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

Chapter 359 New Luck Arrives

The current Sand Village does not have the strength to take on four people alone, so making friends with distant ones and attacking nearby ones, and forming alliances are the inevitable choices.

"I will prepare the men and set off now."

Ebizo nodded slightly.

There are only four top figures in the Sand Village who are influential enough now. Rasa, Yegura, and Karuura may become the new top figures of the Sand Village in the future, but they are still half a level away now.

With Shimizu and Chiyo both leading the troops, it was just him and the Third Kazekage.

The identity of the latter is more important, so they will go to the Hidden Rain Village, which is more likely to stand on their side, to make them feel that they are valued enough and increase their weight, so as to better strengthen this ally.

If something unexpected really happened, the Rain Country and the Wind Country border each other, so the Third Kazekage would be able to retreat better.

After the death of Senju Tobirama, the Kages of various countries would take certain precautions when doing such things.

After coming out of the Kazekage Building, the entire Sand Village began to move.

Rasa will be his deputy, and it is estimated that he will act as a high-level thug and help him do some difficult tasks. His positioning is equivalent to Danzo.

Then he still has to bring his old team as the core. Ye Cang, who is strong enough and whom he trusts enough, will be Qingshui's real and most important helper.

Maki and Feng Shang Qianlan are naturally among them. The former is quite capable and useful enough, while the latter has both strength and experience and can help him find and fill in the gaps.

Most of the ninjas that had gathered into his faction in the past two years would also follow, striving to show their worth in front of Shimizu, the future Kazekage and current crown prince.

Xie and Jianye were also among them, and these two people were directly assigned to the puppet army.

The assembly of personnel, the mobilization of materials, the logistical preparations, and the appointment of personnel all need to be handled by Qingshui personally.

Fortunately, his incarnations in other worlds brought him sufficient management experience, and in the past two years he had a certain understanding of most of the special ninjas above the rank of Jonin. In addition, as one of the five strongest military organizations in the ninja world, the Sand Village had its own mature and complete war mobilization system. These things did not bring much difficulty to Shimizu.

There will definitely be some loopholes, but as long as the problems are not too obvious, Qingshui will be able to adjust quickly as he becomes more familiar with this army.

"Recheck the reserves of detonating talismans, ration pills, and ice bombs. Scorpion, you will lead the Clairvoyance-type drone puppet operation group. On the battlefield and during the march, you will be needed to operate the drone puppets and work together with the reconnaissance and perception squads."

"Jianxue, have the medical team's medicines been counted and confirmed? Very good!"

Before setting off, Qingshui did a final check in an orderly manner, but suddenly got stuck and continued with the work at hand.

Another amount of luck points has just been credited to my account.

Before that, his luck value had risen from the initial 1.7 percent to 8.4 percent.

Part of it comes from the expansion of power under several incarnations, which is a fixed income, and part of it comes from the Demon Slayer incarnation. After two years of operation, he not only secretly retained the Demon Slayer Corps, but also successfully became a high-ranking official in the Neon police force, taking over the position previously held by his uncle Uesugi Sakai and becoming the Superintendent of the Shiga Police Headquarters.

As for the latter, he has now become the top leader of the Japanese police force and the Superintendent of Police.

In Shimizu's plan, he would later enter Japan's Ministry of Defense and eventually join the cabinet to pave the way for himself. By eroding the Ministry of Defense, he would gradually seize the entire Japanese military power.

According to Qingshui's estimate, it will take about three to four years to achieve this goal.

After all, the timeline of that world is only 1914. In a world without unconventional weapons such as nuclear bombs, relying on Shimizu's strength and the powerful self-healing ability of his perfect demonized body, he is invincible, and there is no need to worry even if his methods are a little radical.

As for the luck that had just been obtained, it came from the Marvel world.

The new S.H.I.E.L.D. is now named Vought.

[Current Luck Value: 39.7%]

Being a director of S.H.I.E.L.D. has brought considerable luck to Shimizu.

