January 15, 63 Konoha.
Kakashi was a little annoyed. January 16.
Very annoyed. January 17.
Fretful. January 18. Irritable. January 19, 20. Naruto, the Fifth Hokage, was still in high spirits when he took office. Hatake Kakashi just wanted to explode immediately, right now, right now.
Either he would explode, or Konoha would explode.
Otherwise, the whole world would explode, and everyone would welcome the end of the world together.
"Fifth Hokage, as Naruto,
Please don't always act so impatient. "
"I'm not impatient.
I'm just mad.
Literally. "Kakashi squatted on the chair and rubbed his hair into a bird's nest. Don't ask him why he liked to sit on the swivel chair.
Because the L-shaped table was full of scrolls and folders.
Don't ask him why he described his head as a bird's nest, because there really was a bird resting on it. Uchiha Shisui's crow didn't shit or pee, nor did it pull his hair.
It was just annoying to hear the chatter! Annoying! Annoying!
Naruto Building, Naruto's Office.
"Then come and eat after you're done. You're making it difficult for Asuma if you don't eat when it's time to eat." Huo Xuanmen walked into the lounge with a stainless steel bowl.
He understood Kakashi's anxiety. Five days ago.
There was a big fire in the Land of Hot Water.
Konoha Ninjas put out the fire to save people.
Fortunately, the civilians of various countries didn't suffer much damage. But countless witnesses could testify.
The one who set the fire was a female ninja, and she used the Uchiha family's Phoenix Immortal Fire. Itachi also reported that he just lost Mikoto Uchiha at that time.
Two days later, there was another explosion. Konoha comforted the injured and managed the refugees in the Land of Hot Water, so the defense of Chizuya was empty. After a few construction materials merchants who came to consult about reconstruction issues left, the building became a pile of rubble. The underground bunker couldn't be shaken by a mere detonation charm. But without the surface camouflage, the secret passages and secret rooms were exposed. Chizuya urgently asked for help, so Konoha could only transfer the nearby field agents to maintain order. Konoha's secrets and the betrayal of ninjas were more important than secrets. Especially the construction materials merchants who committed suicide after being caught were all from the Land of Earth.
After that? Of course, there was no such thing as luck. The traitorous ninjas who were hiding in the corners and struggling at death's door took the opportunity to escape. Konoha has been chasing and intercepting those evil guys for several months, and they just want to finish the job. Therefore, even if he felt that something was wrong, Kakashi had to order the nearest border station to the Land of Hot Water to replenish the field. If the Renegade Shinobi really ran away, there would be endless trouble.
As a result, the border garrisons were no longer as reliable. Yesterday, after a meeting, Choza Akimichi was sent to reinforce and take charge of the northeast border. He also took away Momochi Zaizan, the kid with the surname Ghost Lantern, as well as the Dark Section's three squadrons.
Obviously, someone is trying to use the chaotic border to tie down Konoha's energy and forces.
But was Konoha afraid? The Flying Thunder God Squad, which had been trained in batches, was able to resist all kinds of feints. Konoha's team needed ten days to half a month to reach the Naruto Tower from the Land of Fire, but Konoha's team only needed six to twelve hours. Plus, Konoha's supply points were located at all the key points … No, Konoha had lost face in the Land of Hot Water. It was even more humiliating than when Akatsuki blew up their front door last year.
The betrayal of Konoha and the border station was a chain reaction, but Itachi, Shisui, and Kakashi were responsible for Mikoto Uchiha's death. Itachi's treatment of his mother was too sluggish and weak; Shisui always thought that a woman who had been a housewife for 20 years was nothing to worry about; Kakashi didn't insist on the idea of arrest, and promised the Uchiha Clan's request to make the matter small.
As for Chizuya? Land of the Wind, Water Country, and Lightning Country. Out of the five, only the Earth Country was left. The whole world knew that Konoha would attack the Earth Country sooner or later, and the Earth Country even more so. Konoha also kept an eye on Shinobu Iwa. But before Konoha could do anything, the Earth Country bombed their base first! This wasn't the fault of the intelligence department or anyone else, but the fault of all of Konoha! Four Generations of Konoha had to be careful every day for more than ten years in exchange for Konoha's current smooth sailing. But the ninjas below only saw Konoha winning from the beginning to the end, and even if there were difficulties, they would quickly overcome them and win.
