Naruto: The whole world knows I am the savior

Chapter 98 Hiruzen Sarutobi: I Want to Talk

"Why did that brat Fourth Raikage suddenly stop the war?"

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Onoki slammed his hand on the table in anger, but the next second he twisted his waist and immediately started rubbing it, crying out in pain.

Seeing this, Huang Tu stepped forward to massage his father, who refused to admit his age, and then said, "Father, you didn't ally with the Cloud Village. They'll naturally choose to cease hostilities when they can't hold out any longer. I just didn't expect the Cloud Village to last so long this time. It seems that Konoha's methods were indeed despicable!"

Not long after the truce between Konoha and Kumogakure, Kumogakure and the Land of Lightning spread the word about Hakukumo Yosuke's actions to other countries in the ninja world.

The attack on the Daimyo and nobles of the Land of Lightning has caused considerable panic among Daimyo of other countries. At least the Daimyo and many nobles of the Land of Earth have taken action, not only finding a substitute but also strengthening the protection of their ninjas.

There were quite a few condemnations, but they didn't have much impact on Shiraku Yosuke. Moreover, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire also had Kazuma and others helping to keep watch and talk to him. Unless these people joined forces, they would all be clowns.

But no one dared to be the first to step forward, fearing that their residences would be purged, just like the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning.

"How could we possibly ally with the Cloud Ninja? Those guys are all fickle bandits, and we killed the Third Raikage. The Fourth Raikage is the Third Raikage's son. Would you really trust us to ally with them?!"

Onoki rubbed his back and said unwillingly, "I originally wanted to take advantage of the battle between the Cloud Ninja and Konoha, but I didn't expect the Cloud Ninja to be so useless. Now that Slug Woman has arrived, she has caused us a lot of trouble."

"So what do we do now? Father, should we send more reinforcements?"

After hearing Huang Tu's words, Onoki thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Keep going! Even if we can't defeat Konoha, we have to take a piece off them!"

"Continue to send reinforcements, and send Lao Zi and Han to the front lines as well."

"Yes, Father."

Upon hearing this, Huang Tu went down to relay the order.

In the war, Iwagakure and Kusanagi had the advantage. If things continued, they would definitely be able to invade the Land of Fire and defeat Konoha. After that, they could have a detailed discussion with Hakuun Yosuke and unify the ninja world with Iwagakure as the base.

However, they were too late. Hakuun Yosuke had already become Tsunade's disciple, but the Iwa ninja still wanted to destroy Konoha and weaken its strength to the minimum.

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Sasuke Uchiha walked into Konoha Hospital with a somewhat unsteady gait and numerous wounds.

These wounds were from today's training. Usually, after training, Orochimaru would have Kabuto treat him, but Kabuto wasn't there today, so Sasuke had to come to Konoha Hospital.

After going inside, find a doctor to bandage your wound.

Sasuke Uchiha's injuries were mostly external, and most of them were quickly healed. The rest would only require two days of dressing changes to fully recover.

However, while waiting for the doctor to pick up the medicine, Uchiha Sasuke suddenly heard the words "Uchiha" being spoken from a hospital room a few meters away.

Uchiha Sasuke, intrigued, leaned closer to listen.

"Damn it, that damned Uchiha Itachi! That traitor not only killed his entire clan, but now he's attacking Konoha at every turn!"

"That's right, the Iwa ninja already said last time that the coded messages, notes, and traps we left behind were all given to them by Itachi Uchiha!"

"He cut off my arm too! How could there be such a beast!"

"The Uchiha clan is not to be trifled with. I was a little sad about the annihilation of the Uchiha clan before, but now that I think about it... hehe, raising a beast like Uchiha Itachi has made the rest of the Uchiha clan better."

"Hey, stop talking, you brat by the door, what are you eavesdropping on?"

The Konoha ninja who was cursing Uchiha Itachi suddenly called out to his companion. Just now, the door to the ward had opened, and Uchiha Sasuke was staring into the ward with wide eyes, his eyes filled with anger.

When the two Konoha ninjas in the ward saw Uchiha Sasuke, he didn't say a word and just turned and ran away.

After Sasuke left, one of the Konoha ninjas spoke up: "Hey, wasn't that Uchiha clan fan that boy was wearing? Is he the last surviving member of the Uchiha clan?"

