Konoha: Change from Uchiha

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the Kumogakure delegation arrived in Konoha for five days.

The atmosphere like a grand festival gradually receded, and restlessness permeated the villagers.

It was originally thought that signing the agreement would only take a day or two to return to the peaceful life of a few years ago, but until now there has been no news of the specific signing of the agreement. It seems that there are still intense negotiations between the Hokage Building and the Kumogakure Mission.

After learning from the two advisors that the negotiations were progressing slowly, Sarutobi Hiruzen's hair became a lot grayer again.

He couldn't understand why the mission wanted to delay the negotiation process. It repeatedly talked about the small ninja village between the two countries and wanted to annex the small ninja village of the two countries as a buffer. This was something Konoha would never allow.

As the Fire Nation, which occupies the most sacred place in the ninja world, it has very little desire for external expansion.

But we will never let the flames of war burn into the territory of the Fire Country. The small country ninja village in the buffer zone also exists for this reason. Otherwise, the Fire Country had already annexed them in the previous ninja wars. How could it happen? Give up the buffer zone.

The mission should understand.

This evenly matched war can no longer continue. Continuing bloodletting will only delay the training of the next generation of ninjas. In the next ninja world war that may break out, the other three major ninja villages that are recuperating will take advantage of it.

After sending the two old guys Tenshin and Mitomon out, Sarutobi Hiruzen came to the window and looked at the leaves covered with snow.

Konoha has experienced more than ten years of wars, and even after the end of the Third Ninja War, it was still locked in a battle with Kumogakure.

Such a long time is enough for the baby to become a qualified ninja, and now there is finally hope for the end.

Tsunade Orochimaru ran away, the fourth generation couple passed away, his eldest son and daughter-in-law also died in the mission a few months ago, leaving only a child less than half a year old, not to mention the countless heroes on the memorial monument Ninja.

So even if it was for the sake of his children, he had to put an end to the war and let the long-lost peace appear in Konoha.

After sighing for a while, Sarutobi Hiruzen returned to his desk. When he was about to handle government affairs, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him. He couldn't help but frown, but he had to cheer up and take it seriously.

The person who came was none other than his unsatisfactory son, Sarutobi Asuma.

Asuma inherited the talent of the Sarutobi clan, but his personality was extremely bad. He was unwilling to serve as an ANBU ninja under his own command, so he ran under the daimyo as the guardian of the twelve ninjas, and mingled in the bustling daimyo city.

Asuma ignored Hiruzen's frown and said businesslikely:

"Hokage-sama, the daimyo asked me to forward a letter to you. Please be sure to reply to the daimyo as soon as possible after receiving it. I will go back and deliver it."

"Letter from the Daimyo?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen had long been accustomed to Asuma's attitude. After receiving the letter, he opened it and read it.

After a brief glance, Sarutobi Hiruzen confirmed that it was the daimyo's authentic handwriting. The main content of the letter was not much, but it made Sarutobi Hiruzen feel relieved.

The pressure exerted by the Daiming Mansion on the Daimyo of the Land of Thunder requires that peace be concluded as soon as possible and business exchanges resumed.

Although the daimyo of various countries have no diplomatic or military power, ninjas cannot govern the country. At least half of the funds need to be borne by the daimyo, which can exert considerable influence on the ninja village.

Therefore, for Sarutobi Hiruzen, this is one of the few good news that can reduce the pressure of negotiations.

After reading the letter, Sarutobi Hiruzen focused his attention on Asuma again, and said seriously: "The war is over, and there is still a huge manpower gap on the ANBU side. How about you come back and join the ANBU? I need you…"

"Hokage-sama, you'd better reply as soon as possible. I'm worried that the Daimyo-sama won't be able to wait for you."

Asma didn't even want to call him "old man", but kept a business-like attitude and turned around to leave.

Seeing Asuma's careless attitude, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt very uncomfortable. Maybe it was not the daimyo's mission, and Asuma might not even return to the village. In terms of family education, he was by no means a competent father.

After leaving the Hokage Building, Asuma walked straight towards the Sarutobi clan's station and returned home after a while.

The home had been cleaned very clean, and the placement of many items had not been changed. They remained the same, but Asma felt deserted and unfamiliar.

Since his mother died on the night of the Kyuubi a few years ago, he has rarely gone home. The old man stays in the Hokage building all year round.

The eldest brother and sister-in-law who could add life to the family also died on missions in the past few months, leaving only the posthumous son Konohamaru, who was being taken care of by servants. He accepted the mission and returned to the village in order to visit his nephew.

But after seeing the desolate mansion, I couldn't help but sigh.

The old man may be a qualified Hokage, but he is not a qualified father and grandfather. He is undoubtedly a loser in terms of family.

It has never been obvious to him why the old man firmly held the position of Hokage and refused to give up until he was over 60 years old. He continued to lead the village as the previous Hokage. Is the village really more important than the family?

Ever since the old man returned to being Hokage, few good things have happened in the village, and there have been concessions and compromises everywhere.

Not to mention the actions taken by the advisor elders and root leaders, even in front of the hostile ninja village, they were tolerant. The only one who could completely control it was the ANBU.

Such a weak Hokage simply cannot continue to serve as Hokage.

This was also the reason why he was unwilling to join ANBU.

After teasing his little nephew, Asuma left the Sarutobi clan's residence. Every time he saw the nannies and servants taking care of Konohamaru in the mansion, he couldn't help but get angry. Why were there strangers in his home? people.

Not long after, Asuma arrived on the streets of the village, hoping to find a few familiar ninjas to talk to about his grievances.

After walking through the streets, Asuma not only found no acquaintances, but instead saw members of the envoys wandering on the streets. The members of the envoys seemed to regard Konoha as a small shinobi village, and often treated merchants with rude words, looking like a victorious nation. .

Asuma could no longer suppress the fire in her heart and stepped forward to argue with the members of the envoy.

"You are...Sarutobi Asuma."

At first, Kumo Ninja relied on the members of the envoy to show off his power, but after recognizing Asuma's identity, his attitude became much weaker. Not only did he not say harsh words, but he apologized before leaving in anger.

"The reason why he left so easily is probably because the old man is the Hokage..."

After teaching the ninjas of the envoy a lesson, Asuma felt unhappy. He stayed there for a while before turning around and leaving.

This scene happened to be watched by the trio of Sasuke and Naruto who were wandering around.