Konoha's Hextech Ninja

A thought flashed through Yagami Yoruichi's mind: he would go through the Senju clan's library the next time he returned to Konoha.

"Go to sleep first."

After the excitement, fatigue set in.

Yoruichi Yagami couldn't resist the feeling of exhaustion and went straight to sleep.

Upon waking up, Yagami Yoruichi immediately received orders from Hatake Sakumo to once again join the Konoha ninja in halting the advance of the Kumo ninja.

Zyra's Wood Release has not been tested yet. In order to avoid embarrassing herself instead of establishing her authority, Yoruichi Yagami did not use Wood Release and continued to fight using the Water Release, Fire Release, and other abilities she had shown before.

However, with the help of Hatake Sakumo and other Konoha ninja, they were more than capable of slowing down the Cloud Ninja's advance.

Although Brubi learned from her previous experience and kept a close eye on Yagami Yoruichi, preventing her from having the strength to slaughter other weaker Cloud Ninjas,

However, as the saying goes, prolonged defense inevitably leads to defeat, and Yagami Yoruichi occasionally managed to find opportunities to kill a few Cloud Ninja.

However, it would be very difficult to achieve the same results as before.

Even though she wasn't a perfect Jinchūriki, Burubi's fighting prowess was definitely among the top tier of Kage-level fighters.

In addition, with chakra reserves comparable to Yoruichi Yagami, and astonishing defense and regeneration in her half-tailed beast form, it's unrealistic for Yoruichi Yagami to defeat Brubi in a short time.

Unless the power of Wood Release is revealed.

However, Yoruichi Yagami was unsure whether Zyra's Wood Release possessed the same power to suppress tailed beasts as Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, and dared not reveal it lightly.

The battle then became a stalemate.

After the battle, Yagami Yoruichi left a clone behind to cover the retreat, while the other Konoha ninjas retreated first. Yagami Yoruichi then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to catch up with the main force.

The Cloud Ninja were unable to pursue and had to stay behind to treat the wounded, severely slowing their advance.

A few days later, when the Cloud Ninja finally advanced to within a hundred kilometers of 'Yangjiao Town'.

Konoha's reinforcements have also arrived at the front-line camp.

The number of reinforcements was small, only a little over four hundred.

Apart from the leader, the rest were all genin or chunin, and there wasn't even a special jonin.

The leader of the team was just an ordinary Jonin from the Sarutobi clan named Sarutobi Yusho, and command was directly handed over to Hatake Sakumo.

After arriving at the command center and holding a meeting, Yagami Yoruichi had a better understanding of the village's situation.

Sunagakure Village is gathering its forces, seemingly intending to launch a major offensive.

Adding to the pressure on the northern front, Konoha split its forces into three groups, leaving it short of manpower.

After discussion among the village's leaders, the key defense lines were set at the borders of the Land of Rice Fields and the Land of Hot Springs in the north, and the border of the Land of Rivers near the Land of Wind.

As for the Cloud Ninja who landed from the southern coast, the Konoha leadership issued a strict order, requiring Hatake Sakumo to eliminate them at the 'minimum cost'.

We must at least defeat these Cloud Ninja.

Upon hearing the order brought by Sarutobi Yuuko, Yagami Yoruichi couldn't help but chuckle.

"Defeat the Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki? With just this few people?"

Looking at Sarutobi Yuusho, Yagami Yoruichi couldn't help but curse, "Has the Third Hokage gone senile? If the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki fully transforms into a Tailed Beast, who can stop the Tailed Beast Ball?!"

"Insolence!" Upon hearing Yagami Yoruichi's attitude towards Sarutobi Hiruzen, Sarutobi Yuusho immediately roared in anger, "At a Jonin meeting, how dare you, a Chunin, spout such nonsense and disrespect the Hokage! According to Konoha regulations, you should be stripped of your ninja status and imprisoned! Guards!"

Sarutobi Yusho shouted for a long time, but no one moved.

The reinforcements this time were mostly Chunin and Genin, just in large numbers.

The minimum qualification for attending the meeting is Jonin.

Apart from this Jonin from the Sarutobi clan, everyone else had witnessed Yagami Yoruichi's terrifying performance on the battlefield, and no one wanted to offend her.

Even disregarding Yagami Yoruichi's future potential, this war against the Cloud Ninja would have been impossible without her.

To put it bluntly, Konoha can do without these hundreds of genin and chunin-level reinforcements, but it absolutely cannot do without Yoruichi Yagami.

