Chapter 127 'Hashirama-sama's cell research work' approved. Approver: Sarutobi Hiruze
Chapter 127 'Hashirama-sama's cell research work' approved. Approver: Sarutobi Hiruzen
In the backyard of Utane Koharu's house, a lonely grave stood there. Because of the crimes she committed, she was not worthy of being buried under a memorial tablet.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the grave quietly, with no sadness or joy in his eyes. A gust of wind blew by, he blinked, turned around and looked at Li Zhongren behind him.
"Hokage-sama, my condolences."
"If you make a mistake, you must be punished. She committed suicide, which can be regarded as preserving the last bit of dignity of Konoha's elders."
As he spoke, Sarutobi Hiruzen pushed open the door of Utane Koharu's house with ease, as if he had been there countless times, and casually took out a pottery jar from the cabinet.
"Xiaochun likes to drink tea. She has a lot of good tea at home. It's a pity that she can't drink it. Come and sit down."
"So, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Wait a moment, have some tea first, and then we can talk together when everyone is gathered."
"People, who else?"
“Gulp gulp~~”
The charcoal fire roasted the teapot, and the water in the teapot was boiling and steaming.
Sarutobi Hiruzen drank his tea quietly.
Suddenly, a person suddenly appeared in this room, but it was not Minato Namikaze, so who else could it be?
"Hiruzen-sama, long time no see."
Namikaze Minato, who looked a little dusty, bowed to Sarutobi Hiruzen and dusted off the dust on his body. Compared with the time when he left Konoha, he was indeed much rougher, even a little unkempt.
"It's been a while since we last met. Please sit down."
Namikaze Minato looked at Li Zhongren, then knelt down beside the square coffee table.
Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Minato Namikaze, who also held the teacup respectfully with both hands. No matter what, the Sandaime was very kind to him and was even willing to teach him ninjutsu like the Flying Thunder God Technique, even if only a part of it.
"Today, I invited you two here to advance the plan of being an undercover Kumogakure ninja. Originally, I was planning to have you, Minato, go to Kumogakure to do some merits. I have already thought of what merits you should do, enough to clean up any stains you may have, and then come back to Konoha. Unfortunately, plans cannot keep up with the speed of change."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Li Zhongren.
"You teamed up with Kushina to defeat Kirigakure, and you can station troops in the Sea Country, which is a vassal state of the Water Country, at any time. The result of this is that the Cloud Tiring Plan proposed by Minato suddenly becomes feasible."
"On the one hand, it can make the Kumo Ninja expend a lot of manpower and resources to build the canal, in order to consume the opponent's ninja reserves for the possible third war in the future."
"On the other hand, we have bases in both the Whirlpool Country and the Sea Country. Once the Cloud Village canal is dug, ships from the South China Sea, North China Sea, and East China Sea will have to pass through our radiation range. We will be overwhelmed with commissions alone, and we will also be able to profit from it, and even not less than the Cloud Village. With this kind of growth and decline, we will eventually have the upper hand. However, the only thing we need to consider is what will happen if the Cloud Village cuts off this canal one day?"
“Trade will be disrupted.”
Minato Namikaze said calmly that this plan was his idea and he naturally knew the disadvantages. If Kumogakure cut off this road, the trade balance would be broken in an instant, because it would be impossible to maintain trade by going around the Land of Lightning.
The reason is very simple. The Land of Thunder is a mountainous country. In fact, it is a huge island reef, surrounded by dense and unclear reefs. If a ship sails around the Land of Thunder, it is no different from suicide. As for sailing away from the Land of Thunder and on the sea, not to mention how much the transportation cost will increase, facing the sea without any barriers, without the protection of the coastline, and the unpredictable weather, it is no different from suicide.
"Yes."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly.
"So, what I mean is, Minato, you don't have to come back. Just like I told you last time, from today on, you and I are no longer subordinate to each other, but equals. I need you to truly join Kumogakure, do your best to reach the top of Kumogakure, do your best to protect this route, and don't let Kumogakure do such things that hurt others and benefit yourself."
"Of course, Sanye and I will provide you with enough help."
"Someone like Mitsuha, the root undercover of Kumogakure, should be in your hands."
"Yes, in my hand."
Li Zhongren nodded. When he used the Shimura clan's live broadcast to the entire ninja world, he had no intention of hiding it from Sarutobi Hiruzen. Instead, he told the other party directly that he had taken over Shimura Danzo's out-of-village intelligence network through some means.
In fact, he also planned to kill two birds with one stone. On the one hand, he wanted to publicize the Kirigakure threat theory and prepare for future plans.
On the other hand, when Utatane Koharu saw this scene, she would probably think that all of Danzo Shimura's memories had been dug out, and he also knew everything that Sarutobi Hiruzen had done.
Then, in this situation, Sarutobi Hiruzen also threw the Root to himself.
The purpose is very simple.
You can investigate as you please. If you are not venting your anger enough, I can even kill one of Konoha's elders for you, as long as you don't overturn the table and cause chaos in Konoha.
In other words, Utatane Koharu was a victim, sacrificed by Sarutobi Hiruzen and fed to himself.
Normally, if she could figure this out, she should be able to drag Sarutobi Hiruzen into the water, which would not necessarily shake his position as Hokage. However, it was like playing a soul-like game. This move of his was enough to cut off half of Sarutobi Hiruzen's toughness bar. Once the toughness bar was gone, if she attacked him again, he would lose blood.
