Chapter 238: The Thinking of the Hokage! The Sublimation of the Soul!
The first ray of dawn in the morning shone on the Hokage Rock, illuminating Uchiha Ye's figure like a god.
"Come out."
As the light voice echoed, a sound came from the woods behind him, and then a figure with a bandage wrapped around his arm slowly walked out.
"Master Ye."
It was Asuma Sarutobi who walked out from the bushes behind him. At this moment, he slowly walked out and looked at the figure bathed in golden sunlight, as if he saw the beacon of life.
After Asuma Sarutobi came out, he just looked at the depressed Konoha quietly and silently. The lifeless students on the street were heading towards the Ninja School without a single laugh.
Thinking back to the laughter and joy when he entered school, and the prosperity of the entire Konoha, this moment formed an extreme contrast.
"I heard everything that happened just now..."
Sarutobi Asuma seemed to be hesitant to speak, but Uchiha Ye beside him calmly looked at the village that came into view and sighed:
"It's just a conflict between the old and new forces, but our Third Hokage seems to have forgotten one thing. The reason why Konoha became the strongest ninja village was because of the efforts of the major families. The civilian ninjas are the bones, and the family ninjas are the roots..."
"The Senju were already crippled in the First War. Thanks to our Third Hokage, all the major families have been weakened a lot compared to before, so the Third War ended up like this. But it was for the stability of the village! What a ridiculous excuse."
Uchiha Ye's sarcastic smile made Sarutobi Asuma want to refute, but he couldn't say anything.
"We have to admit some realities. The major families account for 80% of Konoha's jonin combat power. After this war, if we still have a superficial vision and continue to weaken the combat power of the major families.
Then Konoha's military strength will be surpassed by other ninja villages in a few years!"
However, in response to Uchiha Ye's words, Sarutobi Asuma remained silent. After a long while, he said hoarsely:
"I have read all the information after the founding of Konoha Village. During the war, civilian ninjas had the highest casualty rate... The family ninjas on the battlefield also fought bravely, but the accumulation of hundreds of years..."
As Asuma Sarutobi said, hundreds of years of accumulation are not so easy to surpass.
For the same Chunin, those who come from a ninja family have more experience, sophisticated ninja tools, advanced ninjutsu, and long-term high nutrition. Whether in long-term potential or now, they are far superior to civilian ninjas.
After enduring a year or two on the battlefield, the strength of the ninjas from the family increased greatly. Although the same was true for the civilians, the gap in foundation and potential between the two had widened.
Only a few geniuses can keep up with the ninjas from the big families.
"After becoming a powerful jonin, getting married and having children, civilian ninjas will become a new family ninja group. If..."
When he said this, Asuma Sarutobi showed a complicated expression.
“White Fang gave up his mission for his companions, and was despised as a waste at the time. However, the group of people who served as shadow guards during the war forgot their duties!
Which one is the so-called will of fire? Is it the will of the first and second generations who rushed to the front to protect the village? Or is it that for the sake of the so-called stability of the village, they are hiding in the village and ignoring a group of children under ten years old going to the battlefield..."
Asuma Sarutobi spoke angrily as if to vent his anger. He saw that there were no children over the age of ten in the ninja school.
What he saw was that it was clearly not his eldest brother's fault, but he had to bear everything!
What he saw was that the will of fire of the first and second generations to protect the village was obviously different from what it is now!
"They have betrayed the true will of fire!"
As the decisive voice echoed, Uchiha Yado on the side looked at Sarutobi Asuma with some astonishment, and then the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.
"I didn't expect that you already have the mindset of a Hokage at your age. Your vision and generosity have transcended the limitations of the Sarutobi clan and are focused on the entire Konoha..."
However, when Uchiha Ye's words of emotion fell into Sarutobi Asuma's ears, his pupils trembled, and a feeling of sublimation from the soul made him feel as if his whole body was transforming.
Uchiha Ye's words of recognition seemed to have lit a guiding light on his dark road of life.
"But these are not things you should be thinking about yet. Right now you should work hard to become stronger and survive the war."
The voice echoed above the Hokage Rock, and Uchiha Ye's figure had already headed towards the family, but Sarutobi Asuma, who was left alone on the Hokage Rock, was stunned.
He thought the other party would win him over, or do something else, but he never expected that the other party would only tell him to survive the war.
In contrast, his family! His father! He only criticized him harshly, asking him to learn from his older brother. It was the first time that someone said that he should survive at his age.