No matter how weak SHIELD is now, after reorganization, it is still an international behemoth. The number of formal members alone has reached five digits, and each one is an elite. There are countless other related peripheral members and forces. Even the tenth-level authority has the power to control nuclear weapons.

Apart from the five big gangsters, there are not many people on Blue Star who can defeat this force.

If it was SHIELD in its heyday, it would only be stronger than it is now.

However, this also means that if Shimizu can restore S.H.I.E.L.D. to its previous state in the future, he will be able to gain considerable fortune from it.

"I don't know how much luck I will gain after getting the position of Wind Shadow Candidate."

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The Country of Fire, Konoha Village.

Hokage's office.

"Sir, this is the mission report for this time."

The handsome blond young man handed the mission scroll in his hand to the Third Hokage who was sitting at the table.

"It's a pity that we didn't get rid of Jialulu, but we were able to bring the third prince of the former daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind back to the village, so the mission was successfully completed."

The Third Hokage quickly glanced at the mission scroll, took out the pipe from his mouth and said.

"I'm sorry, Third-sama, Senior Chosuke has been seriously injured and his life might be in danger if he continues the mission, so I..."

"I understand. Sakumo's incident has alerted me and the village. The village is made up of people. When ninjas are on a mission, they also need to put the safety of their companions in an important position. Chosuke and his companions were excellent ninjas brought up by my father. They are important members of the village. You did the right thing, Minato."

The Third Hokage put down the mission scroll and looked at the young man in front of him who was as gentle and dazzling as the rising sun with a look of relief.

The Sand Village produced a Ritu Shimizu, who has now become a candidate for Kazekage, but their Konoha Village is not bad either.

With Minato Namikaze's talent, he will definitely become the most outstanding figure in the ninja world, even better than the current three ninjas.

"Not only did your companions not suffer any casualties, but your mission also did not fail. You have done a great job, haven't you?"

"I understand, Sandaime-sama, thank you for your understanding."

Namikaze Minato lowered his head slightly, with a somewhat doubtful expression.

"Minato, do you have any questions about this mission?"

"Sir, I was just wondering, although this was requested by the Daimyo, are we actively provoking a war against the Sand Village this time? Is this…"

The Third Hokage sighed. "I understand what you mean. If it's not necessary, I don't want to do this, but the village needs the support of the Daimyo. The situation in the ninja world is different now. As the Sand Village has gotten rid of the shackles of the Daimyo, the ninja village system established by the First Hokage has been shaken. Every Daimyo is worried about following the old path of the Daimyo of the Wind Country.

The same goes for our Daimyo. I am the Hokage, and I must consider the village first in everything. Although Orochimaru has now begun trying to crack the various technologies of the Sand Village, Konoha's economy still needs the Daimyo. For the sake of the village, I have to do this.

Minato, you are very young, but I believe you already have the thinking of a Hokage and can weigh the pros and cons of this matter."

The Third Hokage put the blame on the Daimyo for everything.

However, although he also had the idea of suppressing the Sand Village, he did not intend to start a war, and now he really seemed to be forced to do so.

Because Daimyoji, who had always been a Buddhist in the past, showed an unprecedentedly tough attitude in this statement, even if he went to persuade him in person, he could not be shaken.

Konoha is very powerful, but this strength must rely on the economic support of the daimyo. They cannot ignore the daimyo like the Sand Village, or even become the host.

"I understand. Maybe this time, the daimyo really feels threatened by his status."

Namikaze Minato expressed his understanding.

The daimyo is not like the ninja. As ordinary people, all their status comes from wealth and power. What the Sand Village did was to turn the daimyo into a puppet, just a clay statue with a stamp in the temple.

No daimyo would be willing to do this.

"In the final analysis, this is actually because the current Daimyo of the Wind Country went a little too far. In the system established by the first sama, the village and the Daimyo are interdependent and supportive of each other. It is because of the Daimyo's willfulness that the Sand Village has to find another way out, which has led to this series of changes."

The Third Hokage actually understands the Sand Village very well.

Faced with such a big name, the Sand Village had no choice but to do this if they didn't want to decline. However, they didn't expect that their methods would be so radical and the effect would be so good.

