can a person be without emotions in his heart? Once he has emotions, it may cause a counter-effect if not handled properly.
He prefers to hold the weapon and let the weapon be loyal to him.
Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen reject his request, Shimura Danzo looked frustrated, and finally gritted his teeth and said:
“Huruzen, there is still one Ultimate Weapon. Mito-sama has already left. This Ultimate Weapon is traveling outside our control, especially since it is so close to the Uchiha.
Hiruzen! Aren't you afraid that one day the evil Uchiha will control this weapon and bring disaster to the village!"
My goodness, Danzo Shimura has turned his attention to Uzumaki Kushina.
If Uzumaki Mito was still there, Sarutobi Hiruzen would have refused without hesitation, but now the mountain pressing on their heads was gone, which made him hesitate under his frown. In the end, he shook his head and said in a serious tone:
"Danzo, I warn you not to act rashly. Although Lord Mito is gone, there is still Senju Tsunade. If you cause unrest in the village, you will be a sinner!"
Seeing the warning look from Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo Shimura sneered in his heart, the same old trick again.
After all this talk, isn't it just telling him that as long as it can stabilize Tsunade and not bring turmoil to the village, then he can do it.
After hearing what Hiruzen said, Shimura Danzo's expression gradually calmed down, and then he nodded and said in a deep voice:
"Don't worry, Hiruzen. I will not bring unrest to the village. But if the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki fights with ninjas from other countries at the border, causing a diplomatic conflict between the two countries, under the current situation..."
Shimura Danzo's probing tone caused Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes to gleam with a gleam. He then lowered his Hokage hat and waved his hand without replying.
"Danzo, go down and take care of the roots."
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes could not be seen at this moment, Danzo Shimura had a smile on his face.
Sarutobi Hiruzen tacitly agreed to his proposal.
In the conflict between the two countries, even if Tsunade's surname is Senju, it is not so easy to save her. Regardless of whether they can succeed or not, they have taken the initiative.
It has to be said that the high-ranking officials such as Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo are cruel by nature. As soon as Uzumaki Mito left, they wanted to take back the weapons that belonged to them.
Just like in the original work, Minato Namikaze, the Hokage who sacrificed himself for the village, as soon as he died, they planned the path for Naruto.
There is no mercy in politics.
After Danzo Shimura left, Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly raised his head, looked at Hokage Rock through the window and let out a long sigh.
"I'm doing this all for Konoha. If the strongest weapon of the ninja village falls into the hands of evil people, it will only bring turmoil to the village. Tsunade won't do that, but they are too close to the Uchiha."
After seeing the photos of the first and second generation Hokage hanging on the wall of the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a look of fatigue.
He has been working hard for Konoha all his life.
If Danzo really did it, he would have to come out and reconcile the two sides in the end, and then successfully get the other weapon in his hands.
There is no right or wrong in politics, it’s just that the two sides are in different positions.
If we stand in the position of the Third Hokage, and the nuclear weapon like the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is in the hands of someone else, is this Hokage still a Hokage?
Similarly, from the perspective of the Senju clan, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was captured by their clan leader, and the Jinchuriki was also the wife of their clan leader. Now, shouldn't it be right for the Jinchuriki to be passed down to future generations?
In fact, the ultimate reason is that in this ninja world where power is paramount, it still comes down to strength!
If the Third Hokage could easily crush the tailed beasts, all of this would naturally not be a problem.
……
Thousand Hands Clan.
Compared to the joy of the Hokage high-ranking officials in obtaining half of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the Senju clan was immersed in sorrow.
Uzumaki Mito, the wife of the first Hokage, Senju Hashirama, has passed away. This woman who took on the responsibility of protecting the Senju clan after the death of the second Hokage passed away in the last winter.
"Master, today in the Hokage's office, Danzo Shimura is preparing to fight against the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki..."
Inside the house, listening to Senju Mu's report, Tsunade, who was sitting in the seat of the head of the family, nodded calmly.
"It's really the same old trick, using external pressure to force us to lose Kushina."
Tsunade's indifferent expression made the middle-aged ninja Senju Mu frown and said in a deep voice:
"Sir, we in the Anbu heard it ourselves. This is definitely not false. We have to be on guard."
The Senju clan has produced two Hokage, and the Anbu was established by the second generation. It is impossible to say that there is no one in the entire Konoha department.
However, after hearing Senju Mu's concerns, Tsunade sneered at herself.
"Don't worry. I know my teacher better than you do. Do you really think that the intelligence we got today was from us?"
Tsunade's words made Senju Mu stunned for a moment, and then he seemed to have thought of something, and said in surprise:
"Master clan leader, are you saying that the Third Hokage deliberately let us know this?"
Tsunade sneered and nodded disdainfully:
"This is really my teacher's usual method. To put it bluntly, it is telling us that some people in Konoha's upper echelons are still dissatisfied with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in the Senju clan, but as the Hokage, he has more considerations, so this is also a warning!"
Tsunade has grown up now, and both her character and strength have undergone tremendous changes.
"My teacher warned us not to get too close to the Uchiha, especially the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. What he needs is a stable Konoha."
Tsunade Senju knows her hypocritical teacher, the Third Hokage, very well. Danzo Shimura will always be the black glove, while En of Mito Kado and Koharu Utane are his right-hand men.
After listening to Tsunade's analysis, Senju Mu took a deep breath and was shocked. If that was the case, then they were the people from the Anbu!
Under his secretly frightened eyes, Tsunade calmly shook her head.
"My teacher is very good at political manipulation. The power of the major families has been continuously weakened, while supporting other families and winning over the hearts of the civilian ninjas...
After more than 20 years, how could they leave us any loopholes? "
When she said this, Tsunade rubbed her brows and laughed sarcastically: "The weak will always be like this."
It’s the last day of this month, and it was put on the shelves on the 31st. 28 Days Koi has been updated with nearly words. This update speed is worthy of everyone’s subscription on Qidian.
Haha, keep working hard next month.
(End of this chapter)
