Konoha Village.
Five days had passed since Minato Namikaze and Makoto Uchiha were seriously injured.
The conference hall next to the Hokage's office.
The Third Hokage convened and presided over a high-level meeting, and the jonins and heads of various families arrived one after another.
The Third Hokage is sitting in the main seat, and on the left are Koharu Koharu and Mito Monobu.
The two men left an open space in the starting position adjacent to each other.
At this time, the heads of two wealthy clans, Hyuga Hizashi and Uchiha Fugaku, entered the conference hall at the same time.
The two of them came to the right side of the Third Hokage very naturally and sat down.
Seeing this, the third generation and the two advisors exchanged glances with each other.
Hinata and Uchiha.
When did the relationship become so good?
Hinata Hizashi sat on the right side of the third generation and was the first to start, followed by Uchiha Fugaku.
Since the Fourth Hokage reused the Uchiha clan, the political status of the Uchiha clan has soared.
In fact, in terms of comprehensive factors, Uchiha Fugaku can be ranked above Hinata and Hinashi.
After all, Uchiha Makoto, the top master of the Uchiha clan, has become the strongest person in the new generation.
Moreover, the Uchiha clan is full of geniuses, and it is difficult for the Hyuga clan to compete with them.
It's just that Uchiha Fugaku, like Namikaze Minato, is pragmatic and unnecessary.
In addition, as the fourth generation continued to make achievements, the Hyuga clan also began to favor the fourth generation.
And it was even more impossible for Uchiha Fugaku to argue with Hinata and Hinata over such trivial matters.
He took the initiative to let Hinata and Hinata sit in the upper hand position.
Naturally, Hyuga Hizashi would not appreciate Uchiha Fugaku's overtures.
For him, the biggest difference between the fourth generation and the third generation and the older generation of senior management is that they treat all families equally.
As the head of the family, Hinata Hizu knew that those in power would not want the relationship between the two wealthy families to be particularly harmonious.
However, in the fourth generation, he saw a difference.
When the Kirigakure envoy came to visit, Ao, who had his Byakugan transplanted, was among them.
For the sake of the overall situation, Hyuga and Hizu naturally stayed behind closed doors and did not allow any clan members to raise objections.
Of course, taking the overall situation into consideration did not affect his unhappiness. He felt that the fourth generation did not take enough care of the Hyuga clan.
However, what Hinata and Hiashi never expected was that after the envoys left, the Fourth Hokage came to the house in person to apologize for the incident.
After a heart-to-heart talk, Hinata Hizashi felt that he had underestimated the fourth generation, and everyone had underestimated the fourth generation.
The Fourth Hokage's pattern surpassed everyone else's. His vision was not narrowly focused on one clan or one village, but looked at the entire ninja world.
This is a Hokage with ideas, aspirations, and ambition.
What's more important is that he has the ability and strength to match.
And he still has a belly.
...
After a while, everyone was basically here.
At this time, the door of the conference room was pushed open again.
I saw Kakashi supporting the limping Uchiha Makoto into the conference room.
Uchiha Makoto's right arm and upper body were tightly bandaged, and the gauze on his right leg was stained with blood. It looked like the injury was serious.
"Sorry, I'm late."
Uchiha Makoto had an apologetic smile on his pale face and his voice was a little weak.
"Everyone hasn't arrived yet."
The Third Hokage nodded and pointed to the empty space where Uchiha Fugaku had started, which everyone consciously reserved for him.
Kakashi helped Uchiha Makoto slowly walk to his seat, and then very considerately placed a soft cushion on his seat.
After Uchiha Makoto took his seat, Kakashi came to sit down below the heads of the Ino, Deer, and Butterflies tribes.
Kakashi is not only one of the most powerful Jonin masters, but also the leader of the Hatake clan.
Although there are not many people in the Hatake clan, no one has any objection to him sitting in this seat.
Uchiha Makoto glanced at the empty seat directly opposite and raised the corner of his mouth.
About five minutes passed.
The conference room door was opened again.
An unexpected person appeared—Shimura Danzo.
Danzo walked into the conference room with a cane in his left hand.
Danzo's right arm was not only wrapped in a bandage, but also looked like a new injury. His entire right arm was covered by clothes and hung on his chest.
Seeing that the person coming was Danzo, most of the people in the scene were shocked.
