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Although Akira Hatake's little tricks behind Minato Namikaze are unknown, Minato Namikaze can definitely guess that this incident of Hiruzaru Sarutobi's resignation has a direct or indirect relationship with Akira Hatake.
As long as he knew it, Minato Namikaze didn't ask any further questions.
And this is where Minato Namikaze is truly clever.
Minato Namikaze truly practices the principle of trusting the people he employs and not employing them if he does not trust them. He only wants to know that Hatake Akira is truly doing good for him and for Konoha, and that's enough. Nothing else is within Minato Namikaze's consideration.
Someone here may say that Minato Namikaze is not such a perfect person!
But where in the world are there perfect people?
Everything is afraid of comparison, and so are people.
As long as Minato Namikaze is stronger than everyone else, then he is theoretically perfect.
And this is indeed the case. Minato Namikaze is indeed stronger and more perfect than all the Konoha ninjas of the same age!
As for other minor details, Hatake Akira didn't want to delve into them, just like Namikaze Minato didn't want to delve into what Hatake Akira had done behind the scenes.
"Teacher, we are master and apprentice!"
Hatake spoke loudly and sincerely, "Teacher, I will always be the disciple standing behind you, and you must also be the teacher who always stands in front and protects me from the wind and rain!"
"I definitely will, I promise!"
Namikaze Minato answered in an equally powerful voice, and at the same time stretched out his right hand, motioning for Hatake Akira to high-five him.
Hatake Akira understood, and the two of them clapped their hands together and then held them tightly.
……
Hokage Building, Hokage Office.
"Sandaime, is that all?"
"And that's all."
Sarutobi Hiruzen sat on a chair in the corner, his body hunched over, his eyes cloudy, and his answers were somewhat weak.
He raised his head and looked at Hatake Sakumo who was standing next to the desk.
"Sakumo, can you tell me why?"
Hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's question, Hatake Sakumo also withdrew his attention from the ocean of documents, "Sandaime, I don't think there is any need for further explanation."
"need."
"If that's the case, let me tell you."
Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen's persistence, Hatake Sakumo finally gave in and said, "Do you think you stepped down just because you failed in the political struggle?"
"What else?" Sarutobi Hiruzen said unwillingly, "The daimyo has been invited to come out, Sakumo you really must have been thinking this through!"
"No, you are wrong!" Hatake Sakumo shook his head, "This is not the political struggle you think it is, but a choice to vote with your feet."
"Sandaime, you're old!"
"Your purpose is no longer pure, your original intention has changed, and your character has become weak."
"You no longer consider things based on Konoha's interests, but consider things based on your own interests, which affects the development of the village."
"If Minato Namikaze hadn't shown up, I believe everyone would have turned a blind eye, but the problem is that Minato Namikaze is outstanding, both in terms of strength and character."
"He can lead Konoha to become stronger, make Konoha more prosperous, and allow Konoha to earn more benefits from this war!"
"Sandaime, do you think it will be difficult to choose between you and Minato Namikaze?"
"It's indeed not difficult." Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was still grim, and he stared straight at Hatake Sakumo, "But if Danzo was still alive, they would definitely not choose Namikaze Minato at this time!"
"That's possible..." Hatake Sakumo was a little uncertain.
"Then tell me, did Danzo's death have anything to do with you!" Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes suddenly became fierce, "If Hatake Akira and Namikaze Minato hadn't pulled away the Eight-Tails, could they have saved the captain?!"
"Ha ha……"
A burst of sneers, "Sakumo, don't say so many polite words, the fact that you killed Shimura Danzo is enough to characterize your behavior as a political struggle!"
He stood up suddenly, and the dejection in his body suddenly disappeared, replaced by an extremely subtle negative emotion.
After taking a deep look at Hatake Sakumo, Sarutobi Hiruzen walked out of the Hokage's office without looking back, leaving Hatake Sakumo standing there in a daze.
"Let him be..."
After a while, Hatake Sakumo uttered a word, and then stopped thinking about Sarutobi Hiruzen and instead focused all his attention on the sea of documents.
……
Rain Country, Wind and Earth Joint Command.
Kazekage Rasa and Tsuchikage Ōnoki jointly signed the document in their hands.
When the document comes into effect, it means that the ninjas from the two countries of Fuu and Tu will break down and implement the strategy formulated by Rasa into small pieces, and then invade the heartland of the Land of Fire.
But there is still a problem facing Rasa and Oonoki.
The morale of the combined ninja forces of Fuu and Tu is still low. It may take three to five days to recover to its previous level.
This will undoubtedly greatly delay the war and provide the Fire Nation with a certain buffer space.
However, Rasa and Ōnoki are not too worried about this matter, because they still have the Water Country, an ally who has benefited from them.
The two also obtained information that the Water Nation had attracted most of the Fire Nation's military forces, proving that their previous assumptions were very realistic.
As long as the Land of Water is ahead, Luo Sha and Onogi believe that the situation facing the Land of Fire will still be very difficult.
However, what they didn't know was that the Water Country's smooth offensive was almost stalled because of a ten-thousand-year-old Genin from Konoha!
The name of this Konoha ninja is Might Dai.
Chapter 206: The Eight Gates Formation, open!
Battlefield of the Kingdom of Water.
