Starting the fourth generation Hokage

"Oh? Are there any fighting forces in the village that can serve as reinforcements?"

"Are you talking about those idle Genin?"

At this point, the two consultants looked at Nara Shikaku strangely.

In fact, since the war with the Rock Ninja, at the insistence of Minato Namikaze, the only ninjas participating in the war are Konoha's middle and jonin, and the Genin in the village are still doing some commissioned tasks as usual.

According to Minato Namikaze, this is for long-term development and preservation of manpower.

Because it is different from the intuitive feeling when watching anime in the previous life, the proportion of the number of upper, middle and lower ninjas in the five major ninja villages is very unexpected. The largest number of people in the village is not Genin or Jonin, but the broad group of Chunin. Objectively speaking, the most ordinary 12-year-old Genin who just graduated, no matter how mediocre his qualifications are, can be promoted to Chunin within five years through the accumulation of tasks and combat experience.

For decades, the average life expectancy of ninjas in various villages in the ninja world is about 30 or 40 years old. It can be seen that most ninjas with mediocre qualifications, who are promoted to the Chunin level after adulthood and stop there for their whole lives, are the general public.

And unless necessary, treating the Genin, a group with unlimited potential, as a consumable in war is a choice that most high-level officials will make only when they have no choice.

In the plan, the war between Konoha and Rock Ninja did not require Genin to participate in the war, and the current special war situation is even more unnecessary. If the sudden war with the Cloud Ninja is forced to use Genin, the effect will be minimal, and there will inevitably be heavy losses. It can be predicted that if a large number of Genin are missing in this war, the number of new groups to supplement Chunin in the next few years will inevitably decrease.

This is exhausting the pond to catch fish...

So if Minato Namikaze does not continue to adhere to the strategy of protecting future living forces, and dispatching Genin to participate in the war, not only will the combat strategy fail, but the strategic perspective will also become reversed.

For these reasons, when Nara Shikaku suggested that there were still combat forces that could be mobilized in the village, the two consultants would first think of Genin.

Even they knew that throwing the current group of Genin, which was less than 500 people in the village, into the fierce and long-planned Cloud Ninja War was tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst.

Could it be that Nara Shikaku, the Konoha staff with a very high IQ, would not understand this?

However, Nara Shikaku actually nodded, first affirming their guess, but then smiled mysteriously and said: "This time, we really need to rely on the power of Genin."

"But please rest assured, the two consultants, I don't plan to mobilize all Genin, but to form a temporary special support team to rush to the front line."

"If the members on the list provided by the Hokage are really powerful and all of them are gathered, it will definitely be a force that cannot be underestimated." While speaking, Nara Shikaku took out a paper list from somewhere and looked at the list of ninja names listed on it with expectation.

Seeing this, the two consultants were immediately curious. Could it be that the Fourth Hokage had already seen the current situation?

The two looked at each other and saw the curiosity in each other's eyes.

Just as the two were about to ask questions, a ninja in charge of the messenger rushed over from outside the meeting room. He quickly saluted the three people present, and then immediately turned to Nara Shikaku and reported: "Captain Shikaku, all the members on the list have been summoned. What should we do next?"

Nara Shikaku heard this and first looked happy, then immediately stood up and said: "Time is running out, now urgently assemble all the ninjas in the village"

"The war is about to start. From now on, according to the order issued in advance by the Fourth Hokage, Konoha will enter the first-level alert state in one hour!!"

A few minutes later.

In the Shimura clan, a secret message was delivered to Danzo's residence.

"Hmph, you only thought of summoning Genin at this time? It seems that the Fourth Hokage has run out of tricks."

In the dark room, Danzo sat under the dim light. After listening to the report of the Root Ninja outside the door, he immediately threw down the book in his hand.

There was a flash of contempt in his left eye, and his tone was full of sarcasm.

In his eyes, Namikaze Minato has become a difficult political enemy. Unlike Sarutobi Hiruzen, who is often tolerant and indecisive, the Fourth Hokage is usually calm, but has his own ideas at critical moments, and has far-reaching strategies.

For example, this time, he was suddenly stripped of his position as the Hokage's assistant, which made people wonder whether Namikaze Minato had been waiting for a long time and found an opportunity.

With resentment, Danzo was very happy to see the Fourth Hokage go back on his words and violate his original intentions, because this would give him a pretext after the war and take the opportunity to attack.

Suppressing the feeling of gloating in his heart, Danzo turned and asked again: "Where is Zhuo now?"

"Danzo, Captain Zhuo is following your orders and keeping a close eye on the movements of the guard team."

Outside the door, the half-crouched Root ninja did not move at all. He was not moved by the contempt Danzo had just shown in the house, and just replied without emotion.

After hearing this, Danzo in the house nodded with satisfaction. Just when he wanted to signal the Root messenger ninja outside the door to retreat, the emotionless voice of the crouching figure in the moonlight outside the door sounded again: "Danzo, the two advisors had intended to instruct the entire Root to send a part of the personnel to go to various parts of the village to perform the task of reconnaissance sentries."

"Do we want to comply with this directive?"

"Ignorance!!"

Before the root messenger ninja outside the door could finish his words, Danzo suddenly interrupted and shouted: "The more critical the situation is, the more important it is for me and the Dark of Konoha to control the lifeline of the village."

"The Uchiha are an evil clan, and their rebellious spirit must be guarded against!!"

After a pause, Danzo's tone in the room softened a little, and then he said again: "The order is sent to the commander of the Gen army, Zuo, and all members of the security team, including Uchiha Fugaku, are not allowed to escape from the surveillance of Gen!!"

"clear!"

After being scolded, the figure of the root ninja outside the door hurriedly responded. After a few seconds, his figure gradually dimmed and then disappeared.

It was a snowy night in early winter, cold and quiet, with a bright moon hanging high in the sky.

Tonight, Konoha Village is destined to never be peaceful.

Because somewhere in the village, a large number of ninjas are constantly gathering. Judging from the various costumes and aura, it is obvious that most of the ninjas present have extremely young faces, with the average age of all of them being only about fourteen years old.