"Danzo? Third generation-sama, what is going on?!"
Uchiha Fugaku frowned and couldn't help but ask.
The Third Hokage heard this and explained:
“The fourth generation is seriously injured now, and Iwagakure’s side is restless.
In addition, the situation in the northern border is also unstable, and Yunyin is ready to take action.
Now both villages have sent people to test.
At this time, we need to unite all our forces.
Although Danzo has been dismissed as the Hokage's advisor, he is still the jounin of Konoha and the leader of the Shimura clan.
Therefore, in principle, he is qualified to participate in high-level meetings. "
"But......"
Uchiha Makoto's face darkened, and he was about to retort, but his sleeve was pulled by Uchiha Makoto's hand under the table.
Uchiha Fugaku paused and looked at Uchiha Makoto.
Once Danzo is brought back to the top, there will be constant trouble in the future.
Uchiha Makoto gave Uchiha Fugaku a look and shook his head.
Seeing that Uchiha Fugaku didn't speak anymore, the third generation immediately said:
"Now that everyone is here, let's start the meeting. I will chair this meeting on behalf of the fourth generation.
Before the fourth generation's injury healed, I was also responsible for handling village affairs.
Now......"
"Sandaime-sama, please wait a moment!"
Uchiha Makoto suddenly said after seeing Danzo sitting down where Koharu and Mito Kadeni were sleeping.
Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Uchiha Makoto.
"Cheng, do you have anything to add?" Sandai asked.
Uchiha Makoto today is different from before.
Just based on the evaluation of the fourth generation and his previous achievements, no one dared to underestimate him.
This time, the powerful enemy that severely damaged the fourth generation was killed by the two of them, which shows the strength of Uchiha Makoto.
“As a Jonin, Lord Danzo is also qualified to participate in high-level meetings.
But I heard that there is no such thing as the Shimura clan.
I'm afraid Danzo-sama is the only one in this clan, right?
The ranking is related to your contribution to the village and your strength.
According to what Danzo-sama has done in recent years...
I'm afraid he is not qualified to sit in this position, right?
I don’t know if what I said is right? "
Uchiha Makoto said calmly.
"This..." Sandai's expression froze when he heard this.
If Uchiha Makoto disagrees with Danzo's participation in high-level meetings, he has something to say.
It turns out it's a seating issue, so it's hard to say.
"I think that position...is more suitable for Danzo-sama!"
A smile appeared on Uchiha Makoto's pale face, his voice was a little weak, and he slowly raised his left hand and pointed at the empty seat at the bottom opposite.
After hearing this, everyone glanced at the location pointed by Uchiha Makoto.
Uchiha Fugaku looked at Uchiha Makoto in surprise.
Uchiha Makoto didn't let him speak just now, he thought he was trying to compromise temporarily!
I didn’t expect it to be so strong!
After Danzo's human experiments were exposed, he basically lost popularity.
Naturally, no one will forget this matter.
And Uchiha Makoto brought up old matters again, and also brought up things like seating.
This is a naked slap in the face!
"The most important thing now is to take care of the village..."
After turning to bed, Xiaochun frowned and said in a deep voice.
Danzo did things that even their old teammates couldn't stand.
But since he had agreed to attend the high-level meeting, Uchiha Makoto would not allow him to lose face like this.
After all, Danzo was once the Hokage's advisor and leader of the Roots.
It's Danzo today, and they won't be the ones to be treated like this in the future.
"Master Xiaochun! Cough cough cough..."
Uchiha Makoto's weak voice suddenly rose an octave higher, and then he suddenly took several deep breaths. His legs were tightly clamped together, with a look of pain on his face. Following a violent cough, his pale face suddenly flushed. .
Seeing this, Kakashi hurriedly left his seat, came behind Uchiha Makoto, patted his back, and helped him calm down, "Call the medical ninja!"
"No... no need! It's just a moment of excitement."
Uchiha Makoto waved his hand.
Kakashi looked worried and hesitated to speak, but in the end he returned to his seat obediently.
'He's really good at acting! '
At this time, the corner of Kyuubi's mouth in Uchiha Makoto's body twitched and stopped using chakra to stimulate Uchiha Makoto's sensitive parts.
In order to perform realistically, Uchiha Makoto communicated with Kyuubi early and used chakra to stimulate him when cooperation was needed to achieve the performance effect.