"So what if I am? Who's responsible for my arm? And your leg! Shouldn't that beast Itachi Uchiha be cursed?!"

"I didn't say that, but never mind!"

Disturbed by the sudden appearance of Sasuke Uchiha, the two Konoha ninjas lost their mood to curse Itachi Uchiha.

The doctor, returning from the other side, happened to run into Uchiha Sasuke running towards him and waved, saying, "Sasuke-kun, the medicine is ready... Hey? Sasuke-kun, where are you going?"

Before the medicine could be handed over, Uchiha Sasuke had already disappeared, leaving the medical ninja stunned on the spot.

"What's wrong now?"

"Orochimaru, Itachi Uchiha has appeared on the battlefield and even attacked Konoha. Do you know anything about him?"

Orochimaru was taken aback when he saw Sasuke Uchiha suddenly run in, then smiled and shook his head, saying, "I rarely even leave this base, and there are quite a few ninjas monitoring me outside. How could I possibly know what's happening on the battlefield?"

Sasuke Uchiha asked impatiently, "Then who would know?"

"Well, Yosuke-kun might know, he just came back from the battlefield."

Sasuke was taken aback and asked, "He went to the battlefield?"

After muttering to himself, Sasuke ran off, but his words made Orochimaru ponder.

"Has Itachi Uchiha appeared on the battlefield? Looks like it's an Akatsuki mission. I just wonder who will replace me... Heh."

Orochimaru also sees the Akatsuki as a danger, but the Rinnegan is hard to obtain, and he has had too little exposure to its unique abilities, so he hasn't figured out a way to counter it yet.

However, Orochimaru suddenly thought, "Has Yosuke-kun not come for a long time? He still owes me twelve favors."

In the forest near Tsunade's house, Shirakumo Yosuke was cultivating under a tree with his eyes closed, almost motionless.

Meanwhile, Naruto Uzumaki stood on a tree to practice his taijutsu. In the words of Yosuke Shirakumo, this would not only strengthen his physical strength but also increase his proficiency in chakra control.

One is Naruto Uzumaki's strength, and the other is Naruto Uzumaki's weakness.

As for Kushina's suggestion that Naruto Uzumaki learn sealing techniques along with her, Hakuun Yosuke refused without even thinking about it. He hadn't even learned the basics of the Ninja Academy, so why should he learn sealing techniques?

Naruto Uzumaki will never learn sealing techniques in this lifetime; he'll have to rely on muscle memory in future battles.

Whenever he has time, Yosuke Shirakumo purifies the Nine-Tails' chakra, while also mastering sealing techniques, genjutsu, and medical ninjutsu.

After learning the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique, he went to find the Death Mask.

Swish!

Suddenly, a person ran over from a distance, causing both Shiraku Yosuke and Uzumaki Naruto to stop their training.

Upon seeing that the person running towards him was Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto flipped over and jumped down from the tree, shouting, "Sasuke, I've finally waited for you! Come and fight me!"

However, Sasuke Uchiha didn't even look at Naruto Uzumaki, and went straight to Yosuke Shirakumo's side, asking, "Yosuke, do you know what's happening on the battlefield?"

"I know a little bit. Which battlefield are you asking about?"

"Has Itachi Uchiha appeared on the battlefield? And he even attacked Konoha ninjas!"

Naruto Uzumaki chimed in, "Uchiha Itachi? That's the same surname as you, Sasuke. Who is he?"

"Uchiha Itachi? It should be from the battle in the Land of Grass. I don't know much about it, but he was probably hired by the enemy as a rogue ninja, which is why he appeared on the battlefield."

Ignoring Naruto, Shirakumo Yosuke turned directly to Sasuke and said, "I don't know anything about the other battlefield, and you shouldn't ask. Asking about the war will get you arrested by the Anbu. This is what other people told me."

Sasuke clenched his fist in frustration and said, "I just want to know about Itachi Uchiha! That bastard, that bastard is tarnishing the honor of the Uchiha clan!"

"So what if you know? You still want to go find Uchiha Itachi?"

Bai Yunyang shook his head and said, "Forget it. I don't know where you got this information, but even if you did, there's nothing you can do about it. It would also affect your mood and waste your time. You could have become a little stronger by now if you had used the time you spent here to cultivate."