Yes, four against one, there was no need to be as nervous as before. So Konoha was not only confident, but also arrogant. Even he, the chief of staff, was responsible for patching Naruto's flaws. "Kakashi, eat. Don't let everyone worry about you."
"Eat, eat, eat." Kakashi took off the crow and threw it into the tall green plants on the balcony. He spat out carbon dioxide, but still had no appetite. He was too lazy to think before, because it was much more efficient to believe in Sensei and his companions than to think alone. However, he had been thinking about it for the past few days. As he thought about it, he suddenly figured out many things.
When Sensei massacred the National Capital, the whole world wanted to kill Konoha. But in fact, Konoha bypassed the National Capital and directly managed the country without harming the interests of other ninja villages. This only made the Sand Mist Cloud, which was also controlled by the National Capital, restless. This was the foundation of the alliance between the four countries! Not the fist.
The size of the fist was only used to arrange the seats. Sensei's economic circle plan that no one could explain was only used to arrange the seats with the Kage of other villages to discuss how to distribute the fruits of victory. As for why such a simple thing was done in such a complicated way?
Bo Fung Watergate and his henchmen, whether they wanted to overthrow the excessive Konoha Lord, or the world order that was ruled by the Konoha Lord using ninjas as a weapon.
"Our friends should be many, and our enemies should be few."
Sensei has successfully used his inexplicable ambiguous attitude to make everyone unable to clearly judge how far the Hokage will go in the end. So in Konoha, those who supported the complete overthrow of the Konoha Lord, those who were loyal to the Konoha Lord, and those who only thought that the old Konoha Lord deserved to die, had no clear reason to resist Naruto's will. They more or less had to cooperate with Sensei to avoid completely pushing Naruto to the opposite side. Until, what's done cannot be undone.
Sensei killed the Emperor and supported the illegitimate child to kill the illegitimate child, so he had to find a fake one. The other ninja villages were also loyal to the Emperor and knelt down to worship the Emperor without slacking off. This was also the same logic. It was just to stabilize the Earth Country, the only one with a monarch and his subjects who were in harmony, right? Until … the Konoha Lord's suspicion of Shinobu Iwa and the Tsuchikage reached the limit of tolerance, or the Tsuchikage was overthrown by a ninja who imitated Konoha, or Konoha had the absolute strength to start a war.
A war.
Naruto's greatest quality was to turn bad things into good things. Konoha lost face because of the Otsuyuya incident, but from then on, Konoha had the opportunity to intervene in the affairs of the Land of Earth. Even if they went to the Rock Village, it was called fighting back, not aggression.
A war.
The leader of the Four Generations, Naruto never did meaningless things. For the first time in his life, Kakashi truly felt why many people said that the Golden Flash was a particularly terrible person. Why Eero was in awe of Sensei. Why Hime Tsunade was always on guard against Sensei. Why Jiraiya, who was close to Sensei, was getting further and further away.
"Kakashi, get over here and eat! Hurry up! We have a meeting in the afternoon to discuss how to fight against Shinobu Iwa, and the Four Generations may also come. "Genma finally spat at Kakashi.
Kakashi avoided the needle and rubbed his face. A war! When he wasn't Hokage, of course, he was warlike. A ninja who was afraid of death wouldn't be able to graduate. He didn't understand why his teacher always emphasized that "people are not statistics." But now he was Naruto, and he also understood that people really weren't statistics.
