Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

Chapter 108

Yu Ming sighed, "Orochimaru planned this all along, after all, he is one of the Legendary Sannin. But the most important thing now is the Hokage. I sense that his chakra is very weak, I'm afraid he's in danger now."

Yu Ming didn't continue, but he already understood quite well. Morino Ibiki looked at the Chunin Exam arena and frowned. "After all, he is one of the Legendary Sannin. I just never expected that Orochimaru would actually attack the Hokage. Isn't he the Hokage's disciple?"

Yu Ming shook his head. "Who knows what happened between them back then? After all, Orochimaru was once the Hokage's disciple, but he was also a rogue ninja."

Ibiki Morino did know what had happened back then, but he didn't know much, so he couldn't say anything.

Originally, Ibiki Morino wanted Yumei to go and support the Third Hokage, but after hearing what Yumei said, that the Third Hokage's chakra was very weak, it was basically certain that the Third Hokage was in a very bad situation, and might even have been killed by Orochimaru.

Just as Ibiki Morino finished speaking, Yu Ming frowned again. "The Third Hokage's chakra has disappeared. It seems that Orochimaru has succeeded."

Yu Ming appeared angry, but in reality, he was completely unmoved.

After all, he didn't have much of a relationship with the third generation.

This way of bidding farewell to the Third Generation is the most appropriate for him. As a hero who died protecting the village, this may also be the Third Generation's final way of saying goodbye.

He himself is actually quite old.

Ibiki Morino frowned and clenched his fists. He knew what problems Konoha would face after the Third Hokage's death.

Given the current losses suffered by Konoha, it is highly likely that it will be attacked by surrounding ninja villages.

Especially the other four major ninja villages.

Konoha's strength had already weakened to the extreme, and now that the Third Hokage is dead and many ninjas have died in battle, they need to find a highly respected person with strong authority to serve as Hokage in order to quell the ambitions of the other four ninja villages.

Ibiki Morino thinks a lot.

In fact, if Yu Ming were the right age now and had the prestige of the Sannin, no, even just Kakashi-level, he would immediately support Yu Ming to succeed as the Fifth Hokage.

Just as Morino Ibiki and Yumei were sighing, Jiraiya appeared beside them and asked, "What exactly happened?"

Jiraiya had just returned from outside when this happened, which was hard for him to accept.

Half of the buildings in Konoha Village were destroyed.

There were also a lot of casualties, and many Sand Village ninjas and Konoha ninjas were fighting in the village.

This phenomenon made Jiraiya feel very uneasy.

Yu Ming glanced at Jiraiya and calmly said, "Orochimaru, he has allied with Sunagakure. Konoha has suffered heavy losses, and I'm afraid the Hokage has also died in battle. I just came back from Ryuchi Cave."

After hearing what Yu Ming said, Jiraiya hurried towards the Chunin Arena, and as soon as he set off, he called out, "Yu Ming, come with me."

Yu Ming looked at Morino Ibiki and said, "Please take care of things here. I'll go with Jiraiya-sama."

At this point, Yu Ming's strength was already quite formidable, even stronger than Jiraiya's, but he did not flaunt it because that was not his nature.

This is completely unnecessary.

Ibiki Morino nodded and said, "Go ahead, I'll handle things here. Be careful."

Konoha has lost so many ninjas, and the Third Hokage has died in battle. Yu Ming is Kakashi's disciple and a member of the Hokage lineage. Morino Ibiki has already regarded Yu Ming as the successor to the future Hokage.

Therefore, he clearly felt closer to Yu.

Before that, they had already heard more or less from the Third Hokage about training Yu Ming to become the future Hokage.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have paid so much attention to Yu Ming before.

Unexpectedly, the Third Hokage had not yet trained Yu Ming to become Hokage, but instead died in battle first.

Ibiki Morino and the other Anbu members knew that, apart from Jiraiya, only Yuu and Kakashi could be relied upon in Konoha.

These three are now Konoha's strongest fighting force.

Actually, if Jiraiya hadn't come back this time, Ibiki Morino wouldn't have even thought of him.

Yu Ming's strength is clearly above Kakashi's; the fact that he summoned Shinja alone shows that his strength has surpassed Kakashi's.

Yu Ming nodded and followed Jiraiya toward the Chunin Exams venue.

Soon, Yu Ming and Jiraiya arrived at the Third Hokage's side.

All that remained were many trees and the three generations lying on the ground.

Yu Ming frowned. "As expected of the Hokage."

Jiraiya stared grimly at the Third Hokage lying on the ground.

Standing around him were a group of Konoha Jonin, including Kakashi, Guy, Asuma, Yuuki, Kurenai, and Anko, all looking at the Third Hokage lying on the ground, feeling very distressed.

At the same time, many people are worried that with the Third Hokage dead and Konoha losing so many ninjas, it is easy for other villages to invade.

Now that the third generation has died in battle, all they can do is try their best to resist any future wars.

The group breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Jiraiya appear.

While the death of the Third Hokage saddened many, their greater concern remained that no one could shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Hokage position.

At this time, Konoha needed a Hokage whose reputation could intimidate the surrounding ninja villages, and who also had enough strength to withstand the provocations of the high-level combat forces from other villages.

