The ultimate master of the ninja world

Chapter 12, Storm and Undercurrent

It wasn't that he had never doubted the authenticity of this statement, but remembering that the Shumu family had some connections with the higher-ups in Konoha, it didn't seem strange to get some secret information.

Besides, why is this impossible? The Third Hokage is now in his prime, and he was even more energetic seven or eight years ago. It is not surprising that he accidentally left seeds outside.

Isn't it normal for a man to be unable to control his subordinates? What's more, after gaining power and wealth, Sugiharamu's own father, the patriarch of a small family, doesn't know how many lovers he has outside, and his younger brothers and sisters don't know how many lovers they have for him. How many babies did you give birth to?

Let's talk about Uzumaki Kushina. The entire country of Uzumaki was wiped out. Why was she the only one who survived and was brought to Konoha? He wouldn't believe it if he said it had nothing to do with the third generation.

However, after the third generation brought her, he didn't dare to recognize each other. He seemed to be deliberately keeping a distance. Is it because he was worried about the influence? I really didn't expect him to be such a person. Heng Sugihara thought of Naruto's always majestic and kind demeanor, and couldn't help but I secretly slandered in my heart.

He also thought of one thing. A month ago, several of his stores in Konoha were suddenly required by the village to close for renovations on the grounds of safety risks. Before this happened, he happened to be asking Kushina to stand up for his younger brother.

The timing is so coincidental, could it be that Naruto was bullied for his illegitimate daughter, so he gave me a warning? This is too stingy.

Sugihara thought about it with horror, and immediately regretted it. He gritted his teeth and must serve this little aunt well. Otherwise, what if the Hokage continues to wear his little shoes? His Sugihara family will have to bear the pain on his little arms and legs silently. .

In fact, this was Sugihara's misunderstanding. There were indeed problems with the Sugihara family's stores, and being asked to close down for rectification was indeed a business matter. The Hokage had so many things to do, it was impossible to deal with these trivial matters. In fact, he didn't even know about this trivial matter.

Sugi Mizuki probably never imagined that Sugiharamu would think so much of his casual nonsense.

Just when these people had different thoughts.

bang

Like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, the hearts of the three people in the hall suddenly skipped a beat.

"Cough" was caught off guard, and Kushina was so frightened that she spit out the contents of her mouth.

After being sprayed with Sugihara Hikaru, her little face suddenly wrinkled into a small asshole, and she looked at Kushina with a wronged expression, which made her feel a little embarrassed.

Sugihara turned his head to look outside the room in a daze. From his direction, he could vaguely see a cluster of coquettish flames lighting up somewhere in the Konoha forest.

"Looks like something went wrong"

On this quiet night, this sudden explosion not only frightened Kushina and the others, but also shocked most of Konoha.

The Hokage's office was still brightly lit.

This small office now gathered three important figures in Konoha, including the Third Hokage, Hatake Sakumo, and Orochimaru.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was as dark as water. They had just been discussing important matters, but were interrupted by a sudden explosion. Even though the sound was not loud when it reached here, it was still clearly audible.

"It should be coming from Konoha Forest." Hatake Sakumo also had a solemn expression.

In this particularly sensitive period, any trivial thing may have extraordinary significance, not to mention that the movement now is not small by any means.

"The barrier is not responding. It's not like a foreign enemy has invaded. The village's ninjas are not so careless in private. It should be caused by spies who infiltrated the foreign ninja village. Haha, they are getting more and more troublesome."

At this time, Orochimaru was the only one who looked calm and calm as if he didn't care.

"I remember there are ANBU personnel patrolling the area. News should come soon."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, agreeing with Orochimaru's judgment, holding the pipe between his fingers, smoke filling his face.

"These rats have been too active recently. Konoha is not their own ninja village. They used to know how to hide carefully in smelly ditches, but now they have no scruples." Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice was a little cold. He said, "Perhaps Konoha's past attitude was too kind."

Even though dark clouds are gathering in the dark, Konoha at least still maintains peace on the surface. Regarding the war, ordinary ninjas and civilians in Konoha Village, except for the high-level officials, also know nothing about the war. The high-level officials also intend to control the spread of information, in addition to confusing other ninja villages. , also to avoid unnecessary negative impacts.