Uchiha Makoto still frowned, and couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart.
Kyuubi is really an honest fox. He uses as much chakra as he wants and doesn't know how to be flexible at all.
Uchiha Makoto was not acting in vain just now. In order to achieve the effect of training, the pain was real.
Kyuubi's last blow almost caused him to die on the spot.
“Rules are rules, and although they can be flexible, it’s not this kind of workaround!
I remember that after I made great achievements on the battlefield and was promoted to Jonin when I returned to the village, I was still not qualified to participate in high-level meetings.
Danzo-sama now participates in high-level meetings as an ordinary Jonin. Although he also has the identity of the head of the Shimura clan, given the size of the Shimura clan...
Sitting in this position will give other people chills! Do you think I'm right? The third generation of adults? ! "
Uchiha Makoto said slowly.
Seeing that Uchiha Makoto must fight for this face issue, the third generation had no choice, "Danzo..."
Before Sandai finished speaking, Danzo stood up and said, "I understand."
He walked to the last seat in the corner and sat down, lowering his head slightly to avoid exposing the murderous intent in his eyes.
Even with his decades of qi-nurturing skills, he still felt a surge of anger rushing towards Tianling Gai.
Danzo tried his best to control his slightly heavy breathing, his lips trembled, and he clenched his teeth. His hands under the table were clenched into fists, and veins popped out on the back of his hands.
His eyes rested on his right arm, which was tightly wrapped in bandages.
'After enduring this moment, when the time comes... I will make the entire Uchiha clan pay the price with blood!'
Looking at Danzo who was trembling slightly with anger, Sandai sighed inwardly and didn't look at him again.
If I had known earlier, Danzo would not have been allowed to attend the meeting, but now it seems that the conflict is even deeper.
"Now the meeting begins! Everyone must already know about the fourth generation.
In order to prevent the enemy from having companions, let Cheng tell everyone about the enemy's ability! "
The third generation looked at Uchiha Makoto.
"The enemy calls himself Urashiki. He is very powerful and has very weird abilities. In terms of speed and strength, he is superior to me and the Fourth Generation, and the opponent..."
Uchiha Makoto nodded and said what he had planned for a long time. Of course, he must have been vague about Urashiki's ability.
"Speed is faster than Yondaime-sama?!"
"Is there any ninja in the ninja world who can be faster than the Yondaime-sama?"
"How can this be?"
...
Uchiha's sincere words immediately caused everyone to talk.
It is not certain that the Yondaime-sama is invincible in the ninja world, but the speed is higher than that of the Yondaime-sama, which makes people feel unbelievable.
After all, Flying Thunder God Jutsu is an S-level space-time ninjutsu.
“The Fourth Generation Master and I used all our trump cards and used the Sage Mode at the same time. In the end, we tried our best to kill the enemy at the cost of serious injuries.
Even if my injury recovers in the future, it may be difficult for my right hand to return to its previous state. "
After everyone's discussion died down, Uchiha Makoto continued.
"Sage Mode?!"
Everyone was shocked to hear that both of them had used the Immortal Mode to kill the enemy.
The heads of several wealthy clans even exchanged looks.
The Fourth Generation even taught Uchiha Makoto the Sage Mode.
And Uchiha Makoto actually learned it? !
"This matter is classified as the village's top secret and must not be spread outside, and the ANBU will investigate it secretly." Sandai signaled everyone to be silent, and then ordered.
Mito Menyan added: "We must also hurry up on recalling Jiraiya and Tsunade. Even if Tsunade cannot be found, Jiraiya must be brought back as soon as possible.
After turning to bed, Koharu also said: "Now both Iwagakure and Kumogakure have sent envoys. According to the time, they will arrive in Konoha tomorrow.
The top priority is to prevent them from seeing any flaws.
Otherwise, if Kumogakure attacks at this time, it will be troublesome for Konoha! "
Various orders were issued continuously, and the participating ninjas all had their own division of labor.
But the atmosphere gradually became more solemn.
An idea emerged in everyone's mind.
It would be great if the fourth generation could recover soon.
Midway through the meeting, Uchiha Makoto returned to the hospital to recuperate due to physical discomfort.
****
Noon the next day.
Konoha Village.
East Gate.
Nara Shikaku was at the gate with several jounin and a dozen chuunin, preparing to welcome the envoys from afar.
