Konoha teaches, then stands in the sky

"You are lucky that you escaped death because of your injuries." Karuta Yagura did not hide the sarcasm in his words.

He was really pissed off. With such losses, he didn't even know who the opponent was, so how could he fight?

Just the information about Ice Escape cannot locate any strong person in Konoha, because there are no known strong people in Konoha who use Ice Escape.

Loquat Juzo and Kurisu Kushimaru looked at each other, and they both saw shock in each other's eyes.

They never expected that Minazukihan and the others would actually die. What kind of strength would it take to kill them all? Could it be that Orochimaru will also come on stage later?

"Are there any talents worth noting among that genius team?" Gouju Yagura asked.

Now that Minazuki Han is dead, those genius ninjas are likely to survive. Goju Yagura has to update their information and increase their priority at the same time.

"There is an Uchiha ninja who is younger than Uchiha Obito and is also a genius." Kushimaru Kurihara quickly drew a sketch of Shisui based on the memory in his mind and handed it to Gotachibana Yagura.

After receiving the sketch, Goju Yagura asked a few more questions. Seeing that he could not get much useful information from the two of them, he asked them to retreat and recuperate.

Goju Yagura quickly adjusted Kirigakure's layout and reported the latest information to Kirigakure Village.

He has insufficient combat power. If he wants to continue to succeed on the east coast battlefield, he can only ask Kirigakure Village to provide support.

Otherwise, the living space will be gradually compressed by the Konoha ninja troops until they are driven out of the Country of Fire.

Goju Yagura believes that Kirigakure must send reinforcements to continue fighting Konoha, because this is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Normally, if you encounter a failure of this level, you can usually prepare to return to defend your homeland, but Kirigakure's opponent is Konoha who is under siege.

Konoha is currently at war on multiple fronts. If Kirigakure retreats, it is impossible for Konoha to pursue it, let alone counter-invade the Kingdom of Water on the sea.

In other words, Kirigakure can go to war without any scruples, and even if he loses to Konoha, he doesn't have to worry about being asked for compensation.

If Konoha really dares to ask Kirigakure to accompany him to continue spending time, it will be up to Konoha to see if Konoha can pass three great ninja villages.

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Hokage building, conference room.

At this time, all four top executives of Konoha gathered in the conference room.

"This Hanyu Mizuki actually killed four members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen while fighting against Minazuki Han. I'm afraid Minato wouldn't be able to do better." Mito Kadoen praised.

They were discussing the latest battle reports from the front line.

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled and stroked his goatee. Although he knew Mu Yue's strength, he did not expect that Mu Yue could create such dazzling results in a short period of time.

"Hiruzen, if you had sent Mu Yue to the battlefield as I told you, the war situation would definitely be much better than it is now." At this time, Shimura Danzo couldn't help but tease Sarutobi Hiruzen. He had thought about it for a long time. Mu Yue was asked to help Orochimaru build a career, but Sarutobi Hiruzen always refused.

"Mu Yue is an excellent root member that I trained, and I know exactly where he can play a role." Danzo Shimura emphasized.

Mito Katoyan and Koharu, who were transferred to the dormitory, looked at Shimura Danzo with a somewhat surprised look. They did not expect that Mu Yue was trained by Shimura Danzo.

"First of all, Mu Yue was not suitable for the battlefield at that time. Secondly, Mu Yue's current strength was mainly due to her own efforts and was not cultivated by you. Did you teach him the combination ninjutsu, Danzo? Or did you teach him the flying thunder god technique? ?" Sarutobi Hiruzen retorted.

He taught Mu Yue ninjutsu but he didn't even say that Mu Yue was trained by him. Danzo Shimura said that Mu Yue was trained by him just to put his own face on it.

From Sarutobi Hiruzen's point of view, Mu Yue's main reason was that he was talented enough and worked hard enough. In addition, Sarutobi Hiruzen also gave him enough resources, so Mu Yue became what he is today.

As for the roots, that purely restricted Mu Yue's development, otherwise how could Mu Yue be separated from the roots and grow faster.

"Mu Yue has laid a solid foundation at the root!" Shimura Danzo said stiffly.