If the tranquility maintained by this effort is broken, it is impossible to know whether the many subsequent impacts will cause unnecessary trouble to high-level decision-making.

At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen was at his peak. Although he was a conservative, he was not as conservative as he would be decades later. He was not lacking in the iron and blood that he should have. When it was necessary to take the butcher's knife, Shinobi would not hesitate at all. .

Hatake Sakumo, who was sitting on the sofa opposite the Hokage, had his hands folded across his chest. He also had a headache when talking about the spies in foreign ninja villages, but he couldn't get it out in the open. Some of them involved allies, but after all, this was his leader. Things that are within the scope of ANBU's responsibilities.

"This period is also inevitable. War is unavoidable. Ninja villages in various countries will inevitably send a large number of spies to infiltrate Ninja villages in other countries. We are doing the same thing."

Hatake Sakumo pondered for a moment and continued, "It's just that even though we have strengthened the review and monitoring of outsiders, there are still many people who have slipped through the net. After all, we cannot close the village. I have adjusted the ANBU's tasks. We have tried our best to increase inspections in the village.”

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded. He also understood the difficulty and said, "We still cannot relax. We still have to continue to increase the intensity. It is precisely because at this time, there cannot be any deviation. If it is obtained by a foreign ninja village, If there is only one piece of intelligence about our plan, then the war after that will be too passive."

At this moment, an ANBU flashed in.

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked, "What happened to the explosion just now?"

The ANBU replied, "Hokage-sama, the explosion is suspected of detonating a large number of detonating symbols at the same time. The location is in the northwest corner of Konoha Forest. There have been communications there before, and it is suspected that there is a fierce fight between village ninjas and foreign spies. The detailed information cannot be determined yet. "

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes flickered and he ordered, "Send additional manpower to find out what happened as soon as possible."

"Yes, Hokage-sama." After the ANBU accepted the order, his figure left in a flash.

"Just in case, to avoid unnecessary impact, let me handle it," Hatake Sakumo said.

"Leave it to someone else," Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and said steadily, "You should be too busy now to deal with other things."

With the uneven development of the economies and people's livelihoods in various countries, the rise of hawks within each country, and the growth of ambitions for expansion. In addition, the long-standing grievances accumulated between each other have gradually increased, and the smell of gunpowder between countries has become more and more intense. Everyone understands that the Second Ninja War is inevitable.

The top leaders of Konoha and Fire Country, who had already foreseen this, could not sit still and wait for death. Under the peaceful scene in the outside world, war mobilization was already underway in secret.

And because of his outstanding strength, reputation, and abilities, Hatake Sakumo has already been appointed by Konoha's senior officials as the commander-in-chief of Konoha in this war.Naturally, he was also responsible for the overall preparations before the war, but the tediousness of these tasks made it difficult for him to allocate his energy.

"Let me go."

Orochimaru, who was sitting quietly at the side, suddenly said, "Hatake-senpai, since he has more important things to do, let me handle this incident. I am also an ANBU member, so it is within my jurisdiction."

Orochimaru has not yet joined Gen and Danzo to cooperate at this time, but he has already joined ANBU, and his level is not low.

"That's fine." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded in approval.

Compared to the other two troublesome disciples, Sarutobi Hiruzen was still very relieved about Orochimaru, the most talented and favorite disciple.

Among the three disciples, Sarutobi Hiruzen was most optimistic about Orochimaru and had high hopes for him. Orochimaru also had a high reputation in Konoha at this time and was recognized as the most powerful candidate for the next Hokage.

"Then I'll trouble you, Orochimaru." Hatake Sakumo patted Orochimaru on the shoulder and smiled. He was also very optimistic about Orochimaru.

"Nothing." Orochimaru still smiled lightly.

The reason why Orochimaru took on this mission was just a whim.

Whether it is the peace maintained on the surface or the surging tide secretly, it is as if porcelain is hung high in the sky with silk threads, cautiously and calmly, making people feel depressing.

The sudden big movement is like throwing stones into the calm water to make ripples. Although these waves will soon return to calm,

For Orochimaru, it was just the right way to relieve the boredom during this period.