Starting from Hokage

The Metkays' mansion.

At this time, many people had woken up, some young children were hiding in corners in fear, and some people were holding kunai and surrounding Naruto to form a defensive formation.

Around Naruto, on the ground, were dozens of kunai and shuriken darts. During the period when the sky was completely bright, Naruto and the ninjas of the Root Organization had already competed for more than ten rounds. Not It's a direct fight, but a battle of mind and courage.

During this process, the hostages in Naruto's hands were taken away several times, but the other party failed in the end, and Naruto killed several people.

As time went by, more and more people woke up, and the ninjas of the Root Organization became more and more anxious, and they cared less and less about the life of the chuunin in Naruto's hands. They tried forcefully several times, but they were all defeated by Naruto. He was forced to stop him.

Finally, Ningji, Rock Lee, Izumi Uchiha and others woke up. They surrounded and guarded Naruto, greatly reducing his pressure.

Most of the people in the room now are from the Uchiha family. Before late last night, most of the children of the Hyuga family had been taken away, including Hinata. After all, the boys were okay, but the girls stayed away from home all night at a young age. Not a good reputation.

"Naruto-kun, who are these people?" Among the people, Uchiha Izumi has the highest level of ninja. She has graduated from the ninja school and became a genin. Therefore, she is holding a kunai in front of Naruto at this moment, thinking that she is protecting. , but Naruto felt that she was somewhat blocking his vision.

"I don't know. I suspect that it is the Cloud Ninja or the Iwa Ninja who came to seize the eyes, but the strength seems to be too weak. In short, we must persist until the clearly identified Konoha Ninja comes." Following Naruto's words , most of the Uchiha people and a small number of Hyuga people around them suddenly understood.

After all, the "Eye-catching Plan Game" was so popular the year before last, and most of the little guys present had played it, so as soon as Naruto mentioned it, they "understood" what it was about.

However, their understanding and common hatred have no real meaning. Although Uchiha and Hinata are both ligers, lion cubs and tiger cubs are not much better than big cats.

At this moment, Naruto, who was surrounded by everyone, suddenly felt terrified, and the skin all over his body was boiling at this moment. He instinctively raised his head suddenly, only to see a group of shadows suddenly falling down quickly. .

(This is...jounin!?)

Just such a thought flashed through his mind, and the palm in the shadow had already pressed towards Naruto's head and forehead.

It was at this moment that a violent gust of wind suddenly blew into the room.

"Konoha's powerful whirlwind, I'll fight!"

Even if they were both jounin of Konoha, there was a gap in strength between them, not to mention that Metkai, who was the most proficient in taijutsu, suddenly made a surprise attack.

"Well."

The ninja who sneaked up on Naruto and the others was knocked out by a violent kick. However, it was not just that. As the storm roared outside the window, another ninja crashed through the wall and vomited blood. He rushed in backwards, and immediately after, Bai Yun walked in with a sword in his backhand and a fierce aura around him.

"Uncle Kai, morning master?"

"What's going on here? Everyone here, who can give me a clear explanation?" At this moment, Hinata Hizashi strode into the Metkai family's mansion with Hinata Hizashi behind him.

The Uchiha Police Force responsible for the defense of Konoha is a group of people, and the Hyuga family is also a group of people, and from today on, they will probably be the most important part.

"Clan leader, father." After being extremely nervous and suddenly seeing his relatives, Hyuga Neji shouted in excitement.

(Phew, things can finally come to an end.) Looking at the Konoha Jonin around him, Naruto breathed out lightly. He knew that he had done everything he could do.

Compared with the original work, Sasuke's situation and mood may not get better, but at least he is no longer the only one to bear it, although he will be blamed and resented.But, that’s better than having to bear everything alone, right?

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In the year 55 of Konoha, the Uchiha clan, the largest wealthy family in the hidden village of Konoha in the Land of Fire, was almost completely wiped out overnight, with only a few young sons surviving unexpectedly.

Uchiha Itachi, who was only 12 years old, killed his entire family by himself due to unknown reasons. Konoha responded quickly and classified Uchiha Itachi as an S-class traitor and hunted him for life.

This is part of the truth known to the world, but what the world doesn't know is that on the same day when the Uchiha clan was exterminated, Shimura Danzo, who had the famous name of "The Darkness of Shinobi", was dismissed by the third generation of the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, as the Hokage's assistant. position, and dissolve the roots.

On the one hand, this seems to be interpreted as the anger of the third generation. On the other hand, it seems to be sending a message to other ninja clans: So far, we only want to remove the Uchiha clan, so you don't have to worry about this.

Konoha, Naruto Office.

Watching Danzo turn and leave, Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen sat back in his chair almost exhausted and had to lament that he was indeed old.

(My classmate in my youth, my comrade and brother in my youth, my right-hand man in my prime, the person I trust the most, Danzo, Danzo.)

Danzo Shimura, who is also loyal to the village, has always been the sharpest blade in the hands of Hiruzen Sarutobi. As a positive image of Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi stands in the sun, leading with his elder's style and political ability. The entire Hidden Leaf Village.

In the three ninja wars so far, the third generation of the Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, participated in and led two of them, and both brought Konoha to the final victory. This established Konoha's dominant position in strength among the five major countries and made Konoha Hidden Village Ushering in the most prosperous period in history, there is no doubt about his achievements and outstanding leadership.

The most powerful period of Konoha was during the reign of the first founder, Senju Hashirama. The existence of Senju Hashirama established the foundation of Konoha. His unrivaled absolute strength also ranked first in the ninja world at that time. , but at that time Konoha was still in dire straits, and even the most powerful one only referred to Senju Hashirama's personal force.