If Yagami Yoruichi quits, then there's no point in fighting; he can just admit defeat.

Sakumo Hatake could barely hold off the Third Raikage, but his fighting style was absolutely no match for the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki's massacre of Konoha's troops.

This isn't a matter of strength; it's purely a matter of fighting style.

In a one-on-one situation, Sakumo Hatake is not afraid of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki at all.

Even if Brubi didn't want to live anymore and released the Eight-Tails completely, Sakumo Hatake could still escape.

However, on the battlefield, the tailed beasts are called 'natural disasters' because even ordinary Kage-level ninjas find it difficult to restrain them.

At least among the people on the battlefield right now, only Yagami Yoruichi has the ability to deal with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

So when the Jonin of the Sarutobi clan proposed to punish Yoruichi Yagami, no one responded at all.

The more cunning Nara Shikaku, while holding onto Sarutobi Yuusho and whispering something to him, also gave Akimichi Choza a wink, signaling him to also try to persuade Yagami Yoruichi.

“Um…” Choza Akimichi tore open a bag of potato chips and handed it to Yoruichi Yagami, grinning sheepishly, “Yoruichi, don’t bother with that idiot.”

Seeing Akimichi Choza's silly and goofy appearance, Yagami Yoruichi couldn't help but laugh.

Having shared a love for food, and after several days of fighting side by side, Yagami Yoruichi and Akimichi Choza had become quite familiar with each other, and she knew that he wasn't as stupid as he seemed on the surface.

This simple-minded appearance has probably fooled quite a few people.

However, Yagami Yoruichi didn't care. She reached out, grabbed a handful of potato chips, and stuffed them into her mouth, saying, "It's not that I'm stingy, but the Raikage of Kumogakure has been fighting us on the battlefield for so long. Where is our Hokage?"

“The enemy’s Kage shouts ‘Charge with me!’ But our Hokage only shouts ‘Charge!’ from the rear, without caring whether the troops are enough.”

Yagami Yoruichi spread his hands and said, "Don't you think that our Third Hokage is using the lives of ordinary ninjas to gain his own prestige?"

With that, Yagami Yoruichi pointed at Sarutobi Yuusho and said, "Tell me, what skills does this guy have to become a Jonin? I could slap dozens of Jonin like him to death! Just because his surname is Sarutobi, he can become a Jonin?!"

Chapter 173 Yagami Yoruichi: Sarutobi Hitsuji is unworthy of his position, Danzo the old servant...

As her strength gets closer and closer to 'Super Kage level', Yoruichi Yagami becomes increasingly unwilling to suppress her emotions.

When you are weak, you should lower your head and act like a coward.

Now that you're strong, why are you still acting like a coward?

Then wasn't this improvement in strength for nothing?

Furthermore, the various actions of the Konoha F4 were completely unacceptable to Yoruichi Yagami.

Yagami Yoru had already decided that once he returned to the village, he would first deal with Shimura Danzo's troubles.

Then I'll find a way to kick Hiruzen Sarutobi out of the Hokage position.

At least if a less hypocritical Hokage were appointed, the village could have a better future.

Yoruichi Yagami now has the ability to accomplish this task.

There's no need to be polite to a Jonin who comes from the Sarutobi clan and rose through the ranks entirely through nepotism.

"You..." The Jonin of the Sarutobi clan trembled with rage upon hearing Yagami Yoruichi's words.

But seeing that many Jonin in the command room were all unmoved, even though he wasn't very bright, he knew that something was wrong.

He stammered "you" for a long time, but couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Yagami Yoruichi glanced at it, his eyes fixed on the fishy-smelling creature M.

The other Jonin present were not Sarutobi.

These Jonin all knew how much Yagami Yoru had contributed to the battles of the past few days, fighting side by side.

Although Yagami Yoruichi's words were a bit extreme, they wouldn't go against her over such a trivial matter.

Moreover, what Yagami Yoichi said was not without reason.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's reluctance to personally go to the battlefield could still be explained by the fact that he needed to stay in the village to stabilize the people's hearts.

But Sarutobi Yusho, what kind of rotten fish and shrimp is that?

In terms of physical attributes, chakra reserves, taijutsu, and ninjutsu, he did not reach the Jonin level. Many senior Chunin were much stronger than him.

Just because his surname is Sarutobi, he can become a Jonin?

fair.

These two words came to mind for all the ninjas.

During Hiruzen Sarutobi's years in power, there have been far too many similar incidents.