"I"

Sasuke Uchiha was speechless. He really couldn't do anything right now, and he had wasted his training time.

But he was unwilling to accept it, and after hearing news of Itachi Uchiha, he couldn't help but want to kill him.

"Go back to training. Wait until you can make Orochimaru worry about this again; besides, if you waste any more time, Naruto might surpass you."

After hearing what Yosuke Hakuun said, Sasuke Uchiha glanced at Naruto, then looked away.

Although he didn't say anything, this attitude instantly enraged Naruto, who rolled up his sleeves and angrily said, "You arrogant Sasuke, what kind of look is that? Are you looking down on me?"

"Hmph, bottom of the class!"

"asshole."

Bai Yun Youjie spoke up, "You two don't need to argue anymore. Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun is also special; his potential power might be even stronger than your Sharingan. If you keep ignoring him, you might be surprised when Uzumaki Naruto suddenly becomes stronger."

After hearing these words, Sasuke Uchiha glanced at Naruto Uzumaki and took him a little more seriously. His greatest pride was his Sharingan, but this loser actually had power stronger than the Sharingan.

"This is the worst-performing class?"

"Damn Sasuke."

Baiyun Youjie interrupted the two of them, saying, "You two should have a competition. In three months, Sasuke, you also need an opponent to test your strength. If you can't even beat Naruto, whose grades have always been inferior to yours, then keep your revenge to yourself."

Sasuke Uchiha pondered for a moment, then looked at Naruto Uzumaki and said, "Alright!"

Under the guidance of Shirakumo Yosuke, the two agreed to a competition every three months. However, if Naruto Uzumaki doesn't train hard, he will definitely be left far behind by Sasuke Uchiha.

He's just a bit stronger now, with better stamina and chakra control than before; while Sasuke should be at a solid Chunin level now, and if he uses the Cursed Seal, even an experienced Chunin might not be able to defeat him easily.

"Why make Naruto fight Uchiha Sasuke? That idiot son of his is no match for Sasuke. But why is Sasuke so cold? And isn't Itachi, whom he just mentioned, Sasuke's brother? Why did he become a rogue ninja?"

Kushina kept asking questions inside Shirakumo Yosuke's body. When she wasn't sealed, she could see what was happening outside through her chakra and could also constantly harass Shirakumo Yosuke.

"Kushina, I've already told you not to bother me during the day. We can talk about the seal tonight!"

After saying this, Shirokumo Yosuke sealed Kushina away. He let her out to ventilate because Kushina said she wanted to see how Naruto trained. If she disturbed him, she'd better go to jail.

The purpose of arranging a duel between Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki was simply to give Naruto some trouble, otherwise he could have kept bothering him.

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"Hey, junior."

Nara Shikamaru heard a familiar voice, opened his eyes, and saw a hand reaching out from above his head, seemingly holding something.

He clicked his tongue inwardly, and only after sitting up did he realize it was the Sand Ninja from last time, who was even handing him a drink.

Temari gave a light hum and said, "Thanks for your suggestion last time. It was a great idea that helped us catch that cat quickly."

Nara Shikamaru took the drink and casually said, "I did this so you wouldn't take up my precious sleeping spot anymore."

"A sleeping paradise?"

"This is the place. It's so comfortable to sleep here and watch the clouds."

Nara Shikamaru pointed to the bench, where he liked to sleep when he had nothing to do. Usually, Choji would keep him company, but today Choji had gone to buy snacks.

After Temari sat down, she looked around. The wind was blowing and the place was quiet; it was indeed nice. So she said, "It really is. You have a good eye for finding places."

"After all, this is Konoha. I've lived here since I was a child. But why did you come to Konoha? Even though the two villages are allied, very few ninjas come to our village to carry out missions."

Nara Shikamaru asked curiously. He had asked his mother when he went home last time, but he didn't get an answer.

Temari waved her hand and said, "This is a training mission, kid. Besides, I graduated from the Konoha Ninja Academy, so naturally I will carry out missions in Konoha."

"You're so nagging, you're not that much older than me."

"Even a year in college is still a year. I'm off on a mission, you junior brat."

