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TUS Chapter 79: Rising Tensions and Hidden Agendas
🕑 Added 2024-04-19 04:36:25 +0000 UTCStaring at Hiruzen silently, Jiraiya could barely hide his disappointment. He turned around and said slowly: "Old man, I have met Naruto."
"Really? Are you angry about his current situation?" Hiruzen said calmly. "That's to protect him. If people know that Minato has a son..."
"It's enough!" Jiraiya shouted coldly. He left with big strides. His figure was still imposing but he seemed melancholic and determined.
"Why?" Hiruzen muttered as he walked through the office alone. "Why don't you understand me? Everything I do is for Konoha!"
"I am not wrong!"
Like he was trying to convince himself.
After Jiraiya left the Hokage Residence, he sighed softly. "That's how things are after all."
…
The next day, the Jonin meeting was held again.
The Jonin are not like the others, each one is an important pillar of the village, many of them need to carry out secret missions and cannot stay in the village for long.
Hiruzen and others also understood, so when the meeting began, Hiruzen directly announced the results.
"The fifth Hokage is chosen, Tsunade!"
"Wow!" This result really surprised the Jonin.
But…
If it were her, she would indeed be more suitable to become Hokage.
The Jonin looked at each other. Although the other party is indeed suitable to become Hokage, they still feel like they are being played.
Let them vote and get this result? It's a game?
During this day's waiting time, the Jonin were also afraid. Worried about a direct war between the Uchiha and Hokage factions.
However, the decisions made by the higher-ups are not theirs to make.
This made them even more angry.
"Ahem!" Looking at the silent Jonin, Hiruzen coughed dryly and said: "Uchiha Funan certainly has the ability to become Hokage, but he is too young. He is suitable to become the sixth generation Hokage."
A Jonin stood up and said calmly: "We are satisfied that Tsunade-sama is Hokage, but where is she?"
Hiruzen glanced at the other party.
Aburame Shibi!
A shinobi who is very famous among Jonin. His words probably represent the doubts of many Jonin.
"Don't worry!" Hiruzen smiled and said: "We have already sent people to look for her."
"Look for her?" Shibi said immediately. "Does that mean she hasn't accepted yet? What if she doesn't accept?"
"She will definitely agree." Hiruzen said seriously. "This is for Konoha. Tsunade, as the granddaughter of the First Hokage, she will take into account the overall situation and accept."
Shibi remained silent.
"Before Tsunade returns, Akimichi Torifu will temporarily act as acting Hokage, representing the Fifth Hokage."
The Jonin were stunned again. Can you still play like this?
"Hmph!" One Jonin snorted coldly and turned to leave.
Shibi looked at the other person's back and followed him away. Many Jonin stood up and left the conference room.
Hiruzen looked at them in silence.
This is the anger of the Jonin.
Koharu and the others couldn't help but feel fear in their hearts when they saw this scene.
They had completely lost the support of these Jonin.
Funan looked at the scene in front of him with a smile on his lips.
Keep causing trouble!
Anyway, these people never supported him from the beginning.
They were originally part of the neutral faction that supported the Hokage.
No matter how much things change, they will never support him.
Therefore, Funan is the calmest one.
Funan looked at Shikaku and Torifu, who were also smiling, and smiled slightly.
He thought about what to do next.
He wouldn't leave them alone, otherwise they would forget the fear of being dominated by the Uchiha.
…
"Are we being taken for a ride?" Many Jonin gathered together again after leaving the conference room.
Konoha is like a volcano about to erupt, and the Jonin are also worried that they will become cannon fodder.
By coming together, they could protect themselves more effectively.
A Jonin let out an angry growl. "What Uchiha Funan is suitable for the Sixth Hokage?"
"Looking for Tsunade as the Fifth Hokage is just an excuse!"
"Everything revolves around the Uchiha and the Hokage faction in Konoha, and now even the Ino-Shika-Cho trio has joined in. Bah, they're not good either!"
"It may not be as bad as you think!" Shibi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
Inuzuka Takashi looked at Aburame Shibi and said: "Do you have any ideas?"
Shibi said calmly: "Since we all agree that Tsunade-sama is suitable as the Fifth Hokage, then let's make her truly the Fifth Hokage."
"This..." The Jonin looked at each other and said: "But, they'll never seriously look for her... Wait, you mean we should look for Tsunade-sama?"
