Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

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Seeing Nawaki sitting upright, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a little relieved but also a little helpless.

I am glad that this seedling is growing very straight, but I am sorry that it is too straight...

So much so that he was a little uncomfortable with it.

The innocent and weak look of Shengshu seems to have happened just yesterday.

In the blink of an eye, he has become a capable man at the root, and has done a very good job.

All the news coming from the Anbu were positive, and unlike Danzo, he didn't always give people the feeling that he had bad intentions.

Every move of Sheng Shu reveals a reassuring feeling.

If Orochimaru were still alive...

Thinking of himself as a disciple who was forced to become a rebel ninja and wander outside the village, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a little sad. He didn't know how Orochimaru was doing now, and as the Hokage, he had no way to ask.

When the two sides meet again, it will be a time for them to fight each other...

Things are impermanent.

Fortunately, there are still these seedlings.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Nawase twice more and felt secretly relieved.

"So, what do you think of tonight's action?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen regained his serious expression.

"Let me tell you first."

Nara Shikaku stood up.

"First of all, our operation this time was successful. Although there were unexpected strong enemies, they were successfully resolved..."

His report was concise and detailed, and Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded repeatedly.

"but……"

Nara Shikaku suddenly changed the subject: "Hokage-sama, I don't understand why you suddenly have to start clearing out the enemy village spies outside the village."

“Are there any additional actions to come?”

As soon as he said this, everyone fell silent. The conference room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Everyone's eyes turned to the Third Hokage.

"Yes."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly. He was prepared for Nara Shikaku's questions.

He swept his eyes over everyone present, and slowly announced in a calm but firm voice: "Next, we must prepare for the war with Kumogakure!"

This sentence exploded in the conference room like a bombshell. Everyone present was shocked and whispered to each other with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

"Hokage-sama, this..." Someone couldn't help but ask, but was interrupted by Sarutobi Hiruzen raising his hand.

He knew the doubts and concerns in everyone's hearts, so he decided to give them an explanation.

“I know what you’re worried about, but this time the Hidden Cloud Village took the initiative to provoke us, so we can’t back down.

Moreover, I have also contacted additional allies, and now it is not just Konoha Village against two villages." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.

"Extra allies?"

After hearing this, everyone felt a little more at ease.

But when they thought about fighting on two fronts, many people still looked solemn.

"Hokage, we understand your determination, but fighting on two fronts is too risky!" A ninja stepped forward and said, his eyes full of worry.

"We have not yet gained an advantage on the battlefield of Kirigakure. If we are distracted to deal with Kumogakure at this time, even if we have allies, we will have to worry about whether they are reliable." Another captain shook his head slightly and added: "Of course I am not questioning your decision, but these things still need to be made clear."

"Yeah, I understand."

Sarutobi Hiruzen had a calm expression. He was not a very radical person. On the contrary, he tried his best to avoid war most of the time.

However, as Danzo once said, blindly giving in did not bring peace to Konoha.

Instead, it caused him to lose his best friend and made Konoha go through so many wars.

Even a clay figure has some temper.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was very angry now, so he secretly contacted some messengers and made a secret alliance.

"I understand your concerns, but the Hidden Cloud Village will never give up like this, and war is inevitable.

I want to correct some people's views. We can't choose not to fight this war. I am not afraid to tell you that the Hidden Cloud Village has put forward a condition for not starting a war, which is to hand over the murderer who killed the Cloud Ninja. "

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone started talking again.

"Isn't this bullying? He was the one who came to our Konoha Village to cause trouble, but he actually called us the murderer!"

"Perhaps there is some misunderstanding?"

"Make no mistake, this is a very unreasonable condition!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen got hard for a rare time, which surprised many people who were familiar with him.

For example, Hatake Sakumo and Kato Dan.

They had witnessed the vigor and vitality of Sarutobi Hiruzen when he was young.

And the high spirits gradually faded away...

And now, they seemed to see the young Third Hokage again.

"Everyone, do you still have any questions?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen exuded a long-lost sense of majesty.

And everyone expressed their agreement.

Is this going to be a war?!

Unlike others, Sheng Shu basically did not speak except reporting the results of the battle, but kept recording.

After all, the current leader of the Root is Toru Ito. He has to record these details and then hand them over to Toru Ito for the decision.

……

After the meeting, the ninjas in Konoha Village also began to receive the news one after another.

When the Uchiha clan learned about this, they were shocked and excited.

Within the Uchiha clan, Setsuna and Fugaku sat together to discuss this matter, a rare occasion.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! It can make the Uchiha powerful again!"

There was a burning ambition in Setsuna's eyes, so he did not hesitate to sit down with Fugaku to discuss it together.

"We are now strong and powerful, and many of our tribesmen have opened their eyes because of the unfair treatment they suffered before. If we add Yukina... wait, why hasn't Yukina come yet?"

Before he came here, he sent a ninja to ask Yuina to come along.

After all, as the third faction besides the hawks and doves, Yuina has a lot of fans.

Whoosh-!

A ninja landed outside the house.

"Elder Setsuna! Captain Yukina did not return to the clan land. Someone saw her returning with Ito Toru."

"Ito Toru?"

Setsuna frowned. He remembered that Yuina had mentioned this person to him.

"Where did you go back to?"

"Back, back home."

The ninja's tone was a little strange.

"Whose home?"

"Ito Toru's house."

boom!

Shanta slammed the table and said, "This is outrageous! You don't go home but go to someone else's house!"

"Go and bring her back! Tell her there's something important going on in the tribe!"

"We've already tried..."

The Uchiha ninja raised his head, revealing his bruised face.

"Captain Yukina said we can fight again if you come again, no matter how serious the matter is, we can talk about it tomorrow..."

"..."

The atmosphere suddenly became silent.

His face turned blue and white, and he looked very angry.

"Cough cough..."

Fugaku coughed.

"How about we just do as she says and talk about it tomorrow?"

He was also a little sleepy.