Konoha 48th year, June 20th.
The war between Iwagakure and Kumogakure that lasted for nearly a year finally stopped and ended with Kumogakure's victory.
After winning, Kumogakure turned his attention to Konoha again.
However, due to the exhaustion of successive battles, Kumogakure was no longer able to organize large-scale operations and could only continue to harass Konoha's borders.
However, Namikaze Minato, who had been in power for more than half a year, found that although he had become the Fourth Hokage, the power was still in the hands of the Third Hokage and his three advisors.
Now that the third war has just ended, the third generation did not directly hand over power in order to seek stability. Namikaze Minato can understand it, but he always feels constrained when doing things.
On the surface, some jounin were not convinced by him.
As for the Anbu power in the hands of the third generation, most of it has not been transferred to him.
Namikaze Minato can only select outstanding talents from some newly promoted chunin for training.
Only when you become Hokage do you know that this position is not easy to sit in.
Uchiha Fugaku, who supported him the most and had a good personal relationship with him. As the leader of the Uchiha clan, one of the two largest families in Konoha, he could have provided him with great help.
However, the senior officials were very afraid of Uchiha gaining power, so many of his proposals and the idea of reusing Uchiha people were shelved.
Danzo, in particular, was no longer just prejudiced against Uchiha, but deliberately targeted and suppressed them.
If you want more say, you need more power, but with the pressure of three generations and three senior officials, Minato Namikaze can do very little. He can only reduce and mediate the rift between Uchiha and senior officials, and stay in the middle. In the hope that both parties can make concessions and reach a settlement.
Boom!
At this time, there was a knock on the door of the Hokage's office.
Nobuhiko's voice sounded:
"Yondaime-sama, I am Hinata Nobuhiko, and I have been ordered to come here."
"Please come in." Namikaze Minato put down the document in his hand and said gently.
Nobuhiko pushed open the door and entered.
Namikaze Minato smiled slightly and handed over the scroll in his hand.
"This is a new task assigned to you by the village for four months."
Nobuhiko took the scroll and looked at it. The content of the mission was still the same as before, and it was still to protect the daimyo.
But this time, it's different from before.
Because since Nobuhiko became the Three-Tailed Jinchuuriki, the higher-ups have asked him to stay in the village, and the task of protecting the Daimyo has been cancelled.
As for how the higher-ups explained it to the daimyo, Nobuhiko has no idea.
But this time, he was asked to guard the daimyo for four months. Judging from the time, Nobuhiko quickly realized it.
"The village doesn't trust me..." Nobuhiko said quietly, holding the scroll.
Namikaze Minato was stunned for a moment, "Why do you think so? The task of protecting the Daimyo is not something that ordinary people can perform."
"It seems that Yondaime-sama, you still don't understand." Nobuhiko explained: "Your wife is the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, right?"
Namikaze Minato was shocked: "How do you know? This is the top secret of the village, and only a few people know it!"
Nobuhiko was speechless for a moment, "The previous generation of Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki was Uzumaki Mito, the wife of the First Lord, but now the only Uzumaki clan member in the village is your wife. If you think about it for a while, you can easily guess it."
Namikaze Minato was a little speechless, but what Nobuhiko said was indeed correct.
Anyone who cares can indeed guess.
But...what did Nobuhiko mean by what he said before?
"The Jinchuuriki of the Nine-Tails is pregnant, so the village keeps me, the Jinchuuriki of the Three-Tails, away from the village. Doesn't this mean they don't trust me?" Nobuhiko said calmly, as if he didn't care about the distrust of the higher-ups.
"This..." Namikaze Minato couldn't help but look a little embarrassed after thinking about it carefully.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the Third Generation and other senior officials had this in mind when they asked them to send Nobuhiko out at this time.
Because of Orochimaru, the senior management really didn't trust Nobuhiko.
The seal will weaken when the Jinchuuriki gives birth. The top management asked Nobuhiko to go out for four months at this time, apparently because they were afraid that he would behave strangely when Kushina gave birth.
Although this possibility is extremely small, the senior management still took precautions.
"Nobuhiko, don't think too much. It's only because of the daimyo's repeated urging that the village decided to send you to protect him."
Although Namikaze Minato had already guessed the thoughts of Sandai and others, how could he tell such a thing directly.
Nobuhiko is one of the great heroes of the Three Wars and an elite Jonin in the village.
If he admitted it, wouldn't it hurt his heart?
Facing Namikaze Minato's explanation, Nobuhiko sneered in his heart.
Anyway, he has now rectified the Hyuga clan's internal affairs and doesn't care about the attitude of the higher-ups at all.
But judging by Minato Namikaze's appearance, it was obvious that he wasn't just faking it. He probably didn't expect it to be so deep.
"Yondaime-sama, regarding the village's investigation of me, I don't know when it will end?" Nobuhiko changed the subject.