Because of the various strange things behind Nohara Rin's disappearance, Tsunade sent a team of ninjas to the Frost Kingdom occupied by the Water Kingdom to investigate the cause.
However, not long after the exploration team entered the territory of the Frost Kingdom, a full-scale war broke out between the Water Kingdom and the Fire Kingdom.
This put the Konoha ninja team who were investigating the cause of Nohara Rin's disappearance into a dilemma.
Should we continue the mission or abandon it and return to defense?
Just when the team leader, Gongcun Xinyi, was hesitant, Tsunade forced the pressure from the front line and immediately ordered him to abandon the mission and lead the team back for reinforcements.
After receiving Tsunade's order, Nobuyoshi Komura immediately led his team back to support Tsunade's troops.
Although there were many dangers along the way, under the guidance of Nobuyoshi Komura's rich combat experience, he and his team members managed to sneak back to the southeastern border of the Fire Country safely.
However, due to the fierce offensive of the Land of Water, Tsunade's troops could not hold on at all, and the defense line could only retreat continuously to the heartland of the Land of Fire.
This resulted in the border of the Land of Fire becoming the back garden of the Land of Water, making the situation of the ninja team led by Nobuyoshi Komura increasingly difficult.
Although Komura Nobuyoshi has strong personal abilities, an unexpected accident occurred...
They encountered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist Village!
Junpei Tanabe, Juzo Biwa, Xiguashan Pufferfish, Kurishai Kushimaru, Tsuchiya Yaeito, Shinpachi Murashi, and Kurochu Raiga, these seven are the owners of the seven special ninja swords of the Hidden Mist Village.
Junpei Tanabe, the wielder of the twin swords Aoi, is also the captain of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
Biwa Juzang, the user of the Broken Sword·Beheading Blade, has an iron-blooded and cruel personality, which fits the characteristics of the Broken Sword·Beheading Blade being recast with blood.
Xiguashan Pufferfish Demon, the user of the big sword Samehada, is very powerful and due to the characteristics of the big sword Samehada, his chakra amount far exceeds that of ninjas of the same level.
Kurisan Kushimaru, the user of the long sword and sewing needle, is characterized by his ruthless and cold character. In his eyes, human life is not worth mentioning at all.
Tongcao Yebairen, the user of the Blunt Knife·Douge, is undoubtedly very powerful, and because of the characteristics of the Blunt Knife·Douge, he is very good at offensive operations.
Jinpachi Murasaki, the user of Explosive Sword: Hibiki, due to the characteristics of Explosive Sword: Hibiki, his attack methods are wide-ranging, and each strike often carries a fierce and wide-ranging explosion.
Kuroki Raiga, the user of Thunder Blade·Ga, has an outstanding talent in Lightning Release Ninjutsu and becomes even more powerful with the assistance of Thunder Blade·Ga.
It can be said that in the current ninja world, any one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen is an extremely powerful ninja.
It would be an extremely troublesome task to face any one of them, not to mention the ninja team led by Komura Nobuyoshi, who took down all seven of them at once!
"Oh, I encountered some fish that slipped through the net."
Loquat Juzang carried a beheading knife on his shoulder, and looked at Komura Xinyi and others who kept running and retreating, grinning and showing his big white teeth.
"Just kill them all."
Kurisai Kushimaru spoke in a cold tone, looking at Komura Nobuyoshi and the others as if they were a group of walking bodies.
"Ha! My Feimo has been wanting to explode for a long time!"
Muri Jinpachi took a Detonating Talisman from the blade of the Explosive Blade Feimo, and shook it in his hand, "Everyone, how about I go first?"
Muri Jinpachi took a step forward and turned to look at his six companions behind him, "Shall we make a bet?"
"How?" Junpei Tanabe grinned, his face full of interest.
"Bet me how long it will take me to wipe out that team of Konoha ninjas." Muri Shinya looked confident of winning, "If we're betting... we'll give each of us a drink!"
"Extremely boring!"
The wild bait man snorted coldly, "They are just a bunch of small fish. They don't interest me at all."
When the words of Tonggusa Yaeiren reached the ears of Muri Shinpachi, the latter did not show any sign of being angry, but instead looked at Tonggusa Yaeiren provocatively.
"Would you like to have a competition to see who can kill more and faster fish?!"
"Oh, let's compete!" Tongcao Yebai agreed, took off the blunt knife that looked like a hammer on his shoulder, and swung it twice, "You will definitely lose!"
After saying this, the Tongcao Yebaiter suddenly started and rushed towards Gongcun Xinyi and others at an extremely fast speed.
And Muri Jinpachi was not to be outdone. He shouted and raised his Explosive Sword Feimo and followed him.
To be honest, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen didn't take Komura Nobuyoshi and others seriously at all, otherwise they wouldn't have acted so relaxed.
In fact, this is also understandable. After all, each of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen is a powerful ninja, not to mention when the seven of them appear together.
Moreover, because Tsunade's troops retreated so quickly, the confidence of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen became unprecedentedly strong, and they believed that the ninjas of Konoha were all in name only.
Even under the influence of a series of victories, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen made a bold statement, threatening to kill the Konoha Twins and Konoha Yellow Flash, who had recently become famous in Konoha!
Very arrogant, but has the capital to be arrogant.