Chapter 159

Chapter 21 The Influence of the Covenant

The news of the alliance between Konoha and Iwagakure spread across the continent like the wind.

When everyone heard the news, they felt that they had worked too hard overtime and had auditory hallucinations.

The third Tsuchikage Ohnoki is well known for two characteristics.

One is not to form an alliance with any village.

Second, the challenge is always late.

After decades, Ohnoki, who is stubborn as hell, has a bad temper and has a tough temper, has actually formed an alliance with someone?

As the party involved in this explosive news, the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato sat at his desk and assumed Commander Ikari's classic pose.

"In general, this is very good news." Namikaze Minato said solemnly, "In this case, what we have to consider now is Kumogakure's reaction."

At this time, a group of big shots gathered in the Hokage's office.

Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Fugaku represent the new era.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Koharu Koharu and Mito Monobu represent the old era.

Compared with when Minato Namikaze first came to power, only one person had changed, but when everyone gathered together now, they could only lament that things were different.

Namikaze Minato was already a serious Hokage in all aspects, and no one thought that he still needed the help of the old man.

As for Sarutobi Hiruzen, he is now obsessed with teaching his grandson and can't help himself. Even though he is here today, his mind is still not here. From the moment he entered the door to when everyone started talking about business, Sarutobi Hiruzen has already said at least a few words to everyone. "My grandson is now starting to learn stick skills, and he looks like me" all over the place.

Koharu and Mitomon, who had gone to bed, didn't have any grandchildren to teach. They wanted to continue to shine, but because Minato Namikaze's governing ideas were quite different from those of Hiruzen Sarutobi, many of their previous experiences were no longer needed. arrive.

But they are still at the top, there is no doubt about that.

"Do you think Kumogakure will relent, or will he act tougher?" Namikaze Minato asked.

Uchiha Shingen gave everyone in Konoha a big surprise.

Everyone did not have high expectations for this mission to Iwagakure.

After all, Iwagakure is not Kirigakure. Its situation has always been very stable and its strength is not weak. Ohnoki has the confidence to pursue non-alignment.

Therefore, everyone's expectation for the outcome of the negotiation is to be the same as the Third Hokage's time. Everyone will admit to each other that their performance was not good this time, and then rest for a few years before continuing their efforts.

But the letter sent back by the mission in advance showed that Ohnoki directly chose to form an alliance.

Signed a covenant as thick as a book.

The letter also mentioned that Iwagakure planned to formally organize a delegation to visit Konoha next year to formally discuss the specific details of the cooperation between the two parties.

"Fugaku, take a look." Namikaze Minato handed the letter to Uchiha Fugaku, "To be honest, I don't really understand it. You are the only one who understands this. Take a look, is it reliable?"

Uchiha Fugaku took the letter, opened it and read it as quickly as possible.

"Ohnoki is really planning to form an alliance." Uchiha Fugaku said, "However, the key to the extent of the relationship between the two parties lies in the finalization of the details after the official visit of the Iwagakure mission next year."

After saying that, he put the letter back on the table.

"That's good." Namikaze Minato relaxed, "So, we only need to consider Kumogakure."

"No, there is Sunagakure." Sarutobi Hiruzen said suddenly.

Although he doesn't take care of things much now, he still has a good idea of ​​what his old friends in the ninja world probably think.

He was the one who made Sunagakure's alliance treaty back then.

He had to admit that he had no good intentions at the time. There was no trace of Konoha's ill will toward Sunagakure in the terms of the covenant, but once it was implemented, it was all ill will.

After so many years, Sunagakure must have gotten over it by now.

In essence, Sunagakure and Kumogakure are actually similar. They are extremely aggressive villages that also covet the resources of the Fire Country.

This nominal ally of Konoha may betray the alliance at any time, and needs the help of Konoha's power to resist Iwagakure. This is Sunagakure's biggest need for the alliance.

Konoha's formal alliance with Iwagakure will likely lead to Sunagakure withdrawing from the alliance and forming an alliance with Kumogakure instead.

In this way, the situation will become tense again.

"Does the Sandaime mean to put pressure on Sunagakure?" Namikaze Minato asked.

"That's more or less it." Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed away at his pipe and made a suggestion, "This year's Chuunin Examination, Konoha can take the initiative to propose that Sunagakure Village host it, and Konoha and Kirigakure jointly join."

"I see..." Namikaze Minato was still a little worried, "Would this lead to Sunagakure Village actually deciding to be on good terms with Kumogakure?"

"Those two villages should have already made good friends." Sarutobi Hiruzen said, "But that doesn't matter. Sunagakure also wants to make good friends with Kirigakure. All this is just delaying time. Before the children grow up, give them Their peaceful upbringing is what we, the adults, want to do.”

"Sandaime-sama is right." Uchiha Fugaku agreed very much.

"However, this is all speculation. We still have to wait for Uchiha Shingen to come back and deal with it based on the real situation in Iwagakure Village." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile, "If we want Ohnoki to take the initiative to form an alliance, Uchiha Shingen must Did something extraordinary.”

"You can probably guess it." Uchiha Fugaku also smiled, "It must be related to the association."

"The role of this association is getting bigger and bigger." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, "The Daming Palace is paying more and more attention to it. Recently, some officials have proposed that the association should be brought back to the Daming Palace. .”

"Presumably the Fire Daimyo did not agree."

"Of course, the official who made the proposal was dismissed on the spot." Sarutobi Hiruzen exhaled, "But he died before he returned to the territory. Fugaku, you still don't know about this, right?"

"Well, the association has more and more people now, and some fights are inevitable." Uchiha Fugaku nodded.

Uchiha Tiehuo and the others are still not that solid in their work.

I didn't learn the best from Uchiha Shingen.

