These were all changes in the ninja world, and within Konoha, things were not peaceful either.
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After Konoha and Iwagakure signed a treaty of alliance, many voices of opposition and condemnation of Hiruzen Sarutobi emerged within the village.
Some of these may have been genuine voices, but it was also clear that a large part of it was being deliberately spread by someone.
As for who was spreading it, it was not a secret in the eyes of Konoha's higher-ups.
At the same time, many voices promoting Danzo's "great achievements" appeared in the village.
For example, how he took command in a critical situation and stabilized the war between Konoha and Sunagakure on the Rain Country battlefield, and how he persuaded Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure, to defect, giving Konoha the strength to fight against Sunagakure.
Another example was how Danzo, under the orders of Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, went alone to the Iwagakure camp to meet with the Third Tsuchikage, which led to the peaceful conclusion between Konoha and Iwagakure.
Then there were things like monitoring the major countries and hidden villages, and constantly transmitting key intelligence, and so on.
It was as if they were about to publicize the fact that Danzo had eaten dinner and that this had led to a great victory for Konoha.
His ambition to become Hokage was as obvious as Sima Zhao's intention, known to all.
It was true that Danzo was cunning and treacherous.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had partnered with Danzo for so many years, to the point where they almost wore the same underwear, wouldn't he know what he was thinking?
Hiruzen Sarutobi had regretted it when Sakumo Hatake died.
This time, he would not allow Danzo to act as he pleased.
Therefore, voices promoting Orochimaru quickly appeared in the village, even mentioning Orochimaru's contributions during the Second Shinobi World War.
And they emphasized that during the Third Shinobi World War, Orochimaru led a small unit of Konoha ninjas alone and managed to block tens of thousands of Iwagakure ninjas outside the Land of Fire.
For a time.
Konoha was filled with voices supporting both of them.
But suddenly one day, the voices promoting Orochimaru suddenly disappeared completely.
The abruptness of it caught people off guard.
No one knew the reason, except for a few individuals.
Another day passed.
A group of people suddenly appeared in the village, promoting and building momentum for Konoha's Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, a student of one of the Sannin, Jiraiya, claiming that Minato Namikaze was the most suitable candidate to succeed the Hokage, and that both Danzo and Orochimaru were too old.
Minato Namikaze's various achievements in this war were repeatedly brought up for discussion, becoming a topic of conversation after meals.
The change was very sudden.
But no one felt that it was wrong.
With Minato Namikaze's strength, personal charm, and the genuine achievements left behind in battle after battle, he was well-qualified to become Konoha's Fourth Hokage and could completely convince the public.
It was just that some people were curious.
Why were there so few voices supporting Sarutobi Nichikan, the other Konoha Gemini who was always discussed together with Minato Namikaze, the Spear of Judgment, to become the Fourth Hokage?
Although Sarutobi Nichikan's reputation rose much later than Minato Namikaze's, after all, Minato Namikaze was a famous young genius of Konoha, and he had not experienced many large-scale battles, but the impact of each of his battles was very great, and the results of each battle were quite remarkable.
But apart from a few people speaking out in support of Sarutobi Nichikan, there were not many people who did, and compared to the voices supporting Danzo and Minato Namikaze, it was much smaller.
At the same time.
Just as the voices supporting Minato Namikaze rose, Minato Namikaze was sent by Hiruzen Sarutobi to the Rain Country battlefield to replace the original commander, Tsunade, and became the new commander of Konoha on the Rain Country battlefield.
All of these changes happened in the short span of a few days after the Battle of Kannabi Bridge ended.
At this time, Sarutobi Nichikan, who was Qifeng, was with the Third Hokage of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi, sitting somewhere in the Sarutobi clan's territory, playing shogi.
Watching Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was in a good mood, wantonly "massacring" his pieces, gradually eroding his territory.
Another game ended.
"No more, no more, Uncle, is it interesting for you to bully someone who doesn't know how to play shogi? Or should I find someone from the Nara clan to play with you?" Qifeng said in distress.
Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and took a puff of his pipe, seeing that the days of retirement were near, and he could finally say goodbye to the busy work day after day, he was in a very good mood.
But suddenly, as if thinking of something, he slowly restrained his smile.
"Nichikan, you don't hate me, do you?" Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly said.
Qifeng was stunned, "Hate you? Hate you for what?"
"Because of the Third Mizukage's matter, it directly cut off your chance to succeed the Hokage."
Qifeng's killing of the Third Mizukage caused quite a stir in the entire ninja world. This was the first Kage to die in the Third Shinobi World War so far.
Although this was a great achievement for Konoha, if Qifeng became the Hokage, it would definitely cause Kirigakure to harbor resentment.
Even if Kirigakure itself is in chaos right now.
But one day it will calm down, and the Fourth Mizukage who succeeds will condemn Konoha's behavior, even if it's just for show.
Hearing this, Qifeng waved his hand indifferently, "I said long ago, I'm not interested in becoming Hokage. Instead of that, I might as well cultivate more and improve myself. Besides, I have a good relationship with Minato, and I trust him very much."
"You said you have a good relationship with Minato..."
Chapter 191: The Inescapable Responsibility
"Huh?" Qifeng blinked.
Does having a good relationship with Minato have any impact?
"The things you should be responsible for cannot be escaped," Hiruzen Sarutobi said smugly.
"Forget it, I think Lord Jiraiya's way of life is quite suitable for me," Qifeng directly refused.
The war is about to end, so his chances of obtaining corpses will be greatly reduced, and the quality of the corpses will definitely not be high, so he will enter a long and slow development period from a high-speed strength improvement period.
He doesn't care about becoming stable, and even yearns to become stable.
After all, the reason he became stronger was to be able to live stably and become a salted fish.
It's just that the conditions don't allow it.
When the war is completely over, when the major hidden villages in the ninja world lick their wounds, Obito after blackening will secretly control the Akatsuki organization, slowly accumulating and developing his own power.