Seeing the Iwagakure envoys and the Kumogakure envoys entering the gate at the same time, Nara Shikaku's heart sank and he frowned.
However, he quickly finished managing his expression and walked forward with a smile on his face.
"Master Loess, Master Aozora, and all envoys, on behalf of Konoha, I welcome your visit. Please follow me to the embassy to rest first. The Hokage will host a banquet for you later."
There are five people in the Iwagakure envoy. The leader has grown up to be tall and strong, no less than two meters tall. He is the son of Onoki, the third generation Tsuchikage, and Iwagakure's elite Jonin Ozuchi.
There are eight people in Kumogakure's envoy, and the leader is Kato Aozora, the leader of Kumogakure ninja stationed in Yuno Country, who was previously scared away by Namikaze Minato at sea.
"You're welcome, Shikaku-sama. Please express my gratitude to the Fourth Master on my behalf."
Huang Tu looked smiling.
Nara Shikaku heard this and took a deep look at Loess.
“When we came here, we found that there was a battle on the outskirts of Konoha, and the scene was extremely tragic.
I heard that the ninjas in your village suffered heavy losses. Is it true? "
Compared to Loess, Kato Aozora's method is much more straightforward and blunt.
After all, Kumogakure has not formed an alliance with Konoha yet, it is just in a state of truce.
"Lord Aozora is joking, there is indeed an invasion from a foreign enemy, but it has been killed by the Yondaime-sama and Makoto-kun.
It must be said that the enemy was quite powerful, and both Yondaime and Makoto were slightly injured.
Therefore, it is the third generation of adults who are meeting all the generals this time, and the fourth generation of adults are currently recuperating.
But compared to the Nine-Tails Rebellion, this was just a small episode. "
Nara Shikaku smiled faintly and answered Kato Aozora's question according to his well-thought-out words.
Half-truths and half-falsehoods are the easiest things to keep people from understanding, and thus make you fearful.
If you are secretive, it will easily arouse suspicion.
Hearing this, Kato Aozora felt a chill in his heart.
Judging from the battle traces alone, he could guess how terrifying the enemy was.
Konoha openly admitted that the Fourth Hokage was injured, and did not say it was a minor injury. It was obviously a serious injury.
However, with the lessons learned from the Nine-Tails Rebellion, Kato Aozora had no idea.
After all, the Kyuubi, the strongest among the nine tailed beasts, caused trouble, and the Fourth Hokage was only slightly injured.
Only a few houses in Konoha were damaged, and the wall in a small area collapsed. The number of casualties was less than a hundred.
This is all real information, nothing false.
Kato Aozora came here this time to find out information.
He just needs to convey back to the village exactly what he saw and heard.
As long as the decision-making power is not in his hands, even if something goes wrong, he will not be able to shoulder the blame.
Of course, the alliance is not entirely a pretense.
It's just that the conditions the Fourth Raikage asked him to bring were quite excessive, and he felt that the possibility of Konoha agreeing was very low.
However, if the fourth Hokage, who has 'tough' political skills, is not here, maybe the third generation will agree.
After all, Konoha won a great victory in the Battle of Kannabi, but the Third Generation did not ask for war compensation from Iwagakure.
Although Kumogakure's conditions are excessive, rather than forming a truce and forming an alliance, Sandai might actually give in.
As long as part of the goal can be achieved, it will be a great achievement for Kato Aozora, which can make up for his fault of not admonishing Yukito.
Thinking of this, Kato Aozora pretended to be surprised and said:
"I didn't expect that someone could hurt the Fourth Hokage. I think the other person is indeed not an ordinary person.
This time, in order to show the sincerity of Kumogakure's alliance, the gift that Lord Raikage asked me to bring happened to contain a very precious medicinal material.
Old wild ginseng that is more than seventy years old and used as medicine should be of great benefit to the Fourth Hokage's injuries.
Oura, bring the old wild ginseng! "
"yes!"
Behind Kato Aozora, a young ninja took out a package from his arms and opened it. Inside was a small wooden box with an exquisite appearance.
Oura handed the small wooden box to Kato Aozora.
Kato Aozora smiled and presented the small wooden box with both hands.
Nara Shikaku hesitated for a while, took the small wooden box, opened it and took a glance, then closed the small wooden box and handed it to the accompanying chuunin.