But precisely because of this, it was Uchiha Tiehuo and others who went.

After all, it is for deterrence.

The ninjas of the five major ninja villages will not harm the daimyo. Even the daimyo of a small country will not harm the local nobles unless there are special circumstances.

But if it is a special situation, let’s talk about it separately.

The information has been obtained, and it is not complicated at all. The association, which is making money every day, has naturally attracted the attention of many people.

Most of them are local little nobles who live in Daming Mansion and want to show their talents and obtain official positions. Most of these people think that they are very talented, but they are just unlucky and have no chance.

They need opportunities to show their abilities and merits that can be noticed by the great nobles.

Of course, the truly powerful big shots would not do this.

Sarutobi Hiruzen did not continue this topic, he actually just reminded it.

He saw the changes in the Uchiha clan, and he was personally very happy. If the Uchiha clan had been like this earlier, why did he have to be so distressed in the first place.

Everyone forgot about this topic and continued to discuss it.

Chapter 22 The Mission Returns

The truly powerful people in the Fire Country naturally knew that the real masters of the association were the Uchiha clan.

To be more clear, it was Uchiha Shingen.

Putting aside the name of Konoha White Ghost, this person will undoubtedly be the next leader of the Uchiha clan.

To establish an association is to establish Uchiha Shingen, and to establish the Uchiha clan.

No one is willing to do this kind of thing just for money.

You are already a noble, so you don't need money to pay for this.

So just like the Hokage Building selectively forgot about this incident, this incident did not cause any waves in Daming Mansion.

After all, people die every day in this world, so what’s so surprising about the death of an official?

No one stipulates that in the Fire Country, there are no people who are motivated by sex... No, they are bandits who are motivated by money.

That's it.

Because there are bigger things to focus on right now.

The Konoha delegation has returned from the Land of Earth.

On this day, Konoha Hidden Village was decorated with lights and colorful and lively.

Everyone is celebrating the victory of their mission.

The alliance of Yanyin Village means that the light of peace has enveloped most places on this land.

The only place on this continent that is still in a state of shadow and refuses sunlight to enter is the Kingdom of Thunder.

What an evil country...

Invisibly, people on the Hokage Continent, whether nobles, ninjas or ordinary people, began to look at the Kingdom of Thunder with a strange look.

It was under such circumstances that Uchiha Shingen returned to Konoha Hidden Village with the Konoha delegation.

At this moment, Konoha Hidden Village was boiling, completely immersed in a joyful atmosphere.

As the missionaries walking on the street heard countless praises.

The old pigeons are extremely high-spirited. As old players of Konoha, they are very clear about the significance of the alliance between Iwagakure and Konoha.

They also know how great a contribution this is. The big head must be Uchiha Shingen, and they will not fight for it, but as long as they participate in this negotiation, they and their family will definitely leave an extremely glorious record in their resume.

The cheers and praises coming from all directions are more intoxicating than any achievement.

Uchiha Shingen was also very emotional.

After all the effort and effort, to this day, this can be regarded as bypassing the plot line of Konoha's decline, and fundamentally avoiding the possibility of a break between Uchiha and Konoha.

All involution must begin with the contraction of the internal environment.

As long as the Kingdom of Thunder is solved, peace can come.

He just needs to sit and watch the Twelve Strong... Wait a minute, there are Karin and Shiro, and oh, by the way, Sarutobi Konohamaru doesn't know what happened, but he is actually in the same year as Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke. It was freed up.

A little bigger than Uzumaki Naruto, a little smaller than Uchiha Sasuke.

These are still twelve little heroes. There are not fifteen, but fourteen.

Very good, really very good.

The big fool and the big dog had fulfilled their expectations for the Uchiha clan.

When we walked to the Hokage Building, it was already crowded with people, but everyone consciously left a passage for the mission.

The top management of Konoha, headed by Namikaze Minato, were greeting the Hokage at the door of the building. They were all smiling and obviously in a good mood.

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the young man walking at the front, thinking about how the young man had brought glory to the village one after another in recent years, and he thought of Uchiha Kagami who died young.

The old man was very emotional and relieved.

Another wave of children grew up, and now they can in turn protect Konoha from wind and rain.

In a daze, Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to have returned to the first time he stood in front of the Hokage Building and saw those figures coming together...

"Hiruzhan, what's wrong with you?" Mito Kadoyan noticed something strange about his old friend.

"It's nothing, I just remembered things from the past." Sarutobi Hiruzen regained his mood and pretended to smile boldly, "Seeing the young people's energetic appearance reminded me of many things from the past. At that time, we also It’s about the same as this.”

"We..." Mito Menyan thought for a moment.

Hiruzen is a top student, Danzo is a badass, Koharu always sleeps in class when sleeping, Akimichi Kaifeng eats and eats, and Uchiha Kage is the first to arrive and the last to leave every day, so he was appointed by Master Wuzu as the class cleaner. Commissioner, it is stipulated that the person who throws the most garbage will be punished and Danzo will be punished every time...

Where is this almost done? It's a lot worse! ? Are our memories different?

"Hiruzen, it's completely different, isn't it!?"

"Uchiha Shingen is already an indispensable and important ninja in the village." Koharu suddenly said to the side after sleeping.

"Koharu, what do you want to say?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked over.

"It's time for such a powerful ninja to officially lead a class, isn't it?"

"The school did make such an application." Sarutobi Hiruzen touched his pipe, "I heard that he already has children he teaches, um... Shingen class..."

He seemed to have thought of something interesting and laughed.

At this time, the mission had already arrived.

"Thank you for your hard work, Shingen."

"For the sake of the village, no hard work is required."

"Well, this must be a very exciting story. You have to tell it to us carefully."

"So-so, so-so." Uchiha Shingen laughed dryly.