Because once the Fifth Generations, Naruto, gave the order, it wasn't just one person, one squad, one platoon, one regiment, or even more people would completely disappear. They wouldn't block the gate of the General Staff Department, and they wouldn't complain about the food in the cafeteria. They would only be engraved on the memorial tablet. And it was very likely that they would die for nothing, and their deaths wouldn't have any real impact on the village. "Genma, is it really necessary for us to take such a large-scale revenge for the Otsuyuya incident? Once we fight … "
"Konoha's territory and dignity are sacred and inviolable." Genma really understood Kakashi, and he really wanted to pull him down and replace him. "If we don't fight back in time, then in the future, there will be more and more provocations against Konoha. Besides, Kakashi, the Four Generations have been waiting for this day for a long time. Sooner or later, the Earth Country will need a new Tsuchikage, and Konoha now has the ability to help the new Tsuchikage, just like how it helped me, Eero. "
"…"
"…" Genma opened the lunch box for Kakashi. "Shinobu Iwa is no match for Konoha."
"Of course they can't beat us." Kakashi combed his hair and picked up the chopsticks without tasting anything. He repeatedly reminded himself that Genma was right, they were prepared for anything, and Sensei gave them a Konoha that basically had no shortcomings … except for Naruto, yes, except for Naruto. "Asuma, feed the crow."
"Yes, Sensei." Asuma put down the food and caught the crow. This kind of bird had a lifespan of about 15 years, but this one was already 20 years old. It was so old that it could no longer do anything for its master, and so old that its master had to take care of it before he panicked. "It's easier to have a dog."
"Yes." Genma sat down and continued eating. "Parker doesn't need anyone to take care of him."
"Ever since Naruto raised Lionball, Parker and the others haven't been home." Kakashi forced himself to stuff food into his stomach. "My dog is such a coward, it's actually afraid of an ingredient that can't even count."
"It's a lion after all, even the old turtle of the Kai family is avoiding it." Asuma finished feeding the crow and continued eating the lunch box made by his beloved wife. "By the way, how old is that turtle?"
"I don't know." Genma couldn't help but think of his childhood. Kakashi had a group of dogs, Guy sat on a turtle in kindergarten, and the Ape Demon even held a parent-teacher meeting for Asuma. But he didn't have a pet, a ninja beast, or a psychic beast. He hatched eggs with Aoha but didn't hatch a single feather. "Ah, I really want to raise Parker. Kakashi, what kind of little bitch does Parker like? I haven't seen him find a girlfriend for so many years. "
Asuma loved chatting. "Kakashi, you can't be …"
"Castrated him a long time ago." Genma silently added.
"…" Kakashi finally had a chance to put down his chopsticks. "Mr. Chief of the General Staff, if you have nothing better to do, go and ask the Minister of Intelligence whether it's the Tsuchikage who's messing with Konoha or the Earth Country's insightful people who want to borrow Konoha's hand. It's been a few days, and he still hasn't figured it out. Can he still do it?"
Genma drank a bowl of soup, wiped his mouth, and went downstairs.
In the Intelligence Department
Minister's Office
Shikaku Nara, who was eating rice balls, didn't raise his head. "Give me a little more time."
"I've already given you a little more time four times." Genma was expressionless. "Minister of Intelligence, Your Excellency."
"Then give me a fifth time." Shikaku Nara suppressed the pain from the scar on his forehead. He took over Konoha's Intelligence Department when he was young and developed a few spy squads that only formed in World War II into an intelligence organization that spanned across the four major countries … Yes, there was no Rock Country. Moreover, "Mr. Chief of the General Staff, it's only been a few days since the Fifth Daimyo officially handed over the Land of Hot Water to me. No one can straighten out an unfamiliar intelligence line in such a short time."
"But you're different. You're capable and capable." Genma sneered. "Your IQ is above 200, and you have extraordinary strategy and judgment."
"There's not much difference between a normal IQ and an IQ of 200. Otherwise, I wouldn't have treated the Akatsuki as ordinary defectors for so many years. " Shikaku was so tired and sleepy that he didn't want to bicker. "Of course, it's also because I'm too incompetent at raising insects. Hmph, a small Land of Hot Water, you don't even realize that your deputy has been instigated to betray you."