"Father! You asked me to learn from my elder brother, but now you have abandoned him with your own hands and pushed him into the abyss. And the Uchiha who you thought would bring disaster to Konoha, you told the son of his enemy to live!"
The recognition at this moment seemed to make Asuma Sarutobi determined something. He looked up at the dark shadow going away and murmured:
"Wherever the leaves dance, the fire will live on. The flames will continue to illuminate the village and allow new leaves to sprout, but the flames of the leaves that are burning now..."
When he said this, standing on the Hokage Rock and looking down, Asuma Sarutobi couldn't help but look in the direction of the Ninja School. One by one, the dull and childish faces were heading towards the school.
When he saw the Hokage office building again, he recalled his father with gray hair working inside. At this moment, a sarcastic smile gradually appeared on Asuma Sarutobi's face.
"Father, this is the burning fire. What it finally illuminates are your ugly old faces. The twisted will of fire must be changed..."
The children became ninjas and fought in the war, while the elderly rulers enjoyed their power and said that they were doing it for the good of the village.
When Asuma Sarutobi thought about the Third Hokage, the strongest Hokage, whom his teacher boasted about when he was in ninja school, he felt ridiculous and ashamed at that moment.
Having looked through the historical data of the ninja world, he was naturally very clear about the achievements of the first two Hokage. The greatest strength of his father was probably the time he was in power.
In contrast, the students in today's ninja school hardly know the past of the first and second generations. At this moment, Asuma Sarutobi only felt that there was a hand in the dark. This fear made him feel suffocated, it was terrifying!
For the village! For the true will of fire! I must do something!
At this moment, Asuma Sarutobi's belief was so firm.
"The twisted will of fire, the corrupt Konoha! There must be a revolution to allow Konoha to be reborn from the ashes!"
……
In the spring of the 50th year of Konoha, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist sneaked into the Land of Fire to carry out a terrorist plan, but were eventually discovered by the Konoha ninja.
In the end, six of the most famous Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist Village died and one escaped!
Biwa Juzo, who managed to escape and survive, chose to rebel directly.
The Three-Tails appeared outside the Konoha Village and was finally sealed. Now Konoha is arranging envoys to go to Kirigakure to negotiate a ceasefire.
For a moment, the ninja world was in an uproar.
Iwagakure Front.
"Sandaime Tsuchikage-sama, this is the latest information..."
Looking at the information in his hand, the Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki stared with wide eyes, and finally slammed the table in anger and cursed:
"Useless! The people from the Hidden Mist Village are all useless. The Three-Tails reached the gate of Konoha and they just destroyed a gate? What's even more infuriating is that Konoha has already transported the Three-Tails to the front line again. Damn it!"
Originally, they could have used the Three-Tails as an excuse, but Konoha acted too quickly.
Once the Kirigakure ceases fighting, the four against one will instantly lose a helper. "Not only that, Tsuchikage-sama, according to our spies, it seems that Konoha has intentionally revealed the location of the Three-Tails transaction to the Sand and Cloud ninjas."
Nima!
After hearing this, Ōnoki stared with wide eyes, and after a while he slammed the table fiercely.
"Damn Konoha! Too cunning! Such a sinister plan must have been done by Shimura Danzo who is hiding in the dark Root!"
Ōnoki is no fool, he obviously thought of the temptation of the three-tail.
If it was at the beginning of the war, everyone might not be tempted in order to work together to fight Konoha, but now no one wants to fight.
But after fighting for so long, no one has gained anything, and now the Three-Tailed Fox is right under our noses, who wouldn’t be tempted?
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Ohnoki blew his beard and glared, and finally slammed the table fiercely and shouted:
"Check it for me! Where is the Three-Tails? If we, the Iwagakure ninja, can get the Three-Tails, even if we can't keep it, we can still make a deal with Kirigakure in the end."
The rock ninja below looked at his Tsuchikage in astonishment, "No! Weren't you still very angry just now?"
However, seeing his men standing there in a daze, Ohnoki was so angry that he couldn't help but glare at them and asked, "Why are you still standing there in a daze?"
"Yes!"
Watching his men leave, Ohnoki couldn't help but frown and kept looking at the strategic map of the Ninja World on the table. He watched Konoha's encirclement being broken, and he finally slapped the map in resentment.
"Damn Konoha, why are there so many rising stars? My Iwagakure is also one of the five major ninja villages..."