Of course, the Hokage generally does not take the initiative to fight. During the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars, the five great ninja villages of the five great nations rarely went to the battlefield, even though their strength was the top fighting force in the village.

Aside from the Third Raikage being surrounded and killed by the Third Tsuchikage when he went to the Land of Earth for negotiations, the Kage of the ninja village rarely went out.

Therefore, when choosing the Fifth Hokage, prestige is more important than strength.

Therefore, Jiraiya was actually the most suitable person to become the Fifth Hokage at this time.

After seeing Yu Ming appear, Kakashi walked up to him.

Yu Ming nodded.

Kakashi's previously downcast eyes flashed with a light, and he reached out and patted Yu Ming on the shoulder. If it weren't for the fact that the Third Hokage had just died, he would have wanted to laugh out loud.

Kakashi also knew that Ichiyu Akira had gone to Ryuchi Cave to learn Sage Mode.

Yu Ming's action now shows that he has learned (Zhao).

This was the only good news he had heard during this period.

Kakashi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Having mastered Sage Mode, Flying Thunder God Technique, Chidori, and even Wood Release and many other advanced forbidden techniques, Yu Ming's strength has probably already surpassed that of a Kage.

As long as Yu Ming is in Konoha, it is impossible for Konoha to be attacked by other villages.

A high-level combatant is extremely important for a ninja village, especially for the five great ninja villages of the five great nations.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha almost lost. It was only because of the Fourth Hokage that they were able to turn the tide. Although Konoha still had to make many humiliating concessions in the end, the Third Shinobi World War finally came to an end.

However, without Minato Namikaze, Konoha would undoubtedly have lost the Third Shinobi World War.

This demonstrates just how important a high-level combatant is to a great ninja village.

Kakashi felt that Yu Ming's current fighting power was even greater than that of the Fourth Hokage.

Therefore, Kakashi's burden on the village was greatly reduced.

Chapter 109

The Third Hokage died in battle, and Konoha also lost many ninjas. This was truly a devastating loss.

Although Sunagakure did not completely destroy Konoha, it still caused great damage to the village.

Jiraiya looked at the Third Hokage and sighed, "Orochimaru is really a bastard."

After a few minutes of silence, the Konoha ninjas took the Third Hokage's body away for burial.

Many Konoha ninjas died in this battle, so it can be said that Konoha was truly crippled.

After attending the Third Hokage's funeral, Yu Ming stayed at home.

Actually, I stayed at home because there was nothing else to do, so I chose to meditate.

Unlike the others, Yu Ming really had nothing to do in the village.

Everyone is currently focused on rebuilding Konoha Village, and many tasks cannot be assigned to anyone due to the current state of Konoha.

So Yu Ming had some free time.

Unbeknownst to Yu Ming, Jiraiya was discussing Yu Ming's situation atop the Hokage Building.

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado want to find Jiraiya to become the Fifth Hokage, and because the situation in Konoha is very bad, Jiraiya must take office immediately.

However, Jiraiya refused, as he did not want to become Hokage.

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado frowned as they looked at Jiraiya. "This is a decision made by the village's higher-ups. Jiraiya, you are one of the legendary Sannin 250. Only you can hold this position in the village, and only you can deter other villages that want to take advantage of this incident to invade Konoha."

Jiraiya simply looked outside and calmly said, "Sorry, I'm not cut out for this."

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado frowned and said, "If you can't take on this role, then no one else can. I think you should know very well how dangerous Konoha is right now."

Jiraiya took a deep breath, turned around, and said, "No, besides me, there is another one of the Sannin."

"Tsunade, compared to me, Tsunade is more capable in this area, I think you should know that very well."

The two men paused for a moment, then said, "Indeed, if it were that woman, it would be perfectly possible, but she's out there, and nobody knows where she is."

Jiraiya laughed and said, "Leave this to me. I will personally go and bring her back."

After pondering for a while, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado said, "Okay, but for safety, we need to send three ANBU members to follow you."

They said they were following him to protect him, but in reality they were just monitoring him, worried that Jiraiya might run away.

However, given Jiraiya's strength, it would actually be quite difficult for the three Anbu to keep an eye on him.

The two simply wanted to make Jiraiya understand the attitude of the village's higher-ups.

However, Jiraiya laughed and said, "There's no need to send anyone to monitor me. I won't run away. I just need to take one person with me. I've discovered a good newcomer. No, I need to take two people with me."

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado asked curiously, "Who? Someone you value must be someone special."

Jiraiya turned around and looked at the two of them, then smiled and said, "Naruto Uzumaki also has a person named Yu Ming."

Mentioning these two names, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado frowned. "Why these two?"

Naruto and the others understood, after all, Jiraiya was the Fourth Hokage's teacher, and Naruto was considered his mentor. But what was the point of bringing Yu Ming along?

They were well aware that Yu Ming was someone the Third Hokage was grooming to become the Sixth Hokage.

They both thought highly of him. At only twelve years old, he had strength comparable to Kakashi and had even mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique. This talent was enough to guarantee that Yu Ming's future potential was very likely to grow into a ninja like the Fourth Hokage.

Both of them are very important to Konoha.