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Chapter 31 The Jinchūriki must never leave Konoha!

Because the battlefield is within the borders of the Fire Nation.

Even though they were on the road at full speed, it took only half a day for Jiraiya's information and requests to be delivered to the desk of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen in Konoha Village.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was in his prime, was smoking his pipe, staring at the information in his hands with a serious look, without saying a word.

"What happened, Hiruzen?"

Danzo walked in with a crutch, a bandage on his head and a gloomy look on his face.

He immediately noticed that besides his old friend Hiruzen, two other old buddies were also present in the Hokage's office.

A middle-aged woman with her hair tied up, eyes narrowed, and a very serious expression.

The other one wore glasses, had a spiky hairdo, and a raised white scarf.

These two are both high-ranking officials of Konoha, and are also his old friends. They are advisors to the administrative department who assist the Hokage in handling government affairs, Utane Koharu and Mitomon En. (Trivia: Mitomon En's last name is Mitomon.)
Seeing these two old friends were also there, Danzo's heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.

"You all should take a look too."

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, holding a pipe in his mouth, handed the information in his hand to the three people present.

With just one glance, the expressions of the three people present became extremely serious.

"Jiraiya encountered great trouble on the front line. An ice-style ninja named Mizuno Tsukiyo single-handedly killed Shikaku, Haiyi, Hizashi and other elite soldiers, causing huge losses to the front line."

"Strange secret techniques, instant teleportation that surpasses Uchiha Shisui, fierce swordsmanship... His strength is so strong that even Jiraiya can't defeat him in a short period of time. The most important thing is."

“He’s very young!”

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned, and Utane Koharu and Mitokado En also looked unhappy.

The deceased Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi were not only the backbone of Konoha, the patriarchs of the Nara clan and the Yamanaka clan, they were also staunch supporters of their Hokage lineage.

Losing these two people is undoubtedly a huge loss for the Hokage lineage!

Shimura Danzo's expression was equally ugly, and his gloomy expression made his already gloomy face even gloomier.

As the master of Konoha's "Root" and the head of the secret service agency, Danzo holds a large amount of intelligence resources in his hands. He is well aware of the combat power of the Hidden Mist Village at all levels, the number of ninjas, and the information of the bloodline families.

But even so, he had never heard that there was such a person in the Hidden Mist Village who was in the Anbu, skilled in "secret techniques, instant body movement, and swordsmanship" and an "ice escape" master who was able to compete with Jiraiya!
"This is my negligence. I will collect all the information about Mizunotsukiye in the shortest possible time!"

"You just came back from the Cloud Hidden Battlefield. This is not your responsibility. I also believe in your ability."

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a deep puff of his pipe and comforted his good friend: "But the most urgent matter is Jiraiya's request for help."

"We have just signed a truce agreement with Sunagakure. The battle between Kumogakure and Iwagakure is also getting better and better. We must not allow Kirigakure to become a breakthrough point."

"If one move affects the whole body, once Kirigakure breaks the situation, I'm afraid Kumogakure and Iwagakure will immediately become restless!"

Utane Koharu and Mitokado En nodded in agreement.

Kumogakure and Iwagakure are not like Sandagakure.

The Sand Village surrendered and negotiated because they were hurt and frightened by Konoha.

In fact, the fighting power of Kumogakure and Iwagakure was not greatly reduced, but they were forced to withdraw their battle lines due to various other reasons.

If Kirigakure can break through Konoha's defenses and cause huge losses to Konoha, then Iwagakure and Kumogakure will definitely counterattack Konoha as soon as possible!

"Or, let Minato go."

Mitomon Yan said in a deep voice: "Didn't Jiraiya say that the guy has a speed that even the Uchiha clan's brat can't match. He hopes that Minato can restrain that guy. Why not let Minato go?"

"Minato is indeed a good choice. With the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, there shouldn't be any problem." Utane Koharu also agreed.

"No, Minato can't move."

Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff of his pipe and shook his head.

"Iwagakure is not completely stable yet. Orochimaru alone is not enough to scare the old man Ohnoki. Only when Minato, who controls the Flying Thunder God, is there, will Ohnoki take care of the logistics and supply and dare not act rashly."

"Therefore, Minato must not move."

"Who should go then? Should we transfer Orochimaru over?"

"No, if Minato is the weapon that restricts Ōnoki, then Orochimaru is the general who sits on the front line of Iwagakure. He is the heart of the army and he cannot be moved."

The proposals of Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu were rejected by Sarutobi one after another, and for a moment, the Hokage's office fell into deathly silence.

They were embarrassed to find that Konoha was now in a situation where no one was available!
Recall how powerful Konoha was during the Second Ninja World War.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen was at the peak of his powers, the Anbang of the Ninjas had stopped the crying of a child, the White Fang of Konoha was feared by all, the Three Ninjas emerged, outstanding talents such as Kato Dan and Fugaku were shining on the battlefield, and they had more cards in their hands than they could play.

But now.

"It would be nice if Tsunade was still here..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen took two puffs of his pipe, and a look of loneliness appeared in his eyes.

Unfortunately, because of the death of her younger brother Nawaki and her lover Kato Dan, Tsunade, who suffered from hemophobia, chose to leave Konoha.

In addition, there was the suicide of White Fang a few years ago. Even if the Third Hokage wanted Tsunade to come back, Tsunade probably wouldn't want to get involved in this mess again.

"Why don't you let me go to the Kirigakure battlefield?"

Danzo said in a deep voice: "There has been no unusual movement in Kumogakure recently, and according to the information I have obtained, the Fourth Raikage has just taken office. They need a certain amount of time to hand over and adapt. It should be no problem for me to go to the battlefield of Kirigakure."

"But what if something goes wrong?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head: "Kumogakure is not like other ninja villages. Their political power transfer is extremely easy, not to mention that the Third and Fourth generations of Kaminari are father and son."

Danzo fell silent.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's concerns were indeed correct. The handover of power between the Third and Fourth generations of Raiji would not bring much shock to the Hidden Cloud Village. It was even possible that the Fourth generation of Raiji would use a victory in a war to boost the morale of the Hidden Cloud Village when he took office.

He really couldn't leave the Kumogakure front.

The Hokage's office fell into silence.

After a long time, the third generation took out a list of ninjas from the drawer and took a puff of his pipe.

"I want Kushina to go to the Kirigakure front."

"no!"

"What?! This won't work!"

"I don't agree with Hiruzen either. Kushina can't go!"

As soon as these words were spoken, whether it was Mito Kado En, Utane Koharu, or Danzo, their faces changed drastically and they rejected it immediately.

Danzo slammed the cane in his hand hard on the ground, making a dull thud, and stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen with his one eye.

"Huruzen, the Jinchuriki must not leave Konoha!"

(End of this chapter)