Unfortunately, he underestimated the bond between them, and Utane Koharu committed suicide.
"I don't know much about that undercover agent. I only know that he has climbed to the top of Kumogakure. With him here, he can cover for you. If you two work together, your journey in Kumogakure will be smoother. After all, you are an outsider. This is what Mitsuha can help you with." "As for me, I'm okay in Konoha, but if I leave Konoha, I can't help you much. I can only help you get rid of one... small problem."
"Heart disease?"
Namikaze Minato couldn't help but feel a little curious. He was called back by Sarutobi Hiruzen this time, and before coming here, he had secretly learned about the situation.
He knew that this was Sarutobi Hiruzen's counterattack.
Danzo Shimura, this short-sighted waste, put Sarutobi Hiruzen in a passive position, because one mistake could even lead to the division of Konoha. After all, as a friend, he was too familiar with Mitsuha Takanashi's temper. After awakening the Wood Release, he seemed like a different person, and he was vindictive after showing his fangs!
As Sarutobi Hiruzen gets to know him better, he knows that Shinobi has his own little thoughts, but his core will not change at all. He is really protecting Konoha, so he will not allow such a thing to happen, and he will watch Mitsuha pull out an elder beside him.
However, as a seasoned politician, he would not sit still and wait for death, so he controlled himself, or to be more precise, he controlled himself through Yakushi Nono, and naturally joined him and Mitsuha's plan. However, after controlling himself for a while, he was worried that he would be unhappy, so he threw him another sweet date.
"So, what is it?"
"This matter has kept you awake and uneasy, and you haven't made up your mind to go undercover in Yunyin."
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled slightly, raised his teacup and took a sip.
"A letter of surrender."
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Konoha, a secret base somewhere.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked quietly at the person in the glass jar. That was his son, Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
The soul dies and the body remains. Without the soul, the death of the body is inevitable sooner or later. This is something that cannot be changed. Originally, he just hoped that his son could leave behind a descendant, even if the offspring was not very outstanding, it was still a thought.
But a series of recent events, especially the relentless pressure from Mitsuha Takanashi, finally made him realize one thing: if he didn't do something, he might really be defeated by that young man in the future and lose everything he had.
Reason told him that letting go was the best option and entrusting the future of Konoha to the young people.
But he was unwilling to accept it.
After having tasted the power, how many people can really let it go?
So, he finally made up his mind.
Originally, this matter was assigned to Danzo, because it touched upon Konoha's taboos, and as the Hokage, he was embarrassed to take direct action.
But now Danzo is dead, or rather, he is as good as dead, a useless person with a blank soul.
If it weren't for their decades of friendship, he really wanted to send Danzo down to see Xiaochun
So what can he do?
I can only go there myself.
He is the shadow of Konoha, the tree of Konoha, a big tree, and he also has his own roots.
"How is Shinnosuke doing?"
"Report to Hokage-sama."
Beihuru, a man with pale skin, long hair and a somewhat weak look, bowed respectfully to Sarutobi Hiruzen. During the Root Turbulence and before Mitsuha Takanashi returned, he was fished out of the Root by Sarutobi Hiruzen, which made him extremely grateful to the man in front of him.
The reason is very simple. In the Root, he cooperated with Danzo to do many inhumane experiments. Some of them were forced by Danzo, but more of them were done voluntarily. Because he was a friend of the Three Ninjas of Konoha, he was far behind them. He was unwilling to accept this and thought about changing himself through scientific research. So he joined Danzo's Root without hesitation. While working for him, he also continued to learn and absorb the information of the Root to improve his level.
However, if what he did was discovered by Kotori Mitsuha, considering his past history of using people from the Land of Fire and even some low-level people from Konoha for experiments, even if he didn't die, he would probably not have a good ending.
"Everything is going well. With the help of the nutrient solution I prepared, Master Shinnosuke's body will remain in a fairly active state. Your wish to have Master Shinnosuke give birth to a descendant will not be a problem at all."
"Well done."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly, feeling somewhat satisfied with his own operation. It would be a pity if such a talent was killed by Mitsuha Takanashi.
"Regarding the idea you mentioned the other day, to continue the unfinished Root work of 'Hashirama-sama's cell research', I agree."
After taking a deep breath, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke. At that moment, he felt something in his heart broke.
"Please rest assured, Hokage-sama. I will do my best to help you!"
Beihulu knelt down on one knee excitedly. His dream was to become stronger. So, what could make him stronger than studying the cells of the first generation? He even began to imagine the look in his eyes when he stood in front of Orochimaru and the others after he became extremely powerful.
"You go down first. I want to stay with Shinnosuke for a while."
Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Bihuru and frowned slightly, but quickly hid his emotions.
"Yes!"
"Shinnosuke, you won't blame me, will you?"
Looking at Sarutobi Shinnosuke floating in the nutrient solution, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke slowly.
"But your father, there is nothing that can be done."
"The Sarutobi clan contracted the Monkey Demon and took a shortcut. Time is even more deadly for us. But if I can have a body equal to that of Hashirama-sama, I think your father's strength will be increased by at least ten times, or even dozens of times. At that time, all problems will no longer be a problem."
"And, by doing this, I will have more time to train your children. I will clean up Konoha and put all the power in a clear and orderly manner in the Hokage's office. When the time comes, your children will sit there, and your children's children will do the same, four generations, five generations, and even ten thousand generations, endlessly."
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(End of this chapter)