Konoha teaches, then stands in the sky

"But I saw his ninjutsu, it was very powerful. I'm not sure I can defeat him."

Mu Yue didn't lie. He was indeed not sure he could beat him.

"Is that so?" Sarutobi Hiruzen did not think it was an exaggeration.

Sosuke has a record of defeating Hanzo with Fire Release. This battle alone shows that Sosuke is definitely not a simple ninja.

"Mu Yue, you've been busy for so long and must be tired. Go and take a rest." Sarutobi Hiruzen forced a smile and said to Mu Yue.

Mu Yue had to rush to the Rain Country to help Danzo Shimura, and then bring back Danzo Shimura's body overnight. The journey alone was not easy.

"I'm sorry to bother you this evening."

Mu Yue bowed slightly to Sarutobi Hiruzen to apologize, then bowed to Shimura Danzo on the ice platform, and finally left the Root base with a heavy face.

"What a good boy." Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed in his heart.

Mu Yue could have ignored Shimura Danzo because Shimura Danzo had no authority to order Mu Yue, but Mu Yue still went to help Shimura Danzo.

If it weren't for Mu Yue, Danzo Shimura might not even have been able to return his body to Konoha.

So even if Mu Yue was a little bit inconsistent with Konoha's rules and regulations in this process, Sarutobi Hiruzen simply ignored it.

After all, who can not have a good impression of a person who values ​​friendship and loyalty, especially since Mu Yue is on his side.

Then Sarutobi Hiruzen called the only remaining Root ninja over.

There are still too many mysteries at the moment, and Sarutobi Hiruzen won't be able to sleep if he goes back now.

He had to figure out why Danzo Shimura wanted to go to the Land of Rain and how Danzo Shimura was related to "Uchiha Madara".

Whether it is to avenge Danzo Shimura or to protect Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen has to solve the mystery as much as possible.

The result of the interrogation was just as Sarutobi Hiruzen had expected. The Root members who stayed behind in the base had even less information. Apart from knowing that Danzo Shimura had gone to the Rain Country, they knew nothing else.

"Has Danzo met anyone who looks strange recently?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked finally.

The Root ninja shook his head in confusion.

How could he, a member of the lowest level of the Root, know Shimura Danzo's itinerary?

The Root Ninja is now extremely confused. He had only guarded the base for a few days, and somehow he became the top master of the Root.

"Bring me the latest confidential information about the Root." Seeing that the Root members really had no useful information, Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered.

Immediately afterwards, Sarutobi Hiruzen called the Anbu again and asked them to search the Root base, trying to find clues.

If it weren't for the fact that Danzo Shimura had so many protective measures in his brain and couldn't directly check his memories, Sarutobi Hiruzen would have wanted to call the ninjas of the Yamanaka clan to come and look at the memories directly.

Although this is a bit unfair to Danzo Shimura's body, it is about "Uchiha Madara" and the safety of Konoha, so personal honor and disgrace must be put aside.

Sarutobi Hiruzen worked until three in the morning but gained nothing.

As he still had official business to attend to tomorrow, Sarutobi Hiashi had no choice but to hand the task off to the ANBU and go home to rest.

He is the Hokage and cannot lose his mind because of hatred. He has many other things to deal with.

"I hope there will be some good news tomorrow." Sarutobi Hiruzen thought as he lay on the bed with his eyes closed.

Tonight is another unforgettable night.

……

Although neither the Amegakure nor Konoha announced the death of Danzo Shimura, they were even deliberately concealing it.

However, the news of Danzo Shimura's death spread throughout the ninja world at an insane speed.

Especially the other four major ninja villages, they collected this important information at the first time.

Chapter 618: Thoughts of Each Village

The country of earth, the village of Iwagakure.

In the Tsuchikage building, in the Tsuchikage's office, Ōnoki looked at the information in his hand and a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

"Shimura Danzo is actually dead, and he was killed by Sosuke at this time."

This was a bit unexpected for Onoki.

Although his plan was to use the Ninja Clan to consume Konoha's power, the plan had not even started yet, but Konoha came into conflict with the Ninja Clan, and even a Konoha high-ranking official died.

At this moment, Ohnoki felt as if he had just woken up and saw the fruit trees he planted yesterday growing rapidly and bearing fruit.

"Then the next thing will be easy." Ohnoki showed a happy look on his face.

