Shiroha and Kushina were walking on the streets of Konoha.
There were fewer pedestrians on the street than before.
Even the most prosperous main road of West Street is like this.
Even the business of the shops on Kushina's street has been affected. On the contrary, the business of the drug store is so good that it is booming.
However, Kushina did not take this opportunity to raise the price and make a fortune from the war.
"It seems that the village really couldn't bear it anymore, and a large number of villagers were called in to help with transportation."
Bai Yu looked at the sparse and bright streets and sighed inwardly.
After encountering the Third Raikage, Shiroha helped treat the wounded on the front line for about two months. When Kumogakure and Iwagakure launched attacks at the same time, he and Kushina escorted the wounded back to the village.
It is worth mentioning that the village has recently promoted him and Kushina to Jonin.
Bai Yu was considered normal. After all, he would have been promoted to Jonin based on his military exploits.
Kushina was a bit exaggerated. She directly skipped the chunin and special jounin stages from genin to jounin, which still caused dissatisfaction among some ninjas.
However, the Jonin all knew the reason and had no objections to it.
After all, Kushina defeated the Third Raikage.
With such a record, only the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, who is still at his peak in Konoha, can achieve this, probably.
Today, the village held a high-level meeting. As the most popular new jounin, Bai Yu and Kushina naturally have the right to participate in the meeting.
"It's time for a showdown."
Arriving at the door of the Hokage Building, Bai Yu sighed.
"yes!"
Kushina nodded, finally reaching this point.
Bai Yu stretched out his hand towards Kushina: "Let us work together to build a new country, Queen!"
"Well, as the man behind the queen, you are very good, do it well, pffff~!" Kushina stretched out her hand with a serious expression, but broke down halfway and laughed.
The two came to the door of the conference room hall next to the Hokage's office.
Bai Yu knocked on the door.
"Please come in." The voice of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen came from the conference room.
Bai Yu and Kushina pushed open the door and entered.
Only then did we realize that the four senior executives, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Mito Kadeni, and Koharu Koharu, as well as a group of jounin, were all here. Everyone's expressions were a little solemn, and the atmosphere in the conference room was a little depressing.
"Sorry, I was delayed on the way and I'm late." Bai Yu said with a smile.
"It's okay, it's not time for the meeting to start yet, please take your seats."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said.
Bai Yu and Kushina came to the empty seats at the end of the long table and sat down. After all, they were newly promoted jounin, so it would be good to be seated.
However, this time should be the last time that the two of them sit in the bottom position.
"let's start."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded to Mito Kadoyan beside him.
"Yes." Mito Kadoyan responded and looked at everyone in the field:
"The high-level meeting has begun, and the war has progressed to this point. Orochimaru is stationed in the Western Region, and Sunagakure is temporarily unable to break through Konoha's defense line.
Therefore, this meeting mainly discussed how to deal with the three villages of Iwagakure, Kumogakure and Kirigakure. "
As soon as Mito Kadoyan finished speaking, Sarutobi Hiruzen said: "I will personally go to the north to resist the attacks of Iwagakure and Kumogakure."
"How can this be done? Hiruzen, you are the Third Hokage, and the village still needs you to be in charge. What should you do if something goes wrong on the front line?" After sleeping, Koharu had a worried look on his face and raised objections.
After all, Konoha is different from several other villages. It is located in the center of the ninja world and is surrounded by four major countries. The shadows of other villages can go out because even if their shadows are injured or killed, as long as they return to the village, the situation will not change. Too much deterioration.
This is not the case in Konoha. Once something happens to the third generation, the Konoha ninjas on the four fronts will be shaken.
Moreover, no matter which front the third generation goes to support, the three other villages will lose their scruples and launch an all-out attack on Konoha.
"Now the village has reached its most critical moment, and I can't care much. If I die in battle, everyone will follow their own minds and elect the Fourth Hokage. I believe that whether it is Orochimaru, Jiraiya, or Tsunade, , can all be worthy of great responsibilities!”