Of course he knew that Mu Yue's current strength had nothing to do with his roots. It was only after Sarutobi Hiruzen trained him that his strength took off. However, he must have a share of the credit for cultivating Mu Yue. After all, Mu Yue was also his root ninja, even though it was against the rules. Cultivated.

Seeing Danzo Shimura say this, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not refute. After all, Mu Yue was considered an elite among jounin when he first emerged from the root.

After a brief exchange of words, they continued the meeting to discuss whether to spread Mu Yue's deeds to increase morale or to temporarily conceal Mu Yue's deeds and let Mu Yue become a rare soldier.

Chapter 434: Battle Merit Rewards

"I think this battle can be highly publicized, just like the last time Namikaze Minato drew with AB combination." Shimura Danzo was the first to express his thoughts.

"It will not only make the ninjas in the village more confident about the future of war, but also deter our hostile ninja villages."

Mu Yue is a ninja at heart, and Danzo Shimura believes that it is more beneficial for Mu Yue to gain a greater reputation and gain a higher status and more rights in Konoha.

After all, he is the leader of the root organization that Mu Yue respects most, so Mu Yue can refuse the arrangement he ordered.

"It's true that it can increase morale, but can these increases in morale really compare to Hanyu Mozuki's role as a surprise soldier?" Koharu, who moved to bed, put forward a different opinion.

"You must know that this time he killed four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and at the same time killed Minazukihan. With a few more such results, Konoha will not be able to win the war."

After returning to bed, Koharu believed that Konoha not only could not help Mu Yue spread the record, but also had to let the ninjas below keep the secret and let Mu Yue act as a hidden killer.

"Have you not been on the battlefield for too long? Such results cannot be achieved with strength." Shimura Danzo said unceremoniously.

Although they are both quarrels, Shimura Danzo's quarrel with Koharu is somewhat different from his quarrel with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The main reason why Shimura Danzo criticized Sarutobi Hiruzen was because Sarutobi Hiruzen suppressed him and made him feel unhappy.

The reason why he fell in love with Koharu was because Danzo Shimura knew this old classmate too well.

Koharu Koharu, like him, is a ninja dedicated to Konoha. As long as the starting point is towards Konoha or the final result is beneficial to Konoha, Koharu Koharu will not care about small details.

His more intense words made it easier for Koharu to understand his sincerity towards Konoha.

After thinking about it carefully in her mind, Koharu did not refute Shimura Danzo's words. She had indeed not been on the battlefield for a long time.

After all, after Hiruzen Sarutobi became Hokage, she was promoted to a high-level official in Konoha. A powerful ninja village like Konoha rarely needed high-level action.

Looking at Koharu's reaction, Shimura Danzo nodded silently in his mind. Defeating Koharu, who had transferred to the dormitory, was equivalent to defeating the Mito Gate inflammation. The two of them usually advanced and retreated together.

In fact, Shimura Danzo did not think highly of the two of them. Although everyone could be regarded as the disciples of the Second Hokage, Shimura Danzo only had Sarutobi Hiruzen in his eyes, and believed that Sarutobi Hiruzen was a ninja at the same level as him.

The fact is as he thought, after becoming the top leaders of Konoha, Mito Kado and Koharu rarely had their own opinions.

If they just didn't have their own opinions, that would be it. They were still the yes-men of Hiruzen Sarutobi, which made Danzo Shimura very unhappy.

Because this means that he is alone during high-level meetings.

However, Danzo Shimura knew that this was not because he was incompetent, but because Hiruzen Sarutobi was the third Hokage, and he was just the Hokage's assistant.

If the identities were reversed, then Koharu and Mito Monobu would be his yes-men.

Shimura Danzo looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen who didn't speak.

With the characters of Koharu Koharu and Mito Kaden, even if they acquiesce at this moment, as long as Hiruzen Sarutobi comes up with a logical objection, they will immediately support Hiruzen Sarutobi, so Hiruzen Sarutobi's Opinions matter.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not speak immediately after feeling Shimura Danzo's gaze. Instead, he picked up his pipe and took a deep breath before exhaling wisps of white smoke.

The question of whether to publicize the achievements was not worth thinking about for too long. Sarutobi Hiruzen was thinking about other issues, one of which was the strength of the current Hokage candidates in Konoha.

The weakest one at present is Tsunade who did not go to the front line to join the battle, while Orochimaru and Jiraiya are currently evenly matched.