His original plan had a major flaw, which was that the Iwagakure plan could not be discovered by the Ninja Clan. Once discovered, it would cause a backlash.

Now there is no need to be so troublesome. In the case of irreconcilable conflicts between the Ninja Clan and Konoha, the joining of Iwagakure can even gain the gratitude of the Ninja Clan.

If the Ninja Clan can withstand the pressure from Konoha, they can completely support the Ninja Clan for a long time to disgust Konoha.

Ohnoki smiled and picked up the teacup on the desk, savoring the imported tea from the Land of Fire.

This was the only good news he had heard recently.

After putting down the teacup, Oonoki felt his whole body relaxed a lot.

He has been under a lot of pressure recently because he can't find Lao Zi.

Lao Zi himself is dispensable to Iwagakure, but the Four Tails in Lao Zi's body is extremely important.

Each tailed beast represents a top-level powerful being, and a top-level powerful being who can be passed down from generation to generation. This is incomparable to any genius.

Humans cannot achieve immortality, but the tailed beasts are truly immortal. Not only will they not grow old and die, they can also be resurrected even if killed.

The key point is that it is still a war period and people are needed at this time. Lao Zi's departure is really making things worse for Iwagakure.

Now Ohnoki is very grateful to the Ninja Clan and Konoha. Seeing that he was in a bad mood, they gave him such a big job to make him happy.

Under normal circumstances, the negative impact of a Jinchūriki's departure on a ninja village is greater than the death of a high-ranking official.

But Lao Zi left quietly and acted in a low-key manner after leaving the village without exposing himself, which greatly reduced the impact of Lao Zi's departure.

But the news of Danzo Shimura's death was different, it spread quickly throughout the ninja world.

This resulted in the actual impact of Danzo Shimura's death on Konoha being greater than that of Murasaki's departure.

"Is it the Hidden Cloud Village or the Hidden Sand Village?" Ohnoki was curious about who was behind the scenes.

Such a speed of spread is obviously not a natural spread, but the result of the actions of a powerful force.

Although the Sand Village did not declare war on Konoha, the Wind Country borders the Rain Country, and the Sand Village may be the first ninja village to receive the news. Ohnoki feels that the Sand Village is also a considerable suspect.

Sunagakure and Konoha are not far away. Even if Sunagakure has no intention of sending troops to attack, it should be happy to see its neighbor suffer.

Take Ohnoki for example. Even though he had no intention of going to war with Konoha recently, after receiving the news, he immediately ordered the use of Iwagakure's power to help spread the news.

He didn't want to fight, in case someone else was interested.

The fact is just as Ohnoki thought, there is indeed a ninja village interested in this.

On the other hand, the Third Mizukage quickly convened a high-level meeting after learning the news.

After the defeat, they did not submit to Konoha and have been waiting for an opportunity to avenge their defeat and take back the ninja swords.

"Tell me what you think." The Third Mizukage smiled with his eyes narrowed.

Konoha is not the only enemy of the Hidden Mist Village, but it is its biggest enemy. Now that something has happened in Konoha, it will be beneficial to the Hidden Mist Village rather than harmful.

The senior leaders looked at each other, and finally the captain of the Kirigakure Jonin Squad spoke first.

"This is a good opportunity for the village. The death of Shimura Danzo not only deprived Konoha of a strong man, but also dealt a certain blow to Konoha's morale.

Moreover, Konoha now has a new rival. Although the Ninja Clan is a new organization, its leader and deputies are not weak. Konoha will have to spend some strength to retaliate."

"It's not right to be so radical." The Kirigakure consultant with a bandage on the lower half of his face looked at the Third Mizukage calmly.

He is a member of the pro-war faction among the top leaders of Kirigakure, and has always supported Kirigakure and Konoha going to war again.

The monitor of the Jonin class is usually neutral, but today he suddenly acted like an aggressive hawk. The Kirigakure advisor thought about it carefully and felt that the Third Mizukage wanted to go to war with Konoha again.

It was a pity that the Kirigakure consultant was unable to discern the Third Mizukage's true thoughts from his unchanging smiling expression.

"I also think this is our chance to avenge our previous shame. The village leaders were killed by the ninja forces of a small country. This is proof that Konoha is showing signs of fatigue." The Kirigakure advisor thought for a moment and said.

