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Chapter 153 The Second Danzo! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

That same day, Hoshinobi Shuu led Minato Namikaze and the others to meet Touji, the leader of the Yugakure village. Touji was a middle-aged man who was a little older than Hiruzen Sarutobi, and he was very enthusiastic and respectful towards Hoshinobi Shuu.

However, when the topic of the Cloud Ninja's collusion with the Evil God Cult and the Cloud Ninja's impersonation of the Evil God Cult to wreak havoc on the Land of Hot Springs came up, this leader clearly evaded the issue and tried to downplay it.

Hoshino-suke understands the awkward situation of a small ninja village sandwiched between large ninja villages; Amegakure and Kusagakure serve as cautionary tales.

But Hoshino was sitting at the table in Konoha.

"Lord Fuyudera, I understand that the Hot Spring Village does not wish to participate in the war, and if possible, I also do not wish for a war to occur."

Hoshino Shu said sincerely, "What I like most is training and studying ninjutsu, not killing."

Dongji nodded repeatedly.

But Hoshino Hideaki changed the subject: "But war is inevitable."

"Even though I don't want war, the Cloud Ninja are determined to start it."

"It is understandable that Lord Touji does not want to have further conflict with the Cloud Ninja, but war has already begun and it is not subject to your will."

"Can you really stand by and watch the Cloud Ninja and the Evil God Cult run rampant in the Land of Hot Springs?"

Dongsi frowned.

Xingxia Xiu continued without stopping: "The doctrine of the Evil God Cult is to kill everyone around you and sacrifice them to the Evil God in order to gain the ability of immortality."

"My companion and I had previously witnessed cult members inciting villagers in a village, and those villagers almost believed the cult's words and started killing each other."

Dongsi immediately replied, "We will not stand idly by while this evil cult is exposed!"

Xingxia Xiu said, "I have absolute confidence that under your leadership, the Evil God Cult is nothing and will be wiped out soon."

"However, that was without the involvement of the Cloud Ninja."

Dongji's expression changed slightly.

Xingxia's lips were like spears, her tongue like swords, piercing straight to Dongsi's heart: "With the involvement of the Cloud Ninja, the Evil God Church is growing unchecked. They will turn villages into rivers of blood and plunge the entire Land of Hot Water into chaos."

"And the Land of Hot Water is the foundation of the Hot Water Ninja Village."

"With the reduction in the number of missions, even the Daimyo will be dissatisfied, thus reducing funding for Yu Ninja Village and seeking a more powerful ninja village to deal with the evil cult."

Dongsi frowned deeply, while several hot spring ninja on the side hesitated to speak.

Hoshinobu Hide continued, "Lord Fuudera, who do you think the daimyo will turn to for help in resolving this issue?"

"Konoha is the first choice."

"However, Konoha is currently at war and may not be able to spare any resources."

"If the Cloud Ninja were to intervene at this point, would the Daimyo refuse?"

One of the Jonin from the Yu Ninja clan couldn't help but speak up: "We will report to the Daimyo that the Yun Ninja are colluding with the Jashin Cult!"

Hoshino Shuu coldly replied, "For the Daimyo, whether the Cloud Ninja are colluding with the Evil God Cult is not important; what is important is that the Evil God Cult does not exist."

Tang Ren wanted to refute, but he couldn't utter a word.

If the ninja village can't solve the problem, the daimyo will definitely seek outside help.

At this point, Touji was already wavering.

Hoshinobu continued to stab him in the back: "For the Cloud Ninja, it doesn't matter who they cooperate with, what matters is that the Hot Spring Ninja Village is gone."

"The Village of Hot Springs and our Leaf Village have always been on good terms. The Village of Hot Springs is rich in natural resources... More importantly, the Village of Empty Sky is gone."

"For the Cloud Ninja, the absence of the Hot Spring Ninja Village is crucial, both strategically and tactically."

"It's perfectly normal that Lord Touji doesn't want to go to war with the powerful Kumo ninja; nobody wants to get involved in a war."

"But since the Cloud Ninja have colluded with the Evil God Cult, the Hot Spring Ninja Village is actually already in the midst of war."

Hoshino Hide stared at Touji, whose expression had changed drastically once again, and stabbed him in the heart again: "You should know about the changes in Kusagakure, right?"