"On behalf of Konoha and the Fourth Generation, I would like to thank Lord Raikage for his generosity and hope that this alliance will go smoothly."
The Nara clan has been raising deer for generations and dealing in Chinese medicinal materials. He naturally knows how precious ginseng aged in the 1970s is.
This time the fourth generation was seriously injured, and the Nara clan also provided many precious deer antlers and a batch of Chinese medicinal materials.
Even if the seventy-year-old ginseng is not used now, when the medical expert Tsunade comes back, she will definitely be able to maximize its medicinal properties.
Whether it is to help the fourth generation of adults with treatment or subsequent recovery, it is of great use.
Whether Yunyin truly formed an alliance or not was not as practical as the medicinal ingredients.
If there really was a fight, wouldn't the Fourth Generation be injured and unable to go to the battlefield? Would Konoha be afraid of Kumogakure?
joke!
As long as Yunyin is not allowed to know the truth, Liang Yunyin will not dare to act rashly.
"must!"
Seeing Nara Shikaku accepting the medicinal materials so easily, Kato Aozora smiled.
He narrowed his eyes, and it seemed that the Fourth Hokage's injury was more serious than he expected.
Huang Tu on the side saw this and suddenly laughed:
"It turns out that the Fourth Raikage-sama and the Third Tsuchikage-sama thought of going together!
There is also a medicinal ingredient among our Iwagakure's gift to Konoha.
But it's a little older than Yunyin's medicinal materials. "
At Huangtu's signal, the accompanying Iwagakure jounin took out a portion of medicinal materials.
Nara Shikaku took a look at the medicinal materials and was immediately surprised, "Is this Polygonatum japonica!? And this year..."
“Iwagakure and Konoha have an unbreakable friendly alliance.
The Third Tsuchikage-sama heard that someone was injured in Konoha, so he specially asked me to come and visit.
I was also asked to bring this hundred-year-old Polygonatum japonica.
I wonder if you can let me visit on your behalf. Lord Tsuchikage is very concerned about the injury of Lord Fourth Hokage. "
Huang Tu said with a smile.
Nara Shikaku heard this and shook his head, "I'm afraid this won't work. The third generation has a destiny, and no one can affect the fourth generation's cultivation.
Even those of us don’t dare to disturb the Fourth Generation at the moment.
We in Konoha are very grateful for the Third Tsuchikage-sama’s kindness.
I believe that when Master Jiraiya brings Master Tsunade back to the village in the near future, these medicinal materials will be put to use soon.
When the Yondaime-sama recovers, he will definitely appreciate Iwagakure's thoughts. "
Nara Shikaku's words were more official and polite, but also vaguely threatening.
Faced with temptations from both sides, he unabashedly revealed some information to Huang Tu and Kato Aozora.
The Yondaime's injuries were indeed serious, and they all required the return of Tsunade, one of the three ninja's medical experts, to be cured as soon as possible.
However, Kumogakure and Iwagakure should not be cautious because of this.
Two of the three ninjas came back at once, and now the Third Hokage is still in charge of the overall situation. It's best not to provoke Konoha easily.
Kato Aozora lowered his head, his eyes changing.
Huang Tu still had a smile on his face. Seeing that he had no chance to see the Fourth Hokage, he immediately said:
"Then I wish the Fourth Generation a speedy recovery."
Nara Shikamaru handed the medicinal ingredients to the chuunin beside him, nodded with a smile, and said sideways:
"Everyone, please follow me to the embassy to rest."
The group of people walked towards the embassy.
The chuunin of Nara Shikaku's clan held the medicinal materials tightly and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Only the Shikaku clan leader could deal with such a scene so easily.
Just now, when he heard Chief Shikaku tell the envoy that the fourth generation was seriously injured, his heart nearly jumped out of his chest.
Fortunately, he still held back on the surface.
Kato Aozora followed Nara Shikaku and noticed this detail.
However, he did not over-interpret it. After all, what Nara Shikaku said was true.
To be honest, he was originally the leader of Kumogakure's faction and did not want to fight a meaningless war.
I don't even want to fight Konoha.
If an alliance can be formed this time and Mu Ren can be redeemed at the same time, then it will not just be a balance between merit and demerit.
Even if we take a step further in the future, it is not without hope to enter the board of elders.
