Konoha teaches, then stands in the sky

Noticing Sosuke coming, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was trying to get up, subconsciously took out a kunai from his ninja tool bag and stabbed at Sosuke.

Under Mu Yue's gaze, the kunai in Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand shrank rapidly, and almost instantly, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that his hand became empty.

At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt an indescribable feeling of powerlessness in his heart.

This feeling of powerlessness was even stronger than when he saw Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama fighting when he was young.

It’s not that Sosuke’s strength surpassed theirs, but at that time Sarutobi Hiruzen only needed to watch, but now he is fighting with Sosuke personally.

Suddenly, Sarutobi Hiruzen laughed.

It is not a flattering smile, nor a smile of satisfaction and relief, but a self-deprecating smile.

It was so ridiculous. He found himself so ridiculous this time.

He went to fight Sosuke with full confidence, but in the end he didn't even touch Sosuke once.

They said it was for Konoha's reputation, but in fact it was mainly because of personal vengeance.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is not afraid of death. The average life expectancy of ninjas in the Warring States period decades ago was only 30 years old, but he is 54 years old this year, which is the sum of the lifespans of two shorter-lived Warring States ninjas.

What made him feel uneasy was that he had made such a big mistake in the last period of his life.

His death is a small matter. If Konoha suffers a setback because of this, he will be too ashamed to face the first and second generations even after his death.

"I'm sorry, Mu Yue." Sarutobi Hiruzen apologized to Mu Yue in his heart.

Mu Yue could have trained peacefully as the Hokage's assistant for several years, and then become Hokage and lead Konoha to a new peak.

As a result of his willfulness and misjudgment, Mu Yue will soon be forced to succeed the throne of Hokage, and may also have to face Sosuke's revenge and a series of chain reactions triggered by his mistakes.

Even Mu Yue's favorite disciple Shisui might be killed by him. How could Sarutobi Hiruzen not feel guilty?

At this time, Mu Yue reached out and grabbed Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand.

Sarutobi Hiruzen put up a final resistance and struggle. He was the Hokage, and as long as he had a bit of strength left in him, he would fight to the end so as not to disgrace the name of Hokage.

Shisui, who was fighting with the Shinobi Clan ninja, had beads of sweat on his forehead and the tension in his heart reached its peak.

There is no way. Once the Divine Emperor uses the Spirit Master, it may be several years or even later before he can use it again. He must use it with caution, otherwise what if Mu Yue encounters danger again.

"Hiruzen!"

Mito Kado En was extremely anxious, but he was unable to get rid of Kakuzu's entanglement and could not get close to Sosuke.

"Ok?"

Orochimaru, who was fighting with Nagato, kept an eye on Sarutobi Hiruzen, noticed something, and withdrew some of his strength.

"Hokage, you can't just lie down and rest after an intense workout."

Mu Yue directly pulled Sarutobi Hiruzen up and slapped Sarutobi Hiruzen on the shoulder with a palm magic.

Although there were various factors, no matter what, Sarutobi Hiruzen still helped Mu Yue a lot, and he never thought of killing Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Of course, since it was Sarutobi Hiruzen who took the initiative to cause trouble this time, Mu Yue would not hesitate to take advantage of Sarutobi Hiruzen.

In fact, if Mu Yue wanted to defeat Sarutobi Hiruzen, Sarutobi Hiruzen would not be able to use many ninjutsu.

The reason why he let Sarutobi Hiruzen continuously release powerful ninjutsu to take the opportunity to demonstrate his abilities was to let Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others realize one thing, that Sosuke was very strong, not just ordinary strong.

This will make it easier for Mu Yue to carry out her subsequent plans.

"Sosuke you…"

Feeling his body healing, Sarutobi Hiruzen was stunned and looked at Sosuke in confusion.

What the hell? The enemy I just fought to death is suddenly healing me.

Seeing this, Shisui felt relieved and his pupil technique was saved.

