Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 227 Konoha High-Level Meeting

Leaf.

meeting room.

When Minato arrived with Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, he saw that Shiitsu and Orochimaru were already there.

Minato originally only wanted to invite Shiitsu and Orochimaru to a small meeting.

However, Koharu and Homura immediately objected when they heard that Minato was going to hold a small meeting without inviting them.

How can we hold a small meeting without them!

They also have to attend the small meeting!

It is our duty to rebuild the glory of Konoha's F4!

They were all so old, yet they didn't retire with Hiruzen Sarutobi because they wanted to shine brightly in the final moments of their lives so that people would remember them.

Is this excessive? Not at all!

So they kept harassing Minato, saying things like, "You're still young, you can't do without a senior to back you up."

Minato was so annoyed by the two that his gentle smile was almost impossible to maintain.

You can't hit them, you can't scold them. They're like two excellent leeches!

Besides, didn't you all pledge allegiance to Zhiyi? Why are you harassing me instead of Zhiyi?

"Zhiyi said that as long as you agree, he will allow us to hold a private meeting."

Xiaochun slowly explained the reason: they didn't dare to harass Zhiyi like that, because Zhiyi really dared to beat them up.

Finally, Minato couldn't stand the two old guys' spying any longer, so he agreed to let them listen in and brought them to the conference room.

There were three chairs in the conference room, one for Orochimaru and one for Shiichi.

Then... Minato sat down.

All three chairs are already occupied.

Minato is the Hokage, holding the highest nominal authority; Shiichi serves as the head of the training department, possessing core technologies; Orochimaru enjoys great prestige and has numerous followers who form the core of Root.

Only Koharu and Mitokado were left standing there awkwardly.

It is clear that Minato still harbored resentment towards the harassment from the two Hokage advisors.

When Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado saw Shiitsu nod slightly to them, the two immediately stood behind him.

They want everything now, except shamelessness!

Stand still, that's fine!

Let alone standing, countless people would beg to kneel at this small meeting where Konoha has the highest authority, but they wouldn't even have the chance!

"Takigakure ninja Shibuki arrived at Konoha with three Chunin, explaining that Takigakure had been invaded by Sunagakure and Iwagakure and requesting Konoha's support."

The sound of water gate was filled with calmness.

"According to Shibuki, the goal of the Sand Village and the Rock Village is the Seven-Tails and the Hero's Water."

"Nanabi?"

Koharu Utatane and Koharu Mito were terrified.

"Yes, the fact that the Sand and Rock ninja are fighting over the Tailed Beasts is already threatening to disrupt the existing order of the ninja world."

Minato's expression was very solemn. The fact that Takigakure Village was divided up was not important; what mattered was the significance of it.

"We have to consider whether this means that Sunagakure and Iwagakure are ready to fight another war?"

"It shouldn't be. Iwagakure is still under attack from Ryuchi Cave. Even if they wanted to start a war, they wouldn't be able to."

Zhiyi looked at Orochimaru. Orochimaru was a contractor of Ryuchi Cave and should know some information about Ryuchi Cave.

"Ryuchi Cave did indeed attack Iwagakure, recently sending most of its forces to assault the village. I'm afraid Iwagakure won't have the energy or strength to start a war before dealing with Ryuchi Cave."

"There must be something in Takigakure that the Sand and Iwa ninja coveted, which is why they invaded it."

Orochimaru spoke.

"I can understand the Seven-Tails, but what is the Hero's Water?"

Koharu Utatane asked with some doubt, "The Hero's Water is coveted along with the Tailed Beasts, so it must be a treasure."

"Hero's Water can increase a ninja's chakra by dozens of times, but the consequence for any ninja who consumes it is death. Moreover, it takes a hundred years to accumulate enough for just one ninja to consume."

Zhiyi gave a brief explanation.

"However," Zhiyi changed the subject, his expression turning serious.

"This behavior must be stopped! The current structure embodies the vision that led the First Hokage to establish the village! Konoha has a duty to maintain it!"

Zhiyi's words resonated with everyone.

Konoha is the biggest beneficiary of the current order, so of course it has an obligation to maintain it.

"The situation is unclear right now. Let's send ninjas to scout ahead and make a decision after we get the information."

"However, the actions of the Sand Village and the Rock Village must be condemned. Otherwise, if all five great ninja villages did this, the ninja world would be in chaos."

Minato decided to play it safe.

"In that case, you can decide for yourself, Fourth Generation. I want to focus my energy on building the Colossus Armor and don't want other things to affect its progress."

Zhiyi was not interested in this, because he had almost single-handedly created the current situation.

I also have experiments to do.

Orochimaru also spoke up, saying that his research on the soul had made certain progress and he had begun to touch upon the Pure Land.

The fact that souls can live forever in the Pure Land was, frankly, very appealing to Orochimaru.

If Orochimaru could understand the true nature of the Pure Land, could he create his own land of immortality?

……

After confirming the retreat of the Sand and Iwa ninja, the leader of the Takigakure ninja came to the deep pit where the sacred tree had been removed, sat down heavily, and remained silent.

It was as if last night's battle was a hoax. If it weren't for the deep pit left after the sacred tree was removed, the leader of the Takigakure village wouldn't even believe that Takigakure had invaded.

The leader of the Takigakure ninjas stared blankly, as if he had lost his soul.

During the critical moment when Takigakure was invaded, he was still able to calmly command. But once Takigakure was safe, he seemed to have all his energy drained away.

He was already very old and didn't have much time left to live. He had just suffered a major blow, and even the mental fortitude of the leader of the Takigakure ninja was not enough to bear it.

"Chief, Chief... are you alright?!"

A ninja looked anxiously at the leader, wanting to wake him up, but afraid of hurting him, he dared not move.

Upon hearing the call from the Takigakure ninja, the leader of the Takigakure ninjas regained consciousness. He struggled to sit up slowly from the ground, rubbed his temples, and looked pale.

"Don't just stand there, quickly treat the villagers. Then take them to the hidden base. Although the Sand and Iwa ninja have left, there's still a chance they can return."

"Just in case, let's lead the villagers to hide for a few days first. By then, Konoha should have brought people over as well."

Because of the Takigakure leader's non-violent non-cooperation, the Takigakure suffered unexpectedly minor personnel losses.

It could even be said that, apart from the Seven-Tails and the Sacred Tree being stolen, the number of people in Takigakure was not significant.

It won't be long before the Takigakure ninja are able to return to their peak condition. Of course, that's after the Sacred Tree and the Seven-Tails are gone.

It was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

(End of this chapter)