"Don't give people nicknames casually. It's such a hassle, which is why I don't like dealing with women."

Nara Shikaku clicked his tongue and said something, but by the time he finished speaking, Temari had already walked away. Shikamaru originally wanted to continue lying down to rest and watch the clouds, but after seeing the drink in his hand, he opened it and took a few sips.

"Ugh, so sweet. Why does this troublesome woman like to drink something so sweet?"

Despite his disgusted expression, Nara Shikamaru didn't throw it away and planned to slowly finish it before going home.

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The battle in the Land of Grass intensified, and after Iwagakure sent reinforcements, it drove Konoha into a series of defeats.

In particular, the appearance of Jinchūriki on the battlefield directly led to the defeat of Konoha, and even Konoha's camp was found, forcing Konoha to retreat dozens of kilometers and rebuild its defenses.

It wasn't until Hiruzen Sarutobi sent another batch of ninjas to the front lines that the attack from Iwagakure was finally halted.

However, everyone could see that Konoha was in decline. Even the Sand Village sent out the five hundred ninjas agreed upon, but they were still defeated by the Iwa Village.

During the Third Shinobi World War, the Iwa ninja, with only one thousand of them, almost broke through Konoha's defenses.

In the end, if it weren't for Minato Namikaze supporting the main battlefield and using the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to Kannabi Bridge and destroy Iwa ninja's supply lines, Konoha would have already lost to Iwa ninja in the last war.

The number of Iwagakure ninjas this time is three times that of those in the Third Shinobi World War, and there are also two Jinchuriki, as well as Grass Ninja and four hired Akatsuki members.

Even if Konoha had two Legendary Sannin, it would be difficult for them to hold out.

During this time, Shiraku Yosuke secretly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to get to Tsunade's side. His teacher was not young, and it would be dangerous if he used up too much chakra.

Fortunately, with the help of Shizune and a team of medical personnel, Tsunade's daily treatments prevented her from losing all her chakra and falling into a coma.

Yosuke Shirakumo left some purified Nine-Tails chakra inside Tsunade's body before using the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave.

He didn't ask Tsunade if she needed his help, because Yosuke Shirakumo didn't really want to help Konoha, as he had already told Tsunade.

Tsunade knew this and didn't want to make things difficult for Shirakumo Yosuke. Besides, Konoha hadn't been completely defeated, so the older woman didn't bring it up.

As for Hiruzen Sarutobi, I really want Yosuke Shirakumo to go to the battlefield and contribute. He knows the Flying Thunder God Technique and has a record of severing an arm of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

But Yosuke Shirakumo didn't respond at all. Even when Hiruzen Sarutobi sent his ANBU to invite him, Yosuke Shirakumo avoided meeting him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had no choice but to continue sending more Konoha ninja until the front lines were stabilized, at which point he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, four or five months have passed since the start of the war against Iwagakure, and Konoha has deployed more than four thousand ninjas, which is really about to be exhausted.

Hokage's Office

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane with a slightly solemn expression, then sighed and said, "Homura, Koharu, I plan to negotiate with Iwagakure."

"Peace talks. Hiruzen, you..."

Koharu's eyes widened, but then she sighed and didn't know what to say; she and Mitokado Homura had already anticipated this possibility, after all, one of them was in charge of funds and the other was in charge of logistics.

Konoha is indeed on the verge of collapse; if the war continues, their only option is to seek aid from the Daimyo.

"Continuing the war is pointless. I hope to end this war with Iwagakure through negotiations; otherwise, it will only benefit Kumogakure. Our war with Kumogakure just ended recently, and the hatred between us is still deeply ingrained."

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke up, saying that he didn't know why the Iwa ninja were putting in so much effort, but he was certain that the Iwa ninja wouldn't ignore the Kumo ninja as an enemy.

Mitokado Homura asked worriedly, "Hiruzen, what if the Iwa ninja continue the war? After all, we are in a losing position now."

"Probably not. The peace agreement after the last war actually meant that we let the Iwa ninja go. Onoki should be able to consider that."

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for a moment and continued, "Moreover, the Iwa ninja's offensive has slowed down. We have suffered considerable casualties, and their casualties will only be higher. If we continue fighting like this, Onoki will be even more heartbroken."

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