When Jiraiya won a great victory on the battlefield of Kusano Country, his voice was ahead of all the other candidates, but as Orochimaru made great achievements on the battlefield of Yuno Country, he gradually caught up with Jiraiya.

Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi, as the current Hokage, has the absolute right to choose the next Hokage, he cannot ignore the voice of Konoha.

Because the first Hokage was elected by all Konoha ninjas, if Hiruzen Sarutobi chose someone whom everyone disagreed with to become Hokage, this might cause some damage to Hokage's nobility.

Of course, Sarutobi Hiruzen is not a person who does not know the importance of importance. If he thinks that the person with high voice is not suitable to be Hokage, he will appoint the person who is suitable for Hokage even if it will lose the nobility of Hokage.

"Jiraiya, why don't you want to be Hokage so much?" Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed inwardly thinking of this.

If Jiraiya was willing to become Hokage, then he wouldn't have to think so much. He had already arranged the path for Jiraiya, but in the end, Jiraiya didn't want to leave.

From Sarutobi Hiruzen's perspective, it was difficult for him to understand Jiraiya's choice.

This is the position of Hokage of Konoha, with supreme power.

Although Naruto is nominally one level lower than the daimyo of the Fire Country, in fact the two are on an equal footing. The daimyo of the Fire Country cannot order Naruto to do something he doesn't want to do.

Then Sarutobi Hiruzen thought of Mu Yue. If Mu Yue had been born five or six years earlier, Sarutobi Hiruzen would have accepted Mu Yue as his disciple without hesitation, and then trained Mu Yue in the direction of Hokage.

Mu Yue is the ideal disciple of Hiruzen Sarutobi. Like him, he has a talent for Ninjutsu far beyond ordinary people. He is gentle and humble and has a deep understanding of the will of fire. He even has unparalleled teaching ability. He is simply an enhanced version of youth. time of him.

Thinking about Mu Yue's character, and then thinking about the characters of his three disciples, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that it was really irritating to compare people to each other.

Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled white smoke and took down the pipe, "Even if it is to conceal information, it is difficult to replicate such a record. Moreover, there are still two ninja swords and seven people have escaped. Kirigakure will soon know about this." , there is no point in deliberately concealing it in this case, let’s use our strength to promote this victory.”

Mu Yue's results on the battlefield have far exceeded Sarutobi Hiruzen's expectations. When he fought against Sunagakure hero Ye Cang before, he asked Mu Yue to hide it because he was concerned about the face of Sunagakure Village. This time Sarutobi Hiruzen was not prepared. I feel wronged to Mu Yue again.

Mu Yue's current fame does not match his strength.

After Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke, Koharu and Mito Kaden also agreed, and Shimura Danzo showed a satisfied smile on his face.

"How should we reward this Matt Dai and let him be promoted to Jonin? But he doesn't seem to know Ninjutsu. It seems a bit against the rules to let a person who doesn't know Ninjutsu become a Jonin." Mito Kadoyan glanced at his hand. The information said.

Konoha is very strict in the selection of jounin. In peacetime, jounin must not only have merit that satisfies promotion, but must also undergo various examinations to complete the promotion. Those who fail must study until they pass before they can be promoted.

Although it was not so strict during the war, Matt Dai was not partial to subjects, but only knew one subject. This had no precedent in Konoha, so Mito Kaden said it was against the rules.

"Then let's call him a special jounin. Anyway, he is only good at taijutsu, and it has not been long since he was promoted to chunin. This is already considered a special promotion." Koharu looked at Matt Dai's information and said after going to bed.

In other words, this contribution was really significant, otherwise Utatane Koharu wouldn't want to promote Might Dai.

He clearly mastered such a powerful forbidden technique, but he never used it and disguised himself as a ten-thousand-year-old Genin for a long time. She could tell at a glance that he was a ninja without the will of fire.

Danzo Shimura closed his mouth and did not speak. It was none of his business what Matt Dai was promoted to.

"Rules are dead. Konoha has not changed its rules from the beginning to now. Whether it is ninjutsu, taijutsu or illusion, they are all part of the strength of ninjas. Matt Dai is capable of fighting two ninja swordsmen and seven people. , this kind of strength is enough to become a jounin." Sarutobi Hiruzen put forward the opposite opinion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew Matt Dai and had a brief fight with Matt Dai once, so Sarutobi Hiruzen roughly knew what kind of person Matt Dai was.

