Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 171 Ensuring the Purity of the Hokage Lineage!

Of course, this was just something Aoba was saying to himself.

The position of Fourth Hokage is out of the question, but there's still a chance for Fifth or Sixth Hokage.

As a transmigrator, Aoba knew better than anyone that although the Battle of Kikyo Mountain made him famous in the ninja world, the time that followed was the time when Minato Namikaze truly shone and dominated the entire ninja world.

Whether it was single-handedly stopping the invasion of Iwagakure or the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, the "Yellow Flash's" fame would resound throughout the ninja world, making him a figure that would strike fear into the hearts of ninjas from all enemy nations.

This also paved the way for Minato to become Hokage.

As for Aoba himself?

He had a rough idea of ​​where he would be going for the next period of time.

Just a few days ago, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, left the village and headed to the Daimyo's castle to report for duty.

This time, the Sand Village launched a surprise attack on the Land of Fire, plundering the land and frightening the daimyo of the Land of Fire. Although the Land of Fire suffered considerable losses, with many villages and towns destroyed and even entire villages wiped out, the attack was still a major shock.

But to put it bluntly, none of this matters to the daimyo. In a few years, the damaged villages will be restored. The only impact will be on tax revenue.

There was only one reason that truly enraged the daimyo, and it was the most crucial one!

His personal safety was seriously threatened!

Yes, that's very important.

Those Sand Village ninjas didn't care if you were a minister or a daimyo; they only knew that these people were the richest and wealthiest, so they just robbed them.

Those so-called elite samurai guarding the daimyo's city, even if they were just a group of genin or chunin, would be enough to turn the daimyo's city upside down in the face of ninjas who control chakra.

This infuriated Da Ming.

It has always been a consensus that ninjas fight ninjas.

Luo Sha's actions set a very bad precedent.

If the Daimyo of the Land of Fire can't handle Rasa, does that mean he can't handle Konoha?

He allocates such a large sum of military funds to Konoha every year, and this is how Konoha protects him? Enemy ninjas have even reached the Daimyo's castle!

The daimyo was furious and issued an emergency document, summoning the Third Hokage to confront him directly.

To put it bluntly, it means getting scolded.

However, before the Third Hokage left Konoha, he granted Aoba special permission to stay in the village for "rest" and was not required to go to the front lines for the time being.

It was ostensibly a rest and recuperation, but Aoba knew exactly what was going on.

As for the reason—

Of course, it's because his achievements at Kikyo Mountain this time were too dazzling, and his reputation was approaching that of the Sannin of the last Shinobi World War, and even showed a trend of surpassing them.

Hiruzen Sarutobi dared not let him continue to roam freely on the front lines.

The Third Hokage knew very well that he would be held accountable for this audience with the Daimyo. Even if he didn't abdicate now, he would have to step down after the Shinobi World War ended.

Someone has to be held accountable for this!

His choice for the Fourth Hokage was never Aoba, but Jiraiya!

However, he had communicated with Jiraiya many times, but Jiraiya always refused and kept recommending his disciple Minato Namikaze.

Minato was also one of the Hokage candidates he had always recognized, but unfortunately, Minato was too young.

He must try his best to negotiate and delay his departure as much as possible during his trip to Daming City, in order to buy time for Minato!

In the Third Hokage's political blueprint, Aoba was originally a helper he had carefully cultivated for the next Hokage.

Just like Danzo Shimura is to him now, or the White Fang of Konoha in the past, he is a sharp sword and a sturdy shield.

This has nothing to do with age or seniority, but rather with the lineage of the Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was Tobirama's student, while Minato was Jiraiya's student, and Jiraiya was Hiruzen Sarutobi's student.

This line of tradition, which has continued since the founding of Konoha, should not be broken so easily.

He must ensure the purity of the Hokage lineage!

However, Aoba's rise to power was too rapid. If he continues to make unparalleled contributions on the front lines, his reputation will likely surpass that of Minato, which will inevitably cause turmoil in the succession of the Hokage position.

The core of power in Konoha must be in the hands of the Hokage lineage.

Aoba was well aware of the Third Generation's little scheme.

Instead of being angry, he was happy to have some peace and quiet.

However, since he was given a "vacation," Aoba naturally wouldn't waste this precious free time.

Whenever he had time, he would go directly to Minato's house to discuss sealing techniques with Kushina Uzumaki and also freeload a meal.

If there's one technique in the Naruto world that Aoba couldn't see the limit of, it's the sealing technique!

This thing is practically like a cheat code in the ninja world!

The reason why his sand manipulation technique could fight Rasa's Magnet Release to a standstill was his understanding of sealing techniques.

If before he could only control one unit of sand with one unit of chakra, now he can control one hundred units of sand with the same unit of chakra.

This is why Rasa's Magnet Release, despite being stronger, couldn't suppress Aoba.

