In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 191 Death of White Fang
"These two are indeed one in a million geniuses, especially Shimizu. Danzo, your choice was correct. You wanted to nip this threat in the bud, but your approach was wrong."

"You shouldn't have let anyone know that Konoha did this. You could have pinned the blame on Iwagakure or Kirigakure, but you let your men use the Inner Four Symbols Seal... Alas."

Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and put down his pipe.

Using the Inner Four Symbols Seal is equivalent to telling everyone clearly that it was Konoha that took action.

"But I sent out a jonin who is good at close-range assassination, a special jonin who is good at sealing barriers, and used the Inner Four Symbols Seal, but I still couldn't get rid of these two people. Hiruzen, their threat is greater than you and I imagined! No matter what the price, as long as we can get rid of them, it will be a victory!"

"But you didn't get rid of them. Not only are they fine now, but Sand Village and Rain Village are also sending out troops together."

Turn to invade Xiaochun Road.

"Then let's fight! The village's war reserve is not empty, and there are no ninja villages threatening Konoha from other directions. We can definitely fight Sand Village and Amegakure with all our strength!"

Danzo slammed the table again and spoke loudly.

"After years of war, the ninjas in the village are almost unable to hold on. Danzo... the senior students of the ninja school have graduated early. We can't pull out those children who have only been in school for two or three years. They..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped talking and picked up his pipe again.

They haven't even started learning the Three Body Technique, so they can't even be cannon fodder.

"If we want to continue the war, we still have sufficient reserves of food, ninja tools, and funds. However, in terms of personnel, if we want to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, we may have to draw on the reserve forces of those ninja clans, especially the Uchiha and Hyuga clans. They are the only ones with sufficient reserves of experts."

Utane Koharu, who was in charge of the village's logistics and finances, spoke at this time.

"Uchiha..."

Several Konoha high-ranking officials fell silent.

The Uchiha family is very powerful and has the largest number of jonin in Konoha, making it the undisputed number one powerful family in the ninja world.

But Konoha was unwilling and afraid to use it, so it could only continue the policy of the Second Hokage and use the police force to restrain the Uchiha. Even if the Uchiha were dispatched during the war, it would only be on a small scale.

Because the Uchiha have the blood that is most adapted to war, every time they experience the tempering of war, a group of Uchiha will experience heart-wrenching separation of life and death, thereby opening or improving the Sharingan.

This is a good thing for other ninja villages and for Konoha, but it is not a good thing for the Hokage series.

Because Uchiha, who once founded Konoha together with the Senju, also coveted the position of Hokage.

The stronger the Uchiha is, the more unstable their position as Hokage will be. If another figure like Uchiha Madara appears, they can just retire.

Unless Konoha is facing a life-and-death situation, they are unwilling to release this caged tiger.

"In fact, if it weren't for the Uchiha, we wouldn't necessarily lose. Monkey, if you let me talk to those ninja clans, I would definitely be able to pull out a group of elite troops and defeat the Sand Village!"

Danzo looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with sharp eyes.

After that, as long as he can defeat Sand Village and Amegakure, he can rely on the military achievements and prestige brought by the victory to challenge the position of Hokage!
"No."

The Third Hokage shook his head decisively.

He knew very well how capable his old friend was.

When you were the commander before, you couldn’t even beat Yugakure, and now you want to beat Yugakure and Sunagakure?
"Orochimaru performed very well in the Rain Country before, and later he also stopped the Third Kazekage when fighting against the Sand Village. If the war really breaks out again, he is the most suitable commander in a certain direction."

"Jiraiya has not returned to the village yet, and Tsunade is not in the village either. Her current situation is suspected to have been known by the Sunagakure, and she is even less suitable to be in command, so I choose to send Sakumo to fight. Danzo, the rumors you sent people to spread before can be calmed down."

The Third Hokage thought about it and made arrangements.

Danzo was still somewhat unwilling: "Huruzen, believe me, I am confident that I can persuade those ninjas to send out their elite troops, and then I will definitely win!" Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head lightly.

"Danzo, there's no need to say any more. I will personally go to negotiate with those ninja clans."

He knew very well that if Danzo went to negotiate with those ninja clans, it would be impossible to use intimidation or inducement, he could only use intimidation.

What if people don’t work hard?
This is not the way to weaken the ninja clan.

He had to give out some of his profits to appease these ninja clans, and there were some things that only the Hokage had the right to promise.

"Hiruzen!"

Danzo was about to say something but was interrupted by a hurried knock on the door.

"come in."

The third generation said lightly.

The person who came was an ANBU with dazzling blonde hair.

"what's up?"

"Sir, ten minutes ago, Hatake Sakumo was found committing seppuku at home."

A young voice came from behind the mask of the blond ANBU, with a hint of discontent in the voice.

The Third Hokage stood up from his chair in an instant.

"What did you say? Sakumo committed suicide?!"

"Yes, Lord Sandaime, the discoverer is Hatake Kakashi, the son of Sakumo. I have restricted all those who know about it. Lord Sandaime, do you want to block the news immediately?"

"You did the right thing, Minato. Block the news immediately. Also, I need you to go out and call Jiraiya back. The village needs him now."

"Yes!"

Namikaze Minato then left in an instant.

"Danzo! Look at what you've done!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Danzo furiously.

"Hiruzen! In this matter, my actions have your approval!"

Danzo said solemnly.

They just wanted to suppress Hatake Sakumo so that this powerful man, who was not from the same line of Hokage, would be obedient and serve as a good sword in their hands.

It was just that the suppression was too great, and Hatake Sakumo had such a strong character that he died for his integrity.

Once his death gets out, the negative impact will be huge. Hatake Sakumo's old subordinates will definitely be dissatisfied. Such an incident will also be a huge blow to the reputation of the Third Hokage. I don't know how much effort it will take to calm down.

"Sakumo committed suicide, Tsunade fell ill, Kato Dan died in battle. In less than three years, the village has lost so many important combat forces. Sigh..."

The Third Hokage didn't know how many times he had sighed today.

It was just a few years ago that White Fang dominated the ninja world, the name of the Three Ninjas spread throughout the world, and Konoha's position as the overlord of the ninja world was extremely stable. That state of vitality and development was still before our eyes. How come it became like this in just a few years?
(End of this chapter)