Naruto: I am the villain

Orochimaru and Hatake Sakuki quickly shuttled through the forest.

Because of Naoki's death, both of them were in an extremely bad mood, so they kept silent along the way and just kept their heads on their way.

"Sakuki-kun, tell me, why are there always endless wars between Shinobu villages?"

Orochimaru spoke suddenly, but his tone was full of loneliness that he had never felt before.

Hearing this, Hatake Sakuki fell into deep thought, and it took a long time before he opened his mouth: "Because our respective positions are different. For our own interests, only war is the solution to the problem."

"Is there only war?" Orochimaru smiled bitterly, "I have always felt that other people's life and death have nothing to do with me, and even Jiraiya died in battle with Tsunade and the others, so I wouldn't feel any sadness. But...today The death of the tree made me realize that I was wrong."

Seeing that Hatake Sakuki was still silent, Orochimaru spoke slowly again: "Sakuki-kun, although you have been trying your best to hide the sadness in your heart, but... this kind of sadness cannot be concealed."

"Is that so? Sigh! Naoki is really annoying! I told him countless times not to be brave and impulsive. But this guy just doesn't listen. Maybe this is the fate of ninjas."

"Fate? Death?" A strange light flashed in Orochimaru's eyes, "It would be great if people could live forever!"

"Eternal life? Teacher Orochimaru, why did you think of this? It's as strong as a sage of the Six Paths, but it can't resist the erosion of time after all."

"Who knows what will happen in the future? Right? Mr. Shuo Hui."

Hatake Sakuki didn't answer, but just calmed down and continued on his way.

All this happened too fast, too suddenly, and he still needs time to digest these things.

Through the reports of several people, Hiruzaru Sarutobi also knew the news of Konoha's great victory.

It's just that Zhishu's sudden sacrifice cast a thick shadow over everyone's hearts.

Although he never taught Nawaki himself, the child's optimism and drive to become Hokage still left a very deep impression on Hiruzaru Sarutobi.

"Oshemaru, let Tsunade withdraw from this war. Let her personally send the rope tree back to Konoha in a few days, and she should feel better in her heart."

"Good Sarutobi-sensei, I'll make arrangements later."

After ordering Orochimaru, Hiruzaru Sarutobi noticed Sakuki Hatake who had been sitting in the corner silently.

He was very active on weekdays, but today he seemed to have lost his soul. It was only then that Hiruzaru Sarutobi remembered that Sakuki Hatake and Natoki were teammates before, and Natoki's death naturally gave him a great blow.

"Shuo Hui, I know that you are also very sad about Naoki's death, but I still hope that you can cheer up as soon as possible, after all——you are the pillar of Konoha's new generation!"

"Thank you Hokage-sama for your concern, I will adjust my mood as soon as possible."

Hatake Sakuki bowed slightly to Sarutobi Hiruzen, and his tone was a little more positive.

"Okay, now that you've finished your reports, I'll get down to business."

Hiruzaru Sarutobi coughed, and everyone present became serious.

"Now all sand ninjas have retreated to the territory of the Kingdom of Wind, which means that our Konoha will start to switch from defense to offense."

"Master Hokage, do you mean that we are going to chase into the Land of Wind and fight Sand Ninja?"

"That's right!" Hiruzaru Sarutobi nodded heavily, his eyes extremely firm, "Our Nation of Fire can't afford it anymore, and the perennial wars have exhausted us too much. Next, we will enter the Nation of Wind and defeat them as soon as possible. Hidden Sand Village, end this war."

"Then when do we get started?"

Konoha Baiya, who had been silent until now, asked.

"One month later. Let's take a good rest for a month, and then enter the Kingdom of Wind and fight them to the death!"

"Yes!"

Everyone in Konoha present stood up one after another, and replied loudly.

Walking out of the conference room, Konoha Baiya saw that his younger brother was in a very depressed mood, and knew that he needed to be alone now, so he didn't talk to him too much, and returned to his camp after a few words of comfort.

After all, he just experienced a big battle, and there are still many things waiting for him to deal with.

"Shuo Hui."