Because the underlying logic of the Sand Control Technique is sealing techniques, and Aoba's research on sealing techniques has never stopped.

Aoba has mastered quite a few ninjutsu, but to be honest, apart from sealing techniques, he can see the upper limit of each ninjutsu.

For example, the Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation Technique, when used by Madara Uchiha, only requires forming one hand seal to unleash a vast expanse of flames as large as the sea.

This is the understanding of technique.

Similarly, if others use the Great Fire Annihilation, the maximum power would be similar to that of Madara Uchiha, unless they recklessly pile up chakra.

Of course, some people might bring up Sasuke's Chidori Stream and Naruto's Rasengan, but those are no longer the original ninjutsu; they are derivatives of chakra nature transformation.

But the sealing technique, or rather the incantation within it, is truly different.

The skill of sealing techniques is actually not very difficult to master.

Anyone with a decent IQ and good memory can memorize a few basic seal scroll drawing methods, which is considered a beginner level.

But to master it, or even just to use it proficiently, is much more difficult.

Unlike ninjutsu, sealing techniques do not have fixed routines or standard answers. They are more like a fundamental language or logic of the world, requiring constant deduction and verification, and also involve the mysteries of space and soul.

The more Qingye studied it, the more he felt the profundity and subtlety of this technique.

It's a pity I didn't learn computer programming in my previous life, otherwise I would definitely have had many different understandings.

Kushina felt this most deeply. It had only been a short time, but when faced with Aoba's questions, she couldn't answer some of them completely right away and needed to think for a moment before giving her own insights.

That's right, it's just an insight, not an answer.

If she weren't the rightful heir of the Uzumaki clan and hadn't studied sealing techniques for many years, anyone else might not have even understood it.

(For a specific example, recall your own intense state during math class.)

Kushina remarked that Aoba's current level of theoretical knowledge about sealing techniques was no less than Minato's.

Aoba commented that Kushina was still the best teacher.

I made Kushina happy, and I almost coaxed her into pouting.

The sun was shining brightly that afternoon.

Downstream of the Namaka River in Konoha Village.

Aoba is holding a fishing rod and fishing in the river.

However, his fishing method was clearly different from others.

Normal people would cast their fishing rods from the bank, but he didn't; instead, he stood right in the middle of the river.

Just then, a group of people slowly walked towards the riverbank.

Leading the way was a boy wearing windproof goggles with the Uchiha clan crest printed on his back.

It was Uchiha Obito.

As he walked, he looked around as if searching for something.

Then he spotted Aoba standing in the middle of the river. His eyes widened in disbelief.

"Found him! Found him! That guy Aoba is over there!"

Obito pointed to the green leaves in the river and immediately gestured excitedly to the others who were with him.

Immediately afterwards, four figures emerged from the bushes.

Leading the group was Minato Namikaze with short blond hair, followed by Kakashi and Rin, and at the back of the group was a middle-aged ninja using a cane.

Obito stopped on the road and waited for Kakashi and Rin to approach before he couldn't help but complain, "Aoba is getting weirder and weirder. He's fishing in the river? Isn't he afraid of being swept away?"

Kakashi, hands in his pockets, passed by Obito, rolling his signature deadpan eyes and mercilessly mocking, "Idiot, are your eyes just for show? You can't even see this."

"You bastard Kakashi! Who are you calling an idiot?!"

Obito couldn't stand Kakashi's condescending tone. He immediately bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to fight Kakashi to the death.

"Alright, alright, Obito, Kakashi, stop arguing."

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Seeing this, Nohara Rin skillfully acted as a peacemaker, quickly stepping forward to grab Obito's arm and gently comforting him.

Minato Namikaze looked at his three lively disciples, smiled helplessly, and then said gently, "Obito, take a good look at the spot where Aoba is standing."

Upon hearing Minato's words, Obito stopped his wild antics, squinted, and carefully looked towards the center of the river.

Upon seeing this, Obito's eyes widened again, and he let out a gasp.

"?! The water next to him is swirling?!"

At this moment, the middle-aged ninja who had been using a cane stopped beside Minato. His injured leg was wrapped in thick bandages, and dark red blood was seeping through the bandages.

He squinted, his gaze fixed on Qingye, a hint of undisguised shock flashing in his eyes.

"Jonin Minato, that young man—is that Yamashiro Aoba?"

The middle-aged ninja's voice was hoarse and deep.

Minato smiled and nodded: "Yes, Mr. Kosuke, he is the one who recently defeated the Fourth Kazekage in the Battle of Kikyo Mountain, thus protecting Konoha Village's Yamashiro Aoba."

This middle-aged ninja leaning on a cane is none other than Konoha's veteran genin, Maruboshi Kosuke.

At this time, Kosuke Maruboshi was still very young and had not yet earned the title of "eternal genin".