Shibi said calmly: "As Hiruzen said, Tsunade-sama is the First Hokage's granddaughter, she would not allow Konoha to be destroyed."
...
While the Jonin meeting was taking place in Konoha, the other shinobi villages were not quiet either. Everything that happened in Konoha had already reached their ears.
Several Kage were ready to act.
...
"Have you heard the news?"
At a sentry post outside Konoha, the leading shinobi looked in the direction of the village and whispered: "It's time to elect a new Hokage, the fifth generation Hokage."
"Choosing a new one is fine." A shinobi muttered. "The Third Hokage is getting old, isn't he over sixty years old? And besides..."
They were not naive.
There has been so much turmoil in the village recently, it is impossible for them not to know about it, and they also have a strong sense of crisis.
They were really worried about a civil war breaking out in the village, so what should they do?
Quickly appointing the Fifth Hokage to stabilize the village would also be a good thing.
"You guys think too simply!" The captain sighed.
As the team leader, he was a Special Jonin and had some of the privileges of a Jonin. He knew many things that only Jonin knew.
The village did not become stable because of this, and the secret confrontation became more intense.
He didn't know what would happen to Konoha in the future, he just hoped...
"Um?" The special Jonin suddenly changed his expression, shouted sharply, and said: "Be careful, the enemy is attacking!" As he spoke, his hands began to form seals quickly.
Several masked shinobi appeared and walked past the outpost.
"Ugh!" The shinobi at the post died instantly.
However, because the captain discovered the enemy attack in advance, they successfully sent the signal.
"Damn it!"
One of the attacking shinobi appeared and glared fiercely at the Konoha shinobi who had been killed, with a grim expression.
They were discovered! Despite having prepared so much. Now, their mission became even more difficult.
"Let's go and act according to the plan!" After thinking for a moment, the leader of the shinobi who had just attacked still said: "Let's keep the focus on the main mission."
"Yes!"
A third of the masked shinobi sat on the ground and began to form seals.
The other shinobi protected them while they worked.
…
Konoha!
Hokage Residence.
Hiruzen's expression became serious.
The outposts were attacked.
He immediately issued an order, ordering the Uchiha clan to go to the guard post and check the situation there.
The timing is very coincidental.
Hiruzen had not yet officially taken the position of acting Hokage, so Hiruzen's order left no room for doubt.
Funan also frowned slightly after receiving the order.
"Funan!" Shisui raised his head and looked at Funan. "This is very strange."
Funan thought for a moment and suddenly said: "Tetsuhi, Komehi, you two go there! Take ten Jonin with you!"
"Us?" The two brothers were startled, then nodded immediately and said: "Understood!"
"Go!"
Looking at the two people leaving, Shisui couldn't help but ask: "Funan, are they the only ones?"
Both of them are elite Jonin. Needless to say, they are strong in the whole of Konoha. However, what happened this time was very strange. Even Shisui had some doubts as to whether Hiruzen did it.
Funan smiled slightly and said: "I'll go too. You'll take care of the clan territory, don't let your guard down."
His expression turned serious as he said: "I suspect that the other party's real purpose this time is the Uchiha clan."
"Understood!"
The Mangekyo appeared in Shisui's eyes and said: "With three Mangekyo Sharingan, there will be no problems in the clan."
Shisui's expression became fierce, having been ambushed by Danzo, not only changed his life completely, but also made him more radical.
Funan nodded slightly and left instantly.
At this moment, more than a dozen shinobi in the outpost were tense.
"Not ready yet?"
"It won't be long."
"Hurry! The people from Konoha will be here soon." The leading shinobi growled.
"Mokuba-sama!" A shinobi suddenly called out and said: "There are shinobi from Konoha, twelve, no, thirteen, all of them are Jonin."
"So fast?" Mokuba was a little dumbfounded.
Once the message was received, it was set into motion.
"Come with me, protect the shinobi who are preparing the barrier." Mokuba said solemnly. "We must buy enough time for them."
"Yes!"
Several shinobi hurried to follow Mokuba.
The two sides soon met.
Then, the shinobi on Mokuba's side wanted to kneel. Those red eyes were too intimidating.
All are Uchiha!
He remembered what the sensory shinobi had said before: They are all Jonin!
Damn it, thirteen Uchiha Jonin, did they still need to fight?
Mokuba's lips trembled a few times, and his expression suddenly turned ferocious. "All of you, no one is allowed to retreat. Don't forget why we came."