But if it weren't for you, Scar Face, the Four Generations wouldn't have formed another team in the Land of Hot Water. Even if there was another team, the two sides would definitely complement each other and not have no communication. The Akatsuki and Uchiha Belt Soil relied on the loopholes between the two intelligence systems in Konoha to survive and develop. If it weren't for the Akatsuki, the Four Generations … Genma gritted his teeth.
Shikaku understood Genma's hatred for him, but Shikaku didn't regret his decision at all. The choice was to let Watergate find all the evidence of his suspicions about October 10th or blow Konoha into a big hole. It was definitely better to put aside the dispute first and unite against the outside world. Otherwise, Konoha wouldn't be where it was today. This was also the reason why Watergate didn't even interrogate Uchiha Belt Soil and didn't mention it again. Although he knew that the naughty heart monitor had been added to the Konoha joke collection by the children, and every beep represented Watergate's extreme anger. "Genma, most things in the world don't really require more than 100 IQ."
And my IQ test is only 98 points! " Genma didn't know whether Shikaku Nara was deliberately mocking him or not, but he persuaded himself to restrain himself. Without that idiot Mountain Town Qingye, there really wasn't anyone who could replace the scar-faced man who raised the deer for a while. Yes, the Five Generations could replace the Four Generations, but no one could replace the Minister of Intelligence, unless Konoha could endure the entire intelligence system being paralyzed for a year and a half. Otherwise, when Naruto was kidnapped by Payne, the Four Generations wouldn't have left without saying a word.
Kakashi didn't understand, Jiraiya didn't understand, Youjiwei and Sagittarius probably also didn't understand, but he didn't know that Huo Xuanmen knew. Sarutobi, Shikaku Nara, Hiroyuki Yamanaka, how much did they want the Four Generations to die outside! That way, they wouldn't have to worry about the prestigious Naruto coming to settle old scores with them. Uchiha Belt Soil and Aoha Yamashiro, completely tearing apart the harmonious facade of Konoha's top management. "Well, keep up the good work."
Shikaku listened to the sound of Genma's teeth grinding. He was glad that when Itachi was in trouble, Uchiha Fugaku and Watergate had an agreement that no matter what, the grudges of the father generation would not involve the next generation. Otherwise …
Genma politely closed the door and smiled at the ninja outside until he walked out of the intelligence department. He felt that as a human being, sometimes he was really powerless. "Hey, Shisui, Kakashi is fine, and your crow has eaten. How are things on your side, did you talk to the Four Generations? "
In the Minister's office, the circular hall was filled with flashing screens. The Anbu were running around with bundles of documents in their hands. Uchiha Shisui sat in the big swivel chair in the middle, reading through documents while tilting his head and holding a communicator. "I was a little busy, so I didn't have time. Otherwise, in the afternoon meeting …"
"Being informed and discussing with him in advance are the same thing!" Genma was inexplicably sad. "The Four Generations never asked for anything from Konoha, they just wanted their son to be by his side more often. But we just agreed, and then changed our mind a few days later. "
"The Four Generations will understand if it's an accident." Shisui sighed. Right now, Konoha needed to place contacts in the allied countries. If there were any fires or explosions, they could be nearby to monitor and provide assistance. Naruto happened to be in Sand Hidden, and with his personal relationship with Eero, Sand Hidden wouldn't look too bad. The only problem was that the Four Generations' birthday was in five days, and Naruto definitely wouldn't be able to come back. And thanks to Genma's careful preparation, the Four Generations were actually looking forward to their birthday party this year. "Maybe we can ask Shikamaru to keep Naruto and come back."
"Shikamaru can replace Naruto, but Naruto can't replace Shikamaru." Genma hung up and took deep breaths. He didn't want to disappoint the Four Generations at all, but this was what the Chief of Staff was supposed to do. "Hey, Four Generations, it's me. Are you having lunch? What did you eat? Uh, Big Sis Kina's lunch of love … No, no, I just … Hmm? What did you say? You told me not to worry about Naruto not being able to handle things in Sand Hidden? What! You unsealed the Force Of Human Column for Naruto before he left?! "
You'll look forward to the results when you bloom.
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January 20th, 63 Konoha, spring breeze.
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