Moreover, after Senju Hashirama died in the internal struggle of Konoha, the strength of Konoha Hidden Village has begun to decline significantly.

Although the second-generation Hokage Senju Tobirama is strong and his personal talents are outstanding, he is still inferior to the first-generation Hokage who was almost overwhelming. Therefore, with the death of the first-generation Hokage Hashirama, all countries no longer have fear. A ninja war quickly broke out.

At that time, Konoha had various unstable factors within the Uchiha and other major ninja clans, and there were powerful enemies from all sides outside. There was always danger of encountering siege from all sides. The second generation Senju Tobirama was in the first ninja world war. Sarutobi Hiruzen died in battle, and it can be said that he took over Konoha amidst the turmoil.

Externally, he led and united Konoha and won the Second and Third Ninja War. Internally, he used his elder style as the mainstay, supplemented by Danzo's tough methods, using both civil and military skills, and giving both kindness and power. The family consciousness in Konoha Village is declining day by day, and the concept of "Konoha Hidden Village, Will of Fire", a ninja community that transcends families, is becoming increasingly stable. This is a veritable civil and martial arts.

Some people say that during the reign of the Sandaime, the White Fang died, the three ninjas were separated, and the Fourth Generation fell. However, it was also during the Sandaime's reign that the White Fang of Konoha became famous in the ninja world, the Sannin of Konoha grew into talents, and the yellow flashing Namikaze Minato succeeded the fourth generation. Daime Hokage.

Some people say that the will of fire is the most powerful brainwashing illusion, but in fact it is the so-called cultural identity. Compared with the nine-level Zhongzheng system that is passed down from family to family, there is no doubt that the imperial examination system that completely opens up the channel for class advancement has more social competitive advantages.

During the reign of the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, in addition to leading Konoha to victory in all the great shinobi wars and establishing a world with one superpower and multiple powers, his greatest political legacy was that during his decades of tenure, Konoha was On the premise that no war or turmoil breaks out, the family politics of Konoha Hidden Village will become history.

Although he has reached the position of Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen still teaches genin personally. Among the three ninjas of Konoha who are now prominent in the ninja world, except for Tsunade, who is the granddaughter of his teacher, neither Jiraiya nor Orochimaru An orphan from any family background, Jiraiya's qualifications seemed quite mediocre at the time.

Without the governance and training of Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tsunade was an exception, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Namikaze Mizuki might have become talents, but it was more likely that they would have died in a pile of corpses in troubled times.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi succeeded to the position of Hokage, he decisively excluded Uchiha Kagami and Akimichi Tofu, both of whom were close associates of the second generation Hokage, from the top management, and only recruited three people with no family backgrounds, namely Mon Yan, Koharu and Danzo, as assistants to the Hokage. , with his continuous efforts, decades later, the first Hokage without any family background in the history of Konoha, the fourth generation Hokage Namami Feng Shuimen came to power. This event in itself marked that Konoha Village has almost completely emerged from the The shackles of the powerful ninja clan.

This kind of political advantage, centripetal force, and the advantage created by talents who break class solidification and open up promotion channels are many times stronger and deeper than the four hidden villages of the other four major countries. Only in this way can they truly exert their power. The country of fire has the advantage of being rich in resources and economically prosperous.

Otherwise, if the village is controlled by a few powerful ninja clans, no matter how rich the resources are and how rich they are, they will only be able to support a group of rats who are crazy about internal exploitation and powerless externally.

It is precisely because of this realization that Sarutobi Hiruzen is surrounded by a group of loyal subordinates. Talents such as Iruka respectfully call him the strongest Hokage in history. Sarutobi Hiruzen's personal strength is even if not the strongest among all Hokage. Weak, I'm afraid it's about the same, but his contribution to the entire village can really be called the strongest in history.

The strongest Konoha during the period of the first Senju Hashirama was just due to his personal strength, while the strongest Konoha during the period of Sarutobi Hiruzen was actually the most prosperous and high-spirited state of Konoha Hidden Village. If it were not the main plot Various plot killings in the past have caused Konoha to wither and disperse one by one at the master level.

Konoha during its peak period of prosperity was not only the most powerful among the five major nations, but it could also compete with the later Akatsuki organization. It is still unclear who will win. However, that would mean that there would be no Konoha twelve strong ones later. How glorious.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was very aware of everything that happened last night. He was very aware of the Uchiha clan's coup plan, and he was also very aware of how much Danzo and his root organization had contributed to protecting Konoha. But Konoha's first For a wealthy family, someone must take the blame for the genocide of the Uchiha clan. If Danzo Shimura does not take the blame, if he does not take responsibility, the major ninja clans in Konoha will also be panicked.

On the other hand, Sarutobi Hiruzen also noticed that he was aging. He found that he could no longer control Shimura Danzo's sharp blade as freely as before.

"Kakashi."

"Subordinates are here."

Following Sarutobi Hiruzen's whisper, a dark shadow suddenly appeared.

"What do you think of Danzo?"

"Extremely suspicious, tough, insidious, and ruthless, but dedicated to the village. He has a share of the credit for the prosperity of the village over the years." The Sandaime wanted to hear his own opinion, and Kakashi pondered for a moment before explaining his understanding. .

"Yes. Danzo has many shortcomings, but he is capable. He solves many problems for the village in his own way. However, I am old and no longer have enough energy to suppress him... Kakashi , if you sit in my position one day, you will know how rare it is to have people who are truly talented and can accomplish things. In many cases, even if we know that this person has various shortcomings, we still can’t. No need for him."