Oonoki's eyes turned red when he saw the information that Konoha could stand on its own and even had the ability to become Hokage.
……
The Sand Ninja War Zone in River Country.
"Sister, the location where Konoha and Kirigakure will trade the Three-Tails has been confirmed. It's in the Bear Country. Should we take action?"
Inside the dim tent, Ebizo, the elder of the Sand Ninja, had a serious expression on his face, while Elder Chiyo beside him sighed helplessly.
"The war has reached this point, and there is no chance of winning. We are still holding on now, but we just want to fight for some resources. After all, Konoha doesn't want to fight anymore either.
Sanwei clearly knows that this is a conspiracy, but can we turn a blind eye and turn a deaf ear to it?"
When they said this, Chiyo and Ebizo looked at each other with helpless expressions.
The Sand Ninja was too poor and only had one tailed beast, and finally the Three-Tail was right in front of them.
"If we can really get the Three-Tails, what does it matter if we don't give it to Kirigakure?"
At this time, Elder Qiandai showed a hint of cruelty and said in a cold voice:
"The Kirigakure is so far away from us, so even if our relationship is bad, if we can get one more tailed beast, then the Sand Ninja's reputation in the ninja world will be huge."
"Even if we can't keep them in the end, we can still trade with Kirigakure for a large amount of supplies!"
Faced with the temptation of the Three-Tails and the feud with Kirigakure, it was obvious that the Sand Ninja didn't care at all.
After all, the two ninja villages are so far apart, one in the desert and the other on the sea.
Although we know it is Konoha's conspiracy, we can't see any benefits here in Konoha, while the Three-Tails on the other side is a hot commodity.
"Send a message to Ye Cang and Luo Sha, do everything possible to bring Sanwei back!"
Elder Chiyo gave the order calmly, and Ebizo beside him nodded solemnly.
"Sister, we must be prepared in advance if we become enemies with Kirigakure. Although we are far away, once we become enemies, Kirigakure may retaliate against us during the mission."
"Let's get ready first, and hope everything goes well."
Elder Chiyo frowned, and the brother and sister thought of a possibility, that is, what if Konoha did it on purpose?
The Three-Tails was deliberately allowed to be obtained by other ninja villages. At this time, does the Kirigakure, which has suffered heavy casualties, still have the energy to fight Konoha?
It was obvious that the first thing to do was to take back the three tails.
The village that also gets the three tails will also be tied down.
"This must be a conspiracy of Shimura Danzo. The Three-Tails can directly reduce Konoha's two enemies!"
Elder Chiyo and Ebizo looked at each other and showed solemn expressions. They had almost confirmed that this was a conspiracy of Danzo Shimura.
……
Hidden Cloud War Zone.
"Father, the news about the Three-Tails must have been deliberately released by Danzo. He obviously wants us to fight for it. Otherwise, why would the transaction take place in the Bear Country?"
Inside the tent, the future Fourth Raikage pointed angrily at the location of the Bear Country on the map of the Ninja World and said that the distance was too far for them, the Cloud Ninja.
The Third Raikage Ai, with a rough face and a single arm, said calmly and solemnly:
"This is indeed the best choice. If Konoha keeps the Three-Tails, it will expand the war. If we fight for the Three-Tails, it will not only provoke internal strife among us, but also give Konoha an opportunity."
"So, father, should we take action?"
The temptation of the Three-Tails was too great, but the Third Raikage finally sighed and waved his hand:
"We, the Kumo Ninja, have just undergone a cleansing, and our military strength is already at the bottom. We already have two tailed beasts. If we fight for one, the gains will outweigh the losses, and it will only attract covetousness.
The Bear Country is too far from us, and I think Konoha also took this into consideration, so they chose the Bear Country as the location, which happens to be within the Sand Ninja's sphere of influence."
After seeing his father's decision, the future Fourth Raikage Ai's face was filled with resentment.
"It's really damned. If we were closer, we could exchange some supplies with Kirigakure even if we didn't stay."
"We don't want the three-tail, but the war isn't over yet!"
At this time, the Third Raikage Ai showed a sneer on his face and pointed his hand at the map.
"When everyone thinks the war is about to end, it is the best opportunity. As long as we seize it, we can get more bargaining chips from Konoha!"
When he saw the direction his father was pointing, the future Fourth Raikage Ai showed a look of realization.
(End of this chapter)