Konoha is growing weaker and weaker; if it weren't for the constant emergence of geniuses, it would have collapsed long ago.

However, the strength of the four ninja clans—Sarutobi, Shimura, Mitomon, and Utatane—is growing stronger and stronger.

The Sarutobi clan, in particular, not only has more than thirty officially registered Jonin, but also a large group of unregistered ninjas.

Thinking about all this, many ninjas couldn't help but feel resentment towards Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"I think that old man, the Third Hokage, is not qualified to be Hokage. It's time to change the Hokage."

Yoruichi Yagami directly stated her idea, and the crowd around her seemed to agree. Who objected?

"Yoruichi-kun!" Upon hearing Yagami Yoruichi's words, Hatake Sakumo felt anxious and said repeatedly, "Isn't this the right time to talk about this?! With a formidable enemy at hand, let's defeat them first!"

Sakumo Hatake also had considerable grievances against Hiruzen Sarutobi.

He even challenged the authorities at the Jonin Conference on more than one occasion, demanding improved treatment for civilian ninjas and the establishment of a fairer promotion mechanism.

But what kind of situation is this?

If internal strife breaks out, wouldn't the enemy be overjoyed?

Although Hatake Sakumo was dissatisfied with Sarutobi Hiruzen's governing philosophy, he always put the interests of Konoha first in his heart.

Even if one wants to change the current state of Konoha, it is hoped that it will be done through more moderate means, rather than through radical actions like those of Yoruichi Yagami.

"Yoruichi-kun." Nara Shikaku, not even bothering to persuade Sarutobi Yuusho to face the current situation, asked Yagami Yoruichi, "Do you want to become Hokage? But your age... perhaps the Fifth or Sixth Hokage would be more suitable for you!"

He admitted that Yagami Yoruichi's strength was no less than that of Sarutobi Hiruzen, and might even have surpassed that of Sarutobi Hiruzen, who hadn't made a move in a long time.

However, the position of Hokage is not solely determined by strength.

It's hard to believe that Yagami Yoruichi is actually that old.

“I’m not interested in the Hokage position, at least not now.” Yagami Yoruichi shook her head and said, “But the Hokage must be replaced! As for who to replace him with, we can discuss that later. Uncle Sakumo, Jiraiya-senpai, or my teacher are all good candidates.”

At this time, there were not many people in Konoha who were qualified to inherit the title of 'Fourth Hokage'.

Minato Namikaze may be strong enough, but he lacks in battle achievements and reputation, which he needs to improve through this war.

Apart from Minato Namikaze, only the three legendary Sannin and Sakumo Hatake have this qualification.

Orochimaru and Yoruichi Yagami definitely wouldn't want him to become Hokage.

It doesn't matter who you choose among the remaining three, Yagami Yoruichi.

In any case, no matter who becomes the Fourth Hokage, after a few years, unless Yoruichi Yagami doesn't want the position of Fifth Hokage, there will be no second choice.

I have two things to say.

Yagami Yoruichi's gaze swept over everyone present.

Ino-Shika-Cho, Hinata, Inuzuka, Aburame...

Apart from the Uchiha clan and the clans to which the 'Konoha F4' belong, members of the other ninja clans were also present.

Although apart from the Ino-Shika-Cho clan and the Inuzuka clan, which sent their next generation of successors.

The people sent by the Hyuga and Aburame clans were both relatively unimportant and peripheral clan members.

But having these high-ranking ninja from various ninja clans here as 'witnesses' is enough.

In addition, there's Hatake Sakumo, representing the 'commoner ninja' faction, and the ninja tsunami...

Although this group of Jonin is small in number, they still represent a very important force in Konoha.

"The first thing was when I was still in the Ninja Academy. Shimura Danzo, the Hokage's assistant in Konoha, sent his subordinate ninjas to capture me and brainwash me into becoming a tool of Root."

"The second thing is that before my teacher left the village, he reminded me that the Third Hokage's disciple, Orochimaru, was curious about the secret to my becoming stronger and wanted to use me for human experiments."

The Orochimaru affair was mostly Danzo Shimura's fault.

But Yagami Yoruichi deliberately splashed dirty water on Sarutobi Hiuzan.

After briefly explaining the two points, Yagami Yoruichi said, "In addition, there is a fundamental problem of fairness in Konoha's system. I believe that the current Konoha leadership has violated the First Hokage's Will of Fire and is not suitable to continue leading Konoha."