Dongsi nodded with a grim expression.

Hoshino Hideyoshi said, "When the Iwa ninja invaded the Land of Grass, the Grass Village chose to back down. But we never expected that the Iwa ninja would suddenly attack the Grass Village, take control of it, and force the Grass Village to fight against our Konoha."

"If the Iwa ninja defeat Konoha in this battle, will the Kusagakure village still exist?"

"Our Konoha is different from Iwagakure and Kumogakure."

"Although I killed Hanzo, I had no intention of destroying Amegakure."

"They even signed a defensive alliance with Amegakure, allowing Amegakure to maintain firm control over the Land of Rain."

"Lord Touji, the Cloud Ninja are even more domineering than the Iwa Ninja."

"When the evil cult runs rampant, and when the daimyo turns to the power of the Cloud Ninja, is there still any need for the Hot Spring Ninja Village to exist?"

Tōdera knew the Cloud Ninja's style well, so he couldn't hold back any longer and said with a solemn expression, "The Cloud Ninja have actually colluded with the Evil God Cult, causing great harm to the Land of Hot Springs. This is not allowed."

"We are willing to stand with Konoha to fight against this injustice and wage war against the Cloud Ninja."

A smile flickered in Hoshinobu's eyes, but he corrected her, "No, the Cloud Ninja have already launched a surprise attack on the Hot Spring Ninja Village. Lord Touji's war is an unjust resistance against the Cloud Ninja's invasion, and it is righteous!"

Seeing Toujira's change of attitude, Hyuga Hizashi couldn't help but marvel inwardly, "That's brilliant, amazing!"

Minato Namikaze secretly admired him: "As expected of Hideaki-senpai!"

Fugaku Uchiha thought to himself, "He not only possesses extraordinary strength, but also astonishing political wisdom."

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"If he hadn't been from Root, he probably would have had a much better chance of competing for the position of Fourth Hokage."

……

Seeing the change in Touji Temple, Hoshishita Hide secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If he doesn't change his attitude, he really wouldn't mind giving the Land of Hot Springs another Wood God Cult.

At that time, the root armor will make a comeback.

Yes, the leader is our Lord Danzo!

Upon returning to the resting place arranged by the Yu Ninja Village, Hoshinobi immediately said to Minato Namikaze, "Minato, you're quick. Go back to the village immediately and report to the Third Hokage. Ask the Third Hokage to arrange for someone to contact and communicate with the Yu Ninja Village as soon as possible."

As he spoke, Hoshino Shizuka channeled a surge of chakra into Minato Namikaze.

After obtaining the Spore Technique from White Zetsu, he was able to adjust his chakra to suit other people.

If the Village of Hot Springs declares war on the Village of Clouds, then the Land of Hot Springs can truly become the rear base of Konoha.

"clear!"

Minato Namikaze accepted the order and disappeared.

Hoshita Hide then said to Hyuga Hizashi and Uchiha Fugaku, "You and my clone will each form a team to gather intelligence on the Jashin Cult and the Cloud Ninja."

"Don't take action yet, just find their trail."

"We'll join forces and attack once Tang Ren is ready."

Hyuga Hizashi and Uchiha Fugaku immediately accepted the order and left with the two wood clones created by Hoshino Hide.

the other side.

Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel quickly and indeed returned to Konoha in no time to report to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

After hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep drag of his cigarette, exhaled, and said, "Well done."

"I will immediately send someone to the Village of the Hot Spring Ninja."

"Minato, go back and rest first. We'll go to the Hot Spring Village together after everything is arranged."

Minato Namikaze nodded: "Understood!"

……

After Minato Namikaze left, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a moment to process what had happened.

Xingxiaxiu is so capable.

He dealt with the remnants of the Sky Ninja, sealed the Zero-Tails which was comparable to a tailed beast, and persuaded the Hot Spring Ninja Village and Konoha to fight against the Cloud Ninja, thus gaining an ally for Konoha.

If every Jonin were this capable, he, as Hokage, would have a very comfortable life.

Unfortunately, people like Xingxiaxiu are too rare.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately thought of Tsunade, and a thought popped into his mind: Hoshino Hideaki is not suitable to be the next Hokage, but he could be the best assistant to the next Hokage.

Just like Danzo!

(End of this chapter)