Sarutobi Hiruzen said solemnly.
At this moment, the 'Ninja Hero' who was so powerful in the ninja world and loved by everyone seemed to be back again.
"Alas~ If White Fang is still alive, then..." Mito Katoyan sighed.
"Sakumo's death is the responsibility of me, the Hokage, but it's useless to talk about it now. On Kirigakure's side, because they haven't communicated with the outside world for many years, they don't know what their combat strength is, so they must send people to block them. They cannot be allowed to move any further beyond the national borders."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said.
"On the Kirigakure side, I suggest that Hinata and Uchiha form an alliance and go together. Hinata's Byakugan can restrain Kirigakure's art, and the Uchiha clan's ninjas have the best individual combat power among all the major ninja clans in Konoha. They are powerful. If we join forces, we will definitely be able to resist Kirigakure's attack." Danzo, who had remained silent, suggested.
Originally, he was going to propose that the Uchiha clan go to Kirigakure alone. After all, suppressing Uchiha is a strategy that has been inherited from the era of his teacher Senju Tobirama. But now Konoha has encountered an unprecedented and huge crisis, everything should be obtained Victory in the war is the top priority, so paired with the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, Uchiha can also play a role.
"This..." Uchiha Fugaku, the newly promoted leader of the Uchiha clan, looked hesitant when he heard Danzo's proposal.
Most Uchiha are good at fire escape. Kirigakure is famous for water escape. Water defeats fire. Moreover, Kirigakure's technique will greatly affect the sight of Uchiha with three magatama and below, which will be extremely disadvantageous in battle. But coupled with the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, he seemed to have no reason to refuse.
"Tengen, what do you think?" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Hinata Tengen, the old leader of the Hyuga clan.
Hinata Tengen nodded slightly: "The Hyuga clan will not let down the trust of the village. I will personally lead the team to the front line."
"please!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen said solemnly, and then turned his eyes to Uchiha Fugaku.
"The Uchiha clan also obeys the village's arrangements." Uchiha Fugaku said solemnly. Although it is best for them to deal with the ninjas of Sunagakure Village. After all, fire defeats wind, but there is Orochimaru on Sunagakure's side, and the battle situation is relatively different. It is stable, but does not need reinforcements very much. Rather than defeating Sunagakure first, the first priority is to withstand the first round of fierce attacks from the other three villages.
"Okay, in that case, this matter is settled!" Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and looked at Kushina, who was at the bottom: "Kushina, I hope you can go with me to deal with Iwagakure and Kumogakure Ninja, the village needs you now and needs the power of Nine Tails."
"I can help the village deal with the Third Raikage and will not let Kumogakure's ninjas invade the Fire Country, but I have a condition." Kushina stood up and said.
The third generation temporarily promoted Bai Yu and Kushina. Bai Yu could naturally guess the intention, so he discussed it with Kushina in advance.
Although the Third Raikage may be a bit stronger than the Third Tsuchikage Onoki, he, like Kushina, is biased towards the Taijutsu type.
On the contrary, Ōnoki's Dust Release was difficult to deal with, so he had agreed to help Konoha deal with Kumogakure in advance.
"Conditions?! As a ninja of Konoha, you actually have to make conditions when the village is in crisis?"
After turning to bed, Xiaochun said with a slightly gloomy expression.
Some of the Jonin who had a strong sense of belonging to Konoha didn't look good either.
Kushina asked back: "First of all, I am a ninja of the Uzumaki clan and a citizen of the country of Uzumaki; secondly, I only came to Konoha temporarily to take refuge.
Strictly speaking, people in the village did not regard me as a companion at all, and they never recognized me as a ninja of Konoha.
When I was in ninja school, I was even attacked by Konoha genin.
After graduation, he was kidnapped by Kumogakure's jounin in the village, and he escaped with the help of Kyuubi until he reached the border.
Now when the village needs me, will I become a ninja of Konoha and a companion? ! "
Everyone was left speechless by the question.