"Isn't the investigation over?" Namikaze Minato was stunned when he heard this. Although Orochimaru had defected, it did not mean that his disciples were disloyal to Konoha.
Namikaze Minato came from the lowest level, so he was more concerned with speaking from facts.
"Don't you know that ANBU has been following me for a year?" Nobuhiko said calmly.
"What?!" Minato Namikaze looked slightly startled. Nobuhiko's performance was obvious to all. He felt that it was okay to conduct routine investigations and rule out suspicion, but it would not work if it was excessive.
It's a bit outrageous that ANBU has been following Nobuhiko for a year!
"Sandaime-sama shouldn't do this!" Minato Namikaze thought doubtfully.
"It's Anbu under Nebu's command," Nobuhiko explained.
Namikaze Minato frowned, "It was Danzo, who gave him the authority to do this!"
"Yondaime-sama, I don't care who gives the order. If an ANBU follows me while I'm out on a mission, I can't guarantee their personal safety." Nobuhiko's words were unceremonious.
"This..." Namikaze Minato said quickly: "Nobuhiko, don't be impulsive. I will negotiate this matter with the Third Generation and Danzo."
However, Nobuhiko shook his head slightly and suddenly asked: "Yondaime-sama, if the ANBU in the root attack me, what will you do?"
"This kind of thing is absolutely not allowed to happen, I will stop it!" Namikaze Minato said without hesitation.
"Then what if Danzo attacks me?"
"I will stop it too!"
"What if it's the third generation?"
"This... the Third Generation Master will not do this."
"I understand... Yondaime-sama, I resign." After receiving Minato Namikaze's answer, Nobuhiko put the mission commission scroll into his arms, bowed slightly, and then turned around and left.
"Nobuhiko..." Minato Namikaze stretched out his hand to keep him, but he didn't know what to say.
"Danzo!"
After Nobuhiko left, Minato Namikaze suddenly hammered the table with a heavy face.
It is undeniable that Danzo has made many contributions to the village, but his methods towards the ninjas in the same village are too harsh, and Namikaze Minato does not like it.
Naturally, you should treat your enemies like a storm, but you should treat your companions like a spring breeze.
Namikaze Minato has always thought so and done so.
However, Danzo's methods of dealing with his enemies and his own people were not very bright, especially after becoming the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato learned more about the inside story.
Danzo's suppression of the Uchiha clan without concrete evidence already made him a little disgusted.
Now he is spying on Nobuhiko without permission, making him dissatisfied with the village.
From Nobuhiko's tone, it was obvious that he was very disappointed in the village.
Naturally, Namikaze Minato attaches great importance to talents like Nobuhiko.
Being in a new place, Namikaze Minato asked himself that if he was treated like this, he would probably be very disappointed in the village.
He doesn't want to force Nobuhiko to defect too!
"It seems that we need to step up efforts to ease the relationship between the high-level Uchiha..." Minato Namikaze thought to himself that only by resolving the main contradiction first and then allowing him to gain more support and power can he implement more plans. The new deal will make Konoha a better place.
As for Nobuhiko being monitored, Namikaze Minato also felt a little helpless.
As a Jinchuuriki, Nobuhiko would be normal for ANBU to follow him even if there was no Orochimaru incident.
After all, this is the rule.
It's just that Namikaze Minato has to find a way to explain the situation to the higher-ups, so as not to arouse Nobuhiko's resentment anymore.
At least Danzo's people can't be allowed to follow Nobuhiko anymore.
To this day, Namikaze Minato even feels a little unable to see through Nobuhiko.
As his strength increased, he rarely felt this way anymore.
****
"Since I am left out of the matter, then I really don't care."
After leaving the Hokage's office, Nobuhiko thought to himself.
"With exactly four months of free time, it seems we can do the projection."
Back home, Nobuhiko turned his attention to his property panel.
Lines of text appeared.
【A new world opens! Do you want to spend 30 points of potential to start dream projection? 】
Currently available world 2: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Timeline: Taisho Era
Before dream projection, you need to choose your identity...
1. Ordinary human beings.
You come from an ordinary human family, either poor or rich, and there is a very small chance that you will have the talent to practice breathing techniques.
Facing powerful ghosts, ordinary people have almost no ability to resist.
Additional consumption of potential points: 0-5000
2. Demon Slayer Swordsman
You come from a family of 'ghost hunters' and belong to the 'Ghost Slaying Team', and have been hunting ghosts since ancient times.
The Demon Slayer Squad is divided into ten classes: A, B, C, D, E, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui, as well as the highest-level swordsman 'Pillar'.
Both or one of your parents is a demon slayer swordsman with the talent of practicing breathing techniques.
Your mission is to practice breathing techniques, pick up the Sun Blade to kill evil spirits, and protect ordinary people.