"What's going on? This guy actually?"

The Konoha jonin noticed this scene and showed extremely confused expressions.

Although they were all fighting, everyone was more or less paying attention to the situation on Sarutobi Hiruzen's side, after all, the battle was caused by them.

"Stop, this is just a sparring match." Mu Yue shouted to the fighting ninjas.

The battle had just begun, only a few ninjas were slightly injured, and no ninjas were sacrificed.

The most beloved leader personally gave the order, and the Shinobi clan ninjas withdrew smoothly.

The Konoha ninjas did not continue to attack, but looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at Sosuke, and finally sighed and nodded, "Stop, there is no need to fight."

He didn't know what Sosuke was up to, but it would be good for them to stop now.

If the fight continues, Konoha will definitely suffer heavy losses. Without him, it would be a relief if Orochimaru and the others could escape.

Mito Kado En walked quickly to Sarutobi Hiruzen's side, glanced at Sosuke warily, and then asked Sarutobi Hiruzen in a low voice:

"Hiruzen are you okay?"

"Thanks to Sosuke's timely treatment, it's not serious." Sarutobi Hiruzen replied.

Seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen had recovered from his serious injuries, Mu Yue let go of Sarutobi Hiruzen, lest Sarutobi Hiruzen think that he wanted to leave something on his body.

Mito Kado En quickly protected Sarutobi Hiruzen behind him and retreated, and the other Konoha ninjas also protected Sarutobi Hiruzen.

But soon Sarutobi Hiruzen stopped, forcing the other Konoha ninjas to stop as well.

"Sosuke, I'm not as good as you. You won this battle." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a complicated expression.

As the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen has his own pride. In his life, he only had the thought that he was not as good as three people, namely Senju Hashirama, Uchiha Madara and Mu Yue.

Now there is a fourth one, and that is Sosuke.

I don’t know what the principle is, but peerless geniuses rarely appear alone. Either they don’t appear, or when they do, there are two of them.

Decades ago, there were Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, and now there are Mu Yue and Sosuke.

"There is always someone better than you. There are too many strong people in the ninja world." Shisui said in his heart.

He originally thought that Mu Yue was strong enough, but he didn't expect that Sosuke was even more unfathomable than Mu Yue.

Even a powerful ninja like Sarutobi Hiruzen could be defeated almost crushingly.

"This guy Danzo has actually brought such a huge disaster to the village." Mizuto Menyan thought indignantly.

He didn't think it was Sarutobi Hiruzen's fault. If Danzo Shimura hadn't taken action on his own to assassinate Sosuke, how could things have turned out like this?

This is a terrifying existence whose strength is close to that of the Ninja God.

"I wonder if his cells have special abilities?"

Orochimaru observed Sosuke out of the corner of his eye and suddenly felt regretful. Sosuke was not injured at all during the whole process and did not drop any materials.

"Hokage, your combination ninjutsu is very good. I will probably not forget it for a long time." Mu Yue responded with a faint smile.

Mu Yue's answer made Sarutobi Hiruzen feel even more complicated.

He came here with the intention of killing Sosuke, but Sosuke didn't kill him and even praised his ninjutsu.

He seemed to have lost completely in every aspect.

Kakuzu walked to Mu Yue's side, watched Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others leave, and then asked in a low voice:

"Just let them go like this? If the Ninja Clan continues to grow, it will definitely come into conflict with the five major ninja villages. After all, the Land of Fire is still our neighbor."

The current situation in the ninja world is that the five major ninja villages divide up most of the resources, and the remaining small ninja villages and other ninja forces pick up the leftovers from the five major ninja villages.

If the Ninja Clan continues to develop, Kakuzu believes that the five major ninja villages will definitely not sit idly by. The emergence of the sixth major ninja force will inevitably have a huge impact on the original pattern.

Since they were already at odds with Konoha, Kakuzu thought killing Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others was a good option.