"Since you admit that you came to Konoha Village to take refuge, you should also admit that Konoha has protected you and the village has trained you. The power you have gained now also comes from Kyuubi, and Kyuubi belongs to Konoha Yes! Without Konoha, you would have died in the battle to destroy the country of Whirlpool. Without Kyuubi, you are nothing."
Danzo retorted.
"I can't stand listening to what Danzo-sama said." Bai Yu suddenly said: "It's true that Konoha protects Kushina, but compared to Konoha's little help to Kushina, Since the first ninja war, how many powerful enemies have the Uzumaki clan helped Konoha resist?
The results of it? The country of Uzumaki was under siege, but Konoha stood idly by and watched the Uzumaki clan be destroyed.
If the Uzumaki Kingdom had not fought for Konoha from the beginning, it would not have provoked so many enemies.
If the Kingdom of Whirlpool does not lose a large number of elites, even if Konoha does not come to support, it will not necessarily be destroyed. Am I right?
So under this premise, the country of Whirlpool is under siege, and Konoha has the obligation and responsibility to assist!
But in the end, Konoha only brought Kushina back, and she happened to become the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki.
The other remnants of the Uzumaki Country, even if they are living in other places, do not come to Konoha, doesn't that explain the problem? "
"Iori Shirayu, you have to know your position, you are a ninja of Konoha!" Mito Kadoyan asked.
Bai Yu smiled: "Master Yan did not refute what I just said, but questioned me from my position, which means that you actually think what I said is right, doesn't it?"
"you!"
Mito Menyan was speechless for a moment.
"I have actually understood my position from the beginning. I have always stood with Kushina. She wants to rebuild the Uzumaki clan, and I want to help her. It's that simple. This is my position!" Bai Yu's words were sonorous and powerful. It was like a heavy hammer hitting everyone's hearts.
"Rebuild the Uzumaki clan?!"
The four senior officials looked shocked.
Kushina's condition is to rebuild the Uzumaki clan?
"You want to leave Konoha!?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Kushina in disbelief.
Is it necessary to do this?
And even Bai Yu...
Xiaochun turned to bed and said angrily: "Do you know what you are talking about? This is a blatant betrayal of the village!"
"No, no, no, how can this be called betrayal?!" Bai Yu stretched out his index finger and shook it gently: "Kushina will still be Konoha's staunch ally even if she rebuilds the Uzumaki clan.
She was not planning to recreate the founding of the country, but was just reuniting her clansmen who were scattered throughout the ninja world, which was also good for Konoha.
As for me, as a bridge of friendship between Konoha and the Uzumaki clan, I will go to the Uzumaki clan to assist the leader of the Kushina clan. How can I call it betrayal? ! "
"Strong words!" Mito Kadoyan was also angry: "Have you forgotten how Konoha cultivated you? Weren't you cultivated by Konoha alone?"
"Isn't it unfair to say so?" Bai Yu smiled faintly and looked around the crowd: "Compared to what Konoha gave me, what I gave back to Konoha is not only ten times a hundred times? Without me, Konoha's medical ninja would be It will take another twenty years for the art to develop! Before a medical scroll can be developed! Everyone here, even if you have not used a medical scroll yourself, do you dare to say that your tribe has not used a medical scroll?"
"The medical scroll is obviously Tsunade..." Danzo said solemnly.
"I'm just being modest and said that I developed the medical scroll based on the information from the medical class. You don't really think I'm lucky, do you? I want to do scientific research in a stable and low-key manner, but I don't want to be favored by you. brainwashing training. The village obviously wants to keep my affairs a secret, but the bounty on my head has been increased to 40 million taels? Why is this?"
Bai Yu interrupted Danzo and asked.
"Even so, what about the ownership of the Nine-Tails? The Nine-Tails was captured by the First Hokage, sealed in Mito-sama's body, and then transferred into Kushina's body. You should admit this, right?"
After going to bed, Xiaochun changed the subject.
Bai Yu smiled slightly: "That's simple, of course it is up to it to decide where the nine tails belong!"