Additional consumption of potential points: 100-20000
3. Ordinary ghosts
You were originally an ordinary human being who chose to become a ghost for various reasons.
"Ghosts" are humanoid creatures that feed on humans as their main food. They are mutated creatures created from the blood of the ancestors of ghosts.
Ghosts in a hungry state are extremely violent and may even eat their own relatives.
Ghosts have extremely strong strength and physical regeneration capabilities. The more people they eat, the stronger they become.
As more people are eaten, ordinary ghosts who were originally only good at hand-to-hand combat become "superpower ghosts" who can use the "blood ghost technique" that changes their bodies.
The weakness of ghosts is that they are afraid of sunlight. Being exposed to the sun will cause the ghost's body to collapse, shatter and die, so they only move at night.
The habit of hating wisteria is a kind of poison to ghosts. Taking wisteria will weaken the power of ghosts.
It cannot be killed by ordinary weapons other than the Nichirin Sword regardless of its strength.
Additional consumption of potential points: 500-5000
4. Twelve Ghost Months
The twelve powerful ghosts under Muzan, the ancestor of ghosts, will be awarded the title of "Twelve Ghost Moons".
It is divided into six "upper string" and "lower string" characters, with words and numbers engraved on the eyes - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and LU.
The strength of the Shangxian Ghost is extremely powerful. For hundreds of years, the Shangxian Ghost has killed a large number of "pillars", but there has not been a single change.
Additional consumption of potential points: 5000-50000
5. The ancestor of Oniwu Tsuji Muzan
The ancestor of ghosts, the strongest ghost.
Possess abilities such as vampire magic, complete mimicry, and blood curse.
You can use your own blood to make the ghost stronger. The strength of the ghost is related to the amount of blood it gives.
Additional potential points consumed: 100,000
6. Succession to the Country 1
The second son of the successor clan during the Warring States Period, and the twin brother of Hei Shimo, the first of the upper strings.
Creator and user of Initiating Breath, Breath of the Sun.
Innate ability to use breathing techniques and "see through the world".
The first swordsman to awaken his markings, he was born with markings.
He became the only swordsman in more than 400 years who turned on his markings but lived past the age of 25.
Additional potential points consumed: 200,000
...
10. Random
You were born into any family during the Taisho period.
Your name is unknown, your gender is unknown, your talent is unknown, and your race is unknown.
Additional consumption of potential points: 0-1500
...
[Potential Points: 20745]
Nobuhiko carefully looked at the information displayed on the properties panel.
He has completely mastered the Thunder Breathing Technique, and has also completed [Complete Concentration·Changzhong]
He can defeat ordinary jonin with his breathing skills and sword skills alone.
As for the combination of sword skills and chakra, it is completely capable of fighting against ordinary Kage level.
The eight-type sword skill Tianlei Yin released with the help of the sky thunder is not something that ordinary shadows can catch.
The level of Demon Slayer is not high, but the ghosts in it have all kinds of strange abilities and are very powerful.
Not to be underestimated.
After Nobuhiko read it again, he directly ignored the options of ordinary humans and ordinary ghosts.
As for the Twelve Demons, although they are powerful, they are controlled by Demons Tsuji Muzan. Nobuhiko does not want to be controlled by others, and he has a psychological aversion to ghosts. After all, he has to eat people to survive.
Of course, Nobuhiko is very envious of the ghost's powerful self-healing ability. If he can solve the problem of cannibalism, he can accept becoming a ghost.
Binggui is just a title.
Onibutsuji Mumei also became a 'ghost' through drugs.
He gained immortality, but the price was that he had to eat people to survive, and he couldn't see anyone.
This should be a side effect of the medicine, caused by an imperfect jump in life level.
Also a ghost, Zhu Shi can transform his body by himself, and can drink a small amount of human blood instead of eating people.
"You need to have powerful talents, and it's best to be able to acquire ghost abilities, so that you can quickly become stronger in the shortest time."
Thinking of this, Nobuhiko began to carefully select the characters to be projected.
With more than 20,000 potential points, this is the richest ever.
Soon, Nobuhiko completed the preliminary selection.
...
Three days later, Nobuhiko left Konoha and headed to the City of Fire.
After he left [Secondary Consciousness] to control his body and said hello to Hei Jue in advance, he started the projection.
"This time is just a good time to see if the Chakra Soul Seed is as powerful as I expected."
In the past two days, Nobuhiko has replenished a large amount of three-tailed chakra to the [Chakra Soul Seed], just hoping that this projection will go smoothly.
[Do you want to spend 30 points of potential for dream projection? 】
"yes!"
[Identity selection...]
[A total of 20748 dream potential points were consumed]
【Projection starts...】
As the last line of information appeared, Nobuhiko's consciousness blurred.
[Projection completed]
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