Putting aside the influence of some other factors, he felt that this was indeed a good time, at least better than the last time.

"It's an opportunity, but the risk is also great," said Master Yuan.

"Shimura Danzo's death is a loss to Konoha, but not an overly serious loss."

The master does not agree to attack Konoha now. The death of Danzo Shimura has brought more loss of face to Konoha than hard power.

If he went over now, he would be easily beaten up by the angry Konoha.

If it was Sarutobi Hiruzen who died, then the master would agree.

The sudden death of the Hokage is not just the death of a top fighter, it is very likely that internal strife will occur due to the struggle for power.

"Konoha has not experienced a major defeat yet and is very strong. We need to take a long-term approach to the attack." After Master Yuan finished speaking, a senior official immediately followed up.

As the two senior executives expressed their objections, the atmosphere in the conference room became somewhat subtle.

"What Elder Yuanshi said makes sense, but there is no war without risk. The other four major ninja villages will not willingly give up a share of their interests on the continent to us." The squad leader of the senior ninja squad continued.

Consultant Kirigakure was slightly surprised and confirmed his guess.

Although they are all high-ranking officials of the Hidden Mist Village, their status is not exactly the same due to differences in strength, power, qualifications, etc.

The Master is the most powerful and influential person in the Hidden Mist Village. Under normal circumstances, the squad leader of the jonin squad would never dare to confront the Master head-on.

There was a slight change in the direction of the wind in the conference room. The senior officials who had previously supported Master Yuan fell silent, while the pro-war factions continued to talk about the necessity of war.

"There will definitely be a war between Kirigakure and Konoha, but there is no need to be so hasty. We can observe the situation in the ninja world first and then make arrangements." Master Yuan said after thinking for a while.

He was not against the war, he just felt that the timing was not right.

"We really can't act rashly. Let's first deploy some ninja forces in the Land of Waves." The Third Mizukage spoke.

The Third Mizukage wanted to go to war with Konoha and defeat Konoha.

This would not only wash away the shame of his previous defeat, but would also allow him to gain the glory that no shadow in the Hidden Mist Village had ever obtained.

If he could defeat Konoha, maybe he would become the strongest Mizukage in the history books of the Hidden Mist Village.

The future of defeating Konoha is very bright, but the Third Mizukage is very clear-headed. With the strength of Kirigakure, it is difficult to defeat Konoha alone, so he has to find a suitable opportunity.

The Master nodded with a look of approval.

The Land of Waves is the island country closest to the Land of Fire. It takes only a short boat ride from the Land of Waves to reach the Land of Fire.

Moreover, the Land of Waves has no ninja forces and is a weak country that the Hidden Mist Village can easily bully.

……

The Country of Wind, Sand Hidden Village.

Sunagakure Building, Kazekage's office.

"This Ninja Clan is indeed a hidden danger." Luo Sha put down the information in his hand and said to himself.

As the Shinobi Clan continued to grow in strength and Sosuke's influence became more and more exaggerated, he felt that the Shinobi Clan might become a threat.

However, he did not expect that the Ninja Clan would come into conflict with neighboring countries so quickly, especially Konoha, one of the five major ninja villages.

"But now that Danzo Shimura has been killed, the ninja world will probably become lively again." A smile that showed an interest in watching the fun appeared on Rasa's face.

There is no absolute hatred between ninja villages, only absolute interests.

Konoha has won many victories since the beginning of the war. If it can continue until the end, Konoha's prestige in the ninja world will be greatly increased, and a large number of clients and financiers will flock to Konoha.

The other big ninja villages will certainly not sit idly by and watch this hypothesis become a reality.

In this situation, if something happens in Konoha, it would almost be a temptation for other ninja villages to take action.

Rasa didn’t know whether the shadows of other big ninja villages were moved or not, but he was really moved.

Since the war began, Sand Village was first in internal strife and then was taken advantage of by Kumogakure. It was either being beaten or on the way to being beaten. Its performance was worrying. The Daimyo of Wind Country's dissatisfaction with Sand Village was almost written on his face.

For the development of the Sand Village, Rasa really wants to take a bite of the fat Konoha.

Luo Sha thought about it, called the Sunagakure Anbu, and ordered: "Strengthen the spy force of the Fire Country and send more spies to the Fire Country."