Jiraiya and Orochimaru walked out of the meeting room, and they both greeted him.

Hatake Sakuki forced a smile and said, "I'm fine, don't worry about me. You should go and see Kiyoka and Tsunade-sama!"

Speaking of this, Jiraiya and Orochimaru felt heavy again.

Hyuga Kiyoka comforted her again, she should be able to get out after a while, but Tsunade might have to work hard.

"Let's do this first, we're leaving Shuo Hui first. You should rest early, you're tired from fighting all night."

"Ah."

Hatake Sakuki nodded, bid farewell to the two of them and walked towards his room.

into the night.

Most of the Anbu personnel in the camp had already rested, but Hiruzaru Sarutobi and Nagano Sarutobi were still in the meeting room, seeming to be discussing something.

"Nagano, what do you think of Shuo Hui's performance in this mission?"

"Very good. Before, I thought you were too hasty in training him as the next Hokage. But after this mission, I feel that I underestimated him."

Sarutobi Nagano's answer without thinking aroused the curiosity of the third Hokage.

"Then tell me, how good is his performance in this mission?"

Sarutobi Nagano thought for a while: "First of all, Anbu's assassination operation failed at the beginning, but he quickly took countermeasures and led the team to retreat, avoiding the first wave of sand hidden raids, allowing Anbu to preserve its strength."

"I know this. I want to know what happened later. I heard that Sand Yin prepared some secret weapon this time, right?"

"Yes, they have transformed a giant crossbow with a very long range, and at the same time, they have covered the crossbow bolts with detonating symbols. It is so powerful that ordinary defensive ninjutsu cannot stop it at all."

"Then how did you break through the defense line of Shayin Village and break into their camp?"

Hiruzaru Sarutobi asked curiously.

"At that time, the offensive of all the troops came to a standstill, and Hatake Shuki stepped forward to solve this problem."

Sarutobi Nagano's eyes did not conceal his appreciation for Hatake Sakuki.

"There is a ninjutsu in his Lan Dun that can summon lightning, and the attack distance is very far. I was covering him at the time, and he destroyed all the giant crossbows of Sand Yin under Sand Yin's crazy attack, and made Sand Yin's camp rise. There was a fire and there was chaos."

"I see," Hiruzaru Sarutobi nodded thoughtfully, "Nagano, the position of Vice Minister Anbu has been vacant since "Suke" died in battle, what do you think about letting Shuokui do it?"

"Father, as long as you think it's appropriate, I have no objection."

"Oh, are you so happy? I thought 'Jie' was your teammate for many years, and you would feel uncomfortable."

Sarutobi Nagano did not answer right away, his eyes wandered, as if he remembered many past events.

"If the candidate is suitable, I will naturally not feel uncomfortable. In fact, I value his heart more than his strength."

"heart?"

"That's right. His strength is unquestionable. He is very good. At the age of 14, he is not weaker than me, not weaker than anyone in the 'Sannin', and even not much worse than his brother. His strength The future must be limitless. And judging from the fact that Naoki died in battle today, he also cares about his companions very much. He has companions in his heart, which means he has a bond with the village. Such a person is naturally the best candidate for Hokage in the future .”

Sarutobi Nagano's words touched the third Hokage deeply.

After a long time, Hiruzaru Sarutobi finally opened his mouth and said, "You kid, you see things much more clearly now."

"Father. After all, I have always been the head of the Anbu!"

"Hehe. That's right," Hiruzaru Sarutobi took a puff of his pipe, "Then it's settled, you take the time to talk to him about his promotion to the vice-minister of Anbu. But it will take a while, because of the matter of Naoki , he must be very uncomfortable now."

"Okay, father."

Seeing his son push the door and leave, Sarutobi Hiruza took another drag on his pipe.

At this moment, his heart is full of joy, not because of Konoha's big victory this time, but because Hatake Sakuki seems to be more like Hokage again.

Konoha calendar 34 years.

Konoha defeated Sand Shinobi in the Dark Forest on the border of the Land of Fire, and moved the battlefield between the two countries to the Land of Wind.

The balance of victory gradually began to tilt towards Konoha.