Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the beginning

For three generations, no child under the age of fifteen in Konoha was allowed to go to the battlefield.

These are the future of Konoha. Going to the battlefield too early will only cause Konoha to lose its future. It's not worth it.

As the future of Konoha recognized by the Third Hokage, Minato would not let him take any risks.

After all, anything unexpected can happen on the battlefield.

It is better to wait until Minato is more mature mentally and has more mission experience before letting him go to the battlefield.

If the war is not over by then.

Just as the third generation's thoughts were turning around, Minato, who came in, showed a rare look of anxiety on his face.

This anxious look was very similar to the expression Minato had when he came to Sandai to talk about his good friend Kimura Yoshi.

But now things have changed, and the person who makes Minato so anxious and nervous is Kuna.

"Hokage-sama, I request to go out and look for Kuna."

Before the sun rose fully this morning, Minato came to the seven-section river bank where he had agreed to meet with Kuna yesterday, ready to have a ninjutsu exchange with Kuna.

In the end, Xin Kunai didn't show up until the sun rose completely.

So he went directly to the Senju clan's territory, only to learn the news that Xin Kuona had been kidnapped.

Now Minato wants to apply earlier and find Xin Kuna earlier.

"No, there's an Anbu team there." The Sandai subconsciously refused Minato, not wanting him to take the risk.

The Hidden Cloud Village is not so easy to deal with, Minato still needs more experience.

"Hokage-sama, I often go on missions with Kuna Shin and I often exchange ninjutsu with her. If she leaves some marks along the way, the ANBU team may not recognize them."

"If I go, I will definitely be able to recognize the marks left by Xin Kuna."

There was some truth to what Minato said, and the Sandaime began to hesitate.

Minato saw this, looked at the Sandai, his eyes firm, and said in a resolute voice: "I will definitely find Xin Kuna and bring her back."

The Sandai looked at the determination in Minato's eyes, his expression changed several times, but he finally nodded and agreed.

However, he also warned Minato that his mission must be terminated immediately if the person who kidnapped Shin Kuna left the border of the Fire Country and entered other countries.

"clear."

Minato said, leaving immediately.

Chapter 64 The Third Generation is No Longer Greedy

"Hokage-sama."

"Emergency!"

Not long after Minato left, the Hokage's secretary Chiba Emi, wearing a black miniskirt, with long white legs and graceful curves, and her round and perky breasts that were so charming that they could not be stopped, pushed the door and walked in quickly.

Coming to the desk, Chiba Emi placed a red mailbox and a small storage scroll in her hand in front of the third generation.

"Red urgent letter?"

“Is there a problem on the front line?”

The Sandai's expression changed slightly, and he quickly picked up the letter on the table and opened it.

The communication levels within Konoha are divided into white, yellow, and red according to their urgency.

The white ones are minor emergencies and must be dealt with within three days.

Yellow is generally urgent and must be handled within one day.

Red means urgent and must be dealt with immediately.

Intelligence is also classified according to these three levels of urgency.

Red Emergency, since the war began, these are all intelligence sent in from the front lines, urgent information or accidents that he, the Hokage, needs to know about immediately.

"Well... not the front line battlefield!"

The third generation breathed a sigh of relief, because the letter was sent by the patrol team in the country, not an accident on the battlefield at the front line.

The letter said that in a medium-sized town in the country, a noble's mansion was slaughtered by wandering ninjas last night, and all men, women, young and old were killed.

Of course, if only a noble was killed, although it would be a big deal, it would not be necessary to report it directly to him using a red urgent letter.

The reason for using a red urgent letter was because in addition to the noble family, two other Konoha ninjas were killed.

The body had been burned to ashes, and the patrol ninjas who arrived couldn't tell who it was.

However, there were two Konoha forehead guards that had been softened by the burns at the scene. The patrol ninja vaguely saw the words "Sarutobi" from the engravings on the inside of the forehead guards.

So they guessed that the two dead Konoha ninjas were from the Sarutobi clan, and they quickly sent the information to the Third Hokage using a red emergency letter.

"Sarutobi... Not good."

The Sandai frowned slightly, then suddenly remembered something, his expression changed, and without even raising his head, he said to Chiba Huimei: "Quick, bring the mission book!"

The mission book recorded the contents of all the missions performed by all registered ninjas of Konoha, and he wanted to see what missions his two nephews were performing.

The third generation opened another storage scroll, put his index and middle fingers together, condensed chakra on his fingertips, and quickly tapped the word "解" on the storage scroll.

Peng!

Two blackened Konoha ninja forehead guards with melted and smooth edges appeared on the scroll.

The third generation turned it over and wiped off the black dust. Suddenly, the engraving on the back of the forehead guard became much clearer, although the full picture could still not be seen.

But it was enough for three generations to guess what the word was.

"Sarutobi Tobirama."

"Sarutobi Hashirama."

"Why is it you?!!"

"Why you?"