You have to know that there are two high-ranking Konoha officials here, one of whom is the Hokage, and one of the three Konoha ninja representatives, Orochimaru, is also present.

If they all died, Konoha would not only lose three powerful men, but its prestige would also be affected.

"It's okay. It's better to have a conflict. It's better to do it together to save trouble." Mu Yue replied with a smile.

"Come together? What do you mean?" Kakuzu looked at Sosuke in confusion.

It can't be that Sosuke wants to wipe out all the big ninja villages at once.

"Maybe that's what you mean." Mu Yue replied, and then quickly swept his eyes across all the black cubes and collected the cubes back into Mahakala.

He tried it. Every time he threw away one of these things, there would be one less. If he didn't recycle them after use, they might be used up one day.

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Chapter 674: Abdicate and let others take over?

After the battle, Sarutobi Hiruzen and his group returned to Konoha secretly.

Because the time was so short, only a few people knew that the Hokage had gone out.

Among those who knew that Sarutobi Hiruzen left the village, only a few knew why Sarutobi Hiruzen left the village.

"Ugh."

Looking at the prosperous streets of Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who returned to Konoha in disguise, sighed softly.

The Third Ninja World War ended, and Konoha gained a lot of benefits as the victor.

This should have been the beginning of Konoha's rise to a new peak, but uncertainty arose because of his mistakes.

"Huruzen, go home and have a good rest. As long as we are here, Konoha will continue to prosper and become strong." Mito Kado En saw this and comforted him.

He could understand Sarutobi Hiruzen's feelings.

The plan for Sosuke's battle was decided by Sarutobi Hiruzen despite the opposition of the other three senior executives, but such an unexpected thing happened. He must have been filled with regret and guilt.

This time it was really dangerous. If Sosuke hadn't chosen to stop, most of them would have died at the border.

If it weren't for the fact that Sarutobi Hiruzen was defeated so miserably, Mito Kado En would have wanted to say something to Sarutobi Hiruzen, and he almost made a big mistake.

"With us, Konoha will be able to prosper and become strong..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen had a complicated expression as he walked towards the Hokage Building.

"It's only the afternoon now, there's no time to rest. I'm going to the Hokage building to take care of some business."

Everyone is at work at this time, so how can he, a person who made a mistake, go home and rest at this time?

Seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen was going to the Hokage Building, Mito Kado En had no choice but to follow him.

The Hokage has gone to work on his own initiative, so how can he, as a consultant, go home?

When they reached the floor where the consultant's office was located, the two happened to run into Utane Koharu who was walking out of the office.

"Hen, Hiruzen, you're back." Utane Koharu greeted the two as usual, and didn't think there was anything wrong with their appearance in the Hokage Building.

After all, it was not a very troublesome thing for them to leave the village this time, so there was no need to contact her in advance.

"What's the situation over at the Ninja Clan? Have they completely fallen out over Sosuke's death?" Utane Koharu asked casually.

In her opinion, it was a sure thing for Sarutobi Hiruzen to kill Sosuke. The only thing she needed to worry about was whether the Ninja Clan would want to break up with Konoha because of this.

"Ok?"

Looking at the silent Sarutobi Hiruzen, Utane Koharu felt a little confused.

"Did something unexpected happen?"

"Cough cough." Seeing Utane Koharu dancing crazily in the minefield, Mito Kado En coughed twice to attract Utane Koharu's attention.

"Xiaochun, I have something I want to discuss with you. Let's go to the office to talk."

If Utatane Koharu continued talking, Mito Kado En would be worried that Sarutobi Hiruzen would not be able to sleep at night.

"Okay." Utane Koharu nodded.

Although she didn't know what happened, Utane Koharu was not stupid and could tell that something bad had happened.

"Let's talk in my office." Just as Mito Kado En and Utane Koharu were about to leave, Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke.

"It just so happens that I have something to discuss with you."