"So, this is the new system that the Sand Village created after they were forced to change, and it's an impact on the old system? Are they doing what the first generation did?"

Minato Namikaze asked.

"This old man... doesn't know."

The Third Hokage shook his head.

He is a very conservative politician.

Although he is known as a Ninja Hero in the Ninja World and still retains some of the courage he had in his youth, his ability is limited to supporting Konoha, the number one overlord in the Ninja World. Over the years, Konoha has suffered considerable losses at his hands.

Although its momentum remains as high as it was in the past, it has begun to show signs of decline, and it is only supported by the abundant foundation left by its ancestors.

So the Third Hokage was afraid that Konoha would decline in his hands, so he tried his best to rely on the help of his companions such as Danzo to maintain the old structure of the ninja world and maintain Konoha's status.

He was afraid that once changes occurred and Konoha fell from the throne, he, the strongest Hokage in history who was elected by himself, would be nailed to the pillar of shame.

So even if he has to compromise internally or externally, and endure humiliation, he has to maintain it on the surface and put on airs.

Therefore, the person who is most worried about the Sand Village's continuous change and growth is actually the Third Hokage.

The Third Hokage naturally couldn't say this directly to Minato Namikaze.

He could only tell Minato Namikaze that everything the First Hokage did was the foundation of Konoha's existence and the most fundamental reason why Konoha could grow to its present size.

"Whether this is a confrontation between the old and new systems, we are doomed to clash with the Sand Village due to our different ideologies. Only the victorious side will be right.

If we lose, it means that everything we have done since the founding of the village by the first generation will be negated.

For the sake of the village, we must do everything possible to win, Minato, do you understand what I mean?"

"Do everything possible?"

Namikaze Minato murmured.

What about Kushina?
As the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, will she be used as a weapon and thrown into the most cruel and dangerous battlefield in the world?

"Yes, for the future of the village, we must do everything in our power."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the young man in front of him and said.

"I will fight for this with my life, I will."

Namikaze Minato said firmly.

"I know."

Sarutobi Hiruzen laughed.

Now the Sand Village has introduced a candidate for Kazekage who is under the age of sixteen. As the direct competitor of Sand Village, Konoha also needs to introduce someone who can compete with it.

Minato Namikaze, who is about to turn 18, is the candidate chosen by the Third Hokage.

"This is my warrant. After you get out of here, the Anbu will take you to the Book of Seals. As for wind escape, even I can't teach you anymore. You can go and look at the wind escape training experience hidden in the group above, as well as the technique of multiplying detonating talismans. Although it can't be used instantly, it is enough to make up for your lack of attack methods."

Sarutobi Hiruzen knew how far Namikaze Minato was from reaching the top level in the ninja world.

He can usually only make up for this problem by improving or creating his own ninjutsu, and no one else can help him.

Fortunately, Tobirama Senju was also a speed ninja who used Flying Thunder God. A lot of his experience and ninjutsu could be transferred to Minato Namikaze, solving some of Minato Namikaze's troubles.

The Third Hokage believed that with Minato Namikaze's talent and current abilities, there would be no problem of forcing his growth.

After Minato Namikaze left, the Third Hokage immediately asked the Anbu to notify Jiraiya and Orochimaru to come to the Hokage's office.

The Third Ninja World War could break out at any time, and he needed someone to lead the Konoha ninjas to resist and even defeat Sunagakure.

Although Orochimaru was now stopped by him due to some actions, this favorite disciple was still the most trusted person of the Third Hokage.

Whether in terms of strength or intelligence, Orochimaru is the most outstanding ninja that Konoha can mobilize. Only by sending Orochimaru can the Third Hokage feel at ease.

After all, the Sand Village is very powerful. Even if Konoha has already formed a secret alliance with the Iwagakure, Orochimaru cannot deal with it alone. He must have the assistance of Jiraiya, a reliable high-level fighter.

The Third Hokage could no longer see how the situation in the ninja world would change in the future.

All he could do was to make all the preparations he could and try his best to maintain Konoha's status.

(End of this chapter)