He believed that there was no problem in becoming a Jounin of Konoha with the character shown by Matt Dai.

Moreover, Matt Dai did make a great contribution this time. If Matt Dai had not provided timely support, then Kakashi and the others would not have been able to repel the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, nor would they have been able to persist until Mu Yue's arrival, and there would have been no chance of this success. Big win.

"What you said makes sense, Hiruzen. Sometimes you really can't follow the rules rigidly." Mito Kadoen showed a look of agreement.

"Then let's get promoted to Jonin." Koharu also changed his mind when he went to bed.

Danzo Shimura couldn't help but have a look of disdain in his eyes. If Hiruzen Sarutobi had refuted his opinion, he would have had a few arguments with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Now that Matt Dai has been promoted to Jonin, how will Hatake Kakashi and Matt Kai deal with them?" Mito Kadoyan said again.

"Except for Hatake Kakashi, most of them were promoted to chunin in the past two years. Among them, Shiranui Genma, Ebisu, and Uchiha Shisui were promoted to chunin this year."

If Kakashi and the others were also promoted to Jonin, it would be a bit scary. There would be several young Jonin in Konoha, and Shisui was only eight years old this year.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked thoughtful and then said: "Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Obito, and Metkai will conduct jonin inspections after returning to the village. After passing the exam, they can be promoted to jonin. Nohara Lin will be directly promoted to special jonin. , the rest remain unchanged for the time being."

It is simple that Ebisu and Shiranui Genma are not on the promotion list. Although they have tried hard, they are basically just soy sauce in the battle and do not have the strength to be promoted to Jonin.

It is a terrible thing for a ninja whose strength does not match his ninja level. It will not only affect the reputation of the ninja village, but also make it easier for ninjas to die in missions.

Although Uchiha Shisui was strong enough, his merits were not good. He did too few tasks and could not meet the requirements of a Jonin.

Treating Nohara Rin and Obito differently is also a matter of strength. Nohara Rin's current strength is not enough to serve as a Jonin, but her outstanding medical ability and achievements are enough to be directly promoted to a special Jonin.

Both Mito Kadoyan and Koharu who moved to the dormitory showed signs of approval. Sarutobi Hiruzen had considered every aspect.

…………

After the meeting, Mu Yue visited the injured disciples.

Every disciple was injured this time, it was just a matter of severity.

"Teacher Muyue!" Obito waved happily after seeing Muyue.

Shisui, who was not as passionate as Obito, sat up and said hello to Mu Yue.

Kakashi sat up slightly and greeted Muyue softly.

Because Metkai was too seriously injured, he could only raise his head slightly to find Mu Yue's position and then greeted Mu Yue in a weak voice.

"Is everything okay?" Mu Yue smiled warmly, then walked to the disciples to check their bodies again.

This time, Mu Yue used her transformation to become Tsunade to examine several people. After the examination, she treated the disciples.

Because he was wearing black-rimmed glasses, none of the disciples noticed Mu Yue's changes. They only felt that his body had recovered a little under Mu Yue's treatment.

"Teacher Muyue's medical ninjutsu has made great progress." Kakashi was a little surprised after receiving treatment.

As the disciples become stronger and stronger, it is inevitable to get injured while practicing fighting. Most of the time, Mu Yue comes to treat them, and Nohara Rin is only responsible for assisting, so Kakashi is also aware of Mu Yue's medical ninjutsu level. .

During a certain period of time, Mu Yue's medical ninjutsu advanced by leaps and bounds. According to Mu Yue himself, it was the result of learning from Tsunade.

Mu Yue's progress was so obvious this time that even a ninja like Kakashi who didn't know medical ninjutsu could notice it.

"Teacher Mu Yue is indeed a genius who developed the Armed Color and Breathing Techniques." Kakashi attributed the progress to Mu Yue's talent and hard work.

He did not deny that Tsunade's contribution was part of it, but he believed that the main reason was that Mu Yue was good enough. Otherwise, if Tsunade opened a medical ninja training class, wouldn't it be possible to train a bunch of junior Tsunade-level medical ninjas.