There was no need to look at the task book. The third generation grasped the forehead protector tightly with both hands, staring at the blurred engravings on the back with disbelief. His eyes instantly turned red and moist, and sadness swept through his body and mind at this moment.

Most of the Sarutobi clan ninjas stayed in Konoha, a small number went to the battlefield, and the rest were arranged by him to perform long-term tasks of protecting the nobles in the country.

His two nephews, the two sons of his younger brother, were originally going to go to the battlefield, but he arranged them to carry out the task of protecting the nobles of Wano Country.

The purpose is to allow the nephew, who these two younger brothers have high hopes for and named after the first and second generations, to stay away from the battlefield and live well.

The younger brother and sister-in-law who paid the price of their lives to save themselves during World War I have always been the people who feel the most guilty in the hearts of the three generations.

The two children they left behind in the world are also the ones that three generations vowed to protect.

But now...the elderly are sending the young off.

His two nephews still died because of his arrangements.

This makes it difficult for three generations to face their younger brothers and sisters-in-law in the afterlife.

The matter of the two nephews, coupled with the pile of troubles in Konoha now, made even the usually wise Third Generation feel a little dizzy. He stared blankly at the two forehead protectors on the table.

Chiba Huimei pulled out a thick mission book from the bookshelf, turned around, and saw this scene, her heart ached.

The hero of the ninja world, whom she admired in the past, now showed a sad look that made her feel so distressed that she just wanted to hug the Third Hokage tightly and give him the greatest warmth.

Unfortunately, she couldn't and didn't dare to do that.

But she still walked over, put down the task book, came behind the Sandai, gently pressed his temples with both hands, and rubbed them in circles with her index fingers.

After a while, the third generation regained his composure and regained his senses.

The third generation found a map and compared it with the location of the city where the noble family who was killed last night lived, and immediately found the key point.

"It's you, Li Yao!!!"

The sadness in the Sandai's heart completely turned into anger at this moment.

The city where the murdered nobles were located was exactly in the direction that Li Yao left last night.

The third generation did not think that it was anyone else who killed his nephews. It must have been Li Yao. Only Li Yao had the ability to kill his two nephews.

Being named the First and Second Generation by his younger brother, his two nephews had talents... Well, although they were average, with only the strength of a Chunin, they were still not something some wandering ninjas could deal with.

During this period of the Ninja World War, there would not be powerful ninjas from other countries who would specifically come to attack the nobles and kill everyone, regardless of gender, age or status.

Only Li Yao, the evil bastard with a twisted mind who had been tortured by him for half a year, could be so cruel.

"Emi, go call Tianzhu and his wife immediately."

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

Chiba Emi nodded and decided to leave.

Tenju, whose name is Sarutobi Tenju, is the eldest son of the Third Hokage. He is also the head of Anbu and a powerful ninja.

The fact that Li Yao was still able to kill people meant that his injuries were not as serious as Mito-sama said.

So the third generation didn't want to wait any longer.

He wanted to send someone to track down Li Yao immediately.

The third generation lit a cigarette and puffed out smoke.

Soon, the Hokage's office was filled with smoke, and the figure of the Third Hokage was a little unclear. Only a pair of eyes flashing with madness remained bright.

“This time, I won’t be greedy.”

The third generation said in his heart.

Everything that is happening now is caused by his greed again and again.

If he had not been greedy for eternal life and the secret of Li Yao's immunity to illusions, Li Yao would have died long ago, and his two nephews would not have died either.

The third generation was heartbroken when he thought that the deaths of his two nephews were caused by his momentary greed.

regret!

The third generation regretted that he had not gotten rid of Li Yao earlier, which led to everything that happened today.

But not anymore.

Since he couldn't obtain the art of immortality, there was no need for him to hide anything anymore.

The third generation narrowed his eyes slightly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

He just didn't believe that even he, the Hokage, couldn't resist being greedy for the technique of immortality. How could anyone in the entire ninja world not be greedy?

Aren’t the shadows from the other four hidden villages greedy?

Isn’t Hanzo, the demigod of the ninja world, greedy?

greedy!

Everybody is greedy!

Once the news that Li Yao possesses the perfect spiritual technique of possessing another's body spreads, at least half of the ninjas in the entire ninja world will hunt him down.

The third generation didn't believe how long Li Yao could hold out in the endless pursuit.

As long as the information about Li Yao's abilities is completely leaked, it will be time to seal Li Yao.

Chapter 65: Shun defeats three "ninjas" of Konoha

Eastern Konoha.

In a forest, Li Yao was resting on a big tree with lush branches.

After having a full meal last night, he ran for another four hours.

Combined with the energy consumed by opening the acupuncture point space, Li Yao was already mentally exhausted.

This kind of fatigue cannot be restored even physically, and the only way to recover is by sleeping.

But it is impossible to sleep.

Li Yao didn't dare to really sleep.

They are still in the Fire Country, and the danger of falling asleep is too great, so he dare not take the risk.

Li Yao could only close his eyes and rest, stopping all thinking activities, leaving part of his consciousness to focus on the movements within the chakra perception.