"up to you?!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
boom--!
A suffocating violent aura spread from the middle of the conference table, and terrifying chakra swept through the entire conference room.
The cause of all this was a mini nine-tailed fox that was only one meter tall.
It looks honest and cute. If there are children present, they will definitely want to hold it in their arms and ravage it.
However, the ninjas didn't think so. The terrifying chakra spilled from the nine tails formed strong winds and rushed towards them!
The four senior officials, as well as all the Jonin present, all stared at Kyuubi with wary expressions.
Jiuwei half-crouched on the conference table, raised his head, looked at everyone, and said coldly:
"My belonging is naturally decided by me!"
At this time, everyone noticed that Kyuubi was emitting such terrifying chakra, but the conference table was unscathed.
What terrible chakra control!
Is this the strongest and most terrifying of the nine tailed beasts?
"Nine Lama, tell yourself, who do you want to go with?"
Bai Yu said with a smile.
Kyuubi glared at Bai Yu, as if he disliked him for being verbose.
Under everyone's shocked gazes, Kyuubi jumped up.
"Be careful!" The jonins, as if they were facing a powerful enemy, were protecting their clan leaders, or in front of the higher-ups. If they were not afraid of angering Kyuubi, they would probably have taken action directly.
Kushina opened her arms, caught the mini Kyuubi firmly, held it in her arms, and stroked it gently.
Kyuubi bared its teeth in disgust, but considering what was about to be solved, it did not resist. It leaned in Kushina's arms and looked at everyone in the field.
"I want to leave Konoha with Kushina. Who is in favor? Who is against?"
"..."
There was silence in the field.
There was total silence, you could hear a needle drop.
The Jonin didn't dare to express their anger.
They wanted to object, but in the face of Kyuubi's questioning, who dared to stand up and try?
"Even if you say that, we..." Halfway through Koharu's words when he went to bed, he was glared at by Kyuubi, and his whole body froze.
Hinata, Uchiha and other major clan jounin all took a few steps back.
There is no need to fight with Kyuubi.
The upper level can represent Konoha, but it cannot be equated with Konoha.
"If Hashirama caught me, do I belong to Konoha? If Madara hadn't attacked me secretly, would I have lost to Hashirama? Otherwise, now you call Hashirama out and I will confront him personally!
Otherwise, let me beat you to death, or be beaten to death by you?
And then...resurrection in a few years! "
Kyuubi's eyes flashed fiercely.
Everyone was speechless for a moment. If the First Hokage was really here, Kyuubi might not dare to say that.
The key point is that the first generation has been dead for more than 20 years, how could it be possible to come back to life.
"Kushina, calm down first. The matter of rebuilding the Uzumaki clan is easy to discuss. The Nine-Tails naturally belongs to you." Sarutobi Hiruzen said solemnly.
If a war breaks out with the Nine-Tails here, even if the Nine-Tails is finally successfully sealed, there will be no other Jinchuriki candidates, and if they fight among themselves now, Konoha will be doomed.
"Nine Lama, did you hear that? I just said that Sandai is a reasonable person, right?"
Kushina smiled and patted Kyuubi's head.
"How many times have I told you not to touch my head! Damn it!"
Kyuubi was furious, but still obediently got back into the sealed space.
Everyone was relieved to see Kyuubi listening to Kushina's words.
"Just like Bai Yu said, I helped Konoha get through this crisis, and Konoha let me and Bai Yu leave.
We will rebuild the Uzumaki clan and form an alliance with Konoha.
If Konoha encounters another crisis in the future, as allies, we will not stand idly by.
Of course, if you don't agree, then I won't be able to fight this war. "
Kushina looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen with a calm expression.
"I...agree to your terms."
Sarutobi Hiruzen gave his answer with great difficulty, and his whole person seemed to have aged a lot in an instant.
"Hiruzhan, you..." The three senior executives were all too angry to speak out for fear of angering Kushina